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USS Opportune (ARS 41) Crew List
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 142 crew members registered for the USS Opportune (ARS 41).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1979 | 1980 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connolly, Mark | SK3 | 1969 – 1972 | Supplies | Great crew. Many good experiences and was able to see a lot of country I'll probobly never see again. Came on board with Capt. Craft. 2 Med crusies, Carribean. Thanks Uncle Sam. Living in Fl. since seperation 1972 |
| Ronald R Wruble, Barney | e3 | May 28, 1969 – Apr 28, 1971 | bupersman mate | looking to hear from some of the guys on the ship with me? |
| MacDermid, Bruce | LTJG | Dec 24, 1969 – | ||
| Bails, John | MR2 | 1970 – 1973 | R | Serching for crew members that served under LTCDR Don C! |
| Morgan, Richard/rick | SM2 | 1970 – 1971 | OC | Transferred from COMSERVRON6 Naples, to Oppie just before she left for the Med. Had the best division officer LTJG McDermid. Had some unreal experiences on Oppie. Capt Craft was great. |
| Enlow, Jack | IC3 | Mar 1, 1970 – Aug 24, 1972 | Engineering | Loved my time on board, wish I would have changed a few things in my life to have stayed. But alas.. |
| Mody, Peter | HT2 | Apr 10, 1970 – Aug 25, 1972 | engenering | Good ship with great shipmates, A lot of good memories |
Sutcliffe, Herb (Mocliffe)  | ETR 2/ET1 | Jun 19, 1970 – Dec 19, 1972 | OPS | A couple of Med cruises, Caribbean, and Key West I remember LTCMDR Craft |
| Morgan, Richard | SM2 | Aug 1970 – Jul 1971 | OC | |
| Ihde, Rick | YN3 | Sep 1970 – Oct 1971 | ||
| West, Pierce | HM1 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1972 | Medical Department Rep/Medical Deep Sea Diver | Great tour of duty with CDR Craft as CO |
| Littlefield, Winston | BT2 (DV1) | 1971 – Feb 20, 1973 | Scuba locker | I was on board from 1971 until Feb 1973 then to sat. diving school .HTCM (MDV) Bennett was the master diver the best master I ever dove for. |
| Legare, Thomas | SN | 1971 – 1972 | Boatswain mate | Spent about a year on USS Opportune. I'm looking for John Reynolds who also served on same ship. |
| McDonald, John | IC2 | 1971 – 1971 | E | I spent the last months of my duty on the USS Opportune, I pick it up at Rota, Spain to Little Creek, VA. |
| Trammell, William H | EN1 | Apr 1, 1971 – Jun 5, 1973 | M | This ship was the best, The CO was a leader of men, I would have followed him to hell and back. The crew worked hard and played even harder The Oppy did alot of good work |
| Phinney, Allan | Electrician Mate 3rd Class | Apr 30, 1971 – Nov 6, 1972 | Engineering | Had some interesting experiences aboard the "Oppy", some good, some not so much. All in all a great learning experience for a young guy. |
| Perry, William (Bill) | w1. w-2 | May 6, 1971 – Mar 10, 1974 | chief engineer | Enjoyed my tour. lots of great people. Don craft. bob fred(RIP re engined with cats 3 med cruises includung recovering jfk anchor and chain. I was OOD when we found it. |
| Haubert, Philip | RM5 | Jun 10, 1971 – Aug 10, 1972 | Communications | If you were on board when I was, please contact me at e-mail "philip.haubert@hotmail.com. Thanks. |
| O'Hara, Kevin | EN-3 | Dec 1971 – Feb 1974 | Engineering | kevino1@comcast.net or O'Hara.Kevin@orr.sysco.com |
| Pierce, Steve | ENS | 1972 – 1975 | Communications Officer/Salvage Diving Officer | My first ship. Great Med cruise, including recovering USS JFK's anchor and chain off Cannes, France. BMCS Okey Southers took me to USS Recovery to meet Carl Brashear. Many great memories. Looking for John Mulkeen. |
| Hutchinson, Eric (Hutch) | EM3 | Feb 1, 1972 – Dec 14, 1974 | eng | Was on the Oppy for the JFK lift in the Med in '72. Hell of a lot iron to get off the bottom. |
| Hanes, Robert | OS1/OSC | Jan 1, 1973 – | Operations | Would like to say hello to all my shipmates. Was promoted to chief while on a Med cruise in early 73' .I continued my career and retiring as Chief Warrant. |
| Engelhardt, Gary | IC2 | Jan 1, 1973 – Mar 1, 1975 | Only IC man on board | Gitmo cruise, Shore leave in Ocho Rios Jamaica, pulling targets and floating drydock from Quonset Point, RI. Left the Oppy just before the Suez cruise. Remember going to VA beach and party with Mike Gourlie and gang. View 'now' Photo |
| Gourlie, Mike | EM1 | Jul 1974 – Apr 1976 | Electrical Division | Served aboard the USS Opportune during its deployment to the Suez Canal Zone area in 1975 as an adjunct to Task Force 65. The Opportune was the first ship to travel the entire canal after its closing in 1967. |
| Gourlie, Mike | EM! | Aug 1974 – Apr 1976 | Electrical | Was on board for the Med Cruise to the Suez Canal. First ship to traverse the Suez Canal since 1968. Go Oppy! Retired LTC (O-5), Wisconsin Army National Guard. Active duty combat tour in Afghanistan, Aug 2004 - Aug 2005. |
| Brummett, Carl | ARS 41 | Nov 23, 1974 – Jul 3, 1977 | Engineering | Aboard the Oppy during the Suez Canal Tour. Met a lot of good men and friends. |
| 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! |
| Pitzer, Paul | LT | Nov 1975 – Nov 1978 | Operations/Supply | Med, Being the Target in Gtmo, Diving Ops, Death of Mike Martin, Trouble in Rota |
| 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 | ||
| Stack, Tracy | Bm3 Diver | Jun 1977 – Mar 1981 | Dive Locker | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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