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USS Portland (LSD 37) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Portland (LSD 37). 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 722 crew members registered for the USS Portland (LSD 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1996 | 1997 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sconocchia, Gary | RM2 | 1977 – 1978 | OC | I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE A LIFER RIZZO!! LOL WHAT A CRAZY SHIP TO BE ON! OC WAS A BLAST!! THE SNAKE, CABBAGE PAPPY, MOTHERSAILOR, NEWELL, SKI BIRD, PRICE, CRAZY HALTER, OUR BELOVED MAD DOG, NORFLEET, CLAVO AND BEST FRIEND RONNY WILSON WHO PASSED AWAY. |
| Urban, Don | BT2 | 1977 – 1980 | B | |
| Fisher, Bob | smn | 1977 – | Deck | great ship,grat mates..Naples Brindisi,how bout ya germ,animal..Sun shipyard and morrianis cheese steak,lotto and depth charges every nite, Campfire girls in Palermo. Ahh those were the days,sobered up since then. |
| McKinney, Donald | MM3 | 1977 – 1980 | AFT ENG ROOM | Great memories and great friends. Miss you all, good time in jamaica, rum, girl's and ? Cuba horseback riding and the ship running from a hurricane. Med cruise the girl and bar in England hoping a train in Scotland. |
| McQueen, Richard /mac | HT2 | 1977 – 1981 | R | Started out in B division changed to R was on board one ship 1977 to 1981 be shocked to see or hear from any shipmates |
| Naused, Bob | MM1 | Jan 9, 1977 – Feb 11, 1981 | M | BEST SHIP I EVER SERVED ON.BEST DAMED CREW THAT EVER STOOD WATCH NO HER DECKS.THE ENGINEERING DEPT.ROCKED! SOME OF THE BEST FRIENDS I EVER HAD. |
| Funk, Matthew | PN2 | Mar 1977 – Oct 1980 | X | First ship and thought it was great. Was also known as Log Room Funk. Trf to Orlando, Fl then Trf to Great Lakes, IL.. Got out of Navy joined & retired fm ANG 128th Milwaukee, WI. Served under 2 great Captains. |
| Elizondo, Rick | GMG3 | Mar 17, 1977 – Aug 1980 | 3rd | |
| Mielke, James | IC1 | Apr 1977 – Jun 1978 | E | |
| Smith, Kelley S. Smith | PN | Apr 1977 – Feb 1981 | Admin | Want to catch up with some old shipmates. |
| Aument, Blane | MM3 | May 1977 – Feb 1981 | M EM02 | This was my 1st sea duty station - had a great ride! I rember a few on this ie... Big Bad Bob Naused, and that Texan Andrew Vargas. Remember hearing of Elvis's death at beginning of Med cruise. I continued my career and retired 1995 MMC(SW |
Basham, Shannon  | FN-3 | Jun 1977 – Apr 4, 1980 | E-Division | Just trying to contact some of the bootcamps & burnouts that I sailed with. |
| Hall, Jeffrey | E-4 | Jun 21, 1977 – Jun 21, 1983 | M | Too much fun. Wish I had known the Lord then, I would still be in or retired. |
| Greene, Donald | DK2 | Jul 1977 – Jul 1980 | Supply | Enjoyed the old boat. Left the Navy in 1982 and joined the Army. What was I thinking? Spent 18 years there. Retired 9/00 with 24 yrs. Portland was my very best assignment. |
| Galloway, David "Sluggo Munzo" | EM2 | Jul 15, 1977 – Dec 8, 1981 | Electrical | Served with Brent Veronee who took the Keg of Beer from the 1978 Ships Party and brought it to our Apartment for a Toga Party! 4 1/2 years on the Sweet Pea. Won two Battle E's and also Humanitarian Medal. |
| Ramsey, Robert | Ltjg | Jul 15, 1977 – Jul 15, 1980 | NAV/ADMIN/PERS | Three great years on the Portland! Two great CO's and a terrific crew! |
| Vargas, Andrew J. | MM3 | Aug 10, 1977 – May 30, 1981 | M | Great place to be. I miss the good old times with all my buddies. Let's get together soon. |
| Andrews, David | OSSN | Sep 1977 – May 1978 | OI | We sure traveled a lot! |
| Slonina, Jim "Slo" | MM2 | Nov 1977 – Oct 2, 1981 | Main Control | M-Div was quite the team. Worked hard, played hard. Seen a lot of good men come and go. Where the Hell is Riley? Beck, Holstein, or the rest of my old running mates? |
| Bertucci, Anthony | HT3 | Nov 1977 – Apr 1981 | R | Sure would like to tak with my best friend back then MS3 Fredley. |
| George, William | BM2 | Nov 10, 1977 – Feb 16, 1979 | Deck | |
| Penne, Phil | MR2 | Nov 27, 1977 – Apr 4, 1980 | R Div MR Shop | I went from the engine room to the machine shop with MR2 Tommy Borsma, Keith Stevens, Bobby Quattlebaum, MR3 Ortiz. Then as time progressed I was the only one there for about a year before anyone came to help me out... |
| Jenkins, Lee | BT | Dec 29, 1977 – Mar 1981 | B | Hey wat a ride good to see old friends still out there |
| Herold, Stuart | SMSN | Dec 29, 1977 – Nov 27, 1987 | Communications | Looking for others who worked beside me from 1980 to 1983. I live in Portland, Oregon with my wife and 2 boys. I currently own a restaurant/wine bar for 7 yrs called Wine Down. |
| Casey, Sean | MM3 | 1978 – 1981 | Forward Eng RM | A lot of great people I remember and miss |
| Sanders, Alan | Petty Officer Third Class - GMG | 1978 – 1981 | 3rd | First Class Skiles - saw your note - heard anything from Jeff Zarne or Baker or Eric Jackson? Talked to Delmer Waltz a couple of years ago - he was in Oklahoma... I saw Ricky on the list... |
| Pigors, Robert | BM-2 | Jan 3, 1978 – Sep 13, 1981 | Deck | |
| Fox, John | MS30 | Jan 17, 1978 – Oct 15, 1981 | Supply | look me up all you stew burners |
| Dearing, Mark | BT2 | Feb 1978 – Jun 30, 1981 | B | Had a lot of fun while riding with some crazy lads. would love to hear from any or all of them |
| Baker, Kenneth | HT1 | Feb 1978 – Mar 1982 | R | The best ship I ever served on, Captain Connelly gave me a second chance and I moved on to retire as a CWO3 in 1994. Thank you sir |
| Veronee, Brent | EM2 | Apr 15, 1978 – Jun 15, 1981 | E | great memories would like to hear from shipmates does anyone know the whereabouts of don scholl? randy schilling, are you still milking? |
| Lizo, Paul | RM3 | Apr 23, 1978 – Jul 18, 1980 | OC | |
| Thielen, George (Doc) | HM1 (SW) | Jun 1978 – Sep 1981 | x | |
| Webber, Joe | EM3 | Jul 20, 1978 – Jul 20, 1981 | Engineering | Trying to get in contact with some shipmates that I haven't seen in a LONG time |
| Lotz, Ricky | LSD 37 | Aug 16, 1978 – Aug 17, 1982 | Deck | Hey Lenny from New York, Send a message to Bigga in sunny California.Ricky Lotz BM3 |
| Weckesser, Robert | SM 3 | Sep 1978 – Apr 1981 | communications | I have great memories of Mardi Gras in 79, Jamaica a few times, Newfoundland, out on the deck in the cold. Humanitarian award for partying in Jamaica. Great liberty calls! Looking for others with memories. where is Ed Edmund or Paul Lizzo? |
| Connolly, Michael | Captain | Nov 1978 – Mar 1982 | command | |
| Beard, Bruce | MM3 | Nov 7, 1978 – Oct 1, 1981 | M Fwd | I worked hard there and was able to go to Auxilaries Division after a 6 month deployment, which I turned into a position on the USS Frank Cable later. Thanks for MM1 Connolly, MMC "Roach" and Lt O'Leary, I did well. |
| Lotz, Ricky | BM3 | Dec 7, 1978 – Aug 17, 1982 | Deck | Lenny from New York,This is from Bigga, send me a message, out here in sunny California. |
| Skiles, Cortia | GMG | 1979 – 1981 | Gunnery | Remember so many of the good times. Is it 1500 yet almost time for General Hospital, and wrestling matches with Delmar, Jim Zarn,Alan, Jim Baker and rest of gang. |
| Kirk, Scott | BT | 1979 – 1982 | B | Sun Shipyard In Philly GITMO Then a Med Cruise What a Life |
| Muncey, Rick | HT2 | 1979 – 1982 | 'R' | |
| Lindstrom, Russell | hospitalcorpsman | 1979 – 1981 | hospital | ican not believe she was scuttled. interesting times. |
| Phillipp, Joseph | ht | 1979 – 1982 | m | Great Ship and crew seen the North Atlantic, The Med, Gitmo |
| Green, Charles | ET2 | Mar 1979 – Aug 1981 | ET | After deployment on Portland went to FACS FAC VACAPES |
| Jackson, Charles Andy | 3rd class BOATSWAINS mate | Jun 1979 – Oct 1983 | 2nd Division | Was on with Cmdr. CONNOLLY FIRST right after the shipyard haze grey and under way.3 meds one Caribbean humanitarian cruise then Unitas in South America and Africa finished up in Beruit I flew out Oct 23 1983 |
| Pelletier, Stephen | mm3 | Jun 1979 – Oct 1979 | M div main control | My 1rst command out of A school, Great crew I learned a lot and had a lot of fun too. Swimming in the well deck, Jamaica Montego bay, and 1 of the rough riders on horse back in Cuba. |
| Laswell, Richard | MM3 | Aug 1979 – Nov 1981 | M Divison | I was aboard for all the yard time at Sun Shipyard in Philadelphia. From the hotel rooms at the airport, through sneaking beer on board as 'Clydesdale Subs' from Morrianni's. Pulled duty in PR & GTMO plus the Med. |
| Bonner, Scott | RM2 | Aug 1, 1979 – Feb 1, 1983 | Radio | |
| Bonner, Scott | RM2 | Aug 1, 1979 – Feb 1, 1983 | OPS | Craziest time of my life, but what a blast. |
| Seidel, Wes | Oct 1979 – Oct 1981 | Robin...to the Batcave. LOL Best Damn Crew Best of Times. A heart felt Hello to all my old shipmates. I wish them all Fair Winds and Following Seas. | ||
| Fulk, Don "Harry" | BT3 | Oct 25, 1979 – Mar 12, 1984 | B- | Some of the best memories I have. Miss my fellow BT's. |
| Paige, Johnny | HT2 | Nov 1979 – May 1983 | R | Remember Chester,Pa and my poor ship in dry dock with a giant hole in the side. The ship was painted like 7 colors. My very first time seeing her.The Hotel and the barracks, and I must say I loved the breakfast! |
| O'neill, John | QM2 | Nov 3, 1979 – Aug 6, 1983 | NAV | I am searching fo a Officer in deck, LT Lou "Panucci". Not sure on spelling. If any one has the correct spelling or contact info please e-mail me at joneill@mossinc.com. |
| Baldwin, James (Sarge} | MM3 | Dec 1979 – Dec 1983 | M-DIV,E-DIV | PRIOR MARINE-THEN MM,WHAT A DIFFERENCE ON A SHIP,REMEMBER EDDIE FORD,CHARRLIE MILLS,BILL SHEPPARD,YEA THOSE STEAK AND CHEESE SUBS OF RON WILBANKS-SNIPES LIVE ON.. |
| O'neill, John | QM2 | Dec 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1983 | NAV | Now retired, QMC(SW/SS) |
| Wigley, William | RMSN | Dec 29, 1979 – Feb 5, 1982 | Radioman |
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