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USS Bowen (FF 1079) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groom, Jim "doom" | FTG2 | 1981 – 1985 | 2nd | Beruit class of '83 - what a "blast." Was it all real? Did that tub bounce around like an old truck or what? Doom floats. |
| Davis, Tom | BM3 | 1981 – 1984 | 1st | I was on th Goin Bowen and did 2 Med Cruises with Captain Estelle and Capt. Drennan and I am looking for anyone who served with me. |
| Moynihan, Joe | SM2 | 1981 – 1984 | Operations | Is there a statute of limitations for all the stupid things we did? |
| Elder, Jon | EW2 | 1981 – 1985 | Ops | What a trip it was serving with alot of great people. Have lots of memories of wild times. |
| Pierce, Randy | OS2 | 1981 – 1985 | Operations | |
| Frohman, Larry | E2 | 1981 – 1982 | Boatswain | |
| Phares, Ron | PC3 | Jan 1, 1981 – Jul 7, 1982 | X | Great memories |
| Stowell, Todd | MS3 | Jan 2, 1981 – Apr 15, 1982 | Supply | I was on her when the boiler blew up in Gitmo. Also did the yard period in Brooklyn. |
| Broomfield, Broomie / Fred | MS3 | Jan 3, 1981 – Sep 16, 1984 | Supply | We had the times of our lives, during 1981-1984 on the Bowen. |
| Singleton, Steve | LCDR | Apr 9, 1981 – May 13, 1983 | Chief Engineer | Great tour on the Bowen as Chief Engineer. Had the best bunch of engineers in the fleet. We completed middle east deployment, reftra and first OPPE the ship had done in years. Fond memories. |
| Dennis, Timothy | STG3 | Apr 20, 1981 – Dec 8, 1983 | ASW | First ship in Navy. Did grunt work. PMS and Cleaned Compartments. Served with Bruce Casey Captin was Estell |
| Brodmann, Richard | EN3 to EN2 | May 1, 1981 – Oct 3, 1984 | A Gang | Thank God I lived to tell about it! |
| Nash, David | MM3 | Jun 1981 – Jan 1982 | A short stay between MM A school and Nuke training, but the best time I had as enlisted (even with cleaning out the CHT tanks). New York to Charleston and twice to Guantanimo - who could ask for anything more! | |
| Riley, Mike | bm 3 | Jul 1981 – Jul 1986 | frist division | |
| Olson, Raymond | E5 | Jul 20, 1981 – Jul 20, 1985 | 2nd Division | |
| Smith, Thomas | BT3 | Aug 1981 – Dec 1983 | B Division | Left in 1983 to go to shore duty at SIMA Mayport FL.In 1985 I got out because even though I knew I would have to go back to sea duty the Navy would not send me to the west coast.Got onboard just after boiler explosion. |
| Vandrell , Jr., Frank | MM 3 | Sep 1981 – Sep 1982 | M & A Gang | |
| Ray, Rusty (Tumbleweed) | Ht 3 | Sep 14, 1981 – Mar 12, 1985 | R div | Wish I had 1 more night at the Brentwood steakhouse supper club and HOG PALACE |
| Cardwell, Don | HT2 | Sep 15, 1981 – Mar 19, 1986 | R DIV | desperately seeking smurf |
| Davis, Tom | BM3 | Oct 1981 – 1984 | I was on th Goin Bowen and did 2 Med Cruises with Captain Estelle and Capt. Drennan and I am looking for anyone who served with me. | |
| Mann, John | os2 | Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 1, 1988 | OI | God I miss that time in my life. From what I can remember of it. It was some of the happiest years of my life. No where in the civilian life can you find the camaraderie, friendships, and excitement, of the USN!! |
| Mathias, Rich | BTFN | Dec 1981 – Jun 1984 | B | |
Freed, David  | BM2 | Dec 1981 – Dec 1983 | DECK | |
| Haynes, Tim | STG1 | 1982 – 1986 | AS | Good times and Fun times |
| Beza, Nick | MS1 | 1982 – Aug 31, 1984 | supply | nice some familiar names. remember the model ship? |
| Muscat, "Muskrat" | MM2 | 1982 – 1986 | M | Had a great time complaining about the time we were having! Still saw a world of things I will never see again, Glad to see that your all still out there and doing well. Beirut to the WTC , They are still being a problem!!! |
| Fleishman, Mark (Bootcamp) | MS3 | 1982 – 1984 | Supply | |
| Shelton, John | ET3 - ET2 | 1982 – 1985 | OPS /OE | 1983 Cmdr. William A. Estell Jr. , Jun 1985 Cmdr. Arthur Paul Drennan II ,1985 - 29 May 1987 Cmdr. Robert D. Moser , Three Great Years with Three Great Captains and Crews to show for it. |
| Laury, Eddie | STG2 | 1982 – 1985 | AS Division | |
| Stuckey, Dale | mm3 machinist mate | 1982 – Jan 8, 1986 | m | |
| Sheckells, Gary | BT3 | Feb 7, 1982 – Aug 15, 1985 | B | DROP ME A LINE GUYS |
| Schaffer, Steve | BT 2 | Apr 1982 – Feb 1984 | B | |
| Molloy, Brian | MM3 | Apr 1982 – Oct 1985 | M | Hey Shipmates Good Times |
| Herman, Steven | SM2 | Aug 1, 1982 – Feb 1, 1986 | Ccmm | Still in Charleston! Anyone know where Frank Burns is? Sonar Tech from Philly? Good times and bad times on the Blowin' Bowen! |
| Holloway, Michael {mikey} | GMT2 | Sep 1982 – Jun 1984 | ASW/GMT | WAS ON BOARD DURING OUR SHIP, THE FIRST SHIP TO SHOOT A HOTEL ON THE BEACH INN BERI UT. WE SHOT 4 OR 5 ROUNDS THE NFIRST TIME AND SHOT 40 MORE ROUNDS A FEW DAYS LATER..... |
| Roman, Adrian | SN, MR3 | Oct 20, 1982 – Jul 1985 | 1ST R | GOOD TOUR OF DUTY, MED 83, NORTH ATLANTIC. MED 85, GITMO, AND ALL OF THE OHTER'S ONES |
| Levey, Robert | BT3 | 1983 – 1984 | engineering | |
| Dahl, Gary | QM2 | Jan 3, 1983 – Feb 21, 1985 | XN | |
| Frost, Mike (Frosty) | SM2 | Jan 10, 1983 – Feb 24, 1984 | Comm | Hello men and friends of the Bowen. |
| Burns, Frank | STG2 | Feb 1983 – Oct 1987 | AS | So many memories. 3 Med Cruises. Passing thru the Suez canal....Firing on Beruit...Beer barge in Bahrain....Blue nose initiation in the Artic circle....Losing our aft doors in a storm off Cape Hadderus...Good shipmates |
| Batley, Marc | gmg1 | Mar 15, 1983 – Apr 15, 1986 | weps | you guys are forever on my mind. love and miss all of you. would be proud to do it all over again. beirut was a blast literally. cell# 779-245-8228 |
| Melton, Tony (Buff) | GM3 | Apr 1, 1983 – Feb 2, 1985 | 2nd | Had a great time with a lot of great guys. |
| Scott, Robert Critter | BT3 | Apr 19, 1983 – Jan 24, 1985 | b | if you were on the bowen in 1983 during beriut critter says ha |
| Limbert, Mark | ET3 | Jul 10, 1983 – Oct 10, 1986 | OE | I'm looking for a rocker patch for my retirement shadow box. Anybody got an extra one? |
| Mincey, Tim | BT3 | Sep 1983 – Feb 1986 | B | Met the ship in Haifa,Israel two days before our Beirut experience. Two Med cruises, North Atlantic cruise ( Blue nose ), and Law Enforcement Ops in the Caribbean. I'm still living in Florida so contact me. |
| Decker, Charles | SN - FTM2 | Oct 1983 – May 1985 | CF? | My first ship followed by 2 Spruances and 1 Burke class before I retired in 2002 while teaching Tomahawk. I do think of the ol' water sucking sea pig every now and again. A big howdy goes to Doom Groom! |
| Coleman, Ken | SH1 | Nov 11, 1983 – Jun 3, 1987 | S-3 | Had a great time on board. We were gone alot it seems, but had some great friends. MS2 Humphries comes to mind first. DK1 Howe, LTJG Simmons, and a fine Officer by the name of LT. Timothy Bensch. |
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