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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Mauna Kea (AE 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 605 crew members registered for the USS Mauna Kea (AE 22).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1961 | 1962 – 1966 | 1967 – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Hight, Charles | GMG3 | 1967 – 1968 | Gunnery | Just came by this web site, I didn't know it existed. If anyone, I served with aboard the Mauna Kea, wants to contact me, feel free, to respond. |
Douglas, Jim | RD-3 | 1967 – Sep 1969 | Ops | 3 tours, typhoon, shellback , cowboy music et shop use to drive me crazy. Long hours staring at radar screen. Liberty was great. |
White, Don | SM3 | 1967 – 1970 | Operations | |
Richardson, Clyde | BM3 | 1967 – 1969 | 1st | Looking for Bill Baney, GM3. He served the same years. |
Jones, Bill | SK2 | Apr 5, 1967 – Jan 5, 1970 | Supply | Had a good time! Miss Judson B. Kilbourne, and pinochle games with Munn & Bolton, and Subic. |
Moore, William Terry (Less) | GMG3 | Apr 17, 1967 – Dec 7, 1970 | 3rd | Just found the website on the Mauna Kea. I served aboard her from April 67 to Dec 70 Was a good time in my life, I served with a great crew. |
Marin, Robert | ETR-3 | Jun 1967 – Nov 1968 | Operations | Took one West Pac trip on the Mauna Kea, had some great times with my shipmates. wonder where everyone is now. |
Luzader, Jimmie | SK2 | Jun 1967 – May 1968 | I was spending my second tour in war. Was in country for 13 months. Remember playing alot of cards with Bill Jones, we didn't get bet much. I live in Chillicothe, MO now. | |
Swartz, Ric | EM3 | Jun 1967 – Mar 1971 | E-Division | Had some fun times and hard times but would not trade either for Anything. Met a lot of great friends. Would Love to be able to contact some again. Hope and Pray that each one is dong well. |
Beaty, G.e. | SKC | Jul 1967 – May 1969 | Supply | I reported aboard just when the ship returned from the waters of Viet-Nam. From the Mauna Kea I was assigned to the 32nd Naval Construction Reg Viet-Nam. Sure enjoyed the time I spent on that ship. |
McBride, Ron | BM3 | Sep 1967 – Mar 1971 | 2nd Division | I will always be proud of being a 2nd division "Deck Ape". Had a lot of good times with a lot of good guys. |
Hamons, Gary | MM2 | Sep 10, 1967 – May 14, 1971 | A | Would like to hear from anyone in this time frame |
Munn, Marion | MM3 | Oct 8, 1967 – Feb 8, 1970 | M | I have many good memories my time on the Mauna Kea. Frist class in every way. I have always been proud of it. Becoming a shellback was a great expericence.Great liberty with to many great shipmates to mention . We did it all and more . |
Bolton, Bobby G (Gene) | SFM 3 | Oct 8, 1967 – Feb 8, 1970 | Shipfitter | I would do it again! God Bless America and the boys who served. |
Johnson, Leonard | E-4 BT 3 | Nov 10, 1967 – Mar 11, 1969 | ||
Cokos, John | SN | 1968 – 1970 | Deck | Served on board during the Viet Nam war era. It was a wild and crazy crew to say the least! heads from . There was a fire on board in after steering during a typhoon, and we lost power and steering. Anyone remember that? I stiill do ! |
Cokos, John | SN | 1968 – 1970 | I'm Back! Go to my website and take a look at the photo's. If you want your 15 minutes of fame send your photo's to me and go down in AE history. This is a "slacker challenge ". http://www.geocities.com/ae22photoalbum | |
Ramirez, Felix | E-5 | 1968 – 1971 | Engineering | I had a great time and enjoyed working in the engine room with a bunch of great people. The experience shaped my life and help me with my career in fire service. I just retired in 2008 from the Sacramento CA. fire dept. |
Chenoweth, Rod | E4 | 1968 – 1969 | R | |
Letourneau, Ronald | MM3 | 1968 – 1970 | M Division | I would like to contact any of my old shipmates |
Waibel, Mark | FN/MM3 | Jan 1968 – Jul 1969 | Engineroom | These were the best times of my life. Remember when we crossed the equator, woke me up at three in the morning to start the fun. It's sad to hear about our ship being used for target pratice. Lets keep in contact . |
Cokos, Jcfromnj | sn | Jan 1, 1968 – Dec 31, 1970 | 1st division, deck | Feel free to contact me at AE22sailors@gmail.com for networking and support on the issue of Agent Orange exposure if you went on shore while stationed off the shore of VietNam. I have a web site for this issue.... |
Roseberry, Joseph / Nickname Bozo | BM3 | Jan 7, 1968 – Jul 15, 1970 | Deck Force 2nd Division | |
Mouton, Mouse | GMG2 | Feb 9, 1968 – Mar 11, 1970 | 3rd division | Looking for Bill Jones an SK type. Lefthander. The only lefthander third baseman i ever played ball wilth. Get in touch Jones. Mouse |
Snodgrass, Paul | PN2 | Mar 1968 – May 1970 | X | Did 2 WestPac cruises and start of a 3rd to Subic before transfer to NAS Lemoore. Good memories of good people. Captain Polk was the best. |
Clement, Paul | HM3 | Mar 1968 – Jul 1969 | X | Sorry I missed Branson. I've been contributing photos to John Cokos' website. I plan to do San Antionio next year. I understand only about 40 attended in Branson. Lets see if we can get more. Look forward to seeing how grey everyone is. |
Hughes, Phil | EM2 | Mar 6, 1968 – Nov 6, 1971 | E | Loved that ship. |
Snodgrass, Paul | PN2 | Mar 15, 1968 – Jun 15, 1970 | X Division - Ship's Office | I enjoyed my time aboard - two cruises, earned MUC and E, and a major typhoon in 69, limped to Guam. I used to see MK in SF Bay, from my office bldg. downtown. Went to one reunion, in SF in 2006. Hello to old shipmates |
Coppernoll, Denny | SM3 | Apr 1, 1968 – Oct 16, 1968 | Signal Bridge | Met the ship in Hong Kong, served one cruise, came back to Port Chicago, got orders for River Patrol Qui Nhon, RVN May 69- May 70. Had some great times on ship during my short tour. |
Letourneau, Ron (Boomer) | MM3 | Jun 1968 – 1970 | M | Like to hear from any of the sailors from back in the old days |
Dahl, Arvid | BT 3 | Jun 1968 – 1970 | B | Did two westpac tours.Spent a lot of time out on the line. Tonkin Gulf. |
Letarte, Rich | LT(JG) | Jun 4, 1968 – Nov 14, 1969 | Supply | A great ship and powerful experience. I have been to a number of reunions and more guys keep showing up. Next one is scheduled foe autumn of 2009 in San Antonio TX. We will try to visit Captain Sells, who lives in Kerrville. |
Shubert, James (Jim) | SFM2 | Jul 1968 – Oct 1969 | R-Divison | The Mauna Kea was the best Ammo Ship in the 7th Fleet. Hello to all my former Shipmates. I retired from the USNR as an HTC in 1988 in Spokane, WA. |
Davis, Dave | CS3 | Jul 8, 1968 – Jul 8, 1970 | Supply | I was the tall night baker. Got banished to the galley from the deck for always being in trouble :) Miss those guys! I remember Typhoon June too well! And the gross Shellback event! Would love to hear from any shipmates! |
Nuske, Ken | MM1 | Sep 1968 – Apr 1970 | A | Have to remember fire with the diesel generator when tied to the ammo piers and cold iron. |
Calkin, Gary (Zeke) | sm3 | Oct 1968 – Apr 3, 1972 | communications | 3 cruises to westpac,one major typhoon,bunch of small ones. had a great experience so much they would not let me transfer to another ship |
Nehlsen, Jon | LT | Nov 1968 – Aug 1970 | AE | Great Memories (mostly!) Would love to hear from shipmates. |
Hughes, Phil | EM2 | Nov 4, 1968 – Jun 7, 1971 | e | looking for anyone in e division |
Stahl, Eugene (Rudy) | E-5 | 1969 – 1972 | R | Looking for shipmates |
Chandler, Mike | CS2 | Jan 1969 – Jun 1969 | cook | great time on board,lost left eye sent back to the states,forched to retire. |
Goode, Shannon | FN | Jan 1, 1969 – Jun 1969 | my dad was stationed on this ship he was killed july 2 2003 by a drunk driver if you knew my dad have any stories good bad like to here i served in navy as well uss underwood ffg 36 as bm good luck to you all | |
Haugerud, Mel | SH2 | Feb 1969 – Nov 1972 | Supply | The next Reunion will be in San Antonio 2009 hope to see you all there. |
Trojan, Dudley | FN | Feb 1969 – Jul 1970 | R | I remember the typhoon one day out of Guam coming back stateside. |
Denolf, Richard | ENGINEMAN THIRD CLASS | Feb 1969 – Jul 24, 1972 | A | Best of times and shipmates. Best Sea Stories are of Shellback ceremony and of Typhoon we went thru. Are there any pictures of it? No one believes me. |
Lopez, Raul | E-2 | Feb 19, 1969 – Nov 21, 1969 | R | I remember typhoon june when we were coming home after our tour of vietnam and the gulf of tonkin. i would like to communicate to anyone about the typhoon june. |
Keesecker, Tom | MM2 | Feb 27, 1969 – Dec 16, 1971 | A Gang | Does anyone remember the Storm that we got into when we headed stateside in 71. We wound up in Guam and had one heck of a drunk after surviving that one. As I recall we were taking blue water over the bridge for about 6 days |
Farley, Charles /butch | E -3 | Mar 1969 – Oct 1970 | 2 nd | whats going on crew i was part of the philly connection on the ship good times back then good to see a lot of the crew still hanging in their god bless you hope here from you guys |
Myers, Leroy | SM3 | Mar 1969 – 1972 | Operations | Twice a shellback. Anyone remember hitting mine by Mekong delta,we were not suppose to be in area, Captian relieved of command. Tore hole in the bow, not a good feeling when your on a ammo ship! |
De St. Aubin, Francis | RM3 | Apr 6, 1969 – Nov 27, 1972 | Operations (Radio Shack) | Very proud that I have the opportunity to serve in the USN on board the USS Mauna Kea and be part of a great crew. |
Cromer, Debbie | SH1 | May 1969 – Aug 1969 | Supply | My father, SH1 Charles Latour, served aboard in 1969. He recently died and I'm looking for proof that some crew went ashore. Any help you can give would be appreciated. |
Nelson, Scott | E3 | May 1, 1969 – Nov 1, 1972 | B | Made great friends that I would like to connect scott foreman,stuart yost and maney more from B,E&M davisons. Subic Bay was great and even back in the states |
Harris, Clinton | GMG2 | May 10, 1969 – Dec 27, 1972 | 3rd | I enjoyed serving on her and have great memories that seem just like yesterday. I really enjoyed Olongapo City. Where else on earth could a 19 year old kid from Kansas could grow up in a hurry? It was great. Where is Mike S from MN? |
Maschal, Roy | SFM-3 | Jun 10, 1969 – Nov 30, 1973 | R | Enjoyed being onboard. Did two tours. Enjoyed the westpacs and Subic. Don't remember to many names. Raised a lot of hell onboard. Really liked the helo deck at night. Mauna Kea was a good ship. I think of her often and all the good times. |
Holthaus, Terry | mm2 | Jun 19, 1969 – May 15, 1971 | a-div. stream | it's memorial day 2012. nostalgia tookover..googled mauna kea...websites galore..there are so many of you guys to contact. tuna boat rides out typhoon JUNE, Lt. whats-his-name relieved of duties for navigating minefld |
Torres, Dennis | EMFN E3 | Jul 1969 – Nov 1972 | Engineering | The Tuna Boat. Good times and good ports. Too bad they sank her. Would've been a trip back in time to walk her decks, go back down to the engineroom and see the switchboard and boilerroom. Steve Nelson and I-Pinochle Duo |
Stahl, Eugene (Rudy) | E-5 | Aug 23, 1969 – Dec 23, 1971 | R | Looking for old ship mates, |
Peters, Richard | FA | Sep 26, 1969 – Apr 13, 1970 | a gang/m div. | I remember Boomer and Rudy I hung out with these guys on the ship. I played guitar with boomer on the ship. Does anyone remember the dates/months that we unloaded ammunition in Vung Tau? Need proof for VA. Any help appreciated. |
Richhart, Eric | SEAMAN | Oct 1969 – Apr 1971 | DECK/1ST DIVISION | WAS PART OF CREW AND ENJOYED THE SHIP LIFE AND WAS DURING UNREP OFF THE COAST OF VIETNAM A REPLENISHMENT SIGNALMAN. LEFT THE SHIP IN 1971 AND WENT TO THE USS AJAX FOR A PERIOD AND WOUND UP IN SAN DIEGO AND RADIOMAN A SCH |
Johnson, William | EM2 | Nov 1969 – May 1972 | E | 3 WESPACS came onboard as an E3 left as EM2. Ended up spending 12 years in the USN. |
Simmons, Pat | BM3 | Nov 6, 1969 – Sep 21, 1971 | Second | Great ship & crew members. Great life experience. |
Sommerfelt, Ronnie D. | YN1 | Nov 16, 1969 – Mar 9, 1971 | X | Remember our great Captain Polk I was his legal yeoman |
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