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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Moinester (FF 1097). 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 281 crew members registered for the USS Moinester (FF 1097).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Scarbrough, James D. | RM3 | 1973 – | pre commissioning crew//plank owner | |
Sterlacci, Michael | EM3 | 1973 – 1977 | R | |
Bepler, Vincent | OSSA | Mar 1973 – Sep 1975 | OPS/CIC | Was on Precomm crew. Went to Weswego, LA to bring ship to NNSY Portsmouth, VA. Plankowner, 1st trip to Gitmo; and shakedown cruise. Had a great time until it wasn't. I will never forget the MMCC plankowners of CIC. |
Smith, Ernie "Smitty" | STG3 | Jul 1973 – May 1975 | 3rd | Was a member of the precommissioning crew, present onboard when ship was brought from Avondale Shipyard, Weswego, LA to NNSY Portsmouth, present a commissioning-2 Nov 1974, transferred from Naples, Italy during first Med-Cruise. |
Friedman, Steve | IC2 | Oct 1973 – Oct 1977 | R | Plankowner |
Watson, Jeffrey H. | OSSN (THEN) | 1974 – 1977 | OI | Pre-commissioning crew |
De Perro, Joe (Dee) | HT3 | 1974 – 1977 | R | Plank Owner - Fond memories - thinking more about it now in my later years.......Still with Pam!!!!!! |
Wilson, Steve | ETN2 | 1974 – 1978 | OPS | |
Bivins, John | ET1 | 1974 – Jul 1977 | Electronic | Great division, great crew. |
Bourgond, Gregory | STG1 | 1974 – 1976 | Sonar | Currently a minister, professor, author, leadership consultant, husband, father, and grandfather. Was a CS Lewis visiting scholar living in his home in Headington England while I wrote two books. Married 47 years. |
Horan, Rip | STG3 | 1974 – Jul 1977 | 3rd | Plankowner |
Pace, Robert | RM2 | Jan 1974 – Jun 1976 | OC | Plank Owner.....had a great time with a great crew. |
McConnell, Dave | EMCM | Mar 12, 1974 – Jul 14, 1978 | R | This was a great ship for me. I made E-8 and E-9 onboard. My first R-Div. Ensign was Duane Covert he retired as a Captain and I attended his retirement. Hope the ship has a reunion in the future. |
Ogburn II, Jack | OS 3 | Mar 25, 1974 – Mar 24, 1977 | OI | |
Dowdell, Ed | RM2 | Apr 1974 – Jul 1976 | Communications | Precommissioning crew and Plankowner. |
Youngblood, Scott | MM3 | May 1974 – May 1976 | m div | got to be a plank owner on this unique kind of destroyer. this was actually the cleanest boat I managed to be on. does it matter that it was new |
Thomas, Ronald | RM2 | Jun 10, 1974 – Aug 10, 1978 | Comm/ET | Had some great times, especially the 1st MED cruise and the ECHO-2 incident. |
McConnell, James N. "Mac" | FTGSN | Jun 30, 1974 – Sep 10, 1977 | Some of the best years of my life! | |
Womack, Danny Womack | SK3 | Jul 1974 – May 24, 1976 | SUPPLY | PRECOMMISIONING/PLANKOWNER GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT I WORKED WITH |
Lucas, Mike (Luke) | MR2 | Jul 1974 – Dec 24, 1976 | R | Pre-comm and Plank Owner. Left on Christmas Eve 1975 on leave and 5 days TAD before discharge in Newport RI. Commissioning crew a great bunch of guys. |
Eannone, Robert | Ht 2 | Jul 1, 1974 – Apr 1977 | Repair | On pre-com at a warehouse at Norfolk, Commission crew, first deployment, Shake down, and departed as a plank owner . |
Smith, Ernie (Smitty) | STG3 | Jul 11, 1974 – Jun 1, 1975 | 3rd Division | Was on Precomm crew. Went to Weswego, LA to bring ship to NNSY Portsmouth, VA. Plankowner, 1st trip to Gitmo; Transferred on 1st Med Cruise in Naples, Italy. Quad zero, TACTASS operator, LSE, supply PO |
Currier, Robert | OS3 | Aug 1974 – Nov 1975 | OI | LOOKING FOR OLD SHIPMATES OF THE PRE-COMMINSSIONING DEATAIL |
Conrod, Bruce | GMGSN | Aug 1974 – Dec 1978 | 2 | Plank Owner and pre-com thru 1978 |
Eichholtz, Danny | GMG2 | Aug 2, 1974 – Dec 4, 1977 | 2nd | Great first ship and one that I carry so many memories. Conrad and I were in the same A-school class and Sr. Chief Whitt and Chief Corder taught me a lot.. Steve and Tara even came to my retirement. |
Hearn, Daniel | PN3 | Aug 6, 1974 – Jan 24, 1976 | Personnel | Plankowner and keeper of all leave files. Worked with PN1 Hamilton. |
Eichholtz, Danny R. | GMG2 | Aug 10, 1974 – Dec 4, 1977 | 2nd | Pre-comm/Plankowner. |
Carroll, Jeffery | MS3 | Aug 28, 1974 – Nov 10, 1977 | ||
Stuart J. Cvrk, Stu | ENS/LTJG | Sep 1974 – Jul 1977 | 1st and 3rd | A plankowner, I was the first ASWO to deploy on Moinester. |
Thomas, Curtis | E5 SHIP'S SERVICEMAN | Oct 1974 – Sep 1976 | Supply | |
Harkins, Gary | BT2 | Nov 1974 – Jan 1976 | B | Plankowner |
Irwin, Clyde | SA | Nov 1974 – Apr 1980 | Supply | I sure have some great memories of our trip to Italy, and Greece. Worked with a bunch of great guys. |
Younger, Jerry | QM3 | Nov 1974 – Jun 1977 | nav-ad | it was the good years of my life |
Leighner, Richard [burt] | mm3 | Nov 1974 – Aug 1978 | eng | |
Hamilton, Michael | PN1 | Nov 1974 – Apr 1976 | NAV/AD DIVISION | Plankowner! PN1 who along with PNSN Hearn in conjunction with all ship's office personnel and under guiding hands and professional oversight of our X. O. LCDR FIJAK prepared administratively for commissioning of ship.. |
Robertson, Dennis (Robbie) | SM2 | Nov 1974 – Apr 1975 | Operations | Re-enlisted before went on Ref Tray to Getmo for shake down . Sm2 Lovelace was a great mentior he helped me achieve SM2 thks Tony. SMC was best chief I ever served with. |
Harkins, Gary | BT2 | Nov 1, 1974 – Jan 13, 1976 | B | Yes, a plank owner |
Walthall, Stuart | SA | Nov 2, 1974 – Mar 1977 | Served as Boatswains-mate onboard. Gitmo cruise and Med cruise. Good memories...... | |
McGlothlin, Michael | OS 2 | Nov 19, 1974 – Oct 26, 1977 | Operations | Was known as Big Mac, came aboard as part of the precommisioning crew and I left the ship near the end of the second Med cruise. |
Hall, Glade | GMT3 | 1975 – 1977 | AS | The Moinester was my second ship, and last. The experience made me grow up after it was all said and done. I started out SR, then went to Great Lakes for GMT school . I took care of the ASROC launcher like it was my own. |
Anderson, Andy | BM3 | Mar 24, 1975 – Dec 24, 1975 | DECK DIVISIONTRYIN | TRYING TO FIND NAVY BUDDIES |
Gaines, Arthur | BMC | May 17, 1975 – Aug 24, 1978 | first | served as 1st Lt |
Hill, Dennis | TM2 | Sep 1975 – Aug 1979 | 3rd |
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