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USS Seattle (AOE 3) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Seattle (AOE 3). 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 1369 crew members registered for the USS Seattle (AOE 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 | 2002 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebert, Louie | E4 | 1980 – Nov 1983 | E | Let the good times live on! Anyone wanting to contact me, please do! Have alot of great memories! |
| Brillant, Sam | OS2 | 1980 – 1982 | OI | My first ship. Had a great time and made a lot of ggod friends. Would love to hear from any of OS/EW crew in OI division during my time. |
| McHale, John | MM3 | 1980 – 1984 | a gang | looking for my best man in my wedding mm3 terry christopher |
| Aguirre, Armando | BT | 1980 – 1981 | Enginering P-2 Division | As a boiler tech, P-1 and P-2 division was an experience. Being on board a tender and shore duty, the Seattle was a great way to leave my service to the US. |
| Spears, Phillip | RP3 | 1980 – Jul 1982 | X | HOW CAN ANYONE FORGET SCOTT GOMOLAK (PLAYED THE GUITAR)! OH YEA, DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE GUY THAT RAN THE LIBRARY AND WORKED FOR THE CHAPLAIN'S OFFICE? WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO MR. CRESENTWRENCH? OPERATION UPGRADE? HA!! |
| Laughton, Stephen | e3 | 1980 – 1982 | 2nd | as in some of the other posts, we did have some good times. where is joe herman? |
| Reece, William | mm3 | 1980 – 1984 | A-gang | Work in fuel control,and JP-5 forward pump room |
| Walton, Greg "John Boy" | ET3 | Jan 1980 – May 1983 | OE | My first ship and the one I learned the most on. |
| Garcia, David A. | IC3 | Jan 7, 1980 – Jul 23, 1982 | ||
| Penchenski, Mark | sn | Jan 20, 1980 – Jul 17, 1982 | deck 1 | wow she was decommissioned! I did not know.the best of times the worst of times.ill always look back on that grey lady with fondness. great guys.shmucker,ackerman ,spyder,wild bill,mosley,gee,cunningham ,red,.miles ,pat |
| Carlson, Brian | Mar 10, 1980 – Apr 15, 1981 | P-2 / AFT FIRE ROOM | AFTER 22 YEARS, I STILL REMEMBER IT ALL LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. IF IT WERE NOT FOR "WEASEL" I MAY HAVE SERVED LONGER. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM DEE TAYLOR, JIM CURRAN AND "WORM" | |
| Carlson, Brian | BTFA | Apr 6, 1980 – Apr 23, 1981 | P-2 AFT FIREROOM | IT HAS BEEN 27 YEARS SINCE I FIRST CAME ABOARD, I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. SHIPMATES I REMEMBER ARE WORM(RON GREEN) RICK WILDMAN, DEE TAYLOR, JIMMY CURRAN,TIM TREMBLE,AND BUTCH"PIGF@#KER" |
| Scott, Eric | E-3 | May 1980 – Sep 1982 | P-1 | Some really good times at such a young age. Still remember my Greaseing day. Johnny Lohr looked like the devil when he came from under that deck plate. |
| Cunningham, Paul | IC2 | Jun 10, 1980 – Jul 1, 1983 | E | Time went by so fast. But it has been great ride.I came aboard in Brooklyn and had my last port of call in Portsmouth,England. IT would be great to hear from anyone. |
| Bertolini, Gregory | MM3 | Jun 16, 1980 – Sep 19, 1980 | A Gang | Joined the crew in Brooklyn shipyard. Never had the chance to steam the Seattle. I finished my tour and went to work at Electric Boat in Groton, CT. |
| Ciccone, Robert | HT-1 | Jun 20, 1980 – Jul 15, 1985 | repair | I WAS THE LPO IN "R" DIVISION. |
| Cobb, James Michael (Mike) | Lcdr | Jul 1, 1980 – Jul 4, 1981 | Medical | Great experience for a general medical officer! |
| Merchen, Bill | EW1 (SW) | Jul 20, 1980 – Oct 2, 1983 | OI02 | |
| Barcus, James | SM2 | Aug 1980 – Jun 1984 | OC | Loved to unrep Learned alot |
| Storsin, Eugene | EM3 | Aug 1980 – Dec 1983 | E | Glad to hear from alot of you. A time I will never forget in my life. Hi Joe Yuk and Sebert. Hope all is well. |
| Hockey, John | MSSA-MSSN | Aug 1980 – Feb 1984 | S2 | some good times and times I thought I would never make it off that ship. If it had not been for a lot of officers and ship mates looking out for me I would of been kicked out. ended up staying in for 20 and retired. |
| Yates, Daniel | EMFN | Aug 1980 – Apr 1982 | A&E | |
| Battersby, John | OS3 | Sep 6, 1980 – Apr 29, 1983 | went from s-2 to deck and finally to ops...hung out with mike stroupe..chris babcock | |
| Guard, Jack | SM3 | Sep 26, 1980 – Sep 21, 1983 | OC | |
| Collins, Edward | GMG3 | Oct 1980 – 1984 | ||
| Haveman, Lee | MM3 | Oct 1, 1980 – Oct 1, 1984 | P2 | The "Can Do" Ship! |
| Patrick, Theodis | Oct 22, 1980 – Jul 15, 1983 | Deck 1st | I had a great time while serving onboard SEATTLE AOE 3. (three med cruise/ 1-suez canal cruise/3- getmo battle training cruises). I met some really interesting people and made a few good friends (Warith Khalif, Westmoreland lanoid, Bruce L. | |
| Sarber, David | HT-3 | Nov 5, 1980 – May 8, 1983 | repair | Seems like it was yesterday when I left. I was sad to see that she was decomed last year. Who's still serving that knows me? |
| Mays, Randy | EM 3 | Nov 15, 1980 – Jun 29, 1984 | E | It was a great adventure serving on the Seattle. Kind of sad to know she has been decommissioned but I guess it was her time.Lost track of most people I served with but will never forget them and the impact they made in my life. |
| Grinnan, Thomas | SK2 | Dec 1980 – 1984 | S-1 | Great ship, Slew can do! Great memories, great friends. Reg, Pete, Sparky, Tony & Fundy. Greatest Chief I ever had, SKC Huges! It was the start of my 24 years of service! |
| Strickfaden, Tom | DP3 | Dec 1980 – Aug 1981 | S-1 | |
| Smith, Smitty | 1981 – | |||
| Mercer, Doug | MS3 | 1981 – 1985 | supply | all e-mails welcome |
| Payne, Ernest | GMG3 | 1981 – 1984 | weapons | |
| Murphy, Kevin | HT2(SW) | 1981 – 1984 | It was a great experience, I remember Ciccone and the apple turnovers. Met a lot of good people . I was there for the explosion, collision and the SAR for the Marine Electric. Sobering event for any sailor. | |
| Owens, Teddy (Jaws) | SM1 (SW) | 1981 – 1985 | OPERATIONS | I LIVED IN THE FIRST CLASS MESS, I THINK. AND ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS ME WILL SAY SO. I NOW LIVE IN EAST TN. AND REALLY MISS THE NAVY. |
| Howell, Rich | SM2 | 1981 – 1984 | "Bark,Stock Midwatch again, Where's Teddy??" | |
| Duerr, Steven Duke | HTFN | 1981 – 1983 | Repair | Never got too far as to rate...busted too much, but I sure do miss all the good times. The best thing I"ve ever done for myself. |
| Booker, Darryl | mssn | 1981 – 1984 | S2 | Beans, bullets and oil. The Patton- break away song. Some of the best years of my life. Its to bad that I did not realize that then. Moored at Pier 3, Navsta, Norva . Rest easy big lady! |
| Smith, Carl "Smitty" | e3 | 1981 – 1982 | Weapons | I remeber those days too...can't say I've missed them. We live and learn. Never Again Volounteer Yourself! It still wouldn't be the same without them. |
| Burcher, Matthew | BM2 | 1981 – 1983 | Master At Arms | It was one of the best ships I was on |
| Murphy, K | HT2(SW) | 1981 – 1984 | R | We had a good crew, the guys in R div were great. Explosion in Sardinia, French vacation. Good times |
| Taylor, Donald | GMG2 | Jan 1981 – Nov 1983 | Weps | remember good times on the slew as lpo of weps. had some good times some bad long cruises, explosions, man overboard, was the best ship i served on. got out and then went merchant marine for a while, imagine that |
| Yuknalis, Joe | EM3 | Jan 9, 1981 – Jun 9, 1984 | E | |
| Yuknalis, Joseph W. | EM-3 | Jan 10, 1981 – May 15, 1984 | E | I had alot of fun. Saw things I would otherwise never seen. |
| Williamson, Jesse / Stoner | F-2 MM | Apr 1981 – Mar 1982 | Engineering. Aft engine room | My time on the Seattle has stayed with me til this day. Good times and bad. I'm still very proud of my service aboard that vessel |
| Tirrell, Bill | CDR | May 1981 – Oct 1982 | XO | Re-toured in SEATTLE as XO (LCDR/CDR). See earlier service on commisisoning crew. BEST CLASS OF VESSEL ever designed/operated by the Navy. SEATTLE ould (and did!) "Do It All'. |
| Holden, Doug (Skeeter) | BTFN | May 1981 – Apr 1984 | P2 | I remeber all the good times and the sad times. I miss the bilge wine. I remeber worm, pig f*&%er, hollywwod, and big Dee. |
| O'Brien, Tom / Ob | MR2 | May 1981 – Jan 1985 | R | Our division was the BEST division. Had a hell of a time in the south of France after the explosion. |
Cantwell, Dan  | SN | May 1981 – 1984 | deck/1st/2nd | My first float. Loved it. have run into some people I served with over 30 yrs ago and at the same time lost touch with some I considered friends. |
| Biswanger, Biz | GMG3 | May 1, 1981 – Oct 27, 1983 | Deck/Weapons | Miss the old Can Do team! Remember all the midnight unreps, the explosion, sneaking off the boat by climbing down the ropes, etc. Great ship to serve on with lots of room to find your own space though we deployed to the med/IO too often! |
| Spencer, Eddy | MS2/MS1 | May 1, 1981 – Feb 9, 1984 | Supply S-2 | Where is Senior Chief Lazater ?? HEy guys where are all the first class that picked on me ?? |
| Vollmer, Mickey (Mick) | GMM2 | May 15, 1981 – Jul 1, 1984 | Ops/Missile | The experiences, freinds and memories will last my lifetime. It'd be great to hear from Pete Spiro, Kevin and Conrad Phillips, John Kolbinski and all the other early 80s Missile Division folks. We set the standard for excellence! |
| Lamson, Jeff "Lampoon" | SN | May 22, 1981 – Mar 5, 1982 | 2nd / Deck Div. 02 | Just remember all the good times and good friends made during the IO/Med cruise of 1981 (Iran/Irag War 1981). SN Herndon, Bo, Big John Sutton, Tolle, Red, Terrible Tommy, Sully, Biswanger, you guys rocked. Missed it!! |
| Toner, Bob | YN1(SW) | Jun 10, 1981 – Dec 12, 1983 | Was X-Division LPO & Legal YN. Was there with some good guys, Murphy, Ciccone, Beck, Savader (gone 1997), Forehand, Hornbeck. Lots of deployment but looking back, it was a good experience | |
| Longstreath, Larry | GMG1/E6 | Jun 15, 1981 – May 15, 1985 | Weapons | Had a lot of fun... miss it. Guys take care of the ship and she will take care of you. Just don't drop any bombs... |
| Mortimer, Mike | SN | Jun 24, 1981 – May 25, 1985 | Got in trouble a lot was in 1 st Div Steam Team under BM 1 Foote at that time. Hope you all faired well in life. Remember Sugalski, Mocci, Smitty, Herr, | |
| Freeman, Roger | RM | Jul 1, 1981 – Oct 2, 1984 | I enjoyed all the port of calls and hanging out with my friends and working out aboard the seattle... | |
| Copeland, Lorenzo | YNSN3 | Jul 1, 1981 – Mar 27, 1984 | Administration Divion | Criminal Justice Major now, and that explosion on after steering blew me away. Got my self together with the help of a team/sailor mate after being blown unconscious. I felt better until, later, but sometimes o.k. |
| Rudd, Chuck | MS2 | Aug 1981 – Dec 1983 | S-2 | Am looking for crew mates to chat up where are you and what are you doing |
| Fundersol, Paul (Fundy) | AK1 | Aug 1981 – Jan 1984 | S-1/S-6 | Being the only airdale assigned to the Slew, I was in charged of Rig Team 10. Had a great guy to teach me the ropes (Chief Hughes). Also had a great crew working for me. Sparkey, Rock, Gunny, They made working the flight deck a lot of fun. |
| Murphy, Perry W. Randolph | MM3 | Aug 5, 1981 – Sep 17, 1983 | A-Gang | Hey guys remember a lot of your names on here! I remember Bill Vogal from the ac?r shop! We worked together! Good times in Brooklin during dry Dock lol |
| Lafleur, David | HM3 | Aug 12, 1981 – Mar 1983 | MEDICAL | GREAT TIMES ON THIS SHIP,JIMMY MAHER OR ARTIE RAY, SAD TO HEAR IT GOT SCRAPPED |
| Blaser, Jack | PN1 | Sep 1981 – Nov 1984 | X | Enjoyed the underway time. Enjoyed the UNREP. |
| Ponchaud, John | PO3 MM | Sep 1, 1981 – Mar 5, 1982 | A-gang | had a lot of good times on the Seattle though I wasn't there very long, I made a lot of friends and saw a lot of foreign lands... I worked the beverage line on the mess deck when I first arrived... loved that soft serve ice cream machine |
| Walt, MacDuff | MS3 | Sep 28, 1981 – Sep 28, 1985 | Supply | I was in the Wardroom and had great times. Looking for Brodie, Friday and my partner who won the spades championship with me, last name was Bell. Welcome all e-mails! |
| Lepera, Edward | BM1 | Oct 1981 – Apr 1982 | 1st and 2nd | I remember my time on the Seattle as the toughest when it came to time away from home. I was there 2 years and we did 2 med/IO deployments, a gitmo, plus numberous exercises and bbf. Including a couple of collisions. |
| Stockham, Darin | SM3 | Dec 21, 1981 – Aug 30, 1984 | OPS | Working in the Deck Div. taught me seamanship but there's something to be said for spending two Med cruises on the signal bridge! If anyone remembers Garfield on the Stbd side of the missle shack...that was me. |
| Scriber, Dale | Dec 21, 1981 – Sep 8, 1985 | S1 | pete shaw,reg drye,stu mccann,pete alvarez(bank of seattle)paul fundersol | |
| Stockham, Darin | SM3 | Dec 21, 1981 – Aug 15, 1984 | OPS | |
| Sutton, Jon | SN | Dec 24, 1981 – Jul 1983 | Deck Force | I enjoyed my time aboard the Seattle but unfortunately was injured following the explosion that ruined our aft steering section and caused a chlorine gas mixture to be released which affected my lungs. I am rated 100% disabled now. |
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