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USS Hayler (DD 997) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Hayler (DD 997). 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 511 crew members registered for the USS Hayler (DD 997).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckels, Peter [ship Astronomer ] | gsm 3 | Jan 2, 1981 – Jan 2, 1988 | gas turbine systems | trying to get ahold of the plank-owner captain who commissioned me as 'Ship astronomer' i have a telescope I'd like to show him peter eckels |
| Taylor, Pernell | DS2 | 1982 – Jan 1987 | Combat Systems | I look fondly back on my days aboard the USS Hayler. The experiences I had served to mold me as I continued through life. The crew I served with were some of the greatest people I have ever known. |
| Hogan, Brad | DS2 | 1982 – 1984 | Combat Systems | Fantastic Ship - too young to be decommissioned! Great first crew... |
| Casey, John | STG2 | 1982 – 1984 | CA | Plankowner |
| Jolly, Tom | GMT2 | 1982 – 1985 | CA | Precom -1985, Plankowner |
| Bowers, Dave {zippy} | FTM2 | 1982 – 1985 | CM | plankowner, Any of you guys remember, "it doesn't matter if it works, as long as it's clean"?, hope to hear from some of you, I had a great time aboard the Hayler. |
| Woodward, Michael | DS2 | 1982 – Feb 1987 | CE | |
| Daigle, Steven | EM2 | 1982 – Feb 1986 | E | |
| McQuerry, Bill | IC2 | 1982 – 1985 | ||
| Smith, Mel "Smurf" | GSE2 | 1982 – 1986 | Plankowner | |
| Marwood, Chris | GSM2 | 1982 – 1985 | M | Plankowner |
| Riggin, Richard Rick | QMSR QM1 SW[RET] | 1982 – 1988 | NAV/ADMIN | PLANKOWNER |
| Lefevre, Phil Frenchy | DC2 | 1982 – 1985 | R | had much fun, learned a lot, transfered to the Midway. Thanks all. |
| Stephan, Dave | EM2 | 1982 – 1985 | E | Excellent time of my life (didn't know it at the time, though!) Met many great people, too. In seeing all of the crew that stayed in and then retired, my hats off to you, BZ! |
| Del Vecchio, Bill | LT | 1982 – 1984 | ASW | Plankowner |
| Limbach, John ( Bad Attitude) | gsmfn | 1982 – Sep 15, 1985 | Engineering / Aft engineroom | Plankowner and Hayler descendant |
| Behm, Jeff | STG2 | 1982 – 1984 | AS | Wow it's been 30 years! My Plank Owner certificate hangs proudly in the man cave. Still waiting for my plank.... |
| Wigley, Chester | HTC (sw) | 1982 – 1984 | R-Division | Plankowner, R-Division CPO |
| Laszczak, Jerry | EM3 | 1982 – 1985 | E | Plank Owner. Crazy times on this ship. Great friends and awesome card games. |
| Braun, Bruce | YN2 | 1982 – 1986 | NAVADMIN | HAYLER was an incredible experience and I learned from every moment. Very fond memories of friends and adventures. |
| Williams, Rudolph | PN2 | Jan 1982 – Jun 1985 | XNAV | |
| Williams, Rudolph | PN2 | Jan 1, 1982 – Jun 1, 1985 | XNAV | I'm in search of my old navy friends. |
| Beck, Ken | ENC(SW) RETIRED | Jan 5, 1982 – Apr 1984 | A-GANG | PLANKOWNER!!! EN-2 back then. I wonder about Lopez, Dexter, Ketteyle, and numerous other shipmates thru the years..Retired in 1995,,,21 years! Man what a damn good ship and crew!!! May she rest in peace!!! K. Beck (ENCSW) Retired |
| Follano, David | GSE 2 / PLANKOWNER | Feb 1982 – Nov 15, 1985 | Engineering | I remember the days at the shipyards in Pascagula, MS. The shakedown cruiz and the near infinite circles in the Indian Ocean. Good People, Can it be over twenty years ago? Incredible...I'm now living in Minnesota. I ran into Jeff Dexter |
| Fisk, Marcus | LT | Feb 1982 – Apr 1984 | Nav | Plankowner. Commissioning Navigator. |
| Souza, Jeff | FTM2 | Feb 1, 1982 – Apr 15, 1984 | Weapons | |
| Fisk, Marcus | LT | Feb 10, 1982 – Apr 14, 1984 | NAV | A great precom crew! A great CPO mess! Wardroom -- an eclectic mix! Proud of: NAV Team @ GITMO; QMs Williams, Riggin, & "Mudbone" Blevins; 'Firing' the CMDMC; YNs Lowe & Caldwell News; 'Saying g-nite to Doc Arnold |
| Daniel, Joseph M. Jr. | QM2 | Feb 28, 1982 – Jan 21, 1983 | ||
| Case, Dan | FTM1 | Mar 13, 1982 – Feb 20, 1985 | CSM | The messages sent on here don't always go through. I can be contacted at dandeec@eaglezip.net |
| Arnold, Doc | E-7 HMC | Apr 1982 – Apr 1986 | NX | Plank owner, good ship,good crew. Bobby Lowe, you're my man. |
| Whitehurst, John | OS1 | Apr 1982 – Oct 1984 | OI | proud member of the commissioning crew. Many years have past since my Navy days. Doing well. Proud daddy to a beautiful pre-teen girl. Living in Deming NM and working as a nurse in a nursing home. Best wishes to all. |
| Blakemore, Jerry | EW2 | May 1982 – Nov 1985 | CE | PLANKOWNER, and I know what BP stands for |
| Goughan, Larry | LCDR | May 1982 – Mar 1986 | CSO | Plankowner |
| Peters, John | LT | May 1, 1982 – Jul 31, 1984 | CICO | My memory of Hayler is as a newly commissioned ship. Hard to believe she has done her time and is retired. |
| Lowe, Bobby | YN3 | May 7, 1982 – Dec 25, 1984 | Nav/Admin | Her name is Hayler, she's second to none, she'll be the cleanest ship when the fightings done. So grab your swab and your ________ brush, the adventure's just begun. hahahaha. |
| Association, Uss Hayler | ASSOCIATION | May 8, 1982 – Aug 25, 2003 | All | Come sign the Q'Deck Logbook! http://www.geocities.com/usshayler_dd997/ http://geocities.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=usshayler_dd997 Welcome home; your shipmates welcome you as well. If you have any pictures you would like to share you are welco |
| Taylor, Jim | BM2 | May 26, 1982 – Oct 11, 1984 | First /deck | Plank owner. I was on the Hayler when men were made of steel and ships were made of wood.... |
| Blakemore, Jerry | EW2 | Jun 1982 – May 1985 | PLANKOWNER, And I know what BP stands for/ | |
| Sterk, Steven | GSM2 | Jun 1982 – Jul 1987 | M | I had a great time onboard, I only have the best memories. I enjoyed serving with everyone, Our crew was tight, never had one like it afterwards. |
| Stephan, David | Jun 1982 – Sep 1985 | E | Hayler Days were the best times of my life (I just didn't realize it!) Great div., dept., and crew, 4.0 all the way!! BZ to all you guys that stayed and and retired, I salute you! I was proud to have served on her!! "key stations!" | |
| Faulkner, Vince | gsm2 | Jun 1982 – | engineering | Being a part of this ships company was one of the best experiences of my life. |
| Kopec, Andy | MS3- NOW CSC(SW/SCW) | Jun 1, 1982 – Apr 1, 1986 | supply | It was a great time on the latest and the gratest. She will be missed |
| Frey, Wayne | LCDR | Jun 8, 1982 – Sep 3, 1985 | Chief Engineer | Ship's go the way they start. Ingalls built us a good ship. We had a great commissioning crew, and the long blue line of pro's who relieved us kept it going. It was an honor and priviledge to serve the fleet and our nation as a Hayler sailor. |
| Dexter, Jeff | EN2 | Jul 1982 – Jul 1986 | A-Gang | |
| Rhoades, Damon | GSM1 | Jul 1982 – Aug 1987 | M Division | In the twenty three years spent in the Navy, the Pre-Com crew was the closest of any crew I worked with. The best of times / the worst of times but one thing was for sure, we stuck together. |
| Carter, Donovan | DS2 | Jul 1982 – Oct 1986 | Combat Systems | I was known is Don Carter AKA Dirty Don. I presently live in Atlanta, GA. My son is a main character on the HBO show Ballers. |
| Dockstader, Michael (Doc) | GSM 2 - GSM 1 | Jul 1, 1982 – Oct 31, 1984 | MP | Plankowner Could not have asked for a finer PRE-COM crew. I left on terminal leave prior to her maiden cruise. The SEABEE base in Gulfport MS threatened to fly me to Italy to wait for the ship so I could be discharged on my last day. |
| Smith, Brent L. | OS2(SW) | Aug 1982 – Feb 1987 | OI/OPERATIONS | PLANKOWNER |
| Hess, Doug | SK3 | Aug 1982 – Jan 13, 1986 | Supply | Time sure does fly by! From being a member of Navy Key Watch to being 'gonged off' the Hayler in Dec of 1985 on terminal leave. Rest easy on the bottom! |
| Thiers, John | GSM2 | Aug 1982 – May 1985 | M | Best ship in the Navy, She was decommed too soon. |
| Parker, Ralph | OS1 (SW) | Aug 1982 – Oct 1987 | OI | As I retired and reflected on my 23 years of naval service. I would Like to thank the officers and crew of the Hayler, for the wisdom and insight gained. To the CO's XO's and Dept heads I served with,Thank you. You molded me and made me a suc |
| Ranson, William (Bill) | OS1 | Aug 1, 1982 – Aug 1, 1984 | OI | Plankowner |
| Coble, Thomas | HM2 | Sep 1982 – Dec 1986 | NX | |
| Carlson, Chris (Bp) | EW2 | Sep 1982 – Sep 4, 1985 | CS | Plankowner, Early Wiberty |
| Cater, Lonnie | Fn-HT2 | Sep 1982 – Oct 1984 | R | My time on this ship was the best of my whole career. I recall memories of several friends and shipmates still to this day. And yes I do remember the dead bug! I was proud to be a plank owner. |
| Florke, Ralph | GMG2 | Sep 4, 1982 – Aug 1, 1987 | weapons | I want to say hi to all my plank-owner buddies,,and as i browsed through the names the memories came back and i just want to say I love you all, the times that we shared priceless and there where so many of them. Always SECOND TO NONE |
| Johnson, Robert H. | EN2 | Sep 18, 1982 – Jun 9, 1986 | A-Gang/M | Plankowner |
Lewis, Russell  | FA(SW) - HT2(SW) | Sep 19, 1982 – Apr 22, 1988 | Repair / NAV-ADMIN | Has to be the best command I served in. The only command where I still keep in touch with some of my old (yes we're ALL old) shipmates. Wouldn't trade those memories for anything!!! I miss my old WANG system... :-) |
| Nakroshis, Rick | EW1 | Oct 1982 – Oct 1984 | Combat Systems | EW1 -- Leading EW aboard Hayler, and proud Plankowner |
| Hundley, Jerry | RM2 | Nov 1982 – Jun 1986 | Ops / CS | Plankowner |
| Basham, Danny (Bash) | HT2(sw) | Nov 1982 – 1985 | R-Div | I spent 21+ yrs in the Navy and 5 different ships and the Hayler and the crew was the best I ever served with. As a Plank Owner it's hard to see how it ended. How can you forget the Dead Bug!! softball anybody? |
| McIntire, Gary | GSM2 | Nov 5, 1982 – May 20, 1985 | M Div | MER2 |
| Mercer, Dewitt | STG2 | Dec 1982 – Sep 1984 | AS | Plankowner |
| Pernell, Paul (Rick) | STG2 | Dec 7, 1982 – Jan 5, 1984 | AS | Plankowner |
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