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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3). 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 1397 crew members registered for the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Anderson, Andy / Junior | ABF 3 | 1995 – 1998 | V-4 | It was one hell of a ride while it lasted boy's! To: Smitty, Fluegge, Woody, Bill, Robb, Cooney, Rod, Issac, Maxey, Kroedel.....and any others I missed. Raise your glass and throw one back for the best damn Dept. the B-WOOD ever had! |
Fallon, Keiran | DN | 1995 – 1995 | dental | Sad to see her go learned a lot from her. |
Medina, Mario | SSGT | 1995 – 2004 | 31st MEU, AIMD, IM4 | Served on Belleau Wood every rank from LCPL thru SSGT. I never thought I'd say this, but those are some good memories. Learned a lot, made some good friends. To all the MARINES, and Sailors, that served aboard SEMER FI. |
Page, Tim | e-4 | 1995 – | Weapons | remember the colorblind AO3 |
Weevie, Patrick | E-4 | 1995 – 1998 | V-4 | To the "Grape" div.: You guys were awesome! It was a pleasure to serve side by side with you all. It's sad to know the "Wood" is gone but the memories will not be forgotten. Lars-Thanks for always being there for me. |
Brewer, Paul (Boats) | E-5/BM2(SW) | 1995 – 1997 | Deck/ 2nd div | |
Talley, Brandon | aa | 1995 – 1997 | V-4 | I remember my old division what fun we had |
Bernstein, Todd | SM1 | 1995 – 1996 | Communications | |
Taylor, Ryan | MM2 | 1995 – 1998 | AFT SCREW CREW | Great ship after we fixed all the band aids. Lost to shotty repair work. Tragic. RIP Jake Holemon. |
Cespedes, Carlos (Chuck) | SM3 | Jan 1, 1995 – Nov 15, 2007 | COMM | Made great friends had great time in thailand, PI wish i would have kept in touch with some of the guys they were like family. greatest experience of my life. great bunch of guys in the signal shack. |
Jones, Marcus Puff | AIRMAN | Jan 9, 1995 – May 26, 1997 | air | |
Smith, Justin | ABFAN | Jan 15, 1995 – Oct 16, 1996 | V-4 | Hey, Funny seeing u here Kroedel (OB) haha just was browsing here reading about how they sunk The Devil Dog and figured id say Hi!!! Curious whatever happened to Dodson,Kooken,Nuz,Rodriguez,Green, and all my boys...Hit me up anyone i knew.. |
Taylor, Billy | ABHC | Jan 15, 1995 – Jan 3, 1999 | V-1 | |
Rubin, Terrell "Big Rube" | E-3 | Jan 25, 1995 – Mar 15, 1998 | Deck Second Division | I Loved my experience on board that ship I missed my budding like Mark Mankowski, Samual Clonce, and Veng Ngov and Russell Goff. Master Chief Penton other names I have forgotten. |
Buchanan, Tyrone | E-3 | Feb 1995 – Jun 1996 | 1st Division Deck | If you see this message give me a holla. John Moser, Mark Mankowski, Kerry Hannah, George Rios, Billy Belcher. Hollenbecher, and all the other dudes that did the grind. And Jerimenko and the rest of the BUDS wannabes. |
Jones, Ronald Scott | E3 | Feb 1, 1995 – Sep 1, 1997 | phibron 11 | cook for capt. silvers and all the o5 and above in flag staff . made some great friends anyone from phibron 11 would love to talk to ya that was some of the best day i would never trad it www.myspace.com/standupcomedy101 |
Visico, Pablo | SK2 (SW/AW) | Feb 15, 1995 – Nov 25, 2001 | SUPPLY S-1 | BEST TIME OF MY LIFE. GOT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD FOR FREE. CAN'T BEAT THAT. |
Villarreal, Francisco | Mssn | Feb 15, 1995 – Feb 15, 1998 | Don't remember | Miss the old gang |
Beck, Neal | BM3 | Mar 1995 – Dec 1999 | Deck 1st | It was great to meet so many friends and see so many places. Had a great time. I hated some of the people i worked full but it is all about BM1 Geyser well he made cheif before i left. |
Potthoff, Barrett/potty | AO3 | Mar 1995 – Aug 1999 | Weapons/CSW | |
Cole, Mark | BM3 | Apr 1995 – Dec 1998 | Deck 1st | I had some great times aboard the deck plates of the WOOD and some off the deck plates!!!! Let's keep the memory alive of a great ship that had a great crew. |
Withrow, D Michael | SH1 | Apr 15, 1995 – Nov 3, 1997 | SUPPLY | MAY MY CHIEFS GET ALL THEY DESERVE |
Dorrenbacher, Steve (Big D) | EN2 | May 1995 – May 1999 | A Gang | I loved it, being stationed in Japan with ol girl was something I will never forget. Wished I could have stayed longer. I miss it. |
Maiola, Anthony | SH3 | May 1995 – May 1999 | S-3 | |
Frederick, Joe (Fred) | SH3 | May 1995 – Sep 1998 | S-3 | Loved the Wood it was like losing a family member when I heard she sank. Best friends I have ever had in my life, I would not trade the experience for anything. |
Cornelison, Kevin | RM3(E-4) | May 1995 – Sep 1998 | ||
Reeves, Darren | AK3 | May 1995 – Aug 1998 | S-6 and S-8 | |
Etter, Dan | abhan | May 1995 – Dec 1998 | v-3 | hello to all, some great times, some shitty times also. |
Newbury, Steven | E-2 | May 1, 1995 – Feb 20, 1996 | V-3 | |
Cornelison, Kevin | RM3 | May 21, 1995 – Sep 20, 1998 | CR | Roll Tide! |
Mankowski, Mark | SN/ BM3 "BOATS" | May 23, 1995 – Dec 2, 1997 | Deck 1st. | Wouldn't trade my experiences and friends onboard the LHA-3 for a million dollars!!! Worked my ass off and miss all my shipmates and "deck-rust-busting-buddies". Have a beer on me, and remember all the good times and laughter!! |
Olson-thornburg, Donald | LCPL | Jun 1995 – Jul 1995 | BLT 2-4 NGF | 50th on Iwo Jima, Much love to my fellow Ground Pounders. Naval Gunfire BABY. Big Guns Make Em' Run. |
Sanders, Jorge | E-6/ABH1 | Jun 1995 – Jun 1998 | AIR/V-1 CRASH AND SALVAGE | GREAT SHIP, I WILL MISS THE B-WOOD, DID TWO TOURS IN THERE, IT WAS MY FIRST COMAND FROM JUN 95 TO JUN 98 THEN FROM FEB 05 TO SEP 05. I LEARNED ALOT FROM ALL MY SHIPMATES THERE. JOIN THIS WEB-SITE navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/index.jsp |
Espinosa, Eric | HM1(SW/AW/FMF) | Jun 1995 – Oct 1998 | Medical | Great duty station. great crew. Best floating medical ever. |
Adorno, Victor | ABH3 | Jun 11, 1995 – Jun 14, 1998 | V-1 | Great time, learned a lot, and I hope all my shipmates are having a great time. |
Sanders, Jorge | E-5/ABH2(AW) | Jun 18, 1995 – Jun 9, 1998 | V-1 Crash and Salvage | Was on the WOOD and now I am back to the WOOD from MAR-04 to Mar-08, good tour. |
Castilloruiz, Cas | EN3 | Jun 18, 1995 – May 8, 1998 | MP1 & A | had some pretty good times in that ship will miss her. |
Puckett, Kevin | E-5/MA2 | Jul 1995 – Aug 1998 | Exec | |
May, Steve | ATCS | Aug 1995 – Dec 1998 | IM01 | |
May, Steve | ATCS(AW) | Aug 23, 1995 – Dec 1, 1998 | IM01 | Capt. Townes and Capt Ruehe provided inspirational leadership while MCPO Cronin ran the best CPO Mess in the Navy. My tour on board definiately helped in getting me my second star. AVCM(AW) May, USN (RET) |
Gonzalez, Juan (Johnny) | E-4 ABF # | Sep 12, 1995 – Sep 13, 1999 | V-4 | Division 467 basic training: I was in deck dept. first, then I struck out to V-4. |
Barnes, D | GYSGT USMC | Oct 1995 – May 1997 | COMBAT CARGO FLIGHT DECK | HAD BLAST ONBOARD THE WOOD THERE ARE FUN TIMES WITH MEN AND WOMEN IN THE NAVY. TO SSGT J, MSGT K, CAPT L, GYSGT A YOU GUYS ARE TRULY MISSED. |
Wallace, Ramon | E-4 | Oct 10, 1995 – Aug 12, 1998 | V-4 | |
Lucas, Jonathan | ABF2 | Oct 30, 1995 – Oct 8, 1999 | V-4 | |
Torres, Daniel | MM1 | Nov 1995 – Aug 28, 1999 | Aft Main Machinery Room | I am sad to see her go. When we ran with the ball this ship was untouchable. We earned the nickname Devil Dogs. |
Brown, Rob | HN | Nov 6, 1995 – Nov 6, 1998 | Medical | |
Tello, Johnny | ABH 2 | Nov 13, 1995 – Nov 13, 1999 | V-1 CRASH AND SALVAGE | MISS ALL THOSE PORT STOPS AND DRINKING WITH ALL THE GUYS FROM V-1 |
Kelly, William | E-4/EN3 | Nov 24, 1995 – May 14, 1999 | MP1/A | MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD...I MISS THOSE TIMES!!! |
Zahn, Jason | em-3 | Dec 1, 1995 – Jun 1, 1998 | e | hey, just stumbled upon this list. Anyone else from e division on here? I know we didnt always like sasebo, but i guess time makes you forget the mundane! good times in ports,thailand, hongkong, bali,australia, etc. |
Fluegge, Mike | E-4 | Dec 10, 1995 – Jun 20, 1998 | V-4 | Hey everyone if anyone looks at this give me a shout I'm trying to figure out a good vacation place for next week and why not see some old Navy pals. |
Nicholas, Freddie "Nick" | LTC/O-5 | Dec 29, 1995 – May 1, 1996 | TACC, TACRON 12, PHIBRON 11 | I served as the Helo Coordinator and was the only Army grunt amongst the Wood, Ft. McHenry, Dubuque, and Germantown. It was a great priviledge to have served with the men and women, both sailors and Marines, during my deployment on board. |
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