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USS Harry E. Yarnell (CG 17) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Harry E. Yarnell (CG 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 612 crew members registered for the USS Harry E. Yarnell (CG 17).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens, Mike | DC2 | 1970 – Feb 3, 1971 | repair | On board just for UNITAS XI.Great Ship.A lot of fun and good people. |
| Dove, James | MM3 | 1970 – 1972 | ||
| Petro, Mike | FTM3 | 1970 – 1972 | 3rd | The older I get, the better the memories of time aboard the Happy Harry (DLG17) get as well. Two great cruises, Unitas and the Med. Working on the Spook 55B's set me up for when I got out. Best of luck to all. I wish I still had my HEY hat! |
| Vorpe, William <bill> | DLG 17 | 1970 – 1971 | ||
| Crane, David | IC-3 | 1970 – | Electronics | |
| Sherrill, Harl | MM2 | 1970 – 1973 | M | Great bunch |
| Billotto, Joe | QM3 | Jan 1970 – Mar 1973 | NX | Pete Murray, I think about our time on board often. Have you ever heard from phil Nelson, since then, Joe |
| Beaver, Wayne | OSC | Jan 1970 – Jun 6, 1972 | OI | |
| Tarzan, John | IC3 | Jan 1970 – Dec 1970 | E | |
| Crabtree, Linton | E-4 | Jan 24, 1970 – Apr 22, 1972 | Supply | Enjoyed being on board,had a great time,but MOST of all my shipmates were the BEST,my hat is off to all the guys that served,those 3inch-50 suck,can't hear worth a shit now. |
| Schwebs, Robert | QM2 | Feb 1970 – May 1972 | great time lots of travel | |
| Harmon, Walt | bm3 | Feb 7, 1970 – Nov 23, 1971 | first | |
| Des Londe, Edward (Jan) | RDsn | Mar 1970 – Aug 1971 | OI Division | Some real good times>>> Great bunch of guys...George Lamp...Diz...Al Lang... |
| Morcheid, Pete | GMM1 | Mar 14, 1970 – Nov 18, 1975 | 2nd | Spent 4.5 years on the happy HARRY, drank a lot of beer in many a bars around the world, with great guys my friends of which have passed Cowboy Bures, Dave Sidler. 2 med. cruises great times |
| McNamara, Ed | DK3 | Apr 1970 – Jun 1972 | Supply | Long stint as CPO Mess Cook then striker in Disbursing (R.I.P. DK1 Ron Bush). Great times on Unitas and Med. |
| Gair, Dennis | GMG3 | Apr 1970 – Aug 1972 | weapons | One of the best times of my life, perhaps because of Morchied, Fiola, June, Begin, Pfeil,Hoadley and the rest of you the shared your lives and a cold beer. |
Desmond, Bill  | CT-2 (Radio) | Apr 1970 – Feb 1971 | Comm | Served TDY on DLG-17 while in Newport, RI, Pier 1. |
| Bryant, Matt | EN 2 | Apr 1, 1970 – Aug 6, 1973 | A Gang | 1970 Unitas and 1971 - 1972 Med Cruise |
| Lamp, George | Apr 10, 1970 – Dec 6, 1972 | oI | truly the best time of my life.what a bunch of great guys | |
| Duyssen, Thomas | BT2 | Apr 14, 1970 – Apr 14, 1974 | Engineering Boiler Tech | Great ship to serve on. Traveled extensivly and met many friends. |
| Farling, Robert | CSSN | Apr 15, 1970 – Nov 20, 1973 | SUPPLY | I WOULD LOVE TO CHAT WITH ANYBODY FROM THAT ERA. WHAT A GREAT TIME |
| Klinger, Al | STG3 | Apr 15, 1970 – Jun 1, 1973 | 4th | What a great crew!!! |
| Bogart, Jack | EM 3 | Jul 1970 – Feb 1972 | Engineering | would be great to hear from some of my shipmates..tim Mcgovern, ken bojak, tommy hale, john carlonie,,,and anyone else during the above period |
| Bailey, George | SK2 | Jul 1970 – Dec 1970 | Supply | Came on board from the Charles P. Cecil for the Unitas cruise. Discharged upon arrival in Newport. Anybody know how to get in touch with Otto Thiergart? |
| Wenderoth, Jack | DS1 | Jul 18, 1970 – Sep 3, 1975 | OE | Sailed on three cruises; one to South America and two to the Med. Hello to all the ETs and DSs that served in OE Division |
| Cusson, Richard | EMC | Jul 18, 1970 – Aug 21, 1971 | E | Reported aboard at 1920 Jul.18,1970,made the 1970 UNITAS XI cruise.The E Div gang were hard workers,sorry I had to be tough with you guys but we did do a outstanding job for the few electricians we had at that time.Thanks. Retired Aug.21,1971 |
| Coulis, Paul | E-4 | Sep 1, 1970 – Sep 1, 1972 | OI | |
| Murray, Peter | QM-3 | 1971 – 1972 | Nav | |
| Cheshire, Teddy | GMM3 | 1971 – 1973 | 2nd | hey guys from 2nd & 4th div the best timesever Rog mike Duer Pete Whitman Frannie GMM1 Sexton Fran, get the rags and wipe down the BIRDS ! Virgil , remember the tongue and groove.Z grams rule ! UNITAS XI , Best cruise ever!! I miss my HEY |
| Smith, Albert (Smitty) | Ret SCPO Dec | 1971 – 1973 | Communications | This is my father, He died in 1988 from MS, but I'd like to honor him by adding him to the list of Crew. Brother-in-law to fellow Seaman Larry Hinderliter also crew to this ship. |
| Hoadley, Shaun | e3 | 1971 – Nov 12, 1972 | 4th and 1st | still hear from dennis gair. would like to hear from or about "cookie", tommy west, "rocko", john muse, chief amazeen and anyone else I served with. mike duer, "frannie, Herzog as well. |
| Peto, Dave | OS3 | Feb 1971 – Oct 1972 | OI | Did Med Cruise, RIMEX, Halifax, St. Thomas, Miami, & NYC on HEY. Remember you, Greg Stanton. My brother, Dale, was also an OS on the HEY. Remember GQ when CVA America sent a Terrier at us? Capt. Bowen retired to Annapolis, Md. RIP Happy Harry. |
| Matthews, Dave | RD2 | Mar 1, 1971 – Oct 30, 1971 | OI | Remember almost running aground in Halifax Harbor summer 1971. Great ship, great crew, wish I'd been aboard longer. |
| Saccavino, Anthony | RM3 | Apr 1971 – Jul 1974 | radioman | |
| Stanton, Greg | RD3 | May 1, 1971 – Sep 1, 1972 | OI | Great memories of the crew and ship commanded by Captain Alva M Bowen while I was aboard. Med cruise from December 1971 through July 1972. Christmas in Naples. |
| Price, Mike | GMG2 | Jun 1971 – Mar 1974 | 4th | ASROC |
| Bissonnette, Ray | ETR3/EW3 | Jul 1971 – Aug 1975 | OE/OW | 2 Med Cruises, including chasing the Russian subs, the Philly Shipyard, Roosey Roads and missile and EW training in Gitmo. It was a great time, with lots of great memories, and good friends. |
| Bowers, Charlie | ETR2 | Aug 1971 – Jul 1975 | Operations | |
| Stump, Gary | MM2 | Aug 1971 – Aug 1973 | great times, great friends! thanks Jack for changing lmy engine. Randy miss you tried to reach you several times.Really enjoyed the grand prix in Monoco and the trip to Rome | |
| Smith, Martin | PN2 | Sep 7, 1971 – Dec 20, 1974 | Operations | The Happy Harry!! or The Harry Urnial! :) |
| Deslonde, Ed | RD | Oct 1971 – Aug 1972 | OI | CAPT BOWEN CO DIVISION OFFICER ENSIGN FARRELL |
| McHugh, Ed (Mac) | SH3 SHIPS BARBER | Oct 15, 1971 – Jul 15, 1975 | Supply | Boarded just before Med 1971,at age 17. assigned to 1st div. Was a deck ape for approx 11 months, Garstang, Fuzzy, Kitchen. Great times. Bid on opening for barber and the rest is history. Best crew in the 6th fleet.Good memories. |
| Kowalski, Rick - "Ski" - | MM2 | Nov 1971 – Aug 21, 1974 | A-Gang | Did a short stint in main control then Chief McMahon recruited me for A-Gang. As many have said, great times & a great ship. Monkey Meehan, MMYN Bradley, McKelvey & McBrien. I looked up Mr F when I was in San Diego 9/'05 & tossed a few ba |
| Maddox, Gary | EM3 | Nov 1971 – Oct 1973 | E | Remember the good times. Sliding down #1 mooring line with Dewey to look for Bojack in Rota Spain. |
| Walsh, David E. | RM3 | Nov 19, 1971 – Jan 22, 1973 | ||
| Dicus, Richard G | BT3 | Dec 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1973 | B |
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