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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Regulus (AF 57). 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 60 crew members registered for the USS Regulus (AF 57).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne, James | RD3 | Feb 1953 – Dec 1954 | OI | I put her in commission, spent one year on her, made one WestPac cruise. |
| Cunningham, David | GM 3 | Nov 10, 1953 – Jun 2, 1956 | 3rd | |
| Ronnestad, Bert | EM3 | Sep 10, 1954 – Dec 20, 1955 | Engineering | I repaired a lot of the electrical systems after the ship was commissioned in Feb, 1954. |
| Pirtle, Henry | PN3 | Oct 1954 – Mar 1957 | Ships Offfice | Flue to Japan after boot camp, joined the ship in Sasebo, Japan. |
| De Reu, John | MM 3 | Mar 1956 – Sep 1957 | Engineering | Joined ship in Sasabo, Japan and left in Sasabo, Japan |
| Taylor, Larry | YN3 | Jan 1960 – Aug 1962 | ships office | |
| MacDonald, Edward (Mac) | SA to GM2 | May 21, 1960 – Mar 10, 1965 | First Div then third Div | I enjoyed most of my almost 5 years on Regulus. I stayed in the Navy for over 30 years and retired as a CWO4. The Regulus crew have regular reunions and are on Facebook. Come join us. |
| Keely, Clifton | BT/MM/MR | Jan 1961 – May 28, 1964 | Engg | A hard ending for a ship that did not do much other than always made her commitments. It was a big improvement when they put the air conditioning aboard. I made 5 trips across the pond on her. |
| Norton, Jr, Alford, A.t. | 1962 – 1963 | |||
| Yarbrough, Larry (Arkie) | BM3 | 1962 – Dec 1964 | 2nd (Deck) | |
| Klingensmith, Jerry | RM2 | Jan 1962 – Jul 1964 | OC | |
| Klein, Walter | Captain | Feb 16, 1962 – Feb 16, 1963 | 139 th | This was my father.He was captain Walter C. Klein who commanded the Regulus from1962 1963. I was hoping there was some one out there that might remember my father and be able to tell stories or service information. |
| Grady, Mike | SK2 | Aug 1962 – Jan 1964 | Commissary | |
| Grady, Mike | SK2 | Aug 1962 – Jan 10, 1964 | ||
| Meyers, Richard | PC2 | Aug 10, 1962 – Dec 14, 1962 | Admin | I was briefly assigned to the Regulus Post Office after the previous PC striker went awol with postal funds. I only had a couple of months left on my enlistment. I got extended due to the Cuban crisis. |
| Firkey, Lester | BM3 | 1963 – 1964 | 2nd Division-Gun Captain | Served as Boatswains Mate of the watch while steaming in the Tonkin Gulf |
| Wallin, Tom | BMC USN RET. | Nov 1, 1963 – Nov 15, 1965 | 1st | Also served on board 67-69 after a tour in country Vietnam |
| Dufey, Robert | E-3 | Dec 1963 – Mar 1965 | 1 | |
| Roach, Kenneth | 1964 – | |||
| Melton, Todd, Son Of William G. Melton, Gm | Fathers rank/rate GMG3 | 1964 – 1966 | Not sure. 3rd? | My father William G. Melton served aboard USS Regulus in the mid 1960's. He died of an accident while serving at Great Lakes Training Center. I just want to know if anyone here remembers him. Todd Melton |
| Walker, Preston | E-3 | Oct 10, 1964 – Aug 6, 1966 | 1 | |
| Torres, Lupe | RM2 | Nov 19, 1964 – Nov 5, 1968 | Operations | Radioman - Made 4 WestPac deployments Looking for Ron Sykes (North Carolina) Bobby Dan Wells (Oklahoma) Bruce Syska (Yonkers N.Y.) |
| Roach, Kenneth | YN3 | Nov 22, 1964 – Oct 20, 1966 | X | |
| Cobb, Dave | Fireman BT | 1965 – Nov 1967 | B Division | Looking for other BTs from this time period |
| Griffith, James | E4 | 1965 – 1966 | 1st | |
| McIntire, Ross "Mac" | ETR3 | Apr 1965 – Oct 1967 | Ops | Made three WestPac cruises |
| Juracich, Vince | E-4 CS3 | Sep 15, 1965 – 1969 | comissary, post office clerk | I am looking to reconnect with my old pals. |
| Picquett, Henry | BT | Nov 16, 1965 – Sep 9, 1967 | fireman BT | Looking for shipmates that will write a sign statement to verify my stressor PTSD and exposure to the herbcide Agent Orange that was sprayed in the region of Vietnam.I was on various piers unloading food cargo nets |
| Hewitt, Jeruel | EMC | Jan 1966 – Jun 1967 | Electric | I boarded the Regulus in San Francisco in 1966 and Departed the Regulus by Helocopter at Yankee Station off Vietnam in June 1967 |
| Garzillo, Daniel | AF 57 | Feb 6, 1966 – Aug 26, 1969 | Supply 1 | Dan Garzillo SK 3. served with Capt. Willy, EWGendron & DBAustin, Lt Reisinger , Lt Balding , Ens Jones Chief Hislop. Did 3 mos head cleaner, 3 mos in Chiefs Pantry. 2wks. on visiting British ship at Trea.Isl. as driver for Chiefs. |
| Neiman, Richard | Ltjg | 1967 – Oct 1969 | Second Division Officer | |
| Sannar, Franklin | pn2 | Jan 7, 1967 – 1969 | personnel | looking for shipmates |
| Van Sant, James | LTJG | Jun 15, 1967 – | OPS | |
| Marchesani, Charles | E3 deck hand | Aug 30, 1967 – Aug 13, 1968 | 2nd | SHIPS LOGS....if any of my shipmates need proof of the Regulas AF57 being in Vietnam and tied up to several ports in Vietnam leaving Alameda ca on Jan 1968 for a 4 month westpac cruise email me thru this site for ships logs. |
| Weir, Tom | HM3 | Oct 1967 – 1969 | 1st/ sick bay | |
| Eshelman, Bill | Fire Control Tech 2 | Oct 30, 1967 – Feb 1969 | 3rd Division | When I came aboard we were getting ready to load up and head over to Westpac. They delayed our departure to early Jan 1968 so we could spend Christmas at home port. Captain Austin was the skipper. We became shellbacks. |
| Ames, James | Dec 18, 1967 – Jan 10, 1968 | |||
| Hamilton, David | Gunner's Mate 2nd Class | 1968 – Aug 6, 1971 | 3rd Division | While I hate the Navy, I loved my shipmate friends. I learned a great deal that helped me later in life. |
| Spence, Eric/rick | BT2 | 1968 – Aug 17, 1971 | B | Great Memories.One hell of a night on Aug. 17th.'71. got a little wet in the morning. |
| Slagle, Alton | FN3 | Jun 5, 1968 – Dec 10, 1969 | M division | Loved my ship mates. Great times in Hong Kong |
| Hoobler, Larry | CS2 | Jul 30, 1968 – Dec 24, 1968 | ||
| Tusinger, Arthur Edward (Ed) | SA | Oct 15, 1968 – Apr 8, 1969 | 1st | Went on WestPAC tour Oct 68 to Jan 69. Spent my entire tour on the mess decks. When we returned home the ship went to dry dock and I got orders to DP"A" school in San Diego. |
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