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USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37). 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 946 crew members registered for the USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Dennis | RM3 | 1971 – 1972 | OC | Even crashing into the pier in Subic Bay and breaking loose from the bouy in Hong Kong harbor and free floating into one of our destroyers couldn't stop the Gomp!!! |
| Ferrill, Aj | 1971 – | Hi everybody! My grandfather served on the Gompers. His name was Joe Ferrill and he was post-master or something similar. Shoot me an e-mail, I have been trying to find out some information about him. Thanks alot, I appreciate it. | ||
| Griffith, Jeff | E4 | 1971 – 1973 | Weapons | So, the old fatty took a lot of punishment before sinking! Who'd a ever thunk? To see all the large holds and the elevators with double doors, one would think she'd sink in a flash. |
| Johnson, Mike | HT3 | 1971 – Feb 2, 1973 | REPAIRE | LOOKING FOR T.L.CLARK |
| Haug, Robert | SF3 | 1971 – Aug 4, 1973 | R | |
| Seymour, Michael | GM 3rd Class | 1971 – 1973 | 1st | |
| Browning, Roger | BM3 | 1971 – 1975 | 3rd | great experience crane operator / director |
| Seagondollar, Mark | ETNSN | 1971 – 1972 | Electronics | |
| Harvey, Jerry | RM3 | 1971 – 1972 | Electronics Repair devision | Worked in the Teletype repair shop. |
| Barbee, David (Dave) | MMC | Jan 1971 – Sep 1971 | M | Reported aboard as MMC, in charge of the enginroom. Gompers was between WestPac tours and never left the pier my whole time aboard, which spanned most of 1971. Left the Gompers to report aboard the Dixie AD 14. |
| Jamnik, Nik | BM3 | Jan 1971 – Jun 1975 | 2nd | |
| Olden, Gregory (Touche) | E-3 | Jan 2, 1971 – May 16, 1973 | SHIP SERVICE WORKED IN STORE AND LAUNDRY | |
| Hall, Wayne | RM3 | Jan 10, 1971 – Oct 12, 1972 | Ops | Served aboard USS Samuel Gompers Jan 1971 to Oct 1972 as Radioman Looking for RMC Baker, RM1 Schdale?, RM1 Sneed |
| McTigue, Paul / Mac | IC 3 | Jan 12, 1971 – Dec 10, 1972 | R-3 IC-REPAIR SHOP | The older I get, the more I want the old days, But do I have to shave ? I still have what Admiral Zumwalt let me have. Thanks Elmo. Grateful to have found my buddy Holmes. Would love to connect with Chief Thomas Miller |
| Linscott, Wes | RM3 | Feb 1971 – Aug 1972 | OC | Made the WestPac cruise in late 71 until Aug 72, including the unscheduled trips to DaNang. It would be great to hear from any other RM's from those years. |
| Barber, Ray (Xray) | mmfn | Feb 5, 1971 – Feb 1, 1972 | m-division | Bill Baker and I came on board around the same time, just after a two year strech aboard the USS Sanctuary AH17 along the Veit Naum coast. I swaped duty with a guy aboard the USS Prairie AD15 during a west pac tour. |
| Roberts, I. Kenneth | IC2 | Feb 15, 1971 – Nov 17, 1972 | Electrical Repair | Previous duty station USS Frank Knox DD-742 |
| Duran, Andy | CWO3 | Feb 16, 1971 – Apr 1, 1974 | Admin | Great ship, great crew. Enjoyed each cruise to Westpac. |
| Jim, Beidler Beeds | TM2 | Apr 1971 – Oct 2, 1972 | weapons | Great memories. Often think of the guys I served with and the SAMMY G.Best job I ever had. |
| Kreftmeyer, Daniel | qm3 | Apr 1971 – Dec 1972 | ops | |
| Welsch, John | SF3 | May 1971 – Oct 10, 1974 | R-1, 17-A, Sheetmetal Shop | Lots of hard work, lots of good friends, lots of good and tough times. Sorry to see the old girl go, but at least she's not turned into razor blades! Looking for friends from the time, drop me a line! |
| Farnsworth, Gene | mm2 | May 1971 – 1974 | M | just checking in. retired in 93 after a bunch of ship and subs and a hell of a good time. even miss soem of ya |
| Gentry, Bill | TMT3 | May 1971 – Dec 13, 1972 | W1and W2 | Great times, great guys, too much booze!!! |
| Gallagher, Bill | SK3 | May 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1973 | Supply | Retired 2005 US Postal Service, Project Manager. 18 months on Guam in Supply, Nov.69 to May 71, AD-37 from May 71 to Aug. 73. (SK3) Still driving a 1967 GTO just like I had stationed in San Diego. Great times on AD-37 |
| Christopher, Eric | RD3 | May 14, 1971 – Oct 20, 1971 | CIC | Hell of a ship. There wasn't anything you couldn't manufacture on board. It was new when I arrived and it was sad to see it in mothballs when I went to Philadelphia 30 years later. |
| Fuller, Mike Hooper | TM 2 | Jun 9, 1971 – | W1 | i see a few names i recognize from weapons divistion.mccartney,gentry smitty burgess and who could forget browneye.recently moved to colorado from the east coast all well.great times on far sam id like to be eighteen and |
| Brown, Ronnie "Browneye" | TM3 | Jun 10, 1971 – Feb 9, 1973 | WEAPONS W-1 | I ENJOYED SERVING ON THE "SAMMY-G". IT WAS THE FIRST FASTATTACK TENDER. FAT SAM. I ONLY MADE ONE WESPAC TOUR BUT IT HAS STAYED WITH ME MY ENTIRE LIFE. FROM PEARL HARBOR TO DANANG TO SUBIC BAY,HONG KONG, YOKUSUKA,KOWLOON,KAUSHUNG AND BACK TO TH |
| Vargas, Francisco | fireman | Jul 1971 – Apr 1972 | galley | I was the ships lead singer along with Dennis Pisani from the band, and got busted in subic bay after nam the first time, got off the ship and got discharged in treasure island, in june of 72, loved the service and crew |
| Kroncke, Kenneth | YN3 | Jul 1971 – Feb 1975 | X Division | |
| Christensen, Michael | Jul 29, 1971 – Apr 16, 1974 | A | ||
| Jorgenson, Leslie | sn | Aug 5, 1971 – Sep 28, 1972 | S-1 | l worked in the metal storeroom |
| Baker, Gary | SN | Aug 15, 1971 – Jun 15, 1975 | 3rd | Good Duty, met alot of good people on board, made 2 west-pac cruises.....once to viet Nam |
| Abbott, Neal | shipfitter 3rd class | Aug 15, 1971 – Dec 10, 1974 | ships company R div | hope everyone is doing good I have memorable thoughts of the crew and the good libs we all had when duty permitted.seemed a pain in the but at the time,,.though it was an easy life. I HAVE NO REGRETS PROUD TO SERVE. |
| Spears, Fred | BM3 | Aug 16, 1971 – May 15, 1974 | 3rd | some of the best times of my life was served on the Gompers met some good people. Had alot of fun. made 2 west pac's.....we were extended and went to viet nam in "74" |
| Hartman, Jim | HTFN | Sep 1971 – Feb 1973 | ||
| Joines, Melvin | SF 3 | Sep 1971 – Apr 1974 | R1 | Worked in the Shipfitter Shop. I had a lot of fun on both West-pac cruises. Even being in Danang. I loved Subic. |
| Beitz, Philip | BT3 | Sep 1971 – Jan 1975 | B Division | Enjoyed my time on the Sammy G. |
| Benincosa, Val | TM2 | Sep 1971 – Jun 6, 1972 | Weapons | |
| Flores, Frank | SN | Sep 15, 1971 – Dec 6, 1972 | Second Divison | Made west pac cruise 11-71 to july 72 |
| McClaughry, Steve (Mac) | BM3 | Sep 25, 1971 – Apr 18, 1975 | 3RD. | Spent my entire duty on the Gompers,made some life time friends.Hope to see some of them in the near future.They have all been to see me now its my turn to go see them.Kind of sad seeing the old Sammy G.sink. |
Hall, Crawford  | MM3 | Nov 1971 – May 1975 | M division | came aboard December 1971, assigned to the Engine Room under MMC R.W. Miller,MM1 C. Johnson. Joe Platz and I came from MM school Great Lakes. Had the privilege to know and work with a lot of good men. |
| Cope, Clyde | TM 2 | Nov 1971 – Jul 1976 | WEAPONS 1/2 | |
| Walker, Jesse | Fireman E3 | Nov 1971 – Jul 1973 | M | Retired in TN and would like to hear from any of the guys I served with. My email is jesse.walker08@comcast.net |
| Moberg, Randy | MM2 | Dec 1971 – May 1975 | M Division | Retired, living in a condo at Lake of the Ozarks in Camdenton, Missouri. |
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