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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Rodgers (DD 983). 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 562 crew members registered for the USS John Rodgers (DD 983).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner, Jason | GMG2 | 0000 – 1984 | Deck, Gunnery | George Francis Adolf Wagner was a hell of a Captain. |
| Bolton, Jwyanza "bolton" | 0000 – Oct 15, 1995 | BM | norfolk and unitasmade it worth well,could only do the 4,had some great shipmates | |
| Hon, John | E 5/ GMT2 | 0000 – Sep 9, 1984 | ASW | Looking for old friends. |
| Siconolfi, Jeff | STG1 | 1978 – 1980 | AS | Plankowner |
| Henderson, Curtis | STG1 | 1978 – 1981 | A/S | Plank Owner - Good Times! |
| Davis, Bruce | GSM 3 | 1978 – 1979 | M | cool, I used to be the department head. |
| Curtis, Rob | STG 1 | 1978 – 1981 | AS | |
| Ingles, Edward | GSE2 | 1978 – 1981 | M | PLANKOWNER Great times, Great memories. |
| Dixon, Jack | EM3 | 1978 – Jun 12, 1982 | E | |
| Richmond, Scott | GSM2 | 1978 – Aug 1981 | M | Plankowner, Great Times and Great Friends! Retired GSMC(SW) 1997. Working at the Port Orchard Post office, Wa 98366. haprichmond@hotmail.com |
| Smith, Leslie | GSCS | Sep 1978 – Jun 1981 | M "ENGINEERING" | PLANK OWNER |
| Hardin, George | E6/GSE1 | Oct 1978 – Dec 1981 | Eng. | What a Great Ship. After a tour in Getmo FTG, Two tours At SWOS and Precom USS Kauffman FFG 59. Retire as GSCS. Living in Ga. |
| Cavazos, Henry | RM2 | Oct 15, 1978 – Nov 15, 1982 | OC | |
| McCarthy, Ron | OS2 | 1979 – 1980 | OI | Plankowner |
| Parsons, Dave | EM3 | 1979 – 1982 | Engineering | Plank Owner |
| Dixon, Jack | EM3 | 1979 – Jun 12, 1982 | E | |
| Kleinsorgen, Franklin | RM! | 1979 – 1981 | OC | Plankowner |
| Flournoy, Matt | LT | 1979 – 1981 | OC (Communictions) | Plankowner. Radiomen were great. Attended the decommissioning ceremony in 1998 and saw many other Plankowners. Our hell raising XO Larry Dearth died one year afterwards. We miss him. I am a lawyer in Marietta.Ga. Lt Madrid lives here also. |
| Ludwig, Fred | OS1 | 1979 – | Ops | A great ship. Proud to be a Plank Owner. |
| King, Billy | RM2,RM1 | 1979 – 1982 | OC | Plankowener, Had fun most of the time Gitmo was a real \blast (RIGHT) remember telling the Chief to get Klinesorgan off our back or he was going overboard. |
| Staskawicz, Ken | SK3 | 1979 – 1981 | Supply | |
| Hall, Bruce | E-6 / HT1SW | 1979 – 1983 | R1 | |
| Simpson, Charlie | GSE2 | 1979 – 1982 | Eng | Plankowner |
| Bellardine, Augie | ET1 | 1979 – 1981 | OE | Great shipmates |
| Dansby, Patrick | PNC | Jan 1979 – Jun 1981 | Navigation | PLANKOWNER - Oh! man...what a treat to the Seaeagle...anyboby ever think we'd still think, love, or miss her...she was hell of ship with one proud crew...never met a downer on that ship...it'd be a treat to hear from any of you plankowners or o |
| Norman, Phillip | GSEC | Jan 1979 – Feb 1981 | M | Proud shipmates, played a lot of music and made GSEC aboard her. Retired CWO2, but wife said I was confused I was unemployed so am working in the power industry in Cleburne, TX. |
| Delozier, John | JOHN RODGERS | Jan 1979 – Jun 1982 | Ship's Office | Plankowner. Good times. Have the original POD. Still think about the ship and the crew. Have met one plankowner a few years ago. Now high and dry in West Texas. |
| Towery, Bryan | SKC | Jan 1979 – Jul 1981 | S-1 | Pre-Comm Unit. Good ship and great crew! Time on board too short but good memories. |
| Taucher, John | HT2 | Jan 1979 – May 1981 | R | Great memories and great times and glad to see some names from old times |
| Longstreet, Ron | GMG2 | Jan 1979 – Sep 1982 | Weapons / Gunnery | Plank Owner , Some great memories and friendships |
| Bossler, Walter | GSE2 | Jan 1979 – Dec 1981 | M Division | Plank Owner Along with Phil Norman played alot of music, Retired GSCM 1997. |
| Samuel, Glenn | OS2 | Jan 1979 – 1981 | OI | Plankowner |
| Roznosky, Jerry ( Ski ) | e4 bm3 | Feb 1, 1979 – May 1979 | deck | plankowner , leading seaman extraordinaire,hi guys someone hit me up |
| Harrell, Rob | HT1 | Mar 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | DC | Good to see some old names that I recognize. Jack Dixon, where are you, I'm in Jax now. |
| Jones, Ken | HT2 (SW) | Mar 1, 1979 – Jun 5, 1982 | Repair | This was the best ship and shipmates that I served with during my time in the Navy. As a plankowner, I still think about the good and bad times that we shared together. I'm a high school teacher and coach in Huntsville, Al. |
| Alm, Charlie (Lil' Doc) | HM3 | Mar 7, 1979 – Aug 10, 1981 | NAVIGATION DIV | Plank owner; glad to have been a part of the great ship. Many good memories. Best years of my life with the greatest crew in the Navy. Would love to hear from any plank owner or fellow crew member. |
| Hughes, Dan | OSC | Mar 31, 1979 – Apr 2, 1983 | OI | PLANKOWNER - finest ship of my 20 year career. Hope to hear from fellow shipmates. Have great memories of hard work and fun times. |
| Stathakis, Steve | STG2 | Apr 1979 – Sep 18, 1982 | as | Plankowner, didnt get a plank ! Anyone know where bosuns mate Marcus Murphy is ? or Harry Thomas ? or any of the AS Div. people ? Shock, Tennessee, and dont forget London Fog and Smoggy-O ! |
| Messina, Barry | ENS | Apr 1979 – Aug 1982 | Aux, then Nav | What a ride! Plankowner. |
| Beckmark, Arthur | BM1 | Apr 1979 – Nov 1980 | 1st | Hey guys, how things? Retired and remember my roots when I first started my career with the best DD in the fleet. If you want to contact me, please do at cowboy_98312@yahoo.com, looking forward to hearing from all my plankowners. |
| Huser, William | MS2 | Apr 1979 – Oct 1979 | S-2 | PLANKOWNER |
| Lundy, Chuck | YN3 | Apr 1979 – Nov 1980 | A/S | Plankowner |
| Mark, James | RM2 | Apr 1, 1979 – Feb 1, 1982 | OC01 | Plankowner |
| Roberts, Richard | DS2 | Apr 13, 1979 – Jul 17, 1981 | OE | Great friends, great ship |
| Poole, Patrick | LT | May 1979 – Jun 1980 | Nav | Plankowner. Last in wardroom and first out. 2nd half of split tour. Great ship and people. Skipper Mike Loy's advice saved my career. Miss it everyday. Professorizing at University of Kentucky Mechanical Engineering. |
| Lewis, Bill | EM3 | May 1979 – Dec 1982 | E | Plank Owner. Great ship with an awesome crew. |
| Thrasher, Mike | STG2 | May 1, 1979 – Feb 10, 1981 | Sonar | Looking for other Sonar techs on board, like all of the original plankowners. apexdata@hotmail.com |
| Hurley, Stephen | OS3 | May 1, 1979 – Nov 1, 1981 | OS | I often wonder were all the other plankowners are now , especially Bill Smith OS2, who was for a time one of my closest friends, as was Komisar. |
| Kuenle, James | MS3 | May 15, 1979 – Jun 15, 1983 | sup | Plank Owner |
| Root, Robert | RM2 | Jun 1979 – Mar 1983 | O.C, | Plankowner. |
| Wilhite, Scott | E5 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jan 1, 1983 | supply | Plankowner anybody here of a reunion? still married to dennis mcelveny daughter for 24 years |
| Root, Robert | RM2 | Jun 14, 1979 – Mar 1983 | ||
| Wilhite, Scott | MS2 | Jun 14, 1979 – Jan 14, 1983 | Supply | |
| Stringer, Albert | EW2 | Jul 1979 – Jul 1982 | OS | Just missed PLANKOWNER, got on board at VieQues Island, NGFS qualifications Learned OS work before SLQ32 was onboard. astringe@dps.state.vt.us |
| Knox, Charley | CTO!(SW) | Jul 1979 – May 1982 | OC/OT | Second CT aboard! Worked in Radio cause OUTBOARD space was not built yet. I was waiting on the pier when they first came to Charleston. |
| Schmidt, Brian | DS1(SW) | Jul 14, 1979 – Feb 1983 | OE | |
| Roberts Jr, William | HT2 | Jul 14, 1979 – Nov 4, 1982 | r scene leader i !!!!!!! | still pissed i didnt get sailor of the year |
| Mann, Ed | EN3 | Sep 1979 – Jun 1982 | A | |
| Morris, Maynard (skip) Jr. | SH2 | Sep 1979 – 1981 | Supply | |
| Dunn, Tony | HT2 | Sep 1979 – Dec 1983 | R | R div. LPO (eventually) Played in the band. Never made sailor if the year. Wonder why? Hahaha! |
| Dunn, Paul Anthony (Tony) | HT2 | Oct 1979 – Dec 1983 | R | O.K. I admit it, I pretty much hated the Navy when I was in it. I miss a lot of things now, especially my knees. Good to see some names that made me smile. Time to muster the "Hmm choir" on the fantail? |
| Deweerd, Greg | CTTC(SW) | Nov 1979 – Sep 1982 | OT | My 1st sea duty and I was a chief already.The harassment in the CPO Mess was non-stop.I gave as good as I got.What a great ship and crew.Med cruise great.Mombassa fantastic. PersianGulf sucked.I miss it.Bought some nice old Adm. J.R. stuff on Ebay. |
| Shore, Steve | GMM2 | Nov 1979 – Jul 1982 | FOX Div | A great ship has gone, but the memories that she created will live on forever. Sshore162@hotmail.com |
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