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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD 7). 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 54 crew members registered for the USS Oak Hill (LSD 7).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin, John | 1944 – 1946 | |||
| Probst, Gene | Fire Controllman 2nd Class | May 1, 1944 – Apr 1, 1946 | The ordinance division | My name is Gene Probst, I am 86 years old, I served in the following invasions: Saipan, Pelilu, Laety Gulf, Luzon, and Okinawa. After the war we took occupation troups to Korea and China. I'm proud to be a verteran!.. |
| Adams, Dave | MOMM1/C | Feb 2, 1945 – Aug 30, 1946 | Landing craft | |
| Anderson, William J. (Andy) | SK3 | 1951 – 1955 | Supply Dept | After discharge went back to West Virginia,with in 30 days move to California Would like to hear from any one in the SK dept. |
| Kennedy, James E | MACHINIST MATE | Jan 10, 1951 – Apr 10, 1954 | a | |
| Jennings, Junior | Boatmate seaman | Dec 4, 1951 – Dec 1, 1955 | Deck hand | My captain was Young John. I was in during the H and A bomb test at Marshal Islands. |
| Read, Ed | BT3 | 1953 – 1955 | B Division | Served as Port boiler room operator and Oil King my final months aboard this great ship. saw the world, what a great time. Started in Atlantic fleet ended up in Pacific Fleet left active duty 1955 in San Diego. |
| Huie, Henry | ET2 | 1956 – 1959 | operations | Great crew |
| Halbmaier, Wayne | RM3 | May 1956 – Sep 1959 | Operations | |
| Smith, Forrest | MM3 | Sep 10, 1956 – Mar 28, 1957 | ||
| Holm, Dennis | 1957 – 1958 | Please join our annual USS Oak Hill Reunion. www.ussoakhilllsd7.myevent.com | ||
| Andress, Jack | sfp 2 | Jan 12, 1960 – 1963 | R division | Looking for fellow shipmates that participated in nuclear test at johnson island, joint task force 8. June & July 1962 when missle blew up on launch pad!! Please contact me |
| Fennell, Tom | E-3 | Feb 1960 – Aug 1963 | Deck, 1st, then 2nd Division | none |
| Thornton, George | MM2 | Sep 1960 – Aug 1964 | M | |
| Allread, Gary | petty officer 2nd class | Aug 1, 1961 – Jan 1, 1965 | engineering | I'm looking for actual dates the USS Oak Hill was present for the Johnson Island atomic bomb tests in 1962. I was aboard ship from the Fall of 1961 through January 1965. I worked on communications within the ship (IC2). |
| Palermo, Frank | CS2 | Dec 1961 – Sep 1964 | ||
| Harrison, Dennis | QM3 | Jan 15, 1962 – Oct 1, 1963 | Navigation | Aboard during the atomic tests at Johnston Island 1962 |
| Sanders, John | BT-3 | Jan 6, 1963 – Oct 7, 1966 | BOILER TENDER | AH!SHE WAS A TOUGH OLD BIRD AND SHE STAYED AFLOAT INSOME MIGHT TERRIBLE ROLLS AND HUGE SQUALLS ;KIND IF FRIGHTENING AT TIMES ,BUT YOU GET TO WHERE YOU DEARLLY LOVE IT AND THAT MIGHTY OCEAN OUT THERE ;WISH THAT I COULD RELIVE IT ALL OVER! |
| Martinson, Curtis | SN GMGSN | Jan 31, 1963 – Jun 30, 1965 | 3rd | Would like to find someone who remembers going into Vietnam. |
| Gross, Berlyn | SN | Feb 1963 – May 1966 | 2nd, 1st, and X Div | I was assigned to the Oak Hill right out of boot camp. As an SA I was assigned to the deck division and went straight AFT to 2nd division and eventually to X division working in the ship's post office. I retired in 1989. |
| Marquez, Alex | BT-3 | Apr 22, 1963 – Apr 15, 1967 | BOILER | OPERATED PORT BOILER,AM LOOKING FOR ANY ONE THAT WAS ABOARD TO SWAP OLD MEMORIES! |
| Levesque, Ernest | RM1 | Jun 10, 1963 – Aug 17, 1965 | OPERATIONS | What a great experience, we had a great crew and command. I made a couple trips to southeast asia waters. We went in to Da Nang and Na Trang. Right after our visit the Bay of Tonkin incident occurred. The rest is history. I made RM1 on her. |
| Carr, Larry | BT3 | Jul 15, 1963 – Jan 30, 1967 | Boiler Division | |
| Erlandson, Ed | RM2 | Oct 5, 1963 – Aug 29, 1966 | Operations | Oak Hill was my only duty station during my enlistment. Great crew in the radio room. Made many good friends. |
| Worshek, Denny | SFP2 | Nov 12, 1963 – Jun 20, 1967 | Repair | Would like to hear from any one that i served with me while on board .. |
| Neslund, Ken | RM-2 | 1964 – 1966 | operations | This is Ken's son, David.I am trying to locate his old shipmates.He has End Stage Parkinson’s and I know he would love to hear from you guys.Please contact me if you have any stories of Ken Neslund!Thanks so much |
| Lujan, David | RM2 | Jan 17, 1964 – Jan 23, 1967 | Operations | Great adventure. Made many friends and had a chance to see some of the world. Experiences for a life time. |
| McKenzie, John/mac | EN3 | Jun 12, 1964 – Feb 13, 1966 | engemen | served as mess cook first 3 mo, and then in boileroom for 3 mo, and then trans fered to enginemen, some of the guys i can recall are patterson, robbie, snake, and howell |
| Nye, Darrel | rm2 | Aug 14, 1964 – Nov 1966 | operations | enjoyed my time with the friends i made. can't forget subic bay |
| Anderson, Stephen [ Little Andy | SFM-2 | Dec 17, 1964 – Oct 10, 1968 | R | I started out as a bt with Marguez Roman Berg Tully Carr Spooner and all those guys then went to the ship fitter shop with Clark Howell Hemmingson Rickett Day Jones Flippen Buckway Friedl Youngblood And many others |
| Causey, Joe | E3 | 1965 – 1968 | SUPPLY | CAUGHT THE SHIP IN YOKUSKA, JAPAN. STARTED IN DECKFORCE THEN WENT TO DISBURSING IN SUPPLY DEPT. MEMORIES ON AND OFF THAT SHIP I WILL NEVER FORGET. HAD GREAT SHIPMATES. |
| Wilson, Virgil | Radioman 3rd Class | 1965 – 1967 | Operations | I remember about 3 names of buddies....Lujuan, Nye and Ford. Had fun in Subic Bay. Lujuan had me over for supper with him and his wife. I also remember Moses. I got out when we got out of the yards in SF. |
| Lewis, Jr., Rudolph | RD2 | Jun 1965 – Nov 1967 | OPS | |
| Lamb, Jimmy | E4 | Jun 9, 1965 – Jun 9, 1971 | Engineer - Division "A" | Gald to survive. |
| Morgan, Jim (James) | E-3 | Aug 1965 – Aug 1967 | Signalman | |
| Colf, Bob | E-3 | Sep 9, 1965 – Aug 15, 1966 | M Division - Port Engine Room | Looking for other Snipes Exposed to Asbestos |
| Kilmer, Herbert | ETN3 | Nov 1, 1965 – Mar 1, 1966 | In transit to USS Hitchiti | In transit late 65 until 3/1/66 in DaNang. Worked at White Elephant and slept on a ship anchored in North part of harbor. Trying to find the name of the ship, was it the Oak Hill? Did the Oak Hill berth transits then? |
| Barry, Bill (Bari Bari Or Bb) | RD2 | Feb 1966 – Jul 1967 | OI | I was the leading P.O. for the guys in CIC. Denny Gumm, Mike Burke, Ron Clarkson. Ens. Jim Byers I think was the OI division officer. We all got together and totally refurbed the CIC on our own. Came out great. |
| Gregg, Ron | MM2 | Apr 5, 1966 – Dec 26, 1968 | M | Does anyone remember the explosion in the engine room in 1967 and have any photos or articles about it |
| Dillon, Will | BT2 | Sep 1966 – Oct 1969 | B Division | Came aboard while ship was in dry dock in San Francisco. Made 2 WestPac cruises. I was fuel oil and water king for most of the time. |
| Payne, Charles | EN3 | Oct 1, 1966 – Jul 1, 1969 | A Division | Hi Farmer.Reddell,St.Martin.Gowdown.Bassett.Barnes.Lamb.Mitchell.Klebba.Wittich.Bonner.Youngblood.Flippin.Buckway.Friedl.Rickett.McGruder.HortonSunberg.Kilgore.Kenyon.Macchiarella.Weems.Snake.Olangapo City.White HouseBar |
| Koenen, Benjamin | PN-3 | Nov 1966 – Aug 1968 | "X" Division Personnel Office | Skipper of Oak Hill during my tour was CDR W.W. Cort. Have carried fond memories of ship, shipmates and the great times I had in Subic Bay, P.I. for almost 45 years. Transferred to USNAVSUPAC, Danang (good duty) |
| Paystrup, David | RM3 | Dec 1966 – Sep 17, 1969 | Ops | Last 2 Westpac cruises and Bremerton for decommission. |
| Weekley, Ralph | EN3 | Dec 30, 1966 – Oct 28, 1967 | A GANG | Looking for anyone who served on the Oak Hill in 1967.Email me. |
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