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Destroyer Squadron 26 (DESRON 26) Crew List
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There are 18 crew members registered for the Destroyer Squadron 26 (DESRON 26).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prock, Donald | MM2 | Jul 29, 1956 – May 29, 1958 | Engineering | 1st ship USS LAFFEY DD724 1956, after reinlistment 2nd ship USS WHITEHURST DE624, before that i was stationed at NAS HUTCHINSON, Kansas, crash fire and rescure |
Brocato, Ross  | ETN3 | Mar 15, 1958 – Aug 19, 1960 | OI | I served as an ET along side Kevin Nolan, Ted Krishski, George Wathen, Pete Valdez, Eric Ralle and Dave Bradley. The CO was George A. Gardes |
| Simmons, James | SN | Jun 4, 1958 – Mar 8, 1961 | F | |
| Thomas, Dean | SONARMAN SOG3 | Jun 1960 – Aug 27, 1962 | Fox | A great ship the "WILLY'' boat. A great crew who earned the division E for Efficiency. Great buddies in sonar and Fox division. Crossed the Equator chasing the SS SANTA MARIA. Took me to 18 countries. Dean Thomas |
| Dicken, Bill | BT-3 | 1963 – 1965 | Boilerman | Good to see you on the list Tom Vercollin. Did you ever hear from 'stalker'? |
| Wittrock, Edward | RDSN | Feb 12, 1963 – Aug 12, 1964 | OI | Fell off radar mast between Dec 63-Feb 64 ?, if anyone has any recollection of incident please contact lizab1925@yahoo.com |
| Wolfe, Don | etr2 | 1964 – 1965 | OE | |
| Ferguson, Buzz | IC3 | 1965 – 1968 | E | Many fond memories. |
| Ferguson, Howard/buzz | E4 | 1965 – | E | I break away with "Quick Draw McGraw". |
| Sparks, Charles | SM3 | 1968 – 1970 | OC | any of the signalmen on Leaping Larry from '68-'70 |
| Green, Clyde | ST1 | Mar 1969 – Oct 1971 | AS | I enjoyed my tour on the Belknap and would like to hear from shipmates that were stationed on the Belknap during the same time. |
| Kolb, Mike | Os 3 | Jan 1, 1970 – Sep 1972 | Operations | |
| Barron, Mike | RM3 | Feb 1971 – Dec 1972 | OC | Part of the famous "Mod Squad." All of the C.O.'s in the squardon were LCDR's. Started off a little shaky, but turned out pretty good in the long run. The Med cruise was a lot of fun. |
| McTurner, Tom | BMSN | May 1971 – Dec 1974 | 1st Division | Just trying to find out what happened to Dave Rozelle, Bill Taylor, Chuck Lampere, Dave Newmister, and all the rest of 1st div, guys serving during 71-74, |
| Walsh, James (Jim) | Lt JG | May 1971 – Oct 31, 1973 | Supply | It was a good time |
| Taylor, Bill | E3 | Jun 22, 1971 – May 8, 1973 | 1st | Had many good friends. Viet Nam 72/73 |
| Salazar, Augustine E. (Ernie) | RM2 | Sep 17, 1973 – Apr 10, 1976 | Radio | In the least the experiences, while not always pleasurable, were adventurous and memorable. It is part of human spirit for memories to remain positive and one remains grateful for sharing them with special individuals |
| Ingram, Keith | bm2 | Mar 1, 1980 – Apr 1, 1984 | bm | I'll never forget my first 6 month deployment to the Persian Gulf (away the Outlaw Camel). We ran into a storm around the Azores...I was terrified but would have never admitted it then. |
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