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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Spruance (DD 963). 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 654 crew members registered for the USS Spruance (DD 963).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – 2003 | 2004 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Przybylski, Lawrence R. | ET2 | 1976 – 1978 | Ops Electronics | |
Cahalane, Dan | QM3 | 1976 – 1979 | navigation | |
Morris, Richard ...rich | RM2....retired RMCS (SW) USN | 1976 – 1980 | OC | First ship after completing Radioman ATF training. What a blast. Some really great friends and shipmates. Our radio shack under Master Chief Baulf and RMC Christian was the Best.....Cad. was my best friend....contact me |
Turner, Mark | FTG2 | 1976 – 1978 | F Troop | Only ship I was on. So sad to hear she was used for target practice. A big thanks to CPO Mumpower for his leadership and professionalism. |
Olson, Tom / Grit | GMT2 | 1976 – 1980 | 2nd | |
Musgrave, Clyde | LT | Jan 1976 – Jun 1977 | F | Mumpower:greatest chief Harbrecht taught me a lot about integrity |
Foxwell, Rich | EN3 | Jan 10, 1976 – Aug 12, 1979 | A, M | First ship, good times and bad times. Discovered Gas Turbines and fell in love. Experiences made me get out...memories made me come back in. |
Cofran, Robert Mark | EM3 | Feb 10, 1976 – Apr 20, 1977 | E | Hated that bucket!! But that was 20 years ago, had some great times with OJ and Davis. Spooner write to me willya? Guess all in all the Navy was the best thing that happened to me. wish the spruance wasn't such an awful memory rotflmao |
Smethers, Mickey | E3 | Mar 27, 1976 – Nov 30, 1976 | Atlantic Fleet | I really enjoyed the ship. Not all of the dry dock though, wish we had more time out working the gas turbines. |
Cahalane, Dan | QM3 | Jun 1976 – Dec 1979 | NAVIGATION | |
Slease, Kim Slease | MR FN | Aug 1976 – | eng. | was with you in precom,through sea trials, and commissioning, in the machine shop, and crash crew on the helo deck. thanks for remembering me. Slease |
Moke, Eddy | OS3 | Nov 10, 1976 – May 31, 1980 | ops | very enjoyable time. miss you guys |
Blakeslee, Jr, Edward R | STG3 | Dec 1976 – Jun 1978 | 2nd | Great ship and had a really good first CO (CDR Harbrecht). Had a really great bunch of guys (sonar gang). |
Brushwood, Garrett (Birch) | GSE2 | Dec 1976 – Sep 1979 | E IC | Hey guys. Still kickin in MIssouri. fire153624@hotmail.com |
Budlong, Robert | Dec 1976 – Oct 1980 | FOX | ||
Tomlinson, Bruce | 1977 – 1981 | Served as Ship's Serviceman and was the Ship's Store Operator. | ||
Sandoval, Michael | GMM2 | 1977 – 1981 | Fox | |
Winters, Gregory (Greg) | AX2 | 1977 – 1978 | Helo Det 6 HSL34 | |
Chretien, Wilbur (Chris) | RM1/RMC | 1977 – 1980 | OC | This was a very fine Destroyer. Top of the line. Radio Gang and all of ships company were an outstanding lot. Would fight beside them anytime/anywhere. |
Mitchell, Harold | FTM 3 SW | 1977 – 1985 | FOX | Anyone from the Plank owners to all my Shipmates, Happy Holidays and hope all is going well. Mitch |
Pudlowski, Mark Boats | BM2 | 1977 – Jul 8, 1980 | 1st Division | Just joined possibly my old shipmates see this. |
Buydos, Nathan | SK3 | Jan 1977 – Aug 19, 1980 | Supply | Great ship. We did a lot of steaming, a couple of Med Cruises, a North Atlantic Cruise, an Africa/South Amerca Cruise (shellback ceremony who could forget that?) Wish I could get together with old friends Dan, Jimmy and Mike, that would be a reunion |
Neuman, Richard | OS3 | Jan 1977 – Jun 24, 1980 | Had a great time for the most part. | |
Stout, Larry | FTM2 | Feb 1977 – Jul 1980 | FOX | Good Times, Good Beer, Great Memories!! |
Forehand, Daryl | Petty Officer 1st Class/ PO1 | Feb 1977 – May 1980 | Weapons Division | I mainly wanted to leave because I wanted to leave my parents home but I mostly enjoyed my time in the navy. It gave me a lot of knowledge about life |
Hish, Bradley | GSMC | Feb 1, 1977 – Mar 30, 1980 | M | Made First 4 Deployments |
Larose, Joel | HM2 | Feb 4, 1977 – Apr 18, 1978 | Navigation | Best 15 months of my life. |
Hish, Bradley | GSM2 | Feb 13, 1977 – Mar 27, 1980 | M | Retired and in Virginia Again |
McMullen, Gary | HT3 | Mar 1, 1977 – Feb 28, 1981 | Repair | Truely a great ship and a fun crew. We were always "haze gray and underway". Man did we put some water under us!She was my only duty station and I was proud to have served aboard her. |
Frazier, Jim | GMG2 | May 1977 – May 1979 | G | |
Compau, Doug | STG2 | May 1977 – Aug 1980 | 2nd | miss playin in the rock band for everyone. CMDR was totally John Wayne. Becoming a Golden Shellback was fun too. 0 long, 0 lat, 000 heading, speed 0 |
Cauduro "cad", Jim | E4 | Jun 1977 – Oct 27, 1980 | OPS | I never relized how important this part of my life really was. What I learned on the USS Spruance still stays with me like it was only yesterday. Alot of Good and Bad but never a regret. All I can say is Thank you for the tresured times. |
Morris, Richard | RM2 | Jun 1977 – Jul 1980 | Communication | Definitely the FINEST DESTROYER in the US NAVY. FIRST SHIP OF SPRUANCE CLASS was the best first ship command after nearly two year. RMC Baulf, RMC Christian, RMC Cambell, CAD, and others in the shack were great..... |
May, Thomas Moose | GSM2 | Jun 9, 1977 – Feb 15, 1980 | Maintence | |
Tomlinson, Bruce | SH3 | Jun 15, 1977 – Jun 15, 1981 | Supply | Wow, lots of awesome times!! 2 meds, north atlantic, africa, south america....miss you guys..Scooter, Stretch, Avila...great times |
Chandler, Lawrence (Butch) | QM1 | Jul 1977 – 1980 | Nav/Admin | After the USS Spruance I went to ASW Training Ctr, Craftmaster of Labrador (TWR-681) a torpedo retriever out of Groton, Ct.,Ships scheduler at SURFLANT, and USS Milwaukee. Retired in 1993 as a QMCS. |
McMullen, Gary | HT3 | Jul 1, 1977 – Feb 1981 | R Division | |
Brownfield, Randall | YNC | Aug 10, 1977 – Jul 1, 1980 | Navigation | Anyone desiring to contact and laugh about old times 51760 Atkinson Run Rd Beallsville, Ohio 43716-9505 |
McMullen, Gary | HT3 | Aug 13, 1977 – Mar 1, 1981 | Repair | She was truly a great ship, and I enjoyed my time on-board. Sorry to hear she was retired. This was my only duty station and I was honored to have served on-board her.We had a first class crew. |
Smith, Dave | DS1 | Aug 15, 1977 – Jun 1, 1981 | OE | Worked with the best bunch of guys ever. |
Bishop, Rich | GSE1 | Sep 1977 – Nov 1979 | E Division | Enjoyed the tour and made some really good friends. Retired after 22+ years. Currently living in the Great Northwest.. |
Bishop, Rich | EM1/GSE1 | Sep 1, 1977 – Nov 22, 1979 | E | Met a lot of good friends there. Wish them all the best. |
Dillon, Mike (Boswald) | E-4/EN# | Oct 1977 – Jun 1980 | Someone lied to me....There's no birthday party for me here!!!!! Miss you guys, hope everyone is doing great. LABO Where are you...SNITCH I SE YOU TOO. | |
Bullen, Bob | GSE2 | Oct 1, 1977 – Nov 10, 1980 | E | |
Hensen, Jim | MS3 | Nov 11, 1977 – Jan 1, 1980 | Supply | |
Greene, Dale | SEAMAN/SIGNALMAN | Dec 10, 1977 – Jan 10, 1980 | communications |
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