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USS Moosbrugger (DD 980) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Moosbrugger (DD 980). 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 476 crew members registered for the USS Moosbrugger (DD 980).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1996 | 1997 – 1999 | 2000 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Doug | EW3 | 1979 – 1981 | OI | To the first crew of DD-980, lets have a ship's reunion. If interested, please email me. Maybe we can get something going... former EW1 |
| Belter, Mike | OSC Ret. | 1979 – 1984 | OI | Now retired I miss the friendships formed and the feeling of solitude of being at sea with our tail streamed independently steaming hunting subs. We put TMA into the surface fleet! Very sad to see it sitting in Philly. |
| McClure, Michael | QMSN | 1979 – 1982 | ops | plankowner, she was the best,the crew made it that way, The Moose is Loose, left her for the FFG-34 was a plankowner there too. Haze grey and underway.. |
| Kiernan, Douglas | E4 Petty Officer | 1979 – 1982 | First | I had a great time the 4 years I was on the Moosbrugger DD-980! |
| Lindsey, Marc | DK2 | Jan 1, 1979 – Aug 31, 1982 | Supply | I was the Dispersing Clerk for the first 4 years the ship was commissioned. I had some great times on that ship and remember them quit fondly. |
| Potucek, Charles | TMSN | Jan 1, 1979 – Apr 15, 1980 | W-1 | Good times on board the moos |
| Mcartor, Stephen "Droopy Dog" | FTM2 | Feb 1979 – Feb 1982 | Fox | One of the original members of the SeaSparrow Crew. Survivor of Hurricane Fredrick, Gitmo, and Pascagula. Looking for Dave Ralph and Tim James. |
| Cox, Jeff | HT2 | Feb 1979 – Jul 1982 | m | Was the best time of my life. Was a great bunch of guys. Meet my wife of 23 years and going strong while onboard. Never forget THE MOOSE IS LOOSE |
| McArtor, Stephen C. | E5 FTM | Feb 1979 – 1982 | Fox | |
| Cox_jeffandmichaelle@yahoo.com, Jeff | HT2 | Feb 15, 1979 – Jun 5, 1982 | eng | For all of you on the Moose from 1979 to 1983 who remember HT3 William (Bill) Jacob Felker.He passed away on Jan 26 2014. He was always proud of serving on the Moosebrugger and the friends he had aboard. |
| Anderson, Doug | STGSN | May 1979 – Jun 1980 | 2nd | Pascagoula and Gautier Miss. are only two of the outstanding memories I will keep with me as long as I live!! |
Hamel, Dan  | EW1 | Aug 1979 – 1981 | OI | |
| Smith, Daniel | EW2/EW1 | Aug 15, 1979 – Jun 15, 1983 | OI | OI Division on the Moose was the best..... EVER. |
| Vidal, Samuel | qm2 | Sep 19, 1979 – Sep 19, 1985 | navigation | |
| Bryant, James | TM1 | Sep 24, 1979 – Jun 20, 1981 | Weapons | Commissioned the "Moose" in December 1979 as a Planker. Don Hall and Big Ed Weiss, where are you now. Don, believe it or not, I retired as a TMCS 1997. Who would have guessed. |
| Ward, David | STG1 | Oct 1979 – Jun 1984 | 2ND | Best sonar gang she ever had. And Capt Dyer was the best. |
| Hartman, Henry | BMSN | Dec 30, 1979 – Jul 16, 1981 | 1 st | I've been out of the Navy for 30 yrs. I miss THE MOOSE those were problably the best days of my life |
| Porter, DS2 | DS2 | 1980 – 1983 | OE 02 | Blows me away that she's in mothballs so soon! I was on her first Med Cruise. Any other DS's around? Timmy Keating? Got out after 9 years Land locked in Kansas City currently. |
| Murray, John | ET2 | 1980 – 1984 | ||
| Herrick, Dean | EWC(S(SW)) RET. | 1980 – Aug 1984 | OI/OW | Fondest memories of my 20+ years in the Navy are those 4 on the Moose. My only regret is that I didn't get to serve with Admiral Dyer again. What a great skipper!! |
| Hoover, Dwayne | EN 5 | 1980 – 1981 | Eng. | Was assinged to A-gang Div. was only on board for about 6 months. then ended up in the broke dick Div. at SIMA Charleston SC. |
| Marcrum, Mark | TM3 | 1980 – 1984 | WEPS DIV | served 80-84 on ship for grenada and lebanon |
| Dell, Mike | ETSN | 1980 – 1981 | ET | Had a Great Time in Norfolk for degauseing. Wish I could remember who dropped me off at the gangway the night before we left. |
| Leonard, Guy | STG1 | Jan 1980 – Aug 27, 1984 | 2nd | The Moose Is Loose! Greatest sonar gang ever. Christmas in Israel. Tracking through The Wall. CDR/CAPT Dyer, God bless him. |
| Ross, Jimmy | SM1 | Jan 1980 – Jul 1983 | Operations | Great ship. The Moose could cut Loose. Shipmate from CO all the way down the line were the best. We made some great cruises. |
| Bone, John | GSM2 | Jan 1, 1980 – Nov 15, 1987 | M | The best job I ever had. Met some of the greatest guys I have ever known. |
| Hackman, Richard | DS3 | Mar 1980 – May 1981 | OE | Went from FN to DS3 in less than a year then on to Orlando and Mare Island, Ca. |
| Balog, Karl | EN3 | Apr 1980 – Jul 7, 1982 | Auxiliary Division | Join the ship 1st time in Benadorm, Spain...Was dischrge July of 82 Charleston S.C. came bk home to Ohio..only to re-enlist..lol |
| Carr, Robert (Cowboy) | GMGSN | Jul 1980 – Nov 1983 | ||
| Towle, Pete | MA! | Aug 15, 1980 – Jan 15, 1984 | OI | This was my first and most memorable shipboard experience. |
| Dekilder, David | EM2 | Aug 25, 1980 – Jul 23, 1984 | Electrical | Wow, it seem almost like yesterday... I remember so much, would lvoe to talk about the good times aboard the "Moose" |
| Sinclair, Dan | SKC | Aug 28, 1980 – Aug 31, 1982 | Supply | |
| Niven, Dan | GSE2 | Sep 1980 – Mar 1985 | M | The best of times. While I was there I hated to hear "The Moose Is Loose". Would be nice to hear it again. Worked, Party, and Lived with some of the greatest people I have ever known. Shortness is a state of mind... |
| Miller, Craig | SH1 | Sep 22, 1980 – Aug 20, 1982 | supply | Retired in 1991 SHC |
| Ihde, Rick | NC1/YN1 | Nov 1980 – Dec 1981 | ||
| Hill, Obie L. | GSM1 | Nov 10, 1980 – Aug 1, 1985 | MP | |
| Rader, Neil | OS | Dec 1980 – Sep 1984 | oi | |
| Karnes, Jeffrey | OS | 1981 – 1982 | Ops | |
| Harrison, Mike | E6 | 1981 – 1984 | OE | |
| Smith, David | STG2 | 1981 – 1983 | AS | |
| Aubin, Thomas | OS2 | 1981 – 1985 | OI | Many fond memories of my days aboard. |
| Pagan, Dick | SK2 | Jan 4, 1981 – Sep 18, 1984 | supply | more than requierd, that was the moosbrugger and its crew we had our ups and downs but we were one big happy family best time of my life especially the north atlantic cruise in summer of 1983, never forget it, |
| Wring, James (Gus) | E-6 | Jan 9, 1981 – May 9, 1985 | OI | Moose was my first and best command ever. Spent 20 yrs in the Navy. A lot of mems, losing turbines in black sea, gunline Beirut, gun line Granada, St. Thomas a thousand times, Capt "Red", Mooning the OSA boats, Greenwood, Ray Hawkins, Pal |
| Matos, Luis | GSM2 | Feb 12, 1981 – Oct 14, 1985 | M | The M Division fraternity was the greatest! But then again so was all of the Moose crew; with which I shared many memorable moments, both on and off duty!! |
| Stoker, Keith | 0S2 | Mar 1981 – Apr 1, 1983 | OI | |
| Hood, Franklin T. (Sparky) | EM3 | Mar 27, 1981 – Oct 5, 1985 | Engineering | I really miss all the guys, the MOOSE, stayed on the LOOSE. |
| Stoker, Keith | OS2 | Apr 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1983 | OI | Where are you Jim Wring? Was it Palatka? Call me 8506392074,8503230283 |
| McCartney, Jeff E. | FTM2 | Jun 1981 – Apr 1985 | Fox | |
| McCartney, Jeff | FTM2 | Jun 1981 – Apr 1985 | FOX | Great ship. Had the time of my life on "Moose". Reunion sounds great! looking for John Cullen, Bill Elliott, Howard Rhinier, Tony Sparber, Ron Benge, John Thompson |
| Elliott, Bill | GMG2 | Jul 1981 – Mar 1985 | G | |
| Garland, Brian | OS3 | Sep 1, 1981 – Sep 2, 1984 | Operations | "The Moose is Loose" what a call this was without a doubt a fun time to have serve in the Navy. I remember the Moose even had a tail back then. Sorry to see the gal retired. |
| Toohey, Gene | GMC(SW) | Nov 1981 – Dec 1984 | CA | Go Mighty ASROC'ers! The Moose is Loose! Yeah, I enjoyed the MED Cruise, Grenda was a wild adventure. GITMO all the worst times then now faded good old memories. |
| Murphy, Michael | OSCS(SW) | Nov 1981 – Apr 1987 | OI | Wat a great beginning to my Navy Career. I really met a lot of great people, especially the OI gang. Those 5+ years will always be the best years I had in the Navy. We need to get the reunion planned and get togehther |
| Clayton, Daniel | Em2 | Dec 1981 – Jul 1984 | E-Div | Best lady in the fleet. Those were great memories and i would do it again if the old girl was still around. Best crew ever served with. Hi Rusty. |
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