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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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Cox, David | GMG3 | Jan 1971 – Jun 1973 | G | |
Potter, Andy | HT2 | Jan 1971 – Jan 1974 | R | WESTPAC, April - November 1972 - Great Crew and Great Ship. |
Bowman, Michael B | BT-3 | Jan 15, 1971 – Jun 10, 1972 | worked in the aft boiler room, and in boiler water feed testing room for a time, had lots of good times, | |
Koch, Stan | E-2 BM | Aug 10, 1971 – Jun 10, 1973 | 1st | |
Suter, Tom | SN | Apr 9, 1972 – Jun 1974 | 2nd | Great Ship,Great Crew,and Great Time |
Edwards, Scott | LTJG | Jun 4, 1972 – Mar 14, 1975 | 2nd ASW Officer | The guys on this ship are truly heroes.... From linebacker to just surviving in years the followed. I was honored to know you all and serve with you. |
Day, Robert / Bob | BM3 | Aug 1972 – Mar 1974 | 1ST Deck Force | Came aboard during drydock Subic Bay 1972 then to Kaioshung and to gunline Vietnam Departed 1974 for USS Higbee DD806 |
Davidson, Michael (Mike) | CSSN | Nov 1972 – Aug 15, 1974 | Commisary | |
Stratton, Mike | MM3 | 1973 – 1975 | A gang | |
Millar, Johnm | MMC -MMCS | 1973 – 1976 | A DIV- M-DIV | Would like to hear from past shipmates |
Schulze, Donald | Btfn | 1973 – 1975 | 2 firerroom | Best time of my life,wish could go back and do it again |
Alvarado, Raymond/ray | Apr 1, 1973 – Sep 22, 1974 | OPS? | ETN3 reporting aboard at Subic Bay, REP. of the P.I. while ship was in drydock. Deployed to the gunline several occassions. Great cruises and even better homeport, Pearl Harbor, HI. Anyone remebers me, email me. | |
Talipsky, Ray | LT | Aug 1973 – Aug 1977 | B-div CIC | westpac 74 PearlHarbor Overhaul 76 westpac 77 |
Crenshaw, Virgil Alan | FN | Sep 1973 – Jun 1974 | Engineering | I now go by Alan not Virgil - Work with the 2 onboard 1200 PSI boilers |
Bayless, Jack | BM3 | 1974 – 1975 | 1st Division | Jack Track The Okies |
Estes, Glen | smsa | Aug 3, 1974 – Feb 1, 1976 | communications | lookin for old friends |
Jackson, Larry (Sam) | Oct 10, 1974 – Mar 15, 1979 | 2ND | The best I had in my 21 years of Navy service. 2ND division rocked! We had so much fun. I sure missed it over the years. John, billy, Triano, Ski, Yoda, I miss you guys. | |
Phil, Collier | YN2 | 1975 – 1977 | OPS | |
Crunk, John | EM2 | 1975 – 1977 | R | First ship, 77 westpack was great. 24 yrs later retired as a Chief. |
Hamm, Richard | Ltjg | 1975 – 1976 | M and B | Lived through 1st Div officer murdered in wardroom, accidental firing of dummy missile, holing fuel tank, and M&B Div with loss rate at the beginning of 1.5 men per week and previous Div officer left ship on strecher. |
Halcrow, Ed | FTG3 | 1975 – 1977 | 2nd | |
Perry, Randy | BT3 | 1975 – 1977 | B | I was on board the night the asroc ignited in the launcher |
Richardson, Tom | MM FN | Mar 1975 – Dec 16, 1976 | I worked in #1 Engine room. Chipped alot of paint, made some good friends. | |
Collins, Lonnie "pc" | PC3 | Jun 1975 – Jun 1976 | X Division | I admit to typing "Captian Crunch" on the name placard placed at the Capt's chair in the officer mess after he hit the Bryce Canyon the second time! Who was that Capt anyway? |
Buske, Brian | BT-3 | Jun 19, 1975 – Jun 20, 1977 | B Forward Fire Room | Does any one Know where Dale Crass might be? AKA sugar bear? |
Pavlovich, George Aka (Sam) | IC3 | Sep 1975 – 1979 | R Div. | the best duty i had. |
Lillie, Michael | ENFA / ENFN | Dec 25, 1975 – Dec 1977 | R | First ship, A-gang, Westpac 77. I spent last 18 months from a 4 year hitch on the USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29) OCUNIT 4 before getting out. Worked for Weyerhaeuser almost 20 years after. |
Domingo, Ike | EM1 | 1976 – 1979 | R- Division | Unforgetable moments aboard the Edwards. Westpac cruise, port visits!! Wonderful! |
Barrientos, Manny | BT3 | Jan 1976 – Jan 1978 | B | |
Marceau, Steve | BT3 | Feb 1976 – Oct 1978 | engineering | Forward Boiler room |
Stenberg, Arthur | EM3 | Feb 16, 1976 – Jun 9, 1979 | R | Although my military career was less than stellar, I enjoyed my job, my crewmates, liberty, and two West Pac's aboard the Ready Eddie. She's the only ship I served on (3-1/2 years), so all my memories of the Navy belong to her. |
Jones, John L. | Ens, LTjg | Feb 20, 1976 – May 20, 1979 | 1st, OC, OI | Old but still steamin' … a work horse of a ship - we experienced success and tragedy. Two deployments, three COs, three XOs, superb enlisted leadership … OSCM Pitton … and BMC Roy Selby showed me (literally) the ropes. |
Gordon, Scott | BTFN/BT3 | Mar 1976 – Mar 1978 | B | |
Willoughby, Lou | BT | Apr 1976 – 1978 | B | |
Gillard, James | MM3 | Aug 3, 1976 – Sep 10, 1978 | M | |
Sotomayor, Carlos {ms10) | btfr | Sep 21, 1976 – Oct 18, 1978 | m | great time with all my shipmate and nothing but respect for all who have served! |
Donithan, Ken (Redbone) | BT3 | Dec 1976 – 1979 | B | |
Abrams, Martin | QM3 | Dec 5, 1976 – May 1, 1978 | OPs | Stationed at Pearl and did a West Pac in 77. Had a great time. Took a Swap to an AD in Charleston did a full Med. Finished my enlistment in DC. Looking back should have stayed in for 20. Remember Capt. Johnnie Walker. |
Nelson, Brad (Willie) | mm3 | 1977 – 1979 | M | |
Tracy, Pat | LTJG | Jan 1977 – Dec 1978 | 3rd | A great bunch of guys to teach me how to be a sailor. Two WESTPACs, less than 9 months in Pearl... countless ECC drills... and two real-world towing exercises in the same month! |
Prettyman, Kenneth | SM3 | Jan 1, 1977 – Jan 2, 1980 | sm | we r the pearl harbor pier chrushers we also left kuai by the hair of our chjnny chin chin and no one said a word for ten mims it was so close our captianwas good we also cut in front of the midway at night out of japan and we did not know |
Grein, Lou | FTG2 | Jan 17, 1977 – May 1, 1981 | 2nd | I am at www.dd950.com I got out in 1981, drilled in the reserves, and came back in 1984. Retired as an FCC (SW) in 2000. Work as an engineer now and got my Master's Degree last year. |
Kaylor, David | MM3 | Oct 1977 – Oct 1980 | M | Stood watchs in the Aft Eng Rm. from messanger to top watch. made the 78 Wespac. |
Tamayo, Art | MMCS | Nov 1977 – Nov 1980 | SCPOC | Very memorable tour of duty. |
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