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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Jack Williams (FFG 24). 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 228 crew members registered for the USS Jack Williams (FFG 24).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndycraft, Tom | EM2 | 1991 – 1993 | Electrical | |
| McDonald, Fred, Mack | BM3 | 1991 – 1996 | Good to see some old names and can still see lots of ugly faces but still the best group of guys i hav ever been around If u were on board from 91 till decom u know me Mack it would be good to com. w/ everyone. Im in Dallas www.mackffg24@aol.com | |
| McKenney, Frank | GSCS(SW) | 1991 – 1993 | Engineering Division Chief | The "Happy Jack" was the best ship I ever served on and I had a Great bunch of guys who worked their tails off in the engine room. We even got an award by Adm. Borda! "Amazon Anny" and " Bouncing Betty" never failed! |
| Hoffpauir, Billy | EN3 | 1991 – 1995 | EMO1 | |
| Bergstrom, David J. (Bergie) | GSE3 | Oct 25, 1991 – Oct 24, 1994 | EMO1 | |
| Glover, Carl Aka Booger | FC 3 | Nov 1991 – Feb 1995 | Hey guys What's up? Who remembers Egypt anyone who was on our med cruise should or how bout our favorite liberty port gitmo. Has anyone heard from Deyoung? | |
| Thompson, Tim | DC2 | Nov 20, 1991 – Nov 23, 1993 | eng | |
| Sembach, Scott | GSM3 | 1992 – Aug 28, 1994 | EMO1 | Good times many great memories made nothing like life in the oil shack!! |
| Walters, Dale | MSC(SW) | Feb 14, 1992 – Jun 20, 1994 | SUPPLY SS02 | Looking for old shipmates from the Happy Jack ! Guardez Bien ! |
| Miller, Ken | SM1 | Feb 24, 1992 – Sep 1996 | oc | I had run aground over thirty times before the "happy Jack" made an amphibious assault on P.R.. Thank God the previous times were on a LST. |
| Collins, Dan | DS2 | May 1992 – Jun 1996 | CE | Great memories from that boat. Did one Med Cruise and countless other short ops. Will never forget running aground off Ponce, Purto Rico! |
| Boerste, Keith | En3 | Jul 1992 – Apr 14, 1994 | Engineering | Good times on the jack. Met a lot of good men I still consider good friends. 20plus years has gone by fast. |
| Fowler, Christopher | E-3 (DECK SEAMAN) | Jul 23, 1992 – Jul 24, 1994 | deck | howdy happy jack. what a great ship. loved the trips to puerto rico and cuba. |
| Fowler, Chris | E-3 | Jul 23, 1992 – Jul 24, 1994 | Deck | Oh Happy Happy Jack. Remember The Great Times On Her. Going Across The Equator, Going To The Persian Gulf For Policing Trials, going to gitmo, Puerto rico, off the coast of bosnia. it was an awesome ship to be on. |
| Austin, Marvin | EM3 | Aug 2, 1992 – Aug 16, 1993 | Electrical | I was on the Jack when it moved from Mayport to Pascagoula... Great time as an EM |
| Campbell, Tim | qmc(sw0 | Aug 26, 1992 – 1996 | nav | retired in 2000 building custom boats part time and special event work J W was'nt my last boat and check out royal order of shellbacks on fb if you qualify |
| Stephens, Marcus | GM3 | Oct 1992 – Sep 1996 | CM | I remember all those steel beach picnics. |
| Lomax, Stanley | MSC | Nov 10, 1992 – Aug 15, 1996 | S-2 | Hey Shipmates, I've been retirer now for 2 years,still working with the mililary here at NAS JAX FL, at the barracks (846). Looking forward to seeing and hearing from you guy's. You can reach me at 542-8196, ask for Mr. Lomax. God bless |
| Barella, John | EM3 | Nov 21, 1992 – Nov 1994 | Electrical | Fond memories of the haitian vacation with the army choppers, The cubans that we gave rides to, and the swim call. Also cannot forget EMI Watkins and EMC Crunk |
| Jones, Andy | LTJG | 1993 – 1996 | M | MPA. I'm pretty familiar with the chart into Ponce now. . . . |
| Poindexter, Roy | 1993 – 1996 | I just wanna know who stole those naked pics I had of me and this chick I was seeing. HA HA! Anywaystrying to get with anyone on maybe having a reunion or something...everyone but that ugly ass sm2 miller...where is that OS with the big ears? | ||
| Center, Randy | DCFM | 1993 – 1995 | eng | actually missing the close quarters, watch standing, and general chaos of the ship. not really missing the north atlantic or passing trash bags around at general quarters. learned a lot from my mentors in my short time onboard. thnx all |
| Rocha Jr, Ruben | 1993 – Sep 13, 1996 | deck | javalinaslayer@aim.com | |
| Smith, Scott/smitty/nut Hair/ Nutsy | Os3 | 1993 – 1996 | Os | What's up guys? I'm sure you remember me, if not I definitely remember you. Fish,Snapper,Dex,Roach,Ray,Chris,Rich,Beeker,Rosie. The whole ship looked after each other like family. Hit me up I'm on Facebook Scott Smith. |
| Abadie, Byron | OS2 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 | OI | What's up fellas? I still live in God's country (Louisiana). My email is cajunchem73@bellsouth.net I had it wrong in an earilier posting. Remember Gandolfo falling overboard in port? |
| Boudreaux, Doug | PN3 | Mar 1, 1993 – Jun 1, 1995 | Deck | |
| George, David | E-4 | Apr 1993 – Sep 13, 1996 | Supply/ SS01 | |
| Cordes, Pat | LTJG | Apr 1993 – Aug 1996 | ASW and Deck | I miss some of the good times we had, but not the boat. I eventually lost track of most of the DIVO's that went civilian about the same time I did. Except for Matt Blunt - see him in the news. Who'da thought he'd become governor of MO |
| Kincaid, Bryant | LT | Apr 1993 – Sep 1994 | OPS | I retired Dec 2006 and have been struggling to find a job. Good to see that shipmates of the "Happy Jack" are posting and keeping touch. I am presently in Manassas, Virginia training to be a teacher and historian. Email is available. |
| Healy, William(bill) | OS2 | Jun 1993 – May 1995 | OPS | Hey guys its good to see some of these familiar names in the crew list. Loved the times we all had on that ship. I'll tip one for all the good times. |
| Boles (Bolzie), Steven | RMSN | Jul 1993 – Dec 1994 | Have great memories of my time spent on the happy jack. funny one was when the Suppo had to run on top deck in skivies with a ballon inside.. Any friends that want to contact me im at Bolzie70@comcast.net.. where u at Rob Mullen? | |
| Leach, Tom | LT | Jul 1993 – Jul 1994 | OPS | Last sea tour and last gig in the NAV as OPS Officer. Great crew all around, and some really good times in PAC, Caribbean, WestPac and Persian Gulf. Need to track down CDR Jack Eckelberry... |
| Bell, Kenneth | bm3 | Jul 13, 1993 – 1995 | operations | hey guys glad to finally find a place to get in touch with everyone from the good ol happy jack been a police officer in mississippi since i left the ship couldnt wait to get off of it and missed it every day since |
| Fedorowicz Sr, Greg | MS 1 | Aug 1, 1993 – Dec 22, 1995 | S-2 JASK OF THE DUST | THIS WAS MY LAST COMMAND, LITTLE DOC, MS1 CRANCE, WERE MY CLOSE FRIENDS AS WELL AS OTHERS. I REMEMBER MY FIRST DAY, I RECEIVED A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE BARS LOCATED IN JACKSON AND I DID A GOOD JOB AT VISITING EVERY ONE |
| Lockett, Malachi/ Country Boy | ms/e-3 | Sep 13, 1993 – Sep 13, 1995 | supply | i have searched for years tryiing to find my brothers who was apart of my life for two great years. i remember som names that been posted. have any1 heard from pnut, dog, mac, bchilly, or gilly gill |
| Rose, Christopher | EN3 | Oct 1993 – Sep 1996 | ||
| Dotson, Kenneth | E3 | Nov 1993 – Jun 1996 | Supply | Man I had some good & bad times. But I wouldn't trade it for nothing in the world. Made a lot of friends I'm now trying to reconnect with. |
| Bauer, Jason | DC2 | Dec 19, 1993 – Nov 21, 1995 | R | Had some good times on the Jack. I remember turning off the power to the steering unit thinking it was a sump pump. Caught hell for that! Lots of good friends, HTC King, DC2 Adams, HTC Miller, DC2 Sanchez...Lots more.. |
| Haley, Patrick | E-3 | 1994 – 1996 | ops | there will never be another like it- my dogs mack,snack's,ali,lee,fish,peanut much love from haley |
| Fisher, Neil | QMSR | 1994 – Sep 26, 1996 | Looking for Roacha, Rivera, Beeker, and Rose. I still talk to Poindexter(not liked by most). E-mail me if you guys remember me at neil_fisher_2000@yahoo.com | |
| Alcott, Jeff | BMC | 1994 – 1996 | DECK | All these inputs makes me smile. We all remember the grounding and the long haul to Norfolk. Almost made a deployment out of it. I'm now a Comand Master Chief and I'm with my 2nd squadron, VS-24 @ NAS Jax. Drop me a line sometime. |
| Porras, Chris | YN3 | 1994 – 1996 | ADMIN | Wow, what memories from the good ol' Happy Jack! From Pascagoula to Thunder's to waking up to find that I had been left drunk and passed out in Loftin's car. Great times and greater memories... chris_porras1@hotmail.com |
| Green, Billy | DC1 | 1994 – 1996 | R | Yea I made it till retirement. Had some good times and learned a lot. Still rember some of the times that me and DC3 Lions (DUSTY) did a lot of crazy stupid stuff. Currently working at the US Capitol and loving it. |
| Castillo, Michael "jellybelly" | ET2 | 1994 – 1996 | OE | Still going strong in the NAV. The Crew on the "Jack" was awesome and I learned alot from everyone onboard. |
| Halsema, James | STG2 (SW) | 1994 – 1995 | Sonar | |
| Bartosek, Ken | ET2 | Jan 1994 – May 1996 | Combat Systems | Had some good times. Sorry I missed the grounding, but the trip through the canal and the Shellback initiation was great. |
| Loftin, Justin | QM3 | Jan 1994 – Sep 1996 | OPS | see alot of familiar names, would be great to hear from any/all of ya. justin_loftin@hotmail.com. I was on the helm when we touched ground in Ponce!!! |
| Hernandez, Ramon / Ray | E-4 / SUPPLY | Jan 20, 1994 – 1996 | SS01 | Hey Guys! This is Ray checking in I see alot of familiar names, It's good to look back. If anyone wants to get a hold of me mail@integritytexas.com. I'm in Fort Worth TX. I live by Scott Giddens and have talked to Mac. |
| Even, Jeffrey | GMG2(SW) | Mar 1994 – Aug 1996 | CM | I will never forget the grounding either, or the LONG tow to Norfolk, the drydocking, and the plane rides back to Goula, or the pleasure cruise that we took with 800 Cubans. |
| Lewis, Mark | FC2 | Mar 1994 – 1996 | CM | Hey fellas. The Happy Jack still lives! Had lots of good times and lots of not so good times (you work with GMM1 Frye). Looking for Robert Patino or Ray Hernandez in supply. |
| Kandziorski, Thomas | EN3 | Apr 1994 – Oct 1996 | E2 | Running aground |
| Presley, Vernon | Qm2 | May 1994 – Oct 1996 | Navigation | |
| Meehan, Mike | RM1(SW) | Jun 1994 – Jul 1996 | OC | We apparantly touched bottom in Ponce. Hey RMSN(I only Pumped it once)Bolzie, Last I heard Mullen was in Hawaii |
| Richards, John | STG3 | Jun 1994 – Sep 1996 | ASW/Combat Sys. | Will always remember our Puerto Rican dredging mission. Remember most of you guys and miss you and those good times aswell!! Anybody know anything about Eberle, Bowman(stick) or Hoppe? |
| Rivera, Danny | RM3 | Jul 7, 1994 – Jun 5, 1996 | OC | HI MIKE AND BOLES1 ITS ME DANNY. BOLES I JUST GOT BACK FROM A ROAD TRIP WITH GREAT WHITE. HEY ROBS IS MOVING TO TAMPA WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE. MIKE WHERES THE GATOR YOU CAUGHT |
| Markham, David | OS1 | Oct 11, 1994 – Sep 22, 1996 | OI | HAD A GREAT TIME ONBOARD THE JACK WILLIAMS. RIGHT UP TO THE TIME WE HIT THE REEF. STILL IT WAS A GREAT TIME WITH A GREAT CREW. |
| Tobiah Johnson, Toby | MS3 | Sep 10, 1995 – Jun 1996 | Supply | How can you forget Ponce, MS1 Crance in Salinas, and all the drinking. Had a ton of fun on the Happy Jack for the small amount of time that I was there. Great Crew and alot of Great memories. Still love that ship. |
| Allen, David | GM1(SW/AW) | Apr 6, 2004 – Sep 1, 2006 | CM | Came accross this web-site and saw some names that I recognized. It is good to see the J.W. memory lives on. Live near the Outer Banks in NC. and currently work for the Coast Guard. Shoot me an e-mail if you want to get in touch. |
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