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USS Stump (DD 978) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Stump (DD 978). 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 700 crew members registered for the USS Stump (DD 978).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papazian, Big Papa | ENFN | 0000 – Oct 22, 2004 | A-GANG | THE BEST DAMN SHIP I HAVE HAD THE PLESURE TO SERVE ON. I HAD A GREAT TIME IN A-GANG. GO GATORS |
| Paske, Bill | Boatswain's Mate Second Class | 1943 – Oct 31, 1945 | T | This is my dad who left notes of knowing Admiral Stump well. |
| Scafidi, Sal | BM3 | Sep 13, 1975 – Jun 12, 1993 | OA | Good people great times! Bad generators and evaps! God Bless All! Where"s Rodrick and E-B-De-B? |
| Carpenter, James / Jim | DS1 | May 9, 1976 – May 9, 1982 | OE | Plankowner, aboard from pre-commissioning thru first two major deployments (Med and S. America) I have very fond memories of this ship and her crew and the 'adventures' we shared. I'd love to here from any old shipmates that remember me! |
| McAdams, Gary (Doc) | sn | Jul 1976 – 1978 | medical | Plankowner. H. corpsman misdirected to Bsn mt. Had a blast with the pre-comm in Pasgagolla Miss. GREAT damn bunch of lunatics I've ever met. George Wagner (SN).... O.T. ..Lt.Cmdr "Snuffels"...MHC "spiderman".... |
| Bassatt, Nelson | PO3 | Aug 1977 – 1979 | F & G Division | |
| Dorsey, Bill | STG 2 | Aug 14, 1977 – Feb 1980 | In Waxahachie, Texas now...wouldn't want to live any place else. | |
| Dunkelberger, Samuel D. | GSM2 | 1978 – Nov 1980 | Plankowner, served aboard as a member of the Engineering Department, Main Engineroom #1. | |
| Collins, Chris | GSE2 | 1978 – 1981 | MP | |
| Thomas, Floyd D. | GSM 2 | 1978 – 1981 | SNIPE , MAIN ENGINE ROOM 2 | MER-2 LEE HELMS GQ ,UNDERWAY REPLINSHIMENT ,SPECIAL SEA AND ANCHOR , |
| Moseley, Jim | EN2 | 1978 – 1979 | A Gang | Plankowner |
| Clarkson, Rick | ET3 | 1978 – 1981 | OE | Plankowner-Came onboard as an ETNSA-Mess Cooked-stood Sea @ Anchor detail with BMs-then Nav.Detail with QM gang.Took ealy retirement as an ET1SW.Had a good time on the ol Stump! |
| Wiggins, John | LTJG | 1978 – 1981 | Supply | Plank Owner. Disbursing, Sales Officer. Only ship I ever served on. Retired from Naval Reserve 1998 as CDR. Living in SC. Last saw ship at DK1 Alberse's retirement ceremony.Would love to hear from shipmates. Wiggins@med.sc.edu |
| Ford, Steve | EmFn | 1978 – 1980 | E | Reported to Portsmouth yard a week late with a broken leg, Club Med Gitmo, Mardi Gras Mobile, Spring Break Port Everglades, All Ire in Montego Bay. Playing guitar in the TACTAS compartment. Battery acid in the eye. |
| Stevenson, Michael | ET2 | 1978 – Feb 1982 | OE DIVISION (Operations Electronics) | Served as Electronic Technician (Communications) aboard for 3 Gitmos, 1 Unitas, and 1 Med Cruise. I have nothing but the fondest of memories of ALL those in OE Div., and throughout that era's crew of the USS STUMP DD978 |
| Allinson, Bob | SH3 | 1978 – 1981 | Supply | Plank owner Would love to hear from anyone from the pre comm crew thru 81. Did anyone get a piece of the ship? I thought we were supposed to? Did not realize she was decommissioned sorry to hear that. 610-216-0380 i |
| Howland, Jim "Jim Bob" | STG1 | Jan 15, 1978 – Oct 30, 1980 | 2nd/Sonar | Plankowner and the best time of my life. Made some good buddys then. Looking for some of the original sonar gang; Paul V, Johnny T, Mark C, Rawles, Victor C, Bill D, Wayne-O, Crow. Where are you guys? Drop me a line shipmates. |
| Cooks, Sam | BM3 | Jan 17, 1978 – Aug 20, 1981 | servicemen | called me dancing sam |
| Kissell, Steve | HT2 | Feb 18, 1978 – Feb 17, 1980 | R | Can you belive it? I came back in the reserves just 4 years ago and went to the decommisioning! See you at the next reunion! |
| Moon, Cliff | DS | Mar 1978 – Jun 1982 | OE | Plankowner. Great ship! Still keep in touch with Dennis Ventura, Mike Knight, "T" White. Would like to track down other OE and OPS folks. Rick, Jim, Keith, Tim - where are you? |
| Grimm, Darren | BMSN | Mar 1978 – May 1981 | Ist | Plank owner who did a lot of growing up while onboard. If any of you remember me my E-mail is dgrimm@direcway.com |
| Hansen, Emil | MS | Mar 1978 – Dec 1981 | supply | I am a plank owner and could not believe it when I saw that they had trashed this great ship. |
| Swafford, John | IC1 | Mar 1978 – Jan 1983 | e | Plankowner, remember Collins, Studer, Stock, Broden, Doc Williamson, Perry. Can't believe she is at the bottom of the ocean. |
| Rickards, Randy | EM 3 | Mar 1, 1978 – Sep 1, 1981 | engineering | Great time serving on the Ole stump we had a band "Country 978" played pulling in and out of port with Chief Hemsley long live the band |
| Carpenter, Donald | GMG2 | Mar 15, 1978 – Jan 5, 1981 | weps | was mount 51 gun captain. remember dunn, marvin, brooks, mcgerk and duvall. this had to be the best ship i served served on. be looking a long time to find something about her. |
| Blocker, Garry G. | MS3 | Apr 1978 – Jul 1981 | Supply | Plank owner. Would like to hear from other plank owners, or anybody that was on her from 1978 to 1981.Does anybody know where Raul Herrera Storekeeper Extraordinaire? |
| Roberts, William "Rob" | STG2 | Apr 1978 – Jan 1981 | 2nd | So glad to see this up! The official Navy site had one up for awhile, but shut it down. Sorry I missed the decom. Who'd have thunk it would have happened this soon? |
| Foshey, Keith | ET2 | Apr 1978 – Apr 1982 | OE | The Tiki club, just a fifth of Tequila away from Lakeside, an exceptional start to the best of friends on the best adventure. We really did that? |
Richardson, Larry  | MR1/MRC | Apr 1978 – Jul 1979 | R | PLANK OWNER. Retired in 1994 as the Chief Engineer on the USS Santa Barbara |
| Stevenson, Chief Steve | ETC | Apr 9, 1978 – Dec 15, 1981 | oe | all of you et ds ew get your pms done and start field day |
| Ziffer, Frank/ted | RMC | Apr 15, 1978 – Mar 30, 1980 | OC | My Favorite tour, wish I could have stayed longer. When Mac made Chief I got pulled and sent to Nucleus Crew for the USS Carl Vinson CVN70 |
| Reno, David | EN1 | Apr 23, 1978 – Dec 14, 1979 | A | Plank Owner. The Stump was my 2nd ship a lot of great memories. Hi to all of my old shipmates. Served 8 years on active duty then went reserve where I served another 18 years. Living in Chicago area now. |
| Dunkelberger, Sam | GSM2 | May 1978 – Oct 1980 | M | Member of PreCom unit and served in MER 1 |
| Carson, Barry | EN1 | May 1978 – Aug 15, 1979 | A-Gang | Plank owner,Oil King. Wish I'd known they were sinking her. Great trip to Mardi Gras in Mobile in 79. Never paid for a drink that weekend. From Pasc to Norfolk in Aug 78, 75% of crew had never been aboard ship. Puke fest |
| Bush, John | BM3 | May 1978 – 1981 | 1st. Division | Sex, Drugs, and Rock-N- Roll. Looking for BM3 Cliff Ullrich or Kenneth Bush, Danny Souls. Anyone remembering me please get in touch would love to hear from you. E-mail me at gail8c@aol.com |
| Evans, Jonah | E4 | May 10, 1978 – Jun 23, 1981 | first | |
| Finch, Tim | RMSN | May 21, 1978 – May 6, 1981 | OC | I was a late arrival,just after commisioning, but i feel like a plankowner,Like to talk to all the guys who remember me, i was kinda hard to forget, Right Capt Anderson?? |
| Blevins, David , Sr. | SK1 | Jun 1978 – Apr 1980 | S-1 | Plank Owner |
| Peterson, Pete | GSCS | Jun 1978 – Dec 1982 | E, M, A | |
| Antos, David | GSE2 | Jun 1978 – May 1981 | Engineering | Plankowner. Remember Jose Aboy (GSEC), Chris Collins (GSE2), Larry Edwards (GSE2), Ted Uchiek (GSE2), Paul Lasby (GSE2), Larry Mahl (EM2) |
| Stout, Tony | RM2 (RETIRED LT) | Jun 1978 – Jan 1981 | OC | Plankowner! Attended the Decom 10-19-04. It was great to see some of the old (and I mean old) faces! |
| Bridges, George | GSE1 | Jun 1978 – Jul 1980 | MP | What a cast of characters we had for commissioning! Nobody could forget you, Stew! |
| Bendtschneider, David | RM2 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1981 | OC | Plankowner! It was always Ravioli for midrats, and RM1 McCormick upchucking Mardi Gras onto the bottom racks while making a port of call in Mobile during the New Orleans strike. Sheesh, what a mess. Ah yes, I remember it well. |
| Foissett, John | BMC (Retired LCDR) | Jun 1978 – Apr 1980 | First Division | 1st division had the best group of guys I have ever served with. |
| Crowell, Chuck | CDR | Jun 1, 1978 – Sep 1980 | Engineer Officer | What a tour - from precomm to commissing to Gitmo to first deployment - things you can never forget. Mardi Gras - Capt Carl - Med ports - Istanbul - bunch of SUPER Snipes - blowing thru Engineering exams - red hankies |
| Swailes, Scott | HT3 | Jun 3, 1978 – Apr 11, 1980 | Engineering | Decommissioned? Man, it only feels like a few years ago the we commissioned her. I would like to hear from anyone who may remember me. 919-741-8930 |
| Marks, Harry E | LT | Jun 15, 1978 – Jun 15, 1980 | 2nd | |
| Marvin, Rick | GMG2 | Jun 22, 1978 – Jun 22, 1981 | WEPS | PLANK OWNER AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CONTACT WITH OTHERS THAT REMEMBER ME TOO. GREAT TIMES AND TRAVEL. |
| Broden, Dave (Dave-bob) | HT 2 | Jul 1978 – Aug 1980 | R-div | Plankowner; Came with Capt. Carl from the USS McCain. This was a dream crew that worked hard and played hard. SNIPES RULE ! Great times with Swafford, Studer, Collins, Bridges and Doc. Was not aware of the reunion ! |
| Crowley, David | BM-2 | Jul 1, 1978 – Feb 15, 1981 | 1st/deck | plank owner would like to hear from any of my shipmates e-mail me at Electrifydwc@aol.com |
| Skaggs, Jerry | OSCM | Jul 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1981 | OI | Commissioning Crew Command Master Chief. My last sea Tour. Loved the "Stump", Saw her decomm'd. Couldn't believe she was at the end. |
| Stewart, Randy | GSE-3 | Jul 3, 1978 – Jul 29, 1981 | Engineering | David Antosh, you forgot me! I wish I had known about the decommissoning. I wonder if the AC Satrter/controller box still had my "RTS was here!" |
| Uchiek, Ted | EM / GSE 2 | Jul 10, 1978 – Apr 1983 | E division | I was a young sailor back then and enjoyed myself and being on the ship. |
| Ramirez, Joaquin | OS2 | Jul 14, 1978 – Jul 22, 1980 | OI | Plankowner///departed ship in Barcelona Spain in 1980. Best ship served on. Served on USS Hull DD 945 and USS La Salle AGF-3 |
| Mello, John | RM3 | Jul 20, 1978 – Oct 18, 1980 | ||
| Morris, Stephen | HT 3 | Aug 1978 – Nov 1980 | Repair | Would like to hear from some the the crew during this time I have talked to a few from repair in the last year. This ship has left me with lots of good momories May God Bless this Vessel |
| Robert, Roger | ETR2 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1981 | OE | Of the 5 ship's I served on she was definitely the best! Though I missed commissioning, I spent 3 years with the commissioning crew. What a great bunch of guys!!! I retired ETCM(SW) Sep 97. Mr. Wykowski would never believe it!!! |
| Maurer, Rich | LT | Aug 1978 – Oct 1980 | Eng. | The first ever Stump reunion will be held in Mobile, AL Feb 2, 2008. Contact me for details. |
| McMaster, Keith | OS2 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1981 | OI | Plankowner. Enjoyed my time onboard. Looking forward to the reunion. |
| Herrera, Raul | SK2 | Aug 1978 – Mar 1982 | S1 | im 58 years old and im still looking good as ever and still partying like always. i haven't forgotten many of you guys.I think about those days when we use to party. I hope to hear to from 1 of you at least.keep in touch |
| Hill, Larry | FTM3 | Aug 1, 1978 – Sep 1, 1980 | ||
| Royal, Jeffrey (Oil) | EN3 | Aug 18, 1978 – Feb 6, 1981 | A Gang | Plank Owner Looking for his ship mates. Call Me (804) 529-9225 bobjuanbro@juno.com I left Colorado and I'm Back In Virginia a couple hours from Norfolk. I have Phone#s for Sciscilo, Bisbee, Cooks, |
| Homme, Jon | GMT2 | Aug 19, 1978 – Dec 20, 1980 | 2nd | ASROC rules! |
| Nickell, David | EM2 | Aug 19, 1978 – Aug 1981 | Electrical | I took a military leave of absence to go on active duty and went back to work for the same company I started work for. My wife, Pam and I will be married 30 years in April of 08. Our son is a graduate of Texas A&M. We never had other kids. |
| Marvin, Richard | GMG2 | Aug 19, 1978 – | weapons | i am looking for a shipmate Billy R. Duvall (Doobie) i am a plank owner |
| Ingraham, Abe | LT | Aug 20, 1978 – Feb 1, 1981 | Navigation | Lt Rich Maurer is planning a reunion. Mobile Nardi Gras once again! You can reach me at jim_ingraham@hotmail.com |
| Lytton, John R "Jack" | ETC | Sep 1, 1978 – Apr 12, 1980 | OE | Working for captain Anderson and experience |
| Thomas, Floyd | GSM2 | Sep 11, 1978 – Apr 15, 1981 | Engineering | Still Sworn |
| Britton, Joe | EW | Nov 1978 – Sep 1982 | OE | Now that was a crew! My only regret is that I missed being a plank owner. |
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