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USS White Plains (AFS 4) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS White Plains (AFS 4). 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 742 crew members registered for the USS White Plains (AFS 4).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 | 1994 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmison, Stephen G. | IC1 | 0000 – Sep 29, 1969 | E | |
| Hunsicker, Dave | LCDR. CHAPLAIN CORPS, USN | Jul 10, 1966 – Jun 5, 1970 | Admin. | Came to the pre-com crew and worked out of the shack at Nat. Steel and Shipbuilding. Helped to plan the commissioning ceremony. Played on the softball team. Loved the family stuff, picnics, games, etc. LOved every minute, what a great crew, Capt. |
| Ries, Frank J. | HMC | Jun 1967 – Jun 1969 | Medical | I Was the Division Chief for the Medical Department. |
| Diltz, James | E4 | Jun 15, 1967 – Aug 10, 1970 | Ship Servicemen | Plank Holder |
| Burbridge, Robert | WO1---LT | Oct 17, 1967 – Dec 22, 1969 | S1/S6 | First member to report to Com 11 for duty in Precom crew. When I went to Nation Steel & Shipbuilding they provided the Precom Office and for funishings gave me a pair of sawhorses, 4X8 sheet of plywood and a chair. That was our start. |
| Ziegler, Milton | PC3 | 1968 – 1970 | Admin | Plankowner. Made first WestPac. Later saw the Plains when stationed in Yokosuka and Guam. Loved the duty. |
| Bower, John | ET2 | 1968 – 1970 | Supply | Plank Owner-Worked on the Supply Computer |
| Kimball, Don | YN3 | 1968 – 1970 | plankowner | |
| Brenner, Thomas | CAPTAIN | 1968 – | . | My grandfather, Cpt. Thomas B Brenner, USN Retired and Naval academy class of '47, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The obituary: http://www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com/obituaries.php?page=0&op=view&id=1365 |
| Hunter, Thomas | SEAMAN | 1968 – 1969 | First | I was a plank owner. My First Division Petty Officer was "Perkins" - I hope he is still around. |
| Ruiz, Ron | SN | 1968 – 1969 | Deck, 1st Division | Assigned out of boot camp, lived in barracks in San Diego. Trained, ship to Long Beach, shake down cruise,San Francisco. West Pac, 1st port Japan, transferred to Dental Tech school San Diego. Served in Europe, then D.C. |
| Berg, Alan | CS3 | 1968 – 1972 | S-3 | |
| Olmo Jr., Rafael | Petty Officer E4/ CS | 1968 – Nov 11, 1971 | Supply | Well guys I retired from the reserve in 95. Moved from New York City to Orange County, Orlando Fla. in 86 and retired in 2003 from Orange County Corrections in Orlando Fla. I was a cook with the Best. |
| Morse, William | EM2 | Jan 1968 – Apr 1969 | ||
| Wilson, Mike | BM3 | Jan 1968 – Dec 1969 | first | Perkins taught us a lot. We owe him. |
| Hintz, Gary | SN | Jan 1968 – Dec 1969 | Chaplain's Yeoman X Division | It was an experience I will never forget. |
| McMahon, Jim | Jan 6, 1968 – May 6, 1971 | s-1 | Good memories on this Ship. Lots of good friends, Jim Cole and Treat and future guidance from Chief Orantes and Cmdr Kohl, both great role models. Now a civil servent retired and teaching logistics for Defense Acquisition University. | |
| Grajek, Ken (Coach) | RD-2 | Jan 20, 1968 – Feb 4, 1971 | OI | Plankowner shake down crew member original 55 member crew "leader of the dirty dozen" |
| Grogan, David | MM2 | Jan 20, 1968 – Apr 20, 1971 | M div | On the Pre comm crew, Plank Owner 1st of everything,great ship, great Crew, Like to hear from any of the old gang |
| Pettit, Hal | BM3 | Feb 1968 – Nov 1969 | 2nd | Plankowner |
| Lipscomb, Tom | SK-2 | Mar 1968 – Jun 1970 | Supply S-2 | |
| Ficocelli, Rick | e3 | Mar 6, 1968 – Dec 31, 1968 | second | |
| Chadderton, Ron A.ka Dirty Bill | WHITE PLAINS | Mar 10, 1968 – Mar 10, 1970 | Fightin !st always can do. | I was a plank owner on a brand new ship. And back then this ship was some thing to see. Our enemy back then was The Long Beach always got in fights with them and they always lost. We worked hard, played hard too. |
| Hodac, Lou | FTG-1 | Apr 1968 – Jan 1971 | 3rd Division - Weapons | I was a member of the commissioning detail and am a plank owner. Went through Sea Trials/ Shakedown cruise and served during her first 2 Vietnam/WestPac deployments. Great ship, great crew and many wonderful memories. |
| Chadderton, Ron A.ka Dirty Bill | LEADING SEAMAN E-3 | Apr 25, 1968 – Mar 20, 1970 | !st Deck apes | Some damn good memeories and some really scary ones as well, The worst was a live 3"50 round on the deck , when it was supposed to fire. One guy grabbed it and threw it over board and boom. The uss Long beach hated us .Party on !! |
| Rea, Charles | lt (jg) sc usnr | May 1968 – Oct 1969 | s-3 | Member commissioning crew (plank owner). S-3 division officer. |
| Olmo, Rafael | CS3 | May 1968 – Nov 11, 1971 | S3 | plank owner from day 1, It was hell of crew that we all got along very well, it is sad to read the names of our lost shipmates. Living and sharing both homes Kiss. Fla. and Vega Alta Puerto Rico. Fully retired. |
| Galena, David I. | DC-2 | Jun 1968 – Jan 1972 | Plank owner, great time hard work, Subic, Hong Kong,Singapore, became a shellback on second deployment | |
| Emehiser, Joe | E-3 | Jun 1968 – Feb 1970 | First | Enjoyed my short tour of duty. I would like to see the old crew. Can't make this years reunion, but I plan on making next yer 08. |
| Ballok, Alexander | SK2 | Jun 1968 – Dec 1971 | S-1 | Great memories from Pre-Com Detail and first two WestPac Cruises. Made some Great friends. |
| Pierotti, Vincent | SKSN - SK2 | Jun 1, 1968 – Apr 30, 1970 | S-1 / S-3 | Pre-Commissioning detail at Natl Steel & Shipbuilding. Two hands on a broom. PLANKOWNER. Mess cook in Chiefs Quarters. Ship's Store Recordskeeper |
| Kopasz, Al (Allen) | BM3 | Jul 1968 – Jul 1969 | 1st | Plank Owner. This was my first duty station. Many great memories. Great guys. When I made the rank of BM3 I was transferred to CHB-2. Then when I made the rank of BM2 I was transferred to the USS Sacramento. 4 years & out. |
| Winters, John | E-3 | Jul 1968 – Mar 5, 1970 | SUPP;Y | PLANK OWNER, S1 AND S2 DIVISION It was a job putting this ship on it's way. Alot of good memories and friends. |
| Graves, Larry (Gravy) | BM2 | Jul 1968 – Mar 1970 | First | Plank owner. I went aboard for shakedown cruise and was there for commissioning and WestPac tour. Great ship and a wonderful bunch of guys. I later served with CHB-2 in Guam and went to Adak, Alaska. Ended my service time in San Francisco on Proteus. |
| Sharrard, James/jim | DP2 | Jul 1968 – Nov 1969 | S1 | Plank Owner; spent most of pre-comissioning at Fleet Assistance Group in downtown San Diego learning about supply computer. Looking for any other DP's. |
| Edmison, Stephen G. | IC1 | Jul 1968 – Sep 1969 | IC Shop | |
| Edmison, Stephen | ICFN | Jul 1968 – Sep 1969 | ||
| Edman, Glen | PN2 | Jul 1968 – Dec 1971 | Personnel | I was on the Pre-commissioning detail and later a plankowner. I worked for PNC Wayne L. Todd, & Capt Brenner. We went on 2 WESTPAC cruises. I served from 1968 to 1971 and then to Mare Is. for shore duty. |
| Edwards, Bill | SEAMAN | Jul 1, 1968 – Jun 1, 1970 | S-2 | I'm a plank owner,Had the best time while serving on the best ship in the Navy. great crew, hard work, but great times. got to see the World, and learned to take care business. |
| Edmison, Stephen G. | ICFN | Jul 1, 1968 – Aug 15, 1969 | ||
| Edmison, Stephen G. | IC1 | Jul 2, 1968 – Sep 29, 1969 | ||
| Edmison, Stephen G. | ICFN | Jul 3, 1968 – Oct 8, 1969 | IC GANG | I am the Founder and President of The USS White Plains ASSO. Po Box 233 Roy Utah 84067 Web Site www.usswhiteplains.org |
| Simco, Dave | SFM-2 | Aug 1968 – May 29, 1970 | Plankowner.....Worked in SF shop | |
| Sweeney, Robert | E4 | Aug 1968 – 1970 | S2 | Loved the experience I was a plank owner which made the assignment to the ship even more exciting |
Evans, Paul  | E5 (Damage Controlman) | Aug 14, 1968 – Jun 10, 1972 | R Division (Carpenter Shop) | Hello guys. I am at Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction) in Waynesboro, GA, and live in Kenosha, WI. My cell is 262-220-3414. I am a Welding Engineer retired from Westinghouse as a Fellow Engineer. evanspr04@yahoo.com. |
| High, Richard | FTG 2 | Aug 15, 1968 – Mar 20, 1970 | GUNNERY/FIRE CONTROL | I am a plankowner. I was on the first WESTPAC cruise (Aug 69-Mar 70). The activities during the shakedown and underway training and the Westpac cruise were long and hard, but a real experience, especially during that time of political unrest. |
| Laib, Bill | ETNSN-ETN3 | Aug 23, 1968 – Mar 23, 1969 | Operations | Plank owner. Did a short tour with the White Plains. When I received my orders for Vietnam, I realized that my orders for the White Plains were only tempdu instruction. Could have done better without the military disruption in my life. |
| Price, Sterling | PN3 | Aug 30, 1968 – Apr 30, 1970 | Admin | Serving on the White Plains was a long time ago in a land far away |
| Ambrose, Stephan | Seaman | Sep 1, 1968 – | DECK | I was the youngest seaman assigned onboard. Precomm. And went to Veit-Nam. Volunteered. Also worked the mess deck as the food supply person. Sent food up to the mess decks. |
| Cervantes, Frank | YN3 | Oct 12, 1968 – Oct 14, 1970 | ADMIN | |
| Hager, Eric | cs3 | Oct 12, 1968 – 1970 | supply | Put my feet on soil on vietnam in 1969-70 we were all close I think all service men feel that way. I wish I could find my closes friend GW Walker. A real special guy I was glad to serve all should have that experience. |
| Driggers, Charles | BM3 | Nov 14, 1968 – Aug 26, 1972 | 2nd | It took 3 years to figure out how things worked in the Navy, stayed drunk so much I guess. Now I know it was the greatest time in my life. Wish I had stayed. Love to hear from some of yall. Live in Northern CA. now. |
| Treat, Jim | SK2 | Nov 23, 1968 – Aug 1, 1969 | Supply | I was Plank Owner on the White Plains, which was also my first ship. It was a problem child to get started, but served the country well. Was on the crew responsible for outfitting the ship and kept all the OPTAR records |
| Nelson, John | QM-3 | Dec 15, 1968 – Dec 15, 1969 | Navigation |
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