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USS Prairie (AD 15) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Prairie (AD 15). 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 596 crew members registered for the USS Prairie (AD 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1962 | 1963 – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echtinaw, Ralph | ET2 | 1979 – 1982 | R-4 | |
| Melis, Erik | IC2/IC1 | 1979 – 1981 | E Division | |
| Scarbrough, David | IC2 | 1979 – 1983 | R-3 51-G | |
Watkins, Herman "Slim"  | HT-3 | 1979 – 1983 | R-Div | We worked hard & we played harder.DC Shop,Flying Squad,A & I drills.Looking for James E.Mock,Michael bb.Brown,Daniel Starr.What I learned back then prepaired me for what I do today.Good times I will cherish all my life. |
| Reed, Ross | MM3 | 1979 – 1981 | Repair -Valve shop | Mike Duffy ? Holly crap! I need to see pic's. I remember those guys also. Looking back at that time it wasn't that bad at all. I am actually working with someone from the Prarire .Clark Moore. |
| Nelson, David | HT 1 | Jan 1, 1979 – Jan 1, 1983 | DC Shop Known as the Flying Squad | Hey Guys, Was glad to have made it through it, but looking back it was pretty cool. First time over seas, Subic Bay, Hawaii, Japan add booze and good friends and it doesn't seem so bad. Hope to hear from some of my old pals.. |
| Echtinaw, Ralph | ET2 | Feb 1979 – May 1982 | R-4 | I worked in the Electronics Calibration Lab. I'm looking for interesting or funny Prairie stories for a "book" I'm writing about my six years in the Navy. Please let me know if you have any. |
| Crow, Kevin | HT3 | Apr 8, 1979 – Sep 29, 1982 | R1 | hi |
| Lamping, Brian | bt3 | Apr 10, 1979 – Apr 5, 1984 | forward engineering | |
| Walker, James/jdw | BM | Jun 4, 1979 – Jul 5, 1980 | Deckape | LT.JG Little is one I will never forget. James Dunford, J.J. Zeigler, James Miller. Would love to hear from anybody! West Pac was awesome and alot of good men on this ship! Wish I never got out. Got out to soon in my eyes! Drives a semi now |
| Bolla, Timothy | FM | Aug 1979 – Mar 1982 | R-DC Shop | What an expierience! Made alot of good friends and would like to hear from them.Even though we in the DC-shop were called the "turd chaser's"being an HT was a valuable trade.Alot of knowledge I learned then I use today at my work.GOD BLE |
| Scarbrough, David | IC2 | Sep 1979 – Jul 1983 | R-3 51-G | SOME GOOD TIMES ON THE OLD LADY. LOTS OF FRIENDS IN ALL DIVISIONS. |
| Pantano, Eugene -- Gene | LI1 | Sep 15, 1979 – Jul 16, 1982 | R5 | Good old lady...was a great Ship to me... 2 cruises....lots of good shipmates... |
| Grubb, Kevin | E3 | Sep 15, 1979 – Sep 15, 1980 | R-1 | Hello to Paul Coates and all of the men I worked with. |
| Hall, Norman | HT-3 | Oct 1979 – May 5, 1982 | R-1 | I Still keep in touch with MM-3 Willie Lozier to this day... friends like we had on Prairie are once in a lifetime... |
| Castles, Scott | HT1 | Dec 1979 – Nov 1981 | R-1 & R-5(Q.A) ? | Pipe shop & QA |
| Rmalvasio7660@gmail.com, Bellevue1 | mr2 | Dec 1979 – Oct 31, 1983 | R-2 | great old ship, had a lot of fun on west pac and grant hotel while in dry dock, it was an honor to serve |
| Saucier, Ken (Tiger) | SN, (PN3) | Dec 21, 1979 – Oct 21, 1983 | Admin/Personnel/HT OficeHad good | Had lots of good times & some bad times as well. All in all it made me grow up. Lost touch with just about everyone I served with. Great People! Would like to hear from PN1 Rae Henderson, PN3 Forrrest & PO Dunnaway. |
| Desimone, Stephen | MM2 | 1980 – 1982 | Engineering | Pump and Valve Shop |
| Kokosky, Fred | EMCM Retired | 1980 – 1984 | R3 Division | I had the pleasure of serving aboard USS Prairie as the R3 Electrical Repair Division Officer. She was a fine ship with an Outstanding crew. |
| Price, Edward (Chuck) | E-3 | 1980 – 1983 | M Division | My time as a hole snipe on the Prairie was some of the best of my life. Hawaii, Yokosuka, Hong-Kong, Subic, what memories! I have a copy of the 81 cruse book in PDF format if any one would like a copy hit me up. |
| Hamilton, Jeffery | LI1 | 1980 – Nov 1985 | REPAIR | Came on board as an LI2, Made LI1 while on board. "Worked in the ships PrintShop and also worked as an Master at Arms during our WestPac. |
| Clark, Wetzel | HT - 2 | 1980 – 1983 | Eng R and 11-A | Found this site and decided to see if I could get in touch with some old friends . |
| Strzelewicz, Dave | MR3 | Jan 1980 – Jun 1981 | 31-A | Had a great time on a fine ship. Found good Christain fellowship here thats lasting a lifetime. |
| Holderfield, Thomas (Tom) | IC1 | Jan 1980 – Nov 1982 | E Division, IC-Gang (Ship's Crew) | Great West Pac 1980! Asbestos exposure during time there sucked though... Having trouble finding all my old shipmates. It seems like none of them ever discovered the Internet!! |
| Preston, Richard | OS1 | Jan 4, 1980 – Mar 17, 1984 | OI | |
| Richardson, Jim | HT2 | Feb 1980 – Oct 1982 | R-1, 11A Shipfitter Shop | Wow it's been a long time. Hope I can somehow re-connect with some old shipmates. |
| Trimble, Monty | MM3 | Feb 1980 – May 1980 | A | |
| Randolph, Phillip | ET 2 | Apr 1, 1980 – Sep 27, 1982 | Operations | . |
| Huebner, Phillip | E3 | Apr 1, 1980 – Sep 27, 1982 | galley | The stories of my adventures onboard priceless. |
| Jorgensen, David | E-3 | May 1980 – 1983 | R-4 | |
| Rufo, Tom | E2 | Jun 1, 1980 – Apr 14, 1982 | Deck devision | I was on the 1980 wespac. Not the best sailor with hind site being 20 20. Hung out with Steven Vanwinkle . Would love to reconnect with some guys |
| Trandler, Peter | BM3 | Jul 1, 1980 – Sep 30, 1986 | 1st Division Deck Department | |
| Burns, James / Jim | MM3 | Sep 1980 – Apr 1984 | M/A | my first ship out of boot camp and "A" school. Went through Westpac , overhaul and the first part of the 2nd Westpac before getting out of the Navy |
| Ganson, Gene | HT2 | Sep 1980 – Jun 1984 | shipfitter, sheetmetal, pipefitter, and weld shop | I am lookin for my band mates, come on guys remember our band on the westpack cruise of 83-84 |
| Duffy, Mike | MMFN | Oct 1980 – Sep 10, 1982 | R-2 | i remember Willie Lozier, Ross, Blake, Sarge, Jack, Dave, Dave Dominguez and Dennis Carson were our shop P.O.s. There was Brett and Jeff and i cant remember the third guy up in the boiler shop. Norm in the sheet metal sh |
| Taylor, Gary "Opie " | E-3 | Oct 4, 1980 – Nov 2, 1984 | Deck/Post Office | I have missed being on the Prairie ever since I have been off. The best time of my life, and would do it again tomorrow if I could turn back the clock. I am on Facebook. Get ahold of me, I have contacts from others. |
| Felts, Gary | OS1 | Oct 6, 1980 – Jul 19, 1984 | OI | |
| Hagert, Tom | BT 3 | Nov 1980 – Jun 1984 | Engineering Aft fire room | Had a blast and some of my fondest memories were on the Prairie. Made a lot of friends and still stay in contact with a few. Look me up if I served with you, would like to here from some of my old ship mates. |
| Rahe, John | sksn | Nov 1980 – Jun 1981 | ? S1 | Join the Facebook page and loving it wish some more SK would find there way to it all the card playing we did and fun time on the west pac 81 turned 20 the day we pulled into PI FUN drinking that MOJO |
| Moore, Dave | MM3 | Dec 1980 – Jun 1983 | Valve Shop | Some of the best Crewmates I ever had |
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