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USS Garcia (FF 1040) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettler, Mikel | STG3 | 1980 – 1982 | AS | |
| Leasure, George | QMC | Jan 1980 – Sep 1982 | Navigation | Great ship. Love to hear from old shipmates. |
| Bloodworth, Edwin ( Butch ) | BMSN | Feb 1980 – Mar 1982 | 1st division | Looking to talk to old shipmates from 1st division or many others! Had alot of friends on board & alot of good times! I miss those days & all you guys, we had some good memories! I'm living down here in florida now |
| Tapp, John | FTG2 | Aug 1980 – 1983 | Weapons | Joined her in Charleston before the Med. Overhaul in Boston. Remember the explosion at General Ship Corp.? Hi to Zeke, Gaskey and Matt Bauer; don't miss Travers! |
| Hand, Walter (Wally) | MM3/E-4 | Aug 24, 1980 – Aug 24, 1982 | M division | This was my first ship and the one i remember the most , looking forward to talking to old ship mates contacted me would love to hear from you. |
| Goubeaux, Tim | OS2 | Aug 25, 1980 – Jun 30, 1984 | OI | Good Times in CIC |
| Burton, Earnie | OTA1 | Sep 1, 1980 – Sep 1, 1982 | OT | LOTS of good memories...first Med Cruise, chasing Soviet subs with the TASS "tail" in the Med and North Atlantic, "walking on bulkheads" in heavy seas(LOVED it!), ROH in Boston (NO fun!). |
| Morton, Rich | BM2 | Dec 1980 – Jul 1983 | 1st Div. Deck Ape City. Jw give a holler. Many cruises. | |
| Morton, Ricahrd | BM2 | Dec 1980 – Apr 1984 | 1st | I was BM2 in 1st Division. Remember Med Cruise off the Coast of Beruit and Lybia. Greasy G was haze gray and underway when I was there. Good times with some great shipmates. |
| Uppstrom, Steve | GMG3 | 1981 – 1985 | ||
| Smith, Jw | BM2 | 1981 – 1985 | 1st | |
| Dunican, Greg | MM3 | 1981 – 1985 | M | Looking to get in touch with Gordon Beach, Beady Waddel, Kidman, Stormin' Norman... Ect |
| Lansing Jr, James | E3 | 1981 – 1982 | Boatswain | I helped with the rehab while in Boston Harbor |
| Straub, Steve | OT | 1981 – 1984 | Weps/ot | Fun times with people I will always remember |
| Sample, David | EM2 | Mar 1981 – Dec 1984 | E | If any of you old sea dogs would like to drop me a line after you get off of (Mail Buoy Watch) I would like to hear from you. Thanks Junior I am living in Omaha Nebraska now with a bunch of land lovers. |
| Smith, Carl | Os3 | Jun 1981 – Mar 1984 | Oi | |
| Smith, Carl / Smitdawg | OSSN / OS3 | Jun 1, 1981 – Feb 15, 1984 | OI | Great experience when I wasn't filling the bag. when they said shift colors, I did. but I was good after 24 hours. left garcia in the med didnt want OSC Robinson to keep me pretty sure I was his problem child wallace got me into golf in PR |
| Wallace, Kurt | Midshipman 1/C | Jul 5, 1981 – Aug 17, 1981 | Firecontrol | It was an amazing shakedown cruise avoiding the hurricane, seeing water spouts, and testing firepower. Kudos to the ASW team. |
| Dunican, Greg | MM2 | Sep 1981 – Jun 1985 | M | Looking for some of my old M div buds! (Gordon Beach, Stormin' Norman, Beady Waddell, Kidwell...) contact me! |
| Stone, Christopher | OS2 | Oct 15, 1981 – Apr 26, 1985 | OI | painting the mac in boston shipyard |
Boyd, Gerald  | STGSN | Oct 15, 1981 – May 15, 1982 | AS | My first ship... View 'back then' Photo |
| Marshall, Chip | RM3 | Oct 28, 1981 – Dec 10, 1984 | OPS | BOSTON YARDS GITMO HALIFAX MED CRUISE REMEMBER BEING LOST AT SEA IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE BREAKING DOWN IN THE MED GOING TO FT LAUDERDALE FL BLACK EYES WITH OS LIPA RMC FANGMAN RM SHAW RM RICHARDSON COAST GUARD CLUB IN MA |
| MacHock, Frank | E4 | Nov 1981 – Aug 1985 | 1st, 2nd, ASW | Where the hell has everyone disappeared to? All you swinging D's who see this should report to me at once! We should have a reunion before we're 6 feet under |
| Goswick, Henry | LTJG | Dec 27, 1981 – Apr 20, 1984 | SUPPLY | This was my first ship. I joined her just after she entered dry dock in Boston and left just before the end of our Med cruise. I remember Beruit, storms in the Med, and St Thomas. I remember the gator fleet leaving for Grenada. |
| Price, Steve | FTG2 | Jan 1982 – May 1985 | 2nd | |
| Mathis, Barry | E5 | Apr 1982 – Apr 1985 | asw | |
| Carter, Bobby | E6/SM1 | Apr 1982 – Feb 1986 | oc | |
| Comerford, Thomas | FTG3 | Jun 1982 – Jul 1985 | Second | Came aboard in the Boston yards. Went through 2 Reftra's in Gitmo and Med 1-84. |
| Griffin, James | RM2 | Jun 1982 – Jun 1984 | OC | Came aboard when the ship visited St. John's Canada. Remembered we missed the Granada adventure. Sailed solo without the task force practically the entire cruise. Would like to know if anyone has a extra copy of that cruise, lost mine to a hurrica |
| Payne, Norman | EN/MM | Jun 4, 1982 – Sep 28, 1985 | M | |
| Murphy, Donald | BM2 | Jun 30, 1982 – Aug 19, 1983 | 1st Deck | |
| Clark, William | FC2 | Sep 1982 – Aug 13, 1984 | 2nd | |
| Horn, George | LT | Oct 1982 – Jul 1984 | SUPPL | This was my second dept head tour as Supply Officer. Great personnel to work with. Fond memories of Beirut, GITMO and steak and lobster on paper plates! |
| Broadway, Curmeal (B-way - Joe) | STG@ | Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 30, 1987 | ASW / Weapons | Came on the ship as a STGSR and progressed on up the ranks. Made 2 Med Cruises on the ship, and participated in a lot of history. I really enjoyed the comeraderie we had. I left the ship when it went into the yards. |
| Aiello, Dave | GMT2 | 1983 – 1985 | Weapons | Served with Chief Bruce, Billy Sanders and Kevin Thornton in the ASROC section. Lots of fond memories, lots of good people. Med 1-84, brief combat ops near Beirut, streaming the tail. Would like to hear from you. |
| Parker, Bill | 1983 – 1984 | Uss Garcia | ||
| Beach, Gordon | MM1 | 1983 – 1985 | M | Its been along time and I theres a lot of catching up to do. Greg Dunican, Kidwell, Wadell, Gonzo... all of you 1983 - 1985. One heck of a crew! |
| Alexander, Jim | BT2 | 1983 – Jun 21, 1985 | B | Looking to catch up with my old shipmates. Jeff Cardwell, Neely, Green, Kenny Comtois, "J R" Deshane, Beady Waddell, "Ox" Oxenburger, Stevie G, and any other wild-ass snipes from that time (1983-1985). |
| Wilson, Steven (Randy) | BT2 | 1983 – 1985 | B | |
| Persley, Richard | BT2 | 1983 – 1989 | B | I sure am glad I found this, thank you internet at least it is good for something. Where is the Noid these days? how about Gretch? where have all the old shipmates wandered off to? B div was the Best on board for sure. |
| Ramirez, Rudy | OTA1 | 1983 – 1984 | TASS | |
| Dariah, Alley | QM1 | 1983 – 1987 | Nav | Hello Shipmates, This is QM1 Dariah. The Greasy G is holding a reunion in Charleston, SC. during Memorial Day Weekend. Please contact Norman Payne @ 404 - 606 - 3371 or npayne@upupuptravel.com. Hope to see you all! |
| Stender, Dan | BT3 | Jan 1983 – Jul 1984 | B | TRYING TO CONTACT JEFF CARWELL |
| Mathis, Barry | STG2 | Apr 1983 – Apr 1985 | asw | |
| Paulin, Wayne | mm3 | Apr 1983 – May 1984 | M division | engine room gauge calibration tech |
| Lunsford, H Eugene | LCDR | May 1983 – Nov 1984 | XO | Fun in Halifax; Great crew; UNREP line snaps during first night refueling; Easter in Naples; Tracking USSR subs; Firing into Beruit |
| McFadden, Casey | FC2 | Jun 8, 1983 – Aug 10, 1986 | 2ND | |
| Griffin, James | RM1 | Jul 1983 – Dec 1985 | CR | For a fast frigate it didn't break 26 knots and the ship was on water rations even when in port. Worst command I ever served on. Only bright spot was a few good friends made... |
| Morgan, David | RM1 | Aug 1, 1983 – Sep 1, 1986 | OC Division | One of the best crews I ever worked with in my career. Some of the best Radiomen in the fleet. |
| Crast, Jim | BT2 | Sep 1983 – Sep 1985 | B | There were some good people aboard this ship, I would like to talk to BT2 (Face) Renier again Dave Green, George Bain, have talked to Randy Wilson which was cool. over all I would not trade my experience on her |
| Rayfield, Rick | MM3 | Sep 9, 1983 – Oct 17, 1985 | M | It's been 20 years since I left the greasy G and I still remember that "it's time to make that move". I would like to hear from the guys, Benefield, Waddell, Kidwell, Dunican, Gonzo, Gardner... |
| Gutman, Paul | OS2 | Oct 15, 1983 – Nov 10, 1987 | OI | Served on USS Garcia 1983-1987. Operations specialist CIC. |
| Anderson, Ricky | STG2 | Nov 1983 – Jan 28, 1987 | Weapons | Would like to hear from Greg Horner, , G.D Smith, Curtis Sanders, Had great times on Med. Still get to gether with Barry Mathis. |
| Burns, Dennis Burns | Nov 18, 1983 – Sep 20, 1985 | cook | they were insane times but lot of fun. |
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