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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Long Beach (CGN 9). 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 1163 crew members registered for the USS Long Beach (CGN 9).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 1965 | 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Connell, Matt | RD-1C | 1967 – 1970 | OI | |
Beaver, Dan | RD-3 | 1967 – 1969 | OI | Great Ship and Shipmates. Grew-up and saw the world . |
Miller, Keith | SH-2 | 1967 – Apr 1969 | S-3 | Joe Ferro Said he didn't like me then. Anyone else? |
Conway, David | ETN2 | 1967 – 1970 | RC | |
Newcomb, Jack | ETR-2 | 1967 – 1970 | OE | Had a great time on board working up in the "box". I made E-5 at the same time as half the crew. We had our own chow line, and it was the longest chow line on the ship. lol. Trip to AUS was outta sight. Loved Po city. |
Lai, Edmund | ET1 | 1967 – May 1970 | OE | Adult Education Teacher - teaching English as a Second Language View 'now' Photo |
Custodio, Domingo Jr. | TN/SN/SK3 | 1967 – 1971 | S-5/S1 | My very first ship in the US Navy. Every time the waves got rough, almost everyone was seasick. I remember my kumpadres, SD3 Magbanua and SD2 Dizon. My eldest son was born in June when the ship was in Tonkin Gulf. |
Ervine, Mike | RADARMAN 3RD CLASS | Jan 1, 1967 – Sep 27, 1967 | OPS | I served aboard in CIC for the last 9 months of my enlistment. I remember being in the lap of Luxury, after 2 years in TinCan duty. The L.B. "Red Crown", was one Kick Ass Vessel, able to get the job done right, with a great crew. |
Newcomb, Gerald L. (Jack) | ETR3-ET1 | Feb 1967 – Feb 1970 | OE | Also served 9/74 to 9/77. OE Div LPO, 1st class mess pres. Poker player. Liberty hound. Nukie9r, nothing finer! Cruiser Navy, all the way. Retired in '85. Living in Ohio. Drop a line. If you haven't gone to one yet, try to make it to a reunion. |
Ferro, Joe | SH-3 | Feb 1967 – Aug 1, 1970 | SHIPS SERVICEMAN TAYLOR | I MISS THE CREW OF 67 - 70 |
Ward, Walter "Tex" | CS4 | Feb 1967 – Oct 1970 | cooks | I served aboard the Ship for 4 years. Started out in deck division then moved to cooks division, |
Catino, Richie | SN | Mar 1, 1967 – May 5, 1968 | 3rd | to much fun not enough time |
Barrow, Stephen | FTM1 | Mar 1, 1967 – Mar 1, 1971 | FT | Assigned to Weapons Direction Equipment (WDE) as POIC. In and out of Viet Nam 11 times from March 12,1967 to Jan 1, 1970. Would not trade the experience for anything worldly. |
Fasken, Robert | E5 | May 1967 – Dec 30, 1970 | A Division | |
Deosdade, Joseph | FTM-2 | May 1, 1967 – Feb 1, 1970 | FA | Great Ship, Great Crew, Great Memories. |
Parris, J W | FTM2 | May 27, 1967 – Aug 2, 1971 | FA | Talos Guidance Radar 6 Operator first 2 Mig Shots. |
Behrndt, Russ | IC1 | May 30, 1967 – Sep 30, 1969 | E | Great times, Great ship, Great friends. Never forget my time aboard her. |
Hemming, Al | FTM2 | Jun 1967 – Jul 1971 | FA | AN-SPG49B Director 6 |
Rood, Doug | MM2/E5 | Jul 1967 – Aug 1971 | B 2Aux | Cruiser Duty ROCKED. Great lady, FAST too. The Yacht Club patch proves it. Trips to 'Nam 2, Migs down 2. Picked up the heroes off the O'BRIAN that was shot up by SAMs. Great Guys. Purple Heart bunch. Loved Bangkok and Thai beer! |
Carter, James E./ Jim | DS-2 | Aug 1967 – 1970 | OE | She liked to Rock and Roll, and was a lady with great soul.I well never forget her,she carried me into the future, as I lived in the past, and protected us from these 2 stormes we got between on the way home from Nam. Heavy times,Great ship and crew. |
Fitzsimmons, Daniel | IC3 | Aug 1967 – Aug 1969 | RC | Worked in forward reactor as RO and served as Nuc History Recorder. Two tours of Vietnam on Piraz Station. Great Ship. Most memorable ride was a storm with white/blue water reaching the 09 level bridge. |
Bushore, John | FTG2 | Aug 1967 – Sep 1968 | Weapons | LPO of Gunfire Control, 2 MK56 Gunfire Controllers, extremely proud of my service aboard this great ship during the '68 Vietnam cruise. |
Kress, Joe | FTM2 | Sep 1967 – Dec 1969 | FE | |
Heffron, Pat | seman | Sep 1967 – Sep 1969 | 1 | My dad was Pat Heffron and am just looking for some info on what he was involved in while over seas. My name is Greg...i am his son. He passed away in 2007. |
Hardee, Milton | E3 | Sep 1967 – Feb 1970 | S2 | I had some good times while on the Long Beach.I reunited in 2007 with Joe Ferro,Raymond Fish, Walter Ward,Keith Miller in Birmingham, Alabama for 4 days. Had a great time.. |
Kress, Joseph | FTM2 | Sep 1967 – Dec 1969 | FE | Terrier system test conoordinator, Terrier computer room 2 PO. NEC:1185 |
Null, Richard | SN/BM3 | Sep 1, 1967 – Nov 2, 1968 | Deck | Learned how to Holy Stone with home made suggie water. Also became a Shellback on board a great ship. |
Null, Richard | SN/BM3 | Sep 1, 1967 – Nov 2, 1968 | Deck | Made third class on board also became a shellback and left the ship in Subic Bay on the way back to the states from a westpac as my enlistment was up. Great ship with a lot of good memories. |
Cafferty, John | PHAN | Oct 10, 1967 – Nov 16, 1968 | 2nd, X | After all these years, still miss the old gal & many of my shipmates. Remember the incinerator fire & the MIg shootdowns, the lost guys as we entered the Tonkin, King Neptune's court as we neared Bali, & the rough trip home (47 deg. roll |
Kennedy, Edward | BM3 | Oct 12, 1967 – Apr 1, 1971 | 3rd | was p.o. in charge of the boat deck. I still miss Subic. |
Sowden, Richard | HM3 | Oct 15, 1967 – Apr 15, 1968 | h&d | |
Ross, Mike | SH2 | Oct 20, 1967 – Apr 1, 1971 | S-3 | Joe Ferro: Hey bud e-mail me at my daughters and she will get in touch with me. its blackburn@ev1.net. Tell her how we can get in touch with you. Your shipmate Michael Ross US Navy Retired |
Pyle, Mike "Gome" | MR-3 | Nov 1967 – Jan 1969 | A | |
Dynarski, Al | FTM2 | Nov 1967 – Apr 1972 | FA | |
Kustigian, John | brother | Nov 1, 1967 – May 6, 1968 | 3rd | John Kustigian brother of Mike Kustigian missing from Long Beach on May 5th 1968 along with Harry Mitchell ANYTHING you could tell me would be helpful. Thanks John Kustigian jkustigian@yahoo.com |
Crawford, Richard | FN3 | Nov 30, 1967 – Dec 31, 1968 | Damage Control (repair division) | Hope everyone is doing well |
Jaggard, John (Jj) | ETRSN to ETR2 | Dec 1967 – Sep 1971 | OE | Best tour of my Navy career & the best group of shipmates ever. FAR techs ruled during shellback initiation! Too many great stories to talk about here... e-mail me if you're inclined. |
Savoie, Danny | E3 | Dec 1, 1967 – Oct 1, 1969 | Repair | Looking for old shipmates to have fun and frolic again! |
Gartner, Chuck | DS1 | Dec 9, 1967 – Sep 30, 1970 | OE | A Fighter, a Feeder, and a Task Force Leader, Everyday's a Holiday and ever meals a banquet. Anyone remember the fire in the incinerator? I was in CIC, I thought the whole ship was going to burn. |
Kolbe, Tom | FTM2 | 1968 – Jul 21, 1971 | Talos Wepons | Two West Pac tours, 68 and 69. I remember Perth AU and the good liberty there. Now back in Australia as an gngineering geologist...a long way from electronics, but it was a great job in the Navy! |
Mansfield, Steve | SHIPFITTER | 1968 – 1969 | Damage Control | |
Hodge, Jay D. | ETN-2 | 1968 – Apr 1, 1971 | RC | Operator & Tech on Core I. Two WESTPAC Tours. RC Instructor during refueling at Mare Island in '70-71. Loved our R&R stop in Perth - glad the Japanese refused our visit due to nuclear issue! |
Ricci, Doug | E5/MM2 | 1968 – 1970 | B #1Aux | 2 Westpac's, recovering shot up helo, downed 2 M1gs, visits to Phillpines, Hong Kong, Auslralia, Piraz Station. Being chased by water spouts. Being chased off 09 level by OD cause of storm. Marf-Marf, what a jerk! |
Mahler, George | EM2 | 1968 – Oct 1972 | E | |
Sweazea, Jeff | EM2 | 1968 – 1971 | E | What a ride! |
Dixon, Ken | hospital corpsman E4 | 1968 – 1970 | medical | Very challenging and exciting duties for a young person just out of hospital corps school |
Yates, James | RD3 | 1968 – | OI | |
Wattenburger, Bob | RM3 | Jan 1968 – Nov 1968 | Radio | Worked Port/Starboard during 2nd WestPac. Have Super 8 film of missle firing that downed first MiG. |
Milam, James (Jim) | SK3 | Jan 1968 – Feb 1971 | OE | Worked as the div clerk in the EMO office, later as supply PO and tech librarian. Made 2 West Pac cruises and enjoyed the overseas liberty ports. Looking for anyone from OE div and those from the Kansas City, MO area. |
Meadows, Joe | MM3 | Jan 1968 – May 1971 | A | Was in A Div then went to OE div to work on radar cooling then back to A Div when we went into dry dock for overhaul and refueling in Vallejo. |
Auge, Bernard | HM 3 | Jan 1968 – Feb 1970 | H | I served three tours of duty aboard the USS LongBeach in the Tonkin Gulf during the Vietnam War (68’-70’) as a Navy Corpsman. |
Hudlow, Norman | CS 3 | Jan 10, 1968 – Jul 17, 1968 | S-2 | Last ship befor discharge, 3rd over all, the only one that took me overseas. |
Meadows, Joe | MM3 | Feb 1968 – Jun 1971 | A AND OE | WAS IN A GANG AND SPENT 2 YEARS IN OE DIV TAKING CARE OF RADAR COOLING. I PLAN TO ATTEND SHIPS REUNION IN SEPT 2004.WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE SUGAR BEAR MIGHT BE NOW. |
Miller, Mike | SFM3 | Feb 1968 – Dec 1968 | Hawaii, Subic Bay, Tonkin Gulf, Perth, Hong Kong and a wild ride home. Great Experience. | |
Malinis, Fidel | TN/SN/DK3 | Feb 1968 – Jun 1970 | S-5/S-4 | Can't forget first ever SAM miG kill; the band playing Proud Mary during unreps; SH Joe Ferro singing/dancing; BM Satterfield calling bingo; CMAA BMCM John Sheppard; XO, then CNO, then Energy Secretary James Watkins. |
Pearson, Robert | EM2 | Feb 22, 1968 – Oct 18, 1969 | E | Fred Ragland, where are you? |
Wasson, Ted | RM2 | Mar 1, 1968 – Dec 29, 1970 | OR | Went on as RMSA and advanced to RM2. Served as the OR Division teletype repairman on second cruise. Two Westpac cruises. |
Behany, Tom | LI 3 | Mar 6, 1968 – Nov 7, 1971 | 2nd Div & "X" Div | Great memories...Olongopo, Bankok, Australia, Singapore, San Francisco, becoming a Shellback. Re-upped in '89, retired in '08, w/25 yrs. Good folks on board. Attended the decomissioning in '95 in Norfolk. Miss it. |
Berry, Wayne | ET1 | Mar 15, 1968 – Nov 15, 1969 | RC | Reactor Operator on Core II. On board during downing of North Vietnamese MIG for which all hands awarded Navy Unit Citation. Loved the ride! Seved under XO James Watkins, later CNO and Secretary of Energy. I am still in touch with some shipmates. |
Burgess, John | FTM 1 | Apr 1968 – Dec 1972 | TA/FA | Served on board 3 of the 4 Westpac/Vietnam tours. First two in the Talos missle house. Left in 1971 for SPG49B school, returned to be in charge of Director 6 for the 1972 Westpac. Clean ship,lots of fresh water, good liberty ports,great memories |
Williams, James R. Williams | CTSN | Apr 1968 – Sep 1968 | I was TAD out of the Phillipines. We were all CT's and for the most part enjoyed the LONG BEACH. While on the PIRAZ station the ship shot down it's first mig with long range Talos missiles. Became a shellback while going to Perth Australi | |
Welsh, Bill | QM2 | Apr 1, 1968 – Dec 4, 1969 | Navigation | Great time growing up, traveling and seeing WesPac for two cruises, enjoying my Shellback status on the way to Perth |
Barrett, David | qm3 | Apr 7, 1968 – Oct 1, 1971 | navigation | great time |
Kadera, Robert | EM1 | Apr 10, 1968 – Jan 10, 1970 | Electrical | Two West-Pac cruises. Lots of memories in the Engineering Department. |
McIntire, Ross "Mac" | ETR2 | May 5, 1968 – Feb 12, 1970 | OE | Great ship, great times. I am proud to have been a crewmember of the finest ship in the Navy at the time. |
Cavanaugh, Mark | e3 | May 23, 1968 – Apr 26, 1971 | tarriere mjissal system | |
Rounds, Richard | CDR | Jun 1968 – Jun 1970 | Supply | |
Kriel, Hans | DS2 | Aug 27, 1968 – Sep 24, 1971 | OE | |
Howland, Nick | ETR3 | Sep 1968 – Aug 1971 | RC | |
Meigel, David | MM1 | Dec 13, 1968 – Aug 17, 1971 | B | Currently retired from USN. Worked 28 years at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Retired in June of 2014. |
Fairnot, Ronald | E3 | Dec 15, 1968 – Oct 1, 1969 | Second | I am looking to contact some of my old shipmates. Larry Johnson(fireman-E3) and FTM1 G. H. McGarter. Please provide my email address to these individuals. ronaldfairnot@gmail.com |
Hubbard, Gerald "Jerry" | FTM 3 | Dec 20, 1968 – Sep 9, 1970 | Fire Control, Terrier Missiles | I am looking for Eric Jansson who was a CS 2 at the time. |
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