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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ross (DDG 71). 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 171 crew members registered for the USS Ross (DDG 71).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1996 | 1997 – 2000 | 2001 – 2004 | 2005 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maners, Mike "Where'S My Coffee Cup" | STG1(SW) | Jan 1997 – Jan 20, 2001 | CA | Best Ship I ever served on! The ROSS crew, took care of business, got it done. The reward - serving onboard ROSS! |
| McKee, Michael | STG1(SW) | Jan 1997 – Dec 2000 | CA | Finest Ship in the Fleet from CO to the juniors, one big family!! |
| Rice, Jeff | E-8 MS | Jan 1997 – Mar 1999 | supply | Team Ross!! Look Forward to hearing from any Ross member. I am the original Plank owner!! Stew burner!!! Jeff Rice MSCS SW |
| Fouss, Andy | OS1(SW) | Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999 | OI | YO |
| Fresh, Christopher | IT3 | Jan 1, 1997 – Mar 1, 2000 | Radio | 220 characters isn't enough! 6 kids and countin, married to the woman I met while stationed on the Ross. She is what opened my eyes to getting out! HAHA just playin... |
| Raulerson, David | SH3 | Jan 1, 1997 – May 15, 2000 | S-4 | 1st Ships store operator. |
| Holzer, John | THEN FC1 NOW LTJG | Jan 15, 1997 – May 10, 2000 | CF | A great ship, many fond memories of my friends there. Miss you all and drop me a line to say hi. Still going with 5 years to go until I retire. By far the best crew I have served with, past, present, and future! |
| Jones, Steve | IT2(SW) | Jan 26, 1997 – May 8, 2000 | Comms/Combat | Wow, some of these names out here bring out some memories. Still married, 2 great kids, and one on the way....Still not trying to keep up with Smitty though. Work as Network Engineer at large Insurance company in Dallas. |
| Singh, Sonia | E-3 | Feb 27, 1997 – Apr 10, 1998 | Engineering | I was the first female on the Ross to go to Captains Mast. The first female to get off the ship pregnant. I am still in touch with Bispham. How is everyone doing?? Ross had a lot of great people. Tootle is an asshole. |
| Cole, Anthony | FC2(SW) | Mar 1997 – Apr 2001 | Combat Systems | My best friends were and still are the Plankowners and fellow shipmates of the USS ROSS. I Love you Bastards. FC's Rule!!! |
| Ramirez, Daniel | YN3 | Apr 1997 – Mar 15, 2000 | Admin | anyone out there. |
| Ginnow, Jeff (Ross Boss) | CDR | Apr 16, 1997 – Dec 20, 1999 | Executive | Greatest crew I ever served with, proud to be Ross Boss #1 |
| Adams, Thomas | STG1 | Jun 17, 1997 – Jan 1, 1998 | CA | It was short, but fun while it last. WOW!! onextra@hotmail.com |
| Sanchez, Mary | BM1(SW) | Jun 28, 1997 – Apr 3, 2000 | R-5 R-7 HAZMAT | I was one of the last Plankowners to depart. Hello to all. ROSS WILL ALWAYS BE THE BOSS. Hey, where are the Plankowners????? |
| Sweeney, Eric | IC3 THEN ICFN | Jul 1, 1997 – Apr 5, 1998 | ce | Many fond memories but none better than the purle monkeys and getting botted out.First plankowner to get booted I think. wassup Tim Noah Jon Mariano Phil MoLester and all who closed the watering hole with a double fisted last call |
| Brasell, Ryan D. "Braz" | MS3 | Sep 20, 1997 – Jun 18, 2000 | Supply | Hello to all other plankowners..Still in Navy. Stationed in Everett, WA..married with a baby on the way..Let me hear from some of you! |
| Bjornson, Dannie | STG3 | Mar 5, 1998 – Jul 27, 2001 | SS03 | I'm looking for a way to get in touch with an old friend from the boat, GSM2 Joseph Giocondo. If anyone has any way of getting in touch with him please give him my email address. email: DanellBjornson@hotmail.com |
| Baird, Thomas | STG2(SW) | Jun 22, 1998 – Oct 2, 2002 | CA | This was the best ship in the fleet. From the CO to the crew everyone looked out for each other. It was truly one big happy family |
| Haney, Dan | FCCS | Jun 26, 1998 – Sep 25, 2000 | CF/CS | I met some wonderful people on the Ross. I hope everyone is well and getting promoted. I retired after 21 years and 7 months on 01Apr05. Moving to Huntington, West Virginia to be a manager for a crane maintenance company |
| Olechnicki, Michael(Ole) | E-6/GSM | Sep 16, 1998 – Oct 22, 1998 | S-2 | YO YO IAM STILL KICK'N |
| Tasseff, Aaron Z. (Taz) | FC1(SW) | Sep 25, 1998 – Oct 1, 2002 | CF | The greatest experience of my life! Proud of every minute I spent onboard and look forward to coming back as a Kakki! |
| Kok, Maarten | LT (LTJG THEN) | Nov 1998 – Jun 1999 | Exchange officer from The netherlands. Great time with the gang in the Caribean, then very impressive in the Adriatic, shooting arrows at Belgrade. Now serving on HNLMS Tromp after 5 months on the ground in Afghanistan. Maried now, 2 girls (2 and 4) | |
| Beck, Nicholas T. | FN | Dec 26, 1998 – May 8, 2000 | MP | I worked with/for the best people I've ever met - left and became an FC - currently on The Sullivans (DDG-68) |
| Park, Dylan | OSSR-OS2 | Dec 28, 1998 – Jun 10, 2002 | OI | The best crew, back when we still had many plankowners. I made the first two deployments. I miss the mighty Ross. |
| Langone, Stephen "Squishy" | GM2(SW) -GM1(SW) | 1999 – 2003 | Combat Systems / CO01 | Damn best ship ever. VLS Kicked Kosovos ASS |
| Duron, Raymond | GSE-3 | 1999 – 2001 | MP | |
| Zeigler, Rufus | OS2 | Jan 1, 1999 – Jul 11, 2003 | OI Division | Wow good times Almost brought me to tears just looking at the ship where life started for me Good people and good times It was like it was all a dream and I would not trade it for anything Fare Winds and Following Seas |
| Edwards, Jesse | DCFN | Mar 1999 – Jan 2002 | (THE ANIMAL HOUSE) | Man I miss this ship had fun while it lasted, some of the coolest people I ever met on board. |
| (biggs) Jones, Michelle (Lil'boats) | BM1 | Mar 1, 1999 – Mar 15, 2000 | OD01 | "If Lovin' the Navy is wrong, I don't wanna be right" A.T. Smith, BMCM Bosn4Life yall. |
| Torres, Miguel | TM3 (T-REX) | Mar 17, 1999 – Apr 21, 2001 | CA | Hello Everyone! |
| Nicholson, George | STG1 | Mar 26, 1999 – Oct 1, 2002 | CA baby | Yo money, whassup??!! |
| Smith(smitty), Tony | IT1(SW) | Apr 21, 1999 – Feb 14, 2003 | OPS/Comm | Im up here working with the Joint Chiefs of Staff now hope all is well with everyone on the baddest destroyer in the fleet |
| Escalante, Ronnie | GSE2 | Jul 1999 – Jul 2001 | MP | MP Rules!! |
| Barnwell, Dwayne C. | GSE2(SW) | Jul 20, 1999 – Oct 5, 2003 | Main Propulsion | One of the most kick ass divisions ever. As a GSE we really set the standard on how things should be...go TEAM ROSS |
| Harper (Ellis), Shvonna | FC2 | Jul 21, 1999 – Jul 21, 2001 | CF | The best ship I have ever been on. I met a lot of good people who helped to shape my life. I miss you all. |
| Harper, Rick | IT1 | Sep 1999 – Sep 2002 | OCO1 | Some of the bestand the worst times in my career! The best Radio Shack in the fleet! |
| Guyette, Peter (Petey) | FC2(SW) | Nov 1999 – Jun 2004 | CF Division | Best DDG in the Atlantic Fleet. I had an absolute blast and was sorry to go, but now I am happily married and working in Boston, MA (Beantown baby!!!) |
| Miskimmin, John | ET2(SW) | Nov 10, 1999 – Nov 13, 2003 | CE | |
| Espinoza, Eirene "ESPY!" | OS2 | Dec 1999 – Sep 15, 2004 | OI01 | My first and last boat...I still remember the good old days...and believe it or not I'd rather be on a boat- I MISS IT! |
| Tarulli, Leonardo | DCFN | 2000 – | R | |
| Newman, Doug | QM2 | Jan 12, 2000 – Apr 15, 2002 | NN01 | Good Ship |
| Wetenhall, Richard | GSM3/E-4 | Feb 11, 2000 – Mar 7, 2005 | MP | Just wanted to put a shout out to my Engineering Peeps who helped me with the ladies if you know what I mean lol. Hope you all are are soaring high. Holla... |
| Kreider Fka Lewis, Rachael | SN | Oct 15, 2000 – Nov 15, 2001 | supply | |
| Reyes, Miguel | E-5/GSM2 | Nov 11, 2000 – Dec 17, 2005 | MP | The ROSS is one of the best ship that's why so maby sailor are going back to the ROSS for more. I spent my first 5 years on the ROSS and she was good to me. EB14/OIL LAB The best workcenter onboard the Ross. Pimpin ain't easy"EB14" |
| Reyes, Miguel | GSM3 | Nov 25, 2000 – | USS ROSS AND THE OIL LAB KICK ASS,OIL LAB CREW GSM2 STANLEY.GSM3 ALI,FN JEFFRESS AND MYSELF. | |
| Rorabaugh, Mike "Ro-Ro" | OS2(SW) | Dec 12, 2000 – Jul 11, 2003 | OI - DC01 | Ahh the good ole days of ship life. Yep they were great until dec 2001. They just went down hill from there. Miss the cleaning and repainting of our departments on a bi-weekly basis. To all the friends I had, peace out and Kiss my *** |
| Childs, Kevin | DC3 | Dec 13, 2000 – Apr 27, 2004 | R |
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