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USS York County (LST 1175) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS York County (LST 1175). 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 42 crew members registered for the USS York County (LST 1175).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meisinger, Ron | QM3 | 1957 – 1959 | bridge | proud plank owner |
| Schlagel, John | RM2 | Mar 31, 1959 – Feb 8, 1963 | OPS | Current VP American Amphibious Forces Association Member US LST Assoc, PA LST Assoc, Carolinas LST Assoc - Owner Backyard Stitches..Custom embroidery (Ships Jackets, Caps, Cups etc.) www.backyardstitches.com . |
| Sharland, Joe | QM3 | Sep 1959 – Jul 13, 1962 | Operations Div. | Looking for anyone who served on the "Mighty York" from 1959 - 1962 especially GM3 Thomas F. Smith II whom I've been attempting to contact since 1976. |
| Cotter, Harris | RD3 | 1960 – May 1962 | Radar | On the reunion committee, keeping a list of the crew for all emails and regular mailings of info of the reunions. |
| Schlagel, John | RM2 | Jan 5, 1960 – Feb 8, 1963 | Operations | Looking for York County shipmates and the LST-1171 Class also. Member US LST Assoc, PA LST Assoc, The Carolina's LST Assoc, American Amphibious Forces Assoc and the LST 325 Memorial. US Navy Memorial Plank Owner |
| Earl, Nickelson | EM2 | Mar 1960 – Nov 27, 1962 | Engineering | |
| Crowder, David | Lance Corporal USMC | Jul 31, 1960 – Jul 31, 1964 | 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines F Company | |
| Breezee, Harold | EN2 | Sep 1960 – Dec 31, 1962 | ENGINEERING | Enjoy my time on board, made the reunion @ Jacksonville in 2011 and enjoy it very much |
| Springborn, Paul | SN | Dec 13, 1960 – Aug 27, 1962 | Missed all the action during the blockade. | |
| Vance, John | RM2 | 1961 – 1963 | Operations | |
| Ockerman, Roger | SN | 1961 – 1962 | Deck force | Loved the York County and the crew |
| Casper, Carl | EN3 | Apr 1961 – Dec 8, 1963 | Engineering | Still in touch with shipmates and attending reunions. Great memories and even greater friendships. |
| Kennedy, Jackson | ENSIGH | Jul 20, 1961 – Feb 15, 1963 | Operations Officer | First ship. Great learnig experiance. Captain was exceptional. Crew was smart & professional & memorable.Wonderful cruises to Africa, Med & of course Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| Charles, Ducharme | sn | Aug 1, 1961 – Mar 1, 1963 | deck | best two years of my life.great ship good crew |
| Merriss, James M. | Seaman | Sep 1961 – Jul 1963 | operations | Excellent crew and Officers. |
Elliott, Richard  | SN | 1962 – 1964 | Radioman | First Ship, Cuban Crisis |
| Veccia, Russell | EN | Mar 1962 – Dec 1964 | ENGINE ROOM #2 | |
| Spagnesi, Screw Up | damage control fireman | Apr 11, 1962 – Mar 23, 1964 | engineering | i wasn't the best sailor.. but i made some good friends and fabulous memories, thanks guys for putting up with all my whining and bitching anyone seen my pea-coat? |
| Cook, Timothy | IC2 | May 2, 1962 – Oct 24, 1964 | ENG | The web guy for the ussyorkcounty.org. We hope that you view our web site to find out about our reunions. Please join us! |
| Fisher, Larry | ENFN | Sep 1, 1962 – Sep 24, 1964 | A GANG #4 ENG | |
| Betts, William | PCSN | Jun 14, 1963 – Oct 17, 1964 | ADMIN | |
| Betts, William | PCSN | Jun 20, 1963 – Oct 3, 1964 | ||
| Johnston, Harvey | ENSIGN | Sep 1964 – May 1965 | Deck | |
| McGee, Harry | BM2 | Apr 12, 1965 – Feb 12, 1968 | After Deck | Great ship and crew. Served on USS Oriskany CVA 34---York County--marine Safety Office Charleston SC--Coast Guard WPB USS Point Huron--Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi TX--Marine Safety Office Charleston SC. |
| Moyer, Carl | FTG2 | Dec 14, 1965 – May 10, 1969 | Gunnery | Great experience, will never forget it. I keep in touch with Art Johnson. Live in Macungie, Pa. Semi retired Building Contractor. |
| Poe, Ronald | SA | Feb 1966 – Jul 8, 1966 | ||
| Poe, Ronald | Mar 1966 – Jun 7, 1966 | |||
| Hunt, Dennis | RM3 | Sep 18, 1966 – Sep 18, 1968 | OPS | Learned a lot and grew up a lot. Remember sleeping out on deck after fire on way to panama. |
| Grant, Jack | PN3 | Jan 1967 – Sep 1967 | Operations | There was a great crew on board the USS York County. I was leading personnelman and captain's phone talker on the bridge for general quarters and special sea and anchor details. I hope to hear from shipmates who served at ANY time. |
| Rinke, Carl | ET-3 | Jun 1967 – Jul 1968 | OPS | First sea duty out of ET school / transfered to DeSoto Cty and then to Spiegel Grove. I will be scanning some pics to upload to the LST 1175 web site. |
| Vivas, Jorge "George" | EN-3 | Feb 18, 1968 – Dec 1, 1971 | Engineering | Served with Verlyn Schalow, Tom Mckenney, Sam Bates, Charles Goble, "Hoopie" Gow, Don Vert, Michael Ritchie, Danny Stubbs .Also a special friend, gone but not forgotten: Hector L. Santiago. R.I.P. |
| Tokarz, Richard | RM2 | Mar 1968 – Jan 1970 | Communications | |
| Ritchie, Michael | ENFN | Sep 1968 – Apr 1972 | Engineering | It was a great crew to serve with, and I am greatful for the experience. |
| Vert, Donald | PN3 | Sep 8, 1968 – Mar 30, 1971 | Deck and Personnel | Made life long friends and enjoyed my whole experience while on the York County. |
| Kinville, Leo | en2 | Oct 31, 1969 – Apr 12, 1971 | m division | We had a great crew and she was an awsome ship. At the reuinion in Evansville, I met up with two crewmembers I served with and hadn't seen them in 35 years. It was an outstanding time. |
| Schullerman, William | FTG3 | 1970 – 1972 | Gunnery | Great crew to serve with. Many experiences and great memories. |
| Calo, Joe | EN3 | 1970 – 1972 | engineering | Tight crew |
| Proctor, Isaac Sweet P | fa | May 30, 1970 – Mar 24, 1972 | engineer | had some great shipmates hello micheal ritchie ronnie frater |
| Motley, Ed | BM 3 | Jun 15, 1970 – Jun 1, 1972 | Deck Crew | Great crew and great times I was saddened when I learned the fate of the 1175 |
| Garner, Mike | PCSN | Dec 1, 1970 – Dec 15, 1972 | Executive | I enjoyed working as the ship's postal clerk 1971-72. I didn't enjoy getting my mess cook 3 month obligation done only at sea. We had a 1st class, old school, Mess Deck leader who was an absolute terror. |
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Reunions
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