349140 entries available online. Add yours!
0 users currently logged in and 281 visitors active.
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Buchanan (DDG 14). 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?
Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.
There are 222 crew members registered for the USS Buchanan (DDG 14).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1975 | 1976 – 1980 | 1981 – 1984 | 1985 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Darrell | RMSA | 1969 – 1970 | OC | |
| Clark, Lawson (Sonny) | mmcm | 1969 – 1972 | uss buchanan | want to find everyone 940-781-0973 |
| Falkenhan, Marc | RD2 | Jan 1969 – Jan 1972 | OI | Three WestPac cruises, 69, 70, & 72. Many great memories. |
| Nightingale, Tim | CS3 | Apr 1969 – May 1971 | Supply | |
| Shumate, John Lawrance "shue" | SEAMAN | Jun 1969 – Jun 1972 | 7th Fleet | |
| Brower, David | CYN3 | Jul 10, 1969 – May 8, 1971 | Operational Communications | Anyone aboard the USS Buchanan DDG14 during 1969 to 1971, please call me at 480-510-6818 or E-mail me at DB@hici.us Great ship, great crew! |
| Anvik, Rollynn (Rolly) | GMG3 | Sep 1969 – Jul 1971 | AS | It was an incredible time of my life. 17 yrs old, and not yet wet behind the ears. Thanks to F Wild III,J Cordes,G Hummel,R Hollenbroeck,D Beard,S Rehberg,D Malinoff,M Hendrix,C Long and others it was an amazing experience.Thanks & where RU |
| Nugent, Paul | SM2 | Nov 1969 – Jul 1971 | OC | Served on the Buc westpac June till dec.We were on port and starboard watch and got very little sleep while on gun line and on plane gaurd.Cmdr Greff was co .Fellow sigs Berry.andAppleyard.Good ole ship.Nugent. |
| Berry, Duane | Signalman 3rd class ( SM3 ) | Nov 1969 – Jun 1973 | Operations Communications ( OC Division ) | HI fellow Navymen. I am on a mission, & that is trying to find a good friend/shipmate that I served with from approximately '70 to '73. His name is Joe Aguilar, he was a Radioman, & he served on the USS Buchanan,thanks ! |
| Wild, Frederick | STG3 | Nov 15, 1969 – Aug 20, 1971 | Sonar | Biggest adventure of my young life. Included time in San Diego, West PAC cruise w/gunline & plane guarding in Viet Namese waters, visits to Hong Kong and Singapore, shellback ceremony. Worked with Dan Beard and Roland Anvic. Great memories. |
| Crull, Denton ( One Nut ) | BTFN - BT2 | 1970 – 1974 | B | I remember when we got hit, and the CO put the eyes on. We had a bounty on us after that. I remember well Jerry Hammons, Howard Lightwine both BT1, and my best buddies, Bill (Snarfy) Starkey, and Steve Hillen, Carl Brown, and Ray Lane. |
| Aguilar, Joe | RM3 | Aug 7, 1970 – Aug 15, 1973 | Oc | I served with a bunch of good guys in the Gulf of Tonkin. We had a lot of fun in port. What a time those were. After we were hit, I remember the eyes that the Captain had painted on the bow to keep us safe over there. |
| Guerrero, Oscar | MM | Sep 1970 – Jul 1973 | West-Pac | I remember on the Buchanan when the ship was hit what scary time that was, I was one of the injured, and we lost one of our own. Memories I have just started to remember, some good times, and bad ones to. |
| Selby, Ronnie | MMFN/MM2 | 1971 – 1975 | M | |
| Stanina, Jerry | PC3 | 1971 – 1973 | Navigation | I was the postal clerk. Had alot of great times and memories. |
| Harris, William | E-3 | Jan 31, 1971 – Apr 11, 1972 | 1st Division | Trying to get information about the Buchanan during the April 11, 1972 ship to ship transfer to the USS Gompers Thanks |
| Kane, Kenneth | SK2 | Feb 11, 1971 – Oct 1973 | Supply | I was on board with Bill Backer, Leon Hubner, Bob Gibson, Bruce Lowe and Gregg Gentry. I am looking for Gregg and Bruce if anyone knows about them. |
| Tollefson, Tom / Tat | EM3 | Mar 29, 1971 – Dec 13, 1972 | R Division | |
| Wheeler, Lynn | HT2 | Feb 1, 1972 – Apr 4, 1974 | R | |
| Martin, William / Bill | E-4 / BM | Mar 12, 1972 – Feb 10, 1974 | 1st | Was an honor to serve. |
| Irish, Eddie/ed | E4 | Jul 1972 – Oct 1974 | Communications | I am looking for Lt. Cmdr. Roche. A Presidential Unit Citation was not given for no collision with merchant ship on the Indian Ocean in December 1973. I was a signalmen visual communication, email at mrirish@kdsi.net |
| Blaha, Brian | bt 2 | Jul 3, 1972 – Jul 3, 1976 | b | For me,it was 4 long hard years.Glad tho much travel. I am doing fine. |
| Gray, Laurence "Larry" | HT3 | Aug 1972 – Mar 1974 | R | |
| Chester, Richard (Dick) | SK3 | 1973 – Aug 1976 | Supply | I remember WESTPAC 73 and making it more than half way around the globe, becomming a Shellback and Christmas in Mombasa, Kenya. Tom Joiner, Kenneth Kane, Terrence Sorrells, Dave Winkleman, Albert Easterling, Vince Fiore, Bruce Gramms, etc.. |
| Treanor, Jim | GMG2 | 1973 – 1975 | ||
| Sutcliffe, Robert (Bob) | BTFN | 1973 – 1974 | B (forward fireroom) | Hope everyone is well. Remember forward fireroom. Shout out to Juju Ewing,Brandy Crull,Jerry Hammons,Alex Sapp,Bill Starky,Raybo Lane,Steve Marshall,Bob Swatec,Sam Camp,Brian Blaha,Howard Lightwine,Chief Gornto,BillBlack |
| Krieger, Daniel ( Bullet ) | BTFA | Aug 8, 1973 – Jun 24, 1974 | B | Reaching out to those I served and worked with in forward boiler room. Like to hear from all. Hey Blaha, like to chat with you. |
| Allspach, Russell | FA | Dec 1973 – Sep 1975 | B | |
| Jordan, Tom | IC2 | Dec 1973 – Nov 1975 | E Division | Interior Communications Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy 1st PEB for Guided Missles Destroyers Off the Coast of Cambodia and Vietnam Japan, Phillipines, Taiwan, Mombasa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii |
| McCowan, Charles | ICC | 1974 – 1976 | R | |
| Mays, Rex "Rebel" | SN | Jan 1974 – Sep 1976 | 1st | |
| Claveria, Cesar | MS3 | Jan 1974 – Apr 1977 | Supply | what ever happened to the guys in the galley Oreilly, faulkner, beimnke, jackson, bass whalen, larry lynch??????? Hollingsworth???? |
| Claveria, Cesar ( Taco ) | MS3 | Jan 1974 – Apr 1977 | Supply | Proud to Serve on USS Buchanan DDG14 |
| Barnes, Robert/barney | BT3 | Mar 1974 – Jun 1977 | M | |
| Larsen, Edward | BT3 | Mar 1974 – Mar 1978 | B | It was a pleasure to serve with such a fine group of men. |
| Monroe, Mark | BT-FN | Jun 1974 – Dec 1976 | ENGINEERING | I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO I SERVED WITH IN THE MID 70'S. |
| Potter, Alan | FTM1 | 1975 – 1979 | Tartar | |
| Bowers, Steven | FTM2 | 1975 – 1980 | Tartar | First ship, great shipmates, great WestPacs. |
| Clements, Chuck | FTM3/FTM2 | Jan 1975 – Apr 1978 | Tartar | Came aboard in San Diego a month before the LB shipyard period commenced then made the 77 West Pac. Good times and still in touch with many shipmates too. |
| Rudock, Steve | EW1 | Jul 1975 – Nov 1976 | Unknown | Later |
| Lyon, David | FTSN | Nov 1975 – Apr 1977 | Fox | |
| Monarque, Edmundo (Eddie) | EN2 | Dec 8, 1975 – Jul 7, 1979 | R Division | She was my first ship after Engineman A School. I got my sea leg's on her and my Shell Back Cert. She was a really Man o' War. Not much for comfort, but she sure did look good. |
| Grimes, Thomas | MM3 | Dec 10, 1975 – Oct 17, 1977 | M DIvision Aft E ngineroom | The most memorable moment on board was when we were doing an unrep , and the oiler hit the dynamite on the cables and they wrapped around our port shaft. The vibration in the aft engineroom was amazing. |
Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Buchanan (DDG 14).
Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1975 | 1976 – 1980 | 1981 – 1984 | 1985 – now
↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page
There are currently no planned reunions.