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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Marvin Shields (FF 1066). 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 253 crew members registered for the USS Marvin Shields (FF 1066).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Kinney, Mickey | BTC | 1970 – 1975 | B | I was on the pre-comm detail and was the next to last plank owner to leave. I was outlasted by MMCM A W Parson. Many fond memories and looking forward to the first reunion |
Demkovich, Jim | RD3/OS2 | 1970 – 1974 | OI | Plank Owner |
Parsons, Ancil | E-9 | 1970 – 1975 | 3-M coordinator | Plank Owner. Dad passed away in June of 2002 and is interned along with his wife at Fort Rosecrans in San Diego. God bless you all for serving. |
Dawson, James | MM3 | Mar 1970 – Oct 1973 | M | Plankowner |
Goebel, Leo | E5, MACHINIST MATE | Mar 1, 1970 – Oct 1, 1973 | M | Hey mates. I am searching for George Hammerton and Mark McCauley. Has anyone got a location on them? |
Arboleda, Richard | ST1 | Apr 10, 1970 – Apr 10, 1975 | Weapons | Looking forward to seeing who is still around. I live in Minnesota and my oldest son is in San Diego where he was born at Balboa Hospital while I was at Fleet ASW school. |
Bailey, Doug | BM3 “Boats” | Oct 10, 1970 – Oct 10, 1970 | Deck | Living in Florida. Going back to the Phillipines next month to meet my new bride. |
Goebel, Leo | MM2 | Nov 10, 1970 – Dec 16, 1973 | M and A | Plank Owner |
Schlieder, David | MM3 | 1971 – 1972 | M | Plank Owner |
Hackney, Jerry | E5 | 1971 – 1973 | Engineering | Plank Owner |
Hansford, Floyd | HT2 | 1971 – 1974 | R | A time I will never forget |
Van Hoose, Steve ( Spike ) | STG2 | 1971 – 1973 | Weapons | I am a plank owner and and have many memories of getting the ship ready in Bremerton Wa. Rain, rain, rain, and some pleasent ferry trips into town. I served one tour of duty in Vietnam, and then left the Navy. |
Thomas, David | STG2 | Feb 1971 – Apr 11, 1975 | WA | Spent 4 years on mighty Marv. Pre-com until1975. Plank owner. 2 Westacs in the Gulf of Tonkin and way to much time in the yards. Retired as an STGC from the Navy Reserve. Recalled for 7 months during Desert Storm |
Barron, William (Bill) | E-3 | Feb 1971 – Aug 1974 | Q | Plank Owner-Was striking as a Quartermaster then transfered to deck because I decided to attend Hospital Cormpsman A School. Cleaned a lot of heads and was mess cook and keeper for the Chiefs. |
Jenkins, Frank | PN2 | Mar 1971 – Dec 1971 | X (Personnel Office) | Plank Owner. My last ship before discharge. |
Chappell, Robert | FTG2 | Mar 17, 1971 – May 14, 1973 | Weapons | Plank Owner & Crewmember during the ship's first Westpac deployment 17 May -15 Dec., 1972. Subsequently served aboard USS Enterprise 74 - 76 during the fall of South Vietnam & evacuation of Saigon. Retired Reservist. |
Armenta, Frank | STG-2 | Apr 1971 – May 30, 1975 | Weapons | I salute all the brave men & women of the USA armed forces, particularly those of the US Navy. We may not agree with what you have to say, but we will defend your right to say it. Hearty hello to my fellow shipmates! |
McColley, Mark | MM2 | Apr 1, 1971 – May 3, 1973 | A Division | Plank Owner |
Cornett, Guy | RM2 | Jun 1971 – Aug 1974 | OC | SHIP'S REUNIONS occurred in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. Next reunion to be located in San Francisco, Summer of 2014. Check out the USS Marvin Shields Association website for further info. |
Morgan, Bill | RM2 | Jun 1971 – Dec 1974 | OC | I just returned from the first ever reunion of the Marvin Shields in San Diego. What a great gathering of old shipmates. I retired from the Navy in 1990 from NTCC Long Beach as a RMCS(SW). |
Carlson, Tom | ET3 | Sep 1971 – May 1972 | OE | Came on board as a young pup out of ET "A" school, left to enter the NESEP program. Commisioned 1975, retired 2005 as an 0-6. Loved being on the "Monster Marv" |
Schoeler, Ed | ETN2 | Sep 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1973 | OE | I came on board while we were in the yards at Long Beach |
Ferguson, Gary | MM3 | Oct 1971 – Jun 1973 | M | |
Taylor, James B | MM | Oct 4, 1971 – Mar 30, 1973 | M | |
Garrett, Dan | FTG3 | Dec 7, 1971 – Aug 12, 1974 | Weapons | I joined the Marvin Shields soon after comissioning. On the Viet Nam gun line, the Marvin Shields earned the Marine spotters' call name of Snazzy due to the ship's reliability on firing missions. We had a great crew. |
Horan, John "Papa Guns" | GMG2 | 1972 – 1974 | WG | Retired as GMC(SW)in '91 in Newport,RI |
Smith, Rick....smitty | EM 2 | 1972 – 1976 | R | Good friends, good times.. |
Reutter, Dale | 3rd class | 1972 – 1972 | Communication | |
Allen, Ross | STG3 | Apr 29, 1972 – Apr 4, 1973 | wa | my life and memories reflect almost daily on the finest people I have ever met and the one of the finest ships of the U.S. Navy to answer all calls and orders. can do, and we did! |
Verhage, David N. | 2 nd class/E-5 | May 1972 – Oct 1972 | X Division | Left the Navy when enlistment was up for the good life of Nebraska. Still living in Crawford ( for the past 40 yrs.).Navigator on the Shields with Kenny Hughes. Remember Van Hoose . Ed Trapp out there? |
Mourain, Edward | E7/EMC | Sep 1972 – Mar 1976 | E Division | I am looking for some of my shipmates. |
Schwartz, Frederic | e5 ships serviceman | Dec 18, 1972 – Sep 20, 1975 | Ships serviceman Supply | Would love to hear from Moses, Barkley, Woosdson, Arnette, Paul, Rob, Buddy, John Myers, Todd, Andy Spoda, French, Yoshio,Hamilton, McClain & Caster. We hope to come to Calif this year (2013). Hope to see you all. |
Kram, Roger | BT 2 | Dec 20, 1972 – May 20, 1976 | B | Helle Shipmates. After leraving the Mighty Marv in 76, I moved back to North Dakota. I farmed a while, and now work as chief engineer at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo ND. I married Bernice in 79 and we have two children, Melissa and Wyatt. |
Darling, David | OS2 | 1973 – 1975 | OI | Mighty Marv! Those were the days. I'm a high school teacher in Sandpoint, Idaho hoping to retire soon. Miss the guys in OI division, Hoech, Borcherding, Spada, Mahon etc. Email me some day guys! |
Williams, Jim | MMFA-MM2 | 1973 – 1977 | M Aux 1 and Main Control | FIrst Ship, reported in Manila, MMCM Parsons OOD chewed my butt for smoking a cigarette while crossing the brow. Had some Great Friends Ken Buckman was like a brother. Sorry to here he passed away. Reitired MMC 1/1/94. |
Anderson, David (Andy) | STG2 | 1973 – 1975 | west pac | sure do miss the great time we had serving on board View 'now' Photo |
Ferry, Rex (Ferry Boat) | BM3 | Jan 1973 – Dec 1976 | deck | |
Wise, Stephen | E3 | Jan 5, 1973 – Apr 15, 1975 | Deck | |
Ferry, Rex (Ferry Boat) | BM3 | Jan 15, 1973 – Dec 15, 1976 | Deck | E-mail me at mferry@uta.cog.ut.us |
Munoz, Moses | SK3 | Apr 3, 1973 – Oct 15, 1976 | Supply | All sailors to the fantail, here's to some of the best times of our lives,to PoCity,Thai,and to all the buds aboard,Mofo,The Wiz,Freak Bro's, moking apples,back in the day,we were kings,still truckin,don't wanna retire just retread,Peace to |
Silvis, Stephen | GMT3 | May 1973 – Oct 1975 | wa | |
Sigler, Oliver (Ots) | MM3 | Jun 1, 1973 – Aug 1976 | M | |
Metcalf, Gary | STG3 | Aug 1, 1973 – Dec 21, 1976 | WA | WoW - 10 June 06 - crew reunion in San Diego - Great to see the 30 or show that made it - plans are for another reunion in 2008 - g.metcalf@sbcglobal.net. Hope that we have a large number next time. |
Francke, Kevin | IC2 | Oct 1973 – Feb 3, 1976 | R Interior Communications "shop" | Haze Grey and Under Way! Adolph Kieland was our first skipper and Jerome Frost Smith the turd after. Chief Morain head of E-gang and I had the IC shop. What a steaming crew! Anybody remember getting tossed out of port in Sasebo? Was Smith POed or? |
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