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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).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIntire, John | fn3 | 1990 – 1992 | engineering | I had the time of my life on this ship, and made some of the best friends I ever had |
| Robertson, Kevin (Pc) Or (till) | sn | 1990 – | Admin/Supply | EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE,EEEUT |
| Smith, Matthew / Smitty | MM3 | 1990 – 1993 | Engine Room | |
| Neal, Eric | FC3 | 1990 – 1993 | OPs | Was an awsome time . Loved the trips to mexico for LEO ops . To all who new SM1 Stack , He passed away Feb 22 2001 . I miss him , was a greate friend . Would like to get in touch with SM Chief Adams. tyee1ktm525@yahoo.c |
| Jones, Dion / Yeedoggie | e-3/ MM3 | 1990 – 1992 | A | It was the best time of my life |
| Newman, Marcus | SA | Jan 1, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | nbh the horseman where u at? i wonder is verybody still drinking | |
| Sawyer, Shane | OS | Jan 7, 1990 – May 8, 1992 | Operations | Very young when I was on this ship. The youngest when I came aboard actually. Trying to connect with lost mates |
| Hoskins, Curtis | E-5/BM | Jan 9, 1990 – Jan 8, 1994 | 2nd division | Eternal Vigilance Is The Price of Freedom! |
| Schoensee, Tom | SEAMAN | Jan 10, 1990 – Aug 27, 1993 | 3rd | Best times I have ever had! |
| Walker, Quinton | bm3 | Jan 10, 1990 – Apr 27, 1993 | 1 st | miss u all |
| Washington, Tim | seal | Jan 16, 1990 – Mar 7, 1993 | 3 rd flight deck | yes best of times still drinking |
Thorne, Kendall  | ENFN | Jan 30, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | pol | wish i could sail again on the wicked witch of the west View 'now' Photo |
| Banks, Walter | CDR | Feb 14, 1990 – May 11, 1993 | Engineering | The wicked witch of the west was by far my most rewarding tour of duty thanks to Captain Romanski and Captain Crandall and all of the crew, especially MMCM Elliott and BTCM Craddock. |
| Stinnett, Alvin | Feb 18, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | 2nd/ras | ||
| Norek, Bill | HM3 | Feb 19, 1990 – Feb 1992 | Medical Dept | Good times on the Wicked Witch. Hello to any shipmates out there. Hope youre all happy and healthy. PEACE |
| Williams, Jesse | AOR-1 | Mar 1990 – Mar 13, 1993 | DC | It was a shame covering the witch |
| Kleiner, Eric | BM3 | Mar 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | 1st and Rase | First of two ships I served on during my four years. After decommssioning I went onto the USS Flint AE-32. Really enjoyed the West-Pac and all of the guys onboard. We got to see some great places and refueled some cool ships. |
| Suratt, Andrew | BMSN | Mar 1990 – 1993 | 2nd rase | to my fellow wicked witch long time had many good times. nbh will never die 151 aka alvin stinnett key hoe aka marcus newman holla at your brother im in texas chilling all those that remember me hit me up andrewsuratt@yahoo.com |
| Leyva, Jose (Tony) | SK3 | Mar 1, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | Deck Then Supply | Whats up guys, that kool that we are still keeping the Wicked Witch spirit up !!! |
| Grimes, Jeffery | RM3 | Mar 10, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | OC01 Radio Communications | Great boat, great crew, loads of fun and memories on that old girl. If anyone knows where W.B. Wagner is drop me a line at surgicalspecialist2002@yahoo.com |
| Lemon, Scott | RM3 | Mar 13, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | OPS | Was on the decom crew and then attended IS "A" School in Dam Neck VA. Now onboard the Uss Bulkeley DDG-84. Home Port Norfolk VA. Will retire in May 09. |
| Romelli, Mark | SK1 | Mar 30, 1990 – Mar 15, 1993 | S-1 | I remember the painting of the Wicked Witch on the aft superstructure! She was one sext witch. Still think of her when I hear the Eagles "Witchy Woman" |
| Pesce, Fred Pesce | FRED PESCE | Apr 1, 1990 – Apr 1, 1993 | Deck | Great times and good friends... and many great nights out in SanFran. Would love to hear from anyone who shared these times. |
| Jennings, Donald | E-4/DC3 | May 12, 1990 – Apr 23, 1993 | Repair | I'm so glad I found this page , I recognize a lot of names. I was unsure about the specific days so I took a guess. |
| Bolton, James | BT1 | Jun 1990 – Oct 7, 1993 | I had the best time of my life on the wicked witch of the west. | |
| Nichols, Gerald | GMGSN | Jul 1990 – Feb 1993 | WEPS | This was my first duty and it was the best duty I have ever had. I had some good times aboard The Wicked Witch. |
| Phillips, Anthony | e-1 | Jul 27, 1990 – Apr 21, 1992 | 2nd | 1 Love... WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST!!!! phillipsanthony89@yahoo.com |
| Compton, Rocky | BM2 | Aug 13, 1990 – May 12, 1991 | rRACE | I HAD A KICK TIME ABOARD THE WITCH,I PAINTED A PICTURE ON THE THE BULKHEAD IN THE RACE DIVISION WORK SPACE BELOW DECKS,IT WAS A GREEN DRAGON WITH A BLONDE WITCH RIDING IT,DONES ANYONE KNOW IF IT IS STILL THERE, AND HOW DO I GET A PHOTO !! |
| Burkhalter, Mike | OS3 | Aug 15, 1990 – Apr 30, 1992 | OPS | I will always remember my life on board the Wichita. After the Navy, I went off to college and graduate school where I am now a Dentist, far cry from being an OS. I miss you guys in CIC. |
| Stockham, Anthony | ICFN | Aug 19, 1990 – Jan 7, 1992 | E | had a great time will always remember good times with Tim Mills, Eric Larson, Lupica ,Schrader, Rick Scott , and the rest of the guys i worked with |
| Cross, Brian | BM3 | Oct 5, 1990 – Oct 1, 1992 | 1st & 3rd | Good times man, good times. Let's go back to Mexico! |
| Aromin, Jeoffrey | SEAMAN | Oct 10, 1990 – Mar 12, 1993 | First | I would never forget the best of the best that i ever boarded. Its really the "Wicked Witch of the West". |
| Rapp, Bruce | RM2 | Oct 20, 1990 – Aug 1, 1992 | Commo | Just checkin to see who is on here |
| Burgess, Carl Tony | YNSN | Nov 1990 – Dec 1992 | Adminxx | Currently stationed in Dallas, Texas. Where are the fellas at: Shitty Rue, Hi-C., Shawn Dickerson, Dolan. You can contact me at carltburgess@hotmail.com a.k.a Plucky |
| Mansfield, Jeff | LT | Nov 6, 1990 – Aug 1, 1992 | OPS / ENG | It was an honor to serve with so many great folks. |
| Sost, Tim, Junior | QM-3 | 1991 – 1993 | NAV | wow - hard to believe that this forum exists and that i recognize so many names. feel free to holler at me at www.myspace.com/discgolfer72 |
| Holt, Nick | fn | 1991 – 1993 | A | |
| Hannusch, Scott | ET3 | 1991 – 1993 | OPS | Miss being out at sea. Miss seeing Garfield on the door to the EMO. |
| Peinado, Cesar | DC3 AT TIME, CURRENTLY NCC | Feb 1991 – 1993 | DC | Fun times on the Wicked Witch! Anyone heard from DCCS Viera, DCC Hoffman, DC2 Keiser or DC1 Wasson? Most memorable tour of my career to date, great crew, great ship! |
| Nelson, Eric | SN - SAR Swimmer | Feb 1991 – Mar 1993 | Division 2 | Wow! What a boat! Great crew! Had some fun in Mexico and Canada. Big deployments cancelled due to decom. Steering the ship 360 degrees at night w/o the OOD knowing, priceless. Also the ships rescue swimmer. |
| Bancroft, "Boats" | BM1 | Apr 1991 – Feb 15, 1993 | 1first and 3rd Div. | She was a Great vessel. EVERYBODY knew when the "Witch" was around. Proud to have served aboard Her. It kills me now to see Her in the mothball fleet. Shes easy to spot with the "watchcap" still painted! |
| McKinney, Christopher | E-7 | Apr 20, 1991 – Sep 26, 1993 | OI | Greetings everyone, the USS Wichita AOR-1 was my first navy ship of my career, I was stationed on board from 1991-1993. I retired with 21 years of service rate and rank at retirement was Operatons Specialist Chief. |
| Leasure, George | LT | May 1991 – Mar 12, 1993 | Deck / First LT | Best Ship I ever served on. Best Sailors I ever worked with. Decomissioned well before it's time. Thanks for the memory's. |
| Cosgrove, Randy | SN | Jun 1, 1991 – Feb 19, 1993 | Deck/Flight Deck | What good times in Mexico Ahh!! |
| Gramzow, Carl | MM3 | Jun 27, 1991 – Mar 13, 1993 | Main Control | |
| Mitchell, Brodie | HT3 | Jul 1, 1991 – Mar 1, 1992 | R | Looking for other shipmates, primarily R Division folks including LT. S. Tucker. Hope you all are doing well! |
| MacDonald, Jeff | ET3 | Aug 5, 1991 – Mar 12, 1993 | OE | This was my first sea duty, and I loved it. I have been a civillian since 98. Wichita was my favorite duty of my military time. Would be great to hear from RM2 Rapp or ET3 Castleberry. :-) |
| Viers, Bobby (Robert) | e-3 | Aug 9, 1991 – Mar 12, 1993 | Deck/Flight Deck | This is some crazy crap! i was showing my son the ship i was first on. And there it was! I remember Cosgrove and Steve L. My son leaves the 24th of Jan. for the Air Force.. |
| Morgan, Michael | E3 | Sep 26, 1991 – Feb 23, 1993 | Engineering | Great Times in Mexico |
| Vincent, Dan | SN | Oct 18, 1991 – Mar 12, 1993 | 1ST | ARRIVED ON BOARD AT 17 ,IN MANY WAYS I GREW UP ABOARD. MISS ALL THE GUYS . MAY CONTACT AT vincentelectric@msn.com |
| Wayman, Jason | MM3 | Dec 1991 – Mar 1993 | Engineering | What a time it was! I missed that ship so much after I went to the Abraham Lincoln. I was happy to see Chief Elliott later on, and had become Senior Chief! We had a great crew and officers! All good memories! |
| Meister, Tim | ICFN | 1992 – | ||
| Avena, Oscar | Ensign | Mar 1992 – Mar 1993 | Weapons | This was my first ship. I had a great time on the Wicked Witch. Wish it could have been longer. |
| Delao, Steve | May 1992 – Oct 1993 | was onboard for a little over a year before decom on TI then went over to the Kansas City AOR3. Was onboard with Kevin Knox, Dan Vincent, Chris Cec, John Plantz, Nick Boggs etc......great times | ||
| Loiacano, Steve | SA | Sep 1992 – Mar 12, 1993 | Deck | Wow. Googled aor-1 for the hell of it. I was just up at TI last fall & took some pics of the barracks- abandoned and in disrepair. it was great to walk around there and remember those days. drop me a line for pics of barracks. |
| Beyer, Matthew | Oct 1, 1992 – Mar 12, 1993 | Deck | It was a blast living in the barracks on Treasure Island during the decommisioning of the wicked witch. Great memories from the Portland Rose festival... renting a van and meeting a tweaker in McDonalds (wierd). Loved Mexico. | |
| Haapala, Alec | GMG1(SW) | Sep 1993 – Mar 1994 | WEPS | Short stint, decommed it. The Wicked Witch should still be sailing today. |
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