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USS California (CGN 36) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS California (CGN 36). 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 646 crew members registered for the USS California (CGN 36).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Marvin | OS2 | 1988 – 1990 | OPS | We Kicked it sooo hard In seattle. Sup to Russel B, Gee MO, and Hutton, Talley, Nate, Cooper, Pina. W Ridley, E Young and all the other Players I forgot to mention. God Bless |
| Bedillion, David | MM2 | 1988 – 1992 | M-2 | What an experience! Good times and memories I'll take to the grave. I left my heart in Olongapo City. I bitched when I was on her, I cried when I heard they scrapped her. Now joining Military Sealift Command after 15 years on land. |
| Parkin, Kent | BM3 | 1988 – 1990 | ||
Heredia, Raul  | tm-3 | 1988 – 1991 | ws | best of time the worst of times hey romo |
| Emmett, Frank | HT2/E-5 | 1988 – 1990 | R | |
| Sancomb, Dan | PN3 | 1988 – 1991 | Admin / Deck | West PAC / Alameda to Bremerton |
| Daniel, Wes | ET2 | 1988 – 1992 | Reactor Controls | |
| Mize, Rodney | SM3 | 1988 – 1990 | Radio | I enjoyed my time on the California. Capt Burrows was the best. I’d like to know where Ray Smith from Deck Div is and how he’s doing. Feel free to email me if you have any info. |
| Welch, Ron / Leroy | MM1/MMC | 1988 – 1990 | L | |
| Batog, Dave | MRFN | Jan 1988 – Dec 1989 | R | Left the Navy in 1992 as a MR2. Currently living in Grand Rapids, MI |
| Nickel, Damion | SN | Jan 3, 1988 – Sep 6, 1991 | 1st Div | The Trolls |
| Yanas, John | STG3 | Feb 2, 1988 – Feb 2, 1992 | WS | Had A great time with all you guys, Gregg D., Talley, Romo, Riuz, Geoff Henderson(Hendersonez),TM1,Ray Curry, Got married to a local in Bremerton, had a couple of kids, got divorced from a local and living back in Texas City, Texas. Ya'll take car |
| Husted, R. W. | QMC | Mar 1, 1988 – Jun 1, 1993 | Nav | California was culture shock for me. It was the only time I had seen the Engineering Dept dictate and overshadow the mission of a surface combatant! It was a classic case of the tail wagging the dog. |
| Bruce, Allyn | BM3 | Mar 7, 1988 – Jul 5, 1993 | 1st | Sab i still Have pictures ! |
| Jordan, Clifford | QM 3 | Mar 11, 1988 – Nov 16, 1990 | Navigation | |
| Murphy, Scott | ET2 | Apr 10, 1988 – Nov 30, 1990 | RC | Retiring as of 31 Dec 2005. Cruiser tour was the best. |
| Crysler, Ken | OS3 | May 1988 – Jan 1991 | OI | |
| Sabatina, Matthew | BM3 | May 7, 1988 – May 3, 1992 | Deck | Fair winds and following seas to ya all. Thanks to those that watched my "6". |
| Ware, Bruce | EM2 | May 25, 1988 – Jun 10, 1990 | REACTOR ELECTRICAL | Great times on the Pig Boat! I am now the GLobal Commissioning Manager for General Electric Wind Energy. Navy training was good for something! Lt. Galombos and teh whole RE group, give me a call. I need good X Nukes in GE Wind! |
| Oswald, Mark | EM2 | May 26, 1988 – Mar 29, 1991 | Nuke EM | It was what it was. |
| Schultz, Robert (Bob) | OSC | Jun 4, 1988 – Nov 11, 1991 | OI | LPO of OI div. for most of my tour and made Chief while in the yard at Bremerton. Round the World, Earnest Will, Lots and Lots of days at sea. Remember the many mid-watches, ports, exercises, miss it and would do it all again! |
| Dekoster, Alan | ET2 | Aug 1988 – Jan 23, 1992 | RC01 | I remember reporting aboard in Alameda,running into Dan Herring and Rob Pizzaro who "took the new guy"under their wings. (Party,party,party,work,work,repeat).GOOD TIMES.Still living in Poulso,Bald,bearded and happy !! |
| Hoff, David | MS3 | Aug 1988 – Dec 1991 | S2 | Navy was first enlistment of unintentional military career. |
| Carville, Jonni | SM2 | Aug 3, 1988 – Jul 16, 1991 | OC | Thanks to RMCS Shaw, SM1 Bass and SM2 McReynolds (you guys are all probably Retired Master Chief's or NCO's now) You were stand up guys. Good friends. Thanks for the guidance when I was 18 years old. |
| Ritschel, Brad | OS3 | Sep 1988 – May 1990 | OI | Alot of good times in ports. Doing very well these days, living in the Dallas Tx area. Still think about those times and the men I served with. |
| Schmelzer, Eric | MMFR | Sep 1988 – Mar 1991 | A | What an experience. Aaron Keele, Remember "Wizbang come Home" during shellback initiation in Ihe Indian Ocean. Anyone in A-Gang from West Pac '88 will remember |
| Claghorn, Glenn | OS3 | Sep 1988 – Aug 1990 | Operations | One of the most memorable times of my life |
| Sharpe, James | SK3 | Sep 1, 1988 – May 5, 1992 | S-1 | Still in the Navy as an MAC on a frigate out of Mayport, Fl. |
| Robbins, Scott | HT3 | Sep 4, 1988 – Aug 7, 1990 | R | First ship of my 20+ yr career (stil go'in) and I can honestly say, was the best command I have been at. Met many good friends and had some pretty outrageous times oversea's while on WESTPAC, BEST port visits. To R-Div "WETSU" |
| Green, Stacey | E3 | Sep 10, 1988 – Mar 17, 1992 | MS | Married since December 1989 w/2 children (1boy, 1 girl). Served with Kenneth Saffold, David E Brown, Eddy Young, Ingram, |
| Ruiz, Tom | GMM2 | Sep 15, 1988 – Jun 1, 1991 | WS | never thought I would ever say this but I sure miss all the gang! Hope everything is well with you guys: Romo,Yanas,Curry,Talley,Timmons and Greg Donaldsen! Guess nearing 50 makes you remember the old days fondly. Wouldn't trade those day at all! |
| Hulsey-mazur, J | MM3 | Oct 1988 – Jul 12, 1989 | ||
| Donelson, Greg | GMG3 | 1989 – 1992 | Whats up all you salty dogs, hit me on the e-mail, gregdonelson@aol.com | |
| Brockman, Jeffrey | sn3 | 1989 – 1991 | boatswain mate | Had a great time aboard this ship. It's sad to see that it is gone now. |
| Balbosa, Luis | CTR3 | Mar 1989 – Jul 2, 1992 | CT and OT | I was in the Cryptologic Technician division until the ship went into drydock when I was transferred into the OT division where we basically took the ship down to the studs and rebuilt it. Lagging, floors, everything. |
| Talley, Derrick | GMM3 | Mar 4, 1989 – Aug 15, 1992 | WS | We had a great bunch of guys in WS Division. Romo, Yanis, Curry, Tom, Timmons, and every one esle (dont have enough room to add). It was an honor to serve with you all |
| Hughes, Rob | sn | Apr 1989 – Sep 1993 | 1 St | The biggest thing I miss about the U.S.N Is my youth.. |
| Hood, Keith | ET1 | Apr 1989 – Jun 1992 | Reactor Controls | |
| Borden, Joshua | BM2 | Oct 1989 – | 1st | repainted the whole thing in the yard then ran small boats |
| O'Kelley, Brian O'Kelley | ETC | Nov 1989 – Oct 1992 | OE/CE | |
| Kidd, Mein | E-3 | Nov 1, 1989 – Jun 12, 1992 | 1st | heey d face! |
| Harris, Galen, Jay | DC2 | Nov 12, 1989 – May 15, 1993 | R | Learned a lot in Dry-Dock, but, would like to have seen a West-Pac. Got an Art Degree. Have managed stores. Now truckin' and Texas, and lovin' it. |
| Kidd, Mein | SN | Dec 22, 1989 – Jun 26, 1992 | 1st | Heey D face! |
| Bussan, Todd | BM3 | Dec 23, 1989 – Sep 11, 1993 | 1ST | Whats up Josh(I see your entry) and all you 1st Div. animals!!! Our time was like a floating Animal House.I'm back in Illinois working for DaimlerChrysler full-time and teaching self-defense around the area part-time.I miss those days on the sea |
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