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USS Oxford (AGTR 1) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Oxford (AGTR 1). 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 45 crew members registered for the USS Oxford (AGTR 1).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delp, Gordon | CS 3 | 1961 – Dec 1964 | SUPPLY DEPT | I WAS ON THE OX FOR ALMOST 5 YRS. LOVED EVERYDAY OF IT. CROSSED THE EQUATOR MANY TIMES. SAW MOST OF SOUTH AMERICA, 8 MONTHS OFF THE COAST OF HAVANA CUBA. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. I MADE A 21 YR CAREER OF THE USN. RETIRED IN 1 |
| Letendre, William | Radioman 2nd Class | Mar 1961 – Jan 21, 1963 | OC Division | |
| Wolverton, Paul | CT2 | May 5, 1961 – Jun 14, 1962 | CT Operations | Boarded the Oxford for Sea Trials in Brooklyn in June 1961. !st voyage Cuba, Puerto Rico, Rio. Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and home Norfolk. |
O'Loughlin, Dennis  | CT2 | Jul 1961 – Jul 13, 1962 | ORP | Great time, with a great crew. Sailed from Brooklyn to Norfolk, then shakedown cruise in Cuba; back to Norfolk; then South American cruise. Crossing the equator was a hoot, to say the least. Proud to have served. |
| Fenzel, John | ETN3 | Jul 14, 1961 – Sep 1962 | OE | Nice crew , latest equipment a great learning experience. |
| Decker, Gerald | CT3 | Jul 15, 1961 – | OCR | |
| Ferlise, Vincent | bm 3rd class | Nov 11, 1961 – Nov 11, 1963 | deck | |
| Horton, Jesse | MM3 | Oct 1962 – Jan 18, 1965 | Engineering | Would Like to know where the ship was between oct 1964 & Dec 1964. |
| Keightly, Jack | RM2 E5 | Nov 12, 1962 – | Radioman | Presently living in Florida, retired |
| Franklin, Al | ETR3 | 1963 – 1964 | Electronics | I miss my friends aboard the "OX" like Jeff Ziegler. I met Lenny Smith on the OX and we still keep in touch with each other after 57 years. Lenny work in the deisel room keeping the ship supplied with lots of voltage. |
| Bigger, Ross | CPO | May 5, 1963 – Jan 27, 1965 | boiler technician | Are there any fellow Navy members who would have served with my Father that remember him? |
| King, James R | CTO1 | May 20, 1963 – Dec 20, 1964 | OC | I enjoyed my tour on the OX and made ports of call in countries I would never have seen otherwise. |
| Eyler, Email | LCDR | Jun 1, 1963 – Jun 1, 1965 | Unk | I am writing this for my father, Emil "Buzz" M. Eyler who was the XO of the Oxford, 1963 to 1965. Dad passed away 19 May 2018 (94 1/2) Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dad graduated the Academy and was a UDT/DSEAL and loved the Navy |
| Fox, Gerald (Jerry) | CTSN | Feb 1964 – Jan 1966 | ORD | |
| Zablocki, Richard | CTT3 | Jun 10, 1964 – Jun 15, 1965 | ORP | Great tour. First out of "A" School Pensacola. West Coast South America & Caribbean, East Coast of Africa. Fun Shipmates. Ran with Balginio and Wentworth most. We even had a sewing business onboard for a bit. |
| Walter, Joe | SN | Jun 24, 1964 – Jun 25, 1966 | 2nd | I was in Deck Division and Loved it! Got to see a World full of memories and made some great friends. I cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy at 17 yrs. old. It was worth it! |
| Delgado Jr, Francisco | SN | Dec 1964 – Jan 1966 | 2nd div Deck Force | My Name is Frank Delgado and my buddy's name was Hardy. After a while being on deck force I became a Postal striker and Hardy became a Signalman. I had a great time on Oxford, we became Shellbacks on our way to Durbin. |
| Roth, Robert | CT2 | 1965 – 1966 | US Navy | |
| Botkin, Deryl | CT3 | Sep 10, 1965 – Sep 13, 1966 | Operations | One of the best experiences of my life, made some wonderful friends with whom I stay in touch with. Go Navy. |
| Letendre, Alfred | bt3 | Oct 1965 – Apr 1967 | m division | Great time on a great ship.I was topwatch in the boiler room durring the trip to Hong Kong during the great storm got real exciting when number 1 boiler let go and we had to flounder until #2 got fired up |
| Thompson, David | SN | Dec 1965 – Dec 1966 | Supply | I was in 1st Deck division when I came aboard, later went to Supply (Laundry) and became supervisor of the Laundry. After the Ox, went to shore duty Yokosuka Japan til discharged in 1969, Had a good time in Japan. |
| Walsh, John | CT-2 | Dec 1965 – Jan 1967 | OC | I recall the boiler letting go in a huge storm when we were just off the coast of a Chinese island. Had to get towed out to sea. |
| Swapp, Jimmy | IC2 | 1966 – 1967 | Repair- IC communicaitons & assigned equipment & duties | I remember the trips up and down the coast of Vietnam and around to Cambodia and Antoi; the trips on the whale boat to the jungle to exchange information; Dusul and the boatman pipe,he really got into it. Many great guys |
| Hecox, Ronald | CTR2 | Mar 4, 1966 – Mar 8, 1967 | Operations | |
| Williams, James (Willy) | CTR3 | Apr 1966 – Apr 1967 | Operations | |
| Marsh, Albert J | seaman e3 | May 1966 – May 1967 | 2nd | Does any one remeber the typhoon.when the boilers ruptured |
| Gerdes, Robert (Bob) | PN (Striker) | Sep 1966 – Sep 1967 | 2nd Deck force | I retired from the reserves as an IS1. I worked as a civ. for ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence). I am now retired and living in Leland, NC. I have a lot of photos of life on the Ox. |
| Mello, Ed | CTRC | Sep 9, 1966 – Aug 15, 1967 | ORP | My most vivid memories are the confrontation with two Cambodian gun boats in the Gulf of Thailand, the "day Vietnamese fishing boat started shooting at the Ox, and being shot at while at a beach party at Phu Quoc. |
| Walkingstick, Danny | E4 | 1967 – 1968 | boiler tender | |
| Boulton, John | mm3 | 1967 – 1967 | m | |
| Morris, Bob | CT2 (E-5) | 1967 – Feb 1968 | Don't remember | What a great tour of duty...got to see Singapore (indured Shellback day - Became a SHELLBACK), Bankok, Da Nang, Hong Kong, Yokosuka Japan. Regret not making a career of the Navy. |
| Brown, George | CTA-3/E-4 | Feb 6, 1967 – Feb 3, 1968 | Security Group | Retired as a LCDR and commanded two Navy Units. I didn't know it at the time but Loved my time on the OX. |
| Parks, Floyd | Ctr3 | Mar 14, 1967 – Feb 12, 1968 | ORP | If any of my fellow CT's come on line feel free to contact me |
| Becker, John | CTT3 | May 1967 – May 1968 | ORE | |
| Olkovikas, Tom | SN | Aug 1967 – Sep 1968 | 1st | Sooo long ago! I remember Capt Backstrom, Lt White, BM1 Manley, SN Jose Jiminez, Joe Priester. I still look at old pictures from back then. I retired from the US Postal Service in 2001 as Postmaster - Derry, NH and live in Manchester, NH. |
| Reed, Ronald (Johnny Holidau) | CT3 | Sep 6, 1967 – Apr 9, 1968 | ORP | We were sailing from Japan to Vietnam and running through Chinese fisherman’s nets, they were shaking their fists and yelling at us. I just want to reconnect with some shipmates, to share some memories and talk! |
| Rogers, Jerry | CT3 | Nov 1, 1967 – Sep 1, 1968 | NSG | |
| Smith, Thomas | MMC | Nov 2, 1967 – Oct 5, 1968 | M | |
| Erickson, Leslie | RMSA, RMSN, RM3 | Dec 2, 1967 – Oct 5, 1968 | Pacific Fleet | I would really like to connect with Bill Nirk, Bob Clemens, Jerry Prince, Asplin (from Mason City, Iowa) and Mead. I'm also trying to find some buddies stationed with me in Oahu during 66/67. So many memories! |
| Coy, Walter | FN | 1968 – 1969 | M | I was on the Oxford tell decommission in Japan. working in the engine room.. I have the clock from main control... |
| Walker, Lloyd | IC2 | Jan 1968 – Oct 1968 | ELECTRICAL | The Oxford was a good experience for me. I meet some really nice sailors on board. LT. Holden was the most impressive naval officer, who was my guiding light to the US Merchant Marine Academy. |
| Graham, Art (Goofy | CTI3/CTI2 | May 1968 – May 1969 | Operations Research | We had a lot of fun on the Ox. Jumproping, lifting weights.. cards in the false overhead.... Commander Vail was a caring captain.. And Foxie the dog. And never forget the times in Olongapo and Phu Quoc |
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