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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson, Paul | ET3 | 1977 – 1979 | OE | Seeing if any OLD shipmates are still kick'in |
| Farrington, Fred | MM3 | 1977 – 1977 | AC&R Shop | |
| Louisignau, Mark ( Louie ) | HT-3 | 1977 – 1979 | R Division | Like Bob Shelly said long strange trip it was crazy/good times great crew learned a trade that I later did as a civilian and then retired from. I wish well to Shelly, Ziggy, Pitt and many others. |
| Messig, Bruce | Bt3 | 1977 – | Engineering B-Division | First command USS Francis Marion LPA-249 Engineering B-Div |
| Shelly, Robert / Bob | HT3 | Apr 1977 – Aug 1979 | R Div | What a long strange trip it was. Sounding and security watch when she collided with the Star Light off Cape Henry Light. Still have pics from the cutter that came along side |
| Witter, David | MS1,E-6 | May 1977 – Sep 1979 | S-2 | at the time i was an MS3 when ship was decommissioned, Captain Martin's and Captain Carr's cook, wardroom cook, and galley cook, Northern Wedding Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee. collided with the Starlite |
| Bowen, Art | DK2 | May 1, 1977 – May 13, 1977 | Disbursing (S-4 maybe) | I was TAD from Nimitz to assist disbursing with mid shipmen thru the summer. I was actually aboard for 3 months. I've since retired from the navy in 1990. Anyone from the Francis Marion remember me? |
| Mullins, Phillip | 1978 – 1979 | |||
| Lehn, Karl | BM2 | 1978 – 1978 | 1st | |
| Simmons, Dave | HTFN | 1978 – 1979 | R Division | Came aboard from HT A school April '78. The Swamp-Shelly, Louie,ZigZag,Swicker.NATO cruise. Big times in Bremerton, Belgium,Amsterdam,Portsmouth. Hospitalized upon return to USA for 3 months. Missed the collision. |
| Wendell, Richie | FIREMAN | Jan 3, 1978 – Oct 1, 1979 | Boiler Tec | Assigned to the Boiler Room as a FA |
| McNabb, John | MM3 | Mar 25, 1978 – May 14, 1978 | M2 | 2 months sea duty while waiting for Nuc School. North end of D&S Piers Norfolk. Could see the old SS United States from our mooring. Remember Ed Sargent MM3. Good Duty. |
| Mullins, Phillip | Oct 1, 1978 – Sep 29, 1979 | HM3 | My first ship and last in the "Gator Navy". I was there for the collison and Decomm. Sorry the tour was so short, it was a good ship and crew. | |
| Palm, Tony | SM3 | Apr 1979 – Aug 1979 | OC | TAD from the USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) to supplement the existing Signal Gang for a North Atlantic Cruise. The LPO was an SM1. SM3 Marion was also permanently assigned, he was actually a descendent of the ship's namesake. |
| Bellavance, Conrad | SM2 | Sep 1979 – Dec 1979 | CS | Transferred on to the Francis Marion (LPA-249) for the Northern Wedding operation from the Inchon (LPH-12) into the North Atlantic. Remember the hurricane that hit and the high seas? Have pictures of "blue water" coming up over the bow. |
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