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USS Blandy (DD 943) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Blandy (DD 943). 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 202 crew members registered for the USS Blandy (DD 943).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1970 | 1971 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lujan, Gene | Sn | 1956 – 1962 | com | This is for my friends father, he died recently. Looking for photos of him from his first (only) ship. |
| Barber, John | 1957 – 1961 | Navy - Fire Control | Not 100% sure of exact dates. This is my father. He had a great experience. | |
| Stranzenbach, Larry | TM3 | 1957 – 1959 | Fox | |
| Willis, John (Aka Jack) | ETRSN | 1957 – 1959 | OPS | Plankowner, shakedown cruise, European-Med unknown soldier cruise, departed ship for NAPS |
| Masanz, Frank | BMC | 1957 – 1959 | 1st,2nd & Chief Master at Arms | Anybody on board during the pick up of Unknown Soldier during the Naples cruise please contact. I enjoyed all my time in the Navy.(still in it). Fine memmories of shipmates doing great things for their shipmates.(Gdaughter email below) |
| Gray, Charles | seaman | 1957 – 1959 | 1st | I WAS SQUADRON COMMANDER ( CAPTAIN HARDY'S AIDE AND DRIVER. HOMEPORT WAS NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND AT THAT TIME |
| Dance, Kenneth | SOG 3 | 1957 – 1959 | Sonar | I have pictures of the Unknown Soldier activities in 1958 that I am willing to share |
| Demichele, Thomas | em2 | Sep 1957 – Sep 11, 1960 | Engineering | Iwas a plank holder on the USS Blandy.I served as a electrician and got discharged sept.1960.Anyone can contact me to reminis at tdemichele@sbcglobal.net |
| Mc Lehan, Emerson ,mack,chico | RD2 | Oct 1957 – 1961 | OI radarman | |
| Bethune, Christopher C (Chris) | ONBOARD AS FN LEFT AS EN3, LEFT NAVY AS ENC IN 11-1978 | Nov 1957 – Mar 1961 | "R" | My proudest moment on board was standing "Honor Guard " on the "Unknown Soldier of WWII" from Naples, Italy to Naval Gun Factory, Washington,DC in 1958 |
| Bertram, James [bert] | LEFT AS RD2 | Nov 20, 1957 – May 11, 1959 | plankowner | best time of my life |
| Johnston, Carl | Nov 25, 1957 – Sep 1962 | B FOWARD FIREROOM | last plank owner to leave the ship. | |
| Solgot, Richard (Dick) | GMSN | Nov 25, 1957 – Mar 1961 | 1st & 2nd | Great Times |
| Kelley, Joseph | 1958 – | Not sure of rank and time as this is my father inlaw.... | ||
| Ostland, Frank | BTFN | 1958 – 1961 | plank owner & stood watch on unknown soldiers | |
| Fulghum Sr., Billy | Electronics Tech | 1958 – 1959 | Not Sure | This is for my Father who was on the Blandy as a Plank owner. He helped guard the tomb of the unknown soilders to Washington D.C. |
| Madden, James | BTFN2 | Aug 15, 1958 – Aug 10, 1959 | BT | I was a plank owner, I stood watch over the unknown solder on the return to the US from Italy...I will never forget the time I spent on the Blandy's European Tour |
| Bentz, David | SHSN | 1959 – 1961 | My daughters email address is located below. Please contact me if you are still alive. | |
| Spellane, Joseph | RM3 | 1959 – Apr 1962 | ||
Meyer, George  | mm3 | 1959 – 1961 | ENGINEERING | Throttles Main Eng Control with Bob Harmon, quick shaft lock in Gitmo for "E". Remember the fight in the space Bob? Yes Great Ship and Great Shipmates. View 'now' Photo |
| Demichele, Patrick | SM2 | 1959 – 1960 | operations | Served on the Blandy with my brother Thomas EM2. |
| Stutts, Paul | RM3 | Jan 1959 – Jan 6, 1961 | radioman | |
| Harmon, Robert | MM2 | Jan 1, 1959 – Sep 1, 1962 | ENGINEERING | great ship great shipmates |
| Bartolomeo, Joseph | SN | Aug 1959 – Sep 1961 | ||
| Kriesel, Nile | QM2 | Aug 1959 – May 1961 | Operstions | A very organized fighting lady. I enjoyed my time on this great ship. |
| McLaughlin, John | SOG2 | Sep 1, 1960 – Oct 1, 1962 | FOX Division | |
| Jaroszewski, Stanley (Ski) | Oct 1960 – May 1966 | ops | came on boardSA left SM2. Having a reuinon in Philly Oct 12-15th 2006. Contact me if interested | |
| Beer, Richard F. | RD-2 | 1961 – 1964 | Radar | Our Captain and crew were the best. Many memories. |
| Jaroszewski, Stanley (Ski) | SM1 | 1961 – 1966 | OPS | Gr8 ship,crew and officers. Having a runino Oct12-15th 2006. If interested contact me or USSBLANDy.ORG. |
| Taylor, William B. | SM-3 | 1961 – Dec 1963 | Operations | |
| Campbell, Edward | Lcdr | 1961 – 1962 | Operations Officer | I submitted this for my Dad, who passed away back in 1999. He served during the Cuban Missle Crisis. |
| Foote, Wayne | ET3 | Apr 1961 – Oct 1962 | Operations | Right out of ET School. Met Blandy while in drydock in Boston. Such a boot that I fell down the brow with my seabag and landed on the quarterdeck. Kerplop. |
| Jackson, Stephen (Stonewall) | LTJG | Jun 1961 – Jan 13, 1963 | Supply | |
| Jackson, Steve (Stonewall) | DD 943 | Jun 12, 1961 – Nov 1963 | Supply | Fantastic Crew, Officers, Skipper and Ship. |
| McCardell, Pete | RM-2 | 1962 – | O | |
| Raethka, Gary | SN | 1962 – 1964 | Radar | The Cuban Crisis and the part our Ship played will always be remembered. |
| Lathrop, Ronald | Seaman , Deck | 1962 – 1962 | first div. | We were the best ASW in the 6th fleet.We brought up the first Russian sub in the Cuban Crisis plus several freighters. |
| Sterling, David | BT2 | Jan 4, 1962 – Feb 6, 1969 | FOREWARD FIREROOM | BEST SHIP IN FLEET |
| Mertz, Bob | EM2 | May 1962 – May 1965 | REPAIR | GREAT SHIP. WENT ABOARD AS EMFA LEFT AS EM2. SAD TO HEAR SHE WAS SCRAPED. |
| Partridge, Johnnie | RD 2 | Sep 1962 – Sep 1965 | Glad to have served. | |
| Ramberger, Ed | FTG3 | Oct 1962 – Jan 1965 | Fire Control | Med Cruise .. Bostron Dry Dock... World's Fair.. Halifax.. GQ on Kennedy assassination.. Suez Canal/ Karachi..Masawa Ethiopia, Malta, Barcelona, San Juan |
| Bender, Thomas L | SN | Dec 22, 1962 – Jun 1, 1963 | Deck Hand | A begining of a new life. Fond memories. |
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