352788 entries available online. Add yours!
0 users currently logged in and 70 visitors active.
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Kidd (DDG 993). 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?
Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.
There are 454 crew members registered for the USS Kidd (DDG 993).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zimmerman, Paul | OS1 | 1981 – 1986 | OI | Great group of guys. Traveled to some awesome places. |
Daniel Bratcher, Daniel | FN | 1981 – 1982 | E | I was Precom Crew and I went to IC A school not to return to the the ship. I stayed in the Navy for 12 years and got out as an IC1. I am in the Navy Reserves. I work at Ford as an Electrician in Louisville, Ky. |
Farnum, Rick | TM3 | 1981 – 1983 | combat systems | plankowner |
Roe, Russ | LT(jg) | 1981 – Mar 1983 | S-3/S-4 | |
Fagg, Steve (Count) | ossr-os3-ossa | 1981 – 1986 | OI | I never figured you for a lifer Wolf. Anyone in touch with da Boiga's? Hey Max, you ever find that HT punch? Oh, somebody go to the crew's rec and wake up mushmouth Mitchell. He made for a handy ash tray though. |
John, Hutzel | EN-2 | 1981 – Jun 5, 1983 | A | Married four grown kids and I miss you guys we had a lot of fun back in the day would like to here from some of you |
Sportelli, Tony Aka Sport | TM-3 | 1981 – 1984 | combat systems | hey, to all who served with me at that time. was ever a time when you looked at a vehicle that had SPORT written on it and you thought of me, just wondering. any way life has been great with the Lord on my side. GodBless |
Nist, Chuck | STG2-STG1 | Jan 1981 – Nov 1981 | CA | Plankowner. TAD to Radford DD968 early...didn't want to wait in Norfolk for a year. "Ayatollah" class. I hear we had to remove prayers racks from berthing and that they had an actual goat pen in helo hangar. Never saw either. Fair winds... |
Evans, Gene | DS2 | Jan 1981 – Feb 1983 | CE Combat Systems | Plankowner |
Fordyce, Dan | RM2 | Jan 1981 – Oct 7, 1983 | Communication | Nil Sine Magno Labore - for all of us pre-comm members there are no truer words. And in radio central we had to do liberty calls with the knowledge we’d be back on duty upon reporting back onboard as radio didn’t quit. |
Williams, Lynn /boatswain Wise | BM2 | Jan 4, 1981 – Dec 8, 1982 | FIRST | I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO/SEE SOME OLD SHIPMATES THOSE WAS SOME GREAT TIMES WITH ALL THE PLANKOWNERS. |
Morrison, Steve | BM3 | Jan 15, 1981 – Jul 23, 1984 | First | Kidd Plankowner. Interested in getting together with all my old friends. A Plankowner reunion maybe? |
Cash, Michael | FTG1 | Feb 1981 – May 1985 | COMBAT SYSTEMS | PLANKOWNER WENT FROM PO3 TO PO1 |
Sarmiento, Carlos | STG-2 | Feb 1981 – Sep 1984 | Sonar | Plankowner. It was while serving on the KIDD in 1981 that Roy Schippman told me about the Lord. I surrendered my life to Christ and as a result have been in fulltime ministry since 1986. |
Nichols, Lawrence "nick" | PO1 | Mar 1981 – Apr 1986 | CF | What a ship..just saying howdy to old shipmates drop me a line. |
Cardona, Nelson | SN | Mar 1981 – Sep 19, 1984 | 1ST | I'm retired now and I'll tell you it was my best memories. Struck out of deck and become a Radioman. The North Atlantic cruise was hectic, but pulling into Germany, Sweden and Denmark was worth it! |
Caggeso, Mike | FTG2 | Mar 1981 – May 1985 | Combat Systems | Plank Owner - worked on the CIWS. The crew I knew was great. Always remembered the commissioning party - all the champagne you could drink and all the shrimp you could eat. Other than that I have to agree with Gary Gilbert's comments |
Leichty, Lace | OS3 | Mar 1981 – Aug 27, 1983 | OI | Ah, to be young again. Great times with great friends. GOD BLESS... |
Irvine, Michael D. | OS2 (SW) | Mar 1, 1981 – Jun 30, 1985 | OI | Best time of my entire career. Best buddies with then OS2(SW)Ronald L. Jones and OS2 Harold Randolph, two truely great guys. Second tour with OSC (SW) John Guillott |
Irvine, Michael | OSC | Mar 1, 1981 – Jul 15, 1985 | OI | |
Johnston, Richard | GMM2 | Apr 1981 – | CG | Plankowner Great time I was young looking for FG2 George Burns |
Mitchell, Steve/ "mitch" | BM2 | Apr 1, 1981 – Sep 8, 1984 | Plankowner, I think of those years on occasion. Some of the best times of my life. Even though I didn't think so at the time. Making the decision to only do 4 years was not easy. It would be great to see some of the other plankowners. | |
Bird, Alan | EN 2 | May 28, 1981 – Oct 10, 1984 | a | plankowner |
Shifflett, John | GMG2 | Jun 1981 – 1983 | Combat Systems/ CG | Plankowner. |
Ritter, Curtis | OS2 | Jul 27, 1981 – Jun 5, 1985 | OI | Looking for RM3 Andrew Tappassi (not sure of the spelling) I learned a lot and matured a lot on board the KIDD and miss the fun times we had . |
Hazen, Michael | OS1 (SW) | Dec 1981 – Jul 1985 | OI | My First command and I still keep in contact with numerous shipmates. |
Martz, Victor | FC2 | Dec 1981 – 1984 | Weapons | Great crew. Lot's of great memories. Too many liberty port sea stories to last a lifetime! |
Hupp, Patrick | USS KIDD | 1982 – 1985 | CS/CE | |
Baker, Lane | GSM2 | 1982 – 1985 | MP | |
Venzke, David | Bm3 | 1982 – 1986 | Deck | It was great being on the Kidd with a great bunch of guys. I remember a time in Sicily Mike Huston and I walked up this river edge to a town that seemed lost in time. |
Crim, Ronald | EN2 | Jan 1982 – Dec 1985 | A Gang | I had a good time working on evaps . A real good time in all the ports |
Beattie, Richard | GMG | Mar 1982 – May 1985 | ||
Bogle, David | HT2 | Mar 1982 – May 1985 | GREAT TIMES WITH GREAT GUYS WE DID IT ALL HOW ABOUT THAT DRUG BOAT | |
Bowers, Michael | bm3 | Mar 1982 – | Deck | |
Olive, Tony | GMM2 | Mar 1, 1982 – Mar 1, 1985 | Combat Systems | Great ship and crew |
Crawford, Mike | TM2 | May 21, 1982 – Mar 17, 1985 | CG | |
Hannigan, David | GSM 1-SW | Jun 1, 1982 – Dec 20, 1986 | MP Main Engine Room 2 | The greatest crew in the US Navy, and I had the greatest time in my life |
Hupp, Patrick | ET 3 | Aug 15, 1982 – Jul 26, 1985 | CS/CE | NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THE DATES BUT CERTAIN OF THE YEARS. HAD A LOT OF FUN SAW A LOT OF PLACES BENIDORM ROCKED |
Huston, Mike/ Lurch | BM3 | Sep 1, 1982 – Jun 26, 1985 | A lot of good memories. Growing up while traveling the world to places I'll never see again. Carrying Reddman on my shoulders after a night in Naples.(He was a small guy). Becoming a Shellback and a Bluenose. The giant tusks of Mombasa. | |
Relling, Walter | GSM2 | Sep 15, 1982 – Jan 11, 1988 | Main Propulsion | Sailed on Kidd 5 years, one Med IO, One Med, One Med Persian Gulf, Two North Atlantics, One Southern Carribbean (including a visit to Venezuela), I can't remember all the other Carribbean cruises. Haze grey and underway! |
Hall, Kenneth | IC | Oct 1982 – Oct 1986 | Wish I knew then what I know now and that being how much fun it was being on the USS Kidd and how fortunate we were to be able to see the world while serving our country and gaining valuable experience to assist us in our civilian jobs later. GO-NAVY | |
Downing, Perry | LT JG | Dec 1982 – May 1985 | Fire Control | Great Experience. |
Kane, Dennis | OS2 | Dec 1982 – Feb 1986 | OI | great memories, amazing times |
Baughman, Todd | EW2 | Dec 24, 1982 – Oct 4, 1985 | CF | North Atlantic Cruise 1984 was great! |
Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Kidd (DDG 993).
Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – now
↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page
There are currently no planned reunions.