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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Aucilla (AO 56). 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 49 crew members registered for the USS Aucilla (AO 56).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Joseph, Cerrone | DC3 | 1950 – 1952 | Engineerin | |
Kosoy, Jack | AO 56 | 1952 – Jun 1955 | supply | I ran the ship's laundry and tailor shop |
Barnes, Sam | PN3/2 | Dec 1955 – Feb 1957 | Operations | Served when Aucilla was homeported in Barcelona, Spain. Swapped off USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) with PN2. Everyone thought I was nuts to move from BB to AO but duty on the Aucilla was the best sea duty. Great crew. |
Malo, John | Radioman E3 | Nov 1956 – Dec 1959 | Communication | Reminiscing about the good old Navy days. |
Hempfield, Richard | MM | Dec 25, 1956 – Sep 14, 1958 | Enganering | I worked in the machine shop and the boiler room. |
Finnen, James | BT2 | Sep 1957 – Sep 1958 | Engineering | Join the ship in Barcilona and served as oil king during my tour on the Aucilla. While in the med.sea in aug 1957 i was flown to Charleston for discharge from the service. |
Finnen, James | BT2 | Sep 1957 – Sep 1958 | Engineering | Join the ship in Barcilona and served as oil king during my tour on the Aucilla. While in the med.sea in aug 1957 i was flown to Charleston for discharge from the service. |
Silbereisen, Albert [jake] | 3RD CLASS MACHINST MATE | Nov 9, 1957 – Sep 27, 1961 | m | joined crew in barcelona,discharged at norfork,va. after shakedown cruz at gitmo bay,cuba. |
Carbonneau, Jim | MM3 | Jun 1958 – Feb 1961 | M | |
Evans, Roy | RM2 | Jul 1958 – Feb 1961 | Operations | Served aboard 1958-1961 as a Radioman. Was on the Barcelona crew when the Aucilla was a white tanker. Back to conus and converted to a Black Tanker. Made one Med cruise as Black Tanker and then back to conus and discharge. |
Luiz, Antonio | Seaman | 1959 – 1962 | Second | |
Flynn, Anthony K. | RMSN | Jul 1, 1959 – Mar 31, 1961 | Operations | |
Clunen, Bob | PNSN | Jul 1, 1959 – Mar 31, 1961 | Operations | |
Zeller Jr, Joseph | StoreKeeper 3rd class | Apr 1960 – Jan 1962 | Supply Division | Took fuel (ullages) readings for ships we refueled. Made two Mediterainian and Carribean cruses, Home ported in Norfolk, VA & Naples, Italy. Refueled all ships from Carriers to Submarines ! Crossed the Atlantic 4 times. |
Johnston, Tim | ensign | Mar 1961 – | communications officer | served 18 months aboard transferred to USS missisinewa (AO-144) 20+ yrs now retired LCDR-USN |
Hennessey, Ed | bt-3 | Feb 26, 1962 – Nov 6, 1964 | b | picked up ship in gitmo, for shakedown, went on med cruise, 2nato, worlds fair , curaco,wow ! lotsof carribbean ops ,orbit, mills, depew, zarrilli willie w mom sheridan bros, irwin, pierce and budda good guys all |
Cotton, Tommy | MM II | May 15, 1962 – Jun 15, 1965 | "A" | Made two Med Trips, two NATO Cruises, 1964 New York Worlds Fair |
Reeck, Jack Shorty | E3 | Aug 28, 1962 – Jul 11, 1966 | 1ST DIVISION | |
Uptmore, Kenneth | 3TD CLASS | Sep 1962 – Sep 1964 | GM | |
Collins, Mike | sn | Sep 30, 1962 – Sep 10, 1963 | 1st Division | I would like to contact 1st and 2nd Division sailors from 1962 to 1963. |
Flood, Joseph | SFP3 | Oct 1962 – Feb 28, 1965 | R Division | Bill Garret, Steve McColum, bud Schaffer, Robby Robinson, Gary Held, Danny McNally, |
Labella, Nicholas | PN2 | Oct 28, 1962 – Nov 1, 1963 | ||
Tull, Ronald | SMSN | Dec 1962 – Nov 1963 | Deck Force and Operations | |
Workman, Paul | CS 2 | Jan 27, 1963 – Jan 2, 1967 | SUPPLY | I WAS A COOK AND BAKER FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS |
Garrett, Bill | SFM2 | Jun 1963 – Nov 1964 | R-Division | Reported to the Aucilla in Norfolk , Gitmo, Montego Bay Jamacia and Bremmerhaven, Germany, real nice through the locks and up the Weiser river. Discharged in Norfolk, VA, orders signed by LtCdr Neilson. |
Hadley, David/hacker | bm3 | Nov 22, 1963 – Apr 16, 1966 | 2nd div deck crew | loved being at sea, med cruise's, gitmo, germany, -left in 66,sear in little creek,a year in nam |
Courtney, Ray | BT3 | 1964 – 1966 | B Division | Served with Williams bros. "Willie" Williamson, Radley, Pierce, Tate. Two med cruise and north atlantic |
Williams, Carl | BT | Jan 1964 – Jan 1966 | Engineering | |
Coleman, Herbert "Tom " Thomas | SM2 | Oct 1964 – Nov 1967 | Operations | Served 3 years - deck force to SM2; 3 Med tours, Titan 3 down range; crossed Equator; secondary recovery ship for Gemini V, VI, & VII; Caribbean cruise; |
Dunton, Richard | cs3 E4 | Oct 19, 1964 – Aug 11, 1968 | commissary | came aboard;next day cruising the rough seas to the med.retired now but as many of us would have liked to have made a career out of it.Then I here its taking its last cruise--then its gone.Being a cook-u got to know all. |
Hodge, Marvin | mm3 | Nov 1964 – May 1968 | A | |
Wolczyk, Stanley | MACHINIST MATE 2 | Sep 1, 1965 – Jul 1, 1968 | M 7 & A | |
Scott, Sanford ( Scotty ) | bmsn | Oct 1965 – Jun 1967 | deck division | loved most of it , lots of hard dirty work , very little sleep but liberty in places like Palma made up for it. I started as chiefs mess cook and ended up gig crew and bmow I should have stayed. |
Hoffman, Gary | SEAMAN | Nov 1965 – Aug 1966 | FIRST | COMPLETED ON MED TRIP IN 1966 WAS IN FIRST DIVISION AND WAS ON THE CAPT.'S GIG CREW. LEFT IN 1966 FOR A SCHOOL. |
Becker, John | SN | Dec 1965 – Aug 1966 | Aft Deck divsion | Assigned out of boot camp waiting for A school in Pensacole Fla. 2ND div deck force. Med cruise. Vietnam out of A school (67-68). Retired 1986 CTTC. |
Lemieux, Dave | RM | 1966 – Aug 1968 | Operations | Went from deck force to Rm while going to Med |
Watson, Jim (Doc) | BM3 | 1966 – 1968 | First Division | checking for shipmates |
Walter, Merritt | lieutenant | 1966 – 1967 | operations | I was the operations officer 66-67. Best ship I was ever on! |
McDonald, Monty | EM3 | Jan 10, 1966 – Oct 1967 | E | Steve Bosen Where are you? Montyinc@me.com |
Anderson, Thomas/ Andy | Signalman 3rd Class | Feb 12, 1966 – Dec 17, 1967 | Operations | Part of the Signal Gang and worked for SM2 Robert Huntington. Supervised the seamen on the Signal Bridge. |
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