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USS John S. McCain (DDG 36) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John S. McCain (DDG 36). 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 150 crew members registered for the USS John S. McCain (DDG 36).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1974 | 1975 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Ted | ETN2 | 1975 – 1978 | OE | First reported while ship was in drydock in Long Beach. Moved back to Nebraska in January 1981. Looking for other ET's and OE crew members. |
| Murphy, Mike | OS3 | 1975 – 1977 | OI | Bldg 36... I remember her well. It was a great time. |
| Stephens, Timothy | bt | 1975 – | engineering | Hey guys...What seems to stick out about my time on ole john was having trouble steaming out beyond the Coronado bridge without being towed back to port. Decomissioned not long after |
| Lamb, Randy | MM3 | Jan 1975 – Mar 1976 | A | |
| Baribeau, Allen | SK2 | Jan 16, 1975 – Dec 29, 1975 | Supply | Met my good friend Les Munson here. |
| Hogan, Don | YN2 | Feb 4, 1975 – Jul 1977 | navigation | LAST CREW BEFORE DECOMMISION |
| Hughes, Jay/howard | GMT2 | Mar 1975 – Apr 1978 | 4th | |
| Rutz, Greg | ETR3 | Mar 21, 1975 – Apr 1, 1978 | OE | Worked for edfence contractors for the next 13 years. Moved to Northern California and have here ever since. I've been married 24 years and have 2 daughters. Now I'm semi-retired ( do contract work on semiconductor process equipment ) |
| Hughes, Jay | GMT2 | Apr 15, 1975 – Jun 12, 1978 | 4TH | GREAT SHIP TO BE ON AND A GREAT DIVISION TO BE IN. |
| Feltham, John | LTJG | May 18, 1975 – May 18, 1977 | E Division | Was Electrical Division Officer during my stay on the McCain starting at Long Beach and in San Diego....still BLDG 36 during the time. Had a great time with the E Gang. |
| Garcia, Robert | IC2 | Jun 1975 – Mar 1978 | E | Looking for shipmates on the Last Voyage (WestPac 1977) |
| Zachry, Marty | BM3 | Aug 1975 – Sep 1978 | deck | looking for crew members i served with |
| Watson, Andy | STGSN | Aug 8, 1975 – Oct 15, 1977 | 4th | Had a great time on WESPAC 77. I see a few familiar names here. |
| Hibbert, Bruce | YN3 | Oct 1975 – Jun 1976 | Engineering | |
| Brannon, Norman (Butch) | GMG3 | Dec 1975 – Apr 29, 1978 | 2nd | reported on board out of bootcamp. McCain was in LongBeach. on board to the end. went to USS Fox CG33 stayed on board till my time was up returned to Iowa. Have been a cop since 1981. I'm a SGT with home town Police Dept. Due to retire in 3 years. |
| Harkins, John | FTM3 | 1976 – 1978 | We had some great times. | |
| Deangelis, Kerry | ETR2 | 1976 – 1977 | OEO1 | |
| Hartfield, John | FTM3 | 1976 – 1978 | Missile | Had some of the best times of my life on old Bldg 36. |
| Grabowski, Steve | STG3 | 1976 – 1978 | 4th Division | Proud to be on the crew with you guys for her last voyage, Westpac '77! |
| Jensen, James (Jim, Pig-pen) | STG1, STG2 | 1976 – 1977 | ASW | |
| Sparks, Gary W. (Sparky) | MM3 | Feb 10, 1976 – Jun 9, 1978 | After Engine Room | Would like to hear from all the guys I met while serving onboard. Did the last West Pac and had lots of fun. PI was great. I think we were broke down more than we were not. |
| Stevens, Bob | OSSN | Mar 1976 – Sep 1976 | OI | great first westpac, made 2 more the next 3 yrs. before I got out in 1980. USS Hull and Robison |
| McGurgan, Robert | ETRSN | Mar 1, 1976 – Mar 1, 1979 | oe | |
| Yano, Larry | LTJG | May 1976 – Apr 1978 | OE Off | The McCain was a good ship with a great crew, especially OE Division. |
| McQuillan, Brian Mac | FTM2 | May 5, 1976 – 1978 | 3rd | will miss the good times on big john, a great westpac, subic bay for 5 monthe , what a cruise. will always remember the john paul jones playing the impossible dream over the 1 mc when we finally cut the lines and got underway, a great crew and c.o. |
| Crowe, James | OS3 | May 5, 1976 – Apr 29, 1978 | OI | |
| Burgess, Ted | FTM3 | Jun 1976 – | 3rd | Was on the final mission. I remember them painting over her hull number. The parties in PI and the parties in PI. Seems we were always broken down at the end, but she made her way home to 32nd street that last time. Seems a small list of the crew. |
| Alspaugh, Edward | MM2 | Jun 1976 – Sep 1977 | M-Division | Worked in Main Control with Sikes, Mannie, Pickett, & Powell. |
| Shawley, Mike | btfm | Jul 1976 – 1978 | b-div foreward fireroom | the last voyage was great, would like to hear from guys who served proudly on the big mac. Also started a facebook page for anyone. it uss john s mccain ddg36 if anyone is interested |
| Witbrod, Frank | BT3 | Jul 5, 1976 – Apr 29, 1978 | Aft Boiler Room/Oil Shack | Remember the sign "We make our Own Steam" after that last Westpac. We were in the PI s long those girls knew all of us. It was a SOB to operate, but we did it. Heard there was a reunion last April in Cleveland, I was unable to make it... |
| Lindholm, Thane | OS3 | Sep 1976 – Sep 1977 | OI | Crossdecked from the Ranger CV-61 to the McCain in San Diego, made the 77 and final deployment and left the last day in Subic to the Lynde McCormick which was outboard the McCain |
Hervig, Gary  | IC3 | Sep 1976 – Mar 1978 | E | We got underway and then left for WestPac. Met My wife and returned to States to the sad event of decommissioning. |
| Foelker, Timothy J | EW2 | Sep 1, 1976 – Oct 1, 1977 | OE | I remember LTJG Yano fondly (good officer), though we had a few scraps about decorum with my uniform and dark round sunglasses. A good crew doing bang-up work on a ship near to decommissioning. PI, Hong Kong, great West Pac! |
| Lemay, Michael | MM3 | Nov 1976 – Apr 1978 | Engineering | Yep The Last Cruise was heart breaking. Made a lot of good friends. |
| Johnson, Richard | IC3 | Nov 1976 – Nov 1977 | E | Made last Westpac before decomission. Swapped to USS Fox. |
| Kidd, Ricky | GMG3 | Dec 13, 1976 – Apr 1978 | 2nd | had a great time, GMGC Lytle was the best, retired in 1992 as a GMC. |
| Bremer, Michael | E- 1 | 1977 – 1977 | Deck crew | I was transferred to the McCain while she was docked in San Diego. I went home on leave after TAD on the Uss Tarawa LHA 1, and missed my return date. After we moved to the barracks I got into some civilian trouble and was discharged. |
| Franksulkow@yahoo.com, Frank | btfn | 1977 – Apr 1978 | b-div foreward fire room | Mike Shawley saw your name contact me at franksulkow@yahoo.com |
| Franksulkow@yahoo.com, Frank | btfn | 1977 – 1977 | b-div foreward fire room | Like to know how every body is doing, had a lot of fun with Frank Witbrod Wade Dury Mike Shawley Leroy Flint Fritz just to name a few but the hole frie room including STUCKY |
| Mannie, Wade | fn | Jan 1, 1977 – Jul 14, 1978 | m division | i worked main control email address wade91710@yahoo.com you can look me up on facebook to with pictures |
| Smith, Joseph | BM-3 | Jan 10, 1977 – Mar 29, 1978 | first | went on last westpac cruise and stayed for the decommisioning |
| Richman, Joseph, (Rich) | MMFN | Jan 13, 1977 – Apr 28, 1978 | M (EMO2) | Last westpac was great, met some great friends in eng, dept. still in touch with a few. Subic Bay, P.I. was good liberty had a blast. Ship"s party at Grande Island, the San Miguel beer; beaches at San Diego. Great times! |
| Gilbert, Mike | GMT | Mar 21, 1977 – 1978 | ||
| "Andy", Randy C. Andrew "Andy" | GMG2 | Jul 1977 – Apr 1978 | 2ND | John S. McCain was my 5th out of 11th ship. Caught her during WestPac '77 and decomm'd her in '78. |
| Falls, Robert | GMMSN | Jul 1977 – Apr 1978 | Third | Not sure of the exact date I got to the McCain, but I met the ship in Subic Bay and was aboard for the decommissioning. I really enjoyed my time on the McCain and was transferred to the Kitty Hawk next. |
| Rice, Robert | ET1 | Aug 1977 – Jun 1978 | OE | Made the last cruise and was part of the decommissioning crew |
| Thomas, Phillip | IC1 | Aug 1, 1977 – | OE | Attached to Ops as the CCTV operator, assigned to Mess Deck MAA after returning to 32nd St. Transferred just before decommissioning. An interesting year..... |
| Powell, Norris | FN | Aug 24, 1977 – Mar 15, 1978 | M Division | I came onboard as a 17 y/o FA and was a striker for Machinist Mate. I stood throttle watch, messenger, and lower level watch. I became a man on the USS John S. Mcain DDG-36. I was on the basketball team and made my first |
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