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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Fort Marion (LSD 22). 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 85 crew members registered for the USS Fort Marion (LSD 22).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Dempewolf, Robert (Demp) | BM1 | 1965 – 1966 | Deck | Looking for other ship mates that served around XMas 1965, in Viet Nam |
Zavala, Daniel | E5/EM2 | 1965 – Apr 1968 | E Division | Remember steaming to Saigon on the river most of the day. Liberty in Saigon EM2 Zavala |
Reardon, Jerry | EM3 | 1965 – 1967 | EM | Ya, the trip to siagon was a long one and we did it twice. Still have the news paper art. from Portland, or., when we went there for bioler repair, then up to Bremerton, who had the 58 chev convertible? |
Diaz, Alexander | E3 | 1965 – 1967 | Deck | Remember X-Mas of 65 in Viet Nam, the long trip up Saigon River and liberty in saigon, Liberty in Da Nang, All the chipping and painting, the ruff ride during the storms, all the Marines and equipment we transported up a |
Mercer, Clarence (Kim) | Boatswain Mate E-4 | 1965 – Oct 31, 1966 | 2nd Division | I have great memories with Westhoff and McMasters, I was coxswain of the captain’s gig, managed the port line compartment, drove the Pickett boat around the ship in warzones, and drank more than I should have in Japan. |
Borgen, Ed | sn | Feb 1965 – 1967 | ops | |
Llevares, Rex | SD2 | Apr 1965 – Feb 1970 | Supply | The best times of my Navy career. Had a great Dept. Hd. LT Chew. Saigon trip and crossing the Panama Canal with a stop in Acapulco were great memories. Decommissioning was tough considering it was winter time. |
Bingham, Raymond | PCSN | Jul 12, 1965 – Aug 24, 1966 | Deck | LOOKING FOR FORMER SHIPMATES USS FORT MARION (LSD-22. VA BENEFITS FOR AGENT ORANGE ARE AVAILABLE AS THE SHIP HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST BROWN WATER NAVY FOR PARTIAL QUALIFICATION FOR AGENT ORANGE. |
Chew, Ed | LIEUTENANT/SUPPLY OFFICER | Aug 15, 1965 – Aug 15, 1967 | S | Looking for crewmen who can verify Ft Marion's visits to Saigon and willing to give affidavits to those they know who went ashore. Re: VA and Agent Orange. |
Westhoff, Bernie | EOC RET | Dec 15, 1965 – Mar 1, 1968 | 2nd | The best time i had in the navy.Moore .bass ,mecer.McMasters,riceinhour,hood , sturba bm 2 smith bm1 Woods who stold $100 from me in the form of a loan. many good mem. i ran the port crane with bm 2 watson as dir. i wish all a merry Xmas |
Moore, Richard | LSD 22 | Dec 24, 1965 – May 26, 1968 | I was in 2nd div Would lihe to hear from Sam Bass was a BM2 at that time but he was a fast burner so he probably made it to E 9 I think he fell into the well deck from the helo deck as I recall it kept him out of action almost an hour | |
Chedister, Mark | E5 | Dec 29, 1965 – Oct 7, 1969 | USS FORT MARION (LSD-22) | My friend Mark Chedister was in the communication room (the radio shack). I watched the 8mm films he took while on board ship, what a creative guy he was! If anyone remembers him, let him know at: mvernonc@yahoo.com |
Geiser, Robert | E3 | 1966 – 1970 | Engineers mm | This is for my father who I lost 4 weeks ago 4/16 I'm just hoping to hear about him or his time on the ship he was very proud of his ship and ship mates also he died of mesothelioma any asbestos info would help thanks |
Bahr, Howard | GMG3 | 1966 – 1967 | 2nd | What happened to Gunner Lamargro? Donnie Crenshaw? Mahler and Davis and King and Muzumdar? God bless all the lads with whom I served. PS: Remember Operation Ballistic Arch? |
Evrist, Ernest Charles | SN | Jan 1, 1966 – | 1ST and 3rd | |
Cockrell, Steven | ICfn | Jan 1, 1966 – Sep 1, 1966 | E division | |
Apperson, Peter | E-4 | Jan 2, 1966 – Feb 2, 1968 | E | |
Zavala, Daniel | EM2 | May 1966 – May 1968 | E | Fond moments aboard ship |
Stocks, Carrol | EN3 | Jun 1966 – Dec 1969 | A Division | Came aboard from Boot Camp Great Lakes company 150 till Decommissioning Dec 1 1969 4 month's early out |
Furtado, David | rd2 | Jun 23, 1966 – Dec 23, 1969 | ops | |
Robbins, Bill | YN | Sep 10, 1966 – Sep 15, 1968 | Ops | Lots of funny memories and shipmate charecters, Nov 67 Operation Baston Hill by Chu Viet River. Shellhart where are you? What about Cpt Williams? |
Pokorny, Raymond 'Pk' | CS-3 | Nov 9, 1966 – Jul 31, 1968 | Supply | Presently in Oregon part of the solar industry. |
Maloney, Lane | Lt. 03 | Nov 15, 1966 – Feb 15, 1968 | Supply Dept. | Ed, I went ashore in Danang. I have cancer and now have an Agent Orange claim. Our shipmate said we were carrying Agent Orange barrels.Please call/ email: 808-954-0710; email: lanemaloney@yahoo.com. Lane |
Schaible, James/jim | MM3 | 1967 – | ON BOARD TWO TOURS VIETNAM, PANAMA CANAL AND DECOMMISIONING AT BREMERTON WASHINGTON | |
Birchmore, Fred | LtJG | 1967 – Jan 22, 1969 | Gunnery, 2nd Div Deck | Fair winds and following seas |
Webster, Ernest | SH2 | 1967 – Jan 30, 1970 | Supply | I served most of my time as the ships barber.. I was aboard for two WESPACs, and served on ship until just prior to its de-commissioning (running the laundy. I would l love to hear from my fellow Fort Marion shipmates |
Swilling, Michael | EN3 | Jan 1967 – Jan 1970 | Engineering | I enjoyed the Navy and being on the USS Ft. Marion. I was an engineer on the Captain's gig. |
Huxford, Craig | SN | Jun 1967 – May 1969 | Deck Force and Deck Yoman | Lots of great memories. Panama, Sam Bass, China, Hawaii and my buddies in Sick Bay. Too much time in Subic Bay for repairs (69) Time to dig out the old slides, dust them off and send them in. My Newspapers from Green Bay. |
Wilson, John | sk-2 | Jun 1, 1967 – Jun 1, 1968 | supply | it was a short tour but the 67 westpac deployment was one of the best memories of my younger life. the places we went the things we saw.wow......i think of my navy days often. joining changed my life for the better..... |
Ditzler, James | BT3 | 1968 – 1970 | B | I will never forget painting the inside of the smoke stack. And what about the decommisioning party! |
Cormier, John "Corkey" | PO3/Radarman | Jun 1968 – Dec 23, 1969 | OPS | Enjoyed my 1st West Pac Cruise and can't forget our Breakdown in Da Nang harbor and the long Sea Tug haul back to Subic Bay. Also remember our taking the Fort on it's last haul from San Diego to Bremerton. |
Lawhead, Barry [ Lumpy ] | SN | Jul 1, 1968 – Feb 1, 1970 | DECK | Just checking on former crew members. |
Morrow, John | Quartermaster PO3 | Aug 1968 – Feb 1970 | Ops/nav | I loved serving on "The Fort" with my shipmates. To this day I would lay down my life for some of those guys! There were good times and bad. There were more fist fights than I could ever remember. Anchors aweigh! |
Strauss, Paul | HM3 | Oct 1968 – Jul 1969 | Medical | Aloha my Vietnam service brothers |
Britton, David | MR2 | Oct 7, 1968 – Nov 30, 1969 | M | |
Scott, Paul (Scotty) | BT2 Paul A. Scott (SCOTTY) | Oct 20, 1968 – Mar 15, 1970 | B | WAS ON BOARD FROM OCT1968 TO DECOMM |
McIntosh, Edward | FN | Oct 26, 1968 – Feb 13, 1970 | B | Webmaster of the http:.//www.ussfortmarionlsd22.com |
Mann, Louis | RD3 | 1969 – 1970 | OS | First time at sea and first time to be seasick on our way to Bremerton to decommission the grand old lady. |
Lunt, Watson | LT | 1969 – Dec 1970 | OPS | |
Collinsworth, Bill | ETR3 | Jan 25, 1969 – Feb 13, 1970 | Ops | I'm trying to locate the ops officer, Lt. Lunt, to get information for VA; If anyone knows how to contact him please email me; thanks. |
Ounjian, Michael | PH3 | Jan 31, 1969 – Sep 22, 1969 | ||
Howland, Keith | SN | Feb 4, 1969 – Feb 13, 1970 | 2nd | |
Harman, Russ | EMFN | Apr 10, 1969 – Feb 20, 1970 | E | Thanks to the EM gang who got me ready for "A" school. Never worked so little as I did at school! |
Edwards, Richard | SM3 | Sep 1, 1978 – Apr 1, 1979 | OC |
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