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USS Sample (FF 1048) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sample (FF 1048). 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 255 crew members registered for the USS Sample (FF 1048).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szitta, Joe | ET2 | 1972 – Jul 1974 | OE | Aloha, ET Gang. What a Rockin' and Rollin' time we had! |
| Mooney, Daniel | ETN2 | 1972 – 1975 | OI Division | |
| Sterner, Tony | BM3 | Feb 26, 1972 – | Deck | Enjoyed the deck crew 1972-1973. Would like to hear from Janes Neveling , Pat Preacher,B. Sleeman A. Good,and anyone that remember me.Would never forget the trip to Pe- mang and crossing the Ecuador - became a shellback |
| Marth, David A. | HT2 | Apr 1972 – Apr 1974 | R | |
| Cooper, Gary | E-2 | Apr 15, 1972 – Mar 15, 1973 | Radarman | Started out on the deck crew on the ship, then went into radar after about 6 months. |
| Sterner, Tony | BM3 | Apr 23, 1972 – Feb 18, 1975 | ||
| Herman, Steve | GMT E-5 | Apr 25, 1972 – Jul 19, 1975 | Weapons | |
| Irwin, Dayne | BT-2 | Sep 24, 1972 – Apr 13, 1976 | M | I had the time of my life aboard Sample. Best 4 years of my life. Would I do it again ? F-ck yes. In a Heart Beat. The CO in 72 was from my home town of Butler Pa. Didn't know until change of command in 73. |
| Raby, Jonathan Wayne | stg3 | Nov 1972 – Jun 20, 1974 | sonar | Hi to dave holder. Good memories. Hawaii was awesome. |
| Pritchard, Pat (Pritch) | BM3 | Nov 1972 – Apr 1975 | !st Division Deck crew | Enjoyed my time on board. Made great friends and miss most of em. Westpac was awesome. Would like to hear from Dave Spaulding, John Vann, Garry Sleeman, Tony Sterner, Shorty or anyone from the Sample. God Bless you all. |
| Wilson, Dennis | OS3 | Dec 7, 1972 – Nov 29, 1976 | OI | my nickname was Shorty |
| Richardson, Robert (Doc) | E-4 | 1973 – 1976 | Medical | |
| Beatty, Chuck | LTJG | Jan 1973 – Oct 1974 | NAV | My greatest honor during USN years was serving under XO Medal of Honor recipient then LCDR Tom Kelly! Best regards to all my Sample shipmates. |
| Garabedian, Ken | E5 | Jan 11, 1973 – Jun 27, 1975 | weapons | great time in my life went on to team 3 |
| Ricalde, Almario | E6 STOREKEEPER | Mar 1973 – Mar 1975 | SUPPLY | |
| Burroughs, Ollie | MMFN | Apr 1973 – 1974 | Engineering | |
| Howard, John | E4 | Apr 1973 – 1974 | R | |
| Newell, Joe | MM2 | Jun 1973 – May 1974 | A-DIV AC/R | GOT ORDERS TO SUBMARINE SCHOOL IN MAY 74-- WENT ON TO PATRICK HENRY SSBN-599 THEN NROTC RPI,TROY NY THEN TO USS ORION AS-18 AND FINALLY RECRUITING IN READING PA. HATED IT. RETIRED OCT 87 AS MMCS(SS) |
| Wilde, Wesley | QMSN | Jun 10, 1973 – 1975 | Operations Nav Gang | Hay; Shorty whats up? I heard you made Chief. |
| Aquino, Carlos | EM3 | Aug 1973 – Aug 1975 | E-Div | LCPO - EMCS Gaspar LPO - EM1 Beujerke aka "BJ" Asst LPO - EM2 Jimenez I'm looking for EM3 Fanene, a friend from Hawaii. He took me under his wing when I reported onboard. He was my mentor. |
| Robbins, Clay | RM2 | Oct 1, 1973 – Jan 1975 | Communication | |
| Wilson, Dennis "shorty" | OS3 | Dec 7, 1973 – Nov 20, 1976 | 1st/ OI | |
| Jones, Keith | STG2/STG3 | 1974 – 1977 | Fox | Hawaii was a great home port! Looking for Otis Wayne Smith, Tracey Chandler, and Dale Winchell. Westpac '76 was something to remember. |
| Howser, Randy | OT1 | 1974 – 1975 | OT | Had a great time on the Sample. But left the Navy from there. Ship went too slow! Good group of people to work with all over the ship. Enjoyed the OT's as brothers. |
| Scott Wallace, Wally | QMSN | Feb 1, 1974 – Oct 20, 1976 | X and N | QM gang |
| Hathaway, Rick | GMTSN | 1975 – 1977 | 3rd | I did 2 westpacs with Larry Atkins and Tommy Arteson and all those crazy asroc guys.It's a miracle I lived through it. |
| Klopsch, Fred | ENFN | 1975 – 1977 | A-Gang | wesPac 76 and the bi-centennial in Manila was the best |
| Castor, Damon | BT-3 | 1975 – 1977 | Fireroom | Had a lot of fun, the BT Chiefs always seem to be drunks, the 12 on 12 off sucked. Got to go to a lot of places that i would never have got to go to. Ended up married to a Samoa girl and if i'm lucky i'll retire in Samoa |
Thomas, Wayne  | EW2 | 1975 – 1977 | Electronics Warfare | I had a great time on Westpac tour of southeast Asia! We played war games, but the war was over. Great bunch of shipmates. Unfortunately, I haven't kept in touch. Vivid memories of almost rolling over during a typhoon! |
| Gossett, John "Goss" | HULL TECH | Jan 1, 1975 – Sep 23, 1977 | I am the son of John Gossett, and am looking for anyone that knew him. He was killed in an auto accident on 9/23/1977. Please email me if you knew him, or have pictures of him. Thank you! Chris | |
| Wallace, Wayne Scott (Wallay | QMSN | Feb 10, 1975 – Oct 15, 1976 | X&N | QM gand, nickname was "Wally" |
| Potter, Charles (Randy) | SH3 | Feb 25, 1975 – Apr 27, 1977 | Supply | |
| Beasley, Mark | BMSN/BM3 | Aug 1, 1975 – Jul 1, 1977 | Deck | I came on as a SR in the deck division and loved it...got to stay outside most of the time!!Did the underway fueling, ASROC rover, helmsman, watches(we all did!) projectile man in the gun mounts...just to name a little! |
| Flynn, Thomas | GMG3 | Aug 11, 1975 – Aug 11, 1979 | 2nd | great memories,2 westpacs,shellback,a part of my life i will never regret. the smell of the sea,and the wind in your face can never be replaced. |
| Smith, Steve | OS3 | Sep 1975 – Sep 1979 | OI | 1st ship, westpacs, wheew what a ride. |
| Ilagan, Robert | EN1 | Nov 1975 – Feb 1978 | A-Div | Had a great time. Good crew, Capt. Johnson the best. "Shorty" I remember you. Any body else out there after all this years, hope so. Retired 1993 now almost 70, still kicking. Knew HT2 Gossett, great guy. |
| Malone, Tony | tm3 | Nov 20, 1975 – Dec 1, 1977 | weapons | Started out in deck dept went west pac in 1976 that was great then went to tm school on ford island . |
| Walker, Mike | IC2 | 1976 – 1979 | R | Hey Rick - We were suppose to meet up in New York on new years, 2000. Did you make it? |
| Jordan, Patrick / Jay | STG3/ STG2 | 1976 – 1978 | 3rd / Weapons | 1st ship. Hawaii nice place to visit . If anyone remembers me send me an Email. Great Times |
| Young, Randy G. | GMGSN | Mar 1976 – Nov 1979 | 2nd | |
| Weber, Dennis (Kong) | BT2 | Mar 1976 – Mar 1978 | B | met some great guys on the Sample, some I will remember forever. 2 west-pac and homeport in Ha. was a good time |
| Collins, Rick | EM2 | Apr 20, 1976 – Jan 19, 1979 | R | Spent time on Sample out of Pearl doing endless patrols, a shellback WestPac with a shipyard tour. Overall it was great duty. I knew John Gossett. He was a straight forward guy and a highly skilled, very serious worker. Where's Frohock? |
| Baker, Michael | MM2(SS) | May 18, 1976 – May 18, 1978 | M | |
| Carnes, Ken (Little Chili) | EM3 | Aug 1976 – Aug 9, 1979 | Eng | Great time 2 West Pacs any one remember loss of steering while refueling I was in aft steering |
| Nelson, Bill | SHC | Aug 1, 1976 – Jul 29, 1979 | Supply | I was also the Chief master at Arms. |
| Garcia, Ruben R | FTG 2 | Sep 1976 – Jun 1981 | 2nd | |
| Giordano, Biazzio Aka G-man | HT3 | Sep 15, 1976 – Sep 17, 1978 | R | Served in the HT shop, partied just a little to much, left suddenly when my father died while on leave. Friends were John Gosset, he was killed right after I left, Russel Wiegert, all the guys in aft berthing. |
| Cory, McIntosh | OT3 | Oct 15, 1976 – Oct 15, 1978 | OT | The crew of the Sample were some of my best friends I have ever had. The OT division was made up of a bunch of very special folks. I hope they are all doing well. I hate to see the this great ship now belongs to the Brazil. |
| Schultz, John | OT3 | Nov 1, 1976 – Aug 24, 1978 | OPS | |
| Grant, Larry | SK3 | Nov 20, 1976 – Nov 20, 1979 | S 1 | First ship, great crews during my time and great shipmates for life. wouldn't change a thing. |
| Young, Randy G. | GMGSN | Nov 28, 1976 – Jul 30, 1979 | 2ne | |
| Morgan, Chuck | SM1 | Dec 19, 1976 – Jan 9, 1979 | OPS | Made E-7 on her and was and could take some mean rolls, especially when the wire was streamed. good crew and ship, had allot of fun and was ready to go state side when time was up. |
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