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USS Force (MSO 445) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Force (MSO 445). 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 52 crew members registered for the USS Force (MSO 445).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Vanuel | QM3-QM2 | Aug 1, 1954 – Jul 1, 1955 | Operation | Reported aboard while she was fitting out in Tacoma, and was transferred to the USS Firm, MSO444 in LBeach just prior to our first WestPac Cruise. Both FINE crews and ships. I certainly learned much while aboard them. |
| Dunn, Bill | EM3 | Jan 4, 1955 – Jul 1956 | engineering-electrical | I was on the commissioning crew. Jan. 4th, 1955 Tacoma, Washington |
| Baker, Clarence Edwin | FN | Jan 20, 1956 – Oct 8, 1958 | Enginering | I stood watch`s in Aft Engine Room most all the time. |
Brockett, Gerald / Jerry  | SN | Nov 1958 – Jan 1961 | Operations | Would like to hear from some of my shipmates we are getting older not many of us left. "WHY FIGHT'EM FORCE'EM" |
| Lawson, Kenneth E | EM4 | Sep 1959 – Nov 28, 1962 | Engineering | |
| Bendily, Jim | RD3 | Oct 1959 – Dec 28, 1962 | ||
| Bendily, Jim | Oct 15, 1959 – Dec 28, 1962 | operations | ||
| Pinyan, Ron | IC2/1 | Dec 1959 – Oct 1961 | I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT WAS ABOARD DURING MY TOUR , EXCEPT LT DUFFY | |
| Bendily, Jim | RD3 | Oct 1, 1960 – Dec 18, 1962 | operations | Looking for shipmates before no one remembers Can Do 72. Radarmen,Radiomen,Signalmen,Snipes, and DeckApes, oh yea the worst cooks in the Navy(Butch) |
| Leuth, Roger | DCFN | Nov 17, 1960 – Dec 17, 1962 | Engineering | Worked for Neaves DC1 in repair shop. |
| Hupp, Elzie L. | EN1 | 1961 – 1963 | ENGINEERING | |
| Gladue, Darrel | SMSN | 1961 – 1963 | ops | was sm3 2 weeks before discharge |
| Pohl, Carl (Polecat) | BT2 | 1961 – 1963 | Engineering | I remember "sweeping mines" off Catalina Island and those nights on the "Pike". |
| Markus, James | RD3 | Jul 1, 1961 – Jun 30, 1964 | OPS | |
| Cannon, Byron | SMSN SM3 | 1962 – 1964 | ops | Retired Dec 75 SM1 |
| Gladue, Darrel | smsn | 1962 – 1963 | comunications | |
| Nelson, Dennis [nelfo] | EM3 | Jan 2, 1962 – Mar 1, 1963 | ENGINEER ELECTRICAL | I would like to find old shipmates like Abby, Kirkland, Pohl, Valdez,Lawson, and all other shipmates of this wonderful ship. |
| Zaun, Edward | EN2 | Jan 9, 1962 – May 5, 1965 | enginering | Looking for shipmates that can help me with clams to the VA about the loud conditions in the engine rooms and the fact we were in Viet Nam |
| Foreman, James (Jim) | sk3 | Jun 1963 – Sep 9, 1966 | supply | best buddies with bruce mort,tom jackson, bill ganten and dicharged same day with floyd woods (woody) lots of good memories after all these years |
| Stroup, Fred | seaman | May 10, 1965 – May 22, 1968 | Mine Division Seventy-Two | |
| Ham, Roger Aka Ham Bone | EM2 | Nov 1965 – Jun 1967 | Minron Seventy Two | It's been 43 yrs. but I still remember a few crew mates. Thanks to Ensign Sexton (Engineering) for capturing our WestPac tour on film. EM1 Parriish (EM Chief) EN1 Stockton (Eng.Chief) EM3 Ulishney,EN3 Meyers, Seamen Ross & Herr. |
| Sexton, Mike | ENS | 1966 – 1968 | Engineering | |
| Cohen, Spencer | STG3 | 1966 – 1967 | ops | served 2 yrs. on board.subic,tiwan,guam,nam.I remember typhoons,bucket line to bail out fwd.eng. room.reefers down for days kept diary entire cruise.Hulderman the best.Days I will always remember-shipmates I wont forget.E-MAIL ME |
| Palenske, Tom | sm3 | 1966 – 1967 | minron9 | was on wespac cruise in 1966. operation market time. transfered to uss cape at end of cruise. |
| Huffman, Geri | QM3 | May 8, 1966 – Jul 24, 1969 | Navigation/Signal | came aboard as SN in deck crew. 2 tours to westpac. left ship during overhall in Pearl. Served under Krekel; Hulderman; Powers. remember QM1 Click, corpsman Buchanan; Rogers; Cohen. |
| Strebin, Chuck | YN-2 | 1967 – 1968 | operations | Have tried to get in touch with some of the crew, but no luck. |
| Loos, Cliff | RM3 | 1968 – 1968 | OPS | |
| Becker, Frank A. | S.K.3 | 1968 – 1971 | forgotten | |
| Tickamyer, Daniel | ETN2 | 1969 – 1973 | Ops Division | I too joined you guys for swim call that fateful day in April 1973. Thank goodness for the British ship SS Spraynes for plucking us out of the sea. I have a picture of the crew posing in front of the C130 in Okinawa. |
| Hand, Rupert | SMC | 1970 – | Ops | Was attached to Minepac awaiting overhaul in Hawaii. Spent several months in Hawaii on Force, then transfered back to Long Beach when Force was sent to Guam. |
| Johnson, Paul | ET3 | 1970 – Apr 23, 1973 | ???? | Was on Force when she cought fire and sank, last ship I was ever on, In or out of service. |
| Linzi, Jim | ET 1 | Mar 1970 – Dec 31, 1972 | Had a great time and served with a great bunch of men. | |
| Hankins, Steven{ Hank } | GMGSN | Apr 1970 – Apr 1973 | Deck | Had Great time aboard the little rough riding ship.I have not forgotten anyone that I served with. I later whent on four more years with E.O.D. |
| Lamb, Chris Lamb | EN3 | May 1970 – May 1973 | fwd eng room aux gang fuel & water king | In Hawiia for 1YR 8 months loved it. Guam home port, sucked. P.I. main port YA . I Loved my job & loved the crew we were tight. Went to many ports. lots of swim calls & so much more. Would love to talk to any of the crew. |
| Walsh, Patrick ' Pat ' | EM3 | Oct 1970 – Nov 1971 | Electrical | My thirteen months aboard the Force was one of the best experiences of my life. I've never worked or associated with a better group of people than we had at that time. We were a tight, tight crew. |
| Wells, Frank | E3 | Nov 18, 1970 – Nov 2, 1972 | DECK FORCE | |
| Heitzman, Jerry | 1971 – Apr 23, 1973 | |||
| Johnson, Paul | ET 3 | 1971 – 1973 | ET | Picked up Ship in Hawaii, went to Guam. Could not believe that we were plane guard once. |
| Ciaccio, Mike | SM3 | Oct 1971 – Apr 1973 | OPS/NAV | Was on the Force when she sank. looking for SM1 Spoon and QM1 Dougwillow, also STG2 Ed Mahler and our CO Jerry Heitzman. Loking for anyone who was on Force during these times. This means you SM3 Gerald Zigler!! |
| Lopazanski, Gregory Ski | E-4 | 1972 – Apr 24, 1973 | Supply | Bill Faras and myself Jumped into the sea from the burning ship April 24 1973. |
| Grotberg, James | rm | 1972 – Apr 1973 | 7th | |
| Yarro, Mark | E3 | Jan 10, 1972 – Jun 20, 1972 | commissary | I cooked for the crew with Smitty and enjoyed my time on the Force. Great bunch of guys, both the crew and officers. Glad to hear that all were safe the day of the sinking. |
| Mahler, Ed | STG2 | Feb 1972 – Jan 1973 | Ops | That was a great year. Great ship and even better shipmates. Force did two things really well, worked hard and played hard. Thanks for the memories guys. |
| Fontleroy, William | RM3 | Mar 1972 – Apr 23, 1973 | ||
| Cooper, Bill | YN2 | Mar 1972 – Dec 1972 | ||
| Shull, David (Randy) | E-2 SM. | Jul 29, 1972 – Apr 23, 1973 | LOOKING FOR ANYONE ON FORCE AT THIS TIME I MISS ALL YOU GUYS, HAD A GREAT TIME. | |
| Snow, Dudley | EN3 | Aug 1972 – Apr 24, 1973 | M-Div. | I was on board as an EN3 when we burned and sank. I retired in May 1994 as an ENC (SW). |
| Marshall, Thomas | EM3 | Dec 28, 1972 – Apr 24, 1973 | Electrical |
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