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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 153 crew members registered for the USS John S. McCain (DDG 36).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borquist, Robert | SN BOSN | Sep 2, 1953 – Jan 15, 1955 | ||
| Borquist, Robert | SN BOSN | Sep 2, 1953 – Jan 15, 1955 | 1 st deck&01 level | E R King capt -H H Ries exec/o orig crew comm. charlestown navy yard Boston Ihave comm. book with crew listing of DL3 |
| Fullmer, Loren/lorenadune | MMFN | Apr 15, 1960 – Aug 14, 1963 | M | Beautiful ship! Ihad my cruise book damaged by water, would like to find another if possible. wes pac march-61-sept-61 |
| Hanson, Curtis | DK3 | Oct 1960 – May 1962 | Supply | |
| Rigell, James (Jim) | PC-3 | Oct 1961 – 1963 | OC | Worked as Operations Yeoman, Ships Office, and PC-3 in Post Office. Looking for others from this time period. |
| Wolf, Leroy | Ic3 | Jan 7, 1962 – Aug 11, 1964 | R | Many memories |
| Parmeter, George | EM2 | Feb 15, 1962 – Dec 20, 1965 | E | HAD A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES |
| Sampson, David | FTG3 | Apr 1962 – Feb 1964 | 2nd | Served during "Operation Dominic" atomic bomb testing. Transporation PO in 1963&1964 |
| Dewolfe, Wolfie | BT 2 | Jun 1, 1962 – Sep 1, 1964 | Engineering | I would enjoy hearing from anyone in engineering, both fire rooms and engine rooms |
| Manley, Ken | EM2 | 1963 – 1965 | R | |
| Zamzi, Sam | MR2 | 1963 – 1964 | Engineering A Gang | |
| Falconer, Gene | RD3 | Jan 1963 – Jun 1966 | OI | The last cruise was fantastic, Sydney Fiji, Acapulco, thru the PC decommissioning in Philly June 1966. |
| Neal, Coleman | E-3 SH | Apr 1963 – Oct 1965 | ship serviceman | |
| Taylor, Bruce | FTGSA | Aug 18, 1965 – Sep 4, 1966 | FOX | |
| Harper, Terry | BT1 | Jun 19, 1967 – Dec 19, 1971 | B Lead PO forward fireroom | Was a member of the primary commissioning crew in Phila. shipyards. Brought the ship from east coast to west coast (Long Beach) made the first west pac. |
| Naab, Michael | TM2 | Apr 10, 1968 – Oct 25, 1968 | Early pre-commissioning detail: 30 men, nothing to do. (Shipyard activity focused on Mitscher DDG 35.) Our service records (not us) transferred to CVA 60 for a month, just to preserve TAD status! Finally transferred out. What a boondoggle! | |
| Spiro, Tim | FTM2 | Jul 1968 – Mar 1969 | For control air search Radar AN SPS 48 | Looking for FTM3 Kato and FTM3 Jeremy. We went to school at Mare Island CA. They sent me on to the USS Parsons 1969, then to the USS Decatur and finally to the USS Jouett 1971-73. Now living in Everett WA. |
| Harper, Terry | BT1 LPO FORWARD FR | Oct 6, 1968 – Nov 8, 1971 | B DIV | PRE-COMM CREW Worked with BTCS Mahoney, BT1 Tom Neubarth. BT1 Victor Ryan, and MM2 A.L. Tucker. Great ship and crew |
| Reardon, Ted | FTM2 | 1969 – 1972 | worked in missle plot with lance,john and bob-enjoyed westpac transferred to east coast after mccain reasigned to san diego- | |
| Taylor, George | STG2 | 1969 – 1971 | WEAPONS | ANY OF THE OLD CREW LEFT AROUND FROM MY TIME ON BOARD?? |
| Devenberg, Robert E | CPO | 1969 – 1972 | Skivie waver lol (Signalman) | Had to add dad's info to this page. Thanks for serving dad! One of my favorite memories as a kid was riding the ship from San Pedro to San Diego in (I think) 1971. |
| Reutter, Dale | SM3 | 1969 – 1972 | Communications | |
| Courtney, George | QM2 | Jan 19, 1969 – Nov 15, 1972 | Navigation | Asst. to the Navigator, directed ship's movements from 1969 to 1972, Second Westpac cruise to Vietnam. Coordinated ship's movement while underway, engaged in gunfire operations, and while entering and exiting ports. |
| Brubaker, Goerge A | RM2 | Feb 1969 – Dec 1972 | OC (Communications Radio) | Contact me about ships reunions and located shipmates |
| Baliva, David // Nunzio | RD 2 | Feb 1, 1969 – Jul 20, 1972 | Operations | Great people served together and remained friends forever!!!!!! |
| Hawkins, Roger | SN | Feb 21, 1969 – Mar 1971 | First | Worked on deck force, as cook,and forward lookout |
| O'Brien, Barry "Ob" | Mar 1969 – Feb 1971 | Was a MM2 and MM1 then. Made MMCM and went LDO - retired in 1985. Now retired in NC bandaobrien@cox.net Looking to find Joe Churchill | ||
| Brubaker, George | RM2 | Mar 1, 1969 – Dec 1, 1972 | OC (Communications Radio) | living in Reinbeck, IA 50669 ..Retired USN * John Deere Tractor. Researcher for former crews of USS Yorktown (Naval Museum in Charleston, SC). |
| Herriven, David | RM2 | Apr 1969 – Aug 1970 | OC(Radio) | Quite the change from MSO's. Nice ship. Retired from working, do woodworking, hunting, fishing, etc. |
| Del, Hanson | RM2 | Apr 1969 – Jan 1971 | OC | Precom at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Plank Owner |
| Brayall, Samuel / Sam | RD2 | Apr 1, 1969 – Jan 5, 1971 | Operations / OI | Served on the USS Constellation from Radar "A" school Great Lakes , to Vietman Wespac cruise 1968. Transfer to the McCain in the Philly shipyard April 1969, was the berthing PO, before commissioning to DDG36 . Sailed with Her to Long Bea |
| Trent, Rex | FTM2 | Jun 15, 1969 – Feb 15, 1974 | 3rd | Hail to my fellow Shellbacks |
| Darnell, Ken | EMFN, EM3, EM2 | Jul 1969 – Sep 1971 | E Division | Great memories of McCain. I was a career Navy man achieving the rate of Senior Chief, CWO4 and LDO LT. It was on McCain that I learned to be a sailor. I attended her decommissioning. Sad day. |
| Niswonger, Roger | BT-3 | Jul 30, 1969 – Mar 30, 1971 | "B" Division | I was a BT. What can I say? |
Filak, Raymond H.  | RD3 | Sep 1969 – Jan 19, 1973 | OI | Was a Radarman serving only on this ship. Two West Pacs. Separated/discharged as a OS3. My specialty was Electronic Warfare (should have been separated/discharged as EW3) and Intelligence Publication File Custodian. |
| Bohensky, Joe | RD 0 | Sep 1, 1969 – Dec 30, 1970 | oi | Made great friends and served honorably as ship misfit |
| Turner, Roy E. (Tricky) | ETN3 | Oct 1969 – Mar 5, 1974 | OE | Had a good time in aux radio. Great to get out. |
| Roberson, Mark | ETN3 | Oct 19, 1969 – Jun 16, 1971 | OE | I've had many great jobs in my life, but, westpack with you guys was my most rewarding.Remember gun line Viet Nam while now senator John S MCCAIN WAS POW/-? check out web JOHN S MCCAIN DDG56 return plus her war history. |
| Scott, Michael L( Scotty) | RD2 | Nov 30, 1969 – Jun 8, 1971 | OI | 3rd tour in Tonkin Gulf |
| Martin, Larry | SN | Dec 1969 – Jul 1971 | WEAPONS |
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