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USS Rupertus (DD 851) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Rupertus (DD 851). 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 71 crew members registered for the USS Rupertus (DD 851).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradrick, Ron | BT3 | 0000 – Dec 15, 1961 | Forward Boiler Room | Spent entire time aboard the Rupe while it was in Japan. Great bunch of guys to work with in both the forward and aft boiler rooms. |
| Lankford, Leonard | S1/C | Sep 1946 – May 1948 | I WAS POINTER ON QUAD 40 | Almost shot down c47 towing a sleve target. Standing watch on bridge, spotted whales shooting water up in the air. reported to captain some one shooting at us.I thought it was shells exploding.I loved the typhone off Okanawa.Shellback in 47 |
| Dyer, James(Big Jim | f1/c | Mar 10, 1947 – 1949 | Eng. Black gang | Some high times with Red Hendricks Big John Connely,Don Sloat, Dick Smith. Hanging out in the scrounge lounge. |
| Lankford, Leonard | S1/C | Sep 1947 – May 1948 | I was pointer on a quad 40 antiaircraft gun | I almost shot down a C47 towing a tarket.Injoyed the typhone off okanawa.Loved becoming a shellback.Liked all of China,Singapore,Beaches of Barneo.Most I loved my shipmates on DD 851.I saw a big part of the world, good /bad. I became a man. |
| Salter, David | TORPEDOMAN FIRSTCLASS SEAMAN | Mar 1, 1948 – Jun 1, 1951 | Gunnery | Special Helmsman for 5.5 hrs south of Okinawa during a Typhoon ship experienced 70 degree roll ,winds approx 200mph. Ship lost power at 4am after the worse of the storm. no injuries, all is well, Sorry bout the bumpy ride boys |
| Stahmer, Joe | FC2 | Sep 1948 – Aug 1951 | Gunnery | |
Coker, Carl  | RM2 | Feb 1952 – Aug 1955 | Ops | Korea, 3 tours. Formosa Straits. Phillippines. |
| Leonard, Charles/chuck/lenny | RD2 | Jul 23, 1955 – Dec 18, 1958 | CIC | Plenty of Formosa Patrol with that Chinese Gun tracking us all the time, a 18incher or better. Remember a Gunnery exercise in 57' or 58' when over we had a perfect score on Night Illumination. Think that was a 1st. Good Captains and Cr |
| Best, Mike Feathers | QMSM3 | Apr 1957 – Jun 6, 1958 | OPERATIONS | CLUB MEMBERS (FILTHY SIX) WITH TONY LOPEZ, FRED GREATOREX, SWEDE JOHNSON,MYSELF, CERVANTES, AND ANOTHER WHOSE NAME IS LOST IN MEMORY BANKS. ANY OLD MATES PLEASE CHECK OUT THE RUPED ASSOCIATION AND JOIN. THE ORLECK IS BERTHED IN ORANGE TX. |
| Best, Mike Feathers | SM2 TO SMSN | Apr 1957 – Jun 1958 | OR SIGNALMAN/QUARTERMASTER | CAPTIAN GREAT WESTPAC CRUISE, BAD STORM MY THIRD. GREATOREX/LOPEZ/CANTU/SWEDE, AND THE FILTHY SIX. GOD BLESS EM ALL. SORRY HAD A SHORT TIMERS ATTITUDE. |
| Carter, Dale / Rabbit | E3 | Aug 1, 1959 – Jun 16, 1963 | ||
| Tipton, James (Tip) | SFP3 | Oct 1959 – Jan 1963 | R | Hokkaido Straights Cuban Missle Crisis -- Formosa Straits -- Patroling Vietnam Coast. |
| Tipton, James | sfp3 | Dec 1959 – Dec 1962 | r | |
| Duncan, Roy | SO2 | Sep 1960 – Apr 1961 | Gunnery Dept | Retired school teacher and enjoy cruising in the Caribbean. Would enjoy hearing from any ship mates. I live in Springfield Mo. (Enjoyed YOKOSUKA CITY!!!!) |
| Nord, Eugene | seaman | Dec 24, 1961 – Dec 15, 1964 | ist | I worked as the weapons yeoman |
| Fuller, Dave | RM3 | 1962 – 1963 | OC | |
| Keller, Frank | STG1 | 1963 – 1965 | AS | Retired to Florida March 1980. The Rupe was a great ship. I remember the fond nicknames for the old girl like Rusty Rupe and Hatchie Go Itchy (the hull number in Japanese). Finished my career on the USS W. S. Sims FF |
| Brewster, Alec | SM2 | May 1963 – Mar 1965 | )S | |
| Kerby, Kenneth | QM3 | Nov 1963 – May 1967 | Operations/Navigation | Retired from Navy in Sept of 1987 as QMC(SS) |
| Walker, Ronald | FTG3 | Jan 31, 1964 – Apr 14, 1965 | Pacific Fleet | Looking for Duane Butler from Hondo,Texas. |
| Penczek, Paul | SM2(E-5) | Mar 1, 1964 – Jul 1, 1966 | OC | |
| Walden, Wiley | EM2 | Apr 1964 – Jun 1966 | R | This ship left the USA shortly after I reported aboard in Long Beach, CA for a tour of duty as homeported out of Yokosuka, Japan. The ship returned to the USA after two years, but I remained to put a total of 4 years before returning to the USA. |
| Rackover, Barry | SM2 | May 1964 – May 1966 | OPS | |
| Helt, James | LTJG | Aug 1964 – Aug 1966 | WA | |
| Gray, Samuel | 1965 – 1969 | G | After leaving the Rupe I retired in 1989 as GMCM. I am looking for old shipmates to communicate with. | |
| Caputo, Anthony | BMSN | 1965 – 1966 | USS RUPERTUS DD851 | |
| Wilson, Terry | FTG 3 | Jan 1965 – Dec 7, 1967 | 3rd Weapons | cold watches in director while mess cooking during Formosa patrol. Assigned as radar/rangefinder operator, very accurate with 5"38s. GQ and running to director and seeing smoke pouring from Forrestal. Worked with good GM's & FT's - 1 |
| Cherek, Ben | RDSN TO RD2 | Feb 1965 – Sep 1969 | OI | Still alive and well. Belive it or not, retired after 21 years as OSC, this may not be hard to believe,wearing red crow. |
| Jenkinson, Timothy | Sonarman 3rd Class Petty Officer | Feb 15, 1965 – Jul 1, 1967 | WA | Just stopping in to say hello ...Hope all is doing well |
| Silverthorn, Arthur | FTG3 | Apr 1965 – Apr 19, 1968 | Weapons | Does anyone recall if and when we went up the Saigon River during our West Pac cruise 65 - 66? If we can show any proof we were up the Saigon river for even one day we can be covered for some of our medical issues. |
| Long, Wendell W | PO3 | Apr 1965 – Apr 1965 | Destroyer Division 32 | Served from April 1965 to April of 1968 |
| Pray, Ralph | STG3 | Apr 11, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 | W.A | Everybody called me Barney |
| Mattingly, Andy | E-3 | Aug 1965 – Oct 1966 | WD | Loved being at sea on the Rupe! Longest time out was 30 days. GQ station was "Hot Shellman" in GM 51.Lots of shooting in Nam. Was a great experiance. If you know me, drop me a note. "Andym0097@gmail.com" |
| Keith, Kit | SN | Aug 12, 1965 – Nov 12, 1968 | WG | I was the cause of us being along side the Forrestal during the fire. I retired from roseburg VA hospital a few years ago. Sam and Joe were are you. |
| Donaldson, Willis ' Don' | mm2 | Sep 15, 1965 – May 15, 1969 | A gang | Need inland waterway dates for Vietnam if you have them thanks email address wd91345@yahoo.com |
| Andreoli, Raymond | SFP3 | Oct 12, 1965 – Jun 14, 1969 | Repair | Retired may 1992 CWO3. |
| Schempf, Rick | GMGSN | Oct 28, 1965 – Feb 20, 1968 | 2nd | I was on watch on plaine gard duty on the asroc deck when the USS FORASTAL Blew up, and I saw it when the fire broke out and the ship exploded.. Thats one day ill never forget. I was one of the gunnersmates for mt52. |
| Cheever, Spud | EM2 | 1966 – 1970 | E | |
| Kizziah, Terry | e5 SM2 | 1966 – 1968 | o.c. div. communications | hi to all that remembers the signal gang, tk or kizziah an buck who was sm2 also. the Forrestal fire will never be forgotten an to my shipmates, bravo zulu! |
| Bolton, James | FTG3 | May 15, 1966 – May 10, 1968 | weapons | left rupe in may 68 reported to Na Ba Viet Nam riverboats/ left the Navy in 1970.Joined the Al National Guard in 79 retired in 2006 as SGM (E-9) |
| Miller, Clarence/allen | RM3 | Dec 16, 1966 – Aug 18, 1969 | Completed two tours to Vietnam, the last with homeport of Yokuska, Japan |
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