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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 1045 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 |
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Demming, Don | Ltjg | 1970 – 1973 | OI | Great Ship. Many good times, great crew. Never forget the great OI division we had. Standing watch in CIC during exercises. Two great Med cruises. Wish I had stayed in. |
Sweetser, Gene | E-3 | Jan 1970 – May 1970 | L/3/2 | I have some very fond memories |
Vahle, Ronald | BM3 | Jan 5, 1970 – Dec 22, 1973 | 1 | |
Lewis, Albert T. | PN 3 | Jan 15, 1970 – Sep 11, 1971 | Personnel | Great Captain (Captain Snow) Great Chow Great Accomodations Captain liked going to the Carribean as soon as it got cold in Norfolk. Ens Lewine was a great Personnel Officer |
Gipson, Francis | E-3 | Feb 1970 – 1973 | 1st division | |
Mears, Dennis | Hm3 | Mar 20, 1970 – May 23, 1973 | Medical | I remember George B, when the boiler soft plugs blew and burned him bad. Scott and I took care of him till he healed.I was the U.S. Naval soccer team coach in Med cruise. Made a lot of friends and enjoyed the trips . |
Lyons, Dale (Keith) | YN3 | Apr 1970 – Jul 14, 1972 | OI Division - Operations | Served under Captain Henry S. Barber who was a great Captain, and two other Captains, met and got to know many good men, some of which became friends. |
Broussard, Gerald | EM 3 | May 1970 – Dec 1972 | E | Had the best time in England and the Med. on thisa ship |
Huff, John | ABH 3 | May 4, 1970 – Aug 1971 | V-1 | Was on flight deck drove rescue foam truck. Enjoy working with everyone. The cruise to the North Sea with midshipment was great.Retired 2010 Still live in Jersey. |
King, James | DP1 | May 15, 1970 – Jun 15, 1972 | Supply S7 | |
Hastings, Robert "Bear" | CWO2 | Jun 1, 1970 – May 1, 1973 | AVIATION STORES S-6 SUPPLY | Great Ship, and Great Crew...LCDR (RADM) Bill Hauenstien, LT Bob Reardon, CWO2 Bill Palmer, AKC Sam Ashcraft, AK1 (AKCM) Fred Pannell, AK1 Bob Hess...some of the very best Sailors in our Navy. I am retired Navy 1983, retired Northrop Grumman 2004. |
Wallace, Vorrice | SIGNALMAN 2ND CLASS | Jun 12, 1970 – Jun 12, 1971 | CS | Capt. Henry (Hank) Barbour was the best C.O. in the history of the US Navy. He was the senior ship commanding officer in the Atlantic, knew he wasn't going to make admiral so really wrote his own ticket. I loved this ship!!! |
Guillory, Martin | SN | Aug 1970 – Feb 1972 | CS, signalbridge | I finished my Naval Career in the Naval Reserve, retired as a YN1. |
Guillroy, Martin | SN | Aug 1, 1970 – Apr 1, 1972 | CS | Looking for SN Thomas, Futch, and Warren |
Poysden, Mike | abf 3 | Aug 20, 1970 – Aug 21, 1972 | v-4 fuels | worked flight deck and maintance painted ships number red white blue |
Price, Steve | AMS 3 | Oct 1970 – Jun 19, 1974 | AIMD | |
Bookhoop, George | HT3 | Oct 21, 1970 – Jul 3, 1974 | R | The Big 'G" . What a trip. Made 3 Med cruises. Cruise to Med in "73 was ectended for the Yom Kippor War. Looking for Tommy Jordan all these years.Me, Bill Kruger, Kevin Scarponi & Wayne Hudgins got together in Norfolk in 2005. |
Treadway, Sherman | ABH 3 | Dec 1970 – Dec 1972 | V 3 | The Big "G" served with a great bunch of guys. |
Flecha, David | OS3 | 1971 – Mar 14, 1975 | O.I. | Many good times many taxing times, thanks to fan rooms,cic,made several med cruises |
O'Grady, Darrell | SF2 | 1971 – 1972 | R | Great ship, Great Crew, good times in Montego Bay and Med Cruise |
Galle, Joel | ic2 | 1971 – 1974 | e | |
Ashcraft, Samuel (Sam) | AKC | Mar 19, 1971 – May 1, 1974 | S6 | Really enjoyed my tour. Would like to correspond with my old shipmates. |
Burkett, Ron | AK2 | Apr 21, 1971 – Aug 14, 1974 | S6 Supply | Some of the best times of my life. I am really sorry to hear that the old girl is laying at the bottom, let her rest in peace. |
Langlois, Troy | ETR-3 | Jun 10, 1971 – Nov 26, 1972 | Operations | Great ship, and great crew. Spent a lot of time in the Med, and saw places I'd never have seen otherwise. |
Sweet, Ralph | CWO | Jul 15, 1971 – Jul 15, 1974 | CR | Served as Radio Officer. Would like to get info on the 2007 reunion. I think it is in Myrtle Beach, SC, at the Sea Mist resort. Need dates, other info. Now live in Wilkinson, IN |
Martini, Steve | IC2 | Aug 1971 – Aug 1974 | Spent 3 years aboard I sure wish she would have been put in a museum instead of being sunk. had a lot of laughs and spent a lot of time in the med. Anyone remember the hurricane on the way back in 1973? sure would like to hear from my shipmates | |
Murphy, Richard (Murph) | CS2 | Aug 20, 1971 – Mar 4, 1975 | Supply 2 | Read some messages from some of the guys on the ship when I was on board and I do remember the Hurricane in 73 on the way back from the Med. Captain said he would get us home before xmas and he did LOL. |
Voliva, Ed ![]() | LT(jg) | Sep 1971 – Jan 31, 1974 | 3M | Feel free to send me an email. |
Lamm, Charles | HT 2 | Nov 20, 1971 – Sep 15, 1975 | Enjoyed my time on the Guad. You can see my R/C model of her at Warship Models Underway. | |
Randall, James | OS3 | Dec 1971 – Apr 1974 | OE | I made 2 Med cruises on the Big "G" ,The Yon Kipper War and the the one before that one. |
Stoiber, Dennis | HT2 | Dec 1971 – Sep 1975 | R | First duty station.Also served at SIMA Norfolk,VA, USS Valdez FF 1096,USS Dale CG 19, NRD Buffalo, NY, FTG GTMO,Cuba, back to NRD Buffalo,NY where I retired as a DCCS in 1995.Good to see other shipmates names like George Bookhoop. |
Eutizi, Domenic | ABH3 | 1972 – 1973 | V1 | It was a great time in my life. Served with a great bunch of shipmates. |
Bergman, Randy | MM2 | 1972 – 1975 | M | Hi |
Hooper, Tom ![]() | mm2 | 1972 – Aug 1974 | engineroom | Have fond memories of standing engineroom top watch on the med cruise. I will never forget the places we went and the sailors I share those memories with! Would be great to attend a reunion. |
Grimaldi, John Paul | E4 / BM3 | 1972 – 1974 | 2nd division | |
Dunn, Michael | HT3 | 1972 – 1975 | R | |
Bevill, David | RM3 | 1972 – Dec 23, 1973 | communications | Good time on the Guadalcanal, made good friends , nice adventure. |
Cuthrell, Billy | E5 | 1972 – Mar 1974 | 2nd division | |
Gragg, Earl | STOREKEEPER THIRD CLASS | Jan 1, 1972 – Sep 8, 1972 | S=1 | I really enjoyed the Med cruise that year and have some very fond memories of the places we visted. My only regret is that I never made sure my cruise book was sent to me after I got out |
Skinner, William Rudy | AO3 | Jan 1, 1972 – Dec 20, 1973 | FOX | Had a great time, Made moonshine on the ship, he he hee. I still have my year book of the 73 cruise. Good Memories, Wayne Hissen got us locked up in Valencia, Spain. For Taking a hooker's keys. rudyskinner@hotmail.com |
Ott, Roger Ott | FTG-3 (SS) | Jan 15, 1972 – Nov 15, 1973 | FOX | Left the Big "G" for the Sub Service in Nov '73. Some good memories from time on board. Still wonder where my baseball glove went to? |
Santiago, Jose | e3 | Jan 15, 1972 – Jan 15, 1975 | deck department, 2nd division | |
Frasard, Mike | AIRMAN | Feb 1972 – Aug 8, 1975 | v-1 | hated midwatch,water hours,missed the guys i served with,sandbagging at spades early chow passes,and finding ways to weasel ways into getting a 96hrs.off but cant remember how to play tonk. |
Schroeder, Roger | PN3 | Feb 1, 1972 – Sep 3, 1973 | X - Division / Personnel | I remember Med Cruises in '72 & '73, Rota, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, Cannes, France, Naples, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Italy, Athens, Greece, Corfu and all the ports we hit. I remember the beach parties we threw. |
Wright, Richard | AMS 2 | Mar 24, 1972 – Apr 15, 1974 | AIMD | Old ship but good memories! Chief Annabelle was like father to me! David reese was like a brother to me.Steve price, Give me a holler! |
Clark, Chuck | PCSN | Apr 1972 – Sep 1975 | ADMIN | Worked in Post Office. Said to here that the Guadalcanal was sunk as a target. Had some real fun times onboard. |
Caves, Dennis (Caveman) | RM3 | Jun 1972 – Jun 1975 | Radio Communications | Looking back on my time on the Guad as an important time of my life. Even though I didn't think so then! Made a lot of great friends and memories! Gil, Spider, Stivers, Pryor, Bullock, Ugalde and so many more! |
Hatcher, Fred | EW2 | Jun 1, 1972 – Mar 15, 1975 | Electronics | I enjoyed my time there, the stops in the Med were great. Miss seeing my fellow friends |
Barfield, Roy | E3 | Jul 1972 – Jul 1975 | M | Lots of good memories. Enjoyed time with so many.... Campbell, Kara, Taylor, Bergman, Mike Glass (RIP), Hooper, Gradomski, Sedler, Morris, Marquette, etc. |
Merritt, Jerry | CT3 | Jul 1, 1972 – Dec 1, 1973 | OI | On board for 18 months --worked OI division -radar specialist and then worked in commanders office doing clerking--great guys to sail with. I think of them often. |
Mixa, Dave | E3 | Aug 1972 – Mar 1973 | M | |
Greene, Chief | RMC 2319 Willis L Greene | Aug 10, 1972 – | Radio shack | I very much enjoyed my Time on LPH7... I was Chief in Charge of RS for most of my Time 18 Plus months. |
Webster, William Aka Willie Or Wt | ETR2 | Sep 1972 – Jun 1974 | OE | Great ship, and great crew. Spent a lot of time in the Med, and saw places I'd never have seen otherwise. |
McEntyre, Steve ![]() | E-2 | Sep 20, 1972 – Sep 19, 1975 | Ship Serviceman | Spent 3 years on the USS Guadalcanal LPH7 and loved every minute of it.👠|
Knight, James | HT3 | Oct 12, 1972 – Aug 5, 1974 | R | First ship Retired in Jan 1993 as HTC(SW) from USS Savannah AOR 4 |
Graham, Lionel -priest | IC FN | Nov 18, 1972 – Aug 14, 1975 | E | Great crew Good times. |
Kuczenski, Mark Aka Ski | E-3, ETNSN | Nov 26, 1972 – Jun 25, 1974 | Electronics | Great crew and Marine compliment. For two years she was home. The illuminated number 7 on the island was a great sight at nights end. The 73 Med tour, I won't ever forget. |
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