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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Somers (DDG 34). 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 Somers (DDG 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coakley, Gary | MM1 | 1969 – 1972 | R | This was my last duty station, good ship,Great Crew |
| Reithofer, Josef (Kraut) | YN3 | 1969 – 1970 | Admin | Worked in the engineering and ships office. |
| Taylor, Richard | E4 | 1969 – Dec 6, 1972 | weapons | Enjoyed my tour of the Tonkin Gulf and all the liberty ports. |
| Alvarado, Jose | E3 | 1969 – 1971 | MM | |
| Harter, Larry | FN | 1969 – 1971 | A Gang | Served 2 wespac cruises. |
| Firestone, Craig (Squatty Body) | GMM 3 | Mar 1969 – Dec 1972 | Weapons | Made 3 tours of Vietnam in 4 yrs. Great learning experience working with the 5/54 gun guys & missile gang! In 87 I returned to the Service & retired in Oct. 2002 as GMM1. |
| Hayhurst, Richard J. | CS2 | Mar 31, 1969 – May 23, 1970 | Supply, Camp Teinsha commisarry | I was in charge of the Camp Teinsha Butcher shop. |
| Brown, Jeff | LT | Apr 1969 – Aug 1970 | ASW | WestPAC cruise late 69 to mid 1970. Left in Hawaii after getting the ASW "E" nailed down. Remembering the good stuff-Hong Kong, Sasabo, stopping at Midway, the camaraderie the crew, the skills of my sonar, gunnery and torpedo gang. |
| Dill, John | ETN2 | May 1969 – Jul 1971 | OE | 2 VN deployments, including being first one-gun ship to go on Gun Line. As CWO4, I attended SOMERS' DeComm at Pearl with ex-XO CAPT Mike Clarity in 1983. |
| Brookshire, David | GMG2 | May 1969 – Jun 1971 | WG | Two tours to Vietnam '69-'71...First One Gun Ship to go to Gun Line. As the only Rated Gunners Mate while on the Gun Line in 'Nam, I remember only sleeping 2 hours every third day when we refueled. Retired from Navy 1991 as LCDR |
| Cackowski, Leon (Ski) | FTG-2 | May 1969 – Jul 1973 | WG | Three WestPac tours, as an FTG. I was either in the gun director or Gun Plot the times we were shot at. Favorite Port O'call was Vancouver, BC in '69. Who remembers showing the Middies the "sea bat"? Two equator crossings left indel |
| Yates, Dennis | ETR2 | May 1969 – Aug 1973 | OE | Three WESPAC tours. Served with a great bunch of guys. |
| Windham, Otis | FTG2 | Jun 1, 1969 – | WG | Somers was a great ship. I gained lifelong friends as a result of my duty aboard her. |
| Chartier, Bob | E4 DISBURSING CLERK | Jun 10, 1969 – Dec 7, 1972 | Supply | Had great memories of WESTPAC. 3 WESPAC tours. |
| Parker, Tommy | SH 3 | Jun 22, 1969 – May 10, 1970 | Supply | |
| Williams, James | ftm2 | Jul 1969 – Aug 1971 | wm | |
| Johnson, Douglas | BTCM | Aug 1969 – Jun 1972 | MCPOC | It made me sick to my stomach to see the pictures of this fine lady going down, it brought tears to my eyes and memories to mind. |
| Alleshunas, Bill | em3 | Oct 1969 – May 1971 | e | had a good time leared alot about the world had some good teachers e div. hade alot of good guys |
| Carlton, Damon | E 3 | Oct 22, 1969 – May 24, 1971 | supply | hello to all shipmates its hard to belive its been 40 yrs i live in goldsby okla |
| Gibbens, John | MM3 | Nov 1969 – Dec 1973 | M | Served on USS Somers for 3 west pac tours in Main Controll from Fireman thru MM3. Served as Water King for last 2 years for M div. under Senior Chief Donhoffer left the Navy in June 1973 after my 3rd West pac |
| Foxworth, Jerry (Fox) | E-3 | Nov 5, 1969 – May 24, 1971 | BM | I REALLY ENJOYED SERVING ON SUPER SOMERS...IT REALLY GAVE ME ALOT OF MEMORIES THAT I DRAW STRENGTH FROM STILL TODAY. |
| Gibbens, John | MM3 | Dec 1969 – Jun 1973 | M | |
| Stark, Tim | FTG2 | 1970 – Sep 1974 | WD | 3 tours and a lot of miles. I remember having to clean spilled oil from the gun director in the middle of a typhoon. Found a dead albaros up there so what were we doing out in the storm? A lot of great people on this ship. |
| Merrilees, Jim | EN2 | 1970 – 1971 | A Gang | The best time of my enlistment was the period I spent on The Somers. Lots of fond memories of all the great liberty during WestPac cruise and crossing the Equator. I was mess deck master of arms and had my own liberty schedule! |
| Lane, Charles (Chuck) | FTMC | 1970 – 1982 | This is his daughter - he died in 82 but served on the Somers. I'm looking for anyone that may have known him. Please email me. Thank you!! | |
| Lane, Charles (Chuck) | CPO-FTMC | 1970 – 1982 | I'm his daughter, looking formen who may have served with my Father. Please email me. | |
| Nazarenus, Larry | FTM3 | 1970 – 1974 | WM | 3 deployments in 4 years, always on the go but looking back it was some of the best times of my life!! Have joined the USS Somers crew members assoc. / If you have not done so you really should!! |
| Frederickson, John | E4 | Jan 1970 – Nov 1971 | Engineering | I was assigned to the aft boiler room. Many of my crew mates in that boiler room were great guys. I hope they're all doing fine nearly forty years later. After leaving the Navy, I went to college, got a Ph.D. and have been a geneticist. |
| Callahan, Michael | LN2 | Jul 13, 1970 – Apr 11, 1974 | Personnel (Ship's Office) | Got out of the Navy in 74, and went to the University of Montana. Got commissioned in the Army, retired in 89 and work for the Army as a Leadership Specialist conducting Leadership Seminars all over the world. Live in Kansas City Metro area. Later! |
| Johnson, Douglas | BTCM | Aug 1970 – Aug 1972 | Senior Enlisted Advisor/3M Officer | Good ship, good crew, good times , excellent co's, Good CPO's(for the most part) |
| Alexander, Tom | STG3 | Aug 1970 – Aug 1972 | Sonar | I would welcome anybody who served with me but would especially like to hear from Monte Breeden, Michael Boeking, and Mike Quinn. I am already in touch with Michael Zematis |
| Sloan, Mike | BM3 | Aug 5, 1970 – Aug 10, 1973 | WD | Served on board for 2 VN deployments |
| Hiatt, Robert | SMSN | Sep 15, 1970 – May 19, 1971 | DECK/SIGNAL BRIDGE | Left Somers to serve on USS England until 1974. Went to College taught school for 7 years and now work for the Dept of the Army at Ft. Leonard Wood Mo. Have worked for the Dept of Army for 20 years. Retired from the Naval Reserve. |
| Navarro, Joe | BT2 | Sep 23, 1970 – Jul 7, 1976 | B | That was one long boat ride 5 years eight months and twenty five days to be exact! |
| Grisham, Jack | IC1 | Nov 1970 – Dec 1971 | R | |
| Driscoll, Bruce | ETR3 | Dec 20, 1970 – Oct 28, 1973 | OE | Enjoyed my time aboard the Somers |
| King, David | LTJG (SC) | Dec 27, 1970 – Feb 28, 1973 | Supply | I was Asst. Supply/Disbursing Officer. I was aboard when SOMERS was homeported in Long Beach and was aboard for the WESTPAC cruise in 1972. |
| Ben Tucker, Ben | Lt | Apr 1971 – Nov 1973 | Missle Officer, Navigator | I joined the Somers in Westpac in the Gulf in April 2001 for the rest of that deployment. We had a yard period upon return and then deployed early in 72 extended gun line periods a GREAT crew and wardroom . I was priveld |
| Faultersack, David | ETR-2 | Apr 2, 1971 – Jul 15, 1975 | Electronics | The USS Somers was a great ship. Being a Radar Electronics Technician onboard the Somers was one of the best jobs I have ever had. Hello to all that served! |
| Smith, Joseph (Ray) | BT2 | May 15, 1971 – Aug 30, 1974 | B |
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