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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29). 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 240 crew members registered for the USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1981 | 1982 – 1987 | 1988 – 1992 | 1993 – 1998 | 1999 – 2004 | 2005 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Cesare, Mike | BMC(SW) | Feb 3, 1988 – Nov 4, 1992 | OD/1ST LT | Hard Working Ship. Great Shipmates. Chief's Mess was tight. How are you guys? Anyone seen callloway, williams, or dabney? UNITAS was my favorite cruise.. |
Sarver, Dean "doc" | HM3 | Feb 5, 1988 – May 10, 1989 | Medical | In memory of "Guido" Gandino, a great friend, who tragically lost his life aboard the USS Stephen W Groves. Life long memories and friends, Jim Steck, Steve Milleson, Doc Morissette, and many others. Yo, where's the party at? |
Morissette, Doc | HMC(SW) | Mar 1988 – Mar 1991 | Medical | One of my memorable duty stations, no better assignment than being on a "small boy".. Never forget Capt Dick setting Sea and Anchor Detail out of the shipyard in Boston. We did great things after Hurricane Hugo. |
Reichmann, Mark | GMM1 | Jul 1988 – Jul 1990 | CM/CG | Great ship and a great crew |
Yaun, Jeff | DC1 | Aug 29, 1988 – Oct 1, 1991 | R-Division | Great Crew Warship 29. Enjoyed my time onboard her. UNITAS was one my favorite cruises during my Navy Career. Loved LL Cool Dick's Underway Song, I'm your Captain/Grand Funk. Fair Winds and Following Seas SWG Shipmates! |
Garriott, Scott | GSE2 | Sep 1988 – Sep 1990 | ||
Williams, Larry | OS2 | Oct 1988 – 1992 | CS | My first ship, loved my time on her! |
Pitbladdo, Marc | EN2 | Nov 23, 1988 – Aug 23, 1990 | ||
Downs, Timothy | SK1 | Dec 1988 – Oct 1, 1992 | Stores division | |
Hathcock, Paul | GSM2 | 1989 – Jul 15, 1991 | Main Propulsion | had a blast on the unitas |
Willis, K. Scott | EM3 | Jan 1, 1989 – Dec 12, 1990 | Engineering | |
Smith, Michael (Pc) | PC2 | Feb 1989 – May 1992 | Unitas XXXI was a good cruise! CDR Dick was a pro at driving that ship. | |
Madison, Sanford | e4 | Feb 1989 – 1991 | communications | Sm1 beddingfield helped me get through some tough times,larry Jones,Sigmund Sims,were some of my shipmates |
Bryant, Baby Doc ![]() | HN | Jun 18, 1989 – Oct 23, 1990 | Medical | My first sea command it made a real sailor out of me. I had some cool and some not so cool shipmates, but we survied it. Unitas Cruise was the shit all those ports, Not like that no more. we was one of the pioneers. |
Renshaw, Peter | LT | Jul 19, 1989 – Jul 20, 1992 | DCA, then CM/CG | Great crew. DESRON 8 hated us. Captain Dick with sneaky tactics and tequila tolerance trusted us and made us proud. |
Schmidt, Dan ![]() | gse2 | Sep 1, 1989 – Sep 9, 1991 | MP | Unitas..... |
Day, Michael | e2 | Oct 12, 1989 – | bm | should have made more out of it then i did big regreat |
Johnson, Brian | MS2 | Nov 15, 1989 – May 20, 1991 | S-2 | |
Regalia, Robert | BM3 | Dec 30, 1989 – Sep 10, 1992 | OD | BMMC Callloway" You look like a monkey F***ing a football son!" Unitas rocked... Med Cruise Rocked... Home port was PR, not Mayport right? |
Small, Jason | STG/SN | 1990 – 1991 | SONAR | Hey who has the sonar log? Why does Goat call me PP. Does any one have pics of the UNITAS? I pp will never die! Mugs, Brian, Spero, Chadwhic someone lol |
Foley, Sean | E-2 | Jan 1, 1990 – Aug 1, 1990 | OD | Was only there a few months before leaving from PR. Met alot of good friends there and was able to keep in touch since I was re-assigned to the U.S.S. Leyte Gulf CG-55. |
Hall, Columbus | RM2 | Feb 9, 1990 – Feb 10, 1994 | OPERATIONS/COMMS | |
Derks, Jason | GMM2 | Apr 14, 1990 – Jan 8, 1992 | CM/CG | It was a great ship and a great place to start my Navy career. Loved UNITAS XXXI. They don't make deployments like that anymore. I missed the Navy so much I came back after 13 years off. |
Klein, Scott | GSM3 | Apr 15, 1990 – Apr 30, 1994 | engineering | Great times with great friends. I will always remember all the Engineering dept. for the rest of my life. you were my brothers.. |
Hogg, Jonathan Jd | EN2 | May 5, 1990 – May 8, 1992 | A | |
Margheim, Dennis | STG3 | Jun 1990 – Mar 1994 | CA | Unitas XXXI and Med/Red cruises. Shellback, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Straights of Magellan, Order of the Rock. |
Stiff, Fletcher | PN2 (SS) | Sep 1, 1990 – Mar 25, 1993 | ADMIN | I REALLY ENJOYED MY TOUR ON THE GROVES. IT'S THE BEST SHIP IN THE FLEET. I ESPECIALLY LIKED WORKING WITH PN1 WILLIAMS AND PNSN WILLIE OLIVER. PNSN OLIVER, REMEMBER THE BAHAMAS? WHAT A BLAST! |
Barnes, Mike | SN | Sep 1, 1990 – Dec 31, 1991 | OD / Deck | My first command/ ship in the Navy. Worked my butt off but wouldn't have traded it for the world. Some real great experiences, not to mention made some real good friends there. Miss you all! |
Casey, Bruce | STG1 (SW) | 1991 – 1993 | CA | Great Ship with a better crew |
Archer, Matt | E-4 | Jan 1991 – Mar 17, 1993 | OD | 5th Deployment, we cut off a lot of date syrup comin' outa IRAQ. Drank too much Hurgahda Rum, but Haifa was nice. |
Wooledge, Eric | SM3 | Apr 1991 – 1995 | navigation | first ship two deploys many times in hurgada became locals. thanks too the steve g the sea became my mistress. we had great times with spanky, chaney and snoopy. |
Gray, Richard | GSM2 | Jul 1991 – Feb 1993 | MP | |
Studniarz, John | GSM3 | Aug 1991 – Jul 1993 | ||
Binge, James | RM3 | Oct 1991 – Mar 1995 | OC | I look back and miss her. Great crew. She is missed. |
Leger, Everett | E5/QM2 | Nov 1991 – May 25, 1995 | Navigation | Great times! Always gone is the right thing to say about her. 2 Med cruises, Operation Desert Shield, Gitmo, North Atlantic, on and on and on..... |
Trent, Jason | EN3 | Dec 27, 1991 – Oct 1994 | Engineering | |
Andrews, Brian | EW2 | 1992 – 1994 | Operations/Combat Systems | |
Resendez, Julian | SM3 | 1992 – 1995 | ||
Brown, Mark... Babe | RM4 | 1992 – 1996 | Operations | I made 3 cruise to the Gulf in 4 yrs yea I did my time. Joined The ship @ Bender |
Marvich, Lance | STG3(SW) | Sep 1992 – Sep 1994 | Weapons | Secondary boarding party during that last deployment - Groves made a dent in Iraqi shipping! I met & left her in the Red Sea. Hurghada again??? |
Hall, Robert | SK3 | Nov 1992 – Aug 1996 | S-1 |
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