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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Leftwich (DD 984). 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 549 crew members registered for the USS Leftwich (DD 984).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, John | GMG2 | 1982 – 1985 | CG | They were the greatest adventures in my life? I?ll never forget the wicked wich of the westpacs. |
| Stratton, Alan | EM-2 | 1982 – 1984 | Had a great time on her. I guess the sub fleet got even. Kinda makes me feel old to know that both ships I served on are gone. | |
| Smith, Keven "Smitty" | GSM1 | 1982 – 1987 | MP | Sunk? I really just remember the people anyway. The ports of call were awesome. Dry docks in PI and Hawaii and the freaky crew. I am glad we were all part of it. The Leftwich took me traveling first and all these years later, I still am. |
| Benningfield, Don/benwa | GSM2/E1 | 1982 – 1984 | MP | |
| Mills, Robert | BM3 | 1982 – 1985 | od | |
| Veiga, Nelson | DS2 | 1982 – 1985 | CE Div | I have some great memories of the deployments on the Leftwich. It would be great to have a reunion |
| Noel, Michael(Mike) (and A Few Other Names) | GSE1 | 1982 – 1987 | MP | A lot of good times and a lot of good people. Can't wait for the next reuion so I can see all you old guys. |
| Simpson, Gary | OS2 | 1982 – 1985 | OI | LORD SOCAL HERE !!! All"s good, bummer they sank her!! But OOOOH THE P.I. Dry dock and WOW !!! NEVER FORGET !! Thanx USS Thomas Edison. I Still remember everybody!!! Please contact me ? |
| Centers, Dale | MAC | 1982 – | admin | |
| Arpin, James | ENS | Jan 1982 – May 1984 | CM/CIC | My first ship and the finest officers and crew with whom I ever served. I can't express how sad I was to hear that she was gone. |
| Ostendorf, Jerry | BM 2 | Feb 1982 – Aug 26, 1984 | OD Deck | Some of the most kick ass years of my life. Sure do miss the party and overseas time. Miss a lot of you guys too. I have a son in the Navy now. Proud papa. Later. |
| Fox, Tony | OS | Mar 1982 – Jun 1984 | OI | ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER THE GODAWFUL BLACK LICORICE ICE CREAM NO ONE WANTED THAT FINALLY, FINALLY GOT THROWN OVERBOARD ? SUPPOSE THE LEFTWICH LANDED ON IT ? |
| Scott, Philip | SH2 | Apr 10, 1982 – Mar 1, 1983 | S-3 | Boy, was I glad to get off of that boat! Field Day everyday...I think we cleaned that ship so much because our CO was an x-Marine. |
| Vass, David | gsm3 | Apr 13, 1982 – Jan 14, 1985 | mp | can,t believe they sank her, hope everybody is well ,been a long time .hi smitty & coker. and royba |
| Vass, David | gsm3 | Apr 13, 1982 – Jul 27, 1985 | mp | the witch is dead..unreal can,t believe the put her down.... have to say hio to all the guys .smitty benwa coker royba.. hope every one is doing well....... |
| Tansey, Albert | EW-2 | May 1982 – Aug 1985 | ops | W.T.F over can ya believe its been this long and I finally sobered up. Hats off to all crew for all we been thru and lived to talk about. shout out to john lou and all others who follow the team that put her first EW award. |
| Rodriguez, Jed | sh2 | May 1982 – Jul 1987 | supply s-3 | |
| Beard, Lloyd | OS | May 9, 1982 – Jun 19, 1984 | OI | 8-26-07 Looking for old buddies, I,m still in Las Vegas. Get with me. lbartlv@yahoo.com |
| C. M. Smith, Kit | ET2 ESWS | May 10, 1982 – Aug 10, 1985 | Combat Electronics | |
| Cardona, Daniel | GMG2 | May 14, 1982 – Jun 15, 1986 | CG | Some wonderful life experiences and great crew. |
| Beard, Lloyd | OSSN-3-SA | Jun 6, 1982 – Jun 20, 1984 | OI | It saddens me to know it's gone. But I have great memories of friends, Ports of Call, The USS Edison(which got in our way) I know, because I was on DRT. I do miss my Shipmates still. They were great fun. Trembly, Fox, Simpson, ect. Not OS1 Pete. |
| Boerger, Brent | BM3 | Jul 1, 1982 – Jul 1, 1984 | deck | Hi . I remember drydock in the pi . I also remember the worst bm1's in navy history aboard the same ship.email me at snowyman39b@yahoo.com if you want to. I hope everyone is doing fine. |
| Wells, Jerry | Aug 1982 – Jan 1985 | Deck | Best Memory: Standing behind the Bullnose arms behind my back/hat in hands leaning 45 degrees into a stiff headwind while cruising the Indian ocean @ 25 knots. forgetting my cares for awhile. I can't believe Leftwich was used for Target | |
| Steele, Randy | DS1 | Aug 1982 – Aug 24, 1984 | ops dept of div | Served onboard uus peterson 1980 -82 served onboard uss leftwich 1982-84 |
| Jones, Dan | EW 2 | Aug 1982 – Jan 1984 | OI | |
| Veiga, Nelson | DS2 | Oct 1982 – Jan 1985 | Combat Systems Electronics | Served with a bunch of great ET's & DS's incl: Merv, Burt, Jimbo, Scotty, Jerry, Randy and more.. I want to hear from you guys! |
| Hux, Tony | FTGSN | Oct 1982 – Aug 1984 | combat systems | |
| Snider, Bill | GMGC | Oct 5, 1982 – Dec 2, 1983 | CG | My 3rd ship, but 1st as a new Chief Petty Officer. Great crew. Many thanks for the knowledge I gained. |
| Mitchell, Robert | ET1 | Oct 15, 1982 – Oct 15, 1986 | combat electronics | The only ship I truly enjoyed serving aboard, Worked hard played hard |
| Rosengarth, Paul | SM3 | Nov 26, 1982 – Sep 8, 1983 | OC | After Decomming the USS Turner Joy DD-951, I was awed by the size of the ship. Only a few days after being aboard, we hit the Thomas Edison and spent a couple months in Subic Bay. Shellback ceremony was memorable fun. She will be missed! |
| Guerrero, Luie | BM2 | Dec 1982 – May 1987 | deck | These were the best years of my single life !!! nonstop party !!! Cant believe she got sunk ! I loved driving her. |
| Keener, Roger | EN1 (SW) | Dec 1982 – Mar 1987 | A-Gang | |
| Meyer, Mark | FTGSN | Dec 2, 1982 – Mar 3, 1986 | CG | I am an FCCS now. Hard to believe with the start in the Navy I got aboard the mighty Leftwich. |
| Mayer, Jeffrey | LCDR | 1983 – Mar 1986 | Combat Systems | |
| Martinez, Marco | FTG1 | 1983 – 1986 | Great memories, great bunch of shipmates. I remember you often. | |
| Clay, Marshall | GSCS(SW) RET. | 1983 – 1987 | MP | |
| Mills, Bob | BM3 | 1983 – | OD | I CANT GET OVER HOW MANY OF YOU STAYED IN THE NAVY MY HATS OFF TO YOU ALL .IT BE GREAT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. |
| Swanson, Swany | TM3 | 1983 – 1985 | CA | |
| Dunkle, Rich | ICFA/IC2 | 1983 – 1986 | E- Division | Best ship in my 23 years. Awesome shipmates and great times! |
| Severson, Danielle. Aka Dana | GMA E5 | 1983 – Aug 1985 | Gm | Just trying to remember names |
| Anderson, Rollie/rollo | QM3 | Jan 6, 1983 – Feb 11, 1985 | Nav | Looking forward to hearing from some old shipmates. Had a great time aboard the Kidd |
| Allen, Daniel | QM3 | Jan 20, 1983 – Apr 1, 1986 | NX | Hello! I'm still alive & doing great! |
| Herubin, Andrew( Doc,herb) | GSM3 | Mar 1983 – May 10, 1988 | MP, aft Engine room | Time onboard was good and bad, made some friends, seen many places. Two West pacs, two dry docks, San Diego and Pearl. |
| Anderson, David (Turly) | GSM2 THEN GSCM NOW | Mar 25, 1983 – Mar 25, 1988 | MP EMO1/EB14 | My frist ship, great ship sorry to see her go. I miss the witch. |
| Boldig, Jeffrey | FC1 | Apr 1983 – Apr 1986 | CG | |
| Stewart, Fredrick | BMSN | Apr 1983 – Sep 1985 | Deck | The very first of 4 duty stations for me. It's a shame it was sunk. Lots of good memories for me there. |
| Erickson, John | EW1 (SW) | Apr 10, 1983 – Feb 6, 1988 | Operations | Sunk! Man I feel old... |
| Taylor, Ralph Otto | NCC(SW) | May 1, 1983 – Sep 1, 1988 | personal div | THE BEST SHIP ANDCOMMAND EVER. OUR FIRST REUNION WAS GREAT. THE CREW WAS THE BEST. |
| Knight, Bob | HT2 | Jun 1983 – Jun 1985 | Repair | great boat - great crew |
| Shelton, Roland "Tony" | OSC | Jun 7, 1983 – Feb 27, 1988 | Operations | The finest ship in the Navy. Made lots of friends and had some great WestPacs. Can't believe they sank her. Long live the "Wich" |
| Brown, Mark | FC2 | Jun 20, 1983 – May 7, 1987 | FOX | GOOD TIMES ,IM AT mabrown@corr.state.id.us |
| Whittington, Charles | BMSN | Sep 1983 – Jun 18, 1986 | DECK | Great Ship Great!!!!!! Don't forget the Jim Beam. |
| Tabor, Robert S. | STG3 | Oct 29, 1983 – Dec 15, 1986 | Combat Systems | Great ship, great crew and some good times - Divisionn party in the PI, Minkey Licenses and long nights in Sonar Control. In Sacramento, CA so if in the area give drop me a line. |
| Ferguson, Robbie | OS2(SW) | Nov 1983 – Jun 7, 1987 | OI | Lookign for OS's I serverd with |
| Haegele, Tom | BM2 | Nov 1983 – Apr 1988 | DECK | What a party, yeah she's sunk get over it! Retiring Nov06(BMCS)did I mention what a party? Drop a line boatswainsmate83@yahoo.com |
| Aaron, Michael | E3 | Nov 1, 1983 – Jun 30, 1984 | engineering | |
| Brown, Michael | HT 3 | Nov 28, 1983 – May 15, 1985 | Ht | I was wounding if anyone remember the helicopter crash that happened on the 1984 west pac ....been looking for any articles about the crash .....anyone have anything hit me up |
| Ferguson, Robbie | OS2 | Dec 21, 1983 – Jul 19, 1986 | OI | Sink-ex? What a waste! |
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