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USS Preble (DDG 46) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Preble (DDG 46). 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 181 crew members registered for the USS Preble (DDG 46).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanski, Russell | SK3 | 1980 – 1981 | Supply | Traveled from Pearl To Norfolk, Left prior to Australia |
| David, Campbell | BT3 | 1980 – 1983 | B-Div | First Sea Duty of my 20 year career. Started in Hawaii ended in Norfolk, VA. |
| Matroni, Harold "Mat" | MM1 | Apr 1980 – Jan 1983 | M | Pearl to Norfolk in '80,Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf cruise in '81, and Unitas cruise in '82. Yeah, she was a steamer! |
| Foster, Gerald | MMFN-MMC(SW) | Aug 2, 1980 – Mar 27, 1991 | M | Did 2 tours on Her. Would go back tomorrow if She were still around. |
| Bennett, Paul | RMSN | Oct 1980 – Apr 1983 | oc | |
Pouncey, David  | EN 2 | 1981 – 1983 | A | |
| Patterson, Chris | SR - BM3 | Jan 1981 – Nov 1984 | Preble was the best dam destroyer in the entire US fleet. | |
| Moshier, Paul | MS2 | Jan 5, 1981 – Aug 8, 1985 | Supply SS02 | |
| Ronald H Glass, Ron | Sm | Jan 10, 1981 – Nov 11, 1983 | boats-mate | Yes i was the youngest kid on the ship for 1 year went around the world as least 3 times.Fun time growing up fast.Would not change it for nothing,Lot of good people and fun times. |
| Barry, Howard | Gmm2 | Mar 1981 – Mar 1983 | 4th | |
| Meints, Kerry | mm3 | Mar 1981 – Mar 1984 | machist mate #2engineroom | |
| Leahey, Patrick | E5/PN2 | Apr 25, 1981 – Sep 8, 1982 | NX | 1st tour was great. Went tad fm cgn 38 to Preble 12/24/90 to 6/14/91 for 1st Gulf War. It was freaky being back |
| Kirkman, Kevin | SM2 | Jun 1981 – Nov 1984 | OC | |
| Johns, George | RM3 | Nov 1981 – May 1985 | ||
| Pate, Edward | ET2(SW) | Nov 27, 1981 – Aug 26, 1985 | OE | Had some great times and some good shipmates. We really spent a LOT of time haze grey and underway. UNITAS XXIII in 1982, Med/IO in 84 with 104 days straight underway and lots of VACAPS and Carribean too! |
| Margerum, Brian | BT3 | Dec 1981 – Mar 1983 | B | |
| Damron, Brian | ossn-os2 | Dec 1981 – Jun 1986 | OI DIVISION | |
| Mills, Larry | GMM2 | Jan 2, 1982 – Aug 24, 1985 | 4th | Just looking up old friends |
| Bolerjack, Nathan Nasty Nate | FTM2, FC2 | Jun 15, 1982 – Oct 23, 1983 | 4TH/5TH | DID TWO TOURS ON HER LOVED THEM BOTH. 2ND WAS AUG 87-SEP. 91. BOTH DITCHS AND A BLUE NOSE TO BOOT. LOOKING FOR LARRY GABBERT, ANYBODY KNOW HIM. THAT WAS THE BEST THE NAVY HAD TO OFFER. |
| Tienken, Scott/tink | EN3 | Sep 10, 1982 – Sep 10, 1986 | A | USS Preble DDG-46 Went through Major overhaul at Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, MS and Went through Hurricane Elena. Also served at the Lamberts Point Magnetic Silencing Facility Deperming Station in Norfolk, VA |
| Easter, Tim | MM3 | Oct 1982 – May 1987 | M | Do I have to get up? |
| Butler, Michael "Bootcamp" | BT1 | 1983 – 1987 | Boilers | What a great ride and met some of the best sailors ever sailed the seas, Heaning, Hollywood and Keefe to name a few. I loved having my faith in Jesus tested on this ship. Met some real characters and love them all. Rome, Suez, Naples, IO |
| Boggs, Mike "Booger" | Machinest Mate | 1983 – 1985 | engine room | Just wondering where all you guys ended up at. |
| Alderman, Steve | GMM1 | Mar 1983 – May 1986 | CM | |
| Rathel, Donald R , Jr | SK1 | Apr 14, 1983 – Apr 26, 1986 | S-1 | LIKE TO HEAR FROM SHIPMATES |
| Freeman, Jeff | ETC(SW) | May 5, 1983 – Sep 15, 1985 | OE | |
| Kress, Stephen/steve | BT2 | Sep 22, 1983 – Jul 29, 1986 | B | She was a steamon Demon, Great Ship Great Crew, When we were steaming she was either under the water or out of the water, We used to say not low enough for sub pay not high enough for flight pay! |
| O'Connell, Michael | FTM1 | Oct 16, 1983 – Apr 19, 1987 | Fourth | What's up fellow Preble pros. |
| Zirkelbach, Stanley | ET1 | 1984 – 1987 | OPS | The best ship in the navy |
| Eckelberry, Jack | LCDR | 1984 – 1985 | Operations Officer | |
| Schenkel, Donald | GMC | Oct 1984 – Jun 1987 | Fox | |
| Diver, Richard | LT | Nov 12, 1984 – Nov 1, 1987 | OE/OD | |
| Pitt, Tony | ET2(SW) | Nov 14, 1984 – Apr 14, 1988 | OE | Spent a year in the yards at Ingalls. Did GITMO at the end of 1986. Had a great time on the 1987 deployment. |
| Bartlett, Tracy (Bart) | OS2-OS1 | Nov 25, 1984 – Nov 22, 1989 | OI | Well, they turned the old girl into razor blades. Had a pretty good time on there. |
| Bartlett, Tracy "Bart" | Nov 25, 1984 – Nov 23, 1989 | OPS.OI | New address and stuff. Hope everyone is doing well. Drop me a line. Take care. | |
| Cota, Terry | EM3 | 1985 – 1987 | Electrical | Great ship and lots of good people. Building block of my navy career. |
| Pethick, John | BT2 | 1985 – 1988 | B | My first ship, and the best ship I served on |
| Walters, Tom | GMM3 | 1985 – 1987 | CM | Looking to find past shipmates! |
| Randolph, Kevin Aka Animal | OS2(SW) | Mar 5, 1985 – Mar 13, 1990 | OI | whats up |
| Cosentino, Tim | MMFN | May 15, 1985 – Nov 25, 1988 | M | Remember the good times in Pascagoula. |
| Brown, Russell | Gmm3 | Jun 1985 – Jun 1987 | 4th division | I enjoyed the crew and the cold war missions. |
| Luley, David | BT2 | Jun 15, 1985 – Jan 15, 1991 | She was a hell of a ship and I'm glad to say I served on board. | |
| Taylor, John | FC2(SW) | Jul 25, 1985 – Nov 11, 1989 | 2nd | |
| Sharp, Greg | EN3 | Sep 1985 – Apr 1988 | a-gang |
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