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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Kansas City (AOR 3). 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 689 crew members registered for the USS Kansas City (AOR 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartington, William (bill) | ENSIGN | 1981 – 1983 | Ship'sBos'n | |
| Morgan, William E | BM1/BMC | 1981 – 1985 | 2nd | Best ship I served on in my 30 years, taught me how to be a Boats again. Came on board as a new BM1 who had not worked in the BM rate for 4 years and left selected for Warrant Boatswain, all because of the great people in Deck Department. |
| Magner Lll, Henry J. {joe} | BM3 | 1981 – 1983 | deck | The end of my short, but memorable Naval career |
| Clayton, Michael | E-3 | 1981 – 1983 | B- division | Man so long ago, I was a real screw up back then, the navy did a good job setting me straight. Looking back it was not a bad time at all. I ended up in the paint business. Imagine that. |
| Beebe, Dale | DP2 | Jan 1981 – Jan 1982 | S-1 | |
| Casler, Ed | MMC | Jan 1, 1981 – Jan 27, 1984 | M-Division | |
| Alford, Robert | BT3 | Jan 10, 1981 – Oct 1984 | Retired in 2000 and through out my career,up to present, I think of the K.C., the guys I served with and the times we had. The most memorable was becoming a shellback! | |
| Johnson, Ben | E4 | Feb 1981 – Jun 1983 | SUPPLY | Gunkel remember you, we took a little trip up north. K.C. was a good ship, lots of underway time. |
| Fleming, Mikle | IC2 | Feb 14, 1981 – Oct 27, 1984 | E Division | |
| Houff, Bill | ET3 | Mar 15, 1981 – Dec 15, 1983 | OE | I grew up a lot on that ship. Thanks to great people like Steve Pelham, Jim Droesch, Pete Nisen, Jim Cornutte, and my best friend Dan Clough. We had the best stereo. I went back onboard in 1989 and the shelving we installed was still there. |
| Jordan, Anthony | E-4/RM3 | Apr 1981 – Aug 1, 1983 | Operations | Enjoyed visiting different countries. |
| Johnson, Mike | BM3 | May 1981 – Oct 1986 | 2nd / X | Some crazy fun and a lot of hard work, especially during UNREPs and tons of time on the flight deck. Hated REFTRA. RIMPAC 84 and the "Roll & Toke" grounding in HI was and experience. Portland was fun. Miss "Gizmo" n "RAC |
| Templeton, Bill | EMFN | May 1, 1981 – Aug 23, 1983 | Electrical | It was a life of extremes. Either a fantastic time or a terrible time at sea. Had some great crew members. |
| De Saro, Gregorio De Saro | BT2 | May 20, 1981 – Nov 30, 1982 | b | served while ship visited portland,oregon (rose festival),pineapple cruise, victoria british columbia and west pac , was on board during unfortunate boiler explotion incident but had a great time while serving. |
| Watt, Sam | PN3 | Jun 21, 1981 – Mar 21, 1985 | X | Hey "X" Div friends are you out there? |
| Ferguson, Jeff | SHSN | Jul 1981 – May 1983 | S3 | I see a lot of names of great people I use to know while I was on the kc. If anyone wants to contact me call 601--454-1045. I hope that everyone is doing well. |
| Broudy, Jon | GMG2 | Sep 1981 – Mar 1983 | Weapons | |
| Gilliland, Donald | MMFN | Sep 8, 1981 – May 13, 1984 | M Division | I spent most of my time on the evap flats. Tore them down more than once. Of the two ships, KC and the USS California, KC tops every one of them |
| Gilliland, Jr., Donald | MMFN | Sep 9, 1981 – May 31, 1984 | I found William Walck, and Captain Caveman, but am really looking for a good friend, Rafeal "Ralph" Martinez. I had a good time and still have fond dreams of my time with these guys. Anyone wanting to talk, feel free to email me. | |
| Myers, David | OS2/OS3/OS2 | Sep 14, 1981 – Aug 15, 1985 | OI | Enjoyed the hell out of the Westpac's! Maybe too much? Anyone who remembers, feel free to email. |
| Gwin, Bruce | SEAMAN | Oct 14, 1981 – May 1, 1985 | Admin Office | Hong Kong, Perth, Singapore, Maui, Victoria Island, The Phillipines, and a lot of ocean. I think of the crew and hope everyone is doing well and I wonder what we would be doing if we were still on active duty. Good luck to you all. |
| Zaat, Jeff, Zapper | QM2 | Nov 13, 1981 – Apr 7, 1985 | Navigation | Hard work, Long Hours while at sea. Great memories |
| Poulton, Scott | SHSN | Dec 1981 – Oct 1983 | Supply | Worked in the ship's store, 2 West Pacs, became a Shellback and met some great people. Sad to see her go. I see some Deck and Supply Dept. names I recognize - hope all are doing well. Looking for ship's patches/hats, can anyone help me out? |
| Gunkel, Dave | BM2 | Dec 28, 1981 – Oct 31, 1983 | 1st | I joined the Navy "To see the world" and got stationed aboard a sub tender(the L.Y.Spear AS-36) in Norfolk Va. for 4 years,didn't really go anywhere.Then I extended for 2 more years,drew the K.C. and ended up going around the world twice in |
| Gates, David | DAVID GATES | 1982 – 1986 | DECK APE / Storekeeper | What a great experience I had. I did a lot of growing up aboard the USS Kansas City. Thank you BM1/ Chief / (I think) LCDR Morgan for all your guidance. After all these years I'm still grateful that you were there for me when I needed |
| Robertson, Ken | BMSN | Jan 1982 – Jul 1985 | First | Was in First Division , Did lots of replenishments and re fueling . Haze gray and underway. |
| Thornton, Joel | SA/BM2 | Jan 1982 – Feb 1986 | 3rd/Stream | When I got out of bootcamp I knew I would not be sent to a cruise ship.I had no idea I would be sent to a gray cruise ship on steroids.Always underway,always working, yet all the while soaking in an experience I would not have had without all of you. |
| Armstrong, Andy | EN2 | Jan 12, 1982 – Jul 9, 1984 | A GANG | To many memories and they where All Great, thanks to all who served with me always a class act |
| Cosio, Anselmo | Seaman E3 | Feb 1982 – Nov 1985 | Deck Department 1st & 2nd div | Attention!All hands on deck,now station the unrep detail, USS Coral Sea approaching on portside!BM1Morgan&especiallyBMCBERARD thankyou so much for saving mylife the night myfootgot caught in runaway phoneline786-234-9076 |
| Beanblossom, Jeffrey | GM3 | Feb 1982 – Feb 1984 | Weps | My first command and in many ways the most challenging. Many very good friends. Lots of new experiences. Lifelong memories and a few nearly unbelievable stories |
| Sallis, Michael | SN | Feb 28, 1982 – Aug 15, 1983 | First and Weapons | |
| Marker, Steven "Magic" | BMSN | Mar 17, 1982 – Mar 14, 1984 | 1st | Had a blast in 1st Division. Met some very cool people. Would love to get back in touch with a few and talk old times. |
| Russell, Eric | sm2 | Apr 5, 1982 – Apr 5, 1982 | oc | |
| Lisa, Mark | HM2/E-5 | May 1982 – Jun 1983 | H | WestPac 83, Under Captain Ralph Brown, great ship, great crew, had a great time. I miss those days. Please email me if anyone recognizes me. |
| Johnstone, Scott | OS3 | May 1982 – May 1986 | OI | |
| Febbo, Vincent | E-5/BOATSWAINMATE | May 1982 – Sep 1985 | 2nd | |
| Zamzow, Brian | BM2 | May 1982 – Dec 1985 | 1st | had a great time on the KC. |
| Ruhnau, Dan | AD2 | Jun 1, 1982 – | hc11 det 3 | Was flight crewchief for HC-11 HH46 helicopters! |
| Sakaida, Norman | PC1 | Jun 10, 1982 – Jul 16, 1984 | Admin | Did 1 Pac on the KC then assigned to FPO San Fran. After 6 years in the Bay Area., got the USS Okinawa out of S.D. and retired in 91 as a PC1. Worked 26 yrs. as Letter Carrier, retired in 2016 & we moved to Philippines! |
| McNew, William ( Bill ) | QM3 | Aug 13, 1982 – Aug 6, 1985 | 1st and Nav | Had a great 3 years |
| Russell, Eric | SM2 | Aug 15, 1982 – Jan 15, 1986 | OC | I noticed a lot of names on the list remember these people - good times!!!! - can be found back home in Phoenix, Az |
| Eric, Russell | Sm2 | Aug 15, 1982 – Jan 15, 1986 | OC | It's good to see a lot of familiar names on this list - I hope everyone is doing well - I hope to hear from some of you!! This is my second time on here - new e-mail address... |
| Powderly, Terence | PN3 | Sep 1982 – Jun 1985 | Admin | |
| Hordeski, James | OS3 | Sep 1982 – Oct 1984 | OI | |
| Lute, Chris | E-3 | Sep 1982 – Mar 1984 | supply s-3 | shout out to scott poulton i worked barbershop and laundry. still have your buick GS ? |
| Lute, Chris | E-3 | Sep 1982 – May 1984 | supply/S-3 | looking for scott poulton,jeff onifer,jeff fergason,'fergy' and benny vasquez |
| Komenda, Tom/greedy | e-3 | Sep 9, 1982 – Mar 7, 1985 | 1st div. | whats up? , shit heads. |
| Bretz, Douglas | YN3 | Oct 1982 – May 1986 | Admin | I would like to say hi to Teri Powderly from the Personnel group. How is going Terri. Have you heard from Bruce or Sam or Ron Carver. GO Orioles. |
| Seibert, Dave | os3 | Nov 9, 1982 – Aug 25, 1984 | oi divison | i was on board about 2 years i messed up my knee in the indian ocean while on west pac went to pi for 7 knee operation!!! she was a great ship served with rac,dewar,vato jose,art ,kribs. great bunch of guys!!!!!!! |
| Coca, Marty | MM3 | Dec 1982 – Aug 4, 1986 | M Division | Has a great time and learned so much. I would not have what I have today if I did not learn the operations of M division. I have gone so far Kansas City Light may you alway shine. |
| Pfaff, James | SM3 | Dec 20, 1982 – Oct 26, 1985 | 1st and operations |
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