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USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37). 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 942 crew members registered for the USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Bell, Dennis	RM3	1971 – 1972	OC	Even crashing into the pier in Subic Bay and breaking loose from the bouy in Hong Kong harbor and free floating into one of our destroyers couldn't stop the Gomp!!!
Ferrill, Aj		1971 –		Hi everybody! My grandfather served on the Gompers. His name was Joe Ferrill and he was post-master or something similar. Shoot me an e-mail, I have been trying to find out some information about him. Thanks alot, I appreciate it.
Griffith, Jeff	E4	1971 – 1973	Weapons	So, the old fatty took a lot of punishment before sinking! Who'd a ever thunk? To see all the large holds and the elevators with double doors, one would think she'd sink in a flash.
Johnson, Mike	HT3	1971 – Feb 2, 1973	REPAIRE	LOOKING FOR T.L.CLARK
Haug, Robert	SF3	1971 – Aug 4, 1973	R
Seymour, Michael	GM 3rd Class	1971 – 1973	1st
Browning, Roger	BM3	1971 – 1975	3rd	great experience crane operator / director
Seagondollar, Mark	ETNSN	1971 – 1972	Electronics
Harvey, Jerry	RM3	1971 – 1972	Electronics Repair devision	Worked in the Teletype repair shop.
Barbee, David (Dave)	MMC	Jan 1971 – Sep 1971	M	Reported aboard as MMC, in charge of the enginroom. Gompers was between WestPac tours and never left the pier my whole time aboard, which spanned most of 1971. Left the Gompers to report aboard the Dixie AD 14.
Jamnik, Nik	BM3	Jan 1971 – Jun 1975	2nd
Olden, Gregory (Touche)	E-3	Jan 2, 1971 – May 16, 1973		SHIP SERVICE WORKED IN STORE AND LAUNDRY
Hall, Wayne	RM3	Jan 10, 1971 – Oct 12, 1972	Ops	Served aboard USS Samuel Gompers Jan 1971 to Oct 1972 as Radioman Looking for RMC Baker, RM1 Schdale?, RM1 Sneed
McTigue, Paul / Mac	IC 3	Jan 12, 1971 – Dec 10, 1972	R-3 IC-REPAIR SHOP	The older I get, the more I want the old days, But do I have to shave ? I still have what Admiral Zumwalt let me have. Thanks Elmo. Grateful to have found my buddy Holmes. Would love to connect with Chief Thomas Miller
Linscott, Wes	RM3	Feb 1971 – Aug 1972	OC	Made the WestPac cruise in late 71 until Aug 72, including the unscheduled trips to DaNang. It would be great to hear from any other RM's from those years.
Barber, Ray (Xray)	mmfn	Feb 5, 1971 – Feb 1, 1972	m-division	Bill Baker and I came on board around the same time, just after a two year strech aboard the USS Sanctuary AH17 along the Veit Naum coast. I swaped duty with a guy aboard the USS Prairie AD15 during a west pac tour.
Roberts, I. Kenneth	IC2	Feb 15, 1971 – Nov 17, 1972	Electrical Repair	Previous duty station USS Frank Knox DD-742
Duran, Andy	CWO3	Feb 16, 1971 – Apr 1, 1974	Admin	Great ship, great crew. Enjoyed each cruise to Westpac.
Jim, Beidler Beeds	TM2	Apr 1971 – Oct 2, 1972	weapons	Great memories. Often think of the guys I served with and the SAMMY G.Best job I ever had.
Kreftmeyer, Daniel	qm3	Apr 1971 – Dec 1972	ops
Welsch, John	SF3	May 1971 – Oct 10, 1974	R-1, 17-A, Sheetmetal Shop	Lots of hard work, lots of good friends, lots of good and tough times. Sorry to see the old girl go, but at least she's not turned into razor blades! Looking for friends from the time, drop me a line!
Farnsworth, Gene	mm2	May 1971 – 1974	M	just checking in. retired in 93 after a bunch of ship and subs and a hell of a good time. even miss soem of ya
Gentry, Bill	TMT3	May 1971 – Dec 13, 1972	W1and W2	Great times, great guys, too much booze!!!
Gallagher, Bill	SK3	May 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1973	Supply	Retired 2005 US Postal Service, Project Manager. 18 months on Guam in Supply, Nov.69 to May 71, AD-37 from May 71 to Aug. 73. (SK3) Still driving a 1967 GTO just like I had stationed in San Diego. Great times on AD-37
Christopher, Eric	RD3	May 14, 1971 – Oct 20, 1971	CIC	Hell of a ship. There wasn't anything you couldn't manufacture on board. It was new when I arrived and it was sad to see it in mothballs when I went to Philadelphia 30 years later.
Fuller, Mike Hooper	TM 2	Jun 9, 1971 –	W1	i see a few names i recognize from weapons divistion.mccartney,gentry smitty burgess and who could forget browneye.recently moved to colorado from the east coast all well.great times on far sam id like to be eighteen and
Brown, Ronnie "Browneye"	TM3	Jun 10, 1971 – Feb 9, 1973	WEAPONS W-1	I ENJOYED SERVING ON THE "SAMMY-G". IT WAS THE FIRST FASTATTACK TENDER. FAT SAM. I ONLY MADE ONE WESPAC TOUR BUT IT HAS STAYED WITH ME MY ENTIRE LIFE. FROM PEARL HARBOR TO DANANG TO SUBIC BAY,HONG KONG, YOKUSUKA,KOWLOON,KAUSHUNG AND BACK TO TH
Vargas, Francisco	fireman	Jul 1971 – Apr 1972	galley	I was the ships lead singer along with Dennis Pisani from the band, and got busted in subic bay after nam the first time, got off the ship and got discharged in treasure island, in june of 72, loved the service and crew
Kroncke, Kenneth	YN3	Jul 1971 – Feb 1975	X Division
Christensen, Michael		Jul 29, 1971 – Apr 16, 1974	A
Jorgenson, Leslie NEW	sn	Aug 5, 1971 – Sep 28, 1974	S-1	l worked in the metal storeroom
Baker, Gary	SN	Aug 15, 1971 – Jun 15, 1975	3rd	Good Duty, met alot of good people on board, made 2 west-pac cruises.....once to viet Nam
Abbott, Neal	shipfitter 3rd class	Aug 15, 1971 – Dec 10, 1974	ships company R div	hope everyone is doing good I have memorable thoughts of the crew and the good libs we all had when duty permitted.seemed a pain in the but at the time,,.though it was an easy life. I HAVE NO REGRETS PROUD TO SERVE.
Spears, Fred	BM3	Aug 16, 1971 – May 15, 1974	3rd	some of the best times of my life was served on the Gompers met some good people. Had alot of fun. made 2 west pac's.....we were extended and went to viet nam in "74"
Hartman, Jim	HTFN	Sep 1971 – Feb 1973
Joines, Melvin	SF 3	Sep 1971 – Apr 1974	R1	Worked in the Shipfitter Shop. I had a lot of fun on both West-pac cruises. Even being in Danang. I loved Subic.
Beitz, Philip	BT3	Sep 1971 – Jan 1975	B Division	Enjoyed my time on the Sammy G.
Benincosa, Val	TM2	Sep 1971 – Jun 6, 1972	Weapons
Flores, Frank	SN	Sep 15, 1971 – Dec 6, 1972	Second Divison	Made west pac cruise 11-71 to july 72
McClaughry, Steve (Mac)	BM3	Sep 25, 1971 – Apr 18, 1975	3RD.	Spent my entire duty on the Gompers,made some life time friends.Hope to see some of them in the near future.They have all been to see me now its my turn to go see them.Kind of sad seeing the old Sammy G.sink.
Hall, Crawford	MM3	Nov 1971 – May 1975	M division	came aboard December 1971, assigned to the Engine Room under MMC R.W. Miller,MM1 C. Johnson. Joe Platz and I came from MM school Great Lakes. Had the privilege to know and work with a lot of good men.
Cope, Clyde	TM 2	Nov 1971 – Jul 1976	WEAPONS 1/2
Walker, Jesse	Fireman E3	Nov 1971 – Jul 1973	M	Retired in TN and would like to hear from any of the guys I served with. My email is jesse.walker08@comcast.net
Moberg, Randy	MM2	Dec 1971 – May 1975	M Division	Retired, living in a condo at Lake of the Ozarks in Camdenton, Missouri.

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