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USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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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Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Reazin, Phil (Big Boy)	AMS 3	1980 – Oct 1985	Line	I was the best dam* plane captain on the Nimitz and you can all kiss my Texas a$$. Write if ya want.
Combs, Norris Robbie	E2	1980 – 1983	VF 41	If you served during this time email me. I am trying to find pictures of the crash May 26, 1981 on the flight deck. My nick name was Curly. I was a plane captain (line rat).
Powless, Chris	ABH_3	1980 – 1986	V_1	Yellow shirt in fly 3.Some of the best times of my life.Everyone should serve,it might just teach them something...
Sean, Gramz	HT2	1980 – 1983	repair	afff shop sup/co2 shop sup/NFP Only if i could do it again
Herron, Kevin	AC2	1980 – May 1983	OC	Great time, hated the friends I lost in the EA6B Crash. Was on duty in CATCC when the first Libyan MIG was shot down.
Brittingham, James/jay	AQ2	1980 – 1983	VA86/AIMD	always in AIMD worked on the heads up display
Gilbert, David	AQ2	1980 – 1981	VF-84
Snyder, Donovan "bono"	AT-2	1980 –	VAW-112 IM-3	Hey DOG ever hear from Buck? Lots of fun in 610
Merring, Eric	AO	1980 – 1983	G-1
Burns, Joe (Red, Burnsie)	sk3	1980 – 1982	supply office, s-9	anyone remember the mini-crane being flipped off the hanger bay? View 'now' Photo
Reed, Richard	MM1	1980 – 1983	RM1
Jones, Kenneth	GMG3	1980 – 1984	G-2
Barnard, Robert	ABH3	1980 – 1984	V1
Utter, Ed	E4	1980 – 1983	OZ
Hayes, Timothy	Airman Apprentis	1980 – 1982	V-1	We remember May 26 1981! Even though I hated the navy, I still loved the flight deck! Fly 3 nights ruled! 34 years later, its still like it was yesterday.
Carter, Eric	E2	1980 – 1981	Tbi
Coleman, Gerald	AMS3	1980 – 1983	VAW124	Lifetime memories. Shooting down of Libyan planes. The horrible crash. Venice port cut short because of Sadat assassination.(I didn't even touch foot on ground in Venice) Good times with my buddy Donnie Campbell(VS-24)
Dorsey, Tim	E3-HT	1980 – 1983	Repair	Joined the Navy to learn a skilled trade, was fortunate enough learn basic welding skills which landed me a job that I excelled in was able to retire as a certified welder.
Steinbach, Charles "Stimey"	AMS-3	Jan 1980 – Jul 5, 1982	AIMD IM 2	AP Moore & WE Ogden, R Lane You out there? I kind of regret getting out. Tried to get back in as a Corpman, but the detailer messed up. I scan through these pages and the pages of the RAnger, my first BOAT and I reminese.
Barber, Rickey		Jan 1980 – Sep 1982	HS-9
Resiak, Zig	GMG2	Jan 1980 – Oct 1983	G3 Weapons Elevators	Great years in my life...Went on to another tour and then sent home disabled. Where's "Boydex", meiler, and "Cool Papa Ed" from jersey?
Tichenor, Kenny	ANABH	Jan 1980 – Nov 1982	V1	Worked crash and salvage, some of the best years of my life.
Barker, Donnie (Fireman Bob)	HT2	Jan 1980 – Oct 1983	Repair	I was in the Sheet Metal Shop, Pipe Shop, C02 Shop and DC-19.
Nafziger, Mike	E2	Jan 3, 1980 – May 10, 1980		Loved working in the Cal lab. Anyone know Time Kimes?
Potter, Dave	MM3 THROUGH MM1	Jan 4, 1980 – Mar 12, 1984	RM	We sure stayed gone a lot. Got shellback and bluenose same year. I remember the rescue attempt and the Libya shoot down the most.
Timoteo, John	OSSN	Jan 4, 1980 – Mar 15, 1982	OI Div	To all my buddies that I served with, Troy, Ballistic Bill, and all those not mentioned...BOHICA
Lewis, Lewie	AE	Feb 8, 1980 –	AIMD IM3	Worked in WC 620 as a Aviation Electrician/ anchor tube ran thru the shop
Cook, Raymond	E-4 AK	Feb 28, 1980 – Sep 24, 1984	S-6	Served onboard the best ship in the fleet
St.clair, Daniel	AO2/E5	Mar 1980 – Dec 1983	G2	You can take the man out of the navy,but you cant take the navy out of the man
Sobeck, Joe	BM3	Mar 1980 – Aug 1982	Deck
Bivins, Phil	HM2	Mar 1980 – Nov 1980	Medical
Baird, Douglas	ET2	Mar 1980 – Apr 1983	OE	SPN-42 tech
John O'quinn, Johnny O	ABE3	Mar 1980 – Jul 1983	V4	Flight Deck Fuels division
Wagner, Donald	FN cat steam	Mar 1980 – May 1984	A Division	Hey Bo, Ken, Jim, Chewey, anyone from Snipes Castle get a hold of me, itwould be great to hear from you. Donald Wagner po box 718 Pahrump NV 89048
Alapeck, Thomas /zack	PN2	Mar 3, 1980 – 1983	X-2	God Rest Sm3 Frank Swider and his fender telecaster, miss the liberty in the ship yards
Butler, Edward	E-4	Mar 10, 1980 – Sep 28, 1984	VS-24 Scouts	I'll never forget my time there. Very colorful career.
Rademacher, Michael	AE2	Mar 17, 1980 – Sep 3, 1983	AIMD	wORKED IN wc 691 At NAS Oceana as Night Shift Supevisor.
Love Sr., Robert "Doc"	ABH3	Mar 18, 1980 – May 6, 1981	V-3	The Crew of the Nimitz represented the finest Sailors the Navy ever put to sea. I can never repay the Navy for the opportunities afforded me during the time aboard.
Smith, Frank	LCPL	Apr 1980 – Feb 1982	Mardet
Regular, Robert K Regular	ENS	Apr 1980 – Aug 1982	oc
Ray, Ronie	AO1	Apr 1980 – Sep 1984	VF-41 AO Shop	Had to be on the finest squardrons I have ever served in. Was also when we splashed 2, If I remember Right CJ and I were the ones that loaded at least one of the SW. RIP AO3 Wiggles
Castle, Jim	ET1	Apr 1980 – Aug 1982	OE
Lacny, John C., Quincy	CORPORAL	Apr 1, 1980 – Jun 7, 1982	MARDET
Simmons, Jim	USS NIMITZ CVN 68	Apr 20, 1980 – Apr 20, 1982	H	STRICKER FROM M DIV.
Cacciotti, David	bm3	Apr 20, 1980 – Nov 21, 1983	2nd
Rosenow, Dave "Rosy"		May 1980 – Jun 1982		www.greatoldbaldone.com I'd love to hear from people that new my dad. He passed away 1/26/03.
Morse, Brian (The Rainbow)	OS2	May 1980 – Jun 1983	OI	Miss those steel beach picnics.... NOT!
Banks, Roderick	AN	May 1980 – Jun 1982	Flight Deck	Fought fire during the EA-6B Prowler crash in May `81. Looking for dates and crossing points to replace my Bluenose and Shellback certificates between May 1980 and June 1982. Please email me if you've got this info.
Wilcox, Duane	YN3	May 1980 – Aug 1983	Supply Office	I started off in the Data Processing Department as a non designated striker, but ended up as the Supply Officers Yeoman as I decided to strike for Yeoman.
Henley, Nathan	E1/AO	May 1980 – Feb 6, 1981	G-1	Made first Humpback cruse, First Arctic Circle Crossing, Participated in shoot down of Lebanese War Plane Attacks, On board during shake-down cruse before dry-dock.
De Leon, Jerry/lion	BM3	May 1980 – Mar 1984	2nd/deck	Had some good times and meet some great guys. This Acme mountain man would love here from you guys .
Jeans, Bryan	ABF3	May 1980 – Dec 1983	V-4	Good times I got a free helo ride and a 2 mo vacation after the crash
Morton, Jim	AZ3	May 1, 1980 – May 30, 1986	AIMD IM-1 / IM-3
Kelly, Ernest	SK3	May 1, 1980 – Feb 28, 1984	S-1	I had no idea this exist !!! Hope to chat with you guys and talk about old times.
Lakes, Ronny	AD2	May 7, 1980 – Apr 2, 1982	AIMD	Met some great guys in the Jet Engine shop.
Wingo, Terry	LT	May 13, 1980 – Dec 12, 1982	1st	Served with a super crew during that period - many memorable experiences. Retired (Cdr) and residing on the sunny (windy) Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
Ewing, James (Jr)	AC1	May 15, 1980 – Jun 10, 1983	OC	Air Transfer Office
Feeney, Mike/ Snake	IC3	May 20, 1980 – Dec 6, 1983	E2	YO GUYS THIS IS SNAKE GIVE ME A HOLLER,I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
Manion, John	QM1	May 29, 1980 – Apr 1, 1984	Navigation	Had an awesome time with QM1 Pat Distaso QM2 and the gang of Nav Division!!!
Morton, Jim	AZ3	May 30, 1980 – May 30, 1983	AIMD / IM-1 / IM-4 GSE
Alers, Edwin	ET-3	Jun 1980 – Jun 1984	OE	Looking for all the boriquas who serve during this time
Vasquez, Robert	AE3	Jun 1980 – Jun 1984	AE	i was on the nimitz and at nas cecil feild then i want to beeville tx then back to florida now i'm a trk driver
Foster, Marvin D. Foster	E2	Jun 1, 1980 – Sep 8, 1982	V-3/S-7	WORK WITH A BUNCH OF CRAZY PEOPLE-OLIVER STERLING,FRANK TURNER(SAW HIM IN SEATTLE),SMITTY,TREDWAY(SAW HIM IN BAHRAIN),T.WINGO LIVES CLOSE BY. ME,V-3 DIV OFF.IN FUJARIAH, MS2 EARL CANTON(ST.THOMAS IS DECEASED, MET HIS BROTHER) BM3 MOSLEY????
Pauley, Michael	E-4 ABH-3	Jun 18, 1980 – Dec 20, 1983	Air Dept. V-3	Hi to all shipmates I served with. Thank you for all your dedication. We will never forget our fallen shipmates. God Bless them and their families. I am looking forward to any contact with fellow shipmates.
Jones, Gerry	ABF3	Jun 28, 1980 – Nov 28, 1983	V-4	Just wanna say hi to those I served with,especially those in V-4 division and V-2.Also wanna say rest in peace to those whom perished in the May 26,1981 crash.These were truly the times of my life!
Rhoades, David	LI3/LIC(RET)	Jul 1980 – Jul 1982	X-1 Print Shop	I fought the fire on the flightdeck the night of the crash. My GQ sta. was in the passage to the fltdk by the library which led to port angle catwalk. It was not a good night. What really got to me was all the bad media that came after.
Kasper, James	AA	Jul 1980 – May 26, 1981	V2	Honored to serve under Captain Batzler. Long live Joe Sharp!
Landon, Tim	OS3	Jul 1980 – Dec 1983	OI	View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo
Kasper, Jim	a2	Jul 1980 – May 26, 1981	v-2	left the boat on a helo after the crash, i'll never forget that night...
Delutis, Jim	HM1	Jul 1980 – Oct 1984	Medical	The best Medical Dept in the Fleet! "Blue M" And to all the great memories both afoat and ashore. Thanks "Slap" for the St Thomas memory. Saw some great ports and met lots of great people. Let's get in touch. JD
Karitis, Bill	DT2 (retired as CAPT)	Jul 1, 1980 – Aug 5, 1981	Dental
Spears, Maurice/modiller	ABF3	Jul 3, 1980 – Jul 8, 1982	V-4	I SERVED ON 9 COMMMANDS DURING MY 20 YEAR TENURE. NIMITZ WAS BY FAR THE WORST COMMAND
Vilanova, Heriberto	em3	Jul 13, 1980 – Sep 21, 1983	E-2	HI THERE SHIPMATES 28 years later alive and kicking nothing puts this old spark out
Hughes, Daniel	MM1	Jul 13, 1980 – Sep 6, 1984	A division	Ran the lox plant. Division LPO.
Taylor, Tim	AA to E-5	Jul 30, 1980 – Apr 23, 1984	V-2	Made it 21 years, had a blast but man did the NAVY change over the years.
Clevenger, Ron	ABE3	Aug 1980 – Apr 1982	V-2
Loiselle, Steve	AMS-3	Aug 25, 1980 – Nov 23, 1984	VA-82	served proudly 1 north atlantic &2 med cruises.i also served at a battle staition as stretcher bearer and firefighter.the tragedy in may of 1981 deserves more than a trivial blog!! good brave men died that night and should be remembered
Hahne, Randy	BMSN	Sep 1980 – Jul 1982	Deck	It was some interesting times back then. Wonderful ship though :)
McGarr, William	MM3 - MM2	Sep 1980 – Sep 1984	RL	First ship, met lots of great guys
Gibson, Jeff	HM2	Sep 1980 – Aug 1981	Medical Dept.	I had the best guys in my medical section. Jim Delutis hope the uniforms I left for you served you well.
Taff, Paul	MM1	Sep 1980 – Aug 18, 1984	RM	Had a great time back then...... never forget the dopey logs in #1 Plant!
Guertin, Steve	AO3	Sep 1980 – May 1983	G-3 Weapons Elevators
Vieth, Kurtis	PR3	Sep 1, 1980 – Aug 8, 1983	plane captain antisubmarine squadron nine HS-9 se griffins	letter of commendation from rear admiral fuller for actions on the 1981 ea6b crash
Phillips, Sherman	abe2	Sep 4, 1980 – Apr 15, 1984	V-2	Dont miss that slave barge , met a lot of good people,would be interesting to know how everyones doing. its been a long time.....
Curtis, William (Bill)	AD3	Sep 7, 1980 – Feb 25, 1983	VF-41	I served aboard the Nimitz when my Squadron VF-41 shot down the first 2 libyian migs. That was sch a great day that I will never forget as long as I live.
Carithers, Paul / Critter	PN3	Sep 7, 1980 – Sep 7, 1984	VA-82	Served in the Personnel Office
Miller, Bob/hurricane	AT	Oct 1980 – Jul 20, 1982	HS-9
Doherty, Tom	bm2	Oct 1980 – Aug 1984	2nd/1st	would do it all over again met some good people
Slone, Robin	MM2	Oct 1980 – Jun 1984	M-Div
Bandy, Jerry	EM3	Oct 1980 – Sep 1984	E-1	It always seemed like we were the ship of choice back then when a "show of force" was called on. It sure made for interesting cruises.
Morton, Jim	AZ3	Oct 1, 1980 – May 30, 1983	IM-1 and IM-4	I was pleased to serve on Nimitz. Started out with AZCS Schindler in IM-1 Production Control and then moved to IM-4 and worked with the great guys in GSE. ASCM Bowers has preceded us to heaven now but you're always remembered.
Smith, Herb (Smitty)	SMSN	Oct 1, 1980 – Aug 1, 1984	CS - Signal Bridge	Great guys, bad command. Don Sosebee, Mike Hennessey, Ray Cox, Tim Knowles, Rich Smith, Eugene Dempsey, SMCS Shrader all good guys. Will always miss the times we had, good or bad. SM1 Arnold, jerk of the century.
Inman, Eddie	ABF3	Oct 1, 1980 – Sep 21, 1982	v4	I was there fighting fire during the infamous crash off the coast of Florida,bad night ,610 where did you come from? Also there for the airshow we put on for Omar K. during med cruise 81.Bet his air force re members VF84. Had a great time
Grady, Jeffrey	AO3	Oct 10, 1980 – May 15, 1984	VF-41	it was the best time i had in the navy,the frist time out to sea,i was one of the injured on may 26 1981,EA-6B crash,i was on two other carriers,the Nimitz was the best carrier i had ever been on,
Clements, Orlando	DT2	Oct 15, 1980 – Oct 2016	dental
Kallash, Pete/chewy	ET2	Oct 17, 1980 – Dec 5, 1983	OE	Best time of my life. Should have stayed in for 30.
Smith, Herbert (Smitty)	SMSN	Oct 20, 1980 – Aug 31, 1984	CS	Met a bunch of good guys and did 2 Med. Cruises. Did not like the B.S. that accompanied this ship. Too many power mad junior officers and senior Petty Officers. Other than that, good times to remember.
Shaw, William E.	AO1(AW)	Oct 25, 1980 – Oct 20, 1983	G-1, IM-3, IM-1	Looking for former shpmate AO2 Dave Smith, IM-3 Div (720 Ord.)
Gibbons, Randall (Randy)	IS2	Nov 1980 – Nov 1984	OZ	This was my first Navy assignment and I progressed in rank from an undesignated Airman (E-2) to IS2 while onboard. This ship will always hold a special place in my life and I would do it again.
Taylor, Doug	E-3	Nov 1980 – May 1985	Aimd IM-3 WS 630 and V-1	Have many memories aboard and did 2 Med cruises plus work ups ! Made some great friends!
Cook, Scott	ABF2	Nov 4, 1980 – Jan 21, 1984	V-4	Nov 1980 Flight Deck Fueling, Early Spring 1981 QA Lab, October 1982 TAD Brig Duty, July 1983 Flight Deck Fueling. My email is higherwayz@yahoo.com.
Marshall, ronald	E-4	Nov 5, 1980 – Nov 30, 1982	V-2	Wish I would have stayed. 20 years later I realize how cool shipboard life was. My son was aboard the IKE few years ago, It's just not the same these days. Man it was a blast back in the day.. Oh well , Only if..........................
Snedeker, Jeffrey Snedeker	EM2	Nov 11, 1980 – Aug 1, 1984	RE	Reactor Electrican
Gray, Bryant	MS2	Nov 30, 1980 – Nov 30, 1984	VF41 Galley Fwd and Aft	I was TAD most of my tour - either at NAS Oceana or aboard Nimitz with a lot of Underway Time.
Bolton, Don	ABE2	Dec 1980 – Jul 1984		Any one that served with me shoot me a line,the only people i have talked to since 84 is Carswell and Devita
Carter, Eric	E-2	Dec 1, 1980 – Aug 8, 1981		The time served was really an adventure. ;\| Learned alot. Met good people. Just finished watch detail and was sleep when crash occurred. The next 24 hours seemed like a nightmare. Lost my dad's ring in the freezer on a detail. ring initials M
Evans, James R.	AMS3	Dec 10, 1980 – Jun 18, 1983	CARRIER AIR WING 8 VT-86 SIDEWINDERS	WAS INJURED IN EA-6B CRASH MAY 25 1981 GREAT SHIP WAS PROUD TO SERVE ON HER .
Neuhofel, Wayne	ET3 - ETC	Dec 12, 1980 – Feb 22, 1987	Reactor/RC	Did two tours. Second was from Jan-91 to May-95.
Foraker, Carl	EN2	Dec 16, 1980 – May 1, 1984	Auxiliaries	Best in her class Nimitz was my first ship. I learned every tweak to get an 8 second start out of those emergency diesels. Hope to hear from a shipmate from Bentonia, MS or Eustis, TX soon.
Lima, Scott	MSSR	Dec 26, 1980 – May 1982	S-5

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