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USS Camden (AOE 2) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Camden (AOE 2). 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 1332 crew members registered for the USS Camden (AOE 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuchs, Douglas  | SN | 1984 – 1987 | Deck | I had some good Times on The Camden I will always Remember! View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Skinner, Leroy | bm3 | 1984 – 1987 | stream and3rd | any one rememender me call me at 941-952-9047 |
| Weavers, Norman | E-4 | 1984 – 1984 | M= DIV | SERVED AS ONE OF NUMEROUS PETTY OFFICERS. LATER I COULDN'T SERVE IN THE TWO ENGINE ROOMS DUE TO SEVERE PAIN AND SWELLING IN BOTH LEGS AND KNEES. WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF KEEPING OUR BERTHING QUARTERS CLEAN |
| Kevan, Dave | gm2 | Jan 1, 1984 – Aug 21, 1987 | weapons | |
| John, Herb | BTC Herb John | Feb 1984 – Mar 1989 | B Division | Good ship, did the standard BT five year sea tour. As BT1 was LPO of One Fireroom, went on to Oil King, made BTC and held both Ship Oil King and LCPO of One Fireroom. |
| Lightner, Jim (Lenzcap) | E-3 | Mar 30, 1984 – Apr 15, 1987 | admin | I will never forget the time I spent on that ship |
| Welch, Ralph | MM2 | Apr 1984 – Jan 1988 | A - Gang | Good Times in alot of different places with alot of great people. Experiences that not alot of people have had. Hope life is going well for all of the people that made this ship move around the world! |
| Paress, Lou/buzz | E-5//SM2 | Apr 29, 1984 – Apr 1988 | Operations | Good boat with alot of good memories. I have been fortunate to not only serve with a great bunch of people but made some really good friends as well. |
| Hess Jr, William H (Bill) | E6/BM1 | May 1984 – May 1987 | S-2M MDMAA | I was assigned my complete tour as the MDMAA for Deck Depart. The Suppo like my works as the MDMAA and since Deck was top heavy with BM1's, the 1st LT assigned me there. It had good and bad points. You do as ordered. |
| Morris, Ralston | hm3 | Jun 13, 1984 – Jun 1, 1987 | medical | running sick call and the lab.Flight quartes Corpsman,good times |
| Swenson Jr., Samuel (Bosn) | CWO4 | Jul 15, 1984 – Dec 1, 1987 | Boatswain Gang | |
| Bartro, Robert "Bart" | MM3 | Aug 10, 1984 – Jan 1, 1988 | A-Gang | The Awesome Pachyderm of the Pacific..what a ride. Mad, crazy times in PI. Diego Garcia...what a hole! Why did we always have to UNREP at midnight? Not cool. Worked aft steering - hydraulics. Drop a line to my first and last name @yahoo. |
| Garrison, Ed | E-5 SM-2 | Aug 10, 1984 – Feb 28, 1988 | Ops | Great Ship, made some great friends Miss them and thes ship. Alot ofood PI memories |
| Dunn, James | RM2 | Sep 16, 1984 – Aug 28, 1988 | OC-01 | There was no other ship like the Pacyderm. Gave new meaning to haze gray and underway. USS Camden; Underway Sunday thru Saturday. NJSO. INT ZEV K |
| Vallecillo, Scott / Val | BM3 | Dec 10, 1984 – Mar 10, 1988 | 3rd | Would like to hear from any of the men who served aboard the finest ship in fleet while I was there.Good times. |
| Bobzin, William (Bob) | Dec 14, 1984 – Jun 24, 1990 | Weapons | Any one from weapons divison email me. | |
| Potts, Anthony "Tony" | SN | 1985 – 1987 | Deck/Admin | |
| Sanchez, Heleo | BM2 | 1985 – 1989 | 3RD, BSN GANG ,2ND. | I GOT TO KNOW SOME GOOD PEOPLE DURING MY TOUR I HOPE I HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. |
| Grant, Todd | BM-3 | 1985 – 1989 | 3rd | |
| Pratt, David | SN | 1985 – 1988 | 2ND/STREAM | WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO KNEW ME WHILE SERVING ON THE SHIP,ESPECIALLY FROM STREAM OR 2ND DIV. CHIEFS OR OFFICERS INCLUDED. GREAT MEMORIES OF NAVY LIFE, WAS SAD TO HEAR CAMDEN WAS DECOMMISSIONED AND SCRAPPED |
| Schmied, Paul (Harley) | HTFN | 1985 – Jun 21, 1988 | REPAIR | |
| Myer, James | PO 2/Interior Communication | 1985 – Feb 1990 | Engineering | Good time in my life, Wish I had stayed in for 20. But doing ok out in the "real world". Used what I learned to make a career and a life. |
| Jones, Larry | E-3/Dn | 1985 – 1986 | Dental | zHad a great time abroad the ship. Lots of nice people, went to great places |
| Sena, James D | MM 3 | Jan 1985 – Aug 1985 | M | Many good memories, though I wished I had gotten liberty in Australia heh. Wondering if anybody remembers the Connie CVBG getting split up when we were approaching weapons Week in DGar |
| Kerins, Mike | LT | Jan 15, 1985 – Oct 1, 1986 | R | 18 month tour as DCA |
| Clark, Bob | OSSN | Feb 1985 – Aug 1987 | Deck/ OPS | I was in deck div., under BM1 Gardley, BMC Jensen, and LTJG Lewis, then moved onto the CIC and became an OS. Some great times, some bad times, some cloudy times (good partying). |
| Bradley, David | BM3 | Feb 1985 – Nov 1986 | STREAM | Red, Singer, Harrington, Byrd, Art, Turner, 1ST, ... so many great guys, so many great memories, so many beers I would like to have with you for a day. Now in Lebanon, PA, married, 2 beautiful girls & 1 great son. |
| Bradfield, Michael "Duckie Doll" | RM3 | Mar 1, 1985 – Aug 18, 1988 | Radio Man | Great times, great ship. Truley miss the friends I had while on board. Bob Vestal, Brian Rhoden, Tim Dailey, Daren Houser, Dan Willis, Buzz. Remember the Killer B's? The "Duckie Boyz". I am very proud to have served on such a great shi |
| Davis, Gary | MS2 | Mar 31, 1985 – Mar 31, 1987 | S2 | |
| Hayward, Kevin | E-3 | Apr 1, 1985 – Aug 8, 1988 | It bitter sweet to read that the only shhip I was on is being takin out of service | |
| Pollard, Wally | GMG-2 | May 1985 – Aug 1989 | Weapons | I consider my time on the "Awesome Pachyderm" to be some of the best times of my life. Made some lifelong friends and great memories. When I heard she was decom'ed, it really tugged at my heart. I will miss her!! |
| Anttila, Vern | FCC (SW) | May 1985 – May 1988 | Combat Systems/Admin | 2 WestPacs, 2 overhauls, 91 ships in 19 days and always in the dark. What a life. |
| Mantle, Ron | MR3 | May 1, 1985 – Dec 1, 1987 | Repair | Boy there was nothing better then wog day. If you want get ahold of me. Im on my-space |
| Lechliter, John/ Steve | EN3 | May 3, 1985 – Feb 10, 1988 | A | Looking for old shipmates. Hope everyone is doing well |
| Finley, Nate | E-4 | May 13, 1985 – Feb 6, 1988 | 3rd | Part of the 3rd heard. Was an LSE on flight deck. Had some great times and some times that really were trying. Would like to here from anyone that was on the ship during that time. |
| Finley, Nate | E-4 | Jun 1985 – Feb 7, 1988 | 3rd | |
| Vent, Terence | SK1 | Jun 8, 1985 – Feb 23, 1989 | Cargo (S-1) | It was tough duty, but I came away better for it and I served with a lot of great people. |
| Anello, Joe | QM 2 | Jun 15, 1985 – Oct 16, 1989 | Navigation | I will never forget the great Wog rebellion - W.A.S.P. (Wogs Against Shellback Pukes) I figured if I was going to get beaten by a 4" fire hose I would give a valid reason to do so. Sorry for hacking the ships computers.. |
| Chin, Michael | SK2 | Jul 1985 – Dec 1989 | S-1, Cargo | My best tours at sea! |
| Litchford, John | QM2 - QMC | Jul 15, 1985 – Apr 10, 1990 | NAV | GOOD TIMES AND GOOD FRIENDS |
| Hibben, Quentin | LTjg | Aug 1985 – Jul 1988 | Comm and Aux | I was amazed to see all the familiar names on here. CAMDEN was a great ship -- the hardest working ship and crew I'd served with. |
| Rhoden, Brian | E4/RM3 | Aug 22, 1985 – Dec 10, 1988 | OC01 | Have alot of memories from the Camden. Robert Vestal, Dan Willis, Alan Wallace, Michael Bradfield, Tim Daily, "Buzz" Paress and the list is long! Anyone remember my sorry butt, email me at brianrhoden2004@yahoo.com |
| Ditmer, Scott | E3/BW | Sep 9, 1985 – Nov 27, 1986 | ||
| Patrick, Roger "mac" | SN | Sep 10, 1985 – Jun 10, 1988 | Bosn-gang | Looking for old friends. |
| Justice, James | BM2 | Sep 12, 1985 – Oct 26, 1987 | had a great time while aboard the camden, wish i had stayed there and in the bremerton area. great shipmates, great food, really got the job done, reguardless. god bless us one and all. | |
| Willis, Daniel | E-4/RADIOMAN | Nov 12, 1985 – Nov 12, 1990 | operations | Served with quite a few wonderful men. Best friends were Alan Wallace and Bob Vestal. Co-workers; James Dunn, Brian Rhoden, James Campaign. Moved back to Idaho to persue career in Law Enforcement. Currently at the Juvenile Corrections Cntr. |
| Fisher, Robert | FCC | Nov 15, 1985 – Mar 15, 1990 | Combat Systems | The best ship I had the pleasure to serve aboard. Good times and good friends. I also had some bad, with the loss of a good friend, FCCS (SW) Duane Aldueso during the 89 WESTPAC-I/O deployment. |
| Mendez, Francisco | SH2 | Nov 15, 1985 – Jul 1, 1989 | S-1 Supply support/ s-1 Cargo/S-3 | I loved every minute I served onboard, I can remember all my friends, I could write a book about this wonderful crew, I think to serve in this ship rather than to be anything else is my greatest accomplishment of my life |
| Wright, Nathan | FC1 | Dec 20, 1985 – Nov 26, 1989 | Combat Systems |
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