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USS Sumter (LST 1181) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sumter (LST 1181). 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 263 crew members registered for the USS Sumter (LST 1181).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietri, Radames | QM3 | 1978 – 1982 | os | Many good times and many life learning lessons. Where are you guys from those years. Brown, Anderson, Lugo, F. Perez, QM's Jones, Rynearson,Guy LeClair, so many great guys and not enough space afforded to mention all! |
| Wright, Timothy "Pc" | SN | 1978 – 1980 | 2ND DIV | MY 1ST SHIP OUT OF 10 IN MY 20 YEARS UNDER 'FAST FREDDY OLDS' THIS WAS WHEN A SAILOR WAS A SAILOR! IS ANYONE OUT THERE? BILLY OBRIAN,TIM RICHARDSON,RON LAIR,RAY PIETRI WALLY,JOEL THOMAS,ISSAC 'CHOLO......RETIRED PC1 (SW) |
| Pacana, Jacinto (Flip) | BMSN | 1978 – 1979 | Second division | It's a very memorable time of my life,l was very young and dumb and foolish,I reenlisted for another 4 years,then I join the sheriffs dept.,for 4 years,now with post office,be retiring in 2 yrs.thanks for the memories,o" |
Cochran, Terry  | 2nd div. Capt.boat coxwain. And liberty coxwain. | 1978 – 1980 | Deck then transfered to supply SH | Operation smoke watch, played a whole lot of ball for the ship's teams and boxed in the smokers . didn't know at the time but the best times of my life...I hope all my shipmates have had a good life. Thank you all |
| Woodard, Dean | LT.JG | Feb 2, 1978 – Apr 3, 1980 | M and R | DCA and MPA under Fred Olds. Now a PhD at Univ of Texas at Dallas |
| Ybarra, John Nick Name Blue | SM3 | Apr 12, 1978 – Feb 4, 1980 | CS | Worked for Ken Toohey and was great being on his staff. I also loved and remember Operation Smokewatch. |
| Gruvman, Gabe | Sep 1978 – Sep 1980 | |||
| Willie Warner, Willie | sksn | Sep 18, 1978 – Feb 23, 1982 | supply | I'm looking for any first division back in 79 Jim Barefield John Hickie Dave Christmas Doug McMorris Rick Wilson |
| Ashby, Randy | EM 3 | Dec 28, 1978 – May 28, 1981 | R division | smoke watch the blue nose initiation the 30 plus degree rolls in the north Atlantic skeeter aka Ron Orga dry doc yard birds the stern gate mess ens popiela and Fast Freddy Olds gitmo and training Irainins on board Barcelona , england wow . |
| Srodulski, Robert (Ski) | AG1 | 1979 – 1979 | TAD | I ws the TAD "weather guesser" onboard for Smoke Watch. What a trip! Blue nose indoc, sonobouy contest & Capt. Fredie trolling off of the fantail at 1 knot. Wasn't there a turtle incident too? |
| Decaire, Tom/deke | EM3 | 1979 – Sep 17, 1982 | R - Electric Shop | Ashby, Smitty, Roth, O'Connor, Ridgeway, Jones, Richardson, Montero, Howard, Hanner, etc... Sunbathing on "Steel Beach", Rolling 45's in the North Atlantic, Dry Dock in Norfolk, Gitmo, Work hard, play hard, Party hard!!! |
| Jones, James | EM2 | 1979 – 1982 | R | Looking for Joseph “Eric” Brown HT, & Donnie Malone SM & Proctor MR. But all who served onboard (‘79-‘82) are friends. We did this, and we did that. Kicked Gitmo’s butt (probably set a record), and retrieved hell near FL |
| Awiza, Richard | May 1979 – Jun 1981 | Great crew, alot of fun times at sick bay with my brother Ben!! | ||
| Holliday, Bryan (Doc) | EN2 | May 4, 1979 – Aug 30, 1981 | M | LOOKING FOR GUYS IN #3 ENGINE ROOM IN 1980 |
| Nation, Larry | BT3 | Nov 10, 1979 – Mar 12, 1982 | m | Donky boilers even a 6yr old can opperate them |
| Booth, Thomas | ET3 | Dec 20, 1979 – Jan 26, 1980 | OPS | Served under Fred Olds (fast Freddy), I have great memories of my time on the Sumter. I made a spec ops (operation smoke watch) to the north atlantic and a med cruise. I'm looking to meet with old ship mates, Kevin Hoppe, Bob Carver, Tom Jewett |
| Goodwin, Dejuan | EN3 | Dec 20, 1979 – | M | |
| Tatum, Nash | OS2 | 1980 – 1984 | OI | Looking for fellow shipmates... |
| Woodring, Nathan | Ctr | 1980 – 1981 | Ctr | Nothing but bad experience with all the drug use by my fellow crew and superiors. |
| Elsholz, Dave | EN3 | 1980 – 1983 | M Div | |
| Mehl III, Ed | EN2 | Jan 1980 – Oct 1982 | Zap Euker An M-div classic card game, Spaz was the man | |
| Elsholz, Dave | ENFR-EN3 | Feb 1980 – Nov 25, 1983 | M | GOOD TIMES,BAD TIMES,LOTS OF GOOD FRIENDS.WENT IN THE ARMY AFTER. REALLY KIND OF MISS IT SOMETIMES.LIKE TO HERE FROM ANYONE WHO WAS THERE AT THE SAME TIME. HEY MEHL I STILL REMEMBER ZAP EUCHERE. |
| Liffick, Walt | YN1/YNC | Mar 1980 – Mar 1982 | Admin | Scott Dawson, J. Roth, RMCS/BMCS/RM1Vasquez, RMSN. Joe Williams. All the junior officers. |
| Houston, Richard | E1 | May 1980 – May 1983 | m | lot of good times.lot of gater squars.look foward to hearing from anyone who was on the ship then served in #2and #3 engen room |
| Gerich, John Or Jack | mr2 | Aug 3, 1980 – Aug 3, 1983 | A Gang | Looking For Friends In A Gang Ron Barret & Anderson &Loui from El Paso & Stewart got your dog tag still&Daugherty From Cowpen &Protor. had a good time would do it all over again.Haber&Rouch.geeman12345@aol.com still inoh |
| Devello, Daniel (Rizzo) | EN3 | Sep 1980 – Jul 1983 | engine rm | |
| Reed, Mark/big Red | MS3 | Sep 15, 1980 – Apr 8, 1984 | S-2 | reedm3@michigan.gov |
| Contreras, Chris | OS2 | Nov 1980 – Jun 1984 | OI | I had one heck of a LPO... OS1 Kerr. i had a bunch of partners in crime for shipmates. Hey... are any of you out there? Can you hear me now? |
| Dawson, Scott | PNSA-PN2 | Dec 1980 – Mar 1984 | Executive | Other Pers served with: Teddy Syder, Tim Sparagna, Larry Piper, JR Fraley (BJ Laffery), Walt Liffick, Jamie Roth, Doc Thornbrew. CO's Capt J. F. Jordan, and CDR Pernini. XO's - LCDR J V Sullivan, LCDR G S Rhodes, and LCDR T. L. Breiting |
| Krupski, Leonard | MR3 | Dec 1980 – Jul 1984 | M and A GANG | What a great crew! Learned and seen a lot, from Smoke Watch(Blue Nose) to Beirut. If you were there, lets get in touch. gonavy1980@hotmail.com. Finished Navy career in 2005. |
| Martin, Christopher | E3 | Dec 7, 1980 – Mar 4, 1985 | M Division | |
| Canning, Jim | CPL | 1981 – 1981 | US Marine | Hey, How about us Marines. I know we were just passangers, but I spent 7 months on the USS Sumter, and crossed trained with the crew when we wern't in the field. I loved my time there, have a lot of great memories. |
| Norman, Robert | NC1 | 1981 – Feb 1984 | OX | Ret NCC. Was first Navy Counselor to serve aboard - interesting times. Best wishes to all. |
| Sherwin, Steve | MS3 | 1981 – 1983 | Supply | |
| Ineson, David | OSSN | Jan 5, 1981 – Nov 1982 | op | had a great time worked with good guys and had fun on the med till i was left in naples at the hosp |
| Al-jishi, Fouad | CHIEF PETTY OFFICER | Feb 3, 1981 – Jun 6, 1981 | Operation | I was Trained in this vessel during my postgratue in Royal saudi navy,norfolk ,Verginia,i was working as Radar , it was alot of traning and fun with my crew that time, i still remeber it because it was the first shiper i ever been on board. |
| Hopkins, Kevin "Chip" | EN2 | Mar 1981 – Dec 1982 | Lots of great memories! Lots of deployments! Served with a great group of people. Loved it, Hated it, and to a certain degree still miss it! | |
| Ridgeway, William "Bill" | EM3(SW) | Mar 17, 1981 – Jun 3, 1984 | Electrical | First ship, fond memories. First PO3 to earn ESWS in May 1984. EMC John Smith was my first LCPO. Really learned a lot on this ship. Set me up for a great career. Retired in Jun 2002 as an EMC(SW). |
| Perez, Eddie "Jose" | EN2 | Apr 1981 – Mar 1983 | M and A Gang | In affectionate Memory of FN Cunningham and FN Madden. May you both rest in eternal peace. Great Crew. ENC George ... I hope you're doing well. |
| Banghart, Lloyd | EN2 | May 1981 – Aug 26, 1984 | Engineering | |
| Legere, Al | BM1 | May 15, 1981 – Aug 23, 1983 | 1st Div | Would like to hear from old shipmates,Billy Ray Turner. |
| Sprague, Ray | e4 | Jun 1981 – Mar 18, 1983 | r | hi freinds had a good time on that ship when i look back on it i am still hanging in there any one heard from any HT s that were in the shop with me larry perkens , wade patterson, hallet, hoptie, furman, barry, |
| Kemmerlin, Ricky | Em3 | Jul 7, 1981 – Jul 1984 | Electric shop | Looking for Montero and oconnor |
| Roth, Jamie | YN2 | Jul 29, 1981 – May 4, 1984 | OPS | Served proudly onboard USS SUMTER LST-1181 for 3+yrs! Saw incredible places, made life-long friends, worked long hours, but, it was one of the best experiences of my life! Hope all of my former shipmates are well! Roth |
| Walling, Ted | EN2 | Aug 1981 – Jul 1982 | Engineering | Would like to hear from my buddy Rizzo or any of the guys from 3 engine room. |
| Stewart, Bruce "Stu" | RM1 | Aug 2, 1981 – May 20, 1983 | CR | Hated it! What a pig boat...Been doing great ever since I left..... |
| McClure, Dana (Sparky) | EM2 | Aug 23, 1981 – Aug 23, 1985 | E Division | Looking for buddies from the Electrical shop who were onboard 81-85. Smitty was a great Chief, thanks for putting up with me and my antics. Good times but a lot of hard work to keep this tin can floating on an even keel. |
| Heyne, Tim | EN2 | Nov 11, 1981 – Mar 10, 1983 | m div #2 engineroom | Remember dave elsholz, chip hopkins, jim toner, dave smithers. EN1 treacher, don partlo, rizzo, old man schilling, houston and others storm in the north atlantic, blue nose hammerfest norway, carribean, Beirut Lebanon |
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