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USS Austin (LPD 4) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Austin (LPD 4). 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 911 crew members registered for the USS Austin (LPD 4).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner, Mike, Modern Day Cowboy | OS 3 | 1990 – 1991 | OI | Was on here for Shield, Storm and Provide Comfort. |
| Cox, Forrest | HT2 | 1990 – Aug 1, 1994 | Repair | What a ship. What a crew! Hated every second of it...and now I have nothing but great memories. |
| Shanks, Rodrick | SN/SM3 | Jan 1, 1990 – Jun 23, 1994 | 1st/Deck then Ops as SM3 | He crew from 1990/1994 we had a good time. The best Capt had to be Uncle Buck. Yall that served know who im talking about. In deck I worked for BM1 Ray Smith, Ops SM1 kidwell send me an email. Would luv to hear from everybody. Deck Dogs and OPS. |
| Talsky III, Leo | E-3 | Jan 1, 1990 – Jan 2, 1992 | B-2 | Woohoo, did I do a lot of goofy sh*t on that boat! Made some close friends, and wanted to throw a few others over the side in the middle of the Atlantic. A haze-grey pig. Leo3T@hotmail.com |
| Ausse, Christopher | E-5/OS2 | Jan 23, 1990 – Dec 10, 1993 | Ops | Had alot of great times on that ship. She had some problems, but the crew was fun. |
| Thomas, Bryan | BT 3 | Feb 1990 – Jul 1993 | ENG/1Fireroom | The friends I made and the cruises I made are priceless. Would love to hear from old shipmates. |
| Purtle, Michael | OS2 | Feb 1990 – Apr 1995 | OI | Great ship,great memories. |
| Harris, Rick | AS3 | Feb 20, 1990 – Feb 8, 1992 | Air | Had some great times in the MED. Boat was feeling her age though. Hope all my old shipmates are doing well. |
| Mowery, Joe | BM1 | Mar 1990 – Jun 1992 | 2nd | had alot of good times, some i remember and some are still foggy to this day. was a great ship and a great crew. would love to hear from the old crew. |
| Beers, Eric | mr3 | Mar 10, 1990 – May 7, 1993 | mr shop | a lot of great times in the mr shop met a lot of great people I think about those days often |
| Hensley, David | btfn | Apr 1990 – May 1993 | engineering | |
| Ausse, Christopher | OS2 | May 1990 – Dec 17, 1993 | OPS | What a time.. knew a lot of folks on that ship.. SH's to BT's and everybody in between.. when I was onboard I used to count the days.. now I look back and miss the days.. Im on FB.. |
| Campbell, Michael | BT1 (SW) | May 26, 1990 – Jul 22, 1992 | Engineering | Retired from the Austin and could not have ask for a better ship out of my 20 years. Love to her from former shipmates. Uncle Buck was great. |
| Eberhart, Steve | MM3 | Jun 1990 – Jul 1993 | A Gang | I made life long friends and have the honor of serving with a crew of great men. |
| Myers, Michael | OSSN (Retired OSC) | Aug 1990 – Aug 1994 | OI | Whats up Gator?, adding my name to the list. retired 2010 as OSC. Need to find out if anyone is suffering from asbestos issues? The ship is put on the hit list. I remember doing the OPS Berthing and Head. |
| Sappington, Kareem | BM | Aug 20, 1990 – Jul 20, 1993 | DECK DAWGS | to all my homies> Big ED, Bethel, Lyle, Watson, Parker, Haywood, Lightborn, Smith, Carey, Deck Dawgs was a party, we held it down on he med cruise and in the ship yards. Holla at your boy Trelayne Edwards Youngstown OH. |
| Frank, Jason | MS3 | Aug 28, 1990 – Apr 9, 1993 | ||
| Carlow, Dan | BM2 | Sep 15, 1990 – Dec 10, 1995 | 1st | Had a blast during those years. 3 Meds and too many UW periods to count, but still had a blast. Miss you guys.... |
| Edwards, Trelayne | BM | Oct 1, 1990 – Oct 1, 1993 | DECK | To all the fellas that got down and dirty with me, just wanted to tell all of y'all; Thanks for keeping laughing to get through it all. Deck Dawgs, it wasn't nothing but a party! |
| Garner, Philip | EN2 | Nov 1990 – Apr 23, 1994 | Auxillary Division | Great people to work with for the most part. I miss "Gus", Doughtie and the gang sometimes> |
Garner, Philip  | E-5 / EN2 | Nov 1990 – Apr 1994 | Auxillary | Hey Guys! Any one from Operation Provide Comfort or afterwards when we were in the Adriatic? Surprise, I have a 5 month old son! And I'll be 50 in Oct! Does anyone know how to get in touch with Kvistead and Doughtie? |
| Carlow, Dan | BM2 | Nov 1990 – Nov 1995 | 1st | Most time on one command-5 years. 3 med cruises, and numerous smaller cruises. Lots of great memories. Only command I DIDN'T get in trouble on...LOL. Well deck ops, B&A crane, .50cal gun captain. LOTS OF FUN! |
| Garner, Philip | EN 2 | Nov 14, 1990 – Mar 22, 1994 | A_GANG | Since leaving I've tried keeping track of the ship and even visited once. I miss the boat ops sometimes. |
| Arnold, Qunion | E-4 | Dec 6, 1990 – May 20, 1994 | V | An awesome command, we went to some great ports. Always underway..loved it. |
| Willis, Vic | EN3 | Dec 7, 1990 – Apr 12, 1993 | a gang | what an experence! met some of the finest men in america! |
| Taborn, Cecil L. , Jr. | SN/E-3 | Dec 21, 1990 – Aug 28, 1992 | 2nd | i loved the ship,i just didn't like certain people(bm's & most officers) |
| Frush, Mike | DC2 | Dec 25, 1990 – Sep 18, 1995 | DC | Lots of memories bad and good!!!!! |
| Misnik, Todd | OS2 | Dec 28, 1990 – Feb 5, 1995 | Ops | |
| Kiefer, Andrew | BM3 | 1991 – 1992 | 1st | |
| Ausse, Christopher | OS2 | 1991 – 1993 | OPS | I can't believe how much time has passed since my days on the "pride of the fleet" "Always Underway Seldom Tide in Norfolk" Austin.. I will say seeing those pics of FB of her being scrapped made me feel bad.. Good times! |
| Rivera, Ed | DT3 | 1991 – 1992 | Medical / Dental | |
| Poole, Philip | PN3 | Jan 1991 – May 1991 | X | I was TAD to the personnel office for a while. Had a good time. Don't miss Iskenderun Turkey though. |
| Thompson, Namon/ T-bone | BM2(SW) | Jan 1991 – Dec 1995 | 1St Div | Had a great time on the Austin. Made many friends and to this day I'm very thankful for my service! To all the Deck Dawgs hello! |
| Moholland, Robert | DC3 | Jan 22, 1991 – Aug 19, 1992 | DC | one of the best commands to be on. the gator navy was never considered to be much fun but this ship and its crew always found a way. hats off to my fellow shipmates for a job well done. thank you captain buchanan. |
| Powers, James / P-dogg | RM/E-1 TO E-4 | Feb 1991 – Mar 1995 | 0C-01 | WHAT'S GOING PEEPS! LOOKING AT THIS PAGE BRING BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. I WAS IN OPS, BUT I KNOW AND REMEMBER A LOT OF DECK DAWG. HOW MANY OF YALL REMEMBER DAVID LIGHTFOOT. SO YOU KNOW I GO BACK. EVERYONE TAKE CARE AND EMAIL A BROTHA PEACE! |
| Joe, Edward | OS3 | Feb 1, 1991 – Nov 1, 1994 | OI | I had a ball with everybody. what up ketty, holla at me i still talk with allen. anybody heard from mike medina. my email is eddiejoe71@yahoo holla bk. by the way NY GIANTS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS for all who forgot. |
| Rivera, Eduardo | DT2 | Feb 1, 1991 – Feb 1, 1992 | Medical/Dental | Great Command |
| Smith, Robert | MM3 | Mar 5, 1991 – Apr 1, 1993 | LONGEST 2 YEARS OF MY LIFE, GOOD FRIENDS LIKE SCELBA, PALMER AND DAILEY MADE IT WORTHWHILE. THANKS GUYS | |
| Davis, William | BMCS | Mar 14, 1991 – Feb 5, 1994 | Deck | I was the Leading Chief for Deck dept. The Ship was a tough job, But I loved it a lot. Had a lot of great men work with me and for me. Deck Dawgs where the Greatest. |
| Scelba, Joe | MM2 | Mar 15, 1991 – Sep 15, 1995 | fwd and aft eng | 4.5 long years. I learned a lot,don't use any of it. I keep in touch with friends(Rob Smith,K.Cunningham,D.Hensley). R.Lopez and Ed I see your names, what happened? I helped turn the Austin from a rust bucket into the best ship in Navy! |
| Cady, John | ENS | Mar 15, 1991 – Jul 2, 1992 | Supply | Disbo and Sales Officer under Capt Buchanon |
| Little, Johnny | PN1 | Apr 1991 – Apr 1994 | X | There are quite a few familiar names on here. Brings back a lot of memories. |
| Smith, Jerry | E-3 | May 1, 1991 – Feb 24, 1993 | Deck | Loved every minute being on the Austin. Ithink of rhose days often would love to catch up with any of the old crew. |
| Mathis, Rodney | IC2 | Jun 1991 – May 1994 | E | What's up shipmates. I have some great memories of life on the Austin. I would love to get in contact with anyone who remembers me. |
| Frederick, James | MS1(SW) | Jun 10, 1991 – Jun 12, 1995 | S2 | The crew of the Austin became my family away from home. I've retired now.....but always look forward to hearing from old shipmates. |
| Williams, Michael/Chill Will | SN | Aug 1991 – Apr 1993 | DECK | I miss all my boyz..but not the boat! It was a good time made out of a bad job. DECK DAWGS FOREVER! I went on to be a RM, but I was still a dawg at heart. Even made me a better man after I got out. Best wishes to all, drop a line if we did time! |
| Kidwell, Patrick | SM1 | Aug 6, 1991 – Mar 30, 1994 | SIGS BRIDGE | It was all good aboard the Rustin. Shanks is on here I see. Love my boy Shanks. Anybody who remembers me, send an email and let me know whats up... |
| Paladino, Dino | btfn | Aug 25, 1991 – Feb 24, 1994 | Engineering | had some good times at the Austin! |
| Wilson, Greg | E3 | Sep 15, 1991 – Dec 19, 1994 | boioler tech | lookin for my bestfriend Shane Hodges |
| Kesterson, Jeff | OS3 | Oct 1991 – Nov 1994 | OPS | GREAT TIME ON THE AUSTIN, GOOD TIMES WITH THE OS'S. GATOR NAVY |
| Atchison, Brad | BT2 | Oct 1991 – Apr 1994 | B #2 Fireroom | My favorite ship I served on great crew. "Uncle Buck" the best CO you could have if you were enlisted. Got out of the Navy in 96' living in Kansas city, Mo. now. |
| Benavidez, Mike | YN2 | Oct 1991 – Oct 1994 | X | |
| Horning, Randy | BMSN | Nov 18, 1991 – May 19, 1994 | 2nd | deck dogs in the house |
| Horning, Randy | BM/E-3 | Nov 27, 1991 – May 19, 1994 | deck/2nd | deck dawgs in the house! i had a great time in a tough place. thanks for all the good memories. i would do it again! work hard play harder. give a shout sometime. |
| Cunningham, Kevin | MM2 | Dec 1, 1991 – Feb 8, 1994 | M Div | Had some great (and some not so great) times on this ship. My previous command was nuclear repair in Italy. When I arrived, I was told that the only thing nuclear on this ship was the shi**ers! kevin-c@cox.net |
| Cashion, Todd | E-3 | Dec 19, 1991 – Sep 14, 1993 | air | none yet |
| Lyle, Gerald | ma1 | Dec 25, 1991 – May 19, 1994 | 1st and 2nd division | the best times of my life |
| Eastwood, Rob | PN3 | Dec 27, 1991 – Jul 20, 1995 | Admin | Would like to check in with those I served with. Lost contact with everybody.. anybody know where Mike Benevidez is??? |
| Eastwood, Robert | P3 | Dec 27, 1991 – Jul 3, 1995 | Personnel | Would love to connect with some old friends, feel free to reach out eastwood_rob73@yahoo.com |
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