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USS Spruance (DD 963) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Spruance (DD 963). 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 656 crew members registered for the USS Spruance (DD 963).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Shea, Jamie | EN3 | 1992 – 1994 | ENGINEERING/A-GANG | Good Times |
| Collins, Robert | EM1 | 1992 – 1992 | E | Came into E Div as an EM1, got transferred to hazmat/safety |
Vettraino, Steve  | EW3 | 1992 – | OZ | As much as I thought I hated the Navy after checking in aboard the Spruance, I look back now with a fondness reserved for very few experiences, and a pang of regret that it took so long to realize. |
| Mueller, Ron (Caveman) | OS2 (SW) | Jan 1, 1992 – Jun 1, 1995 | OI | Some of the best memories was with the guys on the Spru. From the med cruise to even the ship yards in Portsmouth. Wow what a ride. To Sanders and Sobczak our fearless leaders. Thankyou. Ron |
| George, Randy | GSM3 | Jan 1, 1992 – Dec 1, 1994 | Engineering / Main Propulsion | Wassup SpruCrew! Crazy times i would not trade for anything! Charles, Meeker, Redneck, Ferrer, Raymond, Kerlin, Page, Newsome, Smitty, Jose, Malanoski, Scott, Jackson, Cox, McKenny, Dodge, & the rest! email me: phatmiata@gmail.com |
| Harper, Lester (Jimmy) | SK3 | Jan 3, 1992 – May 26, 1995 | Supply | I hated it then but miss it dearly now. I made some lifetime friends and memories that I cant compare to anything. Never thoght I would say that. |
| Temple, Rodney | IC3 | Jan 3, 1992 – Dec 1, 1993 | combat systems | Many great memories and thoughts to reflect upon. Looking for Curtis Lee Winn and Javier Mejia who served onboard 92-93. |
| Newsome, Greg "Neus" | GSM3 | Jan 4, 1992 – Oct 15, 1994 | Engineering | Crazy times with crazier snipes |
| Kear, Eric | GSM2 | Jan 4, 1992 – Mar 1995 | Engineering/ Main Propulsion | I can't believe it is gone! So many memories on the Spru-can. |
| Hull, Kirk | PN3 | Jan 16, 1992 – Jan 9, 1994 | Executive | Great times. Made a lot of friends on board, but I don't keep in touch with any of them. If anyone remembers me, drop me a line. |
| Lane, Greg | IC/E4 | Feb 1, 1992 – Jan 1, 1994 | E-1 | |
| Kosek, Raymond | CTR3 | Feb 15, 1992 – Mar 20, 1995 | OZ | |
| Hodge, David | GSM3 | Mar 1992 – Feb 1994 | had great time on this ship. JACKSON, remember san juan,if it was'nt for you me , frank and scott smith would still be there. | |
| Davis, Michael | DK3 | Mar 1992 – Sep 1995 | I always said that the Navy was the worst 4 years of my life. But if I had to do it all over again, I would. | |
| Oropeza, Jose | ew3 | Apr 7, 1992 – May 29, 1994 | oz | just found this site wanted to say hi to old friends, email is tracymcneely@yahoo.com |
| Davis, Sylvester L | seaman E-3 | Apr 13, 1992 – Jan 14, 1994 | uss spruance dd 963 | |
| Ody, Rick | SM3 | May 1992 – Oct 1995 | Met some great people and had some of the best times of my life on board the Spru-can. Unfortunately never kept in touch. Eager to hear from anyone out there. | |
| Sobczak, Kevin | OS1(SW) | Jun 15, 1992 – Jan 1, 1997 | OI | Learned alot, lot of hard lessons, great crew and good times. For those of you who remember, Jenny Talia is doing just fine... |
| Jeffries, Anthony | QM3 | Jul 1992 – Jul 1994 | This ship had the worst retention rate percentage on the east coast at the time. I hated almost every minute of my 2 years there. However, it helped make me the successful business owner I am today. I have no regrets. | |
| Horan, Jim | RM3/E-4 | Jul 1992 – 1994 | Operations | I'd still like to know who stole those pool balls when we were in that port and the captain called us all thieves!...wasn't me. I miss the crew..if you wanna contact me it's jhoran72@yahoo.com |
| Shaik, Chris | sn | Jul 1992 – Feb 1994 | od1 | |
| Jeffries, Anthony | QM3 | Aug 1992 – Jul 1994 | admin | HEy all, just seeing who's still around |
| Moloney, Marc | e2 | Sep 1, 1992 – Aug 18, 1993 | engineering | |
| Miller, Robert | E2/SA | Sep 22, 1992 – Jul 10, 1993 | ||
| Marquardt, Jeff | LCDR | Oct 16, 1992 – Feb 7, 1994 | Aviation | My last deployment with the Navy. Now enjoying retired life. |
| Lundberg, Lumpy | STG3 | Nov 1992 – Oct 1995 | CA | All us ST's were bad seeds. Morale sucked a good part of the time. But I do miss the ol' Spru...especially the Spruburgers! Was a good crew though...we did our job no matter what and partied our asses off. mjlundberg@qwest.net |
| Keller, Thomas | E5 | Nov 1992 – Dec 1995 | OZ | |
| Keller, Thomas | CTR1 | Dec 1992 – Dec 1995 | OZ | Great time, great people, great experience |
| Smith, James (Bubba) | QM1 | Dec 15, 1992 – Sep 15, 1994 | ON | Hey, get ahold of me and lets catch up! |
| Haney, Gordon | E-2 | 1993 – 1995 | OPS | had some great laughs on board Spruance..always wondered what the old crew was up to......one thing I wont forget is eating the damm cherry...LOL . If that made sense to anyone ...hit me back. I could go for a Spru-burger right about now |
| Varhall, Crystal | Stg2 | 1993 – | spousal | |
| Coalson, Leonard | GSM3 | Jan 1993 – Aug 24, 1994 | Engineering | Strange days those were. Good guys, crappy morale, good ports, wild times. Still want to know who was at the bar in Alicante. Get a hold of me. http://www.geocities.com/lcoalson/navy |
| Maden, Chris/ "Mad Dog" | CTM2/SW | Jan 23, 1993 – May 5, 1997 | OZ | Wasssuuuuuuuup!! Where is JT? |
| Greiner, Pete | EMCS | May 1993 – Apr 30, 1997 | Just looking for some shipmates! | |
| Alsten, Pete | DC3 | May 1, 1993 – Jul 13, 1997 | R | Skating on the spru-can was good. |
| McClellan, Travis | RM3 | May 1, 1993 – Jun 5, 1996 | Radio | Great time on board the Spru-can. From Med deployments to the shipyards, great memories. |
| Williams, Justin | ET2(SW) | May 9, 1993 – May 26, 1997 | CE | Hazed gray and underway... |
| Johnston, William "Bill" | OS2 | Jun 1993 – Jun 1996 | OI | Great crew see ya spru. |
| Gillis, Ronald | E4/MS | Jun 1993 – Jun 1995 | SUPPLY | |
| Walker, Allen | PC1 | Jun 15, 1993 – Apr 21, 1995 | Supply | This was my last command; I wish I could say she was a good one. But the time we had was fun. I am now retired and became a junior High School Business teacher in Florida. For all of those who still server I pray for you daily and may God Bless y |
| Barbour, Tony | STG2 | Jul 1993 – Sep 1995 | CS | Coming from FF1071 Badger to a newer ship I had high expectations. Worst morale I've ever seen, 2 suicides, I hated the ship. Loved the crew. |
| Boudreaux, Sean | FC2(SW) | Aug 1993 – Sep 1998 | ORD | I was on the Spru 5 years, 1 month and 11 days. I saw morale and the condition of the ship swing back and forth across the scale in that time! Never will forget my shipmates...best buncha sailors you could go to sea with no matter what. |
| Schenk, Mark | OS3 | Sep 1993 – Feb 1997 | OI | Great bunch of guys and some good times and some bad. Most of the lessons I learned there were not clear until I got out of the Navy and on my own. Hope you are all doing great! Shoot me an email and say hey! |
| Strnad, David | GMM3 | Oct 1993 – Aug 12, 1996 | SW | Did my share of screwing up and working hard. Learned alot in spite of myself. Let me know how you guys are doing. |
| Garrett, Robert | OS3 | Nov 1993 – May 1997 | Operations | Had some good times. |
| Nellums, Michael | QM2 - QM1(SW) | Nov 1993 – Nov 1997 | ON - Navigation | First and Finest!!! Had a blast there, miss the crew and all the good times!! |
| Corrao, Gaspare "Joe" | E3/Seaman | Dec 1, 1993 – Aug 11, 1995 | Medical | Started in Deck and then stuck HM while working for Rod Conklin. Now I'm currently an HMCS and still active! |
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