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USS Elliot (DD 967) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Elliot (DD 967). 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 559 crew members registered for the USS Elliot (DD 967).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1994 | 1995 – 1997 | 1998 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker, Gerald (Jerry) | GSE2 | 1977 – 1981 | Engineering | Remembering: George (The Junk) Junak, Greg (Hickster) Mulder, Pat (PFH) Herrin, Mike (BooBoo) ???, Greg (Chester) McKinney, Brian (Mac) McDonald and many more. Remembering sitting at the round table, Miller vs Bud, and many more deep discussions. |
| Gates, Bill | E4/FT | 1977 – 1980 | FOX | Zinging past the Russian destroyer that was trying to block us from the Russian carrier rock! And then almost pulling along side their brand new carrier to take photos for HQ was way cool too. All vertical take off aircraft, new concept. |
| Hagan, Doug | STG2 | 1977 – 1978 | Weapons A/S | I was the sixth none plank owner to report aboard when she pulled into San Diego. Munchkin they called me. Visits to Nanoose Canada, Pananma Canal, Rockland ME, Pascagoula MS, Newport RI. How many people did we give tours too? Thousands |
| Nowicki, Gary | E3 | 1977 – 1978 | Deck | Remember the snowball fight on the deck at the shipyard. Plankowner |
| Meehl, Michael/booboo | HT 2 | 1977 – 1980 | R | I had a good time only by the lifelong friends I have had throughout my life. We had some crazy times my friends. Pat Herrin and George Junak have both passed over the years. great guys |
| Scholl, Mike 'Doc | EN2 | Jan 1977 – Dec 1979 | M | Proud ship to be on. She will be missed. |
| Elliott, James Jimbo | DS2 | Jan 1977 – Apr 1981 | OE | Good memories - Great friends - Wee Hours! Sailed with Russians - mooned same! Worked hard - played hard - learned a lot (these might be listed backwards!) |
| Blilie, Jon | STGC | Jan 1977 – Jun 1980 | A/S | |
| Knox, Allan | ET3 | Jan 1, 1977 – Nov 11, 1978 | OE | The only thing better than the ship was the crew. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of them. |
| Knerr, Patrick "Mad Dog" | EN2 | Jan 22, 1977 – Apr 21, 1978 | Engineering | Plank owner and loved the tridation of commissioning. Lots of work for a "new" ship. I hope the first time was the last time she went "hot, quiet, and dark". |
| Kinner, Jeff Kinner | EN3 | Jan 22, 1977 – Sep 18, 1977 | weapons | Had a great time on her as we took her out for the first time to test her from the yard in miss. Made alot of friends on her and didn't find out till recent she was sunk. She was the last american warship to go through panama in 1977. |
| Blilie, Jon | STGC | Jan 22, 1977 – Jun 1980 | A/S | |
| Eisman, Alan | BM3 | Feb 1977 – Oct 1979 | First | Some of the best (and worst!) times of my life! Great bunch of guys, (mostly) and a great experience! |
| Budzitowski, Dennis (Bud) | GSM2 | Feb 1, 1977 – Jul 1, 1981 | M | I miss her so. EMO2, EMO1 and 3 generator. Exciting times, I hope all my old shipmates are doing well, I have heard from Don Mills, Bill O'Sullivan and Lt Bender, all are well. Now retired. |
| Mattingly, Tim | ENFN | Mar 1977 – Feb 15, 1978 | Tough going the first year. But a good group of people to work with. | |
| Roberts, Stephen | HT1 | Mar 28, 1977 – May 30, 1981 | R | The Elliot was brand spanking new when I went aboard. With her sinking every ship I served on is now on the bottom of the ocean. Makes a man feel old. |
| Ryan, Tom | EM | Apr 1, 1977 – Jun 1, 1978 | E | I'm looking for people that can help me remember anything, anything at all ! Time of your life eh kid? In touch with Greg (Hickster) Mulder. Where are the rest of you guys? |
| Miller, Bruce | FTG2 | May 1977 – Apr 1979 | FOX | My best days in the Navy were on the Elliot |
| Werre, Guy | STG3 | May 15, 1977 – Mar 21, 1979 | AS | |
| Weiss, Mark L'Il Doc | HM2 | May 23, 1977 – Jul 25, 1979 | SickBay | I too remember our first WESPAC-Mark N, Jim E, Sidewalk Sammie-I remember! My one man food fight after 10 days of 24/7 exercises, and no fresh water! Got 33 years with Verizon, 5 kids and 5 grandkids...life is GOOD! |
Taylor, Steve  | E3 / PN / BM | Jun 1977 – May 1978 | PN/Data Banks | PLANKOWNER (still have plank and book) Enjoyed the time I was on her. Also spent time on the Kinkaid and Hewitt learning about Spruance Class Destroyers. Elliot by far the pick of the litter. Lots of lifetime memories. |
| Werre, Guy | STG3 | Jun 1, 1977 – May 2, 1978 | AS | I have such great memories of my time spent on the Elliott. The people I meet are embedded forever in my mind. The cruise to Rockland Maine was an unbelievable experience. I would love to hook up with all the Sonar gang. Feel free to get in touch. |
| Seidemann, Sam Seidemann | DD 967 | Jun 12, 1977 – May 11, 1980 | OE | Many great friends and memories. Favorite memory is ships 1st Westpac. (Sidewalk Sam). Am now a teacher. Hey John Dill, can you believe it? Hope to hear from some of you. Ciao |
| Rivera, Orlando | SH3 | Jun 17, 1977 – Aug 17, 1981 | SH Division | Lagasca, Francisco, Torres, Poetter, Cosgrove, Piccolo (Hey Frank saw u @ the hospital in the Bx when my daughter broke her finger), & the rest of the guys from SH & Supply Div. a BIG "WHASSUP". If u c this get my email and reach out. |
| Mulder, Gregg , Hickster | IC3/GSE3 | Jun 20, 1977 – Mar 6, 1979 | eng | Remember the great parties in the desert? How about radio mystery theater in Long Beach. How about those Wherwolves of Long Beach.Gettin crazy in fwd Gyro. Findind the fog machine. |
| Robert, Szymkowski | MS-3 | Jun 23, 1977 – Jun 23, 1980 | S-2 | |
| Hostetter, Lee | CTR3 | Jul 17, 1977 – Jul 17, 1981 | Naval Security Group Activity | Served TAD aboard the Elliot during Iranian hostage crisis. Enjoyed the time and the port calls to Seychelles and Singapore. |
| Hruska, Philip | ET3 | Aug 1977 – Dec 1979 | OE | The first WestPac in 1979 was crazy. Several blackshoes (Doc, Jimbo, Seidemann) actually "mooned" the Russian sailors from Cruiser #712 as they manned the rails. We were somewhere in the Indian Ocean and our ships were so close together, side- |
| Kivlan, Bill | RM3/2 | Aug 1977 – Dec 1979 | OC | Great Crew and Great Westpac. Did 20 and got out as LT/CWO3. Cant believe how quick it went. I see a lot of names on here. Now if I can figure out how to get to the email address. God speed and good luck! |
| Kempher, Douglas --- Kempdog | TM2 | Aug 29, 1977 – Aug 29, 1980 | WEAPONS | HELLO ALL, HEARD FROM AFEW OF YOU GUYS AND STG2 JERRY SHEEHAN HAS PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER IN 2002... |
| Crunkleton, Mark | FTM2 | Oct 1977 – Feb 1982 | FOX | It was fun. |
| Klopotoski (Ski), Michael | GSM2 | Nov 28, 1977 – Aug 1979 | M | I have many fond memories of my time spent on Elliot especially with my hard working ship mates in engineering. Also remember the tackle football games in Balboa Park. I am currently a senior level manager with the Commonwealth of Pa. |
| Beard, Jerome/nighttrain | YN2 | Dec 17, 1977 – Apr 16, 1980 | Ops(Ship's Office) | Everytime I eat Steak & Lobster I still think about the IO!! |
| Ezquerro, Greg | YN2 | Dec 30, 1977 – Dec 14, 1979 | A/S & Engineering | Made and met some great people onboard. Great times! |
| Shaw, Bob | QM2 | 1978 – Oct 1981 | Nav | Have great memories on Elliot: picking up refugees, washing Downes in Strait of Malacca after Ranger struck an oiler, places we visited, baptism in Seychelles, Subic and the many friends made. Steve Golemb and family visited a couple months ago. |
| Fulfer, Guy (On My Last Ship...) | STG2 | 1978 – 1980 | A/S | It's so hard to believe Elliot was brand new when I arrived on it, and now it's sitting on the bottom of the ocean as part of an artifical reef, Sure was a fast and beautiful ship, a great crew too - Hello to all the crew that served aboard her |
| Szwaja, Joseph | HT3 | 1978 – 1979 | R | Did we really moon all those ships? |
| Lawrence, Wild Bill | RM3 | 1978 – 1979 | OC | Great ship and we thought we had top notch technology then on the Elliot. We have come a long way Baby! |
| Taylor, Matt Or Ted | STG2 | 1978 – 1981 | AS | I was looking for some of the guys I played music with Neil Wilbur, Daniel Golec and others |
| Bender, Greg | LT | Feb 1978 – Jun 1980 | M | |
| Powell, Brian | fireman | Feb 1978 – Apr 1980 | mp division | seen and did a lot on west pac, wish I could do it again |
| Jim, Knuff | EW2 | Mar 1978 – Feb 1979 | Ops | |
| Perkins, Daniel | SN | Apr 1, 1978 – Apr 1980 | Deck and Medical | Lots of good and crazy times with you all. Hope life is treating you well. Give me a shout... it would be great to reconnect. |
| Jennings, Loyal | SM-3 | May 1, 1978 – Dec 23, 1981 | OPS | BEST TIME OF MY LIFE,GREAT TIMES, GREAT FRIENDS. WOULD LIKE TO RE-CONNECT WITH OLD SHIPMATES DENNY SMITH, ROGER SEVERSON, SHERMAN JACKSON,GREG DODGE ED CASHMON OR ANYBODY WHO REMEMBERS ME AND WOULD LIKE TO CHAT |
| Dodge, Gregory | E-3 BOASTSWAIN\'S MATE | Jun 1, 1978 – Jun 1, 1980 | 1st | |
| Herrmann, Gary | FTM2 | Jul 15, 1978 – Jul 18, 1982 | FOX | I have nothing but the fondest memories of my service on the USS Elliot. During Elliot's overhaul in Seattle, I met my future wife on the other side of Puget Sound in Bremerton. We have been married for 38 years. |
| Ferguson, Kelly | STG3 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1982 | sonar | dates aren't exact |
| Kinney, Gary | GMG2/EOD MODET 12 | Aug 1978 – Nov 1979 | 2nd | Had a great time riding with you guys... |
| Golec, Dan ("little Doc") | HM-2 | Sep 6, 1978 – Apr 12, 1982 | SICKBAY | Helped rescue Vietnamese boat people who'd been attacked by Thai pirates during our WESPAC under Commander Norton. Helpled the City of Portland when Mt. St. Helens erupted, on our way to Seattle drydock in Elliot Bay. Great times. Miss pal |
| Coskery, Bryan (Cos) | BM3 | Dec 6, 1978 – Jul 24, 1982 | Deck | Love my expericence on board the Elliott.From Subic Bay to Aukland New Zeland.Went on 2 west pacs.Best time was EQUATOR WATCH and SCHELLBACK initiation (ha ha) .Would love to her from shipmates Later COS |
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