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USS Power (DD 839) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Power (DD 839). 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 93 crew members registered for the USS Power (DD 839).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitson, Travis [whit] | SN 1CL | Dec 1947 – Sep 1951 | Deck 1st | Made several Med cruises out of New Port RI |
| Kane, Walter | RM3 | 1948 – 1949 | Operation Division | |
| Hock, Edward | GM | Oct 2, 1950 – Jun 2, 1952 | Deck, | Mediterranean cruise. Gibraltar, Ports in Italy ,Naples, Venice, to name a few. Greece, Athens, and a few others' France, Malta, [ One of the most bombed areas during WW II ], Turkey. . ''Tin Cans, THE BEST''. |
| Seagroves, Richard | LTJG | May 1, 1954 – Jun 15, 1955 | First | |
| Douthitt, Preston | MM3-CS3 | May 4, 1955 – Apr 24, 1960 | Energening Supply | |
Luse, Marshall  | E3 | Oct 1957 – Sep 1960 | Boiler Tech | I'm retired from General Motors in OKC Enjoying all my great grandchildren but, truly missing my wife of 54 years. |
| Pack, Charles | BT3 | Oct 27, 1957 – Jun 1959 | B | |
| Tormaschy, N/a | MMFN | Jun 24, 1958 – Jul 21, 1959 | M DIV. | I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE DAY, BUT THE YEAR IS CORRECT. I WAS IN THE FORWARD ENGINE ROOM AND LATER THE AFTER. MADE 3rd AND GOT TRANSFERRED. |
| Spaulding, Brian "Bud" | FTG2 | Sep 1958 – Aug 1961 | Fox | |
| Rossetto, John (Rosy) | SK3 | Jan 1959 – Dec 1961 | Supply | I enjoyed serving on the Power. We had an outstanding crew. I have been retired 11 years. Enjoying some golf, hiking,reading . I was on the Power softball team. Looking for Shelby Blankenship, Roy Buckalew, Bob Cormier, |
| Krause, Bernard | DC3 | 1960 – 1963 | R | Got transferred to an LST when we returned from the Med .This was the end of my naval carrier really 12 knts and full of Marines.Only one Navy aTIN Can Navy |
| Kennon, Dennis | YN | 1960 – 1964 | naval | |
| Anderson, Dearl | Petty officer 3rd class | 1960 – 1963 | Gunnery | |
| Whatmore, John Jack | SFM2 | Jul 1960 – Jan 1964 | R SHIPFITTER SHOP | STARTED OUT AS F/A WORKED FOR RENEAU COUTCHER HOLLAND. TOOK HER THROUGH FRAM AND THREE MED CRUISES |
| Erb, Jeff | SN | 1961 – 1962 | FIRST | GREAT SHIP GOOD TIMES TRANSFERRED TO DD-938 1962 |
| Thomson, Arney | STG3 | Apr 1961 – Oct 1963 | Weapons | |
| Woodward, James | ETR3 | Aug 1961 – Dec 1963 | OI | like to locate Ivan Pavlov. Key West a lot different than it was in 62. Med/Red cruise Christmas in Massawa .Thanks USN for my commercial pilot multi engine, instructor flight & instrument licenses |
| Braddy, Bobby J | QM-3 | Sep 11, 1961 – Sep 10, 1963 | Operations | Joined ship in Charleston,SC while still in FRAM. Made a GITMO, and MED. cruise... |
| Poor, Kenneth | EMC Retired | Sep 19, 1961 – May 1963 | Supply | First ship, went on to retire after 20 years. |
| Korrell, Harry | CAPTAIN USN. (RET.) | Oct 1961 – 1963 | Weapons | |
| Lilley, William | QMC | Oct 1961 – Dec 1966 | OPERATIONS | went aboard in Charleston SC.as a 1st class.made chief on the Power.was assisstant navigator. Made three med cruises.Crossed the equater while on the POWER. looking to make contact with Connely , Peterson or Johns. |
| Cox, Don | RM2 | May 1962 – Dec 17, 1964 | OC (Communications) | 2 med cruises & crossed equator |
| Bartholomew, Barry | CS3 | Jul 26, 1962 – Jun 25, 1964 | 1ST DIV - OC DIV - SUPPLY DIV. | SPENT TWO GREAT YEARS ABOARD THIS SHIP. HAD SOME REALLY GREAT SHIPMATES. MADE A MED CRUISE-CARIBBEAN CRUISE- MIDSHIPMAN CRUISE. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY SHIPMATE. E-MAIL ADDRESS: VZEUMP3W@VERIZON.NET |
| Pinto, John | BMSN | Aug 1962 – Jun 1964 | 1ST DIV | Chairman & Reunion Planner for the USS POWER DD 839 ASSOC. come join us for our next reunion our 23rd in St Louis, Mo Sept , 15-19, 2019-Doubletree St Louis at Westport Family & friends welcome.Checkout our website. |
| WIIlson, William (Willie) | MM2 | Oct 17, 1962 – Apr 16, 1965 | M Div. | |
| Morgan, Glenn Dennis | BT-1 | 1963 – 1967 | B | The good days in Florida FA to BT-1 |
| Brocklebank, Jim | RM2 | Aug 1963 – Oct 1966 | OC | Duty station was in main radio room. 2 trips to the Med and middle east. also spent Feb & Mar of 1065 in Argentia, N.F. Getting sprayed with toxic chemicals and never told about it. Thanks DOD |
| Stewart, Richard | Seaman | Jan 1964 – Sep 1967 | Engineering | I saw the Med and the Atlantic Ocean . Down the Suez Cannel. North Atlantic. Saw all these places thru a port hole. Wasn't as BAD as I thought |
| Miley, Howard | BT3 | May 28, 1964 – Apr 28, 1966 | M | MY BROTHER JOHN AND SEREVED TOGETHER HE WAS IN AFT FIRE ROOM I WAS IN THE FORWARD FIRE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SHIPMATES I WONDER IF ANYBODY IS DRAWING COMPENSATION FOR PROJECT SHAD |
| Jaworski, Jack | MM3 | Jan 1965 – Jun 9, 1967 | M Division B4 AER after-engineroom | I was working on the golf course in Mayport when they flew me to Argentia to meet the ship. Winter in Newfoundland, summers in Gitmo and the Red Sea/Persian Gulf. Something wrong here? Reunions are held yearly. |
| McGowan, Mike (Mac) | BT 3 | Nov 17, 1965 – Jun 21, 1969 | FWD & AFT FIREROOMS | DID 2 MED CRUISES, 1 WESTPAC CRUISE, P.R. V.I. WAS ONLY 17 IN 65 AND LEARNED ALOT ESP FROM GUYS LIKE, KUHN, KITT, PEOPLES, MILEY, DAVIDSON, ETC. |
| Sadler, Clif | MM2 | Mar 16, 1966 – Jun 20, 1967 | M DIVISION-MAIN CONTROL | JUST FOUND THE WEB-SITE. CAME ABROAD FROM THE SUMNER DD692. WOULD LKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE I SERVED WITH. GREAT BUNCH OF SNIPES. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. .....615-781-9004. |
| Steele, Ben | BT3 | Jun 1966 – Jul 1969 | forward fire room | |
| Gilbertson, Al | RD2 | 1967 – 1969 | CIC | Made the WestPac cruise |
| Brazda, Roland/ron | YN3 | 1967 – Jan 1969 | Weapon's Office | Some of the best days of my life. Great shipmates. Japan, Greece, Pakistan, Italy, Malta, Palma, Philippines, iNew York Harbor, Gibraltar, Med Cruises, Nam. |
| Archer, John | BT2 | May 1, 1967 – Dec 20, 1970 | B | Made Med Cruise, Viet Nam Cruise, Red Sea Cruise. Hey McGowan, nice to see we're still here! Remember Dalrymple? |
| Weis, Kenneth / Ken | Gunner's Mate | Jun 1967 – Jun 1969 | 7th Fleet | Seeking crew members who remember night patrols, when we searched for downed pilots and went ashore. I'm trying to find access to deck logs or ship's diaries, but I am not so saavy about the internet. |
| Olson, Richard | DC3 | Jun 21, 1967 – Apr 22, 1969 | R | Picked ship up in Malta, during Med cruise 1967, along with Hugh Dever and a fellow named Bucholz. R division for me. Firerooms for them. Anyone remember Jim Camp, John Zang, David Kuntz, or James Howell? |
| Buckles, Bob | BT3 | Jul 10, 1967 – Apr 10, 1969 | FWD-Fire Room | Med-Cruise 1967 West-Pac 68/69 See some familiar names. Does anyone remember any details of that enormous storm we crossed the Atlantic in around October or November of 1967?? |
| Martin, Marlin | RD2 | 1968 – 1969 | OI | |
| Williams, Harry | FTG2 | Mar 1968 – Aug 1972 | 2nd | "...days of Olongapo, Hong Kong and Sasebo, those were the days, oh yes those were the days." & dont forget Recife, Luanda, Mombasa, San Juan, Karachi, Diego Suarez, Port Canaveral et. al. A wild time with great guys. |
| Barrentine, Earl | RD2 | May 1968 – Jan 1970 | ||
| Quinn, Kevin P. | DCFN | May 16, 1968 – Oct 15, 1969 | Engineer | Did the Westpac deployment. Remember the collision with the USS Wrangler AE12 in February '69. Hated Subic Bay - Olongapo. Enjoyed Hong Kong, Sasebo & Nagasaki, Japan plus Brisbane, Australia and Nelson, Newland. |
| Preston, Edward (Ned) | LTjg | Jul 1968 – Sep 30, 1969 | Ops | Served during WestPac deployment. |
| Frey, Neal | PN3 | Jul 1, 1968 – | Ships Office | I remember the time when we hit the Wrangler. I remember the first day on the firing line when the XO yelled at us. Shell back times, the great cookouts with steaks. Wanted to kiss the ground when we got to Pearl Harbor |
| Taylor, Bill | QM3 | Jul 1, 1968 – Dec 1, 1970 | Navigation | Not sure of the exact dates on board. Made one Westpac out of Mayport |
| Mann, David | RM3 | Aug 1968 – Apr 1970 | Radio | Great bunch of guys on our deployment to Vietnam. Looking for any other Radiomen from that time. |
| Huff, Dan | FTG2 | Sep 21, 1968 – Nov 1, 1972 | 2nd |
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