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USS Leary (DD 879) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Leary (DD 879). 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 70 crew members registered for the USS Leary (DD 879).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laforce, James Willard | Fireman First class | 1941 – 1945 | unknownn at this time | Iam his daughter and would like to talk to anyone who served with my father. He often talked about his tour in the Navy during WW2. |
| Nemire, John | RM3 | 1945 – 1946 | Radio gang | A friend Mitchell and I used to sing together. I wonder if he is still around. I am 86 now and have been retired from teaching since 1984. |
| Digges, Bill | Seaman First Class | 1946 – Nov 1947 | Fifth Fleet | Remember being aboard ship when we ran aground in the channel at Pearl Harbor. |
| Quinn, Raymond | commisary seaman | Jan 10, 1949 – May 15, 1952 | commisary | the greatest ship in the navy |
| King, Doug | Machinist Mate 3rd Class | 1953 – 1957 | ? | I am entering this for my Daddy. I have grown up listening to Navy stories and treasure them. If anyone remembers Doug King, I would love to hear from you! |
| Surak, Martin John | 2nd Class | Jul 1953 – Jun 1957 | Fire Control Technician | I'm adding my dad- he does not have a computer. So I don't know the division. |
| Donnell, Joe | Lieutenant | Sep 15, 1954 – Jun 15, 1958 | Wardroom | My first ship. Spent 4 years aboard. Learned so much from the enlisted PO's! QM1 Hall, BTC Sweezy, HT1 (?), MM1 Jim Westbrook, BM2 Ruvo and many others! A great ship. The best of all the 100 (plus) DD's in NorfolK. |
| Selvick, Richard (Dick) | SHBSN | Jan 7, 1957 – Oct 25, 1959 | Supply | I started out in 1st Div. under 1st class Jackson & Sterling S. Day BM2. I transfered to Supply via Chief Grims about six months later. Mostly I was the Ships Barber, Ships Store operator. E-MAIL rselvick@bak.rr.com |
| Porter, Arthur | Senior Chief/BTCS | Nov 28, 1958 – Mar 2, 1961 | B Division | Reported aboard Leary as an FN and assigned to forward fireroom. (2) shake down cruises to Cuba and (2) 7 month Med cruises. Attended 1960 Summer Olympic games in Rome, Italy. Attended 1961 New Years mass in the Vatican |
| Ridgley, Fred [hoosier] | mm3 | Jan 1, 1960 – Apr 9, 1963 | m-2 div. | |
| Cox Jr., Orville | RM3 | Dec 1960 – Mar 4, 1964 | radio | Great ship, Great crew |
| Duvall, Jim | ftg3 | 1963 – Feb 27, 1966 | FT | I'm looking for other FT's in that time period. |
| Roger, Heuck | Ensign | Feb 1963 – Mar 1964 | ASW | Best Sonar men in the Navy |
| Barbay, Bert | ETR2 | Feb 5, 1963 – Feb 7, 1969 | Electronics Commander | |
| Lutz, Jim | ST2 | Aug 15, 1963 – Apr 15, 1964 | Weapons | My first ship. Took her on one Med cruise, then brought to drydock for FRAM. Reassigned to USS Steinaker undergoing final completion of FRAM Boston yards. Can't remember too much about crew members. Would like to hear. |
| Jones Jr, Hugh C | SK3 | Nov 20, 1963 – Mar 20, 1967 | Supply | Enjoyed time onboard Leary . Lots of great memores people/ places & times.Looking for AL REASNER GM3 BOB LENORD STG 3 RD MOLES LTJG FG KLINE 3rd LTJG. |
| Richard, Barbato | RD2 | 1964 – 1966 | radar | It was a wonderful ship . great crew |
| Day, James | STG2 | Sep 1964 – Sep 1965 | ASW | |
| McMahon, Martin | BT3 | Sep 10, 1964 – Sep 10, 1966 | Aft boiler room | The best time of my young life, can you believe that the training that I got on the Leary carried me all of me working life. Me a good living and now retired. |
| Pomerville, Les | SN | Dec 15, 1964 – Oct 25, 1966 | First | Started off as BM, then assigned to radio division |
| Pomerville, Les | SN | Dec 18, 1964 – Oct 20, 1966 | DECK | After leaving the LEARY, I was transferred back into the Reserves, where I remained until discharged 14 JUL 69. Re-enlisted into the Naval Air Reserves for four more years, than re-inlisted back into the regular Navy Reserves for two years. |
| Johnston, Hiram | E-3 Fireman | 1965 – Apr 10, 1967 | Forward Engine Room | |
| Englehart, John (Tom) | MM3 | Jan 1965 – Dec 1966 | M | Aft engine room.Ran with Cade,Erwine,and Medows.Remember pulling into Norfolk from a Med cruise and getting a emergency full back bell,ran up the ladder in time to see us bump into a sub. |
| Kelly, Jerry | SM2 | Mar 1965 – Jan 1969 | OC | Broke or set all records for this Class. Absolutely great ship and crew. Miss every man I griped about. Became a man on her decks. Always were the troubles were. Sad ending for an A-1 ship |
| Johnston, Hiram | E-3 | Dec 29, 1965 – Apr 10, 1967 | Forward Engine Room | Its been a long time since I took that Med Cruise on the USS Leary DD-879. I can't recall the port where the ship ran into the pier during a docking operation. Does anyone who was aboard during that incident recall? |
| Lynng, Gary | RM3 | Apr 20, 1966 – Sep 23, 1968 | USS Leary DD-879 (Radio Shack) | I have several friends that were aboard the Leary that want to know if anyone has any records of our "brown water" time while in Viet Nam in 1967-68. If anyone has any info it would be great to hear about it. |
| Diaz, Chester | QM2 | May 18, 1966 – May 18, 1970 | OR | |
| Blenden, Samuel Sam | E-3 | Sep 30, 1966 – Sep 23, 1968 | A/S-Torpedoeman | Enjoyed my time on the Leary,went from Boy to a Man real quick.Served with Frank Bogdan on the Torpedoe Deck.Commander Leary was Our Captain. |
| Mercer, Thomas | RD2 | Dec 4, 1966 – Oct 2, 1969 | OI | Would like to find shipmates of this period |
| Crider, John Edward | ETN | 1967 – 1970 | ET | My name is John Edward Crider.Looking for any shipmates suffering from Agent Orange exposure. If you have any information please email me at cccjb35@gmail.com Thank you |
| Brennan, Brian | QM2 | May 1967 – Feb 1968 | operations | |
| Connors, Michael | SEAMAN | Jul 1, 1967 – May 15, 1968 | DECK | |
| McCormick, John | RD2 | Sep 1967 – Jun 1970 | OI | |
| Coxon, David | FCCS - RETIRED | 1968 – 1973 | 2nd | Have great memories of my time aboard the Leary. Great crew, great times. We worked hard and played hard. Fair winds and following sea to my old shipmates. Take care. |
| Schmader, Duane (Snake) | RD2 | 1968 – Nov 1971 | OI | My first and only ship for 4 years. I have great memories of my fellow OI Div. shipmates. I Would like to locate Charles J. Dickens, Jim Johnson, and others I served with. Reunion in Pittsburg, PA. 9/14-18, 2016. |
Haidon, Michael  | MM3 | Jan 1968 – Oct 1969 | M-2 | Looking for shipmates whom served w/Lou Fiske |
| Slater, Charles | SD1 | Apr 12, 1968 – Feb 25, 1970 | S Division | |
| Curtis, William [mike] | bt3 | Aug 1968 – Dec 26, 1971 | mi aft fire room | hello to all that served with me |
| Katechis, George The Greek | DECK SEAMAN | Sep 1968 – Apr 1971 | the best ship the best crew many thanks to all gkatechis@yahoo.com | |
| Graham, Brick | HM2 | 1969 – 1973 | Sixth Fleet, Seventh Fleet | I was the Doc. |
| Spriggs, David | LTJG | 1969 – 1971 | MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT | |
| Katechis, George The Greek | Sep 1969 – Apr 1971 | |||
| Spriggs, David | LTJG | Sep 1969 – Apr 1971 | ENG - Main Propulsion Assistant | LEARY was my first ship. I reported aboard as a green ensign, found my "sea daddy" (MM1 Gene Blair), who taught me how to be a snipe, and departed as a salty LTJG, ready for my next job as CHENG on a Patrol Gunboat. |
| Stelter, James | RDSN | Sep 1969 – Mar 1973 | IO | Great 4 years of serving my country. Worked in Radar Division. Really enjoy the two Mediterranean Cruises. |
| Whaley, Mark | seaman | Dec 1969 – 1971 | supply |
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