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USS Reclaimer (ARS 42) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Reclaimer (ARS 42). 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 138 crew members registered for the USS Reclaimer (ARS 42).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1981 | 1982 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheer, Victor | EN3 | 1982 – | a-gang, b-2 | |
| Blanco, Don | RM2 | Jan 1982 – Feb 1985 | Operations | Good Duty. Crew of Characters but tight knit. Good friends with Steve Tucker in Operations Dept. Almost lost my life on that ship during Westpac Cruise! |
Blanco, Don  | E-5 | Jan 1982 – Feb 1985 | Radio | Was on board with Robert McPaul, Charles Buzzell, Vinnie Maranki, Steve Tucker, Dan Woody and Jim Payne. Good Duty and Great Crew! |
| Petersen, Pete | E-5/SM2 | Mar 1982 – Apr 1985 | OPS | Best Times of my Life without Question! Great group of guys! |
| Grindle, Jeff | ET2 | Apr 1983 – Dec 1986 | Operations | First and best command of my career! |
| Hopson, Hop | EM2 | Jul 8, 1983 – Dec 20, 1986 | EE01 | one of the best ships in the Navy. |
| Quayle, John / Boats | BM2 | Dec 1983 – Nov 1988 | What can I say? Nothing but good times and good people. Sure do miss her and the crew I served with. | |
| De Jesus, Elias "eli" | EN3 | Dec 1983 – Jul 1985 | Engineering | I had a great tour onboard the "42 Can Do" & I always remember all those crazy "snipes" |
| Fricke, Scott | EN1 | May 1984 – Jul 1988 | "When I grow up, I wanna be a ship." The "Rusty R" was a small package with a big punch. Tows to Bremerton and Japan, "Red Dawn" on the fantail and scoutin' ruskies near Adak. Good shipmates made for good times. Party on | |
| Daves, Troy | EN3 | May 3, 1984 – Apr 7, 1987 | M Division | |
| Schimmel, Al (Riff-raff) | EN2 | Oct 15, 1984 – May 7, 1988 | b-1,b-2,a-gang | the best beer we ever drank was brewed in cubic bay does anyone remember the 85 west pac sound track, TARZAN BOY AND ONE NIGHT IN BANG COCK one of you sapes drop me a line. |
| Sistrunk, Richard (Dickie) | bm | Dec 1984 – Mar 1986 | boat mate | I enjoyed the short time I spent on this boat. made some great friends and alot of memories. got out and went into law enforcement and now chirf of police. Had alot of great leadership back then. |
| Alvarado, Eric | RM2 | 1985 – 1988 | Operations | |
| Herrington, Norman | RM2 | Mar 1985 – Oct 1988 | don't remember | |
| Cunningham, David | EN1 | Apr 1985 – Aug 1989 | M-Div | |
| Wallace, Wally | ET2 | Jun 1, 1985 – Mar 1, 1988 | Operations | Had some great times on the Rusty R. Really cool ports of call and great team. Also had some great runs with the divers and the CO. |
| Walund, Ken | BM3 | Sep 15, 1985 – Sep 15, 1989 | Deck | Fond memories on a great ship and of PI, Guam, Adak and Bremerton. Some memories are a little fuzzy if you know what I mean. Hi to Ellis, Ski, Perkins, Halekola, Buffy, Cook and Ozark. Anyone know where Ozark (Carl Smith ) is? |
| Townsend, Christopher | E-5/EN2 | Jan 22, 1986 – Jan 1, 1990 | Engineering | Alot of great times and good friends! Buffy,Perkins,Battle,Wilson,Schimmel just to mention a few alot of memories hard to believe it has been 22 years!!!! |
| Honer, Steve Aka Buffy | EN3 | Apr 1986 – Oct 1989 | Engineering A-Gang | These were the best days of my youth. The places we went from Japan, Vancouver, the Bremalo's in Bremerton to the "Machage Parlors" in Guam. I saved no money in Hawaii. I miss all of my buddies an . Fair Winds and following seas. |
| Powell, Gary (Moves) | IC1 | Apr 1986 – Nov 1989 | E-Div | 20 yrs, 4 ships, 2 shore duties. The Rusty R was the best of all. Great times with guys like Andy, Chung, Drew, Battle, Buffy, Cummins, Goins, and all the rest. Beer on the Pier! Best years of my career. Miss you all. |
| Perkins, Paul | HT3/DV | 1987 – Jul 1990 | Hull Shop and Dive Locker | Seems like a vacation in hindsight. Many unspeakable good times with the likes of Sprout, Skeeter, Goins, Ozark, Buffy, Cook, Smartt, Westbrook, Wilson, Halekoa, Battle, Cunningham, Murph, Osborne, ah, hell, who else? |
| Boerner, Brad | HT2 | Jan 1987 – Apr 5, 1988 | She was a good ship and had a pretty good crew. | |
| Adkins, Mel | SKC | Jan 5, 1987 – Nov 15, 1989 | Supply | I was the senior SK in charge of the Supply Dept., Food Service and Ship's Laundry. I worked with a great group of guys that were responsible for the ship winning the Supply Blue "E" by their hard work & dedication. |
| Heinzman, Paul Aka Heinz | e5 | May 1987 – May 1991 | b-1 b-2 | Lotta fond memories on that ship, never figured out why all the bars in Bremerton were named after farm animals. Hope everybody is doing well. |
| Peck, Art | MS1 | Jun 8, 1987 – Oct 21, 1990 | Food Service | Of all my ships I served on the Reclaimer was the best...best crew...best times. |
| Perkins, Paul | HT3/DV | Aug 1987 – Jul 27, 1990 | Engineering and Locker | Good friends, good times, what happened while stationed on the Reclaimer, stays on the Reclaimer: Sprout, Scam Man, Buffy, Cooke, Battle, Crazy-ass Goins, Apana, HaleKoa, Smartt, Skeeter, McNamara |
| Donovan, Dan | LT | Sep 1987 – Sep 1989 | Supply | As I prepare to retire after 30 years in the Navy, I look back at the Reclaimer as the best command I was a part of. I have great memories of the Supply Dept, Dive Locker, and the CO, LCDR Paul Bruno. |
| Halkola, Jimmy | EM2 | Nov 1987 – Nov 1991 | Engineering | |
| Mason, Robert "doc" | HM1 (SW) | Jul 10, 1988 – Jun 16, 1991 | OPS | Hey gang! She was a great ship and we had a lot of good times in Bremerton! |
| Halkola, Jimmy | EM2 | Oct 1988 – Nov 1991 | Engineering | Great ship with a Solid crew... Couldn't beat her |
| Desvignes, Ian | E-4 | Oct 1988 – Jun 1992 | Quartermaster | Looking, back...I learned a lot and had a great time...This has contributed to my success today. |
| Osborn, Douglas | HM | 1989 – 1991 | Deck | Had a lot of great times and met a lot of great friends while on the ship working in deck department. Would have stayed longer if I had not gone to HM "A" School. |
| Johnson, Eric | EM2 | Jun 1989 – Jun 1992 | EM | We could save, find, and recover anything that was lost. The only easy day was yesterday and the best beer was any shared with another shipmate of the "Rusty R" after a successful mission! I miss those days!! |
| Logan, Greg | DC2 | Jun 6, 1989 – Mar 5, 1993 | "R" | What a ship, what a crew. Man we had some fun times. You are right Doc, we did have some fun in Bremerton. And Panama, and Molokai. Good times, sure do miss it... |
| Cleven, Jim | SKCM(SW) | Sep 2, 1989 – Jun 30, 1993 | Command Master Chief | Being stationed in Hawaii was a real treat. Extended one year in order to retire. Stayed in Hawaii for another 4 years and then moved back to the mainland. |
| Brian, Baxter | E-5 | Apr 1990 – Sep 1993 | Deck | The best damn duty a one-tour-pig could ever ask for - but of course, it was in Hawaii, too. I am in Longmont, Co right now, lotsa microbreweries here... |
| Graff, Rich | ICC(SW) | Nov 1990 – Nov 1993 | E-DIV | Iron Men and Iron Ships. Work - Party hard. Best crew of dedicated professional's I ever served with. |
| Baker, Grant | e-2 | Nov 8, 1990 – Mar 1, 1994 | engine room 1 & 2 | Loved that ship! Sorry to all that had to constantly watch me do extra work while on restriction!!! Hate to say this but I had fun and wouldn't have changed a thing. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.... |
| Whitfield, Eric | BM2 | Nov 10, 1990 – Aug 20, 1994 | Deck Diving and Salvage | Great ship and greater crew miss the good times and miss them all with that 42 can do spirit. |
| Bridges, George | CWO-3 | Dec 1990 – Sep 1994 | Chief Engineer | This was by far the finest tour of duty out of the 26 years I spent in the Navy. Great ship, great crew, great homeport, it was a real shame to have to decommission her. |
| Hafer, Fred | HT1-ENS | Dec 1990 – Dec 15, 1993 | Repair | Good ship, GREAT CHENG!!!!!!! Thanks Mr. Bridges.....you taught me a lot!! Norman Tourville; my sponsor when I made Chief. Another great guy!! Mike Marceaux; You rocked! Mark Helmkamp....Thanks! Nuff said! Tony Owens.......you could |
| Coleman, Timothy | E-3 | Dec 1990 – 1994 | E | Hello all. I hope life is treating you well |
| Hayward, Bryan | GMG2 SW/DV | Dec 23, 1990 – Jan 13, 1994 | Diver | What's up people |
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