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USS Durham (LKA 114) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Durham (LKA 114). 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 440 crew members registered for the USS Durham (LKA 114).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappadakis, Robert "Pappy" | bm3 | 1979 – 1981 | 2nd | made a lot of friends on this ship, have not heard from them in 30 years. I remember ramming the pier, having a marine thrown overboard, spending 2 days untangling a winch cable. But also remember a lot of fun. |
| Ward, David | SN | Mar 1, 1979 – Nov 30, 1981 | 3rd deck | I will never forget her. |
| Smith, Byron | em3 | May 1979 – Jun 1982 | engineering | |
| Smith, Byron (Smitty) | EM3 | May 1979 – Mar 1982 | E-Div | Great times, made great friends,flag football, basketball, hanging out in nasty city,some other things I can't mention...lol..beereal60@gmail.com....holla |
| Folks, Wilson | MM2 | Jun 4, 1979 – Jan 5, 1983 | M | WE NEVER WENT ANY WHERE OVERSEAS BUT I ENJOYED MY TIME ON BOARD |
| Ward, David | SN | Sep 1979 – Apr 1981 | Deck 3rd | |
| Corbeille, Curt | EM3 | Dec 15, 1979 – Aug 15, 1981 | ENGINEERING | STILLTELL STORIES OF P. I. BLOW HEAVEN SUBIC CITY, 19 YEARS OLD AND SINGLE LOVING IT, LBFM |
| Sturgeon, James/jim/sturge | BM3 | 1980 – Mar 11, 1984 | 3RD | AWAY ALL BOATS HOW I LOVEDTHE SMELL OF DIESEL IN THE MORNING I STILL HAVE MY WEST PAC JACKET THANX AGAIN CHACH I STILL LIKE TO DRIVE BOATS NOW ITS MY OWN ON KY WATERS CATCHIN EM AND LOVING IT FIND ME AT JIM40291@Yahoo.co |
Austin, Scott  | E-1 | 1980 – 1982 | A-Division | I was young and Dumb, But I am glad I served. |
| Chapman, Wayne | HT2 | Feb 13, 1980 – May 22, 1982 | ENGINEERING | I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH A GREAT CREW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I ACTUALLY MISS GOING TO SEA. |
| Wailes, Richard (Ric Or Josey) | SK1 | Mar 1980 – Oct 1981 | S-1 | Senior SK and PO in charge of T division through the SOAP and SFOMS process. Great shipmates, we got it done. |
| McEwen, Dan/mini Mac | SM3 | Mar 25, 1980 – Apr 22, 1985 | Operations | SM's McNeil,tygen,hahn,postal,johnson,Lt Cookie. raming the quay wall, live music back from Hi. Subic Bay, Shell back,taring down eureka ca.dry dock, hydrolic lunches, yes we were all family. seen robert Mckeown? iou1Bud |
| Cherosky, James Cherios | EN3 | Apr 1, 1980 – Aug 10, 1983 | a division | Had a great time on the Bull made alot of friends, westpac was a blast , looking to get in touch with some old buddies, living in Tennesee and life is good! email address is jcherosky@yahoo.com |
| Sibley, Richard [sibs] | BMSN | Apr 21, 1980 – Apr 15, 1984 | 1ST div | I was on the west pac of 83 what a great time, I still have my shell back scroll. MY wife made me throw the ships flag away, sorry guys. But its good to see some of the names on the crews list, brings back good memories. |
| Goodwin, Steve | Fireman aptc | Jun 2, 1980 – Aug 14, 1981 | Auxilary division | I wish I could of done more as a team member. I had welding and machinast experience before I joined. I wanted to be more adaptable so cose non rated to learn more skills, and I learned alot. Thank You all who put up w |
| Lapre, Paul Andre | EM2 | Jul 10, 1980 – Oct 31, 1983 | E | WESTPAC 83 GOOD TIMES ! |
| Hopkins, Hop | BMSN | Jul 15, 1980 – Apr 5, 1984 | BEST TIME EVER HAD | |
| Lapre, Paul | EM2E | Jul 20, 1980 – Oct 31, 1983 | E | ID LIKE TO TRACK DOWN MY FRIENDS FROM E DIVISION, GOOD TIMES. |
| Schlittenhardt, Ron | RM1 | Oct 1980 – Dec 1981 | ||
| Erickson, Karl | MM | Oct 1980 – May 1984 | M | Westpac 83!! Great times on the Bull. |
| Page, Steve | EM2 | Dec 1980 – Dec 1984 | E | Hello to all those in Engineering, especially "E" Division! Great memories! WestPac "83" to Fremantle & Perth Australia! Slow cruises to Pearl, Frisco & Mexico. Married, living and working in Western Australia for years. |
| Malzahn, John | MALZAHN | 1981 – 1983 | My Second Ship, Was out for so long i had to start over making rank, went from IC3 to IC2 | |
| Bushell, Bob | BM3 | 1981 – 1984 | 2nd | Anyone from Westpac 83 out there? Looking for old friends Gentry & Crawford. |
| Diaz, Jose | BM3 | 1981 – 1986 | 1st Div. | Had fun while onboard with a diverse group of DeckApes. Made 2 Westpac's and really enjoyed Perth and P. I. Hawaii was fun but really expensive. But really glad i made it without catching Clap or V D's... |
| Kennedy, Greg | discharged E-1-deck dept. did booms. | Jan 1, 1981 – Jul 5, 1983 | Deck | I remember Tom Mcmahon ( i think ) from New Jersey. and Sibley from Philly. 2 dudes from Milwaukee. Top of Hotel San Diego I received Calif state flsag from roof =- anyone remember ?also Koleini from cocoa beach |
| Oliver, John | E-3 | Mar 14, 1981 – Jun 17, 1985 | Radioman | IT was the Bomb |
| Oliver, John | E-4 | Mar 15, 1981 – Jun 17, 1985 | Radioman | It was the bomb |
| Brewer, Bowser | HT 3 | May 28, 1981 – Jul 6, 1981 | R | All of us young guys are now old. Just retired from my civilian job. |
| Borsack, Michael | ICFN | Jun 1, 1981 – Jan 1, 1984 | Electrical | Couldn't stay out of trouble |
| Bramer, Gus | MM3 | Jul 1981 – Jan 1985 | Breeze | Be fabulous or get lost.....I am still alive, and wondering what ever happened to the sign from"The Flame".Beaner smuggled me off the ship in PI,(tat. Restriction )and we put it overhead in HT's afterstorage locker. •_° |
| Garza, Juan Gt | GMG 1 | Aug 1981 – Aug 1984 | 4TH DIVISION | HAD A GREAT TIME WITH ALL THE PEOPLE ABOARD SHIP. 4TH DIVISION WAS A GREAT DIVISION. MY PRAYER GO TO A GOOD FRIENDS GMG1 ESPENEZA, SOME OF YOU KNEW HIM. IF THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WERE GMG. DROP A LINE OR TWO. |
| Sheridan, Chris | MM2 | Sep 1981 – Dec 1985 | 3D are you still alive? Breeze, knock off. Pickens where art thou? Grantham - you in Florida? Doc Johnson sleepin it off. Dussor? Good times just hated those cold irons. | |
| Soto, John | BM3 | Sep 1981 – May 1983 | First div | The ole Bull was some of the best times I spent in my youth . I often think back at all the friends I had and wonder how and where they all are now. Its good to see some of the old crews names on this site. |
| Adams, Mark | MM2 | Sep 27, 1981 – Sep 15, 1986 | M | The best time of my young life, right out of high school and in the Navy. LKA 114 was a good Ship. Just saw her in Pearl Harbor while on vacation with family. Shout out to : DOG DICK!,Bill Pickens, Tony & Bryan Helliwell, Chris Sheridan, Mike Thorne |
| Franklin, Wild Bill | HT2 | Oct 1981 – Oct 1985 | Repair | Shipfitter shop BBQ, CPO mess with 3D, chariot race, fire drills, Hong Kong tats and restriction, Russian moon, hurricane Ewa, unadulterated debauchery in PI, monkey on a stick, honeycomb, Perth, LCM 8, flushometer & ptraps, priceless baby! |
| Heise, Jeff | E-3 htfn | Dec 1981 – Jun 1985 | Repair/carpenter shop | Trying to locate ship mates from this time.was fun times westpak83 shellback , |
| Greiner, Michael (Dr.steam) | BT2 | Jan 15, 1982 – May 15, 1984 | B | THE BEST OF 5 SHIPS IN MY CAREER.WILL NEVER FORGET HER. ANY SNIPES FROM 82 TIL 84 GIVE A SHOUT |
| Baka, Joe | RM3 | Feb 25, 1982 – Sep 21, 1985 | OC DIVISION | Enjoyed serving aboard the Uss Durham ! Deployments and seeing different countries was fun and most of all I will never forget the friends I served with.. |
| Nathanson, Larry | SK2 | Apr 1982 – Dec 1985 | S-1 | Just and update...this SKCS retired on 31 Dec 2007 after 26 years. Still see one of the last LCM-8 boats in the bone yard accros from San Deigo Naval Station. Still remember using them as liberty boats. |
| Jones, Dean Dc | E3 | Apr 10, 1982 – Jun 7, 1984 | Worked in the carpenter shop | |
| Glass, Leah | E4 | May 13, 1982 – Dec 31, 1986 | COOK | |
| Taylor, Kevin | ENS - LT | Jun 1, 1982 – Jul 5, 1985 | 2nd; 4th; Asst. 1st LT | What a great ship and experience. I had a blast! Arrived as a runny-nosed Ensign and left as a seasoned LT. Awesome WESTPAC in 1983. It was a different Navy then. I retire as a CAPT in 2007, but always remember Deck Dept. on DURHAM. |
| Husted, R. W. | QM1 (SW) | Aug 1982 – Apr 1984 | navigation | |
| Thomas, Gentry | BM1 | Sep 15, 1982 – Nov 16, 1988 | 1st | did 20 years best crew and ship ever. some one asked about mackin bm1 got out went home wisconson |
| Pratt, Kevin | BM3 | Oct 1982 – Jun 16, 1986 | 3RD | LOVED EVERTHING 8,6 boats,sal.boat@ cpt.gig. o ya yanking tank out of deep water you call we hall ya all |
| Wilding, John | QM3 | Nov 15, 1982 – Oct 15, 1985 | straight frrom bootcamp to westpac 83! The first and the best time overseas in my 20 yr career. Would love to see and hear from some old faces, there was a great sense of fellowship and comradery during my tour on the BULL! | |
| Ziegler, Hank | GMG1 | Dec 20, 1982 – Jan 17, 1988 | 4th |
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