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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Garcia (FF 1040). 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 236 crew members registered for the USS Garcia (FF 1040).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1983 | 1984 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Brown, Dan | E5 | 1963 – 1965 | OPS | Plank Owner |
Marshall, Freeman | SM1 | Jul 10, 1963 – Jun 10, 1967 | OC | ! was on board for the commissioning in San Diego and was aboard for the NATO cruise. I eventually made SMCS and retired. |
West, Chuck | TM3 | Aug 10, 1963 – Aug 11, 1966 | wepons | |
Hagarty, Robert | RM3 | Nov 1963 – Mar 1965 | OPS | Plank owner, came aboard as a RMSA, left as a RM3 was a USNR, didn't get to the north atlantic run as i only had 2 months to go. Got together with another plank owner Jack Coen last year after 42 years. a few hugs and a good time. |
Bartles, Gillis | E-3 | Dec 21, 1963 – Jan 2, 1964 | ??? | I don't quite remember the exact dates we came on the Garcia, it was close to Christmas of 63 I think, very cold and windy morning in San Francisco Shipyards. I was a plank owner, left ship right after new years of 64, maybe as late as Feb |
Brogdon, Walter | GMG3 | 1964 – Jun 1966 | weapons | would like to hear from r.o. reynaols and any deck apes and weapons people even haroin gmg2 |
Stark, Terry | SN | 1964 – 1966 | Weapons | Plank Owner |
MacIlveen, James | BM3 | 1964 – 1966 | deck | Retired as a nuclear reactor operator with TVA, served on the commissioning crew and am a plank owner email seniormac@yahoo.com |
Flood, Tom | RD 3 | Mar 1964 – Mar 1966 | ops cic | plank owner great times anyone who would like to contact me my e-mail is btflood@aol.com would love to hear from my shipmates |
Morris, Gordon | BT1 | Mar 1, 1964 – Sep 1, 1966 | B | Plank Owner. Assigned to Commissioning crew at the builders yard in San Fran. |
Drury, Harry | PNSN | Jun 1964 – Feb 1966 | Persponnel Office | Plankowner |
Archer, Richard/arch | RD3 THRU RD1 | Aug 30, 1964 – Feb 28, 1967 | OI | Came aboard as part of pre-com detail in San Diego, and a finer group of "hand-picked crooks, criminals and victims of circumstance have not since been together. The adventures aboard the Garcia remain fresh. Her theme song especially! |
Lord, Wally | STG2 | Sep 1, 1964 – Feb 1, 1968 | W2 | Commission crew, shakedown out od Frisco, Panama Canal to dep;oyed to Newport, RI Matchmaker cruise North atlantic, 2 med cruises ASW training, Gitmo cruise, Home port Newport RI. |
Stump, Donald | BT2 | Dec 1, 1964 – Sep 11, 1967 | Engineering | Plank Owner |
Ketchum, Jim | e-4 | Dec 21, 1964 – Mar 15, 1969 | OI | was on pre-com detail at hunter points, left when she was at the boston shipyard in 68. was aboard for matchmaker 2. |
Brooks, Arthur | POSTAL CLERK | Dec 21, 1964 – Jan 26, 1969 | OPERATIONS | PLANK OWNER. FIRST POSTAL CLERK. PART OF THE FIVE SET OF BROTHERS (BRO. CHARLES). PROBABLY SERVED LONGEST CONTINUOUS HITCH OF ALL PLANK OWNERS. CONTACT ME @ revarthurbrooksjr@yahoo.com. |
Mikko, Bob | RD3 | Apr 1965 – Feb 1967 | O I | came on board in April or May of '65 My twin brother and I both. He was a snipe(DC) and I was on the deckforce until Jan. '66 then went into radar group. just b4 leaving on Matchmaker cruise |
Mikko, Bob | RD3 | Apr 10, 1965 – Feb 12, 1967 | ||
Anne Jr, John | GMG3 | Oct 1, 1965 – Dec 9, 1965 | Gunnery | Was only there for a short period of time, but wish at times I would have extended my enlistment. Was assigned to take care of the small arms locker Was a nice looking ship, even had air conditioning. |
McManus, Thomas | RADIOMAN 2ND | Nov 1965 – Oct 1966 | Operations | Reported aboard in Newport R.I. Five sets of brothers aboard,my bro Vincent STG3rd.Bros Coen,Estes cant remember others.Jan Oper Springboard,Gars first Matchmaker cruise ,busy,busy Commodore aboard.Ruskys trailing squad.Forced rusky sub fast dive. |
Fox, Mike | MM3 | 1966 – 1970 | M | WHERE IS J. SHORT, E MILLER,MMC KRAUSS[WHO WAS HURT ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC CRUISE IN 1970]. IC2 DAVE GOULD, MM2 J. FLEMING R-DIV. DEBUYSER BT2 [BUDDHA],RAPP MM3, R. LOGAN,F. ROWE,AND OTHERS FROM 66-70 SHIPMATES. 40 YEARS TO LONG. TIME FOR REUNION! |
Kavanaugh, George | MM3 | Jul 10, 1966 – Jul 8, 1968 | M | Anyone hear from Vinnie Coen,Sam Swann or others from M or R division this time. would love to see a reunion. John Armstrong you around. |
Webb, Scott | SN | Sep 1966 – Mar 1967 | Operations | |
Fox, Mike | MM3 | Nov 14, 1966 – Sep 16, 1970 | M | WHERE IS SHORT, MILLER,MMC KRAUSS[WHO WAS HURT ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC CRUISE IN 1970], DAVE GOULD IC2, J. FLEMING MM2 R-DIV. TIME TO REALLY GET SOMETHING GOING. 40 YEARS IS TO LONG. REUNION! |
Todd, Michael | MM2 | 1967 – May 1969 | M | I remember..Chief Krauss,Vinnie Coen, Aaron Stepp,Howie Dewitt,Sam Swann, Bobby Hart, Capt. Felix Vecnionne, Don Stump and you. Ens. Toby ? Lt Avery. Hurricane, Blizzard, Med Cruise and Fram I & II in Charlestown yards. |
Spencer, John | RD-2 | 1967 – Sep 1969 | Radar | Med Cruise Spent 1 year in Boston Naval Ship Yard for Boiler repairs |
Voss, William | STG3 | Apr 1967 – Oct 1970 | Weapons | |
Randolph, Spottiswoode (Randy, Spott) | SN | Jul 15, 1967 – Oct 31, 1968 | ASROC | |
Hollander, Toby | LT(jg) | Sep 1967 – Dec 1969 | Engineering | Have retired and am writing a memoir that will include my years on the Garcia. Would love to hear from old shipmates, particularly a BM3 nicknamed "Stump". |
Huff, Dennis | SN | Nov 1967 – Nov 1968 | Cook | looking for Peter Pinet and Greg Wyite and Sam Myers |
Griggs, Bill | SEAMAN | 1968 – 1972 | please visit YOUR reunion to get all the information needed! http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepivts/ | |
Berry, Marcus Q. | GMG 2 | Apr 1968 – Apr 1970 | Weapons | I was in charge of Mount 52. We got Battle "E" for our Gun Mounts while I was onboard on my last Spring Board cruise in Cuba. We won an award for our gun shooting accuracy. I remember receiving a cash award for the Gun Shoot. |
Winder, William | E3 | Apr 8, 1968 – Oct 1969 | ||
Yount, Chester | BM 2 | May 1968 – Jan 29, 1970 | 1 st | Reported aboard in May of 1968 after a tour of duity in Vietnam, would like to hear from any of the old shipmates |
Yount, Chester | BM 2 | May 1968 – Jan 29, 1970 | 1 st | |
Allen, Lloyd | BM3 | Jun 1968 – Apr 14, 1970 | 1st | |
Hare, Walter Rabbit | STG3 | Nov 1968 – Oct 1970 | Wep | |
Blanchette, Edward | MM3 | Dec 15, 1968 – May 28, 1969 | M | Temporary duty. Earned my sea-legs on it with full-power run out of Boston in Craft warnings. Circle William drills were the pits in the Engine room. Area inspections were mean. Restricted over a weekend due to a rag. |
Galloway, Jim | ST2 | 1969 – 1970 | WEAPONS | |
Pitts, Wayne | MM-3 | Jan 6, 1969 – May 5, 1972 | HOW ABOUT THAT BOB LOGAN.VIC NELSON,SKI,PRAZAK,RONNIE,GOLDIE AND A WHOLE BUNCH MORE THESE WERE THE GOOD TIMES. | |
Logan, Robert | IC3 | Jan 17, 1969 – Nov 7, 1972 | Engineering | 3 trips to Gitmo, 1 Nato crusie and various springboard operations. Served with Wayne Pitts, Victor Nelson, Bob Cheke and Ron Schmidt to name a few. Met my wife in Newport in Nov. 1970, married 30 years and Reside in Massachusetts. |
Kurland, Leonard | BM3 | May 1969 – May 1972 | 1 st | I got off the Greasy G in '72 as a BM3 and was in and out till "93. My last seagoing command was USS New Jersey BB=62.. Last duty station was Nav. Sta.,Long Beach. Ca. Dockmaster/Port Services. Retired in "93 as BM1 |
Goldthwaite, Kenneth (Goldy) | E-5 | Sep 6, 1969 – May 15, 1972 | WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES | |
McGarvey, Dan. Mac | BT3 | Nov 1969 – Mar 1973 | B engineering |
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