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USS Monongahela (AO 178) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Monongahela (AO 178). 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 309 crew members registered for the USS Monongahela (AO 178).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1994 | 1995 – 1997 | 1998 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkfield, Doug (Wink) | ENFN3FNFA | Jul 1979 – Feb 1983 | A-GANG | I Remember partying with some of you guys. In norfolk and n.o. Big Al, you still got no neck? Duffy, Hows that Reactor down in the engine room? Sully, Mac, You got that trans am? |
| Bennett, Bob | BM1 | Aug 4, 1979 – | Deck | A Great ship and Crew going thru Pre-Comm. Its sure is amazing, youre never too old to learn new things and people. Still in Navy sorta, as a Civilian |
| Cannelis, Jim | em2 | Sep 1979 – Jan 1983 | E | PLANK OWNER AND PROUD OF IT. Had a blast with my shipmates and always have a smile when thinking of those times.Not enough space to write all the stories.If there is a reunion let me know.God bless and Always Out-178 |
| Xavier, Dennis | EM2 | Sep 30, 1979 – Feb 28, 1983 | E | |
| Imel, Blair | ET | Dec 1979 – Oct 1, 1985 | OE | |
| Powell, David | E3 BMSN | 1980 – 1984 | DECK | plankowner good ship great crewDECK APES RULE!!!!! |
| Sinclair, Ronald | E4 BM3 | 1980 – Oct 26, 1984 | DECK | WISH I KNEW THEN, WHAT I KNOW NOW! |
| Chaney, Steven | BT2 | 1980 – 1984 | hole snipe | Plankowner from the original precommissioning crew, I loved that ship and all the great guys that were part of our crew. Any crew members please email me, I would like to keep in touch. |
| Duffy, Mike | MM2 | 1980 – 1984 | M | One of the first 11 people assigned to the ship. Not enough space here for all the great memories. Life was good back then. Any of you knuckleheads remember me, please drop me a line. |
| Allen, Lawrence | RM2 | 1980 – Aug 1983 | COMMUNICATIONS | JUST TRYING TO RECONNECT WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS |
| Gendron, Michael | ET1 | Jan 2, 1980 – Nov 6, 1981 | OE | Proud to be a Monongahela plankowner. Too bad I didn't stick around long. My active duty expired two months after commisioning. I was one of a two man team on the fantail who raised the colors at the commisioning ceremony. |
| Miller, Jerry | LTjg | Feb 1980 – Apr 1983 | R Division | This was a great ship with a great crew. The manning being reduced was an opportunity to get to know most of the crew. I like the design of the ship except for all those butterfly valves. |
| Dary, Jeff | BTC | Apr 1980 – Jun 1985 | Engineering | Any body remember Jeff Dary! |
| Alvarez, Eric W. (Big Al) | HT2 (SW) | May 6, 1980 – Aug 11, 1984 | R | Plankowner. Had some great times there... doing well & living in Florida. Miss my old buddies. |
| Coleman, Gary | MM3 | May 6, 1980 – Nov 15, 1984 | a-gang | plankowner,old memories good times. |
| Williams, Tony | HT2 | Jun 1980 – Jun 1984 | ||
| Vandergriff, Michael | MM2(SW) | Jul 1980 – Apr 1986 | A-Div | Good Ship...Good Crew |
| Schuster III, Michael (Fireplug) | HTC (SW) | Jul 15, 1980 – Feb 15, 1984 | R | Plank Owner |
| Smith, Gregory | bm | Sep 1980 – Apr 3, 1983 | deck | very good experience for a young man and first time entering the "real" world fresh out of high school |
| Chasten, Jesse | SH-3 | Oct 10, 1980 – Oct 10, 1986 | SUPPLY | I JUST WANT TO SAY HI. TO EVERY ONE I SEVER ED WITH 1980-86 I DID NOT FORGET U ALL |
| Davis, Alphonso | EM3 | Oct 29, 1980 – Oct 27, 1985 | E DIVISION | PLANKOWNER HAD THE BEST TIME OF MY CAREER WHO COULD FORGET SHELLBACK AND POLLYWOG NITE STOMPPING OUT THE FLARE THAT CAME ON BOARD THE SHIP STEERING GEAR GOING OUT IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE NEW ORLEANS CHARLSTON |
| Reyes, Leonard | DK3 | Dec 1980 – May 1984 | Supply S-3 | Great memories, fantastic crew and command. from PreCom til departure. Hello everyone! When's the reunion? |
| Humble, David | EN3 | 1981 – 1984 | B, M, A | Looking for old shipmates to chat about old times. |
| McDermott, Donald/mac | BT1 | 1981 – 1984 | B | hey its mac, contact me, donmcdrmtt@yahoo.com , sully lost your address, still in new york, driving these big rigs. good ship , good crew, hell of a good time till ltjg came aboard. did he ever catch the monkey wrench from the upper level? |
| Batchelor, Mark | IC2 | 1981 – 1983 | Engineering | |
| Williams, Gordon Allen | SN | 1981 – 1984 | Deck | Original plankowner. Since boot camp A school. I still have a lot of memories of the days on the Monongaheila and wonder about the guys on the ship. I'm on facebook and in Portsmouth, Va. |
| Butler, Barry | IC2(SW) | 1981 – 1986 | AE&R | I WAS THE 1ST CREWMEMBER TO COME ONBOARD TO BE A NON-PLANKOWNER (ICFA) BOTTOM OF SHOP ENDED MY SERVICE WITH THE SHIP AS WCS AND WENT TO CNO OFFICE IN DC...PICKED MY ORDERS TO PHM-3 IN KEY WEST.PHM-3 AND AO-178 UNREP CUBA |
| Cook, Tom | ossn | 1981 – 1982 | OI | Was an Operations Specialist. Plank Owner. Really enjoyed my time with some really great friends. Was part of color guard on pier 12 at Norfolk during commissioning ceremony! |
| Peverill, Malcolm | BTFN | 1981 – 1983 | B division | |
| Stephens, Darryl | PO3 EM | 1981 – 1983 | E | |
Valerius, Lonnie  | BTC | 1981 – 1984 | B division | Hope y’all are safe during this Pandemic. I’m now retired and living the dream. Plankowner forever! What a blast from the past. Fires lit! |
| Sullenberger, Grover (Sully) | BT2(SW) | Jan 1981 – Oct 1985 | (hole snipe) | Plankowner;Lots of time underway and to much time in Gitmo.Had a blast in the fireroom,lots of good people.Still runnin boilers for a livin up here in Ohio.Got to love it.Lookin for the old snipes.Work hard play harder. |
| Knirnschild, Jeff | ET1 | Jan 1981 – Jul 1985 | OE | PlankOwner/Precom I wish I knew she was being decommissioned. Had some Great Times on her. |
| Schwab, Hans | MMC | Jan 1981 – Nov 1984 | RAS | |
| Stille, Glynn | EM1(SW) | Jan 17, 1981 – Apr 22, 1986 | E-Division | PLANKOWNERS GO! Miss all had some great times! |
| Hatcher, Ariel | EM2 | Jan 21, 1981 – Jan 24, 1981 | E-Division | Looking for my good friends, Jim Cannelis, Dennis Xavier and Mark Batchelor. We had a great time! Love to hear from them. |
| Chaney, Scott | QM | Feb 1981 – Oct 1983 | NAV | Plankowners rule. Had a great time every where we went. Worked hard and played harder. |
| McDermott, Don | BT1 | Feb 1981 – Jun 1984 | B | plankowner, part of precommission detail in New Orleans, ships oil king and work center supervisor when i got out. woud like to hear from some old snipes email me, MAC |
| Schliemann, Bruce | BMSN | Feb 1981 – Mar 1982 | Deck | Great memorIes. I was a plank owner but when we went to Avondale I got my order to BUD/S then served in the SEAL Teams until 2008.I will always be grateful to Gary Winters who drove me to the airport that day. |
| Brown, Donald | shsn | Feb 7, 1981 – May 17, 1985 | s3 and s1 | Hello old shipmates, i really enjoyed my sea tour aboard the USS Monongahela. I had some wild days and and we had the best precom unit. if you have a copy of our first med cruise book please let me known. Take care and enjoy life. Don |
| Wegner, Brian | MM2 | Apr 1981 – Jun 1985 | M | Plankowner, Med, IO, Carib, North Atlantic, GTMO (3 times), OPPE, INSURV....Fond memories - now that I'm out! |
| Pedersen, Jeff (Pete) | MM1 | Apr 1981 – Dec 1985 | M | Plankowner, After I departed there were only a couple Plankowners remaining. Hard working, hard playing crew members were the Plankowners. |
| Hazelwood, John (Bud) | MSSN | Apr 1981 – Feb 1982 | Supply | Hi there Plankowners You should remember me since I feed you all that great food. Great times and excellent memories. Hope you are all doing well. |
| Thomas, Stephen | EN3 | Apr 1981 – Jun 1983 | A - Gang | Plankowner , Had a great time with you guys thanks for the memories. Hey Chief Al Bush , thanks for takin me under your wing and teachin me. |
| Sherry, Dale | MR2 | Apr 1981 – Aug 9, 1982 | A Gang | Some of the best guys around to sail with. Who could forget going to Gitmo twice? Remember the night we had flooding in pump room #1? And Fergie finally making Chief??? I'd love to hear from you guys! |
| Winter, Gary | IC | Apr 1, 1981 – Oct 30, 1984 | electrical | plankowner, remember lots of ports. |
| Swafford, Walt | BM3 | Apr 2, 1981 – Oct 21, 1984 | DECK | FROM BOOT CAMP TO THE LAST DAY ON THE SHIP IT WAS A TIME THAT I CAN'T FORGET TO ALL I SERVED WITH THANKS :-) |
| Pender, John | MM2 | Apr 15, 1981 – Apr 26, 1985 | M | Good ship. Never knew how good it was until I served on other ships! |
| Di Matteo, Leonard | BMSN | Apr 27, 1981 – Apr 27, 1985 | Deck Division | PLANK OWNER. A time I will never forget. |
| Kelley, David | mmfn, mm3, mm2, mm1, mmfr | May 1981 – Jan 1984 | m | Still embarrassed the way my Navy career ended, but it made me who I am today. Often think of the Monongahela, but mostly those of you with whom I had the honor to serve! Love 2 hr from any of u, doctorisin55@hotmail.com |
| Irwin, Tim (Ted-o) Thanks Bill O'Flaherty | SH3 | May 5, 1981 – Nov 2, 1984 | Supply ( Ship Store,Barber Shop,Vending, Etc.) | It was a Great 4 yrs.plankowners.I really miss those irresponsible days. How to spend a paycheck in 3 days.Tell John Garnsey I still owe him$20.Can Tommy still put his leg behind his head? Anybody keep the panties from Spain? Remember MAA? |
| Coleman, Gary | E4 | May 8, 1981 – Nov 14, 1984 | great memories' good times | |
| Breaux, Norman | BM2 | Jun 1, 1981 – Dec 2, 1982 | Deck | I heard the ship is going to be scraped in March. I would like to find out about getting a piece to go with the other 2 pieces we have from the other Mono's |
| Rybinski, Joseph | MM3 | Aug 1981 – Feb 12, 1982 | Engineering | Served with dignity, left with regret. Missed plankowner by about 2 months |
| Durnin, Robert | BSM | Sep 1981 – Mar 1984 | Rase | Man, if I could go back and do it over! I'd stay in France. |
| Paradis, John | mmfn | Nov 1, 1981 – Jul 1, 1984 | m div hole snipe | flooding flooding pump room #2 i think!! who can forget that night? good times & not so good but we made it thru living in fl driving trucks & riding my motorcycles. hit me up paradisflfish@msn.com |
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