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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Endurance (MSO 435). 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 Endurance (MSO 435).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Robinson, Arnold (Rob) | SEAMAN 1ST | Mar 1957 – Nov 1959 | IT LOOKS LIKE I AM ONE OF THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL CREW!!NIGHT FIRE IN THE STRAITS I LEFT MY HEART AT CHINA GATE.(IRON MEN,WOODEN SHIPS). | |
Thompson, Jake | EN3 | Mar 1, 1957 – Feb 22, 1961 | ||
Knutson, Larry | CS3 | 1959 – Aug 1962 | Mine Pac ? | I was just wondering if any of my shipmates were on this web site. Would like to hear from you. |
Colemana, Albert | EN2 | Aug 1961 – Dec 1963 | Engineering | Looking for anyone who can tell me what month in 1962 and where the ship was in Vietnam. Pictures would be a great help. |
Crum, John | SOG 2 | Aug 1961 – Oct 10, 1961 | CIC / EOD | Short-timer. Wife is on the beach. Will have our first baby in November. Cleanest ship in the Navy. Best duty ever. Sorry, did not have time to know the crew better. Designed ships motto/emblem, "Destroy What Will Destroy." |
Sleight, Terry | RM2 | 1962 – 1963 | ||
Riley, Bruce | Jan 15, 1962 – Apr 27, 1964 | Electronics | I came aboard right out of ETA School Treasure Island. I guess that the powers that be figured that I would be sharp enough to figure things out all by myself. Well I did and only had a couple of things that I had trouble with. | |
Stanley, Joe | EM2 | Mar 10, 1962 – Mar 10, 1962 | Enginering | I came aboard the Endurance as an EMFA in March 1962 while she was on R&R in Subic Bay. I left her as an EM2 for the USS Acme in July, 1964. |
Dempsey, Roy | Yn1cta1 | Mar 3, 1963 – Feb 5, 1965 | Admin | LEADING. YN. ALSO CTA |
Chism, Richard (Rick) | ETR3 | 1964 – 1965 | OE | This was a fun ship. I wish it had not been my first duty station after ET school so that I would have had something to compare it with. My best memories in the Navy were made while aboard the Endurance. |
Trapp, Dan | IC2 | Feb 1964 – Sep 1964 | E | Made Westpac cruise |
French, Armond | RM1 | May 1964 – Sep 1966 | OR | Was on board during 1965-66 cruise to Vietnam patrolling the coast. |
Hill, Howard | EN1 | 1965 – 1967 | Served aboard for Operation Markettime. Long lonely days and even longer nights. Plus boredom unending. What memories. | |
Patterson, David | EN3 | Jan 18, 1965 – Jan 18, 1967 | mine div 91 | |
Winn, James | SN | Feb 14, 1965 – Jun 26, 1969 | mine 91 | just wondering if anybody is still alive and still reminising about the tours of viet nam and the good old days. |
Odonnell, James | Gunners Mate 3rd class | Mar 1965 – | Gunners mate | Anybody still alive out there |
Block, Jerry | SK2 | Mar 5, 1965 – Jun 9, 1966 | SUPPLY | |
Archuletta, Patrick (Archie) | SN | Mar 15, 1965 – Sep 10, 1966 | Deck Crew | Anybody remember Boats Butler? A 4.0 sailor. HE WOULD WORK THE DECK CREW ABOVE AND BEYOND HE MADE OUR LIVES MISERABLE!!!!!! |
Conlin, Patrick | e-4 | Jul 1965 – Sep 1966 | west pac | Looking for any shipmates of Patrick Daniel Conlin that served in the republic of Vietnam. He was a night shift radio operator. on the USS Endurance 1965-1966. Dad Passed away on 1/16/2016 |
Wilson, Roger | RM E4-E5 | Aug 1, 1965 – Jul 22, 1967 | Vietnam Patrol 1965-1966 LRM E5 Uss Woodpecker(MSC-209) Aug 1967-1968 Sasebo, Japen Coastal and River Patrol Vietnam | |
Stratford, Stephen | RD3 | Aug 19, 1965 – May 19, 1967 | OPERATIONS | Learned a lot of invaluable lessons while serving aboard Endurance that have always been a benefit to my life and still are. |
Stratford, Stephen | RADARMAN 3RD. CLASS | Aug 28, 1965 – May 19, 1967 | OPERATIONS | Didn't realize it at the time , but my time spent aboard the Endurance and later the Engage (MSO-433) , was a very valuable period in my life. The discipline and organization I learned back then has helped me a lot. |
Kreidel, Roy | CS3 | 1966 – 1967 | ||
Segarra, Tony | SK2 | Jul 1966 – Feb 10, 1970 | Supply | |
Palmer, Scott | E-5 | Oct 10, 1966 – Dec 15, 1969 | WestPac | It was fun and interesting. What an education. |
Lafalce, John | BM2 | Oct 24, 1966 – Dec 15, 1969 | deck | Served under 3 skippers: Shemanski, Sutphen & Slegelmilch. Did 2 westpac tours. Enjoyed every minute of my Naval service. |
Paulson, Gary | STG2/E5 | Mar 31, 1967 – Oct 10, 1969 | ? | Got nicknamed "The Hamster" when coming out of the round hatch in the deck leading to the Sonar power transmitter room. (I probably needed a haircut and a mustache trim.) |
Foley, Joey | EN3 | May 26, 1967 – Feb 15, 1971 | Engineering | I didn't know about the 2012 reunion but plan on making it to the next one. |
Anderson, James (Andy) | RD2 | Jul 1968 – Mar 1, 1971 | operations | Radarman in charge of cic during the big battle with the trawler |
Bartelheim, David (Bart) | QM1 | Nov 1968 – Jan 1971 | NX | Wooden Ships and Iron Men, if you served on a sweep you know what it means. |
Slagle, Rick | ETN3 | 1969 – 1972 | communications | I helped as much as I could, Hersey did most the work. Welcome any emails from old shipmates. |
Livingston, Ryan | stg1 | 1969 – 1971 | operations | This the most memorable ship of the five I served aboard. Retired after 25 years as an EMO LT. |
Petrash, Skip | EN3 | 1969 – 1971 | AFT ENG ROOM | Best o-Boat in the fleet |
Dunkle, Ralph | QM4 | 1969 – 1972 | Navigation | Served during market time patrols, typhoons, and liberty calls with all my shipmates overseas.Played some tag football, softball, and basketball when we got back to our home port. I have the flag from Nov engagement. |
Schell, Alexander (Alex) | EN3 | Sep 1969 – Jul 1972 | Engineering | |
Northrup, Rodney | YN2 Rod Northrup | Oct 5, 1969 – Jun 6, 1971 | OPERATIONS | We just finished our first ships reunion - March 2012. A lot of guys missed out and we would like to make sure we get word out to you on the next reunion. Give me a shout....... love to hear from you. |
Cotton, John | GMG3 | Nov 1969 – May 1971 | Gunnery | Only Gunner's Mate aboard, served during the Trawler incident, attended the reunion in Mar/2012... Great bunch of guys !! |
Cotton, John | GMG 3 | Nov 15, 1969 – May 15, 1971 | Gunnery | Greatest bunch of guys I've ever known !!! Hoping for another reunion sometime soon ... |
Olson, Wade | EN2 | Dec 28, 1969 – Mar 16, 1971 | engineering | sorry to have missed the 2012 reunion-maybe next time. anyone know where joe foley is these days? last saw him and Mr Duffy at great lakes in 1981. Hope all are well and prospering. |
Hyatt, Dan | SM3 | Jan 1970 – Aug 12, 1971 | OPS | NOVEMBER 22, 1970 "OH WHAT A NIGHT" |
Hearn, Reg | RM3 | May 1, 1970 – Jun 30, 1971 | Communications | |
Foley Jr., Michael | SA | Aug 20, 1970 – Jan 10, 1972 |
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