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USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974). 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 352 crew members registered for the USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes, William | gmg3 | 0000 – Sep 9, 1981 | mt 51 | great trip is the med. fun in the Caribbean. wish i could see the ship one more time. |
| Sherman, Bruce | GMG3 | 1977 – 1981 | GUNNERSMATE | HAD A BLAST,SEEN ALOT AND LEARNED ALOT |
Dawson, Bill  | DS2 | 1977 – Aug 1979 | OE | Greetings to all the other Plankowners. |
| Phillips, Gary P. | ET2 | Jul 1977 – Apr 16, 1980 | OE | Pre-Commissioning times were a blast! Plankowner who regrets now that I didn't extend my hitch for our first Med cruise. Anytime you are cruising through Buffalo or Rochester, NY area, let me know. |
| Steck, Ed | ET2 | Jul 1977 – May 1980 | Great times with Ski, Chief, and Deeny Hargis in Repair 8. Still looking for my boy Kent Capps. | |
| Casassa, Bill | STG1 | Jul 3, 1977 – May 10, 1981 | AS | Saw her commissioned and decommissioned. Worked with good people, learned even more about myself and had some great, and some not so times. Miss the friendships, but not those 4 to 8 Quarterdeck watches in the winter! |
| Russell, Jim | STG2 | Oct 1977 – Jul 1980 | I truly don't remember | Lot's of good times and great shipmates! Never sorry for my 6 years in the Navy, good place to jump off into life. Worked for the Army for 30 years after leaving the Count and now retired and Loving It!!! |
| Bishop, Stephen (Steve) | BM1 | Nov 1977 – Mar 1980 | Deck | |
| Miller, Wayne "Bear" | GSE2 | Nov 1977 – Oct 1982 | E then M | Plankowner - made first GITMO, MED, North Atlantic, Passing the Suez, etc. Served under 3 C.O.'s-remember like it was yesterday. Cried when I heard she was gone. |
| Hix, Kenneth | PC2 | 1978 – Jun 1980 | POSTAL | |
| Capps, Kent "Andy" | SN / ET | 1978 – 1980 | Operations Electronics | Plank Owner Hey Fast Eddie,OE Division and the rest of the crew. It's fine to see these names again. I have some great memories of the time we spent together on the "The Count". It's hard to believe that she's already gone. lookin |
| Petrosky, Chuck Aka Ski | BM2 | 1978 – 1980 | ||
| Lord, Chuck | GSE1(SW) | 1978 – 1982 | M | |
| Osgood, Richard | ET3 | 1978 – 1980 | Radar | |
| Ragonetti, Ronald ‘rags’ | LT | 1978 – 1980 | Engineering | Plank owner. Electrical officer and then became MPA. Loved my time aboard. Great crew and great ship. |
| Lord, Philip | GSE1 | 1978 – 1982 | ENGINEERING | |
| Keating, Chris | OS2 | Jan 1978 – Jul 1981 | OI | Plankowner. I had some amazing times on that ship. I still tell the stories about our adventures. |
| York, Bill | MSSR Retired MSCS | Jan 1978 – Jul 1981 | Supply | Precomm crew |
| Ball, Michael | E-4 | Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 3, 1981 | Combat Systems | Deck Seaman to GMM3 |
| Lord, Chuck | GSE1(SW) | Feb 1978 – Nov 3, 1982 | M | Precom is Pascagoula, what could be better? |
| Patton, Jon | E5 | Feb 2, 1978 – Feb 2, 1981 | 1st | surprised I made it. Lets chip some paint and party. I met a bunch of great people on the Comp. |
| Smith, Joe | RM2 | Mar 1978 – Feb 1980 | OPS | What a great Ship, I miss the count and the crew. |
| Janssen, Doug | EN2 | Mar 5, 1978 – Nov 24, 1979 | M Asst Oil King | It's good to see some old hands still around. It's too late but I sure did want my "plank" before the Count went down. You can see more at comtedegrasse.org. |
| Graham, Richard | SN | Apr 1978 – Feb 22, 1980 | Deck | Plank Owner. It seems so long ago. I look back at the photos - we were so young. I miss some of the crew. Live up near Saratoga Springs NY now. I work as an Electronic Tech for the USPS in Albany NY. www.geocities.com/usscomtedegrasse |
| Snavely, Todd | HT2 | Apr 15, 1978 – 1980 | R | I don't think any of us plank owners will ever forget Her, She was a fine ship and I am sad to see she was sank in training exercises. The greatest time of my life aboard Her. We Covered some ocean Boys.Great times! |
| Perez, Jesse | E-1 | Apr 17, 1978 – | deck divison | work in precom in Missisispi was a deck ape for the year I was there. Got a swap to the USS Merrill 976. |
| Smith, Warren | OS2 | May 1978 – Sep 5, 1981 | OI | PLANKOWNER, HAD SOME GOOD TIMES. |
| Hall, Ray | EM# | May 7, 1978 – Jun 17, 1980 | E | Plank Owner. Great Ship and a great Crew. Libery call, #1 eng rm Fire, Pascagoula picnics, and Bible studies; very good memories. |
| Garcia, Carlos R. | RM2 | May 12, 1978 – Aug 10, 1980 | OC | PlankOwner - The "Count" was a great vessel. Loved those first Caribbean, North Atlantic and Med cruises, but Djubouti was the pits! FYI: OC & OE gang I've touched base with RM2 J. Smith recently (Aug.2004). |
| Davison, David | PN2 | Jun 1978 – Mar 1980 | Navigation | Plankowner. The "Count" was a great ship to serve on! |
| Hoel, Michael | IC3 | Jun 1, 1978 – Mar 22, 1981 | E- DIVISION | Plank Owner. Went to Pascagulia MS to do load out in 1978 and had a great time. IC2 Lopez was the LPO, changed his name to Lyons. Made allot of good port calls in the Med. |
| Brown, James E. (The Big Swede) | RM3 | Jul 1978 – Nov 1981 | OC | CAN'T GET THOSE BUFFARILOS OUT OF MY MIND. GREAT TIME. FOND MEMORIES OF FRANCE, GERMANY, MOROCCO. MY 21ST BIRTHDAY IN GREECE (UZZO). GOOD GUYS LIKE BUGS, CHOOCH, WORM DIRT, DAN THE MAN NARDELLO, BIG JIM RASMUSSEN, BULLET HEAD, BOOBS, AND MANY MORE |
| Davis, Melvin H. | YN2 | Jul 1978 – Jun 1981 | Navigation | Loved the ship. Best DD and crew. Capt. Lugo was the ultimate C.O. We worked hard and we played hard. |
| Carl, Scott | SM3 | Jul 1, 1978 – Nov 21, 1981 | Communications | Was a lot of good times had with friends and crewmates |
| Mickle, Kevin R. | HT2 | Aug 1, 1978 – Jan 30, 1981 | Plank owner,good times with original crew in Passagula, Mississippi!! Anyone remember?? | |
| Houtz, Keith | OS2 | Aug 5, 1978 – Jun 27, 1981 | OPERATIONS | PLANK OWNER, had some great times on our first cruises. |
| Hess, Mark | STG2 | Sep 1978 – 1982 | CSA | BEST ship and crew of my 24 years in the Navy. |
| Jensen, Erik | HM2 | 1979 – 1981 | Navagation | Ship's junior corpsman |
| Moore, Gary | EW2 | 1979 – 1981 | OE | GREAT TIMES GREAT EXPERIENCE GREAT CREW FIRE TO, GARRY'S INN FOOTBALL IN THE SNOW |
| Saviano, Doug | RM2 | Mar 1979 – Jun 30, 1981 | Communications | Great ride on the Count. Great friends too. Miss those days alot. Full contact, no pads football and hanging at Garry's. Good times. |
| Saviano, Doug | RM2 | Mar 28, 1979 – Jun 29, 1981 | Ops/Radio | The best time of my life, from "the FIRE", Hurricane David, the N. Atlantic, the Med/I.O. to the Caribbean...what a ride. Hope to make Philly in '05. I'll never forget the Count and her crew. |
| Judah, William (Tony) | FTM2 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1983 | fFOX | What a great experience. I learned a lot about life. I gained a lot of freinds and memories that I will keep with me for life. If there ever is a Reunion of sorts for former crew members I would very much like to be notified. |
| Fayette, Chris Fayette | EN2 | Jul 1979 – Jul 1982 | A-Gang | Came on the ship about a month before the fire in #1 Engine Room. Had some good times in Aux1. Even though the Med Cruise in 81 was a rush especially Amsterdam. I did alot of growing up thanks to some Eng. Buds Thanks Chief taylor |
| Nardello, Dan | RM2 | Sep 1979 – Feb 1981 | Communications | BUGS, SWEDE,BULLETHEAD(lol),ETC.I STILL THINK OF YOU GUYS AND THE WORK AND THE FUN WE HAD. |
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