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USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Okinawa (LPH 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 1208 crew members registered for the USS Okinawa (LPH 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles III, James H. (Jim) | LPH 3 | 1963 – 1966 | RD3 - BOARDED IN PHILLY, THEN TO NORFOLK. CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS, SANTA DIMINGO, ENGLAND. ABOARD WHEN SHIPMATE FELL OVERBOARD-SEARCHED ALL NIGHT-NEVER COULD FIND. REMEMBER KENNEDY SHOT & CALLED TO GENERAL QUARTERS. | |
| Hilferty, Philip | ENSIGN | Feb 1963 – Aug 1965 | Engineering | I remember when Vice Admiral John McCain Jr. was bit by his pet alligator |
| Gamache, Kenneth | Airman ABH | Apr 4, 1963 – Apr 3, 1965 | V1 | |
Calcaterra, Richard  | AG3 | May 1963 – Oct 2, 1964 | N | Worked in the weather office. playing with balloons. |
| Reese, Joseph | ABH2 | May 10, 1963 – Aug 26, 1966 | V3 | "PEE WEE REESE" |
| Dumont, Doug | EM-3 | May 15, 1963 – Sep 15, 1966 | ||
| Frank, Bill | ABH# | Jun 1963 – May 1965 | V-1 | |
| Geary, David | LTJG | Jun 3, 1963 – Jan 5, 1965 | Deck and Asst. Nav. | Loved ship and will not forget first day with LCDR Mills and LTJG Knorr. remember OKEY DOKEY. How about Capt Mad Dog and the Enterprise. Great Ship and really great crew. |
| Boyd, Richard | ETR3 | Jun 28, 1963 – Mar 28, 1964 | OE | It was great duty from war games off Vieques, Peurto Rico to liberty in San Juan. Hello to Matt Soper if you are out there. |
| Rogers, Rollin Anthony (Tony) | LTJG | Jul 1963 – Jan 1965 | Communications | Made wonderful friends & served with some fine officers & enlisted men. 1963 Caribbean deployment and 1964 Operation Steelpike (off Spain) under Adm. McCain were highlights with liberty in Paris and Portsmouth UK. |
| King, John Or J C | ABHAN | Jul 1963 – Aug 1966 | V-1 | |
| Neumann, Bill | FTG2 | Jul 15, 1963 – May 2, 1966 | Fox | Great xperience n friends made ,education for a boy from the woods of Upper Michigan Couldnt have been better lots of great memories. Ex-wife has the pictures.... |
| Egan, Richard | SA | Sep 1963 – Mar 1964 | 1st | This was my first ship out of Boot Camp, and I got my sea legs off a Cape Hatteras storm real quick. Transfered to Radioman school in T.I. in March 64 and then to the Coral Sea CVA-43 in August till I got out. |
| Guittard, Norman | PN3 | Nov 1963 – Jul 1965 | \'X\' ADMIN | Probably the best times of my life aboard the best ship in the Navy with some of the best crew available. |
| Liptak, Richard (Bud) | FA | Dec 1963 – Sep 1964 | M | Firemen Apprentice in the Engine Room for 9 months. Left for "A" School in September of 64, right after the Worlds Fair in NYC. |
| Tomich, Ray | LTJG | Dec 1963 – May 1965 | Communications | |
| Brockway, Louis | mm3 | Dec 1963 – Aug 1967 | M | would like to hear from shipmates |
| Michaelson, Jeffrey | E3 MM | Dec 28, 1963 – Nov 22, 1966 | A DIV | great bunch of guys, la pallice, plymouth, dominican rep. 65, san juan, flooded sea bag locker, trinidad, lauderdale,newport, ponce. HOOYAH. View 'now' Photo |
| Elliott, John | ETN2 | Dec 29, 1963 – Jan 4, 1966 | Operations | Had a lot of good memories of the first several years aboard working for Mr. Flannigan. Miss al the great shipmates especially Jack Cotterman who encouraged me to get EE degree |
| Bridgewater, Charles D . | EN3 | 1964 – 1968 | A | went on okinawa lph3 when she came back from england. was on her when we lost a ship mate at cuba. went with her when we went through the cannel. we had about 30 sailors even the xo getting a j walking ticket in sandiego. |
| Fuss, Norman | AD3 | 1964 – 1965 | HANGER DECK | hanger deck yellow shirt |
| Helfrich, 'Jim' James | 1964 – Dec 1967 | I AM THE SON OF JIM H. FROM NEW JERSEY. I HAVE LISTENED TO MY DADS NAVY STORIES ALL MY LIFE .MY DAD HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES ON THE OKIE.SADLY MY FATHER PASSED AWAY ON 7-26-98 ONLY 54 YRS. OLD .PLS.EMAIL JIM JR jhnorco@yahoo.com I HOPE UWIL | ||
| Sumrall, Ben | ETN 3 | 1964 – 1966 | OE | |
| Fulcher, William (Louie) | MM2 | 1964 – Aug 1967 | M-Division | Looking for old shipmates |
| Murphy, Pierce | AC3 | 1964 – 1966 | OI/CIC/HDC | Hello shipmates, I was one of the first 2 AC's onboard. The ship had no idea what to do with Bernie and I with the green E3 stripes so they put us in CIC to work as RD's. Eventually we worked in HDC during airops. |
| File, Thomas | RM1 | Jan 1, 1964 – Dec 31, 1968 | OC | Interested in talking to my shipmates that knew me. Where are you Cecil Skipworth? |
| Reightler, Kenneth | LT | Feb 1964 – May 1965 | V-3 | Any member of V-3 please get in touch with me. Thank you. |
| Mason, James E | FN | Apr 1964 – Dec 1967 | b | some of the best times that i spent in the navy, would like to hear from people from B divison |
| Tracy, W. Deane | RM2 | Apr 15, 1964 – Mar 20, 1967 | Commodores staff , Phibron-6 | Looking to reconnect with any enlisted members of Comphibron-6 between 1964 - 67. |
| Moore, Kenneth Moe | E3 FIREMAN | Apr 20, 1964 – Apr 17, 1965 | B | I was stationed aboard the Okie boat with my two brothers, Doug Moore MM3 and Chief MM John Moore.I was just wondering if anyone on this list that may remember us. I was in B Division with Hawkins, Blackie. Emrick, Skaggs. Great shipmates. |
| Moore, Kenneth Moe | E3 | Apr 25, 1964 – Apr 25, 1964 | B | |
| Roher, Dale | ABH3 | May 1964 – Apr 1966 | flight deck | prifly operatordroher |
| Conley, Robert | ensign | May 15, 1964 – Sep 1, 1965 | communications | |
| Cotterman, Jack | ETR2 | Jun 7, 1964 – May 17, 1966 | Operations Dept Electronics division | Lots of memories, most of cruise of Steel Spike I. Plus the many trips to Caribbean and to Gitmo. Don't forget the long days and nights around Dominican Republic |
| Nikora, Robert (Nick) | ET-3 | Jun 15, 1964 – Nov 15, 1966 | OE | Fond memories and great guys |
| Tucker, David | PN3 | Jul 1964 – Dec 1965 | Personnel | I often look back at my experience aboard the USS Okinawa. The many trips to the Caribbean and especially Operation Steelpike off the coast of Spain. Later, our visits to La Pallice and La Rochelle, France. A trip to Paris. Memorable. |
| Seymour, Herb "seemo" | PHOTOGRAPHERS MATE | Jul 1, 1964 – Nov 3, 1965 | Aviation/Photography | Served in Photo Lab. Transfered to NAB Argentia Newfoundland in Nov.'65. |
| Neill, Robert (Bob) | Lt(jg) | Jul 6, 1964 – Jun 28, 1966 | Fox | |
| Harrod, William | BT3 | Aug 1964 – Mar 1968 | B | Became friends with some of the best guys I have ever known. |
| Fankell, Dennis | BT3 | Aug 1964 – Jul 1966 | B | I HAVE ALOT OF FOND MEMORIES. MADE THE NORTH ATLANTIC CRUISE IN 1964, ABOARD DURING THE DOMINICAN CRISIS, SAW MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. NOW RESIDE IN WHEELERSBURG, OHIO. |
| Dinski, Bill | QM2 | Sep 1, 1964 – Jan 28, 1968 | navigation | great memories |
| Belt, Jerry | E2 | Oct 1964 – Nov 1964 | MARINE CORPS | Part of Operation Steelspike |
| Drake, Stew | AE-2 | Nov 1964 – Dec 15, 1965 | V-6 / MAA | SPENT MOST OF MY TIME ON BOARD ON MAA FORCE. SHIPPED OVER IN 1965 FOR AE"B" SCHOOL. |
| Bowman, Ronnie "Bow" | PR3 | Nov 1964 – Oct 1967 | V6 | I have a lot of good memories along with some bad ones of my time aboard the Oki Boat. One thing is for sure: we had one helluva good crew. |
| Miller, George | MM3 | Dec 1964 – Jun 1966 | M | Would like to hear from shipmates Would like to hear from Freddie Fields also and all people from m division |
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