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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon, Jeffrey | OS2 | Jan 1982 – Jan 1984 | OI | |
| Case, Mark | QM2 | Feb 1982 – Jul 1985 | Nav | |
| Carlson, Brad | EM2 | Mar 1982 – Jun 1986 | E | She was a steaming machine. |
| Durning, Kevin | OS2 | Apr 1982 – Apr 1985 | OI | |
| Farrar, Gary | FC2 | Apr 1982 – Apr 1987 | FC | |
| Hrouda, Russell | MM3 | May 15, 1982 – May 12, 1984 | M | After Engine Room |
| Butler, Michael | OS3 | Jun 1982 – Oct 1985 | OI | Hello all, hope all are well. |
| Zacofsky Jr., Walter (Ski) | EN3 | Jun 23, 1982 – Sep 26, 1985 | A-Gang | I retired in November 2002, thanks to my experience onboard C.V.R. Also would like to talk to some old shipmates from the years I served onboard. |
| Kersey, Aubrey | OS 3 | Aug 1982 – May 1986 | OI | |
| Santiago, Orlando | TM2 | Aug 1982 – 1985 | asw | My friends use to call me sandy..whats up salah...chris... |
| Fuller, Phillip | MMCM(SW) | Aug 7, 1982 – Jun 15, 1985 | ||
| Shue, Keenan | RM3 | Nov 1982 – 1984 | OS | |
| Shannon, Mike (Irish) | EW | Dec 1982 – Oct 1985 | ow | |
| Gaume, Thomas (Gumby) | 1983 – 1985 | G | ||
| Sencindiver, Chip | EM3 | 1983 – 1987 | E | My time aboard the Ricketts was one of the most memorable. I made many friends and enjoyed all the places I have seen. |
| Hammond, Ralph | ht2 | 1983 – Aug 1985 | r | a time to remember always |
| Germick, Todd | QM3 | 1983 – 1986 | NAVIGATION | |
| McCabe, Chris/mac | EW2 | 1983 – 1986 | OW | finest ship in the navy |
| Rogers, Richard/rog | FTG3 | Feb 1983 – 1985 | Bang Gang | I am going to Gitmo if I gotta ride on the fantail.....lol |
| Stovall, Don | Rm 3 | Feb 1983 – May 1986 | OC | Beirut 83-84 UNITAS 85 Go Shellbacks. Lets not for get wonderful GITMO also. |
| Lykins, Rick (Floyd The Barber) | SNSH | Mar 1983 – Aug 1985 | Supply | Would like to here from any shipmates. Had fun doing, the ditch becoming "Shellbacks" together, even the events of being deployed in Beirut. Especially looking forDK3 John Minetto, I hope I spelled it correctly. Just visited Norfolk |
| Postle, Bill Fireman Bill | BT2 | Mar 23, 1983 – Aug 5, 1986 | Looking for some former snipes and oil lab buddies | |
| Poynter, Terry | SN | Apr 1983 – Mar 1986 | First | Good Times and Bad. I miss it. |
| Curtis, Edward | BTC(SW) | Apr 1983 – Apr 1988 | ||
| Dell, Ed | EM3 | May 1983 – May 1986 | E | |
| Cowman, Craig | DK3 | May 1983 – Jun 1984 | Supply | Enjoyed my year on board. Remember GITMO and the Beirut deployment. A lot of memories of the trips to Gaeta, Italy. Fun times with SH Richard Rager, SH Rick Lykins and many others |
| Magi, Michael | SK2 | May 1, 1983 – Jan 1, 1987 | S1. Supply | Came on board as an E1 left as an E5. Had some great memories with some great people.. Started off in Gitmo, then on to beruit, then did unitas twenty six and a lot of in between cruises |
| Young, Danny | OS2 | Jun 1983 – Jun 1987 | OI | I would love to hear from my old shipmates from the Mighty Claude V. |
| Chamness, Chris | STG 3 | Jun 1983 – Oct 1985 | ||
| Wolfram, John "Horace" | GMM3 | Jun 15, 1983 – Dec 15, 1984 | Gunnery/FC | Finest ship I ever served on. |
| Glose, Gerald D. Jr. | MM2 | Aug 1983 – Jul 1984 | Engineering | Anyone remember Captain Chaos while we were in Beirut? |
| Byrd, William | OS2 | Aug 1, 1983 – Dec 15, 1986 | OI | Seems like another lifetime. I miss the friendships. |
| Ottaviani, Alexander (Otto) | OSC(SW) | Sep 1983 – Jan 1987 | OI | |
| Stephens, Barry | FC2 | Oct 1983 – Jan 1987 | FOX | My first ship! Great memories! Not a day (or not many!) goes by that something Ricketts-related comes up! Names I remember: Scruggs, Adams, Farrar, Parisian, Botchway, Padgett, Anton, Tyler (A.Z.), Stevens, Owen, Zawistowski |
| Holmes, Jerry | RM2 | Nov 28, 1983 – Jan 30, 1988 | OC | Beriut 83-84 and UNITAS 85 |
| Heckert, William (Wolf) | OS1 | 1984 – 1986 | OI01 | |
| Jackson, Mark | BM3 | 1984 – 1988 | 1ST Division | What's up old shipmates? |
| Kolar, Brian | GMT2 | Jan 6, 1984 – Sep 1, 1986 | AS | HAD A GREAT TIME |
| Williams, Darrel. ( Big Wil) | MS3 | Oct 1984 – Sep 1988 | supply | trying to find a few guys that were on board when I was hit me up would like to see about a reunion in the future |
| Farabee, Bill | HT2 | Nov 1984 – Mar 1988 | r | would like to hear from old shipmates |
O'Mara, Sean G. O'Mara  | EN2 | Dec 1984 – Aug 1987 | A-Gang | |
| Ward, Andrew | EM2 | Dec 1984 – Jun 1986 | E | |
| Schmidt, Gerald | QM2 | Dec 1984 – Jun 1987 | Navigation | I would enjoy talking to old friends. |
| Roderick, John | YN 3 | Dec 29, 1984 – Sep 17, 1987 | NAV/X | I had a great time on the UNITAS Cruise becoming a shellback and receiving the order of the ditch for gonig through the Panama Canal.. I would love to hear from fellow shipmates. |
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