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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 | 1996 – 1996 | 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Littleton, Barry | FC2 | 1996 – 1997 | CBS | MK86 GFCS tech |
Garner, Michael | PN | 1996 – 1998 | exec | |
Moreno, Abel | BM 3 | 1996 – 1999 | Deck 2nd | Sides Crew, ACCOM, Wingwalls TITAN and every other god forsaken job. |
Wraight, Michael | MM-3 | 1996 – 1998 | A-Gang / MP-1 | |
Wells, Matt | HT3 | 1996 – 1998 | Repair | |
Roberts, Mike | E-3 singnalman | 1996 – 1999 | Comm/Nav | Had a blast serving My country and being on the Belleauwood |
Thompson, Paul | OS3 | 1996 – 1999 | OI | |
Bowers, Brian | IC3 | 1996 – 1998 | CBS | I enjoyed serving at this command. Many great freinds. |
Pockrus, Jason | ET3 | 1996 – 1999 | CSE | I never will forget looking up at her as I pulled onto the pier for the first time in the middle of the night. So overwhelming! What a memorable first tour. So sad to see her sunk; it was like a part of me went with her. |
Hodgson, Wayne/woody | ABH3 | Jan 1, 1996 – Jun 20, 1999 | Air Departmanet | F.O.D Walkdowns. (ha) I dont miss them, but had a great time anyways. Smooth sailin shipmates. |
Hand, Darin | CMDCM(AW/SW) | Feb 1996 – Feb 2000 | AIMD | I WOULDN'T BE A CMC IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE CREW OF BELLEAU WOOD 1996-2000! MY BEST TOUR! |
Tucker, Tim | PN1 | Feb 1996 – Dec 1998 | Exec | |
Haddad, Luis | RM/DP4 | Feb 1996 – Apr 1997 | ||
Marsh, Walker | LCDR | Feb 1, 1996 – Feb 28, 1998 | Chaplain | Great ship. Great crew. Great time. Sorry to see her go, but she went with dignity - and it sure beats being cut up for razor blades! |
Martinez, Hector (Eddie) | E-4 | Feb 4, 1996 – Nov 19, 1999 | V4 FUELS AND DECK 2ND | WAZ UP? WAS IN 2ND DIVISION AND SIDES, THEN CROSS RATED TO V4 FUELS, |
Garza, Nick | AO 3 | Feb 8, 1996 – Jun 10, 2000 | WEPS | |
Freriks, Glenn | RM1 | Feb 16, 1996 – Feb 9, 1998 | COMM/CR | SASEBO, JAPAN 31 JULY 2006 RETIRED. GO...Devil Dogs! freriks@hotmail.com |
Mike, Hill | LCDR | Apr 1996 – Nov 1998 | Main Propulsion | Served as MPA. |
Bautista, Arnil | EM2 | Apr 11, 1996 – Jul 27, 2000 | E | It's been a rewarding duty. |
Mendoza, Romeo | CSCS | Jun 1996 – Sep 1999 | S2 | THE BEST food service division and outstanding group of CSs. Everyone worked hard..WON the "back to back" NEY Award and a FIRST runner up.This would have been a "3-PEAT".I did not want to cross deck to give up her up during the HULL S |
Hernandez, David | MM2 | Jun 28, 1996 – Nov 2, 2000 | A-GANG | WELL I WAS SORRY TO HEAR THAT THEY FINALLY SUNK HEAR. I WAS ON THE WOOD BACK WHEN IT WAS IN JAPAN AND IT WAS WHERE I REALIZED THAT THE BELLEAUWOOD WOULD NOT BE MY LAST SHIP. |
Spell, Martin | LCDR | Jul 16, 1996 – Sep 20, 1998 | Chief Engineer | Second Chief Engineer tour. Homeported in Sasebo, Japan. First underway as CHENG we visited Vladivostok, Russia. Found out that Russian women are beautiful. Also went to Hong Kong, Thailand, Bali and Australia. |
Szabo, Daniel | E-4 | Aug 1996 – Jun 1999 | 31 meu s-6 | to great times and great people |
Thayn, Eric | MM3 | Aug 1996 – May 1998 | MP-1 | Wouldn't trade it for anything in the world, but wouldn't do it again either. |
Beggs, Ian | E4/AC3 | Aug 1996 – Aug 1998 | HDC | |
Stickle, David | MM1(SW) | Aug 10, 1996 – Aug 22, 2000 | MP1 | I really enjoyed serving on the Belleau-wood, and was crushed to see the photos of here being sunk. I always wondered what it would take to sink her, and she put up a fight! |
Besaw, Joey Besaw | BM/SN | Aug 11, 1996 – Aug 11, 1999 | deck 2nd | I had alot of great times on the old wood with all my friends remember the marid crew quimby, larsen, besaw and all the great times. Hey Ben see you were on the site email me at Jazman9_98@yahoo.com or any of my other deck dept friends. |
Adams, Steve | SM3 | Sep 1996 – May 1999 | Deck 1st/2nd - NAV skivie waver | Good times - great crew. Been able to meet up with a lot of the old crew recently; we're on FB - look us up fellas. Be there! |
Swanson, Randy | DT2(AW/SW) | Sep 25, 1996 – Sep 25, 1999 | DENTAL | GREAT TOUR.. GREAT CREW. |
Chila, Danny | CSCS | Oct 1996 – Dec 1999 | S-2/S-5 | Great ship and winner of back-to-back NEY awards. Hope to hear from some of my old shipmates. Wish she was still around. I was in Hawaii when she sank. |
Ham, Lawrence/ Uncleham | BMSN | Oct 9, 1996 – Jun 11, 1999 | 2ND DECK | I meet some greet people on da wood from R.Willson to T. Wilkerson. Da UnderWorld. email me at Uncleham_1@hotmail.com |
Field, Edward | BM2(SW) | Oct 17, 1996 – Jan 2001 | DECK 2ND | A shout out to Deck Dept. Its all about busting rust on the wing walls in the well deck. |
Lofton, Ben | BM3 | Nov 1996 – Jul 1999 | Deck 1st | Had a great time.I'm glad it;s over but I miss all my old drinking buddies and espescially Thailand.Hope to hear from some of you guys! |
Wingfield, Brandon | PH3 | Nov 1996 – Dec 1999 | OZ | |
Thorsen, Nels/thor | AC1 | Nov 15, 1996 – Nov 15, 1999 | OC | Some of the best times I've ever had in the Navy. Japan was awesome. I think it was the people that made that ship a great experience more than anything else. I'll miss her very much and all the friends I made along the way. |
Flowers, Mike " Mighty Whitey" | SK3 | Nov 28, 1996 – May 15, 2000 | S-8 | Hey guys , Damn I didn't know they sunk our boat. Feels like a part of me is gone. I hated Sasebo but I love to tell all the stories of the great times we had. Well heres my email MIKER_FLOWERS@msn.com. Hit me up.Later, Mike |
Merrell, Nathan | Nov 28, 1996 – Jun 19, 1999 | V-4 | COME SEE ME IN VEGAS | |
Ohlson, Tim | PH3 | Dec 1996 – Sep 1999 | V3/OZ | |
Youngs, Scott | AG2 | Dec 9, 1996 – Nov 1999 | OA | Had a blast on the bid dog. Grew up a lot. Thanks are due to Julian Collins (AGC?), David Armes (AGC), and all the other guys I was lucky enough to serve with and pretty much put through hell! Thanks guys... |
Larsen, Chris | SN | Dec 13, 1996 – Jul 21, 1999 | 2nd Deck | Maird!!! Just wanna say hey to all my friends in Deck Dept, even you Besaw! |
Edgington, Bryan | ABHAN | Dec 20, 1996 – Jun 5, 1999 | V-1 | To those Spade players I spent so many hours with......This is Edge! Lewis, Politovitch < V-3>, Doug, oh yeah and we can't forget BOB <our pool hustler>. U R THE BEST OF HOMIES! I miss you guys and the flightdeck beat downs! Now U C me s |
Tindugan, Don | AK1 | Dec 26, 1996 – Jan 3, 1999 | Aviation Supply | I was assigned in Supply Dept. ASD while homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Good tour. Been in lots of exciting places in Asia including Vladivostok, Russia. |
Merrell, Nathan | Dec 29, 1996 – Jun 19, 1999 | V-4 | ANTHRAX SHOTS SUCK!!! LOL!!!! I HOPE ALL MY OLD DRINKING BUDDIES ARE DOING ALRIGHT. COME OUT AND SEE ME IN VEGAS! |
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