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USS El Paso (LKA 117) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS El Paso (LKA 117). 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 569 crew members registered for the USS El Paso (LKA 117).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox, Paul | RD2 | 1970 – 1971 | Operations | After serving my first two years on an LST, the El Paso was like a cruise ship! Great memories of Gitmo, the Carribean and the Med. Oh to be young again ... maybe not. God Bless the USN and all who have and still sail on her ships! |
| Carlson, Chris | BM2 | 1970 – 1972 | 1st | Always wondered what happened to James "Sinatra" Easton. Hello Guthrie, Green and all the rest of you plank owners. My dad BMCM Carlson Passed away a couple of years ago but he and I always talked about the USS El Paso. |
| Malick, Douglas | RD3 | 1970 – 1971 | radar | The first crew of the USS EL PASO, it had that new car smell. |
| Chagnon, Bill (Chag) | DC2 | 1970 – 1971 | R | Plank owner |
| Nace, Robert | E-3 | Jan 1970 – Jun 29, 1973 | both supply and b division | I was one of the plank owners when the ship was commissoned in 1970. I became a BT and spent my 4 years in the hole |
| Fisher, Tom | EN2 | Jan 1970 – Dec 1971 | A | Plank owner |
| Kane, Phillip | E3 | Jan 17, 1970 – Apr 8, 1971 | b | |
| Johnson, Mark | BM2 | Jan 17, 1970 – Jun 10, 1973 | 2ND | ted expired in 2004 in Branson MO.he was my best friend and I will miss him dearly To him I wish Green Grass and High Tides Forever.LOve YOU BEAR MARK Johnson AKA SPANKY |
| McIlhenny, Thomas | LT | Jan 17, 1970 – Jun 15, 1971 | Engineering | I was 'Bull Snipe' (Chief Engineer), serving before and after commissioning out of Norfolk. Best experience of my ten-year Navy career! We blew up two main generators; but that was a design flaw by the mfgrs. Good ship. |
| Bell, John | Qm2 | Feb 14, 1970 – Sep 15, 1973 | Ops | Hey Bob King! Remember me? We had such fun |
| Rasch, George | RD3 | Feb 21, 1970 – May 29, 1971 | OI | In School and out to see on the first two years. We went to getmo, Cuba and than to the mediterranean. I remember transfering water to the Guem to wash down the helos |
| Salois, Raymond | MR2 | Feb 22, 1970 – Nov 1973 | A | |
| Anthony, Tony | FTGC CMAA | Jun 1970 – Sep 1972 | Fox | Great ship, good crew and officers BEST IN CLASS all Es. |
| White, Wayne (Kk/boing) | RM3 | Jun 1970 – Jan 1974 | Opns/Comm | Had fun, learned a lot and would take neither anything for the experience or do it again for a million dollars (ok, I'd do it again for a million, but I'd hesitate)...Any radio shack'ers still out there? |
Cover, Terry  | RD1 | Jun 1, 1970 – Jun 1, 1972 | CIC | Retired and travling the world |
| Fulton, Bob | E2 | Sep 1970 – 1971 | 2 | Brand new ship, still had to chip and paint. |
| Chaney, Steve | OS2 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1973 | OPS--RADAR | GREAT SHIP-GOOD FOOD-MADE SOME VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS ( JOHN CARROLL, STEVE HICKS AND MANY MORE ) IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME IN MY LIFE AND I WOULD NEVER WANT TO CHANGE IT. LOOKING TO FIND STEVE HICKS and John Carroll |
| Nelson, Fred?freddy Farkle | BT3 | Sep 22, 1970 – | engineering | who would of thought id still be alive for that matter who ill bet somebody killed Teter by now lol |
| Cox, Paul | RD 2 | Oct 1970 – Dec 1971 | Operations | |
| Centrone, Jerry | HM2 | Nov 6, 1970 – Mar 6, 1971 | Made a Carib cruise and a Med cruise on El Paso Very Proud to have served | |
| Harden, Rick | LT | Nov 19, 1970 – Nov 15, 1973 | 2nd, 3rd & Navigator | Good times outnumbered bad. Worked hard, played harder, Remember 1st anniversary bash @ Galveston;CH46 crash landing on deck; Tucumcari on the rocks; Rosie Roads Oclub;Capt Cole. Remember lots of names on this list. |
| Picken, Cy | Ens/Ltjg | Dec 1970 – Jul 1972 | admin X Div | First replacement officer for commissioning crew as 1st Division/Personnel Officer. My one 1a station was Wave Guide commander for the M-8 boats. I was also the Legal Officer for the ship. Great crew/ship |
| Correll, Wayne | QM 3 /QMSN | 1971 – 1973 | Navigation team | After my USS Arneb duty this new ship was great! I remember see'ing the automatic hatch boards and thinking no hatch duty on this rig!I don't remember any of you. Spain,Turkey,Greece,France,Tunisia,Italy,Malta,Palma.no Cuba/Carib |
| Carroll, John | OS3 | 1971 – Nov 1973 | OPS | after decommissioning uss Vermillion out of Little Creek I went to Uss El Paso did a couple of Med tours and a few Carib. trips. |
| Hummel, Bob | YN2 | 1971 – 1973 | Ships office | Great times good friends good duty |
| Parker, Andrew | BM4 | 1971 – 1974 | Deck | Smitty I'm back! mink mink |
| Woodard, Lonnie | E2 | 1971 – 1974 | First | Looking to see if anyone remembers serving with me. I remember serving with a guy we called Polly/Pauly. |
| Steyer, Scott | E-4 | Jan 31, 1971 – Nov 1, 1972 | "R" | Hull Tech |
| Gill, Russell | EN3 | Feb 1971 – Nov 1972 | A Gang | Worked at keeping landing craft running. Made one Med cruise an then was given orders to report to ACB2 in Little Creek. |
| Webb, Monty | OS3 | Feb 1, 1971 – Jul 4, 1972 | Operations | It was a Great Ship to be on.It had Great Food. |
| Graeter, Don | ENS/LTJG | Apr 1971 – Jan 1973 | Supply | My service on "El Barco" was one of the great experiences of my life. So many wonderful memories and friends! |
| MacK, Steve | OS2 | Apr 1, 1971 – Jul 24, 1975 | OPERATIONS | Great Duty,Loved all the guys! |
| Stevens, Martin | EM3 | Aug 1971 – Jun 1973 | Electrician / Master mess duty / Projectionist | State of the art ship. Life lessons / proffesion achieved aboard are still with me to this day. Many memories, good and bad. How bout that Carrib cruise!? |
| Kelley, John | EM3 | Aug 1971 – Nov 1971 | Electrical Shop | |
| Chandler, William | e-3 | Aug 24, 1971 – Apr 10, 1973 | 3 rd boat | fond memories as member of a fine ship . thanks to capt. k j cole for sail boat lessons. hi to hinegardener,hatcher,hunt,j.j.,abraham brown,&all the rest |
| Goodling, Steven | pfc | Sep 4, 1971 – Oct 27, 1971 | I worked 3 rd. shift in laundry | I was a Marine that rode this ship from Morehead City NC to Turkey then to Barcelona Spain. I recall a chopper trying to land while crusing through the Med. It had engine problems and would up in the water. Great time i |
| Siniard, Bill | BM3 | Sep 11, 1971 – Apr 9, 1975 | 1st & 2nd | enjoyed seeing the world with some good folks |
| Beaudet, Philip | HM2 | Sep 12, 1971 – Mar 14, 1972 | Medical | Hot Buttered popcorn and Risk in sick bay. It was a great ship and crew. We had a loony doctor attached during our med trip. Here is a link to the 8mm video I shot during Operation Snowy Beach.
http://web.me.com/pbeaudet/Site/LKA-117.html View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Masterson, Tom | GMG2 | Oct 1971 – Aug 1975 | 4th. | enjoyed every day |
| Kratochvil, Joe | GMG2 | Nov 1971 – Jun 1975 | 4TH | Had some tuff days and hard nights, but my time aboard was one of the best experiences I've ever had. And I had the opportunity to share it with some of the best people I've ever met. |
| Longyear, Dennis | PN3 | Nov 1971 – Sep 1974 | X Division Ships Office | |
| Kegelmyer, Jim | BM3 | Dec 1971 – Sep 1973 | 1st | I remember sailing with many good men on that ship, Joe Kratochvil especially. |
| Tompsett, Thomas | QM3 | Dec 17, 1971 – Aug 28, 1973 | Navigation | |
| Lisa, Vincent | HT3 | Dec 21, 1971 – Sep 15, 1975 | R Division | Great Ship Great Crew! Hey Charlie Ziemer. Mole! Big Moody! Scott Styer! Bill Drinkwater! We had great times in the Med and South America cruises! Hey to ALL crew from 1971/ 1975! I am on face book let's hear FM you! |
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