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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Knox (FF 1052). 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 348 crew members registered for the USS Knox (FF 1052).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melendez Jr., Pablo | MM3 | 1981 – 1983 | M | Was Known as The Commodore by the Captain, Because of what Happened in Hong Kong. |
| Brunke, Joseph Scott | RM2 | 1981 – 1984 | Operations | Learned the meaning of "Haze Gray and Underway". Going to the PI everytime we got underway. Sailed the Pacific, IO, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand just to name a few of the ports. Became a real Blue Water Sailor. What a Trip! Great memories. |
| Polland, Jody | HT2 | 1981 – 1985 | ||
| Turner, Richard | MM1-MMC | 1981 – 1984 | I was the LPO of M div. and then the CPO of A div. | |
| Slusarczyk, Bill | STG2 | Jan 1, 1981 – Dec 29, 1982 | AS | Mt. Fugi road trips rule ! PI was cool and Ausi women made us drool ! Can I get an Amen ! |
| Flowers, Charles (Chuck) | GMG2 | Jan 1, 1981 – Dec 31, 1985 | WFO1 | |
| Benbenek, Tony | MS3 | Jan 12, 1981 – Aug 19, 1984 | SUPPLY | KNOWN BY THE HARBOR MASTERS IN YOKUSKA AS THE "GREY GHOST" THIS BOAT LOVED TO GIVE THE "REDS" A REAL BAD TIME !! HEY GUYS, REMEMBER THE PINK PANTHER THEME ? THANKS FOR REMEMBERING THE OLD LADY !!! |
| Collins, James "J" | stg1 | Feb 1981 – | asw | I enjoyed being at sea, but had alot of growing up to do. My apologies to any i hurt. Greetings to my Navy Brothers and best wishes. |
| Walter, Mike | EW2 | Feb 1981 – Sep 1983 | Electronics | When I joined the Knox, she was in dry dock, Yokosuka, Japan. I was the first EW to report & excited to use our new gear, the SLQ-32. I became a shellbak & golden dragon on our many voyages. She rests with Davey Jones. |
| Evans, Dean | FTG3 | Mar 6, 1981 – Dec 8, 1983 | WEAPONS | WE WHERE OUT OF YOKUSKA JAPAN WENT TO 2PHILLAPIENS, 2KOREA, THAILAND, 4AUSTRALIA, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, GAUM, 2JAPAN |
| Coache, Raymond J | EMCS RET | Aug 1981 – Jul 1983 | E | She was a steamer but a good ship. Sorry to see she was sunk as a target. |
| Coache, Raymond J | EM1 | Aug 1981 – Jul 1983 | E Div | She was a great ship with a great crew. We cut holes in the ocean from the Aleutians to Tasmania to the IO. |
| Kelly, Mark | MM2 | Aug 20, 1981 – Aug 20, 1984 | Main engine room and aux 1 | Notice boz is the only name i recognized, good times even at diego garcia but times to good.Brig time along with about 15 others. |
| Rieger, Steve | BMSN | Oct 28, 1981 – Oct 28, 1983 | 1st | I was the paint Locker man. When I transferred, I never went Liberty on deployment. Saved a lot of money. A senior citizen now & still single. No time for a social life. |
| Hoye, Steve | RM3 | Nov 1981 – Nov 1983 | Operations | She was my 1st command. Had a great tour onboard. we did alot of exercises and got to see alot of great ports, as my shipmate Brunke stated. Met alot of new friends which I still am looking for. I hope they dont scrap her. |
| Epps, Paul | YN2 | Nov 20, 1981 – Nov 20, 1983 | EX | My commanding officer was Commander Bustamante. He was a good captain, who brought the morale of the crew up to snuff and expected the ship to be in excellent condition before deployments. Hello former Knox crewmembers |
| Byrne, Timothy | LTJG | Dec 1981 – May 1985 | GAMO & 1ST LT | |
| Byrne, Timothy | Cdr retired | Dec 26, 1981 – May 5, 1985 | Second and First | |
| Nickel, Bryce | BT2 | 1982 – 1984 | ||
| Polland, Jody | HT2 | 1982 – 1985 | I was in the Navy for almost 15 years and she was the best boat I ever served on and I miss her. | |
| Rice, Grover | OS | 1982 – 1984 | ||
| Dille, Harold E. | ENS, LTJG | 1982 – 1985 | Weapons, Engineering | |
| Wilborn, Joe | RM3 | Jan 15, 1982 – Dec 15, 1984 | Deck/OS DIV Left as RM3 | Just found this site and was curious to see if any shipmates remember me when I was onboard. This was my first ship and had many memories and good friends. I started as a deck seaman and worked my way up leaving as RM3. |
| O'Brady, Scott (Shady) | OS3 | Feb 1982 – Dec 1984 | OI | |
| Evans, Richard | SA | Mar 1982 – Sep 1982 | 1st | My time aboard the almighty Knox was short lived due to a case of mistaken identity by crew members upon my arrival to serve Brother Duty when my brother and I had a delay in our arrival due to being in Medical Hold. |
| Walker, David | BM/E1 | Apr 8, 1982 – Aug 17, 1983 | 1st | |
| Brown, James | OS3 | May 10, 1982 – Aug 21, 1983 | OI | |
| Allen, Greg | BT3 | Aug 1982 – Aug 1984 | B | |
| Langston, Mark | STG3 | Oct 1982 – 1984 | AS | |
| Brunke, Scott | RM2 | Oct 15, 1982 – Oct 15, 1984 | Going to the PI every couple of months....Playing spy during SURVOPS. SEEING THAILAND,HONG KONG,AUSTRAILA,SINGAPORE..... GOOD TIMES WERE HAD BY ALL !!!! | |
| Neal, Mike | ET2 | Dec 1982 – May 1985 | OE | |
| Studebaker, David | E3 | Dec 1982 – Mar 15, 1985 | weapons | |
| Prater, Robert | BT3 | Dec 1982 – Jun 1984 | B | Worked as an Oil King. |
| Meredith, Mitchell | HT3 | Dec 3, 1982 – Aug 5, 1983 | AR&E | HEY KNOX BROTHERS LOOKING FOR MY BUDDYS |
| Deatherage, Thomas (Tom) | IC1/ICC | 1983 – 1986 | E | Alot of good memories on this ship |
| Potts, Hugh | RM1 | 1983 – 1984 | OC | Had a great time on board, especially the Phattya stops. |
| Atkinson, Jon /jy | HT3 | 1983 – 1985 | r div | ya I sang the song we (fight to win) with some great shipmates Jody and Moe. I still keep in touch with Jody Polland and have been to colorado and florida to see him and him to WI to visit ( world travelers I guess ). |
| Prater, Robert | BT3 | Jan 1983 – Jun 1984 | Engineering | Oil King |
| Brockmeyer, Richard(Rick) | BT3 | Jan 1983 – May 1985 | B | |
| Jackson, Carl | EN 3 | Jan 1, 1983 – Dec 18, 1984 | Engineering | Just retired with DOD for a total of 32 years |
| Boettge, Phil | LTJG | Jan 6, 1983 – Aug 1, 1983 | OI | OI Division Officer, Secret Controls Officer, Ship's Intelligence Officer. |
| Searls, Bill | IC | Apr 1983 – May 1985 | E | |
| Gilvey, Brian | SR~BM2(SW) | Apr 1, 1983 – May 10, 1986 | 1st | First ship! Met many a good shipmate while onboard. Plane guard for the Midway, 121 days at sea w/o a port, PI, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Australia and more ... fun times all. Having the Russians chase us off the coast of Vladivostok!!! |
| McKeown, Andrew | PC3 | Apr 5, 1983 – May 28, 1986 | Admin | The Knox was my 1st ship. I went on to serve on afew others over my Naval career, but will always remember that 1st Knox cruise. there's a magic about being "haze grey and underway" that no civilian will ever understand. |
| Merriweather, Terry | PN 3 | May 1983 – May 1986 | Deck and Personnel | The USS Knox was the first and only ship i was able to be on and I would not change a thing |
| Couts, Gary | FF 1052 | Jun 1983 – Jun 1986 | ||
| Brown, Bobby | EN3 | Jun 1983 – | A-Gang | |
| Vann, Timothy Wayne | BT 2 | Sep 1983 – Oct 1986 | B | |
| Zakula, Jeff | E-5/HT2 | Oct 1983 – Aug 1986 | 1st/R-1 | This was by far the best crew that I served with. Miss most of them and hope you will touch bases. Started out in deck as a BM and left as HT2. The last time I saw the Knox was in Chinhae I was stationed on the Proteus. |
| Landaker, John [gundecker] | os3 | Nov 1983 – Dec 1985 | OI | |
| Widdicombe, Paul/big Red | MS | Nov 1983 – Jun 1986 | Supply | Great friends(Brothers) and great times! Some of the best times of my life! Truly miss it! |
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