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USS Denver (LPD 9) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Denver (LPD 9). 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 533 crew members registered for the USS Denver (LPD 9).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1994 | 1995 – 1999 | 2000 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaburri, Ed | ABH-1 | 1971 – 1975 | Air | |
| Rogers, Homer | ABH3 | 1971 – 1974 | Air | |
| Rorbach, Richard | PN3 | 1971 – May 1972 | X | Great experience. Picking up survivor from Chinese freighter-3 turn-arounds to nam. HongKong -Taiwain-Subic-Hawaii-Singapore. Becoming a Shellback - Great crew officers and enlisted alike.. |
| Mohler, Kent Mo | E3 ABF | Mar 1971 – 1973 | AIR | |
| Biggins, Ronnie | E-3 ABF | May 1, 1971 – Jan 15, 1974 | Aviation | I served aboard the USS Denver. I had some great times and good memories. |
| Seimears, Steven | ABF | May 16, 1971 – Dec 5, 1974 | Air | |
| Ruiz, Oscar | E-3 GMG | Jul 1, 1971 – Jul 1, 1974 | gunner | I was olny puerto rican. on lpd 9. ihave 2 best friends. RONNIE BIGGINS, and J.T COBBS. am on FB. |
| Pence, Bill | DC3 | Oct 1971 – Aug 1972 | Beachmaster Unit 1 | Best Ship I was on. |
| Pollari, Gordy | FN | Oct 1971 – Apr 1973 | A | HAD LOTS OF FUN ON THE DENVER, GOT IN WAY TOO MUCH TROUBLE, LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES, FORGOT A LOT TOO. JUST RETIRED AND MOVED TO FLA. |
| Mitchell, William | CW03 | Oct 1, 1971 – Aug 18, 1972 | Deck | Worked as Beachmaster. |
| Hill, Herschel | E3 | Oct 8, 1971 – Jul 15, 1972 | Ops | Hated the ship ,got sea sick a lot ,but the experience was remarkable ,got me from Indiana to California |
| Coleman, Coleman | E-3 Seaman | Nov 15, 1971 – Jul 15, 1974 | Supply Division/Shipserviceman | Gunner's Mate Second Class Harrison And SH3 Charles Doucette And BM/Laemmle. |
| Ludlum, Mike | EN 3/C | Dec 1971 – Aug 1972 | E | I had a great time on that old rust bucket. We used to "drop the load" once a month. I was in after-steering on the 4A-8A watch when we lost all power. We were the lead ship in formation and the ships behind us had to veer to avoid hitting us. |
| Plant, John | PN2 | Dec 1971 – May 1975 | X | |
| Goldsberry, Richard | ETR-3 | 1972 – Jul 1976 | OE | Had some problems, enjoyed much of my experiences and crewmates. |
| Cox, William | cssn | 1972 – 1973 | stores | |
| Whitney, Boyd | EN 3 | Jan 4, 1972 – Jun 1, 1976 | A Division | Would like to hear from shipmates |
| Gamel, Tom | EM3/EM2 | Apr 1972 – Oct 1974 | engineering/e div | good tour learned alot. guys i remember-- krid llavud, tra llah, sallad prah, bob oog, mad dog moreno, em1- strebel, capt bojangles- i never promised you a rose garden. keelung, hong kong-o my! hazegrey&underway |
| Bird, Robert | os3 | Apr 18, 1972 – May 15, 1975 | OI | Jim Stawniak, Richardson's "barfometer" Mr. Park's bad breath. |
| Bird, Bob | OS3 | Apr 20, 1972 – May 15, 1975 | OI | Is anyone going to the decommissioning in Pearl Harbor this fall? I would like to meet up with old shipmates and remember old times. Contact me if interested in going to the decommissioning. |
| Dobransky, Dennis | BT2 | Apr 30, 1972 – Dec 23, 1974 | B - Boiler | Transferred from the USS Mobile, many months at sea and off coast of Vietnam. Loved Subic Bay, and all our other ports of call. Loved seeing the world, and making great friends! Great times!! |
| Witcher, William | RM1 | May 2, 1972 – Dec 22, 1975 | cr | looking for the name of the xo 1972-1975 looking forb Rm2 BillySmith |
| Stark-durika, James | E3-4 | May 24, 1972 – Nov 22, 1972 | HMA 369 | We made MArine Corp History on this ship by flying the first Marine AH-J helicopters in Operation Marhuk int Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkon |
| Sigmund, Paul | Jun 1972 – Apr 1974 | M | 2 Westpacs at a young age (18) during Vietnam, truly opened my eyes...but the crew we had back then, was a great bunch of guys. I'll never forget the experience We even had a rock band: INTROSPECT, and I played the organ and sang. MEMORIES! | |
| Olson, Duane / Ole | EM-3 | Jun 1972 – Jun 1974 | E Division | Me morable times aboard Denver. Remember watching Cobras on flightdeck after watch in engine rm. Chief Morris and EM-1 Strebel helped me transition to the ship. I remember EM-3 Goo and IC-2 Sapp. |
| Fockler, Rick / Fox | SK3 | Jun 1972 – May 30, 1975 | Supply - Storekeeper | When first boarded; do remember Pierce, Wortham, Halstead & Sisler. Went to Supply and worked with: Beaver, Chingman, Latham, Amos, Norgaard, Day, Kornhurst, Coleman, and Chick Hirschvogel. Some great times with the bad. |
| Shann, Robert | CS3 | Jun 15, 1972 – Jul 26, 1974 | S-2 | Hated that ship. Our Chief was a sorry SOB. But I still have my Ship's cap that I had custom made in Okinawa. It says, "USS Dildo", on the back, "A Mile Behind, a Mile Off Course". I truly love that hat. PS: I pissed on the ship t |
| Sisler, Patrick | BM3 | Jun 16, 1972 – Apr 15, 1975 | Deck | Remember all the good times. GMG3 Halstead, Frenchie, damn too many to post here |
| Sisler, Patrick | BM3 | Jun 22, 1972 – Apr 13, 1975 | Deck 2nd | Great Ship. Miss all the OPs and Friends |
| Bierman, John Detroit Or Goose | Seaman E3 | Jun 30, 1972 – Mar 30, 1975 | 2 Division | |
| Smith, William | EN2 | Jul 13, 1972 – May 9, 1974 | Boat shop | Soom good memories.My son was born while on west pack. |
| Wortham, Howard | BM2 to BM1, Retired LCDR. | Jul 17, 1972 – Jul 25, 1975 | First and Second division | Enjoyed my tour on the Denver, Some old shipmates - Pierce, Miller, Londot, Harvey, Kitchen, just to name a few. |
| De Sota, Michael. (Ford) | RM3 | Jul 28, 1972 – Jun 15, 1974 | CR | I think of some of guys I served with once in awhile, and always wonder how they are doing and what they are doing with themselves now. It would be neat if I see some names I remember. |
| Goo, Robert | ELECTRICIANS MATE 3RD CLASS | Sep 1972 – Sep 1975 | I'm glad I found this. Nice seeing some old names from my Navy days. Hope everyone is doing well? Time is quickly passing by. | |
| Steinberger, Joseph | MM3 | Sep 10, 1972 – Aug 21, 1975 | A- forward Engine Room/ main control | Time has flown but still remember many of the names, George, Cal the Pal Calgesi, David Guthrie, Smitty, Tex,Walker,etc. she is scheduled to be decomissioned. Anyone know details? George... JJ..check your messages |
| Santangelo, Vincent | E-3 | Sep 15, 1972 – Mar 15, 1975 | BT | I had the best experience in my life, I saw the world, met great friends and had a girl in every port! I will never forget what we were fighting for and for the teamwork we all shared together. |
| Walters, Doug (Walt) | BT2 | Sep 24, 1972 – Feb 28, 1976 | OIL KING TOP WATCH | WHAT A GREAT TIME,VIET NAM EVAC.FIRE IN in # 2 ENGINE ROOM.GREAT FRIENDS RICH BAILEY. AND OTHERS.SERVED WITH CAPT'S. JENKINS , JONES.WOULD NOT TRADE MY TIME ON THE DENVER FOR ANYTHING.HOW ABOUT THE TIME WE TOWED THE USS.MOBILE ? |
| Brauner, Ed | E3 | Nov 29, 1972 – May 30, 1975 | deck 3 | made alot of good friends subic bay was the best |
| Brauner, Ed | GUNNERS MATE E3 | Nov 30, 1972 – May 15, 1975 | made alot of good friends Subic bay the good times | |
| Jones, James/jj | MM 3 | 1973 – 1975 | Main Control | Anybody out there that worked main control. I made 2 westpacks with George Walker/Wes, Chief Clydesdale, Chief Linstrom, Stebbins MM1 |
| Stevenson, George/peewee | MM3 | 1973 – 1975 | A Division | |
| Cashin, Patrick | EN3 | 1973 – 1975 | A | Operation Frequent Wind was the big event the got me started in photography. Changed my life. |
| Hill, Darold | Seaman | 1973 – 1974 | 2nd | The ole ship wasn't the fastest but she always got to the next port. A ton of memories |
| Simmons, Willie | E-3 | Jan 12, 1973 – Apr 1973 | 1st marine division | I enjoye the times i was aborad.but i would like to find my friend Thomas garcia |
| Stawniak, Jim | OS3 | Feb 1973 – Dec 1975 | Best memories--Richardson's barfometer, Dwight, Frank, Sweeny, Bird, Mr. Parks, Mr. Woo; my 1st camera from Hong Kong. Worst--port/starboard, marines everywhere like ants. We were so low tech. Would love to see a CIC now. | |
| Hendryx, Paul (Tex) | BM-3 | Feb 1, 1973 – Aug 20, 1975 | 1st Division | What a ride the USS Denver was!! Made some great friends, that I would love to reconnect with! Link, Frenchy, Malloy, Bennett and really too many to mention. |
| Kiger, Garry | SN | Feb 15, 1973 – Jul 15, 1974 | 2nd Division | I left the Denver to go to Midway with Darrel Hill and Danny Parsons. I owe alot to the Denver as it hauled me half way around the world and back safely. Would love to hear from my ole shipmates. |
Armstrong, James H. "Army"  | EN3 | Mar 1973 – Feb 20, 1975 | A Gang | Arrived in Long Beach where she was in dry dock. Made one WESPAC '73-'74. Met my best friend. David Warner. Fond memories of the ship and my buddies. She was referred to as the "Dildo" in those days. View 'now' Photo |
| Arnett, William "Tex" | MM3 | Mar 1973 – Sep 1975 | M/P2 | Made two West Pacs, I remember hitting the pier at White Beach and having our compartment open to the elements. The fire in aft engine room and Mumbo Jumbo land. |
| Womack, Terry | E-3 | Mar 1, 1973 – Oct 1, 1974 | aviation boatswains | Lots of old memorys,dry dock in long beach,okinawa,subic bay taipaie korea...chip paint and paint. |
| Kamberger, Joseph (Berger) | BT3 | Apr 1973 – Aug 1973 | B | A short timer, I was only on her for 4 months. |
| Arnett, Tex | MM3 | Apr 1973 – Sep 1975 | P2 | |
| Ryan, Richard | E3 | Apr 17, 1973 – Oct 15, 1976 | Special Services | Loved the ship, I was just a kid, they spoiled me. As a boxer for the 7th fleet, I could not have had it better |
| Sapp, George (Dale) | IC2 | May 1973 – Oct 1974 | Engineering | |
| Forestieri, Tom C | PN2 | May 3, 1973 – Sep 9, 1976 | X | April 1975 Fall of Vietnam...DENVER is flag ship for operation...super humid and hot days, hot bunking and long, long, mess lines. Wouldn't trade a day of it. |
| Gebbeken, Bruce | EM3 | Jun 1, 1973 – Sep 29, 1975 | E | Though, during this time, I had the hardest time of my life on this ship, I still have some good memories. I served under Capt Jenkins as was on her in Vietnam during the evacuation. My division officer was CWO2 Ingram, a demon of a man! |
| King, Jerry | OS2 | Jul 1973 – Jun 1975 | OPPS/OI | LOOKS LIKE THE OLD DENVER TOOK A FEW LICKS SINCE I LEFT HER , I REMEMBER MESS COOKING----OS3 TO OS2 TOLD MYSELF ID NEVER SHINE MY SHOES AGAIN ,THE EVACUATION IN VIETNAM , EATING A WHITEBEACH SPECIAL IN OKINAWA, WE HIT THAT PIER AND CUT A 27 FT TEAR |
| Miller, Ron | BMCS | Aug 1973 – May 1976 | Deck DEPT | GREAT SHIP,MANY GOOD TIMES . BMC BMCS ENS. RETIRED 1980 AS A LT. |
| Hawkins, Lord | SMSN-SM2 | Aug 1, 1973 – Oct 1, 1975 | OC | Hi Guys, I am still steaming around, holla back. Had a great time with William Smith, James Yancy, Jackie Thompson, Andrew Gonzales, Gary Turner, Ronnie White, Stanley Brown and other great sailors, holla back. |
| Smith, William "smitty" | RM2 | Aug 18, 1973 – Aug 7, 1977 | Comm | Hated when I was there, but wouldn't give up the memories and great people I met for the world. Yancy, Hawkins, Doucet, DT2 Brousard, Ronny White, Sullivan, Vernon Edwards, Witcher, Chief Jones, Lt W. L. Williams, God Bless you all. |
| Rose, Dan (Rosebud) | MM3 | Sep 1973 – Dec 1974 | #1 Engine Room | The Air Conditioning in #1 hole left a little to be desired. I painted the condenser on the #1 Evaporator to resemble a Coors can. Guthrie and I had to sneak it past Chief Linstrom until the Chief Engineer could approve |
| Bennett, Bob | E-4 | Dec 5, 1973 – Nov 15, 1975 | 2nd division | Such great memories and friends I would love to reconnect with. Tex... Danny....Frenchy..... and numerous others. Such a great ride. The Evacuation was amazing and we were all so young. |
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