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USS Sarsfield (DD 837) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sarsfield (DD 837). 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 88 crew members registered for the USS Sarsfield (DD 837).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambless, Newell (Ed) | DK2 | 1970 – 1973 | Supply | Really enjoyed seeing the world. We had a great crew. Alot of interesting memories from the Mid East Cruise and Vietnam. Great experience. |
| Pitz, Greg | OS3 | Jan 1970 – Feb 1973 | OI | |
| Smith, H.k. | RDC | Jan 3, 1970 – Aug 29, 1972 | OI | GREAT SHIPMATES |
| Fjeld, Fred | Jan 10, 1970 – Jul 1, 1974 | B | Best darn ship a man could wish to serve on. | |
| Seaton, Ron | EN2 | Jun 1970 – Aug 1972 | R division A gang | Came aboard in Guantanamo and left ship off coast of Vietnam. |
| Harris, Charles | E-3 | Aug 1970 – Jun 1972 | ||
| Nielsen, Lewis "Shorty" | seaman | Aug 1970 – 1972 | First | |
Hale, Keven  | btfn | Aug 28, 1970 – Feb 15, 1974 | boiler tech | got yo see alot of the world. |
| Thornton, Jack | FA2 | Dec 20, 1970 – Jul 0004 | B | My nick name was Smilin Jack and goose just got in touch with me |
| Rhodes, Michael P Rhodes | SN | 1971 – 1972 | First and later S2 | Was transfered to Sarsfield days before she departed for the Gulf of Tonkin in 1971 transt via Panama, liberty in PI and Hong Kong, received my shellback onboard, combat action during cruise, spent a lot of time in the forward gun mount. |
| Stowell, Robert | ETR-3 | Jun 15, 1971 – Nov 11, 1975 | Electronics | |
| Brown, John | BM1 | Jun 29, 1971 – Aug 7, 1972 | 1st div | Came aboard in time to go to Viet Nam.Medavaced on 7 aug '72 in the Phillipines. On board with BM1 Rainwater. Wish I could remember all the great shipmate 1st class gunner? |
| Dewitt, David | EW1 | Oct 1, 1971 – Sep 10, 1976 | OI | Good ship. Good crew. Saw lots of the world on her. Made several cruises ; Med., North Atlantic, WestPac, Caribbean, Had some interesting times: a couple Mid-East wars, Viet Nam cruise, Black Sea cruise. |
| Abel, Jim | MMFN | Nov 1, 1971 – 1972 | engine room | slept at bottom of ladder aft. worked forward engine room,with chief brazie,dick green, hobbs, pappy,kim,joe the electrition. was water king for a while. We joked about the pictures taped to the water tank taken on leav |
| Smith, Robert | GMG2 | 1972 – 1975 | Gulf | |
| Dillon, Paul | MM-3 | Mar 1972 – Apr 1974 | MM | |
| Huffstetler, John | E3 | May 1972 – Jun 1973 | vietnam | Hello, I am trying to communicate with past shipmates who were on Sarsfield during the Vietnam conflict. I am trying to determine if our nighttime raids were in brown water off the gunline of Vietnam. |
| Freier, Ray | MR | May 1972 – May 1974 | R | missed ship in mayport by 2 days,pick up ship off coast of nam , good liberty stops and good guys in R div |
| Heinrich, Paul Ray | POSTAL CLERK 3RD CLASS | Aug 12, 1972 – Sep 20, 1973 | I WORKED WITH THE YNs and PNs | i made the west pac cruise in 1972 and the med cruise in 1973 but left before the ship was involved in the 6 day war. i returned home to galveston, tx and worked for u s postal service until retirement in 2005 |
| Belle, Larry | GMGSN | Oct 13, 1972 – Jun 28, 1975 | Gunners Mate | I came aboard the Sarsfield in San Diego when she pulled into port after returning from Viet Nam. We went thur the Panama Canal before returning to Mayport. Went to the Med and the North Atlantic on her and became a Blue Nose. |
| Malpass, Thomas | e-2 | 1973 – 1975 | m division | |
| Bamford, Cliff | E-4 / BT | Apr 30, 1973 – May 15, 1976 | B-DIVISION | enjoyed cruising all over the MED., THE BALTIC SEA, THE BLACK SEA and the ARTIC CIRCLE. |
| Skula, John | seamen | Jul 12, 1973 – Jun 23, 1975 | deck | good times and friends |
| Lawson, Mark | SK2 | Sep 1973 – Dec 19, 1976 | Supply | Would like to hear from anyone who remembers me it was the only ship i was on.have a lot of fond memories |
| Kapeghian, John | GMT1 | Oct 1973 – May 1974 | AS | just came from 1st shore duty in orange, tx. to an old tincan. pretty good crew. kirkpatrick & ollie bush good friends. need to hear from u two please. pattie & i still think about you all. retired 6/85 from RSG NWAT. yosailor@clearwire.net |
| Essex, Allen | GMG2 | Apr 1974 – Feb 1976 | Golf | Charles W. Jarvis - then FTG1, Fred "Fritz" Curry- then GMG3 |
| Burr, Frederic (Fred) | LT | May 1974 – Jun 1976 | X Division | After leaving the Navy, I went to Albany Law School of Union University and was admitted to the NY Bar in 1980, the PA Bar in 1985 and the KY Bar in 2011. Retired from the Navy Reserves in 1987 in grade of CDR. |
| Farmer, Mike Farmer | OS/2 | Aug 1974 – May 1977 | operations | Just looking to contact former OS's who served on the Sarsfield in the mid-1970's |
| Shagena, Charles | MS3 | Aug 1974 – Dec 1977 | supply | 1 north Atlantic and 2 meds. Still keep in touch with a couple of former shipmates. Hoping this site will help to find more. |
| Tornow, Jr., Paul | STG 3 | Dec 1974 – Mar 1976 | Weapons | My first Med Cruz with a Great Sonar Gang! |
| Burns, Bob | HM3 | 1975 – 1976 | Medical | I had a great time while assigned to the Sarsfield. I would like to locate my buddy Andre from Houston? |
| Cantelli, Robert Bob | MMFN | 1975 – 1978 | Bilge rat MM | Did two med cruises and a South American cruise and had a blast still kicking hope to hear from some of my shipmates that was some crazy times still remember them eggs in a pancake shag hope all y'all are still with us |
| Adam, Joel | ETSN/BMSN | Mar 1975 – Oct 19, 1977 | 1st | Made 2 Med cruises while on board. Enjoyed all ports of call. Naples being least favorite. Transfered to west coast boat , made a Westpac cruise and got the GREAT pleasure of crossing the Equator. |
| Cassidy, Bill | MS1 | Mar 1975 – Oct 1977 | S2 | GREAT CREW AND SHIP. HATED TO DECOMMISSION HER. |
| Lawonn, Paul | PN3 | Jun 1975 – Apr 1977 | X Division (Ship's Office) | Haze gray and underway! Having fun in the Med. |
| Henkel, Paul | STG2 | Nov 15, 1975 – Oct 1, 1977 | Fox | |
| Footit, Gerry | HT3 | Feb 7, 1976 – Dec 6, 1977 | Repair | |
| Duncan, Andrew / E_ti | E5/ET2 | Mar 1, 1976 – Jun 1, 1977 | electronics | Weapons load then gun practice, Charleston ship yard work, 4th of July 1976 in Georgia, Last Med deployment with Naples Palma Kalamata (orphanage) Sicily flood help, Rosevelt V Kennedy war games. Russian anchorage |
| Hebert, Michael | MM3 | Apr 1976 – Nov 1976 | Engine Room #2 | I reported aboard as TDY in Mayport, Fl. prior to going on the Nuclear Power School in Orl. Fl. I learned more in ER2 about operating under MacPheeters(MM1), Reader(MM2) etal, than the "Nukes" could teach me. |
| Strong, Harold (Hal) | mm3 | Apr 1976 – Oct 1976 | main control | made a few short cruises, spent July 4th in Brunswick, GA |
| Demello, Dennis | E3 | Aug 5, 1976 – Jul 9, 1980 | MM | |
| Raines, Thomas | GMTSN | Oct 1976 – | FOX | My first Navy ship, caught her in Naples. Made the last voyage and returned to beautiful sunshinny Mayport, FL where it still rains every afternoon in July for about 45 minutes to decom. Shipmates stay in touch! |
| Edmondson, Mike | MM | Dec 1976 – | Machinest Mate | Was on board when we decommisioned her and delivered her to the Tiwian Navy. |
| Day, Reid (Speedy) | STG3 | 1977 – 1978 | AS |
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