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USS O'Brien (DD 975) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS O'Brien (DD 975). 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 675 crew members registered for the USS O'Brien (DD 975).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwemer Jr, Donald (Radar) | HT2 | Jan 1978 – Jun 1984 | best time of my naval career. loved those west pacs. sad to see the old girl go. | |
| Huss, Richard | MSN | Apr 10, 1978 – Oct 15, 1978 | Mess | Had a great time on her. Especially sailing through the Panama Canal. |
| Koshiol, Gene | GMT1 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1984 | CA | The best ship ever, many wonderful friends who I am still in touch with today. |
| Hall, Bart | PN3 | Sep 1978 – Aug 1979 | N | |
| Murphy, Roy /muff | ENFN | Oct 31, 1978 – Aug 1980 | "A" gang | WHOOAA. What a waste of a great old ship. In my mind she is still the cleanest ship in the fleet. I sure did my part on extra duty cleaning her bilges and painting the bulkheads overheads and other places I don't want to remember. What great memor |
| Weakland (Mcfarlane), David | STG1 | Dec 1978 – Dec 1981 | CA | |
| Bjelland, Robert (Bj) | SK1(DV), SKC(DV/SW), ENS,SC (LDO) | Dec 11, 1978 – Apr 14, 1981 | SUPPLY, S-1 | The best of my 9 ships. Loved being Chief of the Command. Great crew, super parties in PI. Enlisted 1969 retired 2004 as O-6, in part thanks to O'BRIEN. |
| Franceschina, Rick/stumpy | HT | 1979 – 1981 | ht | hello everyone |
| Leonard, Roy (Rick) | GSE2 | 1979 – 1983 | MP | We spent a lot of time at sea but, it could not have been with a better crew. I hate to hear she is gone. |
| Hunter, Terry | GSM2/GSM1 | Jan 1979 – Jan 1983 | MP | Has been a lifetime ago. Many memories good and bad. Great ship and sad to see it has gone! And yes RIP Robert Brady |
| Reece, Alan | BM3 | Jan 1, 1979 – Aug 28, 1982 | DECK | What great memories... |
| Jim, Knuff | EW2 | Feb 1979 – Aug 1979 | Ops | Worked with another EW3 wondering if anyone remembers his name? Looking over the ships westpac cruise book, I believe it was mark satrom - anyone know of his whereabouts? |
| Hess, Roger | STG3 | Mar 1979 – Apr 1983 | CA | |
| Caffey, Jay | GSMC | Apr 1979 – May 1982 | Main Propulsion | Good times, long deployments with hard work. Good bunch of snipes working with me. Retired in '84 |
| Wright, Albert | SEMAN | Jun 16, 1979 – Jul 22, 1981 | 1st | Had lots of fun and drank lots of beer. Would not do it again. |
| Sargent, Matt "sarge' | GSM 1 | Aug 14, 1979 – Aug 14, 1984 | Engineering Snipe | Some of the best times I have had in my life were on the O'Brien. I was able to travel the world, act like a wild man, and serve with great people. I am sad to know that she is gone. |
| Woodman, Larry / Woody | GSM3 | Sep 5, 1979 – Feb 1, 1984 | M | |
| Saranto, Ray | OS2 | Dec 1979 – Apr 1983 | OI | |
| Cain, Paul | STGC | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| Van Alstine, Mark | ET2 | 1980 – 1984 | CE | Great times looking back.. |
| Landi, Michael | FTM2 | 1980 – 1984 | CM | Great times on a great ship...It is hard to believe so many years have past, and our O'B is at rest. |
| Bailey, Gregory "beetle" | OS3 | 1980 – 1983 | OI | TOO BAD THEY PUT HER DOWN.GREAT SHIP AND A GREAT CREW.WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM ANY OF THE "KILLER B'S" IN "OI" DIV.THOSE 2WESTPAC'S WERE AWESOME,ESPECIALLY PATAYA BEACH AND PERTH!! I LIVE IN DENVER,CO (303)458-7510 |
| Black, Johnnel | BM 3 | Jan 1980 – Dec 15, 1981 | 1 st | |
| Reinke, Tony | FTG2 | Apr 1980 – Jul 1983 | FOX turned CB | Just found out about our great ship, sad to see her go to Davey Jones. Came onboard first west-pac, made shellback, took second west -pac, and helped fix her up in dry dock(Seattle) before I departed her. Great memories. |
| Leos, Jr, William | FIREMAN | Apr 1, 1980 – Apr 1, 1982 | Enginering | I am looking to see if anyone from DD 975 still remeber the years 1980-1982 on the OBrien. |
| Monroe, Richard | E-3 | Apr 3, 1980 – Jan 2, 1982 | deck | |
| Brown, Mike | FTM1 | May 1980 – Aug 1984 | CM | Truely sorry to have missed the decommissioning. Guess we all have to go sometime. Wouldn't mind hearing from any old shipmates. |
| Nunley, Dave | EA E-2 | May 1980 – Sep 1981 | A Gang | I loved Olongapo and Pattaya too much. |
| Louie, Art | RM2 | May 1, 1980 – May 1, 1982 | OC | Joined "OB" on first cruise in "Gonzo" Station. Swapped with RM2 Webb, reporting to Uss Sterett (CG-31). |
| Knaack, Steve | bm | Jun 13, 1980 – Apr 9, 1982 | 1st div. | Had alot of good times and met alot of good friends.need to have a reunion of the gutter crew ! |
| Bordeaux, Bruce | E4/STG3 | Jul 1980 – Aug 1982 | Sonar | Great to see the OB in pics and some crew I sailed (and steamed) with..WesPac was the greatest, especially the extended stay in P.I. I left while ship in drydocks @ Lockheed...I remember many stories and can tell some of them to my son AZ2. |
| Cain, Paul | STGC | Aug 1980 – Apr 1982 | CA | |
| Wegner, Richard/tex | HT2 | Sep 8, 1980 – Aug 30, 1982 | R | Just wanting to get in contact with old friends!! West pac was a hell of a time! |
| Brinkman, David | HT2 | Oct 1980 – Jul 1983 | R | |
| Barber, Kendal | EM2 | Nov 1980 – Jun 1982 | Engineering | |
| Crossno, David | GSM | 1981 – 1985 | M | Some of the best and worst times of my life. I did a lot of growing up on that old gal, and I think about her and the crew often |
| Pierro, Gerald | GSM | 1981 – 1983 | M | Care for a Balut with that San Miguel? R.I.P. Robert M Brady. I will NEVER forget |
| Pettigrew(Jd), Geoffrey | Fm2 | 1981 – 1983 | Engineering | Long live the great OB in our harts and souls.RIP Robert M.Brady,good friend,good man.Bob a day doesn't go by with out me thinking something about our good times on the OB. |
| Ormond, Eugene | ET3/ET2 | Jan 1981 – Nov 1984 | OE/CSE | My first ship was great! Met good people and enjoyed the travel. Sad to hear they sunk her in 2006. |
| Mouser, David | EN3 | Jan 12, 1981 – Sep 3, 1985 | a gang | I did two west pacs on her had a great time. |
| Sedlmeyer, Stephen | FTM1 | Feb 1981 – Jul 1983 | CF | |
| Adams, Sid | STG 1/DV | Feb 2, 1981 – 1983 | Sonar | First wes-pac. great times...Left for dive school after yard period in Seatle. Ran int Powanda in Va bch...hey george send a email sidskyking@hotmail.com |
| Fish, Rick | GMG2 | Mar 8, 1981 – Sep 10, 1983 | GUNNERY | |
| Lane, J | ET2 | Mar 24, 1981 – Mar 25, 1984 | ce | |
| Fairhurst, Steve | FTM2 | Apr 16, 1981 – Jan 10, 1985 | FOX | Whats up f**kers? It was goooood to be young was'nt it? |
| Kerr, Brad | DS1 | Jun 1981 – Feb 1984 | Combat Systems | Thanks for all the good times. |
| /bulger, James | BM3 | Jul 1981 – Jul 1984 | 1st | 2 WestPacs,Great friends,good memories(if I forget all the time spent at General Quarters and fire drills).Became a Shellback, a boat coxwain, a helmsman, a helicoptor landing signalman and a fire fighter all in the same year, What a Rush. |
| Roskam, Craig | BM3 | Aug 17, 1981 – Aug 16, 1983 | 1st | Thanks James Bulger, Joe Spellicy and David Mouser. for making my tour of duty much more enjoyable. From snow skiing to Rock and Roll. |
| Howard, Brian | ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN | Aug 21, 1981 – Jun 22, 1982 | OPS | What a blast! I'll never forget my West Pac days or the many friends I made serving aboard her. |
| Casey, Thomas | GSE1 | Sep 1981 – Dec 1985 | Great shipmates. Lot's of cold beers in Subic. | |
| Spellicy, Joe | BM3 | Sep 1981 – May 1984 | Deck | Had a great time, saw a lot of water. |
| Reed, Cliff | FTM2 | Sep 1, 1981 – May 30, 1983 | FOX/Combat Battery | One Final Salute to the Mighty WarShip O'BRIEN DD 975.. Standdown the Sea and Anchor Detail, the OB is Haze Gray and Underway. |
Morris, Hubert  | RM2 | Sep 3, 1981 – Sep 3, 1985 | Operations | Stationed at Naval Communications Station Stockton, Ca. & USS Obrien DD-975 |
| Valverde, Romeo | GMM2 | Sep 15, 1981 – Jan 15, 1984 | CM | The good times we had. The O'Brien still is under way in our minds. |
| Leeder, Robert/bob | GSE1/GSEC | Sep 19, 1981 – Oct 5, 1985 | E/MP | Long,Long hours keeping the ECSS and GTG's Operating but many good times and good ship mates |
| Schoeller, Carl | e-4 | Nov 1981 – Feb 1985 | m | great memories. sorry to know she is gone. |
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