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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Decatur (DDG 31). 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 288 crew members registered for the USS Decatur (DDG 31).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, David | MM3 | 1980 – 1982 | M | 2nd boat,2nd WestPac. Good times,good memories. |
| Alvarez, Ricardo | GMM | 1980 – Oct 1982 | SAM | WILLIAM, TATUM, CHARLES HH, RON A, STROOP, PRIDEMORE, ESCHABAUM, RAMOS, MILLS, GONZO, MICKEY, SHELDON (THE ROCK), JOACUM. YOU CRAZY GUYS. (Will add more if allowed.) |
| Decatur, Herbert | MM3 | 1980 – 1983 | I HAD SOME GOOD TIMES | |
| Hermatz, Randy | MM2 | 1980 – 1982 | M | I'll never forget those awesome WesPacs! Sasebo, Pusan, Hong Kong, Olongapo, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland! WOW! Edge's Horse rules! |
| Staten, Melvin | YN2 | 1980 – 1983 | Admin | Searching for YN Herman Davis and SH Alfred Howard. |
| Bates, John | HT2 | Jan 1, 1980 – May 16, 1984 | repair | who all remember the west pacs and the austrailia visit and the time we lost PO3 Schoenie over board in the north china during a helo op? got him back though didnt we? god we were so scared and hoping to see him again ... |
| Wyant, Raymond | ht3 | Jan 1, 1980 – Oct 22, 1982 | R | WISH I WOULD HAVE RE ENLISTED |
| Tscherteu, Erich | HT2 | Jan 2, 1980 – Jul 6, 1983 | r | |
| Tscherteu, Erich | HT2 | Jan 2, 1980 – Jun 2, 1983 | R | Great ship, great crew! |
| Harmon, Brian | STG2 | Feb 1980 – Jan 1983 | ASW | This was the last ship I served on and the best. The ASW division worked well together. I discovered that it is better initiating a Pollywog is better than being one. |
| Deering, Tim | OSSR-OS3 | Mar 1, 1980 – Mar 1, 1983 | OI | First and best ship!!! |
| McCutchen, Mac | ET3/2 | Apr 1980 – 1983 | OE | Hated the Prick (Hufswine), I worked for, but really loved the travel and the experiences. Working for Justice Department as IT manager now. Fair winds and following seas. |
| Iten, 110 | QM3 | May 1980 – Dec 1981 | Navigation | Enjoyed my time and West Pac. It was a true cruise from Hawaii to Austalia/New Zealand. |
| Head, James | FTM | Jun 17, 1980 – Oct 12, 1981 | SAm | Had a great time with all you guys, sure did enjoy Australia. Does anyone know where Steve Dersham went |
| Tscherteu, Erich | HT2 | Jul 19, 1980 – Jun 1, 1983 | R | Lots of great memories,great to see some old shipmates listed here! |
| McCutchen, Bob (Mac) | ET2 | Aug 1980 – May 1983 | OE | Fondest memorries are of the "Hammer-Heads" in OE div. |
| Gilleland, Greg | SA , BM2 | Aug 16, 1980 – Jun 1983 | 1ST | Great times in the navy on board the decatur. rember alot of great friends john goodrich,shawn cochran, ken mushrow too name some thanks for the good times one and all your friend Greg |
| Walker, Vincent | MSSN | Aug 19, 1980 – Aug 1, 1983 | Suppl;y | I had great times with the crew |
| Mason, Reginald | rm3 | Aug 20, 1980 – Apr 11, 1983 | boats/ops | play on basketball team |
| Hardin, Joseph | BM/SN | Sep 5, 1980 – Jun 8, 1982 | 1st | I think often of our west pac. Hawaii Kwajalein Guam Japan Korea and Australia, could not ask for a greater crew. I miss all of you. My shipmates I will always remember you And the hard work we did and good times . |
| Lomas, Kevin | EM3 | Sep 6, 1980 – Jul 8, 1983 | E | looking back on my 12 years of active duty having been assigned to 5 different ships and doing 7 west PACs ..by far the best days of my career where spent on the USS Decatur.. In first division as well as E - div .. |
| Martinez, Jose/joe | HT3 | Dec 1980 – 1984 | REPAIR DIV. | This was a part my life I frequently talk about a short period of my life, the few years I spent aboard were good years. To all that remember me keep in touch. |
| Buckley, Mark | IC3 | 1981 – 1984 | E | Best time of my life. LOts of good people |
| Green, Dennis | PNSN | 1981 – 1983 | Personnel | What a great boat! Did two WestPacs on the DickyDoo. Hey remember the bumper stickers? "318 Feet of Whoop Ass DDG" And the guys who would dress up as Neptune's Beeeitch to get out of shellback hazing... Good times. |
| Adrianzen, Eric | bt3 | 1981 – | eng. | Hope to hear from ya all |
| Cull, John | BT3 | 1981 – 1983 | Engineering | 2 cruises ,decommissioning,great crew and one hell of a ride. |
| Benham, Keith | ET2 | Jan 1981 – Apr 1983 | OE | Green Monday...Anyone remember? How about the 1st day Stern reported on board...Chief MAA tried to take away his model gun...Stern stomped it to pieces. Very funny. 2 west pacs...the best one was the one we went to Austrailia. Good times |
| Artym, Rocky | hmc | Jan 1981 – Jun 1983 | x division | i cannot add anything to the comments of my shipmates. it was a great ride and have many fond memories. would love to get together for reunion or bbq, how simple is that. thanks for a great time., i retired hmc . |
| Urtz, Matt | OS2 | Jan 23, 1981 – Jun 30, 1983 | OI | My first ship. Had some great times and made some lifetime friends. Still in touch with a Tim D, Pete, Sammy and Lt Boren. Anyone know the whereabouts of Eddie Gasaway or CWO Slaten.Retired from Navy in 2003. |
| Benham, Keith | ET2 | Jan 30, 1981 – Sep 1983 | OE | |
| Worster, William | SH3 | Feb 1981 – | Supply | |
| Daniel, Glenn | IC3 | Feb 18, 1981 – Aug 16, 1983 | A Gang | Wonderful ship with a great crew |
| Gremillion, Steve "Grem" | HT2 | Mar 21, 1981 – Jun 23, 1983 | R Division | Noticed a couple of names on the list, John Bates glad to see your name there. I did two WestPacs on the Dicky-Doo. Some of the greatest times of my life. I do remember Dan going overboard on Portside Helo Fire Rescue |
| Cunningham, Chris | ET2 | May 1981 – 1983 | OE/OPS | My fondest memories of being in the Navy are from this ship. I really liked that boat. Crew were all friends and the skipper (CDR Mills) was a good man. I would have re-upped for 20 yrs if I coulda stayed on the old Dickey-Doo. |
| Boren, Wayne (Chop) | LCDR | May 1, 1981 – Jun 15, 1983 | Supply | 2 Westpac's. Decom crew. Great ship and crew. |
| Jerkovic, Nick | BT3 | Jun 1981 – 1983 | Good times. The beginning of one hell of an Engineering career. | |
| Rivera, Carlos | LTJG | Jun 1, 1981 – May 31, 1983 | COMM OFFICER | Two deployments, Japan, Australia, Bahrain, New Guinea, Samoa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Korea, Singapore, some good times, some tough times |
| Rivera, Carlos | ENS-LTJG | Jun 1, 1981 – Jun 30, 1983 | Ops | Commo |
| Holt, James | MS 3 | Sep 3, 1981 – Apr 1, 1986 | supply | |
| Noland, Lee | STGC | Nov 1981 – Jun 30, 1983 | LCPO AS Div | 1st LCPO billet and 1st ship since 9/71, drilling reservist. CO Mike Mills and XO Bob Allee are two of the finest officers I've served with. The CPO mess was the best I ever belonged to. My fondest memory, making shellback in 1983. |
| Pytlak, Joseph | ICC | Dec 1981 – Jul 1983 | E | Great shipmates. I retired in 1995. |
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