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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Canberra (CAG 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 326 crew members registered for the USS Canberra (CAG 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McColey, Lloyd | SA | 1965 – 1966 | 3rd | It was fun while it lasted, I still remember Moose, Palmer, DeMoss, and a bunch of the other guys. |
| Charles E. Geiger Jr., Ed | SMC | 1965 – 1967 | This was my father. He died July 31, 2006 and loved his tour on the Canberra. As a youngster, I got to board the ship several times and enjoyed a family cruise in 1967 off San Diego. | |
| Quigley, John | QM1 | 1965 – 1967 | N | Was my first ship. Had some wonderful time on board and in port. |
| Hoover, Jim (Tennessee Jim) | BM-3 | 1965 – 1969 | X-Div and 4th Div. and 3rd Div. | I made 4 wes pac cruises. I miss the "Can-Do" and playing drums with the Kangsmen, spinning records in K.A.N.G. Radio station and just being aboard no matter what situation we were in. Sure was HOT in Nam!! |
| Coke, Carroll E | CWO | 1965 – 1967 | Engineering | |
| Benrud, Brian | GM3 James ( Curt ) Benrud | 1965 – 1967 | Don't know | Do any crew remember my brother James ( curt ) Benrud? GM3 |
| M Ccoley, Lloyd | SA | 1965 – 1966 | 3rd | Wondering if anybody is still out there from 3rd Div. 1965/66 Westpac cruise? |
| Williams, David | E4 | 1965 – 1966 | H&D | Operating room duty station. |
| Blakeley, Charles | JO-3 | 1965 – 1967 | E Div. | |
| Friedman, Harry | SN | Feb 20, 1965 – Sep 2, 1968 | First | I made four cruises to Nam. Made a lot of good friends |
| McKitrick, Jack | E3 | Mar 1, 1965 – Jul 12, 1967 | 1st Division | Time has passed, I hope to connect with some old ship-mates. |
| William E White, Whitey | Store keeper 3rd class | Apr 1965 – Apr 1967 | Store Keeper 3rd Class | |
| Mulholland, James (Jim) | Lt | Apr 15, 1965 – Apr 29, 1968 | R Division | Served as R, 4th, and 2nd Division Officers. Detached as Lt. Stood watches as EOW and OOD. 3 deployments and good R&R in Subic, Hong Kong, Kaohsuing, Yokosuka, and Melbourne. Great shipmates! |
| Peake, Chris | FTM 3 | May 1, 1965 – Aug 23, 1967 | FM | I would like to locate shipmates that I served with. |
| Hutchison, Jr., Harry | QM3 | May 1, 1965 – Jan 1, 1967 | N | served under two Captains, Mark Woods and Elmo Zumwalt; much gunfire support, remember general quarters changing to port and starboard watches as we fired continuously at times; seems like yesterday but now 50 years ago. |
| Cobb, Dave | E-3 | Jun 1965 – Dec 31, 1966 | FG | Had some good times, made some good friends.The Canberra was a great ship to serve on. |
| Parker, Spike | PH-3 | Jun 1965 – Feb 1967 | X | Loved the Navy and should never have left. Check out www.cag2.com when you have a chance. Check out the U.S.S. Canberra group on Facebook |
| Kelley, Edward | RD-3 E4 | Jun 1965 – Jul 1968 | Operations | I was unhappy to hear that they scrapped her. She was a fine ship with an outstanding service record. She served us well. |
| Baker, C.w. (Bill) | Jun 1, 1965 – Jun 1, 1969 | |||
| Yeaman, Edmund (Mike) | BM-E4 | Jun 1, 1965 – Aug 26, 1968 | 2 | |
| Duda, Brian | MAJ | Jun 5, 1965 – | Marine Detachment | My father, Ed Duda served as a Marine officer on the USS Canberra CAG-2 (Westpac Deployment 1965). He passed away in 1993, but I would love to hear from anyone that served with him. |
| Deshotel, Delano | GMG-3 | Jun 15, 1965 – Mar 28, 1969 | 5th | I am proud to have served on this great Lady. My duty was in the main Battry.Hated to see her go. |
| Swinehart, Dave | IC-2 | Jun 25, 1965 – Nov 24, 1967 | E | This was a great IC gang, especially when things got exciting. I can remember all your faces and all of your names. Special thanks to Chief Tucker for bailing me out of some trouble on liberty in Subic --- a couple of times. |
| Morgan, Robert | BT3 | Jul 1965 – Jul 1967 | B | remember all the firesides and waterside on the boilers,and standing watch. alot of hard work.enjoyed serving on a great well taken care ship. ALL the crew took excellent care of the ship. |
| Hammond, Raymond | DK3 | Jul 1965 – May 23, 1968 | S1 | |
| Gonzalez, Garry | SN | Jul 10, 1965 – Jan 9, 1969 | OL-S1 | served on-board from 1965-1969 OL div. S-1div. |
| Allen, Ray | YN-3 | Jul 10, 1965 – Aug 15, 1966 | X | WORKED IN LEGAL OFFICE WITH EARL LIPINSKI, AND LT. HENNENHOEFFER |
| Merklin, Richard / Dick | SK2 | Jul 30, 1965 – Jun 1967 | S1 | Looking for former shipmates that I served with on the Cando. |
| Huber, Richard | ETN2 | Aug 1965 – Apr 1968 | OE | Great ship & crewmates. The memories will live on forever. Never had a brother until I was aboard Canberra. 4 years in the USN changed my life. |
| Cobb, Dave | FTGSN | Aug 1965 – Dec 31, 1966 | FG | |
| Nall, John | SN | Aug 5, 1965 – Oct 5, 1966 | Engineering Log Room | Kept ships drawings and records for A, B, E, R & M divisions. I reported LDCR L.R. Craig and ENS Joe Harmon who is now a retired Captain in Baton Rouge. Also passed out liberty cards. I was a popular guy for some reason. |
| Buffington, Bob | SN | Aug 5, 1965 – Sep 17, 1967 | 3rd | Miss all my shipmates i made friends with. |
| Mullins, Clinton | CAG-2 | Sep 5, 1965 – Sep 10, 1968 | Photo + Print Shop | Photographer |
| Dalrymple, Allen | ic3 | Sep 14, 1965 – Sep 26, 1968 | e divison | |
| George, John | SK2 | Sep 26, 1965 – Jul 14, 1969 | S-1 | Am looking for anyone who was in S-1 Division from 1965 to 1969. |
| Davis Jr., Thaddeus (Poor Bug) | ETN-3 | Oct 15, 1965 – Sep 27, 1967 | OE | The best part of my young life began here, aboard this ship.My shipmates, good and bad has affected me my entire life. Join the navy, see the world and discover yourself. |
| Shrader, Glenn | Cmdr | Nov 1, 1965 – Jan 1, 1968 | Operations | Would like to connect with former crew members. |
| Schietinger, Richard.....(rick) | MM1 | Nov 8, 1965 – Oct 4, 1967 | A | FANTASTIC SHIP TO SERVE ABOARD. GREAT CRUISE TO MELBOURNE ,AUSTRALIA. WAS SENT TO CANBEERA AS AN OXYGEN MFG. SPECIALIST ONLY TO FIND CANBERRA HAD A BILLIT FOR ONE BUT HAD NO GAS GENERATION PLANT. NAVY PLANING???????/ |
| Rockwell, William/rocky | E4 Gunners Mate 3rd Class | Nov 27, 1965 – Sep 8, 1968 | 6th Division | 6th Division from 65-68...send me an email. Would love to hear from crew mates! Looking for Charlie McCormack from N. Attleboro, MA. Tony Munoz from El Paso, TX and Donald Liscum Canastota, NY. |
| Davis, Fred | 3rd class petty officer | Nov 28, 1965 – Sep 27, 1968 | 5th | Best division on board. We shot the BIG guns. Really enjoyed being in Navy on her. |
| Smith, Quentin (Smitty) | E-3 | Dec 1965 – Sep 8, 1969 | 1st & OL | |
| McCormick, MacK | FTM3 | Dec 1965 – Jan 1969 | FM | Made 4 cruises and would not change a thing. It was not a job, it was an adventure. |
| Lee, Peter | FA | Dec 3, 1965 – Jul 28, 1966 | M | My first time at sea was from Long Beach to San Diego. When I got off the ship in San Diego, the entire city was gently rolling back and forth. the good news - I never got sea sick. |
| Gibson, Larry/gib | SK3 | Dec 24, 1965 – Sep 30, 1969 | S-1 | I have found several shipmates from the 65-69 era. I would love to find many more" Mendez, Kleps, Swanson,Shoemacher, Hanson,etc. I have found Felt, George, Clevengers (both). |
| Gibson, Larry "Gib" | SK3 | Dec 24, 1965 – Sep 30, 1969 | S-1 | Went on 4 West Pacs. Have been in constant contact with the Clevengers, John George, John Hurabiel, Ray Hammond as well as other S-1 Div crew members from '65-'69. |
| Gibson, Larry | SK3 | Dec 24, 1965 – Sep 30, 1969 | S-1 |
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