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USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) Crew List
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 362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mincemeyer, Ralph | RM3 | 1972 – 1974 | Ops | Whatever happened to RMC Wolfgang Kiesling? |
| Johnson, Kevin | BT-3 | 1972 – 1974 | B Division | Had a great time aboard the 'Falls" although I hated it while I was sweating in the fire room. I have reconnected with some of the guys I served with. Would like to connect with others. Contact me. Reunion/get-together? |
| Smith, Wayne | MM2 | 1972 – 1973 | M Division | |
| Mathews, Roger | Sk3 | Apr 15, 1972 – May 19, 1973 | Supply | Was sk3 over paint locker |
| Cox, David | SEAMAN | Jun 5, 1972 – Mar 10, 1975 | 1ST,E,and OE | I have alot of good memories because of the FALLS.See Military.com. at USS Niagara Falls AFS-3 There are 133 shipmates listed there. |
| Reber, Craig/rat | YN3 | Aug 1972 – Aug 1974 | X | I'll never forget my time served on board the 'Falls. I met a lot of great people, including those I served with, working in the Ship's Office. |
| Trungadi, Anthony (tony) | SKSN | Aug 24, 1972 – Dec 9, 1974 | Deck/ Navigation/supply | |
| Lusk, James | HM3 | Sep 1972 – Mar 1973 | Sick Bay and Helo | |
| Mestre, Hector L. | Cs2 | Oct 1972 – Nov 1973 | S-2 | great duty |
| Van Ortwick, Hal | BM | Dec 26, 1972 – Apr 24, 1974 | 2nd | |
| Van Ortwick, Hal | BM | Dec 27, 1972 – Apr 22, 1974 | 2nd | |
Downs, Christian  | e3 | 1973 – 1976 | 2nd division | married 30 years it started 1984. Live in wa. state. |
| Freeman, Bill | Boatswain mate 3rd class | 1973 – 1975 | 1st deck | Had a great time on the Falls . 17 years old on my first deployment.extended my tour in 75 . In September my duty station change to mothball fleet in California . |
| Baker, Jerry | MM3 | Jan 1973 – Jun 1976 | "A" Gang | |
| Leland, Richard | MM3 | Jan 1973 – Jan 1975 | M Div | Hi Folks, I'm trying to connect with Kevin Johnson who was in B Div while I was on board. Thanks, Richard |
| Cox, David | SEAMAN | Mar 10, 1973 – Mar 10, 1975 | OE | |
| Cox, David | E-3 | Mar 10, 1973 – Mar 10, 1975 | OE | |
| Winhall, Jack | EM1 | Mar 14, 1973 – Mar 10, 1976 | E Division | Best crew I ever served,...especially my division,...great bunch of guys. I miss them all. |
| Thomas Oster, Tom | IC-2 | Apr 1973 – Sep 1977 | Engineering | proud of my service aboard the Falls |
| Tovar, David | IC2 | Apr 1973 – Apr 1977 | E-Div | My E Division buddies were the best friends I ever had. Does anyone remember Pagsanjan River, the dry dock in San Francisco, or the typhoons? |
| Brown, Thomas | BT2 | May 1973 – Feb 1977 | B | |
| Heiken, Don | SN | May 10, 1973 – Apr 13, 1976 | Deck - 2nd | I had a lot of fun aboard the Falls and made some great friends. I remember the great times in Subic and Hong Kong. |
| Jojo, Al 'Joe' | RM1 | Jun 1973 – Jul 1973 | Staff CSR9/CTG 73.5 | Embarked Staff. Enjoyed our short stay on a great ship with a great crew. Retired RMCS(SW). |
| Sargent, Thomas | IC-3 | Jul 1973 – Aug 1975 | Engineering | Best crew (except for Spy John Walker) and ship I served on. Fond memories of both cruises and of course Subic Bay. I still have the autographed book from Capt. McDaniels and cherish the first-hand accounts about his 6 years in the Hanoi Hilton. |
| Smail, Chief Joe | MMC | Jul 1973 – 1978 | A | Served on ship 5yrs 4mos &16 days |
| Franks, James C. | MS3 | Aug 27, 1973 – Aug 27, 1979 | S 3 | |
| Little, Joe | MM2 | Sep 1973 – Nov 1976 | M=Div | Great time aboard the Falls. Great crew, John Jackson, Rick Peel, Tom Brown, Dave Mathis, Chief Schofer, Kevin Darcy, Dave Engels, and of course Capt. McDannials. So many memories. |
| Hicks, James | e3 | Sep 1, 1973 – Nov 1, 1976 | E Div | Good memories. I would like to find Dale from E Div. |
| Townsend, Robert (Andy) | SK3 | Mar 1974 – Nov 22, 1976 | S-2 | I remember good times and bad; Ports, girls, friends, fools; Island smell at sea; Subic:fondness/regret: mini-golf;go-carts;horses;exchange; my quad/stereo; Magsaysay & Rizal clubs & bands; white rock beach; thrilla in Manila, etc. God Bless Ameri |
| Gillis, Richard Or Bill | Third Class Petty Officer | Aug 1974 – Aug 24, 1974 | Ships Post office | |
| Burton, Scott | E4 | Aug 5, 1974 – Dec 29, 1976 | RM | |
| Hartington, William (bill) | BM | Sep 1974 – Apr 1976 | 1st | |
| Shore, Jessie | Btfn | Sep 9, 1974 – Oct 10, 1977 | B | |
| Soileau, Joel | SN | 1975 – 1977 | Deck | Anyone who was aboard during this time, and wants to chat, hit me up. Joel |
| Olson Sr., Earl | e-4 | 1975 – Jul 9, 1979 | DM&R | I live in Pittsburgh pa., I'm on disability .sense 2006 . I'm married with 4 children . I have 4 grandchildren . After I got out I lived in Michigan , Washington , Colorado then settled down in Pennsylvania |
| Pitts, David | SK2 | Jan 1975 – Jun 1976 | S-2 | Greatest bunch of division shipmates ever! S-2 Can Do! |
| Turner, Cornelius/truck | mm2 | Jan 1975 – Apr 1978 | "A" gang | I had the best times of my life. Mentored by mmc A.P. Shofer. The entire crew was truly a band of brothers, looking out for each other. Division officer was LtJG Larry Hildreth who sent me to AC&R school. In field 30 yrs |
| McLeod, Bob | MM3 | Jan 10, 1975 – Jul 10, 1975 | M | Six months of temporary duty while waiting for nukie puke school. Good ship, good crew, good captain. |
| Michaud, Louis | BM 3 | Jan 17, 1975 – Jan 16, 1978 | First - DM+R | |
| Liles, Billy | ET-1 | Feb 1975 – Feb 9, 1978 | OE | |
| Darcy, Kevin | BTFN | Mar 1975 – Nov 1976 | B | |
| McGaw, Tim | SN | Apr 1975 – Sep 1976 | OEI (SITE TV) | |
| Arnold, Loui | Et3 | Apr 1975 – Jul 1978 | OE | |
| Renner, Mark | Operations Specialist E-3 | May 1975 – Mar 1977 | Westpac | Almost married a registered hostess from Alongapo but she gave me the clap twice. I think she would have made a better wife than the one I ended up with! She gave me much worse. Good ship, great memories! |
| Stiles, Mark | EM-2 | May 1975 – Nov 1979 | E-Div | |
| Irvan, Steven | seaman | Jun 15, 1975 – 1977 | boatsun | maria talavera; i hope you can find me here. |
| Potter, Mark | HTFN-HTC | Aug 1, 1975 – Aug 1, 1985 | R-DIV. | Good ship Good crew spent 2 tours on her. RIP fighting falls (Apr.29 1967-Sep.30 2008) ( Jul.14 2012 sinkex) |
| Wilson, Rick | RM2 | Oct 1975 – Apr 10, 1980 | OC | |
| McGovernor, Eric | E-4 | Oct 1975 – Nov 1977 | A | I Remember a shipmate name Holms, we played a lot of tricks on each other, and had a grate time in the Philippines. |
| Rowley, Chuck | BM2 | Nov 15, 1975 – Aug 6, 1979 | DM&R | Best damn cargo ship in the 7th fleet. We were always slippen the meat to the fleet. I missed her the minute I walked off the brow on my EOS. Lots of good times with Louie-Cheese Burger-Hunior-Onion-John Wayne Cain-Ollie and DM&R gang.LOL> |
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