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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Prairie (AD 15). 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 584 crew members registered for the USS Prairie (AD 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1963 | 1964 – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Steudlein, Terry (Stud) | SN AT2 | 1958 – 1960 | R 4 | Made the 1959-1960 WESTPAC CRUISE...Hawaii, Wake Island, Marcus Island, Collision with the Mitsui Line, Yokosuka Japan...Hong Kong.... |
Abney, Abbie | MM3 | 1958 – Aug 1958 | M div Evaps | Chief Moore took me off the evaps, and put me in the Fwd Engine room |
Brozovich, Joseph (Broz) | IMSN-IM2 | Apr 1958 – 1961 | R-2 | Assigned to to office machine repair shop. |
Kitchens, Howard | BT2 | May 1, 1958 – May 1, 1962 | B Division | |
Andrews, Kenneth | BT 2 | May 20, 1958 – Aug 20, 1965 | B | |
Campbell, Vernal | IC-2 | Sep 7, 1958 – May 29, 1960 | E Division | I reported aboard on a Sunday morning, Long Beach, CA The ships Telephone Switchborad had caught fire the Saturday night before and was completely destroyered by the Fire. Wow, what a job to replace it IC gang did good |
McCann, Harlan Chuck | SN | Dec 1958 – Jun 1962 | Operations | |
Clark, Lawson (Sonny) | FA | 1959 – 1959 | m-divison | |
Martin, Gordon | FT2 | Jan 1, 1959 – Apr 5, 1962 | R5, Ordnance Repair Shop | I just finished my book, "Gone Asiatic" available on Kindle, about my time on Prairie 59-62, the collision, Olongapo, Yokosuka, Hongkong, Okinawa. An honest account of opur lives on Prairie, liberty, the work we did. |
Trammell, William (Bill) | EN 3 | Jun 6, 1959 – Jun 15, 1961 | A DIV | BOAT SHOP banddtrammell@gmail.com |
Lund, Kenneth | mm3 | Oct 1959 – 1963 | m | |
Driggers, Morrell | E4 | Nov 1959 – Nov 1963 | B Division | |
Church, James | SFM3 | 1960 – Dec 1962 | R-1 | |
Kinney, David (Dave) | EM3 | 1960 – 1963 | E | |
Henry, Charles Aka Choo | unsure | 1960 – Feb 1966 | unsure | I'm looking for anyone who may have served with my dad, Charles "Choo" Henry (from Florence, NJ). He was a member of company 61-509. If you remember him, please email me at tyreesaunt@aol.com. Thank you. |
Lewis, John Lou | DC3 | 1960 – 1963 | R1 | |
Spiry, Lynnard (Spike) | SFP2 | Jan 1, 1960 – Oct 15, 1963 | R1 | Pipe Shop, West Pac 2 cruises |
Shelley, Robert/bob | MMFN | Feb 1960 – Jun 1960 | M Division aft Engine Room | I only served on the Prairie for a period of 6 months. My recollection is kind of foggy now but I doubt if anyone will remember me from the short time I was there. |
Miller, Delbert | EM2 | Aug 9, 1960 – Dec 30, 1964 | R3 | Any Electrical repair out there |
Morrison, Melvin | SFP2 | 1961 – 1966 | R1 | I am looking for some of the shipmates of my Dad, Melvin Morrison. Would love to have contact-please email me at melodylanders@gmail.com |
Kenny, Tom | IM3 | Jan 1961 – Jan 1966 | R2 | Started in 1st Div. then on to the Instrument Shop with Linderman, Parish, Hunt, Davis, Serer, Anderson - can't remember the rest. Drop a line if you were there. |
McKenzie, Gerald | PNCM | May 15, 1961 – Jan 1, 1966 | X division | My Dad's info , he loved this ship and crew was onWes-pac, Knox of the rocks, Hong Kong . I went abord many times as a kid. Hope you had a good memory of him ty , Kevin |
Schumacher, Roger | E4 (DM3) | Sep 1961 – Aug 1962 | Repair Dept | Was a Draftsman 3rd-assigned to Tech Library. Was also Repair Dept duty driver. Worked for LTCDR Steeves. Came on board just as ship came into Hunters Point for FRAM. spent first 6 months on board in dry-dock! |
Harmon, Larry | SN | Sep 10, 1961 – Dec 31, 1963 | DECK | Was boat coxswain for captain &officers had the greatest time with the deck crew guys lost touch with every body I miss the time on board ship |
MacKs, Leonard | SFM2 | Oct 1961 – Jun 9, 1965 | "R" & R-1 | Worked in sheetmetal shop |
Lafeir, Bob | E-3 | Nov 3, 1961 – May 5, 1963 | E Division | I had a great time would do it over in a heart beat, with a few changes... |
Gassie, Joseph "joe" | ET2 | 1962 – 1965 | R-4 | Worked on ECM gear, Metrologist. |
Donaway, William | SN | 1962 – 1964 | 1st. Division | lots of memories |
Hoskins, Sherwood Ferrell ( Rebel ) | DT3 | 1962 – Jan 24, 1965 | Dental | Went aboard in Yokosuka. Enjoyed my time aboard and miss a lot of my old friends. Dr Richard Gear was a good friend and Dr. Lehman. One of the techs was Harry. Can't remember his last name. |
Duncan, Paul "dave" | BT E-5 | Jan 1962 – Dec 1965 | ||
Peterson, Byron "Pete" | YN E-7 | Jan 1, 1962 – Jan 1, 1963 | Yoeman | This was my father. He was aboard the Prairie and the Dixie while in San Diego. He retired in 1968 at the University of Notre Dame. He passed in 1991. |
Snyder, Gail | SCPO EN | Jan 31, 1962 – Apr 13, 1962 | Repair | |
Huit, Ralph | Sfm3 | Feb 1962 – Jul 1965 | Sheet Metal Shop | I was a welder working on the Destroyers that would be tied alongside. Discovered that many were held together by paint and rust. Kept them together to he best we could. |
Wilder, Joe | YN3 | Jun 1962 – Feb 19, 1965 | A | Engineering Log Room Yoeman Serving on the Prairie was a good experience. I met some very interesting people and had fun. Floyd Vercher - Bake shop where are you |
Lyon, Kenneth | SM3 | Jul 1, 1962 – Jan 3, 1964 | Operations | Came aboard the Prairie in Yokosuka. Stayed until discharge in San Diego in Jan 64 |
Bradler, Tom | IC3 | Oct 1962 – Jun 1966 | Gyro Shop R-3 | |
Shugarman, Bill | OM3 | Oct 1962 – Jan 12, 1965 | R-2 | I served in the optical shop - did two west pac cruses-in the shop at that time was Tom Reinert, Jim Zagotta, Smitty, Andrews, Al Drews and a few that I don't remember. |
Cribbs, Thomas C. | IC2 | Oct 1962 – Nov 1966 | R3 | Spent my time repairing gyro's |
Schmitt, Larry | ET2 | 1963 – 1964 | R4 | Live in Dallas, TX |
Smith, Roy | SK2 | 1963 – Apr 1965 | Supply | |
Bednarick, Bob | IM-3 | Mar 1963 – Apr 1, 1965 | R-2 | I was in the Instrument shop except for 3 months compartment cleaning. during my time aboard. I did Westpac Cruise 1964, Live in Cadillac, Michigan. |
Lenahan, Andrew | BM1 | Jul 30, 1963 – Sep 26, 1963 | ? | I am Andys son Andrew |
Burnett, Walter (Walt) | DC3 | Sep 15, 1963 – Mar 10, 1967 | DC | Just curious about the good ship that was such a big part of my life |
Williams, John | MM2 | Dec 15, 1963 – Nov 7, 1966 | M |
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