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USS David R. Ray (DD 971) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS David R. Ray (DD 971). 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 723 crew members registered for the USS David R. Ray (DD 971).
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 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurena, Pipe | BM3 | 0000 – Aug 20, 1998 | first (deck ape) :) | Got to love it out at sea on the 96 or 97 what ever pac. No fresh water??? Damm the evaps...Fresh water unrep what the hell??? ONLY ON THE RAY |
| Bacus, John | GSE 3 | 0000 – Apr 19, 1986 | engine room | just wanted to say thanks to all my shipmates who helped me out back in 86 |
| Mietzner, Randall | E 5 | Sep 28, 1972 – Sep 28, 1978 | Sonar technician | |
| Pingle, Jeff | OS | Aug 30, 1974 – Sep 5, 1979 | OI | Harrr Mates... fair skies and following seas to ya! Pass that their rum! |
| Olson, Noel | GSE2 | 1975 – 1979 | E | Pascagoula----- OMG.. out behind the barricks during precomissioning Mosquitoes....... Crabs anyone..... I still got the plank around here somewhere.... |
| Clark, Jim | FTGC | Mar 1975 – Sep 1979 | Fox | |
| West, Stephen | STGCS | Sep 1975 – Apr 1979 | AS | Went through precom and departed 1979 |
| Denison, William | GMT1 | Dec 1975 – Jan 1979 | Weapons | Plankowner |
| Parra, Michael | E-3 | 1976 – 1980 | Deck | Plankowner. |
| Benoit, Thomas | RM | 1976 – 1981 | OC | Plankowner. My first duty station and still the best- it spoiled me for all other ships. It's the ship I learned the most on, had the most fun on and made the best friends on in my 20 years in the Navy. I retired in 1995 as an RMC(SW). E-mail me |
| McBride, Robin | GMT2 | 1976 – 1980 | 2AN | pre com planker owner order of the ditch lord of the locks domain of golden dragon shell back and one good west pac |
| Hedlund, Robert | RMSN | 1976 – 1980 | oc division | i was a member of the precom/commissioning crew. it was my first command. wished i could of stayed longer. sorry i missed the decommissioning. best command i servered with. reach me at red_one_seven@yahoo.com |
| Thornburg, Tim | EN2 | 1976 – Jun 17, 1980 | Enginering | Plankowner |
| Thorson, Johnnie | QM 1 | Jan 15, 1976 – Jun 1, 1980 | NX | WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE WHO WAS A PLANKOWNER ON FIRST CRUISE. OR ANY ONE WHO REMEMBERS ME |
| Partridge, Alan | SHC | Feb 25, 1976 – May 29, 1978 | S3 | |
| Owen, Wally | STG3 | Mar 1976 – Feb 17, 1979 | Sonar | Plankowner, fifth crewmember assigned to the ship - our whole sonar gang went through '53 school together and spent the first 5 months at FTG San Diego waiting for Ingalls to finish building the ship. |
| Gonzales, Jose | ENC | Mar 30, 1976 – Feb 15, 1978 | M | Plankowner M-Division Chief. Discharged in 1976, reenlisted in 1980, never converted to GSM. Served on two additional percoms USS Germantown LSD-42 and USS Rushmore LSD-47. retired in 1992 as Command Master Chief of the USS Rushmore LSD-47. |
| Fountain, Rick | ET2 | Jun 1976 – Sep 1978 | OE | PLANKOWNER ~ Spent some of the greatest times of my life on board this ship,except when I had to stand shore patrol !! Made some great friends and saw some wonderful parts of this world. |
| Valdez, Jesse | RM3 | Jun 1, 1976 – Feb 3, 1979 | Communications | Anyone out there that knows me, get in touch @ jesy_valdez@hotmail.com |
| Smith, Barry | YN3 | Jun 6, 1976 – Jun 6, 1979 | Weapons | Precomm crew and plank owner. Lots of great memories. Acapulco was not bad liberty. |
| Scott, Richard | GMGC | Jul 1976 – Jul 1979 | Gunnery | Plankowner |
| York, Steven | STG2 | Jul 1976 – Dec 2, 1978 | 2nd | Precom detail through commissioning in Pascagula, home ported in San Diego. |
| Floyd, Stephen | SK1 | Sep 1976 – 1980 | S1 | Hey Mates, Hope all of you are doing well. The crew on board is by far the best I ever served with, Thanks for all the good memories. Write if you like. |
| Garry, Peters | OS2 | Sep 7, 1976 – Apr 13, 1980 | OI | best ship i served on in my Navy career. great crew. I wish all the ships I served on were as "classic" as the old DRR. |
| Parra, Michael | E-3 | Sep 17, 1976 – Jul 7, 1980 | Deck | |
| Nyberg, Richard (Rick) | OS1 RETIRED | Oct 1976 – Dec 1980 | OI | Looking for any one from the original precom OI Div. You can contact me at ricknyberg@yahoo.com. |
| Mickle, Gary | FTG1 | Oct 7, 1976 – Mar 1, 1981 | Fox Division | Spent a lot of time in precom then a few years aboard after commissioning. She was a good ship! |
Wies, Rodney  | E-6 - E7 | Oct 31, 1976 – Jun 18, 1979 | OE | Precomm/Plankowner. LPO OE Division. Leading Chief when I left OE. Retired June 1988 as ETCM. This was the best ship I was on in the Navy. Great crew. Great time. Enjoyed the Westpacs and trips to Acapulco. |
| Johnson, Steve | PN2 | Nov 1976 – Apr 1979 | Operations | Precon crew, Plankowner, and Decommissioning Ceremony. It was great to see all those who showed up. Funny looking back at it, as I get older, I miss it all. Great group of guys back then. |
| Hansen, Stephen | RM3 | Nov 1, 1976 – Dec 8, 1979 | OC | Had an awesome time aboard w/lots of friends. Was the first plankowner to be VERTREP'd off the ship. Met my wife at the San Diego USO. OC Division please contact me... |
| Richardson, Bill | DS1 | Dec 1976 – Jan 1981 | OE | PLANKOWNER I have many fond memories of the time spent on the ship. |
| Dryer, Homer Curtis | OS1 | Dec 20, 1976 – May 15, 1978 | OI Division | Pre-Comm and Commissioning Crew. Naval service 6/21/1969 to 10/31/1991 retired as OSCS (SW) (AW) |
| Grey, James | E-4/MS3 | 1977 – Aug 6, 1979 | S-2 | Retired From KY.Army National Guard.Currently Corrections ASST.Food Manager in KY. |
| Engle, William / Bill | EN2 | 1977 – Apr 1980 | A gang | Plankowner |
| Gehres, Mark | GSE1 | 1977 – 1983 | Engineering | |
| Williams, Michael | FTM2 | 1977 – Feb 16, 1982 | Fox | I am proud to have served in the Navy and on board the David R Ray. (A diamond in the rough is what she was called in the shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.) |
| Totten, Keith | STG3 | 1977 – 1979 | Weapons | |
| Krupp, Tom | CDR USN (ret) | 1977 – 1979 | Operations Department | Excellent ship/Excellent crew. |
| Partridge, Al | SHC | Jan 1977 – Dec 1978 | S-3 | Plankowner. Doug or James Sullivan - where are you??? |
| Landers, Mark | SEAMAN RECRUIT | Jan 1977 – Oct 1979 | deck | Plank Owners Re-Unite! Anywhere, Anytime. Got a AIM.. My screen name is markalanders |
| Mohler, Kenny | STG3 | Jan 1, 1977 – Jun 4, 1979 | 2nd | |
| Smith, Dean "Lil Doc" | HM | Jan 5, 1977 – Feb 4, 1979 | NX | PlankOwner - Yep still have it. Came across this list while looking for other stuff.. got out after 10 - went to the decom... sad now fat and happy - working in London UK |
| Schroskey, Tim | PO2/EM | Jan 5, 1977 – Jun 6, 1980 | E Division | PreComm-San Diego, Commissioning- Pascagoula, Dry Dock- Long Beach, West Pac. Lots of good times & Memories with Ya'll. Bob Tyndall, Tom Lightbourne, Noel Olson, Simmons, Feagins, Stork, Steve Carroll, Ed Greenwell. |
| Everly, Curt | Ms2 | Jan 5, 1977 – Apr 1979 | Mess Specialist | USNRET JUNE 1995, Still have dreams of being out to sea haze gray n underway next ship Edson, CV 66, last USS Ashland |
| Martinez, Jose (Marty) | SH2 | Feb 1977 – Aug 1979 | S-3 | plankownwer |
| Grantham, Richard | DS1 | Mar 1977 – Jul 1980 | OE | PLANKOWNER. Best ship I was ever on. Great crew to boot. Believe it or not I miss the ship. Anyone who served from 1977 - 1980. Contact me shipmates! |
| Chambers, Daniel | HT2 | Mar 1977 – Jun 1980 | R | Hi guys i just came across this web site and was sorry to see that she was put out to pasture. I was a plank owner to june 1980.I would like to here from some of you guys so drop me a line. |
| Carter, One Eye | EN1 | Apr 1977 – 1982 | call One Eye at 804 398-3369 you were a Signalman Chief). Also would like to hear from Bear (A signalman) How's the family doing? Marie and Charles | |
| Kalebaugh, Matt | GMC(SW) (RET) | Apr 1, 1977 – Dec 8, 1980 | 1st & G | Struck out of deck to Guns |
| Jameson, Roy | SH2 | May 1977 – Oct 1981 | S-3 | Plankeowner and another one of 2 brother teams onboard. I'm with the David R. Ray now, boy does she look great... |
| Fountain, Richard "Rick" | E5 - ET | May 17, 1977 – Sep 15, 1979 | Operations ~ OE | Plankowner and Shellback. Man I didn't even know this site existed till now! It's great to just scroll through the names and try to remember faces. Anyone who worked out of OE Division should remember me. Send me an email. |
| La Faye, Robert | SH/SK | May 27, 1977 – May 27, 1980 | Suppply | Hey people remember me, and I still have a grudge or two Plankowner |
| Korpal, Steve | DS3 | Jun 1, 1977 – May 5, 1981 | OE | SOME OF THE BEST TIMES AND MEMORIES WERE BEING ON THE COMMISSIONING CREW. WOW - THE STORIES THAT CAN BE TOLD. BEST SHIP AND CREW EVER. |
| Jameson, Warren | OS2 | Jul 1977 – Oct 1980 | OI | Plankowner and one of two brother pairs on the DRR... |
| Gregory, George | SM 3 | Jul 2, 1977 – Nov 20, 1978 | operations | Jim Benson. I am living in Knoxville TN. Drop me a line sometime so we can catch up. |
| Benson, Jim | SM2 | Aug 10, 1977 – Dec 15, 1979 | Comms | Plankowner , Met quite a few shipmates at Decomm. in Washington , had a good time , wish more could have made the trip , looking for Gerorge Gregory , any one having info on his whereabouts , let me know. |
| Mullins, Kevin | DD 971 | Sep 1977 – May 1979 | E | |
| Looney, David | FTG2 | Sep 1977 – Feb 1980 | Fox | I have very fond memories of my time aboard ship. |
| Smith, Patrick | CWO3 | Sep 1977 – Dec 1981 | E | Plankowner Reported aboard as IC1 departed GSCS Dec 1981 |
| Walker, Harold | QM2 Harold Walker | Sep 6, 1977 – Jan 3, 1980 | NX | plankowner hey johnnie |
| Ward, Donald | E-3 | Oct 1977 – Jun 1980 | ||
| Lloyd, Michael | E6-E7 | Oct 1977 – Jan 1982 | CA | Pre-Commissioning Crew, Plank Owner, Sonar Technician and Underwater Fire Control Technician, Chief Master At Arms and 3M Coordinator. |
| Stowers, Samuel | OSC | Oct 10, 1977 – Jul 10, 1980 | OI | |
| Rogers, Rick | SN | Oct 18, 1977 – Jul 20, 1980 | 1ST | PLANKOWNER Im living in Panama City Beach, FL. Come on down for a visit guys.Contact me at 770-875-1716 or rico4040@yahoo.com Ive stayed in touch with Steve Carroll.Love to hear from yall! |
| Avila, Ernesto | STG2 | Oct 30, 1977 – Apr 7, 1981 | Second Division | Plankowner |
| Presley, Richard | DS1 | Nov 1977 – Mar 1981 | OE | Plankowner |
| Parrish, Jim "Boot" | STG2 | Nov 1977 – Jul 1981 | 2nd | Hey Guys, Boot here-still living in Louisville. Saying HI to the old gang. All's well. Ph#502-738-9890 Had a blast at the Decom cerm. Wish everybody could have been there! |
| Swanson, Steven | sk2 | Nov 1977 – Jan 1981 | supply | The best 4 years of my life. |
| Powell, Mark | RM | Nov 17, 1977 – 1979 | Operations | PLANKOWNER - Now living in Colorado! You can contact me at markpowell15@comcast.net |
| Pence, Alan | en3 | Nov 17, 1977 – Jul 10, 1979 | A Gang | really miss all of our former comrads...call when you get a chance.....206-354-1814 |
| Mickle, Gary D. | FTGC | Nov 19, 1977 – May 15, 1981 | Fox | |
| Coffman, Howard | BM | Nov 19, 1977 – Jul 2, 1978 | 1st | Still hanging there in Northern CA, Howdy to all! |
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