PAGAN, Jose - Pembroke Pines, FL, 1978-79, mail
*** SN
PAGE, Alvin James {DECEASED} Wilmington, NC 44-45 PLANKOWNER
*** GM3 - Turret 4
^^^ Retired Capt for Piedmont Airlines, survived by wife Betty, 4 children, 8 grandchildren
### Died 15 Feb 01
PALMER, Robert "Bob" - Boiling Springs, SC 44-45 PLANKOWNER {DECEASED} mail
*** CSSN - Messcook seaman then Baker striker. Missed the shakedown due to scarlet fever. One of my buddies was Dick Perry
^^^ Originally from L.I. NY, I moved to SC after retirement from the Postal Service. Divorced with 2 children and one grandchild. Bob died on December 12, 2003
PALMER, Steve - Litchfield Park, AZ 73-75 mail
*** BT3 - Forward Fire Room and Oil Lab>
PALMERTON, Ron - Omaha, NE 86-89 #1253 mail
*** MM2(ss) - Plankowner on the 723 - Served in A Gang
^^^ I currently live in Omaha, NE and am an IT Project Manager.
PALOMINO, David J - Portland, OR 68-70 #1178 mail
*** SM2 - CS Div
^^^ Wife Nancy & I have 2 married sons, no grandkids yet. I recently retired from the Portland F.D. after 30 yrs. I play music and enjoy singing. I also build and sell Rustic wood furniture. Great crazy memories. Would do it all over again if I could.
PARENT, Ed - Crestview, FL 77-79 mail
*** RM3 - Radio Tech Control, CR Div, buddies were Steve Simon, Skip Roe, Nick Ricks and Pete "Jughead" Jones
^^^ Retired in 98 as RMC after 22 years, spent the last 4 on USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Originally from Willimantic, CT
PARKER, Mark - Mukwonago, WI 72-74 mail
*** SN - Radioman
PARKS, W.S. - Streetman, TX 71-73 #01029 mail
*** RM2 - CR Div
^^^ Production technician for Chevron/Texaco - 1980 to present - Married, son & daughter - wife a Dental Hygienist, daughter an RN, Son an MM3
aboard the JFK in Jaxsonville FL
PATTAVINA, Tim - Kansas City, MO 68-70 #01057 mail
*** SM3
PATCH, Danny E - Union, OR 73-75 mail
*** RMSN - Teletype Repair, trying to locate Tony Anthony
^^^ Now a Network Field Engineer for US Cellular
PATE, Brian - 75-77 #520 mail
*** SN - First Division
PATERNO, Simon - San Diego, CA 75-78 mail
*** MM2 - M Division with Chief Grover, MM2 Miller, MM1 Blumenschein
^^^ Now Major, Engineer, US Army reserves. Married, 5 children
PATRICK, Ronald - Grand Prairie, TX 75-76 mail
*** BT - Best friend was Craig Wilhite
^^^ Married w/ 2 sons, have worked for local utility co. for 23 yrs
PATTERSON, Brian - Hartselle, AL 77-79 mail
*** HT# - Most HT's will remember me sharpening my blade all the time
^^^ Moved to Alabama, got married and am about to be a grandpa
PATTERSON, William Raymond - Rancho Cordova, CA 68-71 mail
*** EN3 - A Div, reefer gang. Buddies were Les Wilkes, Ron Shedd, Bob Fitzsimmons and Don Ladehoff
^^^ Married with 3 children and 12 grandchildren. Worked at McClellan AFB as AC mechanic until based closed. Now with State of CA in Capitol Bldg
PEELMAN, David - Pearl Harbor, HI 76-79 mail
*** FT2 - Talos 49 radar
^^^ Now working for post office; still in pearl Harbor with wife Yoshiko
PENFIELD, Edward - Hernando, FL 69-72 mail
*** CTO2 - Communications Watch Supervisor
^^^ Retired from Airborne Express after 25. Two daughters, one working one in college
PENNY, Kevin L - 77-79 mail
*** LCPL - Marine Detatchment
PERCICH, Mark - Ellicott City, MD 75-78 #543 mail
*** Lieutenant, JG - Boilers and X Division Officer.
^^^ Now VP Marketing of Digital Systems Int'l Corp. Married to the lovely Patricia with one grown daughter flown the nest.
PEREGRIN, Richard - Olympia, WA 64-66 #446 mail
*** IV2/RM2 - Ships Company Radioman. Retired from WA State as Detective with 26 years service. Remained in the Navy & CG reserve as Special Agent for 21 yrs.
^^^ Married with two grown daughters. Own a private polygraph business
PEREGRIN, Ron - Sequim, WA 64-66 #443 mail
*** RM2 - CR Division
^^^ Became a Fish & Wildlife Officer for Washington State and retired as Detective. Have been a Reserve Special Agent with CGIS for 22 years and now am Resident Agent in Port Angeles, WA, with the rank of IVC.
PERILLO, Rogelio P. - Waipahu, HI 74-78 #340 mail
*** MA1 - Started in the galley and changed rates to MAA. Retired as MAC
^^^ Working in Hawaii as Police Officer, DOD, Naval Magazine, Lualualei. If you stopover in Hawaii, call me at 471-5141
PERRODIN, Stephen J. - Lake Charles, LA 68-69 no e-mail
*** CYNSN - CR Division, Com7Flt Flag Allowance
PERRY, Richard E. - Gloucester, MA 44-48 PLANKOWNER #130 mail
*** CS3 - Ship's Baker
PERSINGER, Rich - 1977 #01039 mail
*** SMSN - Signal Gang; Best bunch of guys I've worked with. Started out in the Deck Div under BM1 Haney
^^^ Currently Merchart Marine working near the coast from Nome, AK to San Diego, CA
PETERS, Brian - 77-79 mail
*** BM3 - 1st & 4th Divs. On the decommissioning crew
^^^ Now in building networks and home automation
PETERSEN, Alfred M - Clearville, PA 44-46 #01054 PLANKOWNERmail
*** SN - Deck hand, 1st Div - My best buddy was Henry Wilson Bailey
^^^ I am happily retired in the mountains of western Pa. (Bedford county)
PETRI, Frank - Dillsboro, IN 71-73 send mail
*** BT3 - Forward Fireroom and Oil Shack
^^^ Happily married with three great kids, all grown. Got out and went to school and have been bending wrenches ever since. Today I am a Master Auto Tech
PETTERSEN, Mark (Pete) - Pacifica, CA 72-75 #01086 mail
*** CS3 - S2 Div
^^^ 3 years from retirement from public transportation business. Two sons, Nicholas (24) and Andrew (22)
PFLIBSEN, Derrick - Las Cruces, NM 91-94 #1102 mail
*** EM1
^^^ Now work as Contract Manager for General Electric
PFRANGER, Del - Brackettville, TX 75-80 #100 mail
*** Lieutenant - MPDS, Radio & Asst Staff Comm Officer. Ship's Company from 75-78
PHILLIPI, Brian - Temecula, CA 72-75 mail
*** FTM2 - FM Division, AN/SPG-49 Radar
PHILLIPS, Shorty - Philippine Islands, 70-73 mail
*** SHC
^^^ Retired from Atsugi, Japan Dec '82
PIEPER, J.W. - Dallas, TX 60-63 #433 mail
*** Lieutenant JG - OL Div, Air Control and Asst. CIC Officer and OD underway.
^^^ Have been a banker for 30 years in Texas and am in the process of retiring to the Texas Hill Country for golf and fishing.
PIERSON, Walter - Yuba City, CA 77-79 mail
*** RM1
^^^ Retired RMC - Now working as a network administrator at the Sacramento County Public Law Laibrary
PIETZ, Mark B. - Sacramento, CA 72-73 mail
*** YN3 - X Division, Captain's Office
PILCAVAGE, Thomas - Chula Vista, CA 68-78 #145
*** EM1 - Electrician
PILGER, A.C. - Catonsville, MD 65-66 & 1969 #01044 mail
*** AG1 - C7F Weather Office - whole gang was great to work with
^^^ Fully retired, enjoying being single
PIMENTAL, John - NH 77-79 mail
*** OS3 - Operation Specialist, OI Division. Went over to the Blue
Ridge after the Okie boat was retired. Really enjoyed my time on board.
^^^ Happily married. 2 daughters now grown. Pres of ARC Technology Solutions.
PIMENTEL, Joseph John "Lucky" - E.Hampstead,NH 1945 #1248 mail
*** S1C - 3rd Div - I remember my time on the ship and many of the guys I served with and have lots of photos I like to look at. Some of the photos I have are with my shipmates,Raccaro,Veerland, R.M.Bowman, G.M.Pratt,Reynolds,Passino,Gellhouse,Dalton,R.D. Wollert and many more.I have several photos of Nagasaki,Japan in 1945 and remember it all so well.
^^^ I have been married for 57 Years,have 4 children,2 grandsons,2 great grandaughters.I am retired from the Town Of Saugus in Ma..I raised German Shepards and loved deer hunting.I moved to NH 7 years ago from Saugus,Ma..I would love to hear from my shipmates.
PLASKETT, David Michael - Green Cove Springs, FL 73-74 send mail
*** SA - Ops Dept, supply clerk, duty lookout
^^^ Now a level 4 Telecom installer for ADC Telecom & Broadband. Married 23 years but soon to be divorced
PLOGER, James E - Longmont, CO 63-64 send mail
*** Sgt - USMC, Honors and Ceremonies. Manned the 5" 38's with Underwood, Bangayon, Lipsey and Taylor
^^^ Now work for Qwest in Denver
PLUMLEE, Thurman "Ray" - Emmett, ID 66 send mail
*** SN
PLUMMER, Curt W. - Lawrenceville, GA 73-76 #558 send mail
*** CTO2 - Com7Flt Watch Supervisor
POELLNITZ, Carl David - Norfolk, VA 96-02 mail
*** ET2 - Worked as a Nav ET; qualified ESM to support Comm Div. Best buds were ET2s New, Owens and Alley
^^^ Help the boat win the 2000 Battle E and enjoyed helping junior sailors in areas I struggled in
POLIS, John - Tampa, FL 70-72 mail
*** JO2 - Com7Flt Public Affairs Office. Worked for Lt Baker and Cdr Wright
^^^ Work in the newspaper business, sports and public relations. Traveled worldwide, mostly with Professional Soccer. I have attended six different world championships with USA teams
PORTER, Anthony L - Charlotte, NC 67-69 #261 mail
*** MM2 - A Division
^^^ Looking for buddy named Brian "Robbie" Robertson
POWELL, D R - LtCDR - 68
PRENARES, Photeos G - San Jose, CA 72-76 mail
*** FT2 - AN/SPG-49 Radar
PREFUME, Tim - China Spring, TX 76-79 #1180 mail
*** GMGSN - I was they guy always in trouble that wanted only to get out of the Navy...which I did, 20 years later!
^^^ Married to (Yuko) for 28 years. Have a daughter who is married and an Attorney in Dallas, a son who is a Retail Store Manager, another son whos is in outside sales, and a 17 yo daughter in HS
PRESSON, Geoffrey F - Umatilla, FL 73-76 #01084 mail
*** LTjg - assigned ship's co + Com7flt. CR div Officer, then CS div Officer + CMS Custodian. Then served as the Asst Navigator. Enjoyed every second aboard the Oklahoma City! Capt Butcher was a great skipper!
^^^ Left OK City in 76, to Pensacola for Naval Aviator wings. Flew the A-7 Corsair from 77-86. Left active duty in 86 + retired from the reserves in 01. I have been a pilot for Northwest Airlines since 1987. I love my job!
PRESSWOOD, Robert - Boulder Creek, CA 76-78 mail
*** MS2 - Mess Mgt Specialist - worked in galley, storerooms, food service office, barber shop and Messdecks MAA
^^^ Now owner of Redwood Keg Liquors & Deli. Met my wife Jane while stationed in Christchurch, NZ, with VXE6 air wing of Operation Deep Freeze. My daughter Alexandra is 16
PRESTIGIACOMO, F D - Deltona, FL 68-70 mail
*** YN2 - Com7Flt Staff
^^^ Now working for US Gov't Federal Civil Service
PRESTO, Reynaldo (Roy) L - Chino Hills, CA 75-77 #1240 mail or mail or mail
*** SN
^^^ Job-Brokerage firm, sports now-golf,come play with me @golf courses in Manila
PRESTRIDGE, William H. - Thatcher, AZ 60-62 #183 mail
*** BT2 - Oil Shack, After fire room.
PRICE, Bob - Pensacola, FL 75-79 #143 mail
*** BM2 - 1st & 3rd Divisions
^^^ Currently MACM at NAS Pensacola
PRICE, George - Elizabeth City, NC 64-66 mail
*** BM2 - First Division
^^^ Semi-retired, on-line investing. Wife Judith and I have 2 grown children. I also maintain my boyhood home on Hatteras Island
PRICE, Steve - Colorado Springs, CO 71-74 mail
*** MU3 - Seventh Fleet Band, Flag Staff.
^^^ Now Manager for Best Buy in Colorado Spgs. Rejoined USNR in '90 and now SK1 with SeaBee Bat. 17
PRICHARD, Robert D - Buford, GA 64-66 send mail
*** FTG3 - FG Division
^^^ Retired from USNR as LtCDR. Have a son and daughter; both have server 10+ years in naval reserve, and three grandchildren. Retired from Royal Insurance where I was an Industrial Safety Specialist
PRIEST, David A Sr. - 67-68 #01056
*** SF3 - aboard when Okie was First Fleet Flagship
PROULX, Michael - Wales, WI 60-61 mail
*** RMSN - OR Division - went to precomm school
^^^ Still in touch with some of the crew from OR div
PUGATSKY, Joel - Pikesville, MD 69-71 #1115 mail
*** LI3 - 1st Div then X Div Print Shop
^^^ Printing Specialist U.S.Census Bureau, married 37 yrs, one 23yo son
PULLING, Donald L - Aiea, HI 75-79 #1229 mail
*** RM2 - OC div - worked as a traffic watchstander, did mess duty and ended as Staff Division
^^^ Work for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in the Surface Fleet Maintenance Office with the Port Engineer Division
PURALEWSKI, John S - White Lake, MI 76-78 mail
*** EM3 - E Division, i/c/o forward board in forward boiler room
^^^ Now a Journeyman Electrician for Detroit Diesel