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USS Connole (FF 1056) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Connole (FF 1056). 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 324 crew members registered for the USS Connole (FF 1056).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klingbile, Norm | CS2 | 1969 – 1970 | S2 | Member of the original commissioning crew. What a ride. Trips to Cuba and had to have a sea-going tug bring us back. |
| Wilkinson, Bill ( Wilky ) | MM2 | 1969 – 1972 | M | Plank owner. Sure made some good memories. Need to try and attend a reunion sometime. |
| Caswell, Frank | MM-2 | 1969 – Jul 1971 | M | I am a plankowner and the Connole was my first ship. I was a member of her crew until my seperation from the Navy in July of 1971. i would like to hear from any crew members assigned during that period. |
| Maitland, William | FTG3 | 1969 – 1971 | 2ND | |
| Erisman, Bob | BT2 | 1969 – 1972 | B Division | Plankowner. Great times from GITMO to the Med. Remember the nickname Building 1056 in Charleston? They thought we were never going to get running right! The cases of rum from the Carribean which never made it home!!! |
| Williamson, Gary - Willy | BT2 | 1969 – 1971 | B | Plankowner. OMG what memories. |
| Bradley, Tom | DKSN | Mar 3, 1969 – Dec 20, 1970 | SUP | Am plank owner----had some good times and not so good times---it was what it was |
| Woodruff, Dennis | sn | Apr 15, 1969 – | s-2 | started on deck and joined s-2 div as jack of the dust |
| Waters, Stephen | BT2 | May 1969 – Apr 1972 | B Div. | Plank Owner.... Saw alot of the hull, while in drydocks. Made 1st Med cruise. |
| Cregar, Donald | RM2 | Jun 1969 – May 1972 | OC | Original plank owner who never got a plank. Maybe after the Greeks cut her up for scrap metal. Great experience with a great bunch of guys who are now getting ready to retire from the real world. |
| Loniewski, Ski | SM3 | Jun 1969 – Apr 1971 | OC | The only Ski on the ship. |
| French, Dick | SHL3-2-3 | Jun 1969 – Sep 1971 | S3 | This is Frenchie,looking for all former shipmates. I'd like to know how every one is doing. |
| Murphy, Frank | SH3 | Jun 1969 – Jan 1971 | supply | ships barber, this crew was one great bunch of guys. |
| Volpe, Richard | Seaman | Jun 1, 1969 – 1973 | 1st/Deck | Old School (DE-1056). Plankowner and member of the original commissioning crew. Great ship, good times, fun shipmates, and a lifetime of memories. Proudly Served |
| Tomassi, Bill | Bm3 | Jun 1, 1969 – Dec 12, 1972 | Deckhand | |
| Macbay, Lloyd | RM1 | Jun 11, 1969 – Jun 11, 1970 | oc | |
| Rogers, William | MR2 | Jun 15, 1969 – Aug 1, 1971 | R Division | |
| Butler, James 'Jim' | RD 2 | Jul 1969 – Apr 1971 | Radar | Assigned to the comissioning crew. Had a very tenious beginning (towed back from GITMO). I am happy to see she became sea-worthy. |
| Nevells, Reggie | STG3 | Jul 25, 1969 – Aug 28, 1972 | 3rd | Plank owner though I don't have a plank Over 3 years on the ole girl. Some of the best years of my life. |
| Scott, Wayne | BT2 | Aug 1969 – Nov 1972 | b | |
| Van Dyke, Rick | TM3 | Aug 1969 – Aug 1972 | 3rd | Pre-com in Newport, Ri. Guantanamo twice. JAMAICA. The MED.Good friends. |
| Woodside, Ronald | SEAMAN | Aug 1, 1969 – Nov 1, 1972 | s??? | hi reggie....say hello to fry... was on the connole and the newport news |
| Caswell, Frank | MM-2 | Aug 1, 1969 – Jul 7, 1971 | M Division | Plankowner, Enjoyed my duty attached to the Connole working with the "Shade Tree" mechanics in Main Control and Aux. 1. |
| Hulsey, Mike | RD3 | Aug 20, 1969 – 1970 | Radar | Was a member of commissioning crew (DE1056 back then). Enjoyed trial runs and trip to Gitmo. Great experience with a bunch of great guys. Would love to connect with any of the original crew |
| Austin, George | BM3 | Aug 21, 1969 – Dec 17, 1971 | Deck | |
| Connole, Rick | SPONSOR | Aug 30, 1969 – Aug 30, 1992 | Sponsor | A great honor for the Connole family and you included us in so many events. I rode her down the ways in Avondale and helped decom her in Newport (attending were 7 former CO's 4 former XO's 40 Connole family). Thanks for being such a great crew |
| Simonik, Ron | BM3 | Nov 1969 – 1971 | Good time with a bunch of great guys.Made some long time freindships. | |
| Abalos, Nelson | SK3 | 1970 – 1972 | S-1 | |
| Kosharek, David (Peanut) | BT3 | 1970 – 1974 | boiler room | |
| Daniel, Thomas | RM2 | Jan 1970 – Dec 1972 | OC | REENLISTED FOR FIRST TIME WHILE ONBOARD. I MADE RMSN, RM3, AND RM2. WHILE SERVING ONBOARD. I WAS ONBOARD FOR THE FIRST MED CRUSE THE SHIP MADE. |
| Cooper, Arthur/willy | RM3 | Jun 1970 – Sep 1972 | 0c | trying to find shipmates that would like to contact me..would love to do it over.... for some reason it keeps saying ff instead of de 1056 I was on when the ship was DE1056 |
| Foster, Bob | IC3 | Aug 1970 – Nov 1973 | Engineering | |
Gamage, Tony  | ICFN | Dec 1970 – Feb 1974 | engineering | anyone from the USS Connole DE-1056 during my time? Would love to hear from you. |
| Sisco, Howard | SN | Dec 1, 1970 – Aug 30, 1974 | 1st | |
| Gamage, Tony | ICFN | Dec 28, 1970 – Jan 27, 1974 | Engineering | Wen to the Connole from boot camp and stayed on it for my enlisted time except for a time going to BE&E/ICman school in San Diego. Went on 2 Med cruises and one Carribean cruise ass well as a 6 month stay at the Philly drydocks. |
| Dorer, Warren (Otto) | QM3 | Feb 17, 1971 – Dec 17, 1974 | (2) Med cruises and a lot of partying. | |
| Harris, Richard | LT | Apr 1, 1971 – May 1, 1973 | Supply | |
| Ball, J D | Ensign | Nov 1971 – Jun 1972 | Navigation Officer | Great ship and crew..so many great memories of folks like Howard Epstein, Banny Leseigne, Ed Kristensen (XO), Sam Brennan, Larry Duffy, Paul Kelbaugh,Tom Murdoch, Ken Mussleman, Wade Roberts, ----- Ermentrout, Tom Regan |
| Bray, Michael | ETR 2 | Jan 29, 1972 – Jan 9, 1976 | OPS | Great Ship |
| Penney, Craig | FTM2 | May 2, 1972 – Nov 1, 1976 | Weapons | The time onboard holds lots of memories of my 1st Med Cruise in 73 and 2nd Med Cruise in 76. It's a do-over if possible. |
| Baker, Shawn | E-3 seaman | Jun 1972 – Feb 1975 | B.M. | Had a great time, made a lot of good friends, we worked hard and played hard. 2/med cruises, gitmo, and philly. Where Miller the cook. Please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back too you. |
| Drews, Bob | LTJG | Jun 28, 1972 – Aug 31, 1975 | Deck-CIC | Med cruise 72-73, shipyard Philadelphia, first LOE and OPPE, LAMPS conversion, BPDMS installation etc etc. |
| Dean, Festus | os1 | Jul 1972 – | OI | best ship and division in my career. we were undermanned but we fulfilled every duty (especially in the yards). remember tracey and painting the o1 lvl with blk oil. Fair Winds Following Seas shipmates. |
| Dunn, Vernon | HT/E2 | Aug 3, 1972 – Nov 14, 1973 | BOATSMAN | HAD A GOOD TIME IF YOU NO WHAT I MEAN,WHERE IS MY COOK. |
| Armstrong, David | FTGC | Oct 1972 – Feb 1974 | 3rd | |
| Gaffney, John | bm3 | Oct 10, 1972 – Jun 22, 1975 | first | Great memories |
| Schneider, Guy A. Schneider | HT-2 | Nov 1972 – Nov 1975 | R | What a great time. R Division rules. Philly and Portsmouth yards, 1 Med cruise and a Carribean vacation. Great bunch of guys to work with down in the General Workshop. |
| Nail, Ron | FTM1 | Nov 1972 – Jun 15, 1977 | Weapons | Made several MED cruises,GTMO, and Carribean cruises. We were in the MOD SQUAD and had a young Skipper. Enjoyed goung to the hot ports. |
| Kramer, Fred | OS2 | Nov 1972 – Dec 5, 1975 | Operations | Never forget the MED cruise, GITMO, ASW in the Carribean. Funniest thing that ever happened was carrying Tommy Hubbs back to the boat in a drunken mess. The jam sessions with Kenny Stokesbury. Of course can't forget OS1 Dean. memories... |
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