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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 – 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rizzo, Robert R. | ADAN/E-3 | 1987 – 1990 | AIMD | Hello shipmates. Portland overhaul for 10 months. Great time thanks Crew. Thanks Del and the Aircrew of the Oki-3 |
| Hobbs, James | LCPL | 1987 – 1988 | 1ST MAR | YES IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE AWARDED ANY OTHER RIB BONS WHILE I WAS ON THE OKINAWA DURING OPERATION ERNEST WILL OCT-87 THRU APR-88 IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO E-MAIL ME AT james.p.hobbs@us.army.mil yes im in the army know |
| Ray, Brian | LANCE CORPORAL | 1987 – 1988 | Charlie Company, 1/5 (Comm attachment) | My memories of the Okinawa are becoming a bit fuzzy. I was one of the comm guys attached to C 1/5. |
| Penarivas, Carlos | CPL | 1987 – 1988 | C 1/5 2nd Platoon | Great memories. Boring at sea though. I was in Lt Luciano's Platoon C 1/5. For those who knew me my name is CPL Penarivas from NYC and now I live in Texas. |
| Hopwood, Hoppy | SM2 | 1987 – 1990 | Signal | LSHopwood@gmail.com updated 01-08-11 Had some great times on the Oki boat with some characters that will forever be remembered...Thompson, Creager, Woodington, Brown, Leath, Holt, Wheeler, Wilkins, Perry, Miller, Opshal |
| Ingle, David | MM2 | 1987 – 1993 | A division | |
| Suptic, Mike | MS2 | 1987 – Aug 8, 1989 | Supply | |
| Wehrli, Jim | MM3 | 1987 – 1989 | M | Portland Apartment was a blast! Best parties of my life!! Been in touch with a few of you! Need to get a get together Kev, Donnie, and crew! |
| Sakaida, Norman | PC1 | 1987 – 1991 | X | Retired in 91 as PC1. Letter Carrier, San Diego, 26 years.. Retired in 2016, moved to Philippines.. Enjoying the laidback lifestyle. I toast all Okie sailors & Marines with a ice cold Red Horse.. Mabuhay! |
| Hall, Scott | HT3 | Jan 1987 – Aug 1989 | R | Many fond memories of my time spent on the OKI.Portland to PI,San Diego to Saudi Arabia and all ports between.Hanging out with Wags,Weaver,Herlihy and others. |
| Hussie, Kevin "ike" | DC2 | Jan 1, 1987 – Jan 29, 1993 | R | HT1 Cutler; DC3 Albertson; BMC Henneman. How about Subic Bay boys? My main man, BM2 Reyes (I think about you everyday- SORRY MAN). i HOPE YOUR DOING WELL. E-mail me. RIP "Proud Lady of the Pacific" and the good times I had aboard you. |
| Stapleton, Mike | LT | Jan 1, 1987 – May 1989 | Air Dept | One of my best tours in the Navy. Air Dept was a great place to be; Hangar and Fuel Divn's were full of good, young people! Ah to be that young again. Still connected to several Oki crew. |
| Smith, Russell | FC3 | Feb 1987 – Feb 1989 | Fox | In 2 years on board I did a WESTPAC, a world cruise (including Operation EARNEST WILL in the Persian Gulf) and finished my Naval service in Portland, OR while she was dry docked. I joined the Navy to see the world, and the OKI didn't let me down. |
| Sanders, James | FN-EN2 | Feb 1, 1987 – Jun 1, 1991 | B and A Gang | Ernie or any of the a gang send my an email at james.c.sanders2@us.army.mil |
| Snelling, Ron | E-3 | Feb 9, 1987 – Feb 9, 1990 | Blue/Yellow/Red shirt | I don't regret my time on the OKI at all. I had a great time with all my friends durring my three years. The cruise around the world, and in Portland OR. in the shipyards stand out the most. Hope everyone is doing well. |
| Oswald, Jerome R. | L/CPL | Apr 1987 – May 1987 | 3rd Battalion 9th Marines WPNS Co 81's | Served in her for 25 day with BLT 3/9, WPNS Co 81mm Motors for "Team Spirit 87" Korea. Battalion CMDR Lt Col. Jones, former CMC General Jones. |
| Smothers, Kevin | MM3 e4 | Apr 1987 – 1989 | Mdiv | Does anyone remember QM Urban? Really been missing my shipmate lately. Never a dull moment around this cat lol We tragically lost him 1989 Portland Oregon. Need someone to talk to.... 573 778 6849 Kevin.vfw43@yahoo.com |
| Gavin, Mitchell | PR2 | May 7, 1987 – Jul 10, 1989 | AIMD | |
| Sib, Northrip | AO1 | May 19, 1987 – Dec 31, 1989 | Guns/Weps | Just wanted to see if there was any of the crew from the Okie trying to keep in contact. It's been a long time since I was on the Okie. She was my last ship and my last command. |
| Paul, Scott | AN | May 29, 1987 – Feb 8, 1989 | Air V-1 | Hope lifes treating you guys well. Been a long time. My best to those I remember and those I don't. We had some good times. |
| Prange, Stephen | YNSN | Jun 1987 – Feb 1991 | Admin | I was a YN assigned to the Capts Office and WPC as well as TAD to other divisions. Some of my friends were OS3 Laird, BM3 Backulla, hope i spelled it right. QM3 Schiwart, I knew QM3 Bollata, YNSN Appleby. Email is cardaddy2000@aol.com |
| Elgin, Dave | E-3 | Jun 1987 – Feb 22, 1989 | V-3 | Had a lot of great times and cool memories; shout out to Ronnie Snelling, Scott Paul, Scott Fisher and more! |
| Thieme, Clayton "cee-tee" | ABF-3 | Jun 1, 1987 – Feb 24, 1991 | V-4 Air | |
| Allen, Bobby | SM3 | Jun 20, 1987 – Dec 26, 1990 | comm/cv01 | I wouldn't trade my time on the Okinawa for nothing . Had the time of my life those 3 1/2 years. made some great friends. sorry to see her sunk. Sigs Vicious in the house |
| Saladin, Kevin | SSgt | Jul 14, 1987 – Sep 22, 2002 | 1st Bn 6th Marines | |
| Villanueva, Jorge | AD3 | Jul 16, 1987 – Apr 15, 1989 | AIMD | Iran - Iraq War and around the world cruise |
| Bell, Troy | E3/LCPL | Aug 1987 – Feb 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 | I hated it back then, but I am sure glad I was able to experience being out to sea. Still Active duty Marine! Semper Fi!! |
Morrow, Jeff  | Lcpl | Aug 5, 1987 – Feb 6, 1988 | 3rd LAAD bn | Bob Hope's show ,lost a stinger missile oops!had a blast up on the weather deck...loved the NBC binoculars at night forgotten the names not the faces |
| Slone, Gentry "Sly" | L-CPL/M-60 GUNNER | Sep 1987 – May 1988 | 1Bn/5th Marines det. | "Persian Excursion", Longest & Most Boring trip around the world, I ever had. But "SHE" saw us home safe! & I'm glad I got to go. Loved the Suez cannel. |
| Kaesemeyer, Scott A. | HN | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Medical | Stationed aboar the Okinawa during opertaion Ernest Will with C co. 1/5 Marines. Great memories of our deployment to the Persian Gulf and Spain. |
| Langevin, Martin | HM2 (AW) | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Embarked Troop (airwing) | |
| Haughey, Dave | HM2 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | 1stBn, 5thMar, (LPO) | I remember those days... |
| Dent, Shawn | CPL | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Marine Detachment | Served aboard during Operation Ernest Will. Work barge security for 1LT Luciano. Hated being on ship at the time, too young and dumb to know how much the experience would help shape my life. |
| Akers, Duane | HM2 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Weapons Co, 1st BN 5th Mar (Medical) | First deployment to the Gulf, did not realize that 10 years later I would be back for more dust and camels (1998-2008) with Military Sealift Command. Interesting time aboard...retired since 1997 |
| Provencher, Tony | E-4 Corporal | Oct 1987 – Feb 1988 | Charlie Co. Marine Ground Forces MAGTF 1-88 | I was a team leader in Lt. Luciano's Plt. I ended up being flown home in Feb of 88 because my father was dying of cancer. I never did get my copy of the "Cruise Yearbook" we all ordered. Anyone know how I can get one? |
| Crull, James | CPL E-4 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 | Served with Charlie Co. 1/5 |
| Richmond, Timothy | ABH3 | Oct 1, 1987 – Apr 1, 1991 | Air | i served aboard the oki 87-91 had a great time just trying to find some friends from the ship |
| Polson, Eric | PN2 | Oct 1, 1987 – Sep 18, 1988 | X2 | |
| Bollotta, Christopher | QM3 | Oct 5, 1987 – Jun 30, 1991 | NAV | Miss you guys YN3 Appleby, BM3 Bakkala, YNSN Guidry, 'BUS-HEAD' You guys were the best!! QM1 Roberts, QM2 Hedrick, QMC Connell, WO2 Dirflinger, LCDR Howe... Still remember the great times! Sorry she's a reef! |
| Hubbard, James | Corporal | Oct 7, 1987 – Apr 4, 1988 | Marine with Operation Earnest Will | What was the name of the sailor who worked down in emergency steering. I'm thinking his nickname was Hargie. |
| Larios, David | E-4 | Oct 10, 1987 – Apr 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 Amphibious Raid Force | World Cruise - MAGTF 1-88 |
| Commander, Pete | HM2(AW) | Nov 1987 – Dec 1987 | Medical/ Surgical Team One | This was my second tour aboard. I was glad to see some shipmates from before still aboard. |
| Sherrill, Emerson (Lee) | MR3 | Nov 1987 – Jun 1990 | A-Gang | Had a great time on board my 1st ship. Learned a lot and met some good people along the way. |
| Polson, Eric | PN2 | Nov 1, 1987 – Aug 10, 1988 | Personnel | |
| Appleby, Douglas | YN3 | Nov 9, 1987 – Nov 5, 1991 | X | I have served with C. Bakkula, QM3 Bollotta, QM2 Shiwart, YN3 Prange and YNSN Guidry, how is everyone doing and hope you are having a great life after the military. |
| Beltran, Leonard | EM2 | Dec 14, 1987 – Apr 27, 1991 | E Division | Each day was a challenge in the ship. But each day a great memory was being built. I forgot everything, except only the great experiences I had with all whom I worked with. Best wishes to everyone. |
| Bradshaw, Stephen A.k.a. "Chainsaw" | AMEAN/ABHAN | Dec 19, 1987 – Sep 19, 1989 | V-1 | There's still a gangload of "Okie's" here in portland! where you all hiding? |
| Childers, John | ABH-3 | Dec 21, 1987 – Dec 21, 1990 | V-3, V-1 | I'm looking for a few buddies. Mike Taber, Mike lauricella, Tim Spiese, Steve Gregonis, John Gilligan, John Peterson, John Vallesillo, Aaron Bean(lol), Man we had some fun times! whew! the P.I. was off the hook.e-mail me if you know these guys. |
| Costen, Stewart | BT3 | Dec 23, 1987 – Jun 19, 1990 | B | Served onboard from 87-90. Played on oki basketball team.Looking for anyone who were onboard during our time in the gulf,Spain and Portland shipyards. |
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