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USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55). 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 523 crew members registered for the USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1986 | 1987 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1997 | 1998 – 2000 | 2001 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber, James M. | FC2 | 1987 – | Plankowner. | |
| Senior, Earl E. , Jr. | STG1 | 1987 – 1988 | Plankowner. | |
| Callaway, Bob | EW2 | 1987 – 1989 | Plankowner. | |
| Oefelein, Jeffrey | GSEC(SW) | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| Dempsey, Patrick | STGSN | 1987 – 1990 | WA | Some of the best days of my life . But I only seem to remember all the... stuff like TMI , GOULA,Capt Odies,Big Jims Breakaway,JetteBlast ETC. |
| Dorobiala, Mike | EMCS(SW) | 1987 – 1992 | A-gang, 3M coord | Precom, 5 tough years and the 1st gulf war! |
| Jaramillo, Rudy | RM2 | 1987 – 1990 | OC | Plankowner.. |
| Busch, Alan | EW2 | 1987 – 1989 | CS | Plankowner. What an honor it was to serve on such a fine ship with a fine crew. Just glad I wasn't in the dust bunny division for too long(XO brainchild). Can't forget about the BB&G in Pascagoula. |
| Thompson, Bob | EW2 | 1987 – 1989 | ce then they moved us to OPS | Great ship ... looking for some of the EWs that were on that first cruise. Good times were had by all. |
| Whitehead, James | EW2 | 1987 – 1989 | CT | PLANK OWNER |
| Dugas, Dave "doogie" | PO3 | 1987 – 1988 | Deck/Rescue Swimmer/Struck Corpsman | Plankowner. Always remember thr good friends and good times. |
| Heckman, David | OS2 | 1987 – 1991 | OI | Plankowner, Great Crew and Memories |
Glauber, Eugene (The Beaner, Zee High Lord, Dr.tron)  | FC1 (-SW) | 1987 – 1990 | CF | Display Tech extraordinaire, Micro Tech, Master of the Harris Mainframe, Crasher of PCs, Wearer of Bumble Bee Slippers, Member of the "Fat Chicken" Band, Official wristwatch battery changer for the Captain, etc. FunTimes |
| Dodd, Bob | e6 | 1987 – 1991 | combat systems cg | worked on the tomahawk weapons system and was part of the comissioning crew |
| McGough, Richard | HT2 | Jan 1987 – Sep 1990 | R | Just so you know Cliff im still kicking. Had a great time on a great ship. I miss alot of those port visits. |
| Dean, Chuck | CTO2 | Jan 1987 – Sep 1990 | OT | Great pre-com crew! Lots of memories. |
| Castoe, Robert | HT3 | Jan 1987 – Apr 1990 | R Division | Plankowner. Had a good time assigned to CG-55. Best crew ever. |
| Carllson, William | CTO1 (Retired) | Jan 1987 – Mar 1990 | Executive | First Command out of YN "A" School. PreComm Unit/Plankowner. After I retired, and during reflection, LEYTE GULF (CG55) was the very best command I had the privilege and honor to be part of. |
| Annexstad, Tom | QM-2 | Jan 3, 1987 – Jun 7, 1989 | Navigation | Loved serving on America's battle cruiser. |
| Dinkins, Joel/dink | GMGSN | Jan 6, 1987 – Sep 30, 1990 | WG | It has been my honor and privledge to have served on the "World's finest Battle Cruiser"!! May God bless CG-55 crew from PRECOM to DECOM! |
| Barros, Alexander | SN | Jan 10, 1987 – Oct 1, 1989 | OI/DECK | Great time of my life! Great memories with the guys. I will never forget these times! |
| Dollar, William | MSC | Jan 12, 1987 – Nov 27, 1991 | Supply | PLANKOWNER. The "NEY" Team, Nobody Does It Better! |
| McCaughey, Mike | EM3 | Jan 14, 1987 – Nov 29, 1989 | E | Plankowner At 42 Cliff Iam alive and well. Looking forward to someday meeting all plankowners again |
| Dean, Chuck | CTO2 | Jan 17, 1987 – Sep 1990 | OT | Plankowner. Great crew! |
| Moreno, Marc | GMG | Feb 1987 – Nov 2, 1988 | Weapons | Great Time with GREAT GUYS: Still in touch with the East Coast Plankowners |
| Henson, Mike | CTRCS(SW) | Feb 1, 1987 – Sep 13, 1990 | OT - PLANKOWNER | GREAT SHIP WITH BEST CPO GROUP I EVER SERVED WITH. |
| Hart, William (Bill) | RM1(SW) | Feb 15, 1987 – May 18, 1989 | OC | Plankower |
| Lawson, John | SN/Deck | Feb 16, 1987 – Nov 30, 1988 | 1st Div | Great learning experience... great ship, awesome crew. |
| Stewart, Bryan (Stew) | OS1 | Mar 1987 – Mar 1991 | OI | The greatest warship on the waterfront -- bar none!! Too many memories to recount but all great. Would have to say this is where I grew, matured, and learned what it means to be Sailor. I will always cherish the time spent onboard. |
| Banton, Robert "Hollywood" | YN3 | Mar 1987 – Oct 30, 1990 | Executive | My experience on the Leyte Gulf was awesome! Norfolk, Pascagoula, and Mayport all provided some great times. |
| Allen, George | DK3 | Mar 1987 – Mar 1990 | S4 | |
| Snyder, Dave | GSM1(SW) | Mar 1987 – Aug 1988 | MP | Great ship; made CPO selectee there but had to go on LimDu due to illness - was very sad not to complete initiation with the rest of the guys there. Leyte Gulf is the only one of my ships not under water now!!! |
| Ervin, Jeffrey | OS2(SW) | Mar 1, 1987 – Aug 25, 1991 | OI | Plankowner. Two major deployments, spent enough time in France to learn to really dislike them, and one war (Desert Shield/Storm). What a blast!!! Great crew, and a great ship. Had the honor of serving with Capt. Rogers. A great learning experie |
| Logue, Richard | STG3 | Mar 1, 1987 – Dec 15, 1988 | WA | Plankowner. |
| Kasel, Douglas | ITC(SW) | Mar 1, 1987 – Feb 20, 1991 | CF | |
| West, Ray | OS1 | Mar 3, 1987 – Nov 19, 1989 | OI | The most professional and fearless crew in the Navy, equals the greatest Warship ever to sail the seas. Thanks for the great memories and friends. |
| Kovach, Michael | OS1 | Mar 5, 1987 – Dec 15, 1990 | OI | Plank Owner |
| Bryant, Stan | FCC(SW) | Mar 14, 1987 – Aug 1, 1989 | CF | Plank Owner and my last ship. |
| Zumwalt, Paul | GMG3 | Apr 1987 – Jan 12, 1990 | Weapons | Plankowner, SAR, Forward GunMount,vodka,Rock'n da boots, Elmo,Zoomy, Black Angus. |
| Ashpole, Brian | CTR1 | Apr 1987 – Oct 1989 | OT | I learned how to be chief on this ship. Mike Henson tought me a lot of hard lessons. |
| Spoelhof, Phillip (Spooly) | ENC (SW) | Apr 1987 – Oct 1992 | A | Plankowner |
| Hinson, Joe | Chief Navy Counselor (SW) | Apr 1987 – Jul 31, 1991 | Command Career Counselor | Awesome men brought this warship to life with sacrifice, pride and determination making up this ships lifelong personality. My relief received a ship with a Golden Anchor for retention. I’m proud to say I completed the job I came there to do. |
| Spoelhof, Phil (Spooly) | ENC (EN2 @commisioning) | Apr 4, 1987 – Nov 16, 1992 | A Division | Was the best ship with the BEST crew . |
| Anderson, Larry | EM2 | May 1987 – Jun 1989 | plankowner, living in jacksonville fl | |
| Hawblitzel, Todd | SK3 | May 1987 – Jan 1990 | Supply | PLANKOWNER |
| Snyder, Steven | CTM2(SW) | May 1, 1987 – May 1, 1990 | OT | Made me what I am today. Thank you Mike Henson for all you did for me!!! Best job I will ever have. |
| Maples, Cameron | DC/FA | Jun 1987 – May 1988 | R | |
| Raynor, Brett | LT | Jun 1987 – Aug 1991 | Admin, Communications, A-Gang | Plankowner. You guys were the best crew a man could have served with! An amazing experience to have been part of something so much bigger than life. 4 years, 2 deployments, 1 war (part 1), and many incredible memories. |
| Christie, Wallace (Beave) | FCSN | Jul 1987 – Jul 17, 1990 | CS | Plankowner;Be nice to hear from other plankowners.Send message. |
| Chaney, Bill | FC1 (SW) | Aug 1, 1987 – Jul 1, 1989 | CF04 Plankowner | Hey Guys! Pat Byrne, what happened to your sorry self? RVSP! Harry Ames, the CG 55 WAS "Once in a Lifetime"! Remember "We All Live In A Haze Gray Piece of Sh*t"? |
| Franz, Darrin | RM3 | Sep 1987 – Sep 1990 | Deck, OC | Plankonwer. Great times and made some great friends. I keep missing the reunions and I'm still in Jax!Happily married for 16 years and 4 kids. All is good. |
| Brown, Ricky | BM3 | Sep 17, 1987 – Oct 14, 1990 | Deck | Great ship love the leyte gulf. I enjoyed the tour. I am also a plankowner. |
| Haight, Mark | sm3 | Sep 24, 1987 – Sep 24, 1990 | oc | i was just looking for some old shipmates. e mail me if you know me. no nastygrams please. |
| Frondarina, Dominador R. | MSC (SW) | Sep 26, 1987 – Sep 30, 1991 | SUPPLY | Glad to be one of the plankowners of the ship. |
| Dean, Kenny | DK1 | Oct 1987 – Jul 1991 | SUPPLY | THE BEST SHIP EVER IN MAYPORT'S HARBOR. |
| Benthal, Jesse | OS3 | Oct 1987 – Sep 1990 | OI | |
| Olcott, Frank | DC2 | Nov 1987 – Sep 1991 | Repair | |
| Johnston, Brian | HT-E4 | Nov 15, 1987 – Jun 16, 1990 | R | My time on USS Leyte Gulf was some of the best and most challanging in my life.Made some great friends there also. |
| Blackford, Randy | GSM2 | Dec 1987 – Jan 1990 | MP | |
| Hyland, William "Bill" | EN3 | Dec 1987 – Apr 1988 | Would like to hook up with the likes of Hank McGinnis, Cliff Johnson, Joe Reinhardt, Ken Swaney, and other friends I made on the USSLG. | |
| Johnson, Steven (Spud) | E-5/RM2 | Dec 1987 – Apr 1992 | OC | This was the Best command out of all the one's I've served. Leyte Gulf made me the person I am today. Thank you. RM2(SW) Johnson aka Spud, I got a piece of the Plank. |
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