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USS Bronstein (FF 1037) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bronstein (FF 1037). 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 192 crew members registered for the USS Bronstein (FF 1037).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1976 | 1977 – 1982 | 1983 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford, Charles (Flash) | SN | 1963 – 1964 | 1st | I remember Pre-com in Newport, commishing in Charleston, Panama canal, Acapolco, onto San Diago, I transfered to USS Oklahoma City in June of 64.I'd enjoy hearing from crewmates. |
| Lapierre, Ron | RD2 | Jan 8, 1963 – Sep 22, 1966 | Operations Communications | I was aboard the "Stein" on its first WestPac cruise in 65 and then on to the South China Sea for patrol during the Veit Nam era. Had great times. Still have my WestPac cruise book, my picture is there but name is not listed. |
| Johnson, Jerry | IC1 | Mar 1963 – May 1965 | "E" | Joined Nucleus crew in Westwego that followed construction of ship @ Avondale Shipyard Sea trials conducted on the Mississippi River member Pre-Com detail Charleston where the ship was commissioned & I became Plank Owner |
| Schmidt, Robert | STG2 | May 1963 – 1965 | AS | Was just wondering if the painting of the Bronstein which was purchased by FT1 McHattie and donated to the ship with the understanding it be displayed in the crews mess was with the ship when it was sold to Mexico? |
| Snyder Jr., Harold H. | BT 2 | Jun 15, 1963 – Oct 14, 1965 | B BT 2 | I was on board when we put her in comission in 63 I'm a plank owner, & I now live in NV. 60 MI. W from Las Vegas. I would like too here from any of the guys onboard at that time. |
| Fugate, Robert | MM2 | Jun 16, 1963 – Oct 1968 | M | Plank Owner served a very enjoyable 5 years and 3 months on her. Look forward to hearing from crewmates |
| Cottrill, Jim | ic3 | Jul 1, 1963 – May 1, 1966 | engineering | I was on the commissioning crew |
| Fultz, Walt | SN | Apr 15, 1964 – Mar 16, 1966 | First | I was on the DE 1037 on the first westpac and all I can say she was a great ship |
| Sharkey, Shark | EM3 | Aug 1964 – Aug 1967 | REPAIR | i WAS ON THE FIRST WEST PAC ...AND TONKIN GULF PATROL..HAD MABY GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH MANY GOOD FRIENDS... |
| Errion, Rick | RD5 | 1965 – 1968 | OPS | Great times. 3 + years on board. 2 WestPacs. A lot of port and starboard watches and a lot of sea time but once we hit a port of call, the party was on. |
| Marshall, Mike | STG2 | Jan 1965 – Nov 1967 | AS | Made 2 WESPAC cruises. Would like to hear from anyone in the SONAR gang or anyone else on board the same time as I was. |
| Snyder, Walter | DC3 | Mar 5, 1965 – Mar 19, 1967 | R | Serving aboard the Bronstein was one of the greatest experiences of my life, if I had to do it over I would'nt change a thing. |
| Rallens, Gary Rallens | BT3 | Oct 1, 1965 – Jul 20, 1967 | B | OPERATING THE BURNERS AND BLOWERS AS WE ENTERED PORT WAS A TRIP . PRIDE IN NO SMOKE FROM THE STACKS WAS THE OBJECT. HAT,SNAKE, HEAD,STASH, WHAT A BUNCH. |
| Schultz, James (Gopher) | FN | 1966 – 1967 | B | Working down in "the hole" took some of the fun out of shipboard life, but liberty and my shipmates were great. |
| Stewart, Paul (Skinny) | SMSN | Jan 5, 1966 – May 19, 1967 | OC | i reported just in time to depart for wespac 66 my brother was also on the stein. STG 3 ken stewart.wolud love to talk to some who were on th boat |
| Stevenson, Patrick | OS3 | Oct 1966 – Jul 1969 | OI | This was my first duty station. I enjoyed most of the time onboard. I would like to hear from anyone stationed aboard during the same time frame. It is very important as I am attempting to get some information about an incident in 1969. |
| Schultz, James (Gopher) | BT3 | Oct 1966 – Jul 1967 | B | Working in "the hole" took a lot of the fun out of shipboard life, but liberty and the other guys were great. |
| Malinowski, John | CS-3 | Oct 15, 1966 – Apr 3, 1970 | Was a cook for 3 years aboard the brostein. Worked with Stanley Rhodes. | |
| Daugherty, Frank | USS BRONSTEIN DE-1037 | 1967 – 1969 | R | On board as a Fireman Apprentice Electrician, left as a EM2nd. Was on two Wespack cruises, My chief was named Wiepert, Bonhag was captain, my 1st Class was Packowski & Nickum, buddies were MM Chief Burkart, IC2 Norwood & Dunnam, MM Graham |
| Flanery, Mike | YN3 | Mar 1967 – Aug 1968 | OC | |
| Brooks, David | BM3 | Mar 1967 – 1968 | 1ST | Had a great time on westpac cruise came back stateside to drydock recon ship transfered off before next cruise still in touch with John Barton and my brother Dwight DC3, and LtJG Ward who has the greatest memory. |
| Bailey, Brian | LtJg | Apr 1967 – Jul 1969 | Supply | |
| Dunnam, James / Jim | IC2 | Apr 1, 1967 – Nov 21, 1969 | R | I had great time on the Bronstein. Met some super people. Left the ship as a IC2. Buddies were Frank Daugherty and Jim Norwood. R Divison. |
| Seiler, Dennis | RD2 | Jun 1967 – Apr 1970 | OPS | 'Two Westpac ('67 & '69) cruises, Tiawan Partol. The only way to get off the Stein was to retire, get out or die. We had a lot of fun and some close calls. I was on watch when the Evans went down. |
Spencer, Douglas  | BT2- E-5 | Nov 11, 1967 – Dec 18, 1970 | B | Boarded the 1037 as a Fireman and Left a BT2. Did the Fuel & Water Reports, ran the Refueling Detail sounding fuel tanks. Did Westpac Cruise 69. Top Watch, Fireman,(22 &33) Upper Level Watch. Witnessed the USS EVANS-754. |
| Storms, Frank | E4 TM3 | Nov 15, 1967 – | weapons | soo long ago... boarded in san diego, just before moving to drydock in long beach. wespac trip ,the evans collision, i was just a kid. so many of us were. anyone remember the xo"s new thunderbird rolling off. hi doug spe |
| McConnell, Michael (Loosegear) | STG3 | 1968 – 1970 | AS | |
| McConnell, Michael (Loosegear) | STG 3 | 1968 – 1970 | AS | It was a great ship and a great time to be in the Navy. On board for WestPac 69. Am attempting to locate Cruise Book for that WestPac. Also would like to contact anywone who remembers the Melbourne/Evans incident for research project. |
| Swank, Paul | ETR5 | 1968 – 1969 | Electronics | We did aTonkin Gulf deployment & we were with an antisubmarine warfare unit including the USS Kearsarge. We also did the SEATO exercise where the HMS Melbourne hit and cut in half the Destroyer Frank E. Evans. |
| Baker, Ronald (Ron, Birdlegs) | STG3/2/3 | May 20, 1968 – Nov 1, 1973 | AS | First reported aboard May 20 '68 while she was in the Long Beach Shipyards. Made '69 WestPac, went to 14 weeks ASW school May '70, returned to Stein in Sep '70. Made two more WestPacs in 71 and 72-73. Left Nov 1 '73. |
| Catt, Benjamin | PC3 | Jul 10, 1968 – May 5, 1970 | c | postal clerk |
| Bolosan, Elieser | TN | Sep 15, 1968 – Mar 10, 1970 | SUPPLY | HI,ICAME ABOARD THE STEIN AS A STEWARDSMAN AND MADE ONE VERY MEMORABLE WEST PACT.IN 1969.I HAVE SOME PICTURES DURING MY SHORT DUTY AND WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOME OF MY OLD FRIENDS |
| Thompson, Al | stg3 | Oct 20, 1968 – Mar 20, 1971 | sonar | not much to say |
| Johnson, Mike | e3 seaman | Dec 1968 – Aug 1969 | 1st division | I was on one west pac with this ship, saw the uss evans sink, got off the ship transferred to the seabees, went to viet nam |
| Christians, Daniel 'Chris' | E-3, SM3 | Mar 1969 – Oct 1970 | Operations | Remember the Frank Evans! Trying to find Tim O'Malley? |
| Montoya, Albert (Monte) | Gunner's Mate E3 | Sep 11, 1969 – Oct 2, 1970 | destroyer escort | I was on the USS Bronstein from 9/69 through 10/70. I remember, clearly, the sinking of the Evans. Great crew. Would like to hear from anyone wanting to reconnect. Does anyone have Agent Orange effects? Let me know. |
| Briggs, Bruce | RM3 | 1970 – 1971 | Served briefly in Bronstein. Looking for pictures to build a model, especially the aft 3"/50 gun. Thanks. | |
| Clore, Mel | FTG3 | 1970 – | ||
| Schoenhoeft, Del | BM3 | 1970 – 1971 | 1st | Great ship and crew. Anyone with agent orange symptons? I have most of them. Let's chat. |
| Mick, Larry | GMG2 | 1970 – Jan 1973 | WEAPONS AND SONAR | WAS THE MOUNT CAP WHEN WE FIRED ON COAST OF NA.Right gun striped gears in loader.The left gun finally hung fire. Mike Parrish and I got to chase live rounds on wet deck.Saw enemy shells splash left &right WE FLED QUICK |
| Wilson, Robert (Rock Pile) | E5 | Jan 3, 1970 – Jun 20, 1974 | Operations | Was part of the USS Bronstein's fighting days off the Viet Nam coastline. Was a member of the Admiral's staff and served as the youngest ASW Aircraft Controller in the Navy. Four Cruises with the BEST crew ever to sail. |
| Johnson, Skip | QM3 | Feb 1970 – Aug 1972 | N Division | Haze gray and underway. She was a rough rider. Great shipmates. Discharged in 1972. Joined USNR in 1983. Retired as QMC in 1999. |
| Meyer, Francis Douglas | LTJG/LT | Feb 1970 – Jan 1972 | OI/Ops | Reported aboard as CIC Officer. Fleeted up to Ops Officer. |
| Thomas, D M "Mike" (The Falcon) | RADARMAN 2ND CLASS | Jun 1970 – Apr 1972 | OI | BRONSTEIN was the best of the 3 ships I served on during my enlistment from Feb 1968 to April 1972. Our Westpac cruise of 1971 resulted in a commendation from CINCPACFLT for our EW work & reports. We made that cruise with only 14 Radarmen. |
| Clore, Mel | FT | Jul 1970 – Mar 1974 | ||
| Robinson, Earl (Robby) | E3 | Jul 4, 1970 – Jul 4, 1974 | Supply | The USS Bronstein was my home for the 4 years I served and where I met the best friends I've ever known. |
| Parsons, Ron | ET | Jul 29, 1970 – Apr 17, 1972 | TICONDEROGA | |
| Susan, John | BT3 | Sep 1970 – May 1974 | B | Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. |
| Tuck, William (Stoney) | MS3 | Oct 11, 1970 – Jul 27, 1973 | 1ST/ SUPPLY |
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