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USS Van Voorhis (DE 1028) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Van Voorhis (DE 1028). 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 32 crew members registered for the USS Van Voorhis (DE 1028).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaffy, Robert H. | LT | 1957 – | ||
| Luiz Jr., Frank | SN. | Jun 1958 – Nov 9, 1961 | Operations | Could not have served with a better crew |
Short, Gerald  | ET3 | 1960 – 1962 | operations | |
| Smedley, Grant (Rick) | RD2 | Jun 1, 1960 – May 1, 1963 | Operations | |
| Hayden, Richard | CS 3 | Jan 1, 1961 – Dec 31, 1963 | Supply | |
| Palmeri, Vincent | e3 | Jul 17, 1962 – Jul 15, 1964 | mm | 2 great years |
| Blazak, Raymond | bmsn | Oct 1962 – Oct 1964 | deck | |
| Sampson, Sammy | RM2 | 1963 – 1964 | OC | |
| Braeckelaere, Bill | BM3 | Mar 1964 – May 1966 | Deck | |
| Hall, William | SF3 | Jun 1964 – Jun 1966 | Engineering | |
| Dougherty, James Doc | BT3 | Jun 24, 1964 – Jun 16, 1966 | Boilreroom | |
| Izyk, Bob | bm.sm. | Jul 14, 1964 – Jul 14, 1966 | deck hand | |
| Williams, Ted (Willie) | IC2 | Sep 1, 1964 – 1966 | R , V2 | Served on VanV,Voge,Northampton and DATC as an ICmen,served on JFK in Lens and Platt |
| Johnson, Jim | MM2 | 1965 – 1968 | M div. | We rode some heavy sea back thenin theAtlantic. I made to Unitas cruises, would like to here from some of the guys, does anybody remember the animal, MM1 Robert Ingrham, or Michael D Goerge. |
| Johnson, Jim | MM2 | May 1965 – Jan 1968 | M | What ever happend to robert animal Ingram mm1 , or michael david George mm2 we sailed some heavy seas to gether back then. |
| Taracka, Richard | YNSN | Jul 15, 1965 – Dec 12, 1965 | Deck | Enjoyed the trip to South America. A great bunch of guys to work with. |
| Jones, Lee | PO3 | Jun 1966 – Jan 1968 | Supply- Storekeeper | Really enjoyed my time on the Van Voorhis, seems so long ago! |
| Bush, James (Buddy) | SN | 1967 – 1968 | ||
| Hitzeman III, William | ETN3 | Jan 1967 – Jan 1969 | ET SHOP | |
| Weaver, Ron | RM2 | Jul 1967 – Jul 1970 | Operations | |
| Glauser, Gerry | ETN2 | 1968 – 1969 | operations | Retired and looking around a bit at the past |
| Poulin, Mike | BT3 | 1968 – 1969 | Engineering | |
| Wood, Eric M. | BT3/2 | Mar 1968 – Apr 1969 | B - Oil King | Will gladly correspond with any shipmates from my time aboard. |
| Scott, Dan | GMG3 | Sep 1968 – May 1970 | Weapons | Anybody ever hear from Festus, Kremmler, the gun gang? |
| Smith, Marvin | SHipserviceman-Laundry | Sep 15, 1968 – Jun 15, 1970 | Supply | Other men in my division at the time was Peter Maggi who was ships barber for awhile. DK1 Snyder in the supply office. Mr. Radaubaugh was the division officer at the time. Remember SH1 Jake Chonoski? Jerry Rich, SH3 |
| Gillespie, Daniel | CS 3 | Dec 24, 1968 – Nov 28, 1969 | SUPPLY | TRANSFERRED FROM PUGET SOUND AS A COOK STRIKER. MADE CS 3 AT SEA . BECAME THE JACK OF THE DUST FOR THE REST OF MY TOUR. AT SEA MORE THAN IN PORT. GOOD TIMES. |
| Eriksson, Richard | RM3 | 1969 – 1970 | Operations | Reported aboard Van V as part of additional ITASS crew. After initial testing off east coast, homeport changed to Naples. Transferred to USS Lester in Naples. Later converted to ET under SCORE program. Left Navy in 1977 |
| Potter, Fesrus | gmg3 | Apr 1969 – Aug 1972 | weapons division | carl neilson give me a call 217 971 3962 Ricard g cross call217 971 3962 |
| Laferriere, Dan | SK2 | Nov 1, 1969 – Jul 1, 1971 | Supply, I was the OPTAR storekeeper | All departments ordered anything they needed thru me. |
| Bick, Edward | OS3 | 1970 – 1972 | OI Div | |
| Corrigan, William | RM3 | Dec 7, 1970 – Jul 1972 | Operations | |
| Coram, William | E3 | May 22, 1971 – Mar 1972 | First Division | Spent 6 months on mess deck. Lucky me. Hi , Tom Hammer from Wyoming! |
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