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USS Sampson (DDG 10) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sampson (DDG 10). 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 443 crew members registered for the USS Sampson (DDG 10).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs, Richard (Jake) | STG-2 | Apr 1963 – Jul 1966 | 3rd | I was also the recovery and rescue swimmer. I was probably the only guy aboard that loved it when the ship had the planeguard duty. I was 'grabbing rays', working on my tan as the swimmer. |
Creek, Jim  | MMC-P1 | Jun 1963 – Dec 1964 | Engine Room | We are looking for sailors who served with my Dad Wesley H. Creek who was onboard the Sampson. |
| Ohrt, Clinton | MM2 | Jul 1963 – Nov 1966 | m | aft engineroom to main control we loved it when capt. hot rodded and we gave it to him many good times and stories |
| Ammirati, Pat | FTM-2 | Sep 6, 1963 – Sep 6, 1966 | 4th | Was on Asroc watch the night of the fire on the way to the Med Watched the Cecelia Anna go down (she wasn't sinking when we went to her rescue) |
| Klos, Jim | EM2 | Dec 29, 1963 – Jun 14, 1967 | R Electric Shop | Great Ship!! Had a lot of fun times |
| Blackmore, Dawson , Jr. | SK3 | 1964 – 1966 | S | |
| Buettner, Clayton L. | GMG1 | 1964 – 1968 | 2nd | was a great ship |
| McManus, Terry | RDSN | 1964 – 1966 | OI | |
| Hakanson, Lenny (The Barber) | e4/SHB3 | 1964 – Aug 1966 | Supply | Looking for ship mates. I live in Port Saint John, Fl. Phone 321-504-4460 please feel free to contact me especially if you need a quality hair cut. I still have some...... |
| Burkhardt, Charlie | FTM2 | 1964 – 1967 | 4 | Was on Sampson from Dec 63 till got transferred off Mar 67 to join Charles F Adams. Got to go to GMO again. |
| Heissenbuttel, Harry | SKSN | Feb 1964 – Feb 1966 | S | Was in DC 3 when fire broke out on the way to the Med. Also on rescue crew that went to help the Cerelia Anna. On standby rescue crew when we did helo resupply |
| Samson, Joe | ETN2 | Mar 4, 1964 – Feb 12, 1966 | OE | |
| Brooks, Ronnie | GMG 3 | Apr 1, 1964 – Nov 24, 1967 | 2 Nd Division | Looking for ship mates from same 64 67 years. Looking for Gary Zorn. Living in NY Suffolk County Retired 14 years |
| Riley, Bill | SHIPFITTER 2ND | Jun 1964 – Aug 1966 | Eng | |
| Fennell, Ronald | SF3 | Jun 1964 – Dec 1967 | R | Great ship & crew would love to get in touch with my old shipmates. Hope the years where kind to them. |
| Belisairo, Mike | seaman botswainsmate | Jun 20, 1964 – Aug 1, 1967 | 1st | shakedown cruise in 1964 . med .cruise in 65 ,66 ,&67. mulitiple carribean cruises. spent 3yrs. out of home port norfolk virginia,out of 3yrs.&5mo. enlistment. enjoyed every minute. clear skies& a following wind. |
| Hastings, Paul | FTM2 | Jun 30, 1964 – Jan 31, 1969 | 4th | Remember accidentally firing a missile during DSOT. Doh! Remember steaming out of Cannes to go watch the USS Liberty after she was shot up by the Israeli's during the 1967 war. |
| Blackmore, Blackie | SK3 | Oct 1964 – Oct 1966 | S | |
| Loss, Gregory E. | RDSN | Nov 1964 – Jun 1965 | Operations | |
| Brandt, David | FTM | 1965 – 1970 | 4th | Looking for shipmates to join the Sampson DDG10 Association contact me. Dave Brandt Sect. |
| Nagel, Ray | GMM 3 | 1965 – 1967 | 4th | |
| Page, Gerald C. | 2nd class petty officer | 1965 – 1966 | systems tech | i worked as a systems tech |
| Unser, Ted | ETR2 | Jan 1965 – Sep 1967 | OE | I was onboard for 1/14/65 fire and 66 and 67 Med cruises. |
| Tesmer, Larry | EM3 | Jan 7, 1965 – Sep 18, 1968 | EM | I WAS ONE OF THE THREE BROTHERS TO BE ON THE UUS SAMPSON MY BROTHER WAYNE AND DENNIS WE WERE THE ONLY THREE BOTHER TO SERVE ON THE SAME SHIP IN THE US NAVY FROM 1964 TO 1968 WE HAD A GREAT TIME WE WERE ALL OVER. WE WER |
| Blue, Pat | GMG3 | May 19, 1965 – Jun 6, 1969 | 3rd | had a great time |
| Dosenbach, Roger. ( Dozy) | MM2 | Jun 1965 – Nov 1968 | M | Good times as log room yoman and PMS cordinator in Bravo 4. Being a messenger and having to put your head in tight spots to see gauges. As throttlel man messing up the log and haveing to write it over. Good times. |
| Tracy, Ray | FTG | Jul 1965 – Nov 1967 | I was there for the 66 med cruise | |
| Carrow, James (Jim) | RM3 | Jul 1965 – May 1967 | OC | Helped me grow from a kid to a young man. (Old now) |
| Fiske, Gary | FTM3 | Aug 18, 1965 – Sep 12, 1966 | Weapon Div | Great experience. Fifty-five years later, this farm-boy can still remember every port we visited in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. |
| Minshall, Robert E. | 1966 – 1969 | |||
| Dildine, John | BT3 | 1966 – 1968 | B | |
| Foust, Bill | E-4 COOK | Jan 1966 – Oct 1967 | Oh, the joy of getting up at 4:00 am to cook for 350 people. | |
| Couture, Walt | BT2 | Jan 1966 – Jun 1968 | Worked in Log room and Number 1 fireroom. Remember doing firesides in boilers. Cleaning deckplates and med cruises. | |
| Ochowicz, Len (Nickname Ski) | Petty Officer 2 | May 1966 – Dec 1972 | 4th Division | it was a great experience and would like to touch base with other FTM's I served with. |
| Lewis, Don | SK2 | Aug 1966 – Apr 1968 | Supply | Great Ship and shipmates. I was # 3 OBA man during the fire on the way to the Med. I also have vivid memories of the USS Liberty listing to port due to torpedo hits during the 6 day war in 1967. |
| Clinton, Dennis | MM2 | Aug 13, 1966 – Jan 12, 1970 | M | It's good to see some of my former shipmates on the list. Hope to see you all in Alabama next May. |
| Luzadder, Delbert (Del) | IC2 | Sep 1966 – Jul 1969 | R | |
| Stitnizky, John | SMC | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| Knerr, Lawrence W. | RM3 | 1967 – Feb 1969 | OPS | GREAT SHIP, GREAT CREWMATES. Spent my 21st birthday on the drink instead of with one( was crossing the atlantic at the time). now have 4 grandchildren. |
| Boussard, Bob | GMG3 | 1967 – 1969 | ||
| Stickel, Fred | FTM2 | Feb 1967 – Dec 16, 1971 | 4th Weapons | Great ship & tight crew, Alot of underway time back then Still think back when I hear "The Stripper", Hurt to see her scrapped. Her anchor now at the reserve center here ih Greensboro, NC thanks to the center's Chiefs |
| Byrne, Ken | EM2 | Jun 9, 1967 – Sep 5, 1969 | Engineering | Great ship, I remember Billy Blackman, Butch Bucek, Terry Rotondo, Gil Uderitz, Mike Smith, Wilbur Jackson in the electric shop. I ran the movie and popcorn concession during the 1967 Med Cruise. |
| Breeding, Earnie | LT | Jul 1967 – Sep 1969 | Supply Officer | Sampson was a great can. Was there for the midnight launch of a Standard at a merchant ship while doing DSOTS underway to Roosevelt Roads. CAPT later VADM Bigley later became CO, Good Can man for an officer wearing dolphins. |
| Stitnizky, John | SMC | Jul 1967 – Aug 1970 | Communications | Best ship in my 22 years of service. Best CO, Thomas J Bigley. Best friends, Neil Pentland RMC and San DelVecchio QMC |
| Maybury, Ted J. Maybury / Ted | STG 2 | Aug 1967 – Dec 1, 1969 | 3rd | I was in for four. Made E-5. Ship's oceanographer. Divisional supply P.O. PMS coordinator. Sea detail supervisor for high-line detail. 2 Med cruises and Caribbean. Home port Charleston, S.C. Ship's recreational band. View 'back then' Photo |
| Pinkston, John | SM2 | Sep 1967 – Apr 1972 | OC | MADE 3 MED CRUISES LOTS OF CARR. GITMO ETC.SPENT MY ENTIRE TIME ON SAMPSON HAD A GREAT TIME I COULD NOT IMAGINE EVER BEING ON A GREATER SHIP |
| Vaughan, Michael | RM2 | Sep 15, 1967 – Aug 15, 1969 | Communications | I came aboard when she was moved to Charleston. I left the Navy in 1969 but never left Charleston. |
| Jack, Pete | FTM2 | Nov 1967 – Aug 1972 | 4th | |
| Schweitzer, Stephen | FTM2 | Dec 1967 – Dec 1970 | 4th |
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