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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Hancock (DD 981). 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 520 crew members registered for the USS John Hancock (DD 981).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1992 | 1993 – 1994 | 1995 – 1996 | 1997 – 1998 | 1999 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster, Ambrose | YN3 (SW) | 1984 – 1986 | Engineering Logroom Yeoman | I came aboard the John Hancock after Yeoman A school in Meridian, MS at Charleston, SC. While on board, we went to the Tall Ship sailing at Boston, Jamaica, Porto Rico, and Gitmo Bay, Cuba. Then Desert Shield ramped up. |
| Seay, Larry | OS1(SW) | Jan 1984 – Mar 1989 | OPS/OI | Best tour I had in the Navy. Great bunch of guys to serve with, Pirates everyone but knew the job better than anyone I served with. Pugs, Kurt, Clem, Joey, Vern, Huggy, Jim, Ken Roy. Fair Winds and Following Seas guys. |
| McGlynn, Patrick | ET1(SW) | Jan 1984 – Dec 1986 | Combat Systems | |
| Parisi, Joe | OS1 (SW) | Jan 13, 1984 – Jun 15, 1987 | OI | Rocked the 80's on the Johnny H ---- married my best friends little sister 24 yrs ago (Vicious Vern - Larry Vincent). Had a blast and have kept up with Dave, Larry, Clem, Kirk, Patterson, Chris Roberon, and David Noble. |
| Lowry, Richard | Feb 1984 – 1986 | |||
| Flaherty, Kevin | STG2 | Feb 1984 – Jul 1986 | AS | |
| Guy, Jason | RM2 | Mar 1, 1984 – Aug 30, 1987 | OC Radio | Looking for any Radiomen that served during '84 - 87 years. Made the Persian Gulf and NATO cruises. |
| Cole, Kelley David | DS2 | Jun 1984 – Jun 1988 | CSE2 | I remember many friends and many good times and sad times. Good cruises and bad. |
| Cole, Kelley | DS2 | Jun 1984 – Jun 1984 | CSE2 | |
| Schaeffer, Kenneth | ET1(SW) | Jun 1, 1984 – Jul 26, 1986 | ET Shop | Good times, Still looking for a good friend that I served with (Patrick Shawn McGlynn). If anybody knows how to get up with him, let me know. |
| Fortunato, Peter | QM2 | Aug 1984 – Jul 1986 | Navigation | Boy did I have fun. sorry she is gone but she will never be forgotten |
| Benfield, Chuck | LTJG | Aug 1, 1984 – May 1, 1987 | CSA/Navigation | A fine ship. I earned my SWO designation there. Persian Gulf and STANAVFORLANT 2-86. Made a lot of great friends. |
| Delaney, Terry (Clayton) | IC3 | Aug 5, 1984 – Oct 23, 1987 | Garbage Barge in the Gulf in 84,Nato Cruise 86. Raising money to shave the XO's head. I say hi to Rich,Sammy.Timmy Regan,Nate Hale and many more. Remember the Lazy B. | |
| Corley, Steve | TM2 | Sep 1984 – Oct 1985 | Combat Systems | |
| Corlee, Dave | FC1 | Sep 1984 – Jan 1989 | Fox | |
| Cotten, Timothy | BM | Sep 1984 – Jun 1987 | Deck Division | Many of my favorite memories are from my days on the USS John Hancock. Still have the pic of the crossed anchors shaved in my head. |
| Moses, Dave Amos | SM3 | Sep 15, 1984 – May 15, 1988 | OPS | Had a great 4 years aboard ship. I still have many fond memories. |
| Jacobs, Timothy/ Jake | SN/E3 | Sep 16, 1984 – Jun 20, 1986 | FIRST DIVISION | LOOKING FOR SN ELIJAH GETHERS, BMC JENKINS, BM3 DELANEY EVANS |
| Shanahan, Mike | YN3 | Nov 1984 – 1986 | Navigation | Great Ship! Great Times! NATO Cruise - Never to be forgotten STANAVFORLANT |
| Brock, William / Bill | OCSC (SW) | Dec 1984 – Oct 1986 | OI OPS | Best ship that I served on Capt. Garrison was the greatest. This command really help in making OSCM |
| Jewett, William | DC2 SW | Dec 1984 – Apr 11, 1998 | Repair Divison | These were the best days of my life, The times in the Persian Gulf, the fantail cook outs and the brotherhood. If anyone has pictures of me please let me know. |
| Dimaria, John | HM3 | 1985 – 1987 | NAVIGATION/MEDICAL | 1986 NATO CRUISE |
| Pierce, Gerry | ET1 | 1985 – 1989 | CSE | really enjoyed my time on Hancock, now doing my last ride on Halyburton. |
| Patterson, Rob "Atomic Dog" | DS2 SW | Feb 1985 – Apr 1989 | CSE | Good Times..Better People, The NATO Crusie, 2 Gulf Cruises. LTjg Prasad Murder and all the people who got busted for smokin. Raiding the Beer Locker. All the Great DSs and ETs and those crazy OSs in CIC. |
| Sibley, Stephen | ew2 | Mar 1985 – Oct 1986 | operations/combat | great seeing familiar names of shipmates |
| Giddings, James D. | BM3 | Mar 10, 1985 – Mar 10, 1993 | Deck | Would like to find some old friends |
| Grant, Mike | EWSN | Mar 20, 1985 – Feb 16, 1988 | OS | |
| Bowman, Tim | SM3 | Apr 1, 1985 – Apr 22, 1992 | OC02 | I remember Ruben Colon's trial, flying back to the Persian gulf. The Nato cruise, and Tony Kimsey had to hit every brothel in every port. |
| Medwig, Mike | BM3 | Apr 4, 1985 – May 15, 1988 | 1st | I remember Tommy Lawrence and Ruben Colon's trial, man it was fucked up that year a lot of good people got kick out because the navy f*ck up in handling that case. |
| Murdock, John | FC1 | May 1985 – Jan 1990 | FOX | Seeking brown bag singers video MEF 88 |
| Baiocco, Joseph | STG3 | May 2, 1985 – Jun 12, 1987 | Combat Systems | My first ship out of A school. Where I got my sea legs. |
| Larue, Jeff | BM2 | May 17, 1985 – Jul 18, 1987 | 1st/DECK | Great People, Great Times, Awesome Memories...STANAVFORLANT '86 was one of the best deployments I had during my 24+ Year Career! |
| Lawrence, Thomas | BM3 | Jun 2, 1985 – Feb 3, 1989 | First | |
| Percival, Aaron | FC3 | Jul 1, 1985 – Jul 1, 1988 | ||
| Adler, Kevin | DS3 | Aug 15, 1985 – Mar 21, 1988 | cse | |
| McKinney, Jerome Aka Jay Money | SH3 | Aug 19, 1985 – Jul 12, 1989 | SUPPLY | I Had some fun times on the hancock I worked in the barbershop most of times. I remember the Colon, killing I cut his hair a day or too after and you wouldn't have ever guessed he was the killer. |
| Adler, Kevin | DS3 | Aug 25, 1985 – Jun 1987 | cse | |
| Guderjohn, Mike | FC2 | Oct 20, 1985 – May 30, 1989 | Fox | Nato Cruise, Persian Gulf cruise with all the drug ops in between. Ensign Prassad's death, the search, trial and the murdering bastard that got away with it. |
| Whitt, James | FC3 | Dec 1985 – Mar 1987 | Fox | Liked seeing the different ports around Europe and the Med |
| Ovitt, George | Seaman | 1986 – 1988 | 1st | Hey they let me run the paint locker ha ha |
| Burk, Jim | BMSN | Jan 1986 – Apr 1988 | 1st | |
| Neil, David | ET2 | Jan 5, 1986 – Jun 8, 1990 | CSE | It is amazing that I'm alive after all the stupid BS we pulled. Just goes to show that a good ol' American liver can take all that the world can dish out. |
| Roby, James | SH / 3 | Feb 20, 1986 – Oct 20, 1989 | SUPPLY | I STARETD IN 1ST DIV AND BECAME A SHIPSERVICEMAN, AND I ENJOYED MY TIME ON THAT SHIP,CRIED WHEN I FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN DECOMMISSIONED AND SCRAPPED.I'M A SGT IN THE ARMY NOW! |
| Greene, Joe | GSM3 | Mar 1986 – Dec 1988 | MP | |
| Smith, Michael/smitty | EW1 | Mar 1986 – Aug 30, 1988 | Electronic Warfare | Just re-retired from the Ophthalmology field. Wondered what ever happened to the guys in my division. Hope to hear from some of you guys. I still keep in touch with Joe Lictenberger who was my replacement after I left |
| Barringer, Ron | GSM3 | Mar 1, 1986 – Nov 1, 1988 | The best 3 years of my life were spent on the Johny Handjob. Living in Lincoln Ca. Look me up! | |
| Pearl, Emil | GMT2 | Mar 6, 1986 – Feb 1, 1989 | CA | Loved 86' NATO and 88 Gulf. Swenson, Andujo, contact me. Anyone else too. Does anyone have extra crusie books for 86 and 87. Miss going out to Sea. |
| Swenson, Billy | GMT1 | Apr 1986 – Jan 1990 | CA | |
| Barringer Jr, Ron | GSM3 | Apr 16, 1986 – Nov 11, 1986 | MP | I had a lot of good times and good friends on the Johnny H. and my best friend was HT2 Scott Gerding. I sure miss him and I think it's sad that the ship is no more. |
| Sanderson, Sandy (Royal Navy) | CPO (COOK) | May 1986 – | not really a crew member but part of STANAVFOLANT WHERE WE WERE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR RELEVENT MESSES WITH IN THE GROUP. fond memories of a great tour just found my CPO's coffee mug presented by HANCOCK CPO's mess 22 years after leaving | |
| Keith, Williams | YN2 | May 4, 1986 – May 1, 1989 | NAV/ADMIN | i was the Ship Secretary on the USS JOHN HANCOCK(DD981). I remember the good times is Pascagoula where 1 of my daughters and granddaughter resides. I had numerous good time in Mayport alot of good shipmates. |
| Oler, Stephen | E-5 | Jun 1986 – Jan 1989 | Supply | |
| Titus, Titus | PN2 | Jun 1, 1986 – Jun 1, 1988 | Navigation | STANAVFORLANT was awesome. Good times with some great shipmates |
| Janssen, Scott | ET2 | Jun 6, 1986 – Nov 30, 1989 | Electronic ET shop | Good times, fun places, and a crew looked out for one another. I was glad to be apart of that. |
| Murray, John | E3 1ST DIVISION | Jun 7, 1986 – Jun 9, 1989 | 1ST | GOOD AND GREAT TIMES IT WAS GREAT BEING A MASTER HELMS MAN AND DRIVING INTO MAYPORT AFTER THE FUN IN THE GULF. |
| Trammell, Larry | STGC(SW) | Aug 1986 – Jun 1989 | AS | |
| Hensley, Ken | OS2 | Sep 1986 – Jan 1990 | OPS OI | Great memories of Jumpin Joe and Viscious Vern shaving the XO's head. NATO, GTMO, Philly, Boston, and Persian Gulf. Seay, Roy, nerd-Dave Kennett, Tater Head, Cain, Gordon, Keyes, Till, Murphy, Cruz and all the rest. I will never forget. |
| Allen, Buzz | DK3 | Oct 1986 – Sep 1990 | Supply | Enjoyed meeting a lot of folks. |
| Hutchinson, David | GSE2 (THEN) | Nov 1986 – Mar 1990 | MP | There are names that I remember and alot I don't know. I was surprised to find out my best ship was decomm'd. Where is everyone else? |
| Byrd, Jeff/byrddog | QM2 | Nov 1, 1986 – Jul 7, 1990 | Navigation | Great times! Great friendships! Great memories! I miss it all. |
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