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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Whetstone (LSD 27). 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 17 crew members registered for the USS Whetstone (LSD 27).
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Hager, Bob | RD2 | Apr 1951 – Oct 1954 | C | We made three tours to Korea 1951 1953 and 1954. The last tour we went to Indo China to help the French evacuate Northern Indo China.... following the fall of Dien Ben Phu to the north Vietnamese. |
Haynes, Earl NEW | Diesel engineman third class | Sep 28, 1951 – Aug 8, 1955 | A Div | |
Lister, Jerry | SN | Feb 15, 1955 – Oct 22, 1957 | 1st | My time on the Whetstone was enjoyable, mostly because of the many friends made. Two trips to the far East were exciting for a young boy from Oregon. Equipment to Eniwetok, mine sweepers to Korea, R&R in Hong Kong, wow |
Decker, Jack | SN | 1957 – | ||
Barker, Connie | Seaman first class | Jan 5, 1957 – 1958 | 3rd division | On USS whetstone LSD27 1957-1858 Great time. Would like to catch up with OLD crew members. Connie Barker from Elkhorn Iowa On Facebook. Phone 361585 6718 |
Shields, George | BTFN | Oct 1959 – Apr 1961 | ||
Worman, John | BT-2 | Dec 1960 – Feb 26, 1964 | B Div | The Whetstone was quite the experience for a guy from New Mexico. I'd never seen an ocean before I joined. |
Tanner, Terrell | PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS | Mar 15, 1961 – Mar 15, 1963 | Operations | Quartermaster |
Piersee, Charles (Chuck) | LT | Apr 1961 – May 1963 | First Lieutenant | |
Bommer, David | LT (jg) | Sep 1961 – Sep 1963 | 1st and O | Served on 3 WesPac deployments and also Cuban quarantine in October 1962. Served first as 1st Division Officer, and last as CIC Officer |
Ware, Gerald | Ensign | 1962 – 1963 | First Division | Good experience for a young officer. Interesting operations. |
Grubb, Jack | MM3 | Jan 8, 1965 – Jul 14, 1968 | M Division | I have many great memories aboard the "Stone". Our reunions are great. |
Cape, Carlos | sn | Feb 1966 – Nov 1967 | 2nd division | |
Billock, John (Head) | sn | 1967 – 1970 | 1st & 2nd | |
Turnbull, Billy | BM3 | Feb 15, 1967 – Apr 12, 1968 | 7th Fleet | The Whetstone was being refurbished in seattle, Wash. when I came aboard. I'd like to here from some old shipmates, I think that would be cool. After I left the Whetstone I was in Security Police in Hue/Tan-My USNSA |
Ward, Everett | YN3 | Apr 12, 1967 – Apr 14, 1970 | OPERATIONS | REUNION COMING UP IN 2012. GET ON BOARD CONTACT LIST. ALL HANDS CONTACT ekwardjr@aol.com. |
Boyd, Larry | E-2 | Oct 4, 1967 – Sep 23, 1969 | USS Whetstone LSD-27 | Trying any surviving buddys from my tours in Vietnam |
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