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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 601 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowen, Thad | FC2 | 1989 – 1994 | CSF | I enjoyed my time on the Caron. |
| Toombs, Edward | HT2 | 1989 – 1995 | Repair | Sorry to see her go. |
| Leason, Scott | SH2 - SH1 | 1989 – 1992 | Supply S-3 | Lots of great memories from her. Was sad to see the pictures of her demise. Retired 1996 |
| Smith, Kevin | E4 | 1989 – 1991 | E | |
| Adger, Anderson - Andy | gmm2 | Jan 1989 – Aug 1992 | csv1 | Gonna miss the ole steel pig . I staggered across her quaterdeck a many a night with FC3 Logan and others in-tow. We raised that VLS from a pup and took her to war. GOD bless her and the men who served on her. |
| Sherman, Bruce | DC-1 | Jan 1989 – Sep 1991 | REPAIR | |
| Larsen, Harold | GMM3 | Jan 1, 1989 – Dec 28, 1991 | CSV | New Orleans was sic what up Andy and mitch and Ed Mark and even homer Email me larsen.harold@yahoo.com |
| Kearney, Mark | GMM3 | Jan 2, 1989 – Dec 21, 1990 | ||
| Volker, Bob | IC2 | Feb 1989 – Apr 1992 | e | |
| Douglas, Robert | SK3 | Feb 1989 – Jul 1, 1991 | Supply | Great ship! Great crew! Thoroughly loved my time on the Caron. Probably had more fun than I should have and definitely not the best store keeper but I’m always grateful to have been part of something special. |
| Guillen, Kevin | Feb 13, 1989 – Dec 7, 1990 | CA | This ship was absolutley the worst ship I ever served on. Retired having served on 5 ships and this one was part ofthe Navy i want to forget. Command climate was terrible and the CPO mess useless. | |
Montiel, Armando  | GSMFN | Feb 27, 1989 – Oct 22, 1990 | MP | THIS WAS A GREAT SHIP, AWESOME CREW, GREAT MEMORIES AND A WONDERFUL TIME I HAD, AND MET GOOD PEOPLE THERE,BOB VOLKER I SEE YOU ARE HERE SO IS MCMASTER, CRAZY MONTY ALWAYS( mistermixx9602@gmail.com) |
| McMaster En3, Troy | EN3 | Apr 15, 1989 – Jun 15, 1991 | A Gang | Chief Olmstead, I miss you lots. |
| Taylor, Terry | BM1(SW) | Jun 1989 – Jul 1992 | First Div. | |
| Marcum, Dana | OS2 | Jun 12, 1989 – Oct 7, 1992 | OI | Never realized what a great time I had until it was over. I served with some great people. marcum022@comcast.net |
| Ingram, Brent | OS2 | Aug 1989 – Mar 1993 | OI | sorry to see her go hey jimmy whats up? |
| Knighton, Bobby | IC2(SW) | Aug 1989 – Nov 2, 1992 | E-Div | It was the Chief Engineers fault that the ship went dark, I did what he told me to do. |
| Sadler, Robert | SK3 | Sep 9, 1989 – Sep 26, 1992 | supply | A good ship and shipmates |
| Gregory, Herb | ISC | Sep 14, 1989 – Sep 1, 1992 | OT | USS CARON was my First destroyer. I was selected for Chief enroute and reported two days before Initiation. The Mess and the crew were awesome. Caron prepared me for a subsequent CMC tour onboard FIFE as her final CMC |
| Schroeder, James | OS2(SW) NOW MAC(SW), USNR | Oct 1989 – Oct 1994 | OI | The first ship I was on and one that I will never forget.I was sorry to see her go!! |
| Hodge, Eugene H | E-6/FC1 | Oct 1, 1989 – Aug 31, 1994 | CSF | Things not to do on board!!! 1. Get a hair cut by SH1 Gleason, (poor guy couldnt even put on a EEBD becouse of the size of his own head) 2. Watch out for ships trying to ram you!! 3. Make friends with CSG division or you would pay the price. |
| Harden, Robert | GMG3 | Oct 13, 1989 – Jul 18, 1993 | Gunnery | These were some of the best years of my life! I made some great friends that I will never forget! |
| Jurcich, William | FC2 | Nov 11, 1989 – Apr 10, 1993 | CSV | Well I would say intersting memories, great bunch of folks and a great ship. Kind of a sad ending but more fitting than rusting in the ghost fleet. |
| Oberholtzer, S. Christopher | GMM 3 | Dec 1989 – Jul 1992 | CSV | Proud to serve on the Caron. I'll never forget the times I had amoungst her decks, and under them. May God bless America and the men of the Can Do Caron. |
| Finney, Timothy | FC1(SW) | 1990 – Nov 1992 | CSG | Belong to the one & only Gunnery Division |
| Olekas, Paul / Oley | FC2 | 1990 – 1995 | CSF | Great ship. Did alot, boarding team member, Gulf War Cruise, Med Cruise, CNO OPS, plus all those great collateral duties. Oh, and tried to keep Achterberg out of trouble! |
| Merrell, Eddie | OS3 | 1990 – 1993 | OI | THIS SHIP WAS THE SHIT IF THERE WAS TROUBLE WE WERE THERE TO CLEAN IT UP. I MISS FIRING ALL THOSE TOMAHAWKS. ALL I KNOW IS WE HAD GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES BUT MOSTLY GOOD. I MISS YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!! ALL I CAN SAY IS THANKS!! |
| Cooper, Cornelius | RM3 | 1990 – 1992 | OC | |
| Torre, Jonathan | ET2 | 1990 – 1993 | CSE | Being a crew member of the Caron was a life experience I will forever remember. I wasn't going to man the rails in freezing rain in summer whites without a rain coat. I can only hope there is more common sense today. |
| Reece, Jason | YN2 | Jan 1990 – Aug 1993 | NAV/ADMIN | Looking back it was fun. So much fun I decided not to do it again! |
| Gray, Bryan | EW3 | Jan 1990 – Jan 1991 | ||
| Barry, Steve | OS2 (SW) | Jan 1990 – Aug 1992 | OI | This was a most memorable tour starting with day one in New Orleans to Operation Desert Storm to the day I left for shore duty Great ship and shipmates. I would willingly repeat that chapter in my life. |
| Delong, Tim | GSE-2 | Jan 1, 1990 – May 25, 1992 | Engineering | Sad to see her go. I though she would last another gulf tour. |
| Foster, Mark (Steve) | CTO1SW | Jan 1, 1990 – Jan 31, 1993 | OUTBOARD | BEST TOUR OF MY CAREER |
| Wacker, Steven | FCCS(SW) | Jan 8, 1990 – May 15, 1992 | CSG | Great ship and crew. Completed gitmo 2 weeks ahead of schedule and deployed early. got to the red sea in time for Desert Storm and launch a couple of Tomahawks days later. over 100 boardings in the Red Sea |
| Coats, Brad | DS2 | Jan 15, 1990 – 1993 | CSE | Underway, underway and then, we got underway. I didn't realize a good Captain till he was gone. (Stepian); Chew the entire crews ass out over the 1mc but let us play hard for our efforts. This ship and its crew could fight. The weak did not surviv |
| Gray, Bryan | EW3 | Feb 1990 – Dec 1990 | ||
| Guenther, Mark | EN1 | Feb 12, 1990 – May 26, 1992 | A-Gang/Oil Lab | Never thought of looking something like this up. Had a real experience on the Caron, especially through Desert Storm. Anyone that may remember me you can contact me @314-574-0105 |
| Stephens, Glenn | LTJG/LT UPON DEPARTING | Mar 1990 – Aug 1992 | MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE...LEARNED GREAT LIFE LESSONS... | |
| Ulino, Chris | GMC | Mar 28, 1990 – Oct 1, 1991 | CSV | One of the greatest ships during my 24 years of service. Was sorry to hear about her being sunk. |
| Paradinha, Carlos | DS1 | Apr 1990 – Oct 1993 | CSE | One of the best ships in the fleet. I miss my shipmates - feel free to drop a line and we'll catch up. |
| Bowdish, Bart | DC1 | Apr 1990 – May 1993 | R | I ended up doing 24 years in the Navy despite being in the KMA club. Had a blast on this Ship, Capt Gooding was a cool skipper and the crew did what needed to be done. Beer day, LCDR Vargo, thanks for the case of Bud!!! |
| Chrisco, Wayne | SM1(SW) | Apr 6, 1990 – Dec 12, 1992 | ||
| Garling II, Lloyd | GMG3 | May 1990 – Jun 1, 1994 | csg1 | |
| Woulfe, Patrick | PN3 / PN2 | May 1990 – Mar 1991 | Nav / Admin | |
| Summers, Chris | OS2 | Jun 1990 – May 1994 | OI | Great time on board the CAN DO CARON. Miss the good old days in Hurgada Egypt and all of the shipmates. Some of the best days to look back on. |
| Doxsee, Doug | OS2 | Jun 1, 1990 – Aug 27, 1993 | OI | I can't believe it when I go back to NOB and there are no Sprucans tied to the pier, (not that we were ever their long). I'd even be happy to see the Radford. What a shame to get rid them! |
| Doxsee, Doug | OS2 | Jun 15, 1990 – Aug 27, 1993 | OI | The best command I ever had. A lot of great memories. |
| Christiansen, Gary | FC2 (SW) | Aug 1990 – Jan 1995 | CSV | Kiley was the only sally I knew! Hope all are well. |
| Mullins, Chris | EM 3 | Aug 1990 – Aug 1993 | E divison | |
| Pine, Mike | IC3 | Aug 18, 1990 – Apr 15, 1994 | Engineering/Aft IC | USS Caron. What a great ship! I got to see a lot of the world I wouldn't otherwise have thanks to the Caron. And the fact that she was never in port long enough for the engines to cool down! LOL! I hated to see her go. |
| Mianulli, Domenic | MS1 | Aug 31, 1990 – Jun 1, 1994 | Supply | Good times/bad times |
| Conrad, Mark | MS | Sep 17, 1990 – Jun 18, 1993 | SUPPLY | AJ James? Dan Quay? JC Boyce? Are you there? Tarpley...I assume you're dead. You were looking pretty yellow the last time I saw you. Bob Volker you crazy bastard what's up! My family and I live in VT. Doc Willams thanks for the pills!!! |
| Chappell, Mike (Chappy) | OS2 (SW) | Oct 1990 – Dec 1995 | OI | Hey guys! Like most, I am saddened to see how Caron met her end. I often look back on my time there with more fond memories than bad. I will never forget you guys. |
| Chappell, Mike | E5/OS2 | Oct 1, 1990 – Dec 31, 1995 | OI | |
| Cundiff, Dave | gsmfn | Oct 21, 1990 – Nov 28, 1993 | mp | |
| Simpson, Edward | E4 / RM3 | Nov 15, 1990 – May 15, 1992 | communications | |
| Campbell, Dennis | GSEFN | Nov 27, 1990 – Mar 11, 1994 | GSE | I enjoyed the Caron it weas a great ship during my time. I was the called the Master FN. I was the most qualified E-3 on ships history during that time. I hope that some of the guys contact me. Be good and safe |
| Shaw, Ray | EN3 | Dec 1990 – Apr 1, 1994 | A-Gang | I cannot beleive the "can-do" will never be here. Had some of my best times and met some very nice people. I hope all her`crew members are doing fine. |
| Crowell, Tracy | SN | Dec 1, 1990 – Sep 4, 1992 | Deck | Persian Gulf War at an early age.- Adulthood overworked underpayed - Discharge waking up in a hotel in Urgada, Egypt, with a European girl from the night before - priceless |
| Sharpe, Jon | LCDR | Dec 1, 1990 – Jul 31, 1992 | Operations | During Desert Storm we served in the Gulf during the war, shooting tomahawks and provding fleet protection. After the war we did over 100 boardings of merchants ships in the Red Sea in support of UN resolutions against Iraa |
| Ryan, Gary | STG2 | Dec 26, 1990 – Feb 22, 1995 | CSA | Fun ship |
| Steven Peterson, Pete | GMC | Dec 27, 1990 – Sep 1, 1994 | CSV | Best Group of Guys that ever worked with. |
| Walker, Steve | SH | Dec 27, 1990 – Nov 28, 1992 | SUPPLY | GREAT SHIP |
| MacKey, Richard / Mack / Snoop Dog | EM3 | Dec 28, 1990 – Mar 4, 1994 | ENG/ E | Bob Volker , holly crap , how are you ya crazy bastard . Haze grey and underway !!!! The CARON was an advancement ship for Commanders , so we paid the price . She should have been a tourist attraction in mothball not an artificial reef !!!! |
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