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USS O'Hare (DD 889) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS O'Hare (DD 889). 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 70 crew members registered for the USS O'Hare (DD 889).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frole, Joseph | SHSBR2 | Jan 1, 1940 – Jan 1, 1946 | Supply | This is Joseph M., Frole Sr. |
| Schramm, Donald | Seaman First Class | 1944 – 1945 | Gunner | I am a surviving WWII veterans on the USS O'hare |
| Vargas, Antonio | ET3 | 1953 – 1956 | Radar | |
| Prokity, Mel | RMSN | Jul 14, 1953 – Nov 24, 1954 | OC | Precommissioning/Commissioning detail when O'Hare went from DD to DDR |
| Johnson, Richard | SOSN | Sep 19, 1953 – Aug 10, 1955 | ||
| Cottrell, Jimmie / Cottrell | MM2 | May 1955 – Jan 1959 | Enginerring | |
| Hird, Chuck | FT2 | Jun 1, 1955 – Jan 31, 1958 | Fire Control Tech | |
| Fetterusso, Dominick | SN | Jul 1955 – Jun 1959 | 326 | Looking for old buddie from DDR889 |
| Bambach, John | TM 3 | Jul 13, 1956 – Sep 15, 1958 | F | |
Brocato, Ross  | ETN3 | Apr 9, 1958 – Aug 15, 1960 | O I | Went aboard O'Hare the day before she went to the Norfolk Naval Shipyards for EDS refit. Served with F Hack, JB Armstrong, JT Maple, L.Piquet, K.Nolan D Neufield. J Gibbs, J Green etc. etc. Great ship, great shipmates, wonderful experience |
| Jackson, Raymond | TM3 | Jan 15, 1959 – Sep 1961 | Security | Enjoyed my time on the O’hare. Retired, 82 years old. Served on the Saratoga during refit during refit as master of arms. |
| Lewis, William | ENS | Jul 15, 1960 – Oct 15, 1961 | Communications | |
| McCoy, John | GMG3 | Jan 31, 1961 – Jan 31, 1965 | 2ND divison | Good crew,Good ship.would like to talk to some of my old buddies. |
| Shaw, Tom | MM3 | Nov 1961 – Aug 1964 | m | |
| Frodyma, Fred | FTG-2 | Dec 9, 1961 – Oct 11, 1964 | Weapons | Great Ship -- Better before FRAM 2 |
| Kassinger, Michael | MM3 | Jun 1, 1962 – Jan 1, 1964 | m | |
| Dennison, Curtis | sm3 | Aug 10, 1962 – 1964 | OC | |
| Urban, Frank | sn | Aug 15, 1962 – May 21, 1965 | d | good ship enjoyed being aboard |
| Heller, Ike | BMSN | Feb 1963 – Feb 1966 | Second | Like to hear from sully and bernie |
| Schuhl, Peter | QM1 | Oct 1, 1963 – Sep 30, 1964 | Comm | Ship finished FRAM conversion, REFTRA Gitmo, NYC FleetWeek in the one year I was aboard. Later QMCS, then CWO and later LDO, retired LCDR. |
| Williams, Bobby | SM1 | Mar 1964 – Nov 1965 | OC | CAME ABOARD IN MARCH 64,MADE GTMO TRAINING, MANY VA CAPES OPS AND TO FLORIDA FOR TRAING AT SONAR SCHOOL. LEFT HER IN NOV 65 WENT TO GREAT LAKES RTC, SPENT 4 YEARS THERE AND WENT ON TO RETIRE IN 83 AS NCCS.. |
| Bauza, Hector | GMG 3 | Jul 16, 1965 – Sep 11, 1966 | 2 ND DIVISION | Would like to know if some of my 2 nd division friends are still around. |
| Horne, Elvin | Rm3 | Oct 1965 – Jan 1967 | communications | Still kicking, live in Phoenix, Az. Retired. |
| Lapham, Larry | FTG (3) | Oct 4, 1965 – Mar 29, 1967 | Second div. | Always liked the ships and guns navy but hated the "square away that hat sailor" chicken shit from officers that wouldn't dare confront me on the street. Older and a little wiser now I wish I had just gone with the flow |
| Oldani, David | STGSN to STG2 | Nov 1965 – Jun 1967 | Weps | Looking for any Weps Division Personnel.... STC Jamison where are you? |
| Schweigert, Gregory (Greg) | RM3 | May 1966 – Dec 5, 1967 | OC | arrived RMSN, left RM3. Made first westpac cruise with Desron 32. Went around the world on this cruise. Lots of memorable experiences.Our radio shack was top notch. |
| Curry, Hank | gmm2 | Dec 10, 1966 – Mar 1970 | asw | best crew ever served with would like tohear from wags green mali jeffers starks gmg o niel |
| Muldoon, Tom (Mahoney) | IC | 1967 – 1969 | Engineering | I was the drummer in the ship's band, The Oharemen, that was created for the Mid-east cruise in 68. Any other band mates out there? |
| Church, Lee | MM2 | Feb 1967 – Oct 1969 | M | |
| Kreft, Tim | QM3 | Feb 1, 1967 – Sep 9, 1967 | Quartermaster | |
| Lacourse, Richard (Rick) | DK3 | Jun 4, 1967 – Nov 7, 1968 | Supply | Started on the Deck Force and then transferred to Supply under Ens. Terry Robinson and Steve Wright DK3. Shakedown cruise to Gitmo and then Middle East Cruise. |
| Cloud, Denny | PN3 | Nov 1967 – Jun 1969 | Supply | Med Cruise, Far East, North Atlantic, Gitmo, |
| Radens, John | FTG3 | Dec 5, 1967 – Oct 2, 1968 | Weapons | The 1969 Mid East cruise was so educational and enlightening. Made good friends. I was orphaned at 16, and the USN, from Boot Camp thru my time on the USS Sea Leopard SS483, contributed to giving me a code to live by. |
| Mitchell, Stephen | RM2 | 1968 – 1972 | COMM | Arrived as RMSA and left as RM2...great crew and ship! Did my whole tour on her. Hello Mr.Coleman and MR. Brenner! Remember you both! How about those Black Sea trips!! Served with Chief Charlie Decker and Bill Bridges also great guys! |
| Carlson, Victor | STG2 | Jan 1968 – Sep 1968 | Fox | Extended for Mid-east cruise then discharge @ Norfolk Served 1964-1968 Reenlisted 1984-1988 IC1(sw) Of the 4 ships I served on, only 889 took water over the fantail. At the pier!! |
| Kreft, Tim | QM3 | Mar 8, 1968 – Sep 8, 1968 | Quartermaster | Mid East cruise |
| Shine, Duane | DD 889 | Jun 1, 1968 – Jan 1, 1969 | MR | OHARE Men Lead Guitar |
| Coleman, Richard | ENS | Sep 1968 – Jun 1970 | OI | CIC for LT Bob McManis (OPS). CO's CDR Morte Golde & Rob't Meeks. I'll never forget her, my first. Med, Black Sea, Arctic. Also as a Mid'n in '65. I miss RDC Larry Reichard, best CPO ever. richard.lewis.coleman@gmail.com View 'now' Photo |
| Wallin, Stan | Em3 | Sep 1, 1968 – Aug 30, 1972 | Engineering | 3 med cruises 4 GITMO cruises. One of first American war ships to go into the Black Sea. |
| Stanford, Sammy Joe "Stan" | SK2 | Oct 10, 1968 – Aug 1, 1969 | S-1 | |
| Blackburn, Bud | GMG # | Nov 1968 – Mar 1972 | A/S | The Med,Black sea ops,shadowing the russian fleet.and ports of call. |
| Smith, Wickham | Lieutenant | Nov 1, 1968 – May 15, 1970 | Main Propulsion Asst. (M & B div.) PAO OOD Underway | CDR M. Golde - Lt(j.g.) PAO MPA; roomed J.O. fwd stbd. 2 Med-Blk-Norweg- Carrib Sea trips. CDR Meeks OOD(U) dep. Naples for Advisor RVN RID 46 Cau Mau, Mekong, Parrots Bk. Final tour NavSta TI 6/72 - Eng.Tehran - InsCA |
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