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USS McKean (DD 784) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS McKean (DD 784). 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 85 crew members registered for the USS McKean (DD 784).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warlick, Jack | FTG3 | Jun 8, 1967 – Jul 28, 1970 | WG | Would like to re-connect with several guys who served on McKean while I was aboard... Paul Quitmeyer... Bob "Jaws" Wilson... |
| Matthews, Jon | LTJG | Jul 1967 – Sep 1969 | Supply | Supply Office |
| Mayse, Robert | BT3 | Oct 1967 – Nov 1968 | BT | I was posted to the forward fire room the first half of the cruise and the haft fire room the last half. I remenber being in kowshung Formosa for 28 days to rebuild one of our aft fire room boiler. |
| Horton, Richard | RMSN | 1968 – Aug 22, 1969 | Operations | Radioman |
| Pang, Cyril | CS PO3 | 1968 – 1970 | Commissary supplies | |
Bishop, David  | CS3 | Jan 26, 1968 – Sep 2, 1969 | Supply | I reported on board fresh out of San Diego Boot Camp as an undesignated FA and was assigned to the Boiler Room. I transferred to Supply Div and was transferred with the rate of CS3 to the USS Truxton . |
| Campbell, Brian | RD3 | Oct 14, 1968 – Aug 14, 1970 | Operations | |
| Keasling, Ralph (Butch) | E2 | 1969 – 1970 | unknown | looking for any shipmates that were aboard the McKean from Aug 1969 through Mar 70. I was the Corpsman Striker aboard then and for a time after the chief Corpsman had a stroke the only corpsman on board. |
| Perkins, Charles - Chuck | GM | Apr 1969 – 1972 | Weapons | |
| Coker, Janell | GM 3RD CLASS | Apr 1969 – Apr 1975 | I am entering this for my brother who served on the McKean. He is trying to find his service records that prove he was on ground in Vietnam. St. Louis has nothing more than a single page. Any help you could give us would be appreciated. | |
| Higgs, Ronald | BT1 | Oct 1969 – Jan 1972 | B division | the best ship I was on in the navy very nice CO,Engineering Officer sucked what an ass hole, good crew and a good feeder that said very good ship |
| Springer, Jon | ET1 | Dec 1969 – Jul 1972 | Ops | |
| Springer, Jon | ET1 | Dec 15, 1969 – Jul 14, 1972 | ops | Came aboard as an ETN2 ... 2 tours to WestPAC .. became a shellback...did a stint in the shipyard ... |
| Grohs, John | Shipserviceman-Barber SHLB3 | Apr 10, 1970 – Sep 24, 1972 | Supply Division | Searching for Storekeeper James Larson aka Weasel, 70-unknown. Big Mac still the best time of my life, my wife does not like to hear it , but it was great.... an experience I wouldn't trade for anything.. |
| Walker, James A Walker | FTCS | Jun 1970 – Feb 1974 | Fox | Viet Nam cruise and "Reserve " cruise were high lights. |
| Russell, Eddie (Russ) | FN | Oct 15, 1970 – Sep 12, 1973 | Engineering Fire Room | Does any one know how to Contact Rick Dirks or Dick Mungeon Or Cdr Merget or Butch Parkerson Or Chief Koontz or Lt.Jg Mckeehan |
| Salyer, Danny / Sally | HT2 | Dec 1970 – Apr 10, 1972 | R-Div | Good time, Shipfitter shop Supervisor |
| Shields, Robert | Mmfn | 1971 – 1973 | M div | Called me "Moose" in main controll |
| Gamma, Glen | ETRSN | Jan 12, 1971 – Aug 20, 1973 | ops | Looking for Robert Medina ET3 |
| Boczek, Walt (Moon) | STG3 | Jul 1971 – Dec 1972 | Weapons | |
| Brannon, Terry | RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS | 1972 – 1974 | ||
| Epperson, Bruce | RM3 | Apr 16, 1973 – Dec 21, 1973 | Operations | Looking for RM3 David Reiberger & RM2 Howard Melvin Patrick Henry O'Conner |
| Morton, John | BMSN | 1974 – 1976 | 2nd Division | Was assigned to deck division with BM1Ross as LPO. Lt Cooper was dept head and when we changed homeports to Seattle, he got seasick, so being bm of the watch, I took over his job as Underway OOD. He never returned back. |
| Pine, Joe | QM1 | 1974 – 1975 | ON | |
| Fauke, John | RM2 | Jan 1974 – Aug 1978 | OC | |
| Schmidt, Gary | MMFN | Jun 1974 – May 1976 | m divison aft engine room | |
| Ryan, Bob (Rover) | IC2 | 1975 – 1977 | E | |
| Twiss, Daniel | EM3 | 1975 – 1976 | E | |
| Rayman, Joe | MM3 | Feb 1, 1975 – Aug 1, 1975 | M | |
| Waner, Joe | RM2 | 1976 – 1977 | Communications | |
| West, Bruce | EM2 | Jun 8, 1976 – Sep 30, 1980 | AE&R | Didn't realize it then but the time aboard the McKean was one of the best times of my life. I am trying to locate anyone that served aboard her from 1976-1980. Thanks!! |
| Honeyman, Timothy | Mr3 | Oct 12, 1976 – Oct 21, 1977 | Machine shop | Ardvark |
| Langton, Timothy (Bone | BT2 | Jun 15, 1977 – Oct 1980 | B division aft fire room | i was on the McKean DD784 was in B division was some of the best times of my life i loved the Navy |
| Santisteven, James | NAVAL CADET | Jul 1977 – | I did some trining as a nay cadet one summer.....The memories will last a life time.....I was living in Seattle Wa. at the time ........She was on pier 91. | |
| Dezell, John | RM1 | Mar 1978 – Oct 1980 | OC | |
| Harris, Manuel / Manny | STG1 | Sep 11, 1978 – Sep 1, 1981 | AS | Was one of the active duty sailors on the ship after it was relegated to the Reserve Navy. Had a lot more underway time than you would normally expect. Good times and some not so good times. Feel free to contact me. |
| Holland, Paul | MM2 | 1979 – Oct 1981 | A-Div | Arrived during drydock, sleeping on floating barracks. First morning founf trail of blood going down the berths. "Free the McKean 5." Decommisioning crew. Loved the way she rock & rolled in high seas. |
| Namchek, James | RM3 | Mar 1979 – Oct 1981 | OC | My First Ship. |
| Hinton, Russell | MM3 | Dec 1979 – Jun 1981 | M Div. | |
| Vote, Jess | seaman recruit | 1980 – Aug 15, 1981 | 1st | assigned to deck division, was also part of the decom crew. best of the 2 ships i served upon, and she did forty knots, a record, during sea trials, i was on the bridge then. she also tried to chase the phm pegasus. |
| Hanson, Mike | os2 | Jun 30, 1980 – Jul 10, 1981 | operations | i was on the decommissioning crew in seattle |
| Wessels, George | MM2 | Sep 9, 1980 – Oct 1981 | M | I assisted in the decommissioning of "Mighty Mac", I remember a bunch of very good guys on the boat and would like to stay in touch with them! bottomgw58@aol.com . Decom C.O. Cdr R. C. Hansen |
| Loghry, Jerry | BT2/BT3 | 1981 – 1982 | Engineering | Great crew. |
| Campbell, Anthony | EN1 | Jul 7, 1981 – Oct 1, 1981 | A Division | Much too short of a duty. Only 85 days from reporting date until decommissioning. |
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