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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Galveston (CLG 3). 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 123 crew members registered for the USS Galveston (CLG 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1966 | 1967 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Bendler, George | RD3 | 1964 – Jan 16, 1967 | OI | That re-fit after our 65 WESTPAC was shur a waste of $. |
Lindley, Erneat (Pat) | MMFN-MM2 | Mar 1964 – Nov 17, 1967 | M A | Served one tour to Vietnam one cruise To Med Most of my duties were in main spaces foreward engine room. A Div. in charge of refrigeration shop. Stayed in Navy reserve and retired MMC 1999. |
MacLeran, Tom | FTM3 | Jun 1, 1964 – Jul 30, 1967 | missile | 3 months as a mess cook 9 months as a deck ape in 2nd div missile div then last six months during the med cruise was mess decks MAA |
Gawne, John | Ltjg | Jul 1964 – Aug 1966 | CR | |
Dalton, Kenneth | SGT. RET | Nov 1964 – Dec 3, 1966 | marine detachment | i served with 6 texans including morrow and russell |
Kitsembel, Leroy (Kit) | FTM 1 | 1965 – Nov 1969 | TALOS w2 guidance | |
Heinen, Jim | ET-2 | Jan 11, 1965 – Nov 24, 1967 | OE | Navy service started my career in electronics. Got to see a lot of the world because of the two cruises, Westpac and Med cruise. |
Heinen, James/jim | PO-2, ET | Jan 11, 1965 – Nov 24, 1967 | OE | Am retired now after a career with the Federal Aviation Administration. The Navy started me on this path by sending me through ET A school. |
Morrow, Lester/gene | SGT | Feb 10, 1965 – Feb 10, 1967 | Marine Detachment | I lost contact when I was transfered to Headquarters, 2d Marine Division , Camp Lejeune, NC....some of the best I knew were Cpls Schrader & Danielson ; and Phillips, Taylor, Russell, O'Henley, Dalton and myself came on together from Texas |
Craw, Bill | SA/SH3 | Mar 1965 – Mar 1968 | S3 | |
Day, Donald | HN | Mar 8, 1965 – Oct 10, 1966 | H | Looking for H Div. Crew. Give me a shout |
Schol, Robert L | SGT | Apr 1965 – Dec 1967 | Marine Detachment | Had a great time on the Gal and continued to servie in the Corps until I was medically retired in 1974. I now work as a Veteran Service Officer for the American Legion |
Atieh, Richard | RD3 | Apr 5, 1965 – Oct 15, 1968 | OI | Made a ton of friends on a West PAC & a Med cruise |
Bell, Tom | SK3 | May 10, 1965 – Feb 20, 1968 | OI and S1 | |
Valencia, Fred | EN3 | May 19, 1965 – May 19, 1969 | A div | best time i ever have serving aboard the Galveston,had many good times ! |
Landon, Gregory | SEAMEN 1ST CLASS | May 21, 1965 – Oct 1966 | Signalman | |
Kersey, Fred | CYN3 | Jun 1965 – Oct 1968 | Radio | Enjoyed my time on the GAL and enjoyed my shipmates. Many fine memories. |
Woolf, Vaughn | FTM | Jun 1965 – Aug 1967 | Talos division 49 radar | Looking for Talos Division shipmates. Expecially Marky |
Curtice, Al | FTM2 | Jul 18, 1965 – Dec 2, 1969 | Missile/MAA | Looking for shipmates, '65 to '69. Vietnam/ '65 & '68-'69 & the two Med cruises. I was aboard for 41/2 years. I am working on claims with the VA per AO exposure to get the ship listed. |
Sawetch, John Satch | sk3 | Aug 27, 1965 – Jul 25, 1966 | s1 | |
Henrichs, Richard (Dick) | MM3 | Oct 29, 1965 – Aug 15, 1967 | A | I was highlined aboard in the South China Sea. Assigned to A gang and served as supply P. O. and later was in charge of the N-2 plant.I left the Galveston in Marselles, France. My tour has left me with a lot of good memories. |
Alfieri, Vincent | bt2 | Nov 2, 1965 – May 4, 1969 | B divison | I severed with the best bunch of guys my brothers, assigned to the forward fire room then assigned to the oil lab. my career carried on as director of engineering I'm retired now.Hoping to here from the guys. stay well |
Massimo, James (Jim) | FN | Dec 1965 – Feb 1967 | "E" | My First Ship |
Goffredo, Dominic | DK3 | Dec 1965 – Sep 1967 | Supply | I was on the Galveston almost two years I met a lot of nice shipmates . I enjoyed paying the crew on paydays .I met most of the crew. 1967 Med cruise was great. |
Hill, Glen | G/SGT | 1966 – 1967 | Marine Detachment | |
Altadonna, David The Italian (The Wop) From Brooklyn | FTG | 1966 – 1970 | ||
Fields, David | IC2 | 1966 – 1969 | E | The Gal took me to both sides of the world.I was in school when she got de-commed.I went to my new ship after school in S.D. and was allowed to walk around an empty ship.Talk about being homesick&spooky. |
Richardson, George | E-4 | 1966 – 1969 | OE | Looking for old friends |
Cook, Lawrence | FTG-3 | Jan 2, 1966 – Oct 29, 1969 | FG | |
Vestito, Ernest | E-3 | Jan 4, 1966 – Apr 8, 1967 | Medical | I was a Hospital Corpsman Striker aboard the Gal. I went to Hospital Corps School San Diego and then on to Camp Pendelton for FMF training. My last duty station was NAS Lemoore and discharged Oct. 1968. |
Merillat, Rich | PIPEFIFTER 3 | Mar 13, 1966 – Jan 16, 1969 | I got to visit the world . my R div shipmates were great To Me | |
Merillat, Rich | PIPFITTER 3 | Mar 15, 1966 – Mar 15, 1969 | I like all my ship mates and i saw the world | |
Snell, Robert(bobby) | PFC2 | Mar 24, 1966 – Dec 1, 1969 | DC2 | looking for anyone who served with my father |
Hixenbaugh, Stephen | HM3 | May 1966 – Jun 1968 | H | Departed the Navy in June 1968. Returned to active Duty in 1974. Retired from the Navy 1989 as HM1. Now live in Reno,NV |
Terlizzi, John | May 20, 1966 – Oct 20, 1968 | second | spent 41 days at sea when israel hit the ship liberty 32 sailors were killed | |
Fiore, John | SH3 | Aug 1966 – Feb 1970 | S-3 | Made two Med.Cruises and one West Pak Cruise I was Barber and work in the landury. First year on the deck crew in ol division, then transfer to supply |
Sloan, Richard | YN3 | Aug 1966 – Oct 15, 1968 | X | |
Banasky, John (Ski) | MM4 | Aug 1966 – Aug 1967 | "A" | Worked with Refer gang. Always enjoyed the pies. |
Dyer, Dale | e 5 Engineman | Aug 24, 1966 – Feb 24, 1970 | A division | I was incharge of AC and R |
Dyer, Dale | EN2 | Sep 6, 1966 – Feb 15, 1970 | A | IN charge Of Refer shop 1968 to 1970 also section leaded of section 3 at that time |
Balgord, James | DK3 | Oct 5, 1966 – Oct 1, 1968 | S4 | I would trade the time that I spent on the USS Galveston CLG-3. We serverve our county with honor and carried out the best traditions of the US Navy. |
Tupper, David | DC 2 | Oct 10, 1966 – Feb 26, 1969 | ||
Love, David | BM3 | Oct 30, 1966 – Oct 1968 | 1st | |
Hall, Alan S. Hall | SN | Nov 1966 – Nov 1969 | 2nd | |
Nabors, Doug | FTG-3 | Nov 20, 1966 – Oct 26, 1968 | FG | A great ship, great crew, and a great '67 Med cruise. The FG division guys were tops. |
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