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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS White Sands (ARD 20). 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 26 crew members registered for the USS White Sands (ARD 20).
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Manley, Kenneth | mm3 | Nov 1965 – 1968 | A | I'M one of the 3Guys Who brought the jungle juice to the movie. |
Williams, Lonnie/duck | E3 | 1966 – 1969 | Deck | |
Redman, Harvey | Boatswain Mate 2nd class, navy diver | May 1966 – Mar 1970 | Deck Division | Worked on the Whitesands from practice days off San Diego to mission completion in the Azores Islands. My only regret is that I did not stay in the Navy. I was a ships diver ,boat coxswain, crane operator, guitar picker. |
Gordon, Jack | SFPO2 | Oct 5, 1966 – Aug 29, 1968 | enginering | |
Thompson, Jim | IC3 | 1967 – 1970 | Engineering | I am the one that showed the movies |
Radloff, Craig | EN-3/2 | 1968 – | engineering | |
Young, Otto | BM3 | Jan 1968 – | Deck | Was a member of the crew during the search for the USS. Scorpion |
Lathem, Robert Bob | bm3 | May 2, 1968 – Oct 9, 1969 | deck | Went through the Panama Canal, involved with the Scorpion Operation in the Azores. |
McAfee, Mac | EM3 | Jul 1968 – Jun 1970 | E | |
Russell, Daniel (Dan) | EM2/DV | Jul 1968 – Jan 1970 | E | Deployed on Operation Scorpion Phase II. It was a real adventure being a diver on the Whitesands. |
Crutchfield, Richard | E3 | Jul 1968 – Jan 29, 1969 | Service Admin. | Would like to locate Frank Perea YN2 who was attached to the command in ship's office in 1968 TAD from COMSUBGRU San Diego. |
Kovie, Keith | MR 3 | Jan 1969 – Mar 1970 | M | MR-3 incharge of #2 & 3 station keping engine rooms during Scorpion Phase 2 Operations, the longest tow in Naval history. |
Hennke, Jim | Interior Communications Electrician PO 3rd Class | 1970 – Apr 1973 | E - Division | Just want to see who may still be around that knows me from that time I was serving on USS White Sands. |
Grady, James (Jim) | E3 | Jan 6, 1970 – Feb 10, 1972 | Damage Control | It would be nice to talk to some of the crew members that I served with. John Nattilo Butch Young Dave Taylor and a bunch more. |
Lemke, Larry | E-5 YN2 | Jun 1970 – 1971 | Captain's Office/Personnel | |
Fernandez, Albert R. | YN3 | Feb 1, 1971 – Jun 12, 1973 | Ships Office | Worked in the Ships Office. Only went out to Sea twice while on board the White Sands. Anyone from Colorado? |
Finlayson, Steven | E3 | Jul 15, 1971 – Feb 22, 1973 | Engine room | |
Mitchell, Robert (Bob) | YN3 | Oct 1971 – Aug 1972 | Admin | I worked in the ship’s office. Stood watch on the quarterdeck in port. Helmsman at sea. |
Scaggs, Jim | SA | Dec 27, 1971 – Feb 14, 1973 | ship serviceman | LOOKING FOR A FRIEND THAT LIVED IN LEADVILLE,CO. THINK HIS NAME WAS CREIG,OR GREIG.ANOTHER FRIEND WAS FROM KANSAS CITY,MO.HE WAS A QUARTER MASTER |
Pavkovich, Richard | ht3 | 1972 – 1974 | engineering | |
Todd, Jack | MM3 | 1972 – 1975 | Machines mate | |
Thornton, Danny | CTR3 | 1972 – May 1973 | Engineering | |
Zupko, Ron | MM2 | Jan 5, 1972 – | Auxillary | Looking for anyone that may have been on the ship when it was operating in Hawaii and in Pearl Harbor Shipyard around 1972 - 1973. Chief Mullins, MM1 Perkins, lasswell, spino, are some names I recall. |
Capparelli, Albert / Cappy | SA | Jan 15, 1972 – Jun 15, 1972 | Deck | |
Parham, Walter B. | EM2 | Jul 12, 1972 – Feb 24, 1973 | E Division | Looking for EM1 Gerald Spencer. Also Looking for EM2 Taylor. (Ratings are when I was aboard) Also looking for anyone who was there when I was. |
Lane, Robert | SH3 | Dec 15, 1973 – Apr 10, 1974 | Supply | Transferred to the USS Point Loma. Living in Redding, CA area now. |
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