MOBILE, Ala. – Now hear this! USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park is pleased to announce the selection of our 2024-2025 USS ALABAMA Crewmates.

Representing the park this year will be:

Camille Bailey, age 19. Camille attends Coastal Alabama Community College where she is a freshman majoring in Nursing. She is the daughter of Donald Bailey and Jennifer Bailey.

Ella Cranton, age 19. Ella attends Bishop State Community College where she is a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is the daughter of Christopher and Michelle Cranton.

Alexandria Lopez, age 19. Alexandria attends the University of Mobile where she is a freshman majoring in Pre-Health Biology. She is the daughter of Michael and Lisa Lopez.

Kinsey Otzenberger, age 19. Kinsey attends the University of Mobile where she is a freshman majoring in Communications. She is the daughter of Timothy and Kim Otzenberger.

Mackenzie Rowe, age 20. Mackenzie attends the University of South Alabama where she is a sophomore majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She is the daughter of Michael and Jennifer Rowe.

Annalise Wright, age 19. Annalise attends the University of South Alabama where she is a freshman majoring in Business. She is the daughter of Donald and Jessica Wright.

The USS ALABAMA Crewmates will each be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to the college or university of their choice. At the end of their year of service Miss USS ALABAMA and Miss USS DRUM will be named. These two young women will receive an additional $1,000 and $500 scholarship respectively.

The USS ALABAMA Crewmate program was founded in 1967 as an ambassador program for the newly created USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park. Each year a group of young women is selected to represent USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park at local and state events. More than 300 young women to date have served as USS ALABAMA Crewmates.

For more information on the USS ALABAMA Crewmate Program, please call Lynne Price at 251-438-2834, or email [email protected].