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USS Pharris (FF 1094) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Pharris (FF 1094). 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 264 crew members registered for the USS Pharris (FF 1094).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker, Moses | E6 | 1969 – 1972 | Supply | I am an orginal plank owner of the USS Pharris 1094. I was assigned to the ship when the collision between the USS Belknap and the USS Kenndy occured. |
| Courtright, Dean | OS/E-7 | 1972 – 1975 | Dean was my dad, he passed away June 7, 2007. He worked in radar. If anyone has any pictures of him I would like to see them. He loved the Navy and has been cremated and will be buried at sea. Thank you guys. | |
| Rhoads, Steven | EM2 | 1972 – 1978 | R | Plank owner. Stayed for 20 and retired the same time as the Pharris. |
Pope, Carl  | EM2 | 1973 – 1976 | R | Precom crew, GITMO shakedown, 2 Med cruises, Indian ocean, shellback iniation. and Plank owner. |
| Rhoads, Steven | EM2 | Feb 14, 1973 – Feb 15, 1978 | E | PRECOM CREW |
| Day, Marion Weldon | E4 | Jun 1973 – Jan 1975 | Fire Control | Precomm detail |
| Perrine, David | ET1 | Jul 1, 1973 – Nov 1, 1976 | Electronics | |
| Rodak, Ron | RM2 | Jul 10, 1973 – Aug 10, 1976 | oc | Was an original crew member. I arrived in Norfolk before the ship was sailed from the shipyard in Avondale. Was on the Medcruise in 74/75 when he USS Kennedy collided with the USS Belknap during night training exercises. |
| Elswick, Chuck | E5 HT | Aug 1973 – Dec 1976 | R | Started as a firemam left as a E-5, precom in the barracks to ship's commissioning at the Navy Yard. Plank Owner, Shellback saw alot did alot some of the best times I've had in my life. |
| McGuire, Michael | ETR2-ETC | Aug 23, 1973 – Apr 15, 1977 | OEO1 | Part of Nucleus Crew in New Orleans (PLANK OWNER). Great memories through many cruises. Captain O'Brien was a great skipper and did his best to get us great liberry ports. My first Shell back command. (Gold Now). |
| Younginer, Carl | STG3 | Sep 1973 – Jun 1975 | Sonar | Plank Owner. Assigned to barracks in Norfolk before ship was delivered. Went through shake down cruises and commissioning. |
| Nichols, Marvin | RM1 | Sep 18, 1973 – Jul 1, 1976 | Operations | Part of the nuclear crew/blankowner in New Orleans. I was lead radioman. Pretty good crew for the most part. |
| Wazlavek, Tom | SN | Sep 28, 1973 – Jun 29, 1976 | Deck/1ST | Original plankowner. Arrived in the Barracks in Sept 73. Survived shakedown, RefTra, and the first CO. I've got a first med cruisebook around here somewhere. Reunion, anyone? |
| Section, Gromoski L. | SMSA - SM2 | Oct 1973 – Jun 10, 1977 | OC | Original "Old School" Plank Owner of the USS Pharris (FF-1094); joined the Precommissioning crew at NOB in October 1973. Onboard for commissioning at NNSY in Portsmouth, VA on 01/26/74. Mentored the late, great SMCM (SW) W. E. O'Neal. |
| Puffer, David D. , RCDD | E4/IC3 | Oct 1, 1973 – Mar 31, 1975 | R | Another plank owner; Those shakedown cruises still bring memories. I was crew in the barracks before we had the boat in Norfolk. Anybody else from "R" out there? |
| Fay, Marion | HMC | 1974 – 1977 | marion fay was my dad he passed away on jan 15,2005 he was orginal plank owner looking for anyone who knew him or has pics to share most of his pics where lost in a flood 15 yrs ago thanks for any help you can give me | |
| Wildberger, Art | BT1 | Jan 16, 1974 – Nov 16, 1977 | B | Like to hear from Danny Skinner, tight Engineering Dept., Grest ship / Great Memories |
| Dennis, Ron | ET2 | Jan 26, 1974 – Aug 10, 1975 | Communications ET | I was on the commisioning crew and am a plank owner. The best and the smartest guys in the Navy! |
| Gleim, Jim /pacman | RM3 | Feb 28, 1974 – Dec 1975 | oc | came on board on a saturday and we pulled out monday for a trip to Puerto Rico, where I had just spent 2 years. went on first med cruise and remember all the great times. also remember the Belknap collision |
| Start, Ray | STG2 | Mar 1974 – Oct 1976 | Weapons | First Med Cruise, 1976 Bicentenial cruise to New York City. |
| Repetski, David | BTFN | Apr 8, 1974 – Oct 28, 1978 | Engineering | On the bridge for the Belknap. Loved all of the ports that a smaller ship could get into' remember running aground leaving Sicily and waiting for 8 months to get a new prop. |
| Start, Ray | STG2 | Jun 1974 – Sep 1976 | Weps | |
| Scardigno, Tony | BT2 | Jun 6, 1974 – Jan 13, 1978 | B Division | |
| Pinder, Emery | QM 2 | Sep 30, 1974 – Jun 23, 1978 | Navigation | I know a couple of my shipmates...where's the rest ?? Remember the USS Kennedy & Belknap collision in the Med ?? Hell of a night. |
| Pinder, Emery | DE 1094 | Nov 20, 1974 – Jul 24, 1974 | XN | Hey Shipmates, I was a QM on board right after the Plank Owners. We ran aground in Bahrain Saudia Arabia but it wasn't my fault! The harbor pilots didn't do their job. I have found two others, Bill Clements and Randy Blaine. |
| Brisendine, Leonard | HN | 1975 – 1976 | XN | I have fond and not so fond memories of the med cruise. Not so fond memories of the Belknap-Kennedy collision. Cant beleive it was almost 40 years ago. Love to hear from anyone out there. lennybris@gmail.com |
| Skinner, Skip | BT 2 | 1975 – 1978 | bt | |
| Lehmann, Ira | MM2 | 1975 – 1977 | M Division | Swapped with a guy to get on the Pharris. Never regretted it. Great crew! |
| Steinmiller, Robert | CS2 | 1975 – 1977 | supply | |
| Jaquish, Stephen (Jake) | STG3 | 1975 – Oct 1976 | 3rd | First ship, fresh out of Sonar A School, got married on leave, checked onboard and found out going to the Med in 1 week Witnessed the collision of the Kennedy/Belknap (later served on the Belknap). Mardi gras in Mobile |
| Salmon, James | SEAMAN | Jan 15, 1975 – Nov 23, 1976 | ||
| Chernitsky, Marty | LT(JG) | Feb 1, 1975 – Jan 26, 1978 | 1st/2nd | Wow, 30 years since all that. Solid Shield, the Med. Mardi Gras in Mobile. Shellback initiation in the Indian Ocean. Blue Angels on deck. Pharr-ice cream. Globe. Kennedy and Belknap. Standing watches that seemed 30 years long. |
| Thompson, Mark | E-3 | Feb 10, 1975 – Nov 1, 1976 | Supply | Mr.Pinder,I remember you and Mr. Clements. He played guitar back in the aft quarters with Rick Mayer.Got drunker than shit in Naples and puked layin on his back.Good thing we were there. The Bellknap and Kennedy was a hell of a mess.Bless! |
| Heald, Fred | STG3 | Apr 1975 – 1977 | 3 rd | I missed being a plank owner by only a couple of weeks. We went on the Med cruise only a couple weeks after I got out of "A" school for Sonar. Quite an awakening as I was told we would be in the shipyards for some time. |
| Degraaf, Everett | STG3 | May 1975 – Jul 1976 | Sonar | 1st Med cruise |
| Sager, Michael | EW2 | May 15, 1975 – Jan 13, 1980 | OI | Arrived after commissioning. Med (Belknap Collision), Mideast, SNFL, Gitmo, and running aground 2x. |
| Skinner, Skip | BT2 | Jul 1975 – Sep 1977 | ||
| Klose, Edward (Ed) | SGT 3 | Jul 1975 – Jan 1, 1976 | Sonar | Living in Seattle, WA and am an ordained pastor serving in a church here. Have fond memories of my time on the Pharris |
| Potts, Kenneth | PN1 | Nov 1975 – Jun 1979 | First/ Weps/ XN | Hey Guys, long time, great crew!! remember pharris on the rocks in brumuda, bahrain also the country club in antigua!! lots of fun and good times!! I even ended up being a lifer!! |
| Hassler, Peter | BM2 | 1976 – 1977 | 1 st. | I remember the Kennedy/Belknap collision.I was hooked into the starboard bow life lines with Salmon on a fire hose cooling down the Kennedys port fueling station,and dogginga coms. antenna swinging in the air. |
| Griffith, Tom | QM3 | Mar 10, 1976 – Aug 1, 1978 | Operations | I didn't know this site existed. Emery Pinder Jon Grigulunas(?) how about it... i remember runnig aground in Bahrain and Bermuda |
| Reynolds, Charlie | mm2 | Apr 15, 1976 – Oct 23, 1980 | M | Good Ship, good cruises (SNFL), (UNITAS), Good People |
| Wright, Doug | EM3 | Apr 24, 1976 – Sep 24, 1979 | Electrician | I often wish I would have stayed in the navy. I have very fond memories of my stay aboard the Pharris. I guess its true, hindsight is 20/20. |
| Heston, Richard | STG! | May 4, 1976 – Feb 2, 1979 | AS | |
| Smith, Terry | PC3 | May 4, 1976 – Dec 2, 1978 | ||
| Fullen, William (Catfish) | EM2 (WHILE ONBOARD) | Jun 1976 – May 1979 | Still my favorite command of the four I had in the Navy. Great Ship and crew. | |
| Puchacz, Rob/pooch | EM1 | Jul 3, 1976 – Jun 21, 1981 | E | Life has been good. Lots of success some of which is from my time in the Navy aboard the Pharris. We eat roast beef. |
| Vingua, Thomas (Vinny) | E2 TO E4 | Jul 20, 1976 – Apr 6, 1979 | 1st & 3rd | Some of the best times of my life, Good Shipmates, great places, plenty of adventures, and learned alot, Thanks Bm1, my reget, why didn't I stay in...I was to young and foolish to understand at that time. Now I'm freezing my ass in Chicag |
| Vierheller II, Frederick G./ Tiny | RM3 | Sep 1976 – Sep 1979 | OC | My first cruise was the mideast (not that nice), then the nato cruise lots of fun and all the short in and out quick trips. Does running aground count for hazardous duty pay? |
| Justin, Paul | GMG3 | Dec 1976 – Sep 1978 | Hope everyone is well |
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