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USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23). 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 34 crew members registered for the USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherspoon, James | Electronics Technician second class | 1959 – 1962 | missle navigation | I wanted to be on record having been there, trying to recall shipmates names |
| Andry, Bob | ETC | Aug 13, 1959 – 1963 | WI Weapons Instrumentation | Reported aboard as ETN3, Left as ET1 to NOTU, Cape Canaveral, returned aboard 1970 as ETC in WI Division. Left in1971. Wonderful Experience! Great Ship! |
| Kasky, Rick | ETN2 | Apr 10, 1960 – Jun 11, 1962 | W/I | Interesting time on board, good crew. Everything from missle launches to out running hurricane Donna! |
| Dee, Ronald | PO3 | 1961 – | WN -Weapons Navigation | Any Star Tracker or NavDac operators still around? |
Montomery, James B.  | BM | Mar 1, 1961 – Oct 1, 1965 | BM | Best assignment I had while int he Navy. I vividly remember our trips thru the Panama Canal. We used to watch the missile launches from deck until one went haywire and the Commander had to blow it up! JFK visited Ship! |
| Ryan, James / Vic | ETR2 | Jun 12, 1961 – Jul 5, 1963 | Communcations | Retired from NASA after 60 years working on Tracking ships, island Apollo tracking and Goddard Space Flight Center. All because of Navy experience on the O.I. |
| Emrich, William (Bill) | PNC/ENSIGN | Aug 1961 – Dec 1962 | Administration Division/Supply | Came aboard as a PNC and left an ENSIGN in the U.S. Navy Supply Corp. GREAT ship,Commanding Officer and crew!! I later spent 2 tours in Vietnam and retired in 1975 from the Naval Training Center, Orlando,Florida a LCDR. |
| Young, Melvin | DK3 | 1962 – Jan 18, 1964 | S-1 | I was a Dk3 in disbursing. Robert Middleton was the Captain of the OI at the time I am from Chillicothe,Oh. LARRY COKONOUGHER< Kenny Strausbaugh, William Stephenson Of Rockledge, Fl.`````` |
| Williams, David | PH2 (Photographers Mate 2nd class) | Jul 1, 1962 – Jul 1, 1962 | Missle Control Division | I was aboard the Observation Island when President Kennedy visited for the Polaris launch. I shot many photographs of him that day, and have a lot of them in my collection. It was an amazing day for a 20 year old! |
| Munch, Rick | IC3 | Jul 13, 1963 – Jul 12, 1965 | E Division | |
| Dennis, Tom | DK | 1965 – 1967 | Supply | |
| Skains, Woody | Seaman | 1965 – 1966 | Storekeeper | Looking for Kenneth Teeple. |
| Jordan, Thomas | E2 | 1965 – 1967 | Electric | I'm dieing of cancer just wanted to know what happened to hots and hannon a couple of my buddies |
| Moore, Walter/bud | yne | Feb 1, 1966 – Aug 15, 1968 | Weapons Department Yeoman | When I came on board the ship was named "USS Observation Island EAG154 (Experimental Auxiliary Ship). The Hull Number was changed in 67 to "AG 154". We tested the Polaris at that time and made 6 trips to Hawaii. |
| Sampson, David | BT3 | Mar 18, 1966 – Dec 6, 1968 | M Divison | After spending a year in Charleston i reported aboard the Observation Island March 18 1966 and went to the Boiler room as a BT and become Oil King under Chief Whitcomb till i got out in the yards Dec. 6 1968 |
| Winzloff, Michael | Machinst Mate 2nd Class | Jul 9, 1966 – Apr 9, 1970 | A Division (refer gang) | Went on board in 1966 fresh out of boot camp as a fireman's apprentice. Taken under the wing of Chief Don Miles and sent to A/C & R school and learned a trade that lasted me 42 yrs. I left the ship in April,1970 as a MM2 |
| Holland, Chuck | SK3 | Jan 1967 – Dec 1967 | Supply | I was on 2 cruises to Hawaii for missle tests.The memories of going through the Panama Canal are still vivid.I also recall being shadowed by the Soviets when we went out.The ship was once raided by the police for drugs. |
| Johnson, Duane | bm2 , bm1 | Jul 1, 1967 – Jul 8, 1968 | ist division leading petty officer | |
| Frankel, Arnold | MM 3rd class | May 26, 1968 – Feb 2, 1970 | m Division | Came abored the OI in 1968 at Portsmouth VA for overhaul from Polaris missile tubes to Poseidon tubes From there went to Cocoa Beach FL Cape Kennedy to test fire Poseiden missiles before they went into the Submarines |
| Campbell, Dave | QM2 | Jun 1968 – Jun 1971 | Navigation | Stationed mostly at Cape Kennedy. First Poseidon Launch and start of manned moon program at Cape. Made 2 trips to shipyard in Portsmouth Va.-these were the worst of times. Ended tour in Hawaii. Great experience!! |
| Staples, Stephen - Sandy | DC3 | Oct 1968 – Jul 1970 | R Division | Came on board in the shipyards of Portsmith Virginia, converting the Polaris tubes to Posideon. After a year in the yard, went to Cape Kennedy. Failed sea trials at GITMO but we still launched the Poseidon on schedule. |
| Potts, Bill | ETN3 | Nov 1968 – May 1971 | WI | great times on the OI. Florida, Norfolk and Hawaii. |
| Pereira, Raymond | CWO | Jan 3, 1969 – Aug 1972 | Electrical Divison | My tour as E Division Officer being a newly appointed Warrant Officer was very rewarding and the best tour of my 22.5 year career. |
| Attridge, Rob | E3 | Mar 1969 – Dec 1970 | Deck | |
| Goetz, Peter (Pete) | TM1 | May 1969 – Jan 1971 | Missile Launcher | Launched first at sea Poseidon Missiles, an exciting time. |
| Fields, Bobby | Ltjg | Jun 5, 1969 – Oct 28, 1969 | Weapons Instrumentation | I was a new Ltjg assigned as Telemetry Officer in the Weapons Instrumentation Dept. when we monitored the launching of the first moon shot, Apollo XI, on 7/16/1969. 4 days later, we watched Armstrong step onto the moon. |
| Daniels, Sr., Edward A. | MT1 | Mar 1970 – Dec 1970 | Weapons | Somewhere I had angered the detailer, so when the Observation Island left foe Hawaii...I went to Scotland. |
| Faust, Brian | HT3 | Nov 15, 1970 – Sep 27, 1972 | R div | good ship great crew alot of good times |
| Dick, Larry | ETN3 | Dec 31, 1970 – Sep 29, 1972 | Navigation Electronics | |
| Warren, Gil | TM3 | 1971 – 1972 | Weapons | This was my first sea command. get there instead of a submarine. Good ship good crew |
| Haley, Carl | ETC(SS) | Mar 16, 1971 – Jul 24, 1972 | OE | Leading Chief of the Navigation Electronics Division and was part of the "Safeguard System Target Test Program". I was also on the OI's de-commissioning crew. |
| Segari, John | SN | Dec 28, 1971 – Nov 1, 1972 | Deck | 1st ship served in Deck force chipped a lot of paint, missile deck was huge. Served on decomissioning crew Love the ship got my A school from there. BMC PATRICK and BM2 DEFRANCO Think CO was Godwin |
| Chow, Lyveskia | I | Jun 14, 1977 – Nov 30, 1984 | ordinary seaman | I served on the USS Observation Island T-AGM 23 from 1982 to 1984 under Master O.D Dotson. I enjoyed my time on the ship. I still have pictures of me and shipmates. |
| Davis, Jeff | LCDR | May 27, 1991 – | Military Sealift Comand |
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