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USS Knox (FF 1052) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Knox (FF 1052). 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 344 crew members registered for the USS Knox (FF 1052).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonell, Ivan/ Mac | HTFN | Feb 1978 – 1980 | R | Great times! Diving in Geraldton and Bunbury, Shimoda, Subic Bay, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Diego Garcia and Yokosuka Bay. A shout-out to my dive buddies Brad Riordan, Jim Kaster, Mr. Foust, Allen Bennett, contact me? |
| Randolph, Michael | RM3 | Apr 3, 1978 – Mar 3, 1980 | Communications | the Radio Shack |
| Steve Pelissier, Steve | OS2 | May 11, 1978 – Apr 16, 1980 | OI | Fantastic time on the Knox, crossed the line for the 1st time with the Captian |
| Taylor, Chad | HMT E4 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1981 | Eng | |
| Gorby, Steve | BT2 | Jul 1978 – Aug 1981 | ||
| Evans, Sparky | STG2 | Jul 6, 1978 – Jul 2, 1980 | Sonar | Seventh Fleet Salt. See those parts of the world nobody else will ever sea (haha). Gulf of Oman was no joke and I absolutely appreciate fresh food. Dehydrated lettuce, anyone. How about cans of bacon dated 1943? |
| Ferguson, Glen | STG3/STG2 | Sep 1978 – Oct 1980 | AS | My first ship after "C" school. I left the day the ship was placed in the Yokosuka drydock for overhaul. Never could catch a yard period. Always haze gray and underway. |
| Hanske, John | EW2 | Sep 1978 – Sep 1980 | OE | My first and best ship! Remember Biggs, Greier, and Hanson? Geraldton, Santa Claus during Xmas Unreps, and hey Wickert, I have a pic of you,Greier and Murphy at the Korean NBC triangle bell alarm! Thanx CO Hartman for your gig at Pataya Beach Thai. |
| Alonzo, Larry (Gonzo) | BM2 | Dec 1978 – Jun 1982 | Deck | Still recall the day I reported cold and gloomy all of my %$$%$ on my back,20 yrs later departed with the same %^%^ on my back sunny and bright Mayport,FL. (Humbling) Had a damn good time! |
| Fabian, David | EM2 | 1979 – 1981 | E | Seems like so long ago. It was kind of fun though when I think back on it now. Got out after 4 years. |
| Vega, Rey | HTFN | 1979 – 1981 | ||
| Vega, Rey | HTFN | 1979 – 1981 | R | I just want to say hello and thank you to HT1 Huffman and FTG Steven Fuller. |
| Thompson, John | STG3 Thompson | 1979 – 1981 | Sonar | First Ship, Underway many a Day and Many a night. Fond memories, Learned to be a leader, served me well over the years. I ended up working for many Electronic companies all over the world. 12 years With AUTEC, Florida. |
| Larson, Mike | BM3 | Feb 1, 1979 – Jan 19, 1981 | 1st | First ship, what a beautiful start to 10 very fine years in the U.S.N. |
Gugel, Barny  | E4 | Mar 1979 – Dec 1981 | CIC | Yeah I served when the captain was Hartman and the last one was Bustemante had a lot of cool ports and even becsame s a shellback on this ship.Kept in touch with guys like Bobby Sovil from texas But does anyone have Info on Shane Star ? |
| Depriest, Stephen M | HM2 | Apr 29, 1979 – Mar 9, 1982 | Unique experience, I am still telling sea stories. | |
| Morris, Ebb | FTG1 | May 1979 – Jul 1984 | 2nd | Lots of good time on this boat. |
| Fears, Jim | FTG1 | Aug 1979 – Dec 1981 | 2nd | What a ship and what a crew. Served with Steve Fuller, Mark Ogg, and Ebb Morris. They were great shipmates and we had a blast. Remember getting stranded in Diego Garcia (Dodge City)? |
| Rose, Ron | E5 HT2 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1982 | R | Hull Maintenance Technician - HT-4954 and HT-4955 Welder - Yokosuka, Japan Retired DOJ FBOP Senior Officer Specialist 2010. |
| Stubbe, Michael E. | STG2 | Sep 10, 1979 – Aug 4, 1981 | AS | |
| Hackett, Thomas | MMFN | Sep 17, 1979 – Mar 16, 1981 | engine room | |
| Kilpatrick, Brian | EM3 | Oct 30, 1979 – Apr 30, 1981 | Electrical | she was on of the best times of my life. We saw Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Phillipeens, Australia, India, Guam, Diego Garcia, And Japan was my home port. We also saw the launch of the USSR Minsk-12 miles off the coast of the Soviet Union |
| Landry, George | e-4 | Nov 1979 – | R division | served TAD as hull maintenance tech 3RD class from USS MIDWAY ,only served 3 months or so and transferred back to Midway41 |
| Kulhanek, Charles (Chuck) | IC2 | Dec 31, 1979 – Sep 17, 1981 | Electrical | Like many others, there were many wonderful memories. It seems like yesterday that I step foot on board the USS Knox. I can't believe it's been over 25 years. |
| Bostic, John "Boz" | STGSN | 1980 – 1983 | weps/as | I remember the pink panther break away tune and cj bustamanaday was the old man |
| Hillyard, Chuck | MSSN | 1980 – 1983 | supply | was the first ship i served on loved being stationed in yokosuka and the the IO tour P.I. hong kong singapore korea australia & tasmania and all the other places we went it was the best time of my life great crewmates and good times |
| Davis, Steve Davis | SM3 | 1980 – 1983 | operations | I too remember Bustamanaday.. seems like he had my number. |
| Judge, Ken | HT2 | 1980 – 1982 | R-Div. | I miss all the good times together. |
| Laforte, Tom | os3 | Jan 1980 – Dec 1983 | ops | Great time while on board, crossing the line and hitting all the ports when deployed.Shouts out to everyone who served aboard. For me the "don't ask/don't tell came too late. Proudly "Out" and proud to have served aboard |
| Scheffer, Craig | EM2 | Jan 15, 1980 – Jun 12, 1983 | Engineering | Lots of great times and great memories. |
| Szalo, Steve | SH2 | Feb 15, 1980 – Jan 15, 1982 | S-3 | |
| Weber, Jeff | MMFR-MM3 | Mar 1980 – Feb 1982 | M | |
| Hillis, Jesse "jd" | BT2 | Apr 20, 1980 – Jun 16, 1985 | B | Haze Grey and underway. It's a pity they sunk her. |
| Leal, Ernest | HTFN | Jun 1980 – Jun 1980 | R Div | |
| Pratt, Jim | BT1(SW) | Aug 1980 – Jul 1982 | B | Served 2 times on the Knox aside from the previous listed I also served 1984-1987 |
| Hawalka, Hawk Mike | ET2 | Aug 16, 1980 – Jan 16, 1983 | OE | First and last ship. We did ALL the ports, crossed equator, pink panther, great shipmates and experiences, great time of my life.PI, Korea, Civies think I make stories up. We Lived em, made em! Miss radio central.ET now with Postal whimps. |
| Hixson, Greg | OSSA-OS2 | Sep 19, 1980 – Sep 19, 1983 | OI | My first command in the Navy. Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Yokosuka Japan. I had a great time. |
| Crowley, James | HTFN | Oct 20, 1980 – Nov 26, 1982 | R DIV | |
| Nelson, Wayne/"Nellie" | bm3 | Dec 30, 1980 – Feb 13, 1983 | weapons | had a great time tearing up all the ports over there. but i loved every minute of it. and bustamante really enjoyed my times at captains mast. i think i was the only one to go to captains mast,so many times. great fun. |
| Melendez Jr., Pablo | MM3 | 1981 – 1983 | M | Was Known as The Commodore by the Captain, Because of what Happened in Hong Kong. |
| Brunke, Joseph Scott | RM2 | 1981 – 1984 | Operations | Learned the meaning of "Haze Gray and Underway". Going to the PI everytime we got underway. Sailed the Pacific, IO, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand just to name a few of the ports. Became a real Blue Water Sailor. What a Trip! Great memories. |
| Polland, Jody | HT2 | 1981 – 1985 | ||
| Turner, Richard | MM1-MMC | 1981 – 1984 | I was the LPO of M div. and then the CPO of A div. | |
| Slusarczyk, Bill | STG2 | Jan 1, 1981 – Dec 29, 1982 | AS | Mt. Fugi road trips rule ! PI was cool and Ausi women made us drool ! Can I get an Amen ! |
| Flowers, Charles (Chuck) | GMG2 | Jan 1, 1981 – Dec 31, 1985 | WFO1 | |
| Benbenek, Tony | MS3 | Jan 12, 1981 – Aug 19, 1984 | SUPPLY | KNOWN BY THE HARBOR MASTERS IN YOKUSKA AS THE "GREY GHOST" THIS BOAT LOVED TO GIVE THE "REDS" A REAL BAD TIME !! HEY GUYS, REMEMBER THE PINK PANTHER THEME ? THANKS FOR REMEMBERING THE OLD LADY !!! |
| Collins, James "J" | stg1 | Feb 1981 – | asw | I enjoyed being at sea, but had alot of growing up to do. My apologies to any i hurt. Greetings to my Navy Brothers and best wishes. |
| Walter, Mike | EW2 | Feb 1981 – Sep 1983 | Electronics | When I joined the Knox, she was in dry dock, Yokosuka, Japan. I was the first EW to report & excited to use our new gear, the SLQ-32. I became a shellbak & golden dragon on our many voyages. She rests with Davey Jones. |
| Evans, Dean | FTG3 | Mar 6, 1981 – Dec 8, 1983 | WEAPONS | WE WHERE OUT OF YOKUSKA JAPAN WENT TO 2PHILLAPIENS, 2KOREA, THAILAND, 4AUSTRALIA, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, GAUM, 2JAPAN |
| Coache, Raymond J | EMCS RET | Aug 1981 – Jul 1983 | E | She was a steamer but a good ship. Sorry to see she was sunk as a target. |
| Coache, Raymond J | EM1 | Aug 1981 – Jul 1983 | E Div | She was a great ship with a great crew. We cut holes in the ocean from the Aleutians to Tasmania to the IO. |
| Kelly, Mark | MM2 | Aug 20, 1981 – Aug 20, 1984 | Main engine room and aux 1 | Notice boz is the only name i recognized, good times even at diego garcia but times to good.Brig time along with about 15 others. |
| Rieger, Steve | BMSN | Oct 28, 1981 – Oct 28, 1983 | 1st | I was the paint Locker man. When I transferred, I never went Liberty on deployment. Saved a lot of money. A senior citizen now & still single. No time for a social life. |
| Hoye, Steve | RM3 | Nov 1981 – Nov 1983 | Operations | She was my 1st command. Had a great tour onboard. we did alot of exercises and got to see alot of great ports, as my shipmate Brunke stated. Met alot of new friends which I still am looking for. I hope they dont scrap her. |
| Epps, Paul | YN2 | Nov 20, 1981 – Nov 20, 1983 | EX | My commanding officer was Commander Bustamante. He was a good captain, who brought the morale of the crew up to snuff and expected the ship to be in excellent condition before deployments. Hello former Knox crewmembers |
| Byrne, Timothy | LTJG | Dec 1981 – May 1985 | GAMO & 1ST LT | |
| Byrne, Timothy | Cdr retired | Dec 26, 1981 – May 5, 1985 | Second and First |
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