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USS Advance (MSO 510) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Advance (MSO 510). 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 37 crew members registered for the USS Advance (MSO 510).

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Wallert, Frederick Wally	ELECTRICIANS MATE FIRST CLASS	1958 – Sep 1959
Thornton, Gary	RM5	Sep 1958 – Jul 1964	OPERATIONS RADIO	Was first crewmember transfrerred to the Advance that was not part of commissioning crew. Made two Westpac cruises aboard the Advance 08/60 to 03/61 and 07/62 to 02/63. Best duty in the Navy.
Brown, Dave	SOG3	1959 – 1962	Operations	Nice Memories. Sad ending for the Ship.
Davis, Bill	SOGSN	1959 – 1961	Operations	Enjoyed serving with a fine crew. Many happy memories.
McLemore, Mac	Seaman	1963 –	deckhands	Looking for Carl Howard from Jacksonville Florida. Also looking for Jerome Blunt. We worked under First Class Bosnmate Wilson.
Ellefsen, Erik	EM3	Jan 1963 – May 1965	Minepac	Searching for record of when the ship was in VIETNAM AND ALSO SANFRANCISCO DOING BIOWARFARE TESTING!!
Rose, Jim	RM3	May 1963 – May 1966	Ops
Klos, John	EM2	Aug 17, 1963 – Aug 25, 1963	snips
Rathbun, Dewitt	ETRSN/ETR3/ETR2	Sep 14, 1963 – Oct 27, 1966	OPS/OE	Departed in Subic Bay, for transfer to TI for seperation.
Dunagan, Donald	RD 3	Nov 1963 – Jun 1965	OI	Great WestPac cruise. Hawaii, Johnson Island, Kwajalein, Guam, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Brittan, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii and back to Long Beach. Great CO. LCDR William Self.
Moeller, Sam	EN2	1964 – 1965
Rose, Jim	RM3	1964 – Apr 1966	operations
Hickey, Gerry	YN2	Aug 24, 1964 – Mar 1967	92 Staff
Pressly, Frank	EM3	Sep 18, 1964 – Oct 21, 1965	Electrican Mate	My end date is questionable. I was critically injured in a car accident and spent a year in the hospital.
Moeller, Sam	EN2	Oct 1964 – Sep 1965	Engineering	Made a swap to get on ship making wespac cruise. Will never forget the problems we had with evaporators. Water rations all the time at sea.
Skinner, Greg	RDSN	1965 – 1966	OPERATIONS
Goodman, Rudy	RADAR SN	Jun 1966 – Jun 1967	OPERATIONS (GUESSMAN..WHERE ARE YOU)
Wiens, Larry	RMC RETIRED	1967 – 1969	Operations	Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Hill, Opie	E4	1967 –
Wall, R.d.	YN2	Feb 1, 1967 – Dec 17, 1967	Staff,
Munson, Carl	QM6	Sep 1, 1967 – May 15, 1969	Operations	Got out, finished college, stayed in reserves until 1976, became E-6. Made (but then lost) contact with Steve Patrick and Bob Mitchell. Would also like to hear from R.B. Anderson, Mike Knoche, Eric Rhodehamel,, others.
Simpson, Dennis	RMC	1968 – 1969	Radio
Larsen, Thomas	CS3	Jan 18, 1968 – Jul 20, 1968
Neil, Russell J. Neil	RM3	Apr 1968 – Sep 1969	Radio	Doesn't seem like it was that long ago. I now enjoy riding my Harley with friends. Still living in Oregon where I grew up. Anyone know the where abouts of Mike Knoche?
Laudato, Rodolfo	MS1	Apr 1968 – Feb 1970	Supply	Need a statement from shipmates that crews went ashore in Danang while in Vietnam. Requesting ship be added on the list .
Bellarosa, Jim	EN3	Aug 1968 – 1969	engineering
Knoche, Mike	E-5 Signalman	Aug 1, 1968 – Jan 1, 1969	OPS
Richmond, Charles	OS2	Nov 1, 1968 – Dec 1, 1970	Operations	I need statements from shipmates about the shore visits in Vietnam. I have Diabetes due to Agent Orange and they need verifiable proof we went ashore. I am sure others need tbe same from me!
Coleman, Jr., William	LT	May 1969 – Dec 1970	XO/CO	Joined ship in May 1969. Made Westpac deployment in 1970. Became CO after injury to CDR Jim Henderson. Decommissioned ship in December 1970. Tough deployment with DivCom embarked every single day of depolyment.
Yates, Bill	SK3	Jun 1, 1969 – Dec 23, 1970	Supply	Would be great to hear from fellow crew members who served during 1969-70. SK3 Tom Dean and I remain close friends.
Cort, Dennis	BM 2	Sep 1, 1969 – Sep 1, 1970	minewarfare---deck crew	i need statements from shipmates about our visits going into Vung tua and our trips through and around the Mekong delta and going up the Saigon river chasing small craft. i have coronary heart disease; diabetes type 2
Hoban, Kenneth / Ken	RM2	Sep 29, 1969 – Oct 16, 1970	Operations	Came aboard in Long Beach, CA, and went on westpac trip to Nam stopping at HI, Guam, Johnston Atol, Kuajulin, P.I., and Vietnam stayed our tour and then trip back to decommissioning, left ship and Navy on return.Looking for Steve Mancini???
Weeks, Tony	en3	Oct 1969 – Oct 17, 1970	eng	checked aboard in long beach. It was a tough life on a minesweeper. met some good people on this boat. I will always remember the phrase, "the days of wooden ships & iron men."
Chapman, Tony	RD3	Nov 1, 1969 – Dec 1, 1970		Joined out of "RD A" School in 1969...went on Westpac/Market time and helped decommission her upon return.
Rice, James	EN 1	Jan 20, 1970 – Sep 30, 1970	Engineering	Reported aboard the Flying 'A' in Pearl Harbor, HI. The ship was towed into port by another MSO. Advance had lost the use of one shaft due to the CPP and the other shaft due to the engines. There was multiple generator problems too. A sad begin
Springston, Denny	ETN2	Feb 1970 – Dec 1970		I was part of the decommisioning crew
Ridge, Mary	SK2(SW)	Sep 2003 – Mar 2006	Storekeeper	It was awesome to see the world and the crew I worked with I really enjoyed being a part of.

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