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USS Sellers (DDG 11) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sellers (DDG 11). 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 353 crew members registered for the USS Sellers (DDG 11).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weakland, Tom | BT | 1961 – 1965 | ||
| Hardin, Marion Van Nickname (Blanketass) | SEAMAN | May 15, 1961 – May 13, 1965 | first | I can't wait to see everyone in Maryland. I had a lot of fun In Vegas. |
| Groesbeck, Leland | EM3 | Aug 1961 – Sep 1964 | R-Divison | Best years of my life, enjoyed all deployments. Great freinds and shipmates. Great to be on new ship. |
| Sweetman, Dennis | seaman | Aug 1961 – May 1963 | communications | was transferred from naval base el centro ca. august 1961 to pre-com Newport, RI. after arrival they found to many hands, given choice , transfer to sub tender or stay with the sellers. I chose the sellers. |
| Sheehan, Robert R. "Dick" | QM3 | Oct 1961 – Sep 1964 | OC | WAS IN NEWPORT, R.I. IN PRE-COM SCHOOL AND THAN PLACED SELLERS IN COMMISSION ON OCT. 28, 1961. ONE YEAR LATER AFTER OUR SHAKEDOWN CRUISE WAS ONBOARD DURING THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISES. WENT ON THE FIRST TWO MED DEPLOYMENTS WITH THE SIX FLEET. |
| Drybread, Fred | DC-3 | Oct 1961 – Nov 1962 | R Div | Reported to Newport, R.I. straight out of bootcamp. Went to shipyards in Boston where ship was commissioned. Commissioning day was quite an experience. Aboard during Cuban Missle Crisis. |
| Winn, Harold J. | SEAMAN | Oct 21, 1961 – 1962 | enginering | |
| Lynch, Dermot | MT-2 | Oct 28, 1961 – Mar 25, 1964 | Missile | |
| Gameros, Chuck | MT-2 | Oct 28, 1961 – Oct 28, 1963 | G | Was in nucleus crew of the finest ship in the Navy. Great crew enjoys reunions every two years. |
| Karafotis, Gust | RD2 | Oct 28, 1961 – Jan 14, 1964 | OI | |
| Lopes, Michael | GMT3 | Oct 28, 1961 – Nov 26, 1962 | G | Member of the commissioning crew. Assigned to Tartar missile launcher . Underway watch was helmsman. Highlights included stop at Tampico , Mexico as 1st American warship visitor in 25+ years and the Cuban missile crisis |
| Curtis, Gene | MM2 | Jul 26, 1962 – Aug 14, 1965 | M | |
| Budman, Brice | FT2 | 1963 – May 1, 1965 | Only remember the good times,2 med cruises,good ship mates. | |
| Fuller, Buddy | E3 Storekeeper | 1963 – 1965 | Storekeeper | Had some remarkable times on the the USS Sellers. We went through some rough seas in the North Atlantic. Had some great shore time on the Med cruises. Saw a lot of the world during my tour. Would do it again! |
| Cosgrove, Richard | etr2 | Feb 1, 1963 – Dec 9, 1963 | oi | while crossing the atlantic to med,sps37 antenna was arcing,ltjg foley , and i climbed the main mast.i replaced arcing dipole portion of antenna,while sellers steamed at 17 knots.what a ride. |
| Roberts, Hilton "Zero" | RD2 | Apr 1963 – Aug 1965 | OI | I am the Secretary of USS Sellers Association. Please contact for reunion information 480-892-8033 http://usssellers.com |
| Lindman, Nils | SN | Apr 1, 1963 – Sep 1, 1963 | 1st | |
| Adamson, Robert /bob | INTERCOMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN/FIREMAN | 1964 – 1966 | Engineering | |
| Chittenden, Donald | E-5 | 1964 – 1969 | M Division | Finally Retired! I was a BT-2. yes! I do remember those boilers exploding, it did on me in M aft fire room. |
Wagner, Lorin Aka Ez  | BT3 | 1964 – 1967 | M | I remember all the good and bad times with my shipmates Best ship anyone could serve on. Great Crew. After leaving the ship I married, had two sons and became a Police Officer for the next 37 years. |
| Ohl, David | IC 3 | May 1964 – Oct 31, 1966 | R | Known as junior . Made a lot of friends, would like any contact with old crew. |
| Battista, Lou | GMM 3 | Jun 1964 – Mar 1966 | ASROC | |
| Pearson, Paul | EMC | Jun 1964 – Jun 1966 | R-Division | Best electrical gang I ever had.Everyone pulled together. the whole ships crew did to.Wonderful ship. |
| Hare, William | Sn | Jun 23, 1964 – 1966 | 1st | Had a really good time and learned a lot |
| Mondul, Steven | LT (JG) | Jul 1, 1964 – Aug 8, 1966 | OC/OI | My first ship, best DDG in the fleet! |
| Morgan, Harry (Fox) | FTM2 | 1965 – Dec 11, 1969 | TDY for 6 months from the Submarine Service turned into 5 years on the best ship in the Navy. | |
| Portilla, Dave / Porky | E5 | Apr 25, 1965 – Dec 10, 1969 | M | Long time ago |
| Hedrick, Roger | EN2 | May 1965 – Dec 1966 | A | Worked with a lot of good people on the Sellers. |
| Westbrook, John | STG3 | May 17, 1965 – Apr 30, 1966 | After four years in the USN I joined the USAF and put 18 years in then, retiring as an E-7 in 1985. I would like to reconnect with Richard Oulette or any of the STGs. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. | |
| O'Neil, Bradley | RD3 | Jun 15, 1965 – Oct 5, 1966 | OI | |
| Sutton, Robert | E-2 | Jun 21, 1965 – Jul 10, 1966 | ||
| Lunsford, Darrell | EM 3 | Aug 1965 – May 1967 | R | Had some great times and have some great memories from my Sellers days. |
| Lee, Larry | SM 3 | Oct 1965 – Oct 1967 | OC | ANCHORS AWAY |
| Ferrarotto, Nicholas (Otto) | FTM-1 | Oct 12, 1965 – Oct 31, 1970 | 4th | To this day I still can't forget those middle of the night GQ's because of sonar contacts, or refueling at some ungodly early morning hour!! It seems like only yesterday, but it was a long time ago. |
| Hutchison, Lonnie | IC3 | 1966 – 1967 | R | Where was the Sellers decommished? |
| Olswold, Eugene (Gene/ozzie) | STG3 | Jan 1966 – Jul 1968 | 3rd | |
| Chattin, Tom | MM3 | Feb 1, 1966 – Dec 15, 1967 | Fireroom | Had some great times on a med cruise, north Atlantic, and Carribean cruises. |
| Easton, Mark Scotty (Scotty) | EM2 | Mar 1966 – May 1969 | Lucky to have served on such a fine Ship and with such a fine crew. | |
| Meade, Leo ( Corky ) | EN-3 | Mar 14, 1966 – Feb 22, 1968 | R | Its good to see a site like this. After leaving the ship I spent one Year in Vietnam on PBR-133. Happy to report I made it home ok. Can any one tell me if on the after diesel the words OLD RELIABLE where still on the exchanger? |
| Daniel, Michael | FTG3 | Mar 23, 1966 – Mar 22, 1968 | 4th Division | I worked on Mk 68 Gun Firecontrol System and the ANSPS 39 Radar. I was a 2 by 6 Reserve. I stayed in the Naval Reserve and retired after 22 years as an FCC. The Sellers was a great ship and I loved it. |
| Casto, Phillip | BT2 | Apr 1, 1966 – Sep 15, 1967 | Engineering | |
| Snyder, Norman | DK2 | Apr 15, 1966 – Dec 15, 1969 | Supply | Served under three different captains, and made three med cruises on USS Sellers. Best buddy was Floy Hoyles Supply Division |
| Jeweler, Norm | RM2 | May 16, 1966 – Apr 16, 1968 | OPS | |
| Voge, Brian | PN-3 | Aug 1966 – May 1967 | Admin | The USS Sellers was a great experience. It started with a North Atlantic Cruise, then Puerto Rico, watched a Polaris Launch, lost a shipmate in Miami ... I had to close his records. Does anyone remember when we fired on (almost) the USS John King? |
| Eshleman, David | MMC | Sep 1966 – Sep 1998 | M | |
| Dodd, Mike | RM2 | Oct 1966 – Oct 1968 | OC | I remember fondly midwatches in Radio Central. Still have a copy of the bogus Plan of the Day from a Med cruise, plus my Noah Club membership card after 40 days and nights at sea. |
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