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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986). 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 427 crew members registered for the USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Fortenberry, Terry | GSM 3 | 1990 – 1992 | ||
Bess, Willie | RM1/RMC | 1990 – 1994 | OC/Radio Shack | What a wonderful ship and crew. One of the best Comm Gangs I had ever served with. Even with that wild crazy Stephen Burkes, And the rest of wild and crazy Crew |
Famador, Alan | GSM2 | 1990 – 1997 | MP | Worked in Mer ! ,2 and severd as Oil King my last year on the Hill. Met wife on 3rd WESPAC in Bahrain. Miss all the travels ,escapades and friendships that I made does seven years. the will be missed |
Eaton, Dan | MS3 | 1990 – 1992 | Suppy | To many days in Subic Bay! Hope all for Desert Storm ride are doing well. |
Cable, Tim | em3 | 1990 – 1992 | Electrical | Looking for an old buddy William "Bill" Jeffers. Em3 we were there on the west pac where we hit the Supply ship on the way to the gulf during desert shield. |
Bess, Willie | RMC | 1990 – | Oc2 | Great shipmates |
Gann, Brad ![]() | Gsm2 | 1990 – 1995 | MP | |
Levy, Andrew | MS3 | Jan 3, 1990 – Sep 12, 1994 | Supply | Looking back it was a great time. Still Married to the girl I meet at the rose festival back in 92. We have 2 kids and life is good! |
Palmer, Richard | ET2 | Mar 23, 1990 – Jul 13, 1994 | CE | My first ship. Great crew. I was ready to leave, but hind sight is always twenty-twenty. Looking back, it is the best ship I have been on. It is sad to me that they sunk her. |
Trahan, Edward | IC3 | Apr 1, 1990 – | Communications | What a fun & unique West-Pac tour. Like runing into our supply ship flooding our sonar dome, 3 months in drydock in the P I then we blew a generator and had to go back, 1 day to see Hawaii and 1 on watch! Great times!LOL |
Dunn, Matthew | e-5 | Apr 1, 1990 – Nov 15, 1994 | supply | |
Hurlbut, Don | gsmfn | May 14, 1990 – Mar 18, 1991 | mer 2 | awesome ship the short time i was there |
Guzallis, Andy | EN2 | May 15, 1990 – May 15, 1995 | MP | i had agreat time on board the HWH i was probably the only 2nd class Engineman to be allowed to run the Engineroom and did a dam good job, ill savor my pics and memorys and our ships band doing the underway replenishment details hang on |
Barton, Kevin | FCSN | Jul 1990 – 1991 | Weapons | Did a nice tour of the Persian gulf. Desert Storm on that ship. Sad she isnt still around. Would love to find anyone else who was on it the same time I was. |
Gilmer, Donald | FCSN (SW) | Jul 1990 – Feb 1992 | CF | My first ship, I'll never forget the time on board. It totally shaped the rest of my life. Would love to attend a reunion. MS3 Matt Dunn, give me a shout on email. Was an honor to serve with everyone on board! |
O'Toole, Joe | EN3 | Jul 1, 1990 – Jul 12, 1991 | A-GANG | BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE A FEW OF US WERE SITTING ON THE FANTAIL AT NIGHT AND A LONG LINE OF AIRCRAFT WENT OVER HEAD. LATER THAT NIGHT THE CAPTAIN ANNOUNCED WE JUST BLEW THE HELL OUT OF IRAQI NOW DESERT STORM HAD STARTED |
Mendoza, Luis | E5 MS2 | Jul 22, 1990 – Jul 21, 1994 | supply | andrew levy, remember de leon?O, ALSO SONIC BOOM... THE HILL WAS THE SHIP TO BE ON. I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH ALL OF MY MS SHIP MATES... CONTACT ME IF U GET A CHANCE. |
Buck, Steve "Doc" | HM2(SW) | Sep 1, 1990 – Nov 14, 1992 | NAV/ADMIN | Good times, long hours,good friends. Wish you all well! I'm now a trauma nurse in Oregon. |
Darden, Al ![]() | e6 | Sep 14, 1990 – Jun 29, 1993 | s2 | hello fellow shipmates...been awhile. Most of us should be retired by now. |
Akin, Kris | FR - HT2 | Sep 15, 1990 – Jun 26, 1993 | R - | Operation dessert shield, dessert storm, dessert watch, and the best operation dry dock in P.I. R-Div had the best crew... |
Riggs, Patrick | FC2 | Oct 1990 – Oct 1992 | Fire Control | Operation Desert Storm then operation P.I. Drydock enough said. |
Frey, Toby | GSE4 | Oct 1, 1990 – Nov 26, 1991 | Engineering | The novelty of "The Fleet" wore off quickly with the endless drills and short trips to shoot at San Clemete Is. I must say Eng. got screwed every time liberty was given. I wish I had chosen another rate. I was mostly miserable. The crew was coo |
Ellerbee, Robert | DC2 (SW) | Oct 8, 1990 – Mar 5, 1994 | Repair | The Hill was my first and last command. I enjoyed the the people that I served with. Sorry to hear that it was sunk. It was a good command and I would not trade one day that I served aboard. |
Ortiz, Steve | BM3 | Oct 10, 1990 – Oct 10, 1992 | ||
Ball, Tony | GSE2 | Oct 12, 1990 – Feb 27, 1995 | miss both westpacs during the time I was on the Fuzzy w. Mound now in living in illinois with the wife i married on west pac 91 in the P.I. Miss all you all and gsm2 scot hardman from utah | |
Aquino, Antonio | GSM | Nov 1990 – Nov 1995 | MP | FIRST SHIP,DEPLOYMENT,WAR,OVERSEAS VISIT . GREAT CREW. LONG HOURS BUT LOTS OF LIBERTY ALSO. i reside in murrieta,ca now. |
Ferraro, Doug | DS2 | Nov 1990 – Aug 22, 1994 | CE | |
St.romain, Kristopher "Gator" | stgsr-stg3 | Dec 1990 – 1994 | ca | givem hell harry! wish i could catch up with u all! working fo the corps of engineers back in louisiana. if i could turn back the hands of time. div wit 1 girl datin wit 1 3yo son. kris.stromain@yahoo.com contact me! |
Smith, Martin | RMSR | 1991 – Feb 1992 | I enjoyed my short time on board would like to hear from any RM's from late 91-92 time in San Diego | |
Murray, Clint | RM3 | 1991 – 1994 | OPS | Had a blast serving with my comm buddies. Lots of characters that have left me with very fond memories. |
Paul, Liam | BM1 (SW) | 1991 – 1994 | Staff | Staff for ADM Bennett and Robinson. |
Baptista, Craig | E-3 | 1991 – 1993 | Ops. | In less then two years on the HWH I met a lot of good people and created memories / stories that will last my lifetime |
Landis, Steve | EW1 | 1991 – 1996 | OI | Mostly fond memories of this ship, crew and the places we visited. Retired in 2000. Currently Technical Lead at Nilfisk-Advance in Plymouth, MN (121210) |
Kuyoth, Randy / Golden Boy | DS3/ DSSA | Jan 1991 – Apr 14, 1994 | CE | Got to the ship in PI. Learned to drink, and get into lots and lots of trouble. Life was interesting on the Harry W Spill. Not always fun, but always interesting. |
Childers, Scott | FC3(SW) | Feb 1991 – Jun 1992 | CF/RADAR 1 | Hey Riggs still watching the Holy Grail? |
Quevedo, Lawrence "q" | EW2(SW) | Feb 1991 – Apr 1996 | OI | Had a great time: Chuck Bilyeu, Jason Freels, Ignacio Garza, Patrick Taylor, Greg Knoles, Shannon Jackson, Libizowski, David Ambriz, Juan DeLaMora, Arturo Arrayalyes, Rich Herrera,etc. Now looking to retire in Feb2010 as a CWO3. |
Crow, Kevin | HT1 | Feb 22, 1991 – Mar 10, 1997 | R | currently working for L3 at Camp Pendleton |
Markson, Michael 'Mickey' | E3 | Mar 1991 – Oct 1991 | 1st & only ship i was asigned to.made a couple of good friends,& would like to get in touch with them.i would especialy like to locate is Brad Uyema,he's Korean & i think an ET. | |
Earle, Gary | RM3 | Mar 7, 1991 – Nov 27, 1994 | OC | LOVED THE TIME I SERVED ON THIS BOAT! |
Futch, Benjamin | ITCS | Mar 30, 1991 – Apr 30, 1995 | OC | Was IT1 when onboard. I can be contacted at SIMA SD at benjamin.futch@navy.mil |
Jackson, Shannon (Jacko) | EW2 | Apr 1991 – May 1994 | OI | Had a great time on this ship. We had the greatest crew around and the officers got lucky I had hernia surgery or OI division would have won the softball tourney. Man, the memories. |
Uffelman, Brent | STG3 | May 1991 – Feb 1995 | CA | Had a great time on board.Made a lot of great friends.Top notch crew. |
Thompson, Kevin A. | DC1(SW) | Jun 1991 – Oct 1994 | Repair | Was in charge of ER09 and had a great time on HWH.Went into the Reserves in 94, picked up CPO in 96 and just got selected for CWO...returning to active duty... |
Oaks, Joseph | GSE3 | Jun 1991 – Jun 1992 | MP | |
McGonegal, Tim | GSM2 | Jun 1991 – Feb 23, 1994 | MP | Oh, the Harry Mound! Sometimes I miss her, most times not. Good learning experience and made some good friends. Sad to hear the sank her. |
Murphy, Shawn | EN3 | Jul 1991 – Dec 1994 | a gang | best time of my life on the hill.. back in houston,tx ..now been w/houston police dept 11 years |
Garrison, Sean | ET3 | Jul 4, 1991 – Sep 19, 1995 | CE | Arnold-hey you still got that Tackamine? Hey, I made Captain in the SMFD after 14 years, got 2 boys, same wife.Jeremy Clark-SUP? Greg Elliot-what airlines? Good God! Dirty Greg...I guess they let anyone fly them things! |
Remmem, David | GMG2 | Jul 7, 1991 – Aug 15, 1997 | CG | Had a great time serving on the Hill. Wish she were still around. |
Proctor, Vincent | EN 3 | Jul 9, 1991 – May 10, 1992 | ENG | Best time of my life A-GANG flight deck, refueling team,toohtpick, sturge whats up big dave, mike anderson |
Kinman, Robert | FC2 | Aug 15, 1991 – Jul 1, 1993 | Combat | Great ship even better people |
Skidmore, Marc (Skid) | GMG2 | Sep 1991 – Sep 1994 | CSG2 | Had a lot of good memories on the Hill. Some of my best friends were my shipmates. Now I'm a deputy in Ca. But I do miss the fun times. Even in the Gulf. |
Earle, Gary | RM 3 | Sep 20, 1991 – Sep 26, 1994 | ||
Hernandez, Jazmin | EN 3 | Sep 26, 1991 – Jul 30, 1995 | staff | i enjoyed it!! |
Kuenster, Alvin | FC-3 | Oct 1991 – Dec 1993 | Fox/Radar 1 | Loved my time at sea. In port I drank to much, but at sea, it was all good. |
Bryant, Richard | HT2 | Oct 1991 – Dec 1992 | REPAIR | HAD GOOD TIMES EVEN WHEN GETTING IN TROUBLE, REMEMBER ALL THE CRAZY TIMES AND PEOPLE..AND ALL THE TRIPS TOO TIJUANA, MEXICO. |
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