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USS Renville (APA 227) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Renville (APA 227). 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 42 crew members registered for the USS Renville (APA 227).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, William | AP 227 | 1945 – | ||
| Woods, Eldon C. | F 1/C | Nov 1945 – | not sure--my dad is deceased. Left for Samar on USS Renville in November 1945. Got out of Navy early to go home and farm. | My dad, Eldon C. Woods, volunteered for the Navy in late December of 1944 at 17 y.o. He arrived in Samar at 18 1/2 y.o. on the USS Renville. I am trying to understand his military history. |
| Rogers, Howard | ET 2/C | May 1946 – Jul 1946 | ||
| Kaffka, Jay | EN3/1953-1954 | Apr 1951 – | Special duty | Shortly after being assigned to the Engineering Division of the Renville, I served three years on the Captain's gig. I was transferred in September of 1954, being a 'short-timer' and the ship was headed back to Japan. |
| Craven, Melvin | BM2 | Oct 1951 – May 1954 | Division 1 and 3 | Part of re-commissioning crew. Junior BM of 57 when I went aboard. Final duty station was number 5 hatch Retired 8/31/71 as DKC |
| Medlin, Wes | SN - QM3 | Oct 1951 – 1953 | Bridge | Part of Recommissing Crew. From San Diego Boot to SF via a Mars Sea Plane. Long ago. |
| Craven, Melvin | BM2 | Oct 15, 1951 – May 15, 1954 | 1st and 3rd | Enjoyed second ship with deployment to Korea |
| Hyde, Glenn | seamon | 1952 – 1956 | 1st | |
| Gilbert, William Richard | FP2 | Sep 22, 1954 – Oct 10, 1957 | Repair Division | |
| Gay, Chester | yn3 | 1955 – 1958 | c-1 | I was a postal clerk. The ship was off the coast of San Diego on gunnery practice.. A gunners mate came to check the s/n' on 45's. The other postal clerk acciendly fired a round off hitting me and him. LCVP's took to |
| Platt, Dick | Ens, LTJG | Aug 1955 – Dec 1957 | 3rd, N | Third Division Officer, then Navigator. I never was allowed to forget that the day I became navigator I got lost. I had one last assignment in the boats and got lost in the fog off the Silver Strand near Coronado. |
| George, Ronald | SN | 1956 – 1959 | Deck | Tours to WESTPAC, Yokosuka, Phillipines, Okinawa, Atomic tests in Bikini Atolls, (Operation Hardtack) Eniwetok, First US warship into Hong Kong since end of Korean War (1958) |
Nielsen, C. M.  | SA SN SNQM QM3 | 1958 – 1961 | N | http://renvilleapa227.tripod.com
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| Collins, Bennie | rm3 | Jan 1958 – Sep 6, 1960 | communications | I have a cruise logbook westpac from Oct.1959-Apr.1960. I have an Operation hardtack participation certificate. |
| Denney, Frederick E | RM3 | Jun 13, 1958 – Dec 12, 1960 | 3RD DIV & COMM DIV | I SERVED ABOARD THE USS RENVILLE FROM JUNE 1958 THRU DEC1960. I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD DIV UPON ARRIVAL THEN TRANSFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS.I WAS A RM3.MADE 2 TRIPS TO WESTPAC. |
| Taylor, Larry | BMSN | 1959 – 1962 | 1ST | I SSRVED with the byrd brothers, ron culifer,snell,williams,cardwell,moose lyndecker,gentry,Played in band at Old Tobys Bar in Hong Kong --42 days station ship |
| Burbee, Dave | FT2 | 1960 – 1963 | Gunnery | A major life's experience. Retired form GTE(Verizon) training dept. after 30 years as an instructor. Living in Wilmington, NC. Surf fish and write. Under contract with PublishAmerica.com. New release; America's Finest Short Fiction. |
| Strickland, Don | RMSN | Apr 1960 – Oct 1962 | COMMUNICATION | |
| Hughes, Rodney | SN | Jul 7, 1960 – Jul 7, 1961 | DECK | The USS RENVILLE was my first duty station. I was onboard the RENVILLE for exactly one year to the day...and was then transfered to the USS BON HOMME RICHARD in Cubic Bay, Philippines... |
| Grubbs, Bill | SN/BM | Sep 1960 – Jun 1961 | 3rd Div | I was transferred to BHR(CVA-31) in Subic Bay. I always remember the crew and officers of the Renville and the good times we had. |
| Heatherly, Terry | EM2 | Sep 10, 1960 – Jan 5, 1964 | E-DIV | Was on board the Renville 3yrs+4mos. Did anyone else stay longer? I think they forgot me until my discharge date. Done 2 Westpack cruises and made the Cuban missle chrisis. Mr Amb was my elec.Officer. I miss my pals. |
| Buses, Louie | RADAR E4 | Jan 1961 – Dec 1963 | RADAR | Graduated under the GI bill. Went on for two masters degrees. Worked as a mechanical engineer for most of my life, Retired and working as a pastoral counselor. Married 50 years, 4 children 5 grandchildren. Praise th |
| Tibbs, Kenneth (Kc) | RD2 | Aug 1961 – Jul 1963 | Ops-Radarman 2nd | I was on ship with my brother Billy Tibbs (The Snake). |
| Roybal, Doc | HM | 1962 – 1963 | H | |
| Scheeler, Ralph | DK3 | Mar 1962 – Aug 27, 1965 | S-5 | First ship, and most fondly remembered, despite some of the harships. Now retired from Northrup Grumman R&D and living in Gold Beach, OR The time aboard the RV was the time of our young lives. Reveille! |
| Amb, Dennis | LIETJG | Jun 1962 – Jun 1964 | Troop Transport | Served from June 1962 to June 1964 Was Electrical Officer Was on board when we deployed for the Cuban Missle Blockade 1962. Worked for GE as an Electrical Engineer for 34 years Retired nine years Like Travel, Volunteer Work Genelogy |
| Marcel, Jess | 02 | Aug 10, 1962 – Aug 10, 1963 | medical | I was the ships medical officer during the Cuban Missle Crisis and then to West Pac. I ended my military career as an army flight surgeon with a Blackhawk in Iraq from Oct. 2004 to Nov 2005. I retired as an 06 in Dec. 2005 |
| Carles, Charles E | HM2 | Sep 27, 1962 – Sep 1965 | H | I reported on board 1 month before the Cuba Missile crisis. I left after going to Vietnam twice. |
| Holtz, Larry | ETR-2 | 1963 – 1967 | Electronics | Made 3-West Pac cruises taking Marines from San Diego to Okinowa & Okinowa to Vietnam.. |
| Novak, Daniel A | EN3 | 1963 – 1966 | Operations | My husband Daniel A. Novak passed 11/10/21 at our home near Cleveland, Ohio. I found photos of him with crew member Richard Hampstead, and am looking for anyone who might remember either one. |
| Cranor, John | SN | May 1963 – Jan 1965 | 3rd if memory serves: Deck seaman, aft section of ship | I recall refit in drydock in Richmond, CA Being involved with filming "In Harm's Way" Around the clock loading out for deployment in Subic Bay without knowing our destination, the subsequent 67 days in the Tonkin Gulf. |
| Wikel, Ernest | E5 | Oct 1963 – Aug 1967 | A | |
| Bradshaw, Roger | QM2 | 1964 – 1965 | Navagation | Started in 3rd Division and went to Navigation. Lt. Dawson was Div Officer. Served with Chief Stringer, Bill Ittle, Sandusky, and Landron. Was on board tor the 67 days at see with the Marines. |
| Petersen, William | QM3 | Jan 1964 – Dec 1965 | Navigation | Served with Lt. Dawson; QM's Bradshaw; DeLeon; Stringer and others. Aboard for WesPac cruises to Vietnam including Chu Lai and DaNang. |
| Schuyler, Bernard (Bernie) | Radioman 3rd Class | Jan 10, 1964 – Jan 23, 1965 | Operations | Reported on board in Richmond, CA yards. Westpac June 1964. Caught in typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa. After returning to Okinawa loaded for Vietnam in Buckner Bay not in Subic. |
| Olson, Gerald | SN | Feb 15, 1964 – May 13, 1965 | barber shop | |
| Anderson, Don | DT3 | Apr 14, 1964 – Apr 24, 1966 | H division-medical | Retired from dental services Gp,as national tech director 2007. Looking for BM3 larry layman,think he was from salina kansas. |
| Borders, Dean | RD3 | Jun 15, 1964 – Aug 1966 | Operations | Enjoyed working in the radar gang. Wish I had taken pictures of the group or at least remembered their names. Became an Engineer with AT&T 1967-1997 Retired and living in Sequim. Wa. |
| De Leon, Reynaldo | QM3 | 1965 – 1966 | navigation | Was on board in 65-1966. Lt Dawson was there, Have a picture with Peterson,Gercans,Bradshaw,Perl,Conklin. Made QM2, but I couldn't get it without shipping over |
| Kimmel, Harvey | RM3 | 1965 – 1966 | Operations | |
| Slocum, Rodney | SN | Aug 1965 – Sep 1966 | Deck | First duty station. Made westpac tour left ship September, 66 in peral harber. Went to Northfork, VA for CI training for three months. USS BENEWAH APB 35. Server with Mobile Riverine force till Aug 68. Rod Slocum GMG-2 |
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