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USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2). 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 857 crew members registered for the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, Steve | SN | 1973 – 1974 | supply | |
| Clemenson, Arnold | FTG3 | 1973 – 1975 | Fox | |
| Wright, Lee | L/Cpl | 1973 – 1974 | AIMD | Marine assigned to AIMD to work on avionics |
| Clemenson, Arnold | FTG 3 | Jan 1973 – Jan 1975 | Fox | Had a great time on the Iwo . Like to hear some feedback from fellow shipmates. |
| Summers, Dennis | ABH3 | Jan 1, 1973 – Aug 22, 1975 | V-1 | I served during operation Nimbus Star, and two Med cruises.I was on board when we collided with the Nashville during a high-line transfer exersise. A great crew. |
| Conte, Joe | AT-2 | Jan 5, 1973 – Jan 6, 1976 | AIMD | Nothing but good memories. Went on to work for Sikorsky for 40 years in Ct. Retired 2018, now watching grandkids. |
| Jones, Tony "Jonsey" | OS3 | Mar 1973 – Dec 1974 | Operations | Radarman and RadNav expert. Operation Nimbus Star, (I had forgotten the name)and the demining of the Canal. I'll never forget the experience |
| Horvath, Louis Skip | BT 2 | Mar 1973 – Oct 1976 | B | Hey Harry I remember Mardi Gras And Brownie, long time no see how are you guys? We spent a lot of time on the Iwo and had some great partying too, miss those days and long for the ocean cruises. |
| Boldt, Kenneth | DT3 | Mar 7, 1973 – Aug 10, 1976 | Dental | Proudly served with the best. 4 Med cruises, 2 Caribbean, Nimbus Star/Nimbus Moon. It was an honor and a privileage. |
| Israel, Christopher | OS2 | Mar 10, 1973 – | OI | |
| Gingras, Douglas M. | MM-2 | Apr 1973 – Sep 1976 | M | Served during demining of Suez Canal, 3 Med. cruises and numerous Caribean exercises. Ran evaporators to make fresh water out of salt with no ships "water-hours" for over 3 years. |
| Senn, Phillip | MR3 | Apr 1973 – Jul 1975 | "A" Gang | I worked in the machine shop, but being in "A" gang offered me the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of AC&R & hydrolics, as well as being boat "engineer". Nimbus Star/Nimbus Moon was a memorable event. |
| Cass, Earl F. | EM2 | Apr 1973 – Jan 1976 | E-Division | 2nd ship I was on, two med cruises, many Caribbean ventures. Looking to find out what my old buddies are up to and hope to reconnect. |
Cass, Earl  | EM2 | Apr 6, 1973 – Jan 20, 1976 | E Division | On board for two Med cruises with great people and wishing to get in contact with some of them. Feelin the need to go back in time for a bit. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Weirich, Stephan | EM2 | Apr 12, 1973 – Dec 10, 1976 | E division | I didn't realize it at the time, but serving aboard the IWO was one of the best experiences of my life. I have lifelong friends that I am still in contact with. |
| Guarno, Michael | BSM 3RD CLASS | May 1973 – Feb 1974 | Deck | |
| Riley, Robert/bob | RM2 | Jun 1, 1973 – Jun 4, 1976 | CR | USS IWO JIMA was the BEST. I enjoyed working with all onboard. I left the United States Navy in 1976. I worked for the VA for 6 months and then began a 31 year career in the U.S. Border Patrol, culminating in retirement. |
| Whitney, Clyde (Eli) | EM3 | Aug 1973 – Jan 1975 | E-divison | From the mountains of WV to the vast Atlantic ocean to the exotic ports of call of the Med. Great time had by all. I worked out of the power shop for Jim Horne and Chief Clough. Mr. Sherry too. E-gang rocks. |
| Jamerson, Terry | E5 | Sep 19, 1973 – Sep 19, 1977 | ||
| Pupa, Joe ( Weasel ) | E-3 | Sep 28, 1973 – May 10, 1974 | deck force | Cool hanging out with Alphonse and the rest of the marines. Was crazy when LTjg Giester hung my ass of the side of the the ship next to elevator 1. Med cruise in 73/74 was great living off base in Rota. |
| Carter, Michael R. | CPL | Oct 1973 – Mar 1974 | Marine Detachment | Outstanding and unique group of Sailors and Marines back then, deployed on only 5 days notice, what a crew... |
| Scott, Hadley | AA | Oct 1973 – Jul 1974 | ships laundry | first ship i was on and was severely injured overseas in the med was transfered once back to Norfolk pier 7 Portsmouth naval after that went from lph-2 to lph-12 i guess the navy wanted to keep me with the Marines |
| Francis, George | CPL/SGT | Oct 1973 – May 1974 | 3rd Battalon, 6th Marines- Inda Co. | great ship great crew.. esp. the fire cracker team. They know who they were and what they did. |
| Dean, Dale I | E_5 | Oct 1973 – May 1974 | Hmm 261 Det-D | Fast deployment. Great crew and a good time. |
| Cody, R.l. (Bill) | Major USMC | Oct 1973 – May 1974 | 32 Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) | I was MAU S-3. The MAU was assigned for a standard six month Med cruise, but deployed early because of the Arab-Israli War in Oct 1973. We remained in the Med for nine months, returning home in May 1974. |
| Taylor, Mike | L/CPL | Oct 1973 – May 1974 | AIMD | Marine AT/Crypto. Participated in Suez Canal demining operation. Nimbus Star-Nimbus Moon. Helped install radio system in Navy "Gator". |
| Crabtree, James (Ted) | CPL -USMC | Oct 10, 1973 – Nov 27, 1973 | 8TH MAB HQ Public Affairs NCO | Embarked as part of Marine Amphibious Brigade from Camp Lejeune,NC Oct. 1973 to reinforce units in Med during Yom Kippur War. Transfered off at Lisbon, Portugal just after Thanksgiving after crisis abated in Israel. Good ship! Sorry she's gone. |
| Hackett, Michael | PFC | Oct 10, 1973 – Mar 20, 1974 | India Co. 3/6 Marine Corps detachment | After my son returned from Iraq ,I started to remenisce at 17 1/2 years old on red alert,no leaving the base,no calls home. Three days later in Morehead City N.C., boarding the USS Iwo Jima.The men and time served forever etched in memory Seper-Fi |
| Hayball, "crash" | SN | Oct 13, 1973 – Aug 30, 1975 | AHH! PALMA,THE TOKYO BAR IN ROTA,AND SCENIC PORT SAID.WISH I COULD PARTY WITH FORTNER AND MENDENHALL AGAIN! REMEMBER THIS ONE."Whistle while you work xo is a jerk, He is screaming we are cleaning, Whistle while you work".FTN/FTW | |
| Manansala, Willie | MS2 | Oct 26, 1973 – Jul 1, 1975 | Supply | what an adventure! I overcame all the challenges deploying with the Marines on every amphibious underway. |
| Waltman, David | ETN2 | Nov 3, 1973 – Apr 4, 1980 | OE | |
| Waltman, David | ETN2 | Nov 5, 1973 – Apr 4, 1980 | OE | |
| Farnsworth, Laroy | abh 3 | 1974 – 1978 | v1/v3 | |
| Schaffer, William (Schaff) | EMC | 1974 – 1976 | E | Lighting shop til I made Chief. |
| Noble, John | MM3 | 1974 – 1975 | Engineering A gang | Still have a chunk of elevator from the run in with the Nashville. Just left after steering when we collided. "Emergency Brake away" I'll never forget that day. Simbus Moon and star. TAD at Lake Timsa. |
| Lavoie, Marc | HT2 | 1974 – Sep 15, 1977 | R | Hi Chris ,how is the forearm doing, if i hadn't met my wife i would have stayed in.Looking for Mac Magrath, Bob Zibell , and I worked on that boiler for 30 hours was a bear to weld. |
| Webber, Roger | CPL | Jan 1974 – Jul 1975 | H&S Co.3rd bt 8th Marines | Loved The Old Ship Many Great Memories of the Med. All but the" General quarters"sounded when we hit the Nashville. That scared the life out of me. But we gave better than we got, and the old girl held up fine |
| Isaac, Jeff Zeke | AD Gator crew Rescue Swimmer | Jan 1974 – Jan 1978 | AIMD Gator Crew | Looking to find Rick (Breeze) from AIMD 1977. cant remember last name. Hi to all. I flew as crew of Gator 00. worked out of the jet shop. I transferred to the SAR H46 line @ PMTC Pt. Mugu, Ca.til Oct, 1981. |
| Lawton, Roger | MM 2 | Jan 15, 1974 – Jul 26, 1978 | M and A | Lots of good memories along with the bad. after 4 and a half years on there I think i knew every nook and crannie on the ship. Capt Joesphton, you were the best I had ever served under. |
| Donald, John | ABF3 | Jan 29, 1974 – Jun 21, 1976 | V-1/S-2/V-4 | Boarded in Barcelona,Spain as an AR. Assigned to Air Dept / V-1 as a Blue Shirt slingin chocks and chains, what a time it was. Did a tour mess crankin, then back to Air Dept/ V-4. draggin snake on the flt dk. Like to hear from shipmates. View 'back then' Photo |
| Donald, John | ABF-3 | Jan 29, 1974 – Jun 21, 1976 | V-1 / V-4 | Reported aboard in Barcelona Spain 1-74 and what a ride it turned out to be. Never a dull moment till the day I checked out. Was aboard during collision with the Nashville. Did Mardi Gras in 75 like to here from shipmate |
| Barnard, Joseph Or Joe | E-2 | Feb 1974 – May 1974 | adj | Short time on this ship. Good friends,new experince's Willie Neal my Bro and others. Suez,& ports of call all neat. Thanks for life's growing lessons. Never ended up a pilot, but life is GOOD! |
| Szafranski, Michael | IC3 | Mar 1974 – Oct 1974 | E | Joined the Iwo in Spain; Had a blast in Palma, Venice and Menton France. Had our 1 day of sightseeing in Cairo during the Suez Canal operation. Any other ICmen out there? |
| Lavoie, Marc | HT2 | Apr 1974 – Oct 1977 | R | I WAS MANNING DAMAGE CONTROL CENTRAL WHEN WE HIT THE NASHVILLE,SLIGHT ROLL TO STARBOARD YIKES.HAY BROWN, KINDA TENSE WITH LOW WATER IN THAT BOILER, SENT YOUR MEN OUT, WENT IN WITH TWO OBA'S AND A FIREHOSE GLAG YOU WERE GOOD AT BOILERS. |
| Gillikin, Bruce "Boot" | E-4 | May 1974 – Feb 1977 | V-1 & V-3 | Worked Crash & Smash then sent to Hanger to manage. Spent 22 years as a professional firefighter. |
| Burns, John | HM3 | May 1974 – Jul 1977 | H | |
| Lupo, Larry | SH3 | Jun 1974 – Mar 1978 | S-3 | HAD A GREAT TIME AND MISS BEING OUT AT SEA ON THE USS IWO JIMA.TIME HAS GONE BY,BUT I STILL THINK ABOUT MY FRIENDS I HAD AND THINK ABOUT THE PLACES THE NAVY SENT ME. |
| Clay, Boyd | MS3 | Aug 19, 1974 – Mar 18, 1978 | S5 | I loved the Iwo! The way she would rattle and creak when we got up to any kind of speed. After 30 yrs. tho, I remember more faces than names. Hi to my buddy Dave Combs postal clerk. Still smoking camel non filter? Spain,Italy, France. |
| Janiszcak, Johann Zak | AK2 | Oct 15, 1974 – Jan 1, 1977 | S-6 | It was an interesting 3 years to say the least. I met some great people. Now it is all memory. |
| Skroch, Dave | 3rdclass | Nov 1974 – Sep 9, 1977 | aimd | |
| McNoble, Mike | QMSN | Nov 1974 – Aug 1978 | NAVIGATION | I was on the Ship's Log when we "Bumped" into the Nashville. Never wrote so fast in my life except when we blew the boiler in the carib...Gotta go to TX and see the Ol' Bitch |
| Callahan, Robert | SH-3 | Nov 12, 1974 – Sep 2, 1977 | S-3 | Remember the first Harrier Jump Jets (VTOL's, then built by the British) Iwo had a perfect air safety record so we were the guinea pigs. A vertical takeoff on Spot 7 not only burned all the non-skid off the flight deck but warped the flight deck. |
| Mikesh, William | ABF3 | Dec 10, 1974 – Sep 4, 1977 | V-4 | 30 years later and the big uggly ship still captures many memories. Wild times in New Orleans, Naples, Italy etc. Jet engine exhaust and JP-5 smell and tie downs hitting your chins in night ops. I salute my old shipmates. |
| Isaac, Jeffery "Zeke" | ADJ2 | Dec 12, 1974 – Feb 1, 1978 | AIMD Jet Shop aircrew/wetcrew "Gator 00"(H46 154002)(H1 huey) | would like to hear from all that served on board. a/c pilots. AIMD. navy,marines. moved to PMTC PT Magu 4years helo rescue/drone recovery till oct 1981 moved back to roseville,ca. still wrenching. Bob & Linda Knick? Breeze?Charles Wray? |
| Muir, Rudolph | MM 3 | Dec 15, 1974 – Aug 28, 1977 | M Division | MM Division Remember good friends and good times, working in the engine room . Also the collision with the USS Nashville LPD 13 near the Azores was in Shaft Alley, and Boiler casualty ,2 Med Cruise |
| Duchlinski, Mark "Dutch" | MME2 | Dec 17, 1974 – Nov 28, 1975 | engine room | Just like to say hi to you guys Denis Small, Paul ,Barney,Guy.and everyone eles oh yea Pinky |
| Kendrick, Scott | E-3 | Dec 27, 1974 – Oct 6, 1976 | OPS/CIC | Come out of A school, and go on a Med Cruise. She was an ugly ship but she had class. I remember being on tne sps 10 radar, and heard emergency breakaway, worst feeling I ever got, besides the time we pulled all the munitions from the bowel |
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