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USS WEXFORD COUNTY CREWMEMBER PROFILES. (File is currently 25 pages long) Updated 10/03/16 Nickname Rate BM3 Division Deck Spouse Sharon Hometown Jersey City Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1969 Civilian Occupation VP Information Systems Special Hobbies Boating, Scuba diving Favorite Memory I had many. Can't pick one. Worst Memory We just painted the well deck and a day later we had to take on these tank-like landing craft driven by marines learning how to drive them. They ripped up the deck. We were really peeved. Children 3 Grandchildren Special Comments Arlea, Nicholas P Date Entered Nickname Rate RD3 Division Ops Spouse Lucy Hometown Yoakum, TX Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961-01-02 Years To 1965-06-01 Civilian Occupation Fire Service, Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Chief Special Hobbies Fishing, Gardening, Honey Dooooooos Favorite Memory Going thru typhoons after leaving Hong Kong and again after loading a tank deck full of high explosives and going thru another round of typhoons on the way to Taiwan Worst Memory Being sea sick from the day we hit the breakwater leaving San Diego on the way to Guam and waking up 5 days later in after-steering, freezing and not remembering those 5 days. Children 2 daughters, 1 deceased, 1 son. Grandchildren 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and counting! Special Comments I hope to be able to attend the reunion in 2014 Baker, Phillip R Date Entered Nickname Rate E-5, YN2 Division Admin Spouse Hometown Luzerne, NY Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From Years To Civilian Occupation Special Hobbies Drinking Beer, Computers/Gadgets Favorite Memory Worst Memory Children Grandchildren Special Comments Brodell, Stephen E. Date Entered 3/5/2015

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USS WEXFORD COUNTY CREWMEMBER PROFILES.

(File is currently 25 pages long) Updated 10/03/16

Nickname Rate BM3 Division Deck

Spouse Sharon Hometown Jersey City

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation VP Information Systems

Special Hobbies Boating, Scuba diving

Favorite Memory I had many. Can't pick one.

Worst Memory We just painted the well deck and a day later we had to take on these tank-like landing craft driven by marines learning how to drive them. They ripped up the deck. We were really peeved.

Children 3

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Arlea, Nicholas P Date Entered

Nickname Rate RD3 Division Ops

Spouse Lucy Hometown Yoakum, TX

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961-01-02 Years To 1965-06-01

Civilian Occupation Fire Service, Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Chief

Special Hobbies Fishing, Gardening, Honey Dooooooos

Favorite Memory Going thru typhoons after leaving Hong Kong and again after loading a tank deck full of high explosives and going thru another round of typhoons on the way to Taiwan

Worst Memory Being sea sick from the day we hit the breakwater leaving San Diego on the way to Guam and waking up 5 days later in after-steering, freezing and not remembering those 5 days.

Children 2 daughters, 1 deceased, 1 son.

Grandchildren 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and counting!

Special Comments I hope to be able to attend the reunion in 2014

Baker, Phillip R Date Entered

Nickname Rate E-5, YN2 Division Admin

Spouse Hometown Luzerne, NY

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From Years To

Civilian Occupation

Special Hobbies Drinking Beer, Computers/Gadgets

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Brodell, Stephen E. Date Entered 3/5/2015

Nickname Ardie Rate SM-2 Signalman S Division Operations Division

Spouse Debra, (Nee Kuzma) Hometown Gary, IN

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 30 days, 1960 Years To

Civilian Occupation Electrical Supervisor, US Steel, Gary Works, In. I worked for the Tin Division.

Special Hobbies Attending past US Navy ship reunions, camping, cooking for family, gardening. Too many to list.

Favorite Memory The great Captain and Sailors who served on board her.

Worst Memory None

Children 4

Grandchildren 8 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren

Special Comments

Brooks, Arden H Date Entered 7/18/2013

Nickname Rate ADR2 Division Helicopter crew chief

Spouse Patricia Hometown Columbus, OH

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961 Years To

Civilian Occupation Owner Plastics Injection Molding Company

Special Hobbies Fast cars

Favorite Memory Everyone got out (See Below)

Worst Memory Lost our helicopter in the water with an engine failure

Children 5

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments Was on board with the helicopter from HU1 working in the Kwajalein Atoll. Was only only on the ship for about 4 months while working from Guam south to the equator in the Marshall Islands.

Browne, Bruce D Date Entered 6/6/2011

Nickname Rate RD2 Division Operations

Spouse ReDel Hometown Cape Girardeau, MO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961 Years To 1962

Civilian Occupation Contract Helicopter Instructor Pilot at Fort Rucker, AL from 1981-1998

Special Hobbies Amateur cartoonist

Favorite Memory Best friend in the Navy was QM2 Jerry Zook. We were in boot camp on the Wexford County together. (Jerry died in the Valdez Alaska tsunami in 1964.)

Worst Memory 8 months in Guam

Children 2 sons

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments Served on USS LINCOLN COUNTY LST898, USS WEXFORD COUNTY LST 1168 and USS KITTIWAKE (ASR-13) from 1959-1965. Served as an Army Aviator from 1966-1980. (Flew in Viet Nam 1968-1969.) Retired as an O-4 in October 1980.

Cawthon, Zed Date Entered 12/16/2013

Nickname Rate QM2 Division

Spouse Barbara Hometown Independence, MO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1963 Years To 1964

Civilian Occupation Computer Programmer

Special Hobbies Ham Radio, Genealogy, Computers

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 2

Grandchildren 2

Special Comments

Chadwick, Emery E Date Entered 5/17/2011

Nickname Rate ETR3 Division

Spouse Nancy Hometown New Iberia, LA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1970 Years To

Civilian Occupation Accountant

Special Hobbies Pool, Carpentry, Stock Market

Favorite Memory Being issued a beer (Pabst Blue Ribbon) in Dong Tham and being the Station Ship in Hong Kong and the end of Cinderella liberty hours. Wet net training with the Marines from Camp Hanson in Okinawa and then hauling them to Numazu, Japan so they could climb Mount Fuji for foul weather training.

Worst Memory Having to spend many hours bouncing around in LCVPs in Okinawa doing wet-net training with the Marines and months of salt water showers. We were pulling into Dong Tham, Vietnam and a young RM and I were sent to lower the HF longwire antenna so that a crane could swing over the main deck. As he was loosening the wire from the cleat, a snatch block broke and hit him in the leg. His leg was broken but Doc Johnson fixed him up as best he could and the Marines took him away for Medivac. It could havejust as easily have been my leg.

Children 1

Grandchildren I'm not old enough for grandchildren!

Special Comments

Click, Curtis M Date Entered 5/17/2011

Nickname Rate PN3 Division

Spouse Pat Hometown St Louis, MO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967-06 Years To 1968-11

Civilian Occupation Nineteen years as a hotel manager. Four years as a Shell Oil dealer. Three years as a hotel property accountant. Fifteen years as a hotel night auditor. Retired June 2010-something I am good at and really enjoy!

Special Hobbies 2 grandchildren. I have a sailboat that I race in a local sailing club.

Favorite Memory Two moments stand out vividly. One is the change in the motion of the ship just after passing under Golden Gate Bridge. The other is the memory of entering Hong Kong harbor in the drizzle and sleet on a winter day.

Worst Memory A dreaded moment was being messenger of the watch and having to awaken the Captain to tell him we have a contact..

Children 1

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments My wife of 43 years and I have hosted 3 year program exchange students whom we consider our kids. They add 3 Dutch and 1 Japanese grandchildren. Hope to see you at the reunion.

Condra, Larry Date Entered 5/16/2011

Nickname Rate SF1 Division

Spouse Martha Hometown Georgia

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-10 Years To 1968-11

Civilian Occupation Machine Shop in Norfolk, Resort Manager in Warsaw

Special Hobbies NASCAR, FOOTBALL

Favorite Memory I had a lot of special friends while serving on the Wexford County

Worst Memory Overseas duty away from my family. We would be in port for a short time and back to sea.

Children 2

Grandchildren 4 GG2

Special Comments Looking forward to a reunion.

Cooper, Robert F Date Entered 6/9/2011

Nickname Rate PN2 Division Personnel

Spouse Kay Hometown Hattiesburg, MS

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1960 Years To 1962

Civilian Occupation Finance IBM; Texas State Health Department

Special Hobbies Travel, Golf

Favorite Memory Getting Bos'nmate McNance transfer to Corpus Christi, TX

Worst Memory Rough weather going to Hawaii. Almost went overboard on the wat to watch duty

Children 2

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments

Crawley, Jr, Vincent T Date Entered 3/13/2012

Nickname Rate Chief E-7 Division

Spouse Anne Hometown Myrtle Creek, OR

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1969 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation Civil Service

Special Hobbies Black powder guns and Stamps

Favorite Memory Coming on board and already knowing how the ship runs

Worst Memory Going back to Vietnam

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Creson, David L Date Entered 5/19/2011

Nickname Rate LCDR Division

Spouse Doris Hometown Hollister, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation Shipyard safety

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Darling, Frank R Date Entered

Nickname Rate LT Division

Spouse Laurie Hometown Boulder, CO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-08 Years To 1966-07

Civilian Occupation Stockbroker all 45 years since the Wexford County

Special Hobbies Sailing, Fishing and Bike riding

Favorite Memory Vietnam

Worst Memory Vietnam

Children 2

Grandchildren 1

Special Comments

Dodson, Durrett (Rhett) B Date Entered 7/11/2011

Nickname Rate BM2 Division

Spouse Hometown Chicago, IL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1962 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation A Bus Driver for 41 Yrs

Special Hobbies Going on a motorcycle

Favorite Memory I was on for 4 years. Made great friends on the ship

Worst Memory Felt sorrow when I left 1968

Children 2

Grandchildren 7 GG1

Special Comments I hope we have a great reunion.

Fabiano, John N Date Entered 5/24/2011

Nickname Rate ETR2 Division

Spouse Dorothy Hometown Leeper, PA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961 Years To 1963

Civilian Occupation Technical Service and Support. NCR, Retail Control Systems, Retalix

Special Hobbies Woodworking, Reading, Volunteering with Donate Life/Center for Organ Recovery & Education, Freemasonry

Favorite Memory Being told to throw my safety belt down from the mast so that someone else could use it to come up and help me fix the radar antenna while running from a typhoon in the South China Sea

Worst Memory Looking up at the Captains pennant in time to see the 10" belaying pin hit me from 30' above causing 14 stitches and 2 black eyes

Children 2

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments

Flick, Ronald E Date Entered 4/5/2012

Nickname Rate SH3 Division

Spouse Quona Hometown Ranger, TX

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation Truck Driver

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 3

Grandchildren 2

Special Comments

Fron, Douglas H Date Entered 6/20/2011

Nickname Sandy Rate QMSN Division

Spouse Hometown Greenwich ,CT

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967-11 Years To 1968-09

Civilian Occupation Investments

Special Hobbies Collecting ocean liner memorabilia & historic Americana

Favorite Memory The day I left for the last time in Sept '68, I hired a Cadillac limousine to come down to the ship to pick me up at the gangway!!

Worst Memory The TERRIBLE way she "rode" at sea, rocking & rolling from side-to-side, while SIMULTANEOUSLY pitching & yawing back & forward!!YEEECH!!!.

Children 0

Grandchildren

Special Comments Hated the ship when I was aboard her!!!

Gaston, Alexander Date Entered 5/17/2011

Nickname Rate YN3 Division Amphibious

Spouse Janet Hometown Johnstown, PA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1969 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation US Steel Corp, Brinks Armored Trucks, Currently collection specialist with American Red Cross

Special Hobbies Bicycling, Corvettes, antique cars

Favorite Memory Making West Pac Cruise; Throwing concusion grenades in river while sitting over night waiting to leave Viet Nam in morning!

Worst Memory General Quarters sounding while sitting up river in Viet Nam

Children Two daughters, both RNs

Grandchildren Three grandsons that keep us busy with all sorts of ball games!

Special Comments Hope to make reunion in 2014. The time has passed, but memories always in my mind.

Glacken, Warren F Date Entered

Nickname Rate EM 2/c Division

Spouse Gloria Hometown Commerce City, CO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1967

Civilian Occupation Fire Truck Mfg

Special Hobbies Gardening

Favorite Memory All the time spent on the ship was great. Going to Hawaii was the best

Worst Memory None

Children 2

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Greenhagen, Larry B Date Entered 5/19/2011

Nickname Rate BM2 Division Amphibious

Spouse Edwina (Eddie) Hometown Rochester, NY

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1969-01 Years To 197-091

Civilian Occupation Stationary Engineer, Restaurant Owner, Automotive Sales and Service wholesale and retail.

Special Hobbies Gardening, woodworking, home remodeling, Best Hobby is spending retirement with my wife and helping to raise our grandchildren.

Favorite Memory West-Pac brings a lot of memories for everyone. But I remember going to an island to pickup a group of Seabees who had built an airstrip. When I drove the forklift off the bow ramp the Captain yelled vor me to jump, as I and the forklift were sinking in the volcanic ash beach, I disregarded him an maneuvered the lift back to the tank dec. Captain told me next time jump, he can easily explain the sunk forklift, but not the lost sailor.

Worst Memory Death of a shipmate

Children I have three children, oldest is an AVP of a local bank. My son has his own Tech Business, and my youngest is Tech at U of R Med Ctr.

Grandchildren My wife and I have three grandchildren--all boys and thus far ALL BOYS. 4 yrs., 1 yr and 9

Special Comments

Hannon, Richard V Date Entered 6/16/2014

Nickname Rate Fireman (shipfitter Division Engineering

Spouse Hometown Nebraska

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1959 Years To 1960

Civilian Occupation Truck Driver

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Harding, Larry Date Entered

Nickname Rate GM 3/c Division

Spouse Patricia Hometown Seattle, WA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation Retired

Special Hobbies Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Retired now and looking forward to some road trips.

Favorite Memory Going ashore in Hong Kong for leave. A bunch of us got a tatto on the outside of our saluting hand written inChinese. 30 day station ship in Hong Kong-lots of memories

Worst Memory

Children 5

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments

Hayes, Edward R Date Entered 2/8/2012

Nickname Hoppy Rate EN3 Division

Spouse Diana Hometown Hobart, IN

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Continuous Caster Strand Operator-Bethlehem Steel Corp

Special Hobbies Yard work, Gardening, Woodworking

Favorite Memory LMAO..Getting out

Worst Memory

Children 3

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments Health permitting, I would really like to come to the reunion.

Hopkins, Richard C Date Entered 6/7/2011

Nickname Tommy Rate BM3 Division Boat-1961-1963

Spouse Barbara Gayle Hughe Hometown Houston, TX

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961 Years To 1963

Civilian Occupation Owner of flooring store, fire, flood, odor control restorations, warranty handled complaints for DuPont stainmaster, cpt clng services

Special Hobbies Deer, Turkey, Hog Hunting, Fishing (fresh & salt water), Football games

Favorite Memory When we crossed the equator. We had a blast with the initiations, Our ship's Captain was right in front of me...God..it was funny, great experience.

Worst Memory When we rode out 7 typhoons back to back to back..all 7 of them. One after another, we took a 55 degree role and lived to tell about it.

Children 3

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments I loved that old rust bucket, loved the time I was in the Navy, made a terrible mistake of not retiring from the Navy.

Hughes, Thomas Ray Date Entered 4/5/2012

Nickname Rate RM3 Division

Spouse Barb Hometown Brighton, CO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1969 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation Pipeline Welder/Construction Supervisor

Special Hobbies Fishing, Golfing and spoiling grandkids

Favorite Memory All the traveling and seeing sites I would never have seen, and realizing how great America really is.

Worst Memory The day jack Hancock was injured up on deck when the block and line separated.

Children 2

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments God Bless America, and may God Bless my shipmates

Irsik, David W Date Entered 5/19/2011

Nickname Rate PN3 Division

Spouse Helen Hometown Odgen, IL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1957 Years To 1958

Civilian Occupation Motel night auditor; Offset printing pressman; Camera man at printing company; retired from US Dept of Agriculture July 2012 as a s Consumber Safety Inspector with 25 years and 9 months service

Special Hobbies Family Geneology and boating in my 16 foot Bayliner

Favorite Memory Receiving a teletype message while I was in middle of the pacific that I had a new red headed son. Visiting the far east - Hong Kong, Japan, Philipines, Hawaii, South Korea,and Okinawa.

Worst Memory In South Korea while the last liberty boat was returning to the ship a drunken brawl broke out in the boat and continued on the main deck of the ship. A CS1 got his face cut up with a broken whiskey glass. The ship had to get underway at midnight with some of these same sailors manning their stations. I served as a court recorder at the court martial.

Children We had three sons (the youngest passed away at age 39). One Grandson and a Great Grand son and Great Grand daughter.

Grandchildren

Special Comments Serving on the Wexford County was an experience that I am grateful for and I'll never forget the many memories.

Jeffords, Ben R Date Entered 8/15/2012

Nickname Rate HM2/HM1 Division

Spouse Sharon Hometown San Bernardino, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation Occupational Safety and Health Manager

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 6

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Johnson, William F Date Entered 10/30/2013

Nickname Rate PN2 Division Ship's office (Ops)

Spouse Betty (Deceased) Hometown Wapanucka, OK

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-03 Years To 1965-06

Civilian Occupation Student

Special Hobbies Armchair Traveler, yardwork

Favorite Memory Liberty in Seattle WA, Also the honor of being invited to sleep in the 1st class petty officer's compartment as a PN2

Worst Memory None

Children 2 Daughters

Grandchildren 4 grand, 13 great grandchildren

Special Comments

Jones, Odus R Date Entered 7/18/2013

Nickname Rate Petty Officer 1/c Division

Spouse Patricia Hometown Crescent City, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965-01 Years To 1968-11

Civilian Occupation Heavy Equipment Repair/Welder (Retired)

Special Hobbies Riding my Harley, Fishing, Hunting and spending an inordinate amount of time at the VA Hospital

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory Being deployed to Wespac and in the war zone

Children 4

Grandchildren 8

Special Comments

Jones, Richard L Date Entered 6/7/2011

Nickname Rate E5 Division

Spouse Hometown Union, ME

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961-01 Years To 1967-67

Civilian Occupation Long Haul Truck Driver

Special Hobbies Motorcycling, Snowmobiling, ATVing, Outdoor sports

Favorite Memory Visiting different ports

Worst Memory Being fired upon

Children 2

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments Looking forward to the reunion and seeing shipmates again.

Leach, Gary M Date Entered 2/16/2012

Nickname Rate SK2./SK1 Division

Spouse Julie (Deceased) Hometown Columbus, OH

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Logistics

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory Good crew and officers

Worst Memory Was not onboard long enough to generate bad memories

Children

Grandchildren 2

Special Comments

Malloy, Walter Steve Date Entered 5/23/2011

Nickname Jerry Rate LTjg Division Supply

Spouse Jackie Hometown Chicago IL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation Logistics Distribution Management

Special Hobbies Roller Blading, Computer Programming

Favorite Memory Port visits to Hong Kong and Yokosuka

Worst Memory Taking the XO's body to the consulate in Hong Kong

Children 2 beautiful girls, one a 3 time academy aware winner for her sound work on films and the other, a lawyer in Pasadena.

Grandchildren One granddaughter who brings a lot of happy times and broad smiles to my wife and I

Special Comments

Mate, Gerald E Date Entered 8/15/2012

Nickname Rate GMG3 Division

Spouse Marjorie Hometown Oshkosh, WI

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965-09 Years To 1967-09

Civilian Occupation I was a Process Manager for 43 years with the Leach Co and retired in 2007

Special Hobbies Hunting, Fishing, Camping in Northern Wisconsin

Favorite Memory All the good times with the great friends I had.

Worst Memory Offloading ammunition before going in dry dock for repairs

Children 2

Grandchildren 5

Special Comments I hope you can set this reunion up. It would be great to see all the guys from back then.

Mateyka, Charles P Date Entered 5/23/2011

Nickname Shorty Rate EN3 Division

Spouse Lawanda Hometown Jackson, MS

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1967

Civilian Occupation Sales

Special Hobbies Hunting, Fishing

Favorite Memory Rose Festival in Portland, OR

Worst Memory Vietnam

Children 2

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments

McMillian, Ron O Date Entered 7/11/2011

Nickname Rate E-4 Division OC

Spouse Laurel Hometown Kinsley, KS

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1959 Years To 1963

Civilian Occupation Carpenter helper

Special Hobbies Collecting coins, model airplanes

Favorite Memory Japan (sight seeing)

Worst Memory

Children None

Grandchildren

Special Comments

McVey, Larry J Date Entered 8/10/2016

Nickname Rate BM3 Division

Spouse Jennie Hometown Shenandoah, IA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1963 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation Letter carrier USPS 30 yrs

Special Hobbies Yard and garden, raising cows and calves, horseback riding

Favorite Memory It was like a big family, papa Goldman and all the deck ape brothers!

Worst Memory Was there any??

Children 2

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments Who is Smoot talking about when he says old farts???

Miller, Frank A Date Entered 6/20/2011

Nickname Rate BM SN Division

Spouse Louise Hometown Plymouth, MA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-01 Years To 1966-11

Civilian Occupation Lawyer

Special Hobbies Traveling, Reading

Favorite Memory Being kicked off Midway island after a beer bust at the EM Club

Worst Memory Being shelled in Chu Lai

Children 4

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments Everyone should try to attend. We're going to have a great time!

Miller, Paul B Date Entered 5/16/2011

Nickname Rate Lt (jg) Division

Spouse Cindy Hometown Springfield, MO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1966 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation Pharmaceutical sales and manufacturing (legal type) Insurance Marketing/Sales Mgr.

Special Hobbies Enjoying Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Raising money for Shriner's Children's Hospital, Travel, Family

Favorite Memory Developing and building department teamwork and friendships

Worst Memory When the pilot had the con, approached the pier in Seattle way fast, Pierced the starboard side forward, slicing the skin like opening a can of tuna. A DCA's panic light!

Children 4

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments It will be great to hook up, renew friendships and build new ones! Come on out crew members, reach out to your buddies and encourage them to attend.

Misemer, Max Date Entered

Nickname Rate BM2 Division

Spouse Carolyn Hometown La Puente, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964 Years To 1967

Civilian Occupation Chief Wharfinger at the Oxnard Harbor District. Retired from there in March 2001

Special Hobbies RV camping and hiking, swimming, kayaking and playing cards with my wife, kids and grandkids

Favorite Memory When my shipmates came up to my home in La Puente on liberty weekends.

Worst Memory When I climbed down the anchor chain to swim ashore to see my bride when the ship anchored in the harbor. I did this several nights when I did not have liberty and everyone else slept. This ended when the fog came in one night and I almost got run over by a boat returning to the ship. Thus ended my midnight runs to see my bride.

Children 3

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments Retirement is a great way of life and I would recommend anyone to join me. In 2009 my wife and I traveled in our 5th wheel to Sunderland, MA for my mother-in-laws family reunion. Stopped to see lots of people I had met over the years and had a wonderful time. Home was a welcome sight at the end of the 9,000 mile trip.

Monaco, Frank R Date Entered 6/7/2011

Nickname Rate BM3 Division Deck

Spouse Sharon Hometown

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation VP information systems

Special Hobbies Boating, Scuba Diving

Favorite Memory I had many can't pick one

Worst Memory We just painted the well deck and a day later we had to take on these tank like landing craft driven by marines learning how drive them. They ripped up the deck, we were really peeved.

Children 3

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Nocholas, Arlea P Date Entered 4/16/2013

Nickname Rate Ensign/Lt (jg) Division

Spouse Elizabeth Hometown Freehold, NJ

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-07 Years To 1966-07

Civilian Occupation Attorney

Special Hobbies All sports, movies, politics

Favorite Memory The Halloween Masked Ball in 1965; WestPAC deployments

Worst Memory Death of the XO

Children 2

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Nunez, Peter K Date Entered 1/26/2012

Nickname Rate Division

Spouse Hometown Plainfield, NJ

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1956 Years To 1958

Civilian Occupation Super Market Manager, Navy Resale System Director Operations Commissary. Restaurant Operator, Recalled Active Duty for Cuban Missile Crisis on DE

Special Hobbies Family, participating New jersey Restaurant Assn, Past President

Favorite Memory Prior to WesPac deployment, taking whaleboat and open jeep, with two unarmed sailors, to pick up $1 million in cash from a bank in downtown Long Beach, CA

Worst Memory Celebrating St Patrick's day at sea with all green colored food from the General Mess

Children 11

Grandchildren 27

Special Comments

O'Connor, John (Jack) Date Entered 5/29/2012

Nickname Rate Lt (jg) Division

Spouse Maggie Hometown Westbury, NY

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation Commercial Real Estate Broker

Special Hobbies Boating, Snorkeling, Power-walking, Reading, Manage an Annual football pool.

Favorite Memory Goodwill trip to Coos Bay, Oregon. R & R in the Philippines, Taipei, Yokosuka, Hong Kong

Worst Memory 1. Conducting on-deck Helo Ops with the Marines during monsoon season off the coast of VN2. Fire in pyrotechnic locker while in port

Children 3

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments l. It'll be great to see my old shipmates after all these years!2. We are especially proud of our son who is a Navy Diver (E-6) and is up for Chief in August. He's with SEAL Delivery Team One (SDV-1) in Hawaii.

Pazman, Charles A Date Entered 5/19/2011

Nickname Rate ETN2 Division

Spouse Nona Hometown Louisa, VA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1962-04 Years To 1964-10

Civilian Occupation Service technician and then service manager for 36 years with a Computer Co

Special Hobbies Vegetable gardening, yard work, traveling and golf

Favorite Memory My shipmates in Operations Division were great to work with and our time spent in Hawaii in 1962 was a memorable time. We actually witnessed the last hydrogen bomb set off on Johnston Island one night about 2200 hours while off the coast of Hawaii.

Worst Memory One month of mess cooking when I first came aboard. (This was after 5 months of mess cooking while waiting for ET school at Great Lakes.)

Children 4

Grandchildren 12

Special Comments I would really enjoy seeing some of the crew from the 1962 to 1964 period as I have not seen anyone since that time. I e-mail with a couple of the guys, but haven't seen them.

Peetz, Norman K Date Entered 5/16/2011

Nickname Rate ET2 Division

Spouse Margie Hometown Garden City, KS

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1966 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Stockbroker

Special Hobbies Hunting & Fishing

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 2

Grandchildren 2

Special Comments

Perkins, Foster Date Entered 5/19/2011

Nickname Rate CS3 Division Supply

Spouse Hometown Laurel Hill, NC

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory Serving with a great crew

Worst Memory None

Children 3

Grandchildren 8 grandkids, 3 great grandkids

Special Comments Looking forward to seeing all of the old shipmates at the reunion.

Priest, John A Date Entered 3/13/2012

Nickname Rate PO3 Division Operations

Spouse Sandra Hometown Bayview, AL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation Grocery, Meat Packing, Dairy

Special Hobbies Camping, Gardening

Favorite Memory Liberty

Worst Memory Sea Duty

Children Our one daughter (Sheree) is 41, and she has one daughter (Mackenzie) who is 10.

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Pyle, Roddy V Date Entered 5/10/2012

Nickname Rate BM Seaman E-3 Division

Spouse Divorced Hometown Lovington, NM

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-01 Years To 1967-08

Civilian Occupation Hobbs Fire Dept 1967-74, West Texas Oilfields, Drilling Rigs 1967-70, North Sea Stabford J deep sea drilling Rig 133 miles off the coast of Norway 1971-85, 1985 to 2005 Cross Country Truck Driver, 2005 to now retirement!!

Special Hobbies Living life to the fullest!!!

Favorite Memory Too many to list in this small space

Worst Memory Spending the night in the S P Jail at the T J border and the one in San Diego, and putting out a cigarette butt on the main deck at morning muster. When M E Goodman died in Hong Kong, Our XO

Children 8

Grandchildren 9

Special Comments I was regular Navy and was always proud of the fact that I joined and still am to this day! God Bless all my shipmates and their loved ones, I'd never made it without them!!

Quick, David C Date Entered 7/11/2011

Nickname Rate EM3 Division Engineering

Spouse Diana Hometown Valentine, NE

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-01-10 Years To 1967-08-18

Civilian Occupation I worked as an Electrician, drove semi truck over the road, and put in 30 years with the phone compnay (Qwest)

Special Hobbies I fly radio planes and sail boats. I also have a model train layout. We also have a Honda 1800 motor cycle. We go out on it as much as we can.

Favorite Memory I loved all the different countries we went to, and all the people I met. I enjoyed showing the movies on the ship. I enjoyed most of the crew. The bad weather with the ship laying over to a large angle. Looking back, it all was a good time.

Worst Memory Being restricted to the ship for 30 days, with loss of my new pay grade for the same amount of time. One small fight I had. The time a shell that came through the super structure at midnight. And some of the people we hauled from other countries.

Children I have two great daughters. They have given me 5 granddaughters and on grandson. And one of my granddaughters gave me a great granddaughter. They are all the best in the world. That's because they are mine.

Grandchildren 5 granddaughters and 1 grandson

Special Comments I would like to say it was a great time sering with everyone on the Wexford County 1168. God speed to everyone.

Riese, Larry M Date Entered 9/19/2013

Nickname Rate E-4/CS3 Quincy, F Division Supply/S2

Spouse Darlene Hometown Quincy, FL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968-11 Years To 1970-08

Civilian Occupation State of Florida Social Worker Certified Chaplain Program Analyst

Special Hobbies Bird Watching, keeping fish, walking, reading, gardening flowers

Favorite Memory Pineapple pouring a bucket of ice water on one of his cooks who had refused to get out of bed for duty.

Worst Memory Going several days without fresh water because oil had contaminated the water. No shower

Children 12

Grandchildren 20

Special Comments

Rittman, Peter Date Entered 6/13/2011

Nickname Rate Corporal Division Marines CG 3DMAR

Spouse Vanessa Hometown Mt. Megis, AL

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1971-05 Years To 1971-09

Civilian Occupation Section manager at WalMart currently

Special Hobbies Fishing, riding motorcycle

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 3

Grandchildren 6

Special Comments I am in the process of applying for disability compensation for exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. I did not file earlier and now I am experiencing many conditions that are presumed to be related to possible being in contagious waters aboard the USS Wexford County. I have Type II diabetes, prostrate cancer, hypertension to the point of having a heart attack in November..as well as my daughter passing in October with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and my son has Scleroderma.

Robertson, William Date Entered 3/21/2016

Nickname Tom Rate YN3 Division Admin

Spouse Hometown Reardan, WA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 12-1967 Years To 11-1968

Civilian Occupation Farmer-Retired from the Navy as a YNC (SW) in Sept 1997

Special Hobbies Boating, Golf, Travel, Outdoor Activities

Favorite Memory Travel to foreign destinations, and friendships

Worst Memory

Children 1

Grandchildren 1

Special Comments Looking forward to being there and meeting up with past shipmates.

Rux, Thomas W Date Entered 5/10/2012

Nickname Dr Sam Rate Lt Division LANSHIPRON-7

Spouse Alberta Hometown Los Angeles, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1960-01 Years To 1960-08

Civilian Occupation Physician

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory Many

Worst Memory Many

Children 5

Grandchildren 7

Special Comments

Samuelson, Erwin Date Entered 10/18/2011

Nickname Rate LT Division Amphib

Spouse Carolyn Hometown Poynette, WI

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Sales

Special Hobbies Golf

Favorite Memory Trips to Seattle, Portland and Treasure Island

Worst Memory Pyro Locker caught fire

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Schultz, Paul Date Entered

Nickname Rate SK3 Division Supply

Spouse Dinah Hometown Burlington, KS

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1969

Civilian Occupation

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory WESTPAC

Worst Memory None

Children 1

Grandchildren

Special Comments Would like to see Terry Johnson, DK3

Skillett, Larry W Date Entered

Nickname Rate YN3 Division

Spouse Sharon Hometown Corpus Christi, TX

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From Years To

Civilian Occupation Admin. Manager for Oil and Gas Co.

Special Hobbies Golf, Hunting

Favorite Memory Last deployment

Worst Memory

Children 1

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Smith, Jerry N Date Entered 12/15/2011

Nickname Rate Division

Spouse Kathy Hometown Hot Springs, AR

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965-02 Years To 1966-06

Civilian Occupation Math Teacher

Special Hobbies Camping, Fishing, Canoeing

Favorite Memory Yokosuka, Japan

Worst Memory Sept 1965 Chu Lai, Vietnam when we were hit by a shell at the 03 level

Children 3

Grandchildren 3

Special Comments

Smith, Mark A Date Entered 6/16/2011

Nickname Rate BM3 Division

Spouse Tresa Hometown Grantspass, OR

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1963 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation Automotive Upholstery

Special Hobbies Hunting, fishing, just hanging out with friends and family

Favorite Memory R & R In Hong Kong. Midway Island 1965.

Worst Memory Taking the hit in Chu Lai and going to recover the round and throwing it over the side.

Children 4

Grandchildren 12 GG-22

Special Comments I enjoyed my time aboard the SEXY WEXY and look forward to seeing you old farts.

Smoot, Jack E Date Entered 6/6/2011

Nickname Rate E-2 to RM3 Division

Spouse Linda Hometown Springfield, OH

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1970

Civilian Occupation Retired from First Energy, Ohio Edison Co. Worked in the Acct Dept with meter reading and collections

Special Hobbies Church activities, fishing, walking, reading

Favorite Memory Receiving the radio message of our daughter being born while we were in training for 1967 deployment to WestPac/Viet Nam..Station Ship in Hong Kong

Worst Memory Station Ship in Hong Kong with only four radiomen aboard

Children 2

Grandchildren 8

Special Comments I am so looking forward to this reunion and seeing our daughter and her family in Long Beach while we are in the San Diego area.

Snyder, Steve E Date Entered 12/13/2011

Nickname Rate E3 Division Ops

Spouse Claudia Hometown Napa, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967-12 Years To 1968-10

Civilian Occupation Contractor, Rancher

Special Hobbies Fishing

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Stevens, Ron Date Entered 3/5/2015

Nickname Al Rate BM2 Division River Assault Force 1

Spouse Patricia L Hometown Homer, LA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1964-12 Years To 1968-08

Civilian Occupation Oil Field worker, back to college, production operations, Supt/Offshore Installation Mgr, Prod Mgr, Currently SR Prod Supt for LA/East TX for Swift Energy

Special Hobbies Golf, Hunting and fishing

Favorite Memory Embarking/disembarking troops, handling LCVP's and manuvering the ship.

Worst Memory Long stints at sea and bouncing in the rough seas. Not bad memories, but not a lot of fun.

Children 2 step daughters

Grandchildren 3 grandchildren. 2 great grandchildren

Special Comments Names that I remembver well are Downum from Arkansas, Labs from Nebraska, Dunham from Nebraska, Popkes from Idaho, Anderson BM2, etc

Taylor, Albert L Date Entered 4/16/2013

Nickname Rate EM2 Division

Spouse Judi Hometown Fromberg, MT

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1968 Years To 1971

Civilian Occupation Supervisor at large coal fired electric generation plants, retired March 2009

Special Hobbies Working around the yard, working with wood

Favorite Memory Spending time with shipmates

Worst Memory I had 6 months left on my enlistment when the Wexford County was turned over to the Spanish Navy. I would have liked to have spent my entire enlistment on the Wexford

Children 2

Grandchildren 2

Special Comments Looking forward to the reunion

Taylor, Gary L Date Entered 6/9/2011

Nickname Rate SS3 Division Supply

Spouse Evonne Hometown Harhan, KY

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1956 Years To 1959

Civilian Occupation Federal Mine Inspector

Special Hobbies Fishing

Favorite Memory Good times

Worst Memory None

Children 1

Grandchildren 1

Special Comments

Thomas, Elmer Date Entered 6/7/2011

Nickname Art or Stu Rate CS/3 Division Comme

Spouse Hometown Hackensack, NJ

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1966-10 Years To 1970-05

Civilian Occupation Kitchen Cabinet Instraller & remodeling

Special Hobbies Coins, Guns & History

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children 0

Grandchildren 0

Special Comments

Traendley, Arthur R Date Entered 11/17/2011

Nickname Rate RM E-5 Division

Spouse Jeannie Hometown Lakewood, CA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1963 Years To 1965

Civilian Occupation Machinist

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory

Worst Memory

Children

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Wade, Larry J Date Entered 6/13/2011

Nickname Rate SN Division Deck

Spouse Joan Hometown Turgeon Bay, WI

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965-10 Years To 1966-10

Civilian Occupation Public Works Gov. Newfoundland

Special Hobbies Traveling in retirement and football

Favorite Memory Think back to my time on the Wexford County because after spending 22 years in the Navy, my time on the ship was the only time in my career I was stationed on a ship.

Worst Memory When we pulled into Hong Kong, I was told to help BM2 Monaco put the accommodation ladder over the side. Don't believe it had been moved in years. It was a hot day and that big ole wrench slipped and I got him right in the head. We got it done and he never appeared to hold it against me.

Children 2

Grandchildren 0

Special Comments While aboard, I picked up the nickname of "Frog" and when I left the ship, I figured that was it for that name. Wrong. My next command was on the Outer Banks of NC (about as far as one can get from San Diego, went into admin to check in and the first thing I heard was "GD it's Frog. What are you doing here?" It was BMC Ferguson from the Wexford County and every time he needed some one from Ops for a working party, it was always "Give me Frog." and how many more he needed. He finally retired, but I carry the nickname even to today. Got used to it.

Walther, John H Date Entered 9/27/2016

Nickname Rate ETN2 Division

Spouse Venia Hometown Bigelow, AR

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965 Years To 1966

Civilian Occupation Retired

Special Hobbies

Favorite Memory Shore leave

Worst Memory No fresh water, salt water showers

Children 3

Grandchildren

Special Comments

Wellinghoff, Herman J Date Entered 7/11/2011

Nickname Rate SFM3 Division R

Spouse Mary Ann Hometown Falls City, NE

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1961 Years To 1963

Civilian Occupation Service/Sales Worldwide

Special Hobbies Hunting, Fishing

Favorite Memory Being in the South Pacific supplying the surveillance statuibs

Worst Memory Being on the edge of a typhoon with a load of mines aboard, off the coast of Taiwan.

Children 3

Grandchildren 7

Special Comments

Wenz, Donald F Date Entered 12/16/2013

Nickname Rate LT(jg) Division

Spouse Kathy Hometown Mamaroneck, NY

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1966 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Journalist with Associated Press (32 years), college professor 2005-present.

Special Hobbies Reading, hiking, spending time with my wife.

Favorite Memory Liberty in Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong.

Worst Memory Taking more than a month to cross the Pacific from SD to Pearl.

Children 2 sons

Grandchildren None (yet)

Special Comments

Wheaton, Lew Date Entered 1/20/2015

Nickname Rate SN Division Deck

Spouse Barbara Hometown Joplin, MO

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1967 Years To 1968

Civilian Occupation Process Engineering Technologist

Special Hobbies Fishing, Cooking, Baseball, Football

Favorite Memory There were so many it's hard to choose. I do remember being told to stand down from general quarters one night and finding our troops up on the main deck with their M16's out ready to help us fight. That was a revelation to realize that we really had a camaraderie with them.

Worst Memory Standing mess cook duty on the fantail culling rotten potatoes.

Children 3, 2 boys and 1 girl

Grandchildren 6, 3 of each

Special Comments

White, Michael P Date Entered 3/29/2012

Nickname Rate Seaman Division

Spouse Marianne Hometown Philadelphia, PA

Ship USS WEXFORD COUNTY (LST-1168) Years From 1965-08 Years To 1969-04

Civilian Occupation Instrument Tech for Gulf Oil, Chevron, Sunoco. Retired now

Special Hobbies Walking, Reading, Pinochle

Favorite Memory Going on the beach with Jacobson, Harris, Demarino & Kaip

Worst Memory A Lt Commander

Children 3

Grandchildren 4

Special Comments If a significant portion of crew serving between 1956 and 1956 will be attending, we will consider attending

Zane, George R Date Entered 5/19/2011