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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bristol County (LST 1198). 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 321 crew members registered for the USS Bristol County (LST 1198).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1974 | 1975 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombardi, Matthew | BMSN | 1975 – 1977 | 1st &2nd Coxwain | Now that was good duty. Papa Boats and Subic Bay. Gator Navy Life! |
| Hamilton, Mike Hambone (Bone) | BM3 | 1975 – 1979 | 1st | |
| Kohler, Todd | SMSN | 1975 – 1977 | Communications | This Pud is for you..... |
| Glorfield, Eric | Ht3 | Jan 1975 – Oct 1977 | R | |
| Rose, Michael (Mick) | RMSN & RM3 | Feb 1975 – Feb 1978 | Communications | 1 West-Pac in 76 and a trip up to Kodiak AK for their 4th of July in 77. Any one know what happened to Graling (Snake) Bennett??? |
| Cobb, Tim | EM3 | Feb 1975 – 1978 | First and best ship. 20 years of service and I remember her well. Never forget LVT's breaking loose and knocking a hole in the HT shop | |
| Nelson, Mark | GMG2 | Feb 1, 1975 – Oct 1, 1979 | 3RD | THE FIRST BATTLE E FOR A 3" 50 GUN MOUNT IN THE PACIFIC FLEET. HOPE ALL YOU GUYS FROM 3RD DIV. ARE DOIN WELL. |
| Sweet, Jerry | CPL | Mar 1975 – May 1975 | HQ and Hotel 3/12 Marine detachment | It was a good time and lots of good friends. |
| Cartwright, Walter | BM3 | Mar 1, 1975 – Sep 15, 1976 | ||
| Anders, John Boy | FTG3 | May 1975 – May 1978 | 3rd | It was a pleasure serving with everyone. I was one of the last FT's onboard... |
| Yates, Justin "Bronc" | EN3 | May 29, 1975 – May 29, 1979 | M | Miss everyone but dragknuckles and chief Sitre |
| Morton, Stephen | Jun 1975 – Aug 1976 | Medical | I was an HM3 and served with HMC Kelly Parker | |
| Mondragon, Timothy | QM3 | Jul 15, 1975 – Jul 10, 1977 | OINX NAVIGATION | THINKING ABOUT ALL THE GREAT TIMES ON WESTPAC '75 WITH RATLIFF, CORRIGAN, JOHNSON, PARTAIN, AND ALL THE REST. THE SHIPS PARTY IN SUBIC AT WHITE ROCK BEACH WAS THE BEST. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING THESE DAYS? |
| Christian, Larry | GMG3 | Jul 26, 1975 – May 26, 1979 | 3rd | These were the best years of my life. Especially Wespacs!! |
| Jones, Eugene | SN | Aug 1975 – Jul 1976 | Deck and Mess | What a year. What I remember of it..... |
| Branch, Dale | EN3 | Aug 1975 – Aug 1979 | M | |
| Shampo, Raymond | rm3 | Aug 1, 1975 – Apr 14, 1977 | radio | |
| Cooney, Danny | E-5 | Oct 20, 1975 – Jul 24, 1979 | (RM) Radioman | Best years of my life! Except for the 3 days of hell. Hi to all. I've talked to several of you from time to time. Good Times! Look me up, I'm in So. Utah. Haze Gray and underway. |
| Thompson, Mel | EN2 | Nov 1975 – Jul 1979 | M | Had A Great Time With You All. Hope To Meet Up With Some Of You Again. |
| Higgins, Russ | QM2 | Nov 1975 – Jun 1979 | Navigation | Where is Gary Lee Fischer from Freemont NE |
| Higgins, Russ | QUARTERMASTER 2ND CLASS | Nov 1, 1975 – Jun 15, 1979 | Navigation | USS BRISTOL COUNTY |
| Broome, Mike | BM3 | Nov 1, 1975 – 1977 | 1st & 2nd | 2 of the best years with some of craziest deck ape's around. Rooster, Ham Bone, Shire, Coorigan, Higgins, Martinez, Hernandez, and Big Joe Carlson, Wesley and many more ... Ship shape and Bristol Fashion... What an embarasing song... |
| Thatcher, Jerry | EN2 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1979 | M | couple of great Westpacs! Except for the hurricane we rode out for 3 days! |
| Schwab, Jim | EN2 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1979 | M | It was a great experience! |
| Yingst, Lee | BT3 | 1976 – 1980 | stationed in san diego, loved it | |
| Truesdell, Terry | ET | 1976 – 1979 | OC | |
| Smith, Marshall | EN2 | Jan 28, 1976 – Sep 4, 1977 | Eng | Had a great time with lots of memories from PI and west pac. Miss all the party animals....Jacks, Rice, Sitre, Thompson, Yates and rest of M Div..... |
| Padilla, Mitch (Pud) | ETR2 | Jul 1976 – Sep 1979 | ET Shop | Hey, took me a while to log on but ... Great to see some of my old friends and mates on the list. 39 months and 2 WestPacs worth of growing up and some very funny memories. Hope time has served us all well ... |
| Dehaan, John | EM3 | Oct 1976 – Feb 1978 | Electrical | A crew that despite parting hard often,always got the job done no matter what the circumstances. |
| Reynolds, Walter | PN1 | Oct 31, 1976 – Sep 13, 1979 | Admin | I retired from the Navy in 1979. I now have a new career, writing books. My first book is "Monk's Journey" and then "Reach". My new book "The Custodian is due out May 2017. My next book "The Cave" by Dec 2017 |
| Shadel, Steve | GMG3 | 1977 – Jul 28, 1979 | 3rd | HUH GUNNER!!! Sweep, swab, buff and lick. Turn too and all that jazz. Good memories too. |
| Graham, Kipp | pfc | 1977 – 1978 | a company 1st batt. 9th marines | i was lucky enough to go on two westpac floats. before rotating back to the states, to lejeune. man if only we could go back! saipan,guam,tinian,the purple haze bar in olongopo,phillipines. those definately were the days |
| Cason, Michael | YN3 | Jan 5, 1977 – Jan 5, 1980 | XO | |
| Hyatt, Sam | EN3 | Mar 1, 1977 – Jul 15, 1979 | Engineering | Made a life time of memories!! Paul, Jim and myself made a band and would practice underway during westpac 1978.. |
| Winch, Steve | EM2 | Jun 1977 – Oct 1979 | E division | Appreciate the team and the chance to tour the far east. BC1198 was my preferred ship of 3 gators during my tour. Next time around, i'd be more appreciative to Jomoc. |
| Fields, Ron | EN2 | Jul 16, 1977 – Feb 10, 1981 | M | I HAD A GREAT TIME ANDMADE A BUNCH OF FRIENDS. |
| Thurston, Mike | EN3 | Aug 1977 – Aug 1979 | M | I think about all the great times I had with my shipmates |
| Blackburn, Jim | GMG3 | Oct 1, 1977 – Aug 1, 1979 | ||
| Brandel, Robert Boom Boom Boggie Bob | corporal | Dec 1977 – May 1978 | USMC | Was on the BC for WESTPAC 77-78 went to Tinian, Saipan,Guam. Was a United States Marine stationed on Okinawa, Camp Schwab. H&S Co. Weapons Plt. 106's. |
| Ellwood, Chris | QM | 1978 – 1982 | Navigation | |
| Sulman, Ld | RM3 | Jan 2, 1978 – Jul 1, 1980 | ||
| Petty, Douglas | OS1 | Mar 1978 – Sep 1980 | OI | SEVED WITH A GREAT CREW THAT ACCOMPLISHED EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE FACED WITH, AND ALSO HAD SOME GREAT OFFICERS. EVEN WITH SIX YEARS OF SEADUTY UNDER MY BELT I STILL GOT SEA SICK A COUPLE OF TIMES, " BOY DID SHE KNOW HOW TO ROLL ".... |
| Northrup, Lee | EN3 | Jun 1978 – Nov 1981 | "M" | best time of my life!! miss all i served with!! |
| Heckert, David | EN2 | Jun 1978 – Oct 1982 | M | Scurvy Dogs! |
| Rhames, Chris | E-3 | Jun 1, 1978 – Jun 5, 1980 | 2nd | Would like to find shipmates |
| McCarthy, Albert | SK3 | Sep 1978 – May 1981 | supply | |
| Lewis, Kc | RM | Oct 1978 – Aug 1981 | I can remember every square inch of her. | |
| Rodriguez, Jose | sm3-sr | Nov 13, 1978 – Jan 10, 1981 | ops | had the best times and some bad ones. rmember good people like eugene bridges, peter haislip,boskovits, john wade, and my buddy hubbard that was my best man when i got married. if you remember me, drop me a line |
| Crouch, Mark | EMFR | Dec 1978 – Jan 1981 | E | I enjoyed my time on the BC a helluva lot more than the lifers wanted me to; and I paid for it. No regrets then no regrets now. The road goes on forever and the party never ends. |
| Crouch, Mark | EMFR | Dec 1978 – Jan 1981 | E | Who'd have thought I'd live this long? |
| Wagner, William | OS3 | Dec 1, 1978 – Jul 31, 1981 | OI | I am the older one of the 2 Wagner brothers. Tim is the other. Lots of great times, and not-so-great ones. Nonetheless, it was a memorable time. I remember the WestPac 79-80, crossing the equator and Aus & NZ. Say Hi! |
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