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USS Recovery (ARS 43) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Recovery (ARS 43). 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 181 crew members registered for the USS Recovery (ARS 43).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1977 | 1978 – 1984 | 1985 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagel, Mark (Chainfall) | EN1 | Jun 1978 – May 1980 | Engineering B1 | Had some good times, worked hard with some good hard working men.I learned a lot and saw a lot of the world. I worked for Mr. Reed ,EN1 Barrier (Wingnut), and EN1 Jones. Freinds included Yager, Nabor, Trainer, Hewet, |
| Minor, William | EMC | 1979 – 1980 | Engineering | Came aboard as EM!, was selected for EMC. |
| Neych, Daniel | RM3 | 1979 – Dec 12, 1980 | radio man | |
| Liles, William | EM2 | Mar 1, 1979 – Mar 1, 1981 | E | Served with the greatest crew. |
| Hammond, Andrew/andy | Capt | Jun 11, 1979 – Dec 7, 1987 | Command | Served as XO from 1979 until 1981. Skippered Recovery from July 1985 until December 1987. Best tour I ever had in the Canoe Club; super crew during both tours. Miss those days on the Junk Boats. |
| Smith, Drew | IC2 DV | Jul 1979 – Sep 1981 | Salvage Diver | Enjoyed the experience. A good group of sailors. |
| Babcock, Chuck | SH2 | Aug 15, 1979 – May 13, 1983 | Supply | Some of the best times of my youth were spent on the "Big R".I made some very good friends,some more like brothers,you know who are. |
| Hayes, Henry (Hank) | EN2 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1983 | B2 Enginering | |
Milyko, Bruce  | EM2 | Oct 1979 – Jul 1983 | E | |
| Gillispie, Eugene | EN2 | Dec 10, 1979 – Jun 10, 1983 | Engineering B-1 | Salvage Navy, what a blast! |
| Laikin, Steven | EN3 | Jan 1980 – Feb 15, 1982 | None | Aft Engineering Snipe For ever |
| Merkel, George A | OS1 | Apr 1980 – Jan 1982 | OPS | Best tour I had in the Navy. |
| Cole, Darrell (Harpo) | Jan 5, 1981 – Jul 6, 1984 | |||
| Rasmussen, Keith | SH3 | Jul 1981 – Sep 1982 | Supply | USS Recovery was incredible. I joined the crew in 1981 at Naples, visited Florence, Pisa, Jerusalem, Athens, Barcelona. 1982 upkeep in Staten Island. Great times with great guys! God Bless you all... |
| Solomonic, William | PN1 | Jan 1, 1982 – Dec 28, 1986 | ADMIN | |
| Masterson, Richard (Rich) | Lieutenant | Feb 1982 – Dec 1985 | Ops/Salv | Met the ship in Istanbul as salvage officer and departed three years later as XO. Great crew and wardroom! Key operations: towing targets off Beirut, salvage in St. Thomas, Grenada, Nautilus tow to Groton. |
| Reeder, Steven | RM2 | Mar 10, 1982 – Nov 10, 1983 | OPS/RADIO | |
| Grashof, John | SMC | Mar 24, 1982 – Apr 26, 1987 | admin | retired 1994 |
| Scholl, Tom | RM3 | Apr 1982 – Sep 1985 | Radio | No better than Salvage!! |
| Harte, Greg | EM2 | Apr 1, 1982 – Nov 1, 1986 | Engineering/E Div | |
| White, Steven | RM2 | Jun 1, 1982 – Jan 10, 1986 | Operations | Served aboard one of best ships in the Navy. Made some life long friends. |
| Brittingham, Robert | LCDR | Aug 1982 – Jul 1985 | CO | Best ship and crew I ever served on, and with. |
| Keys, Brian (Bester) | HTFN | Aug 19, 1982 – May 2, 1986 | ENG> | |
| Buchholz, Scott (Boo) | QM3 | Nov 15, 1982 – Jan 4, 1985 | Served with Capt. Brittingham, Mike Rolls, Petey Adams, Steve White, Iceman Everrett, Gonzalez (Gonzo), Bob Stephens (Battle Bob), Brian Keys (Bester), Harpo, Troy Lytle, Dick, Bernie. The ship was the best! Had many good times. | |
| Calderon, Andres (Andy) | sk3 | Dec 1982 – Aug 1985 | supply | Served on the Recovery as a deck seaman, w/ BM1 Filipone, then i became a Storekeeper. Served with, then Mr. Coster, SKSC Overstreet, SKSN Root. Those were the best times in my Naval career. My best friend was EN3 Aceves |
| Gonzalez, Felipe | BM2 | Dec 1, 1982 – Jul 7, 1985 | Deck | I served in Deck Department with BM2 Everett, BM1 Filipone, BM3 Damilia, QM3 Bucholz, QM3 Adams |
| Harner, Roger------pops------dc1 | DC1 | 1983 – 1988 | repair | STILL TALK ABOUT THE TIMES ON RECO. CONSIDER HER THE BEST LI'L BOAT IN THE FLEET. THE SKIPPER, COSTER AND BOS'N JACK GREAT LEADERS. AND WHO CAN FORGET THE CRAZY STUFF THAT WENT ON INSIDE THOSE HULLS. BLESS Y'ALL. |
| Clowers, Gordon | BM3DV | May 1983 – Sep 1985 | Deck | |
| Root, Lonnie | SK2 | Jun 7, 1983 – Jun 6, 1987 | Supply | |
| Carpenter, Paul | EN1/DV | Aug 1983 – Dec 1985 | B1 and Dive Locker | Hardest working crew ever; work hard and play hard. I run in to Schecterly once in a while and ran into Dave Base a couple of weeks ago at the MDV reunion here in Panama City. Any shipmates in the area give me a yell. |
| Crouch, Robert | EN3 | Sep 1983 – Dec 1985 | Engineering B-1 | Great ship and crew!! I grew up with these men! 2 Med cruises and tons of Fun and memories!! |
| Thomas, Perry | OS3/DV | Sep 17, 1983 – Sep 17, 1985 | Diver | Served with Grosso, Jacks and Gordie in the Dive Locker. When we were underway, I served with Petey up in the OS room. Swim in the middle of Atlantic, Sub tow, Stern gate, Med cruise with Mine ops, great stuff. |
| Evevard, Richard /dick | QM3 | Oct 12, 1983 – Oct 12, 1985 | NAVIGATION | I came on the ship after it retuned from Grenada and was lucky enough to make a Med cruise. I hardly remember any names except for Bucholz and Petey and Meeks. |
| Wilcox, Joel | YN1(SW) | Jan 1984 – Jul 1986 | Admin | I was the leading Yeoman in the Ship's Office. |
| Florence, Wm. Frank | HT2/DV | Feb 1984 – Feb 1987 | HULL TECH / DIVE LOCKER | Worked in engineering as an HT and hung out with the deck apes as a diver. Best of both worlds. Did a little stint with the CB's in the reserves afterwards. Today a Captain with the St Louis Fire Department. Good times. |
| Henke, Joseph | En2 | Feb 11, 1984 – Feb 19, 1988 | M1 | Couple things really remember Always on the go ! But did get some good port of calls . Remember pull the USS Nautilus from Panama City Panama to Groton Ct. Having the SEALS on board for cruise in 86. |
| Coster, John | ENS - LT | Jun 1984 – Jan 1987 | Operations, Supply & | The best Command and Bob Brittingham was the best Commanding Officer in my 20 year career. I can't drive a car worth a dam but I can still park a 200 ft tug boat thanks to Bob. Served with SK1 Root, LT Danshaw, SKC Overstreet & many mor |
| Rowe, Philip | QM2 | Jul 1984 – Mar 25, 1988 | Navigation | Looking back now, I had a pretty good time on the Recovery. Enjoyed the two med cruises and all the port calls. Look forward to someday maybe going back to some of these ports. |
| Karafa, Kenneth | EN3 | Jul 24, 1984 – Jun 27, 1987 | Engineering | good time on board, had some great cruises, and met some good people |
| Bateman, James | RM2 | Aug 15, 1984 – 1987 | OC | After RM1 transferred. I became the leading RM just before the Med Cruise. Anyone remember SWIM CALL in the middle of the Atlantic? RECO was a fun command. Almost like MacHales navy, but we had a great CO. Brittingham . |
| Richards, Wally | RM3 | Oct 1984 – Jun 6, 1986 | Radio | First Med Cruz with rm2 Bates |
| Wyche, Kevin | OS2 | Oct 1984 – Jun 1989 | operations | Not onnly was this my first ship, but the best I ever served aboard. |
| Richards, Wally | RM3 | Oct 10, 1984 – Jun 6, 1986 | Radio | My first Med Cruz was on this ship. with Rm2 bates Rm1 Fern Et2 Watson andEt2 sweeny..bm1 Filipone. Ht2 Franklin |
| Richards, Wally | RM3 | Oct 17, 1984 – Jun 6, 1986 | radio | served with the finest people around |
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