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USS Hamner (DD 718) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Hamner (DD 718). 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 136 crew members registered for the USS Hamner (DD 718).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1971 | 1972 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson, Charles "Robby" | SN | 1972 – 1973 | 1st | Worked under POs Crader and Creason during deployment in 1972. Truly bruising deployment - aside from Subic, our only liberty port was Hong Kong - but an experience I will always treasure. |
| Cummins, Alvin | Bmsn | 1972 – 1973 | Boatson mate | I was wounded when gun mount exploded.. Was involved in rescue of downed pilot. Went ashore in DaNang |
| Bellville, Clifford | AB | 1972 – 1973 | Communications | |
| Brewster, Harding | E2 | Jan 6, 1972 – Oct 2, 1973 | 1st | I was aboard during 1972 when we were in Vietnam I spent my last 8 months at Balboa Naval Hosp and did not go to reserve fleet with everybody else |
| Cooper, Gregory | FIREMAN BOILER DIV | 1973 – Jul 11, 1974 | BOILERMAN | |
| Bingham, Lawrence | MM/3 | 1973 – 1976 | Aft Engine Room | Boraded at Treasure Island, onto dry dock at Goverment Island, lived in the motel spent some grazy times there, than off to Portland and left the ship in 76 |
| Lynn, David | yn3 | Mar 1973 – Mar 1975 | x division | Looking for crew from 73-75 possible reunion. 586-843-8121. Would love to hear from you. I would enjoy talking to friends from way back.Looking for crew from 73-75 possible reunion. 586-843-8121. |
| Bourque, Richard | BT3 | Jun 1, 1973 – Jun 1, 1976 | Engineering | |
| Poland, Joel | RM3 | Nov 1973 – Mar 1974 | operations | Short stay on this reserve can. We went to Pearl and I was able to get a swap onto a ship going West PAC. |
| Poland, Joel | RM3 | Nov 1, 1973 – May 1, 1974 | 0c | After spending 15 months in San Miguel, I was station on the Uss. Hamner. It was a reserve ship out of Treasure Island. I wanted to go back to the Pacific so after a short stay I go a swap. I remember by name RM2 Witcher |
| Williams, Tex | E2 | 1974 – 1975 | Main Control Forward Engine Room | Yes I do remember the crazy times at the motel that we stayed in while our ship was in drydock |
| Rosinski, Lee | FTG2 | Feb 1974 – Oct 1978 | Gunnery 2nd division | I was 19 years old when I came aboard and 24 when I left. Many good friends and good times. |
| Webb, John | LT | Mar 1974 – Oct 6, 1977 | OC | Communications Officer, Navigator, Admin Officer |
| Drewry, C | RMC | Mar 1974 – Jun 1978 | OC | Great group of sailors to work with> Was also my last command before retireing |
| Montalvo, Efrain | E-1 | Sep 1974 – Feb 1976 | 1 | |
| Butler, Edmund | BT2 | Sep 1974 – Jan 1978 | Engineering | Came aboard just after return from Hawaii and left just before last trip to Hawaii. Enjoyed my tour with alot of charchacters! Spent most of my time in forward boiler room. |
| Montalvo, Efrain | E1 | 1975 – 1976 | Deck | |
| Standridge, James W./stan Sr. | QMC | 1975 – Sep 7, 1976 | OPS/N | |
| McCartney, Michael (Mac) | MMFN | 1975 – 1976 | Engineering | Replaced the Osbourn DD-846. I came aboard in dry dock in San Fran. Ship was being refitted. Great crew and still connected with some of the guys! |
| White, Cliff | Chief Petty Officer | 1975 – 1976 | unknown | I'm doing this for my father, Chief Petty Officer James M. White who served onboard USS Hamner for one year as a active duty CPO. Laid to rest VA Cemetery Dallas Tx 2014. |
| Whiteley, Archie | MM1 | Feb 10, 1975 – Feb 20, 1977 | M | Spent roughley two years on the USS Hamner DD-718 in forward engine room. Most memorable was going through ref tra and full power run. Had a great time and a great time working with our Chief Engineer, LT. CMDR. Angstead, smooth sailing. |
| Lathrop, Steve | RM2 | Jun 5, 1975 – Jun 9, 1978 | Communications | |
| Bender, Ed | SH3 | Jun 11, 1975 – Sep 20, 1978 | Boats/Supply | Some of the best times of my life. I really learned about life and responsibility that has made me a much better person today. Portland Oregon was the cream of the crop for a duty station. |
| Edmiston, Mark | HT 1 | 1976 – 1979 | Engineering | I also remember the storm comming back from Hawii! Getting there was just as exciting since we had managed to rupture a seam below the water line. We pulled into Pearl Harbor listing and with shoring in place. |
| Sauer, Clifford | MM2 | 1976 – 1978 | M, A-Gang | |
| Miller, Jim | GMG3 | 1976 – 1978 | Wow...it's amazing how fast 30 yrs has gone by. Had a lot of good times on the Hamner. I especially remember the girls from the college at Swan Island dancing on the Quarter Deck in their nighties on the MidWatch. | |
| Fowler, Edward | BT2 | 1976 – 1979 | B | Best Command I believe I've been on. Pretty laid back. I helped decommission it. |
| Allen, Steven | RM3 | 1976 – 1977 | Radioshack | Reserve Radioman on the USS Hamner - made trips to Vancouver BC and Hawaii on it. Great ship and it was a privilege to be on her. I left the reserves when they got rid of her. My current "homeport" is Baguio City PI |
| Cummings, Steven | STG1 | 1976 – 1979 | AS | My second Gearing after the Ozbourn. Finally retired from the Army in 2008. Miss the Pacific! |
| Kantor, David | E-2 | Apr 1976 – | R | Was on till the last |
| Caporale, Patrick/cap | RM2 | Apr 1, 1976 – Mar 31, 1978 | CR | Great duty station. Capt. Whitely was a great CO and the crew was a blast. |
| Philpott, Steven | FT3 | Oct 1976 – Mar 1979 | Weapons | Had great time on the Hamner. Saw her in Korea in 1986,she was sold to them after decomm. |
| Cotten, Victor | FTG2 | Nov 1, 1976 – Sep 30, 1979 | Second (2nd) Division | The Grey Ghost of the Oregon Coast ... |
| Broekhuizen, Greg | BT2 | 1977 – 1979 | b | forward foreroom had a great time in portland nice city, |
| Standridge, Charles L./stan | OS1 | 1977 – 1979 | OI | My dad (James W. Standridge/ Stan Sr.) served as a QMC aboard Hamner and retired in Portland, OR at a ceremony held on her main deck 09/07/1976. I attended and joined her crew a little over a year later. I made the Hawaii cruise. |
| Magill, Wayne | BTFN | 1977 – 1979 | B | Best command I was on, entire crew was like family |
| Costello, Ken (Lou) | ETR2 | 1977 – 1979 | OPS | |
| Frey, Rich | FTG2 | 1977 – 1978 | Weapons | |
| Faulkner, Mike | EW3/2 | 1977 – 1979 | OI | |
| Sullivan, Tom | MM | 1977 – 1978 | M | |
| Robison, Jeff | En3 | May 25, 1977 – | Engineering | Had a blast on the ship broke my leg on training at the Portland Oregon fire department came back and decommissioned ship |
| Husted, R. W. | QM3 | Jun 1977 – May 1979 | X/N | Started as an ST and converted to QM. Had interesting times transiting the Columbia River. |
| Burris, Rick | QM2 | Aug 1977 – Jul 1978 | OPS | |
| Braziel, Randy | HT 2 | Aug 1977 – 1979 | Engineering | I remember the hurricane on the return from hawaii.I was the last sounding and security watch at decommissioning. I missed the cerimony but was the last active member to leave the ship.I have an excavation business in Corvallis Oregon. |
Malloy, Jeff  | LISN | Aug 22, 1977 – Mar 16, 1979 | Admin | Thanks to PN1 F. Mansfield and LCDR C.N. Bright for the opportunity to become a Navy Lithographer. Transferred to Guam after making LI3. Also thanks to all of you who made my time aboard a lasting memory. Retired LI1(SW) |
| Lucas, Laurence (Larry) | QM2 | Nov 1, 1977 – Oct 14, 1978 | Operations | |
| Lanham, Dennis | EN3 | Mar 17, 1978 – 1979 | A gang | My 1st ship, 2nd Duty station, worked as an EN. Most of my Navy day memories were aboard the Hamner. |
| Kelley, Joseph | OSSN | Apr 15, 1978 – Oct 1, 1979 | Operations Intelligence | |
| Bentley, Roderic | Bm 2 | Jul 1978 – Oct 1979 | Deck Department | |
| MacNamara, Keith (Mac) | BTFN | Sep 30, 1978 – Oct 1979 | B | This was the best duty. Went on to retire as a Chief Boiler Tech. |
| Roberts, Stephen | MM3-MM2 | Dec 1978 – 1979 | M | Decom crew |
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