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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Downes (FF 1070). 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 308 crew members registered for the USS Downes (FF 1070).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1974 | 1975 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Newcomb, Allan | E-4 BT | 1979 – 1982 | Engineering | |
German, David | yn1 | 1979 – 1983 | x division | best time i had in the navy |
McKay, Roy | BT2 | Jan 4, 1979 – Jan 2, 1984 | B | Ricky Harthan, Gary Tapp. Samuelson, Close, Mike Grandquist. And many many more. Good to see a web site with so many great guys. Email me if you know me... im on a deployment til sept 2007 mckayr@lha5.navy.mil or rfatboy_98@yahoo.com |
Boyd, Doug | AW2 | Feb 21, 1979 – Aug 20, 1979 | Aviation | Was aircreman on SH2F Helicopter Detachment from HSL-33, NAS North Island. |
Manning, Mark | OS3 | Apr 10, 1979 – Feb 2, 1982 | OI | |
Moore, Jim | FTG2 | Jun 15, 1979 – Aug 5, 1980 | Weapons | Mike Sheppard. Good to see your name. Saw Al Ybarras name and picture on face book. Hope all is good. |
Suiter, Dwayne | E3-E2-E3- | Jul 25, 1979 – Feb 10, 1982 | AS | What an experance! To many good times to many names for a small space.If we served together get in touch. |
Matthews, Mark | MM FIREMAN | Aug 1979 – Apr 1983 | M | Allen Hall,Kevin McCarthy,chuck Smith,Ronnie Rye,Jim Green,Mike & Russel Metzger,Wiley,Clause, Bailey. |
White, Roger | E-4/STG3 | Aug 20, 1979 – Sep 15, 1981 | Weapons | Glad to get off that ship. We blew both biolers returning from WesPac. * Iran 2 Iran & Limped back! |
Hall, Alan | MM2 | Sep 1979 – Jul 1984 | M-Div & A-Gang | What a blast from the past...Harvey, Mathews,Clause,Norman, Rye, Simmering, et al. How many pair of boots under the San Diego bridge, short timers? Count a pair for me! |
Clause, Clyde | MM | 1980 – | Can't really remember what years it was but still Great Times. Give me a yell guys if you remember me | |
Sheridan, Bo | FF1070 | 1980 – 1983 | what a long strange trip its been. at the time it sucked so bad.. but now looking back some of the best times i ever had (shoutout to my buds beaupre and dunlap) | |
White, Sylvester (Butch) | BM | 1980 – 1984 | not sure | I am putting this on here for my dad trying to find anyone that served with him. Not sure of the dates he was on the ship |
Camerino, Esty | PNC | 1980 – 1981 | X | |
Spiess, Joe | MM2 | Apr 1980 – May 1984 | M | O'conner,Lawson,Steinburg, Butler,Gannon,Brunelle,Farron, Pierson,Lumley and of course who can forget Bebo? Great ship, great guys and great CO's. |
Young, Peter | SM1 | Apr 1, 1980 – Aug 1, 1983 | OC | WOW, the memories.... |
Noah, Joe | YN2 | Apr 10, 1980 – Mar 15, 1983 | NAV | Caught up with her in the PI - what an introduction to the fleet. Worked for Dave German |
Coshow, George | COMMANDER | May 1980 – Jan 1982 | Commanding Officer | We sailed the dickens out of the ship on deployment and put a lot of work into her in Seattle. Sorry to learn it was sunk on purpose. Anyone know the position? |
Lotzer, Pete | OS2 | May 5, 1980 – Nov 5, 1983 | OI | An honor to serve the Downes under Commander In Chief Ronald Reagan. Captain Coshow. Chief Waddingham was a true leader . OSC Hubal RIP. OS1 Morrell RIP. Wagner , Granneman, Torpey, Who could forget OS1 Page? Thanks ! |
Kolodziejczak, Joe | mm3 | May 5, 1980 – Aug 19, 1983 | eng | hey grabow would of loved our cross country trip if it happened .bowers you always had my back..mathews your ex was a bitch |
Stone, Randol (Stoney) | MM2 | Jun 15, 1980 – Jun 15, 1984 | A-GANG | Great Ship - Great Crew - Great Captain. Chief Mac was the A-gang Chief. |
Thomas, Torpey | E2 | Jun 30, 1980 – Oct 3, 1983 | Ops | My life began on the Downes. She took a real beating on Sinkex, like a true lady. We where one of a kind. |
Donohue, Paul | LT | Jul 1980 – Sep 1982 | Supply Officer | Those were enjoyable days on the Downes as long as I don't remember Diego Garcia. |
McMillan, Dan | FTM2 | Jul 1980 – Jun 1982 | I'll never forget this experience! Great way to start adult life. Great ship & crew. McKenna was best CO ever. Made WestPac/Shellback in 80/81. Only made it to Hawaii for WestPac '82 (broken jaw got me medevac'd back to San Diego). | |
Marchbanks, Jim | RM3 | Aug 1980 – Jan 1983 | OC/RADIO | Had some great people in the Radio Shack. Look back at the photos from the 2 Westpacs and laugh, It was so much fun. |
Boyersmith, Jeff (JB) | STG3 | Aug 1980 – 1983 | AS | Downes..I remember a good ship and crew.(You buncha characters! ) and, of course, Ranos Gol. Hope all is well with all of you fellow former swabbies. I believe I may have seen FF1070 in the "Ghost Fleet" in Suisun Bay about 2002. |
Waddingham, Richard | OSC (SW) | Aug 24, 1980 – Jan 3, 1983 | OI | Served on five ships the Downes was my last and in many ways was the best. The Skipper, Capt Coshow was great. The wardroom had some outstanding officers, but the Goat locker had the best sailors in the Fleet! |
Nault, Dan | E5/EW | Sep 5, 1980 – Jan 10, 1983 | Ops | |
Bennett, Donald | BM3 | Sep 20, 1980 – Sep 21, 1986 | deck | it was a blast, the skipper was wild bill and he was a damn good skipper. i saw and did a lot of things that i still dont believe. but ill bet every body rembers who the heck i am. and all my buddies like widdman, fowler wurtz, willie(effrom williams |
Smith, Charles (Smitty) | Oct 1980 – Jan 1985 | M | Keep in touch with Danny Grabow. Please email. | |
Dixon, David | TM 3 | Oct 1980 – Oct 1982 | Wepons | |
Remillard, Joe | STG 2 | Nov 15, 1980 – Jun 5, 1982 | AS | On board under Captain Mckenna, did 1 westpac, LPO was STG 1 Mills, was there during both boilers casrepped and being towed by the Naragansette. |
Granneman, Dave | OS2 | Dec 1980 – Sep 1984 | Operations | Still have great memories, keep a picture of the Downes on my wall. Remember the music for underway replenishment "Fanfare for the common man", still gives me chills when I hear it. Downes RIP |
Wagner, Brian | OS3 | 1981 – 1984 | Operations | |
Marquez, Carl | PC3 | 1981 – 1981 | personnal | I was tad while a new PC was assigned to replace me while onbboard met some good people can't remember their names it's been a long time. I came aboard in the Indian ocean I think it was around 1980 or 81 |
Halsey, Douglas | ET 2 | Mar 1981 – Sep 1984 | ET | WENT ON WEST PAC IN 1981. WENT THROUGH HURRICANE IWA OUT OF PEARL HARBOR ON THE WAY BACK. |
Honeycutt, Michael | IC3 | Mar 7, 1981 – Oct 7, 1983 | E | The Downes was one big learning experinece. I will never forget the ship or the crew. The IC/EM had a lot of good times on that ship/ in port was better. |
Northcott, Marshall | BT3 | May 1981 – Oct 1985 | B | BEST YEARS OF MY 10 YEAR CAREER WAS SPENT ON THIS SHIP. BEST GROUP OF GUYS YOU COULD FIND. |
Darnall, Kevin | EM2 | May 1, 1981 – May 1, 1984 | E | From EMFN to EM2, The D-Downer-Downes was one hell of a learning experinece. One ship I will never forget and the crew coming and going will always be in my memory. |
Metzger, Russell | MM | Jun 1981 – Jun 1985 | MM | |
Metzger, Russell | MMFN | Jun 15, 1981 – Jun 14, 1985 | ENG. | |
Metzger, Russell (Scurge) | mm3 | Jun 15, 1981 – Jun 14, 1985 | engine room & A gang | what a great ship and crew. sure would like to here from old shipmates like farren,bebo,smith.hall.sprees,dave bedford greybow don in boats and all the game sry if i left out anyone. been on two west pacs remember ready now.... |
Wiseman, Terry | STG2 | Aug 1981 – Jul 1984 | ASW | Good ship, became shellback in 1981 near Singapore. Made 2,7 month deployements. Charles Alexander was LCPO and Rob Hillius was LPO. |
Dudley, Bill | PC3 | Aug 1981 – Sep 1983 | Postal clerk - was on board during Hurricane Iwa | |
Wittle, Duff | STG3 - STG1 | Dec 1981 – Feb 1986 | AS | I met some great guys, made two WesPacs, Seattle overhaul and spent many a long nights in Sonar Control. Thank goodness for the Ranos Gol. Hello: Red, Rome, Rege, Mark, Benji, Colonel, Jimbo, Odie, Bill, Hooter, & my mentor Chris Mills YBFT |
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