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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Benfold (DDG 65). 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 180 crew members registered for the USS Benfold (DDG 65).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1995 | 1996 – 1999 | 2000 – 2004 | 2005 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton, Michael | HT3 | Oct 28, 1992 – Sep 20, 1998 | Repair | Plank owner |
| Weymouth/wangtooth, Daniel | HT1 (Retired) | Sep 1, 1993 – Jul 1, 1995 | Repair | Plank Owner. Hats off to my shipmates. You folks were the best. |
| Bodan, Harry | E4/MS3 | 1994 – Dec 1997 | Plank Owner- I had great times, always remember everyone | |
| Kallner, Paula | EN3 | Jan 15, 1994 – Aug 15, 1996 | A Division | PLANKOWNER |
| Harris, Janice | RMC | Mar 19, 1994 – Nov 30, 1998 | OC | Plankowner |
| Zambrana, Bob (Ruperto) | HT1 | Apr 1994 – Nov 1999 | Repair | PLANKOWNER |
| Edinger, Troy | OS1 | Jul 10, 1994 – Jul 10, 2000 | OI | Reported as OS2 left as OS1. One of the best tours of my career. Plankowner. |
| Giovanniello, Joanne "Gio" | SM3 | Oct 1994 – Apr 1997 | Operations | Plankowner, went on to the USS Seattle AOE-3 out of Earle, NJ where I honorably discharged as SM2--looking to say Hello to some old friends and shippies!! Email me HI! |
| Kelley, Shawn | FC2 | Oct 1994 – Aug 1996 | Combat Systems (Aegis) | Plankowner |
| Bowen, Todd | ET1 (SW) | Nov 1994 – May 1998 | CE | Plank Owner, CE division LPO. Retired Chief from NAS JRB Ft Worth Tx. This brings back alot of memories, with not all of them GOOD by any means(chuckle). She is THE Best damned Ship in the Navy, bar none. and Bartz KMA, |
| Newe, Axel | LT | Dec 11, 1994 – Apr 9, 1997 | Navigator and Administrative Officer | Plankowner; Precomm Det OIC, Navigator & Administrative Officer and general shitty jobs officer. Pascagoula, MS has to be the sorriest excuse for a duty station in the Western Hemisphere! |
| Schlauch, David | OS | 1995 – Dec 1996 | Plankowner | |
| Haley, John | SN | 1995 – 1996 | OD | God bless all my prior shipmates. |
| Mecolick, Kristopher | E2 | 1995 – 1996 | MS | plankowner - I was young and nieve and look back and miss the time I spent in the service. |
| Kennybrew, Reginald | E6/GSM1 Retired | 1995 – 1997 | MP Divison | PLANK OWNER!! It's been awhile since the best group of sailors ran the best ship in the fleet. |
| Thomas, Rita | OS2 | 1995 – Sep 1998 | OI | |
| Regec, Edward | SKC | 1995 – 1998 | S1 | |
| Tylrer, Yolanda | DKC | 1995 – 1998 | S4 | PLANKOWNER |
| Fluharty, Flu | E4 IC3 | Jan 1, 1995 – Jun 15, 1999 | E | I was in the IC shop while in E division but my early discharge allowed me to leave before it became a part of CE I was honorably discharged the day the ship set sail on it's second west pac deployment |
| Newe, Axel | LT/O3 | Jan 2, 1995 – Apr 9, 1997 | Nav/Admin | Plankowner |
| Newe, Axel | LT/O3 | Jan 2, 1995 – Apr 9, 1997 | Nav/Admin | |
| Moore, Jonathan | OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 3 | Feb 1995 – Jul 26, 1997 | OI | I was one of the original crew that brought the ship from Pascagoula Mississippi to San Diego. I had the honor of being a plankowner for the USS Benfold and I made OS 3 on that ship. It is a one of a kind ship and the people on it were great |
| Fernwault, Lee | STG2(SW) | Feb 1995 – May 1999 | CA | The Best Damn Sonar Crew Ever. |
| Pickett, Mike | FC2(SW) | Feb 1995 – Sep 8, 1998 | CF | Plankowner |
| Bludworth, Scott | OSCS(SW) | Feb 1, 1995 – Jun 9, 1999 | OI | Plank Owner. |
| McCormick, Brian "Mickey" | STGSN | Mar 1995 – Jan 1996 | I was a plankowner on the then uncommissioned Benfold, but unfortunately received a DUI and was later medically discharged from military service. Hey all who remember me from back then; drop me a line sometime! | |
| Miller, Josie/ Baby Doc | HN | Mar 1995 – 1997 | MEDICAL | PLANKOWNER |
| Petty, Michael | GM2/GM1 | Mar 9, 1995 – Aug 15, 2000 | CG | Plankowner. One of the best commands ever. Had allot of fun and wish I didn't have to retire. |
| Montgomery, Merdena (Dena) | SH3 | Apr 1995 – Nov 25, 1997 | S-3 | PLANKOWNER |
| Curry, Guppie | GMG3 | Apr 15, 1995 – Aug 1997 | Combat Systems | |
| Bravo, Pablo | DC 2 | Apr 16, 1995 – May 11, 1998 | R | Plankowner |
| Trapasso, Eric | MS 3 | May 10, 1995 – Dec 28, 1998 | S-2 | Plankowner. Proud to have served. Looking foward to coming back to the Navy! |
| Valentine, Hammer | EN2 | May 10, 1995 – Sep 15, 2000 | A-Gang | Send me an email to valentineiiil@yahoo.com. |
| Hoch, Brian | DCCS(SW) | Jun 1995 – Jun 1997 | R | PLANKOWNER....By far the BEST I had the privilage to serve aboard. |
| Wood, Monita | YN1(SW) | Jun 1995 – Aug 1998 | NX | This will be so cool to see the crew again! |
| Manske, Jim | dc1/dcc(sw) | Jun 1995 – Jun 1999 | repair | plankowner |
| Futrell, Roosevelt | SH1(SW) | Jun 19, 1995 – Oct 15, 1997 | S-3 | Plank Owner |
| McQuisten, Joe | GSM2 | Jul 1995 – Aug 2000 | Main Propulsion | |
| Hensley, Sheldon (Henz) | SK1 | Jul 1995 – Dec 1999 | S-1 Supply | Plankowner, Alot of great memories. Getting ready to retire, but one of my best ships. Feel free to email |
| Gurney, Michael | FC2 | Jul 1995 – Jul 1999 | CF | Hello all, Many memories: good and bad. I caught the research bug and am a grad student haunting the halls of acedemia studying infectious disease. Drop me a line people. Anyone heard from Young or Pickett. Geo, how are things? |
| Graham, Andrew | QM2 | Jul 1995 – Nov 1997 | Plank Owner | |
| Kwong, Timothy | SH3/E-4 | Jul 1995 – Nov 17, 1996 | S3 | Hoping to reconnect with fellow Plankowners. Enjoyed my time onboard. |
| Jump, Paul | FC2 | Jul 1, 1995 – Apr 4, 1997 | CF | Plankowner |
| Johnstone, jeremy | BM-3 | Jul 11, 1995 – Jan 10, 2000 | OD | Plankowner, good times good times, well when i got out of the navy i drifted for a little while then met my wife who staighten me up and put me on the right course, gave me two beautifull girls. anyone want to contact me feel free to do so. |
| Wilson, Dan | EN3 | Aug 1995 – Jun 1998 | Auxilary | ~Plankowner~ Goodtimes |
| Estes, Damon | STG1 | Aug 18, 1995 – Jan 6, 2001 | CA | Plank Owner Retired now living in a small town in Eastern Wa. Anybody know where GM1 Petty is now? |
| Anthony, Steven | YN2 | Aug 26, 1995 – Jul 13, 1998 | Admin/Executive | Plankowner, 1st deployment, Reported as YNSR, Left as YN2, Ship's Legal Yeoman. Hello Benfold Shipmates, So what has everyone learned from this experience and how did everyone turn out after Benfold? It was a Great Experience that I Miss |
| Abreu, Nelson | Aug 26, 1995 – Oct 31, 1998 | CF 01 | Plank Owner. Best dam ship I ever served on. I am sitting at home now retired. Done seeing the world. If anybody wishes to talk to me feel free to email me. | |
| Rivera, Hector | STG3 | Sep 1995 – Aug 1996 | Plankowner. Great ship, great memories in MIssissippi and commisioning in SD. Went to BOOST and now a LT, serving at HSL-44 and flying SH-60B. Drop me a line and say hello. | |
| Wiseman, Adam | GSM 3 | Sep 1, 1995 – Feb 7, 1999 | MP | Plank Owner |
| Ferguson, Fergie | GSM2 | Sep 1, 1995 – Feb 5, 1999 | MP | Hello everyone. I am proud to have been a part of the "BEST DAMN SHIP IN THE NAVY" I am a GSM1 currently serving on USS GETTYSBURG(CG-64) as EM divsion LPO. Homeported in Mayport. Finding this website and reading the names brought back memories |
| Zellers, Steve | OS2(SW) | Sep 1, 1995 – Mar 18, 1998 | OI | Last Naval Command before I changed over to the Marine Corps... Can't forget all those Motel parties in Pascagoula..... Just seen the Benfold down in San Diego after deploying on the Tarawa... She still looks pretty good.... |
| Crase, Derek (Crazy) | FC3 / FC2 (sw) | Oct 1995 – Jul 1999 | Combat Guns (CG) | PLANKOWNER... This was my favorite command, so many good friends, so many good memories. |
| Gaddie, Daryl | QM2/QM1(SW) | Oct 20, 1995 – Dec 15, 1999 | nav/admin | One of the best commands I had the pleasure to be stationed at. |
| Gonsalves, Donnie | IC# | Oct 28, 1995 – Jun 10, 1998 | MP / E | PLANKOWNER. Worked with the GSM's, the GSE's and finally struck out as a IC3. Some of my friends on this ship were my closest friends. It was fun while it lasted. I am certainly enjoying the life I currently have. |
| Jones, David | E3 | Nov 15, 1995 – Apr 15, 1997 | OD | hah! Plank Owner yea... if i could trade it in and get my Bachelors in International Marketing i would but i have to finish that after i walk this Winter 09 for my Accounting Degree, Kimberly Jones give me a shout. (google oren glenn booth) |
| Fry, Ty | NC1 | Nov 15, 1995 – Feb 28, 1998 | EXEC | Plankowner |
| Landis, Jeremiah | BM3 | Nov 28, 1995 – Jul 11, 1998 | OD | Plank Owner |
| James, Brian | E-3 | Nov 28, 1995 – Jan 1998 | Deck | Plank owner |
| Jones, Gussie Jones | MA1 | Dec 1995 – Dec 1999 | OD | I BEGAN IN DECK DEPARTMENT SINCE MY DEPARTURE I HAVE CROSS RATED TO MA. |
| Hollingsworth, Joseph | FC1(SW) | Dec 4, 1995 – Jan 1, 2001 | CG | |
| Rodrigue, Corey | STG2 | Dec 4, 1995 – Sep 2, 1998 | Sonar | |
| Ham, Rodney | OSC/E7 | Dec 4, 1995 – Jan 1, 1999 | OI | Best duty I've ever had |
| Kelley, Benjamin | BM1 SW | Dec 4, 1995 – Aug 24, 1998 | deck | it was a memoriable tour and would love to one day see or hear from everyone. |
| Satterly, Matthew | FC2 | Dec 4, 1995 – Jan 29, 2001 | CF | |
| Betzold, Jay | SM3 | Dec 15, 1995 – Sep 23, 1996 | OC | PLANK OWNER "Laughter, Tears, Memories that will last FOREVER" |
| Galindo, Elena | FCC(SW) | Dec 26, 1995 – Apr 16, 1997 | CG/CS | PLANKOWNER. Returned for 2nd sea duty tour. Have some great memories...both times. Yeah...I made Chief...who the hell let that happen. We all need HATERS in the world =) Keep It Real Folks. |
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