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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 1326 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuttle, Chris | 1982 – 1985 | ras | You always remember the good time,like wine at sea! | |
| Linder, John | MM2 | 1982 – 1986 | Ras | I spent many a day unreping as the leading MM. I miss some of my friends Agular, Stewart, Drewa, Livley, Bradley and so on. Chief Ricodi and Richards, Young were great leaders. |
| Byrd, Robert | IC | 1982 – 1986 | E | |
| Stewart, Stew | MM2 | 1982 – 1987 | RAS | I wan't so crazy about it then, it then, but I've been missing the life all this time. Met some great people, had a great time. I can't believe they scrapped her!! |
| Duffin, Duncan | E-3 | Jan 1982 – Oct 5, 1985 | Supply | We did have some good times. Supply set new standards for serving the fleet. Believe it or not we were all heros. email me xmaner6@hotmail.com |
| Duffin,, Duncan | Feb 1982 – Aug 1985 | supply | purchase my cd on soundclick.com | |
| Miller, Jim | SN | Feb 1982 – Feb 1983 | Started with S-1, then went to Medical | |
| Benton, Johnny | BM 3 | Feb 15, 1982 – Jul 15, 1985 | Deck | Looking up old buddies |
| Fisher, Darryl | EM3 | Mar 1982 – Aug 1985 | E | Had a great time. Lots of memories and some of the greatest men I have had the pleasure to work with. |
| Roser, Earl | GMG2 | Mar 10, 1982 – Aug 1, 1985 | Weapons | Looking for any of the Gunners and Fire Control Div. |
| George, William | MM2/3/2 | Apr 1982 – Nov 1987 | A- Gang | Had some pretty good times. Nothing like the smell of Naples in the morning |
| Zanavich, Jim | BM3 | Apr 1, 1982 – Apr 1, 1985 | RAS | Can't believe I haven't played a game of spades since I left that ship!!! Those were the days!! I thought splicing line and fixing hoses sucked. Well I'll trade the old days anytime for the present days. RAS # 1 |
| Alvarez, Andres | HN | Apr 15, 1982 – Jul 24, 1983 | Medical | Great experience, good time in Gtmo, great friends. |
| Reinheimer, Steve | RET FCC | Apr 28, 1982 – Nov 1, 1985 | FOX | I enjoyed everyday with the guys I served with! I remember most going to Cuba for REFRESHER training and going dark-n-dirty for 3 days and eating only sandwiches. |
Kodilanen, Charlie  | ET1(SW) | May 15, 1982 – May 30, 1985 | OE | |
| Sironko, Richard | RMSN | Jun 1982 – Jan 1984 | Operations | Great time onboard USS Detroit |
| Lang, Phillip Barnicle Phil | BM2 | Jun 21, 1982 – Jun 10, 1986 | !st | does anyone remember MARTY getting kicked out of FRANCE. The night he pulled a gun on the guys trying to take his cab.does anyone remember BIRD driving his fork lift off the ship up north. I know what happened to the ships bell.S/G tigers |
| Stephenson, Bob | MMFN | Aug 21, 1982 – Aug 26, 1984 | P-2 | |
| Jenkins, Mark | SM1 SW | Aug 24, 1982 – Mar 31, 1987 | OC | Quite the adventure. wouldn't you say! |
| Scott, Joseph (Scotty) | GMM2 | Sep 1982 – Aug 1985 | Fox | Got out of the Navy in May 1991. Became a reservist and was called back to active duty in Nov. 2001.Went back to reserve unit in Feb 2003.Moved on to retired from the reserves in May 2003. |
| Miller, Robert (Cheng) | LCDR | Sep 1982 – Jun 1984 | Engineering | |
| Young, Robert (Gumby) | BM3 | Sep 1982 – May 1985 | deck | Great times lots of good friends and hard work,enjoyed all the ports we hit will always remember my first ship. Good times and bad will always be with me. Those of us who can't forget,we will miss you Elf. |
| Kish, Michael | IC2 | Sep 12, 1982 – Aug 31, 1985 | E | hello friends of the detroit. i'd enjoy hearing from anyone that knows me. i now live in maine with my 3 kids & a granddaughter. life has been like a roller coaster ride for me! i'm now retired/disabled |
| Mangione, Jim | IC3 | Sep 14, 1982 – Jun 14, 1985 | E | ITS BEEN A LONG TIME,GOOD TO SEE SOME OLD NAMES,AND BRING BACK SOME OLD MEMORIES,HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL |
| Parker, Demetrious | Bm3 | Sep 23, 1982 – Jun 29, 1986 | 2ND | Just want to say those years on the "Dirty D" were some of the best years of my life. Great Friends! 3 Med Cruises! 3 GITMO Cruises! Intense time off the coast of Lebanon! Free Mail! I LOVED THE LIBERTY! God Bless Bm3 DP |
| Gregory, Joe | BM2 | Oct 1982 – Aug 1985 | Bos'n Detail | would like to hear from some old friends |
| Palmer, Steve | Oct 1982 – 1985 | |||
| Williams, Glenn (Willie) | TM3 | Oct 1, 1982 – Sep 1, 1984 | Weapons | Whatever happened to Officer Peoples? To my many shipmates who remember the days of hard work and hard play. Good luck to all. |
| Griffin, Frank | OS3 | Oct 10, 1982 – Jul 4, 1986 | OI | |
| Adam, Jack | MM2 | Oct 24, 1982 – Nov 1, 1986 | M & Auxillary | |
| Frievalt, Ron | EW3 | Nov 3, 1982 – Mar 15, 1983 | OPS | Push-button petty officer who didn't take long to burn out in the fleet. Spent one Thanksgiving and Christmas while the boat was in the yard. Had Thanksgiving dinner with Jim McCraven and his family. |
| Greenfield, Jack | MS3 | Nov 10, 1982 – Aug 1, 1985 | Deck/FS | I am looking for Mike Brown & Vinnie Paul. Had a lot of great times, but mostly we were Haze gray and Underway. |
| Greenfield, Jack | MS3 | Nov 14, 1982 – Aug 20, 1985 | ||
| Croulet, Ervin | E3 | Nov 22, 1982 – Oct 16, 1986 | RAS | HEY WHATS UP GUYS? WE DID HAVE SOME GOOD TIMES ON THE DIRTY D |
| Case, Robert | SK2 | Dec 1982 – Dec 1985 | Supply | I don't miss the long hours on the dirty D, but there were a few good times out on the high seas, and the some of the ports. |
| Dunford, David | RM2 | Dec 1, 1982 – Jul 5, 1986 | COMM | I was diagnosed with LGL Leukemia in 2019. I know the Detroit had issues with asbestos and I lived on the ship inport and UW. Working on VA claim. if any other shipments have been diagnosed with LGL pls contact me. |
| Delucci, Vince | PN | Dec 10, 1982 – Feb 10, 1986 | X-2 | |
| Parker, Taylor | BM3 | 1983 – 1986 | 2nd | |
| Gates, Jeff, Chilly Willy, Howard The Duck | BT3 | 1983 – 1985 | P-1 | Great ship, the "Dirty D", great shipmates. Still remember a lot of the good times, a med cruise, the northern wedding, and the spring break after Getmo. Made me smile to see a couple of familiar names, Bushrow and Pee Wee. Snipes rule! |
| Evans, Bill | SM 2 | 1983 – 1986 | OC | Real Mixed Feelings About This Command. Very Dedicated Crew No Doubt About It. |
| Saunders, Clarence | MM2 | 1983 – | #2 MMR & A-Gang | 28yrs and still remember Dirty D. Rough duty but good times. I remember most Holiday Inn (yards period),fork truck and shipmate ovbd, flooded 2MMR nightmare, rouge wave Nth sea, Carrier unrep @ night with flt ops SPOOKY! |
| Farmer, Arthur {slak} | MMFN | 1983 – 1986 | MMR#1 | The dirty dog D......just got off the phone with Riss and Walt...talk to Dean Moore of and on. WHERE ARE ALL THE FELLAS AT NOW...? |
| McGibbon, Scott | RP2 | Jan 1983 – Oct 1986 | X | Made some great friends and had alot of fun on liberty. Spent alot of time on the bridge during UNREPS relaying messages from Captain Allen to fueling and cargo stations. Alot of sleep deprivation but some great times. |
| Perez, Arnoldo | GMG2 | Jan 1983 – Sep 1985 | WEPS | Anyone seen or heard from Gunner Jernigan?? |
| Taylor, Jerry | sn | Jan 1983 – 1985 | 1st | |
| Corcoran, Richard-corky | E4-RETIRED | Jan 20, 1983 – Nov 29, 1985 | A-Gang- | A-GANG DIESIL SHOP/ACR/FUEL/CWO JERRINS DIV OFF. CAPTAIN ALLEN GIG ENGINEER 83-84 MED/SAFARI 85/BLUE NOSE/ ACCIDENT 85 /86 CINCLANT FLT/ RETIRED NOV 12 87/ WORKED HARD PLAYED HARD ..WE WERE THROWN OUT OF GET-MO ..KELSO WAVED US..625 UNREP |
| Conley, Donald | E4 | Jan 25, 1983 – Jul 18, 1983 | 1st | |
| Ogden, Oggiee | YN3 | Feb 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1987 | ||
| Byrd, Robert | ICFN | Mar 1983 – Sep 1986 | E | I enjoyed the honor to serve aboard this ship. What times she has seen and always brought us home to live another day. |
| Elder, Michael | MM3 | Mar 1983 – Dec 1986 | M | HAD SOME GOOD TIMES AND SOME BAD TIMES BUT ALL IN ALL A GREAT EXP.HATED TO SEE THAT SHE WAS SCRAPPED.LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE OLD GANG FROM #1 MMR |
| Hatch, Jeffrey | RM 3 | Mar 1983 – May 1985 | OC | |
| Holberg, David | E-3 | Mar 1983 – Feb 1986 | OE/2nd/RAS | |
| Farr, Ross | FC1 | Apr 1983 – Aug 23, 1987 | FOX | |
| Guertin, Kenneth | CE3 | Apr 1, 1983 – Jun 1, 1986 | RAS | Had some fun times on the Dirty "D" |
| Johns, Claude | OS2 | Apr 4, 1983 – Mar 15, 1986 | OI division | FIRST SHIP, E-1 TO OS2, WHAT A GREAT TIME. MET A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE IN OI DIV. FRANK, LOCKE YALL STILL OUT THERE?? BEGINNING OF A WONDERFUL CAREER, WOULDN'T TRADE FOR NOTHING, SHE WAS A GOOD SHIP. |
| Crabtree, Steve | RM2 | Apr 11, 1983 – Mar 13, 1986 | Ops/Comm | Had a good time, good ship now retired living in Florida, I remember my buds (Barnes, Dunford,Byrd, Bryant, Chief Kelly, Brown,Roberts, Hatch) I remember when we burned Qadafi in Libeya (I can't spell worth a shit). |
| Wellington, Chris | E3 | Apr 13, 1983 – May 24, 1987 | a gang | HIGH ON JP5 AND SLAMIN BUDS! THOSE WEE THE DAYS! BEST THING I EVER DID,SURE BEAT FARMIN! WHERE`S EVERYBODY NOW? |
| Adamson, Joe | JO3 | May 1983 – Jan 1988 | X | Unrated SR in 1st & RAS DIVs to orphaned JO3 in X DIV. So many great friends and interesting shipmates along the way! I enjoyed being your on-air "voice" and helping pass those damnable "wartime" watch rotations. |
| Wiederkehr, Robert | IC 3 | May 1983 – Apr 1987 | E | Long 4 years of somewhat growing up. The memories get better the farther away I get.It was a good time.Getting in trouble and getting out again.I miss the closeness of crewmates. Just the thing that drove me nuts there! |
| Fitzgerald, David Fitz | EW2 | Jun 13, 1983 – Sep 6, 1987 | OE/EW/OS | Had a GR8 Time. Got my BlueNose TOO !!! Miss Dudley, Chet, Frank, Jimmy Dean HIX, Nemmers, Elfers, and OSC Mosbeck. Capt. Wellborn was a cool Cap. NEVER 4got on Cruise when we hit 70 MPH Knot winds, and 35 Ft swells. |
| Titus, Shawn | MM2 | Aug 1983 – May 1987 | M | |
| Knudson, Chad | E-4 | Aug 8, 1983 – Aug 9, 1985 | Boats | Anyone out there when we put down khadafi? Anyone out there remember Toulon, or Taramina? |
| Pembleton, Glenn | hm4 | Aug 19, 1983 – Aug 22, 1985 | medical | Demetrius parker from dc im doc from philly |
| Kilpatrick, Merle | LTJG | Aug 23, 1983 – Jan 13, 1986 | Deck | |
| Husak, David | MM3 | Sep 1983 – Jun 1, 1986 | M #2 Eng room | |
| Christie, Stephen | PN2 | Sep 1, 1983 – Apr 1, 1985 | X | Great to see the names on here as I had many memories of the The dirty D. Best to all Hope to hear from you |
| Tigner, Anthony | BM3 | Sep 13, 1983 – Jun 20, 1986 | 2ND | I RETIRED LAST YEAR BUT I WILL ALWAYS REMEBER MY FIRST SHIP WHEN I JOINED THE NAVY I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE CREWMATES DURING THE TIME OF THE LEBANON CONFLICT AND ALSO LIBYA GIVE ME A SHOUT WHEN YOU CAN. PEACE AND REMEMBER THE DETROIT TIGERS LIVES ON. |
| Powell, David | SK1 | Oct 1983 – May 1986 | S-1 | I served with the best hard-working, turning-burning storekeepers who never let me down. |
| Miller, Robert (Bob) | LCDR | Oct 1983 – Apr 1984 | Chief Engineer | |
| Evenson, Troy | HM2 | Oct 1983 – Oct 1987 | Medical |
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