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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Conolly (DD 979). 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 407 crew members registered for the USS Conolly (DD 979).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas, Tolliver ( T-bone | BM3 | Oct 24, 1901 – Jan 24, 2000 | First | Hey Guys: It's nice to have a way to get back in touch. I will add more later. |
| Anderson, II, Laddys | E-4 | 1976 – 1980 | OC | Great experience......glad i was able to go through it.....Plank Owner and Pre Com |
| Trotter, Mike | GSMC | Aug 19, 1977 – Jul 29, 1979 | Engineering (MP) | Yep......I was one of the original commissioning crewmembers. Picked her up at Pascagoula. Was an honor to serve! |
| Martin, Tim | STG3 | Sep 1977 – Dec 8, 1979 | Weapons | Everett regret that I didn't listen to you about my wife,you were a great friend! Hope Roller fell into a hole to hell. But as to the crew, everyone treated me great other than my division. I am since an owner of my own business/air con |
| Chambers, Wayne / Tepo | CV.97 | Nov 9, 1977 – Aug 10, 1980 | ||
| Hall, Jeff | RM1 | 1978 – 1982 | Radio Gang | I Conolly at Philadelphia, now I feel old. |
| Sadler, Darren | YN3 | 1978 – Sep 1981 | nav | Was part of Precom crew. Left in Sep 81 to return to London. |
| Slusher, Larry | STG3 | 1978 – 1980 | 3rd | Wonderful experience for my first ship, great bunch of guys had some great times, some great concerts, retired DEC 31, 2001 STGC, shout out to my sea daddy "JR", miss those talks with Bill P. |
| Georgio, Domenic (George) | ETR5 | 1978 – 1979 | Electronics | |
| Hinojosa, Mike | EM2 | Jan 20, 1978 – May 25, 1981 | Engineering | Plankowner, Shellback, Great times in the bilges. I am alive and well, in Austin, Texas 2/20/09 mikeartster@hotmail.com |
| Haines, James R | STG1 | Feb 3, 1978 – Apr 4, 1981 | CA | Yes I was one of the original CA Division BLACK SHEEP. Retired 31 Jan 1994. STGC (SW). Best Sonar Gang to work with! |
| Degraaf, Everett | STG1 | Apr 1978 – Aug 7, 1980 | 3rd | Plankowner, spent many hours working in sonar dome trying to identify noise spokes in the Portsmouth Shipyard. |
| Williams, Tim | QM2 | Apr 1978 – May 1980 | Navigation | Plank Owner and member of Pre-Comm Unit. |
| Garrett, Steven (Jaguar) | OS2 | Apr 1, 1978 – Oct 1, 1983 | OI | I was a Plank Owner (Operations Specialst) and was also an Air Intercept Controller (AIC). I left the ship in Oct of 1983 from Santos Brazil while the ship was on it's UNITAS Cruise |
| Sobol, Curt | RM2/RM1 | Apr 10, 1978 – Oct 1, 1981 | OC | Wonderful experience - she was a great vessel with greater Shipmates. Leading the Way! |
| Jensen, Tim | OS2 | May 1978 – Jul 13, 1980 | OI | Plank owner. OI Division. Track Supervisor. ASAC. I still remember you guys and I talk about you all the time. |
| Sybert, John | FCC (R) | May 31, 1978 – Jul 6, 1982 | Weapons Dept, G Div | Part of precom crew. Had a blast. Served on Conolly with pride. Sad they used her for a target. Best group of men I ever served with. |
| Ackiss, Darrell | BM2 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1982 | 1ST | Lot of good times. Hope to hear from some old shipmates. |
| Knight, James/jim | DS2 | Jun 1978 – Jul 1980 | Combat Systems | PreCom Crew and Plank Owner. A great ship and a really great crew. |
| Reed, Robert | YNC | Jun 1, 1978 – Jul 1, 1980 | Admin | Plankowner, while assigned to USS Conolly I was YN1, now working for USN in Naples, Italy as civilian. Retired as YNC 1986. |
| Fortune, Louis ("Cookie) | TM2 | Jun 1, 1978 – Mar 5, 1980 | AS (Anti -Submarine | Plankowner |
| Brown, Kenneth | GMTSN | Jun 1, 1978 – Jun 1, 1981 | 3rd division | Me, Ralph King and Caldwell lived the Navy life in Norfolk. The finist ship, brand new, in Mississippi. Lived at the Lakeside Manor while the ship was almost done. We had a ball!!!!! |
| Williams, Tim | QMC (RET) | Jun 15, 1978 – Jul 1980 | Navigation | I see names I already know... Laursen, Rupert... HEY you guys !! What's up !! Write me ! |
| Crouse, Buck | gsm2 | Jun 20, 1978 – Jun 27, 1983 | m | what the hell? some of you old sea dogs are still around! seems like yesterday we were doing the mid-shift thing. anyone know where derek ware is? I sure miss the sound of those engines, contact me if u can. |
| Colbert, David | GSM1 & GSMC | Jul 1978 – Jun 1982 | M | Served on Precomm. Went back and retired off of her |
| Maier, Brian | RM2 | Jul 1978 – Apr 1980 | OC | Original Plankowner. Jeez, still remember Hall, Claudio, Hinton, McClain, Sobel, and Dearing. What a bunch of characters. |
| Preusser, William $ Bill | STG2 | Jul 1978 – Dec 1981 | Third | some of it magic, some of it tragic,but I had a good time all the way, never forget those times in the carribean, or any of my shipmates |
| Hinton, James (Jim) | RM1 (RET) | Jul 1978 – Jun 1979 | OC | Pre-commissioning crew and Plank Owner |
| O’connell, Daniel | OS2 | Jul 1978 – Dec 1981 | OI | Hoping to connect with old shipmates. Still in contact with a few and the reunions are great. |
| Lopez, Vince | FTG 2 | Jul 1978 – Sep 1981 | WEPS | Part of pre-com crew. Best group of people I ever met. Enjoyed the ship so much have a tattoo of her on my back. Too many great memories. Would be great to here from some of you. |
| Boozer, Joe | SM2 (E-5) | Jul 15, 1978 – Oct 18, 1980 | Visual Communication Division | Served in OC Division. A Plank Owner on the Conolly. I was very happy to be part of her Crew. Looking to talk to anyone the was on board for the Pre-Comm. |
| Claudio, George | RM2 | Aug 15, 1978 – Jun 21, 1981 | OPS | Precomm & plank owner - I grew up on the Conolly - came onboard just after my 18th birthday & left after my 21st. Great fun, great friends, deep impact upon my life. |
| Evans, Mark | BM2 | Aug 19, 1978 – Aug 10, 1982 | ||
| Lomax, Archie | sm/sn | Sep 1978 – Oct 1980 | communications | Became part of precommissioning team after decommissioning USA grand canyon. Served onboard during shakedown cruise from galviston Texas to Tampa bay Florida. Road out hurricane david during ships first cruise to home. |
| Moseng, Arland | Gunners Mate (G) | Sep 1978 – Jan 30, 1981 | Weapons/G Division | Was ships Armorer,Damage Control team, Amo Elev. Expert, and basically all the other "crap" (Or at least what the Div. Chief considered them to be) assignments. Somehow the rest of the CPO'S all thought fairly well of Me |
| Laursen, John | QM2 | Sep 28, 1978 – Mar 12, 1982 | nav | any other plank owners out there if so let me know. |
| Sidebottom, Richard-rick-side | SN/AN | Oct 1978 – 1981 | 1ST went Aviation when we got our first Helo | Brought tears to my eyes just finding this site and seeing some of the names. WOW!!! Some great days Leadng the Way. Getting the hell out of GITMO. Getting kicked out of Cuba, the whole damn ship. Reunion needed !! PLANKOWNER |
| Evans, Mark | BM2 | Oct 1978 – 1982 | 1st. | Pre-commission crew. Plank owner went on to uss Orion AS-18 for 2yrs. Then to Great lakes as company commander. Left Great Lakes as BM1, transferred to uss cimarron AO-177 Honorable discharge after 8.5 years. |
| Rupert, Jack | OS3 | Oct 14, 1978 – Dec 10, 1981 | OI | Where have all the years gone? |
| Hitchcock, Howard (Milo) | SN3 | Oct 14, 1978 – Apr 21, 1981 | 1st | Plank Owner: had a lot of good times. Remember All of them, man we are old LLLLLLLL TTTTTTTTT WWWWWWWWWW. Hope to hear from some old mates. |
| Jones, Jamey | IC2 | Oct 14, 1978 – Mar 17, 1982 | Engineering | Plank Owner, Shellback. Had a great time. Would be nice to hear from some of my old shipmates. Too bad we didnt get to see her one last time. jamey@rainsvillepew.com. Good luck to all. |
| Kuykendall, Craig | IC3 | Oct 14, 1978 – Mar 17, 1982 | Electrical | Plankowner, shellback, made two middle east deployments; had many great times with fellow crew members. Worked in E-division in the IC room. I hope to hear from some old friends. ROLL TIDE!!! email- ccek9911@yahoo.com |
| Lindeen, Andrew | BM1 (SW) | Oct 14, 1978 – Mar 19, 1982 | 1ST DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER | I COMMISSIONED USS CONOLLY DD-979 AS A 2ND CLASS WORKING IN 1ST DIVISION, THE SENT TO THE MESS DECKS AS MESS DECK MASTER-AT-ARMS FOR 1 YEAR WILL WORKING WITH SUPPLY DEPARTMENT I WAS CAP ADVANCED TO BM1 . |
| Scott, James | GMM3 | Nov 1978 – Apr 1979 | ||
| Shumaker, Mark | HT3 | Nov 15, 1978 – Jun 15, 1981 | repair | The early days - Chief Shear, Davorchak, Steve Miller, Farnsworth, Smitty, Dan Davault, LJG Thompson Jaqu Aliska where did you all end up ?- markshumaker@hotmail.com |
| Kohler, Joe | SMSN | Dec 1978 – Jul 1982 | OC |
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