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USS Conyngham (DDG 17) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Conyngham (DDG 17). 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 380 crew members registered for the USS Conyngham (DDG 17).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1969 | 1970 – 1974 | 1975 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin, Steve | STG 2 | 1970 – 1974 | A/S Division | |
| Arnold, Phil | GMM1 | 1970 – 1975 | G Div | |
| Harrison, Daniel | YN3 | Jan 1970 – Sep 1970 | R | |
| Fry, Chuck | SH3 | Feb 1970 – 1972 | 1st | |
| Buchmuller, Gene | PC3 | Feb 1970 – 1972 | Ops | I look back with fond memories of my time served on Gus. |
| Fernandez, Richard | BT 3 | Mar 1970 – Feb 1972 | B | |
| Weber, Daniel | RM 3 | Jun 1970 – Jan 1974 | OC | |
| Eshleman, Michael | SK2 | Jul 5, 1970 – Sep 9, 1973 | Supply | |
| Willis, Richard | FTMC | Oct 1970 – Apr 1972 | FC | |
| Willis, Richard | FTCS | Oct 31, 1970 – Apr 15, 1972 | Missile | Great ship with great leadership. Gus boat had a proud heritage which the crew tried to enhance. Proud to have served on her. |
| Eves, Dave | RM2 | Dec 20, 1970 – Apr 20, 1974 | OC | Left gus as RM2 retired many years later RMCM |
| Howard, Thomas | EN 2 | 1971 – 1972 | R | good med trip,& trip to north pole ,largest war ship up the mississippi river |
| Durbin, Thom | EM3 | Jan 1971 – May 1973 | E/R Division | Left ship as EM2; Re-enlisted by CHENG |
| Mumm, Thomas | MM3 | Sep 1971 – Mar 1973 | R | I had a good time on the Med cruise. Also got a blue nose on the North Atlantic cruise being in the Arctic Circle. Was a great experience that I think of alot. My career was HVAC the same thing I did on the Conyngham |
| Smit, Ed | ET3 | Dec 1971 – May 1975 | OE | 1st ship, 1st command. Great memories of the MED and North Atlantic. Miss those days. Not so great of those days in the shipyard. Retired 93 ETCM. |
| Blankingship, Roy | 1972 – | |||
| Westbrook, David | MM3 | 1972 – | Engineering/A Gang | I enjoyed the time I served on The Old Gus Boat. Hope to catch up with some of you old Salty Sea Dogs. |
Kuhr, Richard  | MM3 | 1972 – 1973 | Machinery Division | First time PMS was introduced to the ship. Hull crack and all still deployed for combat. |
| Barton, Charles | BT3 | 1972 – 1974 | B Division | This was my first ship, Also served on USS Iwo Jima LPH -2 and USS Inchon LPH-12 |
| Knudson, Terry (Tk) | YN2 | Feb 24, 1972 – Nov 24, 1974 | ONX | Great crew, great OPS in Mediterranean, North Atlantic, and fun times at Sandbridge house while at Portsmouth and apartments in Oceanside area. |
| Farina, Mario | SEAMEN | Feb 25, 1972 – Feb 25, 1975 | 1st BM | Looking for any old pal`s. |
| Redburn, Ken | FTM2 | Mar 1972 – Dec 1976 | G | Missile Radar My first and only boat. 4+ yrs on the ol Gus boat! |
| Pealer, David | ETSN | Mar 1972 – Jan 1974 | OE | I have lots of memories of my time on board. Met a lot of great people and remember the skipper Fernald. Two med and north Atlantic cruises. I remember Gibson, Steel, Dague, Smitty, Long, Barnes, Privatelly (sp) Doane. |
| Meyer, David | OS2 | Mar 1972 – Aug 1975 | OI | Two bluenose and 3 med deployments while on board and served with a lot of good people. |
| Waits, James | OS3 | Sep 1972 – Jun 1974 | Operations | Was on board during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Found a great picture by googling the ships name, that's allegedly taken by the Soviet tattletale. |
| Tramp, Rick | RM2 | Sep 15, 1972 – May 16, 1974 | OC | Med Cruise, north Atlantic, |
| Beccue, Lloyd Aka | Bm 3rd Class Petty Officer | Oct 1972 – Aug 1975 | First | |
| Decuir, David ("dj") | YEOMAN 3RD CLASS | Nov 16, 1972 – Jan 20, 1975 | Engineering Logroom | I was logroom yeoman under the direction of Lt. Robert Meintzer, Ltjg Mitchell, Ltgj Heisick, and WO Robert Davis. My XO was "KJ" Raye who was replaced by Mack C. Gaston (LCDR). |
| Chase, Dave "Codder" | SM2 | 1973 – 1977 | Communications | |
| Morrison, Steve (Hud) | RD2 | 1973 – Aug 2, 1975 | AROUND THE WORLD , UNITAS (SOUTH AMERICAN) MED , NORTH ATLANTIC ENGLAND,KEEL-GERMANY AND LENINGRAD-RUSSIA . 4 OUTSTANDING CRUISES TO YOUNG TO TRULY APPRECIATE. WE DID SOME TOURS WHILE IN PORT , BUT MOST WERE OF THE RED LIGHT DISTRICTS , TRUE SAILOR. | |
| Choroshyliw, Nick | STG3 | 1973 – 1976 | A/S | 2 Med Cruises, 2 North Atlantic, a UNITAS, and a bunch or other evolutions. Good ship with good spirit and a good crew. We still get together every year although some of our shipmates have passed. Gusboat was my first. |
| Coble, Richard | seaman e-1 | 1973 – 1974 | boiler tech | miss a lot of the guys one for sure ( frank alessio) this guy could sleep any time and anywhere. great memories. accept the new sailors welcome took for days to get the grease,metal shards,coffee, and so on. |
| Reckner, William L. Reckner II | OS 2 | Mar 1973 – Jul 1976 | OI | Remeber lot's of good people, lot's of good time's,miss all of `em. CIC was a great place. House at Sandbridge Beach during yard work at Portsmoth |
| Mills, Ran | YN2 | Mar 1, 1973 – Dec 31, 1976 | Operations | Great Officers and Crew! So many friends I was lucky to have onboard GusBoat! Playing softball in Italy and Venezuela, Liberty in Naples - and coming back to Norfolk (even for a short time) |
| Puls, Joe | FTG1 | Mar 9, 1973 – Feb 17, 1975 | 2nd | 2nd Div LPO and Leading FTG. Thanks Chief Gray for setting me on my way to making Master Chief. Believe me I passed it on to others. Lt Hess you were the bomb, GREAT Dept Head. Many fond memories of work and play. |
| Thornburg, Chuck | E3 | Jun 1973 – Oct 1975 | commissary | done 3 med cruises. worked in galley with pappy, guys named hill & english, had a buddy in the hole named sam middleton. would like to hear from others. looking for ball cap or other items from that era. sam if you read this email me. |
| Odom, Ray | SN | Dec 1973 – Sep 1975 | !st | med cruise 74 overhall 75 remember bm chief caldwell billy d, curly, david downs,gary vincent,od,bm1 yeager,farino,rat,and others if you were on gus in 73to75 get in touch |
| Cantwell, Bill (William) | SK3 | Dec 20, 1973 – Aug 1976 | SUPPLY DEPT. | Came aboard was sent Mess Cooking.Struck for SK.Was aboard for '74 & '76 Med. Cruises, Gitmo and Caribbean.Spend the yard period @ the SOAP TEAM.. Still in contact with 6-8 guys. |
| Pfau, Richard Rich) | SM2 | 1974 – 1977 | OS | |
| Middleton, Sammy | bt3 | Mar 12, 1974 – Jun 15, 1978 | B | i was in ebo1 |
| Jones, Richard L. | HT2 | May 1974 – Jul 1975 | R | My second DDG, fourth dry dock activity. Keith Fields, are you out there? |
| Pflug, Carl | MS3 | Jun 14, 1974 – Dec 16, 1977 | Supply | |
| Owens, Tony | FTM2 | Jul 1, 1974 – Mar 1, 1978 | Weapons | |
| Lousley, Jon | HT3 | Nov 1974 – Jun 10, 1977 | R |
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