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USS Caron (DD 970) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Caron (DD 970). 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 606 crew members registered for the USS Caron (DD 970).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1995 | 1996 – 1998 | 1999 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, Clifton (Skip) | ICFN | 1980 – 1982 | Engineering | This ship was A J squared away and gave me great pride to be aboard. |
Marriott, Jeffry  | RM2 | 1980 – 1983 | OC | Got onboard Just before 81 Med/.Black Sea/N Atl. What a Great Ship and Especially the Crew. Axley my Bro, Bryan 'BadAss', Chamberlin, Cook, Ellis, Fowler, Dodd and the Sig Crew. Yea Senior Chief and LT were cool too ! |
| Kitts, Everett | BM3 | 1980 – 1983 | BM | Lawless Ship at times. |
| Okolovitch, Jack | Bm1(sw) | Jan 5, 1980 – Dec 31, 1984 | 1st division | Had a blast. Had some great shipmates. So sad her ending |
| Baldwin, Tony | YN2 | Jan 6, 1980 – Nov 3, 1982 | Navigation/Admin | Reported on board as a YNSA. Transferred as a YN2(SW). Currently a CWO3. Retire 1 Jan 09 with 30 years and 2 months of service. First Ship! Best Ship! Hey Chris Light! |
| Gibson, Jawz | YN2 | Jan 15, 1980 – Jul 7, 1983 | Ship's Office | I had some fun times and went to many places while assigned to this fine vessel...Caron RIP beneath the reefs of Puerto Rico. |
| Pepper, Ralph | ETC(SW) | Feb 1980 – 1984 | OPS/CS | 1. BERUIT watching the sky light up from the battle ship firing her guns. 2. CONSTANA, ROMANIA 3. GRANADA - pickup up the AIRBONE from the water. 4. PASCAGOULS, MS - overhaul May - Dec. |
| Flynn, Shaun | EN/DC | Feb 1980 – Jun 1983 | A GANG MP-1 & 2 | Haze gray and under way! |
| Mahaffey, Robert Ken ( Hoof) | GSM 2 | Feb 1, 1980 – Feb 7, 1985 | MP division | |
| Fuller, Victor | STG 3 | Mar 14, 1980 – Mar 14, 1984 | ST | Can Do Caron best Ship in the fleet |
| Harding, Michael | CTM2 | Mar 15, 1980 – Aug 24, 1983 | OT | A great ship to be on. Three pivotal years in my life |
| Vanlone, Dylan Aka Van | STG2 | Apr 1980 – Aug 1984 | deck/csa | no other crew i would rather go to sea with!! |
| Smith, Johnny, Smitty | GMM 3 | May 1980 – Apr 1983 | Weps | Great Ship |
| Kebbell, Doc | HMCS | May 1980 – | Medical | Retired from the Navy in 1990. Sailed on Tagos ships after that. Also did a period of time with Military Sealift. Now enjoy retirement life with wife fully. Wife was ombudsman for the latter part of my tour. |
| Pelletier, Spike | CTRC(SW) | May 1980 – Jan 1983 | OT | My most rewarding tour of duty in my 29 years of service. Great ship, Superb crew. |
| Olson, Gary | EN2 | May 30, 1980 – Feb 25, 1984 | A-Gang | Great Ship and better Crew. Many great memories and lasting Friendships!! |
| Betsworth, Ed | GSM2 | Jun 1980 – Oct 1, 1983 | MP | Some great times on her, Navy was never the same after that. |
| Foxwell, Rich | EN3 | Jun 1980 – Apr 1981 | MP | A lot of great memories for such a short tour. Got my ticket punched to Gas Turbine school. Great people, great times......can't remember any bad. What a waste to sink her |
| Quick, Ron | STG1(SW) | Jun 1980 – Dec 1, 1983 | Combat Systems | |
| Ruff, Mark | GSM1 | Aug 1980 – Jun 1983 | MP | I worked with a lot of talented people during my tour. I'm sadden by the fact she was used for target practice; I would have thought the "Cadillac" of the fleet would have had a more dignified exodus. |
| Labit, Roy (Chuck) | STG1/STGC(SW) | Aug 15, 1980 – Jul 10, 1982 | CSA | I made Chief on the "Caron", so it holds a very special place in my heart. Some really special memories are the day Bob Featherer made WO-1 and the Chief's undefeated volly ball team retired and catching live fish heads off the coast of El |
| Bott, Al | PN3 | Sep 1980 – Jul 1984 | Nav/Admin | Seems like only yesterday. |
| Allen, Bryan | RMSN | Oct 1980 – Sep 1983 | OC | I see Rodney Dodd and Dondi Grays who served while I was on board. Did a N Atlantic Med cruise carribean and a yard period in Pascagoula. Goodtimes. I registered so I'll be checkin back. Hope to see more people on the list,sites a good ide |
| Casey, Tim | BMSN | Oct 10, 1980 – Feb 27, 1983 | DECK | Med, North Atlantic, Constanta, Panama Canal, YArds at Pascagoula, unworthy end to a fine ship and the superb crew that proved the "CAN DO" Caron the best in the fleet. |
| Pernice, Charlie | EM3 | Nov 1980 – Oct 1983 | E | A lot of great memories from my days on the Caron and it brought a lump to my throat when I found out how she ended her career. |
| Miller, Alfred | EN3, 2 | Nov 1980 – Sep 1982 | A Gang | Best ship in the Fleet.Sorry to see Her career end that way |
| Licht, Chris | NC1 | Nov 1980 – Dec 1983 | Nav/Admin | |
| Henke, Steven | ENFR-EN2 | Nov 1980 – Jul 3, 1984 | A-GANG | Freshwater, waterhours, lots of good times, still can not believe she is gone. Workhorse, YES she never missed a movement. |
| Thompson, Tony | OS2(SW) | Nov 1980 – Oct 1982 | Operations | |
| Thompson, Tony | OS2(SW) | Nov 1980 – 1982 | OI | First ship, awesome command Went TAD to Unitas/WATC when Caron went into Pascagoula 1982, returned early 83 and transferred to west coast Can you say SPECOPS? jeez |
| Gwin, Ron (Cy) | E-5 | Nov 15, 1980 – May 15, 1984 | MP (oil lab) and A--Gang | they sunk it? |
| Toth, Michael | STG2 | Dec 1980 – Jul 1985 | 2nd | The BEST ship, bar none. Always ready. Granada, Beirut, Lybia. Med Cruises, North Atlantics, Panama Canal, Black Sea. It was all good. |
| Ditmars, Marty | GSM3-GSM1 | Dec 20, 1980 – Mar 15, 1986 | EM/MP | Great times and a career builder. Retired GSCS that Caron made happen. A sad end to a good ship. |
| Hogan, Bob | DS2 | Dec 21, 1980 – Mar 7, 1984 | Operations | Was sad when I found out what had happened. Feel like part of my life was taken away. |
| Hogan, Robert | DS2 | Dec 21, 1980 – Mar 7, 1984 | OE | Great ship. Best of the fleet. Great crew. Grew up on the Caron. |
| Owens, Robert "Buck" | GSM2 | 1981 – Feb 27, 1987 | My first and only Ship. I can't believe she's sunk. Some of the best times in my life were abord her. | |
| Spatter, Michael | CTM1(SW) | 1981 – 1983 | OT | |
| Gray, Charles "frank" | DS2/DS1 | 1981 – 1985 | OE | Best ship of my career! Tight crew & lot's of good times. I saw the pics and video went she finally went down, fighting all the way. She was serving as a test platform for the future (DD21/DDX/DDG-1000). Maybe they will name one for he |
| Kehn, Charles | sm1 | 1981 – 1982 | communications | was onboard for a short time, had a personnel conflicked with rmc,but i remember some people and would like to communicate with someone from that division that knew me well. |
| Harris, Sherman Aka "Sperm" | RM2 | 1981 – Dec 15, 1983 | OPS | MY BROTHERS RODNEY D, BRYAN A....WHATS UP SHIPMATES!!!!!! ...YOU GUYS REMEMBER OUR STTTTTUTORING RMC JENKINS (SMILE)...HOLLA AT ME AT 405-922-7783 ANYTIME BRO'S...I MISS U ALL. |
| Sheffler, Tony (Sheff) | GSM2 | 1981 – 1983 | Engineering Main 2 | Can do Caron, painted that Main 2 from top to bottom , and every nook and cranny on 81 Med. Great memories and great bunch of Shipmates. Quite a few of you listed, I have often wondered about you. Thanks for memories. |
| Senecal, James Senecal | ET3 ET2 | Jan 1981 – May 1984 | OE | My first of three ships; when I heard she was sunk I was saddened. I also remember "Operation Urgent Fury" and life on Gonzo station. Shame that the "Can Do Caron" had to go that way. Who will follow the Kiev now? |
| Miller, Blake | LT | Jan 1, 1981 – May 1, 1983 | Engineering | A superb crew |
| Christensen, Pete | CTO1 | Jan 2, 1981 – Aug 2, 1983 | OT | A great tour - wish I could have seen the old girl once more before she went to the bottom. |
| Fenlong, Andrew P | STG 2 | Jan 2, 1981 – Jun 15, 1984 | csa | alot of good times...alot of time at sea!!!! |
| Spatter, Michael | CTM1(SW) | Mar 1981 – Jul 1983 | OT | The Can-Do Caron deserved a better fate than what she received. Some of my richest memories of my 22 year career came from my tour aboard the Caron. |
| Russ, Scott | EM3 | Apr 1, 1981 – Jun 28, 1982 | E | |
| Gaston, Mark | ATFRM3 | May 1981 – 1983 | Radio Shack | Great group of guys had a blast serving on the USS CARON DD 970. |
| Otte, Daniel | ET2 | Jun 1981 – Oct 1983 | Operations | A lifetime of memories. We were all over, Blue Nose to Order of the Ditch. Can-do lives on in our hearts. |
| Carbone, Ralph | STG1 (SW) | Sep 1981 – Apr 1987 | Combat | The best time of my career. I hope all my shipmates come to a better end. The CARON deserved much more! Looking for GMG1 Fred Morris and TM1 Scott Modine to come visit me in Nicaragua. |
| Dodd, Rodney | RM 2 | Sep 12, 1981 – Jun 7, 1985 | ops | can do caron, that was our motto from greneda to beruit that was a hell of a good time. I served on the caron my whole enlistment, if any of you guys know of any rm's,et's or signalman, or os's who served give me a hollar.706-694-8682 |
| Pennington, Donald , Jr. | OS2 | Nov 1981 – Jul 1985 | OI | |
| Pennington, Donald | OS2 | Nov 5, 1981 – Jul 23, 1985 | OI | Current President of USS Caron Sailor's Association and coordinator of Caron Reunion's. Email me at cubsnut_1@yahoo.com and I'll fill anyone in on the details. Loved the ship the crew the life. |
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