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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Steve | BM2 | 1977 – 1981 | 1st & boat | had a good Med cruise too much dry dock |
| Levy, Chris | RMSN | 1977 – 1979 | Radioman | Whats up with you guys? |
| Jacyszn, Michael | Ht2 | 1977 – 1980 | R division | |
| Paul, Rickie/ Squirt | MM3 | 1977 – Mar 1979 | M and A | Worked in the engine room then transfers to A gang to the Ac and R shop got out when we were in Chester Pa. |
| Newton, Frank | FN | 1977 – 1980 | B | I'm just looking for someone that remembers me. |
| Bergeron, Artie | BM2 | Jan 1977 – Sep 1980 | 3rd (boat) | LPO of boat division. Had a great team, won every award there was to win. Me and Stretch gave them one hell of a ride. BM1 Haywood, Thanks for eveything |
| Martin, James | E5/SK2 | Jan 1977 – Jan 1980 | Supply | |
| Newsham, Jim | PN2 | Jan 1977 – Mar 1980 | Deck/Admin | The cleanest and best feeding ship in my career. SunShip yard was the low point. Couldn't beat the 6 section duty. |
| Kruger, Rob | E3 | Jan 1977 – Oct 1978 | 1st Division | Does anybody know what happened to BM1 Avaleno |
| Bergeron, Artie | BM2 | Jan 1977 – Sep 1980 | 3rd (Boat) | Good ship, excellent crew. |
| Brown, Mm2 | LKA 117 | Jan 7, 1977 – Aug 31, 1980 | M | Great Crew! MMs and BTs. Wish i could find you guys. |
| Atteberry, Glenn | EM3 | Mar 1977 – Apr 1978 | ||
| Sjolseth, Bruce | BM2 | Mar 15, 1977 – Nov 28, 1981 | DAO1 | none |
| Gruneisen, John | HT2 | Apr 1977 – May 1981 | repair | Lots of good times! I'm still a part of the Navy as a Senior Piping Designer building the "biggest and baddest" the navy requires. |
| Sieler, Larry | YN2 | Jul 1977 – Nov 22, 1978 | x- Admin/Legal | Looking to see if any one remembers Sun Ship and St. Georges Grenada. Not the best port to be stationed in, but was a great ship with great food, and great crew. I had the best time of my life the last 6 months in Philiadelphia, and partied hard . |
| Sieler, Larry | YN2 | Jul 1977 – Dec 1978 | X - Admin | Hated Norfolk, loved the ship, crew and destinations, left the ship for Embassy Duty in Australia in 1978, during the Dry Dock in Chester. Good Times in Chester at the local Bar. Can't remember the name, but the OC division made it their home. |
| Jenkins, Mark | ETN2 | Sep 1977 – Sep 1979 | Comm | Served 2 years, last year when ship was I drydock, I was in Norfolk. Made 1 very memorable Carib cruise, Capt Foote in command then. Had some great shore leave in Grenada & other islands. Served with a good group of ET's and RM's |
| Ferguson, Ferg/fergie | SN | Sep 1977 – Mar 1979 | Boat/Deck | For a 17 year old from CT, El Barco was an Education Magnfico. No one could pay for what I learned onboard and underway; we RULED PHIBRONSIX/SINCLANT football!!! Reach out if if you're a boat/deck ape- jfnyc.com. Peace- |
Oliver, Jack. Olie  | Bm3 | Oct 1977 – Jul 1981 | Deck | Hey skip lost contact...cruzzin in 18 wheelers now days |
| Terry, David | MM1 Terry | Oct 1977 – Jun 1981 | M | Hello to all of My Fellow hole Snipes I need some help with my lungs from fellow machinist mates. Contact me. Thanks |
| Oliver, Jack | bm3 | Oct 7, 1977 – Jun 7, 1981 | deck | |
| Wills, Stevan/ "Willie" | BM3 | Nov 1977 – Jul 13, 1981 | 2nd | WHADA PARTY !!!! Broke Hearts in MANY Ports, but the best part was, I never had so many brothers, whada GREAT crew. WHERE IS EVERYBODY !!!!! |
| Kubilus, Tony | SM 2 | Nov 29, 1977 – May 3, 1981 | OPS | Had great times in the Sun Ship Yard and the Med. cruise.I remeber the cruise but did not like shore patrol over the holidays. |
| Talley, Mitchell | EN2 | Dec 1977 – Mar 7, 1978 | Engineering | I was assigned to the Motor Whale Boat and the Salvage 6 Boat. I was onboard for a short while before disharge, but enjoyed Captain Ford and favorite song of the El Paso-The Yellow Rose of Texas. Highlight-buriel at sea and Carribean Cruise |
| Terry, David | MM2 | Dec 1977 – 1980 | M | When are we going to have a reunion |
| Mark Koscin, Doc | HM2 | 1978 – 1980 | Medical | I remember winning the Battle E. A very challenging and rewarding time. |
| Landin, Craig | BM3 | 1978 – 1980 | forward deck | Great times on this ship. Great crew of brothers |
| Baker, Chris (Paul) | Ms5 | 1978 – Jan 25, 1980 | Supply | Was assigned to officers mess until change of command and was Captain Clextons personal chef |
| Youngblood, Carl | HT3 | Feb 1, 1978 – Jul 2, 1980 | "R" | |
| Williams, Ronald | bm2 | Jul 10, 1978 – Mar 10, 1982 | bm | was the best times of my life and what a change it made to me personaly, had the best friends in the world and truly missed, served under captain france and what a hero he was to me. |
| Kirk, Gilbert | LTJG | Sep 1978 – Nov 1982 | X, OI, B, E, R | Served as the Admin/Legal Officer, CIC Officer, B & E DivO and the DCA at the very end. |
| Mark Koscin, Doc | HM2 | Sep 1978 – Jun 1980 | Medical | Very good ship and crew. Took the ship through dry dock in Chester, PA through Refresher Training at GITMO. Won the Battle E award with this crew! |
| Stonier, Stoney | GMG 2 | Sep 9, 1978 – Apr 5, 1982 | 4 th | saw somebody filed va collect 1981 burn rota spain hey we partied so hard we all got burned out sorry to see her retired she's why I ' m still alive |
| Crown, Bob | PNC | Sep 20, 1978 – Jun 15, 1981 | X DIVISION | Best CO's (Clexton and France) and XO (Moser) in the fleet. Was privileged to be Chief of Command for a year. Late wife was OMBUDSMAN. Had the best office crew you could want. SUNSHIP was bad, but HoJo's was fine! |
| Hoschek, Michael | SK3 | Oct 14, 1978 – Dec 10, 1979 | SUPPLY | Everyone on board would always mistake me for one of the BM god my memory is getting bad steve can not think of his last name and we funny thing he was from West Palm and I was from Ft. Lauderdale |
| Lee, Chuck | EM | 1979 – 1981 | ||
| Armstrong, Kenneth "Army" | EN3 | 1979 – 1982 | A GANG | My 1st ship (and BEST SHIP) I picked her up at the SUN Ship Yard in Chester PA. I stayed in USN for 8yrs but this was the best ship I served on. Sad to see her in mothballs. |
| Quinton, Quinton | YN2 | Jan 3, 1979 – Oct 8, 1981 | Deck | |
| Hemovich, Bob | EN2 | Feb 9, 1979 – Nov 18, 1982 | A GANG | Wow alot of names i see and remember some of the best times of my life |
| Guy Casey, Butch | EN3 | Mar 17, 1979 – Mar 17, 1983 | A GANG | Some of the best and wost times of my life. |
| Dunning, Chris | EN3 | Apr 1979 – Dec 1983 | A Gang small boat engineer | to many marines |
| Sparks, Richard | MM/3 | Apr 1979 – Aug 1979 | Marine | Sent there between schools while ship was in dry dock in Chester, Pa. I was assigned to the Marines. That was fun! Had a great time! |
| Patterson, Chuck | RM3 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1981 | ops | From Chester, PA shipyards to Diego Garcia, Hell of a ride! |
| Hoschek, Mike | SK2 | May 1979 – Nov 1980 | supply | I love the ship, the best crew and the best food in the navy. fun times while at sun ship yard but took too long |
| Bailey, Mark_andre | MSSN | Jun 4, 1979 – Jun 8, 1981 | Supply | Some of the best times of my life were on that ship! Borded while in Sunship, Chester. Anyone remember Morrianies??? Ms's Hocker, Butch Mckeon, Denise James, Sh's Tony Martin, Haynes. Write me. Markandre_2000@yahoo.com |
| Anguiano, Marco (Tony) | QM3 | Aug 15, 1979 – Feb 22, 1982 | Navigation | Had a great time, made a lot of good friends, went from deck division to boat division, to navigation, was the only ship I served on. |
| Gansz, David | BM3 | Dec 9, 1979 – Feb 11, 1983 | Boat | LCM-8 coxsn. |
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