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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS W. S. Sims (FF 1059). 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 185 crew members registered for the USS W. S. Sims (FF 1059).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1979 | 1980 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton, Robert | FN | Sep 1960 – Sep 1961 | Engine Room | |
| Hudson, Ronald | YN3 | Jul 1968 – Dec 1968 | Ship's Office | the precommissioning detail in New Orleans was great, didn't enjoy working under YNC Mullins |
| Douglass, Robert | ET3 | Jan 6, 1969 – Nov 20, 1972 | Frist OI | Original Plankowner. Deck gang,coxswain,barber,postal clerk,ET3 |
| Walterman, Dennis | OS2 | Mar 17, 1969 – Jan 31, 1973 | OI | |
| Muirhead, Rob "Barney" | STG2 | Jul 1969 – Jul 1973 | ASW | Plank Owner. First joined the SIMS at Algiers, LA and was in NOLA during Hurricane Camille. Discharged just before the second Med cruise in 1973. |
| Walter Thomas James, Tom | ST1 | Jul 28, 1969 – Sep 12, 1973 | AS | |
| Connor, David | QM3 | Sep 1969 – May 1972 | 1st Div, Quartermaster | Plank owner, with ship in Gitmo for shake down cruise, Med cruise spring '72, Looking for Ron Kulakowski |
| Sickels, Stephen | STG3 - ST1 | Sep 13, 1969 – Oct 6, 1974 | AS Division | Commissioned USS Sims on Jan 3rd 1970 at Charleston. Was 2nd to last plank owner to leave Sims. Al Baker (RIP) was the last plank owner to leave. Great ship and lots and lots of good times onboard. |
| Hendrix, Jr., Boyd | MM2 | Sep 14, 1969 – Sep 1, 1971 | M- Engine Room | I am a plank owner. |
| Andrews, David B. | STG-2 | Sep 15, 1969 – Mar 3, 1973 | AS | I am a plankowner, and spent about 3 1/2 years on the ship. I was the first ships photographer, untill I got married at the same time as the change on command in 1971. I am currently president of the WS Sims Association |
| Burkhart, Mike | STG2 | Nov 1969 – Aug 21, 1973 | AS | |
| Walterman, Dennis | OS2 | Dec 15, 1969 – Jan 31, 1973 | OI | plank owner. cohost the official web site of the mighty fine 1059. stop by and see us at www.usssims1059.org |
| Meehan, James R | ETN2 | Jan 2, 1970 – Mar 1971 | Operations | Part of commissioning crew at Newport RI Oct 1969. Zgramed out of navy March 1971. |
| Hichborn, Boone Hichborn | STG2 | Mar 15, 1970 – Sep 16, 1972 | AS | The best ASW ship in the fleet with the best trained crew and the greatest ASW gang to ever sail together. |
| Kusmitch, Robert | BT3 | Jun 16, 1970 – Aug 31, 1974 | B | |
| Bradshaw, Keith N | ETR3 | Jul 1970 – May 1973 | Operations | Reported aboard in GITMO in 1970 and left her in GITMO in 1973. Participated in her first MED cruise. |
| Pelton, Robert | BT2 | Aug 1970 – 1974 | Boiler | I miss all the guys and the times we had in the pit. Wish I could do it all over again. |
| Folsom, S.g | RM2 | Sep 1970 – Dec 1973 | 2 Med cruises. Left her in Barcelona Spain in 73. | |
| McGowan, Mike | MM3 | 1971 – 1973 | engin room | Meet my best frend onboard . |
| Williams, Lyle / Willy | HT3 | 1971 – 1975 | R-DIV | Great memories. 1ST Med Cruise, Russian Destroyers on Easter Sunday, smokers on the fantail.....WOW |
| McCorkle, Steven | MM3 | Jul 19, 1971 – Jul 15, 1973 | Engineering | good ASW ship |
| Craig, Wayne | ETR2 | 1972 – Mar 2, 1976 | OE01 | |
| Craig, Wayne | ETR2 | 1972 – Mar 2, 1976 | Operations - OE01 | |
| Baldini, Len | HT3 | 1972 – Jul 25, 1975 | R Division | Great times great ship mates i will always remember the men who served on board the sims |
| Hamilton, Tom | STG2 | May 1972 – Jan 1974 | ASW | |
| Stucki, Thomas W. ( Stooch ) | GMG3 | May 5, 1972 – Sep 22, 1975 | Weapons Dept. | Fond memories of all, except XO LCDR. Beauford. 1972 |
| Royek, Jake | BT 2 | May 12, 1972 – Jul 10, 1975 | B | Where has the Sims ended up? |
| Brown, Richard / Rick | EW2 | Aug 1972 – Dec 1974 | OI/OW | |
| Bryce, John | QM3 | Aug 30, 1972 – Aug 31, 1975 | NAVOPS | I live in Pittsford, NY I was living on Long Island during the time of my enlistment. Looking for former shipmates especially those in NY |
| Dennis, Hughes | OS2 | Sep 1972 – Dec 1975 | Ops | |
| Heroux, Thomas | BTFN | Sep 1972 – Jun 1974 | B | I met some great guys on this ship, and had some fun times, a few of which I even remember. I will never forget my time in the Navy. |
| Rowe, Thomas | MM2 | Sep 1972 – Sep 1973 | M Divison | |
| Wise, Donnie | SH 3 | Sep 30, 1972 – Jun 28, 1974 | SUPPLY | PROUD TO HAVE SERVED NAVY |
| Baldini, Len/whop | HT3 | Oct 21, 1972 – Jul 25, 1975 | R | it is great to see some of my old ship mates i hope to hear from some of the guys that i served with |
| Gutierrez III, Antonio F. "Tony" | SM3 | Nov 7, 1972 – Sep 17, 1974 | Operations | I did have good times w/ silly Willy thats how I remember we call our ship w/ rest of our gang signal bridge crew John Johnson, John Perry,Ron Naville,John Swain good shipmates all of them!!!!!!!LTjg Rodriguez |
| Burton, Roberrt | FTM1 | Apr 1973 – Apr 1975 | OEM | |
| Livingston, Hollis | Jun 17, 1973 – Oct 10, 1974 | Admin | YNCM, USN, Retired 1995 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) | |
| Donofrio, Steven | EM2 | Jun 21, 1973 – Mar 28, 1977 | Repair | Our Motto-If We Can't Fix It, Then It Ain't Broke! One of Roy's Boys. 74 Med, 75 Philly Yards, 76 GITMO & NATO |
| Eakin, Otho | RM3 | Aug 1973 – 1974 | Communications | Looking for John Bryce and S. G. Fulsom |
| Freeman, Jay | MM3 | Aug 1973 – 1975 | Engineering | A-Gang, Main Control, Aux1, Aux2. Learned a lot! MED Cruise Sept 73-Feb 74. |
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