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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 652 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenzel, Jack | BM3 | 1984 – 1988 | 1st-rase | What a group of characters! we had some good times. |
| Rector, Larry | LCDR | 1984 – 1986 | Chaplain | Great ship and crew. Remember library getting flooded in Sri Lanka and RP3 Frazier replacing deck tiles. What a mess huh. |
| Jones, Kenneth | GMG2 | 1984 – 1988 | Weapons | |
| Starr, Tom | QM2 | 1984 – Apr 1988 | NAVIGATION | Here we are 25 years later. Big shout out to all (1985 & 1987) West Pac shellbacks! Unreps, flight quarters, liberty in the PI and getting a tan off the coast of Iran ! |
| Murphy, Ken | JO2 | 1984 – 1986 | Administration | Looking for my shipmate friend from Puerto Rico whose Dad owned the McDonald's down there.....will be heading to P R in May.....hoping to see my old friend |
| Lamb, Chris | BT3 | 1984 – 1988 | engineering | Really enjoyed my time on the Wichita... Wish I had stayed in the navy I would be retired for 10 years already... if anyone remembers me email or hit me up on fb... |
| Peterson, Scott / Pete | MM2 | Jan 4, 1984 – Jan 6, 1986 | "M" | Best ship/crew I ever served with. Two things I remember was we were always underway & one really bad storm off the west coast of California. It felt like we were going to break in half (1985, I think). |
| Steven, Ott | MM3 | Jan 10, 1984 – Jul 30, 1986 | M | I had alot of friends on board,it has been 20 years .I would like to here from some of them. |
| Caperton, Michael Cape | em3 | Jan 26, 1984 – May 5, 1987 | engineering/e division | Hey guys,Im still a smart ass |
| Lewis, Tim | sm3 | Feb 1984 – Oct 1987 | oc | good friends & good times quite the party boat |
| Merchant, Robert/ Fawn | bm3 | Feb 10, 1984 – Aug 19, 1986 | 3rd | man do i miss the dog piles and all the fun oz you were pretty cool and mac imiss fisher and voshel and the rest of you drunks |
| Matossian, Ron | EM2 | Mar 1984 – Mar 1987 | Didn't we all have one-syllable nicknames in E-Division? Even the guys whose names were already just one syllable. Cape, Wad, Moe, Ratch, Dupe, etc. | |
| Lopez, Edward | MR 3 | Mar 1984 – May 1987 | R div | |
| Goforth, Steven | MM2 | Mar 1, 1984 – Aug 8, 1987 | M | Hello to you all. |
| Armstrong, Lanny | GMG3 | Mar 18, 1984 – Mar 18, 1988 | WEAPONS | 2 WEST PACS AND PAINTED ALOT OF SIGNS MAN WERE DID THE TIME GO....... |
| Palmer, Eric "Tex" | Bm3 | Apr 1984 – May 1988 | 1st and RASE | I didnt know it then, but these were the best years of my life and with the greatest guys in the NAVY! |
Whaley, Tony  | MM2 | Apr 13, 1984 – Dec 3, 1992 | M and A div | Wheres Greg V Roberts? |
| Rieck, James | ET2 | May 1984 – Oct 1987 | OE | |
| Apple, Garry | YN1 | Jun 1984 – May 1987 | X Admin | Anyone know how i can get ahold of cignetti ???? |
| Kramer, Tim | RM3 | Jun 1984 – Jun 1986 | Operations | |
| Hobbs, Fred | IC2 | Jun 1984 – Jun 1988 | E Division | |
| Reitz, Joel | IC2 | Jun 1984 – Jul 1989 | E- Division | |
| Kohler, Michael | BTFN | Jun 12, 1984 – Jun 12, 1986 | engineering | A ship that carried its sailors with pride. She will be missed. |
| Pessa, Ken | BM3 | Oct 1984 – May 1988 | 1st, RASE | nice to see some of us are still alive |
| Angel, Johnny | OS3 | 1985 – May 1986 | ops | like to hear from anyone in ops back in 85/86 Jack I am sorry I didn't keep in touch. 30 years later those lost friendships remain a missed part of life that I can never recover. |
| Lipscomb, Paul | OS2 | 1985 – 1991 | Operations | |
| Pope, Jack | OS3 | 1985 – 1986 | Ops | Johnny, Buzz, Rick, Lips, Doug, Lew..... miss ya guys! |
| Vaughn, Patrick | sh3 | Jan 1985 – Mar 1986 | s-3 | |
| Gregory, Steve | EN2 | Feb 1985 – May 1988 | APOL | West pac 85, West pac 87, standing watch on the Evap flats, Flight Quaters, Great times in the Philipines! Still talk to MM2 Goforth. |
| Sandford, Richard The Sandman | STORE KEEPER E-4 | Feb 5, 1985 – Sep 27, 1988 | SUPPLY | HAD A GOOD TIME STATIONED ON THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST,TRYING TO HOOK UP WITH SOME OL BUDDIES,,,,MIKE GEONATTI,,MIKE HUDDNELL,,AND A FEW OTHERS..HOLLA BACK |
| Olson, Wayne | E-5 / MACHINIST MATE | Feb 25, 1985 – Apr 15, 1987 | Rase | |
| Mc Grogan, Don | BMCS(SW) | Mar 12, 1985 – Jun 30, 1987 | 3RD | GREAT SHIP |
| Markley, Craig | HT2 | Mar 17, 1985 – Mar 1987 | Great Ship And Crew! | |
| Davis, Jerry | ENFR | Mar 28, 1985 – Mar 17, 1988 | POL Engineering | Loved the time On the Witch, some unforeseen circumstances cut my deployment with them short but a lot of awesome men on the ship and a lot of memorable times. |
| Kornelik, Kevin | ET-2 | Apr 1985 – Dec 1988 | OE | Please contact me if you know me or join the USS Witchita Facebook group. You'll be able to contact me through the group. |
| Lovejoy, Dale | BT1 | May 1985 – Jun 1990 | B | |
| Calaway, Louie | SM2 | Jun 10, 1985 – Jan 17, 1987 | ops | I am looking for someone who would like to have the ship's plaque for the USS Wichita. It is available to any crew member at no cost. First come, first served. Louie Calaway |
| Barthel, Jerry | MM3 | Jun 24, 1985 – Jun 24, 1989 | POL | SERVED ON WITCH. GREAT GROUP OF SAILERS.I DO MISS THE NAVY GREATLY.WEST PAC WAS A GREAT TIME NEVER FORGET IT. ANCHORS AWAY.TO ALL BROTHER SHELLBACKS. |
| Sam, Anthony | MM2 | Jul 7, 1985 – Jul 7, 1987 | RASE | |
| Casselman, Troy | bm-2 | Aug 1985 – Dec 15, 1990 | Rase | |
| Casselman, Troy | E-5/bm2 | Aug 19, 1985 – Dec 31, 1990 | Rase and 2nd division | just plain had some good times on the wicked witch, sure is bad to see the condition of her this present day 03 22 2010 |
| Williams, Ke / Willie | HT-1/ DC-1 | Oct 1, 1985 – Sep 30, 1990 | DC | enjoyed my tour on board . Have been Looking for Ras and Stewart . Wass , Markley Hope to hear from some of the rest of ya.Regards , Willie |
| Lawson, Rick | OS2 | Nov 1985 – Sep 1987 | OI | |
| Scott, William | sk3 | Nov 1985 – Sep 1989 | s1 | i had a blast on the wicked witch... loved being able to see places i would probably never have gone... wog day was awesome |
| Barrett, Edzel Peter | SR E-1 -MS2 E-5 | Nov 19, 1985 – Jun 18, 1989 | S-2 SUPPLY | GREAT MEMORY, GREAT CREW, NEVER FORGET THE PLACES WE WENT TO, LIKE ADAK ALASKA, DIEGO GARCIA, OMAN WHERE WE DID A LOT OF FISHING. |
| Bragg, Carlton/// A.k.a. Spanwire | GMG2 | Dec 1985 – Feb 1988 | weapons | Some of the best days of my naval days. lots of good friends and great times. sure wish i could turn back the clock and relive the days on the witch............ |
| Nopah, Raymond | BM2 | Dec 1, 1985 – Sep 1, 1988 | RASE | Alot of crazy dudes/mates on this ship. Memories to last me a lifetime and lessons to go with it too. Smooth sailing and fair winds from a mate from the desert. Hope all my friends are doing great, enjoying their lives. |
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