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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John R. Craig (DD 885). 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 79 crew members registered for the USS John R. Craig (DD 885).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riate, Buenaventura | MM3 | 1970 – 1972 | M (forward engineroom) | A memorable and challenging tour of duty. |
| Brosseau, Charles | HT3 | Jan 1970 – Aug 1972 | R | Remeber 4/9/72 got air cond. E/R quarters! |
| Fulmer, Perry | sn | Jan 1970 – Jun 1973 | supply and weapons | would like to hear from anyone who served on the John R Craig. I was on her for two cruises to wes-pac Had shore battery damage one below the water line. |
| Powell, David | Commander | Jul 1970 – 1973 | CIC and OPS | Came aboard as CIC.."Special" memories when the NVN 105 mm's hit us off the DMZ (1972?). Danang Harbor Helo crash. Served in Horne; FleetTraPac, Italian Naval Academy. Where is Snuggles Segebarth? |
| Markee, William ( Bill ) | SA | Jul 17, 1970 – Jul 1972 | !rst Division | Would like to find my freinds Richard Williams and Paul Drupeau , and Griff. would like to know where they are . |
| Hughes, Jimmy | EN 2 E-5 | Oct 1970 – Jul 1972 | US Navy | |
| Hebert, Malcolm | EM3 | Oct 8, 1970 – Dec 31, 1972 | E | I too will never forget April 9, 1972. What a doozie that was. I was in after steering where 2 shells hit. Missed all of us. Lucky indeed. |
| Thomas, Charles | E3 | Oct 11, 1970 – Mar 10, 1973 | Operations | Just putting my name out there. I was on board in the forward mout on the day we took enemy fire. |
| Boucher, Frank | tm3 | Mar 1971 – Jul 18, 1973 | asw | was aboard april 9 1972 when hit just thinking about the boys thinking about how everyone is doing |
| Saxton, Charles (Chuck) | MM3 TO MM208 | Aug 1971 – 1973 | R | Served seven years ,three ships and two years shore duty at DATCY FMAG. Have lived in Sacramento Calf. the past 30 years .I retired in July from the Hospital industry as a facility Engineer. |
| Sinclair, Lester(Norm) | ETN3 | Sep 1971 – Nov 1974 | OE | |
| Tirrell, Bill | LT | Oct 1971 – Dec 1982 | Operations Officer | One heluva cruise to WESTPAC. April 9, 1972 is a day I'll remember! |
| Curry, David | MRFN-MR3 | Jun 1972 – Sep 1975 | A-Gang | Highlined onbroad from some damn oiler, on Yankee Station. Was 18 y.o. and scared silly. Jolly John make me grow quick. Like to hear from crewmembers. Nickname was Kidd Curry. EN1 Swayne give me that name and it stuck. |
| Casares, Gerald | IC 3 | Jul 1972 – Oct 1975 | Engineering | Any mates, EM and IC |
| Krow, Bob | EM3 | Jul 3, 1972 – Sep 1973 | E&R | Would like to hear from any shipmates from any shipmates. Especially from E&R. |
| Zimmerman, Lee 'Z' | E3 | Sep 1972 – | Fireman | |
| Schulte, John | E3 | Oct 10, 1972 – Nov 13, 1973 | SN | |
| Heitkotter, Don | GMG3 | Nov 1, 1972 – Mar 13, 1975 | Ordinance | Had great times despite the circumstances of the war. My back is still trashed from breaking that rusted pelican hook free and flying into the gun mount bumper. Would have stayed on if it wasn't for that. |
| Edwards, Ozell | IC3 | Dec 1973 – Sep 1975 | ||
| Bush, Nick | FN3 | Jun 18, 1974 – Oct 26, 1977 | R (A gang) | |
| Radant, Geoff (Radar) | RM3 | Jul 4, 1974 – Apr 16, 1975 | Comm | Great ship to be on..I remember our trip to Alcapolca where we had a race with the other DD and was shooting grapefruit at them. Hit their CO in head. |
| Tey, Carlos G. Tey | GMG2 | Oct 1974 – Jun 28, 1978 | Weapons | |
| Gonzales, Donald | SHSN | Oct 1974 – Jun 1978 | SUPPLY | I WAS THE SHIPS BARBER FROM 1975-1978. LOOKING FOR LARRY MESTAS,JOE HUERTA,DANNY GARZA,JOAQUIN JIMENEZ AND PASQUAL LOPEZ |
| Cook, Gary | ht3 | Jul 10, 1975 – Sep 9, 1976 | ht shop | welder plumber damage control firefighter |
| Duke, Rob Robert | FTG3 | 1976 – 1979 | G Gun | Fond memories |
| Jackson, David | EM | Jul 25, 1976 – May 23, 1979 | electrician mate 2nd class | served as the active crew when it was a reserve also feel free to contact me |
| Wood, Larry (Woody) | BT-3 | Sep 1976 – Jul 1978 | B | |
| Drew, Daniel J. (Dan) | SK3 | Dec 15, 1976 – Jan 12, 1978 | Supply | |
| Harvey, Dale | MM3 | 1977 – 1979 | we were a reserve ship then, main cond pmp in aft eng rm, anyone remember? | |
| Hastings, James [jim] | MS3 | 1977 – 1979 | supply | was a cook and jack of the dusk till decommising. Trying to locate scoobee or Vernen Glossup |
| Williams, George | STG3 | 1977 – 1978 | Sonar/ASW | Still crazy after all these years! Some outrageous memories(Portland, The Rose Festival) GOOD times... |
| Bobb, Adam | BTFN | Mar 6, 1977 – Oct 10, 1978 | Engineering | What a tin can all for reserve training. I loved the holiday working hours. |
| Hogan, Mike | HT3 | Jun 10, 1977 – May 14, 1979 | R | |
| Coleman, Eric | SN-AN | Jul 1977 – Mar 1978 | ||
| Brooks, Rick (Peanut) | Htfn | Nov 1977 – 1979 | R | The last underway during that n.g.f.s. when we cracked the hull was a trip.Looking back ,an end to alot of fond history |
| Mannie, Wade | fn | Aug 1, 1979 – 1980 | m | i worked both main control and aft engine room my email is wade91710@yahoo.com you can look me up on facebook with pictures |
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