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USS Curts (FFG 38) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Curts (FFG 38). 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 298 crew members registered for the USS Curts (FFG 38).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1984 | 1985 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1993 | 1994 – 1997 | 1998 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly, Robert | GSE | 0000 – | E-1 | |
| Rose, Ron | RM | 1981 – 1986 | ||
| Powell, James | E3 | 1982 – 1983 | Sonar | Don't know if very many PLANK OWNERS remember me because I had a bad motorcycle wreck and paralized my right arm shortly after our Ref Trai and before going back into the yard. |
| Adams, Doug | EW2 | Apr 1982 – Dec 1983 | Combat Systems | Plankowner. |
| Rountree, Rafe | BM3 | Apr 1982 – Jul 1984 | FIRST | I ANSWERED ONLY TO BM1 CASTRO BUT I SURE LEARNED ALOT FROM THAT GUY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE STAYED THERE AND BEEN SINGLE |
| Foster, Wilson (Blake) | GMM 3 | Sep 1, 1982 – Sep 1, 1984 | Weapons | My 2 years on the Curts were some of the best of my life. The guys I worked with were the best of the best. If any of you remember me, please email me at blake_foster47@yahoo.com |
| Riley, Michael | ms3 | Oct 10, 1982 – Sep 16, 1986 | ms | I had the time of my life when i was on the ship with my friends at that time. |
| Logue, David | HT2 | 1983 – 1987 | E-2 | PLANKOWNER: served from early 1983 pre precomissioning crew until 1987. WOW that was a long time ago. Hope some of my old friends see this and that some of my old enemies will forgive my mistakes. |
| Ketterman, George | BM3 | 1983 – 1985 | DECK | PLANKOWNER |
| Dorsey, Charles | SM1/SMC | 1983 – 1985 | SCO1 | This command was some of the best years of my life and some of the best people I ever had the opportunity to meet and work with. |
| Brennan, Francis X | E5 | 1983 – 1985 | supply | looking for shipmates when ship was commisioned |
| Palardy, Craig | FC2 | 1983 – 1986 | Weapons | Now live near Rochester,NY. Miss the good times with my shipmates of that time. Maintained the CIWS. Swapped to USS Missouri in '86. Not the same as being on a small tight knit ship. |
| Dwyer, James | OSSN | 1983 – 1985 | Operations | |
Lesher, Randall  | ICFN/IC2 | 1983 – 1985 | Combat Engineering | Had a good time being a plank owner sure like the three card guts and all the good times we had on that ship |
| Kendrick, Jack | GSEFN - GSE2 | Jan 1983 – May 2, 1986 | MP | I was the 7th person to check into PCO Curts, Plankowner Oil King, qualified up to EOOW befor transfer. Went on to retire as a GSCS(SW) in 2002. Would love to hear from fellow plankowners. |
| Gorecki, Chuck | OS2 | Feb 1983 – Sep 1987 | CS-1 | Had a great time at Oakwood Gardens with the precomm crew. Left ship while in the PI on the way to the gulf. Still keep in touch with Mueller (OS), Rogers (OS) and Johnson (GMG). Living in WI with wife and two kids. |
| Ringeisen, William | mssn | Feb 1983 – 1986 | MESS SECTION | Plankowner had a great time on the curts and good freinds to |
| Woodbury, John | LCDR | Feb 1983 – Jun 1986 | Combat Systems Dept | |
| Rogers, Kyle | OS2 | Feb 7, 1983 – Jul 1986 | CS1 | Retired from NAS Brunswick Maine as an NC1 (SW) in 2002. Had a great time seeing those who went to the decommissioning! |
| Waters, Troy | QMSA-QM1 | Mar 1983 – Nov 1987 | SC01 | Plankowner QM, worked with Schwing, Ferris, McGuire, Dorsey. Had a great time at Portland Rose Festivals. Would like to hear from any of the guys from "THE MOTHER FRIGATE" |
| Thomas, Dion | E-4 | Mar 1983 – Dec 27, 1985 | GMM | |
| Doyle, John | ltjg | Mar 25, 1983 – Aug 6, 1984 | disbursing/supply | I am currently retired from the us postal service and live in new jersey. |
| Melton, Ray | EW2 | Apr 1, 1983 – Aug 1, 1984 | OPS | |
| Melin, Kevin | STGCS | Apr 15, 1983 – Sep 29, 1987 | CS | Great ship! |
| Melton, Randy | EW2 | May 1983 – Oct 1984 | OS | Plankowner. rmelton@armp.org |
| Tompkins, Paul | EN2 | May 1983 – Jan 6, 1987 | engineering | Plankowner couldn't have worked with a better group of men to get the ship ready for its journey in the navy |
| Ponzo, Rick | OS2 | May 1983 – Oct 1987 | CS1 | The 8th Plankowner to arrive about the same time Mueller arrived. Wasn't sure I was in the Navy when we would BBQ and play water volleyball 6 hours every day at Oakwood PB. |
| Gibson, Dewayne | OS2 | Jun 1983 – Sep 1987 | CS-1 | Served onboard Curts from commissioning to late 1987. She was my first and only permanent duty station. Living in Portland, Oregon since 1993. Decided to live here when we visited in 1986 and 1987 for Rose Festival. |
| Blanchette, B. | SN | Jun 1983 – 1986 | Deck | Plankowner-Two of my friends from bootcamp ended up on the same ship with me. Peter Andrach and Vicent Valenti. If you guys ever read this get in touch. GM1 Blanchette Retired USN. defensivetech@gmail.com |
| Vain, Bill | BM | Jun 1, 1983 – Jun 1, 1986 | Deck | Plankowner - Happy to see some of my old shipmates and fellow Plankowner's still around and kicking. I still have many photo's of the original crew and the ships commissioning. Drop me a line anytime if interested. |
| Barnes, Fred | GSM2 | Jun 1, 1983 – Aug 31, 1986 | EM1 | |
| Minimo, Oliver | SN-PN2 | Jun 3, 1983 – Jun 4, 1986 | DECK/EXEC | SN MINIMO. PLANKOWNER, STARTED ON DECK WITH BM1 CASTRO, BM3 MARTELLI, BM3 ROUNDTREE AND I STILL REMEMBER QMSN WATERS, OSSN GIBSON. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS THAT REMEMBERS ME (minimoo@lhd6.navy.mil). I'M STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY |
| Swaby, Clifford | EM3 | Jul 1983 – Mar 1987 | I would like to hear from the plankowners from the Curts. i now lives in california about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, EMail me at ceswaby@sbcglobal.net | |
| Valenti, Vincent | BM3 | Aug 1, 1983 – Apr 4, 1986 | Deck | A plankowner I am and proud of it. like my dad it will make a man out of you and it did. Any body know where john moore and cliff swaby are |
| Andrach, Peter | ET3 | Aug 16, 1983 – Jun 7, 1986 | deckcrew | some of the best yrs. in my life. blanchiette, duhart, swaby, sabala, gonzales,bmsc little, gmsc goeffe,martelli,and many others if you get this message drop me a line take care and God Bless!!! |
| Wamsley, Robert | YN3 | Sep 10, 1983 – May 9, 1986 | CS-4 | Plankowner. My first military tour of duty. |
| Wulzen, Gary | FC2 | Oct 1983 – Jul 1987 | WEPS | PLANKOWNER - Living in N.Cal with wife I met while on Curts and have 2 sons. Discharged day Curts headed to Persian Gulf and watched her leave port. |
| Ghent, Phillip | HT2 | Oct 8, 1983 – May 14, 1986 | E-2 | Any reunions in the future? |
| Bond, Bill | FT1(SW) | 1984 – | CS | Precomm and trying to locate our former XO, "Big Jim Clark" Finished 21 years (7 of it forward deployed) and fleet reserve in 2001. If you know of Lcdr (then) Clark's whereabouts, please send an email. |
| Harper, David/trap | ENFN | Jan 1984 – May 1986 | A/M | Good times and bad, but had a blast anyhow |
| Ferguson, D. Todd | GSM2 | Jan 1984 – Dec 1988 | Engineering | Almost had five complete years onboard, Great Crew. Most of my time was spent in the oil lab, Aux 2 & Mistys downtown Long Beach!!! |
| Gardner, Bobby | E3 | Jul 2, 1984 – | EN | Peter Andrach, Clifford Swaby, Larry Hamilton, Chris Sabala, Kenneth Spurr and any other shipmates. bobby.gardner918@yahoo.com Feel free to contact me .562 335 2526 |
| Kelley, Kendall | BM | Oct 1984 – Mar 1988 | Deck | Wildman heard from any of the rst of the gamers? Drop me a line at magilagorilla@yahoo.com |
| Harper, David/trapper | ENFN | Nov 1, 1984 – May 17, 1986 | king |
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