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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 |
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Fisher, Curt | SOG-2 | 1963 – 1964 | Great time, Great ship. Thanks for the memories | |
Zappa, Walter | CS-3 | 1964 – 1965 | Commisary | Best time in my life lots of fun and fruends |
Linscott, Thomas | FTGSN | Jul 1, 1964 – Jul 1, 1966 | Weapons | Operation Springboard, Montego Bay, St Thomas, San Juan, Gemini Recovery off Azores, Lisbon, Bermuda, Med Cruise, Gibraltar, Naples, Marseille, Malta, Aided Recovery SAC Atomic Bombs off Spain, Palma de Majorca, Bermuda. |
Pawlowicz, John(Jack) | FTG2 | Aug 3, 1964 – Dec 31, 1966 | Weapons-Fire Control | Blandy was my first of 2 ships I was stationed on and the one I enjoyed the most.Had a great bunch of guys in fire control. Many great memories.I'm now retired at 75 years old.Will always cherish my time on Blandy |
Dean, Edward K. | E-5 | 1965 – 1968 | Ship Servicemen | Glad to have had the opportunity to be aboard USS Blandy. Great bunch of men. Glad to have served with such great men during Vietnam. |
Lawrence, Bill | GmG 3 | 1965 – | Gunners mate | Had good memories and anxious moments aboard also was the duty driver for the captain. Was on mount 32. 3â€/50 .just a hold of Armel Gillman who was on mount. 52 we both are going to try to make the reunion. |
Strzelecki, Ron | STG2 | May 9, 1965 – Sep 10, 1967 | Sonar | |
Maine, Thomas | MM2 | Sep 6, 1965 – May 1967 | Many good memories and some sad ones. Found great friends and that friendship has lasted a lifetime. | |
Johnston, Dennis | MM2 | 1966 – 1969 | M | |
Hohn, Bill | EE3 | Feb 1, 1966 – Aug 15, 1968 | Communications | Never Forget |
Sorrentino, Vincent | CS3 | Jun 1966 – Jun 1, 1968 | Supply | I was the mid-night baker on the West-Pac cruise (Vietnam Duty). |
Rider, Ronald | E3 | Jun 1966 – Apr 1968 | Electrician mate | |
Sadis, David | BT2 | Nov 1966 – May 1967 | B Fwd Fireroom | only onboard for short time but learned a lot |
Leistman, Maurice /moe | MM1 | 1967 – 1968 | Was On the Viet Nam cruise DM zone Op Seadragon | |
Gullickson, John | LT | 1967 – 1968 | 21 | John, my father, served on her in 68's operation Sea Dragon, he passed away on 2004. |
Little, Eddie | RD3 | 1967 – 1968 | Operations | Blandy was a great ship. Had some great times and some not so great. Going thru the panama canal on our way to vietnam was one of the good ones. |
Ervin, Mike | MM3 | Feb 1967 – Jan 1969 | Engineering | 1st Ship went aboard as EA left MM2. Served in Vietnam operation Sea Dragon |
Mitter, Larry | BT3 | Apr 1967 – Nov 1968 | Foreward Fireroom | |
McKinley, James (Mac) | BT1 | May 13, 1967 – Apr 22, 1969 | B DivIsion | Forward fireroom |
Lewis, Michael | BT2 | Aug 17, 1967 – Jan 11, 1970 | Boiler AFT Fireroom | NAM Cruse |
Maneha, Gerald | Engineman | Sep 1967 – Sep 1967 | R Division | Request to see who is left correspond in our R division crew. |
Rodriguez, Jr., Ted | E2 | Nov 21, 1967 – Jun 25, 1968 | ||
Clarke, Richard ( Dick Clarke) | SN | Dec 12, 1967 – Jul 12, 1969 | deck | Never did get to 3RD class on that ,but got to see Wes Pac |
Shuster, Charles (Chuck) | BT 3 | 1968 – 1974 | Boiler Tech | My Father, Charles, served aboard her during Vietnam during the years of 1968-1974. He passed away on September 26, 2011. He was very proud of the years that he served his country and aboard the USS Blandy (DD-942). |
Laske, Wayne | SM3 | Jan 1, 1968 – Jan 1, 1970 | DESTROYER | LOOKING FOR SM ON VIETNAM CRUISE |
Newell, Allen | STG-3 | Jan 3, 1968 – Nov 3, 1968 | Sonar | |
Shaffer, Dennis | Em3 | Mar 10, 1968 – Feb 11, 1969 | R | |
Clemons, Thomas Gary | DC3 | 1969 – 1971 | destroyer | Served honorably for two years in Caribbean From 1969 to 1971. Enjoyed the time and experience with my shipmates. Would love to hear from my shipmates! |
Taylor, James | OS1 | Jun 1969 – 1974 | OI | Just want to say Hello to my "Old" shipmates and wish you all well.. |
Brackens, James (Jim) | RM2 | Aug 1969 – Jan 29, 1973 | OC | Reported aboard in Philly for recommissioning as a RMSN and left her in Da Nang as a RM2 after the cease fire. Lots of memories and friends still come to mind from those 40+ months on Blandy. |
Senick, Joseph | ETN3 | Oct 1969 – Sep 1971 | OE | |
Senick, Joe | ETN3 | Nov 1969 – Sep 1971 | OE | Super command! A ton of great memories. |
Cassity, Robert/"Butch" | BT-3 | Nov 1, 1969 – Oct 13, 1972 | B | Hello Shipmates, this year's Blandy reunion will be in November. Pensacola, Florida. Go to the Blandy website, ussblandy.info for details. Shipmates be there! |
O'Grady, Bill "Shady" | EM1 | Nov 15, 1969 – May 20, 1972 | E-Division | I learned to be a supervisor to the best division on board,the guys were great.The crew worked together like a fine sewing machine. Loved it. I can't remember the dice game we played on the fantail every off time. |
Coleman, Rick | SM 2 | 1970 – 1971 | OPS | Plankowner, recommissioned Phila yards..great duty |
Goens, Cyril (Jimmy) | 1970 – | |||
Rhue, Richard | SKC | 1970 – 1971 | SUPPLY | |
Parker, Ron | E-3 Damage Control | 1970 – 1971 | R | Have lost contact with all my buddies from USS Blandy. Have tried to find Carl Canada with no luck. |
Hudson, Ronald | YN2 | Jan 1, 1970 – Dec 29, 1970 | Ship's Office | I was on the precommissioning detail in Philly, great duty. Really enjoyed this assignment, served with some great men. my email is vrhudson@dcr.net, give me a holler... |
Wilde, Steven | E-4/SH3 | Jan 1, 1970 – Jul 1, 1971 | S-3 | Plank Owner - Ships Barber 1970-1971 Served with a lot of great guys. |
Ells, Dan | FTG3 | Jan 2, 1970 – Apr 15, 1974 | 2nd | First deployment was the Med cruise, next was gunnery exercises at Gitmo, last cruise was to Nam. Had a 3 piece band onboard called the ' yesterdays tommorrow'. Lots of great memories with a good bunch of guys. |
Kennedy, Aaron | MMCS | Feb 5, 1970 – Jun 8, 1974 | M,DIV | Working at BAE system norfolk va |
Mocheski, Chester W. | FTGC | May 1970 – Apr 1974 | 2nd | |
Zampino, Bill/"Zamp" | QM3 | Sep 1970 – Jun 1972 | Navigation | Great Crew. Many Memories. |
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