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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 512 crew members registered for the USS Hayler (DD 997).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toliver, Terry "Tee" | SH3 | 1990 – 1992 | ||
| Pierce, Paul | SM3 | 1990 – Apr 1994 | OPS | Best time of my life. Fond memories far outweigh the bad. Saw the world, made many friends, a few enemies( What was the name of that TOOL MAC? Jeez that guy was a clown). MS3 Ditmeyer from Haagerstown where are you man? |
Owens, Michael  | E4/EM3 | Jan 1990 – Apr 1993 | Engineering | |
| Goodman, Rico | SN | Jan 1, 1990 – Jun 1, 1992 | ||
| Hamby, Chris / Hambone | GSM3 | Jan 15, 1990 – Feb 1, 1991 | E | My family for a while. I miss all you guys. Betts, you and Elrod trained me well. Times I will never forget. Clean the white paint off the LOCOP Perkins. |
| Robinson, Michael | BM3 | May 1, 1990 – May 1, 1993 | Deck Division | Flashback! |
| Davison, Brady | ATAN | Jun 1990 – Dec 1990 | Target Drone Detachment VC-6 | Aboard during Unitas XXXI 1990 |
| Huff, Tracy | OS2(SW) | Jul 1990 – May 1994 | Operations | I had a blast in the fours years and two deployments on the best ship in the Navy. Alot of memories. I was sad to hear that she was decommissioned and sunk as a target. Not the best way for a great ship like her to go. |
| Hendricks, Chris | CTT1 (THEN SK2) | Oct 1990 – Feb 1994 | Supply | Many fond memories of crew and being onboard Hayler. Loved VBSS Ops and being a SAR swimmer. "Mad Dog" Fred Bertsch was the best skipper I ever had. |
| Mathias, Michael | FC3 | Oct 7, 1990 – Jun 23, 1992 | CM | Checked onboard during UNITAS-90. Then took her to Portland, Maine |
| Tiernan, Bernard "Beeno" | ISC(SW) | Nov 1990 – Feb 1993 | OW/OI | Back then I was EW2(SW). Great crew and ship. Learned alot and have great memories. |
| Burch, John | SN/QM3 | Nov 1990 – Jul 1993 | Deck/NAV/Admin | Great times with friends. I was really blessed to served on this great ship with my cousin Derrick Dix who represented the engineering dept. He was an electrician. |
| Thompson, Shannon | FC2(SW) | Dec 1990 – Dec 1995 | CM/CG | |
| Levine, Gregory | ht-2 | 1991 – 1993 | engineering | Had some great times on the Hayler. My division had some great guys in it!!!!! |
| Griffith, John D | FC 2 | Jan 2, 1991 – May 10, 1995 | ||
| Oneal, Bill | FC2 | Mar 1, 1991 – Aug 21, 1995 | CM | |
| Schneider, Gary | EW1 | Apr 1, 1991 – Dec 31, 1994 | OW | |
| Beresh, Michael | OS3 | May 1991 – May 1993 | OI | one of the best times, especially with capt bertsch. especially remember our times in maine in drydock and we had to chip the mast, remember that huff and osteen. |
| Willis, Chris | GSM3 (SW) | Jun 1991 – Mar 1994 | MER1 | This was the best 3 years of my Navy career. |
| Dusek, Dan | EMC(SW) | Jun 1991 – Nov 1995 | The great crew made a great ship! Thanks to all I served with. | |
| Fitzgerald, John | E-4 | Jun 1991 – Mar 1993 | Deck | Remembering a lot more of the "GOOD" times as i get older... one bad memory i will never seem to shake... OXENDINE!! What a piece of work he was. Still, there are times I'd like to revisit those crazy days. |
| Steinbach, Frank | LTJG | Jun 1, 1991 – Jun 1, 1994 | OC, OD (Commo and 1st LT) | Great times and learning with these guys. Boarding teams/Red Sea 4 months in 93, Battle E, Capt Fred Bertsch, Suez, Caribbean REFTRA and CD-OPS, 92 Hurricane Gloria, plenty of adventures but we put in the max effort every time. What a great crew! |
| McLean, Gary (Canuck) | EN2(SW) | Jul 17, 1991 – Aug 7, 1996 | a-gang | had a lot of good times on the boat.from B.I.W. to gitmo to running aground in the suez and my final underway in 07'96. alot of shipmates i called by there first name and many more i will never forget |
| Fultz, Jason | PN3 | Sep 1991 – Jun 1995 | OD/NAVADMIN | I MISS THE SEA, BUT NOT THE LIFSTYLE. |
| Hocker, Kevin | ET3 | Sep 1, 1991 – Apr 15, 1996 | CE | |
| Fultz, Jason | PN3 | Sep 15, 1991 – Jun 5, 1995 | admin | I never thought that I would say that I miss the open sea and the old girl I called home for almost 4 years. |
| Graves, Kelly | GSMC | Oct 1, 1991 – Dec 15, 1995 | M Division | Great crew. Great Ship |
| Lee, Stephen | RM2 | Nov 1991 – Jun 1994 | OC | Good ship, great crew...should be out there now! |
| Anderson, Andy | Qm3 | Nov 1991 – Jun 15, 1995 | Nav/Admin | Hope to hear from you guys send me an email...L8er |
| Norek, Edward | HT3/HTFN | Dec 1991 – Jan 1993 | R | Time blurs alot of contention leaving only good memories. Now, funny as it seems, I miss that crate. It's a damn shame she's scuttled. Howdy do to all the good people on board. Hey, Brent remember the Snowstorm on the road trip? |
| O'Connor, Tim "Oc" | RM3 | Dec 28, 1991 – Jul 13, 1995 | OC01 | |
| Wilhelm, Donald | OS1(SW) | 1992 – Mar 1996 | OI | |
| Romero, Gustavo | DK3(SW) | 1992 – 1996 | ||
| Harris, Jonathan | HM3(SW) | 1992 – 1994 | admin | best memories I have to date are from that bucket...was sad to learn she was sank |
| Mannhardt, Sam | ET3(SW) | 1992 – 1996 | CE | Many great memories and great times. MEF Cruise, May Missle Ops. The fun traveling though the Suiez Canal!?! I remember somthing about a cracked fuel cell. Living in WI now and enjoying life! Email me if you are headed toward Eau Claire. |
| Harrison, Harry | GSM1(SW) | 1992 – 1998 | m | i LOVED this ship and its crew....Great Times!!! |
| Hammons, Jim (Rev Jim) | OS2 (SW) | 1992 – 1995 | OI | An Honor Serving With You! |
| Hoss, Anthony (Tony) | TM2 | 1992 – 1994 | CA | Out to sea all the time good or bad. volleyball an traveling thru the suez canal and seeing mt sinai,boarding team in the red sea. would like to hear from........ email please. Workman, Ulatowski,Cavanaugh, Brown & Cox |
| Ulatowski, Michael | STG 3 | 1992 – 1995 | CS sonar tech | Some of the greatest memories of my life. |
| Golden, Kevin | ET1 | Jan 1992 – Dec 1992 | CSE1 | |
| Meadows, Glenn | SK3(SW) | Feb 1992 – Oct 1995 | Supply | |
| Ables, Rory | IC3 | Feb 1992 – Jun 1995 | CE | |
| Glass, Daniel | GM2 | Mar 3, 1992 – Oct 11, 1994 | Gunnery | What a wild ride 22 years and it was fun I miss the old Navy though. |
| Thornhill, Toney | GSMFN | Apr 1992 – Jul 1994 | MER1 | I would like to find a few of my old shipmates off here to keep in touch with. |
| Cieszki, Harry "ski" | OS | Apr 4, 1992 – Jun 9, 1996 | Operations | Good times in the carribean, Europe and the middle east. Great ship, great sailors. |
| Darnell, Gary | PC2(SW) | May 1992 – May 1994 | Admin/Supply | |
| Mellor, Mark | ET2(SW) | Jul 1992 – Nov 1996 | CE | Great ship, great experience! |
| Shropshire, Ronald (Shrop) | FC3 (then) FCC (now) | Jul 6, 1992 – Mar 1994 | cm | Looking for people who was on the ship same time FC'c, MS, GM.. Any1 that served the same time I did. Thanks |
| McGill, Todd | STG2(SW) | Jul 10, 1992 – Jul 10, 1996 | CA | Great Ship, Many memories and lots of pictures. Its hard to believe the ship was sunk. |
| Elze, Alan | NCC(SW/AW) | Aug 1992 – Jan 1996 | Admin | I would like to hear from any HAYLER sailors who were around from 92-96 |
| Price, James | DS3 | Aug 1, 1992 – May 1, 1997 | CE | |
| Chavez, Hector A. | ICFN (SW) | Aug 1, 1992 – Jul 15, 1994 | CE | Great ship, great crew, good memories. |
| Deaton, Chip | FC2 | Sep 1992 – Mar 20, 1996 | CV | |
| Randall, Joseph | EW3 | Oct 1992 – May 1994 | Operations | |
| Chamberlin, Dan | SN | Oct 1, 1992 – Feb 4, 1994 | OPS | |
| Krauss, Joel | FC1(SW) | Nov 1992 – Dec 1994 | CV | LPO for HAYLER's First TLAM Strike Team. Had a great time on there after Brad Hicks assumed command. |
| Wilhelm, Donald | OS1(SW) | Nov 1992 – Mar 1996 | OI | retired from Hayler. |
| Mata, Joseph (Joe) | QM3 | Nov 15, 1992 – Dec 15, 1995 | Nav/Admin | Sad to see the hunk of scrap sunk. |
| Crum, Gene | OS1 | Dec 1992 – Dec 1997 | OI | |
| Backhaus, Keith | GSM2 | Dec 1992 – Jul 1995 | Mer2 | Best of times, Baltops, Middle East and Caribbean. The road trips with Scooter, Jerry and Duff. |
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