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USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98). 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 294 crew members registered for the USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccare, Paul | SEAMAN 2ND CLASS | Jul 1945 – Jul 1946 | LOVED MY FIRST SHIP AND SHIP MATES. | |
| Hill, Gene E | SSML 3RD CLASS | Jun 1946 – Jun 1947 | US NAVY | ANY ON SERVED DURING THIS TIME |
| Bordenkecher, Joseph | unk | Aug 14, 1947 – Jan 27, 1949 | unk | This is my father in law. Looking for any one who knew him. He served approx 1947 - 1949. I would love to hear from anyone who knew of him , knew him or knew stories of him. |
| Trexler, Louis | Apr 20, 1948 – Feb 10, 1950 | NAVAL | ||
| Peecher, Lyndle | MM2 | Sep 1951 – Jan 1955 | ENG | Spent entire time on Caloos. 51-55 guess ther aren't a lot of oldtimer left around. |
| Bishop, Allen | Jun 15, 1952 – Mar 23, 1956 | 2nd | On the Caloosahatchee 3 yrs. 10 months.Would like to hear from any shipmates that era.Allen W. Bishop. allenk4b@aol.com | |
Rivera, Ralph  | RD1 | Jan 2, 1953 – May 23, 1956 | Operations | Saw some names on the crew list I remember. Englund, Volpe and Manzi. There were others whose names I didn't see. Quartermasters, Radiomen and Radarmen & ET's. I enjoyed my time on the 'Hatchee Boat'. |
| Reiser, Gerald (Pete) | ET 1 | Mar 1953 – Jan 28, 1954 | Operations | I came aboard while the ship was anchored in Athens Greece. The following morning we sailed for Rhodes to refuel the USS Courier, The Voice of America. I have a few photos of Operation Mariner if anyone is interested. |
| Englund, Robert | RMSN | Apr 1953 – Jan 1954 | Operations | Left the ship in Gitmo for the LST 344. I was the one that rang the GQ alarm by mistake while COMSERVRON 2 was departing just ahead of me . The other RM'S were Green RM1,Volpe RM3, Manzie RM3 and Summerall RMSN. Can not fine any of them . |
| Gecevich, Bob | SF/2 | Apr 1955 – Sep 1960 | R DIV | WENT ACROSS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.WITH THIS OLD GIRL.FUELED THE FLEET IN THE NORTH ALANTIC.WAVES OVER THE FRONT OF THE BRIDGE.HANGING ON TO OUT SIDE VALAE |
| Raines, William / Willie | MM2 | 1956 – 1958 | ENG | This is my dad (Passed away in 2001) just trying to locate anyone who served with him. |
| Gecevich, Robert J | ME-2 | Jun 12, 1956 – Jan 15, 1960 | SHIPFITTERS | HAD A WONDERFUL TIME MISS GUYS LIKE FRANK REND,DANNY,POLSON AND THE CAPTAIN JACKSON |
| Willmers, Richard/willy/dick | SK2 | Apr 1957 – Jun 1958 | S | |
| Carter, Jack A | BT2 | Sep 10, 1957 – Nov 28, 1960 | Boiler Technician | This was my father. I am looking for any Photos or stories, so if you knew him please contact me. |
| Goetz, Jared | JO3 | Oct 1957 – Jun 1958 | Ship's Company | Happiest days my Navy career. Came aboard SN, made JO3 serving as steward in Officer Mess. Fab Liberty in Genoa, Italy winter 57/58 with Bro Phil, RM3. AO98 - Best boat & crew in DESLANT. |
| Frank, Richard | EM 3 | 1958 – 1960 | E | I have the honor to have sailed on both the old and new caloos. I am currently the President of the USS Caloosahatchee Reunion Assocation which has over 300 crew members on its roster including plank owners from 1945 and 1968 please join us |
| Klemm, Keith | SMSN | Nov 14, 1958 – Aug 30, 1959 | Operations | I came aboard in Nov.1958,and made a Med,cruise in Feb.1959 to Aug.1959 before being transferred. |
| Davis, James | SEAMAN | 1959 – | ||
| Lefler, Bob/robert | QMSN | Jan 1959 – Aug 1959 | Operations | My first ship after QM C-School in Newport. I felt like Ishmael going aboad, but on a very cold Jan eve at Melville. We left for the Med two weeks later. Scotty/Pangburn/Walton/Bugbee/Hebert-we were all QM's and Special Fueling helmsmen. |
| Weitman, Bob | SEAMAN | Mar 10, 1959 – Jan 16, 1960 | Deck | |
| Blackburn, Tom | QM2 | Jun 24, 1960 – Mar 15, 1964 | OPERATION | ENJOYED, THE TIME AND MY SHIPMATES.HAVE A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES. |
| Breyer, Frank | EM1 | Jul 15, 1960 – Sep 28, 1963 | E | I remember the Independence Day visit to to Eastport, ME. I think it was in 1963. |
| Bower, William | sn | Sep 1960 – Sep 1963 | ops | |
| Montross, Gary | IC-2 | Oct 1960 – May 1963 | Eng | Quite an experience for an 18 yr. old. Remember the Med. cruises, standing watch on the generator flats, the bum boats in Haiti, Cuban Missle Crises, Naval blockade off Cuba, 2nd. degree sunburn in Cuba. Loved it. |
| Sonnier, Ronney "frenchie" | BOLSON MATE | 1961 – 1963 | Wonderful days aboard the ship, would like to talk to anyone on ship in this period | |
| Youmans, Craig / Cy | IC 3 | Feb 1961 – Apr 1963 | E | Good and bad memories. I choose to recall the good. The bad ones were mostly my doing anyway. |
| Violette, Paul | IC3 | Apr 14, 1961 – Aug 2, 1963 | E | Med Cruise 61-62. Dominican Republic uprising in 62. Cuban Missle Blockade in Nov 62. North Atlantic & Norway in 63. Great experiences. |
| Mandeville, Thomas | Sep 1961 – Oct 1962 | |||
| Johnson, Everett | SN | Apr 15, 1962 – Feb 15, 1965 | 2ond | I am looking for different names of persons who were aboard the USS Caloosahatchee AO-98 from 1963-1965 and try to contact them. |
| Hyatt, Frank | BT2 | Apr 22, 1962 – 1964 | b division | looking for shipmates phillip jones BT2 and howard clark CPO boiler tender that served on the caloos the same years as i. both are from the state of maine i thank arounk franklin maine. |
| Belanger, Richard | IC3 | Dec 4, 1962 – Aug 12, 1966 | Looked after the Gyro-compass, telephone system, etc. Experienced numerous Med and Caribbean cruises. I have many fond memories of the ol' caloos. | |
| Faye, James | ETR3 | Dec 19, 1962 – Nov 13, 1964 | Ops | |
| Askew, Jerry | Sep 4, 1963 – Sep 8, 1964 | Deck | If any one remembers me e mail me! Sanjurgo,Pennypacker, Jim Miller , Stockes and etc | |
| Morris, Butch | BM3 | Feb 15, 1964 – Feb 15, 1965 | Deck dept. | Looking for fellow crew members I served with during 1964-1965 aboard the AO 98. Would like to talk with some old navy buddies. |
| Coffey, David | RD3 | Nov 12, 1964 – Jul 9, 1968 | Operations | Need information from anyone who can remember the dates the ship was near Santo Domingo? Was around 1965/66. |
| Busic, Gerald "jerry" | FN | 1965 – | Boiler Room | Right out of boot camp - put me in boilers to scrap tubes - was covered in black for months - went to Cuba |
| Bettuchi, Frederick | BM | 1966 – 1968 | DECK | |
| Hurd, Greg | SM3 | 1966 – 1968 | OPS | Was on board as ET and went to SM A school, did Med cruise and South America refueling of Forestal before going into Boston Shipyard for jumbo refit |
| Price, Fred | BT/FN | Mar 31, 1966 – Sep 13, 1967 | B | 41 yrs. and I can still feel the old girl under my feet. |
| Snyder, Glenn | E4 | Jun 8, 1966 – May 22, 1968 | Supply | |
| Domst, William | CS3 | Sep 1966 – Jan 1968 | Navy | This was a great ship to serve on. All those days & nights refueling. I was discharged because she was going in to become a super tanker. |
| Roske, Bob | RM3 | Nov 1966 – Apr 1968 | Operations |
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