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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20). 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 331 crew members registered for the USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Naugher, Gerald | ET1 | 1982 – 1984 | OE | LPO OE Good times and bad times |
Ball, John | YN2 | 1982 – 1986 | NX | From the drydocks and the barge days in Charleston (82) to the return from the 85-86 run to the Med. This was a great team. |
Lockwood, Thomas | e-3 | Jan 26, 1982 – Jan 27, 1985 | boiler | |
Foss, David | Machinist Mate 2nd Class | Feb 7, 1982 – Feb 3, 1988 | M Div | Great memories. Thanks to everyone who put up with me (and you know what I mean). A lot has changed, wife, kids, great career. It was a great part of my success in life. |
Griffin, Jr, J. David ![]() | RPC (SS/SW) | Mar 15, 1982 – Jul 15, 1984 | Chaplains Dept | Arrived while RKT was in Major Overhaul at Charleston Naval Shipyard. Arrived as RP3 (SS) transferred as RP2 (SS/SW) to Naval Hosp. Charleston, SC. |
Lucas, Leroy | MM-2 | Apr 1982 – Jul 1986 | M | Hi to all my shipmates I served with. We all sure got to spend a lot of time at sea together. They were some great times. I worked in both engine rooms. It all payed off. I'm still steaming at a power plant in Indiana. |
Stowell, Todd | MS3 | May 1982 – 1984 | Supply S-2 | |
Schomer, Tom | ET 2 | May 6, 1982 – Sep 23, 1985 | OE01 | Great place to learn and grow, great guys, best LPO goes to F. Reed, good advice from CMC Habib. Great ship, better people. |
Boyd, Gerald ![]() | STG2 | May 15, 1982 – Apr 15, 1984 | AS | View 'back then' Photo |
Dove, Barry | MM3 | Jun 1982 – Sep 1985 | M and A | |
Buffkin, Bill | BT2 | Jul 1982 – Aug 1986 | B- Division after fire Room LPO | |
Robert E. Peterson, Pete | FTG2 | Sep 1982 – Feb 1985 | Fox | WG02 WCS, CIWS, met her is the yards in Charleston; Med Cruise 1983 "Battle of the Box", Grenada to Lebanon, few but fun port visits (Haifa, Trieste, Naples); hung around with Jim Clark, Steve Mosher, Steve Johnson, tattoo's and booze runs! |
Adamowicz, Stephen | QM3 | Sep 12, 1982 – Jun 12, 1986 | NAVIGATION /OPERATIONS | I REMINISCE AND MISS THE BEAUTIFUL LADY THAT PRIVILAGED MYSELF TO SERVE ABOARD THE NAVYS FINEST. CAPTAIN ROBINSON SIR WITH ALL DO RESPECT YOU ARE AND ALWAYS REMIND ME OF WHAT TRUE GREATNESS IS AS A LEADER OF MEN ABOVE ALL A MANS MAN SALUTE |
Krueger, Keith | SHSN | Nov 1982 – Jul 1986 | S-3 | |
Parrish, Jim | MR1 | 1983 – 1985 | LPO | Tightest ship I ever served on in a 25 year career. Capt David Robinson was the best skipper I had the pleasure to serve under. If I had to go into battle, he is the man I would want in charge. MRCM(SW) Ret. |
Jones, Wendell | BT3 | 1983 – 1985 | B | Best ship I ever served on, actually hated leaving! |
Bass, Randy | Rm3 | 1983 – 1986 | Comm | |
Childers, Dave | OS2 | Jan 1983 – Jul 1987 | OI | I was on the '83 and '85 Mediterranean cruises, and bairley missed the '87 deployment. I was actually getting in my car, on terminal leave, and glanced back and saw her floating down the Cooper River. Whew, close call. |
Runner, Dayle (Mr. Easy) ![]() | BM2 | Jan 2, 1983 – Jan 2, 1988 | 1st | I really despised the way the structure was at first, but I look back and it made me who I am today! BM2 Calzeretta was hell on deck. |
Gipson, Carnell | FTM1 | Mar 23, 1983 – Oct 30, 1987 | Fox | My first ship and good starting point my career. Still keep in touch with some shipmates |
Simonson, Ron | FTG2 | Mar 24, 1983 – Dec 14, 1985 | Fox | |
Minor, Cornelius | EMSA | Jun 1983 – Jul 1985 | FIRST AND LAST SHIP. I THOUGHT THAT THE SHIP WAS SO HUGE UPPON MY FIRST ARRIVAL. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT THE SHIP WAS TO BIG TO ROCK AT SEA. UNTIL I ACTUALLY GOT TO GO TO SEA, AND FOUND OUT THE TRUTH. | |
Semiklose, Joe (Semi) | MM2 | Jun 1, 1983 – Nov 1, 1988 | M | Worked in both engine rooms. Enjoyed the hell out of it. Went to Grenada, Lebanon, Libya to cross the line of death and the middle east for giggles. |
Mulno, Glenn | E4 | Aug 1983 – Aug 1986 | Sonar | |
Turner, Rocky | bm3 | Aug 1983 – Aug 1987 | deck | best bunch of guys i ever worked with.all the shipmates were all good people and i consider them all family |
Sanders, Ronald | MM2 | Sep 1983 – Dec 1985 | M Division | Work in Main Control and deployed on the 1983-1984 Med Cruise. It was a "Great" time; met a lot of great shipmates. |
Tunson, Timothy | FCSN | Sep 1983 – Aug 1987 | FOX | So glad to know that some of you guys are still out there.I think about you guys all the time.best time of my life.Anyone wants to re-visit Barcelona ? LOL; Im here in Pearland Texas /outside of Houston .semi retired |
Kurtz, Paul | EM3 | Sep 14, 1983 – Dec 18, 1987 | E | |
Jones, Steven | sh3 | Sep 14, 1983 – May 11, 1987 | Supply | |
Jones, Steven | SH3 | Sep 24, 1983 – May 20, 1987 | Supply | |
Law, David | FTM2 | Oct 1983 – Mar 1986 | FOX | First ship I was assigned and the best!! |
Byers, Daniel | OS1(SW) | Oct 1983 – Jul 1988 | OI | Nick named Danbo. Was a 25mm gunner during the Persian Excursion with BMCM Twigg in one section and Stg2 Kissick and Stg3 "Gino" in the other section. And all the great gunners Manning the mk19's 50cals and mine watches. |
Abrisz, Richard ("Doc") | HM1 | Oct 7, 1983 – Aug 29, 1986 | NX (Medical) | SMDR fresh out of Independent Duty School. 2 Med Cruises, Grenada, Operation Vicinity Libya. Chief Selectee when I detached, Chief and First Class messes piped me over the side with a duck call when I left. LOL |
Abrisz, Richard "Doc" | HM1 | Oct 10, 1983 – Oct 10, 1986 | Medical Representative | Independent Duty Medical Techincian. One of the best times I had in my Career. Chief Selectee when I detached. Retired in 1995 as HMC |
Neil, Stuart (Postman) | PC-2 | Nov 1983 – Jul 1986 | NX (Admin) | Mail Call - or- Postal clerk to the fan-tail, or my favorite: I mixed up the letters to my girlfriends and need to get them back from the mail box. |
Mitchell, Tom | MM2 | 1984 – 1987 | M | I worked in both engine rooms with some damn fine sailors. So many memories! I re-enlisted on board and left from the Gulf for cryo school. Finished my career in Keflavik. My time on the Turner was the best! |
Laughter, Marc | RM2 | Jan 1984 – Aug 1987 | OC | |
Denny, Tim | SN/BM1 Denny USNR (Retd) | Jan 16, 1984 – Oct 26, 1987 | First Division | hey shipmates from the Richmond K.Turner CG-20 this is seaman Denny from Arkansas (Denny Rock) anybody out there from the 83-84 med cruise and the 86-87 med cruise would like to make contact. |
Stuck, Greg | EM 3 | Feb 1984 – Jan 1985 | e | |
Simonson, Ron | FTG 2 | Mar 5, 1984 – Aug 10, 1985 | Fox | |
McKim, Stanton | FCCM(SW) | Apr 1984 – Jun 1987 | FOX | Had the pleasure to do two tours, Second was "Mar 91-Mar 95" At which time I retired. Served with the very best Our record proves it. Had some great times and serious adventures. Battle of the box, 1st Harpoon, LEAP, did them all, The ROARIN |
Johnson, Clifford Seacow | BMSN | Apr 24, 1984 – Apr 17, 1988 | 1 ST DIV (WEAPONS) | JUST WANTED TO SAY GLAD TO HAVE SERVED ONBOARD THE TURNER LOTS OF MEMORIES AND LOTS OF FRIENDS STILL AROUND IN LOUISIANA HAULING AIRCRAFT FUEL TO BASES IN TEXAS |
Edwards, Harold | BM3 | Nov 15, 1984 – Apr 1988 | 1st |
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