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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim-aka Grapeape | DC3/2 | Jan 15, 1996 – Oct 24, 1998 | Repair | Best Ship, Best Crew, Best Repair Division in the Navy! Hoo-Yah to Mike Frantz, Jason Alberti, and Scott Heckert. Sad to see Caron go like that, she will be missed. |
| Palermo, Steve | GSM22 | Mar 1996 – Apr 1999 | The Caron was my first ship, now I'm headed off to my third. I had heard about her being sank, but hadnt seen any pictures of it untill now. Unbelievable!!! | |
| Mazzrillo, Robert | FC2 (SW) | Mar 17, 1996 – Jan 7, 2000 | CSF | THEY SUNK THE POS WITH MY CIWS STILL ON IT!!!! After all that work to keep those mounts working... |
| Tosh, Joe | LTJG | Mar 21, 1996 – Apr 30, 1999 | Disbursing/Sales Officer | Undoubtedly the best and most formative experience of my life. I was sorry to hear of her end. |
| Kory, Steffen | STG2 | Apr 1996 – Oct 1999 | CSA | I guess it was not all bad. |
| Schmidt, Stefon | EW1 | Apr 8, 1996 – Oct 10, 2000 | OI | First/best command. Met Caron in Bahrain as EWSN. Took part in 2 Med deployments, 1998/2000. Had a great time on both. Lots of great memories. Transferred as an EW2(SW) in October 2000, flying out of Souda Bay, Crete. |
| Murphy, Rob | LT | May 1996 – Oct 1998 | R & MP | DCA & MPA |
| Wilson, Michael | E-4/GSM 3 | Jun 1996 – Jul 3, 1998 | M Division | |
| McGinnis, Michael | OS2 | Jul 1996 – Jun 1999 | OI | I was a bit surprised about her sinking. It's strange to look at the pics of her going down and think, "that was HOME for three years!". |
| McGinnis, Michael | OS2 | Jul 23, 1996 – Aug 17, 1999 | OI | I had a nice time, but definite ideas about things that just wouldn't square with military life. I don't hold it against the ship, however. It was still fun sometimes. |
| Villarreal, Vidal | RM3 | Aug 1, 1996 – Dec 20, 1999 | OC | Had the best experience of my young life on CARON. It would trade those memories for the world! vidalvillarreal@hotmail.com |
| Roby, Rick | EM1(SS) | Sep 1996 – Oct 1997 | E | |
| Letch, Kenneth | EN1(SW) | Sep 1996 – Sep 1999 | A / Supply | Lst ship. One of the best I was on. Great people.Never forget my time onboard |
| Koenders, Larry | DS2 | Oct 1996 – Jan 2001 | CSE/XS01 | |
| Griffin, Nate | GSMFA to GSM2 while there | 1997 – | MP | Caron was my first ship and she taught me to be a true GSM. Little did I know that she would set me up to stay for 20 |
| Truitt, Jay | ETC | Jan 3, 1997 – Oct 14, 1999 | CSE | What a great ship! We had some good times. |
| Lemon, Kevin | E5 | Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 5, 2001 | Od01 | My time on the Caron was the most enjoyment that I had with the navy. I really enjoyed the crew |
| Barns, Derrick | FC2 | Apr 9, 1997 – Jul 22, 2000 | CSV | |
| Wagner, Arnold | Bm3 | May 7, 1997 – Oct 15, 2001 | OD01 | I was on the last crew ever to serve on the Caron. I miss that rusty old tub. |
Williams, Lionel  | SH3 | Jun 12, 1997 – Jun 12, 2000 | Supply | Good Times! I had so much fun! |
| Klein, Rick | SM1 | Jul 1997 – Aug 2001 | She was a awesome ship with an awesome crew,especially oc and nav dept. sure do miss the gooch(sm1)..And the nato cruise was awesome for my last deployment on caron. | |
| Adkins, Nathaniel (Nate) | BM3 | Sep 16, 1997 – Jun 10, 2001 | OD01 | It's me Boats |
| Adkins, Nathaniel (Nate) | BM3 | Sep 18, 1997 – Jun 10, 2001 | OD01 | Living in Florida is awesome. anybody that knows me hit me back. |
| Thompson, Donald | .BM2 | Oct 1, 1997 – Jul 11, 2001 | OPS/ OD01 | Great times and wonderful memories will always remember the crew and the punt boat aka love boat by the way married Kong and have two semi-great kids |
| Rochford, John | PN3 | Dec 1997 – Aug 1998 | Admin | I was shocked to hear that the USS Caron sunk. I would like to know if there were any crew that lost their lives. I had a few friends onboard and want to know who lived and lost their lives. Contact me at JTROCH8500@NETZERO.COM. Thank you. |
| McClure, Michael (Mac) | E4/SH3 | Dec 1997 – Aug 2001 | Supply (S3) | Man, seeing those pictures of her on her side tugs at my heart. Had alot of great memories, met some of my dearest friends and had the time of my life with that ship. She was my home and my friend. |
| Norton, Eric | FC1(SW) | Dec 1997 – Oct 2001 | CSG | |
| Norton, Eric | FC1 | Dec 30, 1997 – Oct 20, 2001 | CSF/CSG | |
| Barnes, Jeremy | OS3 | 1998 – 2000 | I am very shocked to hear she was sank. I had some of the best friends and times of my life. Great ship and crew. | |
| Tomasacci, Jason | STG3 | 1998 – 2000 | Sonar | |
| Royer, Patrick | BMSN | Feb 1998 – Mar 2001 | OD01 | She was the only ship I ever served on but she will always be in my memories. |
| Mena, Paul | BMSN/SH3 | Feb 2, 1998 – Apr 2, 2000 | Deck | I worked in the Deck Department tnan I went and took the test for SH and became SH3 and went to the uss cole in 2000 |
| Williams, Arthur | CTR1(SW) | Feb 18, 1998 – Dec 23, 2000 | OT01 | |
| Sutton, Chris | GMSA/SN/3/2 | Feb 27, 1998 – Feb 23, 2001 | CSG | Great ship and great crew. Had a great Chief and great gun mates. Congrats Sal!! too bad MT52 had to go down with her (we just replaced her a year before!!!) also met a great friend there, miss that. Caron Can Do!!! |
| Shifflett, Chuck | QMC(SW) | Mar 1998 – Oct 2001 | NNO1 | I have to many memories to list, Caron was a great ship with an awesome crew. |
| Hammersley, John | STG2 | May 1998 – Jun 2000 | CSA | Had some good times, and some bad. But for the most part it was worth it. |
| Hansen, Edward | STG2(SW) | Jul 13, 1998 – Oct 23, 1999 | CSA | Back in san diego after two other ships, Had a great time with those that remember |
| Miller, Jeremiah | Aug 1, 1998 – Sep 1, 2001 | |||
| Healis, Jayson | RM2 | Aug 10, 1998 – Sep 1999 | OC | I apaulogize to my shipmates 4 not arriving apon board to receive my instant upgrade. I learned that my "A"School instructor was to sail with me, but if anyone knew or heard of me please write so we can build a relationship which was 2B done fo |
| Soldana, Sal | GM3 | Aug 25, 1998 – Aug 25, 2001 | Lots of great memories and met lots of good friends with memorable times overseas. But most of all I found my soul mate big headed Stacy Soldana that has given me my son Sal jr and is having baby #2. Gunners rule!!! | |
| Oates, Colin | CTA1(SW) | Sep 1998 – Oct 10, 2001 | OT | Great ship and shipmates that gave me memories for a lifetime. It's sad to know that I will never walk her decks again. |
| Jones, Benjamin | IS1(SW) | Sep 1998 – Jan 6, 2001 | OT | Changed dates to appropriate times. |
| Vadan, Adrian - Felix | SH3 | Sep 15, 1998 – May 21, 2001 | Supply | Two great Med Cruises and a lot of great friends I'll never forget. |
| Speck, Edward | OS1 | Nov 7, 1998 – Sep 28, 2001 | OI | Began the de-comm but couldn't stay for the end. Made a lot of great memories. |
| Anderson, Jeremy | TM3 | Nov 20, 1998 – Dec 7, 1999 | Sonar | The Caron was fun. I miss my torpedo mags. |
| High, Donald | YN2 | Dec 13, 1998 – Oct 12, 2001 | NAV | CAN'T BELIVE THEY SUNK HER. THERE WERE SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES IN THE NAVY ONBOARD THAT SHIP. |
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