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USS Chicago (CG 11) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Chicago (CG 11). 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 421 crew members registered for the USS Chicago (CG 11).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe, Bill | GMM3 | 1968 – 1972 | T-3 | best years of my life there |
| Shotts, Robert | SN | 1968 – | 3rd and H | The year and a half on the Chicago along with the West Pak cruise were probably the most growing time in my life. |
| Finley, Mike | FTM2 | 1968 – 1973 | T1 Division. Forward Talos Missile Computer & Radar | Met the ship at sea in the fall of '68. First worked the Mk111 Mod 1 analog computer, later on moved to working the ANSPG-49 radar. |
| Lamb, David | FTM 1 | 1968 – 1971 | T-3 | Worked at Mk 118/119 Tartar computer. |
| Wilson, Leroy | Em3 | 1968 – | E | |
| Slack, Richard | E5 | 1968 – | R Division | Please forgive me. My father was Richard Rey Slack. I am looking for anyone who served with him on the USS Chicago CG-11 He lost all his navy stuff so I'm trying to find pictures and any stories people remenber. |
| Alexander, Michael | RD3 | 1968 – Mar 1971 | Operations | Look for some old friends. I haven’t seen or talked to anyone from the Chicago since I got out of the Navy. My nickname was Alex. |
| Steel, Brent | FTM1 | Jan 10, 1968 – Mar 1, 1971 | T-1 | Worked in WDE/39 and Aft W-2. Still in touch with Jackson, Pearl, Maurer, Emmett, Wilkens, Keeran, Elliott., the Facebook CG11 group and the Chicago Reunion Committee |
| Goidman, Bill | CYN3 | Feb 7, 1968 – Sep 15, 1969 | CR | would like to hear from anyone that I served with that remembers me. |
| Maurer, Dennis | FTM-1 | Feb 15, 1968 – Aug 1, 1972 | T-1 Foward Talos Radar # 1 | Enjoyed my time aboard the Chicago. Made 4 partial/total West PAC cruises. Had great times in Japan/Hong Kong/Subic Bay/Okinawa etc. Would really enjoy re-connecting with fellow shipmates especially from the Talos Div. |
| Shaffer, David | RD1 | May 1968 – Jun 1968 | STAFF | COMCRUDESFLOT 11 Radarman |
| Pierce, Steve | LTJG | Jun 30, 1968 – Oct 15, 1969 | S-3,S-4,S-5 OFFICER | |
| Morris, Art | FTM3 | Aug 13, 1968 – Jun 7, 1971 | T 1 | |
| Tveit, Jim | PO 1 Electronics Terchnician | Sep 1968 – | Shop 67 Radio | Great shipmates, the 4 cruises to West Pac, seeing Hong Kong each year, Singapore and crossing the equator becoming a shellback, Sasebo and Yakuska Japan and of course Subic Bay. |
| Watson, Chuck | FA | Sep 18, 1968 – Apr 6, 1969 | Engineering | Would like to locate Steve Van Horn? We joined the Navy together in KC, MO and were on the Chicago until I injured my knee and was airlifted off on April 6, 1969 while in the Gulf of Tonkin. Does anyone else remember that day? |
| Girsch, Michael (Mick) | E-3 | Sep 18, 1968 – Jun 18, 1970 | Med. & Dental | Just looking for any of my mates during that time: Van Orden, Harry Delaney, Jim Seiferman, Ricky Booth. Would love to coneect with those heroes on last time!!! |
| Gerth, Phillip | IC 2nd class | Sep 24, 1968 – Feb 14, 1972 | E | _Proud of the time I served and the friends I made. Wish I had the opportunity to see them all again. 4 of us got together in Minn. several years ago to tell lies. 4 of us got together at the last San Diego ships reunion |
| Berg, Andrew (Aj) | STG-3/2/1 | Oct 1968 – May 1974 | 5th | |
| Hermes, Roger | SA | Oct 1968 – Jun 1970 | 2nd | No better times than Hong Kong hell of a way to party but worth it |
| Rothwell, David | QM2 | Nov 1968 – Sep 1, 1970 | Navigation | |
| Hamilton, Rick | BM2/c | Nov 1968 – Sep 1972 | 2nd. & 4th | BM3/c shortly & was transferred to 4th div BM2/c. Honors BM for awhile, lead BM in underway replenishment for awhile, LPO of 4th div., until last 4 month of my enlistment. Got out & became Pro. FireFighter for 27 yrs.. |
| Schenkel, Donald | GMM2 | Nov 1968 – Jun 1972 | T3 | Three WestPac cruises, came aboard as a GMM3 left as a GMM1 selectee. The Chicago one of the two best ships I was on. She was always ready to go, and ready for a good fight. |
Seifert, Bill (William)  | SH-3 | Nov 15, 1968 – Sep 11, 1972 | Ship Serviceman | great time and bad time on the mighty Chi town |
| Farrell, Geary | BT3 | Dec 1968 – Sep 1970 | B | |
| Buffington, William "Buff" | ETC | Dec 1968 – Jan 1970 | Fully enjoyed my tour. Married my wonderful wife, Linda, shortly sfter going aboard. Fully enjoyed working for LCDR Vince Orbish, and ETCM Smith. The highlite of my career. | |
| Nelson, Bill | SH-2 | Dec 2, 1968 – Sep 29, 1969 | S-3 | |
| Fay, John | GMG 3 | Dec 15, 1968 – Jun 6, 1972 | 6th | |
| Vegazo, Clark | BT3 | Dec 20, 1968 – Aug 3, 1971 | B | Fresh out of Boot Camp, straight to the fire-room. A year later, went to BT"A" school. BT3 in November 1970. Passed the BT2 leadership exam, but never allowed to take the technical exam, I had enough trouble just being a third class! |
| Vegazo, Clark | BT3 | Dec 20, 1968 – Dec 20, 1968 | B | C-Average kid, right out of High School, straight to the Fireroom without school. After first WESPAC, applied for "A" school, got it & made 3rd soon after. |
| Sardinha, Manuel (Babes) | FTM2 | 1969 – 1973 | T-3 | Participated in 3 West Pac cruises to Vietnam and I was discharged from the Navy when we were in the Long Beach shipyards in 1973. My shipmates gave me the confidence I needed for the rest of my life. |
| Moore, Keith | FTM2 | 1969 – May 2, 1974 | T-1 | maintained Spg 49b Radar Director 1 for talos missle system |
| Frank, Gary | FTM2 | 1969 – 1974 | T1 | Forward W2 guidance radars. |
| Cook, Daniel | BT2 | 1969 – 1973 | B | Served as Oil King |
| Boelema, Gary | FTG2 | 1969 – 1972 | 6th | |
| Rinehold, Jerry | mm3 | 1969 – 1969 | m division | I have great memories and made some fantastic friends what a ride it was. |
| Eddy, John | RD-3-E4 | 1969 – May 7, 1971 | OI | |
| Nash, Ken | FTM2 | 1969 – Apr 15, 1974 | T4 | Aft Talos computer room. Two Westpac tours. |
| Haney, Steve | FTM2/FTM1 | Jan 1969 – Nov 1971 | T-3 | SECOND TOUR JULY 1974/JAN. 1976 |
| Patrick, Roger | EN3 | Jan 17, 1969 – Jan 1971 | A and B | Served in 4 Fireroom for a while then went to A div. Have a lot of memories. Subic red dirt streets and tropical whites.Butterfly girls and mamasans.San Miguel.Flight quarters. Battle stations.Unreps.Purifing JP5.4on4off.oil king..friends. |
| Matthews, Charles {chuck} | SH1/SHC | Feb 1, 1969 – Jun 30, 1970 | S-3 | I enjoyed my tour of duty on board the Chi, and my best buddy was HMC Max Wiesenfluh,sic. |
| Pelhank, Kevin (Hank) | GMM3 | Feb 1, 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | T-2 | These was a bad time to be in the Navy. Converting from the old to the new especially with Admiral Zummwalt trying to make changes. But looking back,I wish I would have stayed in,I loved the team work and comrodery |
| Blake, Harrison "Doc" | HM2 | Feb 2, 1969 – Jul 2, 1971 | H Div (Medical) | |
| Holland, William | bm | Mar 14, 1969 – Mar 6, 1972 | na | my father was stationed on this ship. |
| Knopf, Ralph | BM2 | Jun 1969 – Apr 1971 | 1st Division | 2nd Div. to 1st because of cummins then to 3rd after the refuel accident then to 4th when LPO went stateside early during 70 to 71 deployment |
| Puskar, James | LTJG | Aug 1969 – Jul 1970 | S-4 | I served as Disbursing Officer and Wardroom Mess Caterer. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Chicago. Great ship, great crew. |
| Wilkens, Klaus | FTM2 | Sep 1969 – Dec 27, 1973 | T1/T4 | |
| Beal, Richard | FTCS | Sep 1969 – Aug 1972 | T-3 | FTM1 and FTMC onboard Chicago. |
| Gazan, Eliezer | E3 | Sep 16, 1969 – May 16, 1974 | S-5/ A | Change my rating from SN to MRFN |
| Kinkade, Mitchell W. | Sm3 | Sep 18, 1969 – Mar 11, 1971 | CS | Westpac 70/71 Man overboard exciting. T.O.Brite, L. Schaver, Kelly, Tucker, Goodwin, Chief Wheeler,{Crazy} Great Skiviwaver Gang. |
| Beaal, Richard | FTMC | Sep 19, 1969 – Jul 15, 1972 | T1 | Came onboard as FTM-1 and made FTMC prior to my second deployment to Viet Nam. Crossed the equator as a new chief. What a brusing experence. SPG-49 supervisor and SERT chief. Great ship and crew. |
| Foster, Stephen | FTM3 | Oct 1969 – May 1972 | T1 | AN/SPW2B Aft Guidance |
| Horan, Douglas | LTJG | Oct 1969 – Apr 1971 | boilers | |
| Curnutt, Floyd | EN3 | Oct 1969 – Jul 1970 | A dig | Caprain's gig engineer |
| Abbott, Mike | E-5 | Oct 19, 1969 – Jul 8, 1972 | OI/OW | Had a great time, you're either a cruiser sailor or not. It was the real spit and polish Navy while I was aboard, rocks and shoals was still fresh in everybodys minds so you carried your weight. View 'now' Photo |
| Junttonen, Ken | SK3 | Dec 1969 – Sep 1971 |
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