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USS Damato (DD 871) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Damato (DD 871). 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 134 crew members registered for the USS Damato (DD 871).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1971 | 1972 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkman, Morland (Pat) | EM3 | Feb 12, 1949 – Jul 1, 1952 | Engineering | I enjoyed the trips to the Med and the times in G'tmo. |
| Anderson, Roanld | Jul 10, 1955 – Aug 31, 1955 | Oregon State College NROTC | ||
| Buehler, Cyril | ENS/LTJG | 1956 – 1958 | Supply | Supply/Disbursing Officer |
| Moran, Terry | EM3 | Apr 30, 1956 – Sep 1957 | Engineering | Sea duty!. But exciting ports around the world. Shipped out to Sub School in late 1957. Shipmates Bill Bartling,Red Perry, Charlie Donovan, Manny Cords in Electrical shop.Any of you guys still kicking? |
| Carty, John | MIDSHIPMAN | Jun 1957 – Aug 1957 | Midshipman Detachment | I became a Shellback on Damato on the way to Santos, Brazil. She was a great ship and I have many fond memories of the crew, who taught me so much. I and another Mid who was aboard ended up in the Marines, in the same unit, in Vietnam. |
| Hoffman, Daniel | QM-2 | Jul 1957 – Jan 1961 | Operations | The Dirty D - quite an experience. |
| Anderson, Warren/andy | SEAMAN | Jan 15, 1958 – Feb 11, 1959 | Aft Deck | Shoot Straight-Consume Moderately-Inquire Later |
| Eddie, Fred (Cowboy) | TN-3 | Mar 1958 – Aug 1959 | Supply | Got my sealegs aboard the (Dirty D). A name of endearment around the wardroom. Of course if it wasn't classified the stewards knew it. |
| Oglesby, Don | SOG2 | Sep 4, 1958 – Dec 1961 | Fox | My first ship, loved it! Spent 11 1/2 years in the Navy, got out as STC in '69. enmlisted in CG in '71 as ST1, retired in '82 as CWO3 Bosun. |
| Borden, William (Bill) | bt/fn - bt3 | Oct 15, 1958 – Jun 15, 1961 | Boilertender (B) | On board during inland water cruise for dedication of St Lawrence seaway, Rode out heavy, heavy storm from Maine to Bermuda. Became Shellback while pursuing modern day pirates aboard SS Santa Maria. |
| Mason, Dick | MM3 | Dec 14, 1958 – Dec 21, 1961 | m | looking for crazy fred ulmer and other snipes from this time period |
| Seyler, Bob | RM3 | 1960 – 1962 | OC | Is crazy Fred the guy that jumped overboard? The nite before I was in the head showering after watch. He was painting partitions. He said "I hate this navy...whats the water temp? I'm jumping over the side" Next day gone |
| Wilson, Phillip (Waterproof) | DD 871 | Jan 2, 1960 – Aug 16, 1963 | OI | |
| Purden, Harry | EM3 | Apr 1960 – Aug 3, 1962 | R | MED. Cruise / Cuban Blockade / Shellback--The take over of the Santa Maria. DD871--"Dirty D'. Does anyone know where EM2 Trawick, EM3 Lou Amato.EM3 Durbin and EM3 Gray are? |
| Martin, Tom | E-3 | Jun 1960 – Sep 1961 | 1st Division | Jim Kerns and I were riding down a mountain in Gitmo and my petal got cought in his from wheel. He went flying and broke his arm. The Cuban guy who rented them to us had a few choice words to say to us in Spanish. |
| Feaster, Tom (Snipe) | MM3 | Aug 18, 1960 – Oct 20, 1962 | M FWD. ENG. Room | MED. Cruise / Cuban Blockade / Shellback--The take over of the Santa Maria. DD871--"Dirty D' |
| Luzier, Clark | EMFN | Sep 1960 – Nov 1962 | E | Became "Shellback" while in pursuit of Pirates, in the Caribbean, that had hijacked the Santa Maria. The experience and education was, and still is, an honor, and,..may the warrior ghost of the "Dirty D"...always be.... |
| Kerns, John | QM3 | Sep 1960 – Jun 1962 | OI | Gitmo, Chasing The Pirates & Santa Maria, Med. Cruise were just some of the highlights. I enjoyed piping chow-down, helm-duty, and the maps & charts. I didn't enjoy 2 tours at mess-duty though. Remember crazy Fred Ulmer? I laughed a lot |
| James, Jerry | SOG2 | 1961 – May 1963 | Fox | Scary times particularly during the Cuban blockade - stopped several Russian ships and tracked several nuclear subs. Remember the A/C went our and our transducer would not transmit signals due to heat. A lot of neat experiences. |
| Sampson, Sammy | RM2 | 1961 – 1963 | OC | |
| Soriano, Jim | seaman | Jul 1961 – Feb 12, 1963 | aft division. Lt Barney | Arlo Smith was the guy that jumped overboard during asw ops. |
| Kelley, Dan | ET3 | Sep 28, 1962 – Aug 29, 1966 | operations | |
| Prokity, Mel | RMC | Nov 17, 1963 – Sep 30, 1965 | OC | FRAM II - Great radio gang...DesDiv 222 onboard early '63 --- |
| Luden, Robert | deck ape | Dec 29, 1963 – Jul 1964 | 2nd division | worked for BM2 conners for seven months. Was sent to sonar school to make room for middies. Left navy in April 67 as STG3 attached to Commander Oceanographic Systems Pacific (Treasure Island) (SAN FRANCISCO).Sweet!! |
| Fisher, Thomas (Tom) | ETM3 | Dec 30, 1963 – Aug 15, 1966 | Operations | Remember all those trips to the Med, Gitmo, and the endless days and nights steaming off the Virginia capes. What fun! |
Tiel, James  | BT3 | 1964 – 1964 | B Division | I am joining to find information on my father. For some reason his name must be misspelled as I cannot find him on any rosters. I do have a letter with USS Damato DD871 "B" Division, % C.P.O. New York, NY |
| Ray, Daniel (Dan) | RD3 | Jan 5, 1964 – Aug 25, 1965 | Ops | Remember a Russian destroyer playing chicken with us coming so close we thought we would collide. Was able to attend a number of C schools while serving on the "Dirty D" What a wonderful education for a young adult. |
| Hetrick, Bob | YN3 | Oct 10, 1964 – Sep 7, 1966 | OC | Two Med Cruises in two years! Very fortunate. |
| Sonntag, Bob | RD3 | Nov 27, 1964 – Jun 1967 | OPS | Many fond memories, except for blasting through Hurricane Betsy in Sept. '65. |
| Bruno, Frank | E-2 | Jan 10, 1965 – | deck | |
| Bruno, Frank | E2 | Jan 12, 1965 – May 15, 1965 | Deck | |
| Groth, John C | Captain | Jun 21, 1965 – Nov 7, 1967 | enginnering | Remember many great people from the Damato, from many divisions. Anyone know contact in formation to Ltjg. Tom Meskel from Iowa, who was going to go home and raise lots of pigs? |
| Little, Fred | STG3 | Sep 1965 – Jun 1967 | sonar | I live in vermont and have all of my life.I am married with two children and own a retail business. |
| Gilbert, Larry | SEAMAN | Dec 1965 – Aug 1966 | Bosun Mate | I was a "Nut Bustin", "Ball Breaking", "Deck Swabbin", "Bosun Mate" Assigned to the Damato until my "Class A" school position opened. Did a Caribbean Cruise, and a Med Cruise while aboard. Act |
| Millett, Marty | BT1 | 1966 – 1971 | Boiler-B | best duty of a 20 year tour |
| Megill, Laurence | RM3 | 1966 – Jun 1967 | Communication | When I came aboard the ship was getting ready to go to Portsmith dry dock. After dry dock shake down cruise Key West & Guantanamo Bay Cuba.R&R in Jamaica. We used to fish off the stern while in port in the evening. |
| Thornal, Fayette | RMSN | Jan 1966 – Jul 1967 | Radio | |
| Kaiser, Dale | BT 3 | Jan 1, 1966 – Mar 9, 1969 | B | I met the ship in Istanbul,Turkey 1966 and served through the West Pac and South America cruises and then transfered to the Leary. Would like to hear from anyone who served in the same period of time. I just retired from Coors, I am married, 4 kids |
| Henning, Robert | FTGSN | Jun 1966 – Aug 1967 | Gunnery | Came on board in time for Westpac, had some runins with XO, left not long after cruise. I remember Tony, Larry, Bradley, VanWormer, any others, and of course Charlie. It was a good cruise in spite of the hits (ASROC deck |
| Shockley, David | EM2 | Aug 1966 – Jan 1967 | R | Came aboard in 1966 for NAM cruise and was transferred upon return to CONUS. Retired as a CWO4 in 1989. |
| Cranford, Jim (Country) | CS3 | Aug 1, 1966 – Jan 5, 1970 | SUPPLY (COOK) | GITM0 (SEVERAL), WESTPAC, UNITAS IX, MED. |
| Truesdale, Bill | QM3 | Aug 1, 1966 – Apr 20, 1970 | MED, WestPac, South America, GITMO to name a few.. Navigation / bridge duties. Ships log, charts, Refueling/GQ helmsman. Sustaining memories: DONG HOI - counter-battery ! Great sites and shipmates. Love the smell of the sea ! |
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