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USS Union (AKA 106) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Union (AKA 106). 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 51 crew members registered for the USS Union (AKA 106).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram, Peter | Signalman 3/c | Jul 1946 – Aug 1949 | Communications | Will never forget the friends I had in the Signal Gang, Radio, Radar,Electronic, & Quartermaster Division. Served in Korea aboard USS Mountrail apa 213, 1950- 52. |
| Beall, Walter | ET1 | Sep 1947 – Oct 1949 | Communications | |
| Bowie, Thomas | BM3 | 1955 – 1955 | BOAT | Aboard ship September - October 1955 Boat Coxswain Short time before Discharge. |
| Parver, Clifford E | Lt | Nov 1955 – | Asst. Engineer Officer | |
| Gershaw, Roger | EN3 | 1956 – 1958 | A | I was in A Division and engineman for LCVP or LCM craft. Other than that, had evaporator watches and Shaft alley watch. |
| Felton, Ken | LT | Nov 1956 – Nov 1959 | ENGINEERiING OFFICER | A great ship and a great crew. Served under three captains and two executive officers. Made two WestPac tours and two shipyard overhauls. One of the best times of my 6.5 years of active duty and 20 years in the reserves. |
| Key, Lawson | sn | 1957 – | bridge | Lawson passed 12-19-2011 in Middlegate, Nv. This is reported by his brother Lerchen L. Key at cmckey@juno.com this date 06-28-2016. Phone 928-432-2882 Thanks Lerchen |
| Ponce, Tony | MM3 | Apr 1957 – Feb 15, 1961 | M-DIV.----ENGINEERING DEPT. IN AFT-COMPARTMENT | FORREST LEE TRINDLE MM3 & ROBERT BUNNELL MME WERE MY SIDE KICKS. THERE WAS ALSO DUNCAN, JENNINGS, GUTHRIE, MERRYMAN, CHIEF LYNCH. |
| Mitchell, Bill | s/n assigned to navigation dept. | Mar 1960 – 1963 | Navigation Dept. | Great time & place to grow-up. 2 westpacs, pribilof, & cuban missile. Special sea detail: helmsman. Occupations: 1964, Thunderbird assy. 65-69 test driver & mechanic. GM proving grounds. 70 to 09, X- country driver. |
| Yurso, Joseph | Lieutenant USN | Jul 1960 – Jun 1962 | Engineering | During my tour on the Union, we made two Westpac deployments and one to the Pribloff Islands. We spent more time in Hong Kong than our homeport of San Diego. The Union has three Commanding Officers during this time. |
| Maska, Larry | GM3 | 1961 – 1965 | 4th Division | |
| Jahr, James K | dk3 e4 | Apr 1961 – 1964 | S division | Live in East Wenatchee, Wa played basketball & softball with shipmates while aboard 2 wespac cruces/cuban blockade/pribloff island resupply/great time |
| Bonk, Joseph | YN2 | Aug 1961 – 1962 | X | |
| Sander, Skip | LTJG | 1962 – 1962 | OI | Putting a reunion together! Send email for info. |
Overton, George  | BM3 | 1962 – 1965 | 3rd Div | |
| Hall, Weldon L. | BT2 | Jun 1, 1962 – Mar 28, 1966 | B division | Cuban missile crisis 1962; first combat troops in Vietnam march 8th 1965 (marines 3/9- Danang) |
| Hall, W.l. | BT 2 | Jun 1, 1962 – Oct 14, 1965 | B division | |
| Martinez, Don | rm3 | Oct 1962 – May 1963 | comm | came aboard during blocade |
| Hall, Norman (Norm) | ETN3 | Mar 10, 1963 – Nov 30, 1964 | Ops | Member of ET Gang with Lutz Moeckel, Ray, Jerry. Believe Ops Div Mgr was Ensign Berdein. Or he might have been ET Manager |
| Schuster, Warren | BMSN Coxswain Mike 7 | Oct 15, 1963 – Oct 14, 1965 | 3 rd | I am looking to contact, BM2 Will Allen or anyone in the boat group. |
| Jacobsen, Lee | SM3 | Nov 1963 – Jul 1966 | Operations | Would like to hear from any Union crew mates who served 1963 / 1967, especially any who have Diabetes type 2. Art Foster where are you flags? |
| Sammler, Steve | sn | Nov 1963 – Nov 1964 | 3rd | Learned a lot about lifte and boats that lasted my whole life. Lived aboard my own 44'trimarin for 5 yrs |
| Paris, Paul | MM3 | Nov 26, 1963 – Dec 30, 1967 | M Division | |
| Allen, Roy | BM3 | 1964 – 1965 | n/a | |
| Hicks, Mike | SN | Aug 13, 1964 – May 14, 1966 | 2nd | Can't really remember if I was in 1st or 2nd div. |
| Kwicinski, Edward | QM3 | Nov 1964 – Jun 1966 | Navigation | |
| Robinson, Thomas | E4 | Jan 20, 1965 – Nov 6, 1968 | Supply | Looking for anyone that might remember me aboard USS Terrell County LST 1157 during the Vietnam era. |
| Seyler, Steve | Radioman 3rd class | Jun 25, 1965 – Jul 28, 1966 | Communications/Operations | |
| Boyd, Charles | EN3 | Oct 1965 – Feb 1967 | A Division | I am living in Hot Springs, Arkansas and The Chief Engineer at SunBay Resort. Served with, Batt, Marks, Carrol, Shattek, Peterson. |
| McCurry, Charles (Mac) | GMG3 | Oct 28, 1965 – Jul 16, 1967 | fourth (gunnery) | |
| Carroll, Wayne (Fog) | EN3 | 1966 – Dec 1968 | A Division | |
| Smith, Rick | SM | Jan 3, 1966 – Jun 6, 1966 | SM Bridge | Larry Little Lee Jacobsen Perry Carmack |
| Hannah, James | E3 | Mar 1966 – Aug 1966 | E | |
| Nash, Carlton | ET | 1967 – 1970 | Operations - OE | WestPac 1968 and 1969, decommissioning crew. |
| Conaway, Dean | E-4 | 1967 – 1968 | A-Gang Engineman | |
| Newman, Bill | RD2 | 1967 – Jun 2, 1970 | CIC | Just wanted to say hi to all. Had some good times. Hope to hear from some of you..Bill |
| Green, Danny | SM3 | 1967 – 1969 | OS | There is an Amphibious Ships Reunion in Buffalo NY this Sept. 2019, which covers various ships, the Union is included. Contact me for information. |
| Schunn, John | RM1 | 1967 – 1968 | COMMUNICATIONS | I remember another Radioman named Arnie Derrickson, he was also my best man at my 1st. Wedding in El Cajon, Ca. When I was on ship, I was initially a E-4 Communications Yoeman, fairly new Rate. I left the ship in Okinawa |
| Turnbull, Tom..(Bull) | EN3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 13, 1968 | A division | Looking for anyone in engineering dept. From 67-68 A div, E div, R div. Would like to find Wm Turner and KP Marks and John Warfield, Bobby Shatek, and Wayne L Carroll . Did anyone know Animal died of AO caused cancer? |
| Halladay, Wayne | FN | Jun 1967 – Nov 1968 | R Div |
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