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USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27). 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 159 crew members registered for the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Bill Wog | GSM 1 | Jan 1981 – Apr 1987 | HAD GREAT TIMES. WHERE IS BRAD LEWIS, ED ANDERSON, MIKE RAMER. PALMER ETC | |
| Marquardt, Dann | STG-1 | Mar 21, 1981 – Aug 8, 1984 | Combat Systems | Plank Owner - Good crew, hell of a time listening to "ASW is on the air." |
| Terrell, Paul Robert (Bob) | GMG-2 | Jul 1981 – Aug 1984 | Combat | PLANKOWNER- where is the rest of the gun gang? |
| Briggs, Bob(Peabody) | BM2(SW) | 1982 – 1983 | OD | Started from scratch and had to run with it. Remember the day that Conex boxes showed up on the flight deck, and the mad rush to decide who got what and where to stow it began. Finally settled in and my tour was great! |
| Sandeen, Stephen | FTM2 | 1982 – 1984 | CS3 | Commissioning Crew for the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale as a Fire Control Technicion, Missiles, Second Class Petty Officer. |
| Roper, Jeff | En-E3-En | 1982 – May 1985 | Enginnering | What an experience. Good old Mr. Dodson kept things interesting. Where's Tom Bishop. |
| Lewis, Brad | GSE1 | 1982 – 1986 | Engineering | Plankowner. Good times and made some Great Friends. Hard to believe that it was 33 years ago. |
| Chastain, Paul | FTCS(SW) | 1982 – 1984 | CS-3 | Retired after RIMPAC 84. BZ to the CS-3 Crew and my CSO, Lt. Alvarez. |
| Harrell, Joseph | OS2 | 1982 – 1985 | CS-1 | Greatly respect all my fellow sailors and enjoyed the Maiden Voyage of the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale during our Western Pacific and Indian Ocean Deployment May 1984 to Dec 1984 with the USS Enterprise Battle Group Foxtrot. |
| Bowdish, Bart | E-???? | Jan 1, 1982 – Jan 1, 1987 | R | What a strange trip it was.. |
Lemus, Marc  | YN2 | Jan 3, 1982 – Sep 1, 1985 | Supply | I have the distinction of being the first person to report to the original Procommissioning Crew of the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG27). I am a plankowner. What a time we had! marclemus61@gmail.com. |
| Clay, Joe | OS2 | Feb 1982 – Apr 1984 | OI | I was the 6th person to report onboard the command. I was attached to the ship about a year prior to the ship being commissioned. |
| Stark, William T. | ENS | May 1982 – Aug 1983 | Support | Plankowner. The Malcolm X was my first and last ship. The crew was great! The leadership so-so. Grimes, Wright, Engleke, etc, where ever you are hope you're doing great! |
| Sandeen, Stephen | FC1 | Jun 1982 – Aug 1984 | CS3 | The "Malcolm S. Trusdale" mistake made by the commissioning Admiral/keynote speaker was one of the most memorable gaffs of my 20-year Navy Career. |
| Douglas, David | LT | Jun 1982 – Sep 1984 | Support Department | Great memories. Ney Award winner. Blue E. All my 1st class petty officers were solid and went on to E8, E9 or became officers. Most talented group I ever served with. Lots of scrabble with Caveman. LT Q , SKC Denny! |
| Ball, Michael | GMM1 | Jun 1982 – Sep 1983 | Combat Systems | GMM1 |
| Minnihan, Mark | OS2 | Jun 15, 1982 – Nov 5, 1986 | CS1 | Plankowner and one of the last plankowners to leave the ship. 5 years aboard the ship. Great times and hard work. |
| Engelke, Jerry | SH1 | Jun 30, 1982 – Apr 15, 1985 | S-3 | I miss and think often of the crew. The work we did and places we went. I hope all is well with everyone. As we say fair winds and following seas to all. |
| Kersey, Kenneth | FCC(SW) | Jul 1982 – Aug 1, 1990 | CS3/Ordnance | Plankowner - Served 2 tours on board 1982 - 1983 and 1987-1990 |
| Robertson, Barron | STG3 | Jul 1982 – Feb 1984 | Sonar | Plankowner, really enjoyed those times before the ship was finished being built and commissioned, the whole crew lived in that apartment complex in Long Beach! |
| Ontiveros, Rocky | OS3 | Aug 1, 1982 – Jul 1, 1986 | CS 1 | Had a good ole time with a bunch of great guys. Where are the Combat Systems locos? Where's Rider, Clark, Arneson, Cipriano, Pittman, the Troll, Chipman, and all the other partying fools... |
| Wells, David | STG2 | Oct 5, 1982 – Apr 18, 1986 | Combat Systems- ASW | Original crewmember/ Plankowner. had a really great STG and TM group. |
| Skow, Thomas | DS2 | 1983 – Dec 22, 1986 | CS4 | ah, the memories, wouldn't trade the times for anything. |
| Wintersteen, Keith | FC2 | Mar 1983 – May 1987 | CS-3 | |
| Copeland, Steve | GSMFN | Jun 1983 – Jun 1986 | MP | GOOD TIMES, LEARNED ALOT ABOUT HOW TO BE AN ENGINEER. |
| Lowers, Greg | SK | Jun 15, 1983 – Jan 30, 1986 | Supplies Department | Golden Shellback earned in last Westpac. Many good times if you are able to overlook being strapped to your bunk so you didn't fly out or walking on walls. :) Still serving as a civ for Ferderal Investigative Services. |
| Sims, Charles, Chuck | GMMSN | Jul 1983 – 1984 | combat systemsWow, I searched for the ship on the internet in the early years, and all I found was that it had been given to Tur | |
| Peacock, R | EW E4 | Jul 1983 – Jun 1987 | Combat CIC Operations | Great times on two West packs and two trips to Panama... Still have friends from these times. |
| Bulda, Sal P. | SKCS | Aug 30, 1983 – Nov 30, 1984 | S-1 | |
| Smith, Eric | STG | Oct 10, 1983 – Feb 8, 1986 | Sonar | |
| Baum, Earl | ET3 | Dec 1, 1983 – Nov 17, 1985 | CS | |
| Branch, Chris | HT2 | Dec 24, 1983 – Jul 15, 1987 | E-2 | Good memmories, Lots of fun 2 West Packs, 2 cruses to Mexico and crossed the equator twice. Would like to talk with people I servied with and see what they are doing now. Facebook me at; ChrisnLana Branch |
| Peacock, Richard | EW | 1984 – Aug 1987 | Good times past | |
| Walton, Matt | FC2 | 1984 – 1990 | CS3 | A great learning experience that benefits me to this day. Plenty of good times, plenty of bad times, and I'm glad I got to experience them. |
| Howard, Martin | STG 3 | Jan 1, 1984 – May 31, 1987 | CS 2 | I I had a videotape of the 1987 Westpac for about 20 yrs. The Capt appointed me to film it . I sent it to STG 3 Vail and never got it back . It had no sound.. |
| Branch, Chris | HT2 | Jan 4, 1984 – Jul 5, 1987 | E-2 | Reported onboard an HTFA, departed an HT2 Made many friends and memories, this experience I'll remember for a long time! |
| Terrell, John | OS 2 | Mar 5, 1984 – Oct 8, 1987 | CS-1 + OCO-4 | |
| Terrell, John | OS2 | Mar 15, 1984 – Oct 18, 1987 | CS-1 | Miss the great friends and the time I was on the Tisdale....Miss the sub hunting competition while in Port....We were the best.... |
| Moretina, Michael | EM-3 | Apr 8, 1984 – Aug 1, 1987 | Engineering | Couple of WestPacs, couple Southern cruises, from deckhand to Electrician, bar to bar, what a tour! Seeing some of your names brings back some good memories when I wasn't on restriction! Anyone ever hear from Ramer, Featherston, Macias? |
| Evangelista, Joseph "Murdock" | EN4 | May 4, 1984 – 1986 | ||
| Johnson, Michael | DS1 ESWS | May 20, 1984 – May 28, 1988 | CS-4 | Tisdale was my first ship and some of the best times I had in the Navy. The CS4 division really new the trons. |
| Dodson, Herbert | CWO3 | Jun 1, 1984 – Jan 31, 1989 | M | |
| Jones, Gary | STG1 | Jun 1, 1984 – Dec 12, 1987 | Sonar | |
| Jones, Dana | LT | Dec 15, 1984 – May 31, 1986 | Combat Systems | It was a good ship and crew. |
| Keeler, Don | IC3 | Dec 21, 1984 – Feb 23, 1988 | CS-4 | HAD A GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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