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USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glock, Tom(Tog) | MM2 | 1977 – 1980 | M | polishing deckplates |
| Cooper, Paul | MS2 | Jan 1977 – Jun 1979 | S-3 | The best ship in the fleet. Witness the long line of Battle E awards. |
| Hejlik, Charlie | MM3 | Feb 1977 – Sep 1979 | M | Worked with a good crew. Good memories. |
| Rockenbach, Jack | OS2 | Feb 10, 1977 – Jul 20, 1980 | OI | Sailed the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Middle East on the RE Byrd. Great times and lasting memories. A salute to all who sailed on the Byrd. |
| Bishop, Joseph | mm3 | Mar 3, 1977 – Aug 23, 1981 | m | did not enjoy the whole thing at the time but it did me a lot of good.....living in southern Delaware .....no place like home....flh 3002@yahoo.com |
| Powell, Wayne Aka Grover | OS2 | Apr 19, 1977 – Oct 23, 1980 | OI | |
| Dye, Rich | ET3 | Jun 1977 – Oct 1980 | Ops | |
| Nantz, Joe (nmn) , III | GMG 2 | Jun 15, 1977 – Feb 21, 1981 | G | |
Martinez, Kenneth  | EW2 | Aug 1977 – Feb 1980 | OI | Had great times and not so great times. |
| Holland, Keith | DKSN | Nov 1977 – Dec 1978 | 1st/Supply | |
| Jacobs, Frank | SN | 1978 – 1981 | 1st | |
| Roggendorf, James | Sn | 1978 – | First division | Med duty was fun |
| Fox Sr, Dennis | e-6 | Feb 1978 – Jun 1981 | gunnery division | |
| Rowe, Chris | PO2/Electronic Warfare Technician | Aug 7, 1978 – Mar 9, 1979 | Opreations | Came on board During the Med Cruise. Learned much about the Ports & Cultures visited. Crotone, Italy was found to be a Recruiting region for the Soviet Navy and our presence resulted in an Riot against us.. Crazy Shit! |
| Kistler, Jeff | STG3 | Sep 1978 – Oct 1982 | A | |
| Vater, Jay | SM3 | 1979 – 1982 | operations | |
| Snyder, Steven | GMM3 | 1979 – 1981 | weps | Hello Shipmates |
| Henson, Robert | EW2 | Mar 1979 – Jun 1983 | OI | Had a lot of fun, met a lot of friends, many stories to tell. Would love to hear from those I served with. |
| Gage, Norman F. , II | FTG2 | Aug 5, 1979 – Dec 21, 1982 | Gunnery | |
| Robbins, Roosevelt | SR | Sep 9, 1979 – Aug 10, 1980 | Medical | I was been trained to attend Naval Corps School in Great Lakes, IL. I enjoyed the crewmembers on one of the Navy's greatest ships. |
| Jester, David | EM3 | 1980 – 1981 | E | |
| Vernatt, Larry | MMFA | 1980 – 1981 | Was proud to serve aboard the ship | |
| Rosenbaum, Bill(Rosey) | MR2 | 1980 – 1982 | A Gang | |
| Lawrence, Brian | HT2 | 1980 – 1982 | R | Thinking about my time on The Byrd, had a lot of good friends, and met a few jerks too!! Reach out and say hi |
| Wall, Craig | OS3 | Jan 1980 – Jun 25, 1983 | OI | Persion Gulf during Iranian Hostage Crisis 1980, Persian Gulf 2 1982-83. |
| Inskeep, Tim | RM2 | Jan 8, 1980 – Nov 14, 1981 | Operations | After serving 2 years shore duty in Philadelphia, was transferred to the R.E. Byrd in 1980 while it was in the Persian Gulf during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Honorably discharged in late 1981. Was a great ship to be on |
| McMicken, Jim | FTM1 (SW) | Jan 9, 1980 – Jun 28, 1984 | Tarter Missile | 1980 Persion Gulf during Iranian Hostage Crisis 1981 Portsmouth Shipyard/GITMO Reftra 1982-83 Persian Gulf 2 (Shellback) 1983 WC Panama Deployment 1984 North Atlantic (Team Work 84)(Bluenose) |
| Royal, Curtis | MM1 | Feb 1, 1980 – Nov 1, 1983 | M | Lifted bolier safety while vistors were on board. Ha,ha BM2 Willis. |
| Webb, Marshall | RM2 | Feb 10, 1980 – May 14, 1983 | OPS | Continued to serve in the Navy reserves. Called up for Desert Storm for 9 months. Retired with 22 years from NAVSPECWAR Little Creek. |
| Leach, Jerome David | BMSN | Aug 1, 1980 – Aug 7, 1981 | 1st | |
| Thom, David | GMM2 | Dec 1980 – Aug 1982 | Weapons | Work center supervisor, Mk 13 Mod 0 Missile Launcher |
| Eliason, Steve | SN | 1981 – 1983 | 1st | |
| Hayward, Jack | BT1 | 1981 – 1987 | B | No sleep and all work, 1200 lbs of pure HELL but great people |
| Dean, Gary | SM2 | 1981 – 1984 | Signalman (CV) | |
| Dean, Gary | SM2 | Jan 3, 1981 – Dec 20, 1984 | Operations | |
| Ryan, John | HT2 | Feb 20, 1981 – Jun 26, 1984 | R-DIV | GREAT SHIP/ GREAT CREW/ LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM GUYS I SERVED WITH... |
| Ruiz, Edward | SH3 | Apr 6, 1981 – Jul 6, 1984 | Deck // Supply | my 1st boat+fondest memories. ran the store well + codilla crazy. anybody know the wherabouts of billy ray love? love you guys,,,, |
| Smith, Larry (Smitty) | MMFN | Apr 28, 1981 – Nov 30, 1984 | M DIV BRAVO 4 | Remember the deep fat fryer fire pulling in to the dock? |
| Barrett, Jeff | SA/HT3 | Jul 1981 – Aug 1984 | Deck / Repair | Started this command as a deck ape, finished as a turd chaser..... |
| Center, Jr., Lewis | BM3 | Aug 16, 1981 – Feb 15, 1984 | Deck/!st | Man I loved being on that ship. It was hard and it sure didn't give you any breaks in rough seas but we sure did have some good times. I qual. for shellback, blue nose and got bothe canal certificates. Gitmo was a hoot too. Panama too. |
| McCurdy, Mickey | GMMC (SW) | Sep 1981 – Apr 1984 | Weapons | Plankowner Last Ship Before Retiring in 1988 |
| Long, Country | HT3 | Oct 1, 1981 – Jun 15, 1985 | R | Great times, Hard times, Good people, and some of the best ports. |
| Hayward, Jack | BT1 | Oct 15, 1981 – Feb 12, 1987 | B Div | Does any one remember when a communist faction in Portugal fired some mortors at the Brit ship moored in front of us. They went to GQ and we didn't. I think it was Portugal maybe Spain |
| Torres, Richard | RM1 | Nov 19, 1981 – May 1, 1984 | Ops -OC | Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Norfolk, North Sea Norway, Artic Sea Newcastle on the Tine, Kenya, Panama, Honduras... |
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