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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS W. S. Sims (DE 1059). 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 184 crew members registered for the USS W. S. Sims (DE 1059).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1979 | 1980 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drabik, Sheldon | ET2 | 1986 – Sep 30, 1990 | OE | Served with some outstanding sailors. Proud to have been a part of the WS Sims |
| Dougherty, Keene | BT3(SW) | 1986 – 1989 | Boiler | The best engineering dept I ever served with while in the service. |
| Watson, Dan | IC2 | Jan 3, 1986 – Dec 18, 1987 | Remember Ibiza Spain Med cruise 86. We dropped anchor late amid a fisherman?s Lobster Pots. That night only a few of us went ashore. We left port the next day due to a Hurricane. The ride back on the Sea Buss that night was an adventure. | |
| Davis, Robert Bugsy | SM3 | Mar 1986 – 1989 | Deck, then Comms | Just found this site. Looking for SMC Bomboy or anyone who wants to share sea stories, adventures. Some of the best days of my life. Remember many shipmates. |
| Boyd, Stephen | EN 3 | Jun 23, 1986 – Jun 23, 1990 | A-Gang | Enjoyed the experience and the friends that were made |
| Gandziarski, Michael T | FC2 | Jul 1986 – May 1990 | 2nd | Had some of the best times of life when I was there on the "Silly Willy" |
| McClanahan, David | AE2 | Jul 1986 – Jun 1987 | Air Det | Embarked with HSL-34 Det One for Northern Wedding & Med 1-87. Best deployments I ever had. |
| West, Michael | HMC | Aug 1986 – Jan 1989 | Medical | God Bless All My Shipmates. |
| Cloud, Eddy | LT | Oct 1986 – May 1989 | Supply | Suppo while onboard. One of the most enjoyable times in the Navy. "Work Hard and Play Hard" Loved it. |
| Cloud, Eddy | CDR, SC (RET) | Nov 10, 1986 – Jul 20, 1989 | Supply Officer | I wish everyone well. |
| Parrish, Clay | STG2 | Dec 1986 – 1988 | AS | great times with Doyle, Rick, Harry, Michael and rest of sonar |
| Eitmann, A. J. | STGSN | Dec 29, 1986 – Jan 27, 1989 | AS | MED CRUISE-1987, UNITAS-1988. Great time, great ship, terrific shipmates & friends. I hope to reconnect with some of you guys again. |
| Dunican, Greg | 1987 – 1989 | A-Gang and M | Unitas was incredible! Great crew! Miss everyone... would like to have a reunion. | |
| Pappas, Myles / Pappy | FC2 | 1987 – 1990 | WEPS | |
| Weber, Loyd | DCC | 1987 – 1989 | R | |
| McAfee, Mac | FC3 | Feb 19, 1987 – Dec 5, 1989 | 2nd | It was a learning experience with the Silly Willy being my first ship. Hey to all the Gun Plot Guys from Unitas in 1988! |
| Webster, James | ENCM | Feb 21, 1987 – Sep 2, 1991 | A-Gang and M-Div | made the UNITAS 1988, was in AUX-1 during the boiler explosion, then assisted in decommissioning silly willy. |
| McHugh, Jeff | BM3 | Mar 1987 – Oct 15, 1990 | 1st | |
| Swanson, Frank | BM2 | Mar 5, 1987 – Sep 6, 1991 | 1ST | |
| McHugh, Jeff | BM3 | Mar 5, 1987 – Oct 15, 1990 | 1st | |
| Campbell, Chuck (Soup) | BT2 | May 15, 1987 – Jan 16, 1991 | P - Hole snipe | |
| Meredith, Ted | SM3 | Jun 1987 – Dec 1988 | Operations | Second ship, was onboard for UNITAS in 1988. Had a great time with SMC Bomboy, the best damn chief I ever had the pleasure of serving with. |
| Trehern, Jim | SM3 | Jun 1987 – Jun 1990 | communications | best time with the best guys. had a blast! unitas was great, but i wish i would have been a lil more coherent at times.lmao cant beleive we didnt get a cruise book. and my jacket never fit! good times |
| Gunter, Allan | FC2 | Jul 1987 – Dec 1989 | 2nd | Greetings to all of my Sims shipmates. |
| Harris, Michael (Yogi) | FC3 | Aug 7, 1987 – Jul 21, 1991 | WEAPONS | HAZE GRAY AND UNDERWAY. UNITAS 1988 WAS THE BEST. HEY GRASSHOPPER WHERE ARE YOU. |
| Finley, Brian | ET2(SW) | Nov 1987 – Sep 1991 | OE | |
| Smith, Ron | OSSN | Dec 1987 – 1989 | OI | It retrospect my two years on WS Sims were great especially the UNITAS cruise |
| Covington, Kevin | E3/Boatswain mate | Dec 28, 1987 – Aug 10, 1989 | 1st | Hello to all shipmates who was on the 1988 unitas cruise. We had a ball!!!!!! I would especially like to say hello to all who was in deck division.We had many adventures together. Hope all is doing well. |
| Bellina, Shayne | STG 3 | 1988 – 1990 | Weapons | Had a great time on UNITAS? |
| Bumps, Jim | GMG3 | 1988 – 1990 | Weapons | |
| Price, Dan | Jan 4, 1988 – Sep 11, 1990 | Weapons | ||
| Gjermundson, John | EN2 | Feb 1988 – Aug 1991 | A Gang | Did Unitas cruise. And was there for the boiler explosion. Be great to get together. |
| Wright, Steve | SM3 | Feb 20, 1988 – Nov 5, 1990 | Communications | UNITAS 1988 was Awesome! Great memories. Returned home and went to college b/c of LTJG Doug Wojcik. Thank you! You made me believe I could do it and I did! I owe an incredible career to you. THANK YOU! |
| Bayless, Anthony | SN | Mar 7, 1988 – Jan 11, 1990 | 1 st | haze gray and underway.had to love it! |
| Perez, Big | TM3 | Nov 1988 – Jan 1991 | WEAPONS(Torpedo's mate) | Work with TM1 Cohen and the sonar techs |
| Derouen, Steve | MM3 | 1989 – 1991 | Engine Room | My first ship. It was a great time, I was on board when we had our boiler explosion and drifted dead in the water for 3 days. Made life long friends on this ship. |
| Schmidt, Paul | STG2 | May 15, 1989 – Sep 10, 1992 | 3rd | |
| Putnam, Thomas | Ens | Jul 1, 1989 – Sep 24, 1991 | B | Pivotal point in life! A great crew! Currently at USAFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany. |
| Willis, Shannon | QM | Aug 1989 – Jul 1991 | Quartermaster | Such great memories of good friends and good times. |
| Kannard, James | EM2 | Oct 1989 – Sep 6, 1991 | E | |
| Henry, Mario | DK3 | 1990 – | Supply | What's up shipmates! |
| Culver, Mike | SEAMAN | Jan 2, 1990 – Sep 1991 | 1st | |
| Nance, Robert | DC2 | Jan 30, 1990 – Aug 1, 1991 | R | The Decommisioning was on my Birthday 6 SEPT 1991, even though it says I left the shipin August I was only 200 feet away TAD to SIMA Mayport. |
| Morton, Kenny | RM1 | Apr 1990 – Oct 1991 | Radio | |
| Brunelle, Tom | Ens | Jun 1990 – Sep 6, 1991 | OI | It don't GITMO fun than this. |
| Duff, Robert S. Duff | MM3SW | Sep 27, 1990 – Sep 6, 1991 | ||
| Otto, Michael | FC3 | Dec 11, 1990 – Aug 6, 1991 | 2nd | |
| Moore, Roy | OS | Nov 1, 1991 – Jun 1, 1992 | oi | contact shipmates |
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