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USS Wabash (AOR 5) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Wabash (AOR 5). 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 383 crew members registered for the USS Wabash (AOR 5).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucier, Greg | FM3 | 1982 – 1986 | Liquid Cargo | Living back in my home state of the USA. |
| Sowards, Scott/ Spud | RM | 1982 – 1984 | ops | |
| Drennen, Phillip | BTCS | 1982 – 1988 | B M R | |
| Oesch, Roger | FN | 1982 – 1984 | M | |
| Robles, Herman | Bt3 | 1982 – | B | Met a lot of good folks.God bless u all |
| Hirschfield, Clint | MS3 | 1982 – 1985 | S2 | Kept a diary of WESTPAC 84 |
| Wilson, Richard | LT | 1982 – 1984 | Ops | |
| Myers, Steve | BM 3 | Jan 2, 1982 – Sep 9, 1985 | 2nd div. deck | |
| French, Gregory / Frenchie | MM3 | Jun 1, 1982 – Jan 18, 1984 | Auxiliary (A-Gang) | Great crew, served on board with the greatest crew. A- Gang for life......Frenchie. |
| McCoy, Jerry | mssn/ms3 | Jun 11, 1982 – Jun 16, 1985 | Supply S-2 | Had some good times on the Wabash. Trying to hook up with some of the old shipmates. jdtalksmack@yahoo.com |
| Rice, Mike | FTM3 | Jul 1982 – Sep 17, 1985 | Operations | I had a great time serving with a bunch of great guys. |
| Morin, Daniel | BMSN | Aug 9, 1982 – Jul 31, 1986 | 2nd | had some of my best times on the bash enjoyed the freinds I made and would like to here from them also @480-361-1523 |
| Foss, Jim | SN | Sep 1, 1982 – Dec 17, 1984 | WEPS/1st | Hey all Wabash crew members. I wish to thank you for your service. Looking back I truly wish I were a better Sailor and Shipmate. God can work miracles though and I am a Proud American. West PAC 1984 was a blast. |
| Bailey, Bob | LT. | Nov 22, 1982 – Mar 30, 1986 | I would love to hear from anyone who was on the 84 WestPac/IO deployment. | |
| Brown, Larry | LTJG | 1983 – 1986 | B | |
| Loghry, Jerry | BT4/BT5 | 1983 – 1986 | Engineering | Did my time. |
| Hull, Richard | BT | 1983 – 1986 | B | This was a crazy time of my life, Our division was pretty tight, lots of good memories. |
| Art, Washbrun | MM2 | Feb 1983 – Feb 8, 1988 | Cargo | |
| Overly, Jimmy | BTC | Apr 1, 1983 – Oct 5, 1986 | B | Great ship-Great crew. |
| Priestley, Raymond | BMSN | Jul 4, 1983 – Jul 4, 1987 | 1ST/RASE | My name is Priestley, but I was call RAP and I use to run with the Freakmaster. Dallas-gunnermate,parker(pugo) mess cook. gadget (phillips) master of arms. Do any one knowus. my email is redmaster1@msn.com. we rock the phillipines |
| Marcum, Steve | PNSN | Aug 15, 1983 – Jul 15, 1986 | I made the 84 WESTPAC and part of the 86, seperated after leaving Clark AFB. If I was the person I am now, I would have been off the boat early, in port, playing golf with the Doc. I remember the Kitty Hawk along side, and the New Jersey. | |
| Garner, Jeff | MM3 | Sep 23, 1983 – Sep 23, 1985 | A GANG | Had a great time & worked with a great bunch of guys aboard the ol' "CANNON BALL". Miss ya Rocky & Tony ! RIP.. |
| Dierdorff, Don | pn2 | Oct 5, 1983 – Sep 1986 | x/nav | |
| Savell, Pete | GMG-2 | Oct 15, 1983 – May 17, 1987 | Weapons | As Chief Gay Said " If you are going to soar with the Eagles at night you better be able to get up with the chickens in the morning." Weapons Div. did a lot of soaring. Very good times. |
| Bailey, Bobbie | LT | Nov 29, 1983 – Mar 8, 1986 | R | |
| Mohr, John | IC2 | Dec 26, 1983 – Dec 4, 1987 | Alot of good times and bad in the IC Shop. | |
| Walden, Thomas | EM2 | 1984 – 1989 | EM SHOP/ RASE | HEY GRALTO, MY ARMS ARE STILL SORE FROM PULLING THOSE DAMN SHORE POWER CABLES. I HOPE EVERY ONE IS DOING WELL AND ARE IN GOOD HEALTH. I SURE AM GLAD I DID NOT REENLIST. THANK YOU O'BRIEN FOR TALKING ME OUT OF RE UPPING. GOD BLESS THE USA. |
| Manley, John (Steve) | SM3 | 1984 – 1986 | OPS | hope to hear from some of the men I served with during my short time there. |
| Mannix, Tim/hoss/mongo | GMG3 | 1984 – 1988 | Weps | |
| Craig, Randy | RM2 | 1984 – 1988 | OC | WOW |
| Barnard, Tom | BM3 | Feb 1984 – Nov 1986 | 2nd Deck | If I knew then what I know now... |
| Cox, David | BM-2 | Mar 1984 – Mar 1988 | First | Send an email and say Hi dcox1961@gmail.com |
| Salehi, Teymoor | OS3 | Mar 1, 1984 – Sep 1, 1985 | supply | I was young and dumb in those days, but I made a few friends and would like to see what the last 20 years has held for them. If I only knew then what I know now, things would have been different. |
| Stewart, Dennis | bm1 | May 7, 1984 – | first | I was LPO of the finest group of people on the ship bar none. I like to here from any of them at chef boats@gmail.com |
Clark, Scott  | BM2 | Jul 1984 – Jul 1988 | First | When in-transit to the ship I was told by more than 1 an oiler is not a desred- sort of a “blacklist†type duty. Friends on other type ships sharing their experiences led me to disagree. 1 of the best periods of my life! |
| Gralto, Rich | IC2 | Aug 5, 1984 – Nov 5, 1988 | Electrical | Long days in IC Shop. |
| Bocanegra, Rick | LN3 | Sep 21, 1984 – Feb 24, 1988 | Admin | Everyone knew me as Bogie on board. I was the Legal yoman to Captian Matheny. Drop me a line if you remember |
| Floyd, Tim/mj Floyd | Gm3 | Oct 1984 – May 1988 | Weps | My time on the Cannonball was special and i miss allot of my old friends like, cameron, williams, priestly, winkleman. Sorry if i missed anyone, wasnt intended, but hey look me up on FB. |
| Betzler, Steve | FC1 | Dec 1984 – Dec 1989 | CS | Worked in OM and CS division; NATO Seasparrow |
| Duran, Richard | BM 2 | 1985 – 1989 | 1ST & 2ND DECK | MOVED BACK TO N.M. AFTER I GOT OUT, BECAME A COP NOW WORKING FOR THE BNSF RAILROAD AS A TRAIN CONDUCTOR. I KEEP IN CONTACT W/ ED SEYFRIED AND WAYNE DILL. MIKE HILL I REMEMBER YOU TAKING THE WIND BOARD. |
| Dowling, Caldwell | SA | 1985 – 1987 | 2nd | tall black guy. musician. left during west pac. indian ocean. all said and done was a gret learning experience. i still remenis about all the things i did and saw. i made a few "boatswain mate rap" tapes with the crew. ships swimmer .peac |
| Villalva, Ramon | SK3 | 1985 – 1987 | Supply Services | When I think back, I have a bunch of good memories, (believe it) good, no great friends, good times and long days. Yeah, I remember being call "The Hulk" due to my size and 1 long night of comedy, cuts and shit talking. |
| Jarrells, Pc | Qm | 1985 – 1988 | Navigation | Back in VA. I had a blast on this ship. Both deployments were fun. Seeing the USS New Jersey fire her guns was great. Philippines an the Maldives where great. Retire in 2 yrs from current job. Married with 2. |
| Sabo, Mark | Bt2 | 1985 – 1988 | B | Lots of good memories on the Wabash. RIP Wayne Cupper. |
| Edsinger, Brian | BTFN | Jan 1, 1985 – Mar 1990 | B | Started my Navy career as a FN on this fine ship, retired a SC. |
| Swindle, Brett D | E3 | Feb 1985 – Mar 1987 | Deck 1st | I was kicked out for being gay...but I enjoyed my time onboard! Lots of great memories... |
| Swindle, Brett | E3 | Feb 1985 – Mar 1987 | Deck | Lots of great memories! To bad the old girl has been decommissioned. I was involved in the Navy's first "gay witch hunt" and as a result several of us were kicked out for admitting to being gay. |
| Mason, Billy "Cris" | RM2 | Feb 4, 1985 – Sep 3, 1988 | O.C. | High: Good times / lots of fun .. |
| Campbell, Tony | GMG2 | Feb 10, 1985 – Oct 22, 1988 | First & Weapons | Done 2 West Pacs- '86,'88. Would love to hear from shipmates worked with. My e-mail is tonycampbell18@ymail.com |
| O'Shea, Gregory | MM2 | Feb 14, 1985 – Dec 4, 1989 | Engineroom | When I left the only guy on the boat longer than me was BMC Swoboda. That Navy tour inspired me to go back to college and pay attention. Fair winds, my friends! Aloha! |
| Shogren, Daniel/doc | HM3 | Feb 17, 1985 – Feb 3, 1988 | H | Hey shipmates! Good memories and bad shape the people we are today. Still drawing blood and testing samples at the Minneapolis Veterans Hospital. I haven't PC'd since January 1988, and I don't miss it! |
| Bishop, Chris | FC3 | Apr 1985 – Jan 28, 1989 | OPS | Best known for the swim back to the ship from the Maldives after missing the last liberty boat! Dubbed 'The Surf MC's' with Mike Hill and Chris Karamol. **** Join the USS WABASH group on facebook.com! **** |
| Montgomery, Curtis D. | BM-3 | Apr 10, 1985 – Aug 28, 1989 | RASE Division | Hello,I hung out with Anthony Walker, Timothy Vales, Mike Gardner, and many other cool dudes from RASE Division. I got out in August of 1989. Married in 1991. Miss all of you guys!! It was great serving with you!! |
| Gay, Robert | GMCS/E8 | Jun 24, 1985 – Sep 20, 1989 | Weapons/Cargo | Great command alot of great memories..best GMSi ever served with..Eastland,Conto,Snead,Williams,Oneil...retired in 1996,Command Master Chief..USS Pensacola LSD-38..Thank you..Captain.DJ Wright..Go Navy! i miss you guys. |
| Jones, Sr., Billy F. | PNCM(SW) | Jun 25, 1985 – Jun 30, 1987 | Executive | Served as Command Master Chief while assigned, Cazptain D. J. Powere was an excellent CO as well as the entire crew. This was my last assingement as I retired 30 June 1987 and living in New Mexico and volunteer with the DAV. |
| Jones, Sr., Billy F. | PNCM (SW) | Jul 25, 1985 – Jun 30, 1987 | Executive | Served as Comand Master Chief during my tour of duty. Capt D. F. Powers was an excellent CO as well as the entire crew. This was my last tour of duty in the Navy as I retired 30 June 1987 and am enjoying retired life, volunteer with DAV. |
| Gittens, Cyril | E6/BM1 | Aug 20, 1985 – Jun 18, 1987 | 2ND | I was ALPO 2nd and ran the Flt Deck........The "A'" Team. I |
| Stormer, John | BT2 | Oct 1985 – Oct 1988 | We busted our ass , but we had a bash | |
| Duttry, Kevin | E4 BM3 | Oct 1985 – Jul 1989 | 2nd | I want to hear from people that I served with during this time period. |
| Pender, John | MM2/MM1 | Oct 25, 1985 – Dec 31, 1990 | M | Probably my best tour of duty I had while in the Navy, best crewya don't I was ever associated with. I still remember Senior Chief Willis, with his motivational speech, if ya don't like it....TOUGH! |
| Hutchinson, John (Hutch) | BMC(SW) | Nov 1985 – Jul 1988 | 2nd Div | I worked the flight deck |
| Duttry, Kevin | bm3 | Nov 1, 1985 – Jul 24, 1989 | 2nd div. | would of been retired if reinlisted.would like to hear from shipmates during that time period. thanks. |
| Hart, Troy Big Kahunna | 3RD CLASS | Nov 20, 1985 – Apr 17, 1990 | boiler/ eng | i made 2 west pacs the last west pac i i was flown out of the phillipins to the states. we made several north pacs and went to mexico once. the most enjoyable port we visited was Embudu Feru which is a island of the maldives. |
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