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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ainsworth (FF 1090). 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 253 crew members registered for the USS Ainsworth (FF 1090).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1990 | 1991 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Partridge, Alan | SH3 | Feb 13, 1972 – Jun 29, 1974 | S3 | |
Wiseman, Jim | OS3 | May 15, 1972 – Feb 15, 1975 | Operations | Best years in the Navy were aboard the Ainsworth. Great times in South America during Unitas. Plank Owner, Shellback. |
Chiarelli, Frank | CSSN | Nov 1972 – Jun 1973 | Supply | |
Hails, Alan | LT | Nov 1972 – Nov 1974 | ASW, WEPS | Plankowner, Shellback , ASW Officer. My education by the Chiefs continued. Capt. Terry Siple knew how to operate, and to Party. We got her commissioned, shaken down, Gitmo tuned. But the best was Cathy in N.O.'73! YES |
Jurgens, Steve | LTjg | Nov 1972 – Oct 1973 | Weapons | Curious if there has ever been a ship's reunion or one being planned in the future? |
Peterson, Greg...(pete) | MM/3 | Dec 1972 – Feb 28, 1973 | Nucleus crew | One of the original 13 crew members who flew down to Avondale after precom and rode her back to Portsmouth.Took an early sep.B4 commissioning.Hey,Lindhurst! I still have your peacoat!! Don't ask me how I got yours.Wonder where mine went!! |
Chew, David "Mike" | CS THEN OS2 | Dec 1972 – May 1976 | Supply then Operations | Pre-com, I remember some of it. I'm the one with the 69' Mustang, had it the whole time! Time to make the doughnuts! Wanna jam in CIC? Party in the MAC! My Ainsworth web-page http://www.eccentrix.com/members/chewman/1090/homeport.html |
Comstock, Gordy (Hoover) | MS-2 | Dec 1972 – Apr 1976 | SUPPLY | Plank Owner--One of the orginals. Stew Burner, Night Baker, making the mid-rat munchies oh sooooo good! Would like to hear from anyone ASAP! |
Lindhurst, Steve | MM 2 | Dec 3, 1972 – Apr 1976 | "M" | Reported to Barracks "H" at N.O.B. Norfolk for precom detail in early Dec, 1972. Commissioned ship March 31, 1973 |
Diaz, Joseph | SK2 | Dec 23, 1972 – Aug 15, 1975 | Supply | It's been 32 years but it feel like yesterday. |
Jackson, Johnny | MR2 | 1973 – Jul 1974 | plankowner.took the ship to avondale shipyard down the mississippi.took it to gitmo for the shakedown.it was de1090 then tho.still have my plankowner cetificate and plank. | |
Pekins, William (Willie) | BT 2 | 1973 – Aug 16, 1976 | B | Was a member of the crew when she was put in commision. Served on board as boilerman till my discharge,. Had a great time and see a lot of the world |
Iuni, Pat | fn | 1973 – 1974 | b | |
Ventura, Ines | E1 | 1973 – 1974 | BT | Great experience aboard , two great friends Michael Bachman and George Taylor , miss those guys . |
Handa, Dan | STG3 | 1973 – 1975 | Third Division? Sonar | Just ran across this and thought I would drop my name in...It's been a long time back in my Sailor days! |
Kelley, Bill | MM2 | Jan 1973 – Apr 1975 | 'M' division and 'A'- gang | Reported aboard 1/73 - Pre-Com detail. Started in M-Division, then AC&R school and went to A-Gang - out of navy 6/79 as MM1- been in AC business ever since. Billy Rys- if you're out there: kelley_william@sbcglobal.net |
Coons, Bill | BT2 | Jan 1973 – Jul 1976 | B | UNITAS, the best! But great times for the whole 3 1/2 years aboard. Saw some names of old friends on the crew list. Hi guys. hope you're all doing great. |
Rys, William (Bill) | MM3 | Jan 11, 1973 – Apr 1, 1974 | M then R | I joined the crew in the barracks at NOB in early January; like Mike Chew, I had THE '69 Mustang, but it was a Meadowlark Yellow Mach I. Still looking for Bill Kelley, a fellow nuke drop out who I lost track of in 1976. |
Cook, Warren | E1 | Feb 1973 – Oct 17, 1973 | deck hand | just looking to see who is on the ships site I also did the first cruse to Cuba for battle testing. anyone remember me I was the one always getting in trouble. Missed ships movement to Cuba but they flew me over anyway. |
McMahan, Steven | MM2 | Feb 1973 – Aug 6, 1976 | M | I would enjoy contact with about any of the guys from the engineering dept. that remember me - especially my best friend Steve Lindhurst. Hey Patterson! did you master the guitar yet. I still play and remember you did to |
Braunshausen, Dennis (Brownie) | GMG2 | Mar 1, 1973 – Apr 7, 1976 | Weapons | Was a gunners mate in 2nd Division. Member of the commissioning crew. |
Guendelsberger, Joe | FTG-1 | Mar 13, 1973 – Dec 7, 1977 | 2nd | Always at sea because the crew always kept the ship sea-worthy. Great times and friends. |
Stilphen, Norman | SM3 | Mar 31, 1973 – Jul 15, 1975 | OI CIC | |
Berger, Otto | E-3 | May 1973 – Mar 19, 1976 | Cook | |
Jackson, Johnny | MR2 | Sep 1973 – Jul 1974 | plankowner.took the ship to avondale shipyard down the mississippi.the only m.r on the ship .did the gitmo shakedown.was discharged in july 1974.it was DE1090 then tho. | |
Carpenter, Robert | E3 | Oct 1973 – Oct 1976 | A Gang | Worked on the Diesel Engines and was Throttleman for my watch in the engineroom |
Reck, Garry | SN | Oct 18, 1973 – Jun 8, 1977 | 1st | |
Robbins, Mark (Robbie) | EM2 | 1974 – 1977 | R DIVISION | I was an Electrician Mate in the Navy. After I was discharged I got a job in a local Chemical Plant as an Electrician. I retired 39 years later. |
Ungerecht, Rodger (Kwik) | MM2 | Apr 1974 – Apr 1975 | M | Came her to find Steve Macmahan. Gonna try his email here, hope he hits me back! |
Avey, Cyrus | BT2 | Aug 1974 – Jan 1978 | B | How longs it been? Pete, Duck, Bill, Jim, Marlin,Tiny,Shane,Frankie,Mr.Wright,Luke,Oscie,Vince,and all the others. |
Mitchell, Jim (Duck) | BT2 | Sep 1, 1974 – Mar 17, 1978 | Boilers | Boarded ship in Salvador Brazil. Ship had already crossed the equator. So lucky me crossed on the Pacific side with only a few others. Had a great time serving with some great people. |
Sallia II, Charles (Ed) | RM2 | Dec 20, 1974 – Aug 22, 1976 | Communications | I served as lead Radioman from about mid 1975 through August 1976. Was appointed leader of the ship's Snoopy photographic team. |
Baker, Darrel | STG3 | 1975 – 1976 | asw | |
Cruse, Joe | GMT2 | 1975 – 1977 | Weapons ASW/Sonar | Hey all remember me?? I remember most of you. Hey Brownie WE had great times, you me and Cox? |
Cloutier, Craig | E3 | Mar 1975 – Jan 7, 1977 | Deck hand | Just found all these sites. Very cool. Trying to get a hold of Gary Reck I found him on another site. Hope all you guys are well. Man it's been along time. Living on a boat in Florida now. |
Hoffhines, Vincent M | HT 3 | Apr 1975 – Jan 1978 | R | |
Ungerecht, Rodger (Kwik) | MM2 | Apr 1975 – Apr 1977 | M | Came her to find Steve Macmahan. Gonna try his email here, hope he hits me up -- ungerr@charter.net is my best. |
Cunningham, Mike | EW1 | May 1975 – Sep 1979 | OE | |
Cruse, Joseph | GMT 2 | May 1975 – Feb 1977 | ASW | |
Russell, Chuck | E3 | Jul 1, 1975 – Jul 1, 1979 | os | Hey where are all the "non-hackers" from the IE departmnt Cunningham, Daws? and all my other "doper" friends.. Yost, ,Spenser, Chew sheesh.. can't remember that far back ..to many dead brain cells i guess..:D |
Shortridge, James | OS3/OS1 | Jul 3, 1975 – Nov 1, 1977 | OI | DID 2 TOURS ON THE SHIP LAST ONE 1981-85 |
Beam, Roger "Bemo" | OS2 | Sep 1975 – Feb 1979 | oi | looking for former crew members of when i was aboard. |
Spence, Greg | OS3 | Sep 1975 – Feb 1979 | OI | Hey OS and EWs. It has been over 30 years since I have seen you bunch of wild men. Fill me in. What is going on with you guys. Holler at me. |
Russell, Chuck | OS3 | Sep 1, 1975 – Jul 5, 1978 | OS | Where are all you "non-hackers" from the OE /EW group? Yost, Cunningham, Daws? |
Hansell, Phillip (Phil) | AE-3 | Oct 7, 1975 – May 30, 1976 | Helo-Detatchment | I sometimes miss the "glory days" and the not so glory days! The cruise made for some great stories, and fond memories. Glad the Ship is a Maritime Museum in Turkey, and not cut up, or sunk as a reef. |
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