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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 2119 crew members registered for the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 – 2002 | 2003 – 2004 | 2005 – 2007 | 2008 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hricisak, Tom (Turk) | MS3 | 1979 – 1981 | VA-65/S-2 | WHAT A GREAT TIME !! "DA-DA-DA-NAHH" |
| Thomas, David | BMSN | 1979 – Jul 30, 1981 | 3rd Deck | INDIAN OCEAN 1980 (6 PACK WEST-PACT CRUISE) The Big Ship Ike was surely a Rememberable Experience. I left the Navy in 94 as a CM2 after a 2nd hitch. Always close in Mind With time I spent at the Helm. And I thought my Hog was a Gtreat Ride ! |
| Pinage, John | FN2 | 1979 – 1981 | A Gang | Looking for old crew mates in the A div |
| Thompsen, Patrick "Stickman" | IS2 | 1979 – 1982 | OZ CVIC | Hey it's the Stickman... Hope to hear from other from the land of OZ/CVIC |
| Varros, George | SK | 1979 – 1981 | S1 | An interesting adventure. |
| Smith, Sean | MM2 | 1979 – 1983 | M | I worked MMR1 and the Oil & Water Test lab |
| Werner, Bill / Wild Willy | AN | 1979 – 1982 | AN | Some of the best times I've had. Who could forget the shellback or the many cruises. Flight ops were the best. Only those who worked the deck know what I mean. Looking for fellow chain gang members. Remember the rumbles with the F-14 crews |
| Roper, Frank | MS-2 | 1979 – 1982 | Supply | Retired off the Ike in Aug 1982. Time on the Ike (and the USS Platte in the 60's) was the best duty a sailor could ask for. |
| Picard, Mark | AT3 | 1979 – 1982 | IM3, AIMD | Hey Scott Glover, remember the jams in the band room? How's it going John Robel? Whatever happened to CRISPY??? |
| Johnson, Joseph/ Jd | BM2 | 1979 – 1982 | 4TH DIVISION/ DECK | Looking to reunite with deck crew. Remember I-O or bust? Jenkins/ Ruth/ Colman/ Black contact me. DLJ610@gmail.com |
| Kiskis, Paul | FTM 2 (FC 2) Missiles | 1979 – 1982 | SAM Surface to Air Missiles | Made two Med Cruises, and 8.5 month deployment in 1980 during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Went to the AEGIS combat system after the IKE and became a Weapons Systems Engineer for Litton supporting the AEGIS program. |
| Decker, Benjamin | MM/FN | 1979 – 1981 | A-Gang | best days of my life , was an honor to have served with some great men, the med and i/o were awesome |
| Dickard, Robert | abhan | 1979 – Oct 1982 | v-1 | I MISS THE THUNDER OF THE PUKE N DOGS |
| Dickard, Bob | ABHAN | 1979 – 1982 | V-1 crash crew | I miss the thunder of the Puke N Dogs (remember the lost dog?) Ghost rider burning our asses off. ( Rig the Barricade ) 2 Beers ? I had 1 it tasted like the Royal Babies belly. So I sold the other 1 for 100 Bucks !! |
| Borden, Stanley | BM2 | 1979 – 1983 | 4th | Had many good memories while serving on IKE. |
| Stiles, Robert (Birdman/buddy) | E-3/AN | 1979 – 1981 | AIMD IM-3 W/C 620 | Good times, might have been better if we went to the med. Singapore was a nice visit. |
O'Malley, John  | MMFN | 1979 – 1982 | M Division | Joined to see who else might have joined. |
| Miller, Ryan D. | AN | Jan 1979 – Oct 1982 | V-1 | Spent most of my time in Crash and Salvage. |
| Litzke, Robert | MM2 | Jan 1979 – Jul 1983 | After I got out, I was telling my Dad about how bad my time on Ike was, and he said, "5 years from now, you will mostly remember the good times you had." I replied "Baloney/balogna", but he was (and is) smarter than I. | |
| Henehan, Patrick | ASE2 | Jan 1979 – Jan 20, 1980 | AIMD-GSE | |
| Pristas, Terry | MM1 | Jan 1, 1979 – Jan 1, 1982 | RL | Served with some great guys. |
| Rinehart, Dale | ABF-3 | Jan 5, 1979 – Apr 27, 1981 | V-4 | I enjoy visiting cities around the world. I really enjjoyed the I.O. cruise especially the crossing back (the longest time at sea without a port visit wasnt bad either "the two beers"). |
| Margison, Carold Gene (Huey) | E1 | Jan 5, 1979 – Aug 1981 | MS | |
| Burns, Larry | AMS-2 | Jan 10, 1979 – Jul 3, 1981 | VA-66 | Med Cruise1979 was awsome! I will never forget. |
| Miller, Ryan | AIRMAN | Jan 12, 1979 – Oct 9, 1982 | V-1 | update 7/15/10 Wife and I visited IKE in port during a small plank owner get together. A lot had changed since leaving the ship. Fly-1, Crash and Salvage, some tractor time, most time in Crash and Salvage. |
| Perry, Gus | AT-2 | Jan 21, 1979 – Jun 6, 1979 | VS-31 | I was also on 2 workups the previous year. She is the Greatest Ship, I have many fond memories. Anyone of my old shipmates may contact me to discuss old times. |
| Pauley, Darrell | SM1 | Jan 29, 1979 – Apr 24, 1981 | CS | Had a great time on board the Ike. Made a Med and I.O. cruise before I called active duty quits and retired from the reserves after 24 years. Would like to hear from some of the old signal from the IKE........ |
| Essayian, Jack | HT1 | Feb 1979 – Dec 1979 | R/DC | |
| Mattes, Rex | ET-2 | Feb 1979 – Oct 1982 | Reactor Controls | Funny how we fondly remember the 6-pack cruize. |
| James, Cooper | AD2 | Feb 1979 – Oct 1980 | AIMD/PP | Serving with VF143 on the Ike was a terrific experience and one I am especially proud of! |
| Hodge, John "Hodgie-ba-ba" | RP3 | Feb 7, 1979 – Oct 15, 1982 | Chaplain's Office X-6 | Looking for alot of people. If you had anything to do with the Chaplain's Office during this time, please contact me at freedom_now@gulftel.com |
| Walter, Bryan | EM2 | Feb 8, 1979 – Feb 22, 1981 | E1 | First Med cruise, Indian Ocean cruise (Tinker Toy Load Centers, Inc). EX01 RPPO |
| Meyers, Daniel | ao-2 | Feb 8, 1979 – Feb 26, 1981 | ordanance va -66 | |
| Liscumb, Richard | MS3 | Feb 22, 1979 – Feb 22, 1983 | S2 | Hello… I came aboard the Ike 1979 of February 22, to1983 of February and I would just like to connect with some old friends that would be wonderful if they can connect with me. Thank you. |
| Brochu, John | MMI | Mar 1979 – Mar 1983 | RM11 | The "6-Pack" deployment, crossing the equator, the steel beach, crossing the equator again and again, and more steel beaches. Iagree with many of the comments, those days seem much shorter now, than they did back then |
| Grosso, Peter (Buzzard) | AE 2 | Mar 17, 1979 – Sep 8, 1982 | AIMD IM-3 WC-620 | Enjoyed my time on IKE, Made some History and also some good friends |
| Pristas, Terry | MM1 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1982 | RL | |
| Duffin, Matt "Duff" | PN2 | Apr 6, 1979 – Feb 20, 1982 | X-2 and X - 3 | I met the Ike during it's maiden voyage to the Med in 79. A shellback and blue nose, I made the full IO cruise in '80. Working in the PersOff and MAA divisions. I played ship's company softball. Yes Sambo NMN Johnson, I'm in tiny-t |
| Reese, Joseph | E-3 | Apr 10, 1979 – May 17, 1980 | Got sick while diployed in the Indian Ocean. This was after the Iran and Iraq war broke out. Got airlifted to Subic Bay for medical treatment. Was flown back to the states and was awarded 100% disability for Crohns Disease. | |
| Clark, Dale | AC2 | Apr 11, 1979 – Jun 20, 1980 | CATCC | Overall a great experience |
| Hilger, Rick | RM2 | Apr 16, 1979 – Jan 10, 1983 | CR/COMM | HI GUYS, found this site and contacted brian,and mike t. would like to hear from lamont h. greg brooks basically all you guys stayed in contact with marc gagnon |
| Stanley, David | SK1 | Apr 20, 1979 – Jan 5, 1982 | S-1, S-9 | SEA-MART supervisor/LPO of S-1. 9 months in IO was worst in career but loved the IKE. Had some good shipmates. Damn good skipper then too. |
| Claxton, Limmy George | AA | Apr 23, 1979 – Apr 14, 1982 | AIMD IM-1 | I served aboard the Eisenhower from 1979-1982. I left the ship while in Athens Greece in 1982. I have many wonderful memories of the time I served aboard IKE. Unforgettable! |
| Larson, Clifford | E-3 CORPSMAN | May 1979 – Nov 1980 | Medical corps | Great ship! Got lost every time I left the ship and came back! set general quarters in record time! I believe it was just over 5 minutes! |
| Huffman, Ken / Duff | GMG 2 | May 1979 – Feb 1983 | SAM | Want to reconnect with shipmates |
| Halsey, Gary | EM1 | May 1979 – Jun 1983 | E-1 | |
| Tucker, Brett | ASM3 | May 1979 – Jun 1981 | VAW-121 TAD to IM4 | Was attached to VAW-121 deployed aboard Ike 1979 and 1980 |
| Glover, Scott | AD3 | May 15, 1979 – Oct 3, 1982 | AIMD | I met a lot of great people, played in a band or two and had a real good time on the Ike, but I'm much happier today as a successful real estate agent in southern California. |
| Hearn, Richard | MM1 | May 15, 1979 – Aug 15, 1983 | Reactor Department, RM-21 | I have good and bad memories about my time on board, but the bad ones have mostly faded with time EXCEPT the Cruise of 1980! Greetings to my shipmates who see this entry. |
| Hilger, Rick | RM2 | May 17, 1979 – Jan 10, 1983 | CR | |
| Barrett, Alton (Al) | DP3 | May 17, 1979 – Jul 6, 1982 | S7 ADP | Like many have already said only remember the good stuff. Served when Ike held the record for the most number of days underway since WWII at the time that was 153. |
| Whitestone, Albert | EM2 | Jun 1979 – Nov 2, 1982 | E-2 | I own an IT consulting business. |
| Whitesell, Richard | MM-E2 | Jun 1979 – Aug 1981 | ENG | Made it through the IO cruise.lots of GQ's.Sinapore was a place I'll never forget. |
| Lorenzo, Eugene | AQ2 | Jun 1979 – Sep 1982 | AIMD IM3 (VAST) | It would be great to hear from anyone that still remembers me. I remember my old Navy days on the Ike very fondly! What a great time!!! |
| Miller, James(Jc) | LI2 | Jun 1979 – 1983 | V4, X-1 Print shop | (purple shirt). 9 month Indian Ocean cruise. Converted to LI rate and worked in print shop. Retired reserves 1999. |
| Sheeks, Stephen | MM1 | Jun 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1983 | Engineering | |
| West, Haywood | ATAN | Jun 19, 1979 – Mar 15, 1982 | VS-31 | |
| Sheeks, Stephen | MM1 | Jun 30, 1979 – Aug 12, 1983 | M Division Nuc - Will never forget the long Indian Ocean Cruise of 1980 and all of the liberty ports we almost got to go to. Did hit some good ports on the other cruises and I will always remember the friendships made on Ike. | |
| Leware, Bentley | ENS/LTJG | Jul 1979 – Sep 1981 | V-1: Air Bos'n | A public thanks to all who served aboard this magnificent ship with the best Air Department Crew in the Fleet |
| Thomas, Dave (Sporty) | CM2 | Jul 15, 1979 – Jul 30, 1981 | 3rd | That Persian Gulf/Indan Ocean Tour Rocked. A 6 pack West Pac Enjoyed it well Dawg,Hop,Rocky,DiLuca,Tramp Miss the Good Times After leaving the Good Ship Ike I ventrued to my Prospective MOS and became a Construction Mechanic With NMCB 24 |
| Hatch, Harrel | EM1 | Jul 15, 1979 – Apr 1, 1985 | E-1 | "Trans Am" twin...Loved every second I spent on IKE. Would do it again tomorrow. Retired EMCS(SW) in Nov '96. Remember the song "IO IO it's off to sea I go"...God bless all those who have and are still serving. |
| Chauncey, Marc | AN | Jul 17, 1979 – Apr 29, 1981 | AIMD IM-1 PC | John Robel ,Mike Speck , Benny Bines , Chris Evans,Tom Estes, Emmett Keller... all you other IKE squids from the IO cruise from HELL heres a BIG shout out.....North Idaho LIVES!!!!!!! .....mchauncey@rocketmail.com ... |
| Richardson, John R | LI 2 | Aug 1, 1979 – Jun 12, 1983 | X-1 | I worked in the print shop |
| Bradley, Keith W | BMSN | Aug 15, 1979 – Apr 15, 1982 | second deck | i sure wish woman were allowed onboard when we stayed at sea for 254 days from june until dec 1980 in the aftermath of the iranian hostage crisis |
| Hazlett, Raymond J. | AEAN | Aug 15, 1979 – Dec 3, 1980 | AIMD/IM3 | Indian Ocean Cruise 1980 during Iranian Hostage Crisis.One of the most memorable times of my life. The Navy has Other Carriers? Never heard of em ! IKE RULES |
| Smalling, Garald | ET2 | Aug 29, 1979 – Sep 6, 1983 | OE Division | First six pack cruise and once worked in AIMD. |
| Moreno, Joe | MM2 | Aug 31, 1979 – Dec 15, 1983 | M Div | I remember steel beach and Stevie S., Robert, Little Jack, Dan the Man, Ed, Steve with the hands of a water buffalo, Willie, Eagle and the rest of the gang. I am now an Ops Manager at a power plant |
| Trich, Bryan | RM2 | Sep 1, 1979 – Aug 31, 1983 | Made good friends. Would like to know how they are doing. | |
| Phillips, Edward | YN2 | Sep 5, 1979 – Jun 3, 1983 | OX | I have some great memories of those days. Wish to hear from friends I met along the way. |
| Phillips, Ed | YN2 | Sep 5, 1979 – Jun 3, 1983 | OX/OPS | Still think about those days from time to time!! |
| Gough, Timothy | AS2 | Sep 5, 1979 – Sep 27, 1983 | AIMD IM4 | Had some great times with outstanding people. Mike Bepler, John Bigelow, Wayne Anderson, Ron Norman, Ron White, just to name a few. Retired as a HMCS in 2003 and now a school principal in Tennessee. Would love to hear from shipmates. |
| Hammons, Keith | AX3 | Sep 7, 1979 – Apr 20, 1982 | HS-5 | |
| Wentworth, Peter | MM1(SW) | Sep 10, 1979 – Mar 12, 1984 | RM21 | I'm surprised to read so many nice things about Ike - considering everyone I knew hated her while they were in. Now that I've been out 20 years, I too, find my painful memories overshadowed by the good. Had fun at IKE's 25th anniversary par |
| Renfro, Joe | AMEAA | Sep 28, 1979 – Apr 12, 1983 | AIRRON SIC CECIL FIELD | |
| Randall, Kerry | Sgt | Oct 1979 – Oct 1981 | MarDet | |
| Chapman, Charles "Chuck" | AW2 | Oct 1979 – Jun 1981 | VS-31 | I would love to hear from shipmates |
| O'Connor, Patrick | ABE2 | Oct 6, 1979 – May 25, 1983 | V-2 | |
| O'Connor, Patrick | ABE-2 | Oct 6, 1979 – May 24, 1983 | V2 | Proudly servede aboard IKE in arresting gear. |
| Moeller, Daniel L. | MM1 | Oct 14, 1979 – Mar 12, 1984 | Engineering / M | Made the 1980 Indian Ocean Cruise (beer 6 pack cruise) with only port visit to Singapore. This Iowa farm boy served as a nuclear machinists' mate in the MMRs and division office, stood CMO watch. Enjoyed working out above the noisy jet engine sh |
| Wentworth, Peter | MM1 (SW) | Nov 1979 – Mar 12, 1984 | RM 21 | Spent 4.5 yrs in RM div - had teh joy of going on our first IO. nowdays I write computer programs at Caterpillar in Peoria,IL. |
| Wentworth, Peter | MM1(SW) | Nov 1979 – Mar 12, 1984 | RM-21 | Hated it while I was in - but made some great friendships. And what is mind-boggling - the majority of us were 18-24 and here we were operating a vessel capable of destroying entire countries... |
| Zinstein, Alan Nathan "z-man" | PN3 | Nov 1979 – Jan 1981 | VF-142 Ghostriders | Who could forget the I.O cruise off the coast of Iran during the hostage crisis of the Carter Administration. We had 8 1/2 months at sea with only 4 days on land in Singapore. Great crew, but happy to return home! Remember beer on deck! |
| Walling, Guy ( Wall) | Lcpl | Nov 1979 – Nov 1981 | MARDET | Oh the day's of our youth, it only seems a few years ago. But in reality it has been 33 years since I first asked permission to ( Come Aboard ) the " IKE " and had the time of my young life. Great memories, Semper Fi ! |
| Theckston, Patrick | IC3 | Nov 1979 – Aug 1981 | V2 | Fresnel Lens (FLOLS) Shop |
| Bartlett, William | po2 | Nov 1979 – Sep 1982 | oi | worked in oi div also known as tweety |
| Wright Jr, David | ABH3 | Nov 1, 1979 – Oct 21, 1983 | V=3/Air | Those memories where the best of my life. |
| Sadley, Bill | AE2 | Nov 2, 1979 – Feb 12, 1983 | IM-2 | COD Crew A great time! |
| Robel, John | AZ2 | Nov 14, 1979 – Feb 19, 1983 | IM3 | Made the IO cruise. |
| Guidry, Dana | AT2 | Nov 19, 1979 – Aug 8, 1981 | AIMD / IM-3 (VAST Shop) | |
| Loomis, Kevin | PN2 | Dec 1979 – Jul 13, 1979 | ESO | I ran the PACE and Dantes program for the most part. Also, sent a many of you to schools. Hung out with some Corpsman just to liven up my day. |
| Harvey, Bud | EM3 | Dec 1979 – 1983 | ELECTRICIAN | At first I thought it was the worst thing I ever did, but it turned out to be the best thing I ever did! |
| Eaton, Kevin | AA | Dec 1979 – Apr 1980 | G-1 Flight Deck | Ike was my first ship,I'll always remember my time on her,short as it was.The friends I made,as well as the Ports of Call,Nassau,Bahamas and Virgin Islands.I left in Apr,1980 for Aviation Ordnanceman School. Great Ship. |
| Wise, John | IC2 | Dec 16, 1979 – Sep 13, 1982 | E-2 | I REMEMBER IT WELL |
| Doak, Tilden | E-3 | Dec 25, 1979 – Mar 18, 1980 | Aimd | |
| Kenny, Gary | BM 3 | Dec 26, 1979 – Nov 11, 1982 | 1 st deck | long may she wave long may she sail defending our nation served onboard under scalding jim mauldin the infamous I.O. 80 six pack cruise.in hindsight i wish that we had let that tactical mushroom maker. loose that day never forget 09/11/01 |
| Johnson, Daniel L. Dl | A03 | Dec 28, 1979 – May 15, 1983 | G-2 Division Mag Rats | Want to say hey to the mag crew! David Brown(ellsworth) Bobby Brown(Uptown) Shackmuth, TM1 Dicketts, Spike, Benbow, JW, Benson. from DL |
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