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USS MacDonough (DDG 39) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS MacDonough (DDG 39). 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 399 crew members registered for the USS MacDonough (DDG 39).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weidman, Henry | SN | 1961 – 1962 | OE | Plank owner. Maintained the closed circuit TV system in CIC. Went to GITMO. |
| Beamer, William/david | SN | Jul 1961 – Feb 1963 | Weapons | Plank owner of DLG 8. Now living in Indiana. Retired USNR QM1 (1984 - 2001) |
| Karlak, Cedric (Jim) | RM2 | Aug 1961 – Aug 1965 | OC | Plank Owner - Pre-com in Newport |
| Kahle, Bob | ST1 | Aug 7, 1961 – May 20, 1964 | FOX | Plank Owner. Currently Membership Chairman of the USS Macdonough Reunion Association. Great crew. If you want to join our association, contact me at rek1@comcast.net or 732-238-1103 |
| Watson, Harry | EM3 | Sep 20, 1961 – Nov 1, 1961 | R Division | Enjoyed my time on the MAC |
| Brown, Ken Brown ( Brownie) | IC 3 | Nov 4, 1961 – Nov 18, 1963 | Engineering | Commissioning crew DLG 8. Where are the rest of you guys that commissioned the ship in '63? |
Hash, Skip  | FTM1 | Nov 1962 – Oct 1964 | FOX DIV | When I left the ship, I went to Instructor duty at Mare Island, CA. I stayed on the west coast after that. |
| Langley, Harold | RM3 | Mar 10, 1963 – Jun 1, 1964 | communications | Had a wild radio crew......Jackie D. and Karlak |
| Pearson, Kenneth | USNR; 1st Class Petty Officer | Dec 3, 1963 – | Machinist Mate | Remembering good friends, Macky Weathersby, Spoon, Dryden, Tingle, Odem, Marick, Rockovich, and many more. Salute!!!! |
| Eddy, Roy | EM 3 | Jul 20, 1964 – Mar 1, 1966 | R | |
| Cheatwood, Bill | BT2 | Nov 1965 – Nov 1967 | Foward Fireroom | USN-R made BT2, before I was discharged. Really miss the guys and the "Mac". Strange that I spent 43-yrs with a Defense Contractor, building Nuclear Reactors for the US Navy. I retired 04/2012. |
| O'Shea, Mike | Ensign-Ltjg | Aug 1966 – Dec 1968 | Officer | First Division Officer ASW Officer Retired from the Navy in 1992 as a Commander. |
| Landon, Robert | E5/EN | 1967 – 1970 | R DIV | A Gang and R Div. 1967-70. Boat engineer, ACR Reefers. Underway after engine room throttle watch. |
| Hall, Harry | RM2 | Apr 1967 – Jun 1969 | Communications | |
| Thiel, John | CWO2 | Jul 20, 1967 – Sep 1, 1970 | FCO | |
| Tylla, Rick (Lizard) | RD3 | 1968 – 1971 | OI | I've kept in touch with Curtin, Grafft, Wallace, Giroux, Bryan, and Foster. I got reconnected with Gary Beanland at the last reunion 2009. |
| Darlington, Jerry | EN3 | 1968 – 1971 | R Division | |
| Zander, James | Mar 1969 – Dec 1969 | Electronics | ETN2on the 1969 Med cruise | |
| Smith, Gary | E4 | Apr 27, 1969 – Feb 23, 1973 | B& R | |
| Smith, Gary / Smitty | E4 | Jul 18, 1969 – Feb 23, 1973 | R | I was onboard so long, I knew every hiding place on board the ole MAC. |
| Kastraba, Gary | OS3 | 1970 – 1973 | OI | Served with Bader, Curtain, Hull, Cain, Zelinko, Phil, Duncan, Lizard, ETC. Ship was decommisioned in 1973 for AA modernization. Went back to work at Ford Motor until I retired. |
| Grafft, Phil | RD3 | 1970 – 1972 | OI | I continue to be in touch with Chief Burnett, Bryan, Curtin, Foster, Giroux, Tyler, and Wallace. Recently go tinformation on Kastraba, and am going to try and expand the search for Zelenko, Shepis, and others. |
| Foster, Gregory | RD | 1970 – 1972 | OI | Been to several reunions. It was great to see CPO Burnett, and many of my radar buddies again. Tylla, Curtin, Kastraba,Grafft,Bryant. Retired after 34 yrs with a major telephone co. Widowed twice but always moving ahead. |
| Tannery, Frank | RM3 | Nov 1, 1970 – 1973 | Ops | Anyone who i served with on the Mac from 1970-73 are welcome to email me anytime. Gene |
| Fennell, Fred | BT2 | 1971 – 1972 | Engineering, Forward and After Firerooms | |
| Higgins, James | BT3 | 1971 – 1973 | B Division | My first ship, soon after we made a Unitas cruise around South America, great cruise. Advanced from BT3-BT2 |
| Gelbhaar, Stan (Stretch) | RD3 | Jan 1971 – Aug 1972 | Radar | Yes I remember the ole MAC. I remember some of the guys but not all of them. Cain, Shepis, Chief Burnett, Graft, Hoffman, Johnson (surfer),Bader, Kastraba, Foster, Giroux and Jones. |
| Bader, Gordon | OS3 | Jan 7, 1971 – Jul 1, 1973 | OI | Worked in CIC & ECM. Had a great time, sorry to have heard that she went to the scrap yard. We decommissioned her in Phil & returned to college. Where is Galvin, Shepas, Jones, Chief Burnett, Hull, Cain, Roddy, Kastraba, Duncan & everyone e |
| Clement, Robert Alan | FTM1 | Mar 1971 – Aug 1972 | ||
| Duncan, Butch | os | Mar 17, 1971 – Jun 15, 1973 | OI | Left Macdonough-to W H Standley Retired from Navy 1993 |
| Hansen, Bill (Yaroslav) | GMT-3 | May 1971 – Aug 1973 | 4th (ASW) | I was a Square Barrel Gunners Mate on the Mac from May of 71, until the decommissioning in Philadelphia summer of 73. Then I served on the Furer (DEG 6) until my discharge in 74. I just retired after 36 years teaching. |
| Visnesky, George Ski | MM3 | Jun 1971 – Mar 1973 | R Division | knew J Darlington and G Smith of Mac good vets |
| Hoffman, Donald | RD3 | Aug 16, 1971 – Sep 11, 1972 | Operations | It was a great experience and I remember many of my great shipmates. Hoping we get to see each other again |
| Hansen, Melvin | os3 | 1972 – 1973 | operations | It was along time ago. I don't remember to much from that time. |
| Cash, Danny | RM2 | 1972 – 1973 | Communications | |
| Smith, Quentin Smitty | ETNSN | Feb 15, 1972 – May 15, 1973 | OE | Worked for John Caldwell |
| Smith, H. Lee | RD2/OS2 | Mar 15, 1972 – Mar 3, 1973 | OI | Med '72.... DECOMM '73 |
| Strange, Christopher { Doc ) | SA | May 20, 1972 – Jan 31, 1973 | Deck | Lot of time chipping and painting. Qualified helmsman on bridge, General Quarters station in CIC as a plotter. Interesting learning how to write backwards so they can read on the other side of the board. First cruises. |
| Bullis, Herb | HTFN/3? | Jun 14, 1972 – 1973 | R-Div | Looking for Bruce Deutch, Charlie Robinson, Chief Newton, HT-1 Price, David Chestnut. Anyone from DLG-8 |
| Bork, Bill | MM3 | Aug 10, 1972 – Jul 1, 1973 | Engineering | Decommissioned her in Philly as DLG-8. First and best ship I ever served on. Tried to get assigned to her during refit, but the EO had other plans. |
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