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USS Patterson (FF 1061) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Patterson (FF 1061). 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 246 crew members registered for the USS Patterson (FF 1061).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogert, Bruce | EM3 | Sep 25, 1968 – Sep 24, 1974 | electrician | Hello there fellow Vietnam vets on USS Patterson from 1972 to 1974; please reach out |
| Pipcho, Joe | ET1 | 1969 – 1973 | OE Division | First Patterson plankowner. First member to report for Patterson nucleus crew in New Orleans La. |
| Collins, David | RM2 | Apr 1969 – Dec 1972 | Communications | Was on original commissioning crew...great time...great people...wouldn't have missed it for anything |
| Skotterud, James | FTG1 | May 1969 – Jun 1973 | Weapons | Plank ower-one of the nucleus crew reporting aboard USS Patterson DE1061 in Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans. Great memories, great friends-- |
| Cooper, Dave [coop] | EM3 | Jun 1969 – Sep 1972 | R | Plank Owner Got onboard in Charleston Had a great time from the day i got there until i left in Newport Party time in New Orleans, fort lauderdale, north atlantic cruise, and jamica. would not have missed it for the world but got married |
| Caudill, Calvin | SM1 | Oct 13, 1969 – Mar 1972 | Operations | I was a plank owner. Came aboard pre-com at the shipyards in Louisiana. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer in 2003 & 2006. Wondering if any of the original crew has had any similar health issues |
| Milam, Robert (Bob) | RM3 | Oct 28, 1969 – Mar 15, 1970 | OC | |
| Beasley, Dennis | COMMICATION | Nov 7, 1969 – Jun 21, 1972 | Commication | My first ship. |
| Boyd, Bob | smsn | Nov 11, 1969 – Aug 19, 1970 | communications | Plank owner, Terry RUPLE AND RAISED THE COMMISIONING PENNANT AT COMMISSIONING |
| Sussman, Steven | SK3 | Nov 14, 1969 – Jun 17, 1970 | supply | turning 65 and retired, having fun, playing with grand kids, going to be married 44 years. life is good. |
| Bull, George | OS | Dec 1969 – Feb 1973 | Operations | As part of the Commissioning Crew it is good to see some of the familiar names that I served with. Enjoyed my time and have lots of good memories. Was able to get a few pieces from the ship after it was decommissioned. |
| Lawrence, Michial/slickem | SKSN | Dec 23, 1969 – Apr 24, 1970 | Supply Division | Came onboard while ship was still at Avondale Shipyards outside New Orleans, Louisiana. I was part of the nucleus crew. Rode the ship around to Charleston, South Carolina. There it was put into commission. |
| Swenk, Richard (Gary) | CS3 | 1970 – 1971 | Supply | Plank Owner |
| Haas, Kevin | OS3 | 1970 – 1973 | Radar | Plank Owner. Have many memories. Lots of fun and great crew. Every once in awhile a memory surfaces and I have to chuckle. Speicla hello to the Radar crew. |
| Dunn, Bob | OS3 | 1970 – May 1973 | Radar / Operations | Plankowner. See a lot of names that I remember. The first crew was together a long time. Port Everglades, GTMO,Caribbean, North Europe, New Orleans, Boston and Newport. Just to name a few. Hey! to Radar group. |
| Stanley, Harold | MM | 1970 – 1973 | Engineering | I loved the variable pitch propeller. Look how long it kept us in Boston! |
| Uber, Stan | RM2 | Jan 1, 1970 – Nov 3, 1973 | OC | Pre Commissioning crew New Orleans to Mayport, Fl |
| Noren, Dave | YN2 | Jan 1, 1970 – Jul 15, 1971 | Admin | Came aboard at Newport RI to service as pre-commissioning detail, commissioning, and sea-trials. Left the Patterson in July of 1970. |
| Meyers, Arthur | ETN2 | Feb 1970 – 1974 | OE Division | Enjoyed the time onboard and the friendship that was made during the time onboard. I am a plank owner. |
| Wooten, Robbie | MM2 | Mar 1, 1970 – Jun 8, 1973 | M | Plank owner. Many good memories. Remember that controlable pitch propeller? Worked great when it wasn't broken. Understand it was finally removed after I left. |
| Clark, Philip | sn | Mar 3, 1970 – Mar 3, 1973 | supply | great crew many good memories plankowner |
| Rushia, Jim | STG3 | Mar 3, 1970 – Dec 21, 1972 | weapons | Plank owner, outfitted her in SC, many interesting cruises best time of my life, will never forget the great shipmates on board the Patterson |
| Meckley, Robin | HT2 | Jun 10, 1970 – Sep 1, 1972 | R | time on the patterson was some of the most interesting times of my young life. the drydocks in boston,the oil spill in copenhagen,the partys in germany. the memories are so wounderful. |
| Craig, Bob | E 3 | Jul 14, 1970 – Sep 9, 1971 | Had a great time Wonderful crew Love to find out when everyone is doing | |
| Gaj, Ted | MM3 | Aug 1970 – Oct 6, 1972 | m | great time great crew |
| Howard, Michael | IC1 | Sep 1970 – Apr 1972 | E | |
| Turbyfill, David | E-2 | Sep 9, 1970 – Mar 8, 1971 | machist mate | anybody remember when all wanted Pizza and it was closed so he brought back 40 dollars worth of H-Dogs .then 5 for 1 dollar. The Captain was verry fair. Thank You |
| Langer, Leslie | MM 2 | Oct 1970 – Aug 1971 | Aux | worked in the aux machinery space on evaps and generators |
| Cornell, Allan | OS2 | Nov 1970 – Aug 1973 | OI | Great ship, great officers (mostly) great crew (mostly). Lots of fond memories. We had terrific cruises. |
| Oliver, Dean | SEAMAN | Nov 10, 1970 – Oct 11, 1972 | first | |
| Goode, Larry | BT3 | Nov 21, 1970 – Apr 10, 1973 | B | |
| Almeida Jr., Henry | RM3 | 1971 – 1973 | Radioman | Served with a great bunch of guys in the Radio Shack |
| Bonners, James | GMG 2 | 1971 – 1974 | Gunners Mate | I had a great time with all the crew. Nothing like working the gun mount all the time. :) |
Wells, David  | MM3 | 1971 – 1974 | M | i WANT TO FIND SOME OF MY BUDDIES FROM "M" DIVISION |
| Du Bois, Robert C (Bob) | HT3 | Feb 1971 – Nov 1972 | Engineering & Repair | I was stationed aboard the patty boat when she was being fitted with alot of experimental equipment. Spent of lot of time in the south Boston Shipyard in dry dock. Biggest part of the new upgrade was the varible pitch prop, & one other |
| Van Marm, Louis | SK3 | Jun 27, 1971 – Mar 2, 1973 | Supply | I took care of the Operations Log during the almost two years on the Patterson. I met Bill Pionke the first night on board and found out he lived in the same neighborhood as I back in Chicago. I'm 64 & married 27 yrs |
| Thomas, Terrance (Terry) | MR2 | Aug 1971 – Oct 1972 | R | Spent all of my time in the Boston shhipyard. Which was great because my home was and still is Maine. |
| Byrne, Jr., Jack | CAPTAIN (0-6) | Oct 1971 – Aug 1973 | Commanding Officer | A "6 week job" to install an experimental CP prop took nearly 2 years before we were free of the Navy yard. Always appreciated how well the crew responded to problems the situation caused. The experiment did prove worthwhile for future ships. |
| Kuchcinski, Rich | IC-2 | May 1972 – Jun 1975 | R-3 | SPENT TIME ON BOARD DURING THE TEST TRIALS OF THE CPP SYSTEM IN BOTH BOSTON AND JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARD |
| Weinzimmer, Barry | OS1 | Oct 1972 – Oct 1977 | OI | This was my Home. I miss her |
| Libby, Richard | IC3 | Dec 15, 1972 – Nov 26, 1974 | E-gang | We had a great team working under Ensign Brannan (sp). Don Harris was our IC1 lead along with the rest of our IC team of Rich Kuchcinski IC2 and Mike Newton ICFN. |
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