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USS Thorn (DD 988) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Thorn (DD 988). 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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| Capt. R. E. Pearsall, USN (ret.), Commanding Officer of DD 988 from 1982-1984, is currently working in conjunction with the USS THORN DD 647 Association (who successfully "sponsored" DD 988 into the Fleet) to petition the Navy through the Congress to commission a new THORN. They are targeting the last of the unnamed DDG 51s so time is very limited and they need your help to get letters in the mail to Congress. Below you find the necessary documents:
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There are 666 crew members registered for the USS Thorn (DD 988).
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 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandiver, Robert | OSSR | 1980 – 1983 | Ops | what a long strange trip it was |
| Hall, Jeffry | IC2 | 1980 – 1981 | Engineering | Plankowner Didn't you just LOVE being a "reville PO" |
| Baumgartner, Jesse R. | FTG2 | 1980 – 1984 | Combat Systems | |
| Deberry, Mike / Moose | GMT2 | 1980 – 1982 | combat systems | Can't believe she's gone. I was on pre com crew /plankowner. Would like to hear from some of you. First and only ship but had the best time of my life. |
| Roberts, Ray | 1980 – | Ray was my uncle, he passed away in 1984 a few days before his son was born. If any one has any stories or pictures they would like to share please contact me. His son ( ray jay)and the rest of his family would LOVE to see them thank you | ||
| Finch, Tom | GSE1 | 1980 – Oct 1984 | MP/E | plank owner |
| Holst, Dale | STG2 | 1980 – Sep 1984 | CA | What a ride! Can I go again? If only... |
| Hill, John | CWO3 | 1980 – 1985 | Main Propulsion | My first ship, Plankowner, ESWS, Engineering Officer of the Watch as an E-5. Engineroom LPO, Fighting with the Obannon crew! I miss her. |
| Ihli, Steve (Icepick) | GSM2 | 1980 – 1982 | M | |
| Williams, Andrew ,andy | gmt1 | 1980 – 1986 | combat systems | it was the end of childhood and the beginning of becoming an adult. |
| Cavanaugh, David | GSEC | 1980 – 1981 | M Division | I joined the pre-comm crew in 1979 and served aboard the Thorn until Jan. 1981 at which time I was transferred to Great Lakes Ill, where I served on instructor duty until my retirement in July 1984. |
| Bellinder, Ken | YN1 | 1980 – | Ops | Precom leading YN.. Living in St Petersburg Florida enjoying life. Hope all shipmates are doing well. Sorry I could not make the reunion. |
| Smith, Ron | SM1 | Jan 1980 – Aug 1981 | OC | NINE SHIPS AND 24 YRS, THE THORN WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BEST! THE BEST CREW I EVER SERVED WITH BAR NONE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW, A HELL OF A PARTY IN PALMA. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR THE TIMES SPENT WITH DON, FRANK,AND DOC |
| Hamilton, Albert | ET2 | Jan 1980 – Apr 1983 | Repair 8 | Plankowner. Get times on the THORN. We worked hard and played hard. Lots of time at sea. Great bunch of guys. Tito, Tom, Frank, Mike. |
| Feavyear, Dennis | ET2 | Jan 2, 1980 – Apr 20, 1981 | CE | For those who may be interested...... Thorn was sunk at 0850 22 Jul 2006..... Location: 32 59.08N 75 06.91W..... Depth: 12,792 Ft........ Sinkex info: http://ussthorndd988.com/thornsinkex.html |
| Auge, Steven | BM3 - BM2 | Jan 13, 1980 – Dec 30, 1985 | Deck | Retired in April of 1998 as a BMC(SW/AW), enjoyed my tour on the Thorn. Stayed in the SAR Program enitre carrer, ending at the Model Manager's Office in Pensacola where I retired and currently reside. |
| Fletcher, Jay | IC2 | Jan 15, 1980 – Oct 1984 | Electrical | Wow, stumbled onto this site! Lots of good memories (and some bad)! Yes, I straightened out my life, married with 5 kids, oldest 3 in their 20's! We plankowners really had it good, we just didn't know it. Email sometime. |
| Price, Monty | SN/E-3 | Jan 18, 1980 – Jun 15, 1983 | Operations | This is Monty Price. I served on the USS Thorn as a deck seaman in the operations department. I would like to contact my old shipmates. There were good memories when I was a deck seaman oboard the USS Thorn. Carroll Montague Price, Jr |
| Byers, William (Bill) | YNSN | Jan 18, 1980 – Jun 12, 1983 | Hull Tech and Yeoman | The last two years aboard Thorn were great. I served with some great people and made memories I will never forget. |
| Towart, Geoffrey | ET2 | Feb 1980 – Mar 1982 | CS | Plankowner |
| Proctor, Curt | GSE1 | Feb 1980 – Mar 1985 | MP | Plankowner, would do it all over again. |
| Mossman, Franklin | ET2 | Feb 1980 – Mar 1983 | Combat Systems | Plankowner - stumbled on this site by accident; pleasant surprise! Great time and memories. Thanks and appreciation to my crew mates who helped me mature (teacher, mentor & friend); Albie, Chief, Dennis, Geoff, Spencer, Tito, Tom & big W! |
| Millar, Little Doc | HM2 | Feb 9, 1980 – Nov 21, 1981 | Hospital Corps | First Hospital Corpsmen to serve on the ship...PLANKOWNER. Seems like yesterday we were running around the jungle of Africa |
| Fahey, Mike | lcdr | Feb 12, 1980 – Nov 21, 1981 | xo | |
| Giguere, Charles | DK2 | Feb 18, 1980 – May 1983 | Supply | One of the greatest experiences of my life. |
| Bell, Michael | BM3/BM2(SW) | Mar 19, 1980 – Dec 15, 1981 | OD | Great First Cruise. I am looking for a ship's patch. |
| Rzepa, Matt | GSCS | Apr 28, 1980 – Oct 30, 1983 | MP | Worked with some of the finest sailors in the fleet aboard her. Retired as GSCM in 1986 |
| Curtis, Kendall | ENSIGN | Sep 1980 – Dec 1980 | Combat Systems | My first and only ship due to a Medical separation during SWOS. I will always have fond memories of Thorn ... then Pride of the Navy ... from the 1980 America's Cup Host ship, to Gitmo, to Rosie Roads, the Virgin Isles, and Charleston, SC |
| Meehan, Kevin | SM2 | Nov 1, 1980 – | OC | Arrived with the Pre-Com Group in Pascagoula. Doesn't seem that long ago, and now shes being decommissioned. |
| Petersen, Brian (Pete) | FTM2 | Dec 1980 – Dec 1984 | Combat Systems | Good Memories - glad I was single at the time!! |
| Merrill, Greg | gsm2 | Dec 1980 – Sep 1985 | MP | Was previously a DP data processing requested and was sent to GSM school in Great Lakes. Caught all kinds of hell from Chief Hoffard in the beginning. In the end earned his respect. Great memories. |
| Escamilla, Jose | FTM3 | Dec 20, 1980 – Dec 20, 1984 | Fire Control | Awesome times and parties! Never seen beers so big before like in Africa - where is Ken Schmidt, Bill Ferrara & Terry Wayne. I think we did more illegal things by 10:00 am than any crew in the world! Great friends and memorable times. |
| Atherton, Dennis | BM1 (SW) | 1981 – 1984 | 1st | |
| Laughlin, Joseph | OS3 | 1981 – 1984 | OI | Hey Snowbird, you out there?? wheres the FunBunch!! |
| Ferrara, Bill | STG1 | 1981 – 1984 | I'm still around; up in Michigan now. What a great bunch of guys! I'll never forget skiing in Trondheim... It'd be good to hear from you. Thanks Jose for starting this up!!! | |
| Donnelly, William | SHSN | 1981 – 1983 | supply | loved every minute of it the thorn was a grate ship and the crew even grater ti was the best time of my life |
Miller, Ed  | RM2 | 1981 – 1986 | Operations | |
| Bush, James | SM1 | 1981 – 1985 | Signalman | Mediterranean Cruise March- September 1981 Unitas 1984 |
| Miller, Ed | E5 | 1981 – 1981 | Comm | |
| Kilpatrick, Wes | STG1 | 1981 – Oct 1984 | 2nd Division | |
| Kilpatrick, Wes | Jan 1981 – Oct 1984 | second | ||
| Vayda, Thomas | SUPPO | Mar 1981 – May 1983 | Supply | Fond memories of the crew, but especially SKCS Rossa and the rest of the Supply Department. |
| Franzell, Robert/bear | EM3 | Mar 1981 – Jun 1, 1984 | E-Division | Just found this site. Great times great memories,The best crew in the Navy. I think of all my friends, would love to see you all again. look me up, Owensboro, KY. |
| Manuel, Russell | GSM1 | Apr 1981 – Jan 1986 | MP | MANY LIFE EXPERIENCES WERE SHARED ONBOARD AND OFF. I STILL USE MY EXPERIENCES IN EVERYDAY LIFE TODAY. GOD BLESSED US THEN AND NOW. |
| Granger, Chuck | GMG2 | Apr 1981 – Jan 1984 | Combat | Best time was as Caribbean ready ship. Great time snorkeling in St. Croix. Still remember Captain Pearsall asking if I could hit a drug boat with 50 cal. and not kill anyone. Wonder what Chip Harrington is up to. |
| Long, Geary | EWCS(SW) | Apr 1, 1981 – Apr 1, 1982 | OE | Took orders to the Thorn after a tour in Hawaii on a Frigate. What a difference from Hawaii to Charleston. It was like I had joined a different Navy. Was shocked. Not a great year, but excellent shipmates. Was a EW2 |
| Kirkland, Allen | ET2 | May 17, 1981 – Jan 23, 1985 | What a trip- went from small dirt farm to wide wide world. WOW. Ron, Joe, Jeff, Coz, an all the other gamers made it bearable. Good Times. Anybody keep a record of the cruises + dates? Gimmie a call! Rozetti rocked (heh) | |
| Mead, Dave | GMMSN | Jun 1981 – Apr 1983 | fire control | best ship in the fleet! great ports and great times. i served aboard during the multinational peace keeping force in lebanon. wheres jose escamilla these days and jim davis? |
| Hamilton, Roger | GSE2 | Jun 1981 – Jul 1983 | MP | Wow... It feels like a life time since I was on the ship... |
| Schmidt, Ken | GMT 3 | Jun 2, 1981 – Oct 10, 1983 | , Jose, You are right we did do some crazy things before 10:00.I think those were some of the best years in my life! Between the partys and the places we been to(overseas and at home),wouldnt change it for the world. (407) 460-9084 | |
| Comedy, Darren | SN/E-3 | Jun 5, 1981 – May 10, 1982 | 1st | I came on board this ship as a non rate Seaman (E-3) and went before the striker board and was allowed to take the test for Illustrator Draftsman - and passed. I enjoyed my time on board - met a lot of great guys! |
| Hamilton, Roger | GSE2 | Jul 1, 1981 – Mar 1, 1983 | MP | My first Ship!!! But not the last.. Served on the John Hancock for a few years after school... Had a great time.. Hey Spanky you became a lifer!!! Wow I would have never guessed.... Hope to hear from some of you.. |
| De Aragon, Francisco "Frank" | GSM3 | Sep 1981 – May 1985 | Main Propulsion | I never forget the early years in the Navy! From my 1st day in MER1 to the never ending port&stbd watches in the Oil-Lab (home of the greatest Petroleum Transfer Engineers). The Persian Gulf; Lebanon; around S. America & to Africa; NY City! |
| Reynolds, Oliver (Bud) | GSM1 | Nov 1981 – Apr 1983 | MP | Had some great times with these guys on this ship. Can't believe she's decomming already. But I guess it has been 6 yrs since retiring. Time flies! |
| Holbrook, John | OS2 | Nov 1981 – May 1984 | operations specialist | One of the greatest times of my life. Sorry I got out when I did but things have a way of working out. Would love to get in touch with some old mates hit me up if interested. |
| Igo, Steve | OS2 | Dec 15, 1981 – Jun 14, 1985 | Operations/cic | This was a great time in my life,Met a lot of good people! |
| Solomon, Robert | SN/ deck ape | Dec 19, 1981 – Apr 30, 1984 | DECK | Had a great time, saw a lot of the world. I was young and dumb back then, now I am old (50) and retired, and doing great. Living in Gods country, southeastern Tennessee. Anyone remember me? robanddiana@comcast.net |
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