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USS Iowa (BB 61) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Iowa (BB 61). 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 494 crew members registered for the USS Iowa (BB 61).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1943 | 1944 – 1951 | 1952 – 1957 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luera, Juan J. (Aka - Ponch ) | MM 3 | 1985 – 1989 | Engineering - #2 Engine Room | #2 Engine Rom rocked! GOOD TIMES! It was an honor serving with all you guys. |
| Bagby, John | RM1(SW) | 1985 – 1989 | OC | One of the best commands and crew I have ever worked with. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my time onboard, and about the shipmates we lost. |
| Peterson, Michael Pistol Pete | BM 2 | 1985 – 1987 | 1 st | I enjoyed my time aboard the Iowa. Between the Batlic cruise, Liberty week in NY. What better President Regan, the Beach Boys. So many great memories and great shipmates. |
| Moray, Michael | MM3 | 1985 – 1989 | M Engine room 2 | |
| Kurtz, Wilferd | BT2 SW | Jan 5, 1985 – Apr 8, 1989 | B | |
| Evans, James | BM3 | Feb 13, 1985 – Apr 10, 1987 | 4th Division | Awesome crew and got to see the rest of the world, except that South Pole. Many fond memories of my tour aboard the ship, especially when the Beach Boys / President Reagan were on the fantail for the celebration. |
| Robinson, Rick / Bubba | DC2 | Mar 1985 – Nov 1989 | Repair | I was aboard the Iowa when Turret 2 exploded. I served as On scene leader in Ward room. Those were some of the best years of my life. Poker in the pipe shop. RIP Iowa 47 |
| Morgan, Rod | FC3 | Mar 9, 1985 – Mar 22, 1987 | Weps | |
| Meldrum, Michael (Muddrum) | BT2 | Mar 12, 1985 – Mar 25, 1990 | EB04/Oil Lab/Gage Cal | I hope to see you all at the Reunion in Sept. |
| Seed, Ted | EN1(SW) | Mar 26, 1985 – Oct 11, 1990 | A-GANG | Not to bad there, ret. from the USN 7/12/2000 with 22 years ENC(SW). Now living in San Diego,ca with a big IOWA ClASS sticker on my tail gate.. |
| Rementer, Anthony / Tony | FC3 | Apr 1985 – May 1988 | FM | Aft Plot, Forward Plot, Spot 1,2 worked em all at one time or another |
| Gustafson, Mark "gus" | MM3 | May 1985 – Mar 24, 1989 | M | I'm proud to have been a battleship sailor. i'm currently the 1st VP and editor of the USS IOWA Veteran's Association. Check out the website at ussiowa.org. |
| Chambers, Dave | YN1(SW)/YNC(SW)/ENS | May 1, 1985 – Sep 1, 1988 | X-1 | Reported aboard as a YN2. Made YN1(SW), selected as YNC(SW), and commissioned as and LDO Ensign 1 SEP 1988. Turned down promotion to LCDR and retired in 1998. |
| Allbritton, John | BM3 | May 10, 1985 – Dec 17, 1986 | 2nd | Im proud to have serve on two battleships, NEW JERSEY and the IOWA. |
| Farrell, David | LANCE CORPORAL E-3 | May 11, 1985 – May 16, 1987 | MARDET | |
| Barger, Wayne | E-4 | Jun 5, 1985 – Feb 2, 1988 | NAVIGATION | HELLO EVERYONE. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS WELL |
| Joseph, Jack | PN3/PN2(SW) | Jun 15, 1985 – May 20, 1987 | X2 | |
Bankord, Todd  | FC2 (SW) | Jun 25, 1985 – Jul 14, 1987 | FA | Andrew J Gropp where are you View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Judd, Mark | HT1(SW) | Jun 26, 1985 – Mar 17, 1988 | good ship. ret. usn 4/10/1999 HTCS(SW) with 22 years. Now in Reno,Nevada as of 7/28/2003 | |
| Floerke, Greg | GMGSN | Jul 1985 – Jul 1986 | Weapons | I remember Crook, how we had to do temp duty in Philly and then on the way to ship we had to make an emergency landing in Madrid. |
| Faulk, Larry | E5/BM2 | Jul 7, 1985 – Oct 1, 1990 | 4th Div | The Iowa was the best duty station I had in my 20 year career |
| Hawes, Steve | BM2 | Jul 15, 1985 – Apr 2, 1989 | 1ST & 2ND | Proudly served 3 yrs. & 9 months. accom. ladder, anchor detail, unrep detail, underway watch, turret 2 projectile hoist operator, mount 52 magazine captain. Master of holy stoning, painting, steering shining bright work. Heres to Iowa 47. |
| Jerome, Edward | IOWA | Sep 1, 1985 – Apr 1, 1990 | a-gang | THAT WAS THE BIG BANG THEORY.HOPE EERYBODY IS GOOD |
| Jerome, Edward | IOWA | Sep 1, 1985 – May 11, 1990 | A-Gang | good boat.nothing else like her or will ever be. |
| Marquis, David | bt2 | Sep 5, 1985 – Sep 4, 1990 | b division | i served 7 yrs onboard uss iowa,i was very proud to serve on her ,we lost 47 souls that i will never forget,i worked in the oil lab,in charge of all fuel operations |
| Reid, Michael | bm2 | Sep 6, 1985 – May 25, 1989 | master-at arms | |
| Laliberte, Mike | E-3 | Sep 9, 1985 – Sep 9, 1989 | Div 2, Div 4 | |
| Kubelt, Richard | GMG3 | Sep 15, 1985 – Sep 15, 1988 | G-1 Div. | |
| Poitras, Paul | PN2 | Oct 1985 – Apr 1986 | ADMIN/PERS | |
| Harris, Rodney | GMG3 | Oct 1985 – Oct 1989 | G-4 | Mount Capt of 5"38 Gun Mount 53. On board when ship exploded,lost friends I'll never forget. Loved playing b-ball (I was best point guard) and Tunk (cards) afterhours. Bros we laughed & cried together-GOD BLESS SHIPMATES |
| Rider, John | QM3 | Nov 1985 – Jun 1989 | 1st Div & Navigation | Miss the crew and the ship. Deck was a great time plus Nav Team was a blast too. |
| Garlitz, Joe | MM2 | Nov 1985 – May 1989 | A-Gang | |
| Bailey, Jack | PN1(SW) | Nov 6, 1985 – Jan 1989 | X-2 | As I write my sermon for Memorial Day, I was inspired to write about the massive armor that protected us from outside, yet despite that heavy armor we weren't protected from the inside. Adorn the Armor of God! |
| Kral, Thomas | OS2(SW) | Nov 10, 1985 – Jun 10, 1990 | OI | I loved my time in the Navy. Best ship ever! |
| Magnant, Mark | FC2(SW) | Nov 20, 1985 – Jan 9, 1988 | FA | First ship and most memorable of my 26 year career. I started out in Aft Secondary plot. Elevation and Starshell computer operator during NGFS. Ended up as Radar Operator in SKY4. |
| Drowns, Mike | E3 | Dec 1985 – Aug 1989 | 2nd, Boat | Loved serving on board lots of memories. |
| Johnson, James | E3 | Dec 1985 – Apr 1988 | Dental | Would be good to hear from former shipmates from dental and medical depts. GO NAVY |
| Cremeans, Joe | mssn | Dec 1985 – Apr 1988 | S-2 | USS Iowa was and still is the best ship ever in the Navy! Learned a lot and had some the best times with Liberty we had in all the many places we went to. I would do it all over if I could! |
| Kovacs, Andre | MR 3 | Dec 27, 1985 – Apr 9, 1988 | A DIVISION | WHERE IS CHIEF SMITH? (SMITTY) He was machine shop boss. |
| McGuire, Key | BT3 | 1986 – 1989 | B | Wondering whatever happened to the nerds of #4 fireroom. |
| Daniels, Larry | GMG2 | 1986 – Jun 16, 1990 | G-4 Small Arms and 5"38 Gun Mounts | I was the mount captain and in charge of mount 54 portside. I was on the ship at the time of the explosion. Five of my best friends were killed in the explosion, including my best friend, John Rodney Young. |
| Keebler, Kelly | MM-3 | 1986 – 1989 | Engine Room #2 | Enjoyed every minute aboard the USS IOWA, Capt. Mosally, you are my hero, God Bless |
| Valdez, Romulo | BT3 | 1986 – 1989 | B-Div | |
| Bower, Jeffrey | gmg2 | 1986 – 1986 | weapons | |
| Brod, David | sh2 | 1986 – 1986 | ships serviceman sh2 | Was discharged after ships Dr examined me my eyes were not responsive |
| Wilber, Tim | HT 2 | 1986 – Jun 23, 1990 | R-DIV | Was aboard during Turret 2 explosion a day that should of never happened. It took a well trained crew to save that ship that day im very proud to have served with everyone of those sailors that day |
| Hierro, Hector | BT3 | 1986 – 1990 | E DIVISION | Just want to stay in touch with all my shipmates that served onboard the IOWA between 1986-1990. I lost my shellback certificate want to know if anyone knows the dates on the certificate. |
| West, Kenneth/ Ken | FC2 (SW) | Jan 1986 – Feb 1991 | FA | I only served 11 years in US Navy, but that was long enough to know that I served on the best ship (USS Iowa) and the best crew ever while on board Iowa. |
| Richard, Baldwin | E5 | Jan 1, 1986 – Sep 5, 1989 | X1 | i would like to hear from you guys its been along time i was in deck 6th division before working in the post office...my email is baghdadrichie@yahoo.com |
| Marshall, Derwin | BM 3 | Jan 3, 1986 – Sep 1989 | 2nd/5th | Loved my time there.Would'nt trade the experience for anything.Much love and memories for my fallen shipmates. |
| Leff, Ken | ET1(SW) (ETC(SW) RET) | Feb 1986 – Apr 1988 | Repair | |
| Beshear, David | EM2 | Feb 10, 1986 – Dec 6, 1988 | E-DIVISION | BEEN SUCH LONG TIME,DONT REMEMBER ALOT OF ALOT OF GUYS ON BOARD. GREAT DUTY STATION BEST OF MY 2 SHIPS |
| Bruce, Keith | GMG3 (SW) | Feb 18, 1986 – 1989 | G-4 | Hello, To all my brothers that were part of G-4 Division, and the crew of the USS Iowa BB-61. God Bless you and I hope that all of you are doing well. I pray that you know Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior. |
| Calero, Jorge | SH3 | Mar 1986 – Oct 1989 | S-3 | All is going well look forward to talking to old friends |
| Boxwell, Jay | HM3 | Mar 1986 – Mar 1989 | H - Medical | Greatest Ship I served on.... Best Shipmates in the NAVY!! |
| Singleton, Lawrence / Sing | MM3 | Mar 3, 1986 – Oct 20, 1989 | M / #4 Engine Room | Seeing this site brings back many memories, I hope to talk to old friends some day. |
| Bronson, Charles | MM3 | Apr 1986 – Oct 7, 1988 | A GANG | hey Guys, Charles Bronson From A- gang division miss you guys from the gang so much. I had got an early out a couple a months before the explosion. My heart goes out to the fallen sailors. if you remember me email me. |
| Tooke, Rodd | E-4 | Apr 13, 1986 – May 14, 1989 | supply | Im trying to locate a few friends that I met in the military. these guys are friends and I would like to catch up with them to see how they are living there lives today. one of the guys name is Stanley Clark and the othe |
| Courson, Kenneth | IC 3 | Apr 16, 1986 – May 10, 1988 | - division_ | Any body that was elctricians or Ic Shops, Richard cleveland, brain chumeta, henry dixon, ron chapman, scout cockburn A big shot out to all my old friends. |
| McGhee, Mark | MM3 | Apr 30, 1986 – Sep 13, 1989 | M- Division | |
| Combs, Frank | BT3 | May 1, 1986 – Aug 11, 1986 | ||
| Starkel, Lee | BT3 | May 1, 1986 – Jan 5, 1990 | B | #2 fire room rules. Miss you guys! |
| Workman, Tommy | BM3 | Jun 5, 1986 – May 6, 1989 | 1st | Served with pride. |
| Zeringue, Charles (Manny) | BT2 | Jun 6, 1986 – Oct 10, 1988 | B | |
| Hyatt, Andrew | IC 3 | Jun 13, 1986 – Jun 26, 1987 | E | It was a great year on board the Iowa. Proud to be in New York for Centenial of Liberty, in Eurpoe for first time since WW2 and pounding the crap out of the island in West Caribbean. I have my plaque in my office. |
| Dicus, Joseph | E3 | Jun 17, 1986 – Jun 18, 1989 | 4Th | |
| Oleary, John | HM3 | Jun 20, 1986 – Sep 29, 1988 | H | |
| Watson, Brian | SH3 | Jul 17, 1986 – Jan 1, 1990 | S-3 | What's up "IOWA FAMILY" ! SH1 Watson (Ret. Mar 06) I'm quite sure I've cut most of my shipmates hair and or washed and dry cleaned your uniforms. Mount 51 Right Gun Captain & SSDF! We were a unique family! |
| Watson, Brian | SH3 | Jul 17, 1986 – Jan 1, 1991 | S-3 | IOWA 47/ GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN !!! |
| Barnes, Darren | BT2 | Jul 26, 1986 – Mar 23, 1990 | EBO3 | Was BTOW of Fireroom No.3 and was the Youngest Petty Officer in the History of the Iowa to Qualify as BTOW. Nice to see this Crew list here :) |
| Kelly, Carlton | SN E-3 | Aug 1986 – Jan 1988 | Deck Dept. | I left at the tail end of the Persian Gulf deployment. MANY hours spent at GQ stations, First was turret 2, center gun. I was the cradle operator. Later, they switched me to Mount 51, where I was gun capt. |
| Sweeney, Tim | PO3/ LI3 | Aug 21, 1986 – Aug 12, 1990 | Public Affairs | Worked in Printshop |
| Marrero, Israel | E-1 | Sep 17, 1986 – | Boiler | I would like to find shiomates with the last names Medina, Cruz, Maldonado, and Concepcion. |
| Smith, Rodney | yn3 | Sep 23, 1986 – Sep 27, 1990 | admin office | I served during the time of the explosion. I lost some friends (Rodney Johnson, PO2 Helton, and a couple of more buddies. I went to the Iowa as a boy and left as a man. Whatsup Daniels, Washington, Hester, Walker, Ed |
| Strozier, Karl | FC3 | Oct 1986 – Apr 1988 | FM | I worked in Spot 2 primarily, also worked in Spot 1 for NGFS and was in Turret 2 for several local control shoots with FCCM and FCSA Honig. Iowa was the best of 3 ships I was stationed on. |
| Snyder, William | DK3 | Oct 17, 1986 – Feb 17, 1990 | S-4 | The time served on board went so slow and the time since separating has raced by. I wouldn't trade the Iowa experience for anything. |
| Meier, Mike | GMGsn | Nov 1986 – Dec 1987 | G1 | |
| Burken, Patrick | BT2(sw) | Nov 1986 – Apr 1989 | EB01 | Many of my best memories in my navy career! |
| Harris, Willie | HT3 | Nov 1, 1986 – Jul 13, 1989 | REPAIR | THAT WAS MY FIRST AND BEST SHIP I EVER SERVED ON |
| CULP, JERRY | BT2 | Nov 1, 1986 – Apr 4, 1988 | B FIREROOM | I SERVED ON BOARD THE USS IOWA DURING DEPLOYMENT TO THE PERSAIN GULF. I WAS ASSIGNED TO EBO1 #1 FIREROOM. B DIVISION. SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SHIP AND SERVED HER COUNTY WELL. ALL I HAVE NOW IS THE MEMORY OF THE HONOR OF SERVING ON SUCH A GREAT |
| Moore, Matt | MM3 | Nov 4, 1986 – Dec 13, 1988 | ||
| Hodges, James | BM3 | Nov 12, 1986 – Nov 11, 1990 | Deck | |
| Wilkerson, Kevin | E3 | Nov 15, 1986 – Jan 17, 1989 | i took great pride in serving on the uss iowa, the shipmates that i met there will always be in my hearts and in my prayers my thoughts go out to those who served the same time i did and to those who lost their lives it was an honor. | |
| Sweeney, Tim | LI/3 | Nov 21, 1986 – Aug 21, 1990 | 5th,2nd,PAO | I worked in 5th div. then went to 2nd. I ended up as a lithographer working in the print shop |
| Brock, Dan | GMG2 | Nov 27, 1986 – Jun 8, 1990 | G4 | |
| Graham, John | E-3 / BMSN | Dec 1986 – Aug 1989 | 4th | "Deck Tech.", Side painter, Line handler, Sail locker (engraving), MT 51 (Rgt. gun capt.) Any old shipmates... please E-mail me. |
| Graham, John | BMSN | Dec 4, 1986 – Aug 4, 1989 | Deck (4th. | To the crew of Turret 2, may you sail in calm seas, my friends. |
| Shelton, Kelvin | E-4 MM3 | Dec 7, 1986 – Mar 20, 1990 | M-Div. Engine room 1 and the Shaft Alleys. | |
| Robinson, Clyde | BT3 | Dec 10, 1986 – Jan 1990 | B Division | The best ship I ever served on it changed my life. |
| MacKey, Paul | BT3 | Dec 28, 1986 – Jun 16, 1990 | B |
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