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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 121 crew members registered for the USS Enhance (MSO 437).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1982 | 1983 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neer, Rob | HT3 | Feb 1983 – Aug 10, 1985 | Hull Maintenance Tech. | I knew a man from Nantucket, oh sorry thought ai was on the fantail with Serwat and Jim Bob killing time.... |
| 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. |
| Schleeter, Bruce / Farmdog | STG3 | Aug 1983 – Sep 1984 | Ops | Well there I was heading to my first command. Engineman Wagneer picked me up at airport and brought me to ship. He asked what kind of music I had in case and I told him mostly country. He said were gonna get along fine. |
| 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. |
| May, Larry | EN2 | Mar 11, 1984 – Oct 10, 1988 | Engineering | Looking for former shipmates of the Uss Enhance from 84-89 |
| Howard, Larry | EM1 | Oct 1984 – May 1987 | Eng. | I remember you QM1 |
| Blackmon, Lance | Os2 | Dec 23, 1984 – Aug 27, 1988 | Operations | This was a great crew and a tight one. My best memory was the Alaska trip and how rough the water was. The anchor chain being pull out on deck by the waves |
| Mullen, David | ET2(SW) | 1985 – 1991 | OPS | Amazing seeing some of your names again. It was an interesting time once we were sent to the Gulf. I hope everyone is in good health and God Speed!!! |
| 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 |
| Ryan, Rick | PN1 | May 1986 – May 1988 | X-Div | Ernest Will Veteran. |
| Williams, Larry | GMG1 | May 1, 1986 – Mar 30, 1988 | 3rd division | Loved it when the crew was in downtown Seattle motel during dry dock. Love the size of the ship and crew. Living on the air force base brought alot memories |
| 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 | |
| Gilbert, Charles | IC2 | 1987 – 1989 | E-Div | Fond memories of my time aboard. Went on to finish my 20 years in the service. A great time and great people who served onboard her. Fair winds and following seas. Until we meet again in Davy Jones Locker |
| 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. |
| Harris, Chris | STG1 | Mar 1988 – Sep 1988 | operations? | This was the worst and the best duty I ever had as a Sonar Tech. Losing the sonar when the cable snapped, fishing it out of the gulf,(Operation Ernest Will) and then fixing it when the civilian "experts" couldn't fix it. |
| 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 | ||
| Payton, Jeff | EN1 | 1989 – 1991 | A-div | Was a great ship and crew. Liked the small crew and the fact that you got to know everyone on board. Hope everyone is well. Love to hear from anyone. |
| 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. |
| Hairston, Stevie | Bmsn | Dec 1990 – | Dwck | |
| 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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