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Hell Razors (VA 174) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Hell Razors (VA 174). 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 48 crew members registered for the Hell Razors (VA 174).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1983 | 1984 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sursely, Tom | e3 | May 15, 1965 – Jun 15, 1968 | |
Schiavone, Jr, James P (Jimmy)  | ATN2 | Jun 1965 – Oct 25, 1969 | Beer Busts, Jax Beach, Living on Schindler Dr. Taco, and a thousand great friends |
| Douglass, Mark | AZ3 | Jan 10, 1966 – Nov 21, 1968 | I remember so many shipmates, we had a reunion in 2009 at NAS Penscola. Check out my facebook page and see the pictures. Feel free to contact me, |
| Kennybrook, John | Airman 1st class | Apr 1966 – Jun 1968 | 3 Months mess duty , then plane capt. on an F-8. When your outta F-8's, your outta fighters. Made the transition to Va 174 with the A-7. lot of tad's.Met my 1st wife here.Lived in Jax awhile. Always miss it. Cecil fd gon |
| Tusing, Randy | AQB-3 | Nov 1966 – May 25, 1970 | |
| Gauger, Terry | e 4 | May 5, 1967 – 1969 | i'm not sure what most of the crew thought of us as brig guards |
| Swatts, Larry | ADJ3 | Sep 13, 1967 – Jul 13, 1968 | Chuck McDonald Doug Jeager |
| Greathouse, Bob | AQF2 | Jun 1968 – Jul 1970 | |
| Wright, J.g. | AT 3 | Jul 1968 – Sep 1969 | |
| Wright, James (J.g.) | AT3 | Jul 1968 – Aug 1969 | |
| Albrecht, Chris | ATAN - AT3 | Jun 1969 – Jul 1971 | Mess cook/comp cleaning at Yuma upon arrival. AT shop. Spent last year working AIMD (WC 610) on ARC-51 bench. Loved being at NAS Cecil Field. |
| Acri, Jim | AMH2 | 1970 – 1972 | Mostly Corrosion control and paint. |
| Mobley, Tim | AMS3 | Apr 1970 – Jun 1973 | |
| Bulanadi, Joselito | Amh3 | Sep 2, 1972 – Sep 5, 1974 | plane captain, Yuma DET |
| Grahn, Gary | E4 | Jan 1973 – Oct 1975 | I remember my detachments on the Lexington, the Roosevelt, and Yuma like it was yesterday. I wish I had taken more pictures, saved my green shirt, and kept a coffee mug. |
| Shnaekel, Wesley | AO3 | Mar 10, 1973 – Dec 8, 1975 | Shout out to my friends from the Ordinance Shop, worked night shift and spent 9 months on three week detachments to MCAS Yuma. We had the world by the tail and met the prettiest girls in all of the US. Me & Cooney Buds! |
| Mazur, Joe | PN1 | Jan 1974 – Sep 1978 | |
| Balabin, Jim (Beaner) | AMS3 | Mar 1974 – Sep 1977 | I spent time working the flight line as a plane captain. Some of the craziest men I've ever met! Then two years assigned to Corrosion Control. We only worked weekends when the aircraft weren't busy. |
| Odle, William | AT2 | Aug 1974 – Aug 1975 | A7 A,B,C, and E avionics tech |
| Harris, Jeffry | AD2 | Nov 15, 1974 – Sep 15, 1979 | some of the best time and the worst time in my life but had alot of fun Jacksonville was a great duty town. |
| Davis, William | AME/e2 | Sep 28, 1975 – Sep 29, 1978 | Best tmes best fun best knowledge best commander |
| Mischka, Ray | E5 | May 10, 1976 – May 10, 1980 | I miss the weekend shift working on the A7's. |
| Riefer, Renee | AIRMAN | Jun 3, 1976 – Oct 1, 1978 | Plane Captain |
| Husome, Marty | Airman | Jul 19, 1976 – Dec 15, 1977 | |
| Nechita, Marcia | AK3 PLANE CAPTAIN | Aug 1976 – May 1978 | |
| Robinson, Molly | Plane Captain | 1977 – 1978 | |
| Deida, Fernando Pops | AD1 | Apr 15, 1977 – Apr 15, 1980 | The crew. Pops . Mac. Tommy. Iggy. Duck. |
| Nichols, Gary | AME2 gary nichols | Aug 1, 1977 – Jun 1, 1980 | worked the line as a trouble shooter, ame shop, I am a disable vet, I tore my knee up working on a black hawk, so they put me out to pasture., miss all the excitement, the crew, the many adventures. |
| Spradling, Jack | e-4 | Jul 1978 – Jul 1979 | I was impressed finding out that McCain was in charge of the largest training squadron at Cecil. After all this time, I am now residing in Jax close to the airbase, a transplant from Oceana va. I was a plane captain. |
| King, Terry | YNC | Nov 15, 1978 – | I was assigned to the CO/XO office. VA 174 laid the groundwork for my 20 year career. I worked for and with really fantastic people. I salute VA 174, my first and best command. |
| Turenne, Thomas | AME3 | 1979 – 1981 | It’s been some time. don’t remember many things that happened before the seat went off. The pix still look cool, got to wonder what happened to Linda. |
| Wilson, Willieg | e5 | 1979 – | |
| Thompson, James | ADAN | Apr 5, 1979 – Aug 15, 1980 | |
| Shafer, John | AD3 | Aug 1, 1979 – Jan 31, 1983 | Plane Captain, PowerPlants, Troubleshooter |
| Tillotson, Doug | 1980 – | ||
| Lawler, Emmanuel | AO2 | Apr 1, 1980 – Nov 20, 1984 | Attempting to identify a young man who accidently ignited an ejection seat inside the hanger bay in El Centro, CA. It was a horrible accident and I believe he survived. |
| Perkins, Jonathan | E4 | Jun 1980 – 1981 | I remember many people, mr Lawler I also remember the Terrible accident. A young man was ejected into the hanger roof. He miraculously survived. I don’t recall his name. But I was there immediately after it happened. I remember he loved to work on his |
| Knotts, Bill | AQ2 | Nov 1981 – Sep 24, 1984 | Worked in IAW shop and Line troubleshooters |
| Warren, John | E4 | Jun 9, 1982 – Jul 11, 1983 | plane captian |
| Szala, Bill | AMH-1 | Jan 16, 1983 – Jan 16, 1986 | I was assigned to FRAMP as an Airframes Instructor. Taught many students on how to properly maintain the A-7E aircraft. Enjoyed every moment there. |
| Rigsby, Michael | AD3 | Mar 1983 – Sep 8, 1986 | After AD A school assigned as a plane captain then went to AD shop. Served as a trouble shooter on the flight line until I got out of active duty (mistake) in Sept '86. |
| Lopez Sikes, April | E3 | May 12, 1983 – Apr 16, 1985 | |
| Desimoni, Mario Luis | AQAN | May 15, 1983 – Jul 15, 1985 | Worked as a Plane Captain assigned to the Line Division. Did 2 CQ detachments on the USS America CV66. And played a lot of softball for the Squadron there at Cecil Field. Great times!!! |
| Aiken, Harry(Buddy) | AQ | Oct 1983 – Jul 1985 |
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