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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Champion (MCM 4). 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 75 crew members registered for the USS Champion (MCM 4).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1996 | 1997 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiano, Ralph | BM2 | 1989 – 1991 | Deck | |
| Tiller, Albert | 1989 – 1991 | Deck | Hated it while I was there but miss it now. Looking back, I had a great time and miss the plankowner crew. | |
| Nourse, Shaun | EN1 | 1989 – 1995 | Eng | Pre-com...It truely was an adventure! |
| Cook, Bryan | ET2 | 1989 – 1993 | OPS | Too many memories to count. I miss Wardlow's sage advice the most. |
| Arnold, Creg | os3` | 1989 – 1991 | ops | Great crew. really |
| Sudano, Philip | HT2 | Feb 1, 1989 – Dec 23, 1989 | I didnt get the chance to sail to our home port, but I had a lot of fun with the guys in my division. I will never forget the time bowans was pulled over because his radio was tooo loud in wisconsin. It was a great crew, but a butthead for a Capt. | |
| Miller, Erin Scott | IC2 | Mar 17, 1989 – Jan 10, 1993 | Engineering | |
| Petties, Channon | EM3 | Aug 13, 1989 – Dec 12, 1992 | E Div | Plankowner. The very first sailor to check aboard the Pre-Com unit. Sound and Security watchstander commissioning day February 8, 1991. This was my first and, by far, best command that I served. A true brotherhood. |
| Miller, Erin Scott | IC 2 | Oct 1989 – Jan 1993 | Engineering | Was the extreme, hard charging IC man that could fix anything in a moments notice. I have worked in shipyards of all kinds since my retirement in 1993. |
| Stainbrook, Wayne | ET1(SW) | Dec 1989 – Dec 1995 | Operations/Comm | Best tour I had in the Navy. Good times and fond memories. Livin' back home in Wisconsin now. |
| Wardlow, Jim | PN1 | Dec 1989 – Dec 1992 | X | Trying to track down all my old plank owner shipmates. |
| Sipe, Robert | BMC(SW) | Dec 9, 1989 – Jan 5, 1995 | Deck | Best tour of duty in my 21 year career, proud to be a plankowner on the best Minesweeper in the Navy. |
| Shoemaker, Troy | DC3 | Jan 1990 – Mar 1992 | Eng | It was a pleasure to part of the precommissioning crew and a plankowner of the Champion. Great times in Marinette Wisconsion and the cruise to our homeport of San Diego |
| Schooley, Mark | ETCS | Jan 1990 – Feb 4, 1994 | OE - Electronics Maintenance | Great ship. Great crew. Anyone who was there will remember our first CO. How can you possibly forget him! |
| Yost, Bryce | STGSR - STG3 | Jan 6, 1990 – Jul 29, 1993 | OAO1 | I was a kid when I started out. Love the time that I had. It has given me a sound foundation for the rest of my career in the Navy. I am now a Chief and most of the lessons I learned on the Champion got me here. |
| Pettway, Jason | E-4 | Apr 1990 – Jul 1993 | eng/dc | Jason Pettway, Plankowner , i was on board from 1990-1993, i had a lot of good times,made some good friends.In boot camp when they told me i was goin to a mine sweeper i almost lost it. But in the end, i had a blast. |
| Ramirez, Leonard | E-4 | Jun 1990 – Jul 23, 1993 | Engineering | Thanks for the memories guys! Am a plankowner of one of the best ships in the fleet and and was part of the best crew ever!! Would love to hear from you guys. |
| Franklin, Steven | RMSN | Jun 10, 1990 – Jan 4, 1994 | OPS | Great ship to be on and had agreat group of guys on the ship. Great to be a Plankowner and great time in mainette wis. |
| McInnis, Larry | YNC(SW) | Aug 1990 – Sep 30, 1992 | Executive | Original Plankowner. Spent probably the coldest winter in my life at Marinette, Wisconsin during the pre-commissioning and commissioning. |
| Miller, Patrick | 1991 – 1993 | DECK | ||
| Hobbs, Doug | BMSN | Feb 11, 1991 – Feb 11, 1995 | Deck | Proud to serve aboard the Champion and work with my shipmates. |
| Redmond, Jeff | QM3 | 1992 – 1994 | QM | |
| Ruiz, Gus | MS3 | 1992 – 1994 | Supply | |
| O'berry, Steve | SM1 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 | Ahh, my fourth ship. Learned my first Budreaux and Thibodoux jokes. Divorced that adulterous Australian wife. Thanks for getting me out of jail! I still owe you guys. | |
| Collins, Jerry (Doc) | HM1(SW/FMF) IDC | Mar 1, 1993 – Aug 27, 1994 | Medical | |
| Young, Terry | May 5, 1993 – Dec 6, 1996 | |||
| Boyette, Matt | SN | Oct 1993 – Feb 1995 | Deck | Best group of people I have ever worked with! I am proud to have known and served with you miserable bastards in deck department. Good times!! (Crew deployed as MCM ROT Crew Echo Feb. 95) |
| Melvin, Mark | SN | Oct 7, 1993 – Feb 1, 1995 | 1st Div | Great first ship. Crew was top notch and enjoyed every minute. |
| Gillen, Patrick | PN1(SW) | 1994 – 1994 | Executive | |
| Heins, Todd | STG3 / MN3 | 1994 – 1995 | Rotational Crew Bravo | |
| Copper, Heath | YN3 | 1994 – 1996 | Deck/Admin | Best group of people i have very meet. Looking back now some of you that I drank with I wonder how we ever made it back to the ship. |
| Baldry, Donald | EM2 | Sep 1995 – Aug 2000 | EE01 | This ship was the start of my adult life. Great friends was made here and most have done really well. If you served with me look me up on facebook. |
| Myers, Mike | EM1(SW) | Oct 1995 – Sep 1998 | E | Hanging with Terry and Joe Joe |
| Adams, Craig | EM1 | 1996 – 1999 | E | |
| Vallaster, Sam | MN PO3 | 1996 – 2001 | deck department | I served with the best group of guys on this ship, Europe was a blast.....we had many...many drinks together....good luck to all Inchon task group personnel |
| Frederick, John | BMC(SW) | Mar 5, 1996 – Jan 4, 1999 | OA | My third ship, Champion was my most rewarding tour, progressing from STG3 to STG2 to MN2, setting up for where I am now. Good times on the Champion. |
| Hislop, Terry | EN1(SW) | Aug 1, 1996 – Jun 23, 1999 | eng | Work hard and get the job done and play hard |
| Morris, Mark | CDR | Oct 1, 1996 – Sep 30, 1998 | Reserve Augment | I was OIC of the Reserve Augment unit. |
| Benedict, Russ | SKCS(SW) | Nov 1, 1996 – Sep 30, 1999 | Supply | |
| Brant, Brian | E-6/MA1 | Dec 25, 1996 – Oct 10, 2000 | EMO1,ER01 | MAN THOSE WHERE THE DAYS! I'M DOWN HERE IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA WITH CAPT. NYGARD |
| Bates, Jeremy | DC2 (SW) | Dec 29, 1996 – Jul 3, 2000 | ER01 | some of the best years of my life. Made alot of friends and had some great times. All the cruises we went on over the years will leave a lifetime of memories to me. |
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