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USS Furse (DD 882) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Furse (DD 882). 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 74 crew members registered for the USS Furse (DD 882).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon, Harold | SK3 | 1945 – 1948 | S | Did the Japan, Tsingtao duty, after leaving the DD-724 at War's end. |
| Gates, Emery "Bud" | S1 | 1945 – 1946 | Gunnery | |
| Early, Joseph | SM3 | 1945 – | Engineering | I was on 9 ships, mostly destroyers. Cowie, Gregory, Furse, catamount for 6 years, Vammen, Shelton, Turner, OBrien |
| Shawel, Leonard | Petty Officer 3rd Class | Jul 1945 – Mar 1947 | Machine shop, refrigeration | I have made it to 2010 to the age of 91 and still remember with enthusiasm my service aboard ship and the men I served with. |
| Curtis, Russell | S1/C | Jul 10, 1945 – Apr 30, 1946 | Sailed out of Texas on board the Furse on its maiden shake down cruise. | |
| Metz, Forrest | ET1 ETC | Aug 1945 – Oct 1946 | Electronics | Good tour. Last of 3 destroyers served on during my career. Made chief while aboard. Operation Crossroads (Bikini test) . One of ships sailing to Japan for the official surrender |
| Waite, Cecil | MM3RD CLASS | Aug 10, 1945 – Jun 28, 1946 | ||
| Dockrey, Daniel W. (Dan) | MM3 | Aug 1947 – Jun 1948 | forward engine room | In Pacific, Port/call, TSingtao China. We were in a typhoon for two days off Okinawa, lost oil, escorted to Japan for dry dock repair. Six men were given shore leave, we skied for 10 days, Roy Bohem, first seal led us. |
| Moses, Jones "pete" | S02 | Apr 1949 – Oct 1951 | My Father, Pete Moses served on the Furse during this period. My name is Dan Moses, his son. Pete passed away in 2000. | |
| Boyer, John | MM3 | Jan 1, 1951 – Aug 1, 1954 | A | MADE 3 MED.CRUISES,SEVERAL GITMO CS.LOOKING FOR ANY MM,S |
| Archambault, Roland | SN | Jun 15, 1952 – | First | Like most of my shipmates, I am retired and every now and then, I pick up a part time job to keep myself busy and put a few dollars in my pocket. Other then that, my health is good and I look forward to every day. |
| Cohen, Martin | Petty Officer | 1953 – 1955 | Radar Operator | Svc. No. 9124329 Dad joined the Navy at 17, during the Korean War, and was assigned as a Radarman on the Bridge of USS Furse DDR-882. The Furse was in the Mediterranean, watching the Russians. |
| Dolgin, Benjamin | SN | Aug 26, 1955 – Apr 4, 1956 | First | |
| Beadle, Gilbert | FA-BT2 | Dec 2, 1955 – May 1962 | Engineering | |
| Beadle, Gilbert | BT FN-BT2 | Dec 5, 1955 – May 1962 | Engineering | |
| Clark, William | BT1 | Jul 6, 1957 – Jun 20, 1963 | Fwd Fireroom | Made 13 Med Runs. and many runs to Gitmo.Cuba Missle Crisis .Northern Eroupe MIdshipmens . in 1958, Worlds Fair in 1958 . Gent . Belg. spent 6 years aboard longer than any other member of the ships crew. Took ship to Fram 1 . in Philly . |
| Holder, Ernest | MM2 | Oct 1958 – Feb 1962 | M | searching for shipmates |
| Moseley, William Tim | ltjg supply | 1959 – 1960 | supply | picked up space cone in florida.with boat davit. ship listed under weight . original astronauts incl. john glenn on board that day. later med cruise,gitmo a couple of times. home port was first norfolk, then charleston |
| Tirella, Pete | EN-3 | Sep 10, 1959 – Jun 10, 1961 | R ( A GANG) | THE REUNION IS IN NEW ORLEANS SEPT 23-27 ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND LET ME KNOW |
| Moran, Robert | E3 | Mar 1960 – Mar 1962 | Electronics | |
| Burttschell, Tommy | SM2 | Jul 1960 – Jan 1963 | OC | |
| Bullion, Robert | SM3 | Sep 20, 1960 – Sep 20, 1962 | Bridge Gang | |
| Tolson, Talmadge | FTG3 | Oct 1, 1960 – Sep 29, 1962 | Fox | |
| Tolson, Talmadge | FTG3 | Oct 15, 1960 – Nov 25, 1962 | Cuban Blockade | |
| Ajello, Joe | SK-3 | Nov 1960 – Jan 1963 | S | CUBAN BLOCADE 61/62 MED CRUISE |
| Cook, Cash | CS3 | 1961 – 1964 | Supply | |
| Westbrook, Harold | seaman | 1962 – 1963 | boatsman mate | |
Scott, Kermet  | DC3 | 1962 – 1963 | R | Cuban Blockade, First Ship assigned, out of Charleston SC. Retired as HTC Sept 1980. |
| Arnold, William/bill | MM2 | Apr 1962 – Nov 1964 | M | Cuban Blockade 1962 Med cruise 1964 |
| Gill, Peter / Pete | EMFA | Nov 16, 1962 – Jan 5, 1963 | E division | not there for very long |
| Pazak, Jerry | LTjg/LT | Feb 26, 1963 – Jul 18, 1966 | Engineering / Navigation | Highly recommend H H Abernathy Jr book SCHOOL OF HARD KNOTS about his 3 years on Furse |
| Meerman, Frank | RM2 | Aug 19, 1963 – May 5, 1967 | Communications | 2 Med Cruises, 1 North Atlantic Cruise, 1 Red Sea Cruise, Countless Missile Shots off Florida. Leading Radioman when discharged. Dave Chapin was my Comm. Officer. |
| Jones, James V. (Jim) | ENS / LTJG | Oct 1963 – Jul 1965 | EMO/CIC Officer | First ship assignment after being comissioned.One fantastic MED Cruise with Red Sea flag showing.Special Soviet Shadow ops;ASW;GTMO REFTRA;CARIB ops and lots of great liberty.CO and XO were top shelf. |
| Schwartz, Edward | SN | Oct 1963 – Sep 1965 | SUPPLY | |
| Paul, Williams | STG-3 | Nov 1963 – Jun 15, 1964 | Fox | First ship. Picked up in Philly, to Gitmo, to Med, back to Norfolk. Lots of ops, no sleep. Flank Frank was CO. Not a good feeder. Allen Falkman n Randall Pullen only names I remember. Who was the chief? |
| Formulak, Gerald | PO3 | 1964 – 1966 | Fox | |
| Pamplin, Al | LTjg | Feb 8, 1964 – Feb 7, 1967 | Fox | Great ship's crew. Two Med and one North Atlantic cruise. ASW personnel (ST, TM) were the best. |
| Chapin, Dave | ENS/LTJG | Apr 15, 1964 – Apr 15, 1967 | Combat Information | Served on three overseas tours. Excellent officer and enlisted crew. |
| Carroll, Bill | FTG3 | 1965 – 1967 | ||
| Logan, Chuck | E3 | Mar 1965 – Feb 20, 1969 | 1st division | hoping to find shipmates I served with |
| Silber, John | MM3 | Aug 1965 – Jul 1967 | A - GANG | |
| Gary R Johnson, Johny | E4 | Sep 7, 1965 – Aug 23, 1967 | R division A Gang | |
| Brooks, Bert | RD3 | Oct 1965 – Jul 1969 | OI | Enjoyed my time on board,, crew were like brothers, food was great,, the worldwide travel was excellent,, would do it again,,, |
| Saja, Thomas | E4 | Oct 25, 1965 – Oct 20, 1967 | ||
| Culp, Richard | Seaman | Nov 1, 1965 – | Boiler Teck | Retired / Florida |
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