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USS Brownson (DD 868) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Brownson (DD 868). 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 56 crew members registered for the USS Brownson (DD 868).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble, Robert Gamble | LTJG | Jun 1, 1060 – Aug 1, 1962 | Communications | |
| Smith, Robert | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Apr 1, 1951 – Aug 31, 1952 | // | |
| Odgers, Joseph | 1952 – 1955 | Great Ship. Wonderful times. | ||
| Mason, Fred | SK1 | Aug 1952 – Apr 1955 | Supply Division | My years on the Brownson were a great experience. I got to see the world literally. |
Mendoza, Kendra  | Seaman | 1958 – 1960 | unknown | My dad was aboard this ship and as he has recently passed, I want to get his name included in this legacy. View 'now' Photo |
| Otto, 'Chuck' | FTM3 | Nov 1958 – Jan 1961 | ||
| Burnett, Ronald | 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICER | Jun 20, 1959 – Jun 15, 1961 | Engine room | I was in charge of the aft engine room. |
| Graeber, Leslie | MMFN | Mar 14, 1962 – Dec 15, 1962 | M | Most memorible time aboard this tin can, was the Cuban blockade. I remember spending 90 days in the Cuban waters, but the only information I can find says we were only there 3 weeks. Anyone but me rememer it that way? |
| Hawkes, Eugene R | Esn | 1964 – 1966 | Not sure | My father Eugene was stationed on the USS Brownson I'm just getting the learn the adventures he has done in his life he has recently passed of cancer and want to see that his name was added as crew member |
| Compton, George | E3 SK | Jan 3, 1964 – Dec 20, 1965 | STOREKEPPER | Best years of my life. I was 18 when i came aboard and 19 when i left ship to go to nam. I was there for the year 1966. |
| Mason, Clif {walrus} | FTG3 | 1965 – Mar 1968 | SECOND | Diagnosed in 2001 w/prostate cancer-just found out might get benefit, so will apply. At least got round the world cruise and made interesting friends. |
| John Page, Page | MM2 | Jun 1965 – Jun 1967 | MM | Anyone sick, if so go to the VA and put in a claim. We went up the Saigon River during the time they were spraying Agent Orange. 125 of 325 shipmates have died do to related diseases. The VA will denie, keep appealing |
| Fomen, Robert | MM3 | Jun 15, 1965 – May 15, 1967 | M | Logroom Yeoman 1965 to 1967, also stood watch in the foreward engine room during Viet Nam cruise. |
| Fomen, Bob | MM3 | Jun 15, 1965 – May 15, 1967 | Logroom Yeoman | Logroom Yeoman and stood Main Control Throttle watch during the Viet Nam cruise. |
| Beaver, Patrick | stg2 | 1966 – 1968 | fox | |
| Mennona, Joe | SN | Feb 1966 – Apr 1967 | First Division | Around the World Cruise! What a great way to see the World. |
| Walker, Paul | ENS/LTJG | Jun 12, 1966 – Oct 25, 1967 | Supply | I was the Supply Officer |
| Lowry, Howard | MM2 | Aug 1966 – Jun 1968 | M (Aft Eng Rm) | |
| Thompson,, Jack | sm2 | Aug 1966 – Jan 1970 | oc | nam med northern europe cruises , boston yard for new sonar domes, winter in carribbean testing them |
| Wills, Ron | gmg3 | Sep 6, 1966 – Jul 3, 1968 | 2nd div | I went on the around the world cruise and Vietnam 66-6 77Wasin charge of forward gunmount. |
| Buckley, Edwin | YN3 | Oct 1966 – Oct 1967 | OC | Retired and living in New England. Best wishes to all of my old shipmates. |
| Silvla, Richard | DC3 | 1967 – 1968 | R | |
| McClintock, John | GMT2 | Aug 1967 – May 1970 | AS | |
| Kronfield, Paul And Weihong Kronfield | ST-1 | 1968 – 1970 | Fox | Sonar Technician. Trained at Sperry factory in Great Neck New York on AN-SQQ-23 (PAIR) system. Applied for and was admitted to NESEP program, and admitted to oceanography program at University of Washington in Seattle, graduating in 1973 |
| Rug, Norbert | MR3 | 1968 – 1971 | Engineering | |
| Robinson, Wayne | SN | Feb 1968 – Oct 1968 | First | Arrived on board while ship was in drydock in Boston for an overhaul. Home port was Newport. They made me a deck ape. Had a shakedown cruise in Gitmo. I left to go to Hospital Corps School, eventually made HM2 in 2 yrs. |
| Storch, Joseph | bmsn | Jun 1968 – Oct 1969 | deck | just seeing who's still out there |
| Foti, Joseph | SN | Jun 20, 1968 – Jun 20, 1968 | 1st | I was in charge of the paint locker. |
| Lee, Thomas | E-3 | Mar 1970 – Nov 1971 | B division | The Browneye never left the dock while I was aboard but I had a great time with some of my mates! |
| Williams, Garry | GMG3 | 1971 – 1973 | ASROC | |
| Kuzminski, Mark | seaman | 1971 – 1973 | not sure | i was a weapons yeoman for lt. tedeshi and worked with the gunners mates and also the asroc gunners mates. |
| Morrison, Frank | RM3 | May 1971 – Apr 1972 | ||
| McPhearson, Mike | PN2 | Aug 1971 – Dec 1972 | Ship's Office | Great times in the Caribbean and the Med. |
| Faris, Vin | STC | Dec 1971 – Oct 1974 | Participated in the Phase II Op Eval of the PAIR Sonar in San Diego then was transfered to Brownson in Newport. This ship survived some of the roughest weather I've ever been in coming back from the Med. Put a 4X4 through the forward dome. | |
| Harris, Gary | YN1 | 1972 – 1973 | ||
| Enos, Doyle | btfn | 1972 – 1975 | engenering | |
| Houts, Rick | HT2 | Mar 1972 – Aug 1975 | R | I remember good times at Sgt. Peppers in Palma , and renting those damn little cars in Naples and beating the crap out of them. Of course a good time was had by all in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Permission to go ashore? |
| Ramey, Thomas "Popeye" | RMSN | Mar 15, 1972 – Jun 25, 1975 | OC | THE OLD BROWNEYE WAS A GREAT SHIP AND WE ALL HAD ALOT OF FUN ON HER. DURING MY TIIME ON HER WE MADE NUMEROUS CARRIBEAN CRUISES, TWO MED CRUISES A NORTH ATLANTIC EXERCISE CALLED NORLANTEX AND FINALLY A MIDEAST CRUISE. |
| Tripp, Kevin | sn | Nov 1972 – Dec 1974 | signalman | I really enjoyed my time aboard this ship. The deployment to the artic ocean and the six month med cruise they are some of my favorite memories. |
| Bibby, David | BM3 | Dec 1972 – Aug 1975 | 1st Division |
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