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USS Coontz (DDG 40) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Coontz (DDG 40). 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 365 crew members registered for the USS Coontz (DDG 40).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce, Jim | FTM3 | Mar 1970 – Feb 1971 | Fox | Reported to DLG-9 March 1970. Worked in Aft plot under FTM1 Glover. LPO was FTM1 Wayne Gross. Served aboard until she was DECOM in Feb of 1971. Initiated as Shellback heading for Rio on the way to Philly. |
| Waterbury, Brian | RD3 | May 1, 1970 – Feb 22, 1971 | OI | Coontz was DESRON 7 Flag Ship. OI Div was top heavy with PO's. Lots of brass striker plates to polish. Roughest weather enroute to Canada for ASW Ops. Coontz was a very unpleasant ride in moderate to heavy seas. Decommed her in Phily. |
| Worster, Roland (Ron) | FTM1 | Jul 1970 – Aug 1971 | Lead FTM and MK 119 Supervisor. Put "Coontz" back in commission after overhaul at Philadelphia Naval shipyard. | |
| Patty, Sam | RD SN | Sep 17, 1970 – Feb 22, 1971 | OPERATIONS | Participated in ASW OPs off British Columbia with the Canadians in Heavy seas (sick constantly) and took her to Philly to decommission in 77 |
| McGilbery, David | GMM3-GMM1 | Nov 1970 – Dec 1975 | Wep | Picked up DLG 9 in the shipyards in Philly when it was being overhauled. Went on African shakedown cruise, and 2 Med cruises. Left right before the North Atlantic cruise. |
| Bartoletta, Vic | YN3 | 1971 – Mar 2, 1973 | weapons | |
| Boldt, Ed | RM3 | 1971 – 1973 | OC | Proud to have served on recomm. crew and to have known all the radiomen. Any one heard from Andy. Hl Chris . |
| Snider, Gary | seamen | Aug 28, 1971 – Aug 28, 1975 | 1st division | |
| Abecunas, David | MM2 | Nov 1, 1971 – Dec 10, 1974 | M Division | First Sea Command, great crew |
| Chretien, Wilbur (Chris) | RM1 | Dec 1, 1971 – Nov 1, 1974 | oc | Put this ship in commision when it was DLG9 at the Philadelphia Shipyard after update of asw package. Commissioning crew were a very nice bunch of sailors. Prowd to be one the the commissioning crew. |
| Legrand, Frank | MM2 | Dec 14, 1971 – Nov 23, 1973 | R | Top watch main control, A gang ac man |
| Lechner, Richard | FTG 3 | 1972 – 1974 | Gun | & months in Med, towed the burned out Kri Kri to Crete, tested the Vulcan Guns, pulled our weapons officer out of the drink after he was swept overboard, |
| Lechner, Richard | FTG 3 | 1972 – 1974 | guns | Any one in contact with David Horkey gm2, John Riley gm3, or Lt Ulrich our division head? Does anyone in guns div. remember the pair of six barrel VADS guns and the 3 barrel pinto mount we had installed in boston 72 |
| Toomey, Bud | BM3 | Jan 1972 – Jun 24, 1974 | 1st | Had Captains Gig with Ford and Draper. |
| Lorimer, Daniel | HT2 | Jan 1972 – Jan 1976 | R Division | |
| Arneson, Terry (Arnie) | BM3 | Feb 1972 – Jul 1974 | 1st. | |
| Matthess, Robert | GMM3 | Mar 1972 – Jun 22, 1973 | WEPS | Decomissioned DLG 12 in Philly and re-comissioned DLG 9 that same year. |
| Wild, Paul | MMw | Mar 1972 – Jul 30, 1975 | M Division | Recom 1972, plank owner, Shellback |
| Deeter, Dennis | CS2 | Mar 1972 – Sep 22, 1975 | Supply | night Baker/ Jack of the Dust in Port |
| Street, Bruce | YN3 | Mar 10, 1972 – Mar 6, 1974 | Yeoman | I am a plank owner of DLG9. Looking for anyone during my time on the ship. |
| Wickham, Joel | LT(jg) | Mar 18, 1972 – Oct 8, 1973 | OD | First NTDS Officer |
| Isaac, Ernie Aka Ike | EN 3 | Apr 1972 – Jul 1974 | R A-GANG | Many good memories and worked with many great people. My only regret is not staying in. |
| McGrath, "Ace" William | HT3 | Apr 10, 1972 – Apr 1, 1976 | "R" | .Worked with JE McLaughlin and Danny Lorimer,Bill Holt, Jeff Piper, Jim Saunders, Red Dog Gillespie,Draper, Candy Brown, Horkie, Good times. Lots of siesta time in Barcelona with me & my wife & Jeff Shoppe &his wife |
| Pack, Virgil | BT4 | May 10, 1972 – Jul 6, 1975 | 'The...'B' Divison | Good time with some good people. Worked Oil King the last year right next to Billy Canfield manning the ships store. |
| Harrison, James | SEAMAN | Jul 1972 – Jul 1975 | First | |
| Gross, Randy | E-3 | 1973 – Jun 12, 1975 | weps yeoman | Went on the Med cruise, memory is slipping... know we were coming back on Thanksgiving Day and ran into a full gale. We refueled in Ponta Delgado on the way over. Stopped in Rota, Spain; Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Towed a burning... |
| Lowell, Lawrence | FTG3 | 1973 – 1976 | WG | |
| Piper, Jeff | HT3 | Jan 1973 – Dec 1976 | Repair | 2years,11mo,13 days 1year,11mo,12days at sea.Or very close to that!! S/S watch ,roving watch KP with Dennis Deeter, NWPI team,On Scene Leader,Lots of days at sea!! R/Aof the KreKre? Took that ship in tow to Crete lots of good times/friends |
| Desabato, Charles " D " | MM | Mar 1973 – May 1976 | repair A-gang | Many Many fond memories, and some not so fond... |
| Gregg, Ted | EMFN | Apr 1973 – Feb 1974 | ||
| Lowell, Lawrence | E 4 | Jul 1, 1973 – Jan 27, 1976 | WG | |
| Bullen, Bobby | SN | Sep 1973 – Jun 30, 1975 | 1st | |
| Coleman, Dale | FTM2 | Oct 1973 – Nov 1973 | FOX | Served aboard for about a month off the coast of Israel during the 73 war as a member of FOX Div. Looking for FTM3 McArthur |
| Toth, David | ETN2 | Nov 28, 1973 – Jun 18, 1978 | OE | |
| Morris, David | E-3 GMT | 1974 – | ASROC | I had a hatch close on my hand going to General Quarters. Entering the ASROC launch control. Nearly took my fingers off |
| Auger, John | ETR2 | Mar 20, 1974 – Jul 14, 1978 | OE | |
| Morris, David | GMT E-3 | Dec 1974 – Jan 1976 | Gunners Mate | I had a hatch close on my right hand during General Quarters while entering the ASROC launch control during a shake down cruise in the Caribbean, 1975. |
| Copley, Jack | MM | 1975 – 1977 | mm | |
| Corriveau, Michael Aka Red | MM1 | 1975 – 1979 | M Main Control | Reported aboard Jan of 75 as initiated as a MMC in August of 79 and transfered 2 days later to the USS Miller FF1091 in Newport RI.. Coontz was a good ship... just some hard times in the 70's |
| Gramolini, Greg | GMM2 | 1975 – 1979 | WEAPONS | |
| Hays, Mike | E3 | 1975 – 1977 | Supply | |
| Kilgore, David | MM2 | 1975 – 1988 | Engineering-#1 Eng Rm Main Control | Came aboard the Coontz right out of A-School in early 1975 and spent entire enlistment aboard in Main Control.Had a lot of good Chiefs,Engineering Officers,and Captains.Lot of time around Cuba and several cruises across the Atlantic.Couple of NATO cruise |
| Spencer, William | TM2 (ss) | 1975 – 1976 | Weapons Asroc | Sadly got orders to Recruiting School and left in Scotland during the NATO Cruise. Best and most memorable time in the Navy with the greatest bunch of guys ever. |
| Rajczyk, Walter | IC2 | 1975 – 1980 | Electrical | Today is Memorial Day 2021, and we’re all getting through the Pandemic. I thought about the Coontz today with fine memories. |
| Weavel, Joe | RM3 | Feb 1975 – Mar 13, 1976 | OC | Came onboard the Coontz in Barcelona Spain. LTjg Phillips was the Division Officer, RMC Decicco was chief, Commanding Officer was Cdmr Howe |
| Kitzweger, Erwin John | BTFN | Feb 1975 – Aug 1976 | B-Division | finished A school in Feb.75,GreatLakes.,Ill.,joined ship in Naples,Italy,Feb75,to B-Div.Met and seen many different cultures and places in my two years aboard the ship,most memorable cruise-1976 Bi-Centenial,cruise. |
| Thompson, Mike Tommy | HT2 | Apr 1975 – Aug 1979 | R - Repair | Worked in HT shop. Had a great time, 1 med cruise, 2 Nato/Stanavforlant, 1 major overhaul, 1 minor overhaul, and a few Opreation springboards. Had a great time, contact me if you remember me. |
| Dave England, Dave | MS 3 | Apr 1975 – May 1977 | S-5 | |
| Brouwer, Aaron Rick | ET2 | Jun 1975 – Jun 1977 | OE | |
| Maue, Bob | FTM2 | Jul 1975 – Aug 17, 1979 | WEAPONS MISSILE RADAR | WORKED 48 RADAR |
| Staron, Dan | MM3-MM1 | Jul 15, 1975 – Oct 30, 1979 | M | water king both NATO cruises |
| Brock, Albert | GMT-3 | Aug 1975 – Jun 1978 | WA | Reported fresh out of "C" school. Man what journey...learned a lot, met a lot of good men, had lots of fun. That NATO cruise was fun. |
Brock, Albert  | GMT-3 | Aug 1975 – Jun 13, 1978 | WA | |
| Draper, Rusty | E-4 | Sep 1975 – Sep 18, 1977 | Weapons | |
| Lawson, Tom | ET | Oct 1975 – Oct 1978 | OE | Great Memories, I enjoyed my time on board I met a lot of good men. |
| Pickett, Donald | E-1 | Oct 1975 – Feb 1976 | Boiler room | This was my first and only ship that I served on |
| Bliss, Paul | FTG-2 | Nov 1975 – Jul 1980 | WG Division | just retired with a total of 27yrs from the KS Air National Guard, after 4+ yrs onboard Coontz, and 7+ yrs doing engineering work before starting with the Guard in '87. |
| Yakel, Donald J Jr | SA/BM | Nov 1975 – Mar 5, 1976 | Boatswains mate | Boarded shortly after 18th bday,Nov10(day Edmund went down),from Glakes to Norfolk,we were flagship on SEATO cruise.Went from BoatsMate to Night baker,in Triangle no power 12hrs(Jan or Feb),discharged Ft Lauderdale Mar5, |
| Huffman, Michael | OS2 | Dec 1975 – Jun 26, 1979 | Oi | NTDS OPERATOR |
| Lawson, Tom | ETNSN | Dec 10, 1975 – Oct 30, 1978 | ET | I remember good times on the Coontz. And met many wonderfull people. Has it been this long? Would like to hear from other ET's or from other ship mates. |
| Ward, Larry (Rabbit) | MM2 | Dec 17, 1975 – Jun 29, 1979 | Machinist Mate (Main Control) | Completed a couple of NATO Cruises. Spent some time in the Caribbean. Operated the Main Control Bank & Lending. Had a good time. Contributed to the economy of several countries. Enjoyed the gang I worked with. |
| Morse, Dave "Mongo" | LT | Dec 27, 1975 – May 1979 | COMM/NAV | The 3 1/2 years aboard The Coontz were a very exciting and interesting time in my life, and has left some very fond memories. |
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