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USS Elmer Montgomery (FF 1082) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Elmer Montgomery (FF 1082). 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 326 crew members registered for the USS Elmer Montgomery (FF 1082).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitener, James | YN2 | 1970 – 1973 | Operations | Plank Owner. Great Crew and great memories |
| Vincil, Jackson | mm1 | Dec 16, 1970 – Dec 19, 1972 | m | iam proud to be a plank owner,loved the food for the trip to boston,had a great time while outfitting the ship,just came off the uss Hepburn DE1055 were i reinlisted in viet nam. |
| Boleyn, Bradley J | E 3 | 1971 – 1972 | Deck | Plank owner |
| Jones, Malcolm | MM2 | 1971 – 1974 | a div | |
| Vaclavik, Milan | MM3 | 1971 – 1973 | M Division | |
| Teige, Daniel | GMG3 | 1971 – 1972 | Weapons | Looking for Ivan Moore or Paul Raider or Big Z |
| Russell, James | STG1 | 1971 – 1975 | ASW | Plank Owner, Nucleus Crew Served entire 4-year Sea Duty aboard DE 1082 |
| Rush, Bill | MM 3 | Jan 1971 – 1973 | Eng | Plankowner |
| Moore, Ivan | T M 2 | Jan 15, 1971 – Jul 18, 1973 | A S division | I am a plank owner and the only Torpedoman we had.Was on the first Med cruise |
| Presto, Joe | MM2 | Jan 19, 1971 – Aug 1973 | A Division | Original Crew met her in Boston after MM A-School assigned to the Engine Room. Started off running Evaporators and moved to Throttle man, then to Oil and Water King. Supply Petty Officer for Engineering. |
| Frith, Art | RM3 | Feb 1971 – Mar 1971 | OC | The MONTGOMERY (DE-1082) was my first ship. Assigned to the pre-com crew @ Westwego, LA, but never got to set foot on her. For some reason (that I can't recall), I was transfered to the TRENTON (LPD-14) less than a month after reporting onboard. |
| Carruth, John | STGSN | Apr 1971 – Jul 1972 | AS | Plankowner& PROUD 2have served w/my shipmates (especially w/my3 KeyWest Sonar School friends DiCicco, Clark & Devine... frm Newport, 2New Orleans, 2Boston, 2Norfolk! Retired AF base Dep Base Civil Eng. Cell 850-346-9489. |
| Enke, Rodney | STG2 | Apr 14, 1971 – Apr 17, 1973 | First | Plank Owner, first shakedown cruise in North Alantic was sick, that included 95% of the crew, 22 knots with those stupid stabilizers shaking the ship. Worked on AN/SQS-26CX sonar, now work for Lockheed Martin in Eagan, MN. Need VA help! |
| Barnaba, Jim | SH3 | Apr 30, 1971 – Jun 16, 1972 | supply | myself and sh3 bill mallek where the first to report to de1082. i still have a copy of the orders to prove it. i remember rich blackwood. he just bought a new car with his shipping over money. |
| Blackwood, Richard | MM2 | May 1971 – Dec 1973 | M | I think I was the first man to show up for Nucleus Crew in New Orleans. PN's at NSA sent me home for a few days 'til they figured out what to do with me! |
| Mullen, John | SK2 | May 1971 – Sep 1972 | Supply | |
| Burch, Bill | ETR2 | Jun 1971 – Nov 1973 | OPS | Was aboard from New Orleans till I left during the Med Cruise. End of enlistment. Had a great time and I will always remember the many friends I met there.. |
| Narisi, Mike | FTG | Jun 1, 1971 – Jan 1, 1973 | 2nd | I am a plank owner. I joined the crew in New Orleans and helped supervise the final few months on construction before being outfitted in Boston. I was on board for the ship's sea trials mostly in the Caribbean. |
| Stephens, Oscar "Steve" | STCS | Jul 1971 – Jul 1973 | AS | Plankowner |
| Elsbree, Raymond | DK1 | Jul 5, 1971 – Aug 30, 1972 | Supply | Was Plang ower but got shore duty oders before i could made some of sea vorges |
| Mitchell, Robert | ETN 3 | Jul 15, 1971 – Jul 2, 1974 | OPS | It started at Avondale shipyard. What a 4 year ride. A lot of good times. From Gitmo to Karachi, I had a blast. I couldn't believe that me and YN2 Palmquist were put in charge of the beer we brought for the I/O cruise. |
| Dekorne, Joe | EMFN | Aug 1971 – May 1973 | E | Great memories, and great crew. |
| Butler, Jonathan | BM | Aug 1971 – Mar 1972 | Deck | I acame aboard in Newport News. Lived at the YMCA while the ship was being built down south. We transfered to Boston in the Fall to get ready for commissioning. I will never forget the first cruise out of Boston in to a winter storm. FUN! |
| Brown, David | RM2 | Aug 1971 – Mar 23, 1973 | Ops | I was section sup. in Radio Shack. I painted the ship's seal on the door to the shack. https://www.navysite.de/crewlist/userfunctions/editentry.php?entryid=87560& Spring 2024 Reunion — Pensacola Contact Me There. |
| Dix, Edward | STG2 | Aug 1971 – Jan 29, 1976 | AS | We plank owners cruised the Med. North Atlantic & Indian Ocean in quieter times. During the Arab/Israel war ('73) we cruised the east-Med. watching Russians watch us No shots fired in anger A great sonar gang and fine crew Thanks guys |
| Hurlburt, Earl | PN3 | Aug 25, 1971 – Dec 15, 1974 | OX | Plank owner. DE1082 Mid-East soccer/beer drinking team. |
| Robinson, Ronald | STG3 | Aug 30, 1971 – Apr 17, 1973 | AS | I was a plankowner. I had a great time and still remember some of my friends. I live in Michigan now. Anyone who would like to contact me, you can do so at 1-231-750-9961 |
Robinson, Ron  | STGSN | Aug 31, 1971 – Apr 17, 1973 | AS | New cell number - 231-683-5662 |
| Baldwin, Richard / Rick | E-5 | Sep 1971 – Mar 1973 | Cook | Was a cook, baker, and plank owner. Did cooking @ Newport, RI while everyone was @ damage control then on to Boston. Look for a medical person name of Al M.(he was from Texas) 315/492-2370 |
| Butler, Paul | ETRSN | Sep 1971 – Dec 1973 | CE | |
| Belfi, Greg | MM2 | Sep 1971 – Feb 1975 | Engineering | Made lots of friends. Don Dickerson, or anyone else that remembers me, e-mail me. |
| Terry, David | OS2 | Oct 1971 – Jan 1975 | OI | |
| Jones, Malcolm | MM2 | Oct 1971 – Oct 1974 | Adiv | Plank holder |
| Shubert, Elmer Dwight | CTR3 | Oct 1, 1971 – Mar 2, 1973 | 1st and Radio | |
| Landress, Herman | HT3 | Oct 15, 1971 – Feb 2, 1973 | ENGINEERING | I WAS ON THE COMMISSIONING CREW, WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM A J SMITH |
| Fontenette, Steve | BM3 | Oct 31, 1971 – Oct 31, 1973 | Deck | |
| Tindell, Philip | HT-3 | Nov 17, 1971 – Jul 6, 1974 | R- DIV ENGINEERING | I WAS THE ONLY C-1 WELD SCHOOL CERTIFIED WELDER . |
| Potorski, Joel | IC3 | 1972 – Sep 17, 1975 | Engineering | I would like to get in touch with an old shipmate Blane Spence |
| Watson, Richard | STG3 | 1972 – 1974 | AS Weapons | Plankowner, Sonar Tech, Painted the brow curtains during the first Med tour |
| Hayes, James | QM3 | Jan 1972 – Dec 1975 | OX | Nickname PURPLE, later retired USNR as QMC. |
| Williams, Donald | BM3 | Jan 19, 1972 – Jul 11, 1973 | 1st | |
| Bashline, Terrill | BT1 | Feb 1972 – Jun 1974 | B | Made Med Cruise in 1973. Remember BT1 Bohannon, BT1 Smith. I later made BTC on shore duty at Charleston Naval Base. Retired 3/13/78 from USS Blakely FF 1072. |
| Bashline, Terrill | BT1 | Feb 15, 1972 – Jun 12, 1974 | B Division | Made a Med. cruise in 1973. Transfered to Shore Duty in Charleston, SC upon completion of 73 Med. Cruise. Made Chief while on Shore Duty, Retired from USN 13 Mar. 1978. |
| Collie, Keith | OS3 | Apr 1972 – Aug 1973 | Remember the riot with the marines in GITMO? The Pink House in Jamaica? St. Thomas, VI. Med cruise...good times. Any ex-OS'es from CIC around? Ron (Pig) Chandler, you out there somewhere? I'm in San Diego now working as a government contractor. | |
| Blank Sr., William | BMSN | Apr 9, 1972 – Apr 4, 1974 | 1st | |
| Collie, Keith | CTR3/OS3 | May 1972 – Aug 1, 1973 | Looking for fellow shipmates. | |
| Washington, Mule | sn | May 14, 1972 – Jun 6, 1975 | boatswanmate | I remember gitmo,I did't even go ashore busted my head open running through port hole and when the guys returned end saw me siting on the mess deck,with my head bandaged they thought I was involved......I missed all thef |
| Lauseng, William | FTG2 | Jun 1972 – Sep 1974 | 2nd | |
| Feltes, Dale | Ensign | Sep 7, 1972 – Jun 15, 1974 | ASW | |
| Mesler, Jim | MM3 | Sep 8, 1972 – Jun 16, 1974 | M | Seems like more fun now then it was then. |
| Ice, Kevin | seaman | Sep 10, 1972 – Sep 9, 1976 | 1st | good experience,now retired from USPS |
| Blank, William | BMSN | Sep 20, 1972 – Apr 10, 1974 | 1 | I was a plankowner I have a lot of memories of her please cal me 570 282 6436 |
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