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USS Worden (CG 18) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Worden (CG 18). 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 840 crew members registered for the USS Worden (CG 18).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Gara, Kevin | STG3 | 1978 – 1980 | AS | One of the best times of my life (even the first 2 weeks on board throwing up almost everyday...thanks for smoking those cigars guys!) I'll never forget the P.I.,Japan,Hong Kong,Kenya ,Korea and all the guys I served with. Good luck to all of yo |
| Menz, James | SEAMAN | 1978 – 1980 | supply | |
| Farris, Gary/gunner | GMG3 | 1978 – 1980 | GM | I can honestly say that getting stationed on the Worden taught me how the "Real Navy" operates. I started out in deck, spent time with the SK's and made GMG before I left. Striking Gunners Mate best move I ever made. Retired GMM1(SW) 199 |
| Wiest, Dale | MM4 | 1978 – 1980 | A-GANG | |
| Loghry, Jerry | BT3 | 1978 – 1980 | Engineering | Best crew i worked with. Loved it all. |
| Davis, Ken | OS3 | Jan 1978 – 1980 | OI | The finest ship in 7th fleet. We Rocked! |
| Davis, Kenneth | OSSN | Jan 1, 1978 – Aug 1, 1980 | OI | Crossdecked to the Reeves, then xfer to the Wabash, a stint teaching A school at Damneck, and then on to the USS Guam. Now the Sales Manager for a company making parts for sale to the Navy. |
| Landherr, Ken | SN | Jan 5, 1978 – Dec 5, 1979 | 1RST | 17 TO 19 @ THIS AGE THE PI WAS UNBELIEVABLE---THANKS WORDEN AND CREW FOR HELPING ME GROW |
| Springsteen, Michael | MAC | Jan 5, 1978 – Nov 29, 1980 | First Division | |
| Dean, Mike | YNSN | Jan 10, 1978 – Dec 15, 1979 | N and X | 1st ship out of 2 in 15 years in the Navy... Have found a bunch of "Old" Sailor buddies thanks to the Internet. Worden was a BALL...Good ol Subic!!!!! email: mikedean39@yahoo.com |
| Stephenson, Joe | E-3 | Jan 20, 1978 – Jun 16, 1980 | GMMG | The worst and the best of times I ever had in my life. Worden was the only ship I ever served on. Looking back; I couldn't get off of her fast enough...now days I refer to her frequently as the best of times ever. |
| Henson, Jim | EM2 | Feb 1978 – Aug 1980 | E | Retired in 1997, the best memories I have from the Navy are from the Worden. Best engineering department, best friends, best of everything. Miss all of you from A, B, E, M, and R division!! We had some good times. Hope to see you all at a reunion! |
| Gonzales, Michael | QMSA | Feb 1978 – Mar 1980 | N & X | My first ship - My BEST ship!!! Was a member of the ships softball team that beat the marines in the 4th of July tourney that Chief Benda coached. Would love to go to a reunion someday, didn't know they had them. |
| Ashcraft, Ben | MM2 | Feb 1, 1978 – Jan 26, 1980 | A-GANG | Great Ship & Crew, great memories of all the Countries we got to visit " Specially the Phillipines" , wonder where everyone is now??? I ended up in Australia, (went A WALL there for 2 weeks) have been here 25 years now...!!! time flys |
| Young, Robert (Bob) | OSSN | Mar 1978 – Mar 1980 | OI | First tour of duty on the best ship in the fleet. Japan was great, PI was better, Thailand was the best!! |
| Vogt, Steven | HT3 | Mar 1, 1978 – May 30, 1980 | Repair Division (R) | My 1st command, while Worden was permanently deployed West-Pac. Lots of haze gray and underway |
| Phelps, Kevin | GMM3 | Mar 15, 1978 – Mar 15, 1980 | GM | Worden was my 1st Ship, the standard by which all others were judged. Being stationed in Japan on Worden taught me the importance of having good shipmates, in port and at sea. I think it's fitting she was sunk rather than turned into razor blades |
| Ruddy, Joe Op | BT2 | Apr 1978 – May 1980 | B | Great ship, looking through this list it brings back a lot of memories. Worked in the FWD Fireroom. Met a lot of great guys and had a lot of good times in PI,Pattaya Beach, Taiwan, etc. Hey Webster, remember OPPE? Still have sound off log. |
| Rogers, Ron | EW2 | Jun 1978 – May 1980 | Good ship, good times. | |
| Sheen, Dan | MM3 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1982 | M | |
| Lord, David | Ossn | Jun 9, 1978 – Aug 14, 1980 | OI | I can't believe it's been 30 years ago that I served on the Worden. |
| Barrows, Russell | MM2 | Jul 1, 1978 – Jul 1, 1980 | a-gang | BEST IN THE WEST was an understatement |
| Reberry, Floyd, Pete | E4 mm | Aug 1978 – Sep 1980 | A | |
| Coe, Ora | mm3 | Sep 1978 – Dec 25, 1980 | a-m | |
| Martin, A L | ET1/ETC | Sep 1, 1978 – Oct 31, 1981 | OE | |
Williams, Leo  | RM2 - RMC (Retired SW/SCW) | Sep 15, 1978 – Oct 31, 1982 | OC-Division | Served with the Best of the Best, Missing all of the Shipmates that are still here and those that are not!! Retired now and living the life in Va Beach. Hail to the crew!!! "Always CG-18" |
| Blankenburg, Carl (Blanken-dinka) | FTM3 | Oct 1978 – Apr 1981 | FOX | Bitched alot about the ol' "Wordenski-maru" when I served on her. But after going to the east coast Navy, I realized what a class act she was. The difficult was routine, and the impossible a reality. Good Ship, good crew, Good Times. |
| Wright, Jeff | MM2 / CW04 RET | Oct 12, 1978 – Sep 12, 1980 | M / Aft Eng Rm | Great Ship and crew. PF & Cactus Jack & Brewer & Wagner, where are you guys. Lets go to the Jade East. KEVIN e-mail me!watched her the evening she was being towed out of Pearl for target. The best tour in my career of 8 ships and 30 yrs. |
| Case, Bryan | MM3 | Oct 28, 1978 – Apr 12, 1982 | M + A | |
| Spink, Steve | OS | Nov 1978 – May 1982 | OI | To oscs sigrue, osc hayes, osc o'fallon, os1 mayberry, and all the crazy stoners of oi, thanks for the memories |
| Watson, Mike Wiley | BT3 | Nov 10, 1978 – May 12, 1982 | B | Great steamin with the aft fireroom. Still remember the old metal tea bucket and the sound off log. Hey Chowder are you out there? |
| Michael W. Smith, Smith | ICFN | Nov 11, 1978 – Dec 1980 | E Division | |
| Johnson, Scott | BTFN | Nov 18, 1978 – Mar 1981 | B | My first Command from 'A' School. Rode her from Yoko To Pearl.Best afloat command of career. Hey Chowder, I still got pics of your "made in USA" Tatoo. Sutty, I got pics of you at fireroom control board chillin. Member you too Riley. |
| Dunn, Stephen | HTFN | Dec 20, 1978 – Feb 19, 1981 | R | Haze Grey and Underway for some CRAZY DAZES. |
| Sutheimer, Dave | BT2 | 1979 – Dec 14, 1980 | B | Rode the "Best Cruiser in Pearl" from Yokosuka to Pearl. Mustered out of the Navy from the Worden in December 1980. Joined he Reserves in 1986, and am retiring Nov 6, 04. All crew members from 79-80 invited to attend. E-mail me! |
| Schaller, Paul | STG 1 | 1979 – 1981 | CIC | |
| Bracken, Joe | OS2 | 1979 – 1981 | OI | My first cruiser. Does not get any better than that. Forward deployed crews are the best. I really had some good shipmates. Made me proud of the saying "The Navy takes care of its own" Miss you guys. |
| Paulman, Herb | FTM3-FTM2 | Feb 1979 – Jun 1983 | FOX | Wordenski Maru No other could ever match her or her crew |
| Hopper, Everett | SR | Feb 13, 1979 – Jan 1, 1981 | 1st | First of many ship I served on, It was a great ship and a great crew. |
| Hauser, Jeff | MM2 | Mar 1979 – Aug 1983 | M | It was great serving onboard with Kevin (PF) La Forte, Jerry Hardin, Bill Shedd, Danny Sheen, Jim Hensen. How you all doin guys |
| Kilhefner, Michael | MS3 | Mar 1979 – Mar 1981 | Supply | 2008-and still miss them days! Will never forget the crew on the Worden.JP,Lynn what happen to you guys |
| Hauser, Jeffrey | MM3 - MM2 | Mar 1979 – Aug 1983 | M | I can still remember everything about the engine rooms. I worked in Main Control and Nr 2 engine room. My best buds were Danny Sheen, Steve "Jake" Jakobowitz, Mac. I still run into Worden Shipmates to this day. Email me anyone. |
| Flanick, Kenneth | RMSN | Jun 1979 – Aug 1980 | My first ship..then crossdecked to the Reeves..Those were great days..from chinhae to the PI.18 yrs young back then I grew up on the worden..Thanks for the memories | |
| Burleigh, Peter | Jun 1979 – Sep 1981 | Admin | ||
| Sutheimer, Dave "Sutie" | BT2 | Jun 1979 – Dec 13, 1980 | B | |
| Pham, Sarah | NA | Jul 1, 1979 – Aug 11, 1979 | NA | My parents boat was rescued by the USS Worden on 07/30/1979 in Viet Nam & was then sent to Subic Bay, Philippines. If you were participated in this rescue or know of anyone, please send me an email: phamsarah@gmail.com |
| McLeod, Ron | LT | Jul 24, 1979 – Oct 18, 1980 | COMM | Was Communications Officer for my whole tour. Although homeported in Yokosuka, we spent most of time underway...will never forget our many trips to Subic and one trip to Perth, Australia. Retired as a Commander in 1995. |
| Lynch, Stuart | FTM3 | Aug 1979 – Dec 1981 | Fox | |
| Dunbar, David | BT-3 | Aug 6, 1979 – Dec 18, 1982 | B | WOW its been a long time. Whats up Sutie Hey one punch where is everybody sir nose chowder fond memories now maybe not so then |
| Roundtree, Leroy | BM3 | Aug 19, 1979 – Sep 15, 1981 | DECK | First of many ships I would serve aboard, great grew and great ship, retired Aug 1999 BMC. |
| Racicot, Mike (Ratchet) | FTM3 | Aug 23, 1979 – Sep 28, 1982 | FOX F-Troop | What a great ship! The crew was incredible, I have memories of things that are unexplainable (those that were involved will smile).Good times out of Yokosuka, Hawaii was a different story. |
| Whetsel, Big Bone | RM2 | Sep 1979 – Oct 1980 | OC | "The Best in the West" says it all. Serving with the men of the Worden was an honor. You made her what she was. "It was the best of times..." Id Fiat Worden Si. |
| Pulkownik, Bill | FTM2 | Sep 1979 – Jan 1982 | Fox | Good Times! |
| Allen, George | Sep 1, 1979 – Sep 1, 1980 | oc | ||
| McCauley, Lawrence | OS1 | Nov 1979 – Oct 1983 | OI | |
| Elgar, Joseph -Pogee- | OS2 | Nov 1, 1979 – Dec 1, 1980 | OI | Couldn't get enough my 1st tour on Worden. Like they say, it's always better the 2nd time around. Next stop after Worden was crossdeck to the Reeves CG-24, another story there and the finally shore duty ComSubGru SEVEN, Yokosuka, Japan. |
| Drahos, Chuck | FA | Nov 5, 1979 – Aug 15, 1980 | M division | My first ship. On the fifth day I was onboard was sent to mess cooking for 140 days. Because of OPPRE that is why my mess deck duty was so long. Alot of great memories from this ship. I see names here I still remember. |
| Borich, Mike | EM2 | Nov 26, 1979 – Nov 22, 1982 | E | |
| Bolduc, David | TM3 | Nov 27, 1979 – Dec 30, 1981 | AS | These were the good ol-days. My First Ship, West-Pac, Ganzo Station, Indain Ocean PI,Hong Kong, Korea, etc in 1979, 1980, And I did it again 20 years later as CWO. Now Retired after 21 years. |
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