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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wright, Robert (Aka Bob)  | GMM-3 | 1969 – 1970 | T-4 | In memory of a true sailor. Via you are not forgotten. RIP. I was a t-4 Forward Talos. My cell phone number is 610-780-2235. Don't be afraid to contact me and see if we knew each other. Our paths may have crossed. |
| Brown, Jack | YN3 | 1969 – 1972 | Operations | Started as mess cook, transfer to weapons, ending in ops |
| Staten, Jay | DK2 | 1969 – 1971 | S4 | Best duty a sailor could have had |
| Kitchen, Gale | GMGSN | 1969 – | 6th | Nice ship. A great med cruise. |
| Sands, Warren | GMM2 | 1969 – 1970 | T6 Aft Talos | Aft Talos Missle house. |
| Tamulevicius, Joseph | GMM3 | 1969 – 1972 | T6 AFT TALOS | Great group in the Aft Talos Missle house. |
| Wrigley, Arthur | FTM1 | 1969 – 1973 | T5 | Worked on the 49b Radar |
| Melanson, Paul | GMM3 | 1969 – 1971 | t4 | |
| Scott, Woodrow | ETN3 | 1969 – Mar 29, 1972 | ET | Enjoyed the Navy and travel from port to port seeing the world. |
| Inghram, David | cyn-3 | 1969 – 1971 | communications | I had some good friends on this old girl. |
| Lussen, Tom | FTM2 | Jan 1969 – Jun 1973 | T-1 | |
| Masons@stny.rr.com, William (Mace) | STGSN | Jan 1969 – May 1970 | 5th Sonar | Played drums for the ship's rock band, "the 25th houir". |
| Fletcher, Michael | SN | Jan 1969 – Jan 1971 | X-Div...WCOL Radio | Good Times, good friends. Mail me nozmo61@yahoo.com |
| Edelman, Ted | FTG3 | Jan 22, 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | T-5 & 6th | Navymen and the sea Fore we were together amist the waters to see |
| Schulz, Roman | FTMSA | Mar 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | T 3 | INTERESTING TIME. ENJOYED LIBERTY IN FOREIGN PORTS. |
| Johansen, Charles (Joe) | SM3 | Apr 1969 – Nov 3, 1972 | CS | Served for 2 Med cruises with Doc, the Russell brothers, Chief Smith, Leddy, Dumachel, Savoy, Adams, Banks, Keviet, Warcup, Lampkin, Crowder and then Chief Hughes, Adams, Gendreau, Fredrick, Realberg, et. al. |
| Hite, Eugene | RM1/RMC | Apr 15, 1969 – May 15, 1973 | Communications Radio (CR) | Of all of my duty stations, CG-12 was my favorite. I entended twice. Great bunch of chiefs and the guys that worked for me were the best. |
| Staten, Jay | DK2 | Apr 26, 1969 – Apr 16, 1971 | S 4 | This is without a doubt the best duty a sailor could have, I enjoyed every day i was aboard |
| Patten, John | MM2 | Jun 1969 – Oct 1972 | A | |
| Black, Stanley Eugene | RM3 | Jun 1, 1969 – Jun 2, 1971 | Radio Communications | I went on board as a Mess Hall worker... Just before the cruise to the MED I was lucky to go to Communications. Work under CHIEF Hawkens and Chief Hite. Have great memories of the two cruises in 1969 and 70. Like to hear from anyone. |
| Jones, Douglas | FTM2 | Jun 8, 1969 – Jun 16, 1974 | ||
| Knight, Harvey | E3 | Jun 20, 1969 – Jun 26, 1971 | 3rd | |
| Tindal, Doug | IC 2 | Jul 1969 – Aug 1972 | E | Three Med. cruises. Great ship, being my home for 3 years. Met a lot of great men on that ship. And I learned a lot. Hard to believe Columbus is gone. |
| Baxter, John | e3 | Jul 1969 – 1971 | 2nd | 2 great med cru living in gloucester va |
| Kamradt, Michael | RM-3 | Jul 3, 1969 – Aug 15, 1971 | Communications Radio | I served aboard the Tall Lady from 69 till 71 and I miss the feel of her under my feet every day. The only thing I don't miss is eating cold bacon sandwich's for mid-rats..oh, and steralized milk. God but that stuff was awfull. |
| Jones, Douglas | FTM2 | Jul 16, 1969 – Mar 15, 1974 | tT-5 | Nice cruser |
| Hull, Harry | CYNSN | Sep 1969 – Apr 1971 | CR | Great Times I will always remember the two Med cruises and the great card games. RM3 Kam and all the other great guys. |
| Heller, Russell | E3 | Sep 1969 – Dec 1972 | 3rd | I want to thank all the ones I came in contact with in the 3+ years. Mid CPO quarters duty was great!!!! Thanking all of you |
| Nagel, Richard | RM/3 | Sep 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | CR | I had a great time on board the Cruiser and good times on liberty. Great Hitch Hiking up/down rt 95 from Breezewood Pa just to get back on board the ship for am/Mondays. Cheers. |
| Berger, Ronald | ETR3 | Sep 20, 1969 – Jun 19, 1970 | I served on the Columbus between school commands. Had a great time. | |
| Bill, Collick | GMM2 | Oct 1969 – Apr 1973 | T2 | I was the guy who loaded live missiles while in port (Athens Greece). They called General Quarters This is not a Drill so I got to the Tartar launcher and loaded 2 live ones got Capt. Mast for that. |
| DIImmel, Terry | ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN RADAR 3RD CLASS | Oct 1, 1969 – Aug 2, 1971 | Operations Electronics (OE) | I came from the USS Robert L. Wilson DD-847 to the Columbus after I had gone to IFF School at MOTU-2. I replaced a tech named Archie. I cruised the Med in 69-70 and 70-71. It was the best ship/duty and I feel honored to have served on the Columbus. |
| Van Pelt, James | Dec 1969 – Jun 1973 | T 7 | Hope to hear from t 7 div. people. | |
| Van Pelt, James | FTM 2 | Dec 1969 – Jun 25, 1973 | T-7 | |
| Rambow, Daniel / Augie | OS3 | Dec 1969 – Jan 1973 | OI | I reported on board her in Athens, Greece on 12/24/1969. I was welcomed into a good group of fellow Radarmen. About midway through my tour, the Navy decided to change RD to OS. It was a great ride! |
| Bogard, John | ETN2 | Dec 3, 1969 – Dec 10, 1970 | OE | Overall, a pleasant cruise. |
| Edwards, Steve | FTM2 | 1970 – 1974 | T7 | A great ship and crew at a strange time in the world. We definitely were underway most of the time! I would like to hear from my old shipmates in T7 Division. |
| Cleveland, George | IC1 | 1970 – 1971 | E | |
| Mannon, Robert | MM 4 | 1970 – Jul 10, 1972 | A | |
| Bernabela, Darryl | SN | 1970 – 1973 | 2nd | were is bm2 brown has any body seen him |
| Camper, Allen | E-2 MM | 1970 – 1972 | MM | I was known Reb, because i was from Ricmond Va. |
| Wittkowski, David | CS3 | Jan 1970 – Nov 1972 | S2 | |
| Norris, Richard | E-3 | Mar 1970 – Dec 1970 | S-1 | The Columbus was a great ship and I value the time I was aboard. I worked with a great group of guys. |
| Tranger, William David | BT2 | Mar 1970 – Mar 1971 | Engineering | |
| Widuta, Robert Dutaman | RM2 | Mar 10, 1970 – Mar 1, 1971 | CR | I came aboard im march of 70 along with ppl like Joe Blair, Dave Schultz, John Ametage. So my one and only trip across the pond was a good one. with surprizingly good weather, and some great pics also |
| Smith, Jerry | FTM2 | Mar 20, 1970 – Jul 1, 1973 | T-3 | First ship...first time overseas...first time for a lot of things..good times, good shipmates, and memories. shooting missiles the day my daughter was born. |
| Collins, Michael | ETR2 | Mar 22, 1970 – Jul 15, 1973 | OE | Tech for the aft SPS-30 and SPS-10 RADAR |
| Myers, Arthur | GMM3 | Mar 23, 1970 – May 25, 1973 | T - 4 | Very fond memories of my time on The Tall Lady. Looking to hear from any of my old shipmates. Robert, Gary, Steve, Frank or Mike are you out there? |
| Jackson, John | YN3 | Mar 26, 1970 – 1973 | X | After looking back, I had an outstanding aboard the Tall Lady, Any one remember BM Stillwell, or YN1 Beckwith |
| Michalski, Vaughn | E4 HULL TECH | Apr 1970 – Nov 1974 | R | |
| Whited, James | FTM3 | Apr 1970 – Aug 1973 | T3 | Lots of good time on the Columbus. |
| Havlick, Alan | SKN | Apr 1970 – | S1 | |
| Jones, David | BM3 | Apr 1970 – Jun 1972 | 1st,2nd,3rd | Seeing pictures of the Tall Lady brought about a rush of great memories.I served in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions but I made friends in every div on the ship. I am currently in NW Arkansas retired for the 2nd time. |
| Brown, Ken | DKCS | May 1970 – May 1972 | S-4 | I enjoyed my time aboard the "Tall Lady." |
| Rosario, Jose | SH3 | May 12, 1970 – Jan 31, 1975 | Shipserviceman | Some of the best times of my life. I'm looking forward to hearing from my Puerto Rican brothers. I had Opened the first P.R. eatery in Norfork in 1980. La Casita Restaurant. |
| Wiercinski, Joseph | BMSN | May 15, 1970 – Mar 16, 1973 | 2nd | had the best time of my life on the tall lady .Andrewski, Maclamore,Denny, Swede,the jones, Black wand the rest where the hell are you and the famous never got on liberty J T Rummel. Retired now and having a good life ............... |
| Shandrow, Steven | FTM1 | May 19, 1970 – Nov 30, 1972 | T3 | In charge of Dir 1 |
| Dreisbach, Mark | ERT2 | May 21, 1970 – Aug 12, 1972 | OE | WORKED ON THE ANSPS-30 RADAR AND IFF SYSTEM.I REALLY ENJOYED ALL THE FOREIGN PORTS ESPECIALLY BARCELONA SPAIN.REFRESHER TRAINING IN CUBA WAS AWSOME. |
| Kukla, Stanley | FTG3 | Jun 1970 – Dec 1972 | 6 | Came aboard after serving on a destroyer for 2 years. Loved the time I spent on the tall lady.Almost reinlisted to stay on the ship, but didn't. I could kick myself in the can now. I was just young and stupid. |
| Haigler, Willie | SN | Jun 21, 1970 – Jan 21, 1972 | 2nd | |
| Loos, Paul | EMFN | Jul 1970 – Mar 4, 1973 | E | I served with some good guys aboard the Columbus. |
| Edson, Wayne "eddy" | EM 1 | Jul 1970 – 1972 | ||
| Day, Willis | E5/SK2 | Jul 1970 – Jan 1971 | Storekeeper | Enjoyed the cruise to the Med and all the fellows I served with. Especially enjoyed our stops in Italy and France. My last Christmas and New Years in the Navy where in Vila France. |
| Howell, Gregg/ Duke | DT3 | Jul 5, 1970 – Dec 1, 1972 | H&D | Loved the Columbus !! |
| Burchett Jr, Fred | FN | Jul 15, 1970 – Jan 9, 1974 | WORK IN THE ENGINEERING OFFICE | i REPORTED ABOARD WHILE THE SHIP WAS IS DRY DOCK. IT WAS REALLY A ERRIE FEELING. DID 3 MO OF MESS COOKING. THEN REPORTED TO THE ENGINEERING OFFICE WHER LT COMMANDER C.H. LEWIS ASK ME IF I COULD TYPE. SO THAT MY STORY. |
| Milam, Robert | FTM1 | Jul 25, 1970 – Jun 23, 1971 | T-1 | Serving aboard the Columbus was a great experience. |
| Baldwin, James | CPL | Aug 1970 – Jul 1972 | MARINE DETACHMENT | Great Adventure THE TALL LADY SEMPER FI |
| Alls, Jr., Willie | GMG3 | Aug 1970 – Jun 1972 | 6th Division | Looking to contact USS Columbus sailors who served from 1970 to 1972. I served with Earl ~Marshall from Cleveland, Marc Caldwel from Mansfield and Thomas Morton from Columbus. |
| McGee, Ronald | CS3 | Sep 1970 – Dec 16, 1971 | S6 | Cook CPO Mess,Friends Jim Masters.Steve Cohen,John Vogel,left ship dec. 17.1970 bound for Mississippi. Phone 601-750-6652 |
| Moulton, Richie | CYN3 | Sep 1, 1970 – Dec 20, 1971 | CR | Serviced on USS WRIGHT CC2 prior to boarding USS COLUMBUS for pending Med Cruise |
| Turcotte, Ken | CS3 | Oct 10, 1970 – Jan 17, 1973 | S-6 | Just looking for old friends that served aboard from 1970 to 1973. The old home boys from Florida and the ones I meet while serving. |
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