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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Meyerkord (FF 1058). 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 225 crew members registered for the USS Meyerkord (FF 1058).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1979 | 1980 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Hampton, Gary | 1968 – 1969 | |||
Rice, Timothy | QM1 | 1968 – 1972 | OC | Plank owner. Worked on the first cruise book |
Woodley, Mike (Woody) | mmfn | Nov 1968 – 1970 | M-Division | Plank owner |
Lanning, Gerald | SA TO OS3/RD3 | 1969 – Jun 1973 | Operations | Great ship and crew. Discharged in '73 and regret not staying in. When into computers and have had a great experance. Currently work for Cabela's Corperate as a Software Developer. |
Young, Bill | SN | 1969 – 1972 | DECK/weapons | Was just a sailor, liked the ship and the guys in the div. |
Suchland, Everett | LT | 1969 – 1972 | Radio (CR) | Plank Owner as a Chief Radioman. Promoted to WO1 and transferred to NCS Iceland. Had a great bunch of Radiomen. |
Wells, John | BT2 | 1969 – Apr 1972 | B | |
Berner, James | LT | Apr 1969 – Mar 1973 | Communications | Plank Owner. Two tours Vietnam. While on board held the following duties EMO .. Comm Officer .. Personal Officer. |
Preuss, Darwin (Vince) | BM3 | Jul 9, 1969 – Jun 9, 1973 | WEAPONS | Rember alot of the guys Mike Charro, Pete Peterson, and had alot of good times |
Holmos, Robert | Sep 1969 – Oct 1970 | OC | Plankowner. Half the crew were recruits and I remember Capt Baldwin taking us out to sea and the sea state was a little high and he shut everything down. We bopped and bopped. Quick cure to getting seasick. | |
Cherro, Mike | SA | Sep 1969 – Jun 1973 | OC | Went aboard as part of the precom crew right out of boot camp in 1969. I left in 1973 as a SM2. I retired in 1993 as a SMCS (SW/AW). Currently living in Corpus Christi Texas working as the General Manager of Corpus Christi Harley Davidson |
Magnone, Dave | RM2 | Sep 1969 – Sep 1971 | OC | My 1st ship. Plankowner. We were the first ship to be named for a VN Vet to return to VN. RMC Suchland Lt Jaros Lt Berner RM2 Domingo RM2 Ronimous and many more. Retired in 1989 as RMCS. Retired and living in Key Wes |
Downs, Bill | SM3 | Sep 1969 – Jul 6, 1971 | OC | Plank Owner. |
Gardner, Daniel / Truc | BM3 | Nov 1969 – Jul 6, 1973 | Deck Apes | Plank owner , loved the whole time I was on there. Really miss those days. Wished I had known about reunions and the decomissioning |
Reynolds, Jim | Gunnersmate 2nd class | Nov 1969 – Sep 1972 | Weapons division | Came abroad as GMGSN & Left as GMG2. Worked on Asroc system. Great Ship & Great crew! |
Bower, Gene | CS2 | Nov 28, 1969 – Mar 15, 1971 | ||
Tyrrell, Jack | 3RD Class Internal Communications | Nov 28, 1969 – Aug 2, 1971 | Engineering | Plank Owner |
Whitledge, Edward / Ed | STG2-1 | 1970 – 1971 | Sonar | |
Wirth, Tom | RD2 | Jan 9, 1970 – Jul 8, 1971 | OI | Missed being a Plank Owner by 2 months and very proud to have served aboard her. I cherish the memories of my time in the US Navy now more than ever. |
Pedersen, William | ET2 | Mar 1970 – | OC | Arrived on board shortly after commissioning. Went through standardization trials and the first west pac. The crew was exceptional and the performance was always at a high level. |
Campbell, Charlie | ET1 | Mar 17, 1970 – Aug 8, 1975 | OE | Served 21 years and the 5 aboard the KORD was by far the best |
Keith, David | PC3 | May 1970 – Feb 1971 | Supply/Ships Office | Came on right after shakedown,made 1st WestPAC, went into Singapore/Indian Ocean. Got Russian Badgers "harrassing us" got some good pics,,,WHAT A TRIP ! Was the Postal Clerk, we traded frozen food to jarheads in sing'pore for booze for |
Littlejohn, Bill | BT3 | Jun 16, 1970 – Apr 3, 1971 | b | |
Howe, Thgomas | STG-2 | Aug 1970 – 1972 | AWS | |
Ball, Richard/rick | ET3 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1973 | OE | |
Hungerford, Norman | RD3 | Oct 20, 1970 – Jul 10, 1972 | OI | Remember Rick Puente RD2, we play pony league baseball against each oher when our dads where stationed in Japan in the 1960's. Larry Lisk..a legend in his own mind!! Robert Hensley from TX. had a cracked coffee cup. |
Schibly, Mike "pink" | STG1 | 1971 – 1976 | ||
Cray, James | GMG2 | 1971 – Aug 1975 | WG | |
Peterson, Dave | QM3 | 1971 – 1973 | Navigation | remember Mike Cherro from the signal gang, left the navy in 1973. Worked for the Highway dept. for 27 yrs. retired in 2006. Presently working as a sales/ delivery person. also remember Rick Ball. |
Spring, Richard | STG2 | 1971 – 1975 | WA | |
Kornegay, Thomas | RMC | May 30, 1971 – Feb 20, 1973 | Communications | I had one of the best radio gangs ever. I am still proud of the way the whole crew performed during our plane guard stints on "Yankee Station" and during 12 hours on and 12 hour off while Station Ship Hong Kong. |
Aicher, Archie ( Arthur James) | MM3 | 1972 – 1973 | M | Looking for people I served with while in Viet Nam |
Rosenal, Sonny | BT2 | Feb 3, 1972 – Aug 15, 1975 | Engineering-BT | Served 2 Westpacs..Rose Festival in Oregon and overhaul in Long Beach. Left the Navy as BT2 Rosenal...what a great ship and crew. Living in San Diego...would love to get my hands on a 1974 Westpac book. What a great time in port!!! |
Huff, Al | FTG1 | Feb 11, 1972 – Mar 14, 1976 | WG | A great ship and a great crew. I make two westpac's on the Kord. In the 1972-73 cruise we fired over 3,500 rounds in NGFS missions in South Vietnam and was still firing April 1, 1973 when the cease fire went into effect. |
Fox, Ray | BT2 | Jun 1972 – Dec 1972 | B | Last command I was stationed on. One partial WestPac cruise. |
Estey, Grant | SK-3 | Jul 9, 1972 – Apr 18, 1976 | Supply | |
Turpen, Michael/mike | EM1 | Oct 1972 – Oct 1974 | Picked up the Meyerkord in 72 from Subic,left after Long Beach overhaul.My last cruise was Viet Nam/WestPac in 1974. Worked for LT Castaluchio (CHENG) and EMC Armstrong.Retired in 2004 after 38 yrs as LDO CAPT. | |
Allen, Roger | STG3 | 1973 – Nov 1975 | A/S | Retired STGCS (SW) 1991 |
Hernigle, Ron | OS2 | Apr 1973 – Oct 1976 | OI | My first of 5 ships, the Kord was fun, yards in Long Beach, 2 West Pacs Operations Eagle Pull/Frequent Wind), the PI in it's time/Thailand before urineanalysis! I got out in 1993, and live in San Diego. |
Stanford, Jon | STG2 | May 26, 1973 – Aug 21, 1975 | A/S | View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Ahrens, Walter/scooter | BM3 | Jul 1, 1973 – Oct 15, 1975 | Weapons | |
Akers, Russell Okie | SN | Sep 9, 1973 – May 27, 1976 | Deck | Spent one yard period (1974), and one WestPacs (1975). Took part in Operation Frequent Wind, rescued crew members from Gulf Banker, and picked up refugees off Vietnam. |
Akers, Russell / Okie | SN | Sep 25, 1973 – May 26, 1976 | Deck | |
Vargas, Rene | BT3 | Nov 19, 1973 – May 22, 1977 | B | I was assigned to the fireroom,and to the oil king duty went to two west pacs,rescued people from a sinking ship,I was sent as a volunteer to help vietnamese refugees at subic bay |
Deger, Dale | EM3 | Dec 1973 – Mar 1974 | E | Was only on board for a short period of tme prior to Nuclear Power School. Ship was in drydock at the time. She was a DE while I was on board. Lots of good times. I remeber all the hassels with the rubber sonar dome. |
Plummer, Greg Plummer | MM | Dec 11, 1973 – Dec 7, 1977 | ENGINEERING MM | I worked in engineering/main control distilling fresh water,ent on 2 WestPac cruises, Portland Rose festival and totally enjoyed the whole Navy thing. At Meyerkord Reunion in San Diego on 8/06. C:5037010500 |
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