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There are 141 crew members registered for the Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1983 | 1984 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachance III, Fred | E-7 BMC | Apr 12, 1984 – Mar 28, 1988 | CRAFTMASTER LCU 1662 | I WAS STATION AT ACU 2 AS A BM1 AND WAS CRAFTMASTER OF LCU 1662 FOR 3 YEARS AND THEN TOOK OVER THE MIKE 8 BOATS UNTILL I WAS TRANSFERED TO ORLANDO TO PUSH BOOTS. I MADE CHIEF FINALLY AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE A 100 YEARS |
| Manion, John | QM2 | Apr 20, 1984 – Apr 1, 1986 | Landing Craft | I had cruises with LCU-1653, BMC White and others. I made three Med cruises. USS Hermitage LSD-34, USS Austin and various other LSD's. I AM SEEKING A CRUISEBOOK FROM 1984-1986, CAN ANYONE HELP? |
| Huehn, Robert | EM2 | Dec 14, 1984 – Jun 1, 1986 | Assault Craft | Great Place to work and learn your trade and then some |
| Harding, Mike | HT3 | Jan 11, 1985 – Jan 11, 1987 | Desert Cove HT Shop | this was a great first duty station |
| Derossett, John | ENFN | Mar 15, 1985 – Dec 15, 1988 | LCU | I was at ACUS from about March 1985 through December 1988. I was in the LCU division, and then CHENG on the 8 boats. LCU's were 1661, 1643 and 1654. |
| Ledbury, Michael | EN1 | Jun 24, 1985 – Jan 1, 1992 | LCU 1650, LCU-1662, LCU 1659 | Chief engineer aboard lcus and mk-8s. Best command, saw lots of combat action. Was in desert shield/storm aboard LCU-1659, mother ship USS Shreveport(LPD-12). Learned alot, did alot. |
| Taylor, Rusty | en1(sw) | Oct 18, 1985 – Sep 18, 1991 | LCU 1643 ,LCU 1656 and DET208 | |
| Morgan, Linda | PC3 | Sep 1986 – Jan 1988 | Admin | |
| Skwarlo, David | E-5/EM2 | Oct 1986 – Oct 1990 | LCU-1653 | The best duty station I was ever at in my Navy career. |
| Letch, Kenneth | EN1(SW) | Nov 15, 1986 – Mar 15, 1991 | LCU-1657 Chief Engineer | This was my best duty station. I'll never forget my time at ACU-2 |
| Porter, Gus | EN2(SW) | 1987 – 1992 | LCU 1663 Chief Engineer | Some great times were had by all |
| Hier, Thomas | BM3 | 1987 – 1988 | Lcm8 | |
| Needham, John | LT-CDR | Jun 1, 1987 – Jun 1, 1997 | from Training up through C.O. | NRRC Baltimore |
| Wilkins, John P | BMSN | Jul 1987 – Apr 1993 | LCU'S | I WAS ON SEVERAL CRAFTS MADE MANY FRIENDS MY LAST BOAT I WAS ON WAS THE 1655 SENIOR CHIEF CARROLL WAS MY CRAFTMASTER. DROP ME A LINE IF YA REMEMBER ME. |
| Coslet, Mike | ETC | Aug 1, 1987 – Aug 1, 1989 | Electronics (SEA UIC) | |
| Maybery, Phillip | BMC/SW | Sep 1987 – Jan 31, 1990 | Landing Craft | |
| Stutzke, Harry (Steamer Stud) | BMC (SW) | 1988 – 1991 | Landing Craft | Served as Craft master aboard U-1654, 1655 and 1662 |
| Banks, James (Jim) | MA1 | Sep 1988 – Jan 1991 | X | |
| Spaven, Brad NEW | SM3 | Nov 1988 – May 1993 | Lcu-1656 | |
| Walker, Walker | SM3 | Nov 1, 1988 – Apr 13, 1992 | LCU 1664 and 1650 | This was a great unit to be in looking forward to hearing from some of the guys |
| Brewer, Paul (Boats) | BM3 | 1989 – 1990 | Dbo1 | |
| Wynne, William | BM-3/E-4 | Jun 1989 – Mar 1993 | LCU-1643,1653 | Living near Charlotte,NC now if any former shipmates are in the area. |
| Sykes, Cj | BM3 | 1990 – Mar 11, 1994 | LCU 1650 | Anybody out there? SM3 Walker I believe we served together on LCU 1650 under QM1 Hefferon and EN1 Smelker. |
| Brooks, Timothy | e-1 | Jan 5, 1990 – Oct 9, 1990 | m-8 boats | had a senior chief , worked really hard .. I always had lots of fire duty and extra duty |
| Garcia, Tony | 0-1E | Feb 1, 1990 – Nov 26, 1999 | LCU | I served in several different rates BM, AG, CTT, and then Supply Corps Officer. Extremely diverse career serving in Aviation, Surface/Amphibious, and Submarine communities. |
| Hart, Greg (Boats) | BM1(sw) - BMC(sw) | Apr 1990 – 1994 | LCU 1645 | Craftmaster. BMC(sw) Ret. |
| Partin, Angie (Pearson) | ET3 | Apr 1990 – Sep 1992 | ET | |
| Pride, Robert | EN | Oct 2, 1990 – Dec 24, 1992 | ACU-2 | I was there from 1990-1992 so if anyone was there during that time, drop me a line. I deployed with the USS Saipan for the original gulf war. I was a EN on the small boats. |
| Farrow, Kermit | en3 | 1991 – Jun 30, 1995 | lcu 1649 | |
| Knowlin, Tredith | QM3 | Jun 2, 1991 – Jan 2, 1993 | Navigation | Hey yall |
| Sornberger, Scott | HT2 | Aug 1991 – Jan 1994 | HT Shop | |
| Rodney, Starbird | En1(sw) | May 1992 – Jul 1993 | boat shop | |
| Richmond, S.w . | BM1 | Nov 30, 1992 – Nov 30, 1995 | Desert Cove | Leading Petty Officer, Great tour |
| Hartke, Jason | EN3(SW) | 1993 – 1997 | LCU | First boat 1657, brought 1649 back from cuba, |
| Asper, Timothy | e-2 | Jan 1, 1993 – Jan 1, 1995 | 1945 | |
| Kipfer, Brent | BM2 | Jun 1993 – Nov 1996 | lcu | |
| Kelly, Jason (Boston) | EN3 | Jul 15, 1993 – Oct 25, 1995 | LCU | In my 2 years at ACU-2 I served on the 1662,1649 and 1657 as a fireman and 2nd Engineer. |
| Montalto, Michael | SN | Oct 1994 – Jul 1997 | 1661 | My 1st duty station in the Navy from 94-97. Did a Med-cruise in 1995 onboard the USS Nashville LPD-13. Cross rated to the Seabees in 1997 for 17 years. Retired in 2014 after a total of 9 deployments. View 'back then' Photo |
| Sornberger, Scott | HT3 | Dec 1994 – Jun 1995 | HT Shop | |
| Loudermilk, Jamey | BM3 (Sw) Loudermilk | Apr 1995 – Jul 1999 | Acu-2 | This was and still the best decision of my life to join the Navy. I wish I would have stayed but learned and seen so much. I spent time on the 1649,1657, 1650, 1659. Best time in Cuba I miss the crew. |
| Jacobs, Timothy | ET2 | Jun 1, 1995 – Oct 1, 1996 | ACU-2 |
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