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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 653 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks, Robert David | OS3 | 1994 – 1997 | OI | |
| Gonzalez, Angel | SM2 | 1994 – 1996 | OPERATIONS | This was my best tour! Did the Haiti Operation of 1995! We had the best basketball team on the basin! XO Torres my regards, SIR! To my signal gang, hope you are still going strong! |
| Ignacio, Danilo "Baby Doc" | Hm3 | 1994 – 1995 | medical/administration | |
| Struchko, Eric | GSM | 1994 – 1996 | Engineering | Some of the best days of my life. I still consider everyone from that boat my brothers and wouldn't hesitate to stick my neck out for any of them. Willl carry lessons I learned throughout my life. Wish I was still there. |
| Wyche, Marcus | PNSN | 1994 – 1996 | admin | Been searching for old shipmates |
| Cardwell, Terry | ET1(SW/AW) | 1994 – 1997 | CE | |
| Freeman, Michael | STG1 | Jan 14, 1994 – May 16, 1997 | WEPS | Not a lot of good memories from the Sprue, but some of the people were super and good at heart. Even a few orifcer"s. Just kidding. Like the onload in one of the Carolina"s where they gave us liberty till midnight and "then started it, D |
| Luna, Bill | E3 DECK/GUNNER | Jan 16, 1994 – Sep 26, 1995 | Deck | Man, I thought I was crazy being on that ship. But maybe we were all just young. Scanned the names and I can only remember the good times. I remember the cherry Gordo, but I was smart enough to stay away from the Spu burger. Good times. |
| Weeks, Robert D. | OS3 | Jan 29, 1994 – Aug 1, 1997 | OI | My first ship. Had a rough time for awhile there, but got right and finished my tour strong. |
Nist, Chuck  | STGC(SW) | Mar 1994 – Aug 1995 | CA | What a nightmare! Anyone remember the "board of governors?" Great and proud ship, good blue shirt crew. Fair winds... |
| Conklin, Rod | HMCM | Mar 10, 1994 – May 10, 1996 | Medical | Was fun and rewarding. Treated numerous shipmates from pes planus to lumbago. Sutured a few of you clowns. Retired in Illinois for now:-) |
| Halstead, Aaron | EW3 (NOW 0-2) | Apr 1994 – Apr 1997 | OZ | Damn... where did the time go? Those were some of the best and worst times. |
| Babin, Chris | GSM 1 | Apr 1, 1994 – Sep 18, 1996 | Engineering | |
| Hernandez, Luis | E3/SN | Apr 4, 1994 – Apr 3, 1996 | Ops Deck Seaman | Just looking to reconnect with anyone from Deck Division or anyone that remembers me. Currently I'm married with 3 kids living in Charlotte. I'm also an aircraft mechanic for American Airlines. |
| Arnold, Benjamin / Booter | RM3 | Aug 1, 1994 – Mar 8, 1996 | OC01 | First ship, still the best. Now an IT1 / 2011 |
| Episcopo, Mike | CTM3 | Sep 1994 – Oct 1997 | oz | best times of my life.. till the end there anyway. mad dog, keller, randy, dirty bob, beau, housecat, brandon, mike, cyronne, and all the spru.. hope life is treating you well |
| Hicks, John | IT2 SW | Sep 5, 1994 – Aug 31, 1998 | OC | Wonderful ship and crew. Made many many friends while onboard. Never forget |
| Martin, Chip (Homes) | MS2/1 (SW) | Nov 1994 – Nov 1998 | S-2 | What a blast and a pain at the same time. Retired in 2003 as MS1(SW), Now living in Newport,RI |
| Rettino, Anthony | STG | Nov 1994 – Nov 1995 | CA | |
| Davis, James | BM2 | 1995 – 1996 | 1st Division | View 'now' Photo |
| Gallegos, Jose "lego" | E-4/GSM3 | Jan 3, 1995 – Sep 7, 1997 | M | My first and only ship to have been on. Met lots and said good-bye to lots of friends. Miss the the ship and all those i got to know. Also the one to get me disabled down there in MAIN 2. But all in all i had a whole lot of fun on her. |
| Gingerella, Frank | BM2 | Jan 21, 1995 – Jul 10, 1999 | 1st | |
| Valle, Wesley | YN3 | Mar 1995 – Jul 1996 | Admin | |
| Sidelinger, Andrew (Slinger) | EM3 | Mar 1995 – Nov 1997 | E Division | I miss the Spruance and all the sharks. Many, many memories and many, many friends left behind that I will never forget. Many places traveled that I will probably never will have the opportunity to visit again. Sprucan! |
| Whitlow, Aaron | SK3 | Apr 21, 1995 – Oct 1, 1999 | supply | Wish I would have stayed in touch with more people than I did...... |
| Neely, Matt | FC2(SW) | May 1995 – Jul 1998 | guns | Never realized how good it was until I Had that DD214 in hand. Miss the beat downs in combat bearthing. |
| Bulpitt, Joseph (Bull) | STG1(SW) | May 1, 1995 – Aug 10, 1999 | CA | Great crew. |
| Maddox, Rick | FCC(SW) | May 1, 1995 – Oct 31, 1997 | CM | Nato Seasparrow/Mk-23 TAS/Harpoon |
| Bowman, Joseph Bo-bo | EN2 (SW) | May 2, 1995 – Aug 31, 2000 | I had some of the best times of my life there and some of the hardest.It made me who I am today.I miss all my freinds and all the other Bastards from the bottom of the ship. | |
| Threat, Eric | GSM3 | Jun 1, 1995 – Apr 24, 1998 | engineering | Looking for old Shipmates |
| Burcham, Keith | BM2 | Jun 4, 1995 – Dec 11, 1998 | Deck | |
| Barrington, Shane "b" | FC2 | Aug 1, 1995 – Aug 1, 2000 | CF | Best bunch of Squids a guy could sail with. We partied, we fought, and we trained, we worked and then we partied again. Miss the Spru burgers and the feeling of being Sprued again. Ahh the quiet warrior... You'll be missed. |
| Grafton, Robert | OS2/E5 | Nov 14, 1995 – Nov 2000 | OI | |
| Whittier, Dwight | E1 | 1996 – 1998 | deck | |
| Sikes, Rob | GM3 | 1996 – 1998 | Ordnance | Trying to get in touch with some of the guys off the Spru Can |
| Wood, Tim, | GM3 | 1996 – 1998 | Strike | Hated they sank the Grey Goose. In case anyone has ever wondered what happen to that guy. I'm sitting beside the still enjoying a corn based premium beverage. Colons keep that hand strong. |
| Way, Megan | SN | 1996 – 2000 | Deck | |
| London, Jonathan | GMG3 | 1996 – 1997 | Ordnance | |
| Ervin, Phil | E-4 | 1996 – 1998 | Supply | What's up crew! Been a long time. Reach out. streetz2stardom@yahoo.com |
| Kane, Jesse | E4 GSE3 | Jan 1996 – Dec 2, 1999 | M | My First Ship in the Navy, Did 2 Meds and a Baltops. Had a great time on all three and worked for/with some of the greatest people in the field. Going to miss that ship. |
| Falero, Harry | E4 | Feb 19, 1996 – Feb 11, 2000 | 963 | |
| Guerrier, Jean | GSM3 | Mar 1996 – Mar 1998 | Engineering | By far one of the best ship, I had the plaseaure of serving onboard. The crew was an allstar crew on every level possible |
| Floyd, Brent | E3 | Mar 1, 1996 – Feb 1, 1998 | OPS | |
| Murdock, Charles | E4/GSM | Mar 17, 1996 – Mar 17, 2000 | M | The spru camp was my home and i miss all my buddies down in main 2 , maybe we can all get together and go see the good old spruance in philly now that she has been decon |
| Murdock III, Charles T. | E4/GSM2 | Mar 18, 1996 – Mar 17, 2000 | M | HEY MISS ALL THE GUYS AND GIRL IN MAIN 2 CERAK,IVERSON,GAMBLE,BABERS,YOUNCE, AND HOWE,KNUDSON HOPE U ALL ARE GREAT |
| Starling, Reginald | gsm3 | Apr 1996 – Apr 1997 | engineering | |
| Horton, Tim | BM 2 | Jun 1996 – Aug 1999 | 1st / Deck | |
| Kenneth, Green | IT2 | Aug 3, 1996 – Feb 3, 2001 | OC | Great ship. Great people. She will be missed. |
| Gilstrap, Brandon | DS2 (NOW LDO) | Aug 12, 1996 – Oct 20, 2000 | CE | Get tour on a great ship! |
| Merkel, Bill | FC2 | Sep 1996 – Jul 1998 | SW | I miss those days. We had a good crew. Did a Med and a Baltops. |
| Davis, Melvin | BM2 (SW) / E-5 | Oct 30, 1996 – Aug 19, 1998 | 1ST | |
| Davis Jr., Melvin | BM2 (SW) | Oct 30, 1996 – Aug 19, 1998 | 1st | |
| Lopez, Jose | IC3 | Nov 1, 1996 – Dec 1, 1998 | E - Division | If anyone is sitll around from the time i served... contact me! |
| Lacey, Lee | OS1(SW) | Nov 28, 1996 – May 8, 2001 | OI | Started out as a great ship and great crew. Then came the female retrofit period. The morale went downhill from there. Never will forget my dawgs in Combat. Lil' G, Hustle, Rufus, Triple D, etc. |
| Aurand, Todd | SN | Dec 1996 – Jun 1997 | Deck | View 'back then' Photo |
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