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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 |
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McGee, John | ET2 | 1978 – 1981 | OE | One of the best times of my life. |
Stephens, Earnest | RM3 | 1978 – 1990 | OC Division | I am trying to reunite with the some of the guys to find out how they are doing and possibly have a reunion. |
Hudson, Donald | MM2 | Jan 1978 – Jan 1983 | Propulsion | A lot of memories, I can still lite off that plant |
Politte, Dennis,little Gator | QM2 | Jan 15, 1978 – Jun 16, 1982 | quartermaster | living in st. louis missouri now have a good time as always |
Micklow, Timothy "toby" Micklow | OS2 | Jan 29, 1978 – Jun 25, 1981 | OI | What can I say....It would take a month of reunions and alot of beer....i can remember every nook and crany of the "dirty d"....every time i hear dire straits,frank welch,dave mason....i go back to pier 3 NOB .....what a trip....email me! |
Mountney, Craig | GMG3 | Feb 1978 – Jan 1980 | Weapons | |
Denierio, Chris | E-3 | Feb 1978 – Oct 1980 | 1st | Strange days, But I would like to do 1 more med cruise |
Bickford, Donald | OS2 | Mar 1978 – Sep 1981 | OI | Arrived in time for 4 Med Cruises during my 3 1/2 year tour.. Long hours and hard work but it's the best thing I ever did for myself.. Made some good friends along the way.. Was happy to see this site on here after all these years.. |
Rosien, John | MS 2 | Mar 4, 1978 – Nov 9, 1981 | S2 | i met some of the best people i will ever meet on the Detroit.Some of the worse to haha. But after all these years it seems like they were all great guys.I did 4 meds which were hell then but piece of cake now. |
Moran, Mike | MM2 | Apr 1978 – Feb 1982 | A Gang & P1 | |
Burchett, Johnny | BM3 | May 16, 1978 – Oct 20, 1980 | 1st and 2nd | Hey I guess it never did blow up and sink like I wanted it to . It really bring back memories seeing the list of names on this site. Has anyone heard from Bob that schmuck Bob Thomascheck. |
Starzyk, Rick | E-5 BM2 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1982 | 3rd | Well... I spent a lot of time back then saying I can't wait to get out... but looking back... I had some great times, and saw a lot of the world... just like Denierio says... I would like to do one more cruise... |
Stagman, Glenn | QM1 (SW) | Jun 1, 1978 – Apr 15, 1980 | Navigation | Met lots of friends and had the honor of serving with my first LPO from the Detroit later on thru the years aboard another Vessel. I started out in deck department and struck for QM. We were a close pack. |
Gary, Greg | OS3 | Jul 1978 – Mar 1981 | OI | Great memories and some great friends aboard the Mighty D |
Lee, Johnson ![]() | GMG3 | Jul 1978 – Sep 1981 | Weapons | could not wait for EOS date, had a lot of fun and crazy times, in hind site I would have done somethings different and explored the cultures we traveled to more |
Oballe, Rudolfo | en-3 | Jul 3, 1978 – Jul 3, 1978 | A gang | |
Malo, Robert | MMC | Aug 21, 1978 – Jul 21, 1983 | Propulsion | I was in the forward engine room for 4 years...and in the fuel gang..."A" Division the last year....great time on the Mighty D |
Wolf, Timothy | GMG 3 | Oct 5, 1978 – Sep 24, 1982 | WEAPONS | |
Massier, Jd | BT1 | Oct 25, 1978 – Jan 3, 1980 | P-2 | Nice Med Cruise, not my last AOE but it helped me make CWO-3 |
Brandao, Julian | EN1 | Oct 28, 1978 – Aug 25, 1983 | AUX 1/ER04/A-gang | I also missed the duty D and it's crew, had some fun times on the old D, miss the places we went, but not the long hours. |
Bradt, James | HT2 | Dec 1978 – Jun 1982 | we had the best times in r-div with some good friends and not to mention some of those crazy times with the pit snipes, don't mess with the engineering dept | |
Weyer, Joseph | PN2 | Dec 1978 – Jun 1981 | x | Best ship in the fleet at the time. Made 3 med cruises. Learned alot. Met some real good people. Great life experience. |
Mccraven, James | OS1 | 1979 – 1984 | OI | Came abord as OS3 left as OS1. Great ship. Went on to retire from Navy |
Horch, Chuck | AOE-4 | 1979 – 1981 | 2nd | Served with some of the greatest guys I've ever known. I'd list you guys by name but I might forget somebody as there were about 450 of us maniacs. lol |
Blancaneaux Jr, Frenchy ![]() | MM3 | 1979 – 1983 | A Gang | I Sure miss the Detroit and friends I made on her. I Miss "A" Gang pals. I'll never forget. |
Terrell, James | E3 | 1979 – 1982 | ET | Haze grey and underway |
Smith, Bob "Smitty" | IC3 | Feb 5, 1979 – Oct 28, 1982 | E | Looking for other Shippmates from the Detroit. |
Howard, Mark | SM2 | Feb 11, 1979 – Aug 11, 1982 | Oc | Some of the best times in my life. Med, Indian Ocean, it was all good. |
Blanton, Jim | QM2 | Mar 1979 – Oct 1982 | nav | Living life in the East Bay of San Fran. Please Rick Polite, you had better get hold of me. I sure miss some of those great talks we use to have. And I don't regret much about the Detroit. I met some of the finest, and the worse, but it's all g |
Annis, Glenn | ET1/C | Mar 30, 1979 – 1982 | OE | Most intense experience of my career....could never plan more than a couple of days ahead had a great group of techs that made me look good. Made some good friends |
Wood, Eric M. | BT1 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1979 | B / Admin | Ordered in because the BTC was Medevaced and then I was removed from the fireroom because I wasn't supposed to be released from Limited Duty for bad ears/hearing problems. |
Gunther, Jeffrey | EM3 | May 1979 – Dec 1982 | E | Miss the days on the Dirty D |
Baril, Tom ![]() | HT2 | May 1979 – Oct 24, 1982 | R | Flight quarters one more time at 0430 anyone? Was a great ship. Good time overall. Met a lot of great people. |
Garland, George "chip" | DP3 | May 23, 1979 – Jun 17, 1981 | S-6 | Med cruise were the best. Worked hard but played hard too! Can't believe she's no longer steaming. |
Bassnett, Bazz | rm 3 | Aug 10, 1979 – Sep 11, 1983 | oc | the dirty d was the best ship i ever served on and the crew the best dirty d for life |
Mason, George (Mase) | Seaman | Aug 30, 1979 – Nov 1981 | 1st | |
Etchingham, Joe | IC3 | Sep 1979 – Nov 1981 | E | Had good times with IC and third div guys. Remember poker games in ic shop. Also had fun dodging chief master of arms. Forgot his name, no hard feelings, we were young. I'm a grandpa now living in RI. Take care all. |
Roberts, James "Eddie" | E2 | Sep 1979 – Aug 1981 | ||
Shoop, Keith | HM2 | Oct 1979 – May 17, 1980 | Sickbay | I was only on the "D" for a short time, to me was like livin' in a John Wayne movie. Met some great folks and it was not just a job - it was an adventure. Wanna thank Mike, Terry, Chief, and Dr. Chin for all their help |
Cordoba, Luis | PNc/E7 | Oct 1, 1979 – May 31, 2000 | EXECUTIVE | Hi guys; for the Shipmates that I served on the Deployment in 1992 I miss U guys. Please E-mail @ caliche1958@hotmail.com. Thanks. |
Haynes, Tim | SK3 | Nov 10, 1979 – Apr 15, 1983 | S-1 Supply | The USS Detroit was my 1st ship. That one really stays with you. I saw a large part on the world on the D. And I became a ShellBack And due to the brotherhood I leared on the D. I stayed in the Navy and retired. So fair winds and following seas. USN. |
Locke, Willard J Jr | E-2 | Dec 14, 1979 – May 28, 1980 | Deck | I was onboard for five and a half months. I was awaiting "A" school in Meridian, MS., but I enjoyed my time aboard the Detroit, even though it was brief. |
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