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USS Monterey (CG 61) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Monterey (CG 61). 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 294 crew members registered for the USS Monterey (CG 61).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – 1995 | 1996 – 1999 | 2000 – 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brelsford, Samuel | 1929 – | |||
| Burnell, Harry E. (Eddie) | RM3 | 1988 – 1989 | Communications | RM3 Burnell is proud to have been a Plank Owner aboard the finest ship in the U.S. Navy. |
| Fulwider, Samuel | EMC(SW) | Jun 1988 – Sep 1991 | E DIV | Awesome war ship! |
Pack, William (Packman)  | BM2/ DC1/ DCC(SW) RETIRED | Jun 21, 1988 – Jul 1, 1995 | 1st and R | Never thought I would say this , I have been retired now for 8 years.I would do it again, Was good knowing the Men of the Monterey I served with. To each of you now and then God bless, Fair winds following sea,s. DCC(SW View 'back then' Photo |
| Beam, Rodger | GSM2/oilking | 1989 – 1991 | Engineering | Was both good and hard times and a lot of learning and great R&R "How many remember Captain Heatons remarks about 2 drinks the first and the last"Plankowner also bought first auctioned postal car while in Maine |
| Parsons, Shawn | EN2 | 1989 – 1994 | "A" Division | Original Plank Owner-Commisioning Crew |
| Coger, Bill | QM3(sw) | 1989 – 1992 | NAV. | I was Pre-Comm. Hurt my knee playing ball in NORFOLK. Had knee surgery and was discharged in 92. You can contact me if you wish nascar24cubs@yahoo. com (would like CG-61 gear hat or shirt. Thank you |
| Payton, Patrick | FC3 | 1989 – Oct 1991 | CT Tomahawk/Harpoon | Plankowner. I am in contact with over 200 of the original crew. We have had one reunion. There is another on 19-21 June, 2015. |
| Payton, Patrick/(Snake) | FC3 | 1989 – 1991 | CT | We have had 2 reunions so far. There is another planned for June 2018, in Norfolk. Our Facebook group is USS Monterey Plankowners. Feel free to email me. |
| Odenbach, Odie | FC2(SW) | 1989 – 1994 | CF | PLANKOWNER |
| Drummond, Michael | OS1 | Jan 1989 – Oct 24, 1991 | OI | 1st plankowner on the list wow! |
| Moreau, Jeff | RM2 | Jan 1989 – Jul 1992 | OC | Plankowner! 10th person assigned to Pre-Com. Miss the original crew. "Rough & Ready". Capt. JB HEATON was a great Capt. & leader. Hope to see my plankowner shipmates again some day. jexplo03@yahoo. |
| Gillis, Mark | OS2 | Jan 1989 – Jun 1991 | Operations | I am a plank owner, and really enjoyed my time on Monterery. I am now the General Manager of a bar, (Bumpers Billiards) in Huntsville, Al. |
| Long, Kevin F. | STG 3 | Jan 1, 1989 – Mar 1, 1994 | CA | "Rough and Ready!" I remember it well, thank you guys for the memories. your shipmate, kevin. |
| Freedman, Bob | STG1 | Jan 1, 1989 – Jun 4, 1991 | CA01 | Plankowner, dont miss the Navy but miss the friendships |
| Manzi, James | MACM(SW) | Jan 14, 1989 – Aug 30, 1996 | CMAA | Back to back tours. Almost came back for a third. Retired now. Great ship and a great crew. You all kept me young. I will forever remember pre-com and the days following. Many, many happy memories. And, I am even OLDER NOW! God Bless all. |
| Moreau, Jeff | RM2 | Jan 15, 1989 – Jun 2, 1992 | OC | Plankowner. 10th person to report to PreCom. What a great Crew! The true meaning of Shipmates! Capt Heaton made sure we were "Rough & Ready" Hope to here back from my old shipmates. Hope to see the original crew at a reunion one day! |
| Hampton, Leon | GMC(SW) RETIRED 1999 | Feb 1989 – Dec 1991 | CG | Plankowner! Enjoying Retirement |
| Davis, Kenneth | HTC | Feb 1989 – Apr 1993 | R | Great Ship, Good Commissioning crew. Proud Plank Owner. |
| Player, David | SM3 | Feb 25, 1989 – Aug 2, 1992 | ops/comm | PLANKOWNER!!!!!!miss all my friends,have so many great memories! |
| Hampton, Leon | GMC | Mar 1989 – Oct 1991 | CG | |
| Edinger, Troy | OS2 | Mar 31, 1989 – Aug 31, 1991 | OI | Retired 2006, living in San Diego. Plankowner. |
| Hoaas, Daniel | BM2 | Apr 1989 – May 1994 | OPS | PLANKOWNERS, 1ST DIVISION AND ALL MY BROTHERS. SURE MISS THE GREAT TIME WITH Y'ALL. CONTACT ME, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YA. HOASS BARLEUP@YAHOO.COM |
| Caldwell, Todd | EM2 / NOW BMC | Apr 1989 – Jan 1991 | Electrical Repair | Loved the tour on R&R. Brought back alot of memories after seeing all these name here. Finishing out my last tour out in Coronado Cali retire in 03/08. Drop a line at Boatsum65@yahoo.com |
| Gant, Curtis | CTRC(SW) RET. | Apr 9, 1989 – Apr 30, 1992 | OT | Plankowner! Miss you all - MAC Manzi still rules and the weather in Mayport is way better than No-Fok, VA. Retired in California now...what are you doing? |
| Dodson, Richard "red" | RM1 | May 1989 – Dec 1991 | Communications | I am a Plankowner and spent the cold winter in Topsham Barracks getting used to black ice and snow all the time. I still keep in touch with a lot of my former shipmates. To all former shipmates, I send my regards. |
| Miller, Tom | OSC(SW) | May 8, 1989 – Sep 1, 1994 | OI | Plankowner hey guys finally made it to OSC before retirement. Made great friends onboard hope to see yall at a reunion someday. |
| Mitchell, James/playboy | E-3 | May 15, 1989 – Apr 5, 1991 | D/C | whats up to my plankowners man you guys everyone has been on my mind for so long thinking about bath/portland and norfolk and of course j ville i miss all of you i hope and pray everyone is safe and doing good " YOU CANT TOUCH THIS" peace |
| Pete Jr., Louis | OS2/E-5 | May 15, 1989 – Feb 15, 2002 | OI | |
| Birtles, Chris | BM2 | Jun 1989 – Jun 1993 | 1 ST | Hey shipmates. I was released in 2002, now I'm a business tax consultant in the Detroit area. I hope all my PLANKOWNER shipmates are doing fine. PS - All Ya'll better be paying your taxes!!!!! Ha Ha |
| Denight, William (Dday) | OS1 | Jun 1, 1989 – | OI | Plank Owner |
| Tate, Etheridge/Bo | OS2 | Jun 1, 1989 – Jun 30, 1992 | OI | Ah, everytime I hear The Lonely Bull it brings back fond memories. I still think the Darth Vader Death March would've been a better ship song! |
| Roby, Christian {roy] | BMSN | Jun 14, 1989 – Jul 15, 1993 | 1st | i hade a great time with my crew, good luck to the ones holding her together. oh im the second plankowner, and blue nose, here. |
| Snow, Rick | CDR, USNR (Ret) | Jun 15, 1989 – Jun 15, 1992 | CA division | I was the Pre-com ASW officer |
| Clay, Marshall | GSCS(SW) RET. | Jul 1989 – Nov 1991 | MP | |
| Brown, Robert (Bob) | STG1(SW) | Jul 1989 – Jul 1993 | CA02 | Planowner! Good to see all of the old names. This tour was my best sea tour. Retired in July 2003, living in San Diego. |
| Devaney, James | CTRCS | Jul 1989 – Jul 1992 | OT | I was a Plankowner. I made Chief on board with Curt Gant and had a great time and learned a lot from the Chief's mess. I spent 26 years in Navy and this was my favorite duty station. I am retired and live in NJ. |
| Peck, William | BM 3 | Jul 1, 1989 – Nov 13, 1993 | DECK | I LOVED GOING OUT TO SEA |
| Lake, Daniel | E-1/SM3 | Jul 5, 1989 – May 25, 1993 | OPS/RADIO | Miss the friends I had as a Plankowner! College at FSU, law school at Stetson & now senior attorney representing State of Florida in Tallahasee.My personal family website is www.danielandirene.com hope to hear from some of the old gang. |
| Bennett, Russ | EW3 | Aug 1989 – Jul 1991 | EW | Thinking about all my shipmates and the great times we had on the old R&R |
| Robbins, Anthony | E4/SM3 | Aug 1989 – Jun 25, 1992 | Operations | Ahoy, my fellow Plankowners. I wanted to let all of my old shipmates know that I'm still alive & well living in WA. It was my honor to have served aboard the USS Monterey and to have had the opportunity to meet you all! |
| Lane, Marvin | SN/OS2 | Aug 1, 1989 – Jul 12, 1994 | 1ST/OI | Great Ship and Good Friends, being a plankowner is an adventure I will never forget. |
| Hill, William | FCCS(SW) | Aug 15, 1989 – Jul 25, 1994 | CF | Sure was a great ship! Capt Heaton was the finest CO I ever served with! I had the honor of earning the first ESWS pin. We sure did learn that ship top to bottom up in Bath didn't we? Then those rough weather trials. |
| Kelley, Tony | FC(SW)2 | Sep 1989 – Mar 2, 1994 | CF | Just another PLANKOWNER checking in. To all those who knew me, and what I went through after I left, thanks for everything. It is a great feeling to know that "Shipmates" isn't just a word, it really means something. |
| Farrell, Michael (Mike) | E5/SK2 | Sep 1989 – Aug 1993 | Supply/S1 | Plankowner |
| Shepeck, Joel | GSM3 | Sep 1989 – Feb 1992 | MP | |
| Perez, John | GMG3(SW) | Sep 1989 – Jun 1993 | CG | To all of my Plank owners and Shipmates! Wow what a lasting memory the CG-61 has had on me:-) I remember all of my great times in deck division then onto CG when striking out as a Gunners Mate. I would do it all again. |
| Farrow, Howard | EN3 | Sep 1, 1989 – Mar 6, 1992 | A GANG | Great ship. Loved being at sea but I don't miss some of those long work nights. |
| Moore, George | E-3 | Sep 1, 1989 – Jan 1, 2001 | Admin | What's up CG-61? Boy, does time fly! Really nice to see some of the names on the board from the ORIGINAL CREW of this great ship.. Peck, I still have video from our B-Ball games in Mayport.. Where's action Jackson and Nate Underwood ? |
| Longfellow, Andrew (Andy) | EN2 | Sep 15, 1989 – Nov 16, 1990 | engineering | Plank owner |
| Mook, Craig | EW2 | Sep 20, 1989 – Aug 1, 1992 | OT | Plankowner!!! Had a great time on the ship. Some of the MONTEREY guys I saw again when I commissioned COLE and have run across many over the years. Selected for Chief in 2001. Now I am retired and working as a contractor |
| Scott, Shannon | E-1/SR | Oct 15, 1989 – Jan 1, 1990 | 1st | The BEST ship I ever served. Now a MA1(SW/AW) serving in the Mid East. It looks like I will retire in Cuba. |
| Davis, Paul | SH3 but now SBCM | Oct 15, 1989 – Jun 15, 1993 | 1st div and S-3 | Had great memories with "Roby" and "hopper" and the misfits of deck. I still remember the van, roby. |
| Leedom, John/ Johnny Reb | BM1 | Oct 19, 1989 – Jul 9, 1993 | 1ST | Plank owner still doing his time in the reserves.Many great stories and brothers that i will never forget.Good luck to future Monterey sailors. |
| Stark, Eddie | RM1 | Oct 24, 1989 – Dec 2, 1992 | OCO1 | I was the first RM1 onboard and the total package, and truly one of the first "PLANKOWNER" of Communications. |
| Stark, Eddie | E6/RM | Oct 24, 1989 – Dec 2, 1991 | OC01 | The first RM1 onboard this great warship. Once a PLANKOWNER always a PLANKOWNER |
| Nelson, Rick | FC3/FC2(SW) | Nov 1989 – Nov 1992 | CF | Plankowner |
| Vanderhaden, Kevin | DCFA - DC2 | Nov 1, 1989 – Apr 4, 1992 | R Div | It was a good ship. Learned alot from every one onboard. It was a hard start. But there are a couple of people i learned the most from. HTC Davis has been a hard man to find. But he was a good man. |
| McCauley, Travis | E-5 / FC2 | Nov 11, 1989 – Apr 13, 1993 | cg | 7th to report aboard! Worked on CIWS. Prayed lotsa prayer over you guys @ sea! Now have a traveling family Christian band (Crossroads) @ Medicine Lodge, KS. Now have 8 kids, 5 g-kids. Time DOES fly!! Good to see the names. God Bless! |
| Goss, Mitchell (Goose) | SA E-2 | Nov 15, 1989 – Oct 22, 1992 | 1ST | WOW! What a crew learned allot from my fellow BM'S made BM2 (SW) but got out on a disability. Miss Chris, John, Craig my fellow BM'S |
| Vanderhaden, Kevin | DC3 THEN NOW MAC | Nov 24, 1989 – Apr 4, 1992 | HT Shop | I enjoyed my time on the Monterey. I learned alot from Capt. Heaton and XO O'Connor. Most of all I learned the most from a hard man to work for. HTC Ken Davis, I honestlty miss those men. Yeah it was great to be onboard Monterey. Im a Plankowner. |
| Long, Kevin | STG3 | Nov 26, 1989 – Mar 12, 1993 | CA | I will never forget leaving the shipyards, ..before the sonar dome was even installed.(!)...down the Kennebec and out into open ocean for the very first time. Rick Guess and I thought we would live forever..ahh memories |
| Pierce, John | PN3 | Dec 1989 – Apr 1993 | Admin | Proud Plankowner |
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