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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Talbot (FFG 4). 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 215 crew members registered for the USS Talbot (FFG 4).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1984 | 1985 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheehy, Jim | FTM-1 | Jan 1966 – Jul 1967 | 2nd | Commisioned this baby! Owned the 52 Radar. |
| Wallace, Douglas | RD2 | Jan 1, 1966 – Aug 1, 1967 | Radar | I don't rememeber the exact dates, but put the Talbot, DEG 4 into commission. Then transferred off to USS Julius Fuhrer DEG 6 for a Med cruise. Great times in Boston and Newport. |
| Osburn, Richard "ozzie" | BTC | Nov 1966 – May 1969 | Eng B | Pre- com detail in Bath and commissioning crew. I loved to steam that plant! It was the Cadillac of all plants, as sweet as a girlfriend, and just as dependable. |
| Knght, Mike | ETN2 | Nov 1966 – Jun 1968 | OE | Joined the crew in a room above the BIW machine shop, it has been a long time. Retired in 1990 |
| Humphrey, Michael | STG3 | Nov 8, 1966 – Oct 31, 1969 | 3rd | Plank owner. Met a lot of good guys and some good times. |
| Sheehy, James (Jim) | FTM1 | Dec 20, 1966 – Jul 7, 1968 | G | FTM1, POIC Tartar Weapons System. December 66 - July 68. Great crew, worst CO I ever served under. I’m not sure about the Division we were in. |
| Myers, Paul | STG3 | 1967 – Jul 1968 | Plank Owner. Great Ship, Great Crew, Great Fun | |
| Penninger, Doc | Radarman | 1967 – 1969 | Operations | Came onboard age 17. Met Some great people on Talbot.Made the first med /North Atlantic Cruise 1969. Some great times on board Talbot. What happened to Echo Eddy(EE Woods) & XO BC Dean bad conduct discharge Dean |
| Kidd, Dennis | RD2 | 1967 – 1969 | Operations | Commissioned the USS Talbot at Boston Navel Shipyards. Served aboard as RD2 until 1969 upon return from Mediterranean. |
| Johnson, Webb | FTG-2 | Jan 1967 – May 1969 | Plank owner, left the ship in Malta, as Petty Officer in Charge of Gun Fire Control System (such as it was). | |
| Drapac, Thomas | MMFN | Feb 1967 – Jun 1967 | M | Plank Owner |
| Jacobia, Richard (Jake) | GMG3 | Feb 1967 – Oct 1968 | Weapons | Member of commissioning crew when it was DEG-4. Spent the first few months in Newport going to schools. Then to GITMO for our shakedown. I remember being involved in the search for the nuke sub Scorpion when she was lost off the Azores. |
| Howard, Arthur | SH3 | Feb 1967 – Jul 17, 1969 | Supply | Who of the original crew can forget "Double Ecco"Capt Edwin E Woods?I remember the moment he left the ship for the last time.When the word "Talbot Departing" was passed it was not broadcast below decks because of huge cheers from t |
| Riberdy, Maurice | MM3 | Feb 1, 1967 – May 24, 1969 | A Gang | Plank owner. Got off the ship in Rota, Spain at the end of the Med Cruise |
| Wellein, Tom | GMG3 | Mar 16, 1967 – Jan 21, 1969 | Weapons ASROC | Was an honor to be a plank owner |
| Godfrey, Francis [parker] | MM3 | Apr 1967 – Jan 29, 1969 | m | plank owner,now living in new hampshire.have some great memories of talbot and her crew |
| Kelley, Mike | RM2 | Apr 1967 – Apr 1969 | OC | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000721680653 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchassistforvetsplymouth/ |
| Ketcham, Robert | EM-3 | Apr 22, 1967 – Oct 20, 1969 | ENGINEERING | |
| Bass, Phillip J | RM2 | Sep 14, 1967 – Apr 10, 1968 | Operation | I boarded day before we left for 1st GTMO shakedown Cruize Made 1st Med cruize. Many memories |
| McCray, Daniel | QM2 | 1968 – Jan 30, 1970 | Operations | |
| Brock, George | STG2 | 1968 – 1970 | 3rd | |
| Richardson, Marty | BM3 | Feb 1, 1968 – Sep 11, 1969 | 1st Div. | I believe I was the Talbot's first color blind lookout. Till Cpt. Woods found out. |
| Layne, Kenneth | GMG3 | Feb 5, 1968 – Jan 28, 1970 | Weapons | Served aboard USS Talbot DEG 4 68-70 Homeport: Newport, RI North atlantic/Med cruise 1969 Charleston Ship Yard, Boston |
| Layne, Ken | GMG3 | Feb 15, 1968 – Jan 1970 | Weps | Picked up Talbot in the yards in dry dock in Bostpon. Did the first Med/North Atlantic cruise.Left her in Dy dock in Boston in Jan 1970. |
| Henry, Lefty | RM-2 | Apr 10, 1968 – Aug 8, 1969 | OPERATIONS | PROUD TO BE A PLANK OWNER, HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF THE SHIP AND CREW |
| Andreas, Wayne | STG2 | Oct 1968 – 1971 | 3RD | |
| Burch, Ron | MM3 | Dec 1968 – Apr 1972 | Engine room | If it hadn't been for the cruises, would have made a career of the Navy. Very proud to have served aboard the Talbot. Met a lot of wonderful shipmates. Would be nice to be able to reconnect after all these years. |
| Osif, Thomas | RM2 | Dec 24, 1968 – Jun 10, 1970 | Operations | First Med cruise, Gitmo, 6 glorious months in Boston. Great memories! |
| Haskins, Keith, The Kid | fireman apprentice | 1969 – | R | I would love to talk to any of my mates, that are interested. I am in Wenatchee, Washington, and am a Union Carpenter. Married, with two kids and three Grandsons. |
| Belden, Bix | BT3 | Sep 12, 1969 – Sep 14, 1972 | SNIPES | KNEW HER AS DEG-4, BEST BUNCH OF BOILERMEN IN THE NAVY, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. MISS YOU GUYS, WILL, FRENCHIE, BOB, GIVENS, MARTY AND DAVE. MAN WE HAD FUN!! |
| Kulp, Nick | GMGSA | Oct 1969 – Feb 15, 1972 | Gunnery | Barcelona Spain 1970 |
| Williams, Rich | bt | Apr 1970 – Sep 1973 | m | great group of guys,some of the best times of my life |
| MacKey, Bill | CS3 | Jun 1970 – 1972 | cook | the terrible T,best time of my life,almost. i still remember it like it was yesterday. |
| McGarty, Jim (Gartz) | E4 RM3 | Jun 15, 1970 – Oct 15, 1973 | OPS | It's hard to believe it's been over 30 years. |
| Deming, Donald | FTM2 | Oct 1970 – Mar 1975 | 2nd division | |
| Tancrede, Ron | QM2 | Oct 20, 1970 – Aug 25, 1972 | OC | Looking back on my time on the Talbot it was a great experience with a great bunch of guys. |
| crawford, bob | BT3 | Oct 28, 1970 – Jun 30, 1974 | B | Had the honor and pleasure of working with some of the best men during a very difficult time in a young life..Givens Bt1..CramBtc..Belden Bt3..Hersey Bt2..and the best of the best Bob Martin Bt1..Thanks Marty for being good teacher and friend.. |
| Huard, Joseph J. | BM1 | Dec 28, 1970 – Jun 20, 1976 | 1st | |
| Marsiello, Larry | SN | 1971 – Nov 1972 | 1st | |
| Natyniak, Marko | stg3 | 1971 – | 3rd division3 | |
| Kent, Mike | FN/YN3 | Feb 1971 – Dec 1972 | M | An intense time with a great bunch of guys in the engine room. Markoff, Daniels, Kleiber, Ozzie, Reese, Soto, and my best bud John Bendixsen. Log Room duties and watch standing made for busy days. UNITAS XIII was an awesome experience. |
| Rosborg, Walter ("Rosie") | FTM2 | Mar 1971 – Jul 1975 | 2nd | Almost 40 years have passed! Hard to believe! The best time I had was on the UNITAS XIII cruise. I'll never forget it. Looking for my 1st, 2nd and 3rd division buddies. |
| Shoener, Ken | RD/OS/EW 3 | May 1971 – Dec 1973 | OI | Was DEG-4 when I was aboard . Did several short cruises to carribbean and east coast ops,also a huge joint expositon cruise,Andros island like forever and then the best UNITAS,Panama Canal,St.Thomas NICE SHIP GREAT CREW |
| McLaughlin, Tim | Ens/Ltjg | Aug 1971 – Mar 1973 | OC | Great ship, great shipmates. |
| Thornton, Jackie | TM3 | Aug 5, 1971 – Aug 5, 1972 | 3RD | MY FIRST SHIP |
| Gagne, Dennis | SKSN | Oct 11, 1971 – Oct 10, 1973 | Supply | Hard to believe it has been over 40 years. Many fond memories now that I think back. |
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