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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS La Salle (AGF 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 1290 crew members registered for the USS La Salle (AGF 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 – 2003 | 2004 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Tyndall, Bob | EM2 | 1978 – 1979 | E | |
Medlin, Steve | 1978 – 1979 | We evaquated people from Iran and also was there in the Iran hostage crises. Met a great group of guys that I will never forget.If you served on her, she will always be in your mind. | ||
Sherrod, Randy | RM3 | 1978 – 1979 | OC | |
Boyer, Mike | FA | 1978 – 1979 | B-Division | had good times on that ship. I worked both fire rooms as a messenger and burner man. |
White, Robert | BM3 | 1978 – 1979 | 1st | The hottest place on earth. Not just a job it is an adventure. |
Gottardi, Curt | OS2 | 1978 – 1979 | OI | Long year. But I had to get back to Pearl Harbor somehow. |
Williams, Mark/blue | BTFN | Jan 1978 – Jan 1979 | dc then b | my first ship i was only 17 picked her upin naples with a hole in her side we looked like a checker board when we left w/ all the stikesthe italians had anyone have a copy of the snipes layament |
Hunt, Joseph | E-2 | Jan 1978 – Jan 1979 | Deck? | Bahrain, the wine, the women, the tobacco! Sailing of Somalia @ 2 knots forever, French rescue from gunboats, Lou Mondelli & Bill McGuire. That ensign that shafted me out of my drill team. Almost ramming a Pakastani Fuel pier. Ah, memories |
Dewald, Kevin | HM# | Jan 1978 – Dec 1978 | Medical | Great ship. Great shipmates (Barry, Bill, Dr.C ) |
Semenske, David | RMSN | Jan 1978 – Jan 1979 | ops | Was on board during the Ethiopian Somalian war, The Iranian Revolution (just prior we visited Bandar Abbas), and visited the Seychelles. Sad to see her go. |
Leake, Clarence 'Bill' | MM1 | Jan 5, 1978 – Dec 19, 1978 | M Division | Ports of call- Naples, Italy; Port Said, Egypt; Djibouti, Djibouti; Muscat, Oman; Dubai; Manama, Bahrain; Mombasa, Kenya; Victoria, Seychelles. Barge(s) Hercules and Wilhelm Persian Gulf. and Jiddah. Also Basrah, Iran |
Williams, Tom | EN2 | Jan 18, 1978 – Nov 3, 1978 | A | Best ship I was on |
Tree, John | YN2 | Jan 28, 1978 – Jan 22, 1979 | Staff | I served on the Staff of Commander Middle East Force onboard the LASALLE. Great ship. Great people. Would like to hear from other Staff members who served during the same time period. |
Dulong, Michael | RM-3 | Feb 19, 1978 – Jun 30, 1979 | CR | Crew members and fellow watchstanders were some of the best people that I have worked with. Port visits to Seychelles, Mombasa, Karachi, Muscat, Djibouti, Bandar Abbas, Doha and many more. Great experience! |
Kreidinger, Chuck | ENS | Mar 1978 – May 1979 | MPA & Asst Nav under Capts Fetterman, Buzzard, Karn. CHENG = Lt Jay Lose. Got there (Naples) with broken leg & thought I'd go home-HA!). Enjoyed Mombasa 2x, Seychelles, Mauritius & the garden spots of the Gulf & Horn. Still use lesson | |
Lang, Robert | LT | Mar 1978 – Apr 1979 | CIC | Reported aboard Naples, Italy, as CIC Officer and to finish RAV. Then through the Suez canal, Red Sea, countless transits of the Straits of Hormuz (I spent a lot of time on the bridge as OOD), Seychelles. Mombasa... |
Kelly, James | RM1 | Mar 2, 1978 – Jan 28, 1979 | CR | Onboard during interesting times ... Last port visit to Iran September 1978 Bandar Abbas |
Keszler, John | bt3 | Mar 13, 1978 – Apr 10, 1979 | b division | remember hairbear moose vesik |
Ford, George | htfn | Mar 28, 1978 – Mar 8, 1979 | R | looking for mrfn james hare '78 /'79 |
Poccia, Ben | BM3 | Apr 1978 – Apr 1979 | 2nd | |
Brewer, Scott | GMGSN | Apr 1978 – Apr 1979 | 3rd | All in all had a blast. Partied much and loved firing the guns.What ever happened to Pat Carroll and Ryker.We evacuated american citizens out of Iran and during that time the sprinkler system went off in the well deck. |
Mitchell, Randy G. | SN | Apr 1978 – Apr 1979 | 2ND TRANSFERRED TO V | |
Hesselbach, Dan | BT2 | Apr 1, 1978 – Mar 3, 1979 | B | Not really sure of the dates, but I worked in the forward fireroom. Like shipmate Bob Kroohs, came from the Forrestal (which was a dump). I still think of my time on the LaSalle as one of the best years of early adulthood. |
White, Frank | PNC | Apr 1, 1978 – Apr 16, 1979 | X Division | Great Ship, great feeder and great crew, officer and enlisted. |
Gottardi, Curt | OS2 | May 1978 – May 1979 | OI | |
McMahan, Dennis | E-4 | May 2, 1978 – May 1, 1980 | SUPPLY/ENGINEERING | HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES |
Turpin, Mike | MM2 | May 26, 1978 – May 28, 1979 | M | I worked in #1 E.R. Got out in 85. Worked at Nuke Plant, then worked Fed. Govt. during the 1st Gulf War, then went to work for the State watching persons. Now still around. I miss the ship from time to time. |
Innes, Dave | MM2 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1979 | A | At the time it was Hell, now it seems like the greatest time I ever had. |
Olsen, Jim | BT3 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1979 | Engineering | No booze, no women in the Gulf, but R&R twice in Mombasa Kenya was fantastic. Worked in the Aft Boiler Room under BT1 Vesic. He was a good man. |
Creed, Richard | EMFN | Jun 1978 – Jun 1979 | E | |
Halfaker, Thomas | YNCS(AW) RETIRED | Jul 1978 – Jul 1979 | Admin | Great ship with a great crew and had fun with the HC-1 Det onboard. Remembered trips down to the Kenya, Seychelles, and Maritus |
Young, Kim | IM1 | Jul 1978 – Jul 1979 | Admin/3M | |
Klasing, Stephen | HT2 | Jul 1978 – Jul 1979 | R | Made some damn good friends while there!! |
Brookins, Rocky | GMG3 | Jul 1978 – Oct 1980 | 3rd | It was a great time to be at sea, Those that may remember me it would be good to hear from you. |
Petrie, Tim | QM3 | Jul 1, 1978 – Sep 1, 1979 | Navigation | It was so much fun to be on board (maybe too much). Great port visits and great friends in the Navigation Dept. along with the Signalman. |
Collins, Timothy | MSSN | Aug 1978 – Aug 1979 | Staff- Commander Middle East Force | What a time. Met some great people and visited 18 different countries on 3 continents. A great experience for a small town kid from Washington State. I still think about those days and the friends I made then. |
Presley, Gary | BTFN | Aug 1978 – Mar 1979 | b | worked in both firerooms with bt1 shimack, bt2 hasselbach, bt2 smith which where all nice guys all ports for liberty where fun shellback days where fun as well to all u pollywogs to bad it had to end. |
Knapp, Tim | BM3 | Aug 20, 1978 – Aug 20, 1981 | 6th fleet | great times |
Garcia, Eddie | MSSN | Sep 1978 – Sep 1979 | SUPPLY | |
Brookins, Rocky | GMG-3 | Sep 1978 – Aug 1980 | 3rd | It was a Great ship, and I would not trade the experience for anything. Long live the Ghost |
Espinar, Tony | SNSH | Sep 1978 – Sep 1979 | Supply | First Ship at 19yrs old, went to just about every country in the Persian Gulf, when all was still calm and Peaceful (Karachi, Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Maritius, Mambasa, Djaboti, Crete, Naples, Dubai, ...LOT OF FUN |
Erwin, William (Bill) | RMC | Sep 15, 1978 – Sep 30, 1979 | Communications | I was leading chief in radio. I also ran the MARS station and manned it nightly so the crew could make phone calls home. I improved MARS with new equipment and antenna and the call rate increased about 10 fold. |
Wojciechowicz, Charles /wojo | ABF3 | Sep 24, 1978 – Mar 21, 1980 | air | greatest ship i have ever served aboard. Loved the 18 months i served her. Alot of great shipmates and still think of them. |
Fisher, Earl/jay | OS1 | Oct 1978 – Nov 1979 | OI | Sorry to see her gone. At least she fought to stay afloat. I miss Naples, was permanent shore patrol with QMC Tramell. What happened to OS 1 Shropshire, he was on there forever. |
Brown, Steve | FN | Oct 1978 – Oct 1979 | Started in BT ended up in Machine Shop | Great crew. Went to some really cool liberty places. Took our peolpe out of Iran and they were very thankful. We worked hard and played hard. I still get a laugh out of our Shellback day. Great experience. |
Hartzell, Arthur (Wayne) Hart | SK3 | Nov 1978 – Dec 1979 | 1st | Looking back what an experience which really shaped my values that I adhere today. Iran crisis 79, seemed like we were forever at GQ! Too all my former shipmates God Bless you all especially Carl Lacny and Lt JG Jeff Lang. |
Schilling, Paul | MS-2 | Nov 1978 – Nov 1979 | S2 | The summer in Naples Italy. Capri, Rome, Sorrento and Pompeii. Baker, Jack of the Dust (Best Job in the Navy). Ward Room Cook. Got out 3 days before Hostages in Iran siezed thanks to the Yeoman from NavFac Cape Hatteras |
Cohen, Randy | ET-2 | Nov 1978 – Oct 1979 | OE | Time on the GREAT WHITE GHOST was un-like anyother in my 20 years. Worked with a lot of great people and learned more. Sorry to see another piece of history is gone. People I worked with Denny Settle, Hank Fisher, Louie LaRock to name a few |
Anderson, Ed (Andy) | SK1 | Nov 1978 – Nov 4, 1979 | S-1 | I'm proud to have been a member of the GREAT WHITE GHOST. We were involved with evacuating over 200 men, women, and children from Bandar Abbas. I left the ship the day the U.S. Embassy was taken over 11/4/79. |
Brown, John (Hair Bear) | BT-1 | Nov 1978 – Dec 1979 | B-DIV | I REMEMBER BIG DADDY RICH, VESIK LOTS OF TIME DOING DECK PLATES IN THE YARDS IN NAPLES PIGMYS IN MOMBASSA OH YEA THE SAFARI IN KENYA |
Recupero, John | Fireman recruit FN | Nov 20, 1978 – Dec 3, 1979 | B division | Thanks to all my shipmates who took care of me at a young age. I'm older and wiser and enjoyed my service time |
Leinhauser, Mark | MM3 | Dec 1978 – Dec 1979 | M DIv Aft Eng room | The greatest experience of my life. Talk about seeing the world. Middle East, Africa, Mediterranean and Naples. And a great bunch of guys. Thanks! |
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