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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Capodanno (FF 1093). 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 312 crew members registered for the USS Capodanno (FF 1093).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1974 | 1975 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grubb, Carl | E5 | 1973 – Sep 1975 | ETCommunications | Had a lot of fun.Made Some good Friends. I am a Plank Owner. |
| Blake, Lyle | STG2 | 1973 – 1977 | 3rd | plank owner |
| Carver, Jeffrey | HT2 | 1973 – 1975 | R | |
| Hammond, Robert (Dale) | BT1 | 1973 – 1976 | B | |
| Rapoff, Jim | QM3 | 1973 – 1975 | Nav/Admin | Great Ship, Great Crew and Great Times. There is nothing like putting a new ship in commission. I was also there in Newport for her decommissioning. I retired in 1994 and I now live in Westland Michigan . wwllzz@wowway.com |
| Blake, Lyle | STG2 | 1973 – Sep 1977 | 3 | commissioned the Cap. spent 3 1/2 yrs taking care of LAPS land. |
| Kobs, Robert | PN2 (Selectee) | 1973 – Jan 1977 | Personnel | |
| Hintergardt, Mike | ETR2 | 1973 – Feb 1977 | OPERATIONS | Plank owner...first ET to report to Avondale shipyards...good crew...good port visits...hard work allowed much liberty overseas...Grubb & Farkus have previously logged in |
| Byers, James | ET5 | 1973 – 1974 | Electronics | |
| McNally, C. | E-3 | 1973 – | Deck | 1st duty station out of boot camp. |
| Sullivan, Nick | CAPT (RET) | May 15, 1973 – Jun 12, 1976 | 2nd (Gunnery) & 3rd (ASW) | I was a plankowner and Capo was also my first ship ... Her crew and Capo herself set the tone for my 27 year Navy career that ended in 1999 ... I remain forever in debt to both her fine crew and our fine ship ... Both taught me so much - Thanks! |
| Gubanc, David (Dave) | LTJG | Jun 10, 1973 – Apr 20, 1975 | C and OI | Plankowner. !st Comm Officer and 2nd CIC Officer. We had the greatest crew of any ship in the US Navy. With the exception of Steve Clark, we all functioned a team. Invaluable life lessons I have used for over 35 years. |
| Dolgos, Joe | RMCM | Jul 1973 – Jan 1977 | Last sea duty and the best ever. | |
| Sweetman, Richard | OSCM | Jul 1973 – Sep 1974 | OI | Pre_comm crew in New Orleans. Great group of sailors |
| Jarrett, Don | BM-3 | Jul 10, 1973 – Oct 10, 1975 | 1st div | plank owner made 1st med then headed west pac |
| Farkus, Ron | ETR2 | Jul 12, 1973 – Mar 26, 1976 | Maint | As I look back 40 yrs.ago ship duty was good , glad we pulled into so many ports, during the oil embargo. Allowed us all to see many foreign countries for weeks at a time. |
| Dolgos, Joseph | RMCS/RMCM | Jul 19, 1973 – Jan 12, 1977 | OC - Radio | Plank Owner. Many happy memories of the crew. Thanks to all for making this last sea tour so fantastic, especially my Radio Gang, ETs and HT support during the modernization of the shack. FWFS |
| Bird, Monte | EN3 | Jul 27, 1973 – Mar 15, 1977 | engine room | I was a plank owner and went on two med. crews as a diesel mech. on the back up diesel generators |
| Gentner, Joe | storekeeper | Aug 1973 – Jan 1975 | supply divison | Plank owner |
| Ledbetter, Ed | PC2 | Aug 1973 – May 1976 | Operations | Plank Owner, Postal Clerk |
| Grant, Earl Franklin | YN3 | Aug 21, 1973 – Aug 20, 1975 | RADIO | HEY GUY I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE 11 VOLUNTEERS THAT WAS ASK BY THE XO IN NEWPORT R.I. FOR THE SHIP AND I GOT THE JOB AS OPERATION YEOMAN AND MY BEST FRIEND FULLDERWIDER FROM ALABAMA. LOT OF GOOD STORY THAT I HAD ABOARD THE SHIPS. |
| Henson, Paul E. | MS1 | Sep 1973 – Jul 1974 | Suply-S2 | I'm sorry that I wasn't able to stay aboard longer...It was my bad heart.. I was transfer to the CV-66 |
| Byrne, Thomas | CSC PLANK ONWER | Sep 1973 – Sep 1974 | Supply S2 | Great Crew |
| Miller, William D (Bill) | SK2 | Sep 5, 1973 – Nov 18, 1976 | SUPPLY | Plank Owner. First shake down cruise. 1st Med deployment. Great Ship, great shipmates. will never forget my time on board the "CAPPY". First Middle East deployment. Came on board E-1 ,left E-5. Chief Jones mentored me. |
| Kisich, Dan / | BM3 | Sep 15, 1973 – | 1st and 2nd | Plank Owner. Served from 1973 precom Newport RI to 1975 Mayport FL. First command/first ship. First to drop the hook, first to coxwin the gig. Retired April 1993 O3E 6492 Mustang/BMCM at 20 same year of the ships decom. |
| Jackson, Greg | HT3 | Oct 1973 – Oct 1975 | R Division | Plankowner: Departed as an HT3 after 1975 Med cruise. Made HT3 while Capo was in Gtmo for Reftra. Ret'd in 1992 as a DCCM(SW). Taught NJROTC from 1996-2012, and ret'd for good now. |
| Schey, Denny | ETN3 | Oct 1973 – Aug 1974 | OE | Enjoyed my first ship. So sad to have left ship early because of knee injury during football game at ship's party. Had a good group of ET's. Wish I could have stayed on the ship. |
| Miller, Bill | E5/SK | Oct 1, 1973 – Sep 1, 1976 | Supply | Plank Owner, shellback july 4th 1976, went from E2-E5 on CAPPY THANKS TO CHIEF JONES SUPPLY. Was on the ships's fast pitch softball and flag football team , we kicked ASS. GREAT CREW AND SHIP. 1ST MED CRUISE WAS CRAZY. |
| Croucher, Bobby | HT1 | Nov 10, 1973 – Jun 11, 1976 | Repair | The Capodanno was an experience for me , I was assigned to the precom crew in Boston, Ma. I am a plank owner on her. While in Boston we were separating all the tools and Eguiptment that was not put on her in Mississippi. |
| Kenny, Bill | smsn | Nov 13, 1973 – Apr 5, 1975 | NAV/ADMIN | |
| Bates, Edgar | LTJG | Nov 17, 1973 – Apr 1975 | Navigator | Great site. Pleasure to get aboard and see a bunch of familliar names, looking forward to the faces... check http://home.comcast.net/~ebates3544/ if you are so inclined |
| Miller, Bill | SK2 | Nov 17, 1973 – Aug 20, 1977 | Supply | Plank Owner, ShellBack, 3 Med Cruises, Gun training in GITMO(OH! How I loved that)made MANY FRIENDS. Lost afew too (RIP: BM1 Meader, BM2 Johnson.) Landing Party Squad Leader. Inpected By the King of Jordan. Just a great time on the Cappy |
| Hornsby, Durward | mm1 | Nov 17, 1973 – | m | Went on the ship while it was being built. Stayed on for sea-trials until it was commissioned. Left 1975. |
| Mann, Bernard-(Skip) (doc) | HM/HM3 | Nov 17, 1973 – Dec 6, 1974 | NAV/ADMIN | Myself and HM1/HMC Jimmy Myrick were the original Corpsman on the ship. We inventoried and built every piece of that medical department and trained all the crew as well. I eventually left to go to OR Tech school. |
| McCullagh, Michael ? Mac | SN | Jan 10, 1974 – Sep 30, 1976 | 1st | |
| Bradshaw, Dean | BT2 | Sep 18, 1974 – Nov 30, 1979 | B | jThe Navy has been the high of my life. I look back at those days and wish I could repeat them. Ships today have no use for a BT. In fact that rate doesn\'t even exist. You can\'t even buy patches with the insignia. Full speed ahea |
| Bradshaw, Dean | BT2 | Sep 18, 1974 – Aug 18, 1976 | B | jThe Navy has been the high of my life. I look back at those days and wish I could repeat them. Ships today have no use for a BT. In fact that rate doesn\'t even exist. You can\'t even buy patches with the insignia. Full speed ahea |
| Marks, John | MM3 | Oct 15, 1974 – Dec 15, 1977 | M Division | |
| Faulhammer, Mark | HT2 | Nov 20, 1974 – Nov 10, 1978 | R-Divison | |
| Bradshaw, Dean | BT 2 | Nov 30, 1974 – Jun 1976 | B | I had brother duty with Plank Owner Carl Bradshaw. Made 2 Med cruises and a Middle East Cruise. I left the ship in Bahrain in the middle of the cruise. She was a good ride and the guys in the fireroom were the best. May God Bless them all...Dean |
| Gasaway, Steven | STG3 | Dec 1974 – May 1976 | 3rd | Made the 1975 Med cruise. Played a role in earning an ASW "A". Capodanno made world news by saving an Italian family who was stranded at sea and also a Liberian freighter crew. Sailed thru downtown Istanbul. |
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