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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3). 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 1396 crew members registered for the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Joseph W. | AN | 1992 – 1994 | Combat Systems | |
| Wykert, Hlywood | RM3 | 1992 – 1994 | CR | Do you remeber it "snowing" in the engine room? |
| Minteer, Kirk (Ill. Cowboy) | BT | 1992 – 1995 | B | worked inoil lab forward and aft eng. had good times on board go lha-3 go BWCA(belleau wood cowboy ass.) |
| Walentowski, Daniel, Ski | V4 & Ops | 1992 – 1996 | V4 & OZ (photo) | Was great traveling the world, taking a ton of photos, scuba diving, ships volleyball team, San Diego. Hawaii, Philippines, Sasebo . . . Still never got my 93'-96' cruise book(s). Drop me a line. |
| Schaefer, Rick | IC 3 | 1992 – 1993 | e | |
| Rector, Anthony | OS3 | 1992 – 1993 | OI | |
| Clifton, Paul | E 3/ABF | 1992 – 1994 | V- 4 | I have great memories of my time aboard this ship. |
| Maxwell, Morgen | SN | 1992 – 1993 | Deck | San Diego to Sasebo, Japan. |
| Carman, Sean | E3 | 1992 – 1996 | 1st Deck | Awesome time would not trade it for anything. Made tons of friends. Really miss being out to sea. It was the best feeling. |
| McCants, Keith | SH2 | 1992 – 1996 | S-3 | |
| Wilson, Christopher | SH2 | Jan 1992 – Jun 1995 | S3 | |
| Regner, John | FC2 | Jan 1, 1992 – Apr 27, 1993 | G | I can't believe they sank her! |
| Guzman, Armando | AC2 | Jan 1, 1992 – Nov 18, 1993 | OC | The best ship in the navy! |
| Kulas, Paul | OS2 | Jan 7, 1992 – May 2, 1995 | OI | A lot of great memories on this great ship. Sorry to see it sunk. |
| Hansen, Tim (Raven) | OS3 | Jan 16, 1992 – Mar 15, 1995 | OI | ROCKED HER FROM BEGINNING TO END. FROM SUBIC BAY TO SOMALIA AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN. LOVED AND HATED. GOT INTERVIEWED ON 20/20 DURING MY THIRD TOUR IN 1999, HI, DRISCOLL, SMIDDY, CALLAHAN,GUNS,M.A'S AND ALL MY BROS. |
| Strickland, Gil Aka Tex | Feb 1992 – Aug 1994 | cr | the worst commond of my naval career. was glad to get the hell away from it | |
| Johnson, Shayne (Big Head) | RM3 | Feb 1, 1992 – Apr 10, 1995 | Comm | |
| Devore, Robert(rocky) | SK1 | Feb 19, 1992 – Oct 12, 1995 | S-8 | THE CREW WAS SOMETHING NEVER TO FORGET AS WELL AS THE MEMORIES, AND LIBERTY PORTS....IT WAS THE GREATEST TOUR THUS FAR IN MY 14 YR NAVY CAREER.....NOTHING BEATS IT OR COMES CLOSE TO THE BELLEAU WOOD!!!! |
| Drescher, Frank | YN3 | Mar 1992 – Aug 13, 1995 | Various | "SasaVegas" as John monk stated. Have not heard that one in almost 12 years. Lots of great times, good friends, awesome memories... |
| Hahn, Paul | E-3/AB | Apr 1992 – May 1995 | V-1 | |
| Polk, James | DS2 | Apr 1992 – Jul 1994 | CSE | Wow Decommisioned, What's up Scott! |
| Digiacoml, John | EN-4 | Apr 1, 1992 – Jul 10, 1993 | Engineman | What a glorious time I had on "The Wood"..Worked hard , played hard. Made life long friends and some I wish I could re connect with. |
| Brown, Jason | E-3/MM | Apr 10, 1992 – Oct 10, 1994 | A-Gang | what a blast sad to see her go. Sasebo, japan |
| Murphy, Larry | AN | May 1992 – Feb 1994 | V1 | Did a lot of travelling and had plenty of experiences in a short amount of time. I'd love to hear from the guys I served with in V1. What a great bunch of guys. |
| Pruitt, Steve | AG2 | May 1992 – Aug 1993 | OA | |
| Feliciano, Ashton (Doc) | EM3 | May 1992 – Mar 17, 1995 | E- DIV | A remarkable ship and crew, It's sad to hear they sank her. Won't forget the great memories and the many great Marine's who served with us. Semper Fi! The Devil Dog will always be my favorite. |
| Rosenfeld, Dave | E-3 | May 1, 1992 – Feb 1, 1994 | V-1 | |
| Krewson, David | SHSN | May 15, 1992 – Feb 1, 1994 | Supply | I have so many memories of that ship and my time spent around the world. |
| Marion Jr, Alan | E-3/MSSN | Jun 1992 – Mar 1993 | s-2 | i loved serveing on board the ship its sad th |
| Kite, Will | SH3 | Jun 1992 – Dec 1995 | s-3 | Man, those were the days. The best of friends and the best port visits. I to this day have not partied like I did on the Wood. 3 the hard way! |
| King, Charles | IS2 | Jun 1992 – Aug 2005 | OPS / OZ | THE WOOD TOOK YOU FROM A BOY TO A MAN CLKSK123@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Bordner, Mark | ABF 3 | Jun 1992 – Feb 1994 | V 4 | those were some wild times, enjoyed the south-pacs. I'm trying to get back in touch with my old shipmates, gimme an e-mail, grape apes ! |
| Monk, John | PN3 | Jun 1, 1992 – Jul 7, 1994 | Personnel Office | Had a lot of fun in SaseVegas and around the world. Email me if you like. |
| Pettiford, Rahsaan/rahmel | AT3 | Jun 3, 1992 – Jun 6, 1994 | vtc-12(tacron 12) | served two wespacs on board with tacron 12...last ship to leave philippines!! |
| Marion, Alan | MSSN | Jun 10, 1992 – Mar 1993 | s-2 | she was my 1st and last command i had a great time on board i miss her it sucked when i heard she was sunk . any of my shipmates whan to chat e-mail me at pbrfan08@gmail.com |
| Dudas, Robert | AR - AN | Jun 10, 1992 – Jan 6, 1994 | V-3 | Now CTR1 Dudas. I got off the BW and out of the Navy in 1994, went to college, and returned to the Navy in August, 1996. Good times in SD, Hawaii, Sasebo, Sing, Thai, Aussie, Okinawa, Korea, HK, China, & the PI. |
| Kerttu, Mark | ABH3 | Jun 20, 1992 – Jun 20, 1996 | V-1 the very best | hey, looking for the rest of the 4 horsemen, you know who you are. woody, g-rig, hoss, bill, johnnie red, matt, cohez where the hell are you guys? get at me. flamingskull24@sbcglobal.net |
| Menghini, Tony | ABH3 | Jul 1992 – Sep 1994 | V3 | Great memories and served with great guys. Matt Thomas, Scott Peters, Mark Elmer, Vinnie Bertone, David Auld, AJ Noriega, Erick Stark, Motley, John Cabrerra, Bubba Johnson, Epps, winterholler. Good times, lots of beer |
| Autry, David | E-3 | Jul 13, 1992 – Apr 22, 1994 | air 1 | What's up Paul Hahn, Greg Curl, Claude Santner, Larry Murphy. Some long days on board. I'am still scratching from the phillipines. |
| Carder, John | DP3 | Jul 31, 1992 – Jul 1994 | S7 | Saying hi to all the "Young Guns" and the SH Mafia... |
| Robinson, Jason | DP3 | Aug 1992 – May 1994 | S7 | One of the best experiences i've ever had. Crew was like a family. 3 the hard way! |
| Roudebush, Randy " Snatch " | EW2 | Aug 1992 – Aug 1994 | OW | |
| Guterl, Michael | PH3 | Aug 1992 – Jul 1995 | OZ | email: mguterl@hotmail.com. best time ever traveled all over the world, |
| Baker, Jameson | MM3 | Aug 1992 – May 1997 | A gang / EAO1 | |
| McAdams, Mike | DC3 | Aug 1, 1992 – Feb 15, 1995 | Repair | From San Diego To Sasebo. Had some great times in PI, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Guam, Korea, Australia. Playing softball with engineering/ship/base teams was a blast. Some of the best times of my life. |
| Broens, Ron | FC2 | Aug 1, 1992 – Mar 1, 1995 | CF | Fair Winds and Following Seas |
| McLennan, Michael | BMCS | Aug 19, 1992 – Aug 21, 1995 | BACK AGAIN 98-2000 | |
| Perry, Elmer (Bud) | AO3 | Sep 1992 – Jun 1995 | CBS/CSW | my first command will always have a special place in my heart, as will all of the friends i made there. out of all of my latter commands the belleau wood was the best and most enjoyable. |
| Ryan, Patrick | SM3 | Sep 15, 1992 – Jul 15, 1997 | CS | Great ship and good times. |
| Ryan, Patrick | SM3 | Sep 15, 1992 – Sep 16, 1997 | CS | |
| Vanderweele, Jon | CPL E-4 | Oct 1992 – Mar 1993 | Served as a Marine afloat in HMH-361, 31st MEU | |
| Anderson, Jr, Chuck | AMS3 | Oct 1992 – Feb 1993 | HC-5 (Detachment 6) | I will always remember the Belleau Wood as my first ship. I look back on those days with a lot of fondness and wish sometimes I was still aboard her. |
| Sean, Carman | BM 3 | Oct 1992 – Sep 1996 | Deck | I had a blast on this ship and made alot of great friends and saw alot of amazing places |
| Whalen, Joseph | E-1 | Oct 1992 – Aug 1993 | flight deck | |
| Watson, David A. | MMCM(SW) | Oct 3, 1992 – Jun 1, 1999 | Engineering | |
| Jones, Jason | AN | Oct 20, 1992 – Oct 20, 1994 | flight deck fly 2 | |
| Updike, Tom | MS 2 | Nov 1992 – Aug 1994 | S-2 / S-5 | I miss all the great times in the might galley,whats goin on all. |
| Damron, Stewart | LN1(SW) / LNC(SW) | Dec 2, 1992 – Dec 29, 1995 | Legal | Had a great tour! Best ship and best memories. Had a great time with the crew -- even the ones who had to go home early. Retired in 2005 and back home in Arkansas. |
| Darrow, Tom "Rat" | ABH3 | Dec 17, 1992 – Dec 9, 1996 | AIR V-1 Crash and Salvage | BEST SHIP EVER SAD SHE IS A REEF KNOW |
| Schloss, Kevin | SK2 | Dec 18, 1992 – Dec 18, 1994 | S-8 | A pleasure to serve aboard this fine vesel with an equally top notch crew. This was my first duty station. I am sorry to see her get the cut. We won the "Golden E" and many others. The ports and life on the Wood, memories forever!! |
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