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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852). 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 103 crew members registered for the USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1972 | 1973 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Napoli, Nicholas | SM 1st class | 1946 – | navy | I am sad to report that SM 1st Class Nicholas R. Napoli passed away peacefully at his home this past Sunday evening (03/31/2019) with his family at his side at the age of 91. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. |
Smith, Nelson (Smitty) | Seaman First Class | Feb 1946 – Jan 1950 | 3rd Division | I was a plank owner when USS Leonard Mason DD852 was first commissioned in Boston, Mass. June 1946 and served 3 years and 8 months aboard as a gunnery mate. Would like to know if any other crew mates still living. |
Way, Jack | 1st class seaman | Apr 1946 – Sep 1947 | Gunnery Mate | |
Klemens, Robert | ETM3 | Oct 1947 – May 1948 | Communications | Serviced the electronics as the radar, sonar, receivers and transmitters. Loved the crew but the food was bad. 20% of the crew had VD! Pro station a relic. Short arm inspections at head of pay line! But I was an am dedicated to the USA. |
Bennett, Jack | 1949 – 1950 | |||
Earl, Gerald | SO21 | Jun 1, 1950 – Jun 1953 | "O" Division | Just dropped in. |
Bottom, William | SH2 | 1951 – 1954 | Supply | I was on the deck force at first. Then the ship' barber, Leo Ruiz, taught me to cut hair. I was a barber until I got discharged. During GQ I had a number of different jobs. I may have cut your hair during that time. |
Robert, MacArthur | RDSN | Mar 15, 1951 – Feb 10, 1955 | Operation Div. | N/A |
Cox, Dean | Bosun Mate Seaman | Apr 1, 1951 – Sep 1, 1952 | 1st | A real learning experience, helped me grow up. Convinced me that I needed to come back and go to college. I believe this would be a GREAT opportunity for my grandchildren that are trying to get focused and grow up. |
Stafford, Everette | Seaman 1st | 1954 – 1954 | 2nd | |
Clarke, Theodore (Ted) | ET3 | Mar 1954 – Jun 1955 | Electronics | I was deployed to WestPac in '54-'55. We were chased out of at least 6 ports during the deployment by typhoons. I was seasick a lot early on, but eventually got my sea legs. Destroyer duty was a GREAT experience. |
Ray, Jim | MM3 | May 1954 – Oct 1956 | M | two tours with WestPac, as a machinist mate. |
Ferguson, Dale P. | SO2 | Jun 6, 1954 – Feb 6, 1956 | Was a member of the sonar gang while the ship was based in Long Beach, CA. Made two trips to WestPac. | |
Edenfield, Wilton | GMSN | Jan 1, 1958 – Jan 1, 1960 | weapons | |
Mourain, Edward | FN/EM | Oct 1959 – Jul 1960 | E Division | Looking for shipmates. |
Hellawell, Thomas | MM3 | Dec 20, 1959 – Jun 10, 1961 | ||
Dunn, Lee | RD2 | Jan 1, 1960 – Mar 2, 1962 | OI | Was transferred to the Mason from the USS Henry W. Tucker DDR-875. Was due to get out in February of 1962 but got extended. The captain agreed to let me off if I could get accepted at a college. I made many applications, got accepted. |
Carr, David | GMG3 | Jun 30, 1960 – Apr 1, 1963 | Weapons | |
Carr, David | GMG3 | Jun 30, 1960 – Apr 1, 1963 | Weapons | |
Perry, Patrick | IC2 | 1961 – 1964 | Repair | |
Angel, James | MM 2 | 1961 – 1964 | M | I am looking for anyone that was aboard the same time I was. |
Lopez, James | MM2 | 1961 – 1964 | Engineering | Served on the Leonard F Mason DD852 as a machinist mate. |
Halverson, Harvey | SM | Oct 13, 1961 – Oct 13, 1963 | 2nd deck force aft | served on the mason 2 yrs comming from wespac to boston and being discharge just befor the completion of fram overhaul. Got married and have remained on the east coast. |
Ower, Dick | SFP3 | Dec 24, 1961 – 1964 | R | We came back to USA in 1963 and went thru FRAM in Charlestown Mass, I ended up getting Married there, then back to Long Beach CA where I got a swap onto the USS Platte AO 24 where I was in charge of the Shipfitter shop |
Kuhn, Roger | sog2 | Apr 12, 1962 – Jun 14, 1963 | sonar | hello everyone |
Duffield, Carl - "duff" | RD3 | 1963 – 1966 | Operations | One WESPAC tour 1964-1966 |
Peterson, Richard | 1963 – Jun 1965 | Brought her out of Boston Naval Shipyard, upon her completion of FRAM. Left in June of 1965 | ||
Randall, Leon Yankee | QMSN | 1963 – 1965 | QM Gang | I got on the Mason in San Diego and left for Boston in the deck force,left Boston and joined the QM's and went to the west coast and then to Japan. Love to hear from shipmates I served with. Yankee |
Gill, Chuck | RM2 | Jun 1963 – Jun 1967 | Ragio gang, buttler, RMC, Little, RM1, Brown, RM1, McFardland, RM1, Pickett, RM1, Whickerham, RM3, Morgan, RM3, White RM3, Filgo, Rm3, Scott, RM3, Others ? | |
Caputi, Bill | RD3 | Jun 1963 – Jan 1966 | Operations | Wow... it's been a very long time ago.... however, the memories are still vivid.... It was, as they say, a memorable experience..... |
Ream, John | IC2 | Sep 1963 – Jan 1967 | R | |
Officer, R Bruce | ET2 | Dec 1963 – Jan 1964 | OPS | Mission was to get the ship thru the Panama Canal to Charlestown Naval Shipyard for FRAM overhaul. |
Smith, Steve/smitty | MM3 | Jan 3, 1964 – Dec 15, 1966 | Worked in aft eng rm, on board for G-8 rcovery. looking for old shipmates to go to 08 reunion. e-mail-stevesmith45@sbcglobal.net, ph # 217-442 1983 | |
Harrison, Brent | LT,MC,USN | Jan 10, 1964 – Feb 8, 1965 | Des Ron 3-Des Div 31 Medical Officer 1964-65 | |
Elias, Tom | RD2 | Apr 1964 – Jun 1965 | OI | Transferred to the Mason in '64. WESPAC duty till discharged in June, 1965. |
Barlesi, Dennis | SN | Aug 1964 – 1966 | Botswains mate (deck hand) then to Signalman | On board when we picked up Gemini 8 |
Rossotto, frank | BTSN | 1965 – 1968 | ||
White, Don | RM3 | Feb 1965 – Nov 1965 | I was in the radio shack, Bill Bulter was Chief, Brown was 1st class and Wickerham, Filgo part of the gang. | |
Litton, Sheldon | FTG3 | Mar 1965 – May 1967 | ||
Turner, Douglas | RD2 | Mar 1, 1965 – Jun 1, 1966 | OPERATIONS | |
Rappaport, Barry | May 20, 1965 – May 20, 1967 | |||
Watters, Clarence | PO3 | Sep 1965 – Jan 1966 | ||
Tyrrell, Steven | GMG3 | Sep 1965 – Jan 1967 | ||
Weeks, Larry | Stg2 | Oct 15, 1965 – Sep 13, 1969 | Weapons | Just trying to reconnect with guys who I sailed with. |
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