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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Merrill (DD 976). 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 581 crew members registered for the USS Merrill (DD 976).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldred, Bill | IC1 | 1980 – 1986 | E | |
| Moon, Greg | DS2 | 1980 – 1985 | ||
| Swartwood, Bob | RM2 | 1980 – 1983 | OC | Glad to see many of my Old RM's on this list. Had a great time sorry to hear she was sunk. |
| Eldred, Bill | ICI | 1980 – 1986 | Glad I found this website. Paul just received a call from Dale Fletcher last week | |
| Barber, Joe | ET3 | 1980 – 1981 | CE | Some of the best times of my life were spent on this boat! joeb33350@yahoo.com |
| Gamburg, Alan | sa/bm | 1980 – 1981 | Deck | Loved this ship! |
| Ledford, Barry | CTO2 | Jan 1980 – Sep 1983 | OZ | I would love to hear from people who served her, I can't believe she was sunk. |
| Clough, John | OS3 | Jan 1980 – Jun 1982 | OI | Came on board the Merrill just prior to her First West-Pac Cruise. |
| Brewczynski, Paul Alan "Ski" | HTFN | Jan 1, 1980 – Mar 31, 1983 | Engineering | I was so excited to see all my old shipmates names. Please contact me, especially FAT DOG! If anyone has heard from Frank Gambale, please let me know. Thanks. |
| Sickels, Stephen | STGC(SW) | Jan 8, 1980 – May 2, 1982 | CA | Just surfing the web and came upon this so just signed in. Been looking for an SKC Lewis online who also served on Merrill. Will keep looking. Recognized a few names. |
| Garcia, Jonathan | CTRC | Feb 1, 1980 – May 1, 1980 | OZ | dave, bill, ens lumis, bubba, clark, chadwhick and to the rest of oz. god bless..... |
| Thompson, Dennis (Tomboy) | EN2 | Feb 28, 1980 – Oct 15, 1983 | MP & A Gang | Proud member of Snipes Castle, Grew up alot and ran with a lot of good people. Sad to hear they put Her down but the Mean Mutha probably didnt go easily. For those who new him we Lost Marmo @1992. Old freinds welcome to contact |
| Haydock, Peter | MS3 | Mar 1980 – Mar 1981 | supply | |
| Lamkin, Jerry | EN2 | Mar 1980 – Feb 1984 | MP/A-Gang | Good to see so many names of good friends I have not heard in many years |
| Taylor, Steve "Pig Farmer" | STG 2 | Mar 1, 1980 – Dec 15, 1982 | CA | The firing of the Tomahawk cruise missile. The first WESTPAC. Great crew, Great ship. Sad to read about her demise. |
| Pinkston, Pinky | HT2 | Mar 15, 1980 – Mar 15, 1982 | REPAIR | |
| Pinkston, John (Pinky) | HT2 | Mar 22, 1980 – Mar 23, 1982 | R-Division | Geez, a target, to bad |
| Hume, Larry | LT | May 1980 – Dec 1982 | OC/OI | A lot of good memories, and some not so much - but mostly good, particularly after 30+ years. |
| Lightner, Bill | Bm3 | May 7, 1980 – 1982 | 1st div, deck | |
| Lightner, Bill | bm3 | May 10, 1980 – May 16, 1982 | 1ST beck | |
| Womack, Terry | MS2 | May 15, 1980 – May 22, 1984 | Supply | My time aboard the Merrill was some of the best times in my life. I whish I could do it all over again. Sydow where's the rest of the cooks? Does anybody know where SK2 Freddy from Mississippi is? |
| Stanley, Ricchard | TM3 | Jun 1980 – 1981 | weapons | |
| Royce, Don "Fat Dog" | ENFA | Jun 1, 1980 – Sep 9, 1982 | A-Gang | I don't think that there was a better ship in the NAV and you guys, my Shipmates were some of the best friends I've ever had. |
| Boetker, Gary (Bo) | HT2 | Jun 1, 1980 – Feb 1, 1982 | Engineering | She was a great ship and had a great crew. Go snipes. It was sad to hear that she was sunk |
| Johnson, Craig / Ck | BM2 | Jun 1, 1980 – Mar 1, 1983 | Deck | Made some great friends during my time on the Merrill. I found out one lives 40 mins away. I wonder how many stayed Navy. I got out for 10 years and came back in as a Reservist. Go Navy. |
| Vannest, Mark | ET | Jul 1980 – Aug 1982 | ||
| Wuhrman, Jim | Aug 1980 – Jun 1982 | snipes | The Merrill was a heck of a ship. I have fond memories of her and my fellow crewmembers... | |
| Pratt, Dwight | GSM2 | Aug 1980 – Sep 1985 | MP | I have a lot of memories of her, it's too bad we'll never be able to visit. I got to do part of a WestPac then we became the test platform for Tomahawk . Check out the Merrill page on Facebook. Sign up! |
| Armstrong, Robert | FTGSN | Aug 1, 1980 – Oct 1, 1983 | CG | |
| Pedersen, Neal | DD 976 | Nov 1, 1980 – May 1, 1981 | sonar | I was in the reserve and involuntarily called to active duty and nearly dragged to the quarterdeck of the Merrill.It was one of the best times of my life, and I'd do it again in a minute.I can't believe she's gone. |
| Judd, Michael | BM2 | 1981 – 1985 | 1st | |
| Johnson, Paul { Firemain Johnson} | IC3 | 1981 – 1985 | ENGINEERING | I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE SORRY TO SEE THE MERRILL IS NOW A MANMADE REEF.I WAS PROUD TO SERVE ON "THE MEAN MOTHER" GOOD TIMES, GOOD FRIENDS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE I SERVED WITH!!!! |
| Spangler, David | OS3 | 1981 – 1984 | OI | |
| Hoffman, Glen | OSE2 | 1981 – | Operations Specialist | Awesome ship. Served with some great men. I remember the smoker match won by Ronnie for the OS Team |
| Smith, Frank | Jan 1981 – Feb 1984 | NX | Had a great time on my first ship. I'm loving retired life in Florida. Drop me a line sometime. | |
| Crenna, Tom | EW3 | Feb 1981 – Nov 1982 | Electronic Warfare | The best of the west pacs. |
| Sydow, Bob | MSSN/MS3 | Mar 1981 – Jun 1983 | Supply | Finished first enlist. as cook in 83. Reenlisted Nov 84 changed to RM rating. Took early retirement in 95 as RM1. Had a great time serving aboard the Merrill. Anyone know where is SH Joe Benedetto, or YN Frank Smith Let me know |
| Clarkston, Emmanuel | PC2 | Apr 10, 1981 – Apr 10, 1983 | x | hi,i was the postal clerk on the merrill.i would love to hear from david garth or anyone else who was aboard at that time . i am living in new orleans.happy mardi gras |
| Jacques, Russell | E-5/ET2 | Apr 22, 1981 – Aug 21, 1984 | CE | Made E-6 at Glenview Naval Air Station. That base is closed also. Suprised to hear they sunk the Merrill as a target hulk. Still drilling as a SELRES. |
| Jacques, Russell | ET1 | Apr 22, 1981 – Jul 29, 1984 | CE | Retired from SELRES January 2005. |
| Bayne, Alex (Tj) | DS2 | May 1981 – Jul 1984 | CD | A start to a great 20 years! |
| Moon, Greg | DS1 | Jun 1981 – Oct 1985 | CD | Best location of the best job I ever had. |
| Barr, Darryl | MR2 | Jun 9, 1981 – Jun 10, 1982 | R | my first ship,port of call Urika CA lots of fun.Managed the great gumbalie in his smoker debut he lost to merriweather.Ski let me no where your at. |
| Goodman, Philip | BM2 | Jul 1981 – Aug 1986 | 1st | Absolutly best WESPAC ever. Nothing beats your first tour especially serving with such a fine ship/crew (well until Bonta came back, did he ever make Chief?). |
| Rowe, Duke | OS 2 | Jul 1981 – Jan 1984 | OPS | CIC Watch Sup. ASAC. Tomahawk Data Base Manager/Launch Controler. Myself, Ken Sweet, and Deren Lorenz were the first OS's in the Navy to operatre the Tomahawk. We were the OS part of the test and development team. It was fun. |
| Ken, Sweet | OS2 | Jul 1981 – Jun 1984 | OI | |
| MacK, Brett | STG2 | Jul 1, 1981 – May 8, 1985 | It'd definitely be cool to here from anyone who remembers me. I miss the good 'ole days! | |
| Eggers, Scott | E-3 SIGNALMAN | Jul 22, 1981 – Aug 20, 1984 | Deck | Worked with the deck crew as well as the corpsman. Ran the paint booth while on the deck crew. Most of my friends called me "Eggs" |
| Bur, Arnold | E-2 | Aug 1981 – Jan 21, 1982 | Deck Apes | It was great working for a guy who had a life sentence to the Navy and a Chief who made it a point to work us like dogs. The Exec. Officer made him stop working us 12 hours a day, In Port. |
| Casio, Cary | STG2 | Aug 6, 1981 – May 1983 | AS | |
| Rice, Jim | GSM1 | Sep 1981 – Jul 15, 1986 | MP | |
| Baker, Steve | YNC | Sep 20, 1981 – Jul 30, 1983 | Not sure of Division - Ship's Office/Personnel | |
| Wheaton, Dave | CTM1 | Oct 1981 – Jun 1985 | OZ | JD, I didn't stay in for life, but 25 years is close. |
| Eggers, Scott "eggs" | SMSN | Oct 1, 1981 – Aug 29, 1984 | signalman | did the deckcrew for awhile then moved up to the signlcorp. Also help the corpman really enjoyed that. |
| Fletcher, Dale , Aka Big Fletch | HT 2 | Oct 5, 1981 – Jun 5, 1985 | R div | What a bummer, SUNK ?, My name is welded under the deck grids in fwd pump room. 2009 and I just looked her up. Steffy, Reindel, Bruder ha, Bruder, Merch where are you. After 23 yrs in S.D. Back in Erin Tn. Where's B.C.? |
| Claypool, Rackslug | ENFN | Dec 1, 1981 – Sep 1, 1983 | enganering | i wished i would have made better choices and made my superiors proud of me i meant a lot of good people and greatful for that |
| Leazer, David | CTTC | Dec 7, 1981 – Jun 16, 1984 | OZ | Looking for other OUTBOARD crew members and EW's. |
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