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USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG 5) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standridge, Tim | SR | 1979 – 1983 | ||
| Rand, Ray | ET2 | 1979 – 1983 | OE | Reunion 2007 Maine ,hope to see some of you there. |
| Matyjewicz, John (Matty) | RM1 | 1979 – 1982 | OC | |
| Ensworth, Jay | MM2 | 1979 – 1985 | A-Gang | |
| Lominac, Robert | GMT3 | Jan 2, 1979 – Jun 2, 1981 | AS | Persian Gulf War-NATO-Med-Gitmo alot of sailing and good times. |
| Bettoney, Robert, Big Bob | GMM1 | Jan 30, 1979 – Oct 16, 1988 | FOX | IW OULD LIKE TO HERE FROM ANYONE FROM THE PERIOD THAT I SERVED. |
| Schneider, Bill | MM2 | Apr 1979 – Mar 1981 | A-Gang | After all the years gone by, I still think back to the CVR days and remember the good times, shellback initiation and all! Hoping all who read this are doing well. |
| Simmons, Ron/ronnie | BT 3 | Apr 29, 1979 – Apr 29, 1983 | I was in the foward fireroom. Chief Cerka and Navickas was in charge. | |
| Ely, Terry | FTM3 | May 10, 1979 – Jun 10, 1982 | FOX | |
| Ely, Terry | FTM3 | Jun 1979 – Jun 1982 | FOX | |
| Oyler, Calvin | EM2 | Jun 8, 1979 – Oct 17, 1983 | E | From the Artic Circle to the Equator, and from Karachi to Gitmo, without a doubt the best ship. |
| Hale, John | SM2 | Jul 1979 – Feb 1983 | OC | Sigs, Aye! Hey, JG, 'sup? Made PO2 eh? Cool. |
| Harper, Terry | MM1 | Jul 15, 1979 – Dec 15, 1982 | A-GANG | did a lot of steaming on her. became a shellback and a bluenose from her. went more places on her then any other ship. |
| Dickinson, Brian, "Bones" | ET2 | Aug 15, 1979 – Jul 8, 1982 | OE | Spoke with Georzan the other night--he's still greeeeeeat, says he stays in contact with Jeff Lanford. I have CWO-1 Hickey's e-mail someplace--he seems to stay in touch with ET2 Mishoe pretty well. Me? Working (I go home at night) in a priso |
| Owens, Fred | PNSN | Sep 1, 1979 – Sep 1, 1981 | Hey to all...hope everyone is doing great! | |
| Clough, Perry | MS3/MSSA | Oct 21, 1979 – Jul 23, 1982 | Supply | wow a few familiar names like "bones" and "country" Sure glad i am married to a great cook maybe not as good of a cake decorater as chief OBIE i thought his favorite saying was "clean as you go" go Yuengling |
| King, Pete | STG2 | Dec 1979 – May 1982 | AS | Talk about memories! Dan Stone, been trying to find you for 25 years! Yo Mark...what's up??? Pappy...How are you? |
| King, Pete | STG2 | Dec 17, 1979 – May 15, 1982 | AS | Good times! |
| Batt, Peter | BM3 | Dec 20, 1979 – Jul 17, 1982 | 1st | |
| Hunt, Danny (Country) | BMSN | Dec 23, 1979 – Apr 10, 1980 | first | went thru iranian hostage crisis(good times in persian gulf!!) |
| Ketchell, Rick | MM3 | 1980 – | M | |
| Baker, Alfred | BM2 | 1980 – 1983 | first | |
| Greives, Robert | SK3 | 1980 – 1981 | joined the ricketts when it got back from the gulf...enjoyed the back to back NATO cruises... | |
| Dickinson, David | FTM2 | 1980 – 1984 | FOX | davedickinson@embarqmail.com |
| Mahan, Roger | BT2 | Jan 1980 – Jul 1983 | B | |
| Evans, Buck | EW3 | Mar 1, 1980 – Jan 5, 1981 | OPS | Hello to All |
| Warehime, Cd/chic | FTCM(SW) | Apr 1980 – Apr 1983 | Fox | |
| Konitzer, Robert E. | MMC | Jun 1980 – 1985 | Engine Room | Would Like to hear from old friends |
| Stone, Dan | STG2 | Jun 1980 – Dec 1982 | AS | Lots of great memories of running with Pete King and Mark Sheets in Norfolk. Great back to back cruises in 1981. |
| Brown, Keenan | BT-3 | Jun 6, 1980 – Aug 2, 1983 | B | |
| Yeastedt, Fred | MS3 | Jun 15, 1980 – Sep 6, 1982 | s-2 | the return was 'questionable'? maintain a steady strain. 'stone face' made captain, good for him! obeeh's mantra;: ''get back into that gawwlley!" |
| Moore, Clark (Pappy) | GMGC(SW) | Jul 31, 1980 – Apr 1983 | 2nd/AS | |
| Chandler Jr, Billy | SH3 | Aug 17, 1980 – Sep 18, 1983 | SUPPLY DIVISION | WHAT UP SHIPMATES.. |
| Williams, Steve | BTFN | Sep 1980 – Feb 1982 | Boiler | |
| Sooy, Russ | DCC (SW) | Oct 1, 1980 – Oct 31, 1989 | R | |
| Gradel, John | SM2 | Nov 1980 – Jun 1984 | OC | Where's the signal gang? |
| Parsons, John | MS3 | Dec 10, 1980 – Jun 23, 1984 | Supply | 2 Nato cruises in 81,blue nose,shell back,Beirut in 83/84.Good stuff.Hey to Pizza and Fred Y! |
| Quick, Ken | FN | 1981 – 1982 | B | |
| Allison, Richard | BT2 | 1981 – 1983 | B | HOW IS EVERY ONE. |
Mark, Holthouser  | MM1 | 1981 – 1983 | M | |
| Ellis, Dave | SK2/SK1 | 1981 – 1983 | S-1 | LOVE THE SHIP. ENJOY THE CREW AND THE CDR OF THE SHIP WHO LOVE W.V. FISHING. THAT WHERE I'M LIVING IN THE HILLS OF W.V. |
| Nelson, Greg | MM2 | 1981 – 1987 | M Division and A Division | |
| Stumbo, Elden | E2 boiler tech | 1981 – 1982 | Forward boiler room | Had a good time on this ship good people and good friends |
| Beachler, Mike | FC2 | Feb 1981 – Jun 1983 | Second | Great first ship - had great times with Gumby and Langston, kentucky Rogers, Dale Curtis and Mike Norris and Big Irv and some guy named Miller. Rickman did you get home to maryville TN |
| Cote, Craig | HM2(SW) | Feb 1, 1981 – Jun 30, 1983 | NX | North Atlantic cruise assigned to SNFL was one of the best deployments. Great ship and crew. |
| Hoy, Joseph | bm3 | Mar 1, 1981 – Jan 1, 1983 | 1st division | Had the best time on the claude v. We did alot of traveling. Spent a lot of time off beirut, blowing up the enemy. Best ship ever and great friends. The brewery tours in holland, were awesome. I miss those days. |
| Turner, Richard | EM 1 | May 1, 1981 – Jan 2, 1985 | E | LPO for E div did North Atlantic Nato---loved it above the Artic circle was in Beirut 83-84 very bad time--- I loved the ship and met many great crew members came home & bought a Farm in Virginia---Live there still June 2008 |
| Gorham, Chris | ht2 | Sep 1981 – Jul 1983 | R | Joined the north atlantic cruze in Wilhelmshaven/Bremerhaven Germany |
| Terlutter, Elmar Telly | Corporal | Sep 1, 1981 – Oct 1, 1981 | USS Claude V. Ricketts | STANAVFORLANT 81 Lisboa - Wilhelmshaven Radar Operator and tactical Navigation UHF-Radio |
| Walton, Matthew | RM2 | Oct 30, 1981 – Nov 1984 | OC | Will never forget my shipmates, Bones, Terrance Prather, JG, Fred Yested, Joe Hoy, Rick, Keith S, Rudy F, Chris C, Paul O, Todd G, Rex S, Scott C, Maclain! Lt. Halsey, Captain M, Ricci and the list goes one!! |
| Pizzola, Michael | YN | Oct 31, 1981 – Apr 27, 1985 | Navigation | Nicknamed Pizza. Served as both Admin office and as Engineering Yeoman. |
| Buck, Edward | bt3/spc-4 | Nov 1, 1981 – Jun 24, 1984 | B division | all that i did was serve and would do it again, all i learned i used in my life now .if i could do anything all over again i would. may she always stand to protect and served are country . till we are need again . USN |
| Higbee, Scott | DDG 5 | Nov 10, 1981 – Apr 10, 1984 | OI | Hi Shipmates. Good to see a few familiar names from a super ship. Lotsa good memories (and some not so good). Drop me a line if in San Diego. |
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