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USS Nitro (AE 23) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nitro (AE 23). 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 367 crew members registered for the USS Nitro (AE 23).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damico, Tony | MMFN/MM3 | 1982 – 1985 | M | Hey guys any of you remember MMFN BOB LEVY ?? |
| Damico, Tony | MM3 | Feb 15, 1982 – Jan 3, 1986 | M | Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me and the good old days of Mr Mac !!! LOL And the ship yard times , partying in newyork ect. |
Smith, Price [buddy]  | MM3 | Mar 1982 – Jun 25, 1986 | A-gang | looking to reconnect with "old" friends. i see that the of best of best men is regestered "HELLO DONNY". Anyone who remembers me and is interested in reconnecting my e-mail is price_smith@hotmail.com |
| Marullo, Joseph | bt1/e6 | Jun 1, 1982 – Jun 1, 1984 | B-division | |
| Edlin, Tom "Sleprock" | E3 | Jul 1982 – May 1985 | Deck | I miss all my friends i had on Nitro,and all the neet ports we went to..I came onboard around 81 after the big fire in Greece Nitro was in dry dock.. I miss the old times.. I was very sad to hear of the decomissioning of Nitro. |
| Feather, William | MMFN | Aug 1982 – Jun 1985 | ||
| Budas, Tim | EM2(SW) | Sep 1982 – Apr 1985 | J-Div | |
| Dickson, John | MM2 | Oct 1982 – Nov 1983 | ||
| Welch, Don | MM2 (E-5) | Nov 1982 – Dec 1986 | A-Division (but stood watches in main space) | Some of the best times of my life came while I was stationed on Nitro. I sometimes miss those times. |
| Heckert, William (Wolf) | OS1 | Dec 1982 – 1984 | OI | |
| Lawrence, Ronald (Ben) | BMC | 1983 – 1986 | 2nd | First crew to re-arm N.J. at sea-off coast of Beirut.Served with great people,Giuliani,D.Johnson,Marze,Knause,Kettle,Hetrick and many other outstanding people.e-mail-sqknot1@zoominternet.net |
| Foissett, John 1st Lieu | LT | 1983 – 1985 | ||
| Powell, David A. | E-4 SM3 | 1983 – 1986 | OC-02 | Some really good times with some really great shipmates. Fair winds and following seas to all. |
| Smith, Thomas | ET3 | 1983 – 1985 | OPS | They chopped the old girl up in Brownsville Texas about 60 miles away from me. |
| Holden, Tom | En2 | 1983 – Oct 1985 | A-Gang | Those Med cruises took us to places we would never get to otherwise. Hello to all. I still have one of those cruise year books. |
| Frisk, Lindsey | Bm1 | 1983 – 1988 | 1st | R.a.s.t Div, 2nd Div, mess decks MAA, 1st Div, acting career council. |
| Darcey, Delbert | GNG 3 | Jan 1983 – Jan 1986 | HI ALL.GLAD TO SEE SOME NAMES I REMEMBER.DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER THE TRIP TO NITRO,WVA. DOES ANY ONE HAVE A COPY OF THE YEAR BOOK 83-86??.BE GLAD TO HERE FROM ANY ONE | |
| Posney, Dan | IC3 | Jan 1, 1983 – Aug 1, 1985 | Eng | |
| Christopher, Anthony | SMSN | Apr 23, 1983 – Apr 23, 1986 | Operations | Had the time of my life aboard the Nitro. Couldn't stay out of trouble though. Still to this day the best experience |
| Ellis, Steve | RM 3 | May 1983 – Jul 1986 | Deck/Operations | Two Med cruises 1983/84 & 1985. |
| Marze, Frank "Doc" | HMC | Jun 15, 1983 – Jun 15, 1986 | X | Nice to hear from everyone, hope you all are healthy, and paid attention to those VD Lectures we had, when we arrived in Turkey.....Drop a line, stay healthy... |
| Marullo, Joseph | BT2 | Sep 1983 – Jun 1985 | Hey all. Would love to hear from you. Yes, I remember MR.Mac. BTC Geiulianni and all Engineers. | |
| Ness, T.j. | RM3 | Sep 17, 1983 – Jun 10, 1985 | COMMS | PROUD TO SAY WE WERE THE FIRST SHIP TO RE-ARM THE USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) SINCE HER REACTIVATION SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR,AND IN WHICH WE RECEIVED THE NAVAL/MARINE CORPS. EXPEDITIONS MEDAL. 1983-1984 |
| Weiner, Lenny | RM2 | Oct 1983 – Jan 1987 | OPS | I served with Serrano, Jenkins, Proctor, Wragg, Butrrum (RIP), Harrison, Kight and before leaving I would serve with Ness, Magarino, Ellis, Woollett (RIP), Danforth. Left out a bunch. Drop a note if you remember me. |
| Mattonelli, Robert | E-4 | Nov 28, 1983 – May 15, 1985 | supply s-3 | |
| Crow, Paul | BM3 | Dec 1983 – Apr 1987 | 2nd | |
| Evans, Brian | BTFN | 1984 – 1987 | HELLO to my former pit snipes. check out the nitro web site for our ship reunions. yo " babs", bruce lewis...give me shout | |
| Bauer, Stephen | YN3 | Jan 1984 – Jun 1987 | ||
| Valentine, Ethio | ms | Jan 2, 1984 – Mar 1, 1987 | supply | whats up fella we had some great times together . I Talk to Jason Wallace Rick Bowers B Frazier smitty Tracy Glover Dwight hillman amd Mike Fitz |
| Magarino, Ken | RM1 | Mar 17, 1984 – Mar 19, 1988 | OC01 | Many fond memories of our crazy OPS guys and also a great Crew who are were my brothers for 2 Meds and many short cruises. If we knew then what we know now. Shout outs from RM1 Mags.. contact me at kjmagarino60@aol.com Good luck all, God bless |
| Vega, Jorge | MS 3 | Apr 1, 1984 – Sep 12, 1987 | Supply | It is said that "time heals old wounds." I believe that now after so many years since my separation from the Navy. Nitro was a tough ship with some tough sailors. To endure so much non-sense and still perform goes to show how tough her crew was |
| Gray, Kevin | BM 2 | May 1984 – Aug 1987 | 1st and than 3rd BOATS | It was nice to find a place like this. There are alot of stories I could tell about the old girl and about my time onboard her. But there is not much space here for that lol.Would be nice to hear from some of my old shipmates |
| Fitzgerald, Michael | SM3 | Aug 1984 – Jul 1987 | OPS | Damn, time fly's... Good times, Great people. Still in touch with my boy MS3 Jason Wallace. He gave us all something to look forward to "food!' Lol.... |
| Thompson, Anthony "Machinegun" | SN | Oct 1984 – Mar 6, 1988 | 2nd | Memories; Near-collision with Nimitz at unrep, 16" ammo for Iowa, shore-time in Portsmouth, Toulon & Golcuk. Midwatches, midrats and beer at the 'Gundeck' bar on base at Earle, NJ. Long hours, hard work and great comrades! tango007@e |
| Hiser, Stephen (Short Timer) | IC2 | Oct 1984 – Jun 2, 1985 | Engineering | I’ll never forget being stuck DIW for almost 3 days because our main propeller shaft bearing seized. |
| Remley, Steve | BM E-4 | Nov 1984 – Jul 1986 | The Nitro was a bust ass ship. We worked hard, but we party just as hard. Looking forward to hearing from the guy's. Like to find Mikey Hetrich, Dave Kittle, Joe Pendzich, Jeff Kline, and Pogy. | |
| McElvain, William (Dollar Bill Y'All) | SN | 1985 – Nov 9, 1987 | B Division | Good to find this Web sight, have nothing but great memories with everyone on the Nitro. Some of my greatest life learnings took place on board that ship. Made friends I will never forget. |
| Godfrey, Jeffrey | SM3 | Jan 17, 1985 – Mar 17, 1988 | 1st bridge | |
| Carrion, Juan | QM2/E-5 | Jan 19, 1985 – Apr 19, 1989 | Nav/Admin | i miss all my bros from the Mighty Nitro. To the Duke of Earle I salute you all. |
| Danforth, Dean | RM1 | Mar 5, 1985 – Nov 30, 1988 | Communications OC | Had wonderful times aboard the Duke of Earle. Served with three CO's, but Wild Bill was the best. Feel free if any of you want to email me. I trade emails with Tony Felton, Larry Young, Bill Blake and Lenny Wiener every now and then. |
| Trick, Gene | Bt3 | Apr 1985 – Dec 1988 | B | Bt3 Trick assigned b division was onboard 1985 to 1988 saw 2 med cruises and I/o and north Atlantic |
| Edwards, Eazy E | mssa | May 1985 – Sep 1987 | supply | Nitro was a hard working ship... But when we hit port... It was on!!! Party,Party,Party!!! And women galore!!! |
| Lugo, Jose | RM3 | May 1, 1985 – 1988 | Operation | The best true Sailors and the best first Navy Family |
| Robles, Ramiro Robles (Barney Ruble) Gmg3 | GMG-3 | Oct 1985 – Jun 1989 | 3RD division | just came across this site. I see a lot of familiar names. We had some good times and visited great ports. Some of the best times of my life. Drop a message any time. The Duke of Earle will always be remembered. |
| Smith, Frederick | SN/HN | Oct 1985 – Nov 1987 | 2nd Div/Med | The best 2 years of my young life!!! The liberty calls in the Med, the Ball Games on the deck and the gyms. We had a helleuva crew!!! HulaDula where you at Playa |
| Bartlett, Michael | LTJG | Oct 11, 1985 – Aug 2, 1988 | R and RAS | Former DCA and Replenishment at Sea Officer. Roomed with Warrant Officer Chip Hessler. Good friend of Brian "Buddy" Hall; "Young Man" Joe Canvin and Gunner Jim Wilds. Currently am a CDR in Naval Coastal Warfare Grp 2 (reserve) and a |
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