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USS Dahlgren (DDG 43) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Dahlgren (DDG 43). 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 166 crew members registered for the USS Dahlgren (DDG 43).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1981 | 1982 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Richard | CS3 | 1961 – 1962 | cooks & baker | |
| James, Tommy | IC2 | Jan 1961 – Jun 1961 | E | Was on the Commissioning Crew, but never got to ride her! I have good memories of the days on Dahlgren and wish I could have stayed longer to get to know the folks I am meeting now in the USS Dahlgren Association. www.ussdahlgren.com |
| Mannix, John | RM3 | Mar 1961 – Jul 14, 1963 | operations | Had the best time in my life and didn't know it. To all that were at the commissioning I say hello and hope you are all well. I remember all the good time we had as shipmates. |
| Atkinson, Clifford | FTM2/FTM1 | Mar 1962 – Aug 1966 | FOX | Actually 2 periods - gone from ship from Dec 13, '63 til around Aug, '65 due to car accident. |
| David, John | FTM3 | Nov 6, 1962 – Oct 29, 1964 | Fox | I worked in Missile Plot on the Mk-119 Fire Control Computer. While I was aboard, Dahlgren got upgraded from SPG-55 to SPG-55A Radars and we first instituted DSOT. |
| David, John | FTM3 | Nov 10, 1962 – Oct 29, 1964 | Fox | I worked in Missile Plot on the Mk-119 Fire Control Computer. |
| Grasley, Chuck | SHSN | Oct 15, 1963 – Aug 25, 1965 | First/Supply | Primary duty was in the laundry |
| Coventree, Joe | BM-3 | Nov 1964 – Oct 1966 | 1st | The Very Best Time and had a great time with shipmates. Check out our own web site www.ussdahlgren.com |
| Perri, Thomas | CS2 | Apr 29, 1965 – Apr 10, 1969 | SUPPLY | |
| Drapac, Thomas | MMFN/MM3 | Dec 1965 – Jan 1967 | M | |
| Rog, Phillip | Jan 1966 – | |||
| Burt, Ray | BM3 | Jan 1966 – Nov 1967 | 1st | Great Ship... Great Crew : Med Cruise 1966 WestPac Feb66 to Nov67 : NSAR Station Tonkin Gulf : Lot of good guys on the ship... I miss them all |
| Deeming, George | FTG-3 | Jun 21, 1966 – Sep 27, 1967 | 3rd | Med Cruise and WestPac Cruise to VietNamn. Great experience... |
| Adams, Lonnie (Jack) | SH3 | 1967 – 1971 | Supply | keep the ship store records |
| Hoehler, Gregory (Boats) | RM3 | Oct 1967 – Feb 1971 | OC | Started my tour in the 1st Division as a SN. Transferred to the Communications Dept and worked in Radio Central after our GITMO cruise. |
| Herod, Jimmy | BT-3 | Jun 10, 1968 – Mar 5, 1970 | B | Came aboard in Portsmouth. |
| Burger, Robert | STG2 | 1969 – 1971 | 4th | Caribbean Cruise, Med Cruise, North Atlantic Cruise. Bermuda Triangle !! |
| Burger, Bob | STG2 | Jul 1969 – 1971 | ASW - Fourth | |
| Stokes, Tom | SK1 | Jul 20, 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | ||
| Brady, Patrick | LTJG / LT | Sep 1, 1969 – Jul 1, 1971 | OC | Onboard for the North Atlantic ASW exercises out of Bermuda and the Med cruise in 70-71. Great ship and greater crew. Terrific memories. |
| Knowles, Douglas | Oct 1969 – Jul 1970 | asw | I was on the Dahlgren, DLG-12 for only one year 69-70. We went to Gitmo then into Carabean for missle firing, and we were called off that to shadow the USSR fleet - rather exciting. | |
| Copenhaver, Ernest | RD | 1970 – 1972 | OI | |
| Matthess, Robert | GMM 3 | Mar 1970 – Mar 1972 | WEPS | Went aboard and prepared for MED cruise...Decomissioned in 1972 @ Philly and recomissioned Coontz DLG 9 weeks later. |
| Whitmore, Gregg | BT3 | Aug 1970 – Dec 1971 | B | |
| Turner, Andy | RM2 | Oct 1972 – Apr 1974 | Communications | Member of re-commissioning det at Philadelphia. On the commissioning day I remember thinking that the Dahlgren looked like it was doing 30 knots when it was tied up at the pier. |
| Buckley, Tim | ETR-3 | Nov 1972 – Oct 1975 | E | Precomm in Philly, Collisions in Hampton Rds (go Thirty Knot), Panama Canal. I remember Duck Dorsey, Reber Skiles, Mel Gene Nelson, Mike Smokeface O'Leary, and a really great flag football team in '74. |
| Evans, Dan | MR3 | 1973 – 1975 | R | Re-Comm. Plank Owner. Marquez, Reid, Hanger, Coffey, Anyone out there from Re-Comm crew ? |
| Ehrich, Timothy | MMFN | 1973 – 1975 | Engineering, A-Gang | Thirty-Knot, painting submarines in San Juan, rum and bug juice, clearing the Captains Gig in Naples, glorious Bergen, losing the starboard rudder somewhere in the Atlantic, Pudge, Pino, Wally, |
| McCreight, James/mac | RM2 | Jan 1973 – Dec 1975 | Communications | Plank Owner, pre-com Norva/Phili. 2 Collisions, Hampt. Rds./Panama. What a crew. My recruiter ended up aboard, same div. Great time. Med,1/10 of a Unitas. Jef, Boots,Jake,Spats, Kampe,Wilber,John Boy,Abe, heyman.Who shot Sup.Of desk? Mike? |
| King, John | BM-3 | Jan 1973 – Sep 1976 | ||
| Dorsey, Donald Aka Duck | E4/STG3 | Mar 3, 1973 – Nov 15, 1977 | U- | Glad to know the "Dirty D" is remembered. Had a great time at sea with a the greatest crew ever. Member of the recommissioning crew in 1973 under Cmdr. Thorpe (Thirty Knot) |
| Johnston, Frank | MM1 | Sep 1973 – Jan 1976 | M division & A gang | Recommission crew and plank holder. 30 knot Thorpe and the Hampton Rds collision in the fog and the collision in Panama. Oh how I was looking forward to the Unitas cruise. Naples, Rome, Nice, all great ports & Bergen |
| Atchison, Nate | GMT2 | Oct 15, 1973 – May 8, 1977 | U-Division | nickname: Big "A", ASROC Gunner's Mate |
| Johnson, Denver | SN | Mar 1, 1974 – Oct 28, 1975 | h | Best years of my life. I do so love my Dahlgren |
| Jackson, Randy | E-3 | Jul 1, 1974 – Sep 1, 1975 | H Division | I am seeking assistance from anyone who was aboard the Dahlgren when she collided with a chinese frieghter while transiting the Panama Canal |
| Carter, John | E3 | Nov 1974 – Sep 1975 | Deck Hand | Lots of memories |
Kempf, Jeff  | MS3 | Dec 3, 1974 – 1978 | Supply | anybody remember me? MSSN Mose; SH3 Squeak, SHSN barber Jones, MSSN Hoag, MS2 Tigno, MS1 Wright, MSC Thomas, Collision & then Panama.OMG Drove my car into the drydocks in Philly, it was just hanging! Barge in Philly! |
| Fox, Charles/charlie | PNSN | May 1975 – Apr 29, 1977 | N Division | Spent the best time of my service on this ship. Made friends that I would like to reconnect with. PN3 Gerry Moore, PNSN Bob Gehman, YNSN Rick Cole, ICFN Sean Sullivan, ICFN Doug Butler, SK3 Jeff Kempf, IC3 Dave Senger, |
| Dixon, Stanley | E3 | Jul 1, 1975 – Dec 5, 1977 | Served in H Division for a year or so then moved into S-Supply | Before comming to the Dahlgren, I had 2 Captains Masts and a Summary Court Martial. But under comander Wendell N. Johnson's ( a black Man) inspiring leadership, I turned my life around and tried to excel in what ever I did |
| Stepp, Dave | RM 2 | Aug 21, 1975 – Dec 29, 1978 | OC | Many great memories. Would love to do it again. Love to here from all you old shipmates. |
| Groff, Greg | GMG | Sep 16, 1975 – Sep 6, 1978 | WEPS | |
| Delgado, Mike | MMFN | Oct 20, 1975 – May 5, 1979 | MADE SOME GOOD FRIENDS,LASTING MEMORIES | |
| Colvin, Chuck | RMC (SW) | Nov 1975 – Dec 1978 | OC | What a fantastic tour. I loved the Med but the North Atlantic cruises were the best! Great shipmates, great times. It's a wonderful memory I will have forever. |
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