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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Vancouver (LPD 2). 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 661 crew members registered for the USS Vancouver (LPD 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilbeck, John, Jd, Big John | ETR2 | 1973 – 1974 | OE | Wow! Like opening a forgotten door! I'm the radar supervisor with whom Dalton (above) swapped! Good ship, great crew, a real team. You guys were heroes every day! I was honored to be a part! |
| Andrews, Clay (Andy) | HT2 | 1973 – 1975 | R-Division | Looking for old friends. Email me Clat@futurees.com |
| Ingle, Brad | HT2 | 1973 – Sep 7, 1976 | R | Was in ballast control with Andy during the evacuation. Long Day. |
| Kowal, Garry | E4 | 1973 – 1975 | V | looking for shipmates |
| Coulter, Lee | BT2 | 1973 – 1978 | B | I would like to hear from Bob Hilliker and Marty Wilson |
| Hill, Jerry | E3 | Jan 1, 1973 – Jan 1, 1976 | Mess Hall Cook | |
| Stoltz, Douglas | ABH3 | Jan 1, 1973 – Jul 22, 1976 | Air Dept. | Now that I am 60 I look back on my time while on the Vancouver as a time that helped to me grow up, Sometimes I wish I could go back for a day or two. |
| Worley, Dave | BM3 | Jan 5, 1973 – May 23, 1975 | 2nd Division | Looking for old friends. Email me at dworley@azts.com |
| Melendez, Mel | EM2/E-5 | Feb 1973 – Nov 1975 | E-DIVISION | |
| Furlong, Robert | E3/AIRMAN | Feb 1, 1973 – Mar 21, 1974 | Aviation | Did a WESTPAC w/service off the coast of NAM for Op.EndSweep.Looking for Jim Renoe or anybody who was on the ship during this time. |
| Dyer, Frank | E-5 | Feb 14, 1973 – Feb 14, 1980 | B division deep hole snipe fire room 1 | Looking for bill bates or rich enger drop me a line at FMD55DYER@AOL.COM |
| Melendez, Ramiro/mel | EM2/E-5 | Feb 15, 1973 – Nov 15, 1976 | ||
| McIntyre, Gary (Mac) | ABF2 | Mar 1973 – Jul 1975 | V (Aviation) | |
| McClain, Glen | PC3 | Mar 1973 – Feb 13, 1976 | X Division | |
| Sweeney, Monte | SM-4 | Mar 1973 – Dec 1973 | SM | This was my second trip to Vietnam We were in Haipon Harbor ,North Vietnam as part of the mine clearing We could see from our ship rows of artillery on the shore ,gunboats behind some rocks and there OP's on other rocks |
| Bennett, Dennis Leo | SMSN, SM3 | Mar 19, 1973 – Oct 1974 | OC Div | Have talked to a couple of the other skivie wavers, but really have not seen or talked to anybody else from the Operation Endsweep deployment in 37 yrs. Throw a kite my way,and lets reminisce. |
| Day, John | GMG 3 | May 1973 – Apr 1975 | 3rd | carl ray, where are you |
| Dreier, Alan "Colorado Kid" | MM2 | May 1973 – Dec 22, 1976 | M | I hope all you "shellbacks" remember nothing but the good times. |
| Reger, Gilbert/sonny | SM3 | May 9, 1973 – Dec 16, 1976 | oc | Whats up shipmates. Been along time. Looking forward to the reunion Apr 06 in Las Vegas. Talked to Hennig,Etchecoury.Driggs and some others. Tring to find Patrick Crippen, and Steve Blount but no luck yet. Rmember Lomaquima he does deserve rememberin |
| Minniti, Jack | QM3 | May 25, 1973 – Feb 15, 1975 | Navigation | Westpac 73 & 74 Great Times |
| Suarez, David | FM | Jul 19, 1973 – Oct 19, 1974 | engroom2 | i was on the ship back in 1973 i wish i could find some of the guys i was with like mouse, all johnny, mouse was from Indiana, johnny from new york it been years |
| Hale, James | gmgsn(gun mount capt.) | Jul 31, 1973 – Jul 30, 1976 | 3rd | hi to all,hope everyone is doing good,man it's been awhile,lol. |
| Hale, James | gmgsn | Jul 31, 1973 – Jul 30, 1976 | 3rd | like hear from everyone,those where the days,lol |
| Hale, James | gmgsn | Jul 31, 1973 – Jul 30, 1976 | 3rd | like hear from everyone,those where the days,lol |
| Snider, Merle | SA | Aug 30, 1973 – May 19, 1974 | S2 | Hello you deckapes,I transferd to the ship from the USS Tripolie LPH 10. |
| Hampton, William (Bill) | E3 | Sep 1973 – Jul 20, 1976 | Gunners mate | Hello mates would like to here from some of you. James Hale Jerry Hill McClendon and orthers if you remember fill free to contact me would enjoy hearing from some of my shipmates |
| Bist, Thomas | MS3 | Sep 1973 – Sep 1974 | Supply | Had a great time for the time I was on. Wish I could of stayed out of trouble. Wished I followed in Bibby footsteps he was trying to lead me in the right direction I was young and stupid,hung out with the wrong people |
| Wilbanks, Larry | Oct 3, 1973 – Apr 4, 1976 | QM GANG DURING OPERATION EAGLE PULL AND FREQUENT WIND | ||
| Murray, Eugene "mouse" | E3 | Dec 1973 – May 1975 | Machinist Mate | I'm still alive and doing well in Evansville, Indiana. |
| Zeman, Kirby | MM3 | Dec 7, 1973 – Jun 1, 1974 | M1 | Only on board for 6 months, but it was great serving with all the good people there. |
| Wilhelm, Willie | mmfn | 1974 – 1978 | M-DIVISION NO#2 ENGINE ROOM | WOULD LIKE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ALL BT & MM FROM 1 & 2 ENGINE ROOMS WHO SERVERED DURING THAT TIME. |
| Perez, Davy | PC3 | 1974 – 1976 | X Division | What's you old squids? Nice to see some of us try to keep in touch. Take everyone. Mark drop me a line. |
| Matthews, Roger | E-3 | 1974 – Aug 1978 | Electricians | All times are good in it's perspective, but these were the best over all. Miss those guys and the times; too bad can't go back. |
| Morris, Kenneth | QM3 | 1974 – 1976 | NAVIGATION | Just looking for old buddies like Augie, Wilbanks, Conway, Starr,Copperidge, etc... |
| Morris, Brown | P3 | 1974 – 1977 | 2nd | 6086222728 |
| Bland, Milton Jay | BM | 1974 – 1977 | first | |
| Hernandez, Leo/ The Hern | `S1 | Jan 9, 1974 – Jan 20, 1977 | 2nd Boatswain's mate | Where's TheGar and The Brew? We had some good times man! Never forget Loma. He deserves to be remembered... |
| Dyer, Frank M. | BT3 | Mar 10, 1974 – Feb 14, 1980 | B- "Fireroom Deep hole snipe\" | It's 2008, looking for some of the old salts, I served with. Looking for Bill Bates. |
| Dyer, Frank M. | E-5 | Mar 14, 1974 – Feb 14, 1980 | "Fireroom Deephole Snipe". | Looking for fellow shipmates |
| Morgan, Robert | BTFN | Apr 7, 1974 – Jun 22, 1978 | B Hole Snip, Fire Room #2 Supervisor | Could it have been that long ago, looking for old shipmates that served on her from 74 to 78. |
| Stone, Dale | BMC | Apr 10, 1974 – Apr 15, 1979 | !st and 2nd | One of the best tours of duty I spent while in the Navy! |
| Carter, Dave | RM2 | May 1974 – Jun 1977 | Radio | Served two WestPacs, including Eagle Pull and Frequent Wind with a lot of great guys. Looking for RM1 Marvin Murray. I recognize many of the names here who served during the same period. |
| Hall, Robert Or Bob | ht3 hall | May 1, 1974 – Jun 8, 1977 | r divison hull tecnition | I am looking to talk to someone from my division .cheif hacker or loyd frazer or anyone from r divison back in 74 or75 |
| Wagner, Steve | DK3 | Jul 1974 – Oct 1974 | ||
| Cochran, Wayne | sn | Jul 31, 1974 – Jun 29, 1977 | CIC | Best times of my life !!! 2 West Pac's to Olongapo |
| Dragoo, Mike | JOSN | Aug 1974 – Jan 1977 | Navy | I am Mike's sister, Teri and am looking for shipmates who remember him, especially during operations Eagle Pull and Frequent Wind. Please help if you can. Thank you! |
| Hilliker, Robert Bob | BT2 | Aug 1974 – 1981 | B | had alot of good times,wish now i'd never left |
| Benito, Eduardo B. | E-3 | Aug 1974 – Mar 1978 | s-3 | I still can remember when we were sailing off the coast of Vietnam awaiting for the evacuation of the people from Vietnam and Cambodia. It was a hectic days 24 hours a day evacuating the Vietnamese and the Cambodians. |
| Zamisch, Arthur Roman Art | MMCS | Sep 14, 1974 – Mar 4, 1976 | Engineering | Please contact me if we worked together. Has there ever been a reunion ? |
| Hanson., Alfred | L/CPL | Oct 4, 1974 – Jan 6, 1975 | India Bat 3/12 Mar | Was in the Ship Platoon on float tranfered from the Ogden Lpd 5 |
| Wilhelm, Ray / Willie | MM | Oct 8, 1974 – Sep 16, 1977 | looking fo anyone who served at this time, especially M div and B div. contact wilhelmray@yahoo.com | |
| Bebout, Grefory | RM2 | Nov 1974 – May 1975 | operations/ radio | They. Used Crypto for storage of all the loot during Operation Frequent Wind |
| Marquis, Ted | RM2 | Nov 2, 1974 – Sep 3, 1979 | Operations/Radioshack | Lead Radioman - Best in the West for the five years I headed up the radio shack...Just ask me. |
| Folse, Rene | btfn | Nov 15, 1974 – Jul 13, 1978 | Boilerman | |
| Jones, Ted The Kid | E4 SK3 | Nov 16, 1974 – Jul 21, 1978 | S 1 | I know there has to be someone out there from the old Van Can crew that can get in touch. Reach out to a brother! |
| Rice, Roger | RM3 | Nov 26, 1974 – Apr 30, 1978 | OC | Hello Guys. Was just looking at all the names entered dureing the times of my tour onboard. I remember many. Blair....contact me.Teddy....I carried your butt in the Shack...I just didn't realize it at the time. Carter.. |
| Cassady, Jr., Leon | E-2 FIREMAN APP. | Dec 1974 – Sep 1975 | A gang | if anybody remembers me contact me |
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