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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Burton Island (AGB 1). 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 18 crew members registered for the USS Burton Island (AGB 1).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patey, John | seaman | Aug 17, 1946 – Dec 1947 | not sure | |
| Lucas, Luke | EM 2 | Dec 1946 – Apr 1952 | E Div | Plank Owner |
| Castillo, Eufemio | ETM3/c | 1947 – 1950 | Don't remember ,electronics stricker | Sent to Electronics Materiel school on Treasure Island TDY in 1949 and back to the ship .Crossed the Arctic circle in July 1949 on a trip to Point Barrow ,never made it to PT, broke one screw in the ice and turned ba |
| Tucker, Leroy | machinery repairman | Dec 31, 1951 – Aug 31, 1955 | E | Any shipmate who remembers me please feel free to contact me at my email address. |
| Good, Jimmy | YN3 | Aug 1954 – Jan 1956 | Engineering | |
| Dunnigan, Jimmy | E3 | Oct 1, 1954 – Oct 15, 1958 | INACT | Looking for someone That serve with my DAD on the USS Barton Island AGB 1 in 1954 to 1958. He was in African american and i'm looking to find a picture or two or even a year book of boot camp from Great Lakes in 1954. |
| Cretini, Donald | SFM 3 | Jan 1, 1958 – Jan 1, 1960 | r | |
| Lopez, Darryl | Fireman | 1959 – 1961 | Engineering | |
| Mary, Chris | sf/E-3 | Aug 15, 1960 – May 21, 1963 | Seaman/Ship Fitter | Hi to Gary Schwartz not sure of the spelling of last name. He was from Burbank Ca. Also to any one else that was there. |
| Douglas, Ron | SF2 | 1961 – 1963 | Damage control | Made 2 trips north and 1 trip south.. Was aboard in the north when we broke ice for the 2 subs that met there. It was the USS Skate and the USS Seadragon as I remember... |
| Briers, Ivy (Terry) A. Briers | SN | Feb 1962 – Mar 1964 | Deck | looking for anyone who served aboard the Burton Island Icebreaker during that period of time. It was a hard lifes with unusual sacrifices. I was injured during a Tital Wave episode off the coast of Alaska. |
| Davis, Pete | SN | Feb 1963 – Apr 1964 | Signal Gang | Operation Deepfreeze 1963 to 1964. I saw the post about Goodrich and Wetstone. I'd like to add these UDT sailors did the repairs to the bow shaft hub damaged by breaking ice at the trash dump. |
| Goodrich, Walter (Jim) | SN | Aug 16, 1963 – Jun 24, 1964 | Deck Force and Diver | hello Made the AnArtic trip 63-64 dove under the ice and the on to new Zealand where Ron Weatztone and I made the Dog and poney shop jumping out of th Hilo's in Auckland. Great Ship and Great Crew . Transferred in June |
| Wood, Bobby [woody] | EN3 | Oct 1963 – Sep 1966 | ENGINE ROOM | Check out USS Burton Island Association. Meets every other year. |
| Gann Jr., Willie J. | SK3 | Jun 9, 1964 – Dec 15, 1966 | Supply | My first real ship. I loved it and the crew, Yes, even the Deck Division BM1 Thompson. I changed from thinking like a kid to a man. Retired from the Navy as a CTOC. Worked for the Post Office 20 years, now retired in TX. |
| Smith, Gordon (Smitty) | DK3 | Aug 1964 – Jul 1966 | Supply | |
| Pope, Jim | FN | Apr 6, 1965 – Dec 15, 1966 | M | First duty station,and the beggining of a great career. |
| Cohorst, Ronnie | BM2 | Aug 31, 1965 – Jun 1, 1966 | 1st | Fun time going south |
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