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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG 5). 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 403 crew members registered for the USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG 5).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heffington, Binnie | 1970 – 1973 | |||
| Burle, Robert (Bob) | En3 | 1970 – 1973 | R | Lot of good memories |
| Anderson, Thedore /ted | IC 2 | Jan 1970 – Feb 1971 | ||
| Cooper, Gary | QM-2 | Mar 15, 1970 – Oct 20, 1973 | Navigation | Miss my ole buddies Bill Duncan, Les, Rich and Mark. Wild memories of seeing the world and will never forget the collision with an oil tanker while pulling into Norfolk after a 6 mo. cruise. I was on watch on the bridge |
| Hall, Phillip (The Goat) | E3 | Jun 1970 – Jun 1972 | Supply | The Goat from North Carolina is trying to make contact with Steve Allen. Where R U Steve? |
| Jones, Gary | STG3 | Jun 1970 – Aug 1973 | AS | |
| Wilson, Rodney | SH 3 | Jun 5, 1970 – Oct 4, 1971 | ? | operated Ship Store sold everything from toiletries to electronics, watches, candy. |
| Murphy, Tom | LTJG | Jul 1970 – Dec 1971 | First | Met some great people I still think of today. |
| Revak, Paul | RM3 | Aug 10, 1970 – Mar 3, 1973 | OC | BEST TIME OF MY LIFE, ELMO ZUMWALTS NAVY. GITMO, MED, NATLANTIC, AMERICAN SPY SHIP #5 IN THE BLACK SEA WITH THE RUSSIAN NAVY. BULLARD, JAKE, LUCCHI, I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. |
| Allen, Steve | DK3/2 | Oct 15, 1970 – Nov 14, 1971 | SUPPLY | Good ship - great times. Would love to hear from Woody from California or "Billy Goat" from North Carolina. (You know who you are-HA!) |
| Hearne, Mike | GMM2 | Nov 1970 – Jan 1972 | Fox | |
| Nycz, Ed | EN2 | Dec 1970 – Dec 1974 | A-Gang | Absolutely loved this ship, great crew, good cruises, esp North Atlantic, remember the "Rag" Retired as CWO3 |
| Miller, James/doc | HM3 | 1971 – 1973 | It was a great ship and I had many good times on her. I miss the comraderie of those years. I always wondered whatever happened to Chief Estep HMC. Had many friends and many good memories. | |
| Kartchner, Lloyd | SM3 | Jan 1971 – Nov 17, 1973 | Signal | Great two years, still think of you guys, |
| Kartchner, Lloyd | SM3 | Jan 1, 1971 – Oct 1973 | signal | got to see the world |
| Walton, Robert E | GMG2 | Jan 8, 1971 – Jul 23, 1973 | AS | First Med Cruise and First North Atlantic. Interesting tour but not always a pleasant command climate. |
| Walton, Willie | E-2 | Jan 18, 1971 – Nov 24, 1974 | Gunnery/ Boats | Hey Guys,Had a lot of fun,met a lot of great guys. Wish I could go back and do it again.I might change a few things,mostly about me.Any way I miss a lot of you guys,Drop me a line sometime. YOUR SHIPEMATE WILLIE |
| Frisce, Larry | ETR-3 | Jan 31, 1971 – Jul 18, 1971 | I served with the beach jumpers special warfare group. We were TAD to the Ricketts. Went to the med with you guys in 71! Remember the "gut" in Naples? The Ricketts was accused of being a spy ship by the Russians while in the Black sea. | |
| Hinkley, Steve | BT3 | Feb 1971 – Sep 13, 1974 | After Fireroom | Had some good times and some bad times on board the Tricky Ricky. I did enjoy the cruises and seeing the different country's. Been looking for Troy (sam)Bass. or any shipmate from 71-74 email me hinkley@adelphia.net |
| Shea, Mark | GMG3 E-4 | May 11, 1971 – Nov 21, 1973 | G Division | Really miss those great times, Willie Walton, Sugarbear ( Robert Cruse), Randy Blanchard, Chief Bonnin, Chief Esteps, Chief Teachout, so many good people,Oh forgot Ens. Hill.. |
| Stensaker, Oscar | PN3 | Jun 1971 – Oct 1974 | ON | I have a lot of great memories, and not so great ones, and met a lot of shipmates I will never forget. |
| Sanders, Jerry | etnsn | Jun 20, 1971 – Jan 6, 1972 | oe | looking for friends |
| Plantenberg, Thomas "Tom" | PN2` | Jul 1, 1971 – Dec 30, 1972 | X | Served in PERS OFF under Chief Marvin Montgomery. When we left for a North Atlantic cruise, he bolted and I ran the office. I later got a commission and have advanced to the rank of 06. To those who knew the "Ricketts Rag" that will be amazin |
| Canas, Rod | GMG3 | Sep 10, 1971 – Sep 11, 1974 | G | |
| Tingley, Cal | LTJG | Oct 1971 – Jun 1972 | B | Enjoyed my time on the Ricketts. Got to meet a lot of people and see a lot of new olaces, especially in th Med. |
| Jensen, Richard | fn | Nov 1, 1971 – Feb 19, 1972 | R | this was my first ship |
| Gatto, Daniel | SK2 | Nov 2, 1971 – Nov 2, 1975 | storekeeper | looking for old buddies. |
| Merz, John | SEAMEN | 1972 – 1973 | First | |
| Geyer, Steven | GMG3 | 1972 – 1976 | GMG | |
| Zandstra, Randy | OS2 | Jan 1, 1972 – May 29, 1974 | OI | |
| Hicks, James (Jim) | tmo3 | Feb 1972 – Feb 1974 | AS | Great Shipmates...great times |
| Lirette, Kirk | MM3 | Feb 11, 1972 – Sep 25, 1974 | fwd. engine room | great memories , looking for my buddy clayton jones from arkansas |
| Dayton, Donald | E3 | Mar 12, 1972 – Oct 15, 1975 | Bm | I was a baker along with coon & bridges and after a north atlantic went and worked on deck with 1st class grogan super guy don't know if any of you guys are checking this out if so email me like to hear from you |
| Moffett, Thomas | EN2 | Apr 1972 – Jan 1975 | A | |
| Houk, Zeke | Midshipman | Jun 1972 – Aug 1972 | First | We escorted the Fighting I from Norfolk to Copenhagen. |
| Cruse, Jim | EW 2 | Jun 20, 1972 – Jan 24, 1974 | OI | Looking to contact any of my old shipmates. Retired in 1985 as OSCS Cruse |
| McKay, Ken | ENSIGN | Jun 28, 1972 – Sep 25, 1973 | First, Then Navigator | NATO Cruise, Jul 72-Nov 72; Survived Insurv Board of March 73. Left to become a Seabee, never forgot CVR and the REAL NAVY |
| Nelson, Frank | RM2 | Jul 1972 – Apr 1975 | OC | Two Med Cruises, a North Atlantic, a GITMO tour and two shipyard overhauls. Life was great. Although I was't there in November of 75, I was mighty proud to say I served aboard the CVR. Looking for the were-abouts of RM2 Scott Wangberg . |
| Entrot, David | E4 | Sep 1972 – Jul 1974 | Engineering | Now living in NM. |
| Foley, Les | QM3 | Sep 1, 1972 – Mar 15, 1974 | Navigation | MOD Squad Says it all. Great times. |
| Witmeyer, Bruce | STG2 | Sep 5, 1972 – Apr 3, 1974 | WEAPONS | HEY JONESY,JOE RIVAL, TROUT,ETC... |
| Snyder, John | SM3 | Sep 7, 1972 – Jun 6, 1974 | OC | Thiry years have passed but the memories are still fresh. Worked with a good crew then. Glad I had the experience. |
| Smith, Charles (Snuffy) | EM2 | Oct 19, 1972 – Nov 30, 1976 | E | |
| Reid, John | SK2 | Nov 25, 1972 – Aug 30, 1975 | Supply | Great med cruise and a couple of good trips down south. Would love to hear from someone. |
| Affonso, Joseph Fonz | BM3 | Dec 12, 1972 – Dec 10, 1977 | FIRST | WORKED WITH CHIEF ADAMS AND PLAYED IN THE SHIPS BAND ALSO WAS THERE THE NIGHT OF THE BELNAP HELPED GET SHIPMATES OUT OF THE OCEAN. |
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