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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Floyd B. Parks (DD 884). 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 73 crew members registered for the USS Floyd B. Parks (DD 884).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Groom, Don | fn em | 0000 – Jun 1, 1958 | electrican's mate | partisipated in Operation Hardtack1 at Eniwetok and Bikini Atoll. Operated a Gieger Counter after washdown and witnessed Wahoo from the fantail of the ship. Picked up 14r on the heel of shoe. |
Neri, Juan | RM3 | 1945 – | Unkn | My dad, Juan Neri, Jr. Now deceased, served on the Floyd B. Parks, during WWII. He lived in San Antonio, Texas.does anyone have any information or stories to share? He related many stories of many places in the Pacific. |
Smith, Kenneth | SIGNALMAN 3RD CLASS | Feb 1946 – Jun 1946 | ||
Justman, Robert (Bob) | RM3 | Apr 1946 – Jul 1946 | ||
Williams, Marvin (Bill) | ET 2 | Nov 1948 – May 1950 | Engineering | |
Peairson, Travis/ Rudy | Gunner | Aug 16, 1949 – May 27, 1954 | midshipman | Does anyone remember my dad Rudy or my uncle Travis Peairson? They have left us, but I still remember all of the stories and respect all of you guys!!! |
Quayle, John T | EM2 | May 1, 1951 – Dec 1, 1954 | E | Looking for information on the next reunion |
Fisher, Lennie | Mm2 | Nov 14, 1951 – Nov 9, 1955 | USN-U1 (engineer) | I would be happy to hear from anyone I served with. |
Karstedt, Don | FT2 | Oct 10, 1954 – Sep 9, 1957 | Fire Control | Survived the Columbus, monster storms, & injuries. Sailed up the Rangoon River to Burma & India, & all the West Pac Islands, & Japan, & Hong Cong, & Philippines. Became a Shell-back. And closed a few Korean Gun Caves. |
Anderson, Lawrence | LTJG | 1955 – 1956 | Supply/Disbursing Officer | Aboard during collision with USS Columbus. |
King, Thomas | ? | Jan 1, 1955 – 1956 | navy | Tomas King was my Dad. He died when I was But a year old. I am looking for some one who may have known my dad. God bless and thanks |
Merrick, Robert G. | LCDR | Apr 1955 – Apr 1957 | Gunnery | I was aboard for the collision with the USS Columbus |
Brown, Spencer ( Shag) | SH3 | Sep 1955 – Apr 9, 1959 | Supply | I was there for the Equator Twice and the collision with the Columbus |
Ellwood, Jim | ltjg | 1956 – 1957 | supply | |
McCormick, Richard | TM 3 | 1956 – | second | Still remember the morning of 3/11/56 when the Parks got run over by the Columbus. As well as the trip across the equator and the run up the Rangoon River in Burma as the first American ships to visit since WW2. |
Stevens, George | MM | 1959 – Aug 1961 | fireman | Saw the atolls disappear near Anawetak - 3 miles from base surge & limped in after she rolled 25+ degrees but she righted herself. Took water down the stack but the boilers didn't blow. Kinked both shafts. What a ride! |
Devaney, Bill | EM3 | Jun 9, 1960 – Dec 15, 1960 | E | |
Ahrens, Walter | ETN2 | Oct 1961 – Dec 1963 | OPERATIONS | |
Regeth, Henry | Oct 1961 – Dec 1963 | Operations | ||
Reynolds, Danny | Machinist Mate | May 1962 – Sep 1963 | Aft engineroom | |
Kiefer, Ron | ETR2 | 1963 – 1964 | OE | |
Austin, Rell | ETR2 | 1963 – 1966 | OE | |
Kiefer, Ron | ETR2 | 1963 – 1964 | OE | |
Burrell, James Radar | RD | Feb 1, 1963 – Jul 15, 1965 | Operations | RD1 REEVES Captain Wilson |
Webster, Jack | sn | Feb 19, 1963 – Feb 20, 1965 | w d | |
Palmatier, Jerry | gmg3 | Oct 1963 – Nov 1964 | gunners mate | |
Morris, Dave | SN | 1964 – 1965 | Deck | My first ship...had to go AWOL to get off it!!! 45 years later and a little smarter now and I have to admit, the Ole Floyd B was a hell of good time! I slopped a lot of paint for BM1 Bently and Chief "Johnny Boy" Wade. Email me! |
Spiewak, Ray | SN | 1964 – | deck | |
Norris, J C | RM3 | Mar 19, 1965 – Aug 8, 1966 | OPERATION | My first ship. |
Wolfe, Herbert | FTG1 | Mar 25, 1965 – Apr 25, 1967 | Weapons | |
Curtis, Mitchell | AD1 | 1966 – 1968 | WA Asroc and Dash | |
Brantley, Harry | YNC | Jul 23, 1966 – Oct 31, 1968 | OC (Ship's Office) | Served on continuous honorable active duty from 25 Apr 1947 - 1 May 1979. Retired as a Master Chief Yeoman and now live in Satellite Beach, Florida. |
Gibbons, Gary | RM2 | Aug 1966 – Oct 1968 | OC | A great ship and a greater crew. Still my best friends after all of these years. |
Davis, Lewis | SK1 | Aug 1966 – Apr 1968 | supply | |
Hancock, Wayne (Hank) | BT2 | Aug 10, 1966 – May 23, 1969 | B-Division | Served with Chief Kluth, Fred Scarbro, Olin Phipps, Charlie Taylor, James Sitton (Swamp Rat), Byron Miller in my division. Also Chief Brantley, Chief Keith, Bruce Borgschatz, Peter Munley to name a few. Good Crew !!!!! |
Keith, Bob | RM1 | Sep 1966 – Feb 1970 | OC | |
Garcia, Robert | 1967 – 1971 | |||
Quigley, Joseph | TM2 | 1967 – 1968 | WA | Remember the royal Baby at the equator? Yours Truly |
Johnson, Thure | EN2 | Aug 15, 1967 – Nov 15, 1969 | A- Division | Had a great time and good friends, looking for Bob Gemson EM2 from the parks |
Brannon, Bob | IC/2 | 1968 – 1969 | R Div | Had a good cruise and made a lot of friends. Lost our DASH during a transfer to another ship. Missed out on Bankok liberty but went to Singapore instead and became Shellbacks. What fun! |
Deegan, Craig | BM3 | Jan 31, 1968 – Aug 23, 1969 | WD (Weapons/Deck) |
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