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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Meredith (DD 890). 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 135 crew members registered for the USS Meredith (DD 890).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1971 | 1972 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilson, Robert (Bob) | UNK | Mar 1, 1946 – | ||
| Goldberg, Charles | SEAMAN 2ND CLASS | Jun 1946 – Jan 1948 | ||
| Whitehead, Barbara | seaman | Aug 16, 1946 – Aug 29, 1953 | SEAMAN | I AM THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF JAMES PERCY WARD AND I AM INTERESTED IN FINDING CHILDREN OF THE CREW THAT SERVED ON THE USS MEREDITH DD890 |
| Leslie, Charlie | 3RD CLASS P.O. | Mar 1951 – Sep 1954 | ||
| McCartney, Pete | SEAMAN | Dec 31, 1952 – Jun 1956 | Looking for shipmates | |
| Butler, William | LTJG | Feb 1953 – Aug 1955 | Supply Officer | If you really want to meet a great bunch of guys, come to a Meredith reunion. You will also have an opportunity to relive those good old days when we young and carefree and visited those liberty ports overseas. |
| Smith, Paul | FT 3 | May 4, 1954 – Mar 29, 1957 | 3rd | |
| Short, Leroy / L.c. | rd3 | Jun 1954 – Dec 1957 | Operations | |
| Smith, Jr., Edward H. | RM 2 | Nov 10, 1954 – Oct 20, 1957 | Just looking back for old friends who might still be around... | |
| Johnson, Ron | RD3 | Jun 1955 – Jun 1957 | O Division | i have been going to the reuinions the last 3 years and they are great |
| Fessenden, Donald | SOG3 | Jun 1957 – Jun 12, 1960 | enjoyed every day on this ship. med cruise, caribbean everywhere we went. So sorry I never kept in contact with my ship mates in the sonar gang and the rest of my ship mates. | |
| Davis, Malcolm | SN | 1958 – 1959 | supply | |
| Kastner, Mike | GM3 | 1958 – 1960 | gunners mate | Met a lot of nice people and made some good friends. |
| Davis, M.l. Bill | DD 890 | Aug 1958 – Oct 1959 | Supply | work in the laundry with Felix Czerwinski who has pass on |
| Walker, James A Walker | FTG1 | Sep 1958 – Mar 1962 | Fox | '59 Med cruise, FRAM overhaul, SoLant Amity 3 cruise, engine room fire (sea trials) and fouled screw incident, ASROC launch in Mayport, all high lights of time on board |
| Walters, Charles | MM2 | Nov 1958 – May 1961 | good memories of my time on the Meredith. ship has reunions. contact us if interested in information | |
| Perry, Eugene J.; | YN2 | Oct 19, 1959 – Jun 22, 1962 | EX | First duty station in 33 year career. FRAM in Philadelphia, fire at sea during sea trials. REFTRA. SOLANT Cruise and liberty in Cape Town. ASROC fire & manning fire hose. Great ship with many fond memories. |
| Ingerson, Terry | BY | Sep 1960 – Feb 1964 | SNIPE Forward Fireroom | Fire at sea in 1961 where lost crewman. John Glen recovery. ASROC explosion. Hurricane in fall of 1963. Looking for any information on Joseph Chamberlin. Email me at tingerson57@gmail.com |
| Addison, Larry | RM2 | 1961 – Dec 1962 | operations | I REMEMBER THE FIRE AT SEA, WE WERE ON SEA TRIALS. I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF THE SOLANT CRUSE DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, WE ALSO CROSSED THE EQUATOR ON THAT TRIP. |
| Nelson, Willie | Seaman 3 | 1961 – 1963 | Seaman | I am looking for a Navy Buddy that was stationed out of May Port Florida From 1961-1963 on board U.S.S Meredith (DD 890), and/or witnessed a steamline burst in the forward engine room on that ship. |
| Kieri, Bill | IC 2 | 1961 – 1963 | R gang | Was part of the Fram in Philly and the engine room fire, Asroc explosion, and the Slant cruise, Capetown was the best |
| Garber, Rolland | MMFN | Jan 1961 – Sep 1961 | Engineering | Onboard during engine room fire when Chamberlin was killed. And on Xmas eve with the Asroc explosion. |
| Mason, Willie | SN | Jan 15, 1961 – Jul 26, 1962 | 1st.division | I really enjoyed my brief tour: station on the USS Meredith DD-890. I came aboard the ship during the FRAM overhaul in Philadelphia,PA. The ship was in "dry-dock",leaving all parts of the hull accessible for renovation. |
| Adair, Ralph (Sid) | IC2 | Jun 1961 – May 1963 | enginering | |
| Pepe, Ray | E 4 | Aug 1961 – Sep 1963 | ||
| Massey, Robert Shepard | E-3 | Aug 30, 1961 – Oct 2, 1963 | Seaman | "Kid" from Sussex County, DE. Loved the tour of the Mediterranean. Portsmouth, Mayport bases. Would love to hear from old friends. |
| Moss, Ted | ENS/LTJG | Sep 1, 1961 – Jul 15, 1963 | 1st/AS | Participated in Solant Amity (caribbean/w.& s africa 1961; 6th fleet and Mideast Force 1962. Homeport Mayport, FL Noa beat us to retrieve John Glenn |
| Bergeron, Richard | FTG1 | Jan 31, 1962 – Dec 9, 1963 | Third | Now writing novels about undercover police in the 1960s Navy. My two books presently published are "Needle on the Haystack" and "Operation Firethorn." I hope to have 7 books in the final series. On Amazon. |
| Bergeron, Richard (Rich) | FTG2 | Feb 1962 – Nov 1963 | ASROC testing in Key West, Med Cruise 1962-3, Burst steam line in Port Suez. | |
| Kutschbach, Richard Kutch | MM5 | Aug 26, 1963 – Feb 6, 1967 | M | WAS MM2 IN FORWARD ENGINE ROOM I AM A MEMBER OF THE MEREDITH REUNION ASSOC. AND LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS FOR FUN AND FELLOWSHIP AT YEARLY REUNIONS. IF INTERESTED CALL ME 1-866-774-3894 OR EMAIL ME AT dk1962@gmail.com |
| Pursley, Jerry | STG3 | Nov 1963 – Jul 1966 | Weapons | One of the great experiences of my life. Two Med cruises, Gitmo, Hurricaine Dora and a great crew! |
| Keefe, Edwin | STG3 | Dec 1, 1963 – Dec 1, 1965 | Sonar Technician | Looking for reference to Cruise year book for stated years. |
| Eudy, John A. | MM2 | 1964 – Mar 28, 1966 | Engineering | |
| Foster, William | 3rd class | 1964 – 1965 | Don't remember | I started on the deck crew and ended up being the ship's barber. Loved the dog races in Jacksonville. |
| Dodson, Eric | shipserviceman | Jan 8, 1964 – Jun 1964 | supply | Reported aboard midnight before we left for 6 month med cruse.Was ships Barber till highlined over to the USS Alagash in june one of our fueling ships.Was transferred to the USS Delong DE684 |
| Kwasny, Lloyd | SN | Jan 13, 1964 – Jan 12, 1966 | FIRST | HAD A LOT OF FUN AND IT WAS A VERY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE. WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING. |
| Coleman, Joseph | SN | Feb 1964 – Jun 1966 | 1ST | i wished i had listened to chief murphy boatswain mate & stayed in.the officers & enlisted men were & are still the best in the world.who could ask for more? |
| Burch, Jim | CS3 | May 1, 1964 – Aug 20, 1965 | Cook - Supply | Served on watch with Capps |
| Vinsky, Michael (Ski) | Jun 10, 1964 – Aug 27, 1968 | S | Disbursing Clerk | |
| Dean, Ray | CYN3 | Jun 29, 1964 – Jun 1, 1966 | 142 | |
| Brown, Jeffrey | ENS. | Aug 1964 – Apr 1966 | Weapons | |
| McMurray, Freddie (Mac) | CYN3 | Nov 17, 1964 – Nov 10, 1966 | 142 | My memories are still vivid. Lou, Vic, Shinn and Webb stand out. I am proud to have served with these men of honor and character. The Meredith will always be in the forefront of my fond memories! |
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