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USS Madera County (LST 905) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Madera County (LST 905). 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 16 crew members registered for the USS Madera County (LST 905).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Dan | EN3 | 1964 – Dec 1966 | engineering | I saw the crack the main deck open up when I was on the second deck. |
| Penney, Bob | SN | Dec 10, 1965 – Nov 1966 | Boatsmate | Just remember being 18 years old, first time away from home. |
| Holden, Lee Tex | e3 | Dec 13, 1965 – Dec 20, 1966 | cook | looking for any shipmates , looking to confirm liberty taken while we were beached in qui nhon, chu lai, cam ranh bay, phan rang, and nha trang. |
| Mersch, Fred | EN2 | Jan 21, 1966 – Nov 1, 1966 | LST 905 | Does anyone know what happened to Elwood McElroy CWO Engineering, Little Creek to Nam 1966. He left the Madera County to river boat duty in Nam. |
| Thomas, David (Tom) | RM1 | Nov 1966 – Nov 1967 | Radio | Lots of memories, some good some bad. Lot of river running and coastal running. I remember the time the Capt. threw a pilot off the bridge going into Saigon, and the time we almost hit the tanker in Can Tho. |
| Lusky, Jay | RM2 | Nov 1, 1966 – Dec 1, 1967 | Operations (Communications) | Worked the waters from Saigon to Dong Ha along with the river patrols on the Basak and Saigon Rivers. Went on 2 Yard Periods in Sasebo, Japan. |
| Hamblet, Robin Drifty | SN3 | Jul 1967 – Aug 1968 | Deck | Started as deck ape. Great group of guys. Moved to Gun group as striker. Got my GMG3 in the mail the week I got home! We were in Vung Tao for the start of the Tet offensive. Went up river to Saigon during battles. |
| Kliner, Dale / Red | E-2 / E-3 | Aug 1967 – Aug 1968 | She was a good boat with a greater crew. Had some bad times when we hit the typhoon and she started to break in the middle like an egg. I have some pics of the cracks. Some good times in the Nam. | |
| Bckman, Paul | EN2 | Aug 15, 1967 – Aug 20, 1968 | Engineering | Definitely remember the typhoon in the South China Sea. Overhaul in Guam.Jumping over the sand bar during low Tide. |
| Brown, Daniel | SM3 | Aug 15, 1967 – Aug 15, 1968 | DECK/OPS | She was a tough old girl. We had many good and some bad times, but the crew was terrific. Good officers as well. Spent eighmonths in Deck Div made SM3 in June of '67. Beautiful houses at Na Trang and going to Cua V |
| Rutland, Tony | SN | Nov 1967 – Dec 1968 | Deck Hand | Siagon: Tet 67-68. Loosing bow Anchor in river. Carring VC to prison of war island south of Vietnam. R&R in Hong Kong. Typhoon - cracks in main deck. Trips to Subic Bay. Liberty in Can Tho, Vung Tau & Siagon. Guam. |
| Foster, Kenneth | E3 Electronic Technican | Jan 1, 1968 – Jan 20, 1969 | Radio and Radar Section | Saw a lot of ocean. Still remember the tyhoon. Was a good tour of duty and had a great crew. |
Long, Ray  | SK3 | Feb 1968 – Apr 1968 | Supply | Remember spending TET in Saigon before arriving onboard in February 1968. Was PO of the Quarterdeck when Bobby Bell and Jack Kemp came aboard on USO tour. They were not happy about being in Saigon during TET. |
| Forsberg, Larry | RM3 | Aug 1968 – Feb 1970 | Operations | Was on the Madera County until she was handed over to the Phillipine Navy. Most of the crew was reassigned to the USS Page County. |
| Lemlyn, Hubert (Butch) | sn | 1969 – 1969 | Deck Division | |
| Alderman, Don | YN2 | Sep 16, 1969 – Jun 29, 1970 | Ships Office | Seems like a life time ago. Came aboard as a Seaman, took the first opening (had a choice of the ships office or the radio room) took the ships office. Think about we're some of the guys are now. |
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