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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Rochester (CA 124). 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 41 crew members registered for the USS Rochester (CA 124).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1960 | – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Land, Joe | E3 | Sep 10, 1941 – Sep 13, 1951 | ||
James, Bernard (Bernie, Cookie) | COMESARYMAN SEAMAN APPRENTICE | Aug 9, 1946 – May 4, 1949 | My dad was a 17 y/o HS dropout when he enlisted. He went on to Cook Training in San Diego. Service record says he served on the USS Rochester as well as the USS Toledo between Aug. 1946 and May 1945 He passed away -his daughter Amy posting | |
Enoch, Edward U. | FT SN | Apr 17, 1950 – Feb 17, 1954 | FOX | |
Collins, Robert | FC 3 | Apr 28, 1950 – Aug 3, 1952 | Fox | |
Williams, Henry Dale | Enlisted | 1951 – 1960 | Engineering | Welder in the Engineering "R" Division. |
Dugan, Carrol | GM2 | 1952 – 1955 | 3rd Division | |
Kemp, Earl (Baby Kemp) | GM2 | Jan 1952 – 1955 | ||
Gough, Jim | JOSN | Jan 1954 – Dec 1955 | Operations Division | I enjoyed my service on the Rochester. She was a great ship with lots of history! |
MacIas, Luis | SA | 1955 – 1957 | 4th Division | I registered my father, Luis Macias. He's the Sailor playing the guitar. He had some great memories from the Rochester. He passed at the age of 60. |
Borchers, Frederick | SN | Dec 1955 – Aug 1958 | 1st | Served on the deck force 1 year and then transfered to the "Gunnery Section" until the remainder. I was the left gun pointer in turret number one. |
Iba, Jack | RD2 | 1956 – 1960 | OI | Best ship I served on in a 25yr Carreer |
Carlson, Gary | corporal | 1956 – 1956 | Marine Detachment | |
Mitchell, John / Jack / Mitch | RM3 | 1956 – 1958 | Staff | Pedro N. colazo pete I still rember you. Ensign Snysic crazy watch officer. Lots of sea time great ships. No cleats on you shoes or you Holy Stone that bleached deck. Discharged at Treasure Island Ca. |
Nichols, Nick | Petty Officer 3rd Class | 1956 – 1959 | OE | |
George, James (Jimmy) M. | seaman | Apr 26, 1956 – 1958 | Don't remember | Great ship, great memories!! |
Lawler, Jerald W. {jerry} | SK2nd class | Dec 12, 1956 – Jun 29, 1959 | S2 | Iloved the navy and the crew from the time I was aboard. What a great time we had. I sometimes wish I had shipped over. I went to Raken Trade School and graduated as an Electrician in which I spent the next 45 years doin |
Backstrom, Einar | ENSIGN | Oct 1, 1957 – Jun 1, 1960 | OE | electonics materiel officer |
Perez, Tony | PFC | 1958 – 1959 | 7 | First ship, we had a hell of a Marine Corps. birthday party in Subic Bay, November 10, 1959. |
Putman, Sterling | MM2 | 1958 – Jul 10, 1961 | Mike | I boarded in Vallejo, CA during an over haul and left as she was decommissioned in Bremerton, WA |
Engling, Leon | ET3 | 1958 – Jul 1961 | OE | |
Scharf, Earl | E5 | Jan 1958 – Jul 1961 | Fox | |
Warner, Jack | YNSN | Mar 1958 – Jan 1959 | X | Assigned to Rochester from YN"A" school, SDiego. Transferred to USS Toledo (CA-133) in Jan 59. Made Navy my career, 31 years, retired in 1988 from SEAL Team TWO, LCreek, VA as YNCS. |
Davidson, Keith | GMSN | May 15, 1958 – Dec 22, 1961 | 4th | I was a deck ape at first and then struck for gunner's mate. I believe I was assigned to mt. 53,the forward port side 5" gun. I believe a San Marco was the Chief. I remember names like Chance,Hashaw, from Texas. |
Russell, Harold | Captain, USN (ret) | Aug 1958 – 1961 | E and Fox | Rochester was my first ship after USNA commissioning with class of 1958. 35 years service and, finally, destroyer command. Would like everyone to know, there is a Rochester Association...we have reunions every 2 years. |
Pihlman, Dewey | MMFN | Dec 15, 1958 – Mar 3, 1961 | M division | My stations were Fwd Engine Room and No3 Fireroom Turbo Generator ..In port generator watch on #1 or #2 ...at sea always #3 turbo generator.... |
Chaloka, Raymond John | SN | 1959 – 1960 | Engineering | |
Phillip M Howard, Mike Howard | FT3 | 1959 – 1961 | Fox | |
Schnirel, Donald | FT1 | Jan 1959 – Apr 1961 | FOX | Looking for members of 3" batteries |
Olvera, Albert | RD3 | Mar 1959 – 1960 | OI | Met some of the best people here, until it was decommisioned.. |
Braquet, Tommy | rmsn | Mar 15, 1959 – Jul 29, 1961 | or div. | was discharged after putting the Roch out of commission in Bremerton, Wa. in 1961.Am living now in Lumberton, Tx. and retired from fire dept. and also spent 24 yrs. in reserve and retired as E7. |
Hensley, Dick | SK3 | Apr 1, 1959 – Oct 1, 1960 | S1 | I served aboard the Rochester in 1959 and 1960. Prior to that time I served as a liason with Navy ATCO stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan. I am looking for others who may have served with me during this time |
Jones, Mike | FT2 | May 25, 1959 – May 14, 1961 | FOX | I WAS ON UNTIL IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED IN BREMERTON |
Shoop, Ken | SN | Jul 1959 – Apr 1961 | 4th Division | I was transferred to the USS Bryce Canyon -- then went aboard the UssEverret F. Larson (Tin Can). Got out in March 1963.Live in Oregon.I remeber Tomosello, Simpson, Baxter, Palmor, --and of course BM "Boxer" |
Sinclair, Laird | Seaman | Jul 1959 – | 2nd Division | After leaving Rochester served on USS Ranger CVA 61 then reminded in Navy and retired as Chief Yeoman |
Wood, Ron | Nov 19, 1959 – Oct 10, 1961 | X | YN3; Legal Office for one year then transferred to personnel as diary yeoman, stayed in personnel through decommissioning in 1961. WestPac Cruise. | |
Voris, Cody | seaman | Jan 1960 – 1961 | third | left the ship on at Bremerton, Washington |
Depue, Glenn | RD3 | Mar 1960 – Apr 1961 | OI | |
Johnston, Sterling | sn/E-3 | Mar 3, 1960 – Jul 5, 1961 | 3rd Div | Now living in St Helens, OR |
Sylmon, Joseph | SN | Nov 23, 1960 – 1961 | Ist division | |
Herbst, Paul | SN | Nov 25, 1960 – Aug 4, 1961 | 4th | Went aboard as a seaman on the deck force, transferred to strike as gunners mate. transferred August 1961 to USS Oriskany then to USS Sandonal. Go out in Dec 63.Went in Naval Reserve from Dec 83 to Dec 01 |
Weber, Jack | FA/FN | Dec 1960 – Jun 1961 | A | First ship out of boot camp, Homeported in Long Beach, CA Assigned to A Div, Made FN. Placed Rochester out of commission in Bremerton WA and transferred to MM 'A' school at Great Lakes. July to October 1961. |
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