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USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8). 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 188 crew members registered for the USS Lynde McCormick (DDG 8).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1974 | 1975 – 1982 | 1983 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentilcore, Donald | MT2 | Oct 1, 1960 – Nov 10, 1962 | weapons | Joined ship in builders yard. Bay City Mich. Worked on Tartar missle system. |
| Peterson, Philip | YN3 | Jan 1, 1961 – Jan 1, 1964 | Gunnery | Philip J Peterson (plank owner) |
| Tune, Roger | MM3 | Mar 4, 1961 – Aug 1964 | Engineering | This was the best & the worst times of my life. I was wondering if anyone remembers myself and another sailor went to a Tender for parts while in Viet Nam. Would just like to talk to other guys I served with... |
| Reed, Carlton / Mike | Ret. BTCM | Apr 1961 – Oct 1968 | B Div | Came aboard Pre-com Newport, RI, was comparment cleaner when JFK assinated, made second class left third and reinstated onboard Arlington (AGMR-2); completed 30 years day for day Jan 1991 |
| Proctor, James | YN2 | Nov 28, 1961 – May 10, 1963 | Admin and Personnel Office | I recall the trip to Seattle for the Worlds Fair, the transit up the Sacramento River for a weeks visit, The refit preparing for WestPac Cruise, The crossing the equator, visits to Japan and Philippines. |
| Medhus, Mel | mm2 | Jun 10, 1962 – Sep 5, 1966 | m | great ship and crew. left in 66 and went to vietnam 27 mo. for awhile i was station on LCU- 1619. i was there because the navy had no engineman to man the boats. made E-6. i left the navy in 1972. retire army 94 as cwo |
| Lough, Ken | ETR 3 | Jul 1962 – Jun 1966 | ET | Came onboard in deck crew. Studied and passed test for ETR 3. Served with a lot of good people but 4 years on the water was enough and left instead of reenlisting. |
| Sweet, Charles (Toot Sweet) | sn | 1963 – 1965 | comisary | good times ,when larry aslett broke his arm on my head on the way back to the ship ,from our 1964 x-mas party |
| Brown, Dewayne | ETR2 | Nov 1963 – Aug 1966 | OE | Two Westpac cruises, part of first naval force to Veit Nam |
| Diorio, William | RD3 | Nov 22, 1963 – Jun 7, 1966 | oi | |
| Farkas, Robert | RDSN | 1964 – 1966 | OI | West Pac 1966 |
| Wildin, Doug | RDSN | 1964 – 1965 | OI | Served with Ken West who was later lost in 1969 on river patrol in Viet Nam. Rest in peace Ken. |
| Huelsman, Tom | SFM 2 | 1964 – 1968 | R | 3 tours to Viet Nam.a great ship with many good shipmates that I remember, the enjoyable part was the liberty in Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines. 8 years as a police K9 handler and 30 yrs as a mgr. for a Cadillac D |
| Huhta, Chuck | SMSN | Feb 1964 – Feb 1966 | OC | West Pac cruise in 1965. Now live in Silverdale, WA. Retired educator. |
| Bieler, James | RDSA E-2 | Aug 10, 1964 – Jan 20, 1965 | radar | Just wanted to say hello to a few buddies I made during my pre -school indoctrination cruise before "A" school I did a lot of mess cooking ..... |
| Barber, Robert | STG-2 | Sep 1964 – Aug 18, 1968 | AS | Call Bob Sather once in while, but not lately. One of the listed crew mentions the firefight off Tiger Island. Us guys in Sonar heard the gravel hitting the tin roof and it dawned on us we were under fire. Tape recorded whole thing. |
| Mayer, Joe | Lieutenant | Sep 3, 1964 – Oct 1966 | Tartar | Are you guys all coming to the September 2015 reunion in San Diego? For more info, see "http://www.ddg8.com/reunions/2015-reunion/" . |
| Tinney, John | FTM | 1965 – 1966 | T | Now living in NC--Wonderful memories of my time on the ship ---went to a ships reunion in San Diego about 10 years ago--we sure are looking old. |
Cowan, Donald  | BT1 | 1965 – May 1968 | engineering | Great times and great shipmates ! Often wondered what they are doing now ? |
| Phillips, Marion Raymond Sr. (Buddy) | Feb 1965 – 1968 | enjoyed my time on ship. Later became apart of River Patrols Section 541 and 524 | ||
| Wefald, Bob | LTJG | Feb 5, 1965 – Jun 9, 1967 | Gunnery Assistant, Legal Officer, Ship's Secretary | Shipmates, please go to our DDG8 website at ddg8.com |
| Shearer, Dorian | MM3 | Apr 12, 1965 – Feb 23, 1967 | M Division | |
| Ervin, Paul | E3/BM | Aug 11, 1965 – Mar 1, 1967 | 1st | |
| Sather, Robert /bob | STG2 | Oct 1965 – Jan 5, 1969 | AS | IHAVE MANY GOOD MEMORIES OF THE LYNDE MCCORMICK AND IT'S CREW.I MISS THE GOOD "OLD"DAYS AND ALL MY OLD FRIENDS. |
| Frenchman, Titus | 1966 – 1970 | Deck Ape to Missiles | Made two trips to Nam - I haven't been right since - | |
| Poper, Charles | STG2 | Jun 1966 – Mar 1969 | 3rd | |
| De La Garza, Luis | E-4 | Aug 1966 – Jun 1970 | OC | I would like to know if anyone has some deck logs or how can i get deck logs for dates 24 Feb- 7 March 1969 and 24 March-4 April 1969 and 12 June-19 June 1969. I am trying to get VA benefits but it seems like they can't get any documentation on |
| Speck, Syd (Squid) | FTM2 | Sep 1, 1966 – Nov 9, 1971 | Weapons | I had a good time and have many great memories of my days in the service and remember a lot of good ship mates. |
| McKinstry, Bruce | FTM3 | 1967 – 1970 | Weapons | Anyone remember the firefight off Tiger island while with Newport News ? Looking for the photos of "incoming" rounds! |
| Fraioli, Joe | FTM 2 | 1967 – | FTM | |
| Cowan, Michael | SN | 1967 – 1971 | 1st | |
| Vaniski, Norman "ski" | BM3 | Feb 6, 1967 – Dec 1, 1968 | 1st | Lots of good times and a lot of memories, too bad Pacifics best DDG wound up for target practice instead of being saved as a museum ship. Are there any Adams class DDGs still around? |
| Corzan, Tom | GMM3/GMM2 | Mar 1967 – Dec 1969 | G | I was a GMM that spent my entire tour on the guns. Didn't mind, saw more action and matured because of it. Have alot of good memories of past shipmates and of "Mac". |
| Vaniski, Norman "ski" | BM3 | Mar 6, 1967 – Dec 2, 1968 | 1ST | i HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME ON BOARD, AND IF I HAD THE CHANCE WOULD HAVE MADE IT A CAREER |
| Grala, Andrew Aj | BT3 | Mar 7, 1967 – Oct 1, 1968 | M | |
| Vaniski, Norman Ski | BM3 | Apr 3, 1967 – Dec 3, 1968 | First Division | Anybody who served onboard with me I would like to get in touch |
| Newham, David | ETR2 | Jun 1, 1967 – Apr 24, 1970 | OE | |
| Cochran, De Ford | ENS<,LT(jg), LT | Jul 1, 1967 – Mar 1970 | First, then ASW | The "Best DDG" was my first ship and I learned a great deal on two WESTPAC cruises. I was aboad for the big boiler explosion in SASEBO and for the North Vietnamese taking us underfire during Linebacker Operations. |
| Shaw, Leonard | ETR2 | Aug 13, 1967 – Jul 2, 1968 | OE | |
| Fiedor, Richard | RD3 | Aug 15, 1967 – May 15, 1970 | OI | I still have great memories of the guys I worked with during this time and would do it again. Looking forward to reunion in San Diego in Oct, 2007 |
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