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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Truckee (AO 147). 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 202 crew members registered for the USS Truckee (AO 147).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1968 | 1969 – 1974 | 1975 – 1983 | 1984 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Gene | 1955 – 1956 | |||
| Stapleton, Raymond | EMFN | 1955 – 1957 | E Div | |
| Kauffman, Kenneth K. | FP1 | Sep 1955 – Sep 1956 | Repair | Plank Owner, First Class Pipefitter |
| Ellis, Earl | SN | Dec 1955 – Jun 1957 | 2nd | I am a plank owner and would like to get in touch with some of the guys I served with. |
| Nagel, Gerard F. (Jerry) (football) | TE2 | Sep 19, 1956 – Jan 17, 1957 | Postal clerk (mailman) | Arr on 19 and ship got underwaw, crossed the Equator on 30 Sept., overnite liberty in Recife, brazil. Left ship on 16 Jan at philly navy yard to be discharged.on 17 Jan. Truly great 4 mo's. |
| Butts, Hershel | SFP5 | Sep 19, 1957 – Jul 28, 1961 | A | I was in the pipe shop with Crowder and Pozo |
| Parcell, Leland (Lee) | sm | 1958 – 1961 | supply | |
| Hofmeister, Pz6bctq | MM2 | 1958 – 1959 | M | I SERVED ON DECK MACHINERY. |
| Hudder, Jack | MM 2 | Apr 1, 1958 – Sep 30, 1959 | M | Engine room maintainence and throttle man. Also worked on deck during refueling. |
| Seaman, Gary | BT2 | Jul 8, 1958 – Jun 8, 1962 | ||
| Smith, John (Jack) | E3 | Nov 1958 – Jan 1961 | 2nd | |
| Brubaker, Robert (Bru) | QM2 | Aug 1959 – Jun 7, 1963 | ||
| Brubaker, Robert | QM2 | Aug 1959 – Jun 9, 1963 | operations | |
| Young, Ralph | PC3 | Oct 12, 1959 – May 10, 1963 | X Division | |
| Bentley, Robert | YN3 | Nov 5, 1959 – Mar 28, 1961 | ADMINISTRATIVE | LEFT THE NAVY, GRADUATED FROM NYU, RETIRED FROM IBM, HAD A VACATION ON THE TRUCKEE |
| Wetherell, Richard | rd2 | Dec 1959 – Apr 1962 | operations | I can't believe that anyone is still alive fron the late 50s-early 60's Drifty Did some photos of a Russian cargo ship as we crossed the Alantic full of missiles,droped the film of in Rotra,Spain |
| Murphy, Edgar | RD1 | 1960 – 1962 | Operations | |
| Daniel, James (Danny) | SM | Mar 1960 – Jun 30, 1962 | O | |
| Darrigo, Joseph | SM | Jul 1960 – Jul 1963 | ||
| Gabel, Mel | YN3 | Oct 1960 – Nov 1962 | X | Served on board during the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Locke, John | BT2 | Oct 1960 – Mar 20, 1964 | M | |
| Benefield, James | MM2 | Jan 20, 1961 – Mar 20, 1964 | M | |
| Helsel, Joseph ( Jr. ) | seaman & CS3 | May 1961 – Sep 1962 | Supply | Time really fly's. The time spent on the Truckee is still just like yesterday and I'm 70 now. I was on as an engine man and changed rate over to a cook I didn't like waiting in the Chow line. Great bunch of Guys |
| Duffy, Jim | RD2 | May 16, 1961 – Jul 7, 1962 | Operations | I'm the son of James Duffy RD2 (E-5) who served on the USS Truckee from May of 1961 thru July of 1962). I'm seeking any information that I can on my father that anyone can provide? Very much appreciated, Jim Duffy(son) |
| Crepeau, George | LTJG | Aug 1961 – Feb 1963 | supply | the best years of my life with a great crew |
| Dent, Barry | ETR2 | Aug 20, 1961 – Sep 6, 1963 | Operations | Would like to locate: Joseph V. DeGeorge ET3, and any other ops guys that were aboard for Cuban Missile Cruise. |
| Eason, Jr, Koke Thomas | SK3 | Aug 25, 1961 – Aug 24, 1963 | Supply | Began on deck force in after part of ship. It started getting cold in Norfolk in late November or so. Word was out that Supply needed someone that could type. I could have kissed my high school typing teacher. Great memories. |
| Barber, William (Bill) | IC 2 | Sep 1961 – Feb 1965 | engineering | Looking for Craig Metcalf or any of the IC men that were aboard from 61 to 65 |
| Difederico Sr., Richard | MR3 | Nov 1961 – 1963 | M | Was in the boiler room for 1 year then became Machinery Repairman. Was in the Cuban Crisis |
| Gillory, Richard J. | MM2 | Dec 10, 1961 – Jan 30, 1964 | ||
| Dillingham, Bruce | IC3 | 1962 – 1964 | E | |
| Barbieri, John | QM3 | Jan 1, 1962 – Dec 28, 1964 | OPS | Great memories--Where did the time go? |
| Joslin, Bill B | MM3 | 1963 – Mar 28, 1967 | A and M | |
| Q Tip, Richard | CS3 | Mar 17, 1963 – Jun 22, 1966 | SUPPY | I LOOKING TO FIND RAFFERTY,CS3 |
| Richards, Rich | e3 | Mar 17, 1963 – Mar 7, 1965 | deckhand e3 | Best duty ever served, wish I was aboard the USS Truckee now. |
| Berry, William | SH3 | Apr 1963 – Mar 1967 | Supply | She was my first ship and my favorite. She was the Golden gal with all of the battle E's !!!! |
| Pastelak, George Edward | Seaman | Jun 1963 – Nov 1963 | corpsman | looking for Lcdr Robert Clemans and Seaman Richard Ward also looking for a USS TRUCKEE cigarette lighter, lost my two years ago, bummer |
| Windle, Joe | DECK | Jul 22, 1963 – Apr 1965 | Deck | |
| Greifenberger, Terrance/terry | E4 CS3 | Oct 1963 – Jan 1965 | supply | |
| Ayers, Frank (Jake) | S/N | Oct 1963 – Aug 1965 | 2 nd Division | Served two years active duty on Truckee out fo Norfolk Va. was assigned to second division (deck), did general deck work, mucked tanks (Ugh), painrted, stood Bostswains mate of watch, Helmsman of watch, leading seaman. |
| Hughes, Tommy L. Hughie | MM2 | Nov 1963 – May 1967 | A | Some of the best memories of my life. The first Christmas "63" on the Truckee we had steak and lobster. This old Oklahoma farm boy had never seen a lobster tail, but it sure was good. |
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