Welcome to the USS Surfbird Association "Looking For" Page

This page has been created to allow former Surfbird crewmembers or their family members to list the name and other information about former Surfbird crewmembers that they have been looking for.

If you would like to list someone that you have been looking for, send email to the WebMaster listing those you are searching for and any other information about them that might help to located them.

If you have a valid email address and it is not listed opposite your name on the Roster page, please contact me at:

Does anyone know what has happened to:

Ken Sechler (SN) 1960-61, transferred to a seaplane tender in Sasabo.
A black man named Bailey (SN) who replace me as leading seaman.
"Horrible" Williams (EN 1/DV) whom I replaced as ships diver.
Jim String??? (SN) he boxed for the Bird. He had a distinctive lower jaw.

All of these guys are on the Bird website, under my photos. If you know anything about these guys, please email me

Mike Heiny