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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Reeves (CG 24). 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 564 crew members registered for the USS Reeves (CG 24).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Dennis | FCC | Aug 1076 – Jun 1980 | Fox | Good Times, Good crewmates, Good Cruises. Sometimes dream of being back there. Scarey, but interesting. |
| Suszko, John | OS2 | 1391 – 1393 | OI | |
| Culver, Robert J. | GMM3 | 1962 – 1964 | AFTER MISSILE HOUSE | |
| Lykens, Tom | ETR2 | 1963 – 1966 | OE | Plank owner; made first WESPAC cruise; maintained AN/SPS 43 air search RADAR. Worked under Reno, McKerns, & Raede. Looking for any former Reeves crew members who were in ET, RD, or RM gangs during 63-66 time period. |
| Fergerstrom, Clarence "Fergie" | 1963 – 1964 | My father was a plank owner. He passed away in 1974 of a massive heart attack. He would have been pleased to have been added to this list. | ||
| Johnson, James / Jim | MM3 | Feb 1963 – May 1966 | M-Enginerooms | Precom to Bremerton, Plank Owner, to Long Beach. First WestPac Curise. Aft Eng. Rm. and then in '65 moved to Fwd. Eng .Rm. Left in May '66 just prior to Her going to Japan. |
| Price, Robert D. | SK3 | Apr 1963 – Apr 1966 | Supply | Originial Plank Owner Bremerton, WA. Servered in operations in Gulf of Tonkin with USS Oriskany, COMDESRON 9 |
| Harden, George | MMC | Apr 1, 1963 – Jul 31, 1966 | Original crew from Bremerton to LB, shakedown, to WestPac, Vietnam and back. Best ship ever served on. Capt. Wentworth was skipper and best I served under. From memories told to son Steve. Passed away in 2000, still a sailor at heart. | |
| Vanderbeck, Jim | RM3 | Apr 5, 1963 – Apr 14, 1966 | com | Orig plank owner, took her on her first trip to the Nam. Would be interested hearing from someone who has cruise book from that 1st westpac trip. |
| Stewart, Jack | MM1 | Apr 6, 1963 – May 4, 1969 | M | Was on nuclas crew in Bremerton, till Ship was Com. in May of 1964 Worked with the Shipbuilders till all Machinery was aboard, Stayed on the Ship till Decom. in Bath Maine, in 1969, Was PO in charge of After Engine Room. Great Ship. |
| Morris, Melvin L. | EM1 | Nov 1963 – Apr 1966 | E | |
| Evans, George (Gunner) | FTM1 | Dec 1963 – Dec 1965 | Fox | Precommissioning Detail in Bremerton. Worked in WDE. In 1965, I discovered Hotel Street in Pearl, Olongapo, Yokosuka, & Hong Kong and they were as advertised. Also found out where Viet Nam was located. Spent lots of time at Dixie Station. |
| Elkins, Charles | IC3 | Jan 10, 1964 – Dec 10, 1965 | E | Plank Owner. Would like to see anyone that served on the Reeves come to the ship's reunion in October. Would enjoy seeing everyone again. |
| Hines, Gerry | FTM2 | Feb 1964 – Sep 1968 | Fox | |
| Hines, Gerry | FTM2 | Feb 16, 1964 – Sep 27, 1968 | Fox | Plank owner, made some great friends, spent a lot of time going back and forth in the Tonkin Gulf. Would really like to hear from any old (we are all old now) Fox Div. sailors or any others that knew me. |
| Draeger, George | MM3 | Mar 1964 – Jul 1965 | Machinist | I was one of the orginial crew to commission it in Pugent Sound, Bremington, WA. |
| Ford, Bob | ETR-2 | Mar 1964 – Sep 1966 | OE | Plank owner. Served aboard during 1st cruise and part of 2nd. Departed in Sept. '66 to return to school. I often think about the great people I served with. |
| Pitts, Harold | gmg-2 | Mar 1964 – May 1966 | gunnery | plank owner,went aboard in Bremerton Wash. when the paint was still wet |
| Pitts, Harold | gmg3 | Mar 15, 1964 – May 31, 1966 | gunnery | part of the pre-commisioning crew ,paint wasnt even dry when i went aboard. would have liked to have at least apaint chip from it before it went down. |
| Elegino, Paulino Jr. | SK2 | May 15, 1964 – Oct 13, 1966 | Supply | Plank owner took her to Long Beach for shakedown, bound to Westpac, stoped over in Hawaii, then to Japan, then to Subic Bay, went to Nam, and Hong Kong for RR. Also I was the captains driver. |
| Bartlett, Ron | FTM2 | 1965 – Jul 1967 | Fox | Great bunch of guys. Transferred to Sterett DLG-31, when Reeves returned to states. Discharged Oct. 1969. Returned to Japan Jan 1970 where I completed a BS and MBA at Sophia University Married a Japanese girl of course. |
| Trantham, Earl | ETR3 | Jan 2, 1965 – Oct 1, 1966 | Operations | Picked up USS Reeves in Long Beach and then left for Vietnam to become a member of the Gulf of Tonkin Yachting Club. Transferred home base to Yokuska Japan and then cruised the Gulf of Tonkin some more |
| Olson, Richard | QM3 | Jan 30, 1965 – Aug 30, 1967 | Navigation | Joined the Reeves in Long Beach Ca. and saild aboard for the better part of her first WestPac tour in the South China Sea and The Tonkin Gulf. Spent many long watches helping to keep DodgeFalls on her station weather it was the North or South SAR |
| McGinnis, Mike | YN2 | Jun 1965 – Apr 1968 | Personnel | Started as Weapons Yeoman, then Personnel office and finally transferred to COMDESRON 9 whose Flagship was the Reeves. Made trip to WESTPAC from Long Beach & was home-ported in Yokosuka. |
| Arthun, George | LTJG | Sep 1965 – | TDY from USS Midway | I brought a SAR helicopter aboard the reeves for quicker response times when the Air Force and Navy went after sam sites near Hanoi. A Commadore was on board and went for few rides with us. Lots of fun. |
| Congable, James (Jim) | SH3 | Oct 1, 1965 – Jul 13, 1967 | Ship Service - Barber | This was a great "new" ship when I was assigned in 1965. My friend Bob Daley and I finished boot camp together and both got assigned to the Reeves. I became the ship's barber after the first month and it was great. |
| Sumner, "Cotton" | MM3 | Dec 1965 – Mar 1968 | Worked in the #2 Engineroom. Old shipmates e-mail me. cottonsumner@yahoo.com | |
| Carroll, Charles E. | MM2 | 1966 – | M | One of the most beautiful ships that I sailed on. |
| Auger, Edward (Augie) | IC3 | 1966 – 1968 | R | Any shipmates - please contact me |
| Asher, Allan | BT3 | Jan 1, 1966 – Jan 1, 1970 | Deck | My dad was on the USS Reeves for a few years in the late 60's, he was a plank owner and we were just looking around for some info on where she ended up. |
| Bateman, William | BT 2 | Jan 15, 1966 – Dec 5, 1967 | ||
| Burek, John | IC 3 | Jan 20, 1966 – Oct 20, 1968 | ic gang | would like to hear from other ic mates 1966-1968 |
| Hugdahl, John | ETN-3 | Mar 12, 1966 – Jan 11, 1968 | OE | One memorable event on a SAR mission in the Tonkin Gulf was when we picked up some North Vietnamese refuges who were fleeing to the South. I was a messcook in the Chief's mess at the time and have a few pictures of them. |
| Federighi, Robert | HM2 | Apr 1966 – Sep 1967 | MEDICAL UNIT | Have great memories of the Reeves. We had an excellent crew. Myself, Chief Spencer and Dr. Munden were the only medical staff on board. I think we had the only baby blue sick bay in the fleet. Great times, will never forget her. |
| Rassett, Dan | ETR 3 | Apr 1966 – Dec 1968 | OE | Was an Tech for two years in the ET Gang |
| Fogel, Orton | MM2 | Apr 1966 – Jun 1968 | R Division A Gang | Best Ship in the Navy! |
| Murphy, Patrick | TM3 | Apr 10, 1966 – Aug 10, 1967 | ASW | Hey, hey to all Reeves mates, especially the Sonar gang and Chief A.E. Knight TMCM, Yribe, Murray STG3, Cherry FG2 |
| Dudley, Robert | ETN2 | May 1966 – Nov 1968 | OE | Served in OE Div from May 66 to Nov 68. West PAC tour. Still have the Cruise Book. |
| Holtz, David | RD 3 | May 13, 1966 – Aug 13, 1968 | OI | Served on Reeves when it was still a DLG. Was aboard during it's entire homeport relocation to Yokosuka for support to Viet Nam. |
| Smith, Dennis | BMC | May 15, 1966 – Mar 15, 1969 | 1st, xo, 1st | Became a man and a sailor on the USS REEVES..... |
| James, Albert (Harry) | EN-3 | Jun 12, 1966 – Dec 17, 1968 | ||
| Braker, Gary Norman | ETN-3 | Aug 1966 – Oct 1968 | OE | Any of my shipmates that remember me give me a call or send me an e-mail 847-875-2534 cell or 847-587-7781 home e-mail dr.norot@comcast.net |
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