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USS Brinkley Bass (DD 887) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Brinkley Bass (DD 887). 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 86 crew members registered for the USS Brinkley Bass (DD 887).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avey, Jay L | not sure | 1967 – 1968 | not sure | not so sure about the dates or years but my dad was on the Bass after he got back from Vietnam. I think he was a Commisaryman maybe a cook, he passed away a few years ago just wonder if anyone knew him |
Baxley, Lindy  | Bt-3 | 1968 – Apr 1969 | B | View 'back then' Photo |
| Hartman, Thomas J. | E-4 GMG3 | Apr 20, 1968 – Mar 21, 1971 | WG | Hello to all ! Contact me we will have a great time remembering back when |
| Tatum, Thomas | BM2 | May 1968 – Aug 1969 | Weapons Deck | SN, BM3, Made BM2 end of WESTPAC, Then Guam as a BM2 "XO" of YTB 777 left active USN 11/70. Made BM1 in USNR. duties on the Bass - BMOW, deck ape, Motor Whaleboat, after refueling rig, etc. Prior to Bass - NAAS Beeville TX Welcome contact |
| Sherwood, Frank | RD2 | Jun 1, 1968 – Mar 27, 1971 | Operations | |
| Kyle, Barry | SM2 | Aug 2, 1968 – Jun 2, 1971 | OP | Retired US Treas. in 2011 with 42 yrs govt service. Chief Counsel Project Manager eDiscovery. UCL A ,George Washington Unv and CSULB Two West Pacs abroad Bass.. Also served on BB-NJ, Samuel Morris. NRS Long Beach . |
| Burton, Edward "Tugboat" | ? | Jan 1969 – Jul 1970 | ? | I am signing my dad up to see if anyone can remember him. He wants to find his Navy buddies. Big surprise. |
| Lesiw, Walter | RM3 | Jan 1969 – Apr 1972 | OC | |
| Dubois, Bruce | FTG3 | Jan 9, 1969 – May 4, 1972 | Weapons | Retired Sept. 2009, Sandy & I attend the reunions each year, love hearing from any shipmates. Future Reunions July 26-Aug. 1, 2017. Contact info: duboisb@newpaltz.edu or 845-658-8354. It will be a good time. |
| Fischl, Robert | LT | Feb 6, 1969 – Dec 7, 1971 | Engineering | Two tours to Westpac - serving in a variety of capacities from Plane guard to gun line to escorting Seals. |
| Burton, Arthur Bernard | E-3 | Mar 26, 1969 – | weapons | |
| Hamilton, Robert Hamilton | LTJG | Apr 1969 – Jul 1970 | I have great memories of those days and I look forward to catching up with old shipmates. | |
| Hamilton, Robert | LTJG | Apr 1969 – Jul 1970 | A | I look forward to catching up with shipmates and invite them to join the USS Brinkley Bass Association and attend our annual meetings. |
| Osterberger, Kevin Ob | RD3 | Apr 1969 – 1971 | OI | First of many ships. Will always have a love for the first one. Grew up there and I am thankful to all my mentors. |
| Banse, John | QM2 | Apr 1, 1969 – Jun 1, 1971 | Nav | |
| Camp, Samuel Thomas | LT (jg) | Apr 30, 1969 – Oct 25, 1970 | Engineering | The 34th Annual USS Brinkley Bass DD 887 Association reunion will be July 24-29, 2019 in Providence, RI.. contact me for details and our newsletter at: presidentussbrinkleybassdd887@gmail.com |
| Banse, John | QM2 | Jun 15, 1969 – Apr 4, 1972 | Nav | Would like to hear from shipmates. |
| Hayward, Robert W | sm3 | Aug 10, 1969 – 1972 | oc | |
| Wieck, Bob | FTG2 | Oct 1969 – Dec 1973 | Weapons | |
| Papike, Larry (Cooky) | CS3 | Oct 1, 1969 – May 1, 1971 | Supply | |
| Elliott, Robert | RM2 | Dec 1969 – Jan 1973 | Operations | Feb - June '70 WestPac Cruise Apr - Sept '71 WestPac Cruise 1972 Reserve fleet Tacoma Washington Buddies RM1 Brown, RD2 Mike Andrade, RM3 Remie Joe Van Paepeghem |
| Bramer, Michael | E 4 | Dec 20, 1969 – Sep 10, 1971 | A GANG | Motor Whale Boat, Ships Refueling.2 West Pacs 1970-1971 |
| Andrade, Mike, Recruit, Andy | Radarman second class | Dec 29, 1969 – Feb 15, 1973 | Operations | Two West Pac cruises to Vietnam. Friends Frank Sherwood RD2 Bob Trkovsky RD2 Bob Elliott Rm2.Officer of the Deck Dec.1969 LTJG Bob Hamilton. |
| Brown, Gary | RMC | 1970 – 1973 | OR | |
| Johnston, Rick | SM2 | 1970 – 1971 | Ops | |
| Price, Robert | stg2 | 1970 – Jun 1974 | WA | Served on the BASS during 2 WESTPACs, and transfer to TACOMA and the reserve fleet, Saw her through a refitting in the ship yards in Portland as a member of SOAP was left behind in Bremerton. |
| Ballard, Leonard | RM2 | 1970 – 1971 | OPS | Some of the men I served with: Walter Lesiw, Bob Elliott, Remie Joe Van Paepeghem and Larry Gershik |
| Davidson, Brad | LT | Jan 1970 – May 1973 | Engineering | Two WestPac's and departed service inTacoma. Res Crew (NRTC Seattle) for another year and watched the De-Com. Home is now Chicago. Still looking for the guy who dropped the marble down the sound tube to the Skipper's sea cabin. |
| Fischl, Robert | Lt | Feb 1, 1970 – Dec 7, 1971 | Engineering | |
| Deguire, Gregory NEW | BT3 | May 10, 1970 – Aug 1, 1973 | Forward fire room | Hey I'm doing fine, still above ground, retired now and living in Southern California. If you remember me, give me a text at my email. I stayed with boilers some time after leaving the Navy and work as a boiler tech. |
| Doyle, Doug | e-3 | Sep 1, 1970 – Feb 1, 1971 | Deck | |
| McFarland, Randy | RM3 | 1971 – 1973 | I have alot of great memories aboard the Brinkley Bass. Would like to find out about RM3 Rick Wiseman. If anyone knows of his whereabouts please let me know. Thanks | |
| Rhodes, Ernest | e 3 | 1971 – Jun 16, 1974 | machinist mate | |
| Nudd, Philip | HM3 | Apr 1971 – May 1972 | Admin | |
| Poland, Paul | GM SM | May 1971 – 1972 | Weapons | I was on the 1971 Westpac. Transferred to the USS Orleck DD 886 in Tacoma, Wa. I’m not the same man I was. ?? |
| Braun, Mark | OS3 | Jun 1971 – | OPS | Made some good friends and good memories. Transferred from Bass to Orleck. Bass was better ship. Good crew. Finally retired enjoying grandkids and travel. |
| Marks, Mike | ENS | Aug 1971 – May 1972 | Navigation | WestPac tour and then departed for flight school. Fondly remember the STAR boards and the liberty. Apollo smoking oregano on watch the night before pulling into Long Beach. |
| Husted, R. W. | STG2 | Sep 1971 – May 1972 | A/S | Member of SelRes Crew in Tacoma, WA |
| Counts, Myron | YN2 | Oct 1971 – Apr 1972 | Ship's Office | |
| McAlmond, Monte | MM | Oct 17, 1971 – Dec 3, 1973 | Eng | One westpac then to Seattle as reserve trainer ship. Then to San Diego for decommission and recommision to brazil |
| Whitaker, Carl | BM3 | Dec 1971 – Apr 1973 | 1st divison | The B. Bass went from Long Beach to Tacoma, Washington. This was where I was to spend my last days in the Navy. I do wish I could have stayed in touch with some of my other shipmates. |
| Wiseman, Rick | RM2 | 1972 – 1973 | . | |
| Vanderhoff, James (Van) | SKC | Jul 1, 1972 – Dec 3, 1973 | Supply | Looking for info on ships deployments as a reserve trainer stationed in Tacoma, Wa |
| Hines, Bryan | FTG3 | Sep 15, 1972 – Sep 15, 1973 | Deck | Served aboard from 1972 until she was decommissioned in 1973, then cross decked to the USS Orleck DD886. |
| Dendy, Allen | FN | Nov 1972 – Dec 1973 | B | Was with the decom. crew of 1973. Work in the foreard fireroom. |
| Hines, Jeff | Bt2 | 1973 – | Aft fireroom | Was just a kid. all the people were great. Biggest regret, I never took any pictures. So many great times in so many places. on board, was supposed to be rated IC, but they told me I got to in the aft fireroom. O'Boy... |
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