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USS Detroit (AOE 4) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Detroit (AOE 4). 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 1333 crew members registered for the USS Detroit (AOE 4).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 | 2002 – 2003 | 2004 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Petiya, John	IC3	1976 – 1978	E
Abbtiello, Abby	BT3	1976 – 1977	B mp1	this was a hard ship out of the 3 i was on
Baker, Thomas	MM3	1976 – 1979	P-2 Div	Remember Bath Maine and many nights in the Yankee Clipper.
Seney, William	SN	1976 – 1977	deck
Fry, Kenneth	SERGEANT AT ARMS	Jan 10, 1976 – Oct 9, 1979
Foster, Kenny	PN2	Jan 25, 1976 – 1980	PERSONNEL	GROWING OLD, STILL PLAYIN GUITARS, BUT HAVE SLOWED DOWN WITH TIME
Peters, Daniel	OS3	Feb 1976 – May 1979	OPS
Herndon, William M.	BMCS	Feb 10, 1976 – May 28, 1977	First Officer & Leading Chief Deck.	Best overhaul ever in Bath Ship Yard. Retired off the Detroit in 1977 Capt. Guy Cain a reat Skipper Great crew.
Brennan, Jerry	EM3	Mar 15, 1976 – Jun 28, 1979	E Division	Mainly in the engine rooms except when acting as duty electrician which meant everything .. DC central when inport. Probably the most handsome guy in the division at ..that time. Ask the girls in Bath, Maine.
Welch, Chuck	SM3	Apr 1976 – Aug 1979	OC	The days on the "Dirty D" are something I will carry with me forever. I enjoyed serving on her with a great crew. Bath Me was great. I ended up meeting a nice girl and comming back. This is where I live today. Sigs out.
Stahlmann, Robert / Lurch Or Stahl	SEAMAN//SK3	Apr 1976 – Jan 5, 1979	2nd and s1	my first ship. had a great time and learned alot.met some great friends.remember the elliot house aka the idiot house in bath .looking for juan garza or hankey or anyone else.908-240-8360
Petiya, John	IC3	Apr 1976 – Dec 15, 1977	E	Good Memories, good friends
Petiya, John	IC3	May 1976 – Dec 24, 1978	E	Where's Coogler ?? Had a great time on the Detroit, made some good friends
Keller, Michael	EM3	May 1976 – Sep 1978	E	Good memories of my tour on the "D". Would like to hear from crew members who remember me or served at the same time.
Zamorski, Henry	EM3	May 3, 1976 – Feb 16, 1980	E	WHERE'S THE FEARSOME FOURSOME?
Yaeger, Dave	ET3	Jun 1, 1976 – Feb 8, 1980	Operations Electronics	I enjoyed the travel and my fellow ship mates.
Page, William	FC2	Jul 15, 1976 – Mar 3, 1977	Weapons
Tomey, Richard	RMSN - RM2	Sep 1976 – Feb 5, 1980	OC - RADIO	Made 2 MEDs & GITMO Shakedown. Enjoyed most of it. Met good people - made good friends! Hated "War Games". High Hope! e-mail me:
Keares, Paul	RM3	Sep 1976 – Jul 1978	communications	Hello to the Crew from 76-78. Memories that shall be with me forever. Bath ME a partying time. Norfolk, Harrys' Bar always hopping, Gitmo, cigars outstanding. Glad I took pictures of all places and people. Ugly faces, but outstanding shipmates. HA
Purcell, John C	BT2	Sep 1976 – Mar 28, 1980	B-P1	to all the steaming DEAMONS : I MISS YOU ALL
Johnson, Michael	BT3	Sep 17, 1976 – Feb 8, 1977	forward boiler B	I ariveved petrified as a push button E4 out of a school, had a fire in the forward lockers my first duty night, I didn't hav a clue. I made freinds and hunted with a 2nd class Bt named Ron. I would enjoy talking with hi
Mahaney, Michael	HT 2	Oct 1, 1976 – Oct 22, 1980	R -	It's hard to believe she's not steaming. I grew up on that ship and learned to trust people. Sail on Detroit.
Echevarria, Wilson	BT2	Oct 19, 1976 – Jun 11, 1980	P1	Great time in Bath Maine during overhaul. Not so great during the following shakedown in Gitmo. Made 2 0r 3 med cruises. Several underway periods while stateside. Completed an OPPE. Met some great guys and don't regret any of it.
Page, Layne	Seaman	Oct 21, 1976 – Oct 21, 1978	Chaplains Yeoman
Shydlinski, Michael	OS3	Nov 1976 – Aug 1980	2nd / OI	Great memories of my first ship when sailors where sailors of old. A smile and nod to my SNIPE friends who shared with me the woundeful meaning of a "BT Punch" and "TACK N on a CROW".
Key, John	MM2	Nov 1976 – Jul 1978	J Division	What a wild strange trip
Pickering III, Ed	MM3	Nov 15, 1976 – Oct 24, 1977	mm P-1	got on in bath got off when done with rebuild and got back to norfolk. missed alot of good friends
Zinnel, Douglas (Zig-zag)	BMSN	Nov 20, 1976 – Dec 1, 1976	First division	I truly miss those great times on the ship and would like to get together with my old ship mates to relive the fun spread throughout the ship.
Zinnel, Douglas (Zig-zag)	BMSN	Dec 1, 1976 – Oct 2, 1979	First division
Henson, James	FTM SN	Dec 10, 1976 – Aug 21, 1978	WEAPONS
Perryman, Dwayne K		Dec 22, 1976 – Oct 26, 1980
Wesley, Andrew	BM2	Dec 28, 1976 – Aug 8, 1980	1st / 3rd	I can honestly say Detroit was the best ship I ever served on! I should know, I retired in 1995 as a Chief Boats. Long days and nights replenishing every ship in Norfolk or should I say the East Coast.
Chavez, David J	IC3	1977 – 1981	interior communications	some fond memories
Hlavaty, James	EM3	1977 – 1980	E	Those were the days, what's happening these days? Call me at 260-609-1103.
Ryals, Rex	EN3	1977 – 1979	A
Demaray, Ronald	SKSN	1977 – 1980	Supply / S-1
Miller, Eric	QM3	1977 – Nov 23, 1978	Navigation	Looking for some old ship mates. Delton collette, Ken Foster, Eddie Jimmenez. It has been 32 years since I left the Dirty D. Whatever happened to QM1 William Perry,and Ken Fry? I suppose they retired from the Navy.
Berube, John Bee-bop	fa	1977 – Dec 10, 1980	P-1 Div	Ohhh the yankee clipper.great memories,awesome group of sailors and friends.had some bumpy roads but wouldnt change a thing.3 meds,gitmo and war games(will never understand those.was we blue or orange...or both)
Miller, Eric	QM3	1977 – 1978	Navigation	Looking for old Navy buddies from the USS Detroit 1977-1978
Jaronczyk, Joe	BM2	1977 – 1979	Deck	Lots of good times! Can't believe that it was almost 40 years ago.
Henderson, Jack	EN 3	1977 – 1978	A	Spent a lot of hours baby sitting the Emergency Generator during UNREP detail. Really enjoyed my time on the ship and all of the great liberty ports.
Clements, Brent	QM-5	1977 – 1981	Navigation
Ellefson, Daniel. Elfe	Bm3	1977 – 1980	Dao3	Really enjoyed my time aboard. The people and the duty. Looking back, I wish I would of made a career in the navy
Cornell, Mark	E4	1977 – Oct 1980	P1	Miss my old friends and I would love to do it all over again,going to get some people together in 2017 for a reunion so if you're interested let me know !!!!
Riggleman, Martin (Ed)	SH	Jan 1, 1977 – Jun 11, 1980	1ST, J (STREAM), S-3	HAVE MANY GOOD MEMS OF DETROIT AND CREW. RETIRED USN (really!!)JAN 1995.LOOKIN FOR FN STEVE RENNER.
Marino, William C	HT-3	Feb 1977 – Dec 1980	R-Div	The time I spent on the Detroit were some of the best. I'll never forget you guys.I'm proud to have served with each of you. The Navy changed my life for the better. Best wishes to the "steam'n demons" of the "DIrty D".
Kuertz, Mike	MMC	Feb 2, 1977 – Apr 20, 1981	A	Hard work---great memories.
Cornell, Mark	bt3	Feb 9, 1977 – Oct 23, 1980	p-1	the ol dirty D was a good ship seen many places while serving aboard her. Many good sailers came aboard.I miss my shipmates and would like to get back together someday in Bath Maine -yanky clipper
Schimmel, Paul	YN3	Feb 12, 1977 – Apr 15, 1980	X	Good memories. Always loved to hear "Security Alert, Security Alert" and running around like a wild man! Doing well living in North Carolina. Got Grand kids now and white hair. Hope you all are doing well.
Cole, Carl	BOATSWAINMATE	Mar 4, 1977 – 1981		The best time I've had in my life. All the friends I made and all the places I've seen are some othe best memories I have.
Hope, Bob	RM3	Apr 1977 – Mar 1979	Radio	Made the Med cruise in 1978 on the "Dirty D"...had a good time for the most part, except for Port and Starboard watches !!..Hey Tomey, are you out there? What about Paul, Rich, Ortiz? Bath Maine was a good time..nice little town.
Chapman, Jim	Seaman 3rd class	Apr 1977 – Oct 14, 1980	J division	Just trying to reach out to anyone in E or J division around 1977 to 1980. my number is (615) 429-2582.
Ottaviani, Daniel	IC1	Apr 1, 1977 – Jan 29, 1982	Interior Communications / Electrical	Too much sea time, but lots of good times.Lot of hard work.
Aguilar, John	BT2	Apr 1, 1977 – Apr 1, 1980	P-1	Been a good tour. Memories of Bath Maine at BIW, Med Deployments, steel beaches, and being stuck in Naples overnight sleeping in the cubbyholes of the Motor Whaleboat due to bad weather.
Ominski, Joseph	CWO2	Apr 7, 1977 – Apr 1, 1980	CARGO ORDNANCE	GOOD TIMES..GREAT CREWS..GOOD MEMORIES.
Varela, Steve	YNSN	Jun 15, 1977 – Mar 17, 1981	A GANG	Had a good time on the the "Dirty D", 3 Med cruises, 3 trips to Gitmo, a lot of good friends ! Could not have worked with a better crew then the people in "A" Gang.
Collins, John	MM	Jul 1977 – Dec 1980	foward engine room	3 meds $ io
Holdren, Michael	E.N.F.N	Jul 15, 1977 – Mar 16, 1979	A. Gang
Muff, Larry "Muffdiver"	3RD CLASS BM	Oct 10, 1977 – Jul 15, 1981	Deck	miss the old girl, alot of hard work and alot of friends
Jacque, Ted	EM3	Nov 1977 – Jun 1981	E-div	I started my tour in 2nd div, did not like grinding and painting so I strike for electrician, best move i made it changed life. stayed in for 20yrs, retired as EMC. met some great friends had a great time .
Beauvais, Joel	e-4	Nov 4, 1977 – May 8, 1981	p-3	any one of the pit snipes
Haskins, Randy	HT2	Nov 14, 1977 – Jul 2, 1982	R	Dirty D .Spent alot of hours welding in the boiler rooms. 4 meds,4 caribes and an io.Shellback so pogs beware! Made some good friends,and was exposed to some real idiots.Lots of good memories.Was a good ship always got us home.
Riordan, Kevin	E5/PN2	Dec 27, 1977 – Jun 6, 1980	X
Stephenson, Dennis	SM3/SM2	Dec 27, 1977 – Jun 1, 1979	OC

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