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USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). 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 207 crew members registered for the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1992 | 1993 – 1995 | 1996 – 1999 | 2000 – 2003 | 2004 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay, John | ET1 | 1991 – Mar 15, 1996 | CE04 | |
| Taylor, Bruce | GSE1 | 1991 – 1995 | MP | Plankowner...Remember tough times and good times, retired 2002 GSEC. |
| Brazil, Trace | RMC | 1991 – 1994 | OC | Best and most capable ship in the fleet with an fantastic crew. |
| Wheeler, James | STG3 | Jan 5, 1991 – Sep 1, 1994 | CA | 32 years flies by fast. Hope all my friends and fellow Plank Owners I knew back in the day are doing good in 2022. |
| Ducas, Billy | OS2 | Feb 1991 – Sep 1994 | OIO1 | PLANKOWNER: I really enjoyed my time with one of the best crews ever. |
| Garcia, Jr., Victor "Vic" | ET1(SW/AW) | Mar 4, 1991 – Nov 29, 1995 | Combat Electronics | Plankowner! Just wanted to let all of my shippys know that I was the 1st sailor to "get leid" onboard! I did it in the Radar Elect. Shop 1 & in the Stbd Fwd Spy array room :) during our 1st sea trail with the blonde shipyard "lady" |
| Lesser, Kelly | GSE1 | Mar 6, 1991 – Apr 11, 1995 | MP | Plankowner |
| Donovan, Bruce E. | GSM1 | May 17, 1991 – Feb 9, 1994 | Engineering | Plank Owner |
| Adams, John | IC1(SW) | Jun 1991 – Aug 1995 | CE03 | Plankowner-Hell of a crew. Worked hard, Played harder. Retired in 1998. Now a Sr Technical Manager for General Dymanics, living in Northern VA. Old crew mates, drop me a line and let catch-up on old times. |
| Hayman, Mark "Doc" | HMC(SW) | Jun 15, 1991 – Sep 15, 1995 | NX | Plankowner...It was the first ship that I could call "mine". Made a lot of good friends that I still stay in touch with. I will always have fond memories. |
| Ehlenfeldt, Paul | IC3 | Jun 20, 1991 – Jul 31, 1994 | CE03 | Hey ya'll, JPJ was my 1st and only ship. What a great time. Worked DMS as a contractor after getting out. Now at the Global Distance Support Center www.anchordesk.navy.mil. |
Parker, Ryan  | STG3/STG2 | Jun 22, 1991 – Jan 6, 1995 | CA | Plankowner. |
| Obstaculo, Rudy | PNC/E7 | Aug 8, 1991 – Aug 5, 1995 | Personnel Officer/Executive Division | I was the 18th and the 3rd Chief to report to the Pre-Com crew in San Diego. Detached during the first deployment while inport at Jebel Ali, UAE. (Chief O) |
| Barnes, Leroy (Barney) | E-6 EN1 (SW) | Sep 1991 – Jul 1995 | LPO | Enjoyed the building of, QA of all A-Div equipment and the tons of schools. |
| Lafaver, Steve | E-6 | Sep 1991 – Dec 1995 | MP | Lots of fun in Precom. Great group to work with. |
| Calderon, Shawn | interior communications | Sep 1, 1991 – Aug 1, 1996 | CS | IT director in the Chicago area with 21 years of happy marrige and 4 wonderful kids, two in college, two in highschool. Would love to hear from you guys. email address: shawn.calderon@gmail.com |
| Barnes, Leroy | EN1 (SW) | Sep 15, 1991 – Jul 10, 1995 | Engineering | I enjoyed the 4 years i spend on board the JPJ as she was being build int Bath, Maine. |
| Williams, Ted | E-7/GSEC | Oct 1991 – Dec 1993 | MP | PLANKOWNER! Great Crew. My greatest moment was a home run in the bottom of the seventh to beat the undefeated first place tean in Brunswick. If you were there, you know why that was so great. |
| Gisler, Casey | STG2 | Oct 1991 – 1995 | CA | Still looking for STG1 Sullivan (Sully). Anyone who knows how to reach him please reach out to me. |
| Long, Mike | FC1 | Nov 12, 1991 – Nov 21, 1995 | CO | |
| Cournoyer, Matthew | EW2 | 1992 – 1998 | OT | Plankowner, Trusty Shellback, Order of the Ditch, Realm of the Golden Dragon. A lot of names missing. Where are Nine-volt, Rainman, Fish and Bulkhead? Good times! |
| Cobb, Jason | FC2 | 1992 – Nov 1996 | CF | |
| Cloud, Jim | GSM2 | 1992 – 1995 | Engineering | Plank Owner, Had alot of good times down in the oil lab! If ya know or remember me, give me a yell. |
| Priestas, Scott | GMM3 | 1992 – 1996 | CF | |
| Love, Eric | MS3 | 1992 – 1996 | Supply | Would like to see all my fellow MS’s back together one day. What a crazy bunch of guys. I’ve been in law enforcement for close to 26 years now getting ready to retire. Married to my wife for over 30. Love u guys!! |
| Henrikson, Rick | STG1(SW) | Jan 1992 – Dec 1995 | CA | Plankowner!! Great crew! We got ****** out of Australia and Hong Kong on that 1st cruise. Plus the "fun" of shock trials. |
| Cordwell, Barry | FC2 (SW) | Feb 1992 – Oct 1995 | CM | |
| Levesque, Alton | STG2 (SW) | Mar 1, 1992 – Dec 16, 1996 | CA | PLANK OWNER! Best Port of Call Muscat, Oman..NOT. Saving F14 Pilots was awesome. Good crew lots of laughs in Sonar Control. Captain and XO for WestPAC 95 were first class in my book. |
| Avila, Edward | SM3 | Mar 15, 1992 – Mar 15, 1996 | OC | PLANKOWNER,BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE SERVING ON THE JPJ. |
| Baze, Kelly | YN1 | Apr 1, 1992 – Dec 16, 1993 | NX | PLANKOWNER. I loved this ship more then any other that I've been on since. Very proud to have served aboard her. |
| Ba, Ousmane | GSE 2 | Apr 4, 1992 – Apr 4, 1996 | MP | Wow I miss you all. The good old days. How is everybody doing ? JPJ is the best |
| Cuenco, Luis | E6/MS1(SW) | Apr 15, 1992 – Oct 31, 1993 | SUP/S-2 | PLANKOWNER. The ship where I earned my ESWS qualifications. I will never forget it. Great ship, great crew and great shipmates. I am now retired (Jul 2006) as CSC(SW/AW). Last Ship: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) from Sep 98 - Oct 2003. FWAFS |
| Smith, Phillip | EW2 | Jun 1992 – Jun 1996 | OT | Plankowner and shellback living in sunny Florida. |
| McDowell, Kevin "Mac" | EW2(SW) | Jun 5, 1992 – Oct 15, 1996 | OT | Plankowner |
| Summers, Christopher | E-3 | Jul 1992 – Oct 1994 | Operations | Remember all the good times and the week we went UA |
| Webber, Randall | FCC(SW) | Jul 10, 1992 – Jul 10, 1995 | Weapons (Aegis Weapons System Supervisor) | One of the original PRECOM! Plankowners, Shock Trails what a blast!, Great CPO Mess. LMAO after "Boats" Benny Hilled the XO several times on the forehead after stepping out on the deck at night! The Capt drove us hard but we were the best! |
| Lassiter, William | FC2 | Aug 1992 – Mar 1995 | Hey guys nice to see some names I know. remember taping people up in the computer room? How about bilge diving? Some fun was had by all Iexcept the guy taped to the post) | |
| Scott, Lawson | RM2 | Sep 1992 – 1995 | OPS | The greatest command I had been a part of. We had some great times brining the ship to life and showing her might. Plankowner Reunion in San Diego 17th-21st December. Check us out on Facebook. |
| Allan, Scott | BM1 | Oct 1992 – Jun 1996 | 1st | Guessing at the time frame, all I know is the JPJ was my favorite command! Now working in the IT field for the USMC. Go figure, a Boatswains Mate that knows how to use technology? |
| Jones, Russell | QM2 | Oct 22, 1992 – May 17, 1996 | Navad | Had a blast, and it turned out to be a great stepping stone for myself and some other guys who served. Now a licensed Captain and marine engineer. |
| Landry, Shane "Doc Savage" | GMG2 | Nov 3, 1992 – Nov 3, 1996 | Weapons | Plankowner;Ran the Gun up front; I still think Garcias "blonde shipyard lady" was a post-op...lol;Remember the F-14 blowing up next to us and picking soo many of the Lincolns planes out of the water? |
| Parish, Vincent | SN -> OS(STRIKER) -> EW(STRIKER) -> RM3(SW) | Dec 1992 – Nov 7, 1997 | OD/01 -> OC/01 | PLANKOWNER SURVIVER: Bath Maine, Panama Canal, Deck Div, Shock Trials, Dignitary Visitors, (2)-Deployments, (2)-1st LT's, (3)-CO's, (3)-XO's, (2)-OPS Officers, (3)-Commo's, (3)-RMC?s...you tell me?"IT'S GOOD TO BE A DESTROYER |
| Thompson, Jason | FC2 | Dec 1992 – Jun 1994 | CF | |
| Williamson, Ron Pretty Ricky | po3 | Dec 12, 1992 – Feb 28, 1998 | supply | The best experience of my life |
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