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USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7). 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 1042 crew members registered for the USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keen, Dick | ICFN | 1964 – 1967 | E | |
| Butler, Jim | MM | 1964 – | operations | Hi, My grandpa was on this ship from 1964-1967 I believe. Looking for people who know him. Jim (James) Butler from Slater, MO. Trying to put something together and really need some help. It would mean a lot. Email me. |
| Bergren, Bruce (Bergy) | MM3 | Jan 1964 – Aug 1967 | A, transfered to M after about 6 months. | Learned alot, great crew. Good cruises,1st, Steel Spike 1-Spain, France, England several Caribbean,Gitmo. Santo Dimingo(expiditionary).Gemini 10 |
| Jendro, Terry | E-4 | Jan 26, 1964 – Jan 26, 1966 | 1st | on board 1964-1966 |
| Bryant, Phillip | SA/QM3 | Feb 1964 – 1966 | Deck/Navigation | |
| Bergren, Bruce (Bergy) | MM3 | Mar 15, 1964 – Aug 21, 1967 | M | Good ship, good crew. Great cruises, Steel Spike 1 several Carribean cruises, recovered Gemini10 |
| Sisk, Arthur Jr | SN | Apr 3, 1964 – Apr 1, 1968 | Clerk.....Chaplins Assistant | Would love to find my shipmates.... |
Neely, Russell  | LPH 7 | May 1964 – May 1965 | m | had a good time on guad,really loved liberty in portsmouth england in 64. |
| Bergren, Bergy | MM3 | May 1964 – 1967 | M | |
| Melchiorre, John | BMSN | May 22, 1964 – Oct 1, 1967 | Deck | I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY SUNK MY SHIP. I cried. Anyone from Deck, 1st/2nd Div. 64-67, e-mail me. Gemini 10. Operation Steel Spike, North Atlantic, Carribean, GTMO. Dominican Rep. Copy of Guadalcanal Diary, 1st edition. Miss you guys. E-mail me |
| Hall, Robert B. | PN2 | Jun 1964 – Aug 1966 | X | Left active duty as CWO2 in 1977. Retired USNR as CWO4 1991. |
| Schneider, George | SK3 | Jun 27, 1964 – Jun 11, 1966 | S1 | Member USNR 31 years retired March 2,1997 as an SKC, Served with Reserve SEABEE Battalions 27, 26 and RNCR 06 |
| Hendricks, Marvin | 2ND CLASS PO RADARMAN - MAST AT ARMS | Jul 20, 1964 – Jul 20, 1967 | My name is Mark Hendricks, the son of Marvin Hendricks. I participated in the 2 week cruise on the Guadalcanal to pick up the Gemini 10 Astronauts in July 1966. My father since has pasted away on November 14,1981. | |
| Merrill, Rod | FTG-3 | Aug 1964 – Aug 1967 | Deck | John Ditslear and Dick Auchincloss were great deck officers. Herb Heilig was not! I was the petty officer of the watch during the fatal crash of the ship's helicopter in the Portsmouth ship yard. |
| Frye, Robert | mm2 | Aug 1964 – 1967 | A Div | A great ship, I'll miss her. It was a part of my wild and younger day's and I might add stupid decisions. I had my shipmate friends. It was a pleasure to serve with them. I'm sorry the ship met its demise the way it did |
| Burke, Herbert | ABHAN | Nov 1964 – Dec 1965 | AVIATION | Worked as a blue shirt, and elevator operator on the flight deck. |
| Guzzo, Anthony | FN | Nov 1964 – Oct 1965 | B | |
| Godard, William G. | RM/3 | Nov 20, 1964 – Jul 16, 1966 | Radio Gang | any one with info regarding or trip to Santa Domingo in May of 65 please respond to my e-mail address. Looking for Awards. |
| Updike, Les | ET3 | Nov 24, 1964 – Sep 16, 1965 | OE | ET Communicatins.. Remember vididly the Dominican Republic trip in May of 65. Did art work for OE Manual and the ET Shop door. |
| Haas, Vernon | AT1/E6 | Dec 1964 – Mar 1966 | V6 | Shop foreman for aviation electronics repair shop while aboard. On board during Dominican Republic expedition. I'd like to hear from anyone I may have served with. |
| Friend, Joseph | LCDR | 1965 – | NAVIGATION | |
| Messenger, Ron | MM2 | 1965 – 1968 | A | Good friends remembered but some hard work and long hours. Some fun was had too. |
| White, Wilson | ADJ-3 | 1965 – Mar 10, 1967 | V3 | Member of the Gemini 10 recovery team. |
| Friesenegger, Michael (Freeze) | DM3 | Jan 1965 – Aug 1965 | X (Admin) | Served my last 8 months on board here even though I had re-up'ed for a second enlistment that did not come thru with the promised 1 of 3 shore duty stations agreed to at sign up time. |
| Barca, Jim | ETN3 | Jan 19, 1965 – Aug 2, 1966 | 3 cruises to Caribbean, watching Marines assault Vieques, the Dominican Republic crisis and recovery of Gemini 10 are highlights. My scariest moment was hanging over the side to change out the insulator for one of the whip antennas while underway. | |
| Auchincloss, Richard S. , Jr. | LTJG | Feb 17, 1965 – Feb 2, 1968 | Deck | |
| Conley, John | RM3 | Mar 1965 – May 1968 | Comm | Served aboard the Guad, 65 to 68. Started msg of the watch. Left as supv of the watch. Learned alot in between. Bunch of nice guys. Did the DomRep thing and picked up Gemini 10....Spent long nites trying to keep the 37's going..NIEG. |
| Malone, Bill | EM3 | Apr 1965 – Dec 1966 | Engineering (electricans mate) | GEMINI X, what can I say! With access to most of that ship, I had the pleasure of meeting a great number of the crew. Can't say I met anyone I did not like. It was some of the best of times for me. |
| Northcutt, Bill | LTJG | Apr 15, 1965 – Apr 8, 1968 | OPS | Life time of memoires. Still in touch with several crew members |
| Clemens, Al | MT3 | Jun 1965 – Sep 1965 | F | June 1965 was an interesting month in the life of the Guadalcanal. That's the month 3 Missile Techs reported aboard. We were temporarily assigned until permanent assignments to FBM submarines were found. Spent many hours on the port 3"-50. |
| Friend, Joseph [joe] | Jul 1965 – 1968 | Navigator during pick up of Gemini 10 Astronauts. The first ship where the onboard TV caught the parachute opening prior to splashdown. Was a great experience. Great shipmates and competent commanding officers and good XO's. | ||
| Burden, Jackie L | CS1 | Jul 16, 1965 – Aug 10, 1967 | S1 | Galley captain,acting chief |
| McCarty, Charles | BM3 | Jul 26, 1965 – Jul 25, 1967 | Deck | I enjoyed all the deployments in the Caribbean and the islands we had liberty on. I was the crane operator when we picked up Gemini 10. I served with my brother Frederick McCarty (also in Deck) the last 6 months on ship. |
| Price, Milton | LTJG | Aug 1965 – Jan 1967 | CR/CS | Served as CR Division Officer, later as CS Division Officer |
| Brown, David | AC-3 | Aug 1, 1965 – Dec 20, 1966 | OI | Great experience! Some real good times down south. One sad note was the Candy Cane crash---in addition to other dead and injured, we lost our boss--- LCdr Toma. |
| Hertline Jr., Bill | MM3 | Sep 1965 – Aug 1967 | M div. | On board for Gemini 10 recovery,Dominican republic,and Portsmoth yards,during time of crash.Always had problems loosing power on # 1 generator,wish I could find guys who served with me Guidi,Pitts,and others! |
| Selck, Wilbur (Bill) | AN | Sep 1, 1965 – Sep 17, 1965 | V-6 | Just did about 2 weeks temp as separated on 17 Sep 65 I came from 2 years aboard the USS Boxer LPH-4 |
| Duncan, Calvin | QM2 | Sep 12, 1965 – Oct 12, 1966 | Navigation | |
| Ison, Tim | QM3 | Sep 22, 1965 – Nov 15, 1966 | NAVIGATION | HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE GUADALCANAL,TRANSFERED TO THE OKINAWA LPH-3 IN NOV 66, DID TWO TOURS IN VIETNAM 67-68, TRANSFERED TO THE KEMPER CTY LST 854 IN SUBIC BAY THE ONLY QM ABOARD WENT BACK TO NAM FOR SOME RIVER RUNS. |
| Willinger, Steven | E-3 | Oct 1965 – Aug 1968 | V-4, Supply - Ship's Barber | |
| Soeder, Frank | PN2/E4 | Nov 1965 – Sep 19, 1967 | Administration | I have never regretted having enlisted or the time I spent on the ship. I also have never forgotten the day the ships helicopter crashed while we were in dry dock. I was on rescue and assistance that day sad day for all. |
| Mitchell, Art | YN3 | Dec 1965 – Dec 1966 | ||
| Roach, Tim | ABH2 | Dec 1965 – Mar 1969 | Flight deck | |
| Compton, James Rodney | PM3 | Dec 19, 1965 – Jun 23, 1967 | Administration | Served with personnel office...exited the Navy 1964. Graduated 1970 Brigham Young University Degree in Animal Science. Taught Agriculture 5 years 1975-1980, Science Teacher 1980-2004 Modesto,CA |
| Frechette, Mike | ABH E-3 | Dec 30, 1965 – Nov 1, 1966 | Flight deck crew | Had a great time with a crazy bunch of guys on the flight deck. Left 11/1/66 a little banged up from the Candy Cane Crash. |
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