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USS O'Bannon (DD 987) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS O'Bannon (DD 987). 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 528 crew members registered for the USS O'Bannon (DD 987).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiatt, Patrick | EW3 SW | 1992 – Jan 2, 1996 | OE/ OPS | participated in a major overhaul in Charleston. Afterwards worked primarily on the AN/SLQ-32 v 3A , shipboard security team and became ESWS on first deployment in the Gulf. found a few shipmates and lots of pics pmuscatello@triad.rr.com |
| Kenney, George | MS1 {SW} | 1992 – | supply | First cook to ever received SW |
| Shirley, Leland | BMSN | Feb 1992 – 1995 | un | Leland Shirley passed away Feb. 25th 2017. He was living in Gilroy Ca at the time. He was a wonderful and well loved person. |
| Shedd, Charles / Chuck | BM3 | Feb 1, 1992 – Oct 1, 1993 | 1st | Good memories and alot of fun times. Would like to hear from old shipmates. |
| Middleton, Jason | GSM 2 | Feb 1, 1992 – Oct 1, 1995 | M | There is still no feeling like laying in the nets on the helo hanger and watching the stars on a moonless night. I'm a GSM in the civilian world. I live in Missouri with my wife and three kids. |
| Cantu, Jose (Paco) | GSM 3 | Apr 1992 – May 1993 | EM01-Engineering | My first ship. Sure miss her. Shame to her of her de-com. God Bless You All. Paco. |
| Van Wert, Mike (Werty, Vanny) | OSCS (SW) | Apr 1, 1992 – Apr 30, 1994 | OI | Ret. fm O'Bannon Chasnavalshyd. Outstanding North Atlantic Cruise, Russia and other ports. Served with CDR. (Stretch) Phillips, a great CO. A good basketball player &STGCM and FCCM Cmd Master Chiefs & Gino from Philly with the Vette. Great |
| Heyrman, Carl | FC1(SW) | Jun 1992 – Aug 1996 | CF | Good times to be had by all! Life is what you make of it and "OB" taught me about life. Miss my friends from the navy. Retired in sunny Florida! |
| Hassig, Michael | SM1(SW) | Jun 6, 1992 – Oct 30, 1995 | Operations | Retired in 1995 before the first female members came on board.Had a great time, |
| Fayard, Wally | E-3 | Jun 23, 1992 – Jun 23, 1994 | a-gang | Great Ship!!!! |
| Boger, Scott | STG2/E-5 | Jul 1992 – Sep 1997 | CA | Greatest Division on the ship. Now a Chief up in Norfolk. |
| Cox, Billy | GSM3 | Aug 1992 – Apr 1996 | Engineering | |
| Harless, Brad | ET3 | Aug 30, 1992 – Sep 30, 1992 | ? | Was TAD to the ship late 1992 from MOTU-10 in Charleston, SC. |
| Rios, Pete | GSMFN | Sep 17, 1992 – Aug 21, 1993 | MP | |
| Koller, Matt | FC2 | Nov 1, 1992 – Dec 20, 1994 | WEAPONS | |
| Blessing, Troy | OS2 | 1993 – Jul 1996 | OPS | |
| Stauffer, Frank | MR2 | 1993 – 1995 | R | great ship sorry to see her go. Had a great time the whole time I was aboard. Now living back in Canton Ohio. |
| Blessing, Troy | OS2 | 1993 – 1996 | OI | |
| Cutts, David | GSM2 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 | M- | |
| McDonald, David | SK2 | Jan 3, 1993 – Dec 6, 1996 | S-1 | |
| Hendricks, Steven | RM3 | Jan 15, 1993 – Jun 20, 1994 | Coms | |
| Spede, Joe | LT | Feb 1993 – Jul 1995 | EC | |
| Peppler, Chito | Lieutenant | Feb 1993 – Mar 1996 | CF, OI | Great memories, wonderful times. Amazing Sailors |
| Fonner, David | FC2(SW) | Mar 5, 1993 – Mar 8, 1998 | CF/CG | Alot of memories!!! 92-94 overhaul in Charleston, SC. Persian Gulf Deployments in '95 and '97. She will be missed!!! |
| Staley, James | RM1 | Mar 7, 1993 – May 7, 1995 | Communications | Some of the best people I've ever met |
| McGill, James | E3 | Mar 22, 1993 – Feb 28, 2005 | 1st | listen I had great time on the O'. I would do anything to ride her again |
| Sorrow, Jason | PN2 | Apr 1993 – Oct 1994 | Administration (executive) | I remember a valve I polished outside the personnel office with red cool aid juice and found out it was used as target practice resting at the bottom of the ocean... I spent hours-anyway, hope you are well shipmate! |
| Huesman, Chad (Big Red) | OS 2 | Jun 1993 – Feb 1998 | OI | Man I shure do miss senior chief Sprinkles!! O.K. not really but, I did have some awsome times and made great friends. |
| Romero, Leo | SKSN | Jun 1993 – Mar 1998 | Supply | |
| Nichols, Ken (Nick) | SH2 | Sep 1993 – May 1998 | S-3 | Had a great time on the O'Bannon. |
| Sims, Reginald | E4/SH3 | Sep 1993 – Jan 1999 | S-3 | |
| Tharpe, Neil "Eddie" | OSSN | Sep 9, 1993 – Jan 31, 1996 | OI | |
| Baerga, Carlos | DK1 | Sep 10, 1993 – Feb 10, 1998 | S4 | Many good times. The big Blade. |
| Vines, Danny | SN/RM3/IT1 | Oct 1993 – Jul 1997 | OC01 | What great Times. This ship showed me what life was all about being a young SR. Great Times. |
| Faundez, Roque " Maverick " | ICFN / E-3 | Oct 7, 1993 – Nov 26, 1995 | CSE4 | I had great time on the old DD987,good memories and good friends I left behind,enough adventures to write a book,like the mooning insident with Boyer and the ship's van back in '95 walking around Naples,Jerusalem,Haifa,ST.Martin.Now Im in NJ |
| Gagnon, Mark | SN | Oct 15, 1993 – Feb 4, 1995 | deck | |
| Michi, Richard | SN | Dec 27, 1993 – Sep 6, 1995 | DECK | O'B was a Great Ship, just remembering the good times had on board & on our Mid-East cruise with the likes of SN Fandez, Sn Roll, Gagnon, Butler, and all the rest of Deck Division. The Mooning By BMSN Boyer of the Waffle house, the list goes on.. |
| Furness, Jason | DKSN | 1994 – 1996 | Supply | Good ship..better crew...hit me up at tiger5j@yahoo.com...looking for Crusty, Alex Ionescu, Clint Collard, and Mike "the Jew" Epstein!!! Shoulda sank it b4 they sold it!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Townsend, Walter | GSM1 | 1994 – | m | |
| Locklear, Donnie | E-4/RM3 | 1994 – 1996 | Ops | Great Ship! |
| Smith, Smitty | RM3 | 1994 – 1998 | Radio | Good old days. |
| Currin, Chris | OS2 | Jan 1994 – Jul 1997 | OI | Still in Jacksonville. Couldn't get enough of the government work though; I'm at Immigration now. Some great times with y'all, wouldn't trade them for the world. Well...maybe. jaxcurrin@netscape.com |
| Brodzky, John | GMG2 | Feb 1, 1994 – Mar 28, 1997 | CSG1 | |
| Bledsoe, Todd | EW2 | Mar 1994 – Jul 1997 | OE | Just looking up old friends. EW1 Rick Schmidt, EWC Kim Smith, EW2 Maise, EW1 Babcock, EW3 Stoeffler, EW3 Feinout, OS2 Cory Neilsen, OS2 Chad Huesman, OSC Neely, OS2 Armstead, DC3 Micah Venard and many more. My email: todd_bledsoe@yahoo.com |
Brown, Scott  | STG2 | Mar 1, 1994 – Feb 15, 1998 | CA | OK ship... GREAT CREW! My first and LAST! Gout out in 98 and went back to college. I did software development for a while and I just started my own Real Estate Investment firm. Let know how you're all doing. I'm at sbrown987@gmail.com. |
| Luper, Joe | SK2 | Mar 11, 1994 – Apr 1, 1998 | S-1 | Great Crew most of the time. I am still an SK in the real world though. I work as a parts manager in Chandler Az. Trying to get in touch with Scott Boger. E-mail me at jluper1@cox.net |
| Brayfield, Brian | STG2/E5 | Apr 10, 1994 – Jun 7, 1997 | CA | HAD A GREAT TIME, SOME OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE SO FAR. |
| King, Mike | GMG2 | May 19, 1994 – May 19, 1997 | CSG1 | O'B was a great ship... Soo many good times... Those who remember me , stay in touch .. email - mtbking@sbcglobal.net |
| Lindner, Robert | SK3 | Jun 1994 – Jan 1998 | supply | |
| Burch, Derek | GSMC | Jun 1994 – Nov 1998 | MP | God Bless all who served! |
| Phillips, Hugh | BMSN | Jul 25, 1994 – Jul 24, 1997 | DECK | The great O' Bannon. Oh the fun. Can't remember half of it. Webb, Collard, Boyer, Ionesque, Gouing, Crisp, Hayflick, Barnes, and the rest of the gang....WHATS UP? hnp1999@watchtv.net |
| McManus, David | E3/GSM | Jul 26, 1994 – Jan 26, 1998 | ENG | |
| Crisp, Andy | E1 | Aug 1, 1994 – Dec 30, 1999 | DECK | |
| Grisby, Charlie (Gris) | ITCS(SW) | Sep 1, 1994 – Feb 10, 1998 | OC | Completed two major deployments Med/I. O. /Persian Gulf. Mar 1995 - Aug 95 and Jul 97 - Jan 98 |
| Carew, Mohammed | E-5 | Sep 22, 1994 – | Supply | |
| Williams, Chris | GSMC | Nov 11, 1994 – Feb 28, 2000 | M | She was a fine ship. I have a lot of found memories. |
| Broughton, Allan | FC2 | Dec 1994 – Jun 1998 | CF | Survived 2 MEF cruises before going to instructor duty at Dam Neck for Sea Chicken. |
| Webb, Brian | BMSAN | Dec 1994 – Apr 1997 | DECK | WHAT UP DECK DIVISON STILL DO NOT REMEMBER SPAIN |
| Yancey, Daniel | SH2 | Dec 18, 1994 – Aug 22, 1996 | S3 |
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