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USS Merrill (DD 976) Crew List
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 577 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desarno, Chris---aka "gino" | DD 976 | 1994 – 1996 | OPERATIONS | CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN OVER TEN YEARS...GREAT MEMORIES AND ALOT OF FRIENDS. ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS ME DROP A LINE..RHODY, PURCELLL, DRAKE, SIMPSON |
| Thomas, Brad | E6/OS1 | 1994 – 1998 | OI | Had great times on this ship-great crew-great friends. I retired in 04, bought a house in Missouri-painted it haze gray!!! Take care to all! |
| Harris, Todd | ST 3 | 1994 – 1997 | ca | |
| Johnson, David | OS | 1994 – 1997 | OI | |
| Simpson, Matthew | e-3 boatswain mate | 1994 – Jul 1996 | operations | Proud to have served with all the guys on the Merrill. Wish she was still afloat. |
| Bellenidr Bell, Peter | E3 | 1994 – 1996 | Deck | |
| Gary, Hitt | Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 | S-1 | Damn, they sunk the Merrill without me!!! Anybody got the video. | |
| Verkin, Ed | OS2 | Feb 1994 – Oct 1997 | OI | Less than 1 yr to go until retirement. Currently an OSCS doing Officer Recruiting in Ohio |
| Hilligoss, Thomas | OS2 | Feb 1, 1994 – Aug 10, 1997 | Operations | |
| Strickland, Gil Aka Tex | RM2 | Mar 1994 – Mar 1996 | oc | the best command i had the priviledge of serving on while i was in the navy. i am sad to hear that she was used as a target. she deserved better than that |
| Jewett, Richard | ET3/E-4 | Mar 1994 – Mar 1996 | CE | Served as an ET in CE Division. Looking forward to hearing from those of you who knew me back then. Dunlap, Rucker, Adams, Gunn, and Gurr. Give me a holler. |
| Rhodehamel, Steve A.k.a "Rhody" | E-4 SH3 | Mar 9, 1994 – Sep 17, 1997 | SUPPLY/ENGINEERING | the merrill was so amazing. I am still friends with many of the crew members and I have heard that it is a lot of peoples favorite times in the miltary.need a cut?!!!! |
| Langley, Brian | Et3 | Apr 1994 – Mar 1996 | E-division | West PAC '95 was the best. |
| Coffey, Kirk | GMG 3 | Apr 14, 1994 – Jan 2, 1996 | CS | To all my fellow ship mates you can contact me at kcoffey2@houston.rr.com May Fair Seas And Winds Come Your Way |
| Mahoney, John | OS3 | Jun 1, 1994 – | Operations | I have alot of great memories of my time on the Merrill. I was sad to see that she was Sunk in 2003. I hope all of you guys are doing well now. I am a School Counselor and a soccer coach now in Rochester, NY. |
| Whyte, Jerold | AT1 | Jun 4, 1994 – Oct 15, 1995 | Air Det. | |
| Shinaver, Robert | OS2 | Jul 1, 1994 – Jul 1, 1998 | OI | Two deployments and the decomm. had a blast. |
| Mattar, Bradley | SN | Aug 1994 – Nov 1996 | First | Shipmates WestPac 95 |
| Lennep, Dustin | E-3 | Aug 1994 – Sep 1996 | Operations | I had some of the best times of my life and worked with some of the greatest people ever. |
| Saunders, Robert | RM3 | Aug 20, 1994 – Mar 28, 1996 | oc | The Merrill was the best ship in the navy. I miss serving on her. |
| Rosier, James/ Rosie | DC3 | Sep 1994 – Dec 1997 | R | My only ship. Had a blast aboard her. Two West-Pacs and alot of good friends. |
| Spielbauer, Roy (Speed) | GSM2 | Oct 1994 – Mar 1998 | MP | |
| Langley, Brian | ET 3 | Oct 1994 – Feb 1996 | ||
| Gunn, John | ET3 | Oct 1994 – Jun 1996 | CE | My last Fleet assignment. Would love to hear from some of the guys from the shop, especially Jon Davidson. Still married to Valorie, we have 3 kids one that graduated from CvHS this past school year. |
| Davison, Jon | ET3 | Oct 1, 1994 – Sep 16, 1996 | CE | Great ship and great people!! |
| Crane, Jon (Ickabod) | OS1 | Oct 8, 1994 – Mar 26, 1998 | OI | Whats up dudes? Best ship and crew I served on. |
| Grier, Richard | E-4/BM3 | Nov 1994 – Mar 26, 1998 | DECK | THE BEST SHIP THAT I HAVE SERVED ON. GLAD THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO DO TWO WESTPACS AND WAS PART OF THE DECOMM CREW. SORRY TO HEAR THAT SHE WAS SUNK. |
| Gunn, John | E-4 / ET3 | Nov 1994 – Jun 1996 | CE | Only ship I served on that I was not part of the decomm crew. Jon D and Jewette I see you cats are here. "Boss, What is the Bottom Line?" MA1 favorite saying. Didn't I see Hargrave on History Channel as a Co for LKAK? |
| Huffman, Bryan | GMG3 | Nov 1, 1994 – Nov 2, 1996 | OD/CS | Any fool can choose any Rate but GOD created Gunner's Mate!!! |
| Holtz, Jason | DC2 | Nov 10, 1994 – Dec 25, 1996 | R | I think the stench of the Engineering Berthing is permanently stuck in my nose. |
| Torres, Roberto | GSM2 | Dec 1994 – Jan 15, 1997 | MP-ENG | She wasn't my first ship, but she was my last. She won my heart! I still think of her and the crew that she so safely carried. Engineering Dept. was a real riot-thanks guys. You are still in my thoughts, and to this day keep me laughing. Trez |
| Brooks, Scott | STG3 | 1995 – Dec 1997 | CA | Quite the experience.....to bad its on the bottom now... |
| Miller, Dan | OS2 | 1995 – 1996 | OI | That was great of that detailer to pick my next command without my knowledge. Hey Shinaver.. how you holding up on Mountain Dew? |
| Ford, Shawn | RM3 | 1995 – 1998 | operations | The Merrill was a great time. alot of memories racked up in 3 years. |
| Underwood, Roy | HM1 | 1995 – Mar 1998 | NAVAD | |
Melohn, Gary  | EW1 | 1995 – 1998 | OW | DECOMM Crew |
| Nutter, Ben | stgsn | 1995 – 1997 | sonar | |
| Vines, Scott | YN1(SW) | Jan 1995 – Dec 1996 | NX | What great memories! |
| Collins, Keith | STG2 | Jan 1995 – Apr 1998 | Combat Systems | Best ship in the Navy. Met a lot of good people during my time on her. |
| Bogle, Martin | STGCS(SW) | Jan 1995 – Mar 1996 | Combat systems | Last tour of Duty |
| Maier, Thomas | E-4 | Jan 5, 1995 – 1997 | MP | Had a lot of good times and great friends. |
| Walters, Todd | E4/GSM | Mar 10, 1995 – Mar 26, 1998 | Main Prop | Two West Pac's. Hands down the best crew I have ever worked with. Crossing the line ceremonies were a blast. Good Times.... |
| Cullen, David | EM1(SW) | Apr 1995 – Mar 1998 | E-Div | Best ship I had the pleasure of serving on. Even remember EMCS Aargon's ass chewings!! |
| Lee, Jacques | GMG2 | Apr 1995 – Mar 1998 | ||
| Concelman, Chris | YN3(SW) | Apr 7, 1995 – Mar 15, 1998 | NX | |
| Kroetz, Trent | ISC(SW) | Apr 14, 1995 – Dec 31, 1997 | OW | Only Intel weenie on the boat. Got to spend a lot of time with the EW's and CT's. Not to mention the softball fun during WESTPAC 95 in Dubai at the USO. Great time onboard and lots of great people. Got out as ISCS(SW) back in 2004. |
| Sikes, Cody | BM3 | May 1995 – Feb 1997 | Deck | |
| Bellah, Marlin (Marty) | HM 3 | May 5, 1995 – May 5, 1996 | NX | |
| McGuire, Rand | STG2(SW) | May 5, 1995 – Mar 1998 | CA | This was my first ship and my favorite ship. She had such a great crew. We had such a great time! I met some of my best friends on this ship! |
| Sikes, Cody | BM3 | May 10, 1995 – Feb 1, 1997 | Deck | What an awesome time I had. A great ship and crew, with some good memories! |
| O'Neil, Tony | OS2 | Jun 1995 – | OI | I think about a lot of you guys all the time. Richard Long, WTF? Where are ya? |
| Anderson, William | GSM 4 | Jul 1995 – Sep 1998 | engineering | |
| Law, Wilton | GSM1 | Jul 1995 – Mar 1998 | MP | Best Ship and Crew! Did two tours on the ship and had an awesome experience both times. Thanks to everyone I served with. Hey Dano! |
| D'Angelo, Juan D'Angelo | GSM3 | Oct 1, 1995 – Oct 1, 1997 | Engineering | |
| Wilson, Wade | FC2 | Nov 1995 – Mar 1998 | CM | Hey fellas, I would love to hear from anybody that was on board the same time that I was. The Merrill was by far my favorite ship, the whole crew was bad ass. |
| Johnson, Ralph | E-4 | Nov 21, 1995 – Mar 18, 1997 | engineering | |
| Nutter, Ben | STG3 | Dec 1995 – Jan 1998 | combat | I dearly loved this ship and the time spent in service aboard. The Merrill and her crew will be among my fondest memories of my lifetime. |
| Thorpe, Tim | GMG 2 | Dec 5, 1995 – Dec 5, 1997 | CG | Mt 51 gun captain |
| Ritchie, Ryan | STG2 | Dec 5, 1995 – Sep 1997 | CA | Had such a great time on the Merrill. Great place to be as your last command in the Navy. Email me if you have a chance and knew me. |
| Thorpe, Tim | E-5 GUNNER\'S MATE | Dec 5, 1995 – Dec 5, 1997 | Combat systems | She saved the best for last! |
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