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USS Ponce (LPD 15) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ponce (LPD 15). 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 600 crew members registered for the USS Ponce (LPD 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1994 | 1995 – 1997 | 1998 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goff, Jack | rm2 | 0000 – Sep 30, 1977 | ops.oc | seeing the names bring back alot of memories. larry, brad,dino, shipman, the med cruise, the muntiny and so much more. little did know back then. but i would never had changed anything. |
Bordelon, Wayne  | E-3 | Mar 24, 1969 – Dec 29, 1972 | 3rd Division Gunners Mates | Plankowner; Original Seattle crew. |
| Pilcher, James | Lieutenant JG | 1970 – 1973 | Supply Corps/dispersing | I'm looking for people that I served with on the USS Ponce |
| Ledbetter, Roger | SK3 | Jan 1970 – 1972 | SUPPLY | PLANKOWNER, 1ST TO SUPPLY AT BREMERTON, DID COMMISSION BOOK AND PHOTOGRAPHY, TOUCH BASE PLANKOWNERS, HAVE ORGINIAL PICTURES |
| Collinsworth, Danny | E-4 BT-3 OIL LAB | Jan 13, 1970 – Dec 19, 1974 | Wanting to hear from anyone,that was on the Ponce during the commissioning or through 1974. | |
| Leonard, Bo | Et-3 | May 1, 1970 – Aug 23, 1973 | Electronics | I would like to hear from friends |
| Osborne, David | E5 | Jun 3, 1970 – Oct 3, 1972 | OI | Plank Owner, Skeleton crew member sent to Seattle/Lockheed. |
| Dalmau, Jose...aka Ponce | BT | Aug 1970 – Dec 14, 1972 | Bt | |
| Poltowicz, Frederick M | E2 | Nov 30, 1970 – Jun 11, 1974 | SHIPFITTER | LOOKING FOR SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS WHO WENT TO SEATTLE TO GET THE SHIP AND OUT FITTED IT WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME PICTURESOF THE SHIP FOR MY COMPUTER AND SCRAP BOOK |
| Luebke, Kurt | BT3 | 1971 – 1972 | Engineering | Plankowner, part of skeleton crew flown to Bremerton, Wash. to accept ship from Lockheed. Stationed in forward boiler room. Hi to Flank Farris |
| Schenk, Tim/doc | HN | 1971 – 1973 | 1st Bat. 8th Mar. 2nd Mar. | Served with the Marines and trained in Puerto Rico and Panama. Enjoyed being on the ship and working sick bay. The ship had a very proud crew. |
| Hartley, Raymond | BT3 | 1971 – 1973 | Snipe | Thanks For The Shot Ken I was surprised 'WELLS YOU KNOW YOU MISS IT JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO ALL THE GUYS I SERVED WITH oor |
| Adams, John | BM-SN | 1971 – 1972 | DECK | I transfred to the ponce from the uss springfield as she was getting ready to sail for the Med, I took over as the captians gig coxwain-aka (waive guide one)I sailed her to the med, had a great time. |
| Odom, Charles | E3 | 1971 – 1973 | eng. | |
| Tyson, Mark | mm3 | 1971 – 1974 | engineering | plankowner |
| Dirga, Peter | LTJG | 1971 – 1973 | Deck and Engineering | Plankowner. Had a great crew and memorable experiences on the first Med Cruise. |
| Ouellette, James (Frenchy) | sm3 | 1971 – 1973 | Signals | Plank owner and part of the balance crew from NOB. Still have a commissioning pennant from the day we were commissioned. My time on the Ponce was a formative experience. I have fond memories of my time onboard. |
| Wells, Christopher J | BT3 | Jan 5, 1971 – May 20, 1974 | B | Plank Owner/Skeleton Crew. Wonder how "Teddy Tubes" is doing. Good times that I'm glad are behind me. Hey Kurt, give ya a buck for that plankowner's lighter. I think mine's in the bilge of #2. Ken Garabedian, where the hell are |
| Knight, Wayne | FTG1 | Jan 21, 1971 – Sep 15, 1973 | 4th | Lead FT. Nucleus Pre-COM and Plankowner. I enjoyed my tour on board Ponce. My fellow FT were great people as were all of the Ponce crew. |
| Andersen, Daniel | HTFN | Feb 1971 – Dec 1972 | Ht | Was in Bremerton Waiting to board the ship when it was new. Took the 1st cruise on it Wooo Hooo |
| Garabedian, Ken | MM3 | Feb 20, 1971 – Feb 20, 1973 | engineering | |
| Priester, Richard D. | PN2 to PN1 [PLANKOWNER] | Mar 1971 – May 1972 | Plankowner | Plankowner - Reported Pre-Comm Unit in Seattle, Washington. Captain Farris and CDR Daniels were great officers to work for. Great Ship and Crew! |
| Halverson, Rip | Machinist Mate First Class /Plank Owner | Mar 5, 1971 – Apr 29, 1973 | M Division | I am glad to see the ship is still doing her thing after 36 years of being retired. I would like to see you in Norfolk |
| Ladd, Garold (Gary) | IC3 | Apr 1971 – Aug 1972 | ENGINEERING | |
| Thaxter, John | CWO2 | Apr 1971 – Jun 1974 | OE | I would like to hear from other plank owners. |
| Goodwin, Roland | E5 | Apr 1971 – Dec 1972 | Plank owner | |
| Brinker, Walter | FTG2 | Apr 1971 – Apr 1971 | 3rd Division | Plank owner. Served onboard Ponce from April 1971 (pre-com training) to 10 July 1971. Then worked on the MK 56 and MK 63 GFCS. Left the ship in April 1973. |
| Lax, Peter | Lt. | Apr 1971 – 1972 | Dental corps | In Seattle and then Bremerton and for shakedown cruise back to Norfolk. Lt. Romero great for the crew. Glad to know USS Ponce served the country well. The last maybe the best. |
| Sibert, Curtis | E -2 | Apr 9, 1971 – Dec 12, 1973 | Deck Department | I Curtis Sibert "Sea Shit" was a member of the first crew to serve aboard the USS Ponce. I am a PLANK OWNER. I have fun memories of my service and shipmates I served with. I would like to hear from former crew members. |
| Slinski, Paul | ET1 | Apr 10, 1971 – Oct 15, 1974 | OE | Plankowner The yards in Bremerton to commissioning to Norfolk to GITMO to Med and back. |
| Black, Ed | OS2 | May 1971 – Oct 1972 | Operations-CIC | Plankowner, part of skeleton crew flown to Bremerton, Wash. to accept ship from Lockheed. Stationed in CIC. Hey Dan, Gene, Steve send me a E-Mail |
| Bolton, Ben | SN | May 1971 – Jul 1972 | Deck | Plankowner,part of skelton crew flown to Bremerton in 1971. From Moss Point, Mississippi. Left ship in Gitmo in 1971. |
| Herget, George | OS3 | May 1971 – Apr 14, 1974 | OI | I was assigned to the pre-commissioning crew, right out of EW school. Flew to the west coast with the crew and was an official Plank Owner on her from the start. Went to Norfolk with her and made the first Med Cruise-73. |
| Dolata, Ed | DK3 | May 1971 – Jan 1973 | Supply S-4 | Thinking of USS Ponce crew members when I served. |
| Griffin, Daniel | SM3 | May 1, 1971 – Jun 15, 1974 | OPERATIONS | RECENTLY RETIRED CIVILIAN FROM DOD. PONCE TIME COUNTED FOR PART OF THE 30 YEARS. I VISITED THE PONCE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. THE OOD TOLD ME TO WAIT FOR AN ESCORT. I TOLD HIM I KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS. |
| Sanders, Robert | ETN2 | May 1, 1971 – Sep 15, 1973 | OE | Plank Owner part of the balance crew from Norfolk. |
| Wilkes, Wally | YN3 | May 10, 1971 – May 1, 1973 | X | I was on board in Bremerton the day before commissioning. |
| Moore, David | RM3 | May 18, 1971 – Aug 21, 1972 | Communications | Plank Owner, Nucleus Crew Went to Bremerton and Seattle, - After discharge did my Ph D at Umass Amherst in Marketing taught At Umass, College of William & Mary, LeMoyne College, Warsaw U, Peking U and ESSEC Paris, FA&MU |
| Moehring, Donald (Don) | PETTY OFFICER | Jun 1971 – 1976 | I am listing my fathers name on this board in hopes of finding some old friends of his. If you remember him please contact me so I can put you intouch with him. | |
| Shaw, Frank | ET1 | Jun 1971 – May 1972 | OC | I am a Plank Owner! I was in the comissioning crew in Bremerton WA. Then we brought her around to the East Coast. I was the 1st petty officer to retire from the Ponce! |
| Wilson, Dave | MM2 | Jun 1, 1971 – Apr 20, 1974 | M | Great Crew. Would like to hear fron anyone from my time on the Ponce |
| Gleaton, Mike | seaman | Jun 12, 1971 – Dec 9, 1972 | cook | Would like to hear from someonel. |
| Benadi, Marc [frechy] | Sh3 | Jun 21, 1971 – 1973 | Sh | For my crew mates From ship servicemen |
| Allen, Delbert ( Wideback) | E2 | Jun 22, 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 | Deck | Looking for a crew list for that time |
| Andrews, Bob | E2 | Jul 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 | Deckforce | Original member of crew that was sent to Bremerton,Wa and picked up ship in Seattle. Left ship with many others before it left for Med in Jan 73. |
| Brown, Dean | E2 | Jul 1971 – Sep 1972 | Deck | I was part of the original crew flown to Bremerton, WA. I, along with Manny Subda, worked in the Sail Locker. |
| Bush, Joseph | MM2 | Jul 1971 – Sep 1974 | M Div Then A Div | Worked in Aft. engine room then in the A/C&R shop |
| Garabedian, Kenneth | MM3 | Jul 1, 1971 – Jul 1, 1972 | M | Plankowner, part of skeleton crew flown to Bremerton, Wash. to accept ship from Lockheed. Stationed in aft engine room and main control. Hey Gandy, Tyson, Bourne, Hartley ET. AL. Give me a holler if you see this. |
| Pappeliou, Gus (Pappy) | E3 | Jul 1, 1971 – Dec 15, 1972 | 1ST. DECK | Plankowner, part of skeleton crew flown to Bremerton, Wash. to accept ship from Lockheed. L.C.Brown get hold of me. I keep in contact with Ed Bowen, Curt Albright and Joe Attardo who passed from lukiemia R.I.P. my Brother - Lets all have a reunion |
| Romand, Jim | RM2 | Jul 1, 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 | Operations | "Plank Owner" After the Navy I attended Siena College in Loudonville NY. I am a retired Chief Accountant. My two sons were aboard the Ponce in August 2008. Thanks CO, CWO and HMC for welcoming us aboard. |
| Obermeyer, Michael | DT2 | Jul 10, 1971 – Jul 14, 1972 | Hospital | I was the first Dental Tech on the Ponce. I'm a Plank Owner |
| Sawyer, Tim | RM3 | Jul 10, 1971 – Apr 10, 1973 | OC | Member of the original crew on a brand new ship We had a larger crew 27 officers and 447 men Captian G. W. Farris commanding Commander W. D. Daniels xo I am sure radio has changed some from the teletype we had. |
| Clark, Robert | E-3 an | Jul 10, 1971 – May 20, 1972 | aviation | plankowner im from west virginia alot the guys called hillbilly had a lot good times on the ponce |
| Dalmau, Ponce | E2 | Oct 23, 1971 – Dec 14, 1972 | Engineering, Boiler room Aft | I was from the city of Ponce, and thats why I was called :"Ponce": |
| Halaparda, Rick | QM2 | Nov 1971 – Sep 1975 | Navigation | Had a great time although nice to get out. Glad to see the ship is still afloat. Obviously not making alot of LPD's as the NY just came out and only a few numbers from 15. |
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