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USS Sumter (LST 1181) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sumter (LST 1181). 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 263 crew members registered for the USS Sumter (LST 1181).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner, Patrick | OSSR-OS2 | Jan 1982 – Sep 1985 | OI | My first sea command. I was taught by the best, OS1 Kerr, OS2 Tatum, amoung others. Any other OS's hanging around anywhere? |
| Benson, Jim | bm2 | Feb 1982 – Oct 1985 | 2nd | it was fun but i dont miss it |
| Ordmandy, Gene | BM2(SW) | Mar 15, 1982 – Jan 26, 1986 | 2nd Div | Hey deck div you still alive and kickin ass. Never forget those last min Yard and Stay riggings, or vertreps,or unreps,or DC Drills,or port and starboard watches. i'm only kidding, wouldn't have missed that for the world |
| Farrington, Tyrone E. | SM2 | Apr 1982 – Dec 1985 | OC02 | Wally Hill, Randy Arney, David Blake, Donnie Malone, Corson, David Dallas, BM1 Jones, MSC Groves, SH1 Timley, SM1 Hager, RM1 Calmese, RMSN Jackson |
| Brubaker, Wayne Brubedoo | EN1 | Aug 12, 1982 – Jul 29, 1999 | ENG | Would love to hear from ole ship mates |
| Everson, Christopher | ENS - LT | Oct 1982 – Apr 1985 | A-GANG, ADMIN, NAVIGATION | |
| Cowley, Jeff | EN2 | 1983 – 1986 | M | |
| Strack, Bobby | EM2 | 1983 – 1986 | E | You touch me and I'll kill ya, you touch my stuff and I'll kill ya! And any of you homos touch me and I'll kill ya! : ) Stay in touch, great memories! |
| Acevedo, Ace | E1 | 1983 – 1984 | Engineering | |
| Griffin, Jimmie | YN3 | 1983 – 1994 | ADMIN | I was a reservest attached to the sumter two weeks out of the year enjoyed my time there (some of you my remember me when i was blinded by flash burns and everyone had to lead me around for a couple of days) thank you |
| East, Charles E. | E5/FC2 | 1983 – 1987 | Fox | |
| Brown, Kenny | EM2 | Jan 1, 1983 – Jan 1, 1985 | Engineering | I enjoyed the time we had on the Sumter. There is nothing like crossing the Atlantic 2x in a flat bottomed boat. |
| D'Avignon, Allen | CSCS | Feb 1983 – Dec 1983 | ||
| Elliott, Doug | LT | Feb 22, 1983 – May 22, 1986 | 1st and fox | Best 3 years of my entire navy career. Never forget Capt. Pernini and our XO, Tom. Our 7 month Med with 22 days underway & 190 in ports. This was a cruise only myths are made from. |
| Williams, Robert | HM2 | Mar 4, 1983 – Aug 1985 | OX | |
| Kilpatrick, Chris | E-4 HT3 | Mar 12, 1983 – Jun 30, 1986 | R- DIVISION | It was a wonderful experience being aboard the uss sumter . There are times I wished I would've stayed and then there are times where I have no regrets. It was a life changing experience. |
| Johnson, Darryl (Magic) | MS3 | Apr 1983 – Dec 1986 | S -2 | Hey glad I found this site I see a lot of my old partners on here will be hitting u up. |
| Bufler, Jeff | MS 3 | Apr 15, 1983 – Dec 14, 1986 | Supply | working in the galley i got to meet a lot of good people made many good friends. |
| Collier, Christopher | MS2 | Jun 15, 1983 – Mar 13, 1985 | supply | I loved being out to sea. Some great memories and lots of hard work. Would like to see everyone again. I often wonder how many went to the duty rack in engineering? |
| Vaughn, Richard | IC3 | Jul 11, 1983 – Jul 11, 1987 | E DIVISION | |
| Emmons, John | IC3 | Dec 20, 1983 – Mar 31, 1987 | ELECTRICIANS | On the Sumter for 3.5 long years. Good group of guys. Still talk to Denis Dille, Don Cox, and Bobby Strack. |
| Dallas, David | SM2 | 1984 – 1986 | OC | |
| Yates, Max | GMG3 | 1984 – 1987 | Fox | I got to make some really great friends and had some good times along the way. Hope all are doing well. |
| Coleman, Michael | OSSN | 1984 – 1986 | Deck | What a great experience to start my Navy career.Mostly remember crossing Atlantic and sick Grunts .... Lolz |
| Fishburn, Kemm | MR1 | Feb 1, 1984 – May 30, 1988 | A-Gang | Lots of great memories and friends. |
| Enyart, Brent | RM2 | Feb 1, 1984 – Dec 10, 1987 | OC | |
| Stewart, Mark | OS2 | Feb 12, 1984 – Aug 23, 1987 | CIC | Shout outs to the OS crew between 84 - 87. Jeff (OS1) Leroy, Harris, Pat, Baker, Shipman, Lasher, John, Contreas just to name a few. These were some of the best years of my life. 1181 is a number I will never forget. |
| Newton, Frederic | GMG2 | May 1984 – Apr 1988 | FOX | Loved my time onboard. Started out with Deck gang; then I worked up thru the gunnery div. with the help of the old chief gunner, who took me and made me a member of the best group of guys I have ever worked with. Fox division rocks!! |
| Maurer, Bruce | ENCM(SW) | Jun 1984 – Apr 1991 | M | Great Memories Still love my Softball. Enjoying retirement but still working living in Maine. DSrop a line and sure miss the great times we all had. Sure miss my sidekick Big Walt EN1 Boner as well as the family of the Sumter. |
| Stanford, Douglas | ms E3 | Jun 1, 1984 – | supply | |
| Gidney, Donnie | E-4/SK3 | Aug 1984 – Apr 1987 | S-1 | |
| Jeff Michael Moyer, Moose | EN2 | Sep 1984 – Mar 1988 | A gang | Good times |
| Schmidt, William | HT3 | 1985 – Feb 1989 | Repair | It was cool to see names I almost forgot. I still keep in touch with a few people, T Cupp, Teen and talked to Sammy a couple of times. It was fun the time I was there (glad to be away). Enjoy my job now-----hate the rest of life $$$$$ haha. |
| Mandeville, Pete | EN2 | 1985 – 1987 | M | Miss my brothers in M division. Drop a line. |
Huttenbrauck, Richard  | FCCS | 1985 – 1988 | Fox | Great tour aboard Sumter. Can't seem to find any of the old salts I served with. SMC Powell, GMGC Kachuba, MSC Groves and BMCM Wooley. I went on to recruiting (that really sucked) and then USS AW Radford. Ret.1993 |
| Laws, Darren | EN2 | 1985 – 1991 | M | How hard it has been to find my long lost mates! Feel free to hit me up anytime! Miss you all and the days we had so much wild fun together! |
| Campbell, Doug | E-4 BT3 | Jan 15, 1985 – Oct 30, 1988 | M | Had alot of good times onboard the Sumter I had a lot of good friends in the navy and often think of them, would like to hear from any of them . |
| Lenherr, Russ | EN2 | Mar 1985 – 1988 | M-Division | |
| Lafreniere, Donald | en2 | Mar 1, 1985 – Oct 1, 1988 | A-Gang M Div | |
| Milton, Whittaker | bm2 | Mar 23, 1985 – Mar 23, 1989 | deck | |
| Clark, Keith (Keith-ro) | EN3 | May 1985 – Dec 1988 | M Div | Wow..I can on that ship a young kid of 18 and left a man...Whether ruckusing with T-Cupp, Changing pumps with Doug ang Greg Fresh, or partying with T-Bop..good times. |
| Lawlor, Tom(Lexx) | BM2 | Sep 1985 – Feb 1989 | Second/Deck | Still keep in touch w/ some of the old deck apes,Ran into Greg Kemp on a street corner in Atl. Small world! keep in touch,Lawlormarine@comcast.net |
| Cruz, Ronald | EMFN | Sep 16, 1985 – Apr 11, 1987 | E | This is my first ship in the Navy. I was young at that time and I don't know anything about the Navy. EMC Alejandro and EM1 Zulsdorf was my LCPO and LPO at that time... |
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