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USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16). 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 Joseph Strauss (DDG 16).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1972 | 1973 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal, Ramiro L. | FN--BT | 1969 – 1970 | on forward fireroom--a cool spot in hell | |
| Kerr, Edward | RM2 | Jan 1, 1969 – Feb 4, 1971 | OC | dean c richardson RM2 John b McCormick RM1 Dennis Berry RM3 H O Bauerle RM2 Joe Hammant SM3 Tim Rose RM3 Earl Smith RM2 Chris Alderson SM2 |
| Santos, Jesus Sablan | Jan 20, 1969 – Sep 26, 1970 | |||
| Dietsche, Dave | FTG-1 | Feb 1969 – Oct 1969 | Fox | |
| West, Joseph/doc | HM1 | Apr 1, 1969 – Sep 15, 1970 | Navigation | Great ship, great crew. |
| Laug, Melvin-gunner | E3 | Apr 4, 1969 – Jan 14, 1971 | NAVY | GUNNERS MATE, BOXED |
| Carroll, David | dksn | Jun 1969 – Sep 1970 | supply | came on board to have brother duty with my brother jim i really injoyed all the experiances and the training. left the ship to go to dispersing clerk school in san diego, and then went on to another ship. |
| Broward, Chuck | FTM2 | Jul 1969 – Jan 1974 | Fox | The best ship and crew in the Navy.. |
| Sorba, Frank | MIDSHIPMAN 1ST CLASS | Jul 8, 1969 – Sep 3, 1969 | various | Served about USS Joseph Strauss for my First Class Cruise before my commission in 1970. Served about the heavy cruiser USS Newport New CA 148 3 years / CR Division Officer / 1972 VietNam Deployment / CO of J Strass was Cdr Layman |
| Hansen, James | ETR2 | Jul 10, 1969 – Nov 10, 1972 | OE | Great Memories---Great Crew....Shipmates, please join our association and make plans to attend one of our yearly reunions. |
| Hansen, Jim | ETR2 | Jul 10, 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | OE | Great ship, find us here: http://www.ussjosephstrauss.org/ |
| Watson, Louis | Joseph Strauss DDG 16 | Jul 10, 1969 – | OE | For Lou Watson RIP From Sarah Watson |
| Hamant, Joe | SM3 | Jul 19, 1969 – Dec 4, 1972 | OC | |
| Horner, Richard (Rick) | FTM2 | Aug 15, 1969 – May 30, 1971 | FOX | |
| Simpson, Henry | OS 2 | Dec 1969 – May 1973 | OI | |
| Goedde, Richard(rick) | E3 | Dec 3, 1969 – Jan 1971 | fire control | Went on West Pac Tour 1970. One of the great times of my life. We went to, besides Viet Nam, Hong Kong, Bangkok,Tokyo,Taiwan and Oh! Subic Bay. Fell in love many times. Also loved Hawaii |
| Rubay, Ron | SM2 | Dec 9, 1969 – Mar 29, 1972 | Great Ship! Great Crew! Hey Signal Gang, Where Are You? Reunion this year in Arizona. Would love to see everyone there. | |
| Glasby Jr., Al (Waldo) | GMGSN | 1970 – 1973 | Gunner | Great site,Hi ya Mac,I,m still in Hawaii,Heard from Dave Allen or Anderson.E-mail me |
| Heckler, Don (Doc) | FTG2 | Jan 1970 – Jun 1974 | Fox,G | Made three West Pacs and never had a Captains Mast, how I will never know because I was sure trying for it! Fantastic crew to serve with. |
| Robinson, Dave/ Rockin Robin | BTFN | Aug 1970 – Sep 1973 | B | |
| Harris, Greg | BT3 | Aug 8, 1970 – Sep 18, 1971 | B | |
| Ellis, Steve | BT2 | Nov 1, 1970 – Nov 30, 1971 | B | |
| Palmer, Charles | EM2 | 1971 – 1973 | R | |
| Willhite, Jeffrey | GMGSN | 1971 – 1973 | GMG | Made one west-pac, the one when we ran over those "mines" and was dead in the water, 50 cal was all that worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was a "kiddie cruse" for me but a eye opener that i'll never forget." |
| Pearson, David | BT3 | 1971 – 1974 | M | |
| McDonald, Charles "Gunner Mac" | GMG3 | Mar 1971 – Mar 1974 | GM | Couldn't have had a better ship for my first one. |
| Gloger, Craig | ETRSN | Mar 1971 – Aug 1972 | OE | Look up the ship's website. You will find reunion info, agent orange and radiation exposure issues. Ship's logs are available. 2014 reunion will be in San Francisco. |
| Hill, Charlie | STG2 | Apr 1, 1971 – Jun 1, 1974 | AS | |
| Sloan, Douglas O. | em3 | Jul 5, 1971 – May 8, 1974 | repair | Great ship,great division,best of wishes to all |
| Bennett, Charles | BT3 | Aug 1971 – Jan 9, 1975 | B | Anyone that wants to talk about "The Old Days" email me. |
| Decker, Rod | RM3 | Nov 1971 – Nov 1973 | OC | Smokin Joe was a grand ole piece of steel.Rode rougher than all get out but she got me home safe and sound from 2 Westpac tours.Awe the memories |
| Weaver, Ed | SK3 | Nov 8, 1971 – Aug 14, 1972 | Supply | Looking for crew members that served on The Joseph Strauss with me. |
| Hoegner, Jay | OS | Dec 15, 1971 – Apr 24, 1973 | Operations | |
| Colvin, Donald | BT-3 | 1972 – 1975 | m | Looking for old shipmates,,Dan Brooks, Dave Pearson Dale Ward,and what ever became of "Wild Bill" Albright? And for those of you on in '73 did you know that then Ensign John Kelly, Retired as a Rear Adm.? Cool Huh... |
| Hunker, Philip | E-5 UDT | 1972 – 1975 | OPS | |
Foote, Roger  | MM2 | 1972 – 1972 | Engineering | Assigned to #2 Engine Room |
| Young, Lloyd | IC-3 | 1972 – 1973 | Engineering | Great ship. She was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon during my tenure. |
| Hunker, Philip "Squirrel " | 2nd class PO UDT | Feb 1972 – Sep 1977 | 1st | |
| Mosley, Sherman (Lee) | EN3 | Feb 1, 1972 – Jun 15, 1975 | R | Just found the website. Good to see the old ship again. E-mail me if you want to talk. |
| Joiner, Kim | OS2 | Apr 1972 – Jun 1975 | OI | It is my honor to have served with you guys!! |
| Brownlow, Gail | ETC | May 1972 – Apr 1976 | OE | Became a seasoned Destroyer man, Vietnam Vet, more growth and memories. Had a wonderful bunch of Shipmates I remember "Charming Billy Albright" |
| Smith, William ( Bill) | Os3 | Jul 5, 1972 – Dec 3, 1974 | OI | |
| Mitchell, Steve | ETR2 | Aug 1972 – Jun 1975 | OE | I wrote a novel about my experiences aboard the Strauss entitled "Steve McQueen Would Be Proud." Read about it at www.westpacstories.com. |
| Mitchell, Steve | ETR2 | Aug 1, 1972 – Jun 8, 1975 | OE | Went on two Westpacs on the "Smokin' Joe". Wrote a novel about my experiences entitled "Steve McQueen Would Be Proud." Contact me at stevejm51@aol.com for a copy. |
| Rafferty, Brian | OS-2 | Aug 15, 1972 – Sep 21, 1975 | Operations Intelligence (OI) | |
| Meyers, Dale | SN | Sep 10, 1972 – Jun 9, 1975 | OI | |
| Youness, Darrell (Popeye) | SNGM | Sep 17, 1972 – Sep 17, 1975 | Gunners Mate | |
| Vose, Dave | FA | Nov 1972 – Aug 8, 1974 | ||
| Henry Jr, Clarence | SM 3 | Dec 5, 1972 – Nov 10, 1973 | OC | |
| Pate, John ( Jarhead) | SK 3 | Dec 6, 1972 – Aug 15, 1974 | Supply |
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