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USS Merrimack (AO 179) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Merrimack (AO 179). 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 299 crew members registered for the USS Merrimack (AO 179).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1981 | 1982 – 1986 | 1987 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, Harold | E-6 BM | 1987 – | 4th | Looking for someone |
| Nicely, Thom | YN3 | Jan 1987 – Mar 1990 | Admin | |
| Ault, Dale | CWO3 | Jan 9, 1987 – Jan 4, 1990 | Ship's Bosn | World's Finest Fleet Oiler!! "Mad Dog" Danaher, Mike Felmly, Rich Laughlin, Mike Duddy, Jamie Hamel, Ron Hungerford, Long Unreps & Bridge Watches!! |
| Bowers, Steve | QM2 | Feb 1987 – Mar 26, 1992 | NAV | Had fun on the Merrimack.. Hearing "Working Class Man" after Unreps. Great fun on Liberty..almost too much. Palma de Malorca, Portsmouth England, Ireland..many others. |
| Olan, Roy | NC1 | Mar 1, 1987 – Jan 1, 1989 | XO Branch | Well I had a great time on AO-179. It was my first ship having spent almost 10yrs in the Navy. Since leaving the ship, I started a career in law enforcement for the federal govt. and now assigned to HQ in Wash, DC. Drop me an email. |
| Johnston, Chip | MMFN | Mar 1, 1987 – Oct 30, 1988 | Engineering | MED CRUZ 87'...Great times and did everything possible to get the boot....ya..some may remember....MAN OVERBOARD...lol....working hard and living in the Carolinas.....Zoog, Bill, Doug, Happy, Jones, Danny, Cole..Doug Bobbit where r u? |
| Gholston, Ollie | mm1 | Apr 1, 1987 – Oct 31, 1987 | m div | had a ball in the engine room craziest crew i ever dealt with |
| Pate, Paul | MR 2 | May 5, 1987 – Mar 19, 1988 | Boilers Division | |
| Lubinsky, Greg | MM1/SW | Aug 5, 1987 – Feb 2, 1992 | M-A,& Cargo Divisions | Had a great time on the make made my final rate before retiring. |
| Ron, Scott | HMC(SW) | Sep 1987 – Sep 1990 | MEDICAL | Finally retired and now serving as a Police Officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office |
| Williams, Robert | SHC | Nov 20, 1987 – Dec 20, 1991 | S-3 | Loved the ship I made Chief on her. Would love to hear from old shipmates we are planning a reunion in Norfolk Oct. 2011 Griswold5@verizon.net |
| Grow, Troy | GMG3 | Dec 1987 – Nov 1989 | Deck, Weps | |
| Hurt, Greg | E2 | Dec 2, 1987 – Dec 6, 1989 | deck | North Atlantic, crows nest and rain. Caribean drug ops, Bermuda, and the most beautiful water I ever swam in. Loved it all. Miss you all. Married with 2 kids now. Back in my home town. Would love to hear from you guys. |
| Perry, Marcus | SH | Dec 31, 1987 – Aug 25, 1991 | Deck/supply | What Memories and adventures and a cast of characters.But for those that remember me,Long Live The P!! |
| Warner, Joe | MM3 | 1988 – 1992 | Eng/cargo | |
| Savarese, Joe | BT3 | 1988 – 1991 | B | The shipyard, the carribean and the North Atlantic. Great drinks were served in all these places. |
| Smith, Wayne | HM3 | 1988 – 1990 | Hospital Corpsman going into Avondale. Had great times in New Orleans! Other great memories in port during those North Atlantic cruises. Almost missed the ship going from England to Ireland resulting in XO's mast....lol! | |
| Dunlavy, Donn | FC3 | Jan 1, 1988 – Jul 7, 1990 | Weapons (Deck) | Was the one of the first FC's on the ship, right when they installed the Phalanx system. Then ended tour when they were cutting the ship in 1/2. |
| Tudor, S. E. | Jan 4, 1988 – Jun 18, 1993 | |||
| Presley, Omar | EM2 | May 10, 1988 – Jun 15, 1991 | RASE | |
| Johnson, Tim | PO2/DC | Jun 1, 1988 – Mar 1, 1992 | repair | |
| Iglesias, Louis | BM3/E-4 | Jun 7, 1988 – Jun 13, 1991 | DECK | CURRENTLY LIVING IN CALIFORNIA,AND JUST MADE BM2 IN THE NAVY RESERVES.ALSO MARRIED SEAMAN ANDREA FORREST AND HAS 3 KIDS... |
| Walker, Bill | QM | Jul 1, 1988 – Feb 5, 1991 | nav | went awol twice and still didnt get kicked out.living in asheville,n.c, workin as a water treatment operator |
| Perkins, Pry | SK2 - SK1(AW) PASSED UP E-7 AND RETIRED! | Sep 10, 1988 – Jul 1, 1990 | Supply S-1 the best | I had a great time on the Mack!, it was also a pleasure seeing some of you guy's that was still on board during the med cruise in 92 during a unrep when USS Tortuga come along sided. I've since retired May 2002, 22yrs was enough. |
| Applewhite, Stan | E-4 SK | Dec 20, 1988 – Sep 16, 1992 | SUPPLY | |
| Hunka, Christy | SK3 | 1989 – | ||
| Greig, Raymond | ET2 | 1989 – 1993 | Operations | Much fun on the WFFO, grew up ton thanks to all the people that were there. Mary and Rich were huge impacts and some of the best people. |
| Montgomery, David L. Jr. | EM1 | 1989 – Mar 31, 1993 | Electrical Division/Engineering | |
| Pevy, Scott | MM3 | 1989 – 1992 | Engineering Division | Enjoyed all my deployments. Especially enjoyed New Orleans! Married and living in Florida working for Manatee County Government for the past 20 years. |
| Chase, Catherine | LT | Jan 1989 – Mar 1992 | ACE; MPA; NAV/ADMIN | WFFO memories-Caribbean counter-drug ops, St Thomas, switchboard fires in a hurricane, North Atlantic ops, Avondale and our first trip down the river after, REFTRA & Gitmo, Panama Canal, Guatemala. Good people. Me now: 1 husband, 2 kids, good life |
| Lincoln, Christine | BM2 | Jan 1, 1989 – Dec 24, 1990 | Deck | Retired OCT07 as BMC. First increment of females-uugh. On facebook! |
| Chappelle, Rob | GMG2 | Jan 3, 1989 – Jun 1, 1992 | WEPS | Started off in NAV Div, then went on to WEPS. Had some good times, both on and off the ship. Stayed in the Navy for two more assignments, then got out and joined the Army. Should have stayed Navy... I retire in two years, then who knows. |
| Blide (Rentfrow), Mary | ETC(SW) | Jan 29, 1989 – Jan 2, 1992 | OPS | AC went out. Crew camped on helo deck till rain came. NAtlantic 5 days ea Ger, Fr, Sp, Eng & Ire. Leaving Avondale at night, stub mast fell to 05 lvl. Lost both boilers headed for Huey P Long bridge. BTC Kumm skipped EOSS & saved ship from collisi |
| Reese, Warren | MNCS | Apr 1989 – Sep 1992 | 1st | Still Living in Texas. Doing very well. One of the best ships I've had the opportunity to serve on. Did alot of growing up onboard the Merrimack. Especially down in New Orleans!!!! |
| Leatherwood Trump, Sandra | E-4 | Sep 9, 1989 – Sep 9, 1993 | BT3 | Ahhh! What an experience! Loved St. Thomas! |
| Oliver-Clark, Lessie | LCDR | Oct 1989 – Jun 1992 | S | Was WFFO Suppo. Now civillian, married, happy, living in Virginia. |
| Kimmey, Thomas | Nov 1989 – Nov 1993 | Had a great time. My wife and son like to hear the stories of being on the ship! Best wishes to all! | ||
| Kimmey, Thomas | IC3 | Nov 6, 1989 – Nov 5, 1993 | ||
| Jeffries, Joe Aka Jazz | QM3 | Dec 1989 – Sep 1993 | CIMMARRON OILER FLEET | |
| Steiner, James | MM1 | 1990 – 1993 | Retired Living in tennesse lovin life. | |
| Alexander, Krystina "Alex" | BT3 | 1990 – | was a short time on my ship medical condition. | Under Chief Ofc Cum.in Spring of 90. Had to leave ship for Sima. Would have kicked ass!! |
| Schrecengost, Jim / Schrec | MM2 | 1990 – 1994 | M | Working for the Post Office. Living outside of Pittsburgh. |
| Bouchard (Merritt), Jennifer | SR-BM3 | 1990 – 1994 | Deck | So many memories! Still in / LDO / 2 kids. Miss the good times. |
| Rudolph, Franklin | E3 seaman | 1990 – 1991 | Deck | |
| Paulette, Wayne | LT | Jan 1990 – Jan 1993 | DECK | Great ship with a hard working crew. Retired 24 years, LDO (LCDR), now working in DC as contractor for NAVSEA. Still working ships on the waterfront. |
Headley, Tim  | MMC | Jan 1990 – Nov 1994 | RASE | Very Interesting Duty. Great Crew |
| Callender (Beck), Jennifer | YN3 | Jan 1990 – Nov 15, 1993 | Deck/Admin | Started out as SN in Deck, then went to admin where I made YN3. Alot of memories especially Avondale Shipyard. Where are .Jen Merritt, John Burton, Dan Wagner. Married 19 years, 2 kids, live in Cochranton, PA. Look me up |
| Akers, Hubert | SN | Jan 1990 – Oct 1993 | deck | I am looking for my fellow shipmates, i was the dumbass that dislocated my shoulder and was flown back to the states from barbados... |
| Woodward, John | HT3 | Jan 1, 1990 – Jan 1, 1992 | R | I enjoyed the deployments and crew. |
| Stone, Yvonne | BTFN | Jan 15, 1990 – Jul 31, 1992 | B | I will have BS in Management Information Systems in December 2008. As of 6June 2011, I have earned a MBA from the University of Phoenix Online. |
| Hunka, Christy | SK3 | Feb 1990 – Jun 1993 | Supply | |
| Henry, Stefanie | QM3 | Feb 1990 – May 1993 | ops | Lots of great memories. New Orleans, Med Cruise, ops in Carribean. Drinking, partying with everyone.Will never forget the 'Watch from Hell'in the Suez. And who can forget the night the Pollywogs took over the ship. We rocked!!! |
| Pier, Mark | SN | Feb 1, 1990 – Feb 1, 1992 | Deck | Retired Navy, worked civil service at the Navy Base in Gulfport MS at CED as a Heavy Equipment Repair Supervisor for 19 years, transferred to Patrick AFB in 2014 and currently the Heavy Equipment Repair Supervisor. |
| Campbell-martin, Haroletta | BT3 | Feb 2, 1990 – Sep 3, 1993 | Engineering | What a time! Still think about many people. |
| Price, Cedric | MM3 | Mar 3, 1990 – Aug 3, 1993 | M | I am currently working for DLA and will have my MBA in March just trying to connect to some old shipmates for employment at other locations |
| Parker, Mike | QM1 | Apr 1990 – Apr 1995 | Navigation | Happily married to MM3 Hightower for 15 years with 3 kids...Andrew(14), Ashley(12) & Matt(9). I'm working as a Tug Boat Captain in NYC but living in Chesapeake, VA. The Merrimack was the best ship while under Capt. Jackson! |
| Austin, Marlon | YN1(SW) | Jun 5, 1990 – Aug 10, 1993 | ADMIN | Truly was a pleasure to have been part of the ship's crew......I made Chief here and went on to be an LDO (LCDR).......Great Times and Superb People!! God bless you all....Thanks for the memories! |
| Kimmey, Thomas | IC3 | Jul 21, 1990 – Nov 5, 1993 | EE05 | Decommisioned? that sucks |
| Whitfield, Tracy | RM3 | Sep 1990 – Oct 1993 | Radioman | I remember having a great time in St. Thomas and chasing Hurricane Hugo. And that dreadful fire in the engine room. |
| Akers, Hubert | E-3/SN | Sep 9, 1990 – Aug 1, 1993 | Deck | Now a HM2 in the Reserves, Serving in Kawuit for OIF Enjoyed all the time at sea, Looking for Dan Wagner. |
| Wagoner, Daniel | BM3 | Sep 13, 1990 – Oct 12, 1993 | DA01/ DECK | The mudd, the blood, the beer!!! Good Friends and Great times. If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing. FW&FS to all my shipmates who served with me. |
| Wallace, Kimberly | E3 SEAMAN | Dec 1990 – 1993 | DECK |
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