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USS New Jersey (BB 62) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS New Jersey (BB 62). 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 473 crew members registered for the USS New Jersey (BB 62).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1956 | 1957 – 1968 | 1969 – 1981 | 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher, Greg | IC3 | 1985 – 1988 | E-DIV. | SHIPS CREW |
| Sweet, Randy | OS2 | 1985 – 1986 | OPS | I was Diet Slice even b4 I arrived as my bro OS1 Ken Sweet was slice. Had a great time on the WEST PAC and we even caught up with another brother who was serving in Korea. I don't think the country has recovered since! What a blast!! |
| Isbill, Bill | BT1 | 1985 – 1989 | B | |
| Howlett, Colt | MM2 | 1985 – 1988 | M #4 Engine Room | Some of the best memories of my life! |
| Kinney, Jeffrey Todd | BT3 | 1985 – 1988 | B | I was on the Big Thunder Down Under in the #4 Fireroom boilers 7&8 |
| Arrington, Reginald | GMM3 | Jan 1985 – Apr 1991 | GM | This was my first and best tour of all. No other ship can compare. "IT DON'T GET NO BETTER THAN THIS" |
| Reardon, Timothy | HT2 | Jan 1, 1985 – Oct 30, 1987 | R | |
| Fry, Kevin | BT3 | Jan 1, 1985 – Dec 19, 1986 | B | God I hated the Navy, kevinmfry@gmail.com |
| D'Arcy, David | YN2 | Jan 20, 1985 – May 27, 1987 | X-1and Weapons Dept | |
| Lewis, Jeff | AG3 | Feb 1985 – Apr 1988 | OA | Such an honor to have served on the World’s Greatest Ship!! |
| Reardon, Tim | HT3 | Mar 5, 1985 – Oct 30, 1987 | R-Division | |
| Alamos, Bm3 Alamos Danny | BM3 | Mar 14, 1985 – Dec 2, 1987 | 1st division | on board the Big J from 85 to 87. looking back at the best years in my life with the one of the best crews ever! |
| Scullin, Kevin | GMGSN | Mar 15, 1985 – Feb 22, 1986 | Turret One | Crawling through 16" gun barrels with a shot line tied to your boondockers is the best! |
| Jacobs, Randy | FR/FA/FN/BT3 | Mar 15, 1985 – Oct 13, 1987 | B | This was my first ship in the navy, what an awesome tour of duty |
| Jacobs, Randy | BT3 | Apr 10, 1985 – Oct 17, 1987 | B #3 Fireroom | |
| Augustine, James (Augy) | BT-3 | Apr 16, 1985 – Oct 7, 1987 | B | PUSSSSSSSSS!!! |
| Jones, Glen | ENC | May 1985 – Jun 1989 | A-Gang | It was an adventure, and was my last sea duty tour, before retiring. |
| Cude, Randal Lee | FC2 | May 1985 – Jan 1, 1988 | Missle | Work Center WG51-lead operator technician for CIWS MT 21 then MT 23 WC supply petty officer and acting work center supervisor Oct 86-Dec87 until transfer to BB-64 pre commissioning crew. |
| Lass, Patric | HT3 | May 1, 1985 – Jan 8, 1988 | Repair | Awesome ship and crew |
| Silva, Juan Manuel | GMG1 | May 20, 1985 – 1989 | G3 Division and G4 Division | I was port battery P.O.and turret capt for turret 3 |
| Loewenstein, Howard | BT3 | Jun 15, 1985 – Mar 3, 1988 | B -Division | Worked in #4 fireroom with a bunch of crazy fun guys with Chief (puss) Bench, Kochmeir, Nickoli,Genthert, and many other guys,if you recognize me say hi sometime shipmates. |
| Walter, Scott | JO3 | Jul 4, 1985 – Jul 4, 1987 | X-3 | Loved cruising off the coast of Russia... Japan and all points in between. Enjoyed bringing the news to "The Jerseymen"! Rick, Ron, Chief Cabot, Barry, Jose, Dan, Kevin,Roy had a great time working you... hope all is well. Great life experience |
| Desimoni, Mario Luis | FC3 | Jul 16, 1985 – May 9, 1986 | FA | Assigned to FA division to 5 inch gun battery and worked in forward plot. Great times!!! Homeported in Longbeach CA. |
| Pheal, Earl | BT3 | Sep 1985 – Apr 1, 1989 | PUSHING 1 & 2 AND PULLING 4 6 & 6 with a full work day plus the famous 6 hrs drills STAND TALL JERSEY | |
| Ward, Rodney | MM2 | Sep 1985 – Sep 1987 | M Div / Eng rm 1 | Had a blast with many of my mates |
| Boehm, Charles | GMG2 | Sep 7, 1985 – Sep 7, 1987 | G-1 | Right Gun Turret One |
| Smith, Jerry Hughsten (Snuffy Smith) | LCPL | Sep 15, 1985 – Sep 15, 1987 | MARDET | The best time I have in the Corps and as a young man!!! Made some great friends and saw amazing places. Looking for Michaud, Longacre and Lubinsky. |
| Mahle, Kendrick | BT2 | Oct 1985 – Dec 1987 | B | Oil Lab Crew-- Where are you? Found Ian, still searching for Spec, Prock, Lessner, Rick, Addie, and rest of the maaaa-f##kers! |
| Ramos, Raul (Gavin) | PN3 | Oct 7, 1985 – Jan 10, 1989 | X-2 | Served on board the Big J, initially as a fireman in M division but then as a PN3 in X-2 div. Looking for a shipmate, SH2 Caster out of X-2 div. would like to reunite, we had great times onboard the Big J. |
| Cash, Vern | DECK | Nov 19, 1985 – | Weapons/ 2nd | |
| Bowersox, Eugene | GMG2 SW | Nov 28, 1985 – Jan 15, 1990 | G-4 | To all my fellow Battleship sailors,I enjoyed serving on the Jersey with you and hope to hear from you in the future. GMG2 Bowersox. |
| O'Brien, John | E4/MM | Dec 1985 – Aug 1989 | M | What agreat experience in life.The guys in M division were great to work with . First on last off . |
| Cruz, Jorge | E3/FN | Dec 24, 1985 – Dec 26, 1987 | M | I ENJOYED 1986 WEST PACK...I HAD A GREAT TIME IN THAILAND PATTAYA..I HOPE ONE OF YOU GUYS HAVE THE 1986 WEST PACK TRIP BOOK, I JOINED THE SHIP IN HAWAII.. I LOST MINE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO WHILE MOVING..MY EMAIL IS JUSTCAN34@HOTMAIL.COM.... |
| Downes, Ed | MS2 | 1986 – 1989 | S-2 Supply | Boy I remember the days remember doing the full broadside off the coast of Australia. remember messing with ATG during our Shakedown :) and traveling through the Japanese Islands those were the days.If you served during the times I was onboard please |
| McHann, John | OS2 | 1986 – 1989 | OI | 2 WESTPACS were awesome! |
| Redner, Charles (Chuck) | BMSN | 1986 – 1989 | Wepons 5th division | Maintain ships readiness compartment battle station flight Deck operations. Video and photographer |
| Penn, Robert | BM3 | 1986 – 1990 | 6th division | Go big J |
| Gidaro, Al | QM1(SW) | Jan 1986 – Oct 1989 | Navigation | |
| O'Neill, Rory | E-4/BT3 | Jan 1986 – Jan 1991 | B Division | |
| Russell, Ryan | MM3 | Jan 1986 – Aug 1990 | Engineering | Man, there was some good times - Westpac's were assume. Good friends / good times. |
| Wright, Richard | BM3 | Jan 6, 1986 – Jan 6, 1989 | 6th Division | |
| Fletcher, Calvin | EN- 3 | Jan 15, 1986 – Dec 20, 1987 | A Division | Boat Engineer West Pac 86 I would like to thank the Bosn and seaman boat officer who pulled me back in the small boat when I fell on the bay of Korea for with out their quick alertness in rescuing me I wldnt be here tody |
| Haas, Bryan | fn | Jan 18, 1986 – Sep 15, 1989 | b | lots of goodtimes on bb 62 |
D’arcy, Dee  | YN2 | Jan 25, 1986 – May 17, 1987 | XO and Weapons Office | I started working in the XO's office, then ended up in the Weapons office. I got to shoot the big guns before I left (triggers to fire the 16-inch guns were made out of brass) |
| D'Arcy, David | YN2 | Jan 28, 1986 – May 17, 1987 | X-1 | Served in the Executive Office and Weapons Department |
| Chavez, Ronnie | BM2 | Feb 1, 1986 – Oct 26, 1989 | 6th Division | Living in Castle Rock, Colorado. Serving on BB-62 was the greatest time of my life, and I was honored to serve with the most amazing people on the planet. |
| Brennan, Jonathan | PN3(SW) | Feb 6, 1986 – Jun 1, 1989 | X-2 Personnel | Was the greatest ship I have ever served on. |
| Solomon, Greg | BM3/E4 | Mar 1986 – Nov 1989 | Deck | Had some great times as Helmsman and meeting new people. Jack, Dane, Hugh. |
| Solomon, Greg | E-4 | Mar 4, 1986 – Nov 12, 1989 | second | |
| Kindler, Scott | BT3 | Mar 12, 1986 – Aug 22, 1989 | B | |
| Abernathy, Robert | MM | Mar 15, 1986 – Mar 22, 1987 | M DIV, #3 ENGINEROOM (main control) | made alot of good friends onboard,would like to hear from you,rob can i barrow your truck,,i know ,,it will cost me two beef and cheddars,,lol |
| Willis, Stan | AG2 | Mar 15, 1986 – Aug 15, 1989 | OA | 2 great deployments on an amazing ship. |
| Chestand, Wiley (Shorty) | E-3 BM | Mar 17, 1986 – Nov 25, 1988 | 3rd | Anyone In that division from September 1986 to December 1986 that remembered an accident on the fantail of the deck, please contact me at (405)410-8148 or wjchestand@hotmail.com Thankyou and God Bless You!!! |
| Kokenge, Chris | Bm3 | Apr 1, 1986 – Apr 1, 1990 | 5th | |
| Smith, Mike | OS2 (SW) | May 1986 – 1990 | OI (tomahawk operator) | Great ship and a great pride to have served on her. Sleep well big girl |
| Marx, Bruce | MM2 | May 1986 – May 1989 | M # 1 Engineroom | |
| Snowberger, Joe | EWC (SW) | May 5, 1986 – Jul 2, 1987 | OZ | Firepower for Freedom! Oh, sorry about that Hong Kong thing. When Men were men and women liked us that way! |
| Aiello, Mike | MM3 | May 5, 1986 – Mar 28, 1989 | M | made great friends on the jersey, craig, obrien, scholl blackmon, day, hardin, scott, master chief baker, chief gillespie, too many to list. 86 and 88 west pacs wow! m div was hard work but we also played hard |
| Jackson, Steve (Action) | CPL | May 10, 1986 – Jul 7, 1988 | Marine Detachment | The best duty station I had in my 20 years in the Marine Corps. Serving on real time history. The Jersey was a great ship. Made some really great friends during my tour. |
| Ansley, Jerome | GMG1 | Jun 15, 1986 – Feb 10, 1991 | G-2 | I had some great times on board The Big J. T HE CRUISE TO Aussie land was fantastic. The JESEY MEN made the ship great, and I was VERY PROUD to have served on board that great ship. Show ya right and WETSU!!! |
| Keeshan, Edwin | Ens | Jul 1986 – 1989 | 2nd | Learned a great deal here |
| Daniels, Dean | BM3 | Jul 1, 1986 – May 31, 1989 | 5th | A proud card carrying shellback. I run into Navy folks once in awhile. I show them my shellback card and we get to talking... |
| Barker, John | CPL | Aug 1986 – Jun 1988 | MARDET | What a great place to grow up as a young Marine. To live aboard one of the Navy's battle-scarred heroes was an honor. It was here, in the ship's library, that I first learned of the US Naval Academy. |
| Howard, Frank | PN2 | Aug 15, 1986 – Oct 11, 1988 | Personnel | I was one of the best |
| Downes, Ed | MS2 | Aug 15, 1986 – Oct 15, 1989 | S2/ S5 | The best ship I ever served on was the USS New Jersey. I loved when we were in Australia for about a month if I remember correctly. Green Peace will never forget us after what we did to them |
| Smith, Jerry Hughsten (Snuffy Smith) | LCPL | Sep 15, 1986 – Sep 30, 1987 | MARDET | I served on the Jersey in the MARDET from 9-85 9-87. It was the best time. Made good friends and seen amazing places. I sure miss those times. I'm looking for a couple friends, Longacre, Michuadand a lot of others. |
| Hendricks, James | DC 2 | Oct 1986 – Jun 1990 | Repair | I done some years on the big "J" and would not trade them for anything, even the not so good times. I spent my first year in "M" division in engine rom # 3, then moved over to Repair division for damage control. |
| O’brien, John “jack†| SN | Oct 15, 1986 – Jul 1988 | 2nd | |
| Kelley, Mike | MM2 | Oct 16, 1986 – Aug 30, 1991 | A GANG | Had some great times, Anyone from A Gang feel free to contact me. |
| Orille, Percinette | SK3 | Nov 1986 – Dec 1989 | S-1 | Fire Power for Freedom. |
| Root Jr, Larry | SN | Nov 1986 – Jun 1988 | 2nd | I enjoyed my time on the New Jersey but decided to strike out and go into the seabees as an Electrician. I went on to NMCB 3 and finished up my Navy time in San Diego on the Submarine Base as a CE2. |
| Tindel, Mike | PC2 | Nov 11, 1986 – Sep 20, 1990 | Admin | Best experience ever!! Great time seeing all the ports, and on such a wonderful piece of history! |
| Jablon, Leonard | FC2 | Nov 27, 1986 – Feb 8, 1991 | GM, later became GC | Had some memorable times aboard the Jersey, and met some remarkable people. It was a privilege and an honor to server on her. Also, trying to track down Frank Bass. Does anyone have any info on him. |
| Hizo, Eddie | E-3 | Dec 1, 1986 – Sep 18, 1989 | 1st Division/Deck | I hated my division, swabbie, helping the gunnermate, bright work, refueling, standing many watches(firewatch included), and etc. but I missed going to different ports and the friends I've met. |
| Fletcher, Calvin | EN2 | Dec 18, 1986 – Aug 29, 1987 | A | I was in A Division ran small boats loved my first and only west pact PI wonerdfull country and patty beach thailand |
| Everett, Marcos | E5/EM2 | Dec 19, 1986 – Jan 10, 1989 | Electrical | I was proud to serve on BB-62. I'm a plank owner, reenlisted on the battleship New Jersey BB-62 in the powers hope. It was just before I transfered and went to EM "C-7" school in Great Lakes. I remember EMCS Catterson. |
| Jones, Tony | EN2 | Dec 29, 1986 – Feb 27, 1991 | S4/Agang | The best command I was ever at! |
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