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USS Stormes (DD 780) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Stormes (DD 780). 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 54 crew members registered for the USS Stormes (DD 780).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poe, Benjamin | 1942 – 1945 | This is my Dad he is gone now but I was looking at the site very nice | ||
| Brown, Frederick | Machinist Mate L 1st. Class, V-6 | Jan 27, 1945 – May 25, 1951 | don't have that information | My dad has a"Ships Plank" certificate which says that he was a member of the original crew that commissioned the Stormes. It is dated 27/01/1945. My father passed away in Oct. 1990. I am his youngest son, Dean Brown |
| Kincaid, Virgil (Burt) | F1C | Sep 1, 1945 – Aug 15, 1946 | Forward engine room- Evaporators | |
| Poulin, Richard | BM 2 | 1946 – 1956 | 2nd | This was my dad he put over 10 years on this "tincan" .He had alot of great stories |
| Zaworski, Bernard "Bernie" | Machinist's Mate | 1950 – 1952 | dont know | My dad is looking for some shipmate's from USS Stormes DD 780...1950-1952. He asked me to do this as he does not use a computer! You may e mail me if you remember him. Tall & skinny... dark blond hair. Used to box. |
| Colvin, Carl | 3rd qm | Nov 1951 – Sep 1955 | communications and navigation | Looking for any ship mates from the Stormes |
| Scheerer, Bob | FT2 | Feb 1, 1954 – Oct 31, 1954 | 3rd | went around the world included 6 mos. operating off Korea |
| Marcum, Arnold | MM2 | Jun 24, 1954 – Apr 28, 1959 | MM2 | I served on the Stormes 780 as MM2 Love to hear from any crew members. My address is Rt 2 Box A54 Leon, Wva 25123 304-675-1295 |
| Duncan, Mike | SM1 | Jul 1956 – Aug 1964 | OC | Shipmates |
| Gurton, Will | E2/E6 | Jun 1958 – Dec 1962 | M/A | Great ship. Lot of good times. |
| O'Connell, Lawrence Oc | ET(R)2 | Oct 1958 – Sep 15, 1961 | OI | |
| Dickey, Delmar | cs3 | 1960 – 1962 | uss stormes | |
| Thomas, Bob | QM3 | Apr 1960 – Aug 1963 | Operations | I want to organize a Stormes Associattion and would like to hear from all those who want to join. The Stormes was a great ship with great crews. If interested contact me at my e-mail and I'll get things started. |
| McCaskill, James | M/M2 e-5 | Aug 17, 1960 – Apr 10, 1964 | eng | |
| Andrews, John | mm2 | Sep 1, 1960 – Oct 4, 1961 | foreward engine room | we hade a asw helo aboard.stationed at norfolk,va |
| Hoenig, Jack | TM3 | Oct 1, 1960 – 1961 | Fox | BJ Glover from Alabama was the TM2 when came abroad |
| Riggen, Robert | CPO | Apr 1962 – Sep 1964 | ? | My father served aboard DD 780 based in Norfolk, VA from 1962 to 1964 during which time was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis naval blockade of October 1962. |
| Parise, Anthony | Rm2 | Jan 1, 1963 – Oct 1, 1966 | Destroyer squadron 32 | looking for old ship mates. pruitt and dolly dahlquist. i know your out there. |
| Douglas, Melvin | YN1 | Mar 13, 1963 – Jan 21, 1964 | 1 | None |
| Sukeena, Buddy | SF2 | May 24, 1963 – Mar 4, 1967 | R Division | "GREAT SHIP", Great crew. she was a GRAND OLD LADY. |
| Cernik, Bill | ICFN | 1964 – 1966 | R | |
| Bolton, Jack | st 3rd class | 1964 – 1966 | fox | |
Gallagher, Fred  | SA Right out of boot camp | Jan 1, 1964 – Jun 15, 1964 | Gunnery | |
| Schneider Jr, Herschel | EN2 | Feb 15, 1965 – Jan 1967 | Weapons | I was an Enginwman that worked on the DASH system. I spend 4 years in Navy and always worked on the DASH system. After discharge from the Navy I attended school for Aircraft Technicians. I spent my career working on air |
| Lovelady, William (Billy) | BT2 | Apr 5, 1965 – Apr 1967 | B Division | Loved this ship |
| Steen, Jim | smsn signalman later advanced to sm2 | Jul 1965 – 1967 | oc division communications | our tour in Vietnam was most rememberable, around the world cruise thru both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. The action we experienced on the gunline those days in september, It was great to be a signalman! |
| Kaperka, John | PC3 | Jul 1965 – Jun 1967 | OC | 50 years past left for WESTPAC - 325 individuals but came back as family. A little dysfunctional but still family. We were and still are a "Band of Bothers." |
| Rogan, Bruce | FTG-2 | Sep 20, 1965 – Oct 16, 1967 | DASH | 4 th Ship. Drone anti sub. helicopter QH 50C and D. Action in Viet. as an FTG. 450+ VC in 2 Gunfights. Russian trawler. Oriskany burned. Round the world through Suez and the Med. Shellback and Magellian club. HP Norfolk. |
| Kersting, Andrew | e-3 bt | Oct 1965 – Oct 1967 | B | Had a wonderful time on board. Wish I was 20 again to do it all over, Lucky to become a Shellback,cross the Dateline & circumnavigate the earth on board in one tour. Need cruise book from that cruise..HELP |
| Pisseri, Dennis | ET3 | Oct 1, 1965 – Jul 23, 1968 | Weponds | My only Navy ship as an ET in support of shipboard electronics for the Drone anti sub helicopter (DASH). Action in VN, 450+ VC killed n 2 Gunfights with our 5" guns.Retired in 1993 as a CW4 with 3 Army after Desert Storm |
| Litten, Pat | BT3RD CLASS | 1966 – 1969 | b | |
| With, Joe | EM2 | 1966 – 1968 | R Division | |
| Franklin, Ben | PO3 | Mar 1966 – Jun 1968 | OI | I went aboard in '66 as a 23 year old Electronics Tech. I've shut out a lot of our Nam tour, but I need to contact my shipmates for info. I have a lot of medical problems and I need to verify our data for the VA. |
| Cox, Tom | IC3 | Mar 22, 1966 – Nov 1, 1967 | R | |
| Homicz, Henry | SH3 | May 1966 – | Supply | |
| Smith, Bill | IC3 | May 1966 – Jan 1969 | R | |
| Kirkaldy, Thomas H. | ETN3 | Jun 1966 – Jun 1968 | OI | Came on board on a Thursday and we left for Nam on Monday. Then there was yard repairs in Portsmouth, VA followed by refresher training in Cuba. Last but not least a Med cruise. |
| Dunn, Dennis | MM2 | Sep 15, 1966 – Oct 20, 1969 | M | Assigned to aft engine room. We pushed the main engine room all over the Med. |
| O'Shea, Kevin | machinist mate 2nd class | 1967 – 1970 | stormes | My Dad served on the Stormes in the engine room. Please contact me if you know him. :) |
| Hanselman Jr, Robert | MM2 | Sep 5, 1967 – Apr 1, 1971 | MACHINIST MATE/SNIPE | i noticed Kevin O,Shea's name. We served together on board this ship. I'd like to get in contact with him. He'll know Roman Seifert and Jim Bringley as well that we stay in contact with. |
| Wallace, Steve | PN3 | Oct 1967 – Dec 1968 | OC | SHIPS OFFICE |
| Marple, Ron | EM3 | Nov 10, 1967 – Dec 20, 1968 | R Division | Med Cruise - Apollo 7 capsule - Equator crossing from polywog to shellback - Rio,Brazil - Gito,Cuba |
| Arnold, Dj | STCS | Dec 31, 1967 – Dec 19, 1969 | Fox | Two Med Cruises in two years. |
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