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USS O'Hare (DD 889) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS O'Hare (DD 889). 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 O'Hare (DD 889).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmuker, Gregory | SM 1 | 1969 – 1971 | Communications | Med Cruise Black Sea Opts Blue Nose Served under Capt. Meeks & Capt. Goldie |
| Vignola, Carmine | PO 3 | 1969 – | Supply Division | Went to Med and Black Sea |
| Silvestre, Louis | RD2 | 1969 – 1971 | OI | |
| Reichard, Lauren | RDC | Jan 4, 1969 – Jun 10, 1971 | OI | Served under CDR Golde. My OIC was Ens. Richard L. Coleman. What a great team and challenge he provided. He was brilliant and hope he stayed USN! |
| Dixon, Douglas | Sn | Jan 4, 1969 – Jan 7, 1970 | Boatsnmate | I was about to board the USS O'Hara on the 6 month mid East Cruise I enjoyed every minute of it if anybody runs across Luke Forner please let me know I filed for Agent Orange because of this Cruise does anybody else . |
Shipley, Jim  | Ltjg | Jun 30, 1969 – Jun 30, 1971 | Supply Division | Supply Officer of the USS O'Hare |
| Bergeron, Ron | QM2 | Aug 1969 – Jul 1971 | ON | Served with QM gang: Coyle, Hamm, Daniels, Fraser, Sommers, King, Woodward and SM Schmuker, under Capts. Golde, Meeks & Sutherland. Made Med Cruise, Black Sea & GTMO. Retired 2008 from Univ. NH as Senior Photographer. |
| Gowitzke, Ski | RD 3 | Sep 10, 1969 – May 31, 1971 | OI | My first ship on active duty. Had a great group of guys to work with in CIC. Chief Richard was my boss and Lou Silvestre was my running mate. Left the Navy and returned to Florida were I spent 33 years in Law Enforcement |
| Paxton, John | MM3 | Dec 1969 – 1970 | M Division | |
| Stephen, Will | SM3 | 1970 – Mar 1973 | COMDESRON-32 | Was a Signalman 3rd Class. Made a North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and her final Westpac cruise. It was a great time for me. |
| Briscoe, Danny | E-4 | Jan 1, 1970 – | Hospital Corpsman | Med and Black Sea |
| Wade, Phillip | OS 3 | Apr 30, 1970 – Oct 10, 1973 | Wade on the 1970 Med cruise. Also made the 1971 Med and North Atlantic Cruises. Was also on the final cruise to Viet Nam. Served under Chief Skaggs. | |
| Haynes, Christopher | STG 3/2 | Jun 1970 – Jul 1973 | AS Division | Can do was the only answer. A lot of underway time. SPECOPS in the Black Sea and Nam cruise were highlights. |
| Butorac, John | YN-3 | Jun 1, 1970 – May 5, 1972 | Weapons | Rode a great ship! Made 2 Med cruises and twice into the Black Sea. Made a stop in Trabzon, Turkey during second Black Sea trip. Just loved those stormy days on the high seas! |
| Shuey, Bill | HT 3 | Jul 1970 – Aug 16, 1973 | Repair | 2 med-cruises, black sea pilot,carribean, gitmo,North Atlantic, West-Pac and finally Home.That was fun, lets do it again.Great ship, and a great crew.Thanks for the memories. |
| Brenner, Michael | ENS | Sep 1970 – Sep 1971 | OPS/COMM | Comm Officer while ship was in CONUS undergoing overhaul and REFTRA in GTMO. Departed ship in Naples, soon after start of '71 Med Cruise. A good ship, but OPS and WEPS Dept Heads constantly bickered. CO Paul Sutherland XO John Castano |
| Wrightson, Timothy | RM3 | Dec 20, 1970 – Jul 10, 1972 | ||
| Riley, Danny | HT3 | 1971 – 1973 | Repair | |
| Jones, Gary | SDsn | 1971 – Aug 1973 | Supply | went on board in 71 while she was in the yards, and then it seemed like it never stopped Cuba, Caribbean, Mediterranean, North Atlantic and finally West Pac. Had a ball would no have mist any of it was a steward officers |
| Schollard, Rick | FTG3 | 1971 – 1972 | Gunnery | Like to hear from anyone who remembers me, as I departed suddenly, and am still alive doing well inPismo Beach, Ca. |
| Woodward, Woody | QM3 | Jan 20, 1971 – Oct 30, 1972 | Ops | Made Med,Black Sea, and North Atlantic runs. had a blast . Had many good shipmates on the ship. I visited a few of them last year. Looking for WC Brown if any body knows his where abouts let me know. |
| Vernon, Frank | Bm3 | Jun 1971 – Oct 1973 | 1st | |
| Christen, Kid | MM3 | Aug 1971 – Nov 1973 | M division | Had a great 3 years with some of the best people you could ever hope to meet. Best time of my life. |
| Aten, John | Ensign | Mar 1972 – Oct 1973 | ASW | |
| Johnson, Dave | TMSN | May 1, 1972 – Jun 30, 1973 | Weapons | Great times...Norway to visit relatives then O'Hare's last tour to Nam. Sailed ship to Jacksonville with the Spanish for training. Last 2 years @ NASU Iwakuni, Japan |
| McDonald, Jimmie | RMC | May 26, 1972 – Oct 10, 1974 | OC | |
| Ray, Keith | MMFN | Jul 11, 1972 – Oct 30, 1973 | Main Control | Cuises include a couple of Gitmos, Blue nose with a couple of stops in Noraway, and Wespac. What did we hit on the way home? Trained the Spanish, drank their wine. and had some good times. |
| Adams, Sidney David | BM-SMSN | Oct 1972 – Oct 1973 | Deck | Was onboard for final WesPac to Nam. Came home and was decommisioned to Spain. Then transferred to USS America CVA-66. My short time onboard O'Hare was some of the best in my time in Navy. Looking for Skip Watson, Jack Needs, anyone . Mail m |
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