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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS William C. Lawe (DD 763). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this 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. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 169 crew members registered for the USS William C. Lawe (DD 763).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1971 | 1972 – 1978 | 1979 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks, Charles | 1966 – 1986 | |||
| Gazda, Frank | BT2 | 1966 – 1969 | enginering | Wan in the forward boiler room, and also was Oil King, was with a great group of guys while I was on board, enjoyed the Med cruse and our time in Italy. |
| Bluemel, Carroll Frank | BT2 | 1966 – 1968 | BT | 55 years ago.I don’t know if there are many left that might have known me.Enjoyed my time in.I saw lots of places. |
| Fassbender, Fred | BT3 | Sep 15, 1966 – Sep 9, 1968 | M | Only was there for a Med Cruise 67. Glad for the experience. Had a great group of shipmates. I was actually Navy Reserve to serve 2 years active. Served again on the Lawe when it was a Reserve Ship in New Orleans. |
| Cook, James | ETR2 | Oct 1966 – 1968 | OI | Arrived ETR3, departed ETR2. |
| Pfeiffer, Ed | BT3 | Dec 1966 – Oct 1968 | B | Two year, Oil King and watch duties. |
| Weaver, Ed | RM2 | Apr 10, 1967 – Dec 20, 1968 | Operations - Radio | Just looking for some old crew mates for this time period. Made the Med Cruise, Red Sea incident and other stops. Spent a lot of time in Boston during renovations. Had apt on Beacon Hill and Lynn Mass. |
| Watson, John Aka Jack | SK 3 | 1968 – Aug 1969 | Supply | Looking for Mickey Himes from Zenia Ohio He was a Yeoman |
| McMurray, Bruce | LTJG | 1968 – 1970 | ASW | |
| Sauer, Nicholas | GMG2 | May 5, 1968 – Mar 10, 1969 | 2ND | GOOD SHIP WITH A FRIENDLY CREW. I ENJOYED THE TRIP TO THE ISLANDS AND THE BOOZE RUN.AND THE STOP OVER IN CUBA. I WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM MY FRIEND JIM DAWSON GMG2. WHO I LAST SAW WHEN I LEFT THE SHIP IN DRY DOCK IN CHARLSTON S.C. |
| Sites, George | RDSN | Jun 1968 – Oct 1968 | OI | Was only aboard for a short time, served most of my time as a mess cook. Was transferred to the USS Johnston DD821 in October 1968. |
| Price, John A. | RM2 | 1969 – May 1970 | O-C | Made Red Sea cruise of 69/70 left navy on return. Fondest memories are the Golden Shellback initiation, African safari, and mad dash out of Mozambique to pick up Apollo 13 which was aborted. |
| Richards, Charlie | IC3 | 1969 – 1972 | R | I REMEMBER: ALABAMA/AUBURN GAME SITTING OFF HAVANNA HARBOR,BECOMING A GOLDEN SHELLBACK,LIBERTY IN LUANDA,THE TYPHOON AS WE STEAMED TO APPOLLO 13, THE TTU IN ETHIOPA,THE BIRTH OF MY SON WHILE IN BAHRAIN,THE "LAWMEN". BZ. |
| Corad, Ray | EM3 | 1969 – Nov 1971 | R division | Was on board for two mid-east cruises, remember lots of good times. Remeber stopping to fish off some island on east coast of Africa for two days crazy. Shout out to all who were aboard during that time. |
| Ungar, Thomas | BT 3 | Jan 10, 1969 – Sep 11, 1972 | Forward | Forward Fireroom , 2 Red Sea Cruises Looking For Art Dennis. Remember Baker,Barr ,Muller,Dean. |
| Cummins, Larry | mm3 | Feb 1969 – Aug 1972 | m | |
| Barnett, Ron | Em2 | May 7, 1969 – Jul 10, 1971 | R | |
| Bevins, Michael | May 21, 1969 – Jun 21, 1972 | |||
| Browning, Chuck | LTJG | Aug 1969 – Jul 1971 | Desron 8 | What happened to Capt. Emilio Micheal Papio |
| Stinson, Danny | BT-2 | Sep 1969 – Apr 10, 1971 | Aft Boiler room | Retired and would like to hear from you guys. |
| Charland, Edmond | STG5 | Oct 1969 – Jun 1972 | Fox | Two Red Sea cruises. Road out the Apollo 13 Indian Ocean Typhoon Ships band - The Lawemen Chased Russians around Cuber |
| Andrews, Richard "andy" | SN | Oct 7, 1969 – Sep 16, 1970 | I have a couple photos that were taken on the ship between the dates listed above. please feel free to contact me if you think you may be in any of them | |
| Stuck, Robert | BT2 | Nov 1, 1969 – Apr 11, 1971 | B | Made one Middle East cruise Worked in the Foreword Fireroom |
| Southerland, Harold "shorty" | BM3 | 1970 – Apr 1973 | 1st | |
| Boyd, Don | FTG3 | 1970 – 1973 | Weapons | One of the best times of my life was served on the Willy C. The crew was the best and the officers were people we busted chops on, especially Mr. Plank, who we always asked if "He was aboard". |
| Burnett, Arthur Art | MM 2 | 1970 – 1972 | Engineering Aft Engine Room | |
| Lyttle, David | RM2 | May 1970 – Jul 29, 1972 | operations | A good ship. Made every deployment, and stood in for some of the newer ships that couldn't make theirs. Would like to locate RMC Batten if he is still above ground. |
| Stapf, Dennis | ftg2 | Jun 1970 – Jul 1973 | 2 nd | |
| Lemon, Joe | FTG1 | Jun 1, 1970 – Jul 2, 1974 | 2nd | My first ship. We steamed almost all the way around the world on two cruises (1971 Red Sea and 1972 West PAC). I took her to NawLins to be a reserve trainer. Made many friends. |
| Householder, Tom | FTG3 | Jun 10, 1970 – Jun 23, 1971 | Fire Control (radar) | "Drew warning gunfire to close to Cuba . Ship hit a whale mid Atlantic mid 71. Crossed the equator at 00:00 Lat. and 00:00 Long. The band "Lawemen" we lived south Jax beach when on shore. Great Bunch!! |
| Norris, James ' New Kid' Pronounced "Nukid" | GMSN | Jul 1970 – Feb 1971 | Gunners Mate | Played guitar and bass in the ship's band "The Lawemen" during mideast cruise. Stationed in Mayport, Florida. Played guitar with Tom Borneman, Eddie Ogle, Edmond "MO" Charland, a singer with the last name "Hicks" |
| Conklin, Bob | DC3 | Sep 1970 – Jun 1972 | R | Willy C was my first ship but not my last. Retired from the Navy in 2004. |
| Schaeffer, Joe | YN2 | Nov 1970 – Jul 1973 | X Division | |
| Claus, William | GMG3 | Dec 20, 1970 – Jun 12, 1973 | weapons | While serving on the USS William C Lawe the main events were the Red Sea Cruise and the Middle East Cruise. There were a lot of short Cruises in between. I probably made every accomplishment except becoming a Blue Nose. |
| Denman, Bryan | RM3 | 1971 – | Radio | I went on the Red Sea Cruise and we did surveillance work around Cuba. I would enjoy visiting with other Radiomen and shipmates during that period. |
| Brunner, Richard (Rick) | ET1 | 1971 – 1976 | OE | Several Mid East cruises, Viet Nam, New Orleans. A great ship with a lot of great folks passing through her. |
| Taylor, Danny | ICFN E3 | 1971 – Jan 1973 | Repair | |
| Finn, Ernie | RM3/RM2 | Jan 1971 – Jan 1974 | OC | Red Sea and Southeast Asia cruises. |
| Claus, William | GMG3 | Feb 1971 – Aug 1973 | weapons | |
| Jerry Holmes, Jerry | MMFN E3 | Mar 1, 1971 – Mar 1, 1973 | Engineering | |
| Movens, Rich ( Mo ) | BT3 | Mar 5, 1971 – Jan 21, 1973 | " B " | I was assigned to the forward fireroom and worked for BT1 John Giles. Made a Middle East Cruise, Chased Russian ships off the coast of Cuba, and finished with the West Pac ( Viet Nam ) Cruise . |
| McCoy, Gene | EM3 | Aug 20, 1971 – Jul 12, 1973 | R | |
| Hickman, Dennis W. | GMT2 | Oct 1971 – Oct 1974 | Weapons-ASROC | Great crew in the Gulf of Tonkin,Haiphong Harbor,Night raids on coastal batteries of North VietNam,etc. |
| Dean, Dave | bt-2 | Dec 1971 – Sep 1975 | b-div | like to hear from any snipes |
| Neyman, Ron | SN | Dec 1971 – Jun 1972 | 1st | First duty station out of boot camp. Fondly recall Shorty Southerland and his Nova SS. Transferred to USS Vreeland DE-1068 for deployment to Athens Greece before WM. C. Lawe got orders to Viet Nam. |
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