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USS Jason (AR 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Jason (AR 8). 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 1123 crew members registered for the USS Jason (AR 8).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1958 | 1959 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachs, Bernard | LT CMDR, USN RET | 1942 – | ||
| Carter, Elmer | MM/1 | 1943 – 1946 | My dad was a plank owner on the J. He was a hard-hat underwater welder in the hull repair division. I'd love to hear from anyone that can tell me of his experiences during the war. | |
| Christino, Michael | S1 | 1944 – 1945 | My Dad (now deceased) was on the Jason durring WWII.he went to China and was in Okinawa He was a Lathe Operator. he also spoke of being in two typhoon's | |
| Mason, Wib (Dad) | UNKNOWN | 1944 – 1947 | navy | I am his daughter and would like to talk to people, share pictures, or hear stories with people who worked with my father aboard USS Jason. |
| Tracy, Clyde | Shopkeeper 2nd Class | 1944 – 1947 | Storekeeper -- I applogize, I do not know the division | My Father Clyde F. Tracy passed away on Sept 28, 2010. He was a PLANK OWNER. He served during WWII in the ships store. He also published the "Mighty J" Newsletter up until his passing. |
| Holmes, Fred | BOATSWAIN\'S MATE FIRST CLASS (SR) | Jan 10, 1944 – Feb 7, 1946 | US Navel Repair Base | My father (deceased) was on the Jason. That's about all I know. |
| Nowack, Norman | Private First Class | Mar 25, 1944 – Jul 2, 1946 | MM 3 | Norman Nowack , plank member of the U.S. S. Jason passed at 85, in Michigan. He was intered at the National Cemetary in Mi. |
| Dutch, Allan | FIREMAN FIRST CLASS | Jun 19, 1944 – | My father (same name) Allan Dutch was a plank owner on Jason. I have a picture of him being decorated by Captain Bergeson with the Navy & Marine Corps. Medal on Commission day and I got him back on decks 52 years later at decomissioning. | |
| Key, Lawrence M. (Lm) | LT. JG | Jul 1944 – 1945 | Machine Shop | LM Key was my dad. He served on the Jason from when she was commissioned till the end of the war. He was very proud of his service on her and the crew he worked with. He died in 1977. |
| Disanto, Gene | ELECTRICIANS MATE 3RD CLASS | Aug 12, 1944 – Jun 1945 | My father served as an electrician on the USS Jason from at least August of 1944 to the end of the war. I know he served in the Phillipines, Korea, and China. I would like to hear from any of his shipmates. My father passed away in 5/11/96. | |
| Ford, Arthur J. | not sure | Dec 1, 1944 – | not sure | Arthur was my grandfather. He often spoke of his time on the USS Jason. He was a long time press man for the Washington Times following his navy career |
| Pugh, John Robert | SM2 | 1945 – 1946 | My dad was a seaman 2nd class on the USS Jason around 1945 to 1946 | |
| Bushey, James | 1945 – 1946 | My father-in-law died in July 1995. He talked about Maug Maug. Have piece of a Jap kamikazi he kept. | ||
| Sink, Donald Eugene | SEAMAN 2ND | Sep 1945 – Mar 1, 1946 | Entered This For My Father.Discharged Out Of Service March 1,1946. On His Next Birthday Aug.23,2009 he will be 84 yars old. | |
| Tepp, Robert | S/1 | Sep 15, 1945 – Jun 15, 1946 | Forgotten | Ship's printer. Went to Okinawa, Tsingtoa, Shanghai and Jinsen. Visited Jason in 1995 at San Diego shortly before decommissioning. |
| Baur, Carl | WT | 1946 – | 3 | Carl Baur WT on USS Jason AR-8 in 1946. Passed away June 6, 2018. Son looking for anybody who remembers my Father. Brian Baur bullocktaster@comcast.net |
| Morlan, Jerry Max | Fireman Second class | Jan 25, 1946 – Nov 26, 1947 | Electrician | |
| Castillo, Eufemio | S1/c | Mar 1946 – 1947 | Don't remember .was electronics striker | Sent to the USS Jason ARH-1 from boot camp on March 1946 and transferred.to the USS Burton Island AGB-1 in 1947 .. …. |
| James Andrew Wallace, Jimmy | ELECTRICIAN 3 RD CLASS | 1948 – 1951 | ARH 1 | Looking for anyone who was on board with my dad. |
| Brackenridge, Duke | E1 | 1948 – | Bt | I dukes daughter..trying to find some who knew my fad George s Brackenridge..please help |
| Gunn, James (Jim) | Gunners Mate | 1949 – 1951 | USS Jason | I'm entering this in memory of my dad, deceased 1989. Going through a photo album tonight from his Navy days including many pictures from the USS Jason. |
| Wright, Billy J | GMG2 | Feb 1949 – Dec 1952 | 3rd | Was on Jason when it was ARH1 assigned as Gunner's Mate in the 3rd Div. shipped over on Jason and then went to shore duty in San Diego |
| Giroud, Ed | QMSSN | Feb 2, 1949 – Aug 5, 1950 | Quartermaster | |
| Adams, James | EM3 | May 16, 1949 – Sep 14, 1951 | USN | |
| McNamara, Jim | MR3 | 1950 – 1954 | I'm making this entry for my dad. He was an MR during Korea and always spoke fondly of his ship and his shipmates. Dad passed away on 12 Dec 05 after a career as a police officer and then as a watchmaker. His brother Pat was on the Jason as well | |
| Curnutt, Russell M. | LCDR | 1950 – 1951 | Supply Officer | My father served during the Korean War and the dates are a guess. Always spoke highly of the time and great crew on the Jason. I went aboard ship as a child when she returned from the war. Dad passed in 1974. |
| Lawrence, John Edward | 2nd class Petty officer | 1950 – 1957 | Deck | I'm helping my grandfather reconnect with anyone still living. He is 93 years old, and has started to forget details about his life and time spent on the Jason. I think it'd be good for him to reminisce. |
| Thomas, Darrell | BM3 | Jul 1950 – Jul 1952 | 2nd | |
| Zuill, Eugene | ET 1 | Nov 1950 – Jan 1952 | 8 th (Electronics Repair) | |
| Shuford, Shane | NA | Jan 1, 1951 – Jan 1, 1955 | NA | Dad served 51-55 USS Jason and USS Virgo |
| Pope, Kenneth Garfiled | secon class pedy oficer | Jan 10, 1951 – Sep 18, 1955 | navy | he was a cook for a thosand men |
| Anthone, Al | EM 2ND CLASS | Jun 1, 1951 – Nov 1, 1954 | Electrical Rewind | Out Of Boot Camp, Caught the Jason ARH-1 in dry dock at Hunters point in Frisco. Transfered to the USS Hector in 1954 with 4 months to go.Had a brother Bob on the Jason In the IC shop. |
| Applegate, Stan | EM 2 | Jun 1, 1951 – Nov 15, 1953 | 5 ELECTRICAL REPAIR | Hunting for-Rick Vargas,Sam French,Al Antone |
McNamara, Patrick (N)  | MR 1 | Jun 1, 1951 – Sep 1954 | 6 th | came abord was in M div. then 6 th div. mainmachine shop. My brother an I wear bouth onboard together. Would like hear from aney one ,EMAIL |
| Scantlan, Clyde | PN3 | Dec 7, 1951 – May 2, 1954 | "O" | XO office. |
| Zimmerman, Sterling | im2 | Dec 11, 1951 – Oct 26, 1954 | 4th | instrament man typer rittyers calculaters |
| Hankins, Marv | SN | 1952 – 1955 | 1st | hull number was arh1 when I was aboard |
| Coggin, Glenn | E4 | 1952 – 1955 | Operations | |
| Cohen, Stanley | SN | Apr 25, 1952 – Aug 25, 1953 | first and fourth | Like to hear from shipmates. |
| Edwards, Jim (Sparky) | EM3 | Jul 1952 – Nov 1953 | Engineering | I served on the electrical crew... I came aboard The USS Jason ARH-1 from the Class A EM school of Great Lakes, IL with two others from the school. John J Elias was one of them but can't remember the other persons name. |
| Burton, Ernest Poss | 3RD CLASS PIPE FITTER / MASTER OF ARMS | Sep 1, 1952 – Apr 12, 1956 | 7th | I was on AR1 from 52 to 56. I went by the nickname "Poss". House, another pipe-fitter on the Jason, gave me that name and it stuck. I'd like to hear from any of you knew me. |
| Bowers, Robert | QM3C | Oct 1952 – Feb 1954 | operations | came aboard after boot camp.It was ARH-1 then. spent lots of time on signal bridge. I wonder if Roger Fox Jones, Portwood, Stelly the cajun, culpepper, are still around? Got on the Sharps AKL-10 in Guam in '54 & '55. Contacy me if you will |
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