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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Enhance (MSO 437). 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 81 crew members registered for the USS Enhance (MSO 437).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs, David | HT 2 | Feb 15, 1977 – Jun 15, 1979 | engineering | |
| Honey, David | BM3 | Jul 1977 – Apr 12, 1979 | Ships Crew | Served with my younger brother Vonley after returning from a Med Cruise aboard CV-42. Left the Supply division and better served my ship as a Boatswain. |
| Andresen, John | ET1 | Aug 15, 1977 – Aug 15, 1978 | OPS | First ship. 6 months in Long Beach. Transferred to USS Oklahoma City CG-5 HP Yokosuka, Japan. ETC Ernst, QMC Williams, RM1 Moultrie and EM1 Smith were friends. |
| Parker, Cary (Snipe) | EN2 | Jun 15, 1978 – Jun 30, 1980 | Engineering | |
| Timmons, Bill | ET 2 | 1979 – 1982 | Operations | Skipper was Cmdr Conder |
| Rathburn, Raymond | LTJG | 1979 – Apr 1981 | eng, supply, ops, XO | Served nearly 3 years. made the home port change to Tacoma. Fell in love with the northwest and retired there in 89. I was on the Mine Group staff when she went to the persian gulf. |
| Kellison, Kevin | EN3 | 1980 – Dec 1982 | eng/ | |
| Pickerd, John | HT1 | 1980 – 1983 | Eng | I realy loved my time onboard that ole Ship and I loved Tacoma as well. There was a great bunch of guys on board!! Would like to hear from some of you. |
| Anderson, Troy | STG2 | Jan 7, 1980 – Jan 7, 1980 | OPERATIONS | |
| Timmons, Bill | ET1 | Feb 1980 – Mar 1982 | Operations | Good ship, good crew. Fun times. |
| Anderson, Troy | STG2 | May 22, 1980 – Jan 7, 1980 | OPERATIONS | |
| James, Troy | DCCS (SW) RET | Dec 20, 1980 – Jun 6, 1984 | Repair | I miss those wild days of my youth, NO SHIT if anybody remembers me call me (707) 456-9224 I'm retired and living the life of a "Man of Leisure" in Nor-Cal |
| Rodriguez, Ross | EN2 | Mar 18, 1981 – Sep 1, 1984 | Engineering | Wow i remember going to Port Townsend and having a great time. Also in Tacoma Bobs Tavern. Those were the good old days with good shipmates. If you care to contact emai me. rosstheboss802@yahoo.com |
| Linville, John | E-6/BM1 | Dec 12, 1981 – Sep 15, 1984 | Deck | Lead Mine Sweep BM, Duty Master at Arms, Career Counselor. This was a hard working kick ass boat and crew. We worked hard....Played hard..... Wonder where old Budda Bud is now. |
| Wagner, Jim | EN-2 | Feb 6, 1982 – Sep 16, 1985 | Engineering | What a privilige and Honor to serve with those that I did. We were the best mind sweeping crew in the Navy at that time. Hello to all who remember me and feel free to contact me. |
| Serwat, Ladd | EN5 | Mar 1, 1983 – Oct 31, 1986 | engineering | Hello to the crew of the Enhance. I still live in Idaho and work in seattle. I have a video of the Enhance and other minesweeps being scrapped out if anyone is interested. |
| Vondran, Kevin | radionman third class | Aug 1, 1983 – Jan 1, 1987 | Operations | Still Here! Good memories with good friends. Cap't Morris and Duncan catching Halibit in Alaska. Rimpac 84, The Rose Festivial in Portland. All good times. |
| Webb, Dale | GM1 | Sep 1983 – May 1985 | Deck | What a tub, I didn't like it so much when I was there but now I have a lot of fond memories. I'm proud to say I did my time on a wooden ship. |
| Howard, Larry | EM1 | Oct 1984 – May 1987 | Eng. | I remember you QM1 |
| Harrison, Mike | QMC(SW) | Apr 1985 – Oct 1989 | Navigation | Served aboard Enhance and Implicit 85-89. I miss those tiny ships, but I don't miss the headaches...I miss my shipmates, but not certain knuckleheads. It was a very difficult life for all of us; esp. 87-89 MCM ops in the Gulf. Wish the best to all |
| Harrington, Michael | OS2(aw) | Aug 1985 – 1988 | OI | OPERATION ERNEST WILL |
| Bullert, Dan | EM3 | 1987 – 1990 | My 2 vivid memories include Capt. Nerheim sitting on top of the dog house during sweep operations wearing a Detroit Tiger ball cap and EN2 "psyho" Manues stiring is coffee with is penis. I also have copies of e-div infamous watch log boo | |
| Lusczynski, Paul | BM2 (SW) | Feb 1, 1987 – Nov 11, 1989 | Deck | |
| Nerheim, Steve | LCDR | May 1987 – Jan 1988 | ||
| Kniseley, John | LCDR | May 5, 1987 – Dec 31, 1989 | Operations | It was my first ship and I had a great experience and served with many outstanding individuals. I really enjoyed serving with CDR Nerheim, my first skipper. |
| Brooks, William | EN1 | Jan 1988 – Jun 1991 | ENG | I rember the time when Nut Bit the CO,s leg down in tne main space. |
| Karp, Robert | OS1 | Mar 1988 – Jul 1991 | OI | Would like to hear from former shipmates. |
| Matson, Mike | LT | Mar 17, 1988 – Dec 15, 1989 | XO | MSOs in the Gulf, what a life. Chainsaw, water slide, Hash Runs (remember the nun in the fishnet hose-boy would some of that stuff get you kicked out now). Broke the chains of planet BASARAC. |
| Haddix, Scott | EM2 | May 20, 1988 – Oct 20, 1988 | The thing that sticks out in my mind the most is the evening of 10 JUL 88, 7-days after the Iran Air flt 655 got shot-down. We were fired upon, set Zebra, and then Repair-2 was told to disperse fore & aft, weapons were at RED tight, the missle missed | |
| Zuberbuhler, Michael "Zuby" | EM3 | Sep 1988 – Sep 1991 | E | Seved in Persian Gulf Nov.88-Mar89 on USS Enhance (MSO437) & Nov.89-Mar90 on USS Esteem (MSO438) |
| Kovack, Michael | LT | Oct 1988 – Mar 1989 | Operations Officer | Was a volunteer deployer with the Earnest Will crew rotation. Came off USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8). Served under LCDR Jeff Sapp.....and I can't remember the follow-on Skipper, but he was a good one. |
| Adams, Nut | E4 | Oct 26, 1988 – Dec 13, 1991 | ||
| Goranflo, Rick | PN1 | Sep 1989 – Feb 1990 | Served in the Persian Gulf | |
| Jones, Bryce | smn/gm3 | Sep 1989 – Dec 31, 1991 | Deck/Weapons | My first and the best of the five commands I served at in my service. |
| Kwiatkowski, Paul | LTJG | Oct 1989 – Sep 1991 | Ops | What an experience. |
| Stasiak, Andrew | EM3 | 1990 – Oct 1991 | E | I remember the cold days in the shipyard, and the cold nights in those wooden shaks they provided us with. Fort Lewis ofcourse, we di have allot of fun there. And who could forget nut and other cool characters. |
| Hicks, James | BM2 | Feb 23, 1991 – Dec 13, 1991 | deck | |
| Vargas, Sam | E-4 | Oct 1991 – | Snipes | The cold mornings rain or shine under way. Living at Fort Lewis what a shit hole but it was fun.Decom and the time we spent at Lake washington ship yards.The gulf,that Island wasnt what it is today |
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