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USS Wichita (AOR 1) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Wichita (AOR 1). 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 645 crew members registered for the USS Wichita (AOR 1).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, John | E 3 | 1970 – Mar 1971 | 2ND | LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS DONATING THE SHIPS BELL TO A SCHOOL IN VIET NAM AND IF YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THAT EVENT |
| Copeland, Paul | MM3 | 1970 – 1973 | A-gang,M | Anyone remember the Miss Whicita Beauty Pagenant? |
| Alvarez, Ed/al | PN3 | 1970 – 1971 | X | Was on Wichita on first WESTPAC tour. Met up with her in Subic and came back with her to L.B. Last 8 months was at Miramar, San Diego. |
| Letendre, Steve | SK3 | 1970 – 1973 | S-1 | Miss Wichita 1973...Capt. Jack surprised with the kiss. Thanks s-2 cooks for the midnight sneaky steaks, ha ha Ham ops..........echolink or HF good here(KE6FQC) SEE WESTPAC 72/73 ON WWW.YOUTUBE.COM SEARCH BIGBEARSTEVE TO FIND |
| Davis, Bruce | SA | 1970 – | looking for pictures or rememberence | |
| Ledwon, Larry | E 5 | 1970 – Feb 1972 | Operations | Served aboard as Quartermaster. She was a great ship. Everything worked. As a retired Chief Mate of the Merchant Marine I have been on alot of ships. The crew was the best and I enjoyed my time on her. |
| Koehler, David | sn | 1970 – 1972 | 3rd | |
| Novacek, Steve | LTjg | 1970 – 1971 | supply | Great times were had by all, especially in Subic Bay/Olongapo! Cheers to all of the old Wichita Linemen! |
| Nichols, Jon | BM3 | 1970 – 1973 | 1st | Best of times…lots of friends made. Miss them all. |
| Matsuura, Harry/pineapple | BM3 | Jan 1970 – Nov 1973 | 1st Division | Hey guys, after 3 tours in the Golf of Tonkin and 50 days off the coast of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistan War and 43 years of marriage, I am alive and well on Maui, Hawaii. I did not know that this site existed..... |
| Obryan, Larry | BM2 | Mar 10, 1970 – Feb 1, 1971 | 1st | Came on board with another BM on while on Yankee Station some time in 1970. |
| Meffert, Ray | EM3 | Apr 1970 – 1974 | E | Great Ship, Great Crew! Joe Cullen, check your mail on this site ! |
| Rodriguez, Anthony(tony) | SK3 | Apr 1970 – Dec 1973 | Supply (S-1) | On the 4th Westpac cruise when I got out of the Navy. Loved all of the port calls, hated the green weenie...LINEMAN forever...Wichita Lineman..looking forward to the next reunion, missed the first one in 2004... |
| Crane, Claude | QM2 | Apr 1970 – Sep 1973 | Navigation | After 30 years, 3 West Pacs, & 900+/- Unreps., I can still hear the words of Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman. Fond memories of the guys I served with during my nearly 3 1/2 years aboard the Wichita. |
| Cullen, Joseph | HT3 | Apr 1970 – Aug 1973 | R | I was shipfitter-damage controllman and was struck by truck in '71. Last and final year made LPO. Where did all those cigars go???? Zonkers??? |
| Crane, Claude | QM/2 | Apr 15, 1970 – Sep 8, 1973 | Navigation | After 30 years, 3 WestPacs & 900+/- Unreps, I can still hear the words to Glen Campbell's Witchita Lineman. Fond memories of the guys I served with.Favorite Skipper was Capt. William McCracken |
| Meffert, Ray | EM-3 | Apr 15, 1970 – Apr 15, 1974 | e | |
| Foraker, Ronnie | EN3 | May 15, 1970 – Jan 13, 1972 | ENGINEMAN - PUMPER | LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THE WICHITA LINEMAN MUSIC STILL BURNS IN MY BRAIN - AFTER BEING ON RESCUE AND SALVAGE IN VIETNAM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF - THIS SHIP WAS HEAVEN !! |
| Garner, Ed | ETR2 | May 18, 1970 – Feb 2, 1971 | OE | A short tour of duty aboard the Wicked Witch, but what a ride. Two of the worst typhoons in history in the fall of 1970. A great bunch of guys in my division. I never want to hear “The Wichita Lineman” in my life |
| Hebert, Arthur (Shaky) | BM3 | Jun 1970 – Feb 1974 | 3rd Div | |
| Conley, John | BM3 | Jun 1970 – Mar 15, 1973 | 2nd Division | We had a tight bunch of crew members. We held every unrep record in the Navy. I was in the orginal crew, but did not get to the ship until later in the first cruise. I truely learned the meaning of work !!!!! |
Brevig, Harry (Butch)  | E4 | Jul 1970 – Mar 26, 1974 | P O L | |
| Parmley, Harry | QM1 | Aug 1970 – Aug 1972 | Nav | 32 years in the Navy, gotta say Wichita felt really, really good. Miss the ace nav crew, QMC Morin, QM2 Crane, QM2 Wagner, QM3 Bonacker, and our esteemed Navigator, LT(always had our back) Spigai. We were the nuts.. |
| Conley, John | BM3 | Aug 1970 – Mar 1973 | 1 and 2 Division | The best ship and crew in the Navy. Worked long hours and days but played hard in port. Miss all you guys and wish everyone good luck and smooth sailing !! |
| Spigai, Joseph (Joe) | LIEUTENANT, USN | Sep 1970 – Aug 1972 | Navigator | Fond memories, especially of the QM Gang, and of all my shipmates. |
| Risley, Charles | E-3 | Sep 1970 – Apr 1972 | Supply | Good chow! Great skipper, he was a mustang, treated us good and if you did your job, he gave us plenty of R&R. Great memories. |
| Stevens, Jack | CAPT | Sep 1970 – Dec 1971 | Commanding Officer | Great bunch of men on board. Wichita was always there when needed in the Tonkin Gulf - - remember Screaming Yellow Zonkers? Very proud to have been a "Lineman". |
| Campbell, Dwight | GMG/3 | Sep 30, 1970 – Dec 5, 1972 | Would like to hear from guys i served with . | |
| Warner, Dick | SK3 | Oct 1970 – Sep 1973 | Supply | Lots of fun at Yankee station, Market Time, Indian Ocean, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Japan. Sick of the Wichita Lineman at every unrep. Overheated the engine on the ships vehicle going thru the jungle to the ammo pier at PI :) had to make fun to have fun. |
| McCommon, Guy | SN | Oct 16, 1970 – Dec 6, 1971 | Deck 1st | Wish to talk with anyone who was on board the same time as I was. |
| Russell, Steven | BM3 | Nov 1, 1970 – Jul 9, 1974 | 3rd | Would love to talk to some of my old shipmates. |
| Zimmerman, Jim | MM2 | Nov 11, 1970 – Oct 15, 1973 | M | |
| Brown, Tom | YN3 | Dec 1970 – Dec 1972 | XHN | A San Miguel you buy in the store today tastes just like the ones we bought in Po-Town! Amazing. Hey Pete Statuto! Did you ever get your clothes from Hong Kong? |
| Bridgeman, Michael | OS 2 | Dec 1970 – Apr 24, 1973 | OI | Outstanding friends and experience in ports and cruising the seas/ocean. Laid a sound foundation for a future in getting an education and acquiring an adventurous job. Have nothing but great memories. |
| Marsh, Paul | BMSN | Dec 7, 1970 – Jul 16, 1972 | 3rd | 3rd Div. was the best! A great bunch of guys. |
| McMillan, Raymond (Big Mac) | YN2 | Dec 29, 1970 – Aug 24, 1974 | 3rd, Weps, Eng, X H & N | My first duty station after Boot Camp; really challenging; educational, physically demanding. All in all a love/hate experience. |
| Quiroz, Samuel | EM3 | 1971 – 1975 | M | |
| Cencelewski, Richard ( Cecil ) | BT3 | 1971 – 1973 | Fireroom | |
| Mollenhauer, Robert (Bob) | ET3 | Jan 1971 – Jul 1971 | OE | First ship after A & C schools - flew to PI to catch it on the way back from Westpac. Stayed long enough for my first Reftra. Due to there being too many ET3's with my C school trasining, was sent elsewhere after only 6 months. |
| Metcalf, Stephen | RM3 | Jan 1971 – May 1971 | Radio crew | i was only on the ship for a short time while it was in Long Beach...i would like to get in touch with Bob Clark who was my best friend while on the Wichita |
| Paulus, Bob | RM2 | Jan 1971 – Feb 1973 | operations | |
| Clark, Robert | WICHITA | Jan 1, 1971 – Feb 10, 1973 | S-1 | I was the Storekeeper who was named Sailor of the Month. I served during Vietnam. Had a wonderful time and hope to hear from some of my buddies like Ed Tindle, Mike Casey, Steve Letendre just to name a few |
| Clark, Robert | SK2 | Jan 1, 1971 – Feb 17, 1973 | ||
| Quilter, John | LTjg | Jan 15, 1971 – Nov 15, 1973 | Deck, Engineering | Many memories of the three Westpac cruises made and the thousands of hours of bridge watches stood, rendezvous made and unreps completed. Never experienced that much responsibility in my civilian career. |
| Anderson, David | ETN2 | Feb 1971 – Jun 1972 | Operations | My time aboard the Wichita was my most memorable time in the Navy. Lots of fun!!! |
| Potter, Richard | SK2 | Feb 1971 – Dec 1972 | S1 | Great friends-lots of work. |
| Bondurant, Frank (King Sickie) | MR-3 | Feb 24, 1971 – Jul 22, 1974 | R Div. | In the 20 years, 6 ships, and two shore facilitys of Navy life I experianced, none had a more self motivated and crazy crew. |
| Lorenz, Terry | ETN2 | Mar 20, 1971 – Aug 30, 1972 | Operations | Most of my time on the Wichita was exciting. The endless un-reps, the swim calls that were always followed by bad news. Steaming in the Indian Ocean with a hundred other ships, ours and the Russians, with everyone taking pictures. |
| Ewing, Ronald | THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER | May 15, 1971 – Aug 15, 1973 | OP | What a great ship to have served on. Many great memories as disappointments thanks to ComServRon7 and the canceling of various Port of Calls. I made the Green Weenie flag to celebrate that fact. Visit FB page USS Wichita |
| Westberg, Dan | BMSN | Jun 1971 – Jun 1974 | 2nd | |
| Foster, Tom | DC3 | Jun 20, 1971 – Dec 21, 1972 | R | Think of R-Division gang often, great bunch to work and sail with. Had Great leaders in DCSC Timco and LTJG Garica. |
| Bonacker, Gregg | QM3 | Jun 25, 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 | Navigation | She was a good ship and she had a fine crew. Fortunately the Wichita lineman is rarely played any more, that song drove me nuts. I saw Rolf in ’97; he had mustanged his way to Capt. |
| Weiler, Larry | PERSONNELMAN 2ND CLASS | Jul 13, 1971 – Aug 28, 1973 | Executive | Just found the site. I had some very good memories spent on the Wichita. Will always remember Olongopo, Hong Kong. (Hey guys...(Statuto, Sandvik, Jefko, Dickensheets, Lt. Koch, Claude Crane, Jean Murtey) Please let me know about reunions. |
| Weiler, Larry | PN2 | Jul 15, 1971 – Aug 3, 1973 | Admin | |
| Pree, Andrew " Cool Joe" | FN to HT-1 | Jul 20, 1971 – Sep 26, 1976 | R | 4 wes pacs - met a lot of people - learned some good skills - had a lot of fun - Daimen "Poody Kay" Johnson wwhere are you?..... still married to Gloria 35 years andrewpree@yahoo.com |
| Aanderud, Craig/andy | FTG | Sep 7, 1971 – Sep 11, 1973 | Weapons | All things considered, a positive experience. NEVER GOT SEASICK! Any of my old friends, send me an E-mail. I have some 8mm moviesof the ship underway replenishing. Wonder about all those bombs sometime! |
| Davis, Mark | GMG3 | Oct 1971 – May 1975 | Weapons | Miss the Witch! Lots of fond memories of PI, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mumbassa. The 0200 unreps, the time the "Connie" crashed into us on our port side during unrep. Wish, I could see old friends...Joined reserves, now a MACM in Detroit. |
| Somers, James P. / Jim | E-4 Boatswain mate | Oct 1971 – Oct 1973 | 1st | |
| Limpert, Delbert Skip | e3 | Oct 1971 – Mar 1973 | boiler tech | |
| Baker, Lloyd | SN | Oct 1971 – May 1972 | DECK | |
| Robles, John | SEAMAN E-3 | Oct 10, 1971 – Oct 10, 1973 | FIRST | THE BEST PEOPLE AND THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE .ESPECIALLY SUBIC BAY AND OLONGAPO CITY AND I DO MISS SAN MIGUEL BEER |
| Siano, Mike | OS3 | Oct 10, 1971 – Jun 15, 1975 | ops-oi | I loved that Ship and I can still see all of your Faces, Even after my 9yrs in the Nav. Being a Lineman Was My lifes proudest time. Capts.Jack & Mac were the greatest |
| Limpert, Skip | e3 | Oct 17, 1971 – Feb 23, 1973 | boilerman | just want to say hey |
| Cary, Duane | RM3 | Oct 19, 1971 – Aug 15, 1973 | Communications | I had a great time on the Witch, at least until RM1 Stone came on board. Had some great friends on board and shared a lot of good times in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sasebo with Heyd, Paulus and the rest of the gang. |
| Till, Kenneth | DCFA/SFFA TO HT3 | Nov 1971 – Dec 1974 | Repair | Out of the 10 Navy commands I was assigned to, the wicked Witch was the best. We had a very tight knit crew when I was aboard. Still married after to that lovely lady I married in 1974. Contact me at kdtill161@yahoo.com |
| Livingston, Russell (Doc) | MM-3 | Nov 20, 1971 – Dec 30, 1974 | M Division | First time to hit the breakwater and we ran into that typhoon and then went to the Indian Ocean. Everyone was sick but I was sicker. Seeing the names of shipmates bring back memories of Subic and Hong Kong. |
| Chimienti, Rick | FTG3 | Nov 23, 1971 – Sep 8, 1973 | Weapons |
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