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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Richard S. Edwards (DD 950). 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 112 crew members registered for the USS Richard S. Edwards (DD 950).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1977 | 1978 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Amorosi, Peter | FTG3 | 0000 – Nov 6, 1978 | 2ND DIVISION | |
Huntington, Fred | TM2 | 1958 – 1959 | torpedo gang | |
McGovern, Robert(Bob) | SOSN | 1958 – 1960 | Sonar | |
Solis, One Dragon | BT 2 | Sep 13, 1958 – Jun 19, 1962 | ||
Fleming, Malcolm | QM 2 | 1959 – 1963 | ||
Newton, Ace | Seaman | 1959 – Aug 1963 | 1st div, 2nd div | |
Woodward, Roy Woody | RMSM | 1960 – 1961 | Com | |
Morrow, Bob | Seaman | Aug 2, 1960 – Jun 30, 1963 | Deck hand boatsman mate | |
Craft, Joel | RMSN | Jun 1, 1961 – Jun 6, 1962 | If I had gone aboard the Eddie before I went aboard the StPaul I might have made another cruise. Or two. | |
Keller, Grant | BT3 | 1962 – May 1966 | ||
Wass, Dick | SOSN | 1962 – 1963 | Fox | |
Fletcher, Minyard (Fletch) | QM2 | Jun 1962 – Oct 1964 | ||
Gardner, Dewayne | RM3 | Jun 3, 1962 – Jan 28, 1966 | OC | |
Spain, Dale | FTG2 | Dec 26, 1962 – Aug 30, 1965 | Fox | Retired in July 2005 from the Metro Nashville Police . after 30 years. Married, three children, one son, two daughters. Son served aboard USS Carl Vinson. Highlight of time on Edwards: Sept.1964 Tonkin Gulf incident. |
Johnson, Dale | E4 | 1963 – 1965 | Operations | Radarman |
Steltz, Joe | FTGSN | 1964 – 1967 | Fox | I Served under Chief Spilker and Rea both good men. Chief Rea is still living at this tim in Virginia |
Faris, Vin | STG3 | Feb 1, 1964 – May 30, 1965 | Fox | Anyone who has any information they would like to share about our trip into Tonkin Gulf in 1964 please contact me. I'm trying to do some research on that cruise and the incident. |
Lujan, Jose Antonio Nicholas(nick) | E-3 GUNNERS MATE | Jun 1, 1964 – Sep 1, 1966 | G | Iam looking for old shipmates. like Robert Beck,for example, if anyone knows,letme know. |
Jones, Gary | SN | Jul 1, 1964 – Jul 2, 1966 | oc | i was the tall skinny guy who delivered messages for the radio shack. |
Sheetz, Charles Richard (Rick) | CS3 | Jun 6, 1965 – Sep 10, 1968 | Commisary supply | My 1st year on board the Reddie Eddie I was a Gunners Mate then I switched to Commisary Supply. I have been in Law Enforcement past 35 years and have a book published names Moonshine,Watermelon and Rock Salt. |
Thommen, William F. | TM3 | Oct 30, 1965 – Jun 25, 1968 | FOX | RETIRED TMCM (SS) IN 1993 WITH 28 YEARS SERVICE |
Laubach, Clay | YN3 | Dec 19, 1965 – Feb 10, 1968 | Engineer Yeoman | Engineering Yeoman - and Ships office |
Albritton, William Hoyle | LTJG | 1966 – 1969 | Everything | |
Escott, William | RD3 | Jan 1966 – Feb 1967 | OI | Looking forward to the San Diego re-union June 2008, would love to hear from Ray Pelletier |
Deitrich, Ken | YN3 | Feb 16, 1966 – Nov 3, 1969 | Operations | |
Thomas, Stanley | LTJG | Dec 1966 – Sep 1969 | ||
Page, Loren | LT(jg) | Jun 1967 – Jun 1969 | Fox, 1st, DCA | Two WestPacs |
Shults, Roy | RD-2 | 1968 – 1970 | Go to WWW.DD950.com for our reunions | |
Davis, Dal | SMSA-SMSN | Aug 5, 1968 – Aug 5, 1970 | OC | First ship after boot camp. |
Giannone, Mario | E3 | 1969 – 1970 | Ship's cook | Had a great time in Hawaii. Miss being out to sea. Looking for John Gibson from Minnesota and Mitch Taylor from Kansas. |
Stevenson, Jim | EM 3 | Apr 1969 – Jul 1969 | R | |
Lambert/piersak, Steve | sm3 | 1970 – Sep 1972 | oc | |
Keleher, Dave | ETN3 | Jul 15, 1970 – May 15, 1971 | Operations | I didn't serve on the Edwards very long, but I enjoyed every minute of it. |
Tomlinson, Larry (Canada) | E-3 | Jul 25, 1970 – Aug 25, 1972 | 7TH FLEET | THE ONLY ONE I'VE SEEN SO FAR IS DAVE ARHENS IN ALTADENA CALIFORNIA. I'M IN LONG BEACH |
Van Marter, Jim | RM2 | Aug 1, 1970 – Feb 28, 1974 | COMMUNICATIONS | MY FIRST SHIP AFTER RM "A" SCHOOL. |
Clark, Bradley | MM2 | Sep 1970 – Dec 1973 | Saw the recommissioning of the Ready Eddie and the West Pac including Operation Linebacker and the mission into Haiphong Harbor. Can we be that old? Am now in the airline business........see the connection? | |
Kapeghian, John | GMT 1 | Oct 1970 – Mar 1972 | ASW | Recommision 1970, Great crew. no H.P. air leaks. exhausted all small arms ammunition, flares,and grenades on the S.A.R. GMTC Retired,22/10 |
Sheard, Robert | CS3 | Oct 1970 – Jul 1972 | supply | was on the recommisioning detail made cs3 while on the edwards. was the jack of dust and was transfered off half way through 72 westpac by high line transfer |
Kapeghian, John | GMG1 | Oct 1970 – | AS | best ship, best crew, & a new ASROC sys. Capt. Deal,ASW, MM'S, BT'S, EM'S, SK'S we worked great together. no HP air leaks, thanks BOB F. SH1 thanks for taking care of wives even after you wife was hurt before we got to pearl. t |
Farrar, Don | OS3 | Nov 1970 – Apr 1973 | OI | |
Carpenter, Dan | EM3 | Nov 1970 – Nov 10, 1972 | R | Great time. Came on board before 1971 re-commisioning and stayed until the Xmas cut 1972. Great times, great ports. I learned a lot, grew up a lot thanks to many on board. |
Amestoy, Mark | MM3 | Nov 1970 – Apr 1974 | M | aft.engroom.ruled.............Esicar,Clark,Price,Reusch,Garrett,Johnson,Amestoy....What a crew,anyone want to hit the beach. Hope everybody is alive and well... |
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