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USS Deyo (DD 989) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Deyo (DD 989). 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 661 crew members registered for the USS Deyo (DD 989).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey, Jack | EWC (SW) | 0000 – Dec 30, 1990 | OT | |
| Bixby, Courtney | FTM2 | Dec 10, 1976 – Nov 14, 1982 | Weapons | Got to ship in MS just before sea trials. Shot the first Sea Sparrow missle from her deck in Gitmo. Had a great time with Phil, Batch and ease-dropping of the coast of El Salavador with the CTs. I KNOW Phil owes me a beer. |
| Esslinger, Fred | GMG2 | 1978 – 1982 | Plankowner Great memories. Gippi, remember | |
| Wallace, Jim | LIEUTENANT | 1979 – 1981 | ASW | Pre-Comm to 1981. ASW Officer. Enjoyed the experience and the men I worked with. I have some commissioning memorabilia if anyone is interested. |
| Squire, Vic | EM2 | 1979 – 1983 | E | Plankowner... Great memories serving on-board with alot of great men. Miss the old days... |
| Kagel, John | EN1 | 1979 – 1981 | AUX.DIV | HEY TO ALL OF YOU PLANKOWNERS AND CREW OF THE BEST DAMN SHIP THE NAVY EVER HAD. MISS THE CREW AND THE TIMES. |
| Miller, Darrel | QM1 | 1979 – 1982 | navigation | Had a good time but don't miss it. |
Posner, Drew  | STG2 | 1979 – May 1983 | CA | Great memories - a lot of laughs!! |
| Reeves, Charles | FC2(SW) | 1979 – 1981 | CF | |
| Hinde, Richard | FTGC/FTSC(SW) | 1979 – 1982 | CF | Pre-Comm/Plank owner |
| Dickerson, Brian | STG1 | 1979 – 1982 | CA | |
| Forcier, Dana | GSM1 | Jan 1979 – 1984 | Engineering | I was one of the privaledged to have served with a great crew on a great ship. Pre com, BB&G, Commisioning Panama canal, Suez canal, Indian ocean. Lots of great liberty ports. Hard work in engineering Love It! |
| Godbout, Denis | SERGEANT | Jan 1, 1979 – Dec 31, 1983 | My brother Denis died in Feb of 2008 at the age of 47. He was a plank owner of the Deyo. If anyone remembers him and has memories and or photos to share, please write. God bless you all!! | |
| Raymond, Ralph | ETI | Jan 10, 1979 – Jan 10, 1982 | Communication and Radar | Had a great time! |
| Wakefield, Jim | DS2 | Apr 18, 1979 – Jul 23, 1981 | CS | |
| Wakefield, Jim | DS2 | May 8, 1979 – Jul 19, 1981 | Combat Systems | First Plank Owner to report for duty. I have a lot of good memories. De-Commissioning ceremony was a sad day! |
| Guelli, Frank | ms3 | Jun 1979 – Jul 1980 | supply | work hard, play hard, still love to cook.. and drink Vodka |
| Hafner, Joe | ET3 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1982 | CE | Had a great time. cant believe its a coral reef now. to everyone live love and have a good life! |
| Yuille, Jeffrey | TM3 | Jun 28, 1979 – Sep 10, 1982 | Sonar | |
| Florance, Mark | STG-2 | Aug 1979 – May 1981 | CA | Plankowner |
| Elliott, John | E3 | Aug 1979 – Jun 1983 | Engineering | Had awsome time on board with all the crazy snipes David Ross,Barry Hemphill,Ens Mckeon and Lt Patton |
| Bailey, Mickey | BM3 | Aug 1979 – Aug 1982 | First Division | Plank Owner, I have alot of memories of the DEYO and its crew. Would like to hear from some of my ole buddies Randy,Corf,Rieb,Mike. |
| Fletter, Tom | Aug 1, 1979 – May 6, 1981 | |||
| Leonard, William | E4/EN3 | Aug 9, 1979 – Aug 9, 1982 | MER-2, SNIPE, GUNNERY, PLANK OWNER | CRUSING ALONG THE SHORES EL SALAVADOR ON THE SHIP OR THE GUN BOATS I LIKE SHOOTING THE M-60 OR THE M-14 NOTHING LIKE CRACKING OF SOME ROUNDS AND THE INDIAN OCEAN I REMEMBER DUST FLOATING ON THE WATER LOL, HAD SOME GREAT TIMES ON THE DEYO |
| Colard, Ron | ET1 | Sep 1979 – Mar 1982 | CE | Plankowner. Lots of good times and lots of good memories for sure! We had a hell of a crew and CE Div was the best! |
| Berrier, Ralph | SKCS | Sep 1979 – Mar 31, 1983 | s1 | never hav i served with a finer crew, good shipmates, and the best goat locker in the navy. sorry to see her go. very good memories. god speed... |
| Brake, John | E1 | Sep 1979 – 1982 | deck | Plankowner and still have dreams about this boat. All good ones. bb&g and Thunders in Singing River (Pascagoula). Wonder if Ault or Jones remember me. Mr. Ryan, if you read this.... thanks. |
| McGinnis, Geron | ENS TO LT | Sep 1, 1979 – Jul 29, 1982 | Electrical Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant | Plankowner. Part of pre-commissioning crew from Sept 79. Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula Mississippi. Made 3 long stops there. Electrical Officer then MPA in April1980. A fine ship. Enjoyed my shipmates.Tulsa |
| Ault, Dale | BM1 | Sep 1, 1979 – Jul 1, 1982 | OD | Plankowner. Outstanding Pre-Com Crew! Cox, Arthur, Jones, Schlecht, Southerland!! Great times in Charleston and on deployments!! |
| Poorman, Dave | OS3 | Oct 1979 – Oct 1980 | OI | A plankowner. Did the precomm detail in Norfolk in fall of 79, then Pascagoula January of 1980. Great times at the BB&G not to mention Whoppa To Ya parties. Anybody remember pushing the bus every morning to jump start it? Charleston was awesome. |
| Pyfrin, Brad | STG1(SW) | Oct 1979 – Feb 1982 | CA | Plankowner. Enjoyed being aboard her. Commissioning was awesome. Attended decommissionng as I promised myself I would. A sad day, but it was good to see her again. |
| Batchelor, Ken | FTG1 | Oct 1979 – Jan 3, 1984 | CF | Plankowner-Great Ship & Great Crew-the BB&G, the ASU in Bahrain, the beer barge, Naples, Palma, Suez & Panama. Willie Nelson "On The Road Again" and one very early reveille in Gitmo. "From Ocean to Ocean, Deyo was in constant mo |
| Williams, Bull | HTC | Oct 1979 – Aug 1983 | R | Hello all I had a lot of good commands, but Deyo was always special. Hope to here from you all |
| Muffett, Ron | sksr to sk2 | Oct 1, 1979 – Sep 1, 1982 | supply | i was 18, wow...long time ago, retired as a sk1 in 99 my how time flies. had a great time on the deyo...nice guys |
| Reichenbach, Jerry | OS2(SW) | Nov 1979 – Apr 1985 | OI | Plankowner, brought tears to my eyes to see her go. Met the best guys in the world on her, and still talk about you all to this day! Wayne knows it, he was my best man at my wedding in June. Oh those all night poker games in the Persian Gulf! |
| Allison, Scott | DS2 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1981 | CE | Plankowner! Did Pre-Com in Norfolk & Pascagoula. CD Divisions Terminal Tech, and Supply PO! Lot's of names that bring back great memories! Wish I had known about the decommissioning - would have been there! |
| Ciarrocca, Michael | MR2 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1982 | R | It's really great to see so many plankowners and good guys again. Remember getting greased in Eng berthing? Some more than once. I think of you guys a lot. |
| Ayers, Jonathan | rm3 | Nov 1979 – May 1981 | comm | |
| Fields, Matthew | sr | Nov 1, 1979 – May 1, 1980 | deck | I WAS ON THE COMMISSION CREW STRAIGHT OUT OF SEAMAN SCHOOL FM BOOT. IN MISSISSIPPI ALWAYS PARTYING HARD WITH THE BUFFARILLA'S DOWN AT THE HOTEL WERE THE THE CREW STAYED .I SWAPED WITH A SAILOR ON THE INGERSOLL . |
| Corfey, Larry | BM2 | Nov 1, 1979 – Jul 1, 1983 | Deck | Original Plank owner and proud of it, gave the Navy 24 years of my life and it was great. Contact me at corfey@yahoo.com. Would love to hear from any of my shipmates.. |
| McKeon, Smoking Joe Guns | LTJG | Nov 2, 1979 – Jun 1, 1982 | A-gang and Gunnery | I think of you guys often, thanks for the memories. I learned how to "suck up the pain, and get the job done" on the USS Deyo. Sorry we are not young and back onboard again. God bless you all, see you on the other side of life. |
| Perez, David | STG2 | Nov 15, 1979 – Aug 20, 1981 | Hope to hear from you guys soon!! | |
| De Looze, Larry | GSCS(SW) | Dec 1979 – Nov 1985 | M | Just saw this news (decommissioning for the 1st time-brought a lump to my throat! Was the LAST plankowner to leave the Deyo, was my first ship and the finest command I ever had the pleasure to serve aboard!!! |
| Patterson, Sam | FN | Dec 1979 – Aug 1981 | Started in Aux Left while in Repair | 5/23/05 Just found out she was decomn. Truly sorry Lots of good memerories. Would like to hear from my first D.O. McGinnis |
| Glover, Terry | QM3 | Dec 10, 1979 – Sep 20, 1982 | Navigation | Plankowner. I turned 21 in the Persian Gulf in 1981 and had some of the best times in my life. Outstanding crew and people and made a lot of lifelong friends. |
| Barrett, Norman R. | OS2{ESW} | Dec 14, 1979 – Mar 3, 1983 | Operations | |
| Quinn, Ned | GSM1 (SW) | Dec 17, 1979 – Oct 26, 1982 | M | I was at the commissioning and decom. We worked hard and played hard. Goula, BB&G, Rosie Roads, Earner the Burner, St. Croix, Jittery Prop. Lifelong friends, memories and lessons. Thanks. |
| Buffington, Gary | TM2 | Dec 28, 1979 – Jun 30, 1981 | Plank owner, went and took my daughters to see the Deyo in norfolk 6 years ago had a ball, sorry I never went on a cruise with her got out just before the first Med cruise. I did not know the Deyo was decommissioned. Anybody seen Denis Godbout? |
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