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USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Emory S. Land (AS 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 1330 crew members registered for the USS Emory S. Land (AS 39).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 | 2005 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollers, Jim | PNC | Feb 1975 – Feb 1979 | x | PRECOM SEATTLE AND ALL THAT FOLLOWED. RETIRED NORFOLK 85. THEN WORKED AS SAND CRAP FOR NAVY MET ALOT OF LAND SHIPMATES AT PSD THRN PSA STAFF WHEN I WAS ON QA TEAM AND THE US AND OVERSEAS. LIKEV TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT MIGHT REMEBER ME. |
| Morgan, Guy | BM1 | 1976 – 1981 | E6 | Had a great time! Would love to talk to any of the old guys! I am a plank owner |
| Hamilton, John | ET1 | 1977 – Jan 30, 1981 | R-4 Radiological Controls Division | A proud Plank Owner! |
| Delgado, Tom | EM-1 | 1977 – 1982 | R-3 | |
| Potter, Bruce | DP3 | Jul 8, 1977 – Jul 4, 1983 | ADP | Had lots of good times on board the ship. Mess cooking in GITMO was not the highlight, but really enjoyed the cruise to the Indian Ocean. Would love to relive some of the times. Lots of good people on that ship at the time. |
| Freeman, John | EN2 | 1978 – 1980 | Engineering & R | Enjoyed my time on Land was in the boat shop and the Hydraulic Shop. I miss my old shipmates. Chisolm, Johnston,Clark and so many others. I am a Plank Owner. |
| Tessin, Kriss | EM | 1978 – 1980 | R-3 | |
| Wood, Harry (Woody) | MM2 | 1978 – 1982 | M | Plank Owner I had a great time in Spain,Israel, Deigo Garci and oh yeah becoming a shellback. JJ,Cleveringa,Parker,Green,Phillips,Quenga,Gayton, Lange,Trap,Comeau,Quimby and anyone else that remembers send me an e-mail |
| Hobson, Richard | EN2 | 1978 – Mar 2, 1980 | ENG A GANG / MAA | GOOD TIMES, WISH I COULD HEAR FROM SOME OF MY OLD BUDDIES |
| Martins, John "Les" | ICFN | 1978 – Mar 1, 1981 | E | Being a Plankowner was awesome. What a brotherhood! The unauthorized late-night swim call in Acapulco (Land's first non-US liberty port); the first Shellback initiation in the Indian Ocean...and so many other great memories! Before PC! |
Logue, Cliff  | HTC | 1978 – 1984 | R6 | Great Ship & Great Times! I am a plank owner and met my wife (SK2 Marie Rosser) on the Land. Been married 26 years. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me or my wife. |
| Cansler, Vince | HT3 | 1978 – Jun 1982 | DC | Hey Cardwell long time no see. It is april 2010, I just found this site. I have alot of good memories from those day,s. Wonder how many of the original DC gang is still around. |
| Borak, Calvin | BTC | 1978 – 1980 | B Division | Plank Owner. Remember working for good ole BTCM Hank Hunter. And steaming with Archbold, Johnson, Mauldin Whitey, & WW Wilcox |
| Freeman-ricketts (Sister Of John P Freeman), Regina | ens | 1978 – 1980 | washington? | My brother John Freeman served on the Emory S Land between 78 -80? He passed away 3/2012. Looking for anyone who served with him. We are seeking info for his 2 young children. Pls email me gifree4243@AOL.com Thanks |
| Hamilton, Mike | TM2 | 1978 – 1980 | Weapons | Served with some damn good men. Would love to hear from them and see how they are doing. Plank Owner, Golden Shellback. Eeeeegads. Email robertgeterdone@yahoo.com |
| Paugh, Leslie | IM 1 | 1978 – 1984 | R-2 / Admin | Loved being part of the ship as a plankowner. The time onboard will always be a part of me, the friends made and the places visited. Met my wife on board SKSN Antje Luitjens been together 32 years and counting. |
| Dewitt, Dave | EM-3 | 1978 – 1980 | R-3 | |
| Conway, Michael | HT2 | 1978 – 1981 | R3 | |
| Chambers, Lonny | HT2 | 1978 – 1981 | R1-11A | Pre-Comm as an HTFA, Plank Owner, Shellback and retired as a HTC off of the Emory S. Land in 1998. Good times and good friends. |
| Ruffin, James | MM1/MMC | 1978 – 1982 | R8 and R2B | Was assigned to the OSI team in Bermerton, Wa. Assigned to R-8 DIV QA, and R2B DIv. Outside Machine Shop.As LCPO. Transferred 1982. Retired 1989 as MMCM. |
| Suriano, Moose | mm3 | 1978 – 1980 | r1 | i am looking for some of the old crew from the early years. We were part of the pre comm unit Plank owners they call us. Repair division shop 38A outside mach shop. Shellbacks and wogs one and all we had a good time. |
| Williams, Eugene | E5 | 1978 – Oct 29, 1982 | Personnel | Great memories of all the fellas and the fun we shared. Some of the best years of my life.. |
| Craycraft, Jeff | HTN | 1978 – Aug 2, 1982 | DC | |
| Winsley, John | Jan 1978 – Jun 1982 | S-6 | ||
| Tafoya, George/t-bird | TM2 | Jan 1, 1978 – Nov 10, 1980 | Weapons | Plank Owner lot of friends and great times. Look forward to hearing from those that knew me. |
| Thompson, Dave | MM3 | Jan 8, 1978 – Apr 1, 1981 | A-Gang | Plank owner, And original first party crew of the fine ship. Lots of good times and lots of great people. Love to hear from any of ya's |
| Malcom, Chuck | DCC | Jan 28, 1978 – 1982 | R1 | I was Pre-com/Plankowner/Shellback. Missed the first bring around cruise due to emergency leave,and no seats on return flight to Seattle. Good times and great friends on the "Land". |
| Desmond, David | MR3 | Feb 1, 1978 – Jan 23, 1980 | R-2 | |
| Mianulli, Domenic | Mar 1978 – 1982 | Supply | ||
| Johnson, Marc M | MM3 | Mar 1978 – Jun 6, 1981 | R2b-38a | would like to here from friends that i worked and partied with while serving on E S Land its been almost 26 years since left the Navy and as39. |
| Barriner, Chuck "butch" | MMFN | Mar 1978 – Oct 1981 | 30 years of memories and fun times. Miss My Boys JJ, Lang, Archebold, Parker, Boaz, Woody, Tim Bolye, have many pictures of us . Jeff I think of you often as well as Archebold and the others. email me at chucknsuzanne@earthlink.net | |
| Deneen, Steve | ms-3 | Apr 1978 – 1979 | S2 | Great time going down the coast thru the canal |
| Councill, Larry | BT2 | Apr 4, 1978 – May 5, 1983 | "B" | all you guys i served with, don't ever run for office, cause i got the pictures to nail you with. Smitty where are you? Shout out to, archabald, scott, perky (aka bootcamp), nelson, cowboy, trent, palmer, rosco, bussen, braggs, and everyone else. |
| Herring, Robert,boats | bm3 | May 1, 1978 – Jun 12, 1980 | deck | was fun while it lasted precom crew |
| Amason, Jim (Tom) | EM3 | May 12, 1978 – May 12, 1981 | Engineering | Pre-Com, Plank Owner |
| Dippel, Rocky | EMFN | May 18, 1978 – May 18, 1982 | Engineering | Still twisting wires and telling stories. Willie or Tommy B, or most anyone else from AS 39 feel free to email me. Plankowner and proud civvy, Hey Navy, thanks for a great start to an electrifying carrer! Been a great ride so far... |
| Hale, John | MMC | May 28, 1978 – Feb 15, 1981 | R-7 | Best ship of my 22 years! Hello to all! |
| Buchanan, Tom Buchanan | NCC | Jun 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1982 | X2 | Plank Owner. Remember pre-com in Sand Point and the Anchor Bar. PC1 Updegraph "popcorn" and Bos'n Danny Gomez were close shipmates. |
| Roberts, Carl | EM-6 | Jun 1, 1978 – Jun 23, 1980 | Engineering | Part of pre-commissioning crew assigned to accept and inventory ships initial material. So I am a plank owner. |
| Risner, Byrd | IC3 to IC1 while onboard | Jun 2, 1978 – Jul 11, 1984 | R3 Plank Owner & Shell Back | I was on the Precom team in Norfolk then took our ship on its maiden cruise & sea trials from Bremerton with 'Big Red" DY Sloan at the helm. After 1868 days aboard and 15 more years I retired on Jan 31 1998 as an ICC/SS. View 'now' Photo |
| Leighton Junior, Arnold | SK1 | Jun 14, 1978 – May 30, 1982 | S7 | I got out of the Navy for 33 Days because the only assignement I could get was at NR1 in Philadelphia. I wanted something more challenging. |
| McIntire, Mark ( Mac ) | HT2 | Jul 16, 1978 – Jul 16, 1982 | DC-Div | you might remember me having meetings in the ships library for the div. dcpo's. Was also on the flying squad and pilot rescue on the helo- crash and smash team. I know I have a lot of good memories of spain and diego |
| Donegan, Robert | MSSN | Aug 1978 – May 11, 1982 | S-2 | Was on board during the shipyards days until may of 82. Had some great times during the port calls especially Palma Nova in 80. Anyone remember Patches the drug dog |
| Wilson, Randall (Randy) | MS3 | Aug 1978 – 1981 | S-2 | Plankowner- You Guys remember renovating and renaming the barracks to Lands Inn |
| Robinson, Rob/robbie | EM3 | Aug 10, 1978 – Jul 1, 1981 | R-3 | PLANK OWNER You mean theres still some of us out there, looking forward to the 30 year lie swaping get together. AJ from the wepons dept., where are you ? |
| Kennedy, Aaron | MMCS | Aug 19, 1978 – Jan 29, 1982 | M,Div MMA DC,DIv | Working at BAE system in norfolk va |
| McDonald, Pete | Sep 1978 – Jun 1981 | R - MAA | Worked in RUbber & plastics shop, then to Master-at-arms div. with Smitty, TJ & Patches. Best order heard: "TO THE WHEELHOUSE!" | |
| Diana, Anthony (Tony) | MS3 | Sep 4, 1978 – Sep 15, 1980 | Food Service | Plank Owner part of the 1st group all cooks to report stationed in Sand Point while in civilian shipyards before moving to Bremerton. |
| Hunter, Hank | AS39 | Sep 8, 1978 – Feb 29, 1980 | B | iF ANYONE KNOW ME E MAIL ME |
| Lott, Mitchell | TM2 | Oct 1978 – Jun 1981 | W1 | |
| Mann, Frederick | BM2 | Oct 1978 – May 1982 | DECK (ALL) | PLANKOWNER, SHELLBACK, REMEMBER LANDS INN, PRE-COM. REALLY HAD A GREAT TIME ONBOARD. LOOKING TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES AT (MANNFREDPS116@YAHOO.COM) RETIRED IN 1994 BMC/E-7 |
| Barber, John | PN3 | Oct 1978 – Apr 1981 | Admin | Worked in personnel office. Best time of my life. |
| White, Alan | E5/IC | Oct 1978 – Mar 15, 1982 | R3 | Years of service remain prominent throughout life. It was more than just a job...it was an adventure...even meeting my beautiful wife now of 38 years. My nickname was "Disco" |
| Abramovitz, Larry (Mr A To Z) | LTJG | Oct 1978 – 1981 | S-3 | I worked (and lived) with a "shipload" of wonderful people! Went thru all 3 canals (Panama, Suez, & Birth!) Diego Garcia was a hoot except for the storeroom with exploded Cola that stunk so bad! Plank Owner & Shellback. |
| Hamilton, John | ET1 | Oct 5, 1978 – Jan 28, 1981 | R-5 | I worked in the Radiac Calibration shop with a great group of sailors. I consider it an honour to have been a Plank Owner and to have served with the original illustrious crew. Any other RadCal plank owners still out there? |
| Wilson, Scott | DT3 | Oct 14, 1978 – Oct 1, 1980 | Dental | My first navy tour. What a wild and hard ride it was. |
| Cleveringa, Larry | MMCM | Oct 15, 1978 – Jun 22, 1982 | M-Engineroom | Fondest memories are Racing with the buses in Seattle, during precom, Hector the Hammerhead Shark in Diego Garcia, First Females on board, OPPE without a chief engineer, and George Hicks. |
| Scott, Jeff | BT3 | Oct 15, 1978 – Apr 15, 1982 | B | What's-up B Div? Some of you guys email me. |
| Schaus, Bernard ( Buddy) | E-4 | Oct 20, 1978 – Aug 20, 1981 | pipe shop, & radcon | was great to be part of the comitioning crew , to becoming a shell back.. |
| Roberts, Carey | E3 | Oct 22, 1978 – Oct 22, 1982 | REPAIR | |
| Culver, Roy | HT2 | Nov 1978 – Mar 12, 1981 | R1 shipfitter shop | I AM PRE-COM- PLANK OWNER, Shellback// does anyone remember the center boom that bent and had to be repaired underway so no one found out about it? oops, i shouldn't have said anything!!!!! remember the PLA (pollywog liberation army)? |
| Wennin, Peter | SK2 | Nov 1978 – Jun 16, 1982 | S1 | was a plank owner and a Shellback |
| Wigent, Steve | SK2 | Nov 1978 – Sep 5, 1980 | S-1 | would like to here from other store keeper. that were plank owners |
| Reul, Walter D. | EM2 | Nov 1, 1978 – Jan 15, 1982 | E | |
| Baxter, Billy | HM3 | Nov 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1980 | Medical | plank owner would love to talk to some of the old guys |
| Davis, Gary | SK3 | Nov 1, 1978 – Feb 13, 1981 | SUPPLY | PLANK OWNER HAD A GOOD TIME BUT GLAD TO GET OUT. I LIVED OFF SHIP AND HAD TWO ROOMEMATES DAVE MUSSEY AND MARK MOORE. |
| Vickstrom, Allen | DTCS | Nov 5, 1978 – Nov 1, 1981 | Dental | Some of the best times in my career. A pride of ownership and great shipmates. My best and only ship assignment in 22 years. Great to see some familiar names. Does anyone have George Hick's address? |
| Perdue, John | FTCS (SS) | Nov 6, 1978 – Mar 4, 1980 | Weapons | Anybody remember all the fun at the Riverside Inn in Seattle... |
| Bray, John | e4 | Nov 7, 1978 – Feb 6, 1982 | r9 | anybody that remembers me john bray g mail me at jonnybray40@gmail.com |
| Johnston, Michael | HT1 | Nov 8, 1978 – Nov 30, 1983 | R-8 NDE and QA | Fresh out of NDE School and assigned to USS Land. PRECON in Bremerton. PLANK OWNER. GITMO was a blast. Tight crew. R&A and Hose Team. NDE Lab and QA Office. Great bunch of guys. Learned much and cherished much. Thanks for the memories |
| Welsh, Jim | BMSN/BM3 | Dec 1978 – Apr 1980 | 1st/Rigging | Plank Owner. Precom detail in Bremerton. Sailed around to Norfolk thru Panama Canal. Cross decked to the USS Puget Sound in 1980. |
| Parker, Ken | MM3 | Dec 1978 – May 1981 | M | Had a gret time in Seattle waiting for ferrys in the cold and getting Larry to chase me with his hat. Would love to get back in touch with al you guys from M division Larry... Chief Hicks.. JJ...Lang....Rowan....Green... etc Email me |
| Pope, George | E-2 | Dec 1978 – Jun 1980 | R-O/Photo shop,Litho Shop | Hey it was a great cruise and a great bunch of guys look forward to hearing from any of my old shipmates,sorry I had to miss both reunion's still have my plank owner certificate and plack email me if you wish at renegade6t92003@yahoo.com |
| Dozier, Jim | ML2 | Dec 1978 – Jun 1982 | R-6 | Proud Plank Owner, Shellback |
| Keeton, Chuck | HTC | Dec 1978 – Mar 1983 | R1 | LCPO 11A Shipfitter Shop Plank Owner made all the great cruises. Panama Canal ,Suez Canal (Broken Crane Repair) Diego Garcia HTCS Chuck Keeton, Retired 04/1986 |
| Wilcox, Bill | SK1 | Dec 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1981 | S-6 Stock Control | I was a plank owner. Would love to hear from any plank owners, especially SK's, SH's and MS's. |
| Gomez, Daniel | BM1 | Dec 1, 1978 – Mar 5, 1984 | Deck | Looking forward to hearing from any of my shipmates. |
| Stafford, Mike | LT | Dec 10, 1978 – Jun 1, 1983 | Deck | Would like to hear from old shipmates. |
| Murray, Robert | DP2 | Dec 11, 1978 – Sep 25, 1982 | Supply | Arrived fresh out of "A" school. I am a plankowner and shellback. Loved the trip to Halifax,Nova Scotia and Fort Lauderdale. Does anyone remember an old BM1 we called "Boats"? |
| Solomon, Richard | MR1/C | Dec 13, 1978 – Oct 30, 1980 | Engineering | I was ordered in as the ships Locksmith, I also worked in QA, and on my retirement date I was assigned to the Engineering Dept. As the lead MR. I made CPO but had to extend for two years and retired as a MR1 instead. |
| Hippey, Richard | ETNSA - ET2 | Dec 18, 1978 – Sep 30, 1982 | R-4 | TAD to The Mess Decks - Crankin' - 90 days TAD to Berthing Compartment - Cleaner - 90 days TAD to Supply - S-7 - 90 days Arrived ETNSA, Departed ET2. Earned NEC 1401 - Journeyman Submarine Antenna Repair |
| Greenwaldt, E Chuck | em2 | Dec 29, 1978 – Jan 16, 1983 | e | if sommething stupid was going on' i was probably there.anyone for shortening straight power cables |
| Pope, George | E-2 SA | Dec 30, 1978 – Nov 1, 1980 | R-O | well guys I am back to update I lost my one yahoo address but I have a new one it's thee1pope@yahoo.com I sure would like to hear from any of the first crew on the land especially sn schaub sorry I forgot his first name it has been 28 year |
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