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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 |
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Hicks, Robert | MM2 | 1980 – 1985 | Engine Room | Didn't think I would ever miss her but I do. Had some great times on her. God Bless all who served on Her. |
Griffin, John | EW3 | 1980 – 1982 | EW | Mostly good times. Glad to see they added CIWS later cause the BPDMS was awful. |
Britt, Jerry | MM1 | 1980 – 1983 | Main Control and AUX 1 | Sure miss times on the ship. found MMC Roger Patterson and MM3 Wayne Kittler (Copeland) Looking for all engine room buddies |
Potter, Kenneth | MM | 1980 – 1983 | Engine Room/Aux1 | Just found this website (Dec 2021) Lots of memories from those days long ago, some good, some not so good. |
Howe, David NEW | RMC | 1980 – 1983 | Communications | Made cheif in 83', transferred to USS Paul FF1080, then on to TTY Repair School at Norfolk. Onward to MOTU-12 and retirement. |
Schollard, Jack | HMC | Apr 1980 – May 1981 | Medical | took her out of the yards to gitmo and hunted for the muck monster |
Thomas, Keith Aka K.t Or Sha'Boo | Bm3 | May 9, 1980 – May 5, 1984 | Fisrt Division | The Silly Willy had the best crew from the Capt. down we were 1 of a kind! View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Hagen, Jay | FTM2 | Dec 1980 – May 1984 | Second | Hey, don't knock the BPDMS. We were awarded two E's while my crew was manning it despite the damage done during our waltz through the heavy weather off Africa. Hooray for admirals who don't care about the small ships. |
Bates, Pete Or Brother B | GMT/BMSN | Jan 1981 – May 1984 | Weapons | Never thought this would be possible, this is why computers are so helpful......hey mates...bet y'all still have dreams/nightmares of your experience on that ship, I know I do. Wow, can't believe how fast the years go! |
Gestrich, Robert | icc | Apr 7, 1981 – Aug 6, 1985 | e | |
Yerman, Duke | MAC | Aug 1981 – Nov 1984 | Sheriff's Office | Agree with Joe Yount...CMDR Schultz was by far the best CO I served with. Made MAC on board along with Chief Benware. What a fun time with that in Brooklyn. |
Hall, Wayne | EM3 | Sep 1981 – Mar 1986 | A gang | Looking back now my time on the ship was some of my best times. |
Adams, Craig | SH3/SHSN | Dec 1981 – Jun 26, 1984 | S3 | These were good years, learned a lot. Remember them fondly,although Beirut was tiring.We had a great crew on a good ship. |
De Boisblanc, Richard | EM3 | 1982 – 1985 | E | Some 30 years later, I agree, this ship help build some of my most fond memories of my days in the Navy. Still chat with some shipmates even after decades...says all you need to know! |
Rucker, Ronald | TM3 | 1982 – 1984 | AS | We were adventurous men, with shiny belt buckles! |
Williams, Neal B. | SH3 | Jan 1982 – Jul 1984 | S-3 | |
Hoel, Michael | IC2 | Jan 8, 1982 – Dec 1, 1984 | E Division | Great tour on the Silly Willy. |
Birecree, Tim (Tj) | MS2 | Feb 1982 – Feb 1986 | Supply-Food Service | One of many who went by his intials - TJ |
Laforge, J.r. (Pc3) | POSTAL CLERK 3 CLASS | Mar 3, 1982 – May 5, 1984 | Admin | I serverd on board The Silly Willy from 82-84 Med cruise, Indian Ocean Cruise, Persun Gulf, Caribiean, Beruit Peace Keeping, GTMO, what some good times in Mayport and else were. |
Hutchins, Neil | STG 2 | Mar 14, 1982 – Sep 2, 1983 | Wepons | |
Yates, Robert | BmSN | Apr 10, 1982 – Jun 10, 1986 | !st Division | |
Richards, Mark "Parrot" "coon-ass" | stg2 | Jun 1982 – Aug 13, 1988 | ASW- Weps | THE SILLY WILLY---- And the guns fell silent....no they broke ....lol.....Have a nice day in beautiful down town guantanamo bay.......... |
Straw, Charles | Ht2 | Aug 10, 1982 – Mar 10, 1985 | R-1 | Happy Retired, and enjoying Life. Retired from the Navy in 93' Retired from maintenance job in 13' Fully retired in November 2019 |
Hasty, Phil | ET2 | Oct 1982 – Feb 1986 | OE | |
Burlison, Danny | EW-3 | Oct 1, 1982 – Aug 14, 1985 | EW | I have alot of fond memories of life aboard the Simms. |
Mason, Mase | PC3 | Oct 15, 1982 – May 7, 1985 | NAV/AD | Wow what a time we had on the med cruise , my favorite port was Palma de Mallorca, & Grenada. The time in the yards in NYC Brooklyn was the best! Then they went back to went Mayport. I remember time on "THE HILL" WOW ! |
Brusoe, Mike | QM2 | Dec 19, 1982 – Jul 9, 1988 | Nav | Great ship and a great crew |
Hinkle, Gary | 1983 – 1987 | B | ||
Hays, Mark | stg2 | 1983 – Jul 1985 | sonar | med cruise Lebanon barracks bombing aftermath post Grenada and pre Panama some crazy times, injured in Brooklyn yards dry-dock. I was habitability LPO when left ship spent 2 yrs in medical limbo before discharge |
Carpus, Walter | RMC | Feb 1, 1983 – Nov 1, 1986 | OC | "And then the guns fell silent" |
Bruni, Joseph/doc | HM1 | Jul 14, 1983 – Sep 22, 1986 | Medical | My last ship. |
Grisso, Tim | BM2 | Aug 1983 – Jul 1986 | First | |
Yeager, Mark | MM2 | 1984 – 1989 | M & A gang | Always under way but worth it |
Anglade, Paul Philippe | ENS, LTjg, LT | 1984 – 1987 | Communications Officer, CIC Officer. Gunnery Officer | Good memories... |
Bruski, James | PNC | May 1984 – Sep 30, 1987 | X | |
Sundsted, James | BT3 | Sep 1984 – Jan 1988 | b | |
Hoof, James | EN2 | Dec 1984 – Oct 1988 | A Gang | This was the best time of my life. I would like to meet up with some of my old crew members, especially BT1 Heath (bear) and EN3 Stephen Boyd. |
John, Theobald | OS | Dec 1984 – Oct 1986 | Operations | Anyone there for refit in NY, NY? "Watch out for FDR drive". Re-certification at GITMO and our close encounter with the Moose? |
Tetzlaff, Jim | STG2 | 1985 – 1987 | AS | Brooklynn, Gitmo collision, Challenger SAR, Northern Wedding, |
Love, John | EN3 | 1985 – 1989 | a-gang | There was nothing like the Med cruise. |
Pendergast, Scott | EW1(SW) | 1985 – 1990 | OE | Gitmo collision, rounds dropping in the gun mount, NW, MED, UNITAS, tennis ball cannon in sonar control lol Dandy Don, Cobine, Rowe, Rountree, Hand, Underhill, Rachels, Russell, Zanoni, |
Gilley, Adam | BT3 (SW) | 1985 – 1989 | B-Div | |
Lynam, Joel | FC1 | Jan 26, 1985 – May 11, 1989 | 2nd | Brooklyn yards, Chalanger, Northern Wedding, Med 1-87 and Unitas 88 |
Hicks, Todd | MR2 | Jun 18, 1985 – Aug 21, 1989 | ||
Mitchell, Sidney | BM1 | Jul 1985 – Sep 1987 | 1st | great crew on the ws sims,it had to be with all the crazy things we went through |
Cooper, Chris | QM3 | Aug 1985 – Aug 1986 | nav | brooklyn, gitmo, jax with challenger in between |
Smith, Art Smitty | sn | Aug 1985 – | boats | |
Clark, Christopher | E6 | Aug 1985 – May 1989 | OC01 | Loved every minute of it and truely miss her |
Daven, Patrick (Grasshopper) | FC1 (SW) | Sep 1985 – Apr 1990 | Weps 2nd division | Northern Wedding cruise, Med cruise, Unitas cruise, Blue noise, Shellback, Order of the ditch A very adventurous time served on her. |
Innes, Michael | STG3 | Sep 29, 1985 – Dec 12, 1988 | Some great people | |
Allen, John W. | GMC (SW) | Nov 15, 1985 – Dec 8, 1988 | AS | |
Mitchell, Greg | BT2 | Dec 1985 – Jun 1989 | “Bâ€- Fireroom | I served with some of the finest Boiler Operators around during this time and I have spent my life now in this field as a civilian. None finer than BT2 Parker, BT2 Pippen, BT3 Gilley, BT3 Daugherty, BT2 Perez. Good men |
Martin, Gary | MM1 | Dec 10, 1985 – Jan 2, 1991 | M / A-Gang | Some ways my best, some ways my worst command. I experienced more on the Sims than any other. Was there for Challenger, Med in 86/87 and UNITAS in 88. Some of my best memories. |
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