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USS Hermitage (LSD 34) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Hermitage (LSD 34). 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 339 crew members registered for the USS Hermitage (LSD 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1968 | 1969 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed, Hillary | EM2 | 1969 – 1971 | E | The Herm. was my second ship. Enjoyed 99% of the time I served. Don't remember many names,but feel free to e-mail me....... |
| McCarthy, John | seaman | Jan 1969 – Oct 1970 | 1st division | i am trying to see if anyone has verification of my accident around sept. 20 1970 . fell off of flight deck. |
| Bohnet, Dan | GMG 3 | Feb 1969 – Nov 13, 1970 | deck | Enjoyed my time on the ship made a lot of friends and hope to connect with some of them again. |
| Finestone, Aaron | YN3 | Apr 15, 1969 – Aug 14, 1972 | X | Started as a signalman, switched to yeoman. I was ship's photographer. Maintained the athletic gear locker and photo lab. My websites: www.usshermitage.com www.microbrewjournalism.com www.themightyzed.com www.davidgoodis.com |
| Glenn, Joe | gmg3 | Sep 16, 1969 – Mar 2, 1973 | 3rd division | had a lot of great times on the hermitage. made a lot of friends. fond memories. |
| Samson, Willie | SH-3 | Sep 28, 1969 – 1973 | supply | Workesd in the ships store and had wonderful partners aboard ship Aaron Finestone William Campbell Jan lawrence Owen Thomas and many more. Retired Remember our singing group THE FIVE ECHOS The good old days GOD BLESS.D |
| Frank, Garavelli | RM2 | Oct 1969 – May 1972 | Communications | I met a lot of great guys and made a lot of good friends. Gtmo, Panama, San Juan, Columbia, The Med, Azores, Bermuda, Bahamas and the coast of Maine. +1 for Danny's Living Room and Nancy the bartender from Canada. |
| Minson, Dirk | PN2 | Oct 1, 1969 – Jun 1, 1972 | ADMIN | Good memories about the Herm and the shipmates I was fortunate to serve with.Wouldn't trade my time in the service for anything.Learned a great deal that served me well throughout my life.Koodoo's to PNMC Mike Dimmick. |
| Walsh, Patrick {red Dog } | E-4 | Oct 14, 1969 – Nov 14, 1971 | Engineman | Friends were Mike engram,Rodney Haynes {little bit},William Armstrong {Will} {ducky} Smitty.Tour of med. in 1971..Pictures of us at Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| Martinez, Ralph | MM3 | Nov 1969 – Mar 3, 1972 | M | After spending 2 years in westpac on the USSJamestown, I did my last two years on the Herm. Had a great time visiting the Caribean and the Mediterranean |
| Zonderwyk, Bob (Ski) | GMG -3 | Nov 1969 – Nov 1970 | Gun | |
| Lowe, Cecil (Eddie) | RM3 | Nov 11, 1969 – Jun 1972 | Communications | As I look back, they were the best of times. Great shipmates and lots of good memories. Would be great to see all of you guys again! |
| Young, Bob | FTG-2 | 1970 – 1972 | 3rd | Saw one hell of alot of water and a bunch of the world. Good friends and memories. |
| Carmeci, James | RD3 | 1970 – 1972 | Operations | |
Uglum, Gary  | RM2 | Feb 1970 – Aug 1971 | Communications | |
| Heckendorf, Jon | 1/LT USMC | Mar 1970 – Jun 1970 | MARINE DETACHMENT | I SERVED AS SHORE PARTY OFFICER WITH LIEUTENANTS ARMELLA [RECON] AND CHASE [TANKS]. AN ENJOYABLE RIDE WITH A GOOD CREW AND SKIPPER, CAPTAIN MCDONALD. |
| Carlson, Steve | ETR2 | Apr 1, 1970 – Aug 15, 1974 | Operations | Those were the days. After the Herm I joined the Reserves. Transferred to an Intel unit and retired as a Intelligence Specialist Chief Petty Officer with 25 years total service. Just began receiving my pension this year. |
| Gerstle, Tc. | IC1 | Apr 16, 1970 – Sep 1, 1972 | REPAIR | |
| Price, Michael | E5 SHIP SERVICEMAN | May 1, 1970 – Jan 14, 1974 | SUPPLY | I got to meet the entire crew working as a Ship Serviceman and running the Ship Store,Barber Shop and Snack Bar. If you smoked then I probably sold you a carton of cigaretts! Nights and days at sea I probably sold you a cold drink,candy bar. |
| Roman, Lew | SKSN PROMOTED TO SK3 | Aug 7, 1970 – Sep 1, 1971 | Supply | Home based in Little Creek, Virginia. Started as Storekeeper Seaman and promoted to Storekeeper Third Class. Went on a Med cruise, stopping in Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Turkey. |
| Johnston, Rick | gmg3 | Sep 1970 – Nov 1973 | guns | had a great time learned alot made great friends best running mate was billy ray gooch frm la. |
| Josey, Harold | RMC | Sep 15, 1970 – Oct 1971 | Communications | |
| Cody, Jerry (Joe) | FN | Oct 1970 – Jan 21, 1973 | ||
| Samaniego, Duck | SM E-3 | Oct 24, 1970 – Apr 14, 1972 | Communication's | My grandson asked me " papa what did your ship look like when You where in the navy. So I went on the web and found this site. Saw quite I few people I remembered. Aaron Finstone,Jerry Mink,Billy Gouch and more.God bless |
| Willis, Charlie | SM2 | Nov 1970 – Dec 1971 | OC Div | Boarded just prior to MedCruise ‘70 left my pregnant wife on pier at Little Creekl. Was lead SM, had a great signal gang. Duck,Mink,Finstien and the rest. First daughter born while sailing between Turkey and Greece. Got |
| Maddox, Bobby | Reported SN advanced to PN3 | Nov 14, 1970 – Nov 14, 1973 | X | Reported aboard day before left for Med. Left day before second Med. Enjoyed time aboard |
| Brant, James | BMC | Nov 17, 1970 – Mar 15, 1971 | LCU-1641 OINC | Officer In Charge of LCU-1641 embarked on USS Hermitage LSD-34 for Amphibious Ops in the Mediterranean. Transferred to NAVAL HOSP Naples, Italy FFT Frankfurt, Germany FFT US NAVALHOSP Philadelphia, PA for treatment. |
| Pettersen, Joe | ET3 | 1971 – Jan 1973 | o | interesting group of characters! loved underway,especially Carribean sky.phosphur balls off the fantail. Danny's livingroom,San Juan et al |
| Richey, Glenn | HT-3 | 1971 – 1975 | R | 1973-74 Med.Cruise,2 Carribean Cruises,Newport News refit,Gitmo training cruise after refit. |
| Sheridan, Michael | Radioman 3rd Class | 1971 – 1972 | Communications | This was one of the most memorable times of my (young) life. 2 years in London .I came on board in Naples during a Med cruise. Did a Carrib cruise and Med and got an early out! Looking back I wish I could have shipped. |
| Smith, Smitty ...robert | MM3 | Apr 1971 – Apr 1973 | "M" | Served in Main control..looking for any old crewmates.Or info how to contact any?..Thankz |
| Hite, John | RD3 | May 1971 – Nov 1972 | OPS | I had a great time cruisin' the Caribbean 6 times! —Johnny Amphib |
| Williams, Kenny(Boot) | SKSN | Jul 14, 1971 – Feb 23, 1973 | Supply | Started in Deck, ended in Supply. went Carib 3 times,Newport News Shipyard.Some of my best freinds i met onboard the Herm. Seems like yesterday. |
| Elliott, Jack | ETNSN | Sep 1971 – Dec 17, 1972 | Operations | As the lowest ranking guy in the ET gang I got all the crap jobs (with Kehoe) but they were a great bunch of guys to work with. And Danny's Pina Colatas were the best. |
| Jameson, Bruce | YN3 | Oct 1971 – Sep 1973 | Personnel Office | I often think of the crew and the friendships that existed. It would be able to contact them again. I wish we could still buy hats and sweatshirts of the HERM |
| Johnson, Lannie | BM1(SW) | Nov 21, 1971 – Jun 23, 1975 | 1st | I returned to the Navy after I left the Herm. I was on many Ships, & Captain Lawrence was the best Captain that I had & USS Hermitage LSD 34 was my cleanest best Ship. |
| Gordon, Thomas | HT-3 | Dec 20, 1971 – Jun 5, 1973 | R | Served in carpenter/welding shop 71-73 with Big John, Butch, Parmeley and Yost and many others who I wish I could remember. If any one remembers this time please email tagordo@sbcglobal.net. |
| Puglisi, Frederick | DK2 | 1972 – Nov 9, 1973 | SUPPLY | I WAS THE DK ON BOARD THE SHIP. THE DO WAS LTJG SPARS |
| Baetzel, Frederick | SN | Jan 1972 – Mar 1973 | First and X | I reported on board the USS Hermitage as a non-designated striker SN and was assigned to Firsr Division. Spent most of my time as a "deck ape" until I completed the PC 3 & 2 correspondence course and got approval to transfer to X division. |
| Braeutigam, Jack | ETR | Mar 1972 – Mar 1976 | good to see the old herm is still around.better yet the people. | |
| Schwinghammer, Bill | Ens-Ltjg | Jul 9, 1972 – Jun 20, 1975 | Deck division, Electronics Officer | |
| Ray, Richard | PN2 | Aug 1972 – Jul 1973 | X | I found myself in Chief Dimmick's Personnel Office after a couple years ashore in Germany.::To whomever was on watch and neglected to roust us out one morning, THANKS! Best butt-chewing any of us ever had for not reporting to quarters on time! |
| Kearney, Scott | PN3/CTSN | Aug 4, 1972 – Sep 1973 | Personnel | Will always remember our goodwill cruise to Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, San Juan. Enjoyed being the ship's cartoonist - I was always in trouble. Chief Dimmick hated me! |
| Reindel, Tim "fred" | EN2 | Nov 1972 – Jun 1976 |
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