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USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Peleliu (LHA 5). 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 669 crew members registered for the USS Peleliu (LHA 5).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1997 | 1998 – 2000 | 2001 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangdou, Lee | BM 2 | Jan 12, 1090 – Jul 3, 1994 | First | I am from the part of Western Pacific which the USS Peleliu was namesaked. My 4 years on board the awesome vessel will live me forever.With 2 WestPacs and 1 major overhaul, I had experienced just about anything the Navy had to offer. Good Bye Peleliu |
| Washington, Phillip | SEAMAN RECRUIT THRU BM3 | Aug 11, 1384 – Oct 14, 1986 | 2nd deck | THIS WAS MY FIRST COMMAND, DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE ONE OF MY BEST EXPERENCE. I SERVE WITH LEDBETTER IN DECK DEPART. REMEMBER BM1 ORTIZ. OR LOPEZ. WAS MEDICAL RETIRED AS A BM2 |
| Baker, David R | MM3 | Oct 1977 – May 1979 | forward engine room | It been a long time but the main memories and fantastic workcenters and friends made will always be with me. Will always be proud to be a plankowner. |
| Ploutz, Justin | Eng 2 | 1978 – 1985 | Eng 2 | I'm Justin ploutz daughter and I'm trying to find my father's friend Michael not sure the last name but he is in a bunch of my pictures with my brother Jeff I was only a baby |
| Root, Robert | MSSN | 1979 – 1984 | supply | still cooking working on the water still great times in the pi austrailia and thailand |
| Newton, Ken | EN2 | 1979 – 1981 | EAO2 | Plankowner - Great experience, Great friends |
| Belanger, Joseph | BT2 | 1979 – | propulsion | aft engine room plankowner |
| Sims, Scott | IC2 | 1979 – 1983 | MP, then E | Plankowner, also lost a finger in accident in main control while at GQ in high seas off the coast of Alaska. Would love to hear from old friends. |
| Garvin, Jim | DP3 | 1979 – 1982 | Operation | Hello to All. |
| Ruzzi, John | em3 | 1979 – 1981 | Electricians shop | Plank Owner. Ok wheres all the old Buds. Scott, Fred, Dan and all the rest ? Whats been happening? Lets try and get in touch. Fisherman1623@yahoo.com. |
| Schultz, Chuck/ Dutch | BT | 1979 – 1983 | MP | |
| Gudim, Michael | HT2 | 1979 – Oct 31, 1981 | Repair | |
| Lopez, Francis | Feb 1, 1979 – Feb 1, 1981 | AIROPS | GREAT SHIP, GREAT PORTS, WEST PAC THE BEST. | |
| Garvin, Jim | DP3 | Feb 15, 1979 – Feb 24, 1983 | Operation | Plankowner,,, was thinking about the ship cause now I have a brother of a son's wife. |
| Dempsey, Jack A. | SKCS/SKCM | Mar 1979 – Jul 1983 | S-1 | Precomm, Plankowner |
Chevalier, Michael "Chevy"  | AZ2 | Mar 1979 – Apr 1, 1984 | Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) | Best of shipmates and memories, a great character builder for me!
Orders to PreComm/Commissioning Crew late '78. Crossed Panama Canal & Equator for Shellback - May,1980.
http://www.facebook.com/michael.m.chevaier View 'now' Photo |
| Bivens, Arthur (Goat) | ENC SW | Mar 1, 1979 – Oct 1, 1981 | A Division | I think about our time on the LHA-5 alot would like to hear from you all. goat011@msn.com |
| Harding, Doug | SM3 | May 3, 1979 – Sep 17, 1982 | Signalmen | Awesome experience, good times. |
| Richards, John | ABF-1 | Jun 1979 – Jul 1986 | V-4 | A great time in my life |
| Olivarez, Chris Dk1 Oly | Dk2 | Jun 3, 1979 – Apr 3, 1980 | S4 | Was a plank owner looking for old shipmates |
| Owings, Bill | mmcm | Jul 1979 – Mar 1985 | mp | Hi all retired in San Diego see chief Holiday regularly contact chief Wallace and tby Milmine once in awhile |
| Richmond, Jon | MR3 Richmond | Aug 1, 1979 – Aug 19, 1982 | engineering | Plankowner Flying squad good tmes |
| Yco, Mar | EM1 | Aug 25, 1979 – Oct 3, 1983 | EE04 | Plankowner, member of the skeleton crew and helped design the ship's logo (pinoys should notice the resemblance to our watawat). Had a lot of fun and still miss the good times. |
| Richards, John | PO1 | Sep 1979 – Jun 1984 | V4 | Was part of the PreCom crew and Commissioning company. T.P.Scott was our Capt. and Commander William Schiller was the air boss. Great crew and great time on board her. |
| Weyrauch, Michael | EN1/SS | Sep 7, 1979 – Mar 6, 1981 | A | Precomm in SD to commissioning in MS, then to Long Beach. EAO2 work center LPO. Made chief in June 1980. Frocked Dec 1980, left in March of 1981 for SS 580. Order of the Ditch, Shell Back on board. |
| Ramos, Venancio | MSCS | Oct 1979 – May 1983 | S2/S-5 Division | Had a challenging but rewarding task during pre-com. Crew were "handpicked" and the best! More power to the USS Peleliu crew...past , present, and future. |
| Seim, Stephen | CDR | Oct 15, 1979 – Jun 15, 1983 | ||
| Svenson, Stephen J. | OS2 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1983 | OI | Plankowner |
| Svenson, Steve | OS2 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1983 | OI | I joined the Ship's crew when we were in San Diego for pre commissioning. My memories of those days up until I walked off the quarter deck for the last time in 1983 will never fade. Best time of my entire life. |
| Wood, Ed | BM# | Nov 1979 – Aug 1982 | 2nd | This ship was a blast to be a part of. I was on the commissioning crew. There was a lot of good times durung my time on the ship. |
| Mullendore, Paul | EW1/EWC | Nov 1979 – Jun 1981 | CI - Plankowner LPO/LCPO | Peleliu was the last of a troika. I was a Plankowner on LHA-1 and LHA-3 as well. Member of initial class of CPOs initiated on Peleliu. Precomm assignments probably contributed to CWO2 Elec Tech advancement in '89. |
| Knutson, William (Bill) | PH2 | Nov 1979 – 1982 | OPS | FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER ON BOARD. HER AND STAYED IN CA FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN MOVED BACK TO MN WHERE I LIVE NOW. STILL CRUISE BUT NOT HAZE GRAY. |
| Rick, Ward | E5 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1983 | CS | Just wondering if anyone was still around. |
| Beck, Jim | ABF-2 | Nov 1, 1979 – May 1, 1983 | Fuels-Grapes | Best time in my life, really miss alot of the people i met during precom, remember the time on the Tarawa, then the move to Pascagula for commissioning. I should of stayed in. email me at jbeck308@yahoo.com |
| Walker, Dennis | MS-1 | Nov 10, 1979 – Nov 1, 1983 | S-5 | looking for some of my navy buds that served with me on the PELILIU that are plank owners like my self BM3 Jim Bagnell and ASKC Robert Donahue |
| Dimmitt, Duaine / Dw | SH2 | Nov 15, 1979 – May 15, 1981 | SUPPLY | PLANKOWNER! SAILED OUT OF MISSISSIPPI & TO THE EQUATOR. (SHELLBACK) ONE OF THE FINEST SHIPS I WAS EVER ON. |
| Gernand, John (Black Cloud) | CDR | Nov 15, 1979 – Dec 18, 1981 | Signals/Legal/OOD | Precom/Plankowner. Great Ship, wardroom and crew. CAPT T.P. Scott was the Best. I owe him everything for getting me into Naval Aviation. Will always have fond memories of my time on Peleliu. |
| Yost, Frederic | EN2 | Nov 16, 1979 – Aug 10, 1981 | Auxiliary | Plankowner,Shellback,Order of the Ditch,A-gang all the guys in the EAO2, good times in Long Beach Newton,Fletcher,Devine,James,Ruzzi. where you guys at??.Great times in port and at sea. 'A great time in life'..'A great Ship' |
| Phillips, Jimmy | ABHAN | Nov 28, 1979 – Jun 1, 1982 | V-1 Flight deck Fly 2 | Plankowner.I was the 206th sailor enlisted and still remember the good times.The panama canal and shellback and Subic Bay were great.I was a yellow shirt and was in movie The Winds of War.Remember that |
| Burns, David | SH3 | Nov 29, 1979 – Nov 13, 1982 | Supply | The best time of my life! Plankowner. |
| Williams, Willie | E-3 | Nov 30, 1979 – Jul 19, 1982 | Deck Division | Retired |
| Godfrey, David | AG2 | Dec 1979 – Jun 1984 | OA (Weather Guessers) | Plankowner. I went on to retire as an AGC. Peleliu was the BEST assignment I ever had. 20 knot Scott & WestPac 81, it don't get better than that. WestPac 83-84 was almost as good. |
| Watson, Roderick | ET3 | Dec 1979 – Sep 1984 | CE | Plank Owner |
| Svenson, Steve / Baby Huey | OS2 | Dec 1979 – Jun 19, 1983 | OI | MY SERVICE IN THE NAVY MADE ME THE MAN I AM TODAY. I MADE MANY GOOD FRIENDS AND BROTHERS. I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE MOMENTS REGRET FOR MY DECISION TO SERVE OR MY TIME SPENT ON THAT GLORIOUS LADY. |
| Fortunato, Paul | AG2 | Dec 9, 1979 – Sep 9, 1982 | OA | PLANKOWNER-With 20 Knot Scott and a great bunch of guys! Some of the best times in my life!! Proud to have served on Peleliu! Started the Peleliu Scuba Club. 1st Weatherman on Crews News & 1st Fathometer Reader. The boat was a beauty! Pax Out! |
| Persechino, Fred | DT2 | Dec 15, 1979 – May 12, 1982 | Dental | Plankowner --Great Ship, good memories. |
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