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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Merrill (DD 976). 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 576 crew members registered for the USS Merrill (DD 976).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Nutter, Ben J. | STGSN | 1996 – 1998 | ||
Nelsen, Brad | FC2 | 1996 – 1998 | FOX | Why'd they sink it, man? |
Murphy, Sean | SK3 | 1996 – 1998 | Supply | The best ship I ever served on and the best crew I ever served with (even Gary Hitt). To all the guys I served with it was an honor and pleasure. When I think of my time in the Navy this is the ship and crew I think of. Thank you |
Long, Richard | OS 2 | 1996 – 1998 | sorry to hear they sunk the ol' girl. cool to see ya'll were as interested as i. good times! | |
Rivera, Jason Happy | DC3 | 1996 – 1998 | Engineering | cant believe they sunk her. so many memories and good times. She took them all with her to be told as tales of the sea. |
Stuckey, Jason | MSSN | 1996 – 1998 | Supply | Had a blast on this ship. Want to say Rest In Peace to SK1 William "Duke" Shelton! |
McCully, Tim | O-5 | Jan 2, 1996 – Sep 6, 1997 | CO | The BEST ship because she had the BEST crew! Everthing a destroyer should be because she was manned by Destroyermen. |
Murphy, Sean | SK3 | Feb 12, 1996 – Mar 26, 1998 | Supply | |
Walton, Laurence | OSC | Mar 18, 1996 – Mar 28, 1998 | OI | |
Sparks, William | IT3 | Mar 26, 1996 – Apr 5, 1998 | Ops/OI | |
Kamins, Andrew ![]() | Lieutenant JG | Apr 1996 – 1998 | CIC | |
Rogers, Bryan/buck | SN | Jun 1996 – Jun 1998 | I was master helmsmen and wish to locate Randy Wowmack, Joey Gonzales, Jason Drake or anyone from the OD berthing/deck department. | |
Stachowicz, Norman | GSE3 | Jun 1, 1996 – Mar 28, 1998 | Engineering | Had tons of fun aboard |
Buckland, Craig | GSE 3 | Sep 1996 – Mar 6, 1998 | Engineering | Engineering had the best group of guys on board |
Herring, Patrick | GMGSN / GMG3 | Sep 5, 1996 – Feb 27, 1998 | CG | |
Bartram, Keith | GSM | Oct 1996 – Apr 1997 | Engineering | |
Di Piazza, Vito " Dip" | FN then HM1 now | Oct 1996 – Mar 1998 | MP / H | Great time steal beach picninc, getting anchored in the middle of the gulf. Millhouse as our DCA the vampier as the cheng, VD so many people we had fun on the Merrills last cruz with CAPT Mc Cully. Don't forget the last time in Cobo |
Tavarez, Fili | GSMFN than, GSMC now | Nov 1996 – Mar 28, 1998 | MP Division | best ship where I learned a lot!!!! |
Roberts, Steve | FC1(SW) | Dec 15, 1996 – Mar 1998 | CF | Part of decom crew. |
Benikosky, Shannon | PNSN then, PSC now. | Dec 16, 1996 – Mar 26, 1998 | EX | |
Lackey, Tj | HM | Dec 19, 1996 – Apr 1, 1997 | ADMIN | Sorry to here they sunk her...long live the "spirit of 76" |
Armenta, Robert | IT1(SS) | Dec 28, 1996 – Apr 21, 1998 | i AM LOOKING AT TAKING ORDERS TO THIS SHIP AND I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INSIGHT I CAN GET FROM PEOPLE WHO SERVED ON IT. WHAT IS MILDEPT AND DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE SHIPS SCHEDULE IS. | |
Armenta, Robert | DK3 | Dec 28, 1996 – Apr 4, 1998 | S4 | |
Reyna, A. J. | LTJG | Dec 29, 1996 – Feb 15, 1998 | E-DIVISION | DECOM CREW. Sad to hear she was sunk. Great memories made and shared during WESTPAC '97. |
Davis, Jonathan | ETC | 1997 – 1998 | CE | Decom Crew |
Reed, Rodger | LT (SUPPO) | 1997 – 1998 | Supply Dept Head | Only onboard a short time but gained a solid appreciation for the fun-loving crew. Had a great CAPT....wish I wasn't too old to remember his name. |
Kierstead, Matthew | EN 3 | Jan 15, 1997 – Mar 26, 1998 | AUX-1 | Living life in Tucson, AZ |
Anderson, Kyle | CTR1(SW) | Feb 1997 – Jan 1998 | OT | |
Chris, Derek | ET2 / E-5 | Mar 1997 – Feb 1998 | CSE | I was fortunate enough to go on her last deployment and then lay her to rest as part of the decomm crew. |
Dunbar, Jeff | yn1 | Apr 1997 – Oct 1997 | admin | just came off limited duty after suffering a nervous breakdown onboard the good ship rentz. im thinking gulf tour (at anchor for 4 months??) watching the oil go by. |
Como, Jay | OS2 | May 1, 1997 – Mar 31, 2000 | ops | |
Queano, Vincent | HN | Jul 4, 1997 – Mar 26, 1998 | Admin | decom crew |
Marks, Seth | FC3 | Aug 1997 – Mar 1998 | CM | |
Bailey, Vernon | IC1 | Mar 15, 1998 – Mar 1, 1999 | CE | Good times, some times I miss it. |
Sutton, Justin | EW3 | Feb 2006 – Apr 7, 2007 | EW |
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