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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23). 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 258 crew members registered for the USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Richter, Wayne | Seaman first class | 1945 – 1946 | Admiral country | |
Garguilo, Don | STG2 | Mar 15, 1962 – Feb 13, 1964 | AS | PLANKOWNER,,,, PRECOMMISSION CREW |
Coffelt, Bill | IC1 | Nov 1962 – Mar 1965 | R | Plankowner and pre-comm crew. |
Howard, Anthony | ST-1 | 1963 – 1965 | A & F | I was part of the pre-commissioning crew at Todds shipyard in seattle. Assigned to the Byrd after serving on the Charles F. Adams DDG-2. After serving on the Byrd, went on to teach at the SONAR school San Diego. |
Syrek, Gene | FTM3 | Jan 1963 – Sep 1966 | G | Plankowner |
Vaughan, Ron | ETR2 | Feb 26, 1963 – Feb 18, 1966 | Operations | PLANKOWNER -Todd Shipyard. Voted best looking and most likly to succeed. |
Renfro, Clay | FTM2 | May 1963 – Feb 17, 1967 | Fox | Plankowner, member of Commissioning Crew |
Butterfield, George | MM1 | Sep 1963 – Apr 1967 | Engineering | Plank owner for ships comissioning @ Todd Shipyard Seattle Washington. Remember the good times on Pike street and all my shipmates. |
Nye, David | FTG3 | Sep 1963 – May 1965 | FOX | Plank owner, went aboard at Todd Shipyard Seattle,WA Mustered out near the end of first Med Cruise off Cannes, FR |
Cann, Albert | BT2 | Dec 1963 – Oct 1967 | reunion Oct.2005, Branson, Mo. | |
Earnest, Bob | ETR3 | Dec 1963 – Aug 1966 | OE | Plankowner and member of Precommissioning Crew |
Gillispie, Gill | FTM3 | Dec 1, 1963 – Nov 22, 1964 | Fox | Plank Owner |
Campbell, Jim | RD2 | Dec 7, 1963 – Nov 3, 1965 | Plankowner, ECM operator | |
Edminster, Phillip (Ed) | ETR2 | Dec 10, 1963 – 1965 | OE | Transferred from U.S.S. John King (DDG-3) to ET "B" school then to U.S.S. Richard E. Byrd. Left the Byrd and transferred to instructor duty ET "A" school GLAKES. Left the Navy in August 1967. |
Jackson, Warren (Jack) | rm2 | 1964 – 1966 | operations | |
Kaminek, Ray | RM2 | 1964 – 1968 | Operations | I need help with info about Key West '67 test. |
Turenne, Emile | E5 | 1964 – 1966 | BTC | |
Grant, Michael R. | STG2 | 1964 – May 1966 | A/S | Reunions every two years. I'm grateful for the friendships and experiences related to the Byrd. It was an honor to serve aboard her. We had a crack sonar gang - "E"! Plankowner. Searching for Howard Cunningham... |
Pheasant, Rick | gmg3 | Feb 1, 1964 – Apr 10, 1967 | A/S | Just returned from the 5th RE Byrd (DDG-23) reunion in DC. 21 fellow Plankowners attended along with 12 other crew members, sure would like to see more in 2011 in Nashville. Reunions always a good time! |
Holmgren, Loren | HM3 | Mar 3, 1964 – Sep 18, 1965 | OC - | PLANK OWNER. LOOKING TO CONTACT ANY FORMER PLANKOWNERS. HAVE CONTACTS OF ABOUT 15 OR SO. SAW MM1 BUTTERFIELD'S NAME AND REMEMBER HIM. |
Wolfe, Ben | tmsn | Mar 7, 1964 – Jun 7, 1966 | a/s | |
Higgins, Martin | FTG-3 | Jul 1964 – Jun 1967 | ||
Mulder, Harry J. | SN | Sep 3, 1964 – Sep 3, 1966 | First | |
Wade, Robert | MMC | Nov 1, 1964 – Oct 24, 1966 | Engineering | First enlisted to make Chief on DDG 23, in charge of Bravo Four. Died on 10 April, 1984. Navy detail at funeral was from DDG 23 (Reserves) |
Corcoran, Allen Corky | PN3 | Nov 8, 1964 – Nov 4, 1966 | OC | |
Clay, Sherman | RM3 | Dec 1964 – Dec 1966 | Comm | |
Colantuono, Richard | RM3 | Dec 12, 1965 – | Operations | Had a great time serving aboard the Byrd. |
Edwards, David | QM2 | Dec 15, 1965 – Dec 8, 1967 | OC | 2 great years on this ship. Met some nice people while there. Enjoyed some wonderful tours. Incl. 2 weeks in NYC at St. Alban's Naval Hospital with the crew for a tuberculosis emergency. No San Juan that year. Saw Israeli-strafed Liberty |
Latham, Robert | YN3 | 1966 – 1968 | Made one Med Cruise, two caribbean, and one North Atlantic. Was on board Byrd when we were dispatched to assist USS LIBERTY which was under attack by Israelis summer 1966. I still believe we were the first Destroyer to get to LIBERTY. | |
Gronn, Frank | SM2 | 1966 – 1968 | Operations | |
Norton, Bill | gmm2 | Jan 1966 – Jul 1970 | 2nd | should have stayed. destroyer life was good cause you knew most everyone. Syrek loved J.C.! lol |
Raley, Elwood | RM2 | Feb 20, 1966 – May 28, 1967 | oc | |
Raley, Elwood | RM2 | Feb 20, 1966 – May 28, 1967 | oc | |
Ellis, William / Bill | RM3 | Jun 1966 – Aug 1967 | operations | |
Zacherl, Charles | STSN | Jun 5, 1966 – Jan 20, 1967 | 4th | Boarded in Traonto Italy during Med Cruise 1966, was there for Saint Albans Hospital NY vacation.Hunted Soviet Subs in North Atlantic under the Ice in December 1966. |
Doolittle, Richard E | YN3 | Jun 13, 1966 – Jun 12, 1968 | Weapons | |
Jiles, Jim | IC2 | Aug 1966 – Oct 1, 1969 | R | |
Vettorino, Joseph | SH4 | Sep 1966 – Sep 1968 | ||
Mulder, Harry | SN | Sep 3, 1966 – Sep 3, 1966 | First | To all the girls in the starboard fanroom I want to say thanks! |
Gebhard, Bruce | BT3 | Oct 14, 1966 – Oct 4, 1968 | m | On board for shock test 1967 and Liberty attack 1968 |
Kropf, Frank | SK3 | Nov 1, 1966 – Oct 10, 1968 | Supply | P.R.-Med Cruise-Israel conflict1967-thrown out of Istanbul and walked up the leaning tower of Pisa stoned,great fun except for the purple uniform(wine). Gitmo,nearly killed by shark snorkling,Haiti,now that's poverty.I miss Murry's bar in Norfo |
Schweitzer, Stephen | FTM3 | Dec 1966 – Dec 1967 | 3rd | First ship I served on.Memorable experiences:A USS Lexington A4 reserve pilot,on landing skidded his jet off the flight deck and luckily pancaked into the water.Whaleboat crew got him out just as the plane sank.The other-USS Liberty rescue. |
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