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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bowen (FF 1079). 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 367 crew members registered for the USS Bowen (FF 1079).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings, Chuck (Ralph) | MM2 | 1977 – Aug 29, 1980 | ENGINEERING-M & A-GANG | |
| Cooper, Larry (Coop) | HT3 | Jan 1977 – May 1979 | engineering | Middle East 1977, South America 1978. I loved being out there, would be there still if it wasn't for the BS |
| Smith, J.r. | HT2 | Mar 1977 – 1979 | R | Unitas, Med, Middle East. Had a blast wondering about Rich Goyda's Family back in Charleston. |
| Fortune, Richard | bm2 | Aug 31, 1977 – Aug 31, 1981 | 1st | best time i ever had,hey jack i remember when i was a seamen,and i was lucky,we went on a south america cruise,med,and others,sad note,i remember the ones who died,they arent forrgotten |
| Locke, Dave | BM E3 | Sep 27, 1977 – Oct 1, 1980 | 1rst Division / Deck | What a time I had. It was the best FF class ship in SC. We won so many awards. 2 cruises. South America and the Med. The goin Bowen. Made some good friends. Would enjoy hearing from my old buddies. |
| Masters, Bruce | OS2 | Oct 1977 – Nov 1979 | OI | Middle East 77, UNITAS 78, MED, 79, What a long strange trip it's been! Remember crossing the line in 78? Too much fun!! |
| Morrison, Barrett | E-2 | Oct 5, 1977 – Jul 7, 1978 | Boatswansmate | I was transferred to USS BOWEN JANUARY 19778. I made a serious mistake. Was to young and didn't understand my decision when offered. offered a choice to get out with a guarantee that I could reenlist 2 yrs later. |
| Masters, Bruce | OS2 | Nov 1977 – Oct 1979 | OI | My Second Ship. What a great group of guys, I'll never forget the friends I made on Bowen. |
| Jones, Gary L | MMCM | Dec 1977 – Sep 1981 | A-GANG & M | Retired in 1988. I have some happy memories of the ship and crew. |
| Sanderson, Ricky | TM2 | Dec 10, 1977 – Jun 19, 1981 | ASW | Bowen got to port in December and wasn't on any duty list sip i went back to Texas. First tour was South America wonderful time. Alot of great men onboard that I served with and a life long friends I can call shipmates |
| Corey, Bill | LT | 1978 – 1982 | Electronics Material Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant | |
| Allen, Alan | RM1 | 1978 – 1979 | Ops | Leading RM (with no Chief) during UNITAS 78. Highest communications drill scores ever in Charelston before departure, thanks to a lot of hard work by the men of the radio shack. |
| Casey, Bruce | STG2 | 1978 – 1982 | AS | |
| Casey, Bruce | STG2 | 1978 – 1982 | AS | First ship the Going Bowen |
| Watts, John | MSSN | Jan 17, 1978 – Oct 22, 1979 | Supply | UNITAS XIX - Oh Yea! Almost got married 3X! Joe Harvey & Walt K-brink pulled me out all 3X. Assisted in emergency surgery when the guy from NY split himself open. MISS IT. Gooch, I remember you! Wish I could do it again! |
| Thompson, Jimmy | IC2 | Mar 30, 1978 – Mar 15, 1979 | E | |
| Johnson, Donald | Seamen E3 | May 1978 – May 1980 | 1st division | I am Johnson the Spanish translator during the south America cruise (hola). |
| Michael J., Shephard | BM1 | Jun 1978 – Jan 1980 | 1st Div | Hi, shipmates, Mr. Peters I read your comments, you went up in life you made ops boss.....Bravo Zulu |
| Peters, John | ENS TO LT | Jun 1, 1978 – Apr 16, 1982 | E, 1ST, ON | Came onboard as a boot Ensign and left as Navigator and Ops Boss. |
| Karg, Jack | QM2 | Jun 1, 1978 – Oct 23, 1981 | on | Remember our friends who were killed in a helo crash while we were in south america.To this day i have never forgot the things i learned on this ship and how they are used in everyday life. |
| Stack, Michael | PC3 | Jun 24, 1978 – Aug 1, 1980 | ADMIN | Was not looking forward to the Goin' Bowen when I received the orders but ended up loving my time there. Made some life long friends whom I shall always miss. South America was the best. I wonder what became of the Monk. |
| Butler, Clayton "Randy" | EM2 | Jun 26, 1978 – Feb 13, 1984 | E | 4.5 years on the BOWEN 3 meds 1 yard overhaul, 2 gitmos. Lifetime of memories. Love to hear from anyone who remembers me. In Maine now. |
| Higgason, Harry David | SN | Aug 1978 – Aug 1980 | DECK AND MEDICAL | WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES |
| Gooch, Michael | E3 | Sep 1978 – Aug 1980 | Engineering | I was one of the two Gooch's that was on board in Lima.Peru I'm the black one. Had some good times.Some of the names sound familiar.Would like to hear from my old shipmates. |
| Herndon, David | HT2 | Feb 14, 1979 – Sep 11, 1982 | Repair | |
| Nichols, Paul | STG 2 | Mar 1979 – Jun 1982 | ASW | |
| Reilly, Tom | SK | Mar 5, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | supply | |
| Smeal, Terry | MS 2 | Apr 1979 – Oct 1982 | worked in the crews galley and also in the officers mess. had a great tour of duty. made a couple of med cruises too. made a lot of great friends also. left to go do recruiting duty. | |
| Vetter, Larry | BM1 | Apr 21, 1979 – Sep 1, 1981 | Deck | Enjoyed my time onboard, espically Untas 19 deployment to South America. All crew members during this time please e-mail me |
| Zuravin, Larry Zuravin | BM2 | May 1979 – Sep 1982 | 1st | I thought she was a great ship. Had a great experience aboard her. VERTREPS, UNREPS, and Sea and anchor detail! Always Haze grey and underway. I was in Gitmo when they blew up the boiler! Wow. 2 Meds that I'll remember forever!! |
| Bartz, Jerry | RM2 | May 30, 1979 – Aug 12, 1980 | OC | Joined the Bowen in Charleston, SC after the UNITAS cruise. I had been on TAD in the Med. Rode Hurricane Davide out (what a ride) then went back to the Med. Made a lot of phone patches for you guys while my section had the mid-watch. |
| Logue, Tom | Midshipman 3/C | Jun 1979 – Jul 1979 | Deck | I remember painting the side of the ship from a punt at Roosevelt Roads. The line came loose and me and another middie started drifting off to sea. A fellow deck division sailor by the nickname, Wingnut, saved us. |
| Brown, Michael (Rob) | SK2 | Jul 10, 1979 – Jul 31, 1981 | Supply | Checked on board Jul 1979,transfered Jun 1981. Went home to Shelby N.C., worked for UPS foe a year returned to Navy,retired Feb 2005 as an SKCM. Great ship, good crew, Med cruise,yard period in New York. |
| 0derkirk, David | AE2 | Sep 1979 – Apr 1980 | HSL 36 (DET 1) AIR | Such a great time onboard. What was it with those ST's spending so much time in the Dark? MONK??? And Supply Guys: thanks for keeping the helo up. Monk; remember that brawl at the Dolfin Bar in Toulon? I still hurt in places from that. ABUDAI! |
| Craft, Jerry | STG2 | Nov 1979 – Apr 1984 | AS-WEAPONS | Good times, Great Freinds, |
| Riley, Don (Donnie) | QM2 | 1980 – 1983 | Hey all....General Quarters General Quarters...how many times did we hear that in Beriut....and How about Troy Tyler...what did he buy in Pakistan???? hahaha | |
| Ramsay, Douglas | Lt | 1980 – 1983 | Engineering | DCA, MPA, SWO |
| Scott, Philip | TM1 | 1980 – 1982 | Weapons | Med cruise 1982 |
| Roll, Harold | FTM3 | Jan 1980 – Mar 1982 | 2nd | Worst ship of my career. Retired in 1998. Blowing Bowen. The name is infamous. Would love to hear from old friends. |
| Karnowski, David | STG1 | Jan 15, 1980 – Jan 15, 1985 | AS | |
| Greene, Darry / Creeper | GMG3/E-4 | Feb 1980 – Jun 1984 | WGO1/2D DIVION | Me GMG1 BATELY,GMGC MANLICK,GMG SN DRINKWATER, GMG3 ADAMS, WE WERE FEW MANY STARTED BIG BOOM! IN BEIRUT |
| Scutt, Thomas "Tj" | MSSN | Mar 3, 1980 – Mar 3, 1983 | supply | i was aboard when boiler blew in gitmo also was in brig alot had a great time miss afew people terry sneal and other cooks |
| James, Bell | PERPETUAL SN...... | May 1980 – Dec 1984 | AS | How I hated it then, and somehow look back today knowing it was one of my great adventures in life! |
| Perry, Robert | MM1 | May 1, 1980 – Aug 30, 1984 | M AND A GANG | LOOKING FOR CREW MEMBER WHO WERE THERE WENT THE BOILER BLEW UP IN CUBE AND FROM THE FAST TIMES WE HAD ON BROAD OVER SEA IN ITALY |
| Drinkwater, Al | gmgsn | Sep 3, 1980 – May 2, 1984 | weapons | Hello to J Bell,T Jordan,M Muscat,A Roman,Mr. C Decker,E Karnowski,J Doom,Bro Ran,K Seagar,and let us not forget Dead Donnie,J Joachim,J Karg,B Dick.Take care one and all.Would like to hear from you guys.Take Care All. |
| Jordan, Tom | IC2 | Oct 7, 1980 – Jul 16, 1982 | E and M | Lots of good people,Mike Lewis, Blue Ellis,Randy Butler,David Cribbs,David Weston,Jim Norwood,Rueben Harrell,Tony Hunter,Ray Klontz, Bill Hall, Grapevine,Brill, I can see the faces but can't remember the names...my apologies to the rest of you. |
| Landivar, Frank | BT2 BOILER TECH | Oct 20, 1980 – Jun 20, 1984 | B | Proud to have served under Captain Estell and Exec Rinn and some of the finest sailor the navy has ever trained .I will always remember the Beirut and Russian invasion,the Tango and Foxtrot hunt,and many nice port calls.God Bless to all. |
| Miller, Dave ( Dj ) | FTM2 | Oct 29, 1980 – Aug 26, 1982 | FOX | "Blowen Bowen" whatever happened to the BTafn that gave us that name in Gitmo REFTRA81? How about the BPDSMS gang - Charlie,Bryant,Rock & Chuck? Or Paul OGriz..FTG2? Remember that strong BMSN Jesse?, I saw him grab a p250 on a run in PR. |
| Hubbs, Fred | PN | Nov 1, 1980 – Apr 1, 1981 | Personnel | Short time on the Bowen with Commander Bowles before my A school started. Looking for a seaman named Drummond. |
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