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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Opportune (ARS 41). 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 188 crew members registered for the USS Opportune (ARS 41).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1974 | 1975 – 1984 | 1985 – 1990 | 1991 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Phaneuf, Dave | RM2 | Jan 1975 – Oct 1977 | ||
Summann, Martin | RMC | Jan 1975 – 1978 | Operations/Communications | Greece Nato Bouy Pickup. Suez canal Clearance |
Ryan, Roy | EMFN | Mar 1975 – Dec 1975 | Suez was a trip | |
Milender, Leonard | ETN3 | Apr 1975 – Nov 1975 | Operations | Suez Canal trip. Only US NAvy vessel to ever be caught in a sand strom! |
Wilmoth, James | Lt | May 1, 1975 – Apr 1, 1976 | Xo | |
Pitzer, Paul | LT | Nov 1975 – Nov 1978 | Operations/Supply | Med, Being the Target in Gtmo, Diving Ops, Death of Mike Martin, Trouble in Rota |
McVehil, John | RM2 | 1976 – 1976 | communications | |
Nowicki, Thomas " T.J. " | EN2 | Feb 1976 – Sep 1978 | Assigned to Engineroom B-2 | Was on Board for MED Cruise of 1976 ....GREAT times !! Does anyone know where Rip Van Winkle is ?? E-mail me at TEEJAY41@aol.com I Live in Buffalo , NY now and work for the U.S. Postal Service. I'm in the book..LOL |
Immel, Kirk | EM-1 | Jun 15, 1976 – Jun 15, 1981 | Engineering | Cool site! ...never knew about this. I run engineering for a Gov Contracting Company called SEIDCON today. After navy, finished school, stayed in So Cali until 2008, moved to Palm Coast FL. Drop a note :) |
Barrett, Steve | RM3 | 1977 – Aug 1979 | ||
Hall, Kurt Reddog | Bm(dv) | 1977 – | Dive locker | Glad to see so many great shipmates names the med getmo really a good time |
Stack, Tracy | Bm3 Diver | Jun 1977 – Mar 1981 | Dive Locker | |
Gill, Thomas | HT2 | Sep 19, 1977 – Feb 13, 1981 | Engineering | I am trying to find my old buddy David Tharp who was in deck Division. I would like to hear from any of my shipmates who might remember me. Good ship, best experience of my life. Great memories |
Guadagnino, Robert /guad | Bm2. Diver | Sep 30, 1977 – Sep 28, 1980 | Deck | First I was part of the Deck division. Then moved to the diver locker |
Butler, Stephen Sea | LIEUTENANT | Oct 1, 1977 – Dec 20, 1979 | Operations Officer and Navigator (Great Ship!) | OPS in: Med (2), Sea of Mamara,Turkey; Persian Gulf; US East coast, Carribean; Central America. Towed "Observation Island" from Balboa, Panama, ordnance clearance of U-352, diving on USS Monitor w/Coustea&Calypso, nailed by MK-86 GFCS GIT |
Bessette, Greg | BM3 | 1978 – 1980 | Deck | just wondering what ever happened to some of the friends I remember ,Tracy Stack,Quad,Eddie Puruit ,Jeff Reed, and others from the crew. |
Riley, Mike | endv1 | Jan 1, 1978 – Jan 1, 1979 | dive locker | |
Sedlak, Kevin | EM2 | Jul 30, 1978 – Oct 24, 1981 | enginering | what tub but, I miss the people. HAZE GRAY AND UNDERWAY |
Boyer, Mike | EMFN/EM3 | 1979 – 1982 | E Div | Had some roaring good times on that boat. 1st reenlistment was done in engine room in front of throttle flats. Remember the Red Sea and all that trolling for that plane. Who could forget that. |
Swinehart, Steven | EN3 | Mar 1, 1979 – Dec 11, 1981 | Engineering | Worked in B-1 |
Alvarez, Alexander | QM2 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jan 1, 1980 | Navigation | |
Parrish, Ralph | SM1 | 1980 – 1983 | OPS | Good Ship, Good Crew, close knit. Got my ESWS and OOD underway quals onboard. One of my best friends I met onboard, Lyle Davenport, was in a motorcycle accident a month ago and unfortunately passed away. |
Stark, Michael | HT1/DV | 1980 – 1983 | Diving | The best crew I ever served with! |
Clark, Joseph | RM1(SW) | Feb 1980 – Sep 1981 | OPS | Best crew I ever served with, small but tight. Miss a bunch of you guys....CDR West was one of the best skippers I had to privilege to know. All of the crew were great guys, even you, Ralph! |
Bernstel, Dennis | E5/BM | Mar 1980 – Jan 30, 1984 | Deck | My Career started on this Poor excuse of a Navy Vessel. This was no doubt the working Navy. It is hard to believe that many people lived aboard this vessel. Good shipmates |
Acevedo, Mark | E1 | Apr 14, 1980 – | Deck | |
Pope, Richard | BM3 | May 8, 1980 – Dec 11, 1982 | DECK DIVISION | HARD WORK ENJOYABLE CREW |
Collier, Don | EM2 | Feb 1981 – Jan 1985 | Engineering | Good memories. 2 Med cruises and Suez. |
Torbert, Jack | Rm1/SW | Mar 1981 – Jul 1982 | OC | Got my SW added during this tour with the help of SM1 Parrish |
Collins, Mark | E1 Seaman Recruit | Jun 15, 1981 – Feb 10, 1983 | Deck | |
Wilson, Mike | SK | Aug 1981 – Apr 1984 | Supply | What an interesting journey it was... Learned a lot and met some really good guys. Haze Gray Underway - We Do what Others Advertise! |
Weaver, Reggie (Rufus) | RM3 | Sep 1981 – May 1983 | Radio | Great crew. Tightly knit. (had to be) Great med. Trying to remember all the ports in 81-82 med? rweaver59@comcast.net |
Erdman, Robert | ENFN/EN3 | May 14, 1982 – Oct 25, 1983 | Engineering B-2 lower level | Talk about a haze Grey underway. This ship has been one of the hardest working crew out of my 21 year career in the navy. Never went on leave on this cammand that I did not get called back early for getting underway. |
Hardin, Howard Carlous | E-5 | Nov 11, 1982 – Nov 11, 1985 | Hull tech | Best souvenir ever ! Met some of the BEST people ever on this Ship ! |
Bowen, Rick | EN1/SW | 1983 – 1986 | B-1 | |
Jordan, Mike | LTJG | 1983 – 1985 | Ops | My first command. Went on to do 30 years in the Navy. Learned a lot on Opportune from a great crew. |
Dube, Daniel | EM3 | Apr 1, 1983 – Aug 10, 1986 | Engineering | Ah, who could forget the "sloppy oppy", had some good times on her though. Made 2 Med Cruises-83 & 85. Spanish and French Rivieras. Transited the Korinth Canal in 1985. Challenger Recovery in 1986. |
Reece, Kevin | HT2 (SW) | Oct 1, 1983 – Oct 1985 | R Div | Great Ship. Good times, good crews. It was sad to read about Lyle Davenport passing, I remember him alot on there and that is where he made Chief. I currently work at the VA Hospital Boiler Plant Operator Iowa City, IA |
Smith, Charles/ Smitty | RM3 | 1984 – 1987 | OPS | Was onboard from 84-87....I remember the Challenger salvage and when we towed an oiler to Beaumont Texas. Had fun on the Opportune and miss my shipmates |
Folk, Eddie | EM3 | 1984 – Apr 11, 1988 | Engineering | It seems like a lifetime ago. |
Cawley, Glenn | SK3 | 1984 – 1986 | S-1 | Looking for anyone from the old Opportune, you can reach me at glenn.cawley@yahoo.com or facebook. Sure would like to hear from you! |
Cawley, Glenn | SK3 | Apr 1984 – Jan 1986 | S-1 | Just to say hello to the crew I knew in 1984-1986. A lot has changed in the Navy! If your out there Mr. Howes and anyone else from that period of time, I would love to hear from you guys! |
Kehoe, Christopher | EM3 | Jul 1984 – Apr 1986 | e-div | Had a great time. |
Raven, Greg | EN2 | Oct 1, 1984 – Oct 1, 1987 | eng | had some good times on the tub wonder what happened to 84-87 crew |
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