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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Biddle (CG 34). 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 576 crew members registered for the USS Biddle (CG 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Cooper, Joseph "Coop" | RM3 | 1969 – Jun 1970 | Communications | |
Kaczmarek, George | STG3 | 1969 – 1970 | SONAR GANG | REMEMBERING SONAR GANG FUN |
Washington, Reginald | E-4 | 1969 – Apr 1972 | CS | Looking for Old Shipmates that are still around and remember the July 19, 1972 attack in Vietnam. |
Smith, Daniel | GMM2 | 1969 – 1971 | 3RD | WORKED WITH A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS |
Schmidt, Ken (Smitty) | CS2 | Jan 1969 – Jun 1971 | Supply/Commissary | Some of my greatest memories are from when I was stationed aboard "The Biddle". Wish she were still around today for reunions and visiting. Ahoy |
Edwards, Donald | May 1969 – Jan 1970 | OC | Great command to serve on. Made the second 'NAM cruise. | |
Cottrell, James | STG3 | May 1969 – 1972 | 4th | Got medicated, went to college and got degree in Psychology. Miss you guys: George, Wayne, Ron, Weldon, John. |
Roy, Jeffrey | FN | Jun 1, 1969 – Apr 1, 1971 | M | Flew from Boston to Subic Bay to meet the Biddle, what a start, |
Smith, Dennis | gmm2 | Oct 15, 1969 – Feb 15, 1970 | WM | Sept 2015 reunion info is avail at: This 8 page announcement is avail for download as a PDF file from dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/559pda553ggefs7/2015announcement.pdf?dl=0 |
Johnson, Jim | EM2 | Nov 1, 1969 – Nov 30, 1971 | R | |
Haessler, Richard | MM3 | Nov 20, 1969 – Oct 1, 1971 | M Engine Room | Great time with great people. |
Stump, John | OS1 | 1970 – 1973 | OS | Catch up w/ Biddle in Gulf of Tonkin, Served as Comabt Air Controller of Navy and Air Force strikes over the North. Still have the print of our famous air attack in which Captain Carter go the ship credit for shooting dowm MIG aircraft. |
Jones, E.c, "charley" | STG 2 | 1970 – 1972 | Fourth | Hi all! |
Tanner, Ron | GMG3 | 1970 – 1972 | Weapons | I will never forget the "Night of the Migs" July 19,1972 and the best gun crew on board the Hard Charger. |
Auld, John | os3 | 1970 – Apr 1, 1974 | oi | Looking for ray clark and ralph bowman |
Skudlarek, John | DS2 | 1970 – 1974 | OE | |
Fogarty, Mark | BM3 | 1970 – 1972 | 1st | |
Edney, Cj | BM3 | 1970 – 1972 | 1ST | Would like to contact old friends I served with. .email: edney97@gmail.com |
Beaty, Jennings | FTM1 | Jan 1970 – Oct 1970 | GM | |
Withrow, Ron | ST1 | Jan 1970 – 1976 | Deck Division Sonar | |
Tanneberger, William | FTM2 | Jan 1970 – Jun 1974 | Second Div. / Weapon's Missile Div. | |
Graziani, Philip | RD2 | Jan 1970 – Sep 1971 | Combat Operations Center - Radarman | Reported aboard soon after the ship returned from a Nam tour. Served during shipyard retrofit and shakedown cruise. Tons of good memories. |
Davis, Gene | RM3 | Jan 1, 1970 – Aug 31, 1972 | operations | was the best ship in the fleet. would like to contact some of my shipmates... |
Whitaker, Wayne | TM-2 | Feb 1970 – Jun 1973 | 4TH division | Hello John Pizzuto, Ron Withrow, Warren Witham, Weldon Parker, Mchale, J. Dazey. I am still living in L.A calif. What a rockin crew. The Biddle was a great ship.rdwhitaker22@yahoo.com |
Brown, Richard | OS 3 | Feb 1, 1970 – Feb 1, 1974 | operations | Great memorys working as PIRAZ controller in Nam. Would love to find some of brothers that I was stationed with. Was aboard for VN tour and remember well the first shake down trip out of dry docks. |
Dulitz, Mark | Radarman | Feb 7, 1970 – May 10, 1973 | OS | It will always be on my mind....so many good guys... Still remember how I felt the nite we were attacked.. ....which I would have kept on touch...retired now owned an Auto Dealership..... |
Pappe, Herbert | SENIOR CHIEF | Mar 1970 – May 1972 | B | |
Schaible, Peter | MM2 | Mar 6, 1970 – Nov 6, 1972 | M Div. | duty station was the fwd #1 engine room |
Straight, Ronald | GMG2 | May 25, 1970 – May 25, 1976 | Third | Served aboard the USS Biddle during active duty. One tour of West PAC (Vietnam) from March 1972 - October 1972). Many from the same division still get together every five to ten years. |
Gadomski, Ray (Ski) | CS3 | Jun 1970 – Apr 1972 | Commissary Cook | I might have made your eggs or steak just the way you wanted it, or didn't want it! Shakedown to Gitmo & R&R in Caribbean. Norfolk D&S. Great bunch of guys! Left just before return to Nam '72. |
Eder, Fred (Fuzzy) | RM3 | Jun 7, 1970 – Nov 12, 1973 | CR/CS | Proudly served with my brother OS2 Larry Eder during the MIG attack. Heard the whole battle unfold while at battle stations in Radio Central. Left Navy in late 1973 and joined USNR in 1985. Retired as a Senior Chief in 2002. |
Kuykendall, Melvin | EW1 EWC | Jun 15, 1970 – Jan 11, 1973 | OE | Hey Tony Emplton and i tought it was Templton it has been a long time how have you been, i stoped drinking in1991 and smoking in 1993.we are living in Bryan tx.if you get achange email or call. 979-268-7841. |
Henderson, David | EW1 EWC | Jun 15, 1970 – Jan 30, 1973 | OE | I have fond memories of the Biddle and Vietnam. Looking for any people from the Short Stop gang |
Wallace, Fay | SH3 | Jul 1, 1970 – Nov 10, 1973 | S3 supply | Hello. I am Faith Wallace, Burnett Wallace’s daughter, and I wanted to reach out for him to be able to get ahold of some old crew mates and good old memories. |
Parker, Weldon | STG3 | Oct 1970 – Jan 1973 | Weapons-Sonar | Made the WestPac cruise in '72. Wonderful ship. Saw quite a bit of the world on her. |
Hopperton, Chester | SN | Oct 1970 – Sep 1972 | 1st | I would like to get in contact with some of my old shipmates.Been thinking about some of the good times we had.Remembering loading 3" 50 gun on july 19,1972. |
McHale, Michael | ST1 (SS) (DV) | Oct 10, 1970 – Jul 19, 1973 | 4th Division | |
Trimbur, Charles | gmm3 | Dec 1970 – Mar 1, 1974 | weapons | I remember the command to load the launcher on the 19th of july like yesterday. Great to have found this site. Hope the agent orange is not affecting you like it is me.We are blue water vets,and to have served. |
Clark, Raymond | RD3 | Dec 10, 1970 – Dec 5, 1972 | OI | |
Daniel, Spike | AT1 | 1971 – 1972 | helo det | Best shiipboard tour in my 25 years. Exciting times, great people |
Andreas, Wayne | ST1 | 1971 – 1972 | 3RD | |
Wallace, Burnett | SH3 | 1971 – 1974 | Supply | I know I cut your hair, washed clothes and we did it in Viet. Nam., we made it happen I was down in the powder room under the 5 inch 54. Thank God we made it. HARDCHARGER, BEWARE HIS BITE. |
Morrison, Danny | RD3 | Jan 1, 1971 – Dec 10, 1972 | CIC | |
Binkowski, Mark (Ski) | FTG2 | Apr 15, 1971 – Sep 5, 1974 | 3rd | Proud to be a part of the crew on 7/19/72. Friends for life. |
Crowley, Jack | LT | Jun 9, 1971 – Aug 24, 1973 | COMMO-1st LT | Fighting ship and top gun crew. OoooRaaa. |
Munn, Vic | FTM2 | Aug 1971 – Dec 5, 1972 | 2nd | Was aboard during the Vietnam "Hardcharger" incident! |
Dassing, Rickey | STG/SN | Aug 1971 – Mar 1976 | SONAR | Hey WAYNE WITTAKER, Was on board for the action in the TONKIN GULF Lotta respect for my shipmates in some CRAZY way miss those days and you guys ROBERT SHULL,BRUCE REYNOLDS,DENNIS SULLIVAN,just to name a few,cheers2u |
Lafleur, Doug | PO 3rd class | Aug 13, 1971 – Mar 18, 1975 | s1 | during my time onboard I probably washed your clothes, cut your hair, or sold you something from the ships store. battle sta. was mount 32 3"/50. stay in touch with stew speight, paul marias, carl orth, tom morehead. |
Hibbs, Mike (Jake) | Sk3 | Sep 1971 – Feb 1975 | S-1 Div | Supply Receiving is where I hung out |
Miksell, Rich | RM2 | Oct 1971 – Oct 1973 | COMMS | Looking for shipmates that were onboard during the Vietnam deployment. Several of us get together each year in Ohio for a reunion. |
Powell, David | E8 | Oct 13, 1971 – Jul 29, 1977 | M div |
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