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USS Wainwright (CG 28) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Wainwright (CG 28). 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 422 crew members registered for the USS Wainwright (CG 28).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCombs, John | MM3 | Jul 1964 – Jul 1968 | E - Machine Shop | Plankowner DLG 28 |
| Dwyer, Tom | QM 2 | Jan 1965 – Jul 1968 | Ops | Can still hear the rain in Subic Bay! |
| Becker, Dick | TM2 | May 5, 1965 – Oct 8, 1968 | Weapons (3rd | PlankOwner 1966 |
| Ushka, Art | ST3 | May 6, 1965 – May 15, 1967 | Sonar | Best U.S.Navy ASW Team. Great experience for future endeavers! |
| McCormick, Bruce Mack | TM1 | Jul 1965 – 1968 | Sonar | I was 3 months into my 17th year and just out of Boot Training. Was my first assignment. Pre commission crew at Bath Iron works. Becker, Lipe, Prindle and I spent or days shining brightwork on the mid ship charging station for TM1 Smith (Smitty). |
| Getz, Randolph E. | MMCS | Aug 1965 – Feb 1967 | A Div. and upon advancing to E-8 M Div | |
| Howard, Charles "Tex" | E-5/YN2 | Sep 1965 – Dec 16, 1967 | Navigation | Plankowner, served aboard her when she was DLG 28 |
| Gentis, Frank | SA-SM2 | Sep 1965 – Mar 1969 | OC | Served on Pre-com, broke union jack @ commissioning, shake-down @ Gitmo, westpac 67, westpac 68-69 |
| Cookenham, Dick / Cookie | RM2 | Sep 1965 – Dec 1967 | O-C | Pre Comm, Plank Owner, 1st Nam Cruise, Got my Ham Radio License after we left NZ and ran a bunch of phone patches. Great ship and I am honored to have been one of the Association's Presidents. Lots of memories |
| Jones, Clifton (Cliff) | SA - SM2 | Sep 1965 – Mar 1968 | OC | Plank Owner, WestPac Cruise 1967. Part of the best Signal Gang that ever served (Jim Winningham, John Ward, Jeff Shortell, Terry Duffy, Frank Gentis, Don Meeks, Jim Novak, and me). |
| Autovino, Joe | SN | Sep 1965 – Oct 1966 | SUPPLY | PLANKOWNER - PRE-COMMISSIONING DETAIL Commisary Storekeeper and Ship's Store Operator Member of the U.S.S. Wainwright Veterans Association DD-62/DD-417/DLG/CG-28 |
| Zieger, Peter B | DS1 | Sep 1, 1965 – Oct 1, 1966 | Ops | Pre-Comm, Plankowner, worked on NTDS system - display section |
| Massaro, Pete | RM3 | Oct 1965 – Oct 1967 | OC | Pre-Com, Plank Owner,1st NAM cruise.Served with Dick"Cookie"Cookenham. Great experience and memories.Served with a terrific group of shipmates.It was great to earn my "sea" legs after being stationed in Morocco for almost a year. |
| Sealey, Jerry | GMM-1 | Oct 1965 – Jun 1968 | GMM | PLANK OWNER ...PROUD TO HAVE SERVED AND WALKED HER DECKS, GREAT CREW AND A BEAUTIFUL LADY |
| Grice, Clayton | E4 | Oct 1965 – Nov 1967 | r div | Just reached R.Shirley. Looking for any other shipmates, especially Ian McFarland,T.Beard,D. Casey |
| White, Thomas K. | HTCM, USN (Ret) | 1966 – 1967 | Damage Control | HTCM Thomas K. White, USN, (Ret) served aboard the USS Wainwright (DDG 28) starting in 1965 as a Damage Controlman out of Bath, Maine. He served 30 yrs. active duty and retired in 1981. He passed away in 2003. |
| Stratton, Marion | PO 3rd Class | 1966 – 1967 | Machinist Mate | |
| Zieger, Peter B | DS1 | Jan 1966 – Aug 1966 | OE | Plankowner |
| Stone, Richard | DS2 | Jan 1, 1966 – Dec 1, 1966 | OE | Glad to hear from any of the old crew |
| Shriver, John | MR-1 | Jan 8, 1966 – Sep 30, 1966 | A | Pre-com detail. Only MR on the ship. Had to work with lots of crazy Shipfitters (ie.Payne and Norcross). Left the ship in Guantanamo after REFTRA. |
| Loera, Miguel | DC-5 | Jun 19, 1966 – Jun 21, 1968 | engineering | Great experience |
| Austin, Brian / "Q" | ETN2 | Nov 1966 – Jun 1968 | OE | Fond memories of a GREAT crew |
| Knight, Tommy | E5/MM2 | Jan 15, 1967 – Jun 16, 1970 | A | I served aboard when the ship was DLG-28. |
| Knight, Tommy | MM2 | Jan 19, 1967 – Jun 16, 1970 | A Gang | Lots of great memories and experiences |
| Ogburn, Benny | E3 | Feb 23, 1967 – Apr 28, 1968 | deck force and ship servicemans | MADE A WEST PAC CRUISE,WAS ON BOARD WHEN HELO CRASHED ON DECK. PULLED 3 TIMES ON STATION IN THE GULF. HAD LIB IN SUBIC BAY,SASEBO,HONG KONG,SIDNEY,WELLINGTON,PAPETTE,SAN DEIGO,WENT THRU THE CANAL BOTH WAYS.SHE WAS A GREAT SHIP. I GOT ON IN BOSTON |
| Garrett, E D (Ed) | RMSEAMAN | Mar 16, 1967 – Apr 6, 1968 | Communications | Was on the first VietNam tour in 1967, and remember touring Hong Kong with Cookie Cunningham. It was a great crew and an exciting adventure. |
| Henderson, David | EW1 | Sep 14, 1967 – Feb 15, 1969 | OE | I have great memories of my tour in the gulf of Tonkin, cross the equator, great liberty in Australia and New Zeland. |
| Williams, Gene (Willy) | QM3 | Nov 12, 1967 – Feb 21, 1969 | N | |
| Clinton, Jeff | BT 2 | 1968 – 1971 | ||
| White, John | E5 | 1968 – 1969 | B38 28 53 | |
| Bower, Larry | mm2 | Jan 2, 1968 – Jul 2, 1970 | m | 2nd west pac cruise yards & gitmo |
| Rybnick, Joe | SFP2 | Jan 3, 1968 – Jul 10, 1971 | R Div. | Did the second a third Vietnam deployments. Made some great friends. Met the worst of the worst, and the best of the best. Wish I was still on patrol. |
| Koussa, John | BMSN | Jan 10, 1968 – Apr 1969 | 1st Div | First assigned as an Boiler-tender, transferred to 1st Div. WestPac cruise"68 - '69. Qualified Helmsman, Lee-helmsman. |
Bendos, Mario  | MM2 | Feb 21, 1968 – Oct 31, 1969 | A | |
| Barreto, Helder | BM3 | Mar 1968 – Jul 1970 | 1st Divison | West Pac cruise PIRAZ station north China sea Tokin Gulf yacht club member. Four years active three years nine months sea duty, three diferent ships 62 ports of call over 30 countries, 10 months permanent SP duty Naples |
| Kelleher, Jeff | LTJG | Apr 1968 – Jun 1969 | OC | |
| Mellema, Bill | RM2 | Apr 20, 1968 – Aug 20, 1970 | OC | Great bunch of guys in the radio gang. I have many good memories. Was on the 2nd Nam cruise. |
| Depergola, Joseph | EM2 | May 1, 1968 – Dec 10, 1971 | E Division | |
| Russell, Bob | Ensign | Jun 1968 – Feb 1970 | E Division | 2nd WestPac deployment |
| Allen, Mike | MR3 | Jun 14, 1968 – Jul 16, 1969 | E - Machine Shop | Made the 68'-69' WestPac cruise |
| Allen, Mike | MR3 | Jun 14, 1968 – Jul 16, 1969 | airbrush1 a t gmail.com | |
| Allen, Mike | MR3 | Jun 14, 1968 – Jul 16, 1969 | Made 2nd WESTPAC cruise | |
| Barrios, Rick | RD 2 | Sep 1968 – Mar 1970 | OI | A once in a lifetime experience. |
| Hendricks, Jim | STG-2 | Nov 1968 – Dec 1972 | 3rd | Served on her during the 2nd and 3rd Nam cruises. Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, and around the world cruise. Best of times and lots of adventures. We got to show the ship off in several ports of call. |
| Fox, David | Lt | Nov 10, 1968 – Jun 22, 1971 | 1st Lt, MPA, ASW | I have great memories of an exemplary group of shipmates, a beautiful ship and some remarkable achievements by the team. |
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