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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berglund, Phil (Cat) | STG3 | 1972 – 1974 | ASW | First Ship, First WestPac, Great Ship, Great Crew |
| Griffin, Dennis | SK2 | Jan 1972 – Dec 1973 | Supply | |
| Trujillo, Rudy (Seapup) | E-3 | Jan 1, 1972 – 1973 | Navy | Looking to reconnect with old Navy buddies |
| Delaurentis, Mike | ENS-LTJG | Jan 3, 1972 – Apr 1, 1975 | Supply | Assistant Supply and Disbursing Officer. First ship, lasting (good) impression. |
| Ferrino, Michael | E-3 | Feb 2, 1972 – Dec 26, 1973 | Gunners Mate | Remember, when someone stole the Captain's cap ... I knew who took it !!!!! Had the best time in my life! |
| Brown, Wayne | SK-3 | Mar 18, 1972 – Jun 24, 1974 | Supply | Served with an exceptional group |
| M Urchison, Scoobie | abh-2 | Mar 19, 1972 – Mar 23, 1979 | v-1 div | |
| Tull, Michael "mike" | Apr 1972 – Sep 1972 | Navigation | ||
| S. Musgrave, S. Musgrave | E1 | May 1972 – Nov 1972 | I was on board for a short time. I had a lot of trouble I didn't want. I served as best I knew how and I think the Navy was very shortsighted in not trying to help new members more. | |
| Watson, George | FTM1 | May 1, 1972 – Apr 15, 1973 | Fox | |
| Colbert, Dean | MM3 | Jul 1972 – Feb 1974 | M Div. EMO2 | |
| Kissler, Leroy | EM2 | Aug 1972 – May 1974 | E | |
| Olson, Jeff | FTM/E3 | Aug 1972 – Jun 1975 | WM | Great tour & a Great crew! Crossing th Equator was a trip to say the least. I'm a Shellback!!! |
| Rawhouser, Don NEW | Quarter Master 2nd Class | Aug 15, 1972 – Jul 1, 1974 | Navigation | Just looking to record service on board. |
| Diaz, Samuel/ Sam | E3 | Aug 21, 1972 – May 23, 1975 | BM | This is sammy to all my shipmates, hello and hope all is well in your lives and that you are all in good health. fill free to drop me a line if you'd like. call me at (909) 461-5205. god bless and take care always..... |
| Diaz, Samuel | E3 | Aug 21, 1972 – May 23, 1975 | BM | Hello this is sammy, hope all my shipmates are well and in good health. Take care and god bless. Fill free to call me at (909)461-5205 |
| Kauppi, Dan | BT2 | Sep 10, 1972 – May 11, 1976 | I served with the best. Had a lot of good times with a lot of fine people from all walks of life. Its something I still miss today. Subic Bay,do I have to say anymore. Anyone up to go to Jolo's. | |
| Lemmermann, Robert (Bob) | SN | Sep 20, 1972 – Oct 15, 1973 | WD | |
| Boudreau, Chuck | YN2 | Nov 1972 – Feb 1974 | Ships Office | Was taken off the ship by helicopter after Operation Eagle Lift. Spent my last year in Washington DC with the SeaBees. Was in the office with Callahan, Hinkle and Stillman. |
| Vanderlip, Fred | RM2 | Nov 27, 1972 – Aug 31, 1973 | Communications | Looking for any RM's who might still be out there. |
| Cochran, De Ford | LT | 1973 – 1975 | Weapons Officer | I came aboard in 1972 while Somers was homeported in Long Beach. I was the Weapons Officer. We had our homeport changed to Pearl Harbor in 1974. |
| Delaurentis, Mike | LTJG | Jan 1973 – Apr 1975 | Supply | Disbursing and Assistant Supply Officer |
| Engel, John | STG2 | Jan 1973 – Oct 1976 | ST | Great Ship, Great Crew. I made the flag for the equator initiation. The court wasn't kind to me. Played a little golf in my time, made the all Navy finals just before departing the ship and the Navy in Oct 76. |
| Adams, Jerry | BTFN | Feb 1, 1973 – Dec 11, 1974 | Engineering | Went a lot of places, had a lot of fun. Worked hard. |
| Baker, Albert (Al) | BT3 | Feb 1, 1973 – Apr 1, 1975 | Forward Fireroom | Miss the times, Places and above all the Friend's. Tough Hot Job but looking back... Loved it all |
| Couch, James | MM3 | Apr 12, 1973 – Sep 26, 1976 | m | |
| Chism, Richard | HT2 | Apr 20, 1973 – 1975 | Engenering | OK everyone the VA states I was never aboard the Somers, I guess I must have been smoking that hash from Pakistan with my favorite IC Man for 2 1/2 years, anyone have the 1974-75 Westpac cruse book? chismrick@yahoo.com |
| Ollendick, Tony | E3 | Jun 1, 1973 – 1975 | A GANG | REMEMBER RUNNING A GROUND COMING OUT OF PEARL HARBOR |
| Rash, Geore | MM2 | Jun 4, 1973 – Jun 16, 1977 | Engineering | |
| Petersen, Karl | RM3 | Jul 1973 – Jun 1975 | Communication | Great Ship and the Best Crew would do it again. Hong Kong Singapore and who can forget Karachi Pakistan. We crossed the Equator and became Shellbacks. |
| Wilmer, Bob | FTM2 | Aug 1973 – Nov 1976 | WM | Worked on the WDS missle system |
| Webster, Richard | LTJG | Sep 1973 – May 1974 | Navigation | I was Navigator on DDG-34 for six months prior to my release from active duty. Will never forget typhoon evasion on trip back to Pearl. |
| Freyholtz, Lowell | MMFN | Oct 1973 – May 1976 | M | DAZED AND CONFUSED most of the time. Great West-Pac's. Dry dock, SUCKED. (except when all of Engineering walked off the ship aka. Mutiny). Lets do it again. Great bunch of guys. |
| Jeans, Thomas | YNSN-YN3 | Nov 1973 – Aug 1975 | Navigation Division (Ship's Office) | I reported aboard SOMERS when the ship was at Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines, enroute to WESTPAC. Served as admin correspondence and Legal Yeoman. Good ship! I learned a lot and grew tremendously as a Sailor. |
| Heinen, Kurt | IC3 | Nov 20, 1973 – Dec 4, 1975 | E | Didnt realize until much later how much fun I was having. Wish I could do it over! |
| Pragl, Daniel J | FN/BT2 | Dec 7, 1973 – Oct 13, 1975 | "B" | I MAY HAVE FOGOTTEN NAMES BUT NOT FACES I CAN STILL REMEMBER MOST IF NOT ALL.BEST TIME OF MY LIFE US NAVY. |
| Krueger, Phil | OSSN | 1974 – 1976 | OI | I have never partied like I did while on the Somers. Me and QM George Grape. |
| Moran, Robert | EM1 | 1974 – 1976 | E | Served on her when she was in dry dock in Pearl. Have many great memories. |
| Holzinger, Hans (German) | MMFN | Feb 1974 – Mar 1975 | MM | |
| Glade, Walter | STG2 | Mar 1974 – Feb 1977 | ||
| Towery, Stonewall "derby" | BM3 | Mar 1, 1974 – Sep 1, 1977 | What a time in my life it was. Great west Pacs and lots cool friends. Would do it all over again! | |
| Pankop, Craig | GMT-2 | May 1974 – Aug 1975 | AS or was it WA | Only brief periods of underway time the we spent from December 74 till I left , August 75 in the yards at Pearl Harbor. Lived in those old wooden barracks. Sold my Mustang to one of the FT's. It was a good ship. |
| Brown, Larry | LTJG | May 1, 1974 – Aug 10, 1975 | Navigator | Capt Howard Pabst was tough, demanded a lot. |
| Schaefer, Stephen | OS2 | May 18, 1974 – May 19, 1976 | Operations | Most of my time was spent in the shipyard @ Pearl,chippin paint atop the crows nest with some mowie wowie. Then wespac to PI with the Shitty Kitty, May of '75. Those were the Daz! |
| Wysk, Dan | OSSN | May 18, 1974 – Feb 18, 1976 | Operations | Great memories of some awesome shipmates. Beers, Boo Boo, Taco, Ski, Grits just to name a few made for some wild times. Never did make a West Pac but 21 months on "The Rock" was enough. Hope all are well! |
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