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USS Vogelgesang (DD 862) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Vogelgesang (DD 862). 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 184 crew members registered for the USS Vogelgesang (DD 862).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1961 | 1962 – 1966 | 1967 – 1974 | 1975 – 1979 | 1980 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolting, Jeffrey | RM 3 | 1962 – 1964 | ||
| Buck, Lloyd | ETN3 | 1962 – 1963 | Ops | |
| Lefebvre, Ronald (Bean) | SK3 | 1962 – Dec 31, 1964 | Supply | |
| Whitehorn, Lowell (Tom) | SN | Feb 1962 – Mar 1964 | First | I have very fond memories of my time on the vogelgesang. |
| Herron, Robert | ETN3 | Jun 15, 1962 – Jun 5, 1965 | Operations | |
| Mosbeck, Ronald (Moss) | RDSN | Sep 6, 1962 – Oct 10, 1965 | OI | ONLY FOR THE YOUNG BUT GREAT AT THE TIME |
| Hodge, John (Jack) | SM2 | Oct 1962 – Mar 1966 | operations | best time of my life, pray my old shipmates are well |
| McGrady, John | ETR2 | Oct 1, 1962 – Jun 10, 1965 | operations | |
| Jackson, Ronald | RD3 | Oct 14, 1962 – Jul 22, 1963 | OI | Best memory was on 20 Mar 63 while participating in ASW training in KeyWest. I was able to ride for the day with the crew of the USS Barracuda (our target) and became an honorary submariner. It was awsome. |
| Hansen, Galen | RD2 | Dec 1962 – 1966 | OI | Lots of great memories. I'd love to go back. |
| Hansen, Galen | RD2 | Dec 1962 – Jun 1966 | OI | |
| Males, Pete (Greek) | FIRE-CONTROLMAN | 1963 – Dec 30, 1964 | ||
| +kuperman, Irv | ETR3 | 1963 – 1966 | OI | |
| Pomeroy, John | SN | Jan 29, 1963 – Dec 2, 1964 | I was the night baker aboard the vogie | |
| Lepley, Gerald | EM2 | Apr 8, 1963 – Apr 8, 1964 | E Division | |
| Cwiklinski, Francis (Cski) | QM3 | Jun 5, 1963 – Jun 5, 1965 | ||
| Kemper, Hubert Edward | EM2 | Jun 16, 1963 – Jan 7, 1967 | R division | Met my best friend,Hoss Gabbard MM2 on Vogie,now retired with 30 years, Boy Scouting and vets work...still a tin can man VV |
| Lake, Robert/redbird | EM3 | Nov 1963 – Sep 1965 | Repair | |
| Allen, Gerald | EM3 | Jan 1964 – Dec 1965 | R Division | Retired,living in NC. Would like to hear from Vogie Boat men. |
| Dawson, Ann | FN E-3 | Jan 1, 1964 – 1967 | R Division | I am commenting on behalf of my dad, Larry Russell. He passed away today and I found the "yearbook" about his ship. I was wondering if anyone remembered him or had a picture of him at that time. |
| Thomas, Lindell | PC3 | May 1964 – Jan 1966 | I've enjoyed reminiscing with some of the Vogie sailors I served with back in the sixties.......some of us got old.....anybody left who didn't? | |
| Vorndran, Charles (Vd) | QM3 | Jun 1, 1964 – Dec 23, 1966 | OC | Met a lot of good people in the 2 1/2 years aboard. Would like to know if Paul Resnick(Pittsburg) and Ed Polito are still with us. We had the music. |
| Acheson, Craig | BM2 | Jun 1, 1964 – Jul 1, 1967 | R | I made a video of my father while he was stationed on the USS Harold J Ellison (DD864) and saw this ship many times in the same battle group on the video I made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huPeqaI4uqk |
| Mayer, Lee | QM3 | Aug 1964 – Feb 1965 | O division | Assigned to DD862 from AD31. Retired from Rosemont, Il. PD in 1993. |
| Shreeves, Robert | BM3 | Sep 1964 – May 1966 | First Div | I loved being on this ship, it was my first ship and I think I had the best times on her. My firend Dion got alcohol poisoning while on liberty in the med. and he was taken off the ship and I never heard from him again. |
| Pierce, Bill | RMSN | 1965 – 1966 | Was on when it went to Vietnam and came back thru the Suez Canal...Last Squadron to go around the world before they closed the Canal... | |
| Kiessling, Wolf | RMC | 1965 – 1966 | OC | Did the first of my 4 Vietnam tours in Vogie plus the first of 3 Equator crossings. She was my fourth and last tin can. |
| Brian, Brunner | RM1 | Jan 14, 1965 – Oct 2, 1970 | OC | Some of the greatest times and memories of my life were onboard the Vogie. Talk to Mr. Lyons and Dave Lindsey often. Keep in touch with others via inter net. God bless all ya old swabs |
| Clinton Meadows, Bud | BM3 | Mar 14, 1965 – Dec 18, 1966 | 1st | Had a great time on board the Vogie. My best frien was Dean Nirk and Randel Cunningham (the night baker). |
Jalonski, John  | Fireman | Jun 1965 – Jan 1966 | M Division | Great crew. Will always remember: "Snipes Initiation", Med cruise '65, (Spain, France), Hatchel MM1, Boyce MM2, HELO flown out of range |
| Colston, Henry | MMFN. | Jul 1, 1965 – Nov 3, 1967 | M | |
| Vandenberg, Ken | FTG3 | Aug 1, 1965 – 1969 | 2nd Div. | Probably the best experience of my life. Spent most of my 4 years aboard the Vogie. Was in fire control and DASH second div. . Great memories of crew and cruises, Nam, Med, Halifax,double shellback, |
| Lesoine, Ray | MM1 | Dec 1965 – May 1971 | Engineering | 5 years, 5 months, 15 days on Vogie. 'Nam, 2 meds. Now "retired" from 43 years in power plants, and own photography studio in Parrish FL. |
| Hudacik, Ronnie | DK2 | 1966 – Jul 1968 | supply | |
| Fee, Bob | RD3 | Jan 4, 1966 – Mar 23, 1969 | OI | Radarman for the Vietnam and Med cruises during that period. I am curious if any of the "Radar Gang" from that period is around. I am retired in Southwest Florida after over 35 years in commercial radio. |
| Thurston, Ronald | BTFN | Jan 17, 1966 – Nov 29, 1968 | B Division | Sure do remember the Vietnam cruise and crossing the Equator to being a shellback. |
| Booth, Sheldon | SN | Mar 1966 – Sep 1, 1967 | 1st. | Went to war on the Vogie. Vietnam crew. Wish Vietnam crew would hold a reunion. If they did, I'd do my best to be there. BM1 man was right. Threw hat over wrong side of ship. Went back into the navy, '71, retired '91, MS1. Booth |
| Lindsey, David | rm2 | Mar 6, 1966 – Nov 13, 1967 | OC | Greatest time of my with my good friendsBrian Brunner, Dick Lyons and Tom Monaghan |
| Naff, Ronnie | stg 2 | May 12, 1966 – May 15, 1969 | weapons | went to nam with vogie crew and med,, jj carter, kenny gann, john w. taylor, hope you all are doing well......... and all the guys in weapons division........ snapper. |
| Hatfield, Bill | RD2/E5 | May 15, 1966 – Apr 10, 1967 | OI | Would like to hear from some of the radar gang--Louis E. Smith, Tom Monaghan, Allen, Frye, Downey, Fee, Ens. Martin, any of you old seadogs. Lotta good memories about you guys. Bad war--good men! Got pictures? |
| Paquette, Dennis/packrat | MM2 | Jun 1966 – Oct 1969 | Engineering | |
| Monaghan, Tom | RD3 | Oct 25, 1966 – Aug 5, 1968 | OI | WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.I LITTERALLY GREW UP ON THAT BOAT! THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.ALWAYS FLASHBACKS. NO APOLOGIES, NO REGRETS(WELL, MAYBE A FEW)--NEVERTHELESS,WOULD SURE LIKE TO HEAR FROM A FEW BROTHERS IN ARMS. |
| Clary, Neal | Ensign- LtJg | Dec 1966 – 1968 | Supply | Came on board after Viet Nam. Went to Halifax NS, Med Cruise, crossed equator, Brazil SA, and more. Remember the USS Bache in Rhodes Harbor. Retired preacher living in Texas... Ya'll... come. |
| Benary, Jack | QM2 | Dec 3, 1966 – Oct 9, 1968 | NAV | Did Caribbean, Med and Shellback to Rio on Vogie. Remember QM1 Hartman, CDR Miale, "Uncle Kunkel (BT1?). Transferred to USS Mazama (AE9) after Vogie was to be tied up in Norfolk for a year. Did Westpac on Mazama. Now in SF Bay Area. |
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