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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 249 crew members registered for the USS Somers (DDG 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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! |
| Torres, Sergio | HM3 | 1975 – 1977 | Medical | |
| Dunkin, Dan | BTFN | 1975 – 1976 | fireroom 2 | was there for the running aground and was part of the engineering div. strike. BT's were over worked and under loved. |
| Hughes, Jhan | GMT3 | 1975 – Feb 3, 1979 | Weapons ASROC | Man, what a time we had! I'd do it all over again. Bob Vergari where are you? |
| Smith, Jeffrey | BTFN | Jan 7, 1975 – Apr 7, 1977 | B Division | Learned alot about engineering, about being a team player, saw alot of new places, and messed with the Navy the best I could |
| Burnham, Mike | SN | Feb 1975 – Feb 1977 | Weapons(ASROC) | Hello!To all, it has been along time.Sure would like to here from anyone who served the same time as myself. |
| Hughes, Bobby | U. S. S. SOMERS | Feb 15, 1975 – Feb 15, 1977 | Operations | |
| Davis, Henry "Joe" | EW3 | Mar 1975 – Mar 1976 | I too was also onboard when the ship was run aground right out of drydock. However I got new orders to report to the Coral Sea within a few months of that event. | |
| Breault, Howard | FTM3 | Mar 15, 1975 – Aug 29, 1979 | WM | |
| Long, Danny | MMFN | May 1975 – Nov 1977 | M | All that hash from Hawaii to Subic down in the rudder room. In Hong Kong, trading brass valves for 5ths of Johnny Walker Red, stole the keg from the O Club while in Drydock, good times! Remember that Crazy Woody from MS |
| Kiel, Brian | EM 3 | Jun 5, 1975 – Dec 1977 | E | I was there when we ran aground in Pearl Harbor. It was the first time I had ever been out to sea. I Only made one west pac in 2 1/2 years. We were just to broken down all the time. |
| Cuellar, Mike | OSSN | Jun 6, 1975 – Sep 28, 1977 | OI | GOT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OVERHAUL.. WENT ON ONE WESTPAC WITH MY DANNY WYSK AND SCHAEFFER BEERS. SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES I CAN'T EVEN COUNT. ALSO GARY SCHWINDT AND TOM ROBERTS |
| Brusacoram, Gene (Boozy) | E1 to Almost E4 then back to E1 | Jun 10, 1975 – Jan 10, 1977 | A-Gang | I don't remember too much! We used to party "alot"! |
| Dorton, Jack | STG3 | Jul 1975 – Jul 1976 | AS | I was aboard in Pearl Harbor during the dry-dock and sea trial period. |
| Goolsby, Gary Wayne (Goober) | MM/FN | Jul 1975 – Jul 1977 | Enginering | I worked in #2 Eng. room Had a lot of good times back in the day. Anyway I would like to hear from All who know me. Goober |
| Nylen, William | FTM2 | Sep 1975 – Sep 1978 | WM | Worked in Missile Plot (missile computer room). |
| Begnoche, David | HT3 | Sep 1975 – Oct 1977 | R | She was tired iron when they sunk her for target practice, but the pictures of it were sad see. |
| Michael Brown, Mike | OS3 | Nov 1975 – Nov 1977 | OI | Great crew it had to be for what we went through. The Somers was a terrible ship. The engineering plant was always broke no fault of the engineers it was just a bad ship. also served Dewey DDG 45 Kinkaid DD 965 Hercules PHM 2 |
| Rouch, Chuck | MM3 | 1976 – 1979 | M | Worked in Main Control for 2 Westpacs |
| Mahenski, Robert (Bob) | OSSN | 1976 – 1977 | Operations | What a wild time we had on board the Somers. Cannon, TomEd, Doug, Gary, Mike, Terry...miss you wild guys! |
| Mahenski, Robert (Bob) | OSSN | 1976 – Nov 1977 | Operations | Crazy, wild times back then. |
| Jarose, Richard (Mike) | BT1 | 1976 – 1978 | "B" | Hardest job I ever loved. Greatest Officers and crew I ever knew...Thanks |
| Jarose, Richard (Mike) | BT-1 | 1976 – 1978 | "B" Engineering | |
| Paranada, Lee | SM3 | 1976 – 1978 | OC | SM1 August Smith SMSN M Jackson, SN G. Gette, SN Sam "Hot Rod" Rodriguez SMSA G.Gullemette, SMSN S Upshaw. What a Signal Gang. |
| Richardson, Paul "Rich" | BT1 | 1976 – 1979 | Boiler Technician | |
| Donovan, Mike | SK3 | Jan 1976 – Jan 1978 | Supply | Somers was first ship. Made WESTPAC 77. Great time. |
| Richard Chriss Fn Forward Engine Room, Rick | E-3 | Feb 5, 1976 – Apr 10, 1978 | M division | Really enjoyed serving on board USS Somers first Ship out of Brooklyn New York was a reality check for me. first time I got yelled at by Chief Brodstat and meeting the shortest Master Chief in the Navy . 2 west paks |
| Day, Dennis | STG | Feb 27, 1976 – Jul 1977 | ASW | |
| Cargill, Bob (Clutch Cargo) | MM3 | Apr 15, 1976 – Sep 15, 1979 | M | Worked as an MM in Main Control and #2 Engine room. Went on 2 West Pacs. Looking to contact all of my old friends from the Somers. |
| Delcarlo, Bruce (Deli) | MM3 | May 10, 1976 – Aug 17, 1980 | M | OK where you at Cargill aka CLUTCH,and the rest of you shellbacks? |
| Simmons, Mark | BMSN | Jul 1976 – Aug 1977 | 07 76 08 77 | |
| Darling, Greg | MM3 | Aug 1976 – Jul 1978 | M | Just want to say hi to all the great folks I served with |
| Dockter, Mike | EM3 | Aug 1976 – Oct 1978 | Engineering | I have one of the "yearbooks" for the 1977 Westpac, pictures of the crew, ports of call and other memorable moments. |
| Bortkun, Chuck | FTM1 | Aug 1, 1976 – Aug 1, 1980 | WM | Been a long time. Looking for those who served on the Somers from 1976 to 1980. |
| Reinhardt, Michael | BMSN | Sep 1976 – Sep 1978 | WD | Good Times, Bad times. Made alot of freinds. Good Luck To All. |
| McGrath, Jimmy | RM2 | Sep 29, 1976 – Jan 6, 1979 | Operations | |
| Howry, Dave | RM3 | Oct 1976 – Jul 1978 | OC | Had a great time while stationed onbard the Sommers. WestPac was great. What happened to my fellow RM's (Marty, Mike, Jimmy,Bernie, Jack and Joe) if your out there lets get together and go over old times. |
| Hilliard, Don | EW2 | Oct 1, 1976 – Sep 1, 1978 | OI | The ship was crap, but the crew was tight. |
| Schnacker, Alan | BTFN | Nov 2, 1976 – Nov 1978 | b |
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