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USS Point Defiance (LSD 31) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Point Defiance (LSD 31). 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 310 crew members registered for the USS Point Defiance (LSD 31).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1960 | 1961 – 1964 | 1965 – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell, Terry | BM/SN | 1969 – 1971 | ||
| McLelland, Leonard / Mac | G.M. | 1969 – 1970 | G | I spent my last year in the Navy aboard the Defiance. Had a lot of fun and a lot of friends. |
Higginson, Paul  | E-7 | Apr 4, 1969 – Aug 30, 1972 | Chief Petty Officer - | Looking for shipmates of Paul Richard Higginson. Was Cheif Petty Officer - remembers engine room flooding and being in Vietnam. If you were a shipmate of his please email. |
| Traina, Denny | SN | Jun 5, 1969 – Jun 6, 1971 | Disbursing | Was deck-ape for Bos'n Powell-then disbursing w/Ltjg Morrison&Smitty then Steve Wink. I probably gave you money for booze&ho's.No info on PD from my time to mothballing.Wish I'd kept a log of where we went&everything we did |
| Gideon, James | SN | Jun 30, 1969 – Jul 15, 1971 | 2nd | Besides the collision of the USS Ponchatoula anyone with copies of pictures, ship's logs or other resources please message me. I need them for a VA claim. Overall, had many good times despite the bad! |
| Decker, Gerald | QM2 | Sep 1969 – May 12, 1971 | Navigation | I had a great time. Unfortunately I was too young to appreicate many of my experiences. Like Neil Simon said in Mississippi Blues, "I hated all of them then but now I love them all." They were my youth. |
| Kern, Ernie | SN | Sep 1, 1969 – Sep 1, 1971 | 2nd | 2nd div, helmsman and after steering watch. |
| Winter, Andy | ETR 2 | Oct 1969 – Jan 25, 1975 | OE | |
| Helten, Jim | SN | Oct 1969 – Jul 1971 | 1st & Supply | Deck ape & Gedunk operator. 3 WesPac cruises. Ops off Vietnam coast. In & out of combat zones/Danang. Supplies & vehicles on the way over, Marines on the way back. Took some Super 8 movies. On board for (in)famous Ponchatoula collision |
| Whitfield, Edward (Ron) | GMG 3 | Oct 10, 1969 – Feb 28, 1971 | G | |
| Taylor, George | RM3 | Nov 1969 – Jun 1970 | Operations - Communications | |
| Irick, Ike | SN | Nov 1969 – Nov 1970 | 2nd | |
| Chavez, Roy | RM3 | Dec 18, 1969 – Jan 23, 1973 | OC | around 72 anyone remember PD1 off Point Defiance one trip into Vietnam coast land coming back took fire motars could not return fire friendlies too close to VC assault on our small craft was armed 50 cal.cocked and ready |
| Williams, Ron | LCPL | 1970 – 1971 | NOT SHIPS COMPANY | |
| Ditzenberger, Noel (Ditz) | MM2 | 1970 – | Engineering machinist Mate | Dairy farmed. 38 years. Asst supervisor at Swiss Colony. Married 47 years. 2 sons. #1 son served 3 Years aboard ship. #2 son 8 years in Seabees. Live in South Wayne WI. |
| Settle, David | HM2 | Apr 3, 1970 – May 12, 1972 | Medical | Great crew!!!! |
| Houle, Bob | SM3 | May 1970 – Jul 1971 | Ops | I was on board for one short West Pac Jan. to May 1971, otherwise in port at Long Beach most of the time. |
| Fulton, Andy | BM3 | Jun 1970 – Aug 1974 | 1st. | |
| Dote, Terry | E-3 | Sep 1970 – Jul 1971 | I served on board in the aft engine room. When I got out in 1973 my seabag was lost with cruise books and all. Can't remember names and places we went. Any help out there? | |
| Schmidt, Glenn B | RM3 | Sep 1970 – Aug 1971 | COMMUNICATIONS | SERVED IN THE RADIO SHACK. MANY GOOD GUYS. HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH A FEW OF THEM. MANY GOOD TIMES TWO QUICK TRIPS TO VIET NAM TO BRING BACK MARINES AND THERE SHOT UP GEAR. GREAT TIME. GOT TO SEE THE WESTERN PACIFIC. TRULY APPRECIATE USA. |
| Munster, Tom | RM3 | Oct 1970 – Nov 1971 | operations | Would like to hear from old shipmates |
| Anfuso, "Frank Zappa" | E-3 | Nov 1970 – Apr 1973 | cook | AT THE TIME DID NOT LIKE IT. BUT NOW, KNOW IT WAS GOOD FOR ME. I'M NOW 52 AND RETIRED, BREEDING SNAKES AND ENJOYING FAMILY. IF YOU REMEMBER ME E-MAIL ME AT INFO@CENTRALCOASRCORNSNAKES.COM |
| Clark, William | RM3 | 1971 – 1973 | great r&r in Hong Kong wish i had brought the 57 chevy i got in long beach home with me. great crew and memories | |
| Gannon, John | BT1 | 1971 – 1973 | B | Worked with Willie Munn, BTC Smith, BTC Hartman. Trained Bro.White to be oil king. LPO FFR. Was UPWARDS Seminar facilitator, Anyone remember those? Swapped to DLG 22. Retired 1981 as BTCS. |
| Mummey, Bartine | mm2 | 1971 – May 1974 | M division | Made many friends and have fond memories of the good times we had. Enjoyed my time on the ship and in port. Laid back and living the dream now. |
| Scott, Kenneth | BT3 | 1971 – 1973 | B | Was On the PD West Pac to Vietnam, worked with Boo_Ray, Chester Wills, Davies, Munn,Sly Dog,Ted, Presley, Czarnota and many others. Great crew. |
| Heath, Lenny | BM2 | Jan 23, 1971 – Dec 8, 1972 | 2nd | |
| Mulyck, Tim | MM | Feb 1971 – Dec 1972 | m | worked in the aft engine room. Can still see the big yellow smilely face on the DA tank. Dave Higgens was our CPO. |
| De Looze, Steven | EM3 | Feb 1971 – Jul 1974 | E Division | 2 weeks after reporting, we deployed to VietNam. Swapped Marines, returned to Long Beach. Grabbed more Marines, back to VietNam, swapped Marines, returned to Long Beach. Next VietNam cruise was Jan-Nov 72. Great crew! |
| Czarnota, Jim | BT2 | May 1971 – Dec 1974 | B | Made 2 WastPac Cruises. Ran Aft fireroom 2nd cruise. First homeport was Long Beach then moved to San Diego. Discharged Dec. 74 while in Portland Shipyard after 2nd Wast Pac Cruise. |
| Amans, Sam | MM2 | May 26, 1971 – Jul 12, 1974 | M | Left on 1st westpak 3days after reporting on.Made 3 all total.Lots of time off the coast most of it seeming to be 4&4 watches.Lots of friends Honea,Ditz,Mummy,Peterson,Taylor&electrician Patterson |
| White, Randall | BT2 | Jul 15, 1971 – Aug 20, 1975 | B | Worked Aft Fireroom w/ BTC Hartman, BT1 Willy Munn, CZar, Prestly, Ted Shereburnicof, BT2 Davies, and "Sly Dog" I was Oil King before reenlisting. |
| Casanova, Leonel | SK2 | Jul 19, 1971 – Dec 9, 1974 | Supply | I enjoyed my time on the PD. Made lots of friends, Heath, Nelson the SMS, Wallace the SH, Hansen the DK, Chief Manzano my boss, Huntington the SK, Gonzalez and the Munoz the GMs, Sink and Even the SHs and Hutchings. |
| {ptterson, David | EM3 | Aug 1971 – Dec 15, 1972 | E | Great adventure deploying to the Vietnam war. My only regret is that upon returning, I disembarked at Pearl harbor and took leave, thus missing out on the final leg of the voyage. |
| Patterson, David | EM3 | Aug 1971 – Dec 15, 1972 | E | Went on the last WestPac spring 1972. Was an EM3 and would like to contact others who served during this time. |
| Riley, Douglas | EN2 | Aug 15, 1971 – Mar 15, 1972 | TAD LCM8 Crew | Hope no one minds a Temp crew man. Fond memories of this ship and her crew on our RVN cruise. First ship and first cruise. Great parties when we finally got the rare shore leave. |
| Stephen, Brockway | HT2 | Aug 20, 1971 – May 24, 1973 | R Divison | |
| Roby, Dan | SM3 | Oct 1, 1971 – | Signalman | Dan died May 2009. I am his widow and would love to hear from anyone who might remember him. |
| McManama, Jace | E4 | Dec 1, 1971 – Sep 1, 1973 | Operations | They called me Mac, before becoming a OS, we were called a Radarman. Went on westpac cruise in 72’, spent a lot time in the Gulf of Tonkin, my boss was Wally and have hooked up with a few crew members through FB |
| Nelson, Steve | QM2 | Dec 20, 1971 – Sep 13, 1973 | Navigation | Remember task group taking fire from island artillery VN. WestPac cruise in 1972. Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Subic Bay, Hong Kong. Captain Gorder was great ships captain..Enjoyed the experience with great group of shipmates. |
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