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USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44). 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 302 crew members registered for the USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, Les | IC1 | Mar 13, 1970 – Sep 25, 1971 | E | Anybody know where Tom Warren is? |
| Rachuba, Gary | RD2 | Apr 14, 1970 – Dec 1, 1970 | OI (Operations) | Only aboard 7 months. Made the Med cruise in 1970. |
| Schneidt, Don E. | SN | May 1970 – Oct 1972 | Deck | Looking for anyone that served in 1st Div. Like to chat about old times, or remind me of what I might have done? |
| Plessel, Terry/Snakeye | MMFN | Jul 1970 – Jan 1972 | M Main Control | We were DLG 13 ... the Willie V as we knew her. I remember Black September, 1970. And we did 1 helluva job. I was mess cooking in the galley then. Went to the hole when we stood down. I racked aft under a missle blast plate. Cooch and Fed. |
| Davis, Robert (Dave) | Fire Control Tec E-5 | Aug 1, 1970 – Mar 10, 1972 | Weapons Control | Like to find some of the Guys that worked in Weapons Control |
| Saunders, Dan | BT3 | 1971 – 1972 | B | |
| Stone, Gene | OS3 | Mar 1971 – Oct 1972 | OI | A Great Ship and Crew. Visited many places and made many friends. |
| Claus, Bob | Aug 1971 – 1972 | |||
| Conrad, Charley | SN | Dec 17, 1971 – Oct 11, 1972 | Deck | We were DLG-13. Deck and 3 mos. crankin Med the summer of 72 was quite a journey for a 20 year old kid. Remembering Mykonos :) Trying to locate Nick Matza, Hoppy, Teaque, BM2 Jackson and CS2 Johnson. Found Faircloth and QM Tom Flanagan. |
| Goldi, Don | BTCM | 1972 – Sep 1974 | B | |
| Chapman, Alton | bt 1 | 1972 – 1975 | B | Took the ship out of commission in Philaphia and took it back into commission |
| Zucaro, Gary "Zook" | SEAMAN | Mar 19, 1972 – Jun 17, 1975 | Fox | I served on board the Pratt during the transition from DLG-13 to DDG-44, did two Med cruises and one Unitas cruise. Man..I loved that ship and have lots of great memories. |
| Mulrooney, John | SK2 | Dec 12, 1972 – Oct 6, 1976 | S-1 | Hard working and very together crew. Many time I remember our Med cruise followed quickly by our UNITAS cruise. 10 month out of 12 at sea. |
| Rowe, Mark | EM 3 | 1973 – 1977 | engineering | plank owner from norfolk, unitas, and 3 med cruzes. shellback. Started as DLG-13. Ended with DDG-44. Seen alot and did alot. It was fun looking back on it. Any other electricans alive out there? |
| Brandt, Lee | BTCM | 1973 – 1977 | B-Division | |
| Steve Chadwell, Steve NEW | OSSR | 1973 – 1973 | Operations | Looking for photos and personal experience and recollectionsfrom Drone Crash that destroyed Electronic Warfare Level just above CIC |
| Knight, Jack | MM1 | Apr 1973 – Jun 29, 1976 | M | |
| Buchanan, Buck | MMC | Jun 1973 – May 1977 | A | Great Ship, great crew, great cruises |
| Harris, Dirck | BT2 | Jun 1, 1973 – Aug 14, 1977 | B | |
| Beasley, Craig | Chief Warrant Officer | Jun 19, 1973 – Sep 13, 1976 | Deck | Great ship! Hello Paul Hake! |
| Drumgoole, Carl | BT 1 | Jul 1973 – Mar 1977 | B | |
| Hake, Paul | s/n | Jul 23, 1973 – Aug 23, 1975 | deckforce | i was prior army and joined the navy never had navy boot camp an was put on the pratt. everything was on the job training it was the best experience i had and how something so large could stay afloat wow. i loved the 13 |
| Seal, Sonny / Frog / Mm3frog | MM3 | Aug 1973 – Apr 1975 | M | |
| Bakowski, Tom /ski | EM2 | Aug 1973 – Aug 1977 | Electricians | Great ship with a great crew. Visited a lot of countries and a lot of cool cities. |
| York, Steven | STG3 | Aug 12, 1973 – Mar 15, 1975 | U Division | Pre-commisioning until return from the Med. |
| Cicero, Tony | DS1 | Sep 5, 1973 – Oct 11, 1977 | DI | Plank owner on recommissioning crew - 2 Med Cruises and 1 Unitas Cruise |
| Ellithorpe, Ronald | EW2 | Oct 1973 – Mar 8, 1975 | ELECTRONIC WARFARE | I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DIVISION ONLY THAT THIS WAS THE BEST DUTY INTH NAVY BY FAR. CHEIF NELSON AND MANY OTHERS.. COMPLETED MILITARY SERVICE JUST IN 2004 RETIRING FROM IOWA NATIONAL GAURD e-mail IS hayelli@mchsi.com |
| Atkinson, Dennis | BT2 | 1974 – 1977 | B | |
Melvin, Charles  | BT1 and BTC | 1974 – 1977 | B | |
| Henke, Richard | MM2 | Jan 1974 – Sep 1977 | M-Division After Engineroom | |
| Salomone, Michael / Sal | MM2 | Feb 1974 – Aug 1977 | M Division After Engineroom | It was nice to see Henke's and Seal's name again, stroke your magic twanger froggy. Two great guys. Sorry to see that Whittenburg is no longer with us. All these years later I can still run that #2 engine room in my head |
| Weber, Kurt | ETN3 | Apr 1974 – Oct 1977 | T | |
| Marshall, Dewey | RMC | May 1974 – Oct 1977 | Operations / Communications | Retired in sunny Jacksonville, Florida |
| Sanders, Darrell | DS2 | Sep 1974 – Mar 1978 | DI | |
| Payne, Richard | gmt3 | Sep 15, 1974 – May 29, 1976 | sonar | |
| Porter, Jim | BT1 | 1975 – | B | I'm trying to find out when the reunion is, I heard it was in Aug. |
| Butler III, James D | OSSN | 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | OS | My first chain of command was the US Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland 1974-1975 around the time the USS Belnap had a collision. In 1975 I then got my orders to ship out to the USS William V. Pratt DDG 44 for Task Force Solid Shield. |
| Butler III, James D | OSSN | 1975 – 1976 | OS | I boarded this destroyer in 1975 at the naval ship yard in Charleston, South Carolina. We anchored in front of the Statue of Liberty on July 4.1976 America's 200th birthday. Sailed the Atlantic, Task Force Solid Shield, and the Carribean. |
| Welsch, Ken | EM2 | 1975 – Jun 1977 | Engineering | Hey Tom Bakowski, How are you doing??? |
| Sanford, Gary | GMM2 | Mar 1, 1975 – Jun 30, 1979 | CS/G | POIC of fwd inhaul station , sea and anchor detail helmsman, lee helm. Qualified as master helmsman with 4000 hrs logged along side and in and out of port. |
| Blair, Timothy | gmm3 | Mar 7, 1975 – Oct 7, 1979 | gm | I enjoyed my time on ship. I would love to hear from any shipmates.... |
| Gerkens, Carl (Pickles) | YN1 (Retired) | Jun 20, 1975 – Jun 30, 1978 | Administration | Made many friends for life. Enjoyed UNITAS (crossing the Equator), Parade of Tall Ships in New York Harbor in 1976, hosting the Royal Family of Monaco and then making the Mediterranean Cruise. Retired shortly after that. |
| Datoc, Clyde | MSSN | Jul 1975 – Jul 1976 | S-2 | |
| Jones, Robert | BT2 | Jul 13, 1975 – Mar 8, 1980 | B | Enjoyed my time in the Pratt and went on to retire as a Chief in 1992. |
| Bisby, Robert | Mmfa | Aug 1, 1975 – Mar 30, 1979 | M | I Live in Katy Tx, Married 33 years and i have 5 grand kids. |
| MacAm, Jesus "Jess" | EMCS (Ret.) | Aug 5, 1975 – Oct 18, 1977 | E-Division | Great memories on the ship. Made E-8 onboard. Outstanding Engineering Dept. under Chief Engr. LCDR Karnas. CPO Mess and CPOs are FOUR "Os". Enjoyed Med & Unitas cruises & became shellback too. Shipmates, send me email |
| Evans, Ira W | FTM3 | Aug 29, 1975 – Dec 10, 1977 | Fox | |
| Bergner, Doug | JO3 | Sep 1975 – Oct 1978 | ||
| McArdle, John | SM3 | Dec 8, 1975 – Jun 18, 1978 | ||
| Mailman, Peter | MM3 | Dec 30, 1975 – Jul 8, 1978 | M FOREWARD ENGINE ROOM | SNIPES FOREVER |
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