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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Saipan (LHA 2). 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 1333 crew members registered for the USS Saipan (LHA 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 | 2003 – 2004 | 2005 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall, John | AG2 | 1980 – 1983 | ||
| Sullivan, Tom | OS3 | 1980 – Apr 13, 1983 | Operations | |
| Conant, Ralph / Rj | ABH3 | 1980 – Mar 12, 1982 | V3 | The best and worst times of my life. Mostly best. Think about it often. Miss you guys. Hey Don James, Sandy Jones, Kenney Rector, Chris Marsillia, Beno Aina. Where you guys at? |
| McDonnell, Jim | FTG1 | 1980 – 1983 | Deck/Fox | |
| Krivas, Ken | L / Cpl | 1980 – | 1st Plt. C Co. 1st Bn. 2nd Mar. | It was one hell of an adventure. On board the USS Saipan for a NATO cruise in Feb 1980 under the command of Lt. Breslin and Capt. Hamilton. Liberty ports in England and The Netherlands and training in Norway. |
| Beeba, Jeff | E3 Seaman | 1980 – | Deck 2nd Div. | It was the best of times...it was the worst of times. Made a hell of a lot of lifelong friends. Wishing all crew-mates the best. |
| Vavra, Scott | Seaman Apprentice | 1980 – 1983 | 2nd Division | |
| Mose, Greg | DP2 | 1980 – 1982 | OD | Some great memories ! Met some great people ! Saw some great places ! And if you wanted a great game of Chess, you came to me ! |
| Hoag, Mike | E-3 | Jan 1980 – Apr 1980 | 2nd Marines | Corpsman deployed with Marines, Hamilton Capt. |
| Sheely, Randy | HT2 | Jan 1980 – Sep 1983 | R | 3 1/2 years of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly but I would do it all over again Contact info : sheely88@ptd.net |
| Marshall, David | Sgt E5 | Jan 1980 – Apr 1980 | Served with the Master of Arms | I served as the senior enlisted Marine MAA while on the Norak Express cruise to Norway. We ported twice in England and also Belgium. I got to see everything on the ship and also flew into the Embassy to escort payroll. |
| Arvidson, Mike | BM3 | Jan 4, 1980 – Jan 4, 1984 | 1st | |
| Deforge, Kenneth | E4 | Jan 13, 1980 – Apr 3, 1980 | 2nd marines | Looking for fellow blue nose Marines who were onboard 12 March 1980. |
| Robinson, John "robbie" | OS1 | Jan 15, 1980 – Jul 15, 1982 | OI | Reserve, volunteered for two years active duty. Returned to Jacksonville NAS and retired as OSC after 26 years combined service. I've got the Med Cruise "81 Book. |
| Cullen, Dan | EW3 | Jan 17, 1980 – Oct 4, 1982 | EW | Even though I lost a stripe and got into plenty of trouble while in port I still look fondly on my Naval experience. Our cruises and accomplisments and the many memories will always be with me. What a great crew! |
| Guffey, David | SK3 | Jan 17, 1980 – Jan 17, 1983 | Supply | David Guffey |
| Valania, Bob | MS3 | Mar 1980 – Sep 1, 1981 | S-2 | |
| Kuhnen, Anthony | OSSA | Mar 1980 – Aug 1981 | O.I. | What a floating pile of scrap! Thought we were all going to buy it a couple times when the electric cut out in the middle of a monster storm in the Med. Can't say I will ever miss her. Maybe she will make a better reef or something! |
| Tabor, Lance | bt3 | Mar 1980 – Sep 1982 | mp | worked in the oil lab all the time sounding tanks seemed like a past time.was always doing it..many nights drinking coffeeand blowing boilers seem like yesterday. |
| Keating, Mark | PO3 | Mar 1, 1980 – Dec 12, 1982 | Admin | Served onboard USS Saipan first in Deck Division for the first year, than moved to the Post Office as Postal Clerk. Currently, I have moved out of the United States and I'm working as a professional for a United Nations agency |
| Keating, Mark | PC3 | Mar 2, 1980 – Dec 12, 1982 | Had a great time while serving abord USS Saipan. Truly missing the good old days. Now I am serving in the United Nations as Evaluation Officer, travelling around the world, but still remebering the great Navy days | |
| Essler, Bruce | ENS/LTJG/LT | Apr 1980 – Sep 1983 | Assault | |
| Dempsey, Timothy | E3 | Apr 1980 – Jun 1981 | 34th Marine Amphib. Unit | would love to hear from some of those shellback marines |
| Lapides, Owen | DP3 | Apr 1, 1980 – Jan 1983 | oe | olapides@optonline.net worked in OD with the univac an/uyk 7 and univac keypunch machines. anybody that remembers me living on long island NY. did med cruise 81 and dry dock in portsmouth va |
| Donnelly, William "pat" | AIRMEN | Apr 15, 1980 – Aug 28, 1981 | v-1 | want to hear from the krew from back in the day! shout outs to pat mac,casey bugenhagen,mitchell,phaff,barone and any of the hard core from div. v-1. cathy says hey! |
| Cairns, Dave | AC | Apr 22, 1980 – Aug 21, 1981 | Looking back, saw some amazing things, and met some great guys...hope Life turned out good for all... :) | |
| Naegele, John | DP3 | May 1980 – Dec 1984 | OD/ S7 | Anyone who served with me on the Saipan feel free to contact me @ ogdenute@comcast.net...There was some good laughs |
| Scott, Samuel | SK2 | May 1980 – Dec 30, 1983 | S-1 | what a great experience to have served on Saipan.All my peeps hit me at samuscott80@yahoo.com |
| Reif, John | DP3 | May 1980 – May 1982 | OZ | Had a great experience and great friends on Saipan and left in 1982 for NAS North Island in San Diego. San Diego has been my home ever since and recently retired as a police officer. Hard to believe it’s been 38 yrs. |
| Hoffis, Louis | AT1(AW) | Jul 1, 1980 – May 29, 1983 | AIMD | I was assigned to Avionics shop. Great memories aboard the Saipan. LHAs turned out to be great ships for liberty and serving abroad. Made some great friends whom I remember fondly. |
| McKeller, Mark | E2/Mess Specialist-Seaman Apprentice | Jul 15, 1980 – Sep 10, 1981 | Crew's Mess/ Officer's Mess | I was asked what kind of ship I wanted in A school. I selected a carrier because I didn't want to be sea sick. That failed! I begged to be transferred. No deal. Made a good friend, hated my karate master Filipino NCO. |
| Culbreath, Michael L. | AK3 | Aug 1980 – Feb 1984 | S-6 | "On the Road Again" |
| Walden, Bob | ENS/LTJG | Aug 1980 – Jul 1982 | 1st, 2nd | Made 2 Med cruises with Saipan. Visited England, Spain, Italy, Greece, Kenya. Tours with USS Spiegel Grove, USS Nitro and Weapons Station Yorktown. Left active duty in 1990 and into Reserves. I made Captain in 2003 and will retire........someday. |
| Schwaebler, John | EW | Aug 1980 – Jan 1985 | Retired from USN in March 1999 | |
| Coburn, Steve / (Aka - Co Bee ) | MRFN | Aug 1980 – Mar 1984 | A Gang | I worked in the machine shop. Great time in my life. |
| Tuten, John | MM2 | Aug 1, 1980 – May 1, 1985 | A | Worked in Steam & Heat & AC&R Shops. Most of the time did Supply P.O. Work. Famous (or Infamous) for flooding out the Chief's Mess trying to fix a Hot Water Heater and dropping a Bucket On MMC Thiebeu's (sp) Head. Am now a Pharmaci |
| Hook, Anthony | FTMSN | Aug 1, 1980 – Feb 22, 1983 | Deck | Fire Control Tech on the Basic Point Defense Missile System |
| Lee, Terrence | MM | Aug 16, 1980 – Jan 1, 1982 | Main Propulsion MPDivision | Had a lot of good times aboard and also some bad times, but my shipmates were all the best. Looking for anyone from Main control during 1980-1982 Would love to hear from any of my shipmates. |
| Shafer, Steve | AG1 | Aug 24, 1980 – Nov 20, 1981 | weather office -oa | Enjoyed most of the time 'cept the last month so i retired. XO thought i was too fat. Sooo I got out before he kicked me out.. |
| Faulkner, John | CORPORAL | Aug 25, 1980 – Feb 27, 1981 | 34th mau | Remember the Tunisia troops that smelt so bad?? Norway,Kenya, Diego Garcia, Shellback? What a cruise. The hostage's in Iran getting released. Thought for sure we were going to Iran...Probably should have now that I look back. Semper Fi |
| Shafer, Steve | AG 1 | Aug 26, 1980 – Nov 21, 1981 | Weather Office | retied from the LHA 2 |
| Cook, Paul | LCPL | Aug 28, 1980 – Mar 3, 1981 | 1st. battalion 8th marine reg. | |
| Bradt, Randy | AG2 | Sep 1980 – Apr 1984 | Operations | It's been a long time since I served, and I very much look forward to communicating with some of my old friends. |
| Errington, John | DS2 | Sep 1980 – Aug 1982 | OE | Enjoyed my time on Board. Operated the MARS station during two Med cruises. Hard to believe I got to see her when she was young and left at her first refit. It's a shame the old gal is gone. |
| James, Don | ABH 2ndd Class Petty Officer | Sep 6, 1980 – Nov 12, 1982 | B! Division Flight Deck | I enjoyed serving on the Saipan, it was an excellent learning experience> The commanding superiors were excellent and the crew I served with were outstanding. |
| Wilton Jr, William Willy | gmg/sar | Sep 27, 1980 – Feb 4, 1982 | deck f div | trying to find old shipmates that served together |
| House, Timothy | ABH-1 | Oct 8, 1980 – Oct 10, 1981 | Air/V-1 | While on board I was the Crash and Salvage LPO. The V-1 CPO was ABMC Kennedy |
| Harvey, Frank | DP2 | Oct 10, 1980 – Jun 12, 1982 | OD | |
| McMillen, Mark | MS3 | Nov 1980 – Jul 1983 | S-2 | |
| Martinez, John | ASM2 | Nov 1980 – Jul 1983 | AIMD | I circled the globe and became a Shellback during the first year of my enlistment and Saipan was a big part of that. Also did 3 med cruises during my stay on her. Memories that have stayed with me over the years. |
| Vega, Jose | MS3 | Dec 1980 – Aug 1984 | S2 | It was great. Met a bunch of crazy guys that knew how to have a good time. It was an honor serving with all of them. |
| Seabra, Luis | Dec 5, 1980 – Dec 16, 1980 | portuguese marine | ||
| Soppe, Peter | MM3 | Dec 29, 1980 – Jun 2, 1983 | MP | Worked in both Main & aft eng rooms What a great 3 yrs Hope to talk to someone who I served with. |
| Brown, Paul | E-3 AIRMAN | Dec 31, 1980 – Mar 1983 | FLIGHT DECK PARADISE | I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FREINDS AND PLACES,OVER ALL GOOD EXP.NOW LIVE IN THE SUBURBS OF ATL,GA.LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD.PROUD TO HAVE SERVED.PEACE OUT MATES. STILL HAVE SOME PICS.WISH THEM ALL WELL. |
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