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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Canisteo (AO 99). 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 235 crew members registered for the USS Canisteo (AO 99).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1973 | 1974 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staniszewski, Tom | SF | Nov 1945 – Mar 1946 | My father Stanley Staniszewski was aboard the USS Canisteo on its first voyage from the east coast to Germany. I would love to hear from his shipmates at cudatime2@aol.com | |
| Messer, Henry | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Nov 10, 1945 – Oct 15, 1946 | 1st | I was a member of the first crew serving on the Canisteo (not the shakedown cruise). I have pictures and memories to share if anyone is interested. |
| McManus, Robert /bob | S 1/c | Dec 3, 1945 – May 27, 1946 | deck ,gunnery, fire control. | The Canisteo was commisioned on Dec 3 1945 in Sparrows Point, Baltimore, Maryland. I was one of the commisioning crew. On May 26,1946 the Canisteo went to New York and dropped anchor at berth #1 in the Hudson River. |
| Schultes, Lou | S 1c RM | Dec 3, 1945 – Jun 1946 | C Radio | Plank owner of AO99. served with Bob McManus. Would like to hear from any of Radio Gang. Are you still with us? I'm 88 and play golf twice a week and still copy code. (a lost art) |
| Thomas, Don | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Mar 1, 1946 – Jan 27, 1948 | Yeoman | Went to Anartica, Suez Canal, Greenland, logged 450,000 miles |
| Gabara, Mo | BM3 | Jul 1, 1949 – Jan 1, 1953 | First | I'd like to know if there is a reunion this year? I have never been able to go before, and would very much like to attend. I know I'm an oldie.....but it would be great for me to be a part. |
| Turnage, Rufus (Les) | SH2 | Nov 10, 1950 – Jan 3, 1952 | Supply | I served as laundryman on or about the dates listed above. Due to the ship deploying to the Med. for six months and my enlistment running out in 6 months or less , I was transferred to the Cadmus, AR14 to await my discharge. |
| Bruner, George | F II, later IC 3rd Class | Jan 1953 – Apr 1954 | Hull | I served as the only Intercommunications Electrician during my assignment. I was assigned to the Electrician team. Great job, great people! I last saw the Can-Do in Hampton Roads when she was being towed for scrap. |
| Martich, George | FP1 | Jun 1953 – Mar 1955 | Engineering | Another great experience. |
| Altizer, Charles | QM3 | Jul 15, 1953 – Oct 7, 1954 | operations | Great ship with a great capt. |
| Burke, Milton | SKSN | Jun 1954 – Jul 1955 | Supply | Lots of good memories from the old Cando. Worked in the GSK Storeroom.... |
| Winters, Thomas Emmett "Rebel" | SH 1 | Dec 1954 – May 4, 1958 | First | Was aboard when Canisteo was hit twice by two different minesweepers as we were fueling. Had to go into Gibralter for repairs. First to refuel a blimp flying overhead. I was the senior boat coxswain for four years. Taught by Claude Tourville. |
| Jpresley, Jerry (Skivvie Waver) | QM2 | Nov 5, 1955 – Jul 21, 1956 | Operations | Was brought on board to make a Med cruise in the winter of '55-'56. Great tanker and a Great crew. Damn near froze to death, but had a good trip ending in Bermuda to warm up a bit. |
| Daily, Harold Boots | EM5 | 1957 – 1960 | Elec. | 2 trips to the Med. North Atlantic . Nose cone test in 1957. Cuban crisis. Picked up 160 kiddie cruises by hi-line. Early discharge. Can do - did it all. Great ship and good times. |
| Pierce, Donald | RM 3 | Mar 1958 – Jul 1959 | OC Division | Good Times, except for the run in with the USS Enterprise and the tests at GITMO |
| Lewis, Maurice | BMSN | Apr 1960 – Apr 1961 | DECK | |
| Kennedy, Michael | YN3 | Sep 1961 – Jan 1963 | operations | Great Med cruise and Cuban Blockcade |
| Daley, Hugh | ETN3 | Sep 8, 1961 – Sep 27, 1964 | O | I served on the CanDo during the Cuban Missle Crisis. I am very proud to have been a member of this crew. |
| Hicks, Wayne | SN | Sep 1, 1962 – Sep 10, 1965 | Deck | Looking for Larry McGill, we served together on the Can-do |
| Davis, George (Dave) | BMSN | Nov 1962 – Aug 1964 | deck | had a great time aboard the old cando lost tough with a lot of good buddies. would love to hear from any body from back then |
| Rampe, Harry | EM-3 | May 23, 1963 – Oct 22, 1966 | E | Two Med cruises,One North Altantic,a trip out with cable layers in the North Atlantic,trip to Capetown South Africa and a couple times to the carabbean.Always on the move. |
| Haggard, Thomas | BT3 | Jun 1963 – Jun 1966 | B | I enjoyed my time on the can-do. Would like to hear from anyone. |
| Standish, Charles (Cookie/betty Crocker) | E-3 | 1964 – 1966 | Ship's Company | Cook-striker for one and a half years..BEFORE the Canisteo was decommissioned...to be 'jumbolized' as a SUPERTANKER. |
| Martin, Lloyd (Skip) | SEAMAN 3RD CLASS | 1964 – 1966 | 2nd | |
| Bonnett, Gary | SN | May 1964 – Sep 1965 | 1 ST DECK | Loved the fleet oilers spanner wire operator fueling station stbd side - liberty boat coxain |
| Martin, Lloyd | Seaman | Sep 8, 1964 – Oct 8, 1966 | 2nd divison | |
| Standish, Charles (Cookie/betty Crocker) | E-3 | Dec 1964 – Jan 1966 | 2nd STRIKER | Until the 'Can-Do' got decommissioned in early part of 1966, I was a cook striker (2nd Div). In 1966 I was assigned to the USS Aldebaran AF-10..and washed dishes (I was a short timer) and took one short cruise on board old WW1 ship. |
| Lacoursiere, Paul | BTCM | Jan 10, 1965 – 1967 | B Division | Made chief on board, transferred to USS Waccamaw AO-109 off active duty 1970, reserve 1973 until 1993, made Master Chief 1997 |
| Alexander, Dan | Seaman/YN3 | Jan 1966 – Oct 1968 | 2ND & Admin | |
| Greenberg, Rich | SN 1/c | 1967 – 1968 | Operations | Out of boot camp was assigned to pre-com detail in Baltimore. Served on 3 shake-down cruises to sunny Guantanimo, Cuba. |
| Baumann, John | SN | 1967 – 1968 | Supply | Remember the shake downs to GTMO |
| Foley, Richard | gmg 3 | Jan 1968 – Jul 1971 | third division | Served with some great guys during Gitmo shake-down cruise, two med cruises and equator crossing. |
| Greenberg, Rich | 3rd class RD | Jan 1968 – Jun 1969 | operations | |
| Thomas, Bersley (Tom) | SM1 | Mar 1968 – Mar 1971 | OPS/Comm | Have been trying to find cruise books or CD copies, from either or both the 69-70 or 70-71 Med cruises. |
| Walter, Davis | HM | Aug 5, 1968 – Aug 4, 1972 | Medical | |
| Dixon, Bob | BM2 | Dec 20, 1968 – Aug 14, 1972 | 2nd | Remembering the Forrestal collision, standing amid ship watching as she kept getting closer, collision alarms going off and then seeing the outrigger on king posts tearing into the tails of Phantom jets & drop to our dec |
| Edwards, Louie | SEAMAN | Feb 1, 1969 – May 19, 1971 | Deck | |
| Fox, George | MM3 | Feb 1, 1969 – Nov 19, 1970 | M | Had some great times,with a bunch of great guys. |
| Chapin, Paul | BM | Apr 26, 1969 – Nov 19, 1972 | 1st Division | Worked in office of the 1St Lt. for BMCM Jack Clyde Hall. We called him Super Star. Kept all records for First , Second and Stream Divisions. Kept all maintenance records for the deck and lauches. |
| Bruce, Cliff | SA | May 1969 – Aug 1969 | 7TH Fleet | When I arrive ship was in dry dock. Under jumbo conversion . What a mess with so much dust in the air, Smell was horrible. Very loud ventilation machine ran 24 hours a day. Got no sleep. Horrible conditions. Going nuts ! |
| Eberhardt, John | EM3 | Jun 22, 1969 – Jul 23, 1971 | Ship's Company | Aproximate dates of ships dockings at Gitmo and our 1971 Med cruise. Date of collision with U.S.S. Forrestal. |
| Kelley, George | gmg3 | Aug 7, 1969 – Feb 5, 1971 | third division | Great friends, med cruise 69-70, shellback cruise through Panama Canal. Lots of good times in Med especially Malta and lots of booze! |
| Wortz, Larry | BM 3 | Oct 6, 1969 – Aug 4, 1973 | 2 nd | Great ship and a lot of great guys. We worked hard and we played hard ! Would do it all over again if I could. The day the USS Forrestal hit us was wild. The gang in the bos'n locker I will never foget. |
| Dykes, Amos | MM | Nov 26, 1969 – Aug 14, 1973 | ENGINE ROOM | Lots of cruses (3 Meds) Lots to remember..good & bad . 6/20/70 268 of us became Shellbacks . I was a winch man on deck during our hit by the Forrestal |
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