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USS William C. Lawe (DD 763) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS William C. Lawe (DD 763). 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 167 crew members registered for the USS William C. Lawe (DD 763).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1972 | 1973 – 1979 | 1980 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burris, Dan | RM3 | 0000 – Dec 12, 1978 | OC | From GITMO 74 to first Great lakes Cruise 78 |
| Brown, Melvin | QM2C | Dec 18, 1946 – 1948 | First Divison | |
| Bowers, Scott | MM3 | 1947 – | Engineering | I am registering this for my dad Alfred Bowers who was a plankman on the Lawe. |
| Radloff, Chuck | Machinest mate 2/class | Aug 13, 1947 – Jul 10, 1950 | engineering | Great crew, lots of fun, a good team, looking for Willie Crockett, Pershika, Phipps, Gore, RJ SMith, APPLe, Bill McGee, Frenchy La Blanc, Isackson. |
| Sengstock, John | FC2 | 1948 – Sep 9, 1951 | gunnery | |
| Pryor, Ronald | SEAMAN | May 15, 1950 – Dec 23, 1954 | ||
| Holland, Paul | IC 2 | Jun 1950 – Jun 10, 1952 | Interior Communications | Came on board when the Korean war began. |
| Cox, Ralph | BT3 | Aug 1, 1950 – Aug 29, 1951 | E division | |
| Turner, Owen | GM3 | Apr 23, 1953 – Nov 27, 1956 | fox | chairman for the Lawe reunion assoc. (781-891-3043 E-mail usslawe@msn.com |
| Bush, Bob | SO3 | May 28, 1955 – Oct 15, 1956 | Fox | My first ship! Loved it until my transfer to USS Arcadia (AD-23) |
| Bush, Bob | SO2 | May 28, 1955 – Oct 15, 1956 | FOX | |
| Eason, Walter | IC3 | Mar 15, 1957 – May 15, 1959 | R | |
| Remmick, Martin (Bud) | EM2 | Aug 1957 – May 1960 | E | Destroyer Duty is the "best"!!! |
| Wosnak, Ed "Ski" | BMSN | Jan 1, 1958 – Nov 1, 1960 | Deck 1st | Great ship, many memories from our home port in Fall river, Mass. to Newport R.I. to Mayport, Florida. Put many miles on my first Harley there while on liberty. Had many great times at "Jacks Beach" . |
| Lively, Steve | 1960 – 1964 | |||
| Rogers, Stanley D | RM2 | Oct 1960 – Jul 23, 1964 | OC Division | |
| Vis, Alan (Al) | EM 2 | Nov 1960 – May 26, 1964 | R | |
| Day, Lew | RM2 | 1961 – Jun 29, 1963 | OC | |
| Olin, James | MM 2 | 1961 – 1961 | Engine Room | |
Sprague, Gordon (Gordy)  | FT2 | 1961 – Aug 18, 1964 | Fox | One of the best periods of my life. Had really great friends, which unfortunally , we did not stay in touch. The time we chased Russian subs around Cuba during the Missle Crisis was exciting to say the least. Berlin wall |
| Steele, Jim | RMCS | Jul 15, 1961 – Jul 15, 1964 | Joined USS W C Lawe in July 1961 in Charleston South Carolina as an RM1. Changed homeport to Mayport Florida. Transferred to ComDesron 16 staff in 1964 in Mayport Florida and stayed with the DesRon staff untill mid 1966. | |
| Pardee, Lon | SOG2 | Jul 20, 1961 – Feb 1963 | Deck Force | Great ship tp serve aboard with a great crew. |
| Beattie, Clive (Aka Rich) | BTFN | Sep 1961 – Aug 1963 | B | Med cruise, Gitmo (twice), Cuban crisis, Dominican Republic patrol sometimes didnt know where we were but it didnt matter great shipmates Vanmeter,Kuklinski Kolb, Peterson ,Deshields ,Mardis ,Faber ,Etc,Etc Chief Durham |
| Kuklinski, Ronald | BT 3 | Sep 1, 1961 – Mar 1, 1965 | "B" | Hello to all you snipes out there, great ship great crew we won two red "E" |
| Chenoweth, Bill | STG 3 | Nov 19, 1962 – Sep 5, 1966 | ||
| Chenoweth, Bill | 1963 – 1966 | I came on board the Lawe in 1964 and left in 1966 from Mayport, Fla. I was a Sonerman. I went to the Med, down into the Red Sea, spent Christmas and New Years in Mombasa Africa. Attended the Kenya Olimpics representing the US from the Sh | ||
| Vandermey, Robert | 1963 – | This is my Dad, who served on the Lawe during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He is deceased now, from Cancer but had many fond memories of his time on board. If you have any photos or memories please email me at mvandermey64@gmail.com | ||
| Clute, Ray | RD3 | 1963 – 1964 | OI | |
| Arlan, Charles | E3 | May 1963 – | ||
| Solesbee, Billy | 3RD CLASS STOREKEEPER | Mar 10, 1964 – Jun 20, 1965 | supply | great ship seen lot of the worldgreat shipmates |
| Stokes, James | BM1 | Jul 17, 1964 – Jul 25, 1966 | 1st | I remember Casey - Backtell - Pittman. The day Pittman and Casey made Chief, I made BM1. I left to go to Naval Air Station Bermuda. |
| Hatfield, Joseph (Joe) | CS3 | Dec 1964 – Nov 1966 | Supply | Enjoyed my time on board. Great shipmates. |
| Doolittle, Marion | CS3 | Apr 1, 1965 – Jun 5, 1966 | supply | Had some real good times on this ship. |
| Houze, Charles | GMM2 | Jun 1965 – Jan 1967 | Fox Devision | |
| Morgan, Richard | SM3 | Jul 1965 – Jun 1967 | OC | Came aboard as an SN on Deck Force. Remember BM1 casey and Bachtel. Lead seaman Gonzalez. Went to Santo Domingo. After that great Med cruise, went to Signal A school made SM3. Had some great times. Later was tranferred to U.S.S.Perry. |
| Morgan, Richard/rick | SM3 | Jul 1965 – 1967 | Operations Communications | Started out on deck force went to signal bridge after '66 Med cruise. |
| Minutelli, Joseph G | RMC | Aug 1, 1965 – Jan 7, 1969 | DesDiv142 | Crossed through the Suez canal 29 Nov 1965.... |
| Gould, Herbert | MM3 | Aug 3, 1965 – Aug 24, 1968 | M | Retired US Navy, Enjoyed my years on the Lawe |
| Withington, Charles (Charlie)D | RD5 | Oct 1965 – 1969 | Communications | Ive lost lots of memories of shipmates,would love to talk to anyone on board mid to late 60"s. I do remember Glen GG Johnston. If u want to talk would love to hear from anyone on board those dates |
| Hicks, Charles | 1966 – 1986 | |||
| Gazda, Frank | BT2 | 1966 – 1969 | enginering | Wan in the forward boiler room, and also was Oil King, was with a great group of guys while I was on board, enjoyed the Med cruse and our time in Italy. |
| Bluemel, Carroll Frank | BT2 | 1966 – 1968 | BT | 55 years ago.I don’t know if there are many left that might have known me.Enjoyed my time in.I saw lots of places. |
| Fassbender, Fred | BT3 | Sep 15, 1966 – Sep 9, 1968 | M | Only was there for a Med Cruise 67. Glad for the experience. Had a great group of shipmates. I was actually Navy Reserve to serve 2 years active. Served again on the Lawe when it was a Reserve Ship in New Orleans. |
| Cook, James | ETR2 | Oct 1966 – 1968 | OI | Arrived ETR3, departed ETR2. |
| Pfeiffer, Ed | BT3 | Dec 1966 – Oct 1968 | B | Two year, Oil King and watch duties. |
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