Was my first sea command, what a hell of a way to hit the fleet! Have a lot of fond memories from the short time I was onboard. Worked in EB01 and then in the Voids Division after Decom. Out of the three ships I served on,Iowa was by far the best.I'm very proud to have walked her decks. Proud to be one of the last remaining battleship sailors on active duty. Turrent 1 gunner, in charge of the powder flats and mags. Look forward to walking her decks again when I visit the museum. Proud to have served aboard one of the finest ships in the fleet. Proud to have served on the greatest ship in the US Navy. I ALWAYS WANTED TO SERVE ABOARD A BATTLESHIP AND THE IOWA HELPED ME TO REALIZE THAT DREAM.OUR LAST MED CRUISE WAS TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST TIMES OF MY LIFE. Was last Captain's Orderly for CDR Morse. Was assigned to Turret 2, was in 16'50 school in San Diego on April 19th. I remember 'GOOD SHIP GOOD CREW TURN TWO' from Chief Miller. I t was my first ship an orders, and i enjoyed the last deployment of Iowa to the med ,and proud to have served on a piece of history,and the most beautiful an powerful ship in the fleet,i decommed it in va I was onboard for her last 6 month deployment, and was the last to re-enlist aboard her. I had the distinction and honors of serving aboard her, reporting just 28 days after the turret explosion. THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TOUR OF DUTY ! WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES THAT I WORKED WITH? I learned so much,and I would like to especially thank MA1 Edward Stack for his invaluable guidance and patience as my supervisor.Įmbarked aboard USS IOWA when assigned to COMSECONDFLT Staff.īest ship in the Navy. I truly enjoyed my time on the Big Stick.

ALTHOUGH VERY SHORT I HAVE SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES FROM WHILE I WAS STATIONED ON HER. THIS WAS INDOUTABLY MY MOST REWARDING TOUR. I WAS PROUDLY INITIATED AND ADVANCED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ON IOWA. I think it would be cathartic (sic) for me and the friends that I had.ġ9APR89,Turret-2 Explosion, #2 Investigator Repair #2 / Desmoking, Dewatering, Recovery Efforts. I hope to make some contact with those that I have served with. I have ignored this part of my history and am now confronting a difficult past.

Proud to have served on her with her awsome crew. My desire is to have someone that might have wanted to contact me, be able to. I worked in Main Cotrol and it was the best time of my life.Īwesome ship with great memories of her crew. I was stationed on the Iowa from Januuntil it was decomisioned. I was a brass polishing, paint chipping, line pulling deck ape.Captain's Steward after Turret 2. I'll never forget my time aboard BB-61 (The Big Stick) and look forward to seeing all of you in my dreams. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRUOD TO SAY I SERVED ON AND RE-ENLISTED MY FIRST TIME ONBOARD HER. OUT OF 5 SHIPS I SERVED ON, THIS WAS BY FAR THE GOLD STANDARD. Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1943Īwesome time serving aboard a Battleship!!!! There are 484 crew members registered for the USS Iowa (BB 61). Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store. Would you like to have such a crew list on your 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. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Iowa (BB 61). ← Back to the USS Iowa (BB 61) page | ↑ Register | ↓ Reunions | ↓ To end of page USS Iowa (BB 61) Crew List

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