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USS Columbus (CG 12) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Columbus (CG 12). 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 378 crew members registered for the USS Columbus (CG 12).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman, Eldon | ETN2 | 1963 – 1965 | OE | Pre Commisioning Crew, Plank owner. Maintained SPS 39A and SPS10 Radar. Many fond memories of Hobbick, Stella, Susa, Shaffer, and many more. Brother also served with me on Columbus |
| Hollis, Danny | Bm E3 | 1963 – 1965 | Deck | Great ship wished I would of went to the West Pac cruise. |
| Castillo, Gerald Jc | E-4/BM3 | Feb 1963 – Mar 1966 | Boat Coxswain | |
| Bohnert, John | MTSN | Feb 1963 – Aug 1965 | T-6 | |
| Hague, Julian | FTM2 | Apr 1963 – Mar 1971 | T1 | I served 2 tours of duty on CG-12. Worked on the Tartar Radar System. Great ship and lots of memories. |
| Rigg, Thom | YN3 | Apr 1963 – Aug 1965 | X | |
| Rigg, Tom | YN3 | Apr 10, 1963 – Aug 15, 1965 | X | Worked for YNC Paul VanDecar in the Captains Office then in the Legal Office. Spent time in 4th Div with BM1 Chenault and Bosn Cedarstaff. |
| Rigg, Thom | YN3 | Apr 10, 1963 – Aug 1965 | X Legal Office | Reported aboard the day the USS Thresher sank. Scared to death. Worked for Bos'n Cedarstaff for a couple of months then YNC Paul VanDeCar. Great Ship and very fond memories. |
| Rigg, Thom | YN3 | Apr 10, 1963 – | x | |
| Haynes, Robert | FTM3 | Jun 14, 1963 – Oct 22, 1965 | T-6 | First ship, also served on CG-11 and CG-10 |
| McCall, John | E-3 | Jun 20, 1963 – Jul 15, 1966 | H & D | I served as a Dental Technician under 3 dental officers. Did one West-Pac cruise and one cruise thru the Panama Canal for re-assignment from homeport of San Diego. CA to Norfolk, VA. |
| Brown, Don | FTM2 | Jul 1963 – 1967 | T2 | Tall Lady in New Orleans. What a trip!! |
| McGovern, Neal (Mac) | SGT. E-5 | Sep 26, 1963 – Jun 1966 | MARINE DETACHMENT | Joined in Bremerton...WestPac and Panama Canal...left ship in Norfolk. Was Capt.Boyd's orderly for a long time. Great guy. Marine CO at the time was Capt. Dale Dorman. |
| Ellington, Bill Ellington | ETN2 | Nov 3, 1963 – Aug 3, 1964 | OE | I was an Electronic Technician in the OE division. Was discharged just before the ship left on it's WESTPAC cruise in 1964 |
| Ybarra, Joe /yogi | E3 | Nov 15, 1963 – Jul 21, 1967 | B | Boiler Tender. Fired the boilers |
| Waggoner, Robert (Bob) | EM2 | Feb 1964 – Apr 1967 | E | My first ship. Had 2 brothers in A division, Ron and Tom. If you remember us I would love to hear from you. |
| Edwards, Terry | FTG2 | Mar 1964 – Dec 1965 | 6th | Great time. Left for Westpac (Yankee Patrol) in Tonkin right after I just returned from Dixie Patrol on another ship. Many memories ( and photos see other CG-12 website at http://www.usscolumbus.org/). |
| Hunter, Sam | MM 3 | Mar 13, 1964 – Dec 8, 1967 | M | throttelman, generator, aft engine room |
| Davis, Bob | MM2 | Mar 25, 1964 – Jul 8, 1966 | m | After engine room. |
| Vancil, A C | SFP3 | Apr 3, 1964 – Jan 9, 1966 | R | Looking for old friends that are still around and served on the Tall Lady from 1964 to 1966 |
| Ganus, James [jim] | BT-3 | Apr 15, 1964 – Dec 15, 1967 | B | went aboard from boot camp made wes/ pac 64/65 went to east coast through canal then med cruise and a few midshipmen cruises had allot of fun retired in 1984 |
| Hope, Allen (Al) | FTM1 | May 7, 1964 – Jan 10, 1969 | T-1/T-7 | If your interested in the USS Columbus Veterans Association for annual reunions contact me hope4391@frontier.com. will be holding 29th reunion in Rapid City, SD goto MLRSinc.com for details Was in Tartar 51 radar gang |
Hamilton, Colin Kelly (Hambone)  | RD3 | Jun 1964 – Jun 1965 | OI | |
| Richardson, Ken | GMM 3 | Jun 1, 1964 – Jun 17, 1967 | T-4 | One of the best times of my life. |
| Wolcott, Chris | DK2 | Jun 6, 1964 – Aug 17, 1967 | Supply Department | Being a pay clerk I remember a lot of the guys as we paid you every 2 weeks. I felt 1964-1967 was a very interesting and exciting time on the Columbus. Remember the Gulf of Tonkin Incident? They say it didn't Happen! |
| Caplin, Dave | FTM3 | Jul 1, 1964 – Jan 10, 1966 | T5 | Great ship, great crew, lots of ports, great time |
| Mays, Don | SK3 | Jul 28, 1964 – Oct 22, 1965 | S-1 | I was on the Annie during the westpac cruise in 64 and has a great time. I wonder if anyone out there remembers the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Aug 64? If you do please email me as I need some info. |
| Rudolph, Michael | MM3 | Aug 1964 – Dec 5, 1967 | M | Served in M Division and generator gang San Deigo and Norfolk |
| Thackerson, Tex | BT-3 | Aug 5, 1964 – Feb 1967 | ENGINEERING | MISS ALL THE GUYS , GOOD DUTY |
| Fodor, Paul Aka Fodds | FTG3 | Sep 15, 1964 – Nov 14, 1967 | T-1 | Hello to all former "Tall Lady" crew members. What a thrill it was to sail on this magnificant Show Boat. Should have "Shipped Over" and stayed aboard but at 22, you're too smart to do things like that. |
| Donald Wilken, Red | MM2 | Oct 1964 – Aug 1968 | A | Looking for old friends |
| Cartwright, Dan | QM2 | Nov 1964 – Jan 1968 | NAVIGATION | SORRY TO SEE CMDR DOONAN PASSED,HE WAS A REAL HERO AND GOOD MAN.I SERVED UDER CAPT BOYD AND CAPT JOSLIN AND WAS CAPT JOSLIN HELMSMAN FOR ALL SPECIAL ACTIONS I STEERED COLUMBUS THRU THE CANAL ONLY ONE THAT COULD KEEP HER ON COURSE,ALOT OF HR |
| Phillips, Robert | YN3 | Dec 1964 – Jan 1965 | X | Reported aboard in Yokosuka. Transferred to the USS Shields (DD596) when the Columbus was transferred to the East Coast. |
| Johnson, James (Jim) | E-2 | 1965 – 1966 | cook | served with a great crew. saw panama canal, gitmo bay, rosie roads, ran the north sea in war games, got sunk three times the first night lol, had some soon to be officers on board, miss my friends from the mess decks where I worked |
| Jackson, Hugh (Nickname: "Jack" | YN3 | 1965 – 1969 | S-6 | Most of my best buddies were in S-6 division while mess cooking. "Mac" McClure, "Robby" Robertson, Riggs, Schumacher, "Doc", and more. Miss you guys. Hope you all are still around and have had good lives. contact me. |
| Wildin, Doug | RD3 | 1965 – Jun 15, 1967 | OI | Best friends, Jim Toft and Dennis Weaver. |
| Murray, William D | EN2 | 1965 – 1969 | A | Looking for A division and boat shop shipmates. |
| Schroeder, Bill | Rd3 | 1965 – 1967 | Radar | |
| Hussell, Robert | IC3 | Jan 15, 1965 – Aug 16, 1967 | E | |
| Rutt, John | ET3 | Feb 1965 – Aug 1967 | OE | Worked on radar and radar displays, TACAN. 1-1/2 yrs on the west coast (Seattle, San Fran, Oahu, Acapulco) prior to transferring through the Panama Canal to the east coast. NATO (43 degree roll) and Med cruises. |
| Young, Leonard L. Pete | FTM2 | Apr 1965 – Jun 24, 1969 | T-3 | greatest experience of my life |
| Bramich, Larry | FTM3 | Apr 21, 1965 – Feb 16, 1968 | T-1 | I did not know this site existed this is great, Fodds Durham and Hague, I remember you all. Wish more of the guys would have signed up. I remember alot of good times and people.Proud to have served on The Tall Lady |
| Minsel, Peter | SK3 | May 6, 1965 – Apr 1, 1966 | supply | LCDR Krukin was supply officer. |
| Kinney, Larry | FTM2 | May 24, 1965 – Sep 19, 1969 | T-1 | Lots of good memories and friends. I was pleasently suprised to find forgotten names listed on this site. |
| Andrew A Lovato, Jbj | SH3 | Jul 1965 – Jul 1966 | S3 | SHIP SERVICEMAN 1965- 1966, WITH BILL WALSH OF WISCONSIN, BOB COLUSA BROOKLYN NY, & ANDRE HODGES, PHILADELPHIA. LIVE IN ELK GROVE, CA RETIRED STATE OF CA CAL TRANS AS ARCHITECT, MUSICIAN, RETIRED NAVY, CORP ENGINEERS |
| Durham, Thomas | FTM3 | Aug 15, 1965 – Jan 15, 1970 | T-1 | I find it remarkable that I saw a name in here that I recognize. This means not everyone my age is dead yet. I was on Med cruises,came from the west coast in '66 to Norfolk. I and some others were flown back from the Med in Jan '70. |
| Beatrice, Anthony | RM2 | Oct 1965 – Oct 1967 | operations | |
| Nordseth, Dean | YN3 | Oct 15, 1965 – Oct 15, 1967 | X | Worked in ships office (captains office). Worked with Lt Al Smith, CWO R. Webb. |
| Nordseth, Dean | YN2 | Oct 15, 1965 – Oct 15, 1967 | X | Worked in Ships Office. Captain Stecher, Jr., Commander VG Warriner, Lt. Smith, Rufus Webb, Chief Morrow. Med Cruise, North Atlantic, several Carribean cruises. Also, Adm Buckley & Adm Calvert. Many friends &memorys |
| Suchand, David E | MM3 | Nov 1965 – Sep 1968 | A | Worked in Ac&R |
| Mul̩, Mike | EN | Dec 1965 РSep 1967 | A Division - boats engineers | Great comraderie, loved seeing the world! I am proud to have served my country. |
| Davis, Fernando | E3 | Dec 1965 – 1968 | 1st | Cox'en 1st Division Liberty Boat. Real Good Times. |
| Haskett, Joseph | FTM1 | Dec 1965 – Oct 1967 | T-3 | |
| Rose, Jessie | mm3 | Dec 1965 – Aug 1967 | m division | |
| Lowe, William | E-5 | Dec 1, 1965 – Oct 2, 1967 | Was a GMM in the forward missle house | |
| Bates, Robert (Bob) | BM2 | Dec 10, 1965 – Jul 31, 1969 | 4TH DECK | REPORTED ABOARD OUT OF BOOT CAMP AND SPENT 4 YEARS ON HER. GREAT SHIP AND THE BEST SHIPMATES. RETIRED AFTER 26 YEARS. |
| Cosgrove, Hank | SHB2 | Dec 16, 1965 – Oct 18, 1966 | S3 - Supply ships service | officers barber. |
| Gillespie, Wade | TM3 | Dec 23, 1965 – Dec 6, 1966 | 5TH DIVISION | |
| Bates, Robert 'bob' | BM2 | Dec 29, 1965 – May 1, 1969 | 4TH | GREAT SHIP LOVED THE MED. RETIRED IN 1991 AS A BMC(SW) NOW LLIVING IN SAN DIEGO, CA. |
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