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USS Mauna Kea (AE 22) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Mauna Kea (AE 22). 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 605 crew members registered for the USS Mauna Kea (AE 22).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1961 | 1962 – 1966 | 1967 – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojala, Michael | SH 3 | Aug 22, 1074 – Apr 5, 1977 | SUPPLY | TWO WESTPACS AND A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES |
| Warring, Kenneth | SK2 | 1956 – Jul 1960 | Next reunion 2008 Brandson, Mo. Last reunion in SFO was a blast, interested e mail or call me at 707-422-4989 2703 Vista Serena Fairfield, Ca. 94534 | |
| Wall, Robert (Bob) | 7th fleet | 1956 – 1963 | 7th fleet | |
| Graves, Robert | rdsn | Nov 1956 – Dec 1958 | operations | I haven't corresponded with anyone from the ship since December 1958. |
| Blackard, Donald | RMSN | Nov 25, 1956 – Dec 18, 1958 | Operations | I enjoyed the cruises, on the new commission ship. |
Nyland, Cliff  | SK3 | 1957 – Aug 1959 | 2nd | Looking for Hernandez or Cribbs from 2nd division 57-59. Kesol from southern MN |
| Slifka, George | Radioman 3rd | 1957 – 1959 | Operations | Having been a plank owner it was with sorrow that I read of the sinking for target practice of our ship. Many fond memories and friends acquired. |
| Brandt, Jim | SK3 | Jan 1957 – Dec 1958 | storekeeper | Went to precomm school in Norfolk. Boarded ship in Baltimor Md. Spent the rest of my time in the pacific |
| Stapleton, Jim | QM3 | Feb 10, 1957 – Oct 4, 1958 | operations | enjoyed being out to sea and the great cruises we had. |
| Cribbs, Marvin | SN | Mar 6, 1957 – Nov 1958 | 2ND | Plank Owner, have not seen or heard from any shipmates since 1959 |
| Tarr, Dale | FN | Mar 10, 1957 – Dec 12, 1958 | M Div. | Was a member of Commissioning Crew. Made Rate MM3 while aboard. |
| Kaminski, James | Em2 | Mar 17, 1957 – Jun 1958 | E division | Hard to forget my time aboard the Mauna Kea . From the shipyard in Maryland to Port Chicago with Gtmo and Sasebo . A great crew to call shipmates. . |
| Poirier, Bob | FN/MM STRICKER | Mar 30, 1957 – Sep 15, 1958 | Engineering | Plank owner. Passed thru Panama Canal on way to Port Chicago then West Pac. Been to more places on board in a short period of time. Great Shipmates on a hard working ship. Japan, China Guam Pearl, Phillipines,Left ship on Okinawa. |
| McManus, Thomas | RADIOMAN 2ND | Mar 31, 1957 – Mar 28, 1959 | Operations | Precomm Dec 56.Abd Rmsa.Remember Granby st in S-City.Gtmo,Castros goons shooting police barracks.No more lib there,Jamaica, Dom.Republic Thru Panama Canal,great.Vallejo (Tattoo) Hawaii Westpac>Sasebo,Yoko suka Subic,Hong Kong.2nd westpac OK . |
| Scott, Willie | BM2 | May 1957 – Aug 1962 | 2nd | Our shakedown cruise and the trip through the Panama Canal was an experience I will never forget. We visited some great ports on our way to the West Coast. |
| Scott, Jr., Willie C. | BM2 | May 16, 1957 – Mar 19, 1962 | 2nd | I arrived at RecSta Norfolk in March 1957 for Pre-com school. Our shake down cruise and the trip through the Panama Canal was an experience I will never forget. This ship taught me the real duties of a Boatswains Mate. |
| Divelbiss, C. Dave | Jun 16, 1957 – Jul 1, 1960 | 12nd | ||
| White, Robert | sh3 | Jul 27, 1957 – | barber | |
| Jacobs, Donald | Fn | 1958 – 1960 | Damage control | No person can ever complain about duty on the Mauna Kea. |
| McCuiston, Monte "mac" | SN | Feb 1958 – Jan 1960 | 1st | |
| Kendall, Jim | LT. (JG) | Jun 30, 1958 – Jun 30, 1961 | OPS | Was Comm. Officer, then Navigator. Loved every minute. |
| Peach, David | ET2, LCDR (RET) | Oct 1958 – Jun 1961 | OPS | |
| Vantine, Jim | Sk | 1959 – 1960 | Supply | |
| Longacre, David Red | MM3 | Aug 24, 1959 – Nov 9, 1963 | eng. | howdy have a new name "big red" not because I grew taller |
| Hoff, John | SM2 | Nov 1, 1959 – Apr 15, 1965 | Operations | It has been a long time and I remember the good times |
| Henson, Lonnie | SA QM3 | Dec 1959 – Dec 1962 | 2nd and Ops | Would like to contact shipmates of that era |
| Goetsch, Joe | FTG 2 | Dec 11, 1959 – Sep 5, 1963 | 1st and 3rd | She was my home for 3yrs 7mo,really a exper. Went abrd out of boot to 1st div for 9mo,then schl at TI for 8 wks, then back to 3rd div.Went to westpac 4 times, into where Da Nang was built in 62, 63, ran ammo up river.Sad she lays at bottom. |
| Hamm, Jerry | SM3 | 1960 – 1961 | OPS | |
| Nutley, Brian | SM2 | 1960 – 1962 | Ops | Came after the great des-div purge. I was pissed that I did'nt get another can but found I lived the life of luxuray on board MK. Individual racks,WOW. Great times, always in trouble with Ch. Freeman, thanks to J Bo Spears. 22 yrs as a cop in NYC |
| Gallagher, Harry | MM3 | Jan 1, 1960 – Oct 20, 1963 | Engineering | I've stayed on the ocean for most of my life. I taught my wife and daughters how to sail, and one day out on San Diego Bay on our sloop, my old ship, as I called Mauna Kea, came steaming in from the sea. What a thrill it was. Fond memories. |
| Eisenbarth, Harold " IKE " | MM2 | Jun 8, 1960 – Nov 15, 1963 | Engine Room | Hi to Fuller, Gallagher, Stonich, Longacre, Sidewinder, Ochoa, Fraiser, Reynolds, Dickey, Benadetti, Futch, Gosnell and on and on. We had a great time and I still have the pictures to prove it. |
| Davison, Louis | BM3 | Jun 30, 1960 – Aug 30, 1962 | 2nd | Looking especially for Roosevelt Graves Jr from Little Rock, Arkansas and any other shipmates on board between 60-62 |
| Vierra, Gary | BMSN | Jul 15, 1960 – Mar 1, 1964 | 1st | Saw a lot of places that I would not have dreamed of. Lots of good memories. 1963 ran ammo up river to DaNang to Army. |
| Elam, William "Henry" | RM3 | Jul 26, 1960 – Sep 16, 1963 | OPS | Met many great guys on MK. I rember the trip to DaNang and off loading to the army, early 62, I believe. Would like to hear from anyone who was on the MK during my era. |
| Stowell, Warren Tom (Charlie) | QM3 | Oct 1960 – Jan 1963 | 2nd then Operations | Two great Westpac cruises. Cuban Missle Crisis was spent tranferring special weapons to the Ranger, it was not a drill. |
| Byard, Terry (Moe) | SN (DECK-APE) | Oct 18, 1960 – Sep 23, 1963 | 2nd Main- deck aft | I served aboard when I was young, and MK was even younger. I was 18 and she was only 5. Many pleasant memories, and some not so much. Before NAM, the only war we fought was against rust and corrision. We did get to Da Nang for 2 days in 63, |
| Sauls, John W. | SN2 | Oct 20, 1960 – Jun 20, 1961 | ONE | AFTER INITIAL CRUISE OUT OF BOOT CAMP, ASSIGNED TO THE USS GRAFFIAS AF-29 HOMEPORTED IN SASEBO, JAPAN FOR DURATION OF SERVICE. |
| O"Connell, Patrick | SN | Nov 1, 1960 – Dec 7, 1962 | 2nd | Capt's gig cox'n two west pac tours Friends Songy and Hansen the ships barber |
| Fuller, Lee | MM2 | 1961 – 1964 | M | SERVED WITH EISENBARTH, STONICH, SIDEWINDER, NORONAH, FRAISER, ETC. WE GREW UP ON THAT SHIP, BUT STILL HAD SOME GREAT TIMES. GOOD BUNCH OF GUYS. |
| Fuller, Lee | MM2 | 1961 – 1964 | M Division | Having a Navy memories night. Forgot my original email and password, so doing an update. Any of my shipmates still checking in? Send me an email or call me 908-496-8323. Putting my slides in my computer to share. |
| McLaughlin, Frank | RD2 | Jan 1961 – Mar 1964 | OPS | Had a real growing up experience on board,saw a lot of the world did miss not making it to Australia. Don't remember many shipmates but would like to hear from the ones who might remember me. . |
| Donahue, Raland "Skids" | SN | Feb 1961 – Aug 1963 | 1st | I'd like to connect with former shipmates who served in the sasme era as me. |
| Rector, James | sk | Mar 21, 1961 – Oct 1, 1964 | supply | 1961 thru 1964 looking for shipmates that were BM'S or SK'S or those that might know me. Nickname "Jim" |
| Wertz, Jerry | BM | May 1961 – Feb 24, 1964 | first | Would like to hear from crewmembers of that same era. |
| Marchus, Mark | E5 | May 1961 – 1964 | A | Looking for Bob Anderson |
| Dockery, Frank | ETR3 | Jun 4, 1961 – Apr 1, 1962 | ops | |
| Wilkinson, Roland Ray | MM 3 | Jul 1961 – Jul 1963 | Engineering | Went aboard the Mauna Kea July 1961 at Port Chicago as E2 Machinist Mate. Worked on the lower level of engine room at first, then stood throttle watches for the remainder of time aboard. Can remember a destroyer cutting across our bow during rearming |
| Stonich, Bill Alias "Bird" | MM2 | Jul 1961 – Dec 1963 | engine room | Did a lot of growing up on that ship,left with a lot of great memories. and some not so great lol. |
| Fraser, Jim | MM3 | Aug 8, 1961 – Sep 13, 1964 | engine room | had a ball, with fuller, big red, thomas, galler, siderwinder,ike, and many more. |
| Herbstruth, Richard (Dick) | ET1 | Sep 1961 – Sep 1962 | Operations | Great ship and crew to have served. After 6 mos westpac, going home, left the P.I. in wrong direction, yup Da Nang, Vietnam. Off loaded everything we had for the Army and headed home to Port Chi. Nothing but good memories aboard this great ship. |
| Wilkinson, Roland | E-3 | Nov 1961 – Jul 1963 | Machinist Mate E-3 | I was a throttleman in the engineroom, my cleaning station was lower level, down near the manta ray that was painted on the scoop injection in lower level. I remember Red Longacre, and Harry Gallagher. |
| Cox, Dallen | SEAMAN | Nov 20, 1961 – Jun 1, 1962 | 2nd | Made one WESPAC Cruise. Years later I used to like to take the family to Port Chicago to show where we left from. |
| Halstead, Everett | FTGSN | Dec 24, 1961 – Nov 5, 1964 | 3 rd | A lot of us reported aboard as boys, but left her as men. Between our regular deck duties, watches and unreps, we still found time to be ship mates on the best damn ammo ship in the Navy. Here's to Pittsburg Betty, and all the others. I miss you a |
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