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USS Whipple (FF 1062) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Whipple (FF 1062). 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 224 crew members registered for the USS Whipple (FF 1062).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweizer, Gail | BT2 | Dec 28, 1071 – Nov 1074 | B | Proud to have been "2nd" generation Whipple crew member going on her first two West Pacs. Dwight "Andy" Anderson-are you out there? |
| Lavin, Michael | LT. JG | Feb 19, 1943 – | Medical | My father |
| Fontenot, Denny | gmt2 | 1969 – 1973 | fox | from the time it was commissioned, in 1973, seen Hawaii 5-O filming, seen the bombing of Pearl Harbor filming, did the Sea Trials on the Whipple; and it was accepted to the US Navy. Would like to find any shipmates. |
| Young, Paul | STG3 | 1970 – 1974 | A/S | Had a great time as a plank owner. Was there for the Hawaii Five 0 filming. Loved the islands. Made 2 Wes-Pac cruises. P.I. was like no other place on earth...or any other place in the universe for that matter. |
| Martin, Everett | MMCS USN Retired | 1970 – 1973 | M | I'm registering this for my grandpa- having listened to how much he LOVED the Navy (and I'm pretty sure he would've exceeded 20 yrs if they would've let him) with grandma recently passed, he's back traveling. |
| Chabot, Evan "Frenchie" | STGC | 1970 – 1975 | Fox Division/ SONAR TECHNICIAN (SURFACE) CHIEF PETTY OFFICER | I'm filling this out for my father who passed last night 8/09/2016. Looking for photos or memorabilia from his time on the Whipple or any where else he was in his 20+ years. Thank you. |
| Hughes, Bob | EW3 | Jan 1970 – Aug 1970 | Ops | Was on pre-commissioning detail, remember ship well and made many good friends while making the trips from/to Sand Point NAS to Todd Shipyards in very early days. Discharged as sole-surviving-son 8/70 after Dad passed. |
| Sutton, Byron / Barney | RD3 | Jan 1, 1970 – Oct 1, 1972 | Operations | Proud to be a plankowner...Many good times with my shipmates. Never forget westpac tour. Went on to USPS and Retired...Enjoying 33+ years sober and clean. Living in Colorado. |
| Dolgos, Joseph | RMC | Apr 30, 1970 – Jun 29, 1972 | OC - Radio | PRECOM Todd Shipyard, Seattle PLANKOWNER Vietnam One hot ship. |
| Winkler, Larry | FTG1 | May 1970 – Jun 1972 | WEPS | I was truly honored to be a plank-owner, member of the commissioning crew, and an extra in the Hawaii Five-O filming onboard the Whipple. Without a doubt, the finest crew and ship that I ever served aboard during my 8 years in the navy. Hawaii rocks. |
Boatman, Harvey  | CS2 | Jul 1970 – Nov 1972 | Supply | Proud plank owner. Many good memories of our time in Hawaii, the deployment to Vietnam and friends. Interested in factual information re our deployment, times in DaNang harbor and time off the DMZ as artillery support. |
| Barlow, Kimber L | RM2 | Aug 1970 – 1972 | Operations | I was honored to be a plank-owner of the USS Whipple and to serve with the Commissioning Crew. I believe we served well and truly in the Vietnam War especially with the severely increased message traffic. I wish all well. |
| Hooper, Kenneth/ Hoop | CS-2 | Aug 1970 – Jan 16, 1974 | Supply | Had a great time with many different people. Went to places and did things I can never do again. It was hard work, so we played hard in he different port of calls. |
| Gillett, Robert (Bob) | LCDR | Aug 1970 – Feb 1972 | Command | I served as the Executive Officer and left before the first WestPac tour. |
| Keough, Jerry | SH3 | Oct 1970 – Aug 26, 1972 | Supply | It was an honor to have been on the commissioning crew aboard the USS Whipple and to have served with a fine group of men for almost two years. I wish you all well. |
| McConnell, Ross | E4 | 1971 – 1974 | SH | I just want to say hello to all my ex shipmates. I hope you are all healthy and happy in your post Whipple lives. |
| Hull, Aaron | QM 3 | 1971 – 1976 | Navigation | |
| Fore, Sr., David | IC2 | 1971 – 1974 | E | I should NEVER have left the military. I still miss it. |
| Martinez, Julian | RMI | Jan 2, 1971 – Jan 2, 1973 | CR | I was RM2 on Whipple and went on a couple of Westpacs RMC at the time was Robinson and the Comm Officer was Ltjg Cannon.. 'I remember an Rm3 Terry whom we called Burl (like the muscian) because of his little goattee. |
| Fore, David | IC2 | Feb 4, 1971 – Aug 8, 1974 | E | |
| Nassoiy, Jerry | QM2 | Jun 20, 1971 – Aug 7, 1974 | Navigation Dept | While at the time it didn't seem so wonderful(two tours in Vietnam), the years and two deployments spent aboard the Whipple, along with several really good friends in Hawaii were great, very fond memories! |
| Cummings, Jon | bm3 | Oct 1, 1971 – Apr 1, 1973 | 1st | cs2 hopper remember the blackjack games on the mess deck. |
| Haldeman, Denny | FTGSN | Dec 29, 1971 – Jul 14, 1973 | G Division | There is a Whipple Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/53963804454/ Some shipmates from the 1972 era are trying to get AO compensation. The question remains, did we dock in Danang when we got the gun barrel |
| Germain, Rick | MM3 | 1972 – | M | |
| Winkler, Dennis | MM3 | 1972 – Dec 1973 | Engineering | Two tours to Viet Nam, first serving with my big brother. Crossed equator on 2nd deployment. Lots of excitement on 1st. Excellent memories of those two deployments and the ports. Who could forget Olongapo City? |
| Almada, Adalberto (Albert) | EM3 | Jan 1972 – Jul 1973 | R | Would love to hear from any of you. |
| Dougherty, Harvey (Doc) | OS2 | Feb 13, 1972 – Jul 1, 1975 | Operations | |
| Reynolds, Charles | HM3 | Mar 1972 – | ||
| Charlton, John | YN2 | Mar 19, 1972 – Sep 19, 1975 | Navigation | |
| Cady, Pete | SH1 | May 1972 – May 1975 | Supply | Was an experience, good people. |
| Reynolds, Harold | Bt2 | May 5, 1972 – Dec 9, 1974 | Engineering | Looking for Gail Schweitzer (excuse the spelling) and Dwight (Andy) Anderson |
| Bellairs, Robert | GMG/E5 | Jul 22, 1972 – Nov 15, 1975 | gm | |
| Gilmore, Larry | OSC | Oct 1972 – Oct 1976 | OI | Had a great crew on a fine ship. Best of the 6 ships I served on. Two WesPac cruises. (Remember burning up the Squad Dog's sailboat on our way back??) Retired Jan. 1980 from RTC Orlando. Shipmates give me a holler. |
| Alexander, Darryl (Alex) | BT3 | Nov 17, 1972 – Sep 23, 1975 | B | Got to paint the first red E on the mac |
| Manfredi, Dino | sn | Dec 29, 1972 – Dec 29, 1975 | Supply | Wonder who's left of the crew from that time. I went on to retire in 1993 airdale side |
| Erndt, Bill | FTG2 | Jan 1973 – Jan 1976 | G | |
| Hayden, Warde | TM3 | Mar 1973 – Dec 1975 | ||
| Graber, Forest | ET1 | Mar 9, 1973 – Jul 24, 1974 | OE | Last duty station. |
| Donnelly, John C. | Mmfa 3 | May 1973 – Dec 1974 | Desron 33 | I'm looking to contact two shipmates, Gary Meade and Joseph Kopec |
| Stonehouse, Dennis. Aka Stoney | HT3 | Jun 1973 – Sep 1975 | R | I t was a good ship, and great shipmates Shorty,ht3 sugarfoot aka donald clark ,ht2 hamilton,ht3 marris, and ht1 perry,caskey ,shout out to ya. If your out there drop me a line |
| Eby, Bob | Lt(jg) | Jun 1, 1973 – Jun 1, 1976 | R | A great crew and wonderful ship. Those I was privileged to serve with were all outstanding. Without a doubt, the best group of officers and senior petty officers a ship could hope to have. |
| Fontenot, Denny | SR | Jul 17, 1973 – Jul 14, 1975 | bainbridge md | In honor of my father, Denny Joe Fontenot, I would like to give a special thanks to all the men who served with my dad in the Navy on the USS Whipple (DE 1062); for the many great stories he had to tell. (07-19-14) |
| Busby, Steve | EM2 | Dec 15, 1973 – Jul 7, 1977 | E | Met some great friends, had some great times, wish I could have stayed longer! |
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