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USS Donner (LSD 20) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Donner (LSD 20). 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 35 crew members registered for the USS Donner (LSD 20).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner, Albert | SR | Jun 1948 – Aug 1948 | DECK | As reserve on the Midshipman Cruise to Med |
| Hovis, Ron | SN | 1952 – 1954 | DECK , BOAT CREW | |
| Beatrice, Anthony | RM2 | 1954 – 1957 | C | |
| Henthorn, Harry | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Sep 1, 1955 – Sep 1, 1962 | S DIVISION | |
| Shartzer, John | SFP 3 | Mar 1956 – Nov 1959 | R | I joined the Donner as a 17 year old from the bad streets of St Louis. I"m now living in southern California after retiring from the Navy as an HTC with 22 years service. I have fond memories of the Donner and her crew. |
| Smith, Emmitt (Ed Or Smith) | MM2 | Dec 15, 1956 – Oct 16, 1960 | M-DIV | anyone from this time frame on list |
| Trew, Stanley1 | EM3 P1 | 1959 – 1961 | E | Time on board the donner was well spend. Did a lot of growing up there, met new people, made lots of friends seen a lot places I would never have seen. |
| Cobb, John | SFP3 | Oct 1959 – Jul 1962 | R Div. | |
| Eaton, Richard I. | SN | 1960 – 1961 | 1st. | Would love to reunite with others who were on the Donner when I was. I have many good memories of that time. |
Milobirish63@yahoo.com, Milo  | E6 | 1960 – 1962 | marine | looking for father in laws ship mates |
| Olson, Wendell "Ole" | Electrician Mate 2nd Class | Aug 14, 1960 – Jan 7, 1964 | "E" Division | |
| Goldsberry, Harry | Aug 19, 1960 – Feb 25, 1961 | |||
| Woodward, Terence 'Woody' | en3 | Sep 4, 1960 – Apr 1, 1964 | A DIVISION EN-3 | I served with K.W. SCHUETZ AND VISITED HIM IN TEXAS IN OCT OF 07 HAVE CONTACTED R.J. FRUGE AND DALE HILANDER ABOUT THE SAME TIME. I CAN'T FIND R.E. SPARROW IN GLEN BURNIE MD. LIKE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES . |
| Neeley, Ward | SA | Dec 1, 1960 – Apr 1, 1961 | 1ST | was aboad the donner waiting for the kitty hawk to be commissioned. picked up HAM from space flight...no i didn't fall for the mailbouy watch, really.... |
| Terwilliger, Jerald "Jerry" | RM3 | Dec 9, 1960 – Jun 8, 1962 | OC | Picking up Ham the Space Chimp. Solant Amity 3 Reported as SA striker for RM. Almost got sent to Deck Div. but they needed an RM |
| Brooks, Harry | BT3 | 1961 – 1963 | B | The site said that there were not any reunions, that is untrue. There have been reunions for the past 20 years. If you are interested, please e-mail me for information. |
| Fournier, Frenchy | YN3 | 1962 – 1962 | O&T | |
| Utgard, Gary | BT1 | Jan 1964 – Jun 1966 | B | |
| Herden, Dick | SN | Mar 1964 – Feb 1966 | 1st | |
| Emerson, Francis Frank | E5 | Apr 1964 – Apr 1968 | I served on the Donner from 64 - 68 i was an e5 when i got out . i am looking the the med cruise book the roaring twenties if anyone know where i can get it please let me know. | |
| Emerson, Francis Frank | E-5 / CS2 | Apr 1964 – Feb 1968 | ||
| Hearl, Donnie / Bubba | CS3 | May 1964 – May 1966 | S2 | |
| Long, Larry | MM3 | Dec 15, 1964 – Aug 30, 1968 | m | Would like to here from anyone from "M" division. John Wieber, Ed Swank,Sam Fry,Wayne Glover,Chuck Weir,Lee Avery,Danny Jo Carlson,Mike Lawson,Jim Standfield,Sid Cowen, Butch Godsoe,Pete Cerioni,Bob Harris, and Gary Cooper ? |
| Wieber, John | MM3 | Jul 15, 1965 – Feb 2, 1968 | M | Looking for any shipmates in 'M' Division between 1965 through 1968 via any Donner Associations or Memberships. |
| Brown, Robert | RM-3 | Nov 15, 1965 – Jul 7, 1968 | oc | I came on the USS DONNER right out of RM A school at Bainbridge, MD in 1965. I worked for RMC Norman, RM1 Ball, and RM2 R.L.George. I went on two med cruises and to the Caribbean. Best friends with ET3 James Lewis |
| Zoda, Robert | BT3 | 1966 – 1968 | B | |
| Omlor, Thomas | Sh | 1966 – 1969 | Sh | |
| Bingham, Patrick | sk3 | Feb 1966 – Jun 1968 | s division | supply records store keeper..rd farry in disbursing cant find him |
| Gavallas, John | FN | Nov 30, 1966 – Sep 10, 1968 | M | I served from 66-68 in M Division. Luv to here from anyone in M Div during that time. I remember Lawson, C.D. Smith, Cooper, Chuck Weir, Sullivan, G.P. Miller,Larry Long, William Miller. I'm a police chief in Ct. |
| Respecki, Robert | YN2 | 1967 – 1968 | Operations | One (1) deployment -- Med Cruise July (?) 67-Jan (?) 68. Retired 26 yrs law enforcement -- patrolman/state parole agent. |
| Clay, James | E-3 | Feb 14, 1967 – Sep 30, 1968 | M division | I was a naval reservisit . There was another sailor aboard that was from Owensboro Kentucky. His name was David wink. He was in E division. 1st class Cooper was also in that division in M division. |
| Flores, Jim | QM3 | Apr 1968 – Dec 1970 | Operations | |
| Kardas, Ed | SN | Aug 1968 – May 1970 | 1st and 2nd Div. | "VERY HARD 2 YRS. WORKED FOR 2 IDIOTS NAMED CWO VALETTA & BM3 HEINTZ" SN Wolf you got that right; that's when "Hell was in session!" The new XO LCDR Kay a Mustang saved me. LCDR Dellinger never liked the enlisted man. |
| Wolf, Rich | BMSN | Jul 15, 1969 – Dec 23, 1970 | 1 st DECK DIV. | VERY HARD 2 YRS. WORKED FOR 2 IDIOTS NAMED CWO VALETTA & BM3 HEINTZ BECAME GMG3 DUE TO GMG3 GAZOWITZ,GMG1BENFORD,STEFANIDIS,JOHNSON. THANKS TO ALL 3rd DIV ! I WAS IN DECOMM CREW,ONE OF LAST TO LEAVE DONNER. |
| McDougle, Bathon / Mac | E2 | Mar 1971 – Nov 1972 | 2nd | I am one of the original plank holders that flew from Norfolk. Va to Long Beach,Ca and sailed thru the Canal Zone across the Equator to Va. Made the first Med Cruise and sea trails, Me, Sly, Baker, Bell, Renfro, Cox,Dole |
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