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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masse, Ronald | Seaman | 2000 – 2002 | Deck (fsa) | |
| Rogers, Beau (Beau Dirte) | FC3 | Jan 4, 2000 – Mar 28, 2004 | CF | I saw this ship go from good to GREAT to down right shitty. However, the crew (E-1 - E-6) was great. I made friends that I will never forget. Glad I left when I did though. |
| Agliam, Gilbert | QM3 | Feb 7, 2000 – Feb 16, 2003 | NAV | It was an awesome run during my time aboard. SMC Layhew was one of the best Chief's ive ever had. Solid NX team with QM1 Warren, QM3 Montoya, QM3 Craycraft, QM2 Degges, QM3 Price, SM3 Monahan, SM3 Gardas, SMSN Chase. |
| Tone, Ralphkeith W. | STG1(SW) | Feb 28, 2000 – Mar 23, 2002 | CA | |
| McGrath, Stephen | EN2 | Mar 2000 – May 2004 | A-Gang | |
| Harris, Cornelius NEW | ET4 | Mar 2000 – Mar 2004 | CS | Simply put.... GOOD TIMES |
| Reid, Mark | ET2 | Mar 15, 2000 – Jul 15, 2003 | CE | I learned a lot of lessons about life on Thorn and made a lot of good friends (and probably a few enemies). The crew was great! Oh yeah, and I want to thank all the chiefs that looked out for me! They got my ass out of a sling a few times! |
| Moore, Gretchen | LT | Apr 2000 – Jun 2003 | OC | A time and crew I'll never forget. |
| Adams, Joel | GM1 | Apr 29, 2000 – Mar 29, 2004 | CG | Enjoyed much of my tour. Looking forward to retirement |
| Herrington, Howard | CTOC(SW) | May 15, 2000 – May 15, 2003 | OT | The last of the great cruises before 911. So many ports! Amazing experiences! |
| Evener, Jeremy | GM2 | May 24, 2000 – Jun 1, 2004 | combat systems | |
| Trukovich, Truck | DC2 | Jun 11, 2000 – Nov 18, 2003 | Repair | I had a good time, nothing like yelling at everybody for fun! Yes, I am crazy, but I know what I'm doing. |
| Johnson, Jeff | FC1(SW) | Jun 15, 2000 – Feb 20, 2004 | TT01 | Spent my last tour in the Navy onboard. It taught me a large number of lessons I will not soon forget. |
| Price, Joe | SR-QM3 | Jun 20, 2000 – Oct 1, 2003 | Deck-NAV/Training | A well orchestrated train wreck! Out-fuckin-standing time. |
| Reichl, Matt | HM2 | Jun 30, 2000 – Sep 15, 2003 | X | TOP MEDICAL DEPT. IN THE FLEET WE DONT BELIEVE IN FAILURE |
| Munzinger, Erica | LT | Aug 2000 – Aug 2002 | CM - Strike Officer | The THORN will always be a fond memory. Thanks to all that made it such a memorable time. |
| Sawyer, Chris | PS1(SW) | Aug 11, 2000 – Aug 25, 2004 | S-4 | This was my 4th ship but by far the most challanging, frustrating and rewarding, all wrapped up into one. If it wasn't for the crew and the friendships, I developed, I probably would have gotten out of the Navy. Thanks for the memories! |
| Lancaster, Jeff | FC1(SW) | Sep 2000 – Jan 2003 | CF | Currently working at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington DC doing physical security. God, do I miss being an FC! To all my friends that I served with on Thorn... I will always remember the good times we had. Best of luck to all in the future! |
| Trupia, Jeremy | ET1(SW) | Sep 8, 2000 – Sep 1, 2003 | CE | |
| Franco, George | EM3 | Sep 13, 2000 – Oct 29, 2001 | Engineering | |
| Goodwin, Shawn | ETC(SW) | Sep 15, 2000 – Sep 2003 | CE | Checked on board as a 2nd Class. Left as a Chief. Thorn has been good to me. |
| Puszczalo, Marcin | CS2 | Oct 2000 – Aug 25, 2004 | An outstanding ship, and a most excellent crew. I grew up on it, made rank, picked up SW and left a better person. Will never forget the crew and the two cruises I did. | |
| Acosta, Bernie | E5/FC2 | Oct 10, 2000 – Aug 25, 2004 | CF | It was a very interesting time on board Thorn. It went from good to bad and back to good. |
| Vernon, Harold B. | FC2(SW) | Nov 9, 2000 – Nov 9, 2003 | CF | I was honored to serve aboard such a fine old ship with nothing but the finest friends a man could ask for. |
| Pattison, Michael | GM2 | Dec 2000 – Aug 20, 2004 | Combat Systems | I had a great time on the Thorn. I really like the crew when I was on it. Much better the being on a carrier. Hope everybody is well. |
| Jefferson, Jason | YN3 | Dec 15, 2000 – Dec 1, 2003 | x | It was my first ship, and I had a great time. |
| Bioc, Cezar | CS2 | 2001 – 2003 | S2 | Best sea tour I ever had. I got promoted here from CS3 to CS2 |
| Locklear, Jedidiah | E-3 BM | 2001 – Jun 2003 | Bosun's mate | |
| Cutting, Jeffrey | DC1(SW) | Jan 1, 2001 – Aug 1, 2004 | R | |
| Chase, Josh | Apr 2001 – Oct 2001 | Air Det | I was a "rider" as you guys called it! I had a great time doing my first cruise with you guys. I learned a lot and I'm a better person from it. Please shoot me an email if you remember me... -Chaser | |
| Piatt, Robert | FCCS | Apr 1, 2001 – 2004 | 1st/CM | May god have mercy on our souls |
| Brown, Robert | FC2 | Apr 1, 2001 – Apr 1, 2003 | CF | |
| Huber, Dustin | PN2 | Apr 16, 2001 – Aug 25, 2004 | X | Best time I've had in the Navy, although it's easy to forget the bad stuff. Sorry to anyone who's transfer I screwed up at the very end. Things got hectic, haha. Good luck all, email me sometime. |
| Von Borstel, Joel | DC2 (SW) | May 15, 2001 – Aug 23, 2004 | ER 01 | Good ship, good freinds, good riddance. |
| Michel, Moises | GSM3 | Jun 2001 – Sep 6, 2003 | ENGINEERING | HAD A GREAT TIME AND STARTED A LOT OF TROUBLE AND GOT OUT OF A LOT OF TROUBLE. BUT ALWAYS HAD FUN. RIGHT GSMC REILY? |
| Shaffer, Jason | CTR2(SW) | Jun 1, 2001 – Aug 1, 2004 | OT | Happy to be there, proud to serve, hoo-rah...? |
| Shaffer, Jason | CTR2 | Jun 19, 2001 – Aug 1, 2004 | OT | |
| Blanton, Nicholas | CTR2 (SW) | Jun 26, 2001 – Jun 1, 2004 | OT | If you were there during the times I was, no comment needed. |
| Shaffer, Jason | CTR2(SW) | Jul 15, 2001 – Aug 1, 2004 | ||
| Rueb, Larry | ITC | Aug 19, 2001 – Aug 28, 2004 | OC | Thorn in my side but best sea going tour in my career. Was the Computer Network Admin. Spent almost 9 months out of 3 years onboard going to computer schools. Checked onboard as an E-6 and left before THORN decommissioned as an E-7. |
| Garcia Rivas, Martin | CTT2 | Sep 5, 2001 – Aug 24, 2004 | OT | |
| Morris, Ron | OSCS | Sep 27, 2001 – Aug 25, 2004 | OI | Best darn bunch of OSs I've ever had the pleasure of working with! Definitely the most rewarding tour in my career. |
| Kramer, Eric | FC1(SW) | Oct 25, 2001 – Jul 1, 2005 | CF | |
| McDevitt, Ragan (Mick D) | E-4/ET3 | Oct 25, 2001 – Aug 11, 2004 | CE | Great place, great peoples. |
| Whitaker, Walter | YN2 (SW) | Oct 25, 2001 – Aug 10, 2004 | X | Serving aboard the USS THORN as a YN3 was a little tough but the THORN gave me the tools & knowledge I needed to earn my Surface Warfare pin and advance to YN2 immediately after decommission. |
| Delascasas, Jason | E4 / FC3 | Nov 25, 2001 – Aug 25, 2004 | CF | |
| Bustria, Daniel | GSCS | Dec 2001 – Dec 2003 | MP | |
| Velez, Josean | GSM3 | Dec 2001 – Aug 2004 | MP/ Engineering | by far the best navy family I had in the time I served. like archie said just take that shit lmao!! |
| Hendry, Dw | SM3 | Dec 10, 2001 – Aug 14, 2004 | NAV | It was the greatest ship ever made in my opinion. |
| Liles, Eddy | MS3 | Dec 11, 2001 – Sep 8, 2003 | supply | hey it was my first and last ship ... i had some good times and some bad times but i had to go before i did something bad to my self ...... anyone want to keep in touch email me at Rockpstog@aol.com |
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