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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS Mars (T-AFS 1). 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 153 crew members registered for the USNS Mars (T-AFS 1).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1978 | 1979 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson, Michael | JO3 | 1973 – 1975 | Serving aboard the Mars was an experience I'll never forget. Old shipmates - feel free to contact me. | |
| Keller, Michael (Mike) | AT2 | 1973 – 1974 | HC-3 | Some good times and some great guys. Crossing the equator was a blast. Going in circles in the Gulf of Tonkin was a surprise. |
| Hunter, Bert | IC3 | 1973 – 1975 | E | |
| Pitts, David | SK2 | Jan 1973 – Dec 1974 | S-2 Cargo Div. | Home ported in Sasebo, Japan. Made one of the last AFS deployments in support of the Vietnam War supplying the Minesweepers that were clearing the Gulf of Tonklin and the Haiphong Harbor. |
| Ponta, Tom "Buddha" | OS2 | Jan 9, 1973 – Aug 12, 1976 | OI | |
| Noteware, Dave | gmg | Apr 1, 1973 – Mar 1, 1975 | gunnery | |
| Hendricks, Glenn | MM3 | Sep 1973 – Sep 1975 | M | M Division, Rosie Beckett was my top watch for most of the time. Was there for the fall of Saigon and the Viet Nam Evac. |
| Briesemeister, John | MM2 | Oct 5, 1973 – Sep 14, 1974 | M Division | I sure wish I could find Rosie Beckett and I remember being on throttles in the engineroom while in Haiphong Harbor in 1973. We had a great team in both the engineroom and fireroom! |
| Coghlan, John | MMFN | May 31, 1974 – Jun 22, 1974 | Engineering | TDY |
| Walker, Herb | PN 3 | Jun 1974 – Aug 1975 | X | |
| McCarty, David | MM2 | Oct 1974 – Oct 1979 | Stream | |
| Jeffery, Robert | SK 3 | Dec 1974 – Sep 1976 | S 2 | |
| Knowles, Randall | MM | Jan 20, 1975 – Nov 11, 1977 | machinist mate | |
| Buchert, Mark | HTFN | Mar 1975 – Dec 1977 | repair | HI Phil Dysart.Hi how are ya? |
| Mosley, Randy | MM3 | Mar 1975 – Sep 1979 | STREAM | |
| Gibson, James | CWO | Mar 10, 1975 – Jun 15, 1976 | X / A | We had a good time back in Repair 3 |
| Smith, William | BT3 | May 1, 1975 – Feb 1, 1979 | B | Hey how about PI. Lots of fun. |
| Lilligren, Dave | YNSN | Jun 1, 1975 – Aug 1, 1976 | B | Originally in X division, but transferred to B division as Log Room Yeoman. Transferred off MARS (to Subic Bay) shortly before ship's return to States. |
| Onuschak, Thomas | AKAN | Sep 1, 1975 – Mar 6, 1976 | Squadron HC-3 Pacific Fleet was assigned duty to supply fuel for jet aircraft and order parts for aircraft. | |
| Davis, Ken | BM3 | Nov 29, 1975 – Oct 15, 1978 | First | |
| Teig, Larry | RM2 | 1976 – 1980 | SC-02 | Hi Martians. |
| Tauschek, Raymond | PNCS | Jan 1976 – Jan 1979 | X | Served as Personnel Officer and Command Career Counselor. Reported when ship was still homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Ship was AFS-1 when I was onboard. |
| Miller, David | HM2 | Jun 1976 – Jul 1980 | Hospital | Avast ye-maties....Came onboard when home ported in Sasebo, then Subic, then Hunters Point. I was sleeping in the cargo nets when the Cook slammed us....Was underneath the edge of the Coral Sea during ConRep when she almost took us out... |
| Fellows, Randy | OS3 | Aug 1976 – Jun 1979 | OI | My first ship. Many good memories except for May 14th 1979 when I was not sure what my future would be. |
| Hay, G Russell | SK2 | Nov 14, 1976 – Apr 1, 1980 | S-2 | |
| Chapman, Steve | EM2 | Jan 1977 – Jan 1980 | E | Hey guys, I thought at the time this was like a prison sentence, but who knew it would turn out to be among my most cherished memories. Sad to hear they sunk her. Hope your all doing good. Shipmates forever!! |
| James, Robert/danny | GMG2 | Jan 2, 1977 – Oct 20, 1981 | G | Had alot of fun and traveled Southeast Asia |
| Reimer, Mike | BM3 | Apr 1977 – Nov 1979 | 2nd | Looking for John Spano or Tom Hobbs or Bimm Branscom or anybody who played in the ships band this era |
| Yetka, Robert (Gundeck) | BM3 | May 1977 – Nov 1980 | 2nd | Came aboard at Hunters Point drydock in "77" left after 2nd Westpac in "80". Was at the helm during the fateful collision with the USS Cook ("On course following orders Admiral") in heavy fog trying to get our 2nd helo lande |
| Arends, Ray | MM1 | Sep 1977 – Oct 1978 | M | Spent most of my time on board in the Engineroom till LTJG White tossed me out one night. After that I spent the last couple of months in the Hydralics Shop. Pretty decent time while on board though. |
| Neumann, Ken | E5/BM2 | Sep 21, 1977 – Sep 21, 1981 | 1ST & 2ND | Should have retired from the US Navy. Captain James Hutchings was the best. Captain Ralph was an idiot. I now have 4 children from 10-21 years old. College graduates. Had a great time aboard the ship. Memories never to be forgotten. |
| Bill, Wieber | BM3 | Oct 17, 1977 – Jul 12, 1980 | 2ND DECK | HEY RUDE RATS! ANYONE WANT TO TALK ABOUT OLD TIMES, WRITE ME AT NAVYBOSN1@COX.NET |
| Baker, Chris | EN2 | Dec 20, 1977 – Aug 28, 1981 | A | Who can forget the nights running boats at Diego Garcia in the I.O. |
| Curts, Jay | EN-3 | 1978 – 1980 | A | |
| Case, Hal | E6/MM1 | 1978 – 1983 | Stream Div | Started out in the Eng. Room then got transfered up to Stream. Loved that job. Had one heck of a crew. Remember the Uss Cook incident like it was yesterday. Retired out of the Navy in 1988. |
| Moffitt, Terry | SK2/E5 | Jan 1978 – Apr 18, 1980 | Supply | Had a great time on '78 WestPac, unfortunately didn't get to cross the equator due to another "fuel crisis". Remember vividly the "Cook-in on Mars" incident of May '79. What a wild time that was! |
| Davis, Walter | OS2 | Feb 1, 1978 – Aug 19, 1979 | OI | I was on during the collision with USS COOK, the ship that landed on MARS. Looking for SM1 Dennis Woods. Contact me at CaLiGentLman@yahoo.com. I am in San Diego area now. |
| Brown, Tony | YN3 | Mar 1978 – Mar 1979 | X-Division | |
| Miller, Derek | RMSN | Sep 1978 – Jun 25, 1981 | Operations | Was standing next to Mad Ralph on the starboard side, when USS Cook came out of the fog. Watched it roll back and forth. Remember it like yesterday. Went to San Diego for the inquirey. Caught the end of 1978 and all of 1980 Wespac's. |
| Solomon, Lester | RM2 | Sep 1, 1978 – Sep 1, 1980 | OC | Had some good times and good friends back then. I lived on base housing on treasure island. Rm1 Cruse was a great leader. Would like to know how he is doing. Also to the rest of the gang, keep on trucking! |
| Parisi, Anthony (Tony) | E4/QM3 | Oct 16, 1978 – Jan 1, 1980 | Navigation | Channel fever!!! |
| Price, Sandy | sk-3 | Dec 1978 – Dec 1979 | s-1. s-2. Not sure was in hold 1 |
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