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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Benner (DD 807). 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 72 crew members registered for the USS Benner (DD 807).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Bergman, Terrance W. | LTJG | Jan 1966 – Dec 1968 | M & B | |
Maddox, Harold (Maddog) ![]() | FTG2 | Jun 1966 – May 1969 | 2nd | |
Ritter, Steve | ETR2 | Jul 1966 – Jan 1969 | OE | Won't forget the shellback initiation! Good times! Great crew! |
Madan, William | ST-SN-1st Class | Jul 15, 1966 – Nov 1, 1970 | 3rd | To all those who served on the Beno with me email a hello if you feel to. The Benner holds both great and lousy memories in my mind. I was the small (5'6, 120lb) Sonar Tech that had the pet alligator for a Westpac. |
Dixon, Rich | YN3 | Nov 6, 1966 – Nov 22, 1967 | Weapons | |
Pratt, Lucien | SN | Dec 1966 – Jun 1968 | 1st | Where did Beno come from and who "purchased" the air conditioners for weapons berthing, engineering berthing and the messdecks? |
Stokes, Larry | RM1 | 1967 – 1968 | OPS | LEADING RM WHEN ABOARD. FINE SHIP. GREAT CREW. |
John, Majocha | TM2 | Jan 1967 – Jul 10, 1970 | Gunnery | Saying hello to William (Squeaky) Madden. Good times in Hong Kong. Remembering the boxing matches, taking care of the alligator in the torpedo magazine and for showing me the ropes as a young sailor. |
Zieske, Bill "ski" | YN2 | Jan 7, 1967 – Jun 6, 1968 | ||
Rossi, Philip | MIDN 3/C | Jun 1967 – Jul 1967 | Midshipman 3/C summer cruise training with Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron (PACMIDTRARON) from NROTC Unit, University of California, Berkeley | |
Hannon, Larry | sh3 | Jul 20, 1967 – Dec 21, 1968 | SHIP SERVICE | Looking for 2 friends 1 last name Bamberger and 1 Errico |
Geckle, Steve | BM3 | Sep 1967 – Oct 1969 | 1st | One WestPac tour under Chief Shaub and some crazy deck apes before shipping out to NASD Chu Lai, Viet Nam in 1969. |
Rose, Mike | SK3 | 1968 – 1970 | supply | |
Whitman, Donald | E3 | 1968 – 1972 | BM | I would like to make contact with anyone that remembers me or at the least maybe worked with me on our westpac tours from approximately 1968-1971 |
Schad, Donald | RD3 | Mar 1968 – Dec 1971 | Ops/ Radar | Last West Pac cruise on the USS Benner (DD-8070 ) Decommissioned in Bremerton, Wa. Reserve training ships at Treasure Island, San Francisco USS Cowell (DD-547) and USS James C. Owens (DD-776) |
Parrish, Tom | QMSN | Aug 1968 – Aug 1970 | Quartermaster | Looking for the name of a First Class Boswainsmate under Chief Swab during the years 1968- 1970 on the USS Benner DD-807 |
Petker, Henry | BT2 | Dec 7, 1968 – Oct 3, 1969 | Forward Fire Room | Looking for David Best BT2 forward fire room. |
Mathews, Rick | STG3 | 1969 – 1970 | 3rd | Retired STGCS(SW) in 1992 |
Kennedy, David | SN | 1969 – Nov 20, 1970 | Deck | |
Taylor, David | ATN3 | 1969 – Nov 20, 1970 | Weapons | Dash |
Copeland, William/ Bill | BM 2 | 1969 – Nov 20, 1970 | 1st division | I was in charge of 1st division under Chief Schaub on this last voyage of the Benner. I was not allowed to do my job when in charge of the rescue detail and a man drowned. I woke up this morning with that on my mind. |
Beliech, Thomas (Robbie) | SHS3 | Jan 1969 – Oct 1970 | Supply | Would like to locate SH3 Kenneth Horner (wife Donna ) or SH1 Wolfe or SH Mazzurco Horner and I ran the ships store. I was aboard the Benner fron Jan 1969 to Oct 1970 when it was decommisioned. . |
Foley, James | RDSN | Jul 1969 – Nov 20, 1970 | OPS/OI | I was a RDSN on Benner 1969-1970. I left Benner after decomissioning 11-20-70. Remember the great food at Bremerton on the baracks barge? Steak and lobster. I turned 21 in Bremerton. Lots of great memories. Also, Beno was a good dog. |
Wilson, Thomas | BT2 | Jul 3, 1969 – Nov 9, 1969 | B Division | Transferred to USS Benner from USS Edson then on to shore duty at Great Lakes NTC. Was in after fireroom when a fire occurred causing major damage. As top watch I was exonerated. My burner man did not follow orders. |
Norman, Gary R. /norm | FTG-3 | Sep 5, 1969 – Sep 15, 1970 | FTG - weapons | Made the last westpac tour of duty and then went to Bremerton, Washington for decommissioning. Saw a bit of combat action during the westpac tour, also went through Formosa Straights to Taiwan. |
Myers, Robert | ST1 STC | Sep 13, 1969 – Sep 30, 1970 | ASW | Served on the last westpac cruise and took the ship to Bremerton for decom. "retired BENO" on the way to Bremerton. Served with STCM Clark and ST1=SRC Ray Mack. Served with Rick Mathewas and Dave Kalib....Remember Clyde. |
Bergh, Howard | ETR2 | Oct 1969 – Mar 1970 | OE | Aboard during last WestPac cruise |
Hammond, Rick | STG 3 | Oct 1969 – Sep 1970 | 3RD | Looking for Gene "Goodtimes" Hebert. What happened to Beeno when the ship was decommissioned? |
Forsberg, Rick | ADJ3 | 1970 – 1970 | DASH | |
Young, Peter | SA | Apr 1, 1970 – Nov 20, 1970 | 1st |
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