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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98). 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 294 crew members registered for the USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Scroggs, Jr., Joseph | BMSN | 1972 – 1975 | 1st Deck | |
Gavin, Marty | FN | Jan 1972 – Sep 1972 | AC&R Shop, Small Boat Shop | My first Command at Sea. I just turned 18. My first Chief on the Caloos and I still communicate. 2012 ENC Bill Corbin |
Brewer, J.b. | GMM2 | Jan 1972 – Jun 1975 | 3 RD | 2 MED cruises, Caribbean, and North Atlantic; outstanding crew, friends and buddies, great memories. After CALOOS, 2 years shore duty Concord, CA. |
Damon III, Fred | SK3 | Jan 27, 1972 – Dec 3, 1975 | SUPPLY | Had some great times and had some rough times, overall never will forget the Caloos and all those I served with. Had learned alot about people. |
Vazquez, Charles | SH2 | Feb 2, 1972 – Aug 18, 1975 | Supply | Came aboard in Feb, just before the ship left for the Mediterreanean. Ran the Ship's store for some time while onboard. Old shipmates, Bob Java. |
Lenox, Albert | CS3 | Apr 1972 – Oct 19, 1974 | S-2 | Came aboard in Corfu and left while in the yards in East Boston. 2 Med cruise's and North Atlantic fantastic Christmas in Palma |
Eason, Lawrence | BT3 | Aug 25, 1972 – May 15, 1975 | B | A TIME IN MY LIFE WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF VIETNAM. FREEDOM WAS NOT OBTAINED BY AVOIDING MILITARY SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF HOW INSIGNIFICANT YOU PRECEIVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION. I WILL REMAIN PROUD AND SUPPORTIVE. NAVY |
McKim, Robert | LtJG | Dec 1, 1972 – Jun 1, 1975 | Supply | |
Elliot, Michael (Mike) | E-3 | Dec 15, 1972 – Aug 27, 1974 | S-1 (Supply) | |
Stevens, Rick | MM3 | 1973 – 1974 | M | |
Doty, Daryl | bt3 | Jan 1973 – Jan 1975 | B | Good times. Still think about some frinsd. |
Bates, John R. | at the time EM3 | Apr 1, 1973 – Sep 1, 1973 | E | Was sent to the "Loose Caloos" prior to NAVNUCPWRSCH for some OJT. She taught me alot. Was assigned the switchboard for my cleaning station. Enjoyed Newport, RI and Melville. Ens Pomeroy EMC Briggs were the bosses! |
Lawson, Donald | bmsn | Apr 15, 1973 – Mar 15, 1975 | 1st div deck | I met my Ex at the USO in boston while the ship was in for modification just before the ships home port was changed from Newport to norfolk |
Cormier, Harry | E-1 | May 25, 1973 – Dec 11, 1974 | Bupersman 3420220.3a.HLB | Had a great experience in my short time.Good memories. |
Smith, George A | sn | Oct 1973 – Jun 1974 | deck hand | I left to be a Seabee Heavy Equipment Operator I met several people that helped me . I learned a lot and seen spain ,Italy ,Greece, Crete I would like to know did we receive a ribbon for being over there in 73"? |
Bryan, David ( Seems I Had One) | yn3 | Nov 10, 1973 – Jun 21, 1976 | don't recall exactly operations i believe | part of navigation divisions, cts, signalman, admin, pc,, et.. |
Viglione, Mike/vigs | MSSN | Nov 27, 1973 – Sep 15, 1977 | supply | always in trouble, but had a great time! |
Reed, Gordon | MM3 | 1974 – 1976 | A & F | Worked for ENC Corbin and MMC Kirby |
Carr, Tim | BMSN | 1974 – 1975 | Deck | |
Jamison, Gary | RM2 | 1974 – Aug 16, 1976 | Comm | Came aboard when the ship was in dry dock in Bethlehem Steel yard. Worked in the Radio Shack. Good times. |
Tillar, James | HT | 1974 – 1976 | Repair | Came aboard in Boston. Started in deck division and went to repair division. Was on fuel valve just aft of the super structure when we collided with the USS Inchon. Some of the best years of my life were aboard the Caloos. |
Blair, Michael | btn | 1974 – 1976 | boiler room | |
Wild, Mile | E3 | 1974 – 1976 | Deck and supply | I sure would like to see my old mates. Lanuti has passed on, that prick. Where is G Greene, J Shsfer, Bauer, Kaplan, Wilson,and the rest of you salty dogs? |
Dodson, Jeff | RD3/OS3 | Feb 20, 1974 – Sep 1974 | Operations, CIC | Norfolk |
Bauer, David | EN3 | Apr 1974 – May 1977 | "A Gang" | Anybody remember loosing one of the rudders and hitting a tender while unreping? I think it was in 1975. |
Settles, Tommy | BT 3 | Apr 1974 – Jan 1976 | B | Enjoyed the time I spent with the friends made during my time served aboard the Caloos. |
Smith, Al | MM3 | May 1974 – Jun 1976 | M | MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIANCE........ I WAS THE ENGINE ROOM THROTTLEMAN WHEN WE COLLIDED WITH THE CARRIER OFF THE COAST OF ITALY. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GREAT 2 YEARS |
Deschampe, Darryl | B.T. 3 | May 13, 1974 – Mar 1, 1977 | Boiler | I still stay in contact with some of my former shipmates from that era. |
Frierson, Marshall | SK E3 | Jun 1974 – Dec 1977 | Supply | Just got enough nervous to log in and to connect with old ship mate. |
Pacheco, Edward | YN3 | Jun 1, 1974 – Jan 10, 1976 | Administrative | Legal Yeoman. Involved in the collision w/USS Hermitage on Starboard and USS INCHON to port in the off the coast of Italy. Suffered gash below waterline on port side and loss of port anchor. I was in DCC central during c |
Riddle, Bob | Aug 1974 – Jan 1978 | |||
Riddle, Bob | MS3 | Aug 1, 1974 – Feb 1, 1978 | S2 | What a ride. |
Gibbons, William/bill | OSSN | Aug 29, 1974 – May 28, 1976 | OI/CIC | GREAT TIMES ABORD THE CALOOS WAS JA TALKER TO THE HERMITAGE DURING COLLISION WITH INCHON IN DEC 75 HUNG OUT WITH FT'S NEFF& PHILLIPS FOWELS IN DECK DIV TOO MANY GOOD FRIENDS TO LIST ALL! GOOD MEMORIES |
O'Malley, Donald | HM2 | Nov 26, 1974 – Dec 7, 1975 | OC - Medical | |
Pellegrom, Tom | HT-2 | Dec 22, 1974 – Aug 11, 1979 | Repair | a great time with great people I'll never forget. Hard work was the order of the day and play hard once on the Beach. |
Alletto, Rick | 1975 – 1977 | 75/76 Med Cruise left a lot of fond memories. Shipmates keep in touch | ||
Lanuti, Richard | shsn | 1975 – 1978 | Ships Service | I served on board from 1975 to 1978 Im looking for people who were on board with me some names are Edward Baraldi, remember med cruise. 'Jack' Jerry Shaffer hung with Mike Wild. George Green the barber.BJ Mincoff,Stan, |
Caudill, Otis (Jim) | RMC (Retired) | 1975 – Jan 1980 | Operations | |
Frost, Jim | CT-2 | 1975 – 1976 | AO 98 | Anyone remember jumping ship in Norfolk after a Med-cruise and then trying to climb up the mooring lines to get back on board? Jellyfish ring a bell? |
Card, Gary (Doc) | HM3 | Mar 8, 1975 – Feb 4, 1977 | X (MEDICAL) | I was proud and still am to have served on board the Caloos. I was a Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class. Most called me Doc Card. I would love to hear from ship mates who served the Caloos when I did. |
Conner, Tom/tj | PN3 | Nov 1975 – Jun 1978 | Ships Office | I remember a lot of you guys. I was in the ship's office with Senior Chief Lardner and later with Chief Stamps. We had some really good times. My knees are still bad from playing basketball on deck. I would like to hear from some of you gu |
White, Jim | yn1 | Dec 1, 1975 – Nov 9, 1978 | admin | |
Wright, Otha "Frank" | FA | Dec 11, 1975 – Jan 26, 1976 | Repair | Reported on-board in Barcelona and got lucky to be assigned to R Div. Great Shipmates in the HT shop. Unfortunately several of us got arrested in Naples during a bar/street brawl. Got thru it and retired 2006 HTCM (SW) |
Clouser, Tom | MM3 | Dec 16, 1975 – Jun 11, 1979 | M | I remember Doc Card, Duck Mcconnel, Don Mcgee, Dave Bozeman, Chief Scullen, Bob Riddle and many more. 2 Med cruises, the North Atlantic and South to the Virgin Islands. |
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