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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sierra (AD 18). 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 570 crew members registered for the USS Sierra (AD 18).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1958 | 1959 – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrell, Dc | E-3 | Jan 12, 1979 – Jan 1982 | Deck | I fill you Sailor, I had some of the best times of my life on that ship and some not too good but I espeicially loved Mobile Alabama during the clean up of hurricane Fredderick |
| Rosa, Richard | E3 /mm | Feb 1979 – Jul 1983 | repair dept 38 A | I had a good time on borad the sierra had alot of good friends .if you remember me look me up on face book @ Rick Rosa in lakewood colo. dave hefner/steve chambers,leviaton? so on. |
| Bush, Ron | CWO2/3 | Apr 15, 1979 – Jun 27, 1981 | Weapons MK 46 Torpedo/Asroc Shops | My first Command as an Officer, the best memory being taught to conn a ship using "Seamans Eye" by Capt. Kingsley, and reffresh training in Gitmo. XO Len Manderfield, Weapons Officer Rudy Roy, QA Officer Jerry Padula, and mess caterier??? |
| Goodwin, Mike | HT3 | Jul 1979 – Jul 1981 | R-1 Sheetmetal Shop | |
| Croucher, Bobby | HTC | Jul 24, 1979 – May 31, 1981 | DC Ships Company | I came onboard Sierra AD 18 Just before the ship went to Mobile Shipyard in Alabama. She was the last ship i was on before i retired . |
| Ballard, Dan | IM2 | Aug 1979 – Dec 21, 1982 | repair/5 | good times, bad times, from hurricane david, alabama shipyard, cuba, to the IO. the best people i've known. the ship with the helping hands had the best. HOO RAH |
| Walker, Les | ENFN | Aug 14, 1979 – Jan 14, 1981 | Boat Shop Worked in Feul Injection | PO 3rd Class Glen Hopple was Supervisor until he left the PO2nd Nardy took over Sr Cheif Sevren I.O.U $15.00 Steve Laba , Warren Baughn, Timmy Worthy from NY |
| Delong, Ken | MM2 | Sep 1979 – Nov 1981 | R2-Pump, Valve, and Hydraulics Shop | Great time except when Capt Kingsley tried to turn us into a "Fast Attack Destroyer Tender" during the transit to Gitmo after the overhaul in Mobile. |
| Walker, Leslie (Les) | E3 Engineman | Sep 5, 1979 – Oct 10, 1980 | Boatshop | My Best Memories were of Steve Laba, Warren Baughn and Tom Worsley , Harry Bass and Glen Hopple who is a State Patrolman in Columbia SC |
| Johnson, Charles | HT 1 | Oct 1979 – Aug 1983 | R-1 Div | |
| Boka, Jim | ET3 | Oct 1979 – Jan 1982 | Electronics Shop | I had primary responsibility for maintaining UHF radios & AN/SPS-10 Radar. Specialized in AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar Repair & maintenance on other fleet ships. I Joined ship in Mobile, AL. Member of Security Alert Team. |
| Keylon, Ellis | BT3 | Nov 28, 1979 – Apr 1982 | ENGINEERING B | Worked in both firerooms under BTC King.Ran with Frame,Kimble,Delfosse,Mary,and Besozzi.What good times.What good operators!From Mobile to IO cruise of 1981. |
| Bain, Dwight (Bama) | MM | 1980 – 1983 | ||
| Cuthill, Doug | BM3 | 1980 – 1984 | ||
| Lawrence, Raymond | IM2 | 1980 – 1982 | R5 MIRCS / 96A | A hearty "YO" to all the MIRCS JERKS and friends of mine on the Sierra. |
| Herring, Tony | MS2 | 1980 – | S-2 | |
| MacK, Arthur | Fn (E-3) | Mar 1980 – 1984 | R-2 Machine shop | Was assigned to machine shop but also was the ships driver and comshaw artest |
| Shinholser, Bill | ENS | Apr 2, 1980 – May 1, 1981 | Electrical Repair | First ship after becoming a LDO. Retired in Oct 91 as LCDR |
| McGuire, Don | bm | Apr 14, 1980 – Aug 17, 1982 | deck 1st div. | |
| Dugger, Darold ( Doug) | MMC/E-7 | May 1980 – Dec 1982 | Engineering(FWD Eng.rm) | I arrived on Board April 1980 in the yards in Mobile. This was my first ship. I was an MMFN who worked in the fwd engine room. I mess cranked in the bldg beside the water . My first LPO was MM1 Blankenship who made chief. |
| Brooks, Andrew?brooksy | IC2 | Jul 1980 – Feb 1983 | R-3 | |
| Woods, David | MR2 | Jul 14, 1980 – Aug 26, 1982 | R2 | |
| McMillen, James R "Mack" | SKCM | Aug 1980 – Jun 1982 | S-1 | This turned out to be an outstanding ship - we started out a little rough out of the Mobile shipyard, but it just got better every day until it was one top-notch ship. I really enjoyed this tour of duty. |
| Miley, Anthony(Tony) | SH3 | Sep 1980 – Aug 1983 | S3 | Great times, first ship, but not the last |
| Box, Jd | HT2 | Sep 1980 – Jun 18, 1984 | Engineering Repair | Re-enlisted reserves 1987-1993. Other commands: SIMA Mayport, MDSU Unit 2, Orlando and Tallahassee Res Ctrs. Commercial Diver, BS Mech. Engineering, 2000, UF and FSU, Project Engineer Nuclear Power Industry |
| Bowers, Stephen | MM3 | Sep 22, 1980 – Apr 11, 1983 | M | |
| Higgs, Michael | LT(jg) | Oct 1980 – 1982 | OPS | 2nd tour in Navy. Joined ship in AL at end of yard. COs-CAPT Kingsley then Capt Dave Sommers XOs- Manderfield then J. Amerault (made 3 stars). Interesting tour, GITMO, incorporating women into the crew, inport SWTweeks |
| Turner, Bill | E-3 FN | Oct 1980 – Jun 26, 1984 | Eng A | I am looking for crew members that served before, during, and after me. Please contact me for further information. wlturnerjr@sbcglobal.net |
| Wisener, Chris | MR1 | Oct 18, 1980 – May 11, 1982 | machine shop / ship sup | |
| Kline, Karri | ENSIGN | Oct 31, 1980 – May 20, 1982 | Engineering | I was MPA and one of the first 4 women members of the ship's crew. Working in the "hole" was the highlight of my time in the Navy! I've often wondered where we all landed. |
| Hall, Leslie D | HTFN | Nov 2, 1980 – Jun 27, 1983 | R-1 | I WAS IN ON BOARD FOR 3YRS |
| Hall, Leslie D | HTFN | Nov 2, 1980 – Jun 27, 1983 | R1 | Spend 3 yrs on board her.Made 1 deployment overseas,wish it was more than 1.Had a lot of fun on that old girl. But was glad to get out of navy. |
| Jones, Dan "Big Bird" | HT2 | Nov 14, 1980 – Jun 17, 1984 | Repair | Looking to reconnect with crew mates from my time on board. |
| Bentz, Greg | LI2 | Dec 1980 – Aug 1984 | Print shop | A lot of familiar names from that time period. Worked with Vivian, Became a Trusty Shellback in Aug 1882 |
| Wall, Alexander T. | MM1 | 1981 – 1983 | Valve Repair Shop | miss the ship and fue we had hope to hear from fellow ship mates |
| Venezia, Jeff | 1981 – 1985 | |||
| Jones, Malcolm | MMC | 1981 – 1983 | A | |
| Venezia, Jeff | EN3 | 1981 – 1985 | ||
| Combs, Kirk | e2 | 1981 – 1983 | 1st | |
| Enders, John | SR | 1981 – Mar 22, 1983 | Deck 2nd Div | It sure has been a long time since I stepped foot on her decks, I miss the old girl |
| Nanukin, Paul | EM2 | Jan 4, 1981 – Feb 4, 1984 | R3 | Willie moore, billy or jr ramsey, shultzy, sambolic, or any friends contact me 304-218-0331 |
| Crisp, Mickey | MM3 | Mar 1981 – Dec 1983 | M | worked forward and aft engine rooms |
| Cicchino, Nick | Seaman | Mar 1, 1981 – Mar 1, 1983 | Boatswain 1st Division (Crane Operator) | Worked as BM once I arrived on "Hotel Sierra". Made great friends and never went anywhere except 6 months before my enlistment was up,we went on a IO cruise. Alicante, Spain;Karachi, Pakistan; Diego Garcia |
| Quick, Jon | FN | Apr 1981 – Sep 1983 | B-Div | Was a great time, IO cruise, Med, red sea, lots of great people on that command, |
| Ordonez, J | PN3 | May 17, 1981 – Feb 10, 1984 | where is every body | |
| Johnson, Richard | MR3/2 | May 30, 1981 – Apr 15, 1983 | R2 | |
| Rogers, Lauren | SN | Jun 1981 – Apr 1984 | Deck | Spent my time chiping, grinding, Red Lead and Haze Gray painting that old slab and damn it all I hated it, But still I met some great people, had some fun times and a chance to see some of the world. |
| Briscoe, Clarence | sn | Jun 1981 – Dec 1983 | Deck | Where are all my Buddies? Leslie, A. Moore, L. Smalls, J. Brown, T. Overstreet, Stanley, and others. |
| Hartzog, James (Zog) | MM3 | Jun 1981 – Jun 1984 | Engineering | Worked in the forward engine room....hope all my snipes are doing great. Anybody that knew me can feel free to drop me a line. |
| Moore, Ronald | PN3 | Jun 1, 1981 – Dec 17, 1983 | Personnel | My first duty station out of A school, and the best out of all the ones I had in my career. Hotel Sierra was a a blast and I have fond memories of the people i worked with. hit me up |
| Pacella, Michael | HT2 | Jun 21, 1981 – May 26, 1983 | Repair | On board for the Diego Garcia cruise, RED-X 82 in Portia Rico, and the first trip to Coco beach FLa |
| Pacella, Michael | HT3 | Jun 21, 1981 – May 26, 1983 | repair | Was aboard during the Diego Garcia cruise for Shellback and Seuz Canel |
| Leafer, Dave | SR | Aug 5, 1981 – Aug 14, 1984 | Admin | |
| Maloney, Jerry | tmt3 | Sep 15, 1981 – Aug 15, 1983 | weapons | had a great time onboard the sierra i coached the basketball team and the soccer team to championships i also played softball the io cruise was a blast i still remember all the drinking i did while we were dock in diego |
| Hatcher, Anthony | DP2 | Oct 15, 1981 – Feb 6, 1983 | S7 | During the time that I was on this ship we went to PEURTO RICO in the sping of 1982. August of 1982 we took an I.O. Cruise and returned that Dec. three days before Christmas. I had to buddies I would like to hear from, T. George & R.W. SLIM |
| Mulderig, Kevin | LT. | Nov 1, 1981 – Dec 1, 1981 | ops | Great ship and crew. Looking for anyone who remembers Ron Folmer--valve shop in 1966? Thanks. Kevin |
| Dunn, Thomas | HT3 | Dec 2, 1981 – Jun 19, 1985 | R1 | A wonderful 4 years aboard. Great memories such as IO cruise in 82 and 85, never thought i'd say this, but, looking back, diego garcia was an adventure for sure. 4 straight years charleston base soccer champs aboard the sierra. |
| Craig, Michael | SKSN | Dec 3, 1981 – Jan 24, 1984 | S-1 | I have a lot of fond memories. The people of S-1 Div. were among the best I've ever had teh pleasure of working with. Even after 26 years. |
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