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USS Seattle (AOE 3) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Seattle (AOE 3). 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 1369 crew members registered for the USS Seattle (AOE 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength, Billy | EM3 | 1971 – 1975 | E | Came aboard in 1971 or 1972. It's been a long time. Was brought aboard on my first helicopter ride. What an experience for a kid. Did mess duty and went on to the electrical department. Went to A school and became an EM3. Got out in 1975. |
| Therry, Michael | SN/BM | 1971 – 1973 | Deck 3 RD | Enjoyed running liberty boats and multi hours at unrep but really enjoyed the 2 Meds and all my shipmates. |
| Cook, Terry | SH2 | 1971 – May 7, 1975 | S2 | I'll never forget the days I spent on the Seattle. Jerry Mills, Gary Gupton, Charlie Racer, helped me make it the first year Thanks. For those who don't remember I worked in the barber shop, the laundry and ships store. |
| Alvey, Bill | GMG2 | 1971 – 1975 | Weapons | Haze grey and underway! UNREPS day or night, seven days a week. Super ship and some of the hardest working sailors in the Fleet. Hi Shipmates, was great serving with each of you! |
| Harrington, Mike | MM3 | 1971 – 1973 | Aft. Engine Room | |
| Martin, David | IC2 | 1971 – 1973 | E | USS Seattle AOE-3 1971-1973 USS Kalamazoo AOR-6 1973-1974 |
| Murdock, Robert | ETR3 | 1971 – 1971 | ET Shop | Temporary duty while waiting for class at Nuc School in Bainbridge , MD. Lot of weekly trips to the Caribbean and one trip to GITMO. Spend most weekends tied up at fuel depot in Norfolk. |
| Bank, L. | EVENTUALLY OS1 | Jan 1971 – Aug 1974 | O I | Many cruises, many excursions Many Good Times and Bad times, Things do change! |
| Gregorek, Mark R. | FTG-3 | Feb 15, 1971 – Aug 15, 1972 | Weapons | Looking back boy did we have fun. Just found out that SP Carter, one of the funniest guys I ever knew, died in 2008. Spoke to Haegar.Would love to hear from any of the old gang, especially McFarland, MacLaughlin, Janz. |
| Richardson, Richie | BT2 | Mar 1971 – Sep 10, 1974 | B Division | Some of the best times of my life and the friends will be in my heart and mind forever. |
| Toma, Richard (Goulash) | SK-3 | Mar 1, 1971 – Jul 3, 1974 | S-1 | Had a great learning expierence aboard the Seattle. Made some wonderful friends including LT(JG) Campos (Taco), Chief Moore, and Paul Belcher. Made 2 Med cruises aboard Her out of Norfolk. |
| Richardson, Wally | BT2 | Mar 3, 1971 – Sep 10, 1974 | B DIVISION | I remember the great times and I seem to have forgotten all the bad times I complained so much about at the time. I remember the great friends I made. Full steam ahead. 30 knots |
| Richardson, Wallace L. | BT-2 | Mar 10, 1971 – Sep 10, 1974 | B | WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOME OF MY OLD FRIENDS. CHRIS BOWMAN FOR SURE. TALK TO TEKULVE, HELMAN, REILLY, YANORA. |
| Steinberg, Chuck | CS2 | May 26, 1971 – Jul 1974 | S-2 | I was the ships Baker. I am working for the USFS at Boxelder Job Corps CCC. I am the Senior Chef and temp. Culinary Arts Instructor.I still enjoy baking. |
| Steinberg, Charles/chuck | CS2 | Jul 1971 – Jul 1974 | S-2 Division | I was the ships Baker. I would also train new Cooks how to bake rolls, pies, bread, cakes, etc.. Served w/ CS2 Caiines, CS1 Potter, CS3 Eicher, CS3 Gaffney, S Chief Mish, Lt Paine,HM2 Chuck Hankinson, and a lot of others |
| Reigel, Terry | MM1 | Jul 20, 1971 – Jul 23, 1972 | rase | i was in charge of the mm`s on the winch deck. had a good time aboard. the crew was the best. hope i got my dates right it been awhile. miss the old girl. |
| Fulton, Gary | OS2 | Aug 1971 – Jul 1976 | OI | Good experience. Cruises to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. A solid ship in bad weather. |
| Haibach, David | ET-2 | Aug 1971 – Aug 1972 | OPS | Ahoy ! 1 Med Cruise was enough . ) Gosh, that radar was a looong way up there. |
| Connelly, Timothy | FTG-3 | Aug 10, 1971 – Jun 21, 1975 | Weapons Division | |
| Therry, Michael | SN | Sep 1971 – Aug 7, 1973 | Deck 3rd | ENJOYED TWO MED CRUISE WHEN NOT OPERATING THE LIBERTY BOATS OR UNREPPING ALL HOURS OF THE DAY OR NIGHT |
| Swaincott, Gordon | SN/BM | Sep 1971 – Sep 1972 | Deck/ 3rd | Hardest working ship in the Navy. Between work, replenishment and watches, sleep was not an option. Mostly now in 2012 my memories are of the Med cruise from Dec. 1971-Jun 1972 and the countries I visited. |
| Campos, Fred | LT(JG) | Oct 30, 1971 – Oct 23, 1974 | S3 and S1 | As a young ensign right out of Supply Corps School, I was apprehensive when I arrived. Luckily, Lt (jg) Dewey Fitzpatrick & Lt(jg) Lynn Crawford helped me out. Had some great times. Great trips with Dr. Dick Spence, Bob Kearney, Lt. Ken Plante. |
| Helman, Bill | BT3 | Nov 1971 – Nov 1973 | B | Had some great, and not so great times on 2 Med cruises.Made some always great life time friends. |
| Wildberger, Art | BT2 | Nov 11, 1971 – May 30, 1973 | B- Div | Worked in the after fire room, would like to hear from the Kiulhman Brothers |
| Rhodes, Michael | sn | Nov 14, 1971 – Feb 14, 1974 | 3RD | Sure had a good time on the King of the Med. A lot of hard work, But a good crew, |
| Duhon, Joe | MM3 | Nov 15, 1971 – Jul 28, 1975 | M Aft. Engine room | Came on board as a Fa.made rank up to MM3.Went to the Decom. It was good to see the Ship and shipmates. Hope we can have a reuion soon. |
| Tucker, James | BT2 | Nov 29, 1971 – Jul 4, 1975 | B | Just like to say hello to some my old friends and shipmates |
| Frazier, Dave | fn e4 | Dec 1971 – Jan 1973 | A gang | what a great time. 2 med cruises. lots of great memories of people & places. |
| Turner, Jeff /buzz | E 3 | 1972 – 1974 | DECK | Looking for TOM BELL ,JEFF CABLE,JIM FRANK,JOE LANZARA,SWAMPRAT,RON MCKIERNAN |
| Burress, Chuck | RM-2 | 1972 – 1975 | OC | |
| Smith, Larry (Smitty) | HT-3 | 1972 – 1975 | Hull Technician | Hey Guys From the USS Seattle, I hope you guys are all doing good! I am still in Alabama, living outside of Birmingham, I would love to hear from you guys, especially the guys from R Division! |
| Licker, Maurice | HT-3 | 1972 – Mar 1974 | R Division | I will never forget the friends i made and the times we had,,always proud to be on the Seattle,,the best ship in the Navy. If i could do it all over again ,i would. Never felt more alive... |
Beaudry, Henry  | SK-3 | 1972 – 1974 | X | This listing is for my late father. RIP 6/20/2003. If you served with him or knew him I would love to hear from you and wonder if anyone out there has any pictures of him from the navy. View 'now' Photo |
| Fisher, Barry | ETR-3 | 1972 – 1976 | ET SHOP | |
| Sullivan, Tommy | Seaman | 1972 – 1974 | X & Deck | |
| Everson, Irving | e-4 | 1972 – Dec 15, 1975 | radiomen | Yes, the Navy. My daughter is leaving for the Navy as a JAG Officer in January. She will be doing better than her dad. The Navy was a good time to grow and enjoy seeing the world. I have some fun memories of friends. |
| Beaudry, Henry | E3 | Jan 1, 1972 – Jan 1, 1975 | Store Keeper - Shipping/Receiving | I writing this for my Late Father- He Had SO many great memories of his time on this ship. He served 1972-75. He passed away from a heart attack in NH, USA on 6/20/2003. He was Captain for our Fire Station and Loved it. |
| Scheckenbach, Val | OS3 | Jan 4, 1972 – Jan 4, 1974 | operations | Made a lot of friends on the Seattle and was great and enjoyed the travel. |
| Waggoner, Mark | QM3 | Jan 20, 1972 – May 5, 1973 | Navigation | Great bunch of guys to serve with. No girls that we know of served on board at that time. |
| Nutt, Tom | QM3 | Feb 1972 – Jan 1974 | navigation | |
| Gerlach, Garry | ENS/LTJG | Feb 1972 – Dec 1974 | Repair/First | Great ship and great crew delivering the goods to the fleet. Steamed our pants off. Fred Campos, Ken Plante, Tom Gilson, Al Legacy, Bill Baxter, Boswain Todd, Gunner Colley and both Andy Andersons made the tour worthwhile. |
| Nutt, Thomas | QM3 | Feb 1972 – Jan 1974 | navigation | |
| McLean, Michael, Mac | RM1 | Feb 2, 1972 – Jun 4, 1974 | OC | Had lots of interesting ports of call, good people on board, our F-4 fighter ace Captain was something special. It was funny when Gitmo wouldn't let us ashore because our hair was too long. But the sweat bands were neat. |
| Savage, David | SEAMAN | Feb 5, 1972 – Jul 4, 1972 | E ? | My time on Seattle was too short, as was my navy hitch. All in all That Med cruise was the best. Jim Henico look me up we did mess duty together. |
| Hansen, John/harry | bm3 | Feb 20, 1972 – Nov 29, 1974 | rase | good friends miss them frank corrdaro dave sterling charlie lyons billy baker |
| James Henico, Jim | GMG 2 | Mar 16, 1972 – Mar 15, 1975 | WEAPONS | HAD A GREAT TIME ON SEATTLE,IT WENT TO FAST.WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIP MATES |
| Archer, Ken | IC-3 | Apr 1972 – Aug 1976 | Engineering | I still have dreams of my time on that ship! Oh it was hard work. Repairing high water alarms in the bilges, cleaning the salinity cells on the evaporators. It was endless, hot, dirty work. Six on, six off unreps!!! |
| Sinex, Jon | GMG-2 | Jul 1972 – Aug 1975 | Weapons | Hard working ship, Always underway. |
| Hawley, Michael | MM2 | Jul 4, 1972 – Apr 1, 1975 | SERVED IN AFT ENGINEROOM......STARTED AS MESSAGER OF WATCH AND WORKED ALL THE JOBS UNTIL I WAS MMOW. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY SALTY EX-CREW AND EVEN THOSE WHO NOW RUN THOSE THROTTLES IN AFT ENGINEROOM. | |
| Primrose, Hugh | YN3 | Jul 19, 1972 – Apr 3, 1974 | X | |
| Porto, Tom | sd3 | Jul 30, 1972 – Jul 31, 1975 | supply | had a blast aboard ship. fond thoughts and memories. worked in officers country. hey gunner mcmullen, i once walked thru the officers lounge with my dick out .you didn't even notice! willy and pauly were rolling! |
| Blevins, David , Sr. | SK2 | Aug 1972 – Jun 1975 | S-1 | |
| Wilson, David | E4 | Aug 1, 1972 – Dec 10, 1975 | S2 | |
| Wilson Willie, Dave | AOE 3 | Aug 8, 1972 – Dec 10, 1975 | S2 | |
| Oliver, Steven | BMSN | Aug 18, 1972 – Aug 27, 1975 | RASE/1ST | IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE THIS ,MANY MEMORIES,17 WHEN I WENT ABOARD THIS MIGHTY OLD GIRL,A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE ,THE BEST U.S. HAD TO OFFER,GOOD TIMES AND BAD ,I WISH ALL ,BEFORE ,DURING ,AND AFTER ,GOOD LUCK AND THE BEST LIFE HAS TO OFFER |
| McMullen, John (Gunner) | CWO-2 | Aug 19, 1972 – Aug 20, 1975 | 3rd OFF | Hardest working ship in the Navy. Great crew with a lot of problems. Accomplished 9 carrier complete backloads. Remember fondly Capt R. Anderson , Cdr I. Goto, Lt A. Anderson, Lt Woody Carbary, WO W. Todd and many great crew members |
| Tekulve, Richard D. | BT 3 | Sep 1972 – Oct 1975 | B | I also served a three month tour in USS Detroit AOE-4 while Seattle was in dry dock. Made many lifelong friends from my Seattle days! |
| Cantera, David (Gino) | E-4 | Sep 1972 – Jun 1974 | Auxilary | |
| Isbill, Michael | SH3 | Sep 1972 – Dec 1972 | Supply | Only on the Seattle for one cruse. Got jerked of the USS Orion to fill out crew. Worked in the laundry and ship store office. |
| Keltz, Joe | SEAMAN | Sep 15, 1972 – Jun 15, 1973 | DECK | |
| Slocum, Mike | BM3 | Sep 18, 1972 – Sep 12, 1975 | 3rd RASE | ran boats b & a crane. hey route ,stokes ,rein ,shannon rember swim call, happy hielo hops (july 4th1973) remember snipes held a demonstration said ship wasn't ready for the Med. to no avail, we went. after med. dry dock then getmo |
| Gambrell, John | SH4 | Oct 1972 – Jul 1975 | Supply | It was a great time in my life. I sure miss it and I miss all my shipmates. Great ship. |
| Otterson, George | HT3 | Oct 2, 1972 – Sep 1975 | R Division | Hey guys. I'm alive. How are Mills, Love, Beakler, Schmitty (artwork in Spain), Strouble, Remaker? Is anyone going to the '11 reunion in Virginia? We'll be there. Showed my wife the house in Norfolk. The Yankee, George. |
| Wells, Joe | BT3 | Oct 24, 1972 – Jun 24, 1975 | b | |
| Raymond, Jeff | "up and down" | Oct 30, 1972 – Oct 15, 1974 | X | Sako, Kuhns, Beaudry, Walters, Profit, Myers and the rest of the "Gang" Remember Jeff's house in New Hampshire... Capt. Anderson was "Great". |
| Smith, Alex "smitty" | QM3 | Nov 1972 – May 1975 | Navigation | The crew of the Seattle was the best, hardest-working bunch in the fleet. I have always, and shall always be, proud of my service with them, and being aboard the "King of the Med." |
| Carr, Paul | YN2 | Nov 18, 1972 – Sep 10, 1974 | x | |
| Meiers, Charles (C | PN2 | Dec 1972 – May 1976 | X | |
| Love, James | HT3 | Dec 1972 – Jul 1975 | R Div. | Had some hot times on the old Seattle - "borrowing" Hienekens from the Captains private stores - cooking lobster in the filter shop - getting trashed in foreign lands - Smitty remember Athens? Where's the Geech? Otterson |
| Reinert, Jim (Rip) | e-4 | Dec 1972 – Jul 1975 | A-gang | I had a great time and wouldn't do it again for a million dollars. |
| Smith, C. Alex | QM3 | Dec 1972 – May 1975 | Navigation | The Seattle was a great ship, with a great crew. I fondly look back on my time serving aboard her. |
| Mills, Paul | HT 3 | Dec 1972 – Sep 1975 | R division | |
| Hecker, Keith / Heck | BM3 | Dec 2, 1972 – Sep 30, 1975 | RASE | Had some great times on this old ship. It would be nice to hear from some old friends. Charlie Lyons, Dave Sterling, Frank Cordaro, Jim Henico, Mac McKlearon. Art Moss, Gray, Bossn' Todd |
| Byerly, Donald | E3 | Dec 11, 1972 – Dec 11, 1974 | 3RD. | |
| Byerly, Donald Burnout | E3 | Dec 18, 1972 – Dec 18, 1974 | 3ERD | |
| Beuchler, David | E4 / Ht | Dec 20, 1972 – Jul 15, 1975 | R | Hello ex shipmates. Hope all is well. It's been a long time. Still in Chas, Still Working. I wonder who is still living and who might have passed. I'll check back on this page to see if there are any responses. Take Care |
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