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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Grand Canyon (AR 28). 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 76 crew members registered for the USS Grand Canyon (AR 28).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Clowes, Jack | MR2 | 1955 – 1956 | Machineshop | |
Seyler, Gary | MMFM | 1959 – 1960 | engineering | Retired from Pennsylvania Elect 30 yrs , over 40 in the power industry . from the basement to boilers to the turbines to control room finishing up in Stores and Transportation when the power station closed down . |
Yeakley, Carl | sn | Jul 5, 1964 – May 1966 | first division | anyone who was aboard ship from 1964-1966 |
Nowacki, Gene | YN3 | 1965 – 1967 | Operations Department | Looking for shipmates that were in the Operations Department under Lt. Biard. Med cruise in 1966. |
Jones, William (Bill) | dk2 | 1965 – 1967 | disbursing | |
Motley, Pete | TM 3 | 1965 – 1968 | Weapons | Am looking for Jerry Dale Hale TM2 who served with me on the Grand Canyon. Would be at or close to 70 years old now. |
Robert, Katz | ET1 | Apr 15, 1965 – Apr 15, 1968 | R4 | 2 Med cruises & GITMO |
Shemchuk, Dennis | DM2 | 1966 – 1969 | R5 | 2 Med cruise's-Scottland-Holland-Gitmo and San Juan PR |
Seigle, Harry | SK1 | Feb 1, 1966 – Jul 1, 1970 | S-1 | |
Venuti, William | mm3 | Sep 1966 – Sep 1968 | petty officer 3rd class | |
Beier, Verdell (Virg) | TM3/TM2 | Oct 1966 – May 1968 | W1 MK44/46 shop | Great tour of duty, outstanding Torpedo shop crew a " can do" bunch aboard and party time ashore! shipmates Jim, Eugene, Pete, Jerry, Glen, Fred , Vic, Yogie and who could forget Tex. The oldest rate grabber in the Navy |
Popek, Jacob Jack | ET 3 | 1967 – May 1970 | Electronic Tech | |
Beal, Laurence (Larry) | ETR2 | Feb 1967 – Apr 1967 | R4 | |
Schmidt, Ron | MM3 | Dec 30, 1967 – Oct 1, 1969 | Outside Repair | Started my tour in Naples, Italy. Worked in the Valve Shop and later assigned to Outside Repair. Having being transferred from a carrier (CVA 60), the comrade onboard this ship was from the start the greateat! |
Blazina, Bill | ET1 | Sep 1968 – Mar 1970 | R-4 electronics repair | Made a cruise to Scotland and Amsterdam when I first went onboard....what fun that was! Then a med cruise in 1969 to Malta, Naples, and back. Had tons of friends from this ship. Walt Coffman, Sam Graham, Jack Popeck, |
Davison, Doyle | SH2 | Nov 1968 – Sep 1972 | Supply Ship Serviceman | Spent Ist year on deck force. Then the next 3yrs. as a Ships Serviceman |
Morales, Kenneth | IM2 | Nov 4, 1968 – Dec 1, 1971 | R-5 | Worked in MIRCs and typewriter shop. Went on two Med cruises, Nova Scotia, Charleston and New Jersey |
Terrafirma, Edward | SFM3 | Feb 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | R-Division | Joined NY Air Nat'l. Guard 1976. Served for 19 years, retired as an E-6. With my Navy time,am receiving a military pension and living in NC. Was also a Vol.Fireman for 28 years. |
Scaggs, Roy | 3rd class | 1970 – 1972 | R | |
Walsh, Rick | DC 2 | Mar 1970 – Nov 1971 | R | |
Frisbie, Tim | MR3 | Apr 12, 1970 – Aug 17, 1973 | R2 | |
Scalf, Gaylord | CS2 | Jul 1970 – Jul 1971 | Supply | |
Hart, David | MR2 | 1971 – 1975 | r2 | |
Gross, William Bill | mm2 | 1971 – Nov 3, 1974 | REPAIR Valve repair shop | retired Utility Plant & Ultra Pure Water Plant manager Micron Tech Manassas Va. .......worked in the valve shop, went aboard in Newport, on thru the Mayport transfer.. went to Gitmo..lots of good memories |
Robert George Click, Robert | PMSA | 1971 – 1972 | Engineering | Old ship, had a nice r+r in Bermuda |
Brown, Jimmy | e-3 | May 18, 1971 – Jul 14, 1973 | first div | There Was a country band on board i was the drummer. We also play down town when we did not have duty. we were in port a lot if there is any one knows where jessie sheaperd is please let me know we were best buds |
Stovall, Leonard | ETN2/ET1 | Jun 1971 – Dec 1974 | R-4, ARRS (Repair Office) | R-4 LPO for test equipment repair. Reported aboard in Newport and made the homeport shift to Jacksonville. worked out of rate in the repair office for 18 month. Stood aft gangway OOD. |
Ryan, David | SK2 | Jun 1971 – 1975 | Supply | |
Richardson, Bruce | HT1 | Jul 1, 1971 – Aug 16, 1973 | R | |
Pelletier, Stephen | SK3 | Dec 31, 1971 – Aug 31, 1973 | S-1 | Reported aboard AD-28 on 12-31-71. SKCM Keith Ripley was a welcomed, familiar face I knew from Small Craft Repair Facility in Danang, Vietnam. Hull designation was changed to AR-28 in March 1972. SK2 D. Ryan best friend. |
Schwerin, Ken | EM3 | Jan 1, 1972 – May 19, 1974 | R | First Ship great time in Mayport FL would like to reconnect with some old shipmates. Greg Edward ,Stevens,Vandalely. |
Russell, Vernon | MM2 | Jun 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1974 | REPAIR 2 | LEFT THE CANYON AS A MM2 AND WENT ON TO SERVE ANOTHER 25 YEARS AND RETIRED AS A SENIOR CHIEF, |
Liggett, Robert | DT3 | Jul 4, 1972 – Aug 31, 1973 | Sick Bay / Dental | Reported aboard in.dry dock in Boston, yard birds went on strike. Ship was towed to Navy Yard in NYC. 6 months later & $20,000,000 returned to home port in Newport, RI. Sent to Cuba for training for 6 weeks. |
Spivey, Donald (Dude) | IC3 | Aug 1972 – May 15, 1975 | ||
Petrino, Bob Nickname (Joe) | FN3 | Aug 6, 1972 – Jun 13, 1975 | R | Was in R division Ray Thorn and Chief Hobbs were in charge. boarded when in south Boston then in yard in Bronx, back to Newport and off to Mayport when fleet left the RI. Went to Bahamas and Cuba not much else |
Slater, Kenny | BT3 | 1973 – 1975 | MP | Checked on board in Newport then ship moved to Mayport |
Fisk, Ray | ET2 | 1973 – 1975 | R4 | I was an ET in the electronic repair shop |
Rucker, Len | MM2 | Jan 1973 – Jul 6, 1974 | Outside Machine Shop | Grand Canyon was my last duty station. Went on to become a mechanical engineer. |
Van Daley, Dave (Van) | E5 | Mar 1973 – Feb 1975 | Engineering | Ken, Ivan, Haynes, Edwards, Edmonds, (Andy Bobko passed away), Mario, Charlie, George, I know there are a lot more Shipmates but at 62 it's hard to remember. There were good times & bad times, I remember the good times. |
Dinsmore, Jerry | EM3 | Mar 15, 1973 – Feb 14, 1975 | E | I was in Ship's company Electric Shop., promoted to EM2 after my transfer to the Roosevelt in Feb '75 .. Came on board while the ship was in the yard in New York of March "73 . Gitmo. Newport, transfer to Mayport. |
Wisenberger, Doc | HM3 | Jun 1, 1973 – Mar 10, 1975 | Sickbay | Served during a time when we, the USS Milwaukee, and two Norwegian tankers were in a storm with 40 ft swells and 100 Knot winds.... the two tankers sank! |
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