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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Warrington (DD 843). 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 118 crew members registered for the USS Warrington (DD 843).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1970 | 1971 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe, Chuck | MM 1 | Dec 20, 1945 – Jun 30, 1950 | Engineering | Am I the oldest living shipmate? I'm a plank owner on the USS Warrington. I went onboard at the tender age of 18. |
| Smale, Lloyd | bt2 | 1950 – 1952 | engineering | Got out in 52 and worked at a boiler plant on KI sawyer AFB till retirement. Watch the Warrington go through the detour passage on its great lakes cruise in 59. my father who served on the warrington passed away 11/22 |
| Fenyus, Edmund R | BM3 | 1951 – 1954 | First | Good Crew! |
| Lemont, Charles | SO2 | Apr 15, 1951 – May 19, 1954 | O | I've often wondered what ever happened to all the guys in Sonar and Radar. |
| Lemons, Jimmy | YN2 | Apr 15, 1951 – Jun 1953 | Forward deck | Survived storm in the Azores in 1952. Operating in the Atlantic when the USS Hobson was cut in two by a collision with the USS Wasp during darkened ship maneuvers. Loved my time serving helm watch at sea. |
| Gosnell, Larry | LT | Jun 15, 1951 – Nov 30, 1952 | Engineering | Served as Mn Propulson Assit. after attending DesLant Afloat Eng. School, Newport, RI. Rejoined the ship in Izmir, Turkey in March 1952. Served under Eng. Offs. Hank Weiss & Peter Holtz.Then ordered to be Eng. Off of USS Bristol (DD-857). |
| Barnes, Dick | FTSN | 1952 – 1953 | Gunnery | Great Ship ,Great shipmates.Reluctingly left for FT school in Washington D.C,then on to USS Wilkinson DL 5. |
| Prager, Stan / Stashu | RM3 | May 28, 1952 – Nov 27, 1954 | "C" | Great Ship & Shipmates. The Radio Gang was a great bunch of guys. The caribbean cruises & the ports visted were something to remember, as well as the Med Cruise in 1954, my final trip aboard the Mighty " |
| Crandall, George | QM3 | Oct 1952 – Jan 15, 1956 | 2nd and C&O | Good experience, great ports of call, even Haiti..... |
| Rand, John | FP1 | Jun 14, 1953 – | C/R | Served aboard Warrington from June 1953 to January 1957. Collision with Uss powers in Caribbean during January 1955. I and almost the entire engineering department lost everything we owned due to flooding of seawater and black fuel oil. |
| Hagy, Bill | FTSN TO FT1 | Oct 1953 – Jul 1956 | Gunnery | My memory is poor. I would appreciate information on the cruises and he warned that made between October 1953 and the cruise to the Mediterranean in 1956. |
| Ringel, Bill | SO2 | Nov 29, 1953 – May 27, 1955 | O Div. | THE COLLISION OFF CUBA WAS A PROVING GROUND FOR GETTING OUT OF THE SONAR SHACK. WE PROVED TWO MEN CAN'T GET THROUGH A SCUTTLE AT THE SAME TIME. TWO WEEKS IN SAN JAUN WHILE OUR PORT SIDE WAS FIXED WAS OK. |
| Perry, Thomas | RMSN | Dec 12, 1954 – Jul 1, 1956 | 6th fleet | served as a radioman late 1954 untill July of 1956 |
| Sills, Bill Sills | TEYN(M)2 | May 25, 1955 – Jul 25, 1957 | 1st Then to Coom | Started in 1st Div. Went to Bainbridge in summer of 56 to Teleman school. Rpt'd to Comm. Div. Was ships mailman from Aug. 56 till July 57. Am Dir of Membership for USS Warrington Assoc |
| Cravedi, David | SN | Jan 1956 – Jan 1958 | Supply | I was the ship's barber. Two Med cruises, Gitmo, So. Atlantic. |
| Bauman, Bo | RD 2 | Oct 10, 1956 – Sep 15, 1959 | O CIC | Good ship good crew excellant Radarmen |
| Hume, Bob | RD3 | Dec 1956 – 1960 | cic | went to med. 1957, then to south atlantic and rio. some day later we went thru great lakes and the st. lawrence canal. seasick, seasick, seasick! |
| Hall, Melvin | ET2 (radar repair) | Apr 14, 1957 – Aug 21, 1958 | OC | Boston shipyard - Guantonoma Bay - Med Cruise |
| Dare, Robert | CSSN | Jan 4, 1959 – May 17, 1961 | ||
| Davis, Arlen "Dave" | FN | May 1959 – Sep 1960 | B | Made Inland sea cruise in 1959. and Med cruise in 1960, spent the month of August 1960 in the Red Sea. Left tahe ship in Naples, Italy to fly home for discharge |
| Murphy, John F. | QM3 | Jul 15, 1959 – May 15, 1961 | OC | Boarded after inland sea cruise. made every cruise during time aboard. |
| Nadarski, Ron/ Ski | RDSN | Sep 1959 – Apr 1961 | OI | Came aboard right after ship returned from Operation Inland Sea.Made the 1960 Med cruise,Boston drydocking,Carribean cruise and Kennedy's inauguration.Went to Brooklyn Navy yard for FRAM and then transferred to USS Roy O HALE DER 336 as RD |
| Benton, Richard | MM3 | Sep 17, 1959 – Feb 22, 1961 | Engineering | Made Med Cruise,Red Sea,Persian Gulf Patrol.Was aboard when the ship was invited to accompany the USS Joseph P. Kennedy to Washington D.C. for President John F.Kennedy inaguration.Great ship.Was sadden to hear of her faith. |
| Bacon, Jim | BT2 | Nov 16, 1959 – Jun 8, 1963 | B | |
| Weller, Frank | sn | 1960 – 1962 | frist div | came aboard in new port. went to fram (n.y) Cuban blockade, left ship in new port before Viet Nam cruse..short timer stayed on base. bunked under mess deck.. looking for frenchie or any one else at that time.. |
| Johnson, Donald | CM3 | Aug 1, 1960 – Jul 30, 1963 | S2 | |
| Haase, Ron | MM2 | Sep 21, 1960 – Mar 19, 1964 | ENG DEPT #1 ENG ROOM | THE BEST 4 YEARS OF MY AS YOUNG FARM BOY,FROM WISCONSIN |
| Reed, Robert | YNSN | Jun 1961 – Jun 1963 | Admin | Worked in the Admin Office right before FRAM and after. Made cruise to Caribbean after shakedown from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Transferred to Naples, Italy in 1963. Retired from the Navy in 1987 as YNC. |
| Calloway, Edward | E4 | 1962 – 1964 | ussWarrington DD843 | |
| Fawell, John | FTG2 | Jan 3, 1962 – Mar 24, 1964 | Fox | Great ship, good friends. Med cruise included Eygypt, Sudan, Pakistan, Aden, Naples, Malta an Barcelona. Flag ship for the Thresher search, participated, on site, when Cuba got nasty. |
| Whitehead, John | ET | Mar 1962 – Mar 10, 1965 | OI | |
| Quirk, Jack | BM3 | Aug 28, 1962 – Aug 28, 1964 | 1ST | Came aboard in Newport,RI,right after fram. I was aboard with Bill Cassol,Pat Scollins,Bobby Hummel,John Whitehead and Frank Weller. these are the names I remember.Went on search for the Thresher,Cuban blockade, Miss it |
| Kaser, Walter Aka Barcelona Louie | LT(JG) | Oct 1962 – Oct 1964 | Gunnery | Ships First Lieutenant, First Division Officer Cruises to Med, Pakistan, Suez crossing into Red Sea. Major North Atlantic storm with damage to ship. Collision at sea during personnel highline transfer. |
| Turney, Bill | RM3 | 1963 – May 1965 | OC | Good ship. Good duty. Good Crew. Two med cruises during my time. Great adventure. Great experience. billturney@aol.com |
| McCulley, John | MM2 | 1963 – 1967 | Engineering | This was some of the best times. |
| Shannon, Paul | SN E-3 | Mar 5, 1963 – Feb 10, 1965 | 2nd division | went thru 2 hurricanes 1 collision 2med cruises &1 near east cruise Was in Pakastan for Kennedys demise also was on operation steelspike to artic circle& a couple of Caribbean cruises what happened to Larry Landers |
| Keberly, Thomas | RD3 | Jun 1963 – Jul 1965 | Radarman | |
| Klipp, Michael | GMGC | Jun 1, 1963 – Jun 1, 1965 | Deck force/gunnery | |
| Minkoff, Minkoff | SN | Dec 24, 1963 – Nov 22, 1965 | First division | Was aboard for a couple of Springboard cruises, a med cruise, a lot of east coast operations. Got my bluenose certificate, and was aboard for the collision with the Roberts which probably coast the ship a gold E. |
| Whitley, Ralph | RM2 | 1964 – 1965 | Radio | Really EXCELLENT duty. |
| Trendle Sr, Raymond | EN3 | 1964 – 1965 | R | Entering this entry for my father - Raymond Trendle Sr |
| Josker, Frederick | RM2 | Feb 14, 1964 – Jul 15, 1968 | OC | spent 4 years aboard the USS Warrington, had many great experiences and made many friends aboard her. Hope they are all doing well. |
| McConnell, Dave | EM1 | Mar 15, 1964 – Sep 14, 1968 | R | Best ship I ever served on out of the 6 destroyers I served aboard. Advanced from EM2 to EM1 on our around the world cruise. Many friends thru the ships reunions. Retired as an EMCM in 1981. Would like to hear from any of the old EM gsng. |
| Dutch, Alan | SH3 | Apr 14, 1964 – Apr 13, 1966 | Supply | Had fun running the ships store. Kent,Hahn,Baker,Adamson(the barber),are you out there? |
| Futak, Steve | SM2 | May 1964 – Jan 1968 | OC Disivion | Made 3 Med cruises, Around the World Cruise.... Never forget the collision with the USS Barry while highlining the Chaplain on my first cruise. Would be glad to hear from shipmates who served during this time...SFutakSM2@comcast.net |
| Anderson, David Andy | EM 2 | May 10, 1964 – Sep 1, 1967 | R | The around the world cruse (66-67) was the best. Looking back, a lot of good times and good friends. |
| Skobrak, Stephen | ST2 | Oct 1964 – Jun 1968 | AS | Great memories. |
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