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USS John Young (DD 973) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Young (DD 973). 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 682 crew members registered for the USS John Young (DD 973).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moynihan, John | STG2 | 1988 – 1990 | CA | Some of the best times of my life, then the worst experience of my life. No regrets. I have fond memories of my shipmates and hope all are doing well |
| Ollison, Vernon | HM3 | May 1988 – May 1991 | MEDICAL/X | GOOD TIMES! SHIPYARDS LONG BEACH LOTTA HARD WORK AND A LOT OF FUN. |
| Watkins, Charles (Chuck) | GMG2 | Aug 1988 – Sep 2, 1990 | CG | |
| Reeves, Anthony, Tony, Nickname (Sammy Or Sam) | MS3 | Aug 1988 – Feb 1992 | Supply | Shout out to my Brothers on the "John Bone" past and present. So many good memories, Best part of my Navy career and as I reflect back, couldn't wait to get off that ship. Funny thing is I miss it and all of you. |
| Cheta, Anil | BM3 | Aug 29, 1988 – Aug 28, 1992 | 1st | |
| McCoy, Sean A. | TM2 | Sep 1988 – Jun 1992 | CA | Holly Cow!! Sunk the 'Ol gal. And not much after being refit. There are your taxes at work. Were is every one? Back home in Spokane,WA for me. Miss my buddy SM2 Sullivan! It's weird to see all those names. Brings back los of memories! Miss you |
| Anderson, Doug | STGSN | Sep 1988 – Feb 1991 | CA-CSA | |
| Ray, John | LT | Sep 1, 1988 – Oct 1, 1991 | Supply | What's up Shipmates? Good times on the JY....I'm living in San Diego so look me up if you are in the area. 10/2013 |
| Belotti, mike | EN | Oct 3, 1988 – Sep 9, 1991 | A-gang | She was a great ship! mourdekaine@yahoo.com |
| Perry, Gavin | ET2 | Nov 1988 – Nov 1992 | Combat Systems | |
| Funk, Michael | OS2 | Dec 1988 – Aug 1992 | OI | |
| Kingsford, Tim | OS2 | Dec 1988 – Dec 1990 | OI | |
| Flowers, Patrick | LT | Dec 8, 1988 – May 18, 1991 | R | I was amazed to hear the she was Decom'd. It was a tough, challenging, & rewarding time serving with you. Memories never to be dishonored. |
| Mather, John | Gse2 | Dec 13, 1988 – Dec 29, 1990 | MP | WTF- The Bone is now at the bottom. Anybody out there drop me a line. |
| Foshee, Marc | BM3 | 1989 – 1992 | 1st | Damn! Sunk by a sub?!? That's not right...Going on my first Caribbean cruise soon, and have been thinking about the John Bone a lot lately. Hope everyone's well; Mootz, Glover, Rhino, Boomer, Cheta. You still here in SoCal, Dig? |
| Arnold, Dave | LT | Jan 1989 – Sep 1990 | Served aboard as Ops Officer. | |
| Loven, Dennis N. | QM2 | Jan 1989 – Jun 1992 | Navigation | |
| Shatto, Shaun | GSM2 | Jan 1, 1989 – Mar 6, 1990 | GSM | |
| Needles, Kevin | GSE3 | Jan 1, 1989 – 1992 | MP | DID TWO WEST-PACS ONBOARD, ORIGINALLY ARRIVED DURING ONE WHILE IT WAS IN THE PERSIAN GULF, THEN ANOTHER A COUPLE YEARS LATER (THE BONE), SWITCHED TO THE ARMY WATERCRAFT, MADE CW4, THEN RETIRED AFTER 24 1/2 YEARS IN 2012 |
| Cheta, Anil "Cheetos" | BM3 | Jan 6, 1989 – Aug 28, 1992 | 1st | wespac 89,"D"Rock,alaskan cruise,too damn cold standing watch,where are my"Boys" Gunn,Ortiz,Rhineheart,Boomer,and boats Leaver |
| Rehs, Bill | DS1 | Jan 11, 1989 – Jun 14, 1989 | CE | Really enjoyed my TAD assignment aboard the John Young. Was a pleasure doing the Persian Gulf thing with some really great, professional shipmates. You will all forever be in my memories. |
| Brown, Steven | RM3 | Jan 30, 1989 – Feb 13, 1991 | OPS | THE BONE..Great ship and crew..Had the time of my life for those 2 yrs..Vern, Benny, Clemm, Mac and the rest of the boys, man! we had a blast! |
| Anderson, Robert Big Daddy | e3 | Feb 19, 1989 – Dec 9, 1989 | son | BM1 Robert Ray Anderson, was my father and trying to get some old ship mate info,, would be app,, thank you RIP BM1 Anderson |
| Taliaferro, Chris | GMM2 | Mar 3, 1989 – Jul 23, 1993 | CG | Outstanding command, well, fun ports anyway. To the Tomahawk FC's, you guys were the coolest Nerds on the boat. Gunner's Mate's rule. |
| Chambers, Scot | LTJG | Apr 1989 – Dec 1992 | Deck/Eng | Fine ship and good host..like a mother to us all. Sorry to see her go. Think of her and crew often. Spent many a night on her...warm breezes of a bridge wing midwatch..faint smell of oil in air. She'll be missed..PRENDS LA MER AVEC COURAGE |
Summers Jr, John  | BMSN | Apr 1989 – Aug 1992 | 1st Division | They sunk the Bone? What the frick? How the heck is everyone doing? Fun times on board especially long flight deck ops |
| Phillips, Brian | bmsn | Jun 1989 – 1993 | First division | Looking for the crew on John young...dd973.. This is big phil...dragging for life. ..hit me up I'm in spfld mass. ..phatmannb@yahoo.com. .. love to reconnect with the boys |
| Donnini, Tad | DC2 | Jun 15, 1989 – Jun 15, 1993 | Repair | Sad to see that she got sunk was a good ship. Had alot of good and bad time's on board. Miss alot of the guys i served with hope you are all well |
| Hettrick, Greg | SKC (SW) | Aug 21, 1989 – Feb 24, 1993 | SUPPLY | JUST WANT TO SAY HIGH TO ALL THE GUY'S FROM MY TIME, I OWE YOU A LOT, ESPICALLY THE SK'S AND J.J. HARRINGTON. THANKS |
| Shafer, Mike | OS2 | Sep 17, 1989 – Mar 26, 1993 | OI | |
| Greene, Andre (Dre) | SH3 | Oct 10, 1989 – Oct 10, 1993 | S-2 | to everybody from my era glad to serve with you feel free to hit me up. Westpac 92 was the best whats up Spivey(ms) Wright(bm) Thomas(sm) Cooksey(bm) Schultz(yn) |
| Granse, Chip | OS1(SW) | Nov 5, 1989 – Jun 5, 1994 | OI | I HAD A GREAT TIME ON THIS SHIP. I STILL LIVE IN SAN DIEGO. I HOPE SOME OF YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. |
| Bruesch, Scott | FC2 | Nov 24, 1989 – Apr 26, 1994 | C M | NORM! Got out & moved back home to Michigan. I'm a letter carrier for the P.O. Can't believe I've been out for ten years. |
| Donaldson, Markus | FC2 (SW) | Nov 29, 1989 – Jun 29, 1994 | CF | It was a long ride on the Bone, but for some reason I miss it a little. Had a lot of good times with good friends. |
| Needles, Kevin | GSE3 | Dec 1989 – 1992 | Main Propulsion | I didn't know she was gone. Seeing the names on the crew list brings back alot of great memories. I am now a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army, serving as a chief engineer onboard different Army vessels. Still at sea. |
| Williams, Brett | DS2 | 1990 – 1993 | ||
| Hill, Steven | 1990 – 1994 | MP | She was my first ship, she took me through the Gulf twice. It was a sad day when she went down... | |
| Davis, Daniel | RM2 | 1990 – 1992 | comms | would like to hear form all the rms and sms or anybody , hey brett burkett, how about Haynes or Sully or RMC Brown |
| Lopez, Jesus | YN3 | 1990 – 1993 | Admin | |
| Tekaat, Lonnie | GSE2 | 1990 – 1994 | Engineering | Gotta love "The Bone". Great times with great friends. Learned a lot, experienced a lot, enjoyed a lot. Nothing like coming in to work before the yardbirds and leaving from the ship after them. Thecutabove7017@yahoo. |
| Darling, Dino | GSM3 | Jan 1, 1990 – Dec 31, 1991 | Engineering | EM02! In the yards for a YEAR installing the VLS and rebuilding the engine room! |
| Burkett, Bret | SM3 | Jan 1, 1990 – Jan 1, 1994 | Operations and Communications | Good old days |
| Schmudlach, Steve | E5/FC2 | Jan 8, 1990 – May 9, 1994 | CG | |
| Anderson, Dean (Andy) | BM | Feb 1990 – Jun 1992 | 1st | |
| Thomas, Chris (Big T) | SM1 | Feb 4, 1990 – Jan 8, 1995 | oc | whats up bone crew.miss you guys.my man j.t. and china.and ollie.jeffcoat.hi to all. |
| Watterud, Shayne | GSM3 | Feb 14, 1990 – Dec 20, 1992 | MP | It was the 'Bone', what more can I say???? |
| Miller, Mike | E5---E4 | Feb 25, 1990 – Feb 15, 1994 | CA | HELLO TO MY SHIPMATES OF THAT ERA.MISS SERVING W/YOU GUYS ON THE "BONE" |
| Smith, Lane | DS3 | Mar 1, 1990 – Jun 7, 1994 | CE | |
| Cassady, Rich | E-5/ET2 | Mar 9, 1990 – May 14, 1994 | Repair 8 | Oh, the Bone. Wouldn't miss it, but wouldn't do it again. Not only did they decommission her, but they sunk her as well. Does that mean we won? |
| Jones, Tom | MS3 | Mar 26, 1990 – Mar 17, 1994 | Supply | Wow it is almost 10 years {MAR 94} since I left the "BONE". "BAD TO THE BONE" was our theme. What great memories I have. I wish I kept in touch with my shipmates over the years. Feel free to email me. Tom_A_Jones@msn.com |
| Ladiana, Mike | OS3 | Apr 1990 – Sep 1994 | OI | Well now I guess its safe to let you know who has the 92 westpac CIC "Bone Log"! Matt Bennett you are still missed my brother! Im at getonboard1@hotmail.com "Bad to the Bone"!!! |
| Ladiana, Mike | OS3 | Apr 1990 – Sep 1994 | OI | NEW EMAIL: JEDIMASTERKUSH@YAHOO.COM MATTHEW FATE BENNETT (AKA SAM SQUIDDLY, RIP BROTHER), NICHOLS, HILDENBRAND, FUQUA, SHAFER, PUTTER, PERKINS, ETC. WHATS UP SHIPMATES! SINKIN THE BONE, ALL THOSE FIELD DAYS FOR NOT! |
| Jimenez, Erik/ Himmylocee | EM3 | Apr 11, 1990 – Jul 12, 1993 | #1 E | It was the best time of my life serving aboard the mighty ship. We were the #1 Ship on the water front. We passed all are inspection with flying colors. Thanks Cmdr. Schultz. and also Senior chief Epperson. wish i could go back to that time |
| Pickeral, David | LTJG | Apr 28, 1990 – Oct 11, 1991 | CG | After JYG served as Safety Officer for NAVSTA San Diego before separating from the Navy on 31 March 1993. I will never know prouder company than my shipmates on DD973. As of this writing (11/05) there are only two Spruances in the Fleet! |
| Tekala, Rudal | EW3 | Apr 30, 1990 – Jun 25, 1993 | OW | |
| Brandt, Rey | FC2 | May 1990 – Mar 1994 | CG | Wow! What a long strange trip it's been.Hey Schmud! Watterchud say Hollywood! Lt Pick Flux Capacitor? From Long Beach to Diego Garcia with a few stops in between 4 years and a lot of memories. Anybody seen Clay Harris? Welcome to the Bone! |
| Wendt, Jason | E-5/ET2(SW) | May 15, 1990 – Oct 3, 1995 | Combat Systems | |
| Thompson, Michael | OS2 | Jun 1990 – Jun 1992 | OI | Wassup shipmates. Remember the good times!! West Pac 92. I still tell stories about that messed up REFTRA we went through. Evidently Sam Squiddly has passed RIP Bro!!! Remember the comics he'd draw funny stuff. |
| Gardner, Brian | GSM3 | Jul 1990 – Feb 14, 1992 | mp oil lab | to all my old shipmates had a great time serving with you all tennishoe, fig ,bear, hill you sh#t get in touch you to deheer bgardner1@comcast.net. were are the A gangers would like to here from you all don,t let the bone die |
| Arenz, Rich | DK2(SW) | Jul 21, 1990 – Oct 18, 1993 | Supply | Today is 10/4/2012 and I can't believe it was that long ago since serving onboard the Young. Good times and a unique experience in life during that short 3 years. |
| Jones, Stephen | OS1 | Aug 1990 – Jul 1995 | OI | It was the best of times. To all of my friends/shipmates, peace be with you. |
| Thiessen, James E | SN | Sep 1, 1990 – May 22, 1994 | 1st/oc | Those were the Good old Days; Time goes by fast but always will remember atleast some of you. |
| Souza, Robert | PN2(SW) | Sep 26, 1990 – Feb 15, 1994 | N1 | |
| Fleming, Sean | Oct 1990 – Oct 1992 | Hadda great time on The Bone. But most of the fun was on shore! Where's Zipp, Mccune, Taylor, and the other posse? Malone-U back in Iowa? Great experience, great crew(for the most part). WesPac '92. I'm in Chitown! Hope eveyone is g | ||
| Long, Joseph | GMM3 | Oct 1990 – Jun 1993 | CA Division ( Combat Systems ) | Where has the time gone? Sure do miss the good times that were had on The Bone. |
| Stepter, Jeff (Stepman) | MS2 | Oct 12, 1990 – Jan 12, 1994 | S2 | Good Times. Remember all my old shipmates, just to name a few,: Willis, Spivey, Greene, Jones. Settled in So. California. Would have liked to stay in contact. Drop me a line or two. I'll holler..love, peace and hair grease !!! |
| Stepter, Jeff (Stepman) | MS2 | Oct 13, 1990 – Jan 12, 1994 | S2 | Great memories! Still remember the many good men I met. Would like to hear from old shipmates _ Spivey, Willis, Greene. Settled in Southern CA with my family.. |
| Calloway, David | GSM1 | Oct 20, 1990 – Oct 22, 1992 | MP | Truly enjoyed the days onboard such a great ship. My first Gas Turbine and proud of her. |
| Conlee, Michael (Mike) | FC2 | Dec 1990 – Sep 1994 | CM | Worst experience of my life, loved the Navy and being at sea hated the "Bone" |
| Schooley, Michael | OS2 | Dec 1, 1990 – Sep 1, 1994 | OI | Good Times, Miss those days, Lookin to hear from my OI buddies, Cruzin4@hotmail.com |
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