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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sunbird (ASR 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 219 crew members registered for the USS Sunbird (ASR 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1973 | 1974 – 1979 | 1980 – 1984 | 1985 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg, Bill | BM2 | 1985 – Sep 1986 | Locker | Jeff Reid, Doug Hodgkiss,Fat Ray (not on board at that time)Shuttle Recovery. I am proud to have served on board. Currently living in Phoenix, AZ. |
| Malzahn, John | MALZAHN | 1985 – 1987 | My Third Ship, also my third Aux class as well, made IC1 while aboard as well as earned my ESWS Pin while assigned. | |
| Pavey, John | GMC | 1985 – 1988 | WEPS | SUCKED!!!! |
| Chubbs, Steven | OS2 | Mar 1985 – Aug 1987 | Operations | Scotland, England, Cocoa Beach, Bahamas, and the enjoyable North Atlantic in January. Too many names to remember here. |
| Coleman, Michael | EN2 | Apr 1985 – Apr 1987 | M | Captain was relieved. New CO, great times (Thx Capt ?) We won the base basketball championship (86). Friends (Webb, Tannerhill, Chambers, Jones and others). Jones I married the girl we met down at the beach (18 years now |
| Cummings, Christopher | LT. (O-3) | Jul 1985 – Jul 1986 | Engineering | Proud to have served with a great crew and to have helped recover the Challenger! |
| Fedorowicz Sr, Greg | ms2 | Jul 1, 1985 – Jul 1, 1987 | S-2 | Ms2 greg fedorowicz, if anyone needs to serve on a ship the USS sunbird was the place to go. i belief every sailor in the world should have served there. this way punishment would have been equally stretched. fy tuzon |
| Lariviere, Kevin | GM2 | Jan 1986 – Jun 1987 | Weps | Enjoyed the trip to Scotland and assisting with the recovery of "Challenger". Had a blast. Lost too many brain cells at Christophers. |
| Logan, Mark | ET3 | Mar 1986 – Aug 1990 | ops | Currently a field service Technician in NYC. Still fixing other peoples problems. |
| Straining, Raymond NEW | ENCM | Jun 1986 – Jun 1989 | Salvage | This was my second tour onboard as the Master Diver |
| McClelland, Mac | :LT | Jun 15, 1986 – Feb 17, 1988 | OPS and ENG | Finest men I ever served with. Taught me what a shipmate was. |
| Warford, Hans-jochen | PN1 | Jul 1986 – Aug 30, 1989 | personnel/admin | great crew. Had a pleasant time serving. |
| Robison, Jack | E7 | Jul 4, 1986 – Jul 12, 1991 | Electrical | |
| Robison, Jack | EMC | Jul 15, 1986 – Jul 23, 1991 | Electrical | E-Division - I LOVE YOU GUYS. Thank all of you for attending the decommissioning. |
| McGovern, Robert. (Mac) | E7/ENC (SW) | Oct 1986 – Jul 1992 | Engineering (MPA) | |
| Proulx, Raymond (Ray) | ET2(SW) | Mar 1987 – Jul 1991 | Operations | Golden Gate Restaurant, Rosie's Cantina, Dolphin Liquor Mart...It was all a blur...God help us. |
| Proulx, Ray | ET2 (SW) | Mar 1987 – Jul 1991 | NAV/OPS | I don't think I would do it again, but I don't regret having done it. Met and worked with a lot of good people (some pretty twisted, but good all the same). I never knew how many uses there were for glue and electrical tape until Sunbir |
| Ortsman, "One Man Gang"james | SM | Apr 1987 – Apr 1989 | What a mess!!! | |
| Ortsman, James | SM3 | Apr 1, 1987 – Apr 1, 1989 | combat | Great bunch of dedicated guys. Made some lifelong friends. Worked my ass off |
| Brady, Michael (Doc) | HMC (SW/DV) | Aug 1987 – May 1992 | Medical | Learned a tremendous amont on the 'Bird! Worked harder than I thought I could. Wish I could have worked harder. Still miss the comradarie. Don't think I could do it again! Anybody still out there? |
| Daugherty, Jake | SM2 | Oct 1, 1987 – Oct 1, 1988 | COM | SUNBIRD WAS MY FIRST DUTY ASSIGNMENT, 17YRS OLD, WENT ON TO BECOME A LIFER. LOOKING BACK IT WAS A GREAT COMMAND, IT SEEMED LESS HI-TECH, THEN THE WAY THE REST OF THE FLEET BECAME OVER THE REST OF MY CAREAR. |
| Edwards, Darryl | RM2 | Feb 1, 1988 – Feb 13, 1990 | OC01 | would like to hear from some old shipmates. Especially LT BAMRUD....GOING BACK TO CALI |
| Bamrud, Matt | LT | Jul 1, 1988 – Nov 1, 1990 | Dive & Salvage | Good times for one & all! Does anybody remember the Lat & Long of the BeNoStation? |
| Mark, Jalbert | BMC | 1989 – 1992 | SALVAGE | TERRIBLE UNDERWAY SCHEDULE NR-1 BEST ASSET IN THE NAVY SDV TEAM OPS AWESOME SRC OPERATIONS ANTIQUATED!!! CARRIBEAN OPS UNFORGETTABLE |
| Lyons, Moses | Mr2 | 1989 – 1992 | Repair | |
| Fogle, Rex | E6/MS1 | Jan 1989 – Jan 1990 | Supply | Though I was only onboard for a short time made a lot of friends. Worked Wardroom and was the Night Baker. I know the Crew loved the goodies that I put out... |
| Cruz, David | ENC | Mar 10, 1989 – Apr 30, 1991 | Engineering | |
| Stein, Al | STG1(SW) | Aug 1, 1989 – Aug 4, 1991 | OPS | Challenging, but most rewarding. I learned so much! Multi-task, diversify, jack of all trades, you name it this ship demanded it. MED 90', "ESWS" Great crew! A big shout out to Proulx, Logan, Thiem, Gandy, GMG1 Clark, OS2 White, LT Bam |
| Best, James | Oct 1989 – Jul 1993 | NAV | The Greatest ship I served on during my career, many fond memories. If ever re-activated I would serve on her again if given the opportunity. | |
| Best, James | QM1(SW) | Oct 1989 – Jun 1993 | Navigation | Rolling down memory lane as I approach retirement from the Navy. By leaps and bonds she was my best command and the best crew I had the pleasure to serve with. |
| Best, James | QM1(SW) | Oct 1989 – Jun 1993 | DECK/NAVIGATION | Rolling down memory lane as I approach retirement from the Navy. By leaps and bonds she was my best command and the best crew I had the pleasure to serve with. |
| Montgomery (Monty), Tyler | HT2 | 1990 – 1993 | Repair | I would love to hear from you guys again. I find myself always telling stories about the mother ship. |
| Johnston, Scott | E-4/HT3DV | 1990 – 1991 | Engineering | |
| Pickul, Carl | en3 | 1990 – 1992 | Engineering | Where is "sniffy!" |
| Schultz, Lance | E4/ET3 | 1990 – Jan 1992 | Operations | Good times and not so good times, camaraderie aboard and ashore with fellow crew members was rewarding. For those of you that sailed back from Desert Shield, do you remember the 18+ foot swells that almost capsized us? |
| Locklear, Shannon | HT1 | 1990 – 1993 | R | Really cool to see these names again. Retired as W-3 in '08. Own a Plumbing Company. 2codeplumbing@gmail.com |
| Fanning, Jeff | E-4 Electricians Mate | Jan 1990 – Sep 1993 | Engineering dept | Some awesome memories. I sure miss the commraderie. would love to hear from some of you. jfanning76@gmail.com |
| Lahti, Raymond | EM3 | Mar 1, 1990 – Oct 21, 1991 | Engineering | Remember Ed Fichie?? LOL My time was to short but I learned a lot. Good times for the most part.. |
| Bodnar, Peter | BM3 | Mar 3, 1990 – Oct 3, 1990 | fun towing NR1 | |
| Gibson, Jeff | ENS/LTJG | Jun 1, 1990 – Jul 28, 1992 | Ops | |
| Garcia, Geronimo | EMC | Jun 15, 1990 – Sep 20, 1993 | engineering | |
| Garcia, Geronimo | EM3 | Jun 15, 1990 – Sep 15, 1993 | Electrical | HOOOORRAAAAH! SUNBIRD |
| Dionysius, Brian | RM3 | Jul 1, 1990 – Sep 27, 1993 | Communications | Had a blast, to much fun. Met some great personalities. |
| Waters, Mike | LCDR | Aug 1990 – Oct 1990 | PCO | Rode the Med deployment. Haifa. Cartegena. Naples. Drill, drill, drill. Most improved ship in the Navy. Great crew. |
| Twyman, Joe / Twydog | DC3 | Sep 14, 1990 – Aug 14, 1993 | DC | JUST LOOKING FOR SOME OF THE GUYS |
| Vandewerker, Ken | E2 | Nov 1990 – Oct 1991 | ENGINEERING |
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