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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Cacapon (AO 52). 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 86 crew members registered for the USS Cacapon (AO 52).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Armstrong, William (Bill) | CS3 | 1967 – 1970 | decommissioned | |
Cecala, Bartholomew. ( Bart ) | MM2 | 1967 – 1970 | M | Great ship a lot of good times. Bt3 Walter severhof ( sketter) and I are still friends after 49 Years. |
Jarvis, Norman | BM2 | 1967 – 1970 | 2nd | Great times, and a great place to mature! Also interested in hearing from shipmates, and anyone dealing with the VA and agent orange affects. |
Dorff, Kennard | EN3 | May 1967 – May 1968 | ENGINEERING | |
Lewis, Jim | QM-2 | Jul 1, 1967 – May 1970 | Navigation | I have many great memories of the Cac and am working on a novel. Look forward to contact from former shipmates. I remember when spanwire caught in screws & when large spotlight lighted us up in the Sea of Japan. |
Bricker, Ken | GMG 3 | Jul 20, 1967 – Jul 16, 1968 | third division | Great old ship. Got orders to PBR Viet Nam after making third class. |
Hatala, Richard | e3 | 1968 – 1969 | deck-first lt. yomen | |
Galla, George | MM2 | 1968 – 1970 | A | I know of at least three approved agent orange cases 1968-1970 due to documented spray exposure while in Vietnam port of vung tau (spelling).Are there any other cases?george.galla@att.net |
Middendorff, Stephen (Steve0 | Lt (jg) (now CAPT) | Feb 10, 1968 – Dec 24, 1969 | R | Served during 2 VietNam deployments. Off active duty and started reserve service 1/1970. Served 4 more years intermittent active duty 1988 - 1994, including as CTU 48.1.8 in 1994. retired as CAPT 11/1/1997. |
Connell, Richard | E-4, BM3 | Mar 1968 – Jun 1969 | Deck | |
Connell, Richard | BM-3 | Mar 15, 1968 – Jun 13, 1969 | 2nd | |
Frost, David | Mrfn | May 1968 – 1969 | M division | A lot of hard work and a lot of good libirty.Loved the PI |
Ingram, Charles O | E-3 | Jun 18, 1968 – May 8, 1970 | 9th Naval District | I remember one of the masts buckling and falling to the deck sounded like a bomb everybody dived for cover. |
Muenster, Fred | FN | Jul 2, 1968 – Jul 1969 | E division | Looking for someone who remembers the span wire being caught in the propeller during the 68-69 cruise. |
Torres, Lupe | RM2 | Nov 15, 1968 – Nov 28, 1969 | Communications | Great ship, best Chief in the Navy to work for, great ship mates, great cruises. |
Trusty, Alvin | BT3 | Dec 1968 – May 10, 1972 | Engineering | I too have ischemic heart disease they say is from agent orange. I also have asbestosis from asbestos exposure. |
Whitehead, Tom Aka Big T Or Ts | ET R | 1969 – 1972 | communication | Great Ship / Great Crew / Great liberty! Hammolk on the signal bridge, Shop on the Port Bridge. I sent my pet chicken to Gary Rose aboard the Vesuvius via phone and distance line. |
Shust, Allen | 69-70 SN | Aug 1969 – Mar 1970 | Deck | |
Pellegrino, Thomas | rm3 | Oct 23, 1969 – Aug 6, 1973 | operations | radioman on uss cacapon |
Burwash, Mike | HM3 | Nov 11, 1969 – Jul 9, 1970 | Ops/Sick Bay | My only sea duty. Lots of good liberty ports and great crew. |
Farley, Daniel | ftgsn | 1970 – 1972 | 2nd | Operated handlebar gunsight of the mk 51? fcs. pi, kaoshung, hong kong, etc. 72 hour unrep period before big typhoon so all could run. Gopher for ftg2 Reese |
McCarty, MacK | CS3 | 1970 – 1973 | Commissary | What a crew we had on that last Vietnam voyage of the CACAPON. Singapore, Bangcock, Sasabo, Kaoisung, Hong Kong, What a blast. And actually none of the crew ever got sick from my chow! |
Pravettone, Louie | DK3 | Mar 1970 – Mar 1971 | Supply | First ship n enjoyed my time spent aboard |
Erikson, Michael | Sn/GMG-3 | May 1970 – Oct 1971 | 2ND | Cacapon wasa my first ship after returnig from Vietnam. Had some good times and still have contact with Gary Housh.Worked for GMG2 Byrum. LPO was GMG1 Barnes. I retired in 1991 ater 25 yrs with the rate of GMC(SW). |
Edwards, Floyd | E 4 | Jun 1, 1970 – Dec 31, 1970 | Electrical | |
Morgan, Bob | BM! | Oct 1, 1970 – Jun 1, 1972 | Deck | |
Mc Mullen, William ( Mac) | SF2/HT1 | Nov 5, 1970 – Mar 26, 1973 | Repiar/refueling | |
Rader, Dick | SHSN | 1971 – 1973 | Supply | was really a great ship lots of fun on west pac also lots of hard work they sent me to barber school am looking for any one who remembers when one of the hoses of one of the rigs came down from the upper deck and hit me |
Pellegrino, Thomas | rm3 | 1971 – 1973 | operations | Hey "Willie" Bill Ingold.. What have you been up to? Rocky |
Jankord, Gregg ( Jank ) | MM3 | Jun 1971 – Nov 1971 | M Division | |
Waterman, Johnny | SN/BM | Jun 1, 1971 – | Deck | Looking for old acquaintances and buddies getting older friends passing on. Thank you for all the education and memories and your service. Johnny1 USN/USA Retired |
Wallis, Dan | GMG3 | Aug 6, 1971 – Aug 6, 1973 | 3rd division | Great west pac cruise, worked hard, partied harder. Great ports of call, good crew. Mac's mid rats the best. |
Sprowel, Ronald | Seaman/Fireman | Sep 25, 1971 – Jan 23, 1973 | B divisiom | started in 1st division , ended up in B division |
Bryson, Kenneth | FNE3 | Nov 1971 – Aug 1973 | B division | wanting to attend ship's reunion |
Gross, Jan T. (Tom) | RMC | 1972 – 1973 | Operations | Made the Vietnam cruise and decommissioned the ship/ |
Leitzell, Steve | OS3 | 1972 – 1973 | Operations | Went on the Cacapon's last cruise to Viet Nam. Was seperated from active duty about two months before the ship's return to Long Beach. |
Gross, Jan T. | RMC | 1972 – 1973 | Operations | |
Ward, Clinton | CYN | Jan 15, 1972 – Jul 1973 | COMMUNICATIONS | I had a preety good time abroad the ship. great liberty pots and friends |
Shickley, Bill | EN3 | Feb 1972 – Aug 1973 | A Gang | So long ago, looking for Don "Baldy" Sendon, Bill Morris, or either of the "SKI'S" Pa. or Tx. |
Olson, Dennis | E-2 BM | Jun 1, 1972 – Feb 10, 1973 | BM | I was a BM i am looking to see if any one has had health problems? I have ischemic heart disease,its called ischemic heart disease. They say it could be from exposer to Agent Orange..We had swim call while we were on the |
Ingold, William (Bill) | RM3 | Jul 10, 1972 – Aug 6, 1973 | operations | served on board as a radioman during Westpac cruise from aug 8th 1972 thru march 10th 1973 |
Dowdy, Arlen | MMFN | May 19, 1973 – Aug 14, 1973 | M Division |
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