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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3). 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 363 crew members registered for the USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1980 | 1981 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1993 | 1994 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blankenship, Michael | RM | 1966 – 1970 | OC | Plank owner and to the best of my knowledge the last plank owner to leave the Falls in 1970..... |
| Miller, Robert L. (Dog) | RMSN | 1966 – 1968 | COMM | PLANK OWNER. Wonder whatever happened to M.Miller,D.Baxter,R.Beeshore, L.Wickwire,Byrd and Chief R.E.Lee. I know what happened to J.Forsell talked to him last week |
| Swift, Andy | BM-2 | 1966 – 1970 | 1st Deck | Have contact with Skroady Blakeman, Gene Baxter, Phil Davidson, Earl Morgan, Need whereabouts of Don Amos RD-2 |
| Hartmann, Raymond | DC3 | 1966 – 1968 | R | |
| Storm, Scott | YN3 | 1966 – 1968 | Admin | I was part of the commissioning crew in 1967. I worked in the Admin Dept. Although my rating was a YN my duties consisted of a PN. Maybe some of the guys will remember me as helpful with leave papers and discharges. |
| Weller, Thomas | SN | Jan 10, 1966 – Nov 14, 1968 | Medical | Ran the ship's pharmacy. Plank owner. |
| Crandall, Don | SEAMAN | Mar 27, 1966 – Apr 3, 1968 | 2nd & S-2 | Plank Owner- |
| Beck, Bill | QM2 | Sep 2, 1966 – May 15, 1969 | Navigation | Good to see some of my old shipmates from the Navigation Div. Dutch, Heinrich, I often think about Lt. Tuttle and what became of him. I try not to think too much about Chief Perkins. |
| Wyatt, Raymond | MM1 | Sep 5, 1966 – Nov 20, 1968 | A | Plank Owner, A Division Leading PO, Great Ship, One Big Working Party, Shipped over for USS Ajax in Sasebo Japan. |
| Pearson, James A. | SHSN | Sep 29, 1966 – Nov 1, 1968 | S-3 | Plank owner |
| Baumgardner, Ken | BM3 | 1967 – 1968 | 2nd | Plank owner |
| Argast, Robert Bob | PN3 | 1967 – 1969 | Personnel / Yeoman Department | Captain Holly was the commanding officer during my time aboard the ship. |
| Johnson, James / Jim | MM! | Feb 1967 – Feb 1969 | M-Engineroom | Plank Owner. Westpac in '68. Left Her in '69 before she was homeported in Japan. |
| Blakeman Ist Div Bm2, Scrody | USSNIAGARA FALLS BM2 | Feb 1967 – Jan 20, 1970 | 1st | Andy Swift and i went to precom together then on board for commissioning I stayed on her until I got out Jan20 70 sure would like to see the old girl and some of the old crew.Those were sure some good times.Sasebo,Subic, Hong Kong& on |
| Lefeber, Jim | SN | Feb 1967 – Oct 1968 | Two | I am a plank owner.I have many fond memorys and experiences serving aboard this ship.We visited many interesting ports.Would be interested in chatting with any crew members that served aboard from 2/67 till 10/68 |
| Cary, Roger | SFP-3 | Feb 1967 – Oct 1968 | Damage control | What ever happened to my old buddies Jim Beyers and Don Crandall of the deck department |
| Fox, Dave | EM3 | Feb 14, 1967 – Apr 8, 1969 | Engineering | Plank Owner. She was a great lady who servered her country well and took me from childhood to manhood |
| Beshore, William (Greg) | SEAMAN | Feb 23, 1967 – Oct 31, 1968 | ||
| Gandolfi, James (Jimmy) | seaman | Feb 23, 1967 – Oct 31, 1968 | deck | Greg Beashore are you out there? |
| Bruemmer, Tony | EM-3 | Mar 1967 – Oct 1969 | DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THE MINE WE HIT IN THE SUMMER OF 1969? | |
| Nasers, Joel | FN | Mar 1967 – Oct 1968 | M | I was a plank owner, just a snot nose kid. |
| Kulefsky, Bob | SK3 | Mar 1967 – Sep 1968 | S-2 | Great experience to serve on this ship. Made lots of great friends, still correspond with some of them. Continued in the USNR until Jan. 1996. Entered the WO and LDO programs, retired with the rank of LT, Supply Corps. |
| Clemmons, Alan | BT3 | Mar 15, 1967 – Oct 8, 1968 | B | It was a great ship and good times. I miss the fireroom and the guys. |
| Heinrich, Tom | QM3 | Mar 18, 1967 – Oct 18, 1968 | Nav | Plank Owner. A short but most memorable career. I think about the ship and shipmates often. Thanks to Andy Swift for financing the only night of liberty in Pearl. |
| Bruemmer, Bill ( Tony) | EM-3 | Mar 19, 1967 – Oct 2, 1969 | Electrical Division ( E Division ) | The U.S.S. Niagara Falls hit a mine off of the coast of Viet Nam on April 29, 1969 at 0036 hours. |
| Sumner, William | PCSN | Apr 26, 1967 – Oct 30, 1968 | ||
| Mcintire, Dave | PC3 | Apr 26, 1967 – Nov 1, 1968 | Admin | Postal Clerk--great times, great crew. Made some wonderful and lasting friendships. |
| O'Hare, Darrell | SHL3 | Apr 29, 1967 – Oct 29, 1968 | Ship Store | It was great to be the first crew on the ship and i wonder where my ship mates are and what they are doing now. |
| Liddicoat, Richard | MM3 | Sep 17, 1967 – Oct 16, 1968 | A Division | Also Worked as Engineering Department Yeoman throughout tour. |
| Miller, Mike | csc-2 | Oct 5, 1967 – Oct 11, 1969 | cs-3 | Pre commissioned San Diego 1969, west pac. Philipines, hong kong, Japan & Vietnam. |
| Carney, Michael (Mike) | SEAMAN | Oct 10, 1967 – Nov 15, 1968 | Admin | Would like to make contact with some of the old "croneys" Orksowski, Beeshore, Gluck,Phelps, Coble, Majewski, Eide, Morgan, Scott Storm |
| Bullock, Mike | SK-3 | Oct 17, 1967 – Jan 2, 1969 | Supply S-1 | This was my first ship and I enjoyed some great times with my shipmates on the Falls. It was her first Westpac Cruise. It would be great to get in touch with anyone who was on board with me. I've searched, but no luck! |
| Carney, Michael | Nov 12, 1967 – Oct 12, 1968 | |||
| Vanspronsen, Dutch | QM3 | Nov 20, 1967 – Feb 13, 1969 | N | Looking for Heinrich & Boyeson, and do Tuttle ever make Admiral? |
| Covarrubia, Frank | SK3 | Dec 31, 1967 – Jul 30, 1968 | S2 | I worked in the number 3 hole along side other SK's |
| Sturgill, Roger | SNBM | 1968 – | ||
| Pugh, Jerry | Seaman | 1968 – Oct 1969 | second deck division | I WAS ON WATCH THE NIGHT WE HIT THE MINE ANYONE TALK TO WOODY |
| Payne, Rick Drifty | sk3 | 1968 – 1969 | divison3 | |
| Ireland, Rege. ( Irish ) | SN | 1968 – | 2nd. div. | WAS TAD ON THE AJAX WAITING FOR THE FALLS TO ARRIVE I REMEMBER SCRODY DO YOU REMEMBER GOMER? OBIE, HIS BR OTHER WAS OUR BM1? HOGAN BM2 MILLER, DOG, PHILIPS. MANY MORE CANT THINK . (1968- NOV 1969. |
| Fafoglia, Ron | SK3 | 1968 – Mar 1970 | Supply 2nd | I do remember hitting the mine in '69. The Falls was a good ship. We worked hard and played hard. Anyone know the current location of John Carpenter, storekeeper. |
| Woodward, Woody | SN | Jan 1968 – Oct 1969 | 2nd Division | |
| Taylor, Bill | DP SN | May 5, 1968 – Jun 1970 | Supply S-1 | |
| Yeamans, John | FN | Jun 4, 1968 – May 10, 1970 | Great ship. The best time of my life at the time. Many wonderful moments that I can clearly recall to this day! | |
| Wolfram, John | ETN-2 | Jul 1968 – Oct 1971 | OPERATIONS | Great time in Sasabo, Japan. Thanks to Dan for stealing that beer from the Captain's galley, and remember secure crypto refrigerator. |
| Porte, Ric | RD3 | Aug 1968 – Sep 1969 | Operations | Best ship ever. Looking for any crew from Castor/Niagara Falls from 67 to 69. |
| Swart, Robert | DC 3 | Oct 1968 – Sep 1969 | R | I meet a lot of great guys during my time in the Navy, and proud to have served with them on the Niagra Falls. It would be nice to beable to contact them again. |
| Miller, Mike | cs2 | Oct 28, 1968 – Nov 28, 1970 | s3 |
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