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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 376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booker, Robert | ET1 | May 10, 1979 – Aug 15, 1984 | OE | My first ship, best command I serve at. Worked with a great bunch of guys. |
| Murdock, Steve | MMFN | Dec 1979 – Oct 1983 | MM | I was stationed aboard the Mighty Gus from precom in NORVA to BIW to GITMO to MED, Libya, the ditch, PG. Got hurt and heloed out. Great bunch of men aboard at that time. Talked To Adm. Marfiak recently. (4 or 5 yrs.) |
| Williamson, Kirk (Willy) | BTFN | Dec 1979 – Aug 1981 | B | |
| Brackin, Nickey | GMG2 | Dec 15, 1979 – Dec 15, 1983 | Weapons | |
| Robinson "robby", J Marc Robinson "robby" | 1980 – 1983 | B M E (mostly M | Got there for 1st cruise after recommission. 2 weeks in B1, 1 year in B4, 1 year in MC, then IC shop. Left for IC school in CA after return from Beruit, etc. | |
| Weston, John | MS2 | 1980 – 1982 | S-2 | The "GUS" was a great boat. I had a lot of good times while aboard and made some good friends. |
| Cornett, Gerry | FTM3 | 1980 – 1983 | 2ND | I was fortunate to serve on a good ship with good Sailors even though i did not think so at that time in my life. I have the highest respect for those of you who served on board during the fire. I hope life has treated you well. |
| Wainwright, Dave | ET1 | 1980 – 1983 | ET | Was a Blast. |
| Horrell, Don (Horrible) | STG2 | Jan 1980 – Apr 1983 | AS | Arrived at the beginning of reassembling a crew for the recommisioning in Bath ME. under Cmd Helbig. Left in Spain. Lots of fun in France. |
| Houck, Nathan (Lewey The Lens) | QM2 | Jan 1980 – Jul 22, 1981 | NAV | Joined her at BIW. Went through gitmo after recommissioning. She was the last command I served aboard in the Navy. Remember Missile Ops off Puerto Rico and 'other' engine room fire. No gyro . . . Good crew, unlucky lady. |
| Burkhard, John | BT2 | Jan 1, 1980 – Jun 28, 1983 | B | |
| Calamita, Vito | BT3 | Jan 1, 1980 – Jul 7, 1983 | B | I was in the aft fireroom. Aft the better half. I have a lot of memories. It was a nice ship and the crew was crazy, but close. I served with John Burkhard and we didn't know it but we only lived a few blocks away from each other in new jersey. |
| Joseph, Stape | STG 1 | Feb 1980 – Jul 1984 | AS | Remember spending a month in Marsailles, France. After we ran aground in Africa. |
| Wenrick, Kevin | STG1 | Feb 1980 – Dec 1981 | AS | Reported to Norfolk then to BIW and left the ship from Bahrain in December. |
| Adame, Timoteo | mm2 | Feb 1980 – Feb 1982 | M | I had some times onboard the gus. The crew were like brothers to me. Sad to here about the fire in foward B1. I like to say hello to all my frienfs and crew members and thank you all for serving our country. |
| Chuck, Edgerton | ET1 | Mar 1, 1980 – Aug 1, 1984 | I was there from the recommissioning until after the Beirut bombing. The "Slow Grounding" off the coast of Africa tore off both Sonar Domes and resulted in 3 Months in Marsale France. Ran with Wainwright, Corrow, and Newton & Johnson. | |
| Williams, Nc1 | NC1 | Mar 6, 1980 – Apr 8, 1983 | Admin | Great time onboard from BIW to Marseille west coast africa.great crew What a crew we were |
| Smith, Frank | EN1 | Mar 10, 1980 – Dec 15, 1982 | A Gang | Decrewed overhall. Coming out bath,ME headed for Norfolk,only 26 of crew had any sea duty.The crew was young but we all pulled together and made it work. Tincan sailors all.God Bless.ENC(SW) Retired. |
| Creel, Greg | SH3 | Mar 20, 1980 – | Deck force till 1981 then to S3 | Hows everone doing? I did 4 more years on USS Lexington then turned Civ. for 12 1/2 yrs and join the ANG & just returned home from OIF Camp Navistar Kuwait Iraq boarder. Drop a line |
| Jackson, Frank ( Toad ) | MR2 | Apr 1980 – Nov 1981 | A - Gang | Was aboard when GUS was inBath , Maine till We got to Rota , Spain after we visit Africa ;; I worked with Smith, Ledbetter, Hoffer, McDowell, Norton, The time on board the Gus was the BEST time I had while I was in.. Proudly served till May 86 |
| Gilbert, Joseph | BT2 | Apr 1980 – Sep 1981 | B division | |
| May, Robert | ET1 | Apr 7, 1980 – Sep 1983 | OE | Was onboard from pre commissioning thru 83 Gulf visit. Served with Edgerton, Wainwright, Booker, Corrow and Giles! What a troop we were. |
| Lauder, Kev | OS3 | Apr 10, 1980 – Apr 10, 1984 | Operations Intelligence | I fell in love with the GUS and loved my buddy’s! When I was transferred to the USS Valdez FF-1096, I didn’t want to go. I miss those days and will never forget. Hello to the golden boys and the players. LOLs |
| Cato, Murray | GMG | May 1980 – Jun 1982 | G | What a crew! Great Cruise in 82'...grounding, change of command, and fired the first rounds off of Iran when Reagan took office! |
| Williamson, Les | PC3 | May 1980 – Dec 1981 | Admin | Served from Re-Com in Bath Maine until the end of enlistment. Was on the Gus boat when she ran aground in Africa. Gus boat was my 2nd ship and a good one. |
| Russell, Bill | EM3 | May 1980 – Feb 1983 | Electrical | Began DDG-17 experience at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Went on to Mauritania, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Spain, France, Suez, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Scotland, the Bahamas, St. Croix, Gitmo, and Pueto Rico. |
| Lauder, Kevin | os3 | May 1980 – May 1984 | operations inteligence | Never a day goes by that I don't think about being in the navy and on the Conygham. I'm proud to have served.Had great times and bad times. would do it over.Unfortunatly drank my way to an O.T.H. 9/7/85 uss valdez. |
| Heard, Huey | HT3 | May 1, 1980 – May 31, 1982 | Repair | I was assigned to the Conyngham while she was at the Bath Iron Works undergoing overhaul. I was with her when she crossed Kadafi's "Line Of Death" with the USS Coontz. I was in DC Central when the sonar was damaged off the coast of Africa. |
| McPherson, John "Mac" | FTM2 | Jun 1980 – Jun 17, 1982 | Weapons | |
| Tracey, Kevin | BT-3 | Jun 1980 – Jan 1983 | B | Hello boiler technicians- Mr. Burkhard and Mr. Calamita- I was looking for some pictures, or a list of names of the crew during our time together- The planned reunion sounds great will contact Calamita- Take Care. |
| Stevens, Tim | STG1 | Jun 1980 – Mar 1983 | AS | Served with a great group, many good memories |
| Mendana, Jose | STG1 | Jun 1980 – Nov 1984 | AS | Some of the best years of my life, great crew and fantastic experiences. Would be great to reconnect with some of my fellow crewmates! |
| Canning, Bob (First Name Dale) | STG2 | Jul 1980 – Aug 1983 | AS | Served in AS Division with Stevens, Horrell, Stape, Muise, Mendana, Wenrick, Landrum, Deadman, Kromanaker, McGuire, Wiley, Stires, Quintus, STCM Myers, JR Mayfield, Coombs, Schmulh, Hill, Welcheck, and Price. |
| Mohan, Michael J | FTM3 | Jul 1, 1980 – Nov 2, 1983 | Weapons- 2nd Division | |
| Piper, Tom | FTM3 | Jul 30, 1980 – Sep 1, 1981 | Weapons | |
| Schmuhl, Ken | STG3 | Aug 13, 1980 – May 9, 1982 | ASW | Reported aboard while in the Bath Maine shipyards. The comradary was outstanding. I served under the late Commander Helbig. He was a good Officer in spite of the incident off the coast of Mauratainia. We had a great Sonar crew. |
| Maguire, Paul | GMT 1 | Sep 9, 1980 – May 7, 1984 | AS | Had the pleasure of knowing, working with and sailing with outstanding GMT's and STG's. It would be great to hear from everyone. |
| Brown, Ricky | QM-2 | Oct 30, 1980 – May 15, 1984 | NAV/ADMIN | 3 MED AND INDIAN OCEAN CRUISES WHAT A WAY TO GROW UP. |
| Heisler, Bob, Mr. H | LT(O3) | 1981 – 1982 | AE | Rode the Gus for my second MedCruise, On the bridge for Suez transit to Persian Gulf/Bahrain before it was THE Persian Gulf. Two weeks off Beirut at GQ, then Nicaragua with no coastal charts. All Good, Good crew! |
| Curtiss, Donald | MS3 | Jan 1981 – Jun 28, 1984 | S2 | |
| Clark, Scott | OS2 | Feb 23, 1981 – Feb 22, 1985 | OI | fun times with scott steele marty rousey, bill smith etc.... my number is 757-870-1659. |
| Hart, Moses | sn | Jun 18, 1981 – Jun 18, 1985 | 1St Div | Just saying Hello |
| Dean, William | E=3 | Jul 1981 – Jul 1983 | ||
| King, Daniel | gmgsn | Nov 10, 1981 – Jul 15, 1985 | weapons | I'm looking to say hi to dave camizzi / bob walton /wesley ramond or any one else of the gus boat chronicles. |
| McNabb, John | MM2 | Nov 13, 1981 – Sep 27, 1983 | M, Bravo 4 | Haze gray and underway on the Gus Boat. Great crew under less than great conditions. |
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