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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Recovery (ARS 43). 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 181 crew members registered for the USS Recovery (ARS 43).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1977 | 1978 – 1984 | 1985 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Mitchell, Mark | RM | 1985 – 1987 | ||
Hallisey, Mark | EM3 | 1985 – 1987 | E | Go Steamers! Chewin Tabacco, Chewin Tobacco, Chewin Tobacco,Spit...If You Aint Salvage You Aint... |
Bridges, Wiley | os2 | 1985 – Jul 1988 | oi | Service onboard was most likely the best time I had in the navy wish I could find some of my old ship mates |
Patterson, Glen | E5 | Mar 7, 1985 – Mar 7, 1987 | S3 | |
Almy, Gideon W. III | Commander | May 1985 – Jul 1985 | Commanding Officer (Interim) | Great Ship...Good Crew...My time with them was too short |
Ramos, Raimundo ( Ray) | Raimundo Ramos BM 3 | Jun 1985 – 1987 | Bosn mate | This Crew was like a family, everyone was great. |
Ray, David | E-4 | Jul 13, 1985 – Aug 4, 1989 | Deck | I had a pretty decent time on the USS Recovery... It was an interesting time in my life. Now I am a Sr. Unix Engineer for Aetna. I enjoy ham radio, symphonic Metal and electronics. |
Masut, Larry | EN3 | Jan 4, 1986 – Jan 6, 1988 | AC&R | I remember serving under CMDR Honey for a short time. I also shared a house with Senior Chief Overstreet and Jim Childers. And OH yes, Chief Heller |
Muehlbauer, Dan | EN2 | Jan 4, 1986 – Jan 6, 1988 | Eng. | Gotta love a small ship |
Taylor, Allan | E4 | Mar 1986 – Nov 1989 | HM | |
Melendez-santiago, Winfrid | DC3 | Sep 1986 – Apr 1988 | Engineering (Damage Control) | This was my first command. had to fly to the Mediterranean to meet the ship and it was so far the best time I had in the Navy. After leaving the Recovey I did not see any more ports of call like the ones that I visited. |
Kimbrell, Randy | HT 3 | Dec 29, 1986 – Sep 1, 1990 | WE HAD THE BEST CREW THAT OLD TUG EVER SEEN. YOU CALL WE HAUL BABY | |
Chamberlain, Jeff | Jul 4, 1987 – Feb 20, 1991 | |||
Cotter, Jeff | HT3 | Oct 1987 – Jun 1990 | x | Randy Kimbrell, Joe Lorenzo, Jeff Cotter. Best 3 years of my life. |
Cowart, Jerome | BMC | 1988 – 1991 | DECK | Great Ship Always a Great Crew. Loved my time Retired in 95 |
Rodriguez, Miguel | RM3 | Jan 1, 1988 – Dec 23, 1989 | Communication | I really grew up on the recovery my last 2 years in the Navy. Worked with Captain Honey, who also from New York like myself. I'm also still friends with a few of my fellow ship mates till this day. RM Wytch, Myron Watkin |
Shelley, Joseph | OS3 | 1989 – 1991 | ops | Had a great time on the med cruise and Panama canal |
Blair, Omar | E4 | 1989 – 1991 | Supply | |
McNelly, Jason (Mack) | RM3 | Oct 15, 1989 – Mar 23, 1993 | OPS | I CAME ON BOARD W/LCDR MORRISSEY AS CO. SERVED W/ET3 STEVE NELSON, WADE, RM1 MILLER, BRATSCHI, LAWIN, CACOMO, GANTT, GREEN, PLUMMER, WHITING. HAD A GREAT TIME. DID 2 MEDS, 2 PANAMA CANAL TOWS, DRUG OPS IN CARRIBBEAN, SEVERAL TOWS. |
Wade, James | RM3 | 1990 – 1993 | Ops | Good times! Enjoyed the Med cruises and Panama Canal. |
De Los Santos, Andres (Andy) | E-4 | 1990 – 1994 | ENG | |
Mallonee, Matt | E3 | Jan 13, 1990 – Sep 22, 1992 | UA01 | Just lookin for some old friends If you know me give me a holler. |
Durrstein, Steven | GMG3 | Mar 15, 1990 – Aug 31, 1991 | Deck | |
Brabant, Scott | En2 | Dec 1990 – May 1994 | Engineering a gang | Many crazy times . Lots of long nights ! But we were young. |
Reynolds, Shawn | RM2 | 1991 – 1994 | OC01 | Great ship, decommed this old girl, great crew |
Durkee, Marc | SM 3 | Jan 1, 1991 – Sep 29, 1992 | Ops | Becker, Ferguson, Nelson...All good folks.. |
Westbay, Keith | EN3 | Mar 1991 – Sep 1992 | ||
Schmidt, Jim | EM1 | May 10, 1991 – Sep 30, 1994 | E | Worked with McKean, Martinez, Warner, Waller, Chaulk, Smith Had a great time on the Med. The tour was rough being an EM on an electric ship but the crew was tight. I later served on the Grasp with several old Recovery crew members. Fun time |
Whiting, Shane/whiteman | RM3 | Jun 17, 1991 – Feb 15, 1994 | had a ball on this ship, met some good people and had some good deployments. steve nelson or steve martin, look me up in Dover Arkansas | |
Whiting, Shane/whiteman | RM3 | Jun 18, 1991 – Feb 15, 1994 | operations | martin or nelson, look me up in dover arkansas |
Gookin, Chris | GMG3 | Aug 1991 – May 1992 | DECK | |
Fernandez, Carlos | sr | Oct 24, 1991 – Jun 24, 1992 | 1 | i proudly served the U.S. Navy on board the uss recovery for 8 months. i was just a kid then, i prepared for everything, before joining the navy. The only thing i was not ready for was sea/motion sickness.i was med.disch |
Sanchez, Andrew | Oct 25, 1991 – Oct 25, 1993 | I am had a great time with you guys | ||
Uptain, Erik | E4 | 1992 – 1993 | Engine Room | Where are all you guys. Dickerson, Knipp... everyone from back then look me up in Vegas. |
Jones, Greg | HT2/DV1 | 1992 – 1994 | DB01 | |
Nelson, Stephen | ET2 (ESWS) | Jan 4, 1992 – Sep 9, 1994 | OPERATIONS | Great ship to serve on. Very interesting deployments |
Clark, Brian | BM3 | Sep 15, 1992 – Sep 30, 1994 | Deck | What a blast I had on this ship. Sanchez, what's up? Tons of great memories. Anyone know where Bos'n Hodgson is? |
Beasley, William | e-3 | 1993 – 1994 | 1st | First ship,junk boat..was really happy to go to another modern ship,lol |
Van Deusen, Doug | HT1/DV/SW | Apr 1993 – Sep 1994 | Salvage | Hard Work, Great times, Learned Tons! |
Proctor, David | SMSR | Sep 1993 – 1994 | OPS | USS Recovery was my first ship. I was a signalman, worked in radio and have lots of great memories from that ship. I retired from the Navy in 2016. |
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