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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanagan, Terry | QM3 | 1973 – Jul 1976 | OPS | Had a ball!! I loved Nassau!! Kotarski...where the hell are you!! Metsger, Studdard and me are looking for you!! |
| Aven, Anthony (Tony) | STG-2 | 1973 – Sep 1976 | Great ship. Made some wonderful friends. Many fond memories. | |
| Brown, John | BMSN | Jan 1973 – Oct 1975 | 1st division (deck division) | I had a great time, 1973 Med cruise, Philly ship yard, Gitmo etc. Chief Skahan was a great guy Shaun baker, Hal Lamm Chris Wager, Kenny Mckenny, Denny Babcock, Jeff Smith, JT Gaffney so many more, great party! Thanks. |
| Metzger, Jeff | QM-3 | Oct 1973 – Jul 3, 1977 | XN | MADE A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDS. AND HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES. EVEN THOUGH AT THE TIME WE DID NOT KNOW IT. AND YES KOTARSKI WERE THE HELL ARE YOU!!!!!!! |
| Babcock, Denny | BMSN | Nov 10, 1973 – Aug 12, 1976 | 1st / Deck | Spent first 10 month in Philly Ship Yard, Carribean cruises, and part of a Med cruise. Met some really good people, and did alot of partying. |
| Lewis, Bob (Louie) | EW1 | 1974 – 1975 | OPS | Connole was a great ride and I found some good friends while serving her. My duty there was sandwiched between Lawrence DDG4 in Viet Nam and Conyngham DDG17 in the Med. All in all I have very fond memories of the Ship and more importantly the Crew. |
| Nilsen, Robert | OS2 | Jan 1974 – Jun 1977 | OI | |
| Wells, John E. | PN2 | Jan 15, 1974 – Jun 14, 1974 | OPS? | Last duty station. DE 1056 was in drydock in Philadelphia the time I was on board. Seems we may have made a shakedown cruise up the river just before I transferred off. Sad to learn her fate was to be sunk as a target in 2006! |
| Towns, Jet | mm2 | Jan 15, 1974 – May 13, 1977 | m gang | reported to ship in phili naval shipyard |
| Adam, Klein | BT3 | Feb 1, 1974 – Jul 18, 1976 | B Division | |
| Browne, Russ | STG3 | Mar 15, 1974 – Jun 15, 1975 | WEPS 3rd division Sonar | Shad, Traub, Moore, Ted Mack all great people! I was also the "dome" diver. I had to go into the rubber dome under air pressure dock side to stop the leak after the 576 transducer elements were replaced. |
| Dickey, Jack | E-4 | Apr 1974 – Sep 1976 | 3rd ?? | First Ship , worst ship , ( for me ) , ended up doing twelve plus , made chief and got out ..Leaving Connole was best career move for me .. Enjoyed it though .. |
| Stafford, John | BTFN | Apr 4, 1974 – Sep 12, 1976 | B | I was the fastest you ever saw. Never dropped the load ever when I was on watch, well maybe once, okay Oglesby, twice. The only thing that matters is how much I treasure those days and how hard we all worked to keep that one screw turnin' |
| Preble, John | STGSN | May 31, 1974 – Jun 4, 1975 | Third (AS) | Reported on board Philly shipyard. Shifted to Norfolk 3 weeks later. Won anchor pool in Puerto Rico after GTMO. Changed rates from STG to GMT and went to C school. Shadoin and Aven good friends. |
| Arbuckle, Earl | LTJG | Jun 1974 – Oct 1976 | 3rd | A good ship (not great with only a single screw!) and a great crew. Really enjoyed my time aboard. |
| Wagman, Sam | MR2 | Jun 10, 1974 – Jan 10, 1976 | Engineering | |
| Davis, Calvin | BT2 | Sep 1974 – Feb 1978 | B | I've heard from John Stafford and Big O. Has anyone heard from Fred Manfredo??? |
| Cifuentes, Samuel | SH2 | Nov 9, 1974 – Jun 1, 1978 | supply | |
| Doremus, Erik | FTMSN | 1975 – 1977 | 2nd | Short but sweet. Had some good times with a lot of good people. |
| Roman, Dezi Roman | DM3 | Jan 1975 – Mar 15, 1977 | Engineering / Logroom | |
| Roman, Dez | DM3 | Mar 10, 1975 – Apr 10, 1977 | Engineering / Logroom | Served as Engineer Logroom Draftsman and Yoeman Made Caribbean and Med Cruizes with Capt Pittenger had best time and cruises. Hit lots of ports and made great friends... Where is Smitty, Landolf , "W" and Sherwin etc |
| Kahn, Vincent | YN3 | Apr 1, 1975 – Mar 1, 1982 | XN | Would not do it again but would not trade the experiences |
| Salai, Roger Sly | EM 3 | May 1975 – Sep 1978 | Engineering | Hello to the boxing team, Miss all the fresh air snipes. No more boxing for me, its now dirt track racing. Would like to hear from anyone.Its my wife's e-mail address, I don't do computers. |
Highland, Alan  | OS2 | May 1975 – Jul 1979 | OI | Great friends made on that ship. I attend most reunions and have a great time! View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Frost, Frosty | STG2 | May 1975 – Nov 30, 1978 | 3rd | |
| Benge, Bob | STG2 | Jun 1975 – Feb 1978 | 3rd | Great ship and shipmates. She was my second ship, but loved her the most. |
| Studdard, William | LT | Jun 1975 – Aug 1977 | XN | Navigator, Personnel/Admin Officer, and several other jobs. Worked with a good crew. Would like to hear from former shipmates. |
| Harper, Terry | MM3 | Oct 1975 – May 1977 | M | LEARNED MORE ABOUT STEAM ON HER THEN ANYWHERE ELSE. ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO PETER GAUITHER (DUBBER) |
| McGinnis, Richard - Jr.xo | MM2 | Nov 1975 – Apr 6, 1979 | Engineering | I miss the old crew and wonder how everyone is doing. Funniest memory was when I was up on the deck trying to look at the sea bat and someone kept swatting me. I said stop it, I am trying to see the sea bat. lol |
| Johnson, Brian | SM | Nov 1975 – Aug 1978 | Comms | Does anyone recall our deployments from 1975-1978? I need 'em for the Coast Guard for my Captain's/ Master's Card...... Thanks! |
| McGinnis, Richard | MM2 | Nov 12, 1975 – Apr 6, 1979 | Engineering | It was a wonderful experience and crew aboard the Connole. When I was first at sea they passed the word that there was a sea bat on the fox-hole. I rushed through the ship passing a bunch of officers and I asked, "WHERE IS THE FOX-HOLE." jr. |
| McGinnis, Richard - Jr.xo | MM2 | Nov 12, 1975 – Apr 6, 1979 | Engineering | What is already written is good - new email makes it necessary to re-log. |
| McGinnis, Richard | MM2 | Nov 15, 1975 – Apr 6, 1979 | Engineering | Great to attend available site to keep in touch with my Ship-Mates. |
| Barnes, Mike | E-4 | Dec 24, 1975 – May 25, 1979 | Engine Room | Great times. Hanging out in the shaft alleys. Getting caught red handed in the escape shaft. Trying to make wine. Turning in the stuff to find out it was camel dunk. Wine fest in Athens. Train ride from Rome. Lauderdale. Greasing Elwing |
| Kerr, John | FTG3 | 1976 – 1979 | 2nd | It was the worst of times it was the best of times |
| Laugen, Geoff | STG3 | 1976 – 1978 | 3RD | WHAT A BLAST!! JUST KIDS. GOOD TIMES. |
| Haines, Kenneth | OS3 | 1976 – Dec 12, 1978 | Operations Specialist CIC | Just exploring at this point... |
| David Ballinger, Ballinger | BT3 | Feb 1976 – Dec 1979 | Boiler Tech | Got in Trouble more than once....What a GREAT TIME....anyone heard from Chief Shelton? |
| Nugent, Jim | HTFN | Mar 15, 1976 – Sep 15, 1977 | R | |
| Ratliff, Dennis | STGSN | May 1976 – Sep 1979 | 3rd | Best command I was ever stationed on. Really great guys to work along side & work for... to take the brat that I was & made me grow up a little. I don't think I'll ever find better comrades in arms. |
| Beasley, Frank | RM3 | Jun 15, 1976 – Jun 20, 1978 | ops | did med, went to bath ma, Rm1 quinn, robards, kendrick, some of the guys i worked with, what a time, saw humpty du, camp fire girls, ye ha, who jumped ship off fl, took the sun fish but missed it when they hit the water. |
| Smith, Daniel D.a. Smith | Fireman | Jun 15, 1976 – Oct 9, 1979 | Boiler Tech | Some of the best times I had in my life was when I was aboard the Connole, the Med Cruises of 1976&1977 I got off the ship in Bath Me. |
| Smith, Mike [smitty] | MM3 | Jul 1976 – Jul 1979 | M | FF-1056 was my first ship. From the N.Atlantic to the Med Cruises, ASW, GITMO, then Bath Me. None of my other duty stations, were as good as the people and tales from the USS Connole. Thank you Capt. Pittenger for those great memories ! |
| Miller, Melvin | Sm1 | Jul 1976 – Oct 1978 | OC-Sigs | Looking for any Sms from that period |
| Ricciardelli, Albert | MMR | Dec 27, 1976 – Feb 21, 1980 | Engine Room | Just wanted to see how the old crew has been after all thease years.. |
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