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USS John Rodgers (DD 983) Crew List
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 563 crew members registered for the USS John Rodgers (DD 983).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleson, James W. | TM3(SW) | 1992 – 1994 | Combat Systems | |
| Christman, Ernie Aka Chris | OSSA | 1992 – 1993 | OI | Unfortunately at the time I could not handle the freedom and made some bad mistakes. I have learned the biblical truth that all things work together for good, God has allowed great things into my life, wife & 3 kids |
| Leblanc, Reese | EWSN | 1992 – 1993 | OT | Got my strikes and was out. Not really what I intended but it's how it played out. Would love to catch up with my old shipmates. |
| Edwards, Richard | STG2 | Jan 1992 – Oct 1996 | COMBAT SYSTEMS CA | WAZZUPPP, WON'T SAY I MISSED THE SHIP BUT I DO MISS THE PEOPLE(SHIPMATES), ANY YA'LL CA DIVISION PEOPLE BETTER DROP ME A LINE... PEACE OUT.... |
| Davis, Jim | MACS(SW) | Jan 1992 – May 1993 | NAV/ADMIN | WORKING FOR THE IZARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN NORTH ARKANSAS. STOP IN AND HAVE A CUP OF JOE |
| Hughes, Fred | CTOC | Jan 1992 – Jan 1995 | OT | A lot of good memories for this tour. The guys in OT division were a unique group. |
| Wilson, Lou | DC3 | Jan 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1994 | R | |
| Snider, Jeff | E-3 | Jan 5, 1992 – Jun 21, 1993 | First Division | Hey fellas, I'm glad I found this web site. Sad to hear the "Strike Eagle" was decomed. We had a hell of a crew when I was on board. Started out nice and fresh right out of the shipyards in 1992 in Norfolk. |
| Art Webb, Bobby'S Boy | MS2 | Jan 28, 1992 – Jan 28, 1996 | Supply | The best four years of my life. |
| Kreeger, Russell | OS2 | Feb 1992 – Jan 1995 | OI | I know I left in a bad situation, but I remember all the good memories and great shipmates that were friends! |
| Saurers, David | STG2 | Feb 1992 – Jul 1994 | CA | Wow great site any old shippies know where Rascoe or MCclain are at? Nice to see hube and black and eddy here too. CPO White was a cool guy too |
| Moses, Sean | ET3 | Feb 1992 – Apr 1996 | CE | Just found this site. Also just found out that that the ship got decommisioned. |
| Pavone, Paulie | DC-2 | Feb 2, 1992 – Feb 3, 1996 | like to here from shipmates from 92 -96 send me a line | |
| Keck, Shawn | STGSN | Feb 15, 1992 – Jan 15, 1994 | combat | |
| Zia, Gregory | PN3 | Mar 1, 1992 – Apr 1, 1994 | Ships office | Hi to all fellow shipmates. Currently a Chicago police officer and married with one 2 yr old daughter. Had a good time on the unitas cruise and the 2 yrs I spent on the ship. |
| Gesselli, Anthony (Smelly) | BM3 | Mar 3, 1992 – Aug 13, 1996 | OD | Great crew, great times. Unitas '93, SNFL '95. Deck guys never forget Thorpe. "Hey Selli" |
| Huberty, John (Hubedog) | STG2 | Mar 12, 1992 – May 8, 1996 | CSA | What's up, fellas? Just chillin' out up here in Minnesota, enjoying the nice warm weather! Just added a photo. Hope I look better than Black. :-) Shoot me a line at johnnyonspot@hotmail.com Anyone looking for Steve Bauer, let me kn |
| Gundrum, Stephen / Gumby | STG3 | May 1992 – Jan 1994 | Combat | |
| Seagle, Kevin | BMSN | Jun 15, 1992 – Apr 20, 1994 | deck | I still live in north carolina married 9 years have two children work for swain county as a building inspector and i preach at local churches on sundays been preaching about six months life is good. |
| Chi, James Yuchu | ET2 | Jul 1992 – Jul 1996 | CE | Cruises: 1. UNITAS (Shellback) 2. MED 3. NORTH ATLANTIC |
| Sparre, Jonathan | GSE/E-4 | Aug 6, 1992 – Apr 9, 1995 | M | I'm back living in Brunswick, GA, fixin to get married again, and possibly going back in the reserves. |
| Sparre, Jonathan(sparky) | GSE3 | Aug 14, 1992 – Apr 9, 1995 | M | HAD A GREAT TIME, MET ALOT OF PEOPLE |
| Wiegman, John | GSM2 | Oct 1992 – Dec 1994 | M | Gotta love that Unitas |
| Marquis, Mike | IC2 | Oct 1992 – Jan 6, 1997 | EE | Met many people and had a great time. |
| Legendre, Denny (Trini) | E4/GSM3 | Oct 1, 1992 – Sep 12, 1994 | Eng | First Ship! Great times! Unitas cruise! Need I say more |
| Triplett, Howard A.k.a. " Trip Dawg" | SK2 | Nov 1, 1992 – Dec 18, 1996 | S-1 | JRD is still the best crew i've served with. Been on 3 different ships since(ffg,cvn,cg). SKC now and hope to hear from someone. Wolfe & Raw Dawg got my vote for the craziest :) |
| Smith, James | QM1 (SW) | Nov 1, 1992 – Aug 1, 1994 | NAV | |
| Wood, Michael | CTR2 | Nov 15, 1992 – Sep 15, 1995 | OT | |
| Keith, Brian | SH3 | Nov 30, 1992 – Nov 20, 1994 | Ships Serviceman | I enjoyed my time on board and made many friends. UNITAS was a fun time and can't believe how many places we visited. I have worked civil service for many years now and currently have a wonderful family. |
| Cottle, Lincoln | SK3 | 1993 – 1995 | S1 | NOW SK1 ONE OF THE BEST CREW EVER. ESPECIALLY S1 DEPT. |
| Jose, Joel | OS2 | 1993 – 1997 | OI | Married w/ 3 kids. Graduated with my BA from Regis University. Now pursuing my Masters from Univ of Cincinnati. Currently a Police Officer and C.S.I. Lots of memories and friends from the Jolly Rodgers. Email me at joel0011@gmail.com. |
| Switzer, Gary | MMCM(SW) | 1993 – Oct 1995 | CMC | Have a lot of good memories of the best crew I ever served with. retired raising my 6yr old grand daughter. Would like to here from you all. Enjoying retirement. |
| Hall, Keon | BM3 | 1993 – 1996 | Deck | God bless all those who have served and are now serving |
| Cortes, Glenn | BMSN | 1993 – 1994 | First Division | UNITAS!!! Some of the best times of my life, God bless my brothers from John Rodgers, and all who have served and are serving today. |
| McCall, Chris | STG3(SW) | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 | CA | Still happily married with 3 children to Alejandra, who I met in Valparaiso, Chile during Unitas XXXIV in 1993. Send me an email. |
| McCall, Christopher | E-3/STGSN(SW) | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 | CA | |
| Kinney, Philip | CTR2 | Jan 1, 1993 – 1996 | OT | I have some of great memories of serving on the ship. During my time, we made a Unitas cruise and became shellbacks, a 6mos deployment to the Med, and then a trip to the North Altantic. Hope everyone is safe and doing great! |
| Lehner, Robert | FN | Jan 5, 1993 – Oct 14, 1994 | ||
| Sherman, Joseph | BM2(SW) | Jan 14, 1993 – Sep 4, 1998 | Deck | My First Ship! The best crew. John Rodgers got my Naval Career off to an enthusiastic start. I couldn't be more proud of my tour of duty aboard her. |
| Vetsch, Christian | BM | Feb 1, 1993 – Aug 10, 1994 | Deck | |
| Hadbafnick, Roy "nick" | GMG3 | Feb 22, 1993 – Feb 23, 1997 | COMBAT SYS | MISS ALL THE FRIENDS I MADE WHILE SERVING. I DEDICATE THIS MESSAGE TO VETERAN SAILOR WHO PASSED FROM CANCER AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. TO MONTY LANE GMG1 MAY HE STILL RIDE HARD!!!!!!!!! |
| Galloway, Darryll | TMC(SW/AW) | Mar 1993 – Jan 1996 | CA | Great tour of duty! Picked up CPO while on board. |
| Calloway, Tony | FC3 | Mar 1993 – Jul 1993 | Loved the ship and the crew for the little time I was on board. Got injured in a car accident the week before the Unitas. | |
| Lauvray, Jeff | RM3 | Mar 1993 – Jan 1995 | Radio | |
| Kubu, Jerry | EM1(SW) | Mar 1993 – Mar 1996 | E-Div | Had the best time of my career on board. |
| Brown, Jim | GSM1 | Mar 1, 1993 – Mar 1, 1998 | M | Can't say I miss the Navy. But do think about some of the old shipmates from time to time. |
| Chapa, Ruben | GSM3/E-4 | Mar 8, 1993 – Nov 3, 1996 | Engineering-Main Proplusion | I meet a lot of great people and made some unforgettable friends for life! Contact me on Facebook @ rzchapa8324@yahoo.com |
| Guenther, Greg | Engineman 2nd class | Mar 16, 1993 – Aug 10, 1997 | Auxillaries Division, or A-Gang | |
| Robinson, Catfish_will | RM3 | Apr 9, 1993 – Aug 5, 1994 | Radio | TO live and love life, Family and GOD. |
| Jones, David "guss" | IC1 (SW) | May 1993 – Aug 1997 | EE | Had a lot of good times with most of the guys in Engineering. Living in Hinesville Ga near Savannah. Working as an Electrician. |
| Santner, Mike | FCCS | May 1993 – Jun 1996 | CM | |
Spann, Robert  | EM2 - E5 | May 1993 – May 16, 1997 | E Div | it was a pleasure being on board with some great friends and crew we had lots of fun. |
| Phillips, Richard | EN1 | Jun 1993 – Nov 1996 | A-Gang and FOWK | Had a great time. The perfect stepping stone to a wonderful career. Retired June of 2006 ENC (SW/AW) |
| East, Walt | LT | Jun 1993 – Nov 1993 | Chaplain | UNITAS Staff Chaplain Great crew and ship. |
| Stallard, Ken "stewburner" | MS1(SW) | Jul 1993 – Aug 1996 | S-2 | Best ship of my current 23 yrs. Senior Enlisted Advisor@NWS Earle in NJ.Heading back to the FLT 11Apr07 Ashland@ Little Creek.Grey Haired,Tattooed HD rider. MSCS Donn Smoker was one hell of a mentor. Great Crew,Great Liberty,Great Times. BZ |
| Strates, Jim | CTT1(SW) | Jul 1, 1993 – Nov 30, 1993 | Staff | South America deployment. Too much damn liberty... four-man liberty. Paranoia to the max. One heck of an experience. Was my last sea duty in the Navy. Awesome warship! |
| Brooks, David | E4 GMG | Jul 1, 1993 – Dec 1, 1996 | Weapons | |
| Reed, John "Doc" | HM2(SW) | Jul 15, 1993 – Dec 20, 1993 | Medical | UNITAS XXXIV, What else can I say? Always looking for old shipmates. |
| Rodgers, Shawn | SR | Jul 17, 1993 – Nov 27, 1993 | OD-01 | I checked onboard just long enough for UNITAS XXXII. BM2 McManus may remember me as "the most responsible drunk I've ever seen." I got drunk in Rosey Roads and puked all over the deck. I got out of my reack, cleaned it up, and got back i |
| Judy, Michael | CTRC(SW) | Jul 23, 1993 – Aug 21, 1996 | OT | |
| Schall, Terry | GSE E-3 | Aug 1993 – May 4, 1995 | EM03 | Met alot of good friends and unitas was a blast |
| Riggle, Doug (Pigboy) | SK2 | Aug 1, 1993 – Aug 1, 1994 | S1, Storekeepers | This was the last and finest ship I served in, and I made a lot of really good friends in the short time I was there. I would like to reconnect with Triplett and Cottle my homies, they made me feel welcome and showed me a good time. |
| Greene, Terrance D. | PN3 | Sep 9, 1993 – Nov 7, 1994 | NAV ADMIN | Just trying get in touch with old shipmate. Really had a good time on that Unitas cruise in 1993. Feel free to Email me anytime |
| Greene, Terrance | PN3 | Sep 9, 1993 – Nov 7, 1994 | NAVADMIN | Just trying to get in touch with shipmates |
| Swayze, Jim | CTR2(SW) | Sep 14, 1993 – Aug 5, 1996 | OT | |
| Riker, Chris | STG1(SW/IUSS) | Sep 15, 1993 – Aug 28, 1998 | CS/CA | USS John Rodgers, Navy Recruiting NC, USS Vicksburg, COMNAVFOR Japan,... On my way to USS San Jacinto in a few months. |
| Smith, "Doc" | HM3(FMF) | Sep 20, 1993 – Jul 19, 1995 | medical | |
| Woods, James | sn3 | Oct 1993 – Jul 1995 | deck | Hello shipmates |
| Blackwood, James | SK1(SW) | Nov 1993 – Dec 1996 | S-1 | Best crew I've ever served with. Now SKC and in the Fleet Reserve (RET) Living the good life as a contractor for SPAWAR in Charleston SC |
| Torres, Tom | ITCS (SW) | Nov 27, 1993 – Feb 15, 1997 | OC | |
| Torres, Tom | ITCS(SW) | Nov 27, 1993 – Feb 12, 1997 | OC | BEST SHIP EVER, BEST BUNCH OF COMMUNICATORS EVER. Big John, Schwanke, Reeseman, Davison, Herrick, SM1 Smith, SM1 Amos...great time. loved my time on that ship. thanks for all the support guys. I'm in Millington at Bupers hope to run into y |
| Ray, Marco | STG2 | Dec 10, 1993 – Jan 28, 1997 | CA | What's up everybody. Good to see some familiar names on this site. I live in Orlando. Married w/son. |
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