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USS Texas (CGN 39) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Texas (CGN 39). 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 779 crew members registered for the USS Texas (CGN 39).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanien, Alan | EW1 | 1978 – Sep 1980 | OE | |
| Boom, Craig | CTO3 | 1978 – 1980 | OZ (OT) | First ship, Great Crew, I got out after Iran. |
| Stephens, Larry 'Kat' | e4 | 1978 – 1982 | CE | what a crazy bunch of people and times we had. |
| Flaherty, Philip Flair | SKSN | 1978 – Dec 1980 | S1 | Because i was short i got off in the med just before the ship left for the gulf |
| Blakslee, Peter | E-5 | 1978 – 1982 | E | |
| Morgan, Donnie | QM/3 | 1978 – 1979 | Nav Operations / Bridge | It was a pleasure to serve with all my ship mates for the short time i was there. Many memories were formed there lol. I remember a few of you like Vota, Flanagan, McCoy. Godspeed and God Bless to all my Ship mates |
| Turner, Gary | EM2 | 1978 – 1979 | EE01 | Great bunch of guys who I served with. Small group but the big family attitude was great. Good times on Westpacs. I sure hope to hear from anyone I knew. |
| Smith, Richard | Lt. MC | 1978 – 1979 | H | Went from Texas to Desron 10 and then to San Diego then Camp Lejeune. Released as a Commander. Worked in Defiance OH thereafter. |
| Seamon, Tex | ???? | Jan 5, 1978 – Dec 1979 | ????? | Am writing to inform Texas that Scot W. Larson; plank owner passed 8/18/09, was from Edmeston, NY. 6 yrs on Texas 51 yrs old, panc-cancer. |
| Dyer, Dean | HT3 | Mar 1978 – Nov 1981 | R-DIV | |
| McLerran, Mike | RM3 | Mar 20, 1978 – Sep 10, 1981 | OC | |
| McLerran, Mike | SM3 | Mar 28, 1978 – Sep 6, 1981 | OC | Started as RM/ended as SM. Great memories.Gitmo,Rosy Roads,Naples,Athens,Oslo,Rotterdam,Tangiers,Mauritius,shellback,bluenose,etc. Sorry to hear of her demise. As a native Texan, I was honored to serve. Back in Dallas now doing well. God Bless Texas! |
| McCann, Anthony, Tony | RM2 | Mar 31, 1978 – Aug 31, 1981 | OC | My first ship. Picked her up on the maiden voyage and went from RMSR all the way to RM2 thanks to a great group in the RADIO SHACK. Texas kept me in the navy for 20 years! |
| Jackson, Clyde J. | RM2 | May 1978 – Oct 1981 | OC | Texas was a great ship! My best memories were the ports visited and the times at sea! Enjoyed the radio shop and the guys I worked with! Great crew in general! Too bad she's decommed now! My time on the Texas will remain close to me!! |
| Morris, James | MM1 (SW) | Jun 1978 – Jan 1979 | EM01 | EM01 WCS and LPO |
| Greenwood, Dana | FTG-2 | Jun 7, 1978 – Jul 20, 1980 | Combat Systems | First and only ship. On board right after commissioning. Great accomodations, Great crew, learned alot. Got to be part of the hostage situation in Iran, Wish Carter would have let us blow the !*^#&!! out of them. |
| Wooddell, Curt | em2 | Jul 1, 1978 – Aug 26, 1982 | e | Great friendships made on that tub. Hope you all are doing great. |
| Stutts, John | ET1 | Jul 27, 1978 – May 14, 1982 | RC | Been working at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Md. since I got out. Still see Bill Silva and Bob Martin almost every day. |
| Wirsching, Dean | EM2 | Jul 28, 1978 – Aug 18, 1982 | E | The human mind has an amazing ability to remember only the good times. Time erases the rest. You guys are the greatest! |
| Cruz, Eddie | MSCS Retired MSCM 1994 Yokosuka, Japan | Jul 28, 1978 – Mar 2, 1982 | S-2 / S-5 | Best fishing in my whole life was in Diego Garcia enroute tothe Gulf. Red Snappers were biting left and right. Rather not discuss undesirable memories (unreps, watches etc) |
| Adams, John C. | FTG2 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1981 | CF | |
| Adams, John | FTG2 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1981 | CF | Would be great to hear from old friends. |
| Schilt, Jim | GMM3 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1980 | john adams, mike brajer, bruce hankins, steve gannon talk to me. | |
| Stevens, Richard | ET1 | Sep 1978 – Jul 1982 | RC | |
| Brown, Dale | CTM1 | Sep 1978 – Oct 1982 | OZ (OT) | second spook on board; installation and maintenance of outboard/tacintel |
| McEleney, Dan | FTM2 | Sep 1978 – Jul 1982 | CF | I met good people, made friends and saw a good part of the world. My best wishes to each and every Texas sailor. Rest in peace Al... |
| Reesman, Eugene | DS2 | Sep 1978 – Dec 13, 1982 | CD | |
| Dietzler, Dan | FTM3 | Oct 1978 – Aug 1982 | Who could forget liberty in Diego Garcia | |
| Grergory, Garrett | EM-1 | Oct 1978 – Nov 1980 | E | |
| Dick, Howard | SH2 | Oct 1978 – Jun 1982 | S-3 | My first Command. I remember all the great shipmates, the Hostage Crisis/ MED-IO. The outstanding home coming after the Med/IO. Working in the shipstore and the soda fountain. I retired SHC(SW) in July 2000. |
| Walsh, Robert | DK3 | Oct 26, 1978 – Feb 21, 1981 | DECK | |
| West, David | HM3 | Nov 1978 – Oct 1980 | H | |
| Feeley, Roger | EM2 | Nov 1978 – Feb 1983 | E | Great memories! As of 2006 I'm getting my PhD in physics at the University of Maine |
| Andrews, Dan | SN | Dec 6, 1978 – Nov 13, 1982 | od | cant believe they're scrapping her |
| Stephens, Larry | ET3 | 1979 – 1982 | CE | |
| Troy, Bauernfeind | ET2 | 1979 – 1983 | RC | |
| Irizarry, Carlos | EM2 | 1979 – 1983 | E | Been working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since I left the ship. Would love to talk to some of my old buddies. |
| Wolf, Thomas "hollywood" | EM3,EM2,EM3 | 1979 – 1982 | E | Out of place in uniform, sent to the Texas because I enlisted in San Antonio. I wandered for a while. New York burned the Hollywood out of me. Became a painter in Seattle during Grunge. Pacific Rim denizen still. Peace all. |
| McArdle, Paul | EN | 1979 – 1982 | A | Carl you slacker. Remember Swami, Griz, Teddy, Zippie, Mark, John, Montie, Poor old Hermie just to name a few. |
| Greenwood, Dana | FTG2 | 1979 – 1980 | Combat Systems | Great Ship. Great Crew |
| Lansinger, James Kent | STG1 | 1979 – 1982 | CA | I joined the Navy to see the world and certainly did that aboard Texas. Still remember Gonzo station and port visit to Galveston, North Atlantic cruise an As time goes on the good memories stay, the bad ones drift away. |
| Swope, Bryan | ET2 | 1979 – 1982 | CE | I entered this for my brother Bryan who died in July 2016. His time aboard the USS Texas was a happy time. He was aboard during the maiden cruise wth the Nimitz Battle Group in support of Desert One. |
| Edwards, Reggie | E-2 | 1979 – 1980 | Cook | |
| Chandler, Tracy | STG1 | 1979 – 1981 | CA | |
| Fallon, Stuart ( Gabby ) | HT-3 | 1979 – 1979 | R | |
| Ortega, Rudy | DK3/2 | Feb 1979 – Feb 1981 | SUPPLY | I was the DK onboard during our Indian Ocean cruise. |
Estes, Andy  | EM3 | Feb 1979 – Apr 1980 | RE | The greatest group of co-workers on the planet. My friends, I will always remember the crew of my first ship fondly. You guys were the best crew anyone could ask for. Not so much for the CO & XO. |
| Inskeep, Robert (Bob) | MM2 | Mar 1979 – Jan 1980 | M. | Great Ship had my first Med Cruise on her. was medevac off her off the coast of Iran because of a crushed neck. |
| Messersmith, Donald | SH3 | Mar 1979 – Sep 1980 | ||
| Mitchell, Curtis | FTM2 | Mar 1979 – May 1983 | CF | I reported on board while getting ready for our cruise. I had many good times. I have great memories of being in CF Division and serving on the Texas. I have been living in TX for over 25 years. I hope everyone is doing well. |
| Murray, John | MM1 | Mar 1979 – Mar 1982 | M1 | Came back for another tour, July 1987 - Jan 1990 |
| Kirkham, Don | IC2 | Mar 9, 1979 – Jul 31, 1982 | E | Started out as an EM then cross rated to IC. Fossil fuel forever!! |
| Bechtel, John | EM1 | Mar 14, 1979 – Mar 29, 1982 | E | Was the first ship of 6 in my 26 year career. |
| Carter, William | CTI1(AC) | Apr 1979 – May 1979 | OZ | TAD during refresher training in Guantanamo Operating Area. |
| White, David (Grizzley | CTR2 | Jun 1979 – Jul 1982 | OT | Chubby, bearded, balding west pac sailor. Came aboard in Norfolk from Pensacola, Fl. Berthed with the signalmen. Went by the handle "Grizzley or "Tiny". Been to many beers; cant remember anyone from the boat |
| Dyer, Steve | MM-3, MM-2, MM-1 | Jun 1979 – Jul 1982 | Lead ELT #1 plant. Made the cruise to the IO around South Africa. | |
| Welk, Mark | SK2/3 | Jun 1979 – Jun 1981 | S-1 | 23 months served, 19 months underway. Apologies to my nuke buddies for the mishap in the storeroom, but, still, nobody twisted your arms. 30 years later, still have lasting memories and great life lessons. |
| Clements, Don | LCDR, CHC, USN(RET) | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 30, 1980 | Chaplain | Served as Chaplain, SITE TV Officer, and Tours Officer during deployment. Anchor for evening TV news show (most fun any TV anchor ever had!) Would love to hear from shipmates during this period to share stories. Living in Southwest VA. |
| Kenneth Rogers McKay, Pc/mac/elvis | PC3 | Jun 1, 1979 – Oct 1, 1980 | X-Division | Postal Clerk onboard during out time at sea for the Iranian Hostage Crisis. |
| Craft, Mark | DS2 | Jun 4, 1979 – Jul 1, 1983 | CD | Best Da** ship in the USN, Best Da** ship I server on in 24 years, Best crew I served with - - Really miss you guys |
| Howard, Joe | GMG2 | Jun 10, 1979 – Jul 24, 1981 | Gunners mate guns | Wow!Just sitting here thinking its been 30 years!Would love to hear from some people I served with.Lots of good times. |
| Branan, Joe | CTM2 | Jun 16, 1979 – Sep 22, 1982 | OT | TEXAS was my first ship, and in many ways, the best. |
| Leach, Edwin | HMC | Jun 24, 1979 – Jun 24, 1982 | H | Great tour of duty and crew. The nine month tour provided many interesting ports with the exception of Bizert, Tunisia. Many good memories of the IO, North Atlantic with the exception of the 40+ degree rolls, & Med. |
| White, David (Grizzley | CTR2 | Jul 1979 – Aug 1982 | OT | Second shipboard duty. First time in the Atlantic/Med/Indian Ocean. Miss the travel, the ports and the old friends |
| Reeves, Howard | MM1 | Jul 1979 – Aug 1983 | M1 | Many memories return while viewing this list. Once predicted that we'd look back on our 'Texas Days' as the good-olde-days'. Received my one and only blanket party as a result. There may have been some truth there. |
| Carter, Mitchel | MM3, MM2, MM1, MM3, MM2 | Aug 1979 – May 1982 | L | "Anywhere in the World where Nothing is Going On, We are There, Ensuring that Nothing Really does Go On" Gonzo Station, off the coast of Iran, Indian Ocean 1980....148 days at sea.....The Norfolk Years |
| Perry, Joseph | OSSN - OS2 | Aug 1979 – 1982 | OI | Lots of crazy times especially during a mid watch. I remember trying hard to stay out of the “rock log”. I became a shellback and blue nose and of course the hostage rescue attempt. I loved sailing in the Caribbean.. |
| Lowder, Tony | CTR1 | Sep 1979 – Nov 1980 | OT | |
| Erhart, Robert | HT3 | Sep 1979 – Sep 6, 1981 | R Division | I prowdly display a picture of the USS Nimitz, USS Texas, USS California and USS Bainbridge cruising in the IO! |
| Reed, Jack | PNC | Sep 1979 – Sep 1980 | X | |
| Reed, Jack | PNCM | Sep 5, 1979 – Oct 10, 1980 | X | Served as ship'sOffice Supervisor. |
| Armstrong, Michael | SEAMAN / FIREMAN | Sep 15, 1979 – May 20, 1981 | od cgn 39 | just want to say hi to all my crew mates and say im sorry for any distress i may have caused you we all lost a little bit of our soals at the gonzo stathion but the memories of our good times and our bad times and some times our war times . |
| McDonald, Patrick | E-6/MM1 | Sep 22, 1979 – Oct 14, 1983 | M1 | Wally Walz, nice to see you here! I found Howie (Howard) Reeves on Military.com. Haven't found ne1 else from M-Div or the Texas. |
| Randall, Bob | MM1 | Oct 4, 1979 – Sep 22, 1985 | M1 | Still in Australia and most likely for good |
| Christian, Sam | ETC | Oct 10, 1979 – Mar 16, 1982 | CE | Best Ship that I served on in 22 years. Fair Winds and following seas to all. |
| Dornburg, Karl | QM3 | Nov 1979 – Jan 1981 | Navigation | I became a shellback on that 9-10 month deployment, "Good Times". Just retired as a LCDR after 26 years. Does anyone know where QM1 William Fizman (FIZ) is living. VEGAS I'm guessing? |
| Nylin, Vince (Gunz) | GMG2 | Nov 1979 – Jul 1982 | First ship, danged good crew, good duty. Stuck around and retired in 1998. Go figure. | |
| Blackstone, David | DS2 | Nov 1979 – Mar 1982 | CD | |
| Kansgen, Wayne | IC1 | Dec 26, 1979 – Oct 15, 1983 | Electrical | Long time ago. Lots of steaming. My first 5 months at sea were continuous but I did get a medal and a ribbon. Miss my old Nuke buddies. |
| Wade, Carl | HT2 | Dec 29, 1979 – Jun 27, 1983 | REPAIR | Come aboard during end days of plank owners, met a lot of good sailors. Value the time, knowledge and lessons. Shaped who I am today. Left sceptical, miss the friends and even the Texas times as I have grown older. Remeber the 10 month Med-IO |
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