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USS John Young (DD 973) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Young (DD 973). 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 681 crew members registered for the USS John Young (DD 973).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – 2000 | 2001 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortner, Neil | EWC | 1980 – 1984 | OE / OW / OI | |
| Stoeckinger, Michael | sn | 1980 – 1983 | first division | just signing up here. hoping to swap sea stories with old mates |
| Gaughan, Joseph / Joe | STG2 | 1980 – 1981 | CA | |
| Del Villar, Tim "Del" | E5/OS2 | 1980 – 1984 | OI | Being aboard "Big John" was an experience I'll never regret or forget. I made some great friends and learned some valuable life lessons there. Like go over your DivO's head when he says choose between Navy and family! |
| Howard, Dan / Howie | BM3 | 1980 – Feb 3, 1983 | 1st Division | Hi everyone, My young cocky self-swore I would be a vagrant before I Reenlisted. Well, I wound up spending 29 years total in the Navy. I guess I loved it after all. Retired as a BMCS. Still had to big a mouth for BMCM |
| Deperalta J, Jack | BM3 | 1980 – 1983 | 1st | plank owner |
| Steuble, Dan | E-2 | Jan 1980 – Oct 1981 | Deck | I wish at the time I was on the John Young...I wasn't so young.I miss her...I miss the Sea...Good people...good ship... Left Her too early. |
| Hunt, Steve | OS-3 | Jan 1, 1980 – Mar 1, 1983 | OI / Janitorial, Pilot Rescue Swimmer | Hi all, yep I am still alive and kicking. Any of you in the TN area look me up. |
| Umbenhowwer, Tim | E-3 | Apr 1980 – Sep 1982 | Radio Shack | I loved reading news to the ship and all the people I met on board and all those dutys I had performed from Top to Bottom |
| Ross, Dan | OS 2 | Apr 1, 1980 – Dec 1, 1984 | OI | Good times on the John Bone, "dd409", cleanest boat on the water. Wonder what happened to the buffer, Rip? Maybe dock side? Plenty of memories and fun times... |
| Lemieux, Ray 'Crow' | OS2 | Apr 6, 1980 – Apr 8, 1985 | OI | |
| Howard, Dan (Howie) | BM3 | Apr 13, 1980 – Jan 27, 1983 | 1ST | Being chased around by a Krevak was a blast. What ever happend to woody? |
| Tapia, Ruben | GSE2 | May 1980 – May 7, 1985 | MP - EMO5 | What a way to live, wouldn't change a thing. Three West-Pac cruises, the finest group of sailors there ever was. |
| Glaser, Torie | SN | May 1980 – Oct 1983 | 1st Division | |
| Kalas, Craig | OS2 | May 9, 1980 – Jan 30, 1984 | OI | Lots of good memories of life on the Bone, even when we were a "third world banana boat!" Glad to see many folks still connect with the little bit of history we all made! |
| Simmons, Kenneth(Ken) | QM3 | May 12, 1980 – Jun 12, 1982 | NAV | I had great memories of serving on the J.Y. and all the friends I had on the ship. The ship's first Westpac was the best. |
| Cohen, Marc | LT(JG) | May 15, 1980 – Jul 15, 1982 | A | Best damn bunch of pirate's I had the pleasure to serve with. |
| Challender, Rodger | E 3 | May 20, 1980 – Oct 23, 1983 | 1ST | |
| Shields, William | GMG | Jun 1980 – Oct 15, 1983 | combat systems | best ship,best bunch of meat balls I've ever known. |
| Umbenhower, Tim | E3 | Jun 1980 – Sep 1982 | Radio | |
| Witteman, Paul | STG | Jun 15, 1980 – Oct 15, 1983 | Sonar | Had a blast on this ship...got on in just the right time...2 weeks out of boot and off we went..first of 2 West PAC's for me..a little bout with cancer got me kicked out of service but WTF? Me and Norm McMaster...LOL |
| Van Winkle, Ralph "rip" | OS 3 | Jun 18, 1980 – Jan 4, 1983 | OI | YA'LL REMEMBER THE FIRST WEST-PACS?? SUBIC BAY AND THE STONED CROW?? I RECENTLY FOUND SOME OLD PICS... 25 YEARS GOES BY QUICK. |
| Jolin, Paul | mr 2 | Jul 28, 1980 – Mar 15, 1986 | r div | lots of fun many succesful missions across shit river in the pi |
| Hill, Keith | EW1 | Sep 28, 1980 – Nov 12, 1984 | CE/OI/OW | |
| Biagioni, James | EM2 | Oct 1980 – Nov 1982 | E | |
| Barr, Jim | FTM2 | Oct 1980 – Jan 1984 | CB/CM | One of the best times in my life. Would like to hear from all my friends. |
| Flood, Larry | GSM1 | Nov 1980 – Sep 1985 | MP | |
| Smith, Pat | Nov 24, 1980 – Jun 10, 1984 | A-Gang | Two tours, eight years on the John Young, Clinton Politics and an underfunded budget took its toll on the ship. Sending her down to Davy Jones locker was a fitting end to a fine ship! | |
Begley, Judson  | SM | Dec 1980 – Apr 26, 1983 | Weapons | |
| Steele, Skip | OS2 | 1981 – 1984 | Operations | |
| Murray, Gerald / Birdarm | BM | 1981 – 1983 | 1st | |
| Finucane, David J. | HMSR | Jan 25, 1981 – Jan 10, 1983 | 1st | |
| Groenewold, Todd | E-3 | Feb 1981 – Oct 23, 1983 | 1st division | I really enjoyed my three years on the John young' Got to do alot of traveling, and made alot of friends, and drink alot. |
| Kirby, Ted/ Kurbster | BM2 | Mar 1981 – Jul 1983 | 1ST | |
| Wrubleski, Lindsay | E-3 | Mar 1981 – Sep 1984 | MP/Fuel Shack | |
| King, David | MS3/mssn | Apr 1981 – Feb 1985 | M S | crab legs in the galley at night mojo in olongapo goos times good times need copy of 83-84 yearbook will pay email me dadoflots@yahoo.com |
| Walker, John D. | EN 3 | May 1981 – Jan 1984 | "A-Gang" | |
| Briese, Walter E., Coolbreeze | OS2 | May 1981 – Oct 1982 | OI | Good Ship, real sorry to see her used as a target. |
| Englehart, Chuck | HT2 | May 1981 – Jun 1983 | R | |
| Brizendine, Timothy (dog) | QM2 | May 1981 – May 1986 | Navigation | Some of the best years of my life. Hey Seadawg, Nelson, Clemens, Chief Wray, Tom O, Furtner brothers, J D, Tomp, Brock, Kamensky, Solarsky, and to all the other great guys. My # is 660-849-2230, 15874 Lupus Rd Jamestown MO 65046. |
| Ayers, Keith R. | GMA1(SW) | May 1, 1981 – Oct 21, 1984 | CA | I'll never forget the look on the crews faces when (GMT2) Redman & I showed up at the mess decks, w/ a 3 ft. chain holding us together at the belt. When asked, we convinced them that it was for the "2 Man Rule". :) |
| Scargall, Daniel | STGSN | Jun 1981 – Aug 1983 | sonar | I was sorry to see she was decommissioned and sunk. it was a good ship. |
| Seawell, David (Seadawg) | PC3 (E-4) | Aug 15, 1981 – Nov 18, 1983 | Admin | I was very fortunate to serve on the Young. The attitude that was given onboard with the crew was always top notch. The words of being "second to none" still is in my heart. I would like to thank all of my shipmates I served with during that ti |
| Guest, Buck | LTJG | Sep 1981 – Mar 1993 | E | |
| Eller, Dale | ET2 | Sep 1981 – May 1983 | Many fond memories of our Westpac, including our time off Petropovlosk, 6 weeks in Japan, and the time in the Gulf. | |
| Edwards, John | GSM3 | Sep 1981 – Dec 1984 | MP | Hard to believe they sank her! |
| Gonzalez, Rudy | E3 | Sep 1981 – May 1984 | SUPPLY | LOVED THE JOHN BONE,GET TIME ON WESTPACS AND TRAINING. GREAT PEOPLE TO SERVE WITH. ANYONE REMEMBER WHEN COMMANDER VIAFORE WAS RELIVED OF HIS DUTIES WHILE ON WESTPAC OFF THE COAST OF RUSSIA. |
| Stratis, Rick | OS3 | Sep 8, 1981 – Aug 6, 1985 | Ops | We had the best Os's in the fleet, Hunt, Lemuix, Vanwinkle. My dreams were dashed too, I loved the Navy..I was the best LAAWC in the fleet..God Bless the Johhny Bone |
| Gonzalez, Rudy | SHSN | Sep 13, 1981 – May 27, 1984 | Supply | Had great times with friends on the John Young. Enjoyed WESTPAC and all the ports. Wish I would of kept in touch with friends. |
| Zeigler, Clifford | SK2 RETIRED SK1 1994 | Oct 13, 1981 – Feb 15, 1985 | S-1 | This will always be the best ship the i ever served on i am proud to say i served on it haze gray an underway miss u. if only u could turn back the hands of time REPEAT. |
| Harper, William | GSMC | Nov 1981 – Jun 1985 | MP | Many challenges for the ship and personally. Successful deployments in 1982 & 1984-85, ROH in Long Beach in 1983 were the highlights. Lots of great memories! |
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