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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Galveston (CLG 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 123 crew members registered for the USS Galveston (CLG 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1966 | 1967 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Stannard, Robert | FT2 | Feb 16, 1955 – Oct 31, 1958 | FM | |
Reep, James W. "Jim" | YNTSN | Jan 2, 1958 – Jan 3, 1959 | FG | Reported aboard as pre-commissioning detail. Assigned Gunnery Dept. Office. Bunked with FG Div. Was present for commissioning. Left ship for Operation Springboard 1959-to USNS Roosevelt Roads, PR. Remained in Navy, retired as YNCS in 1976 |
Campbell Jr, Thomas R. (Soupy) | PN3 | Jan 14, 1958 – Jun 1, 1960 | X | |
Bellas, Michael L | SEAMAN | Apr 28, 1958 – Oct 3, 1958 | oporation | they call me blaze |
Harris, Phil | RM 2/1/2 | May 1958 – Aug 1961 | OC | Good time & Bad times --- great friends in radshack -- few friends in radar and missiles some great port visits - San Juan, Galveston, Barbados |
Waldman, Barry (Waldo) | YN2 | May 1958 – Jul 1, 1960 | OE-1 | Started out as OE Division Yeoman, then became Ops Office Yeoman. Would love to reconnect with ET1 Jim Quinn, ET2 John Overcash, ET2 Duane Longcore, ET2 Ron McKinney or anyone else from OE1 Divison. |
Bruno, Peter | RM3 | Jul 1958 – Dec 1960 | ||
Rodman, Richard | RM2 | 1959 – 1961 | CR | I served aboard the 'Galloping Gal' for two years and made a number of lifetime friends. Unfortunately some of them have already gone on to that great cruiser in the sky. |
Livingston, Richard | SN | Feb 1959 – Jul 1960 | 1st | |
Gober, John W. | Mar 19, 1959 – Jan 19, 1961 | engeneering | worked in #1 fire room would like a fire room crew list for same period | |
Oller, Don | mm-2 | May 11, 1959 – Nov 30, 1963 | m | best ship in the navy |
Orrison, Clyde | FT2 | Oct 1959 – Jun 1961 | missile spg-2 | |
Stecklair, Gene | LCPL | Jan 1960 – Mar 1961 | MARINE DET. | ONE HELL OF A DUTY STATION GOOD DUTY I WAS CAPT. COTTON'S ORDERLY ONE OF THE ORG GANG PLANKERS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY MARINES THAT SERVED WITH ME SEMPER FI DO OR DIE |
High, Kenneth | SN | May 1960 – Sep 14, 1960 | 3rd | |
Harrelson, John | MMFN | Jul 1960 – Jul 1961 | M | #1 Engine room throttleman |
Meacham, John | GMM3 | Sep 21, 1960 – May 2, 1963 | Missile Division | The duty aboard the USS Galveston CLG3 was better than the shore duty at NAAS Whiting Field in Milton,FL. |
Smith, Kevin | E3/BMSN | 1961 – 1963 | ||
Carney, Jim | FTM-2 | 1961 – 1963 | FM | |
O'quin, Ed | FTG 3 | 1961 – 1962 | FTG | Great ship and crew. |
Dudley E. Hardin, Dudley | IC-3 | 1961 – 1963 | E | I was assigned to the USS Galveston Feb. 1961 after IC school , the ship was in dry dock in Philadelphia , Pa. Discharged 9/10/63. Mates Dave Preston , Jeff Bales , Ernie Jordan , Charlie Waddell , etc. Please reply. |
Pullen, Jerry | SN | Jan 3, 1961 – May 24, 1964 | FT | Weapons Dept Yeomen |
Tilley, Arthur | May 1961 – Mar 1962 | Galveston was my first Navy ship. Squared-away and underway. | ||
Van Dyke, Bill | SN | Jun 13, 1961 – Jun 12, 1965 | S3 | |
Beck, Phil | RM3 | Sep 1961 – Aug 1965 | CR | 22 years served. Galveston was best and most memorable! |
Hart, Dick | FTG2 | Oct 1961 – Apr 1964 | FG | Hello to all Galveston shipmates. Especially those familiar FG Div. names that I recognize here. |
Messer, David | DKSN | Dec 1961 – Jul 1962 | S-4 | |
McFarland, Gerald J. | EN 2 | 1962 – 1964 | A | It was the best ship that I served on in the U.S. Navy and the crew was outstanding even after I got hit in the head putting the captain's gig in the water in Acopoco, Mexico in 1963. I ask for a buddy letter knowing of the accident! |
Coski, Joseph (Ski) | GMM3 | 1962 – 1963 | Worked in the missille house, but did some holt stoning be for I made Gunners Mate | |
Wagner, Kenneth | SN | 1962 – Jun 1966 | 1st | |
Cruddas, Richard | CS2 | Apr 1962 – 1964 | S2 | Was the night baker on the 63-64 wespac cruise |
Tovrog, Bert | FTG3 | May 16, 1962 – May 16, 1963 | FG | USS Galveston had orders to transfer from the Atlantic to the Pacific (South East Asia-Viet Nam area). We had the option to stay on the East Coast if possible, and I was able to transfer to a new construction ship in Brooklyn, NY - USS Raleigh LPD-1 |
Engdahl, Dennis | SFM 3 | Jun 1962 – Apr 1964 | R Div | Picked her up in Philadelphia and made the transition to West Coast. Was aboard for her first West-Pac. Enjoyed my time aboard and made many lasting friends. After leaving active duty stayed in the Reserve and retired |
Mayer, Chris "dutch" | SN | Jun 18, 1962 – Oct 26, 1964 | DECK | Great ship to serve on. The trip thru the Panama Canal and the stop at Acapulco in "62 was great. Capt. Joyce was a great "skipper" ! |
Oginski, Gerald | SN | Jul 1962 – Jun 1964 | 1st | |
Schultes, Roger | E3 | Jul 10, 1962 – Jun 11, 1964 | dech hand 1st div oil transfer.made west pack 63/64 .had agrate time on the GAL would love to hear from any one that was abord at that time. | |
Anderson, Richard | BT 3rd Class | Jul 10, 1962 – Jul 17, 1964 | Boiler Room | It was a time to remember |
Rigby, George | SN | Jul 15, 1962 – Jul 15, 1964 | 1St. Divison | Got the ship out of Philia., then up and down the West coast , yard time in Long Beach , did Westpac cruise. Good times and guys on board the Gal. |
Destigter, Vincent | E4 | Oct 1962 – 1963 | Hospital corpsman | Corpsman |
Howard, Fletcher | GM 3 | Dec 27, 1962 – Jan 24, 1964 | FM | I went aboard the |
Coons, Don | FTM | 1963 – 1964 | Missle | |
Briscoe, Audra | Jan 1963 – Jan 1969 | |||
Tonkin, Merv | PH3 | Mar 1963 – Sep 1965 | One of the most exciting times of my life. I remember my duty station during missle Quarters, On the Aft lifeboat locker to shoot launch pictures. | |
Schmitz, Allen ( Smitty ) | CORPORAL | Jun 1963 – Dec 1965 | MARINE DETACHMENT | Came aboard right out of Sea School in San Diego made WestPac Cruise spent time Long Beach dry dock went back to San Diego went to Viet Nam and returned to states and trasnfered to Camp LeJeune No Carolina Good Duty enjoyed my tour on THE GAL |
Gravdahl, Ron | FTM3 | Jun 1963 – Dec 1965 | Both FTM and FTG | Served with CP9, Partridge during Nam tour 1964-65 |
Africa, Ben | GMG2 | Jun 1963 – Jun 1965 | Third Division | Been looking for some of my old shipmates. Have found some while working in lawenforcement and now found this site to help me connect with others, like Howard, Campbell, McDaniels and others. |
Pennington, Michael | FTM 2 | Jul 20, 1963 – Aug 19, 1966 | FM | Worked on the missle tracking and guidance radar, missle computer and the ships TV system. Best free cruise ship I've ever been on. |
Sedleniek, Gunnar | LT | Sep 1963 – Apr 1966 | Missile | |
Lopez, Raul | BT3 | Sep 1963 – Nov 1966 | B division | I was assigned to the forward fire room the length of my stay on the Galveston . Spent some very hot days & nights , got very little sleep ,But I wouldn't trade my time I served for anything !! |
Murray, Raymond | En/Fn | Sep 1963 – Sep 1968 | A-Div | |
Henderson, Louis | Oct 1963 – Jan 16, 1967 | E (IC) | Enjoyed my time on the Galveston. IC Department. I still stay in touch with Larry "Dusty" Dustman, Gerry Kirk, and CWO Largent. Would like to hear from others in the IC room. | |
Forbes, Neal | RD3 | Oct 1963 – Nov 1966 | OI | Came aboard right out of A school. Made 2 WestPac cruises. A lot of liberty on the 1st one, not so much on the 2nd one. Made some good friends that I see at reunions every year. |
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