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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).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, James/arch | OS2 | 1984 – 1988 | OI | I just spoke with BM2 Hauptman and he told me about this site. I hope and wish all the best for all my old friends. North Atlantic and Med cruise(except Barcelona)were great times. |
| Odell, William | OSSN | 1984 – 1987 | operations specialist | Just found this web-site. Reider,Arch and Little Whats-up???? Call Me 864-898-1810 Chef now in Greenville,SC |
| Fagre, Larry | GMT 2 | 1984 – 1985 | CA | I really don't remember much, but I would love to hear from some of my old buddies. |
| Beatty, Craig | OS3 | 1984 – 1986 | CIC | Wow, It's been a long time. I remember a bunch of you guys. Bill Odell, Jim Archibald, Good Ole Davy Rieder, Anybody remember Tim Lovejoy? Hey, Jeff Little- Do you remember the Capt. Mast pool? Man, I caught hell for that. |
| Jenkins, Jim | 1984 – 1988 | I am the sister of Jim Jenkins who died from cancer in 1996. He talked fondly of some of his days on the Thorn. I still remember taking the call from the ship the day of the bombing in Barcelona and my brother's grief for Ron. | ||
| Sellers, Randy | TM3/GMT3 | 1984 – 1985 | CA | My first real ship. I had a great time on Unitas 25, before we pulled into Argentina. Hey Larry Fagre and Joe Walsh drop me a line. Randy_Sellers@csx.com |
| Spendlove, John | BM2 | Feb 23, 1984 – Apr 22, 1987 | DECK | GOOD TO SEE OLD NAMES, IM STILL KICKING IN ARIZONA. |
| Rippeon, Rick (Rip) | GMG2 | Feb 29, 1984 – Jul 17, 1987 | CG | THORN was the only ship that I served on. The Navy was a great experience. I made a lot of friends on Thorn. Very sad to see her go. Proud to serve with Dunham, Estes, Greeson, Kelly, Long, Chief Mantzey Ens.Ouellette & Rudy. A great div! |
| Berry, Patrick | LT | Apr 1984 – Sep 1985 | First | Hello to all First Division types out there. Hated to hear the Thorn is no more! |
| McMurtrie, John | LT | Apr 1984 – Jan 1986 | Operations Department | Unitas 25 cruise, became a shellback. |
| Dejesus, Tony | STGSN-STG3 | May 10, 1984 – Nov 15, 1987 | Combat Systems | That UNITAS deployment keeps haunting me.Everytime a chick asks me if I have any kids? I say,"Not that I know of, LOL".I heard"Crewmember" had a teenager call from South America & said he was her daughter...how scary is that? |
| Dejesus, Tony | STG3 | May 10, 1984 – Nov 1987 | CS | Hey all, I can be found on Facebook. I currently live in San Diego. Ping me! |
| Burkett, El-cid | TM3 | Jun 9, 1984 – May 13, 1986 | We ran aground off the coast of Peru.I had a good time in South America,a time I will never forget. | |
| Heater, Harold | HT3 | Jul 1984 – May 1987 | Repair | Had a lot of good times on the Thron.The best on the east coast. Lt Izzo the coolest on the ship. |
| Bellefeuille, Richard | E4 | Sep 1984 – 1988 | MS | I made bread, and those huge sheet pan pies. I never made those giants again. We had excellent leaders for the time, or any time, never forgot that. God Bless All Completely. |
| Odell, William | OSSN | Sep 1, 1984 – Nov 1, 1987 | Operations | |
| Michaux, Richard | SN | Oct 1984 – Dec 22, 1986 | Operations | |
| Drury, Thomas | BM2 | Oct 7, 1984 – Sep 10, 1987 | 1st div | 3 great years aboard this fine vessel miss confusing people over the imc with my irish accent nice to see names of some guys from old deck dept |
| Rieder, David (Daveysnavy) | OS3 | Oct 28, 1984 – Apr 26, 1988 | CIC | began Real Fun in dry dock...Bklyn,NYC....ended with my 1st terrorist attack in Barcelona...RIP Robert Strong Love, Screamin Jeans Clean Machine |
| Pittman, Patrick | RM2 | Nov 1984 – Jul 1985 | oc01 | did not stay long, But I will never forget NEW YORK. and I don't remember what happened but I am sure it was a good time. |
| Troth, Darrell Galoot | RM2 | Nov 1984 – Oct 1988 | OC2 | Penguin terrorists. Yeah, penguins. |
| Estes, John | GMG3 | Nov 1, 1984 – Mar 24, 1987 | Combat | Would love to get in touch with anyone I served with on the Thorn, especially the GMG gang. Rick Ripeon, Mark Rudy, Charles Greeson where are you guys?Think about you guys alot. Always remember...If life is a bed of roses, why did I get the Thorn? |
| Broens, Ron | FC | Nov 1, 1984 – Jun 1, 1987 | CSF | Shout out to Todd the "Bod", the professor, and toehead Mike (GM).. |
| Little, Jeff | OS3 | Dec 1984 – Oct 1988 | OI | Now living in Lexington, TN working with WBBJ-TV as an Account Executive. Married 18 years with three kids. Would love to hear from anyone who I was onboard with. Call or email anytime. (731)968-4277 |
| Dickson, Eric | HT2 | Dec 20, 1984 – Aug 1, 1986 | Repair | Great ship & crew I loved the adventure! |
| Griffin, James | SN SA SR | 1985 – 1988 | deck | man if i knew than what i know now |
| Quinn, David "Boston" | OS | 1985 – 1986 | hello all you Guys from Brooklyn shipyard and Charlston SC. | |
| Collins, Jim | ENS-LT | 1985 – 1988 | FC, MP | Serving on the USS Thorn was a great experience. So many talented people who taught me so much. |
| Robinson, Jonathan | LT - LCDR RETIRED | Jan 7, 1985 – Mar 15, 1987 | CIC Officer | |
| Hart, John | STGC (SW) | Jan 21, 1985 – Jan 20, 1989 | CSA | Retired September 1995. Wooo boy! Sure miss the good times we had, but don't miss the Mickey Mouse games we had to play. Having fun just being a Grand Dad. |
| Vogel, James | OS2 | Mar 15, 1985 – Dec 10, 1989 | OI | I guess we are all getting older. I never though I would see her go. |
| Warneke, Kurt | MS3 | Mar 20, 1985 – Aug 27, 1989 | Great times, miss those days, looking forward to getting in touch with some long lost friends, Hey Simpson cant wait to see ya next week, although I cant put the beers down like I used to. kjpexcavating@hughes.net | |
| Dilworth, Ernest R. Ernie | sh2 | Apr 1985 – Jul 1990 | s3 | looking for shipmates namely daughter of gse3 strong and az2 powell |
| Bushby, Rich | ET-3 | May 2, 1985 – Jan 27, 1987 | CE | |
| Bushby, Richard (Rich) | ET-3 | May 5, 1985 – Jan 21, 1987 | CE | Things look different from this side of the hill |
| Bushby, Rich | ET | May 7, 1985 – Jan 21, 1987 | CE | |
| Dejesus, Tony | STG3 | May 10, 1985 – Nov 15, 1987 | Combat Systems | To all the Sonar Gang from 84-87,Miss the travel,made it to STG2 in SD during 2yrs of reserve.Got my Bachelors & still party like a Rock Star.Proud of those who stuck it out for 20.Still in San Diego drop me a line at tonyd65@yahoo.com |
| Shumar, John | E-4/RM3 | Jul 1985 – Dec 1986 | OPS/COMMS | Some great times while serving aboard the Thorn. |
| Bryant, Paul Bear Bryant | CTA1 | Jul 9, 1985 – Mar 5, 1990 | OT DIVISION | I can't express how much I enjoyed serving aboard the "Mighty T". I really missed the outboard crew. |
| Widdis, Christopher | QM3 | Jul 28, 1985 – Jul 27, 1987 | Navigation | Was some of the best times of my life,sure do miss the ocean.Was fun meeting all aboard and doing our duty.Feel free to email me @ milehidawg@comcast.net |
Shiroda, Grant  | SA - GMG3 | Aug 10, 1985 – Aug 1988 | CG | Good times. I only served on this ship. Rudy, Greason, Rippeon, Andrews, Derstein, Dunham, Johnny, Rick, Joe, Bink, Mac, Chicken and Mr Fox. All good people. |
| Younker, Henry | CTM2 | Sep 1985 – Jun 1989 | OT01 | One of the original "Spooks" in Outboard. Joined ship in Brooklyn, NY while in shipyards. Hate to see her go!!! Decom 8/2004. |
| Chadwick, Brian | CTO2 | Sep 1985 – Aug 25, 1986 | Outboard | |
| Greenway, Jerry | CTTC(SW) | Sep 1, 1985 – Sep 5, 1988 | Outboard | |
| Lesane, Craig | SM3 | Oct 1985 – Apr 1988 | OC | Wow I just learned of what happened to ol' girl. I started there as a 17yr old seamen in deck div. left in '88 as a SM3. Seems like only yesterday I was reporting for duty. Cool memories along with great friends I've met View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Ouellette, Rick | ENS - LT | Oct 10, 1985 – Apr 2, 1989 | CG, OI | In 20 yrs, Mighty T was my most memorable tour. CG & OI Div types..thanks for your service. CAPT Jack, George K., The Iz, Fox, Timmy B., Johnny P. and even Jimmy C...some of the finest officers I've ever known. Marsailles's streets haven |
| Anderson, Scott | QM2 | Oct 25, 1985 – Oct 1, 1988 | NAV | Was agreat time and a lot of fun. Miss the good old days |
| Stone, Daren -747 | SK2 | Nov 27, 1985 – Jul 27, 1989 | Supply | Wow, stumbled onto this site. hope all are well. live in florida after surviving 9-11. four blocks at the time. just finished getting my bach degree and start my masters march 27, 2006. single and loving it. contact me amanofnite@gmail.com |
| Carpenter, Kevin | GM2 | Dec 23, 1985 – Jul 17, 1989 | CG | The best ship I ever served on. Best crew and best of friends I ever served with. 2nd tour on board...91-95 Now GMC on USS Truman CVN75 |
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