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USS Rich (DD 820) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Rich (DD 820). 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 54 crew members registered for the USS Rich (DD 820).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1974 | 1975 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reininger, Andrew | Seaman First | Jan 1946 – Dec 1947 | Ordinance | |
| Jinks, Fredrick | RD3 | Nov 1950 – Sep 4, 1952 | O | I need the email address or home address & tel. # for LTjg Robert Hill who served on the Rich in 50-51 |
| Clark, Ivan | BT | 1953 – 1954 | ||
| Paschall, Frank | 3rd CLASS PETTY OFFICER GUNNERS MATE | Jun 1955 – Jun 1957 | 2ND | |
| Bruning, John | BM 2 | 1956 – 1965 | Deck crew, gun crew | |
| Davidson, Dave | RM2 | Sep 17, 1956 – Jun 7, 1960 | Communications | Retired 1975 as RMC{SS} 09/1975 |
| Luft, James | 3RD Class Petty Officer | Nov 14, 1956 – Nov 14, 1960 | Commissary | 1956-1960 |
| Oberlies, James Mike | sn | Jul 1, 1959 – Jul 1, 1961 | engineering dept | |
| Laflam, Ron | SOG2 | 1960 – 1962 | Deck | |
| Schwartz, John | BMSN | 1961 – 1963 | FIRST | |
| Fields, Robert | RDSN | Aug 16, 1961 – Mar 1963 | operations | |
| Hughes, Robert (Bob) | FT3 | 1962 – Dec 26, 1963 | Fox | after the Cuban blockade we went through FRAM at the Brooklyn Navy yard |
| Dubois, Marshall K | SH2 | Apr 1, 1962 – Apr 15, 1966 | Supply | Visit www.ussrich.org |
| Pickard, James | SGT3 (E4) | Sep 5, 1963 – Jul 30, 1965 | Fox | |
| Calabria, Richard | E3 | Oct 15, 1963 – Sep 29, 1964 | not sure | |
| Whittaker, William | ETR3 | May 1965 – Apr 1967 | Operations (Radar) | I got halfway around the world on a North Atlantic cruise and a Med cruise. I have never forgotten those experiences. |
| Handley, Donald L. (Lee) | PC 3 | May 1, 1966 – | Commo | Had a great time while aboard as postal clerk for the time listed above. have since found many old ship mates @ WWW.USSRICH.ORG |
| McKinley, James (Mac) | BT 2 | May 14, 1966 – Mar 16, 1967 | B | |
| Siler, Randy | E3 | 1967 – 1968 | Boiler | |
| Morgan, Tommie | GMG@ | Apr 20, 1967 – Nov 16, 1970 | ordinance | Had a lot of fun and made me a man |
| Hiatt, John | RD3 | May 1967 – May 1969 | OI | Still think of the people I served with. |
| Goold, George | FTG3 | Jan 1968 – Nov 1969 | Weapons | Vietnam and "The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club" and the Middle East Cruise. |
| Ingham, Larry | RM3 | Jan 10, 1968 – Nov 7, 1968 | Operations Communications | I JOINED THE USS RICH ASSOCIATION AND ATTENDED MY FIRST REUNION IN APRIL 2010 AND HAD A GREAT TIME. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR IN CINCINATI, OHIO. |
| Lohr, Forrest M. ( Chipper ) | FN | Mar 26, 1968 – May 9, 1971 | Engineering | Vietnam 1968 changed my life. After my first ship sank (USS Bache DD-470) and then go on another DD I thought I was destine to die. But I made it back and I'm still here. |
| Diamantopoulos, Nick | FN | 1970 – 1972 | B | |
| Mayhew, Eddie | E5/RD2 | 1970 – 1971 | OI | |
| Teach, Jim | bmsn | Feb 24, 1970 – Aug 4, 1972 | 1st | good ship,good crew.many great memories.lots of steaming |
| Thomas, James A.k.a Thom | BMSN/E-3 | Oct 1970 – Jun 22, 1972 | Weapons | Request permission to come aboard. Also as I look back at my time at sea and the cruises we made with the USS Rich, they were indeed memorable and special. NOTE: Presently, I am a Federal Government employee. |
| McNichol, Greg | STG3 | Nov 1, 1970 – Nov 1, 1973 | Sonar | |
| Hartman, Walter | B2 | 1971 – 1973 | Boiler Technician | Met some really good people onboard. |
| McNichol, Greg | STG3 | Jan 1, 1971 – Nov 1, 1976 | Sonar | none |
| Kinne, David | FTG-3 | Jun 10, 1971 – Jul 3, 1974 | 2nd | Looking to connect with William Jackson FTG-2 |
| Lammel, Wayne | E - 5 | Sep 8, 1971 – Sep 20, 1974 | ||
| Hoffer, Robert | BT3 | Apr 1972 – Dec 1975 | B | First cruise I made was WestPac 8 months there>Great times onboard and came back and ended in reserve fleet in Philly. Was the oil king while on board also. |
| Kemper, Robert | MM3 | Jun 1972 – Sep 1972 | "M" | |
| Brown, John | BMSN | Dec 1972 – Nov 1973 | Deck | |
| Key, John | MMFN | Apr 4, 1973 – Oct 28, 1973 | M Div. Main Control | My first ship. Remember Rose, Bailey, Zimmerman, Smoke, Ski, and Byrd. My first cruise on Her. Went Reserve to Philly on Her. I liked standing lower level watch and learned the engine room on there. |
| Blinkhorn, Mike | Ém3 | Dec 27, 1973 – May 1, 1977 | R division | |
Clearo, William  | BT3 | 1974 – 1978 | B | |
| Coggins, Charles | STG3 | 1974 – 1977 | Fox Division | I had a great time on the ship with my friends. |
| Harper, Almon | ETR3 | Jul 1974 – Oct 1977 | Operations | |
| Cleghorn, Travis | e3 | Dec 1974 – Dec 1975 | engine room |
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