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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bigelow (DD 942). 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 285 crew members registered for the USS Bigelow (DD 942).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Fleming, John D. | GMG1 | 1963 – 1966 | 2nd | |
Sunseri, Dominick (Nick) | MM3 | 1963 – 1965 | M | Would like to hear from somebody. |
Mills, Earl | CS1 | Feb 13, 1963 – May 9, 1967 | S | Hi ship mates of the USSBigelow,it's been a live time ago but it was my first ship and I never forgot her,She was a good ship,Cs1 Mills Ret. |
Wismer, Philip | MR1 | Apr 3, 1963 – Jun 21, 1968 | R 2 | In thirty years of USN service, it was the best sea duty that I ever had. Always remember GM 2 Hamilton killed on 20 April 1967 in mount 52 explosion while providing gun fire support off Viet Nam. I was rerair 3 leader. We risked it all. |
Carl, Richard | ETN2 | Aug 15, 1963 – Sep 25, 1964 | OI | Med Cruise in '63 and North Atlantic Cruise in '64 |
Weiner, Jeff | Seaman | Aug 15, 1963 – Jun 15, 1965 | Deck | Was the joy of my life! Visited the most amazing places with the rest of the crew, that i could ever imagine! I still talk about it today with friends and family! |
Royal, Ralph | EM 3 | 1964 – 1966 | R-Division | R-Division was not only home, but also family. Returned many times in my mind. |
Tommy, Manuel | 1965 – | |||
Hudson, Calvin | FIREMAN | 1965 – 1966 | ||
Willis, Jay | LTJG | 1965 – 1967 | Engineering-DCA | Anyone out there in this time period? Would like to hear from Jim Tune and Scott Butcher especially. |
Mellor, Douglas | mm2 | 1965 – 1977 | m | some of the best days of my life |
Murphy, Gregg | MM3 | 1965 – 1969 | aft engine room | |
Vander Pyl, Chester | BT2 | 1965 – 1967 | aft poiler room | |
Rosser, Lon | RD3 | 1965 – 1968 | OI | Great Crew and I thank them for getting us all but one, James Hamilton, back home safely. Does any one have information about PC3 William Morgan, he was the postal clerk 1965 to 1968? At least the state that he was from. |
Onsrud, Stuart | RD1 | Feb 1965 – Dec 1967 | OI | Great tour of duty, however, The last tour I made to Vietnam on this ship we had six crew members mostly gunnersmates who were casualties when a faulty round exploded in mt 52. One died later of burns received. |
Cofer, Michael/mike | BT2 | Apr 1965 – Nov 1968 | B | I was Oil King and worked in the fire rooms. |
Connell, Steve | E3 | Jun 1965 – 1967 | OC | |
Bridges, Dwight | CS3 | Jun 16, 1965 – Jan 1, 1967 | commisary | june 1965 went to cuba for trainning after that in october 1965 the ship went to the mediterian for 6 months then in june of 1966 the ship went to charleston sc for dry dock for three months in preperation for vietnam 67 |
Humphrey, Charles/chuck | LtJg | Jul 15, 1965 – Jul 15, 1967 | R Division/Engineering | Phil Wismer, I remember the day you and a few others in R Div helped save the day. Think is was when Mount 52 exploded, but I remember it and you well. Hero in my book Unhappily, I the great ashtray and I were parted. |
Brimm, Jimmy | SN | Nov 1965 – Aug 1967 | Navy | Want to register and have my name added to the list |
Shaffer, Vance W | SN | Jan 1966 – | 1ST | To answer Mr Lane's question, I was down in the magazine loading the 5" inch gun when the gun exploded. We ran to aid the GMG's that were in the destroyed gun mount. Send e-mail for more information. |
Hopfauf, Bernie | GMG3 | Jan 1966 – Oct 1969 | 2 | |
Gifford, Doug | SK3 | May 1966 – Dec 1969 | lst then Sk | What a sea going vessel she was! Nice ports. Mayport, Charleston, Gitmo ,Panama Canal, Acapulco, Frisco, Hawaii, Japan, Pillipines, Hong Kong, DaNang, Virgin Islands, Med Cruise ( France and Istanbul), San Juan, and to many other islands to list. |
Bremel, Robert | RD3 | May 15, 1966 – Jul 31, 1968 | Electronics | Would like any information on the whereabouts of the Trudull, Warren family. Werer very close friends i have email address robertbremel@yahoo.com please contact me with any info my phone as of 10/31/12 218-652-6302 |
Stanga, Allen A | mm2 | May 16, 1966 – Oct 15, 1969 | m-division | went aboard in charleston shipyard in 1966 made west pac, med cruise was in machine shop when gun blew up made 2 reunions |
Nelson, Rodger | STG2 | Jun 1966 – Jan 1970 | 1st and sonar | charleston drydock,gitmo,westpac 67, med 68, virgin islands, etc |
Barton Jr, Tolbert (Bart) | Rd | Sep 1966 – Dec 1968 | Radar | I served with Robert McClintock Robert Clemons |
Barthel, Bill | RM2 | Nov 11, 1966 – Oct 15, 1969 | OC | Charleston(1966); Vietnam(1967); Med cruise(1968) |
Miller, Peter/ Cookie | CS3 | Dec 1966 – Dec 1967 | Supply | We won the NAY award as the best feeding DD on the east coast while I was aboard. Looking for Hank Haddaway ST2. Any help is apreciated. |
Snellgrove, William Lloyd | GMG2 | Dec 1966 – Sep 1970 | Weapons | |
Clements, Robert (Bob) | RD2 | Dec 1966 – Nov 1968 | OI | Departed Mayport Feb 1967 for Vietnam with ships of DesRon 16. Spent time in Subic Bay replacing barrels on 5" 54 gun mounts. Mt 52 blew-up w/GM killed. Several wounded. Took shrapnel hits from enemy shore fire |
Gettys, Wallace / Wally | SN | 1967 – 1968 | Gunnery | I was one of the charter members of the "Tonkin Gulf Yaht Club" (Vietnam) and a mount #1 crew member during general quarters. |
Treloar, Rodney | MM3 | 1967 – Apr 17, 1969 | MM | Was sleeping under Mount 52 when it blew off the ship. Saw the Fire coming from the Big Hatch beside my Bed. My GQ station was new the Bow of the Ship. What a day that was. |
Campbell, Augustin ( Gus, Augy) | bm | Jan 10, 1967 – Apr 28, 1969 | 1st div | I remember the great crew, capt porcari xo, med cruise searching grids for scorpion, playing baseball in istanbul, being followed by russian dlgs the whole cruise, because we were the only ship using i believe jp5 fuel |
Perillo, Tony | E3 | Feb 1967 – Jun 1969 | First Division | Went to Vietnam aboard the Bigelow in 1967 |
Ray, John | SM-3 | Apr 8, 1967 – Nov 18, 1968 | I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO SERVED ON THE BIGELOW IN 1967-1968 PERIOD | |
Serna, Vincent Aka Vince | rm1(E6) | Apr 12, 1967 – 1969 | Operations | I was the Leading Radioman, and Senior Operations Division Petty officer. |
Brainard, Steve | RD3 | Jul 1967 – Jan 1971 | OI | |
Mendelssohn, Paul | FTG3 | Aug 1967 – Feb 1968 | 2nd | In memory of Jim Hamilton GMG2 lost in MT 2 explosion in Viet -Nam 4/67 |
Cloutman, Dickie - Tex | PO3 | Sep 6, 1967 – Oct 1968 | SUPPLY | LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES FROM 1968 |
Simon, Kenneth | SN (E-3) | Sep 21, 1967 – Dec 13, 1968 | 1st and Mess Cook | Wish to talk to anyone with knowledge of our operations witjh USS SCORPION... |
Thomas, Bill | RD2 | Dec 6, 1967 – Sep 1971 | OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE | |
Barry, Malbrough | RD 2 | Dec 28, 1967 – Mar 1, 1971 | OI | Would be great to hear from some of my old mates. |
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