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USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7). 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 292 crew members registered for the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1977 | 1978 – 1982 | 1983 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Jimmy | MM2 | 1960 – 1963 | Guided Missile Tech | Plankowner. Boarded in Boston. Anyone heard from Pat Gorman or Rand Beck? |
| Dexel, Jerry | GMG3 | 1960 – 1963 | Plank Owner, left in 1963. Would like to hear from others who served during that time. | |
| Mullen, Joe (Moon) | M M 2 | 1960 – 1962 | ||
| Sanchez, Dale | E-3 | 1960 – 1963 | SUPPLY | Hey joe gonzalez hi if you are out there email my son email address and i will get back to you hope to hear from you or anyother shipmates |
| Doyals, Terrell/ted | BT3 | 1960 – Aug 1962 | B | Plank Owner. Pre commission crewmember. |
| Collette, Royal | Lt jg | 1960 – 1962 | Supply | |
Herman, Ralph Don  | SK4 | 1960 – Jan 1962 | SK | Plank Owner, Boarded Boston, Back through the Cancel. Discharged at SanDiego in January 1962. |
| Nors, Marvin | GMG 3 | Jun 30, 1960 – Apr 22, 1964 | 2nd | Plankowner |
| Bearden, Gary W. | E5 SOG | Jul 1, 1960 – 1964 | sonar | |
| Raley, Ed | ETR3 | Aug 1960 – Nov 30, 1962 | OI | Plank Owner and proud to be part of the history of this fine ship. |
| Hurley, Larry | RD3 | Aug 1960 – May 1963 | Operations / 01 | Plankowner....Saw 1/3 of the world in 3 years and the goverment paid for it. Neat! ----- Hurl |
| Denny, Robert | EN/FN | Sep 1960 – May 1963 | " R " | I was assigned to the Henry B Wilson DDG7 while it was under construction,commissioned and made one cruise and left the service to go back to civilian life. I still have a lot of good memories of the times aboard the Henry B Wilson. |
| Busenlehner, Charles | LT | Sep 10, 1960 – Jul 5, 2963 | Operations | Best of times in a 30 year career |
| Turk, Joseph | SO1 | Sep 14, 1960 – Sep 29, 1961 | AS | Best ship I ever served on. |
| Keeton, Michael D. | E-3 SHIPFITTER | Dec 10, 1960 – Oct 7, 1963 | R | Any other plank owners out there? |
| Barnes, Elmer M Jr | E 7 | Dec 17, 1960 – Feb 1, 1968 | FTMC / Firecontrol | Plank Owner. Looking for shipmates from 1965-1967 that was exposed from Agent Orange. Fire aboard returning home 1966-1967 cruise. Some great times we had! |
| Carlson, Rod | MT2 | Feb 20, 1961 – Apr 4, 1964 | 2nd | Went aboard the day after docked in San Diego after it's voyage from Bay City. Did two WESTPAC tours. |
| Reedy, Mickey | SOG2 | Jun 1961 – Nov 1962 | 3rd | Transferred aboard after she made trip from commissioning in Maine through the Panama Canal then to San Diego. Left her right after the Cuban Missle Crisis |
| Stoute, Reynolds | EM3 | Jun 1961 – Apr 21, 1964 | Electrican | Enjoyed the time spent aboard the Wilson. Met The best crew of Sailors and Officers. Nice to be part of the first crew to serve aboard Her. Will always remember the good times, and seeing the western Pacific. |
| Kwiecien, Dennis ( Kiwi ) | MM | Jun 1, 1961 – Jul 2, 1963 | M | Engine room # 2. MM1 Hodges was the lead. |
| Pope, Kelly | GM3 | Jul 1961 – Dec 1964 | 2nd | I served from 1961-1964 aboard the Henry B Wilson and loved every minute of it. |
| Dannels, Joe | MM2 | Sep 10, 1961 – Jan 20, 1965 | Engineering | Made two Westpac Cruises and had many good times. I wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience. We started calling her the "Hammerin Hank" |
| Christian, Roy (Chris) | CAPT USN (ret) | Oct 1, 1961 – Aug 1963 | Fox | Just found this site. Served on USS Henry B Wilson DDG7 and USS Goldsborough DDG20 as a missile fire control technician. Made FTMC, Went to college at U of Washington, became a naval aviator and retired as a CAPT, USN |
| Marks, Dan | IC 3 | Nov 1961 – 1963 | R | |
| Marks, Dan | IC3 | Nov 10, 1961 – Jul 15, 1963 | R | Reunion this fall 2007 - Cruise ship out of LA for 4 days - over 100 signed and paid as of 25 May 07 see www.usshbwilsonddg7.com |
| Myers, Jerry | ET-2 | Nov 15, 1961 – Apr 25, 1964 | OPS | First ship out of boot camp after Harbor Defence Unit SF and ET "A" school TI, Great time! |
| Young, Bobby L | IC-2 | Dec 10, 1961 – Apr 3, 1964 | E | i would also like to know where everyone is at |
| Meyer, Charles | SN | Dec 17, 1961 – Aug 10, 1962 | YN FOR CDR ORZALLI | I WAS WAITING FOR A SECURITY CLEARANCE SO I COULD START CT SCHOOL - HAD SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE |
| Karbowski, Dick | SN | 1962 – 1966 | The time on the Wilson taught me a few things. I don't drink, smoke or swear anymore. If you believe that I'll sell you the Mackinaw Bridge. Hello Wilson crew. | |
| Crews, Norman | RD2 | 1962 – 1965 | Operations | Great experience, saw a lot of the world, worked with some great guys and some excellent military men. |
| Burkhardt, George | FTG3 | 1962 – May 1965 | FireControl | Stated out as a SN and almost ended as a FTG4. The "Wilson" had been the first and last ship I had the good fortune to serve on. There were many great times aboard her. |
| Gabriel, Bernard | PT (E-3) | 1962 – 1966 | Navy | Was aboard the Henry B Wilson from 1964 to 66 looking for info on our exposure to agent orange! And to connect with any old shipmates! |
| Coburn, Larry | sn | Jul 10, 1962 – Apr 14, 1966 | 1st | Had alot of good times while aboard the Wilson, met alot of good people. Two WesPac cruises. |
| Gasowski, David | BT3 | Aug 31, 1962 – Apr 4, 1966 | engineering | Ships ahoy |
| Davis, Sonny | SF3 | Jan 4, 1963 – Sep 10, 1966 | ENGINEERING | BURNT A LOT OF RODS AND DRANK A LOT OF BEER AT THE RIO CLUB IN SUBIC BAY WITH MY FELLOW TURD CHASERS IN THE SHIPFITTER SHOP, FEEL 19 AGAIN AFTER SEEING THIS SITE, HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE OLD GANG |
| Murphy, Steve | RD2 | Aug 15, 1963 – Nov 23, 1964 | OI | Great ship, great people, had the time of my life. Will never forget the people I served with. |
| Welch, Denny | SN | Sep 1, 1963 – Jun 19, 1965 | 1st | NOW THIS IS A BLAST-WAS A 19YR OLD PUNK WHEN I BORDED-I STILL THINK I AM-I THOUGHT MY JOB WAS TO RAISE HELL-I DID A GOOD JOB-GAMBLEN DRINKEN AND BAD GIRLS-THEY CALL THIS SERVING YOUR COUNTRY? REUP FOR SURE-HIND SIGHT IS GRATE-LETS DO IT AGAIN- |
| Grissom, Ray | gmg3 | Dec 1963 – Oct 1965 | 2nd | danang harbor waiting for a fire mission kid paddles out in a round boat,paddling from the front. order no toss candy me first time out of the states.wide eye opener.1st time fire 5 in gun .wow.k pope l colburn .memory |
| Eberhardt, Oliver | GMG3 | Jun 1964 – Jul 1966 | 2ND | |
| Gaudig, Jay | IC2 | Jul 9, 1964 – Aug 4, 1966 | Engineering, Interior Communications | Had a great time. First Vietnam WestPac cruise, we picked up several pilots (13)?? Tried for more. Gunfire support in DaNang harbor and south of Monkey Mountain. Acapulco and Vancouver cruise. Hong Kong twice, Missed Hawaii . |
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