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USS Fort Snelling (LSD 30) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Fort Snelling (LSD 30). 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 316 crew members registered for the USS Fort Snelling (LSD 30).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafortune, John | EM3 | 1982 – 1984 | E | I am fond of the memories and think about my shipmates and where they are at now. If I could have stayed on the Fort, I would have stayed in. When she was decommissioned, I went to the America. |
| Woods, Joe | E3 | 1982 – | b | be missin the guys from the engineroom franklin,serfoss,morris,myers,tranbarger,yall give me a call the name is in the book |
| Edwards, Lane | SN | 1982 – 1983 | !st | The stay was short but the memories will last a life time! |
| Bicchinella (Bic), Rob | bmsn | 1982 – 1984 | First | |
| Osterman, Dana “doc” | MS3 | 1982 – 1984 | S-2 | Galley cook and night baker who made the “Fat Pills” |
| Lowen, Ken | MM3 | Mar 15, 1982 – Sep 6, 1984 | machinery | time really flies. Aft eng. rm. was a good bunch of people. I still work in the good old steam operated plants but on land. Not as intense as the old days. |
| Dipace, Ben (Ace) | MM3 | Apr 1982 – Sep 1984 | Propulsion | Went the USS San Diego AFS 6 until Nov 86 and joined the New York ANG. Did one 14 month tour in Iraq from Dec 2003 to Jan 2005. Retired E-7 in June 2006. Married the girl I met in Oceanview. 2 kids and 2 grandkids so far (2007) Dirty 30!!! |
| Unger, Kenneth | SA | Apr 1982 – Jan 1984 | Second BM | |
| Landon, Glen | Apr 3, 1982 – Jul 31, 1984 | BT | On board a short time but, Had the experience of a lifetime. Recommend anyone age 17 or older to experience life in the military. Beruit, Egypt, Lebanon. All Beautiful. Decommisioned USS Fort Snelling, Love You!!!! Poole, where are you? | |
| Rengnerth, Jeff | MR3 | May 1982 – 1985 | AGANG | Two tours to Beirut with a side stop in Granada.The best people i ever worked with.Not one day goes by i don't think about it. |
Goetzinger, Glenn  | QM3 | Jun 1982 – Nov 1983 | . | Germany, Turkey, Naples, Italy, Denmark, Grenada. |
| Edmonds, Johnny | bm2 | Jun 1982 – 1984 | 2nd | Dirty 30 was by far the best command of my 23 years in the navy. Miss the gang. Never was a tighter crew. was hard and fun at the same time. living in Dunlap Tn 30 miles from Chattanooga. |
| Walker, Thomas | BMC(SW) | Sep 1982 – Aug 1984 | First | What a great Gator! To bad she's gone. |
| Hartley, Thomas | BM2 | Sep 6, 1982 – | 1st Division | Plank owner |
| Combs, Frank | BTFN | Sep 10, 1982 – Sep 5, 1984 | B | BT in aft fireroom , with 2 tours to beruit and grenada,also on the decommisioning crew. |
| Washtock, Larry | LSD-30 E2/OSA | Oct 3, 1982 – Sep 5, 1984 | OPS | HI ALL!!!!! |
| Olson, Peter | ENS-LT | Nov 27, 1982 – Sep 5, 1984 | Gunnery | Good times in my first and only ship back in my line Officer days as an ENS-LT. Who knew I'd be starting it all over as an ENS in the Medical Corps. I am now a CDR, anesthesiologist and Have retirement papers in hand for June of 2005. |
| Cota, Terry | FN | 1983 – 1984 | M | Where's the whole? Where is Walters and Smitty? |
| Cox, Dennis | MRFN | 1983 – 1984 | A Gang | I think about the ship and crew all the time.You guys were great. |
| McMillian, Jeff / Mac | MM2 | 1983 – 1984 | M-2 | In the book in St. Joseph, Missouri under Jeff and Julie |
| Davidson, Lincoln | HM3 | 1983 – 1984 | Medical | Wow what fun we had, wish I could do it over again. Real men don't eat quiche ever! |
| Bateman, Steve | Bt3 | Jan 1983 – | B | Was assighned to forward fireroom |
| Adams, Jim | ENFN | Jan 1, 1983 – Sep 7, 1984 | A-Gang | Had a great time,lots of great memories.Loved traveling to Israel,Egypt,hanging out in front of Beirut,and going to Grenada. |
| Lofgren, Richard | SKSN | Mar 10, 1983 – Sep 15, 1984 | SUPPLY | Part of decommisioning crew.Made the last cruise. Lebanon & Grenada. |
| Martinez, Jeffrey S. "Marty" | BMSN | Mar 17, 1983 – Sep 5, 1984 | 1st | My best Navy memories took place aboard the Fort. From meeting the legendary Bob Hope on his USO tour, to entering the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Fort that made me the true veteran that I am today. I am now a BMC (SW) in the reserves. Thanx Fort |
| Mast, John | FN | Apr 1983 – Aug 1984 | B | Crew list brought back a flood of memories. Always wondered what happened to the good old 30. After finishing my Navy time I enlisted into the Coast Guard. Currently I'm the Chief Engineer at Station Atlantic City & Station(sm) Great Egg. |
| Brown, Stan | MM3 | Apr 1983 – Sep 1984 | M | I remember cold iron watches in main, or lower level watches under way, losing a/c to berthing for 3 days during the Grenada invasion, and having christmas dinner off the coast of Beiruit, I hated to see the old Fort go. |
| Cook, Jeff | MMFN | Jun 1983 – Aug 1984 | Aft Engine Room | Wish I had stayed in and made a career out of it. My favorite days were spent on the Fort. Drop me a line if you want to. |
| Maberry, Michael | EM-2 | Aug 1983 – Aug 1984 | E- Division | Had some good times on the Fort, Met some really good people. Have been married for 24 years. Two son's, both at the University of Maine. |
| Payne, Kyle/clyde | qmsn | Aug 1983 – Jun 1984 | quartermaster/nav-divisonhello | hello to the ol crunch bunch,what a crew we were.i 'am a merchant marine capt. now running a high speed hyro-foil catameran in chattanooga, tenn. called the river gorge exployer |
| Davis, Frank Jr | L/CPL | Aug 1, 1983 – Apr 1, 1984 | 8th Marine | What's up Dragon platoon!!! Semper Fi! Hope 2nd BLT is keeping tight... Peace, Devil Dogs! |
| Porath, Tom | Aug 10, 1983 – Sep 1984 | 2nd | What ship to make Chief on | |
| Motley, Charles | ENS | Oct 4, 1983 – Jun 20, 1984 | Supply | |
| Jarvis, Aubrey/ Kid | mssa | Oct 15, 1983 – Apr 20, 1984 | s2 | i really liked spain egypt israel the med cruise the fort yes i was 17yrs old when i arrived the kid ms specialist. lot of fun. thanks guys; the kid. |
| Jones, James | ENFN | Dec 12, 1983 – Jul 14, 1984 | TAD Well Deck ACU-2 | Anyone remembered the hit we took while conducting an unrep in the Med. Port Side behind the Anchor Houser chain outlet. Buddy of mine had a pic guy 6' 3" standing in the hole spread out tip to tip Hit by Iran Civ Freighter |
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