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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Esteem (MSO 438). 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 103 crew members registered for the USS Esteem (MSO 438).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1986 | 1987 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Stephens, Don | MS3 | 1987 – 1988 | Support | Over easy |
Lloyd, Jeffrey | OS2 | Mar 15, 1987 – Jul 15, 1990 | OPS | Life was grand from the air conditioned CIC. Got a little hairy there from time to time. Long live the iron men of wooden ships! |
O'Hehir, Steven | EN2 | May 5, 1987 – Aug 22, 1989 | M & A | One of the many fine old sweeps served on! |
Bailey, Allan | GMG1 | Jun 1987 – 1989 | Deck | |
Youngman, Dennis. (Chief) | HT2 | Jul 8, 1987 – Jan 4, 1988 | HT | Awesome ship met a lot of great people! I would do it all over again! |
Loihle, Todd | ENC | Aug 1987 – 1991 | M & A | Sweep sailors do it with pigs, otters, and 6 (censored). |
Owens, Greg | PNC | Oct 20, 1987 – Aug 2, 1990 | Personnel | 2 tours in the Persian Gulf was the most challenging of my 22 year career. Rotating a quarter of the crew made life pretty hectic. Standing watches in CIC, the Bridge and on 50 Calibers was a real education. |
Butler, Kevin | en2 | 1988 – 1988 | a | |
Mueller, Mike | ht3 | 1988 – | repair | |
Allen, Michael | OS4 | Mar 9, 1988 – Jul 15, 1988 | Com Mine Group One | |
Ziarko, Mike | QMSN | Apr 1988 – Aug 1988 | I remember the first day there, we came very close to a mine in the gulf. The rest of it was hot. | |
Purintun, Leroy | SMSN | Apr 6, 1988 – Aug 8, 1988 | comm | It was a great adventure from the broken plane in phili, the 3 day barge ride, the mines that almost did us in the first day, and of course, good ol ASU. Great memories and friends. Give me a shout if you you were there with me. |
Beard, Fred | BM1 | Jul 6, 1988 – Oct 10, 1988 | DECK | I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TIMES WE SHARED DURING OPERATION ERNEST WILL. ALAS THE ESTEEM IS JUST SAWDUST NOW. |
Biffle, Steve | STINGER DETACHMENT | Jul 7, 1988 – Oct 3, 1988 | STINGER DETACHMENT TEAM | WE FOUND A MINE WHILE GOING UP THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ. THE SONAR DETECTOR WENT OUT SO WE TURNED AROUND TO BACK TRACK ONTO THE SAME COURSE, AND ALMOST HIT A MINE WITH A BIG HAPPY FACE PAINTED ON IT. RETREIVED MINE DISPOSED OF IT. LAME HUMOR. |
Cignetti, Michael | PN2 | Nov 10, 1988 – Nov 10, 1989 | X | Towards the end of Operation Earnest Will. Only a 4 month tour but one I will never forget. Blasted by locusts! Red Bahrain Sky! American Families in Saudi Arabia! Operating the Z-Bird! An incredible Christmas Feast! True navy comraderie! |
Burgess, Travis | Seaman | 1989 – 1990 | Stinger det team leader | I served aboard the Esteem for 126 days in 1989 - 90 I worked with HMC Toman as a striker when not pulling stinger watch or duties. |
Leighton, Russell | RM2 | Feb 1, 1989 – Sep 15, 1991 | Operations | |
Harris, Richard | SK | Jan 4, 1990 – Aug 1, 1991 | Supply | |
Edds, Robert | SK1 | Dec 1990 – Jun 1991 | Supply | Great Crew on a Rotting Ship |
Coluccio, Frank | ET1(SW) | May 1991 – Oct 1991 | OE | June 6th, 1991- The "Mag Tail" deployment from HELL!!! Training for MRCI, a 14 hour mag tail deployment (not intended). |
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