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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Prairie (AD 15). 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 584 crew members registered for the USS Prairie (AD 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1963 | 1964 – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Muenchow, Ed ( Chow ) | MM2 | 1974 – 1977 | ||
Schurr, Klaus | E3 | 1974 – 1978 | Hulltech | Shipmates, looking for someone who remembers my fall during transit to Sea of Japan 1974-75 when I sustained serious injuries in a fall off a ladder into engine room. Please contact me at klausschurrlmt@gmail.com |
Baker, Paul | MR.2 | Jan 1974 – Aug 1975 | machine shop | |
James, Jeffery | EM3 | Jan 10, 1974 – Sep 10, 1976 | Engineering | One of my best experiences as a young man. My brother Jerome served with me. We made a westpac cruise. Ship's co electrician was hard work until I made E4. Leroy, Lewis, Ens Jones, Frog & James . Look for me on FB |
Reed, Steve | MMFN | Mar 1974 – Sep 1974 | Evaporator room | Worked with Howie Amundsen, Dave Foat, Bill Nelson, Kerr, Hudson, Various others...... |
Hamilton, Dave | OM3 | Apr 1974 – Dec 31, 1974 | R-5 | Loved San Diego. Ray Penny? |
Burke, Mike | MMFN | Apr 16, 1974 – Mar 25, 1975 | M Division Fwd Engineroom | Rode my motorcycle all over San Diego and to the USO. Got surprise orders to the USS Enterprise when we were in Japan. Left the Prairie just before the Fall of Saigon. Enjoyed my time on the Prairie! |
Piland, Robert Boats | bmsn | May 10, 1974 – Sep 22, 1976 | 2nd div boat crew | The best time i had west-pac 75 made some great friends and had the privilage to serve on her i learned to run the cranes and all the boats i was the cox on the captains jig for the 4th of july flotilia in 1976 |
Snyder, Tom | DK2 | Jun 1974 – Dec 1977 | Great duty, terrific shipmates and wonderful friends. | |
Harris, Dan | Data Processing Technician 3rd Class | Jun 18, 1974 – Jul 6, 1976 | S 7 | The 75 westpac was a time I'll always remember. Turning 21 years old in Hong Kong and the fall of Saigon...weird times. |
Allen, Tom | IC2 | Jul 1974 – Sep 3, 1976 | R-3 | Learned alot in the repair div. and alot obout life on our cruise and involvement with vietnam evac. made alot of really good friends. now in georgia willing to talk to any old shipmates. |
Coggins, Jeff | mm3 | Jul 1974 – Sep 1974 | m | assigned to the after engine room |
Christopher, Karl | MM3 | Jul 30, 1974 – Nov 15, 1974 | M | |
Schmidt, Jim | IC2-IC1 | Aug 1974 – Sep 1977 | R-3 Gyro Shop | We thought she was buried in coffee grounds at the pier in San Diego, but managed to get underway for WestPac in Jan 75 (stopped for repairs in Pearl). Good times & good friends. |
Jones, Robert | TMSA | Aug 1, 1974 – Jan 1, 1976 | Weapons | |
Wilson, Eddie | E-3 | Aug 5, 1974 – Aug 5, 1976 | Boatswain mate | Fresh out of high school went tnto the navy,I was station on the AD-15 I did 1 west pac great memories. .Hong Kong r&rgreat times |
Franks, Irwin | BM3 | Sep 1974 – Dec 1976 | 2nd div. | i was a crain operatori on the Boat Deck, 2 Division, Under BM2 Reid. and BM2 Seymore. BM3 Young, Dwight Maxwell, Eddie, Perry, Snake. |
Johansen, Nels | MM3 | Sep 7, 1974 – Mar 2, 1977 | M and A | She ran best at flank speed we pumped the flooded bildges leaving Pearl. We stopped 4 days out of PI sent divers over the side to jam a DC plug in the hull to stop engine rm from flooding. Like to see Big Bird Baby Huuy and Lenard again |
Zepke, Ron | dental tech/ sn | Sep 16, 1974 – Jun 28, 1976 | deck force / dental lab | had a good time on the ship/ the west pac tour was a blast. some real wild times. |
Hudson, Larry | MM2 | Sep 19, 1974 – May 27, 1979 | m | I was in the evaporator room, water kings. Kerr, Grant Smitty and others How close did we get to Vietnam during the refugee evacuation? did we pull in? Agent orange? looking for Eugene Lathan. larryhudson11@gmail.com |
Schardan, Sonny | HT3 | Nov 15, 1974 – Feb 12, 1977 | R-1 | |
Gonzales, Joseph (Speedy) | BT3 | Dec 1974 – Jun 1978 | B | Was in Forward engineroom and Oilshack. Made 2 WESTPACS Made alot friends. |
Castro, Angelito | EM3 | Dec 15, 1974 – Apr 15, 1979 | I have 2 WESTPAC deployment, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Subic Bay, Philippines were the best liberty ports.This ship was the floating shore duty in every port.I tried to extend my duty aboard ship but to no avail.Assigned at 51ARewind Shop. | |
Buterbaugh, Fred | DS2 | 1975 – 1979 | S-7 | Attention all Data Systems Technicians! Log on to datasystemstechnician.com to register yourself and find out which of us are still around. |
Hastings, Steve | HT2 | 1975 – 1979 | R1-pipe shop | |
Booth, Don | Mssn | 1975 – 1979 | Supply | Had great friends lost one of our buddies Eddie but the rest are hallsy,fig,rabbit,black Max,Garrett, Tommy Mac,Stanley Knight and of course can't forget the whistle of Rick Rego |
Hunstad, Tom | MM2 | Jan 1975 – Apr 1978 | M and A | 2 great Westpac's, memories. Found this while searching for information on the 2012 reunion in South Dakota. Joey; no one has called me that since I left the Prairie. |
Ganus, James [jim] | Bt1 | Jan 1, 1975 – Jan 1, 1979 | B div. | had a great time made 2 wespacs diw subic bay wish i was there now |
James, Jerome | DPSN | Jan 2, 1975 – Sep 13, 1976 | S-7 | |
Perry, Wiley | HT2 | Jan 3, 1975 – Jun 25, 1979 | R-1 | Worked in the Shipfitter Shop 11-A, and then after C-1 Welding School was part of the crew in the Weld Shop 26-A for the rest of my enlistment. Had a great job and worked with some great guys in Repair Department. |
Shipley, Mark Shipley | E4 | Jan 5, 1975 – Jun 9, 1978 | W1 | Looking for my old shipmates! |
Lathan, Eugene | FNMM | Jan 19, 1975 – Jun 11, 1978 | M | Love this ship and the forward and aft engine room crew. Close knit group for sure. My BEST friend in the world at the time was Larry Hudson MM2, you never saw one without the other. Larry, Where are you Bro?! |
Llevares, Rex | DT1 | Mar 1975 – Aug 1976 | Dental | Proudly served on board. Perhaps was my lucky ship. I was selected as Sailor of the Quarter and was selected to CPO while aboard the USS Prairie. The C.O. was Capt Muck. |
Llevares, Rex | DT1/DTC | Mar 1975 – Sep 1976 | Dental | The USS Prairie was my lucky ship. I made Sailor of the Quarter and made CPO. Subic was great. The good old days and great memories. I remembered when Saigon fell and we had to process refugees. How long did we tie up at Boton pier? |
Hall, Mike (Hallsey) | MSSN | Apr 4, 1975 – Nov 17, 1977 | Supply S-2 | |
Deglopper, Bob | PC2 | Apr 15, 1975 – Dec 1978 | 1st,EX | Looking for deck 75-76 and EX 76-78. Would like to get in touch with former shipmates. bob.deglopper@outlook.com. I don’t have FB. |
Kirby, Steve | SKC | May 1, 1975 – Mar 10, 1979 | Supply S-1 | Remembering the great times with SKCM Christian and DK3 Tom Snyder! There were so many others, SKCS Chilton, Dan Welner, Louis Bustamante, SK1 Pike, Rafael Soto and all of my other shipmates in S-1 thru S-7. |
Cruz, Bill | BT2 | Aug 1975 – Oct 1980 | B | I have plenty of good memories while on board. I worked at aft engine room (mn control) BTOW at age 20. made back to back West Pac 78' and 79'. Hoping to get in touch with BT3 Jack Leather hes from the mid west. |
Almada, Alvin | HM3 | Aug 11, 1975 – Nov 17, 1975 | Medical | Made the plunge to go west-pac and was it ever the right thing to do....thx HM1.... |
Shields, Tim | MM3 | Nov 1975 – Apr 1976 | M | |
Kedley, James | BM3 | Dec 11, 1975 – Oct 13, 1979 | Deck 1st Division | Two west pak cruises. Many good memories. Old friends Rob Hall, William Perry, Sinclair, James Clemons, Karate man James Jones. Nickname "Stickman". |
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