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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 653 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 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrez, Frank | E-3 | 1980 – 1983 | POL | |
| Yoder, Robert | MM2 | 1980 – 1985 | M | |
| Davis, Jim (Jed) | mm2 | 1980 – | A GANG | had a great time on the Wichita. Wish i could do it all over again. |
| Robinson, Roy (Robby) | MMFN | 1980 – 1983 | M | Hello Chief Hull and Chief Wisdorf. I couldn't have done it without you. |
| Lapp, Steven | LTjg | Jan 15, 1980 – Jul 15, 1982 | Supply (S1, S2, S3 & S4) | Good times. Different era. Ended up retiring after 27 years of active and reserve service as an O-6. Now living on the East Coast but miss Northern California. Shipmates should drop a line!! |
| Cox, Steven | Sk3 | Jan 30, 1980 – Nov 14, 1982 | S-1 | I was browsing and seen this site, would enjoy making contact with some of the fellas. |
| Hill, Robert | MM3 | Feb 1980 – Aug 1983 | RASE | GOOD TIMES GOOD SAILORS, WHERE ARE MY BUDS KOWALSKI,ARRENDONDO VANDER MAAT? STILL LIVE HERE IN NOR CAL |
| Sternick, Chris | YN2 | Feb 1, 1980 – Apr 1, 1983 | X | "Happiness is being inport Alameda" |
| Lohrmann, Martin | EN3 | Apr 1980 – Sep 1982 | A-gang | Think back on 2 great west pacs,becoming a shellback,capt Less(the best)vertreps,juicy,buck,mack,camenzen,chief york,alexander ,losing a helo lota great memories and and a true friend lester |
| Knudsen, Chris | BT2 | Apr 5, 1980 – Aug 25, 1983 | B | Very intense period of life. Many great experiences. If I could do it over I would be quicker to listen and slower to speak. The crew had its act together. Very talented group of guys. |
| Ryan, Steven | RP2 | May 5, 1980 – Oct 21, 1981 | XHI | I loved the Wichita. YN2 Vaughn Bass and I had more fun then anyone on board. BM3 Darren Patrick and I were very good friends. WESTPAC 1980 arriving in Subic Bay, PI I remember getting NAUI SCUBA certified and diving off of Grande Island. Hi to all. |
| Torres, Gregorio | SN | May 24, 1980 – Oct 16, 1980 | 3rd division | Came aboard ship looking to go back to HM school, met some good people there, In short, learned about ".ship life" quickly before HUMS Trans. Went to HM school, left for Corpus Christi, Tx, and ended with VP-40 in Ca. |
| Reynolds, Vincent | GMG3 | May 30, 1980 – Jun 30, 1984 | weapons | Best command in the navy miss all the fun time we had on west pac what a day when we glided with the ranger look forward to hooking up with lost shipmate. eMail me at vvreynolds@juno.com |
| Lind, Edward/scruffy | BM3 | Jun 24, 1980 – Aug 15, 1984 | 2nd & 3rd | Hard to realize that the first ship you serve on happens to be the best. Miss the old days and the PI. Feel free to contact me at warhammer1962@yahoo.com |
| McNew, James | BT3 | Jul 1980 – Mar 1984 | kicked back in the oil shack | |
| Grant, Richard | PNSN | Jul 15, 1980 – Oct 10, 1983 | ||
| McDermott, Mike | ET1 | Jul 19, 1980 – Jul 23, 1982 | OE | Worked and played hard back and forth across the Pacific and Indian oceans. Brown, Campbell, Cristofallo, DeHos, Fraser, Holden, Kim, Lampkin, Moorehead, Radcliff, Repine, Schroeder, Spic & Williams great shipmates & ETs |
| James, William | EN2 | Sep 1980 – Sep 1985 | A-GANG | DECK TO SNIPE, HAD ALOT OF FUN, SAW SOME COOL STUFF AND HAD SOME GREAT C.O's. Danger Ranger Along side !!!! we pump yousux...Unrep...6 pack for a white hat....HAVE -A- SLAMMIN DAY !!!!!! |
| Yniguez, Salvador | qm3 | Sep 1980 – Jun 1983 | ops | best times on the witch lots of memories to much fun the bay rocked in the early 80's the A's alameda annie west pac the Russians 3rd flight deck great but ops is tops, alpha alpha |
| Moffat, Chuck | YN3 | Sep 1, 1980 – Sep 1, 1983 | X | From 1st division to x division. I had a blast. live in Memphis, TN now.. Would love to hear from shipmates. |
| Davis, Tonto | e3 | Sep 14, 1980 – Sep 14, 1984 | POL | LOVED THE WICKED WITCH AND OUR SHIPMATES |
| Rios, Richard | BM3 | Oct 1980 – May 26, 1984 | 3RD(Dirty Thirty) | What can I say PI---PI---PI sin city baby and right on the money. Doing the bump with the Ranger and losing two Helo's and some good friends during flight ops in the IO. Anyone out there who served with me is more than welcome to write. |
| Gilmore, Lloyd Alex | ET-3 | Oct 1, 1980 – May 1, 1982 | ET | I remember Mike McDermott and Joe Cristafalo but not many others. Contact at alex@3571113.com. I reenlisted only to be disabled discharge in March of 84 at 100% disabled. I currently live in New Braunfels Texas |
| Davis, Jim ( Jed ) | MM2 | Oct 5, 1980 – Jun 5, 1984 | a gang | sure miss west pac's |
| Gielbeda, James | e-3 | Nov 5, 1980 – Nov 5, 1982 | 2nd division | spent some of the best times of my life on board the Niagara falls.nothing I have ever done gives me as much pride as serving on board this ship.It wasn't easy but there are great memories of the men and times .god bless |
| Taylor, Jeff | SM2 | Dec 1980 – Sep 1984 | OPERATIONS | |
| Divers, Loren C. | LT | 1981 – 1983 | 2nd Officer; Asst. Deck Hd.; Safety Officer | Serving on Wichita w/its exceptional crew & skipper Capt. Jerry Unruh (later COMTHIRD FLT) was the defining tour of my Navy career. Hats off to fast acting 2nd Div in the Collision with Ranger w/NO injuries!! God Bless you all. L.C. Divers, Honolulu |
| Winters, Jeffery\ Wimpy | BM3 | 1981 – 1983 | Deck 2nd dev. | |
| Zuidewind, Kevin Chief Z | BM2 | 1981 – 1983 | 1st/ deck | Had a great time onboard her. I see Capt. (vice Admiral ) Unruh often in Pensacola, Fl.. Cant forget the Bay Area. I retired after 20 as BMC |
| Hursey, Jeff | E 3 | 1981 – 1985 | 3rd division | The dirty 30 rocks |
| Mancill, Charles | HMC | 1981 – 1985 | H | Worked hard on the Wich but it was all good - two WesPacs. One lost HC-46 with crew, one collision at sea with Ranger - very seasick on our way to Portland. Served with some very good Chiefs, HM2 Dan Kohler, Capt Unruh. |
| Larrea, Gerardo / Jerry | PN2 | Jan 8, 1981 – Jul 15, 1985 | X | I would really enjoy to hear from people that served with me. I was one of two spanish guys serving on the Wichita. I really learned a lot from the experience even though there were times when I thought I was not going to make it through. |
| Williams, Gary | sk2 | Jan 10, 1981 – Mar 9, 1984 | S1 STOREKEEPER | Great times on the witch. Two west pac and alot that went on during my first command. Retired in 2006 as SKCS. |
| Welch, Danny | MM | Mar 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1983 | M | Have great memories about them days. |
| Schaffer, Robert | Mm3 | Mar 1, 1981 – Oct 1, 1985 | A gang | |
| Watson, Wayne | HT3 | Apr 1, 1981 – Jan 26, 1985 | R | Watching clips of the 83 US Festival on tv. Were are you at Mississippi, Loza, Eggert? What a time. It brings back some great memories. |
| Hill, John (Benny) | GMG3 | Apr 16, 1981 – Feb 17, 1985 | Weapons | Best damn command in the Pacific fleet. Lots of good times. Never got tired of doing UNREPs. Married with 3 kids living in Chicopee, MA. Feel free to contact me at john.hill@charter.net. Weber, Pappy, Crow would love to hear from you guys |
| Hough, Jim | RP2 | Jun 1981 – Sep 1984 | X | Living in upstate New York, got away from San Francisco. |
| Wingard, Cecil-----------cw | SK2 | Jun 22, 1981 – Jun 22, 1983 | supply | |
| Cristofalo, Joseph | ET3 | Jul 1981 – Mar 1983 | operations | Where does the time go? |
| Mcpherson, James | OS2 | Jul 8, 1981 – Feb 5, 1983 | OI | We Pump, You Suck. What a motto and it's still the farthest thing from the Navy I ever served on. |
| McPherson, James | OS2 | Jul 15, 1981 – Apr 1, 1983 | OI | I think I have already registered for the Witch. |
| Caudle, Dickey | SEAMAN E3 | Aug 12, 1981 – Sep 16, 1984 | 3rd | |
| Paulus, Steve | MR2 | Sep 1981 – Apr 1984 | R-Div | |
| Kleinfelder, Jim | NC1 | Sep 6, 1981 – Jul 9, 1985 | X | Served as the Command Career Counselor. One of my most favorite commands. Hats off to Captain Unruh. Live in Minnesota, my home state, fully retired and loving it. I was married onboard the Witch. |
| Vandemaat, Randy | MM 3 | Sep 30, 1981 – Jul 15, 1984 | RASE and A Gang | Lots of beer and freinds |
| Church, Doug | MM | Oct 1, 1981 – Nov 4, 1982 | ||
| Kelley, Michael | E4 BOSENMATE | Oct 12, 1981 – Sep 12, 1985 | Deck | |
| Ryan, Steven | RP2 | Oct 20, 1981 – Feb 20, 1983 | Chaplain's | Would like to find Darlene Davis and Neff Attwood, Tersinni and David Hanses and Fr. Ron Burke - miss all of you. Would love to hear from you please and all others - from Diego Garcia |
| Ryan, Steven | RP2 | Oct 21, 1981 – Feb 20, 1983 | Chaplain's | Currently working as Navy Civilian - San Diego - HM# 619-501-4168 anyone can call collect. NSF Diego Garcia - I miss those hot beach, drinkin' too much, days-John Hanses, David Tersini, Fr. Ronald Burke - I love you guys - miss you |
| Floyd, Jeff (Pink) | BT 3 | Nov 1981 – Jun 1985 | Engineering boiler tech | |
| Trudy, Mark | btfn | Nov 1981 – Jun 1985 | B | good times with Floyd, Mississippi and Bovaird. |
| Brown, Jack | SN | Nov 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1985 | 3rd | Some great memories of times on the wicked witch of the west. email me so we can talk. Good luck. Too bad the ship was decommissioned |
| Baumann, Steve | GmG3 | Nov 12, 1981 – Jul 1985 | Third and Weps | Some of the best times of my career onboard the witch. Many memories and friends. Contact me anytime, living in Nebraska |
| Floyd, Jeff | E-4 | Dec 1, 1981 – Jun 1, 1985 | Operations | |
| Villano, Drunk | fn | Dec 3, 1981 – Jul 7, 1985 | third rase | hersey fish curtis and bergdahl everyone else i served with. imade two wonderful west pacs where i drank whiskey by the gallon and ate baloot. of corse lots of giling gilling. pootanganemo you bunch of baloot eaters |
| Villano, Steve | E 3 | Dec 4, 1981 – Sep 4, 1985 | rase third | the olongapo jiggalo is on the loose in schenectady |
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