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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7). 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 217 crew members registered for the USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1980 | 1981 – 1985 | 1986 – 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Roediger, Ron | BM3 | 1981 – 1983 | STREAM | BEST UNREP SHIP IN THE FLEET |
Jones, Glen | 1981 – 1983 | S-3, Shipservice | Became SH striker aboard San Jose, left as an SH3. Couldn't get enough... Joined Navy Reserve in Binghamton NY in 1987. I retired as an SHCS in 2003. | |
Kirk, Jeff | SK3 | Mar 1, 1981 – May 1, 1983 | Supply | 2 stints in Indian Ocean. Drove forklift for underway replenishments. Lots of great friends I made. Looking for other shipmates |
MacEy, James | OS 2 | Aug 1981 – Aug 1983 | OI | Great ship and crew. Met the ship in Guam when she made the homeport shift. |
Norton, Mark | HM3 | Sep 1981 – Dec 1982 | Medical | Great Softball Team |
Edusada, Jose E. | SK1 | Dec 1981 – Dec 1984 | S-2 | My 2 year tour on the Magnificent Seven was a time to remember. It was the real ship for the "Box Kicker" (Storekeepers). |
Kelson, Ken | OSC | 1982 – 1984 | OPS | |
Morrow, Donald/donny | E-2 | 1982 – 1985 | Deck Division | LOOKING FOR FRIENDS!!! Looking for some of my old fellow sailors!! Been a long time and would love to get back in contact with my BROTHERS. ***RILEY***. HAMM****** Howendorf****** Basinger*****Cam James***** |
Knipfer, Randy / Kat Nip | BM2 | Jan 1982 – May 1985 | STREAM | It was the best ship I was ever on. |
Fowler, Joe | IC2 | Mar 1982 – 1984 | E | I had a lot of fun on AFS7. At the ntime she was homeported in beautiful Guam.While onboard I made SITE TV and the ship's entertainment system work, found and resolved a quirky problem in the telephone exchange. |
Likar, Don | AMEAN | May 1, 1982 – Dec 15, 1982 | Air Det | HC-3 Det 105 May-Dec !982 and July 1983 - Feb 1984. |
Holly, Nathaniel | sn | Jun 12, 1982 – Jun 12, 1984 | stream | bm3 roediger and bm3 kniper yaght me everthing i need to know. this was a great ship |
Robbins, Bob | MS | Jul 1982 – 1984 | supply | Great memories. just out of high school and gettin to go on back to back west pacs!! WOW What a way to grow up fast!!!! |
Wilcox, Paul | EM3 | Nov 1982 – Nov 1984 | engeering | |
Snell, Bill | EMFN | Dec 1982 – Oct 1986 | E | Great Times! I only spit if you deserve it! HAHAHAHA!! |
Welch, Donald | MM2 | 1983 – 1984 | A | Served while she was still USS San Jose, AFS-7 |
Morrissey, John | fn | 1983 – 1984 | a | my first command, was a good time! PI, Korea, Japan, and the list goes on, sometimes miss those days. |
Stipan, Jim | RP3 | 1983 – 1985 | admin | Just found this site today August 19th, 2010. I live in Oregon/Vancouver, Washington my cell is (503)545-0748. Cant believe the names on the list Eric, Scott and Tom. Hope everyone is doing great. Feel free to email or call it would be |
Moore, Keith | sn | 1983 – 1985 | 1rst | Im searching for Brad Ford. He was also in 1rst div. View 'now' Photo |
Godsby, Rex | SK3 | Mar 3, 1983 – Jun 1986 | S-2 | AKA CeleryHawg. Great ship and even better crew members. |
Torres, Gilbert | BM3 | Apr 15, 1983 – Mar 10, 1987 | Stream divison | Hi Navy buddies! This is Gilbert Torres just trying to reach out to old ship mates that i served with on the USS San Jose AFS-7 from 1983-1986. Feel free to reach out. |
Walter, Scott | JOSN | May 1983 – Jun 1984 | Public Affairs-SITE TV | What a flashback!! Eric Lokker... Jim Stipan... Tom Humes!! San Jose-Guam-WestPacs...they all added up to great times with great people. I left the San Jose and went on to the New Jersey then civilian life... Hello to everyone! |
Humes, Tom | E-2,3 BM3 JOURNALIST STRIKER | Jun 21, 1983 – Nov 21, 1985 | DECK | It's cool to see Roediger on here, and Cool Mr. Holland - You da Man - except for little Korean arm wrestling champions ( remember that one ? ). Ever hear from Jim Steigerwald ? He was fun to have some drinks with. I can't believe its 20 yea |
Lokker, Eric | DP3 | Aug 1983 – Dec 1984 | S-7 | Saw the world. Would like to find Jim Stipan and Scott Walters. |
Roundtree, Leroy | BM2 | Aug 5, 1983 – Oct 16, 1985 | DECK | sERVED ONBOARD IN 1ST DIVISION |
Rodriguez, Robert | BM2 | Sep 1, 1983 – Jan 1985 | 2nd | Retired in 06. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about the days on the old hoser. Used to tell stories about her and the crew but few believed them. Damn what Id give to go back! |
Holland, Rick (Jabba) | ENS-LTJG | Sep 17, 1983 – Mar 15, 1986 | Deck/Aux's | I miss all of you. It was the time of my life! |
Hancock, Jim | EM2 | 1984 – 1985 | I grew up and became a man on this ship. I went on to the USS Germantown and graduated from UCSD in '92. Then I moved to Seattle to save the world from bad software. | |
Henderson, Hendo | BT3 | 1984 – 1987 | Engineering | |
Elliott, Ray | E-2,E-3, BM3 | 1984 – 1987 | Deck | What a wild bunch this crew was!!! Awsome times in awsome places.Pasquale, glad you made it! Great memories. |
Rowles, Chris | IC 3 | Feb 8, 1984 – May 20, 1985 | Site TV | The San Jose was my first command and what a riot. Port Calls to the Phillipines, Hong Kong and others. Remeber, Herbst, Snell, Gamez, Workman, Stagerwald, Gordon, Hargrove, Bosun Jones, Heater, Driscol. Running down the pier at 0000 after OPPE. |
Johnson, Lyle | E-4 | Jul 1984 – Oct 1986 | S-3 | ALL ABOUT THE PIZZA DURING UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT |
Alba, Brian | BM3 | Sep 5, 1984 – Feb 1, 1986 | Stream | Had fun, and have been to a ton of places. |
Ferrall, Tom | BT2 | 1985 – 1990 | b | |
Bell, Peter | IC3 | 1985 – 1987 | Engineering | Looking for Eric Starner, a welder on the ship. Know where I can contact him? |
Mona, Jim | EM3 | 1985 – 1987 | Stream | The crew of The Happy Jose where just the best!! The Deployments were insane, liberty port of the hook, I will remember those days forever, To my old shipmates I made throught Sep 11 I am still busting Nuts!!!! |
Challancin, Jim | EM3 | 1985 – 1987 | E | |
Patten, Kelly | Deck | 1985 – 1987 | 1st | looking to reach out to the old party gang. I hope everyone is doing good. |
Oster, Troy | MM | Jan 1985 – Jan 1987 | P and A | Oh the Horror!! Jump starting the powerplant with only residual steam. x 2 |
Nemetz, Dave | AK3 | Mar 1985 – Jun 1986 | S-1 | What memories from 15 months...PI, Sasebo, Pusan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Perth...crossing the line...vertreps and Romeo Cargo Delta...the dudes from HC-5...drydock, and Guam. |
Courtney, Anthony | BM2 | Mar 1985 – Mar 1986 | STREAM | many great memories. some are not covered by the statute of limitations...ha ha |
Osterle, Eric | BT2 | Jun 27, 1985 – Jul 21, 1987 | B | This was certainly an absurdist time in my naval life. I had the wonderful experience of going through 3 skippers and chengs during my time aboard. However, the guys were fun and the steaming took its toll on your body. Twas fun overall |
Whitehorn, Clifford | BM1 | Aug 1, 1985 – Aug 14, 1987 | Ist | Whew, made it to 20 and then retired as a public HS teacher in Dallas. Man, the ports, booze and bro's. I miss the bar girls the most. |
Canfield, Jerry | EN1 | Sep 1985 – Sep 1987 | A | Reported aboard Eng."A" Gang LPO. Ens. Holland DO. Later became ship's 3M Coord. Best tour of Navy Career. Skid, Bop, Abe, & many more... Real Ship, Real Sailors, Real Navy! Underway Westpac... Truly Magnificent 7 |
Leickel, Bruce | e2 | Oct 1985 – Oct 1987 | r | |
Block, Christopher | E-5 / SK | Oct 1985 – 1987 | S-2 | Would love to see where every is and how they are doing. |
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