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USS Davis (DD 937) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Davis (DD 937). 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 231 crew members registered for the USS Davis (DD 937).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groves, Curtis | RM3 | 1974 – 1976 | DESRON20 | |
| Levitt, Terry | ETN2 | 1974 – 1976 | ELECTRONICS | |
| Wade, Johnny | OS3 | Jan 9, 1974 – Jul 22, 1977 | Operations | Great ship, Great Personnel, Great times. I have a lot of great Davis memories. |
| Katzenberger, Michael | EM2 | Jan 15, 1974 – Aug 31, 1978 | E | |
| Watson, Bruce | RM1 - RMC | Mar 1974 – Jun 1977 | OC | Just found this site. Retired as RMCS in 1986 - went to work for US NAVY as a contractor at SPAWAR in Portsmouth, VA. Married, bunch of kids and grandkids. Still working for SPAWAR. |
| Bond, Jim | ossn | Apr 1974 – Jan 16, 1976 | oi operations | good times enjoyed the company of some fine shipmates. wishing the best for all those i served with -----JB |
| Morello Jr, Tony | E3 | May 1974 – Jan 1976 | Electrician | So many years have past.So many things have changedI.I hope everyone is well and maybe get to see a few good friends |
| Brown, David | FN | Sep 1, 1974 – Oct 16, 1975 | B Aft Fireroom | Good times with good people. Have been with TVA as a Senior Instrument Mechanic since I left the Davis. |
| Sanford, Marty | QM3 | Dec 1974 – Aug 1978 | Navigation | The Captain told me when I left, "You will only remember the good times". |
| Beard, Richard | RM3 | 1975 – Sep 1977 | OC NAV | Best memory was meeting my newborn baby girl on the fantail when we returned from Unitas XVII and of course I had the duty that first night. Liked working aloft and still laugh about RMC H throwing hot coffee on Bartley. |
| Woods, William | LTJG | Feb 1975 – Jun 1978 | ASW, CIC, NAV | I served as ASW Officer, CIC officer and NAvigator from 1975-1978. Tours in carribean, South America UNITAS XVII, and East and West Africa Middle East cruise 1977-78. CDR Flanagan was a great CO. |
| Paull, Tom | SN | Mar 1, 1975 – May 19, 1976 | 1st | Really small Deck Div. compared to my previous command. I had lots of fun and made several good friends. |
| Andrews, Ross (Andy) | SA | Apr 7, 1975 – Dec 17, 1976 | 1st | Out of boot camp only ship,went to gitmo, huge bar fights sp's chase us back to the ship. also cliff diving,sp's stopped that too. great times |
| Griffin, James | MMFA | Jul 12, 1975 – Oct 8, 1975 | mediterannian | |
| Hannigan, Thomas | BM2 | Sep 28, 1975 – Sep 28, 1979 | ||
| Nash, Lester | TM 3 | Nov 1, 1975 – Mar 1, 1978 | 3rd/Weps | GREAT SHIP/ NOTHING BUT GREAT TIMES/ MY FIRST TRIP TO GITMO!!!!!! |
| Kemp, Neil | mmfa | Dec 1975 – Apr 1976 | Engineering-Aft engineroom | had some good times on the ship but was greatful to get off. |
| Elkins, R. Joseph (Joe) | PN2 | 1976 – 1979 | Great Time, Great Friends - Remembering the Djibouti Shuffle. | |
| Brown, Thomas | BM2 | 1976 – 1978 | 1st Division | |
Hartney, John  | BM2 | 1976 – Nov 15, 1977 | 1st. | UNITAS XVII. Sank a Chilean boat we rescued in the Straits of Magellan . Provided medical and provisions for the family. Boat in tow, DESRON14 ordered bridge to increase speed. Not enough canter in line boat sank. So sad |
| John, Herbert L | GMT/SN | Jan 1976 – May 1976 | SONAR | JUST OUT OF BOOTCAMP, FIRST SHIP BEFORE "A" SCHOOL. REMBER GOING TO GITMO, THE BIG FIGHT AT THE BAR,HAULED BACK TO THE SHIP BY SP. THE DOG (TM) COONEY, AND THE GUY LOOKED LIKE FIDEL CASTROL. GMT1 TYLER? ALSO WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON JOHN GARCIA ( |
| Burnham, Keith | HM3 | Feb 1976 – Jun 1977 | Medical | First USN ship, made Unitas cruise and several Caribbean outings. Loved it |
| McGuire, Steven | BT3 | Feb 10, 1976 – May 12, 1977 | B | |
| Bankard, Wes | STG2 | Sep 1976 – Jun 1981 | 3rd | First ship |
| Sawicki, James | ETN2 | Sep 1, 1976 – Jul 23, 1979 | Ops | Great Lakes, South America & the Med. Crossed the Line 8 times. Only kept the old man from falling over board once. |
| Upton, Dennis | BM3 | Dec 20, 1976 – Aug 10, 1979 | 1 st | A lot of memories. |
| Borg, Joe "stomper" | FTGSN | 1977 – 1980 | 2nd | Been to Djibouti too many times! Gotta love Captain Flanagan for letting an FT steer through the Suez! Also for the fishing poles and "Davis Days". Nothing beats the Great lakes Cruise! "Black outta one!" |
| Wilmath, Tim | HT-2 | 1977 – 1979 | 2nd | I served on the Davis during a Mideast Cruise and a Great Lakes "recruiting" cruise. Went through the Suez Canal several times and visited Kenya, Djibouti, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Greece. Served under Captain Flanagan, a great C.O. |
| Brockman, Michael | ET3 | 1977 – Sep 10, 1981 | OE | Hi, all. Doing well. Miss those days sometimes. Kuppenbender is in Cali., Schroeder is in Ct., Burt is in Va.(VMI), John Hahn is in Wisc. Have talked or emailed all and ate dinner with the Schroeders 'cause I'm in Ct. |
| Kinney, Albert/al | En3 | 1977 – 1980 | R | I bought my first Harley with money I saved on a mid East cruise . I still got that 68 shovel .I still live in sc near summerville over 40 years now chas is growing like crazy .I'm thinking that the mts are next . |
| Loughlin, John | YN2 | Jan 6, 1977 – Aug 23, 1979 | NAV | What a great ship, great crew, great time. |
| Dorsey, Terry | E5 | Feb 1977 – Jun 1981 | OE | |
| Melvin, Keith | STG2 | Feb 1, 1977 – Apr 1, 1979 | A | Not sure if that was A/S Div or A Div, but a great ship and a great bunch of shipmates. Made the Persian Gulf Cruise and a Great Lakes Cruise on her. Good memories of good times!! |
| Gaines, John | GMT2 | Feb 1, 1977 – 1981 | Weapons | My first ship. I'm glad I got to experience the old Navy. Hit a lot of ports and did a lot of independent steaming. Made 3 deployments on her. She was a hard life but worth the experience. Love the Navy. |
| Cossey, Rex | BT3 | Mar 1977 – Feb 14, 1981 | B Division | When I first came aboard the Davis I got the pleasure of being in the mud drum of the boiler while punching tubes. When we were done the only thing white was my eyeballs, hence BT2 Evans gave me the nick name SLUDGE! HA |
| Rice, A | HM3 | Apr 1, 1977 – Jun 15, 1978 | OC-NAV | Did the Mideast force deployment, Saw Bahrain when it was still a hole in the wall. |
| Dalzell, John | MS3 | Apr 1, 1977 – Jun 14, 1980 | Supply | Baked bread and desserts at night.Great schedule while underway. Remember impressive night skies on fantail "breaks". Nothing matches the light from the stars and moon on a darkened ship. Port visits were cool. Fun crew. |
| Kuppenbender, Keith (Koop) | EW2 | May 1977 – Jan 1980 | OI | Made two Med/Mideast cruises and of course the Great Lakes Cruise. Crossed the equator and became a shellback in 1977. Looking for the old gang. Brockman, Hahn, Schroeder, Nelson, Zoeller? |
| McCoy, Robert | STG3 | Jun 1977 – Jun 1980 | Weapons | I was on board for two Middle East Cruises and one Great Lakes Cruise. I would like to be contacted by anyone from those days. |
| Johnson, John | BTC | Jun 1, 1977 – Jun 1978 | B | Davis was in bad shape, the capt. got a crew and we worked hard and trained harder and made a med cruise without a break down. I retired on Davis. |
| Sleeman, Gary | TM3 | Jul 1977 – Jan 1979 | Weapons | Became a Shellback on that Ship. Good Times |
| Wofford, Johnnie | RM2/RM1 | Aug 1977 – Aug 1979 | OC/NAV Operations Communications/Navigation | Responsible for internal and external shipboard communications systems. 3 MED cruises to include Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Haiti, Djibouti, Kenya, transited the Suez Canal, and visited several other countries. |
| Heywood, Rickey | BT2 | Sep 17, 1977 – Sep 18, 1981 | B - Bravo1 | Great times and fun all around .Still miss the smoke and open ocean.Also miss the fun of crossing the line. |
| Mulhall, Dan | LT | Nov 1977 – Mar 1979 | Ops Officer | One "great" GLAKES cruise sandwiched in between a MIDEASTFOR and a MIDEASTFOR augement, but still great memories of a great crew and wardroom. Poker nightly with "Father Al" Flanigan during deployments. |
| Brenwald, Mike | BT/FN | Dec 31, 1977 – May 1981 | B | Worked in Bravo one |
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