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USS John Hancock (DD 981) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Hancock (DD 981). 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 514 crew members registered for the USS John Hancock (DD 981).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Anthony B. | EMC(SW) | 1990 – 1995 | E | Tough tour but good memories. Seems the Navy got tired of trying to keep her together. Will miss her. |
| Scofield, Joey | GM2 | 1990 – 1995 | Strike | Going to Mayport isn't the same since they decommed her. She was the easiest ship to find in the basin. Just look for the ship listing to starboard! I made some great friends. I had some of my fondest moments of the Navy onboard. |
| Cantu, Danny | BMSN | 1990 – 1992 | 1st | Great times! North Star '91 Stavanger, Norway and England! Blue Nose in the Arctic Circle. We had some great times!! |
| Carolino, Cyrus | HN | 1990 – Jul 12, 1992 | Medical | Still living in Jacksonville FL. Married with 3 Kids. Working as a Consultant for Philips Respironics for the past 7 years. |
| Tucker, Greg | DC 2 | 1990 – 1993 | R | Looking forward to hearing from anyone I served with and talking about those old days! |
| Kikngdom, Roosevelt | E3/Fireman | 1990 – 1992 | R Division | |
| Franck, Arron | GMG3 | Feb 1990 – Jul 1991 | GUNS | Glad to have found this site abd here from some old shipmates. The Johnny H was my first ship and the best. Good times with great people! |
| Messer, Larry | OS3 | Feb 1990 – Jun 1993 | OPS | Living back in kentucky; married in 04 |
| Franck, Arron | GMG3 | Feb 1990 – Jul 1993 | CG | 5" gunner in charge of Mount 52. Looking for Mitch. Are you out there? |
| Steimle, Kit | RM2 | Mar 1990 – Jan 1993 | OPS | Life long Great memories onboard the Johhny H....Sgt. on Louisville PD for 16 years now... |
| Farquhar, Frank | FCCS(SW) | Mar 1, 1990 – Jan 1, 1992 | Strike | |
| Lockaby, Jeff | E-2 | May 7, 1990 – Mar 9, 1993 | Radio Shack | Had many great times Stavanger, Plymouth,, Mayport even underway wasn't that bad with our crew (well North Atlantic) |
| Cruz, Ronald | EM2 | May 10, 1990 – Feb 12, 1993 | It was a great ship! Great memories with Big ALVIN...Learned a lot from this ship. EMC (SW) FARMER was my LCPO. | |
| McMinn, Bobby | SM3 | May 19, 1990 – Dec 10, 1993 | Operations | Great bunch of fellas served on this boat during my time. We had good times and hit alot of nice ports. I always will remember the USS John Hancock and its crew. |
| Lucey, Tim / Loose | GMG3 | Jun 1990 – Jul 1992 | Guns | Glad to see the names on this site. I am a physician now and a Neurology Resident as of 12/04 Married to my wife Kristina w/ 2 kids Caity (7) and Joe (1). Hope to have a reunion sometime. |
| Buck, Keith | OSC | Jun 1990 – Nov 1996 | OI | Good times and good people on this ship.. Retired to D.C. as an OSC.. |
| Sams, Jeff | Jul 7, 1990 – Dec 21, 1993 | Combat Systems | Went back to the Army National Guard and currently E8. Left the Navy as a DS2. This was the best group I've had the pleaseure of working with. Currently in Minnesota. | |
| Rauch, Cecil | RC2 (SW) | Jul 20, 1990 – Sep 13, 1994 | GUNS | Had too much fun, but there's no such thing. |
| McCullen, Anthony | E2 | Aug 15, 1990 – Nov 2, 1992 | deck | hated the job loved some of the people i met,still good friends with a few OS3BULLOCK,BM3WESTMOORELAND.Only job I ever had where i got paid to skate! |
Hemphill, Doug (Os2 Big Daddy)  | OS2 | Aug 28, 1990 – Aug 5, 1995 | OPS | Was my only ship. Had a great time. Made lifelong friends. Johnny H crew was a great bunch! Shout to my boy L.J. and OPS. Got my MBA 2005. Working for the Fed Govt and live in MD. Starting my PhD. in 2010. |
| Bates, Nicholas/nick | E3 | Aug 28, 1990 – Aug 28, 1994 | Comm | ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| Davidsen, Drew | TM3 | Sep 4, 1990 – Jul 3, 1992 | Combat Systems | I play guitar full time. I am a session musician for alot of new records coming out. I just fnished my new CD, "This Journey." I am now doing some BIG radio promo. Lets connect. Visit www.indieheaven.com/artists/drewdavidsen for my music. |
| Stafford, Tom | STG2(SW) | Nov 1, 1990 – Dec 16, 1992 | CS | The Hancock had its good times (Jamaica and Stavanger) and bad (Gitmo and Bahrain). I think I still have a headache from the beer in Israel! |
| Moore, Matt | LT | Dec 1990 – Dec 1993 | Auxo/Missiles/Strike | |
| Moore, Matt | LT | Dec 1990 – Dec 1993 | Auxiliaries, Strike, Missiles | Served as Auxo from Dec 1990 through about June 1992. Then served as Strike Warfare Officer and for about 6 months I was also divo for the Missiles division. I detached the week before the 1993 Med cruise to go to post grad school in Monterey, CA. |
| Pigmon, Scott | EW2 | Dec 8, 1990 – Dec 7, 1993 | CSI | |
| Reynolds, Raymond "Rice" | FC2 (SW) | Dec 9, 1990 – Dec 15, 1995 | CSG2 | Two 6 month deployments and untold MIF-OPS and let's not forget that 6 month dry dock, what a great time!! MT51 and MT52, where are you? Email me folks. |
| Beck, Mike | FC3 | 1991 – 1993 | never have i worked with more spineless,backstabbing brown nosers. ltjg moore especially | |
| Brobst, Jeff | FC2(SW) | 1991 – 1994 | Strike | '61 Birds of Freedom' should bring back some memories for those who served aboard duing the Desert Storm / MIF ops! |
| Baker, Kevin | PNC(SW) | 1991 – 1994 | NAV/ADMIN | Great enlisted crew - mediocre wardroom. CDR Stone was worst CO I served in 20 yrs service. BZ to my enlisted shipmates for putting up with all the BS. |
| Dermody, Edward | GMC | 1991 – 1993 | Strike | Glad I got the hell away from Rogers...What a miserable time he must have had. |
| Lowe, Rick | STG1 | 1991 – 1992 | CSA | |
| Hutcherson, James | GMG3 | 1991 – 1994 | Guns | Considering where I am now, Afghanistan, living on a ship is looking pretty attractive these days. Hope everyone I knew back then is doing well. |
| Mobley, James | E3 Radioman | 1991 – 1992 | Operations | Had a lot of fun overseas with the crew and my shipmates. Life long memories. |
| Ellis, Michael | SM3 | Jan 8, 1991 – Jul 30, 1992 | I really enjoyed the Hancock. We stayed underway alot, but I am glad to have met some of the guys I did meet. I hated to hear it was decommed in 2000. I would like to hear from some of the ole SM's, QM's and others that I met way back when. | |
| Counce, Robert | HT3 | Mar 1, 1991 – Dec 1, 1994 | R | I could not wait 2 get off of this ship & now cant believe its gone/scrapped! I can B reached thru my wife's email addy, which S listed w/my profile. I look forward 2 talk 2 others that have served on this ship & those I served w/1990-1994. |
| Ruppe, Joseph | FC2 | Mar 15, 1991 – Jul 28, 1997 | CSG | Had a great time, met a lot of good friends and saw a lot of the world(sea). One of the best moves I ever made. Hello Rice and Jesse, you guys were the best. Those were the good'ol days. Fair winds and following Seas...... |
| Martinez, Rudy “vato†| RM3 | Jun 1, 1991 – Jun 1, 1993 | Radioman | Had a Great time on the John Hancock it’s been a while but I still remember the Good Times God Bless All and God all Squids. John Hancock “First for Freedom†RM3 Vato |
| Lawrence, Gary | Jun 14, 1991 – Nov 14, 2000 | |||
| Miller, Kevin | GSE2(SW) | Jul 25, 1991 – Jan 15, 1996 | MP | I had some of the best and worst times of my life while on the John Hancock. Served with some of the best people on earth. Now living in MD. Married w/ child + 1 soon . Look me up when you're in the DC area. I work with Terry Batten. |
| Cassidy, Tim "booter" | OS2 | Aug 1991 – Jun 1995 | Ops/OI | They call me Booter and I still don't know why. |
| Thornbloom, Jason "T" | HT3 | Aug 10, 1991 – Oct 24, 1994 | R | BEST AND WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE."FLIGHT QUARTERS", STELLA BEER, AND THAT GOD FORSAKEN SOFTBALL TEAM I COACHED IN THE SUMMER OF '94. BEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET!!! FIND ME AND WELL DRINK REAL BEER! |
| Lingis, Sean (Buckaroo) | EW2 | Sep 5, 1991 – Nov 5, 1993 | CSI | |
| Haggard, Kevin C. | GMG3 | Oct 1991 – Mar 1993 | Weapons | I couldn't believe it when I heard they Decommisioned her! I hope to contacts some good friends I made while I was there! |
| Rieker, Tony | FN / GSM | Nov 1991 – 1994 | MP / ENG RM #2 | WOW what memories we all had. It was good to have known you guys. good times, better friends. cant believe she is gone. our mobile trailer, cowboys truck, to many times in egypt, unreps, drinking with friends, everyone take care. |
| John, "Sarge" | GSE | Nov 1991 – Oct 1994 | Engineering | Had a great time !!! Looking for DC2 Robert Moore, & GMG2 Todd Smith. Still married to my 'Queen' that I met in Virginia. Feel free to contact me !! |
| Wilson, Jack | MA3 | Nov 1, 1991 – May 1, 1993 | Master-at-Arms | Hung out in the MA office doing piss tests for all you drunks that came to the ship late. Can't remember that many people. If you remember me, hit me up! |
| Brown, Timothy | DS1 | Nov 27, 1991 – Nov 27, 1995 | CSE | I have some wonderful memories |
| Lenhart, Jeff | ATCS | Dec 1991 – Aug 1992 | Air | HSL-42 Det 10 Leading Chief. |
| Perry, Michael | MS2 | Dec 1991 – Apr 1993 | S2 | My favorite ship of all. Loved the Proud Warriors of HSL-42. CDR Stone, helluva CO. Great experience. MedCruise '92-NOT!, remember that?! 61 Tommies, the only ship in the Navy sailing fully loaded. Good stuff, miss my 'mates. |
| Eichstadt, Jason | BM3 | Dec 1991 – Jun 1993 | Deck | Had alot of great times sailing the old girl. Too bad she's gone. |
| Villarreal, Juan | SN | Dec 1, 1991 – Aug 1, 1993 | 1ST | SPENT LONG LONELY HOURS OUT AT SEA BUT ALSO SPENT SOME AWSOME HOURS WITH SOME GREAT FRIENDS ONLY REGRET IS NOT CONTACTING THEM EVER AGAIN IF YOU REMEMBER GIVE ME A JINGLE |
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