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USS Pyro (AE 24) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Pyro (AE 24). 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 454 crew members registered for the USS Pyro (AE 24).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpe, Tom | SN 1 | 1958 – | 1st Deck | I was a blank owner and was on the 1st cruise to Asia. I left the Pyro and the Navy in late 1960. I am 64 retired and laid back. I wish all AE24 folks good luck and a happy life. |
| McNeil, Bobby | RM2 | 1959 – 1961 | Communication ; Radio Gang | Plank owner. Also was partying in Peru and Mexico with Shack. |
| Singer, Gerson | SN | 1959 – 1962 | i'm a plank owner | |
| Eddinger, Gerald | E-4 | Jan 1, 1959 – Jan 30, 1960 | Engineer | |
| Francis, Perry | Apr 15, 1959 – Mar 15, 1961 | Operations | Plank owner. Trained at GTMO, visited Carib. & S. America on shakedown cruise to SFO in 1959. Navigator on first W.Pac cruise in 1960. Retired from USNR after 26 years. U.S. Navy was one of my most worthwhile experiences. | |
Fox, John  | sa | May 1959 – Dec 1960 | ||
| Williams, David | SN | Jun 1959 – Jul 1960 | OPERATIONS | Plank owner and first Westpac cruise. Remember the shakedown in GITMO. Great crew. My time in the US Navy was one experience that I would not trade for all the riches in the world. |
| Avenson, Jerome H. Avenson (Jere) | ET3 | Jun 30, 1959 – Oct 30, 1960 | OE | Was of the commissioning crew and never enjoyed a ship more. We had more fun, traveled to more ports, and had more Captains Masts in the 14 months I was abord than any other ship. Regards to all my former shipmates. |
| Singer, Gerson | SN | Jul 1959 – Mar 1962 | i'm a plank owner | |
| Provost, John | QM3 | Jul 1959 – Jul 1961 | Operations | I was part off the original crew that sailed from Norfork to Hunters Point in San Francisco Bay, so as a result of that cruise, I am a plankowner & a shellback. |
| Sciackitano, John J. | RM2 | Jul 10, 1959 – Jan 10, 1960 | Operations | Pre-com detail. Had my skivvies beaten off my butt during Shellback initiation. Hell of a ships party in Callao Peru. Met some good guys. |
| Kottman, Roger | SN/PN3 | Dec 24, 1959 – Jun 30, 1962 | Operations/Ships Office | Newer ship.Good bunk. Good crew. Happy times. Don Cariker, drop me a line. I now live in Illinois. |
| Blydenburgh, Tom(Blackie) | em2 | 1960 – 1962 | electricians | |
| Larson, Richard (Rich) | ETR2 | Jan 1960 – Jul 1962 | Operations | it was a grand ship and a great time with my shipmates. We saw a lot of historical ports and islands. The most awesome experience of all was sailing across the Pacific Ocean 4 times. |
| Hinrichs, Scott | RM2 | Jan 20, 1960 – Dec 28, 1960 | Communications | Assigned to the Pyro directly out of RM school(RMSA). I made RM3 shortly before be transferred to Adak, Alaska. Boarded the Pyro while she was in Mare Island being refitted prior to making her first WESTPAC tour. |
| Weatherford, Robert Bob | rm3 | Aug 1960 – May 1962 | o div,. | after leaving the pyro I got on the fire dept and retired from there, retired from sears service dept. taking life easy traveling andf going to church. |
| Wood, Jerry "Woody" | RM3 | Aug 20, 1960 – Aug 5, 1961 | Operations | Though I was there only a year, it's a treasured memory inmy life. |
| Cariker, Don | YN2/3 | Oct 21, 1960 – Oct 14, 1963 | Ships Office | WestPac was the best. |
| Howard, James | mmfn | Dec 10, 1960 – Jun 1961 | A- Gang | Just found this site.Hello to all Feel free to e-mail me.would like to strike, up old buddies |
| Wilcox, Joe | SH3 | 1961 – 1964 | supply | retired and enjoying the good life got out in1968 did time in Vetinam |
| Morris, Tom | SEAMAN (GUNNERS MATE) | Jan 1961 – Aug 1962 | Great crew would like to get together | |
| Miller, Bob | MM2/C | Feb 1, 1961 – Apr 1, 1961 | M | Came aboard from U.S.S. Ajax for ride back to port of chicago for discharge. Nice merchant marine steam plant, easy to operate. Alot of pinochle and acey duecy players. |
| Blanke, William | MM3 | Mar 2, 1961 – Sep 17, 1961 | A Division | I was a short timer assigned to the Lady unitl my discharge. Quite a change from the 1942 Oiler that I served on Previoulsy (AO 41 Mattaponi). I really hated to see both ships sold and scrapped. Part of my life went also |
| Hooper, Earl | YN3 | Apr 1961 – Apr 1962 | Operations | I joined Pyro in Vallejo shipyard right out of boot camp and had the time of my life in SF, Port Chicago, and then WestPac. Did 3 ships in 3 years |
| Leffler, Gerald | 2nd class petty officer machist mate | Aug 1, 1961 – Jun 14, 1964 | Engineering division | |
| Cameron, Jared | JOSN | Jul 4, 1962 – Dec 23, 1963 | OPS | |
| Kucera, Allan C. | QM | Aug 6, 1962 – Jul 10, 1964 | Nav. | There were good times on board and left some good friends. |
| D'Accardo, Charles | E-5 | 1963 – | ||
| Blanke, William | MM3 | 1963 – 1963 | A | |
| Hale, James "The Oil King" | BT1 | 1963 – 1968 | "B" Division | Best ship afloat, best crew I've ever worked with both "BT's" and "MM's". Remember the "STEAMIN DEAMONS"! |
| Frye, Lonnie | RD2 | Apr 3, 1963 – Jun 25, 1965 | OPS | |
| Funk, Jeff | PN2 | May 1963 – Aug 1964 | OAN | Pyro was my first of several ships during my 26 year navy career. I will always remember her and the guys I knew. |
| Gay, Harold | Petty Officer 3ed class engineman | Jun 1963 – Mar 1965 | A division | |
| D'Accardo, Charlie | E-5 | Oct 1, 1963 – Feb 2, 1964 | I was aboard the Pyro for the period I have listed (give or take a few days here or there. I got to make on wetpac cruise making it to the Philipines and Hong Kong before getting orders to Guam. | |
| Cover, Steve | QM-3 | Oct 23, 1963 – Jan 27, 1966 | ||
| Cover, Steve | QM 3 | Oct 23, 1963 – Jan 27, 1966 | Nav. | I had good time on the PYRO. It was my frist command. But not my last. I was in the navy for 4 yaers, and the CGR for 32 years. |
| Mazoch, James (Jim) | FN | Nov 1963 – Jan 1964 | Engineering | |
| Alvarado, Manuel | SFP3 | Nov 6, 1963 – Jun 8, 1967 | ENGINEERING | I was a shipfitter / and damge control |
| Silberstein, Howard | CYN3 | Nov 22, 1963 – | Operations | |
| Frye, Lonnie | RD2 | Dec 1963 – May 1965 | Operations | |
| Tune, Jerry | FN | Dec 10, 1963 – Aug 1, 1964 | M | My first ship right out of boot camp. Made WESPAC cruise and went off to "A" school. Never came back to the Pyro, but I never forgot her. |
| Sipley, Charles | SN | Dec 28, 1963 – Aug 7, 1964 | communications | Had a great time till et school |
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