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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Mitscher (DDG 35). 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 201 crew members registered for the USS Mitscher (DDG 35).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Marchetti, Phil | ETN2 | 1972 – | OE | |
Rutledge, Ricky | RM2 | 1972 – 1974 | OC | Chief Harris and all the RM gang. This was a great group of Radioman. Jingles...stilll miss your cooking. |
Pittenger, David/pitt | QMSN | 1972 – 1973 | Quartermaster | Don['t rem a whole lot, easy duty, lots of fun. Gitmo, 1 med cruise, Bahamas |
Tenhet, Steve | MM2 | 1972 – 1975 | M | Aft Engineroom... should've stayed on the Mitscher and as Chief Howard said... should've stayed a 2nd Class! Hey Sam, hope you are well. |
Tuel, Dan | TM2 | 1972 – Jun 1976 | weapons | just found this site looking for any contact from folks on board at this time. |
Velazquez, Justo | FTM2 | 1972 – Nov 7, 1974 | Fox (Missile Computer) | Worked on the MK118 Computer, had a great time during the Med cruise. Missed the friendship that were created. |
Kovach, Steve | OS3 | 1972 – 1974 | OI | If anybody knows me and wants to contact me...feel free. I made a Med cruise and was on board for Gitmo training. I have made contact with Roy McIntire OSSN, if anybody remembers him. |
Moore, Gregory | RM3 | Feb 1972 – Jul 1975 | COMMUNICATION | I WORKED WITH A GREAT CREW I LEARNED ALOT FROM RMCS HARRIS AND RM1 JIM REYNOLDS ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND PEOPLE RETIRED FM JPM IN 2002 GOT BORED WHEN BACK TO WORK 2006 AT JFK AIRPORT NY |
Joye, Rodger | BT2 | Apr 1972 – Jun 1974 | B | |
Busch, Christopher | OS3 | May 1972 – Jun 1975 | Operations | I enjoyed my cruise of the Mediterranean and The Black Sea, on deployment in 1973. If you remember me, feel free to email sometime. |
Shehan, Dan (James D) | ETNSN | Jun 15, 1972 – Jul 15, 1974 | OE | Reported on board during yard period: lots of 90 degree days and nights. Made a Carribean and Med Curise. I enjoyed the friendships that I made while on the Mitscher. |
Strome, David | Cpl (SM2) | Jul 1972 – Jul 1974 | Signalman/tactical ops | Canadian/American exchange program. Sonny Sloop was my SM1 half way thru my tour aboard. Chief Cobb thanks for your friendship. Gitmo was an eye opener, seemed like we may never leave. BZ to a great crew. |
Ginn, Phillip | EM3 | Aug 1, 1972 – May 31, 1975 | E | To all in the E, IC and M division during 8/72 to 5/75 i would like to say hello and hope all is well. |
Corner, Dave | GMT3 | Aug 28, 1972 – Jul 1976 | 4th | Hey Wilkins....call me! Murph was a good guy despite being from Mass. Art, where are you? ASROC was a hoot....remember Wannel over the 1 MC shouting Fire in the Asroc Magazine?....wrong alarm! I had a good time! |
West, Danny | SN | Sep 1, 1972 – May 31, 1975 | ships serviceman | |
Evans, Hayden | MM-C | Nov 10, 1972 – Oct 1974 | A and M | After 12 years in the engine rooms, I get assigned to A-Gang. I worked harder as a 1st Class and Chief than I did as a FN. Most equipment in A-gang was OOC, and in need of repair. After PEB came M-Division. |
Jandreau, David (Frenchie) | Sn | Dec 14, 1972 – Feb 2, 1974 | 1st Division | Hello old crew of the Mitscher, made some real good friends while onboard, just looking for Billy Barndollar, Jack Kuhns, Dale Clark, and anyone else who would remember (Frenchie) |
Hoar, Walter | FTM1 | 1973 – 1974 | Tartar Missiles | Served in the Mk118 computers. Flew back to US while in Med. Spent too much time chasing Russian ships. |
Labrake, Jeffrey Lance | 1973 – 1977 | OE | This entry being logged by wife of Jeffrey who passed away June 2000 of Soft Tissue Sarcoma. He would have liked his name listed here. I welcome any notes from any one that knew him then. | |
Rosenow, Kenneth (Rosie) | E3 | 1973 – 1977 | 2nd | I went through the list of men registered and I did recognized several of them. Hey Murph, how ya doin? |
Martone, Nicholas ( Nick ) | RM2 | Jan 1973 – Oct 25, 1974 | OC | The Mitscher (35) was my 1st duty station out of Radioman "A" school ...I loved the time I spent aboard her ..I came back for 2 weeks active reserve duty ..and there were alot of my shipmates still aboard ...good times were had .. |
Wannall, James/duck | STG2 | Jan 1973 – Aug 1975 | 4th | 1st ship,2 Med cruises,1 Carrib. cruise |
Sikorski, Dan | FTM2 | Jan 8, 1973 – Mar 15, 1976 | 2nd I think | Only ship I ever served on! |
Paull, Alan | IC3 | Jan 8, 1973 – Sep 1973 | ET | Med Cruise right from Boot (17 year old). So short handed in the ET area, got right into the IC. Spent many hours logging in the turbine generator #'s while underway. I'm still in communications and owe it to the guys who saw my potential |
Brennan, Fran/walter | SMSA | Jan 23, 1973 – Oct 23, 1975 | 1 | |
Murphy, Robert | GMG3 | Feb 1973 – Oct 25, 1975 | 2nd | Great ship and crew. Where is GMG3 Bruce Modes? |
Clarke, Robert | SN | Feb 1973 – Jan 1976 | IST | Got on the site and saw some familiar names and faces. I first did 3 months of mess cooking then 1st div then worked in the post office and stood watches in combat. Had a great time did 3 cruises then reenlisted for jap |
Snyder, Ron | GMM2 | Jun 1973 – Feb 1975 | 3RD Division MK 13 | Lots of good times and good friends, miss them all. |
Dexter, John ![]() | IC-2 | Jul 1973 – Oct 1976 | E | |
Corner, Dave | GMT3 | Jul 1, 1973 – Jul 12, 1976 | 4th | Hey Wilky....Bob (Billarica)....Art? Are you guys out here?....Kimig?....Dave Baker??.......The Mitscher salute to you! ASROC rocks!!!! |
Wyers, James | po 3 | Aug 1973 – Aug 1974 | Hospital Corpsman | served 1 year aboard as a hospital corpsman strycher waiting for Corp school. very good times at DNS in Norfolk Virginia |
Ashley, Dan | ET1 | Aug 29, 1973 – Mar 6, 1977 | OE | Name should be Dan Ashley, as Joseph was my son's name the lost his life on the USS San Francisco, 2005. I am logged into both and can't change it. |
Snyder, Ed | FTM2 | Oct 1973 – Mar 1978 | 3rd | I both hated and loved that old ship. Spent a lot of time at sea. Now work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado. Banjo player for the Nasal Ridge Pickers. |
Smith, Richard | MM3/E4 | Nov 1973 – Jul 1976 | A Gang | Searching for swabby's Gary Hammond, Dennis Deitrich, Ray Foster, Jack Duke, Dave Baker, just wishing to see how everyone is doing. |
Wilcken, Michael | GMT3 | Dec 29, 1973 – Jul 6, 1976 | 4th Division | .email-mwdw79@gmail.com- anyone remember the ship's party in Gitmo(Cable Beach) when the Marines took Wormy(John Sutton) away. We were quite mad. I miss Jack Duke-Dave Corner- Dave Baker & the whole crew.email me |
Wheeler, John | FTM2 | 1974 – 1977 | 3rd | |
Wheeler, John | FTM2 | 1974 – 1977 | 3rd | Had some good times I will never forget.Scuba diveing in Sicaly was great. Too bad we didn"t have a good hook. One guy almost caught a hammerhead when we were ancored out.Liberty made up for the long hours at sea. |
Boyd, Jerry | FN-3 | 1974 – 1975 | after engine room. bravo 4 | |
Johnson, Les | ETR-2 | 1974 – 1976 | OE | |
Carlton, Kenneth | EM2 | 1974 – 1978 | E | |
Hewes, David | FTM2 | 1974 – Nov 1977 | 3rd | Had a good experience on the old Mitz...had great folks to work with and learned a lot. Been writing technical documentation for telecommunications for 31 years. |
Forbes, Murray | E-5 | Jan 4, 1974 – Mar 15, 1977 | OI | I remember June '75, picking up a man with injuries from a sailboat and dropping him off in Bermuda. Once in the Med., we did a SAR for a military aircraft that went down. Did 18 yrs in Naval Reserve. Retired as OSC. |
Steen, Jarvis | MR2 | Feb 15, 1974 – Feb 15, 1976 | ||
Shields, Rocky | GMG3 | Mar 15, 1974 – Dec 6, 1977 | 2nd | |
Coleman, Jimmy ![]() | SR | Apr 1, 1974 – Jun 15, 1979 | ASW | After nearly 50 years, hoped to locate anyone that I served with. The Yards, Gitmo, the Med, then Decom. View 'back then' Photo |
Coleman, Jimmy ![]() | TM3 | Apr 1, 1974 – Mar 15, 1977 | AS/Weapons | It's been almost 50 years since my Service aboard Mitscher. I completed my Sea service aboard the Carrier Nimitz and retired from SSC Orlando in 1995. I will Never forget TMC Ohler or Petty Officer Dan Tuel View 'now' Photo |
Priest, Samuel (Sam) | mm1 | Jun 1974 – Jun 1977 | m | any body wants to talk email me sam.priest@va.gov petty officer in charge of aft engine room. |
Mosher, John | CTT2 | Jun 15, 1974 – Feb 11, 1975 | Where is Rusty Gooch (CTT2) | |
Geesin, Robert (Goose) | ETR2 | Jul 7, 1974 – Mar 30, 1978 | OE01 | 2 Meds, GITMO Spring Board, Had a great Time |
Blazer, Dave | CTO2 | Jul 9, 1974 – Jul 1, 1976 | S division | I left the Mitscher for TACSOM school in Pensacola and then went to NSGA Skaggs Island CA. I made CTO1 in 1977 and left the Navy in 1980. |
Sirois, Tim/zero ![]() | boiler tec 2 | Aug 1974 – Mar 1978 | boiler room | |
Dumas, Michael | FTM2 | Oct 1974 – Jun 1977 | 3rd |
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