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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Francis Marion (LPA 249). 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 55 crew members registered for the USS Francis Marion (LPA 249).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kale, James | YN2 | Dec 9, 1960 – Apr 20, 1962 | X | Nucleus Crew. Served under Capt Bill and Cdr Harlan both of whom I have seen in the last few years. Capt Bill passed away a couple of years go. |
| Hieronimus, Alva | BM3 | 1961 – 1963 | 3rd | Plank owner and proud of it |
| Turlington, Gerald / Turk | SEAMEN | Jul 6, 1961 – Jan 15, 1963 | First | Plankowner |
| Martin, Bob | SFP2 | Jul 6, 1961 – Jan 15, 1963 | R | I am the ship's reunion planner. Send me an e-mail with your contact info and I will mail you the next reunion info. The date is October 6-10 2022 in the Washington, DC area. |
| Canterbury, Doug | MM3 | Aug 1, 1961 – Mar 3, 1963 | M | Plank owner, Gitmo, Hurricane Carla. Served under Capt. Bill and Cdr. Harlan. Cdr. Harlan was also the CO of the reserve center I joined after active duty. Was called back to active duty as MM2 after start of Vietnam War |
| Myre, William | 1962 – 1963 | E | ||
| Murray, Thomas | MR 3 | 1963 – Aug 29, 1964 | engineering | looking for David Stephans EM 2 ? Please contact T. Murray @ oliveb47@yahoo.com |
| Kizelowicz, Ray | IC3 | Jun 1963 – Jul 1966 | E | Great Ship, great crew |
| Bailey, Earl | PC3 | Jul 16, 1963 – Jun 4, 1965 | "X" | Was the ship's Postal Clerk during Med Cruise of 1965 Also mail coordinator for the fleet at that time. I remember ships like the Hermitage, Montrail, etc. |
| Burgess, Mike | BM2 | Jun 1964 – Jun 1967 | 5th boat division | |
| Bailey, Tim | BM3 | Jun 1964 – Jun 1966 | 1st | Assault boat coxswains badge |
| Howard, Paul | YN3 | 1965 – 1966 | Amphibious Squadron TWO | Was the Staff Printer of PHIBRON 2 onboard USS Francis Marion (LPA-249) during later 1965 and early 1966. |
| Grayson, George | FN | Jan 3, 1965 – Jan 3, 1967 | A Div. Reefer Shop | Sign in to Crew Page on Face Book here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/452314118124471/events/ |
| Matusewic, David | SN | Sep 1966 – Jul 1969 | 2nd | |
| Gay, Dan M. | HT2 | Nov 15, 1967 – Jun 15, 1970 | R | I was aboard the Fox when it was a prime vessel. Her crew worked hard and played hard. When I walked down the warf along side of her for the first time it could have been a battle ship and not looked better. I miss those days and the crew. |
| Teague, William Leon | sfms2 | Aug 1968 – Jan 31, 1970 | R | |
| King, Robert, Larry | PH3 | Oct 1968 – Oct 1969 | PHOTO LAB | |
| Cordray, James | SF 3 | Oct 5, 1968 – Apr 15, 1971 | R | Haze Grey and underway, loved the cruises, great crew |
| Sanders, Lee | ETN2 | 1969 – | OE | |
| McGuigan, Jim ( Mac ) | SK 2 | Jun 12, 1970 – Mar 8, 1973 | S1 Division | |
| Stanley, Charles (Stan) | MM3 | Jun 17, 1970 – Dec 17, 1973 | M | where are you Jimmy Buntrock??? |
| Manthe, Ronald | GMG 2 | 1971 – 1972 | Gunnery | |
| Fisher, Larry | SM3 | Jan 1, 1971 – May 15, 1973 | CS | |
| Buhler, Don | EM2 | Nov 1971 – Sep 1975 | E | |
| Blake, Mike | QM2 | Nov 14, 1971 – Jun 7, 1977 | Old shipmates can contact me at mblake53@cox.net | |
| Snyder, William(papa Bill) | BM3 | 1973 – 1975 | deck | looking for old shipmates when it was stationed in Norfolk, Va.if any of you yahoots still out there send me an email. hope to hear from someone. |
| Pickett, Randy | BM3 | Jan 1973 – Dec 1975 | 5th Div. Assault Boat Coxswain | 220 |
| Neyman, Michael | E4 | Jan 1, 1973 – Oct 1, 1973 | Corpsman | Senior Perfusionist at Southern Heart Center Hattiesburg Clinic Hattiesburg MS. Run the Heart Lung Machine Keeping you alive while heart surgeon works on your non beating heart and stopped lungs.39 yrs in the Business. |
| Riegner, George | cssn | Jul 1973 – May 1975 | commissary | was a cook |
| Compton, Richard | MR3 | Sep 1973 – Apr 1975 | Engineering | Machine Shop |
| Hayes, Henry (Hank) | EN3 | Jun 1974 – Apr 1978 | a-div | |
| Chartier, Steven | E-4 | Jun 10, 1974 – Dec 18, 1976 | ||
| Holton, Tom | 1st Lt USMC | Jul 1, 1974 – Jun 1, 1975 | deck | I was the Combat Cargo Officer, responsible for coordinating the embarkation and debarkation of the Marines and their gear. I learned a great deal from the top-notch crew of the Frannie Mae. It was great experience. |
| Hopkins, Bill | EN2 | Oct 1974 – Feb 1977 | A-Division (AC&R Shop) | Classy ship. Had a lot of fun, learned a lot. |
| Campbell, Brian Soup | RM2 | Oct 19, 1974 – May 29, 1978 | OPS | Looking for those misfits n ner do wells, and other good friends that sailed the Atlantic ocean on that fine ship the Frannie Mae.. along with Chuck, the general, fur, Fitz, Face, Fleabag, Juddddderick, and others. |
| Skains, Shelton | BM 2 | Jan 22, 1976 – Jan 22, 1979 | 2 div | nnnn |
| Stonecypher, Robert | BMSN | Jun 1, 1976 – Sep 1, 1978 | Second Division | The Best command I served under. |
| Rose, Michael | SH3 | Jun 20, 1976 – Jan 16, 1979 | S-3 | I'm primarily looking for John Brandagee or LT. Polley. On the 8th of September 2020 DK3 Chris Olivarez died from Cov-19. |
| Loomis, Steven | IC3 | Sep 1976 – Oct 1976 | IC-Gang | Norfolk to GTMO on a two week reserve cruise. |
| Thomas, William | EN2 | Oct 1976 – Aug 1977 | A |
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