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USS Richard B. Anderson (DD 786) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Richard B. Anderson (DD 786). 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 98 crew members registered for the USS Richard B. Anderson (DD 786).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors, Obie | SA | Jun 1969 – Sep 1970 | 1ST | |
| Sain, Warren | SA | Jun 15, 1969 – Feb 16, 1971 | 1st | |
Webb, Larry Wayne  | YN3 | Nov 1969 – Sep 1971 | NX | Reported aboard as YNSN and worked in ship's office entire time on the ship. Great bunch of guys - made lots of friends and lots of memories. Truly the 'Best in the West'. Returned to my home town - Port Arthur TX. Still reside in P.A |
| Stanton, Don | SF3 | 1970 – 1972 | R | Alot of good memories/alot of good friends. |
| Crews, David | MM2 | 1970 – 1972 | Engineering | |
| Dwyer, Robert | BT2 | 1970 – 1975 | B Div | Retired: Should have done this right after high school!!! |
| Dwyer, Robert "Mother" | BT2 | 1970 – 1974 | B Divison | |
| Shoemaker, Fredrick | BT2 | Jan 1970 – Nov 1973 | B | A wonderful expierance I would not trade for anything wish I could do it again |
| Lund, Bill | QM3 | Feb 24, 1970 – Oct 15, 1971 | N | |
| Fuglaar, Rudy | BT2 | May 1970 – May 1973 | B Division After Fire Room | Great times and Bad Times, more Great than Bad |
| Sar, Boy | TN | Jun 20, 1970 – Jan 28, 1972 | supply | this is my second ship and i enjoy every moment of it especially the tour in vietnam where all of that commotion going on refueling,working party,gunfire support loading ammo and unloading by hands.so I learn a lot from this ship. thanks |
| Harn, Wayne | BT2 | Jul 1970 – Apr 24, 1974 | b | |
| Schneider, Timothy | OS3 | Oct 20, 1970 – Jul 14, 1973 | operations inteligence | great memeories of ports of call,great shipmates and harrowing missions. Proud to have served on "the best in the West" |
| Beck, Patrick | BT3 | Nov 18, 1970 – Aug 20, 1973 | B Div | |
| Hansford, Floyd | SFFN | 1971 – 1971 | R | Had Great Friends |
| Stewart, Norman | HMC | 1971 – 1973 | NX | I am the son of the above mentioned.He always said the Dickey B was the best duty he ever had.He is now deceased.Lung cancer |
| Stewart, Norman | HMC | 1971 – 1973 | NX | I am the son of the above mentioned.He always said the Dickey B was the best duty he ever had.He is now deceased.Lung cancer |
| McKenney, Craig Mac | SN | 1971 – 1973 | NX | great time with a great crew |
| Redmon, Philip S. (Stan) | OS3 | Feb 1, 1971 – May 15, 1972 | Radarman in CIC | Dickie B, a great ship with a top notch crew. Nothing but great memories of my time aboard. |
| Milam, Robert (Bob) | CS2 | Mar 1971 – Jul 1973 | SUPPLY | Would like to here from any supply crew members from this same time frame. GREAT ship. |
| Morris, Joe | BTFN | Mar 1971 – Sep 1971 | B-Division | 1st ship out of BT"A" school w/Sammy Stewart. We were in FFR. Both from Tenn. I transferred off to DD851,before ship left for Japan. Sammy stayed. Meet him again in Singapore (WestPac 72-73) Wonder where he is now? |
| Hartigan, Patrick | FTG3 | Apr 1971 – Oct 1972 | G | Joe Felt was a great Captain! |
| Graham, Jan | HT3 | Aug 1, 1971 – Dec 1, 1973 | R | |
| Vegazo, Clark | BT3 | Aug 3, 1971 – Oct 30, 1971 | B | Just my luck, after nearly 3 years on a gung-ho CG-11, I come aboard the RBA & get pushed off after only two months because anyone with less than one year service left (I had 11 months), can't be moved to RBA's new home base in Japan. |
| Sammel, Jim "sam" | BT3 | Sep 1971 – 1975 | as one person said " a love hate" realationship BUT I had the best times of my career on the "tricky dick". Got on it in "71" in Yokosuka. Great bunch of guys, way too many ammo handling details. God Bless to all | |
| Felt, Joe | CDR | Sep 17, 1971 – Jul 13, 1973 | The whole ship | Very nice site, but you can visit mine for those years by typing my name into Google. Happy to hear from my former crewmates! |
| McCabe, Richard | SK3 | Oct 15, 1971 – Aug 5, 1973 | Supply | Joined Navy 10-15-69. Went to SK A School in San Diego. Assigned to USS Kitty Hawk June 1970. I requested a transfer to USS Richard B Anderson (DD-786) in Oct 1971. Got out of Navy 8-8-73. Now retired in CA. |
| Gressett, Shane (Cajun) | SK3 | Nov 1971 – Oct 1973 | SUPPLY | DICKY B FOREVER INFLUENCED MY LIFE. PROUD TO SERVE WITH THE CREW. WE SURE FIRED A FEW ROUNDS... |
| Griffith, Earl | IC2 | Nov 18, 1971 – Mar 29, 1974 | R | Greatest can in the Navy, RB Again! remember the evasive laughing Box.....ralph......remember the emergency break away....ralph...lol remember crazy Joe felt, eh captain rember to duck when you fire all 4 guns! |
| Uranga, Joe Louis | En2 | Jan 7, 1972 – Jul 25, 1974 | Enginerring | One command I will never forget or regret being a part of |
| Bloomfield, James | MMC | Jan 21, 1972 – Jul 7, 1975 | M | Great ship Great crew. Loved the old Dickey B. I know we did a whole lot of operating but not much record of all our action. |
| Witt, Jim | TM3 | May 1972 – May 1974 | ASW | Best ol' tin can in the US Navy, it was a love/hate relationship that I'll never forget. |
| Barriger Jr, Harold (Satch) | E-5 | Jun 1972 – Jul 1974 | Hull tech-enginman-cook | Home ported, yokuska, japan Loved the old can,she was a great ship,she was in moth balls when i reported aboard. |
| Thornton, Jackie | TM2 | Sep 15, 1972 – Sep 10, 1975 | 3RD | OF ALL MY AT SEA COMMANDS THIS WAS THE BEST |
| Marks, Rick | EW3 | Oct 1972 – Nov 1974 | OE | |
| Billo, Rick | BT3 | Dec 1, 1972 – Jun 30, 1974 | B Forward FR | |
| Erickson, Don | RM2 | 1973 – 1975 | Operations | It was quite a ride with the Masked Rider wasn't it shipmates? Those were my glory days. Been in touch with a couple from the Signal gang (Cronin and Hosco) and Good from radio. Reunion is SD this year. C U there |
| Donofrio, Bill /"dono" | ENFN | May 15, 1973 – Sep 26, 1975 | R/A-Gang | Had a great time on the ship......and as a proud member of A-gang, I never had to work very hard at all. Plus we were always first in the chow line. |
| Glover, Steve | SM2 | Jul 1973 – May 1975 | CS | Reported on board, no one on the Signalbridge aboard, bought a case of beer from the roach coach, sat on the pier and drank it and went to bed! Such a long time ago. To the other members of the "Unholy 5", I salute you!! |
| Wade, Steve | GMG3 | Jul 7, 1973 – Oct 16, 1975 | G | |
| McGee, Larry | MM3 | Aug 1973 – Dec 1975 | M | It was a long 2 years of hard work and many "love me long time" memories.......lol........What a wild ride we had in that last storm before reaching the coast of Vietnam for the last time. Should have stayed in Asia! |
| McAlpin, James | RM1 | Aug 1973 – Nov 1975 | OC | |
| Barefoot, James | STG3 | Sep 1973 – 1974 | Sonar Weapons | Home Ported Yokosuka Japan. Sailed South China Sea, Subic Bay, Taiwan |
| Eubanks, Roger | E4 | Sep 7, 1973 – May 1, 1975 | OI | |
| Madden, Hugh (Rex) | em3 | Oct 10, 1973 – Nov 10, 1975 | r | Had a great time on the Dickie B. Made many friends and memories. Fond memories of Goldie, Robbie, Kent, Tommie, Eddie, Sam and the many trips to Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. |
| Balding, Clyde Neal | MM2 | Dec 16, 1973 – Sep 30, 1975 | M Division | My first ship, great experience. I went on to make MMCS (SW) then CWO2. I retired at 21 years in 1995. I am presently a manager at a gypsum mine and drywall manufacturing plant outside of Las Vegas Nevada. |
| Sterling, Tim | STGSN | Jan 1974 – Dec 1975 | Weapons | |
| Golden, Patrick | EM3 | Apr 1974 – Dec 1975 | R | Part of crew that brought the ship back from Japan in October 1975 and decommissioned the ship in December 1975. Still have my one-foot section of the decommissioning pennant. |
| Sholly, Phillip | FN | Jul 14, 1974 – Dec 20, 1975 | - | I am looking for shipmaters that might have known my husband. He took part in Operation Frequent Wind (the evacuation of Vietnam) Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
| Shaffer, Chuck | ENFN | Oct 1974 – Dec 1975 | ||
| Berumen, Gerry | SNSM | Jan 5, 1975 – Dec 1975 | 1st Division | Great times in Yokosuka, more exciting times tying up the Midway in the wind |
| Haddad, Henry | SN | Feb 1975 – Dec 1975 | 1st div, BM/SM | Best time of my life! I think? At least that's how I remember it now. Remember many in 1st division. Kennedy bros, Shorty, Azavedo, Barumen, BMs, SMs, GMs and the rest of you. Just got together with Joe Hernandez 2012 |
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