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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 600 crew members registered for the USS Caron (DD 970).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 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 |
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McCalister, Craig | STG3 | 1987 – 1989 | A great ship manned with great people. Would love to hear from old shipmates. | |
Crislip, Carl | GMG3 | 1987 – 1989 | 3rd | |
O'Connell, Richard | TM3(SW) | 1987 – Jul 1990 | CS | Great Ship. With some of the best shipmates I knew. |
Weiss, Ray | QMSN | 1987 – | Navigation | I'm looking for my USS Caron shipmates: Ben Ross, Kevin Coles, Pat Vandegrift, Peter Stamps, John Schmelig, Mke/Duncan Sibert and Blaine Olmstead. Hey you guys, email me at rhonda.weiss57@gmail.com Thanks! |
McCalister, Craig | STG3(SW) | Jan 1987 – Jul 1989 | What a great crew & ship!!! | |
Passe, Alan | BM3 | Jan 3, 1987 – Aug 1, 1990 | 1st | i would like to get in touch w/ dan p. quay. "p" stands for pussy. also pete asma. "pete" pete" pete.and who could forget bmsr manke. mank-gay quay. i stll am friends w/ schmelig even though he took a piss in the haze grey in the |
Young, Chico | Sm3 | Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 6, 1987 | Deck, signalmen | I had a great time on this ship. I made good friends for life here. I learned alot. Alan passe, Kevin Coles, John schmeling, Chris perkins, randy Johnson, Greg Brooks, Timothy, raymond Moseley, Watson, miss you guys |
Santoro, Joseph F. | YNSN | Jan 10, 1987 – Oct 24, 1987 | Nav/Admin | Good Ship |
Newcomb, Michael | CTR2(SW) | Feb 1, 1987 – Feb 1, 1990 | OT | Best tour in the Navy!! Great times!! |
Amedick, Michael D. | ENS-LT | Mar 1987 – Oct 1990 | A, MP, CSA, CSX, NAV, CHENG | A remarkable ship serving in remarkable times. |
Ruble, Charles | E-4/BM3 | Mar 1987 – Jan 1990 | 1st | What a great ship, was sorry to see her go like that. Spent some time underway, but a lot of time in the yards in New Orleans, what a great time. Still looking for people from 1sy division. |
Jamieson, Tom | YN2 | Mar 1987 – Sep 3, 1990 | Nav/Admin | |
Ryan, Mike | GSE3 | Mar 1, 1987 – Oct 1, 1988 | MP | |
Lopez, Manny | RM3 | Mar 3, 1987 – Sep 8, 1989 | OC | My first ship and command! We embarked in a big operational journey that left a legacy of getting out of the cold war. Caron and our crew had a lot to do with Reagan and Gorbachev bringing down the wall with Germany. |
Thomas, Maurice | RM3 | Mar 17, 1987 – May 9, 1990 | OC | USS Caron will always be "MY SHIP". Frye, Sessoms, Claude, Smitty, Lewis, Cream, Fair, RMCS Little, Lopez, Walker, White and all my brothers of the "Can Do Caron" with Capt Harlow. |
Coles, Kevin | stgsn | Apr 1987 – Jul 1989 | Sonar Div. | Great time had funny people. Left the ship while in Dry dock, miss everyone |
Rivera Roldan, Jose | YN3 | May 20, 1987 – Oct 20, 1990 | ADMIN | |
Vandegrift, Pat | stg3 | Jun 4, 1987 – Dec 28, 1991 | combat systems | Great ship,great ship mates |
Sweeney, Sean | CTR3 | Jul 1987 – Dec 1988 | OI | |
Stamps, Peter | LT | Aug 31, 1987 – May 10, 1990 | DCA/COMMO | "Cadillac of the Fleet" Hey Senior Chief - Black Sea, Feb 12, 1988. I have the pictures to prove it. |
Schmelig, John | BM3 | Sep 1987 – May 20, 1989 | Deck | Great times in the Med, Norfolk and New Orleans on the "Cadillac of the Fleet." Passe and I still keep in touch. Now working for Yahoo! in Pasadena, CA. |
Sibert, Mike/duncan | STG3 | Oct 1987 – Sep 1989 | Combat Systems | What a remarkable experience and great bunch of guys to serve this wonderful nation with. |
Todd, Ray Jr | DK3 | Oct 27, 1987 – Oct 27, 1990 | Supply / Disbursing | |
Olmstead, Blaine | ENCS (SW) | Oct 30, 1987 – Sep 13, 1992 | Aux | It was sad to see the Caron gone. I remember ole Captain "bulldog" Stepian. He was a trip. How about when the Russians rammed us and the Yourktown in the North Sea in 1992 |
Novak, Denis | HMCS | Dec 21, 1987 – Apr 20, 1991 | NX | Best ship with the best crew I ever was stationed with! |
Ebert, Michael | ET2 | 1988 – 1993 | CSE | |
Gottardi, Curt | OSCS(SW) | 1988 – 1992 | OI | |
Countryman, Bradly | FC3 / FC2 | Jan 28, 1988 – Dec 22, 1990 | CG | My very first ship as a MK-86 Gun Fire Control System - Radar Technician. There during the major overhaul in New Orleans, LA. |
Hodgen, Andy | ET 3 | Apr 1988 – Nov 1993 | CSE | Can't say I enjoyed my time while I was there (Underway way too much) but I sure miss the gang there. It is sad to see her go down, sorry I couldn't push the button to sink it. lol |
Bardwell, Gary / Godfather | CTR1 | May 18, 1988 – Jun 18, 1991 | OT | All I can say is that it was a trip. Some good and some very bad... |
Gardella, Joe | LT | May 20, 1988 – Nov 20, 1991 | OI & OC | Great ship, sad way to see her go. At least she wasn't visibly destroyed when she sank. She still looked like a lady! |
Salters, Chris "saltdog" | STG 3 (SW) | Jul 1988 – 1992 | CSA | This was my first ship and we had a GREAT time. The black sea ops, Desert Storm, Ship yards in New Orleans. Great Shipmates |
Baut, Robert | DC3 | Jul 4, 1988 – Jul 2, 1992 | R | Those main Space Fire Drills were a killer. What good times in Trinidad. Anybody ou there from R Division? |
Little, Andrew / Andy | FC3/E-4 | Sep 1988 – Sep 1990 | CSV | |
Van Tassell, Steve (Vanman) | SH3 | Oct 1988 – 1992 | Supply(S-3) | Just wondering.... who still has their uniforms and can still fit in them? ha-ha. Seriously though, I am looking to connect with some of my old shipmates. I had some pretty good laughs in spite of some the hardships. |
Davis, Reed | OS3 | Oct 1988 – Aug 9, 1991 | OI/O1 | |
Davis, Reed | OS3 | Oct 1988 – Aug 1991 | ||
Fritz, Edward | FC2 NOW NCCS | Oct 8, 1988 – Nov 20, 1990 | CSV | This was one of the best ships I have served on. Cadillac of the Fleet. It was sad to see her sink. |
Johnson, Lloyd | BM3 | Oct 15, 1988 – Aug 15, 1988 | 1ST | I MISS ALL THE GUYS THAT I MET DURING MY TIME THERE.I AM FROM NEW ORLEANS THAT IS WHERE I FIRST GOT ON THE SHIP.GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU! |
Todd, Ray | DK3 | Oct 17, 1988 – Oct 20, 1990 | Supply | |
Fritz, Edward | FC1 | Oct 26, 1988 – Nov 24, 1990 | CSV | Man I loved this Ship! New Orleans was the best. Man we had some crazy times. Everyone who remembers me email me. ed.fritz@omnilec.com. Retired in 2004 |
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