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USS Koelsch (FF 1049) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Koelsch (FF 1049). 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 232 crew members registered for the USS Koelsch (FF 1049).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson, Larry | ST-1 | Jun 1966 – May 1971 | ASW | ON THE PRE-COMM CREW BAYCITY MICH. ARRIVED IN BAYCITY JULY 1966 AS ST-3, DEPARTED MAY/JUNE 1971. RETIRED 6/30/86 AS ATC (AVIATION ELECTRONICS) CPO. LIVE IN MIDDLEBURG FL |
| Eckman, Jerry | GMG2 | Sep 6, 1966 – Sep 6, 1968 | Gun Mount # 2 | Anyone remember Bill Stafford, John Stewart, Dick Perez? |
| Carnell, Claude | DS2 | Dec 15, 1966 – Aug 1970 | OE | I WAS A PLANK OWNER, PRE-COM CREW IN BAY CITY MICH |
| Dole, Fred | SO | 1967 – Jul 1969 | Plank Owner. Commisioning was in spring of 1967, I think! | |
| Considine, Ken | SN | 1967 – 1968 | 1st | plank owner 67' pre-com in new port, R.I. shake down at gitmo bay. |
| Ciaramitaro, Tony | 3rd class | 1967 – 1969 | shipfitter | I was a shipfitter on board.. I think it was 1967 or 1968. |
| Deal, Carl | YNSN | 1967 – 1968 | OC Division | I was a Plank Owner. John Addison Buck was the first Commanding Officer. A.A.Moore Jr. was the XO. I worked in the ship's office. |
| Locker, William | ST1 | 1967 – 1971 | Weapons W3 | Was a member of the precommision crew in Bay City and a plank owner. Served on board to April 1971. |
| Somerville, James | ET3 | 1967 – 1968 | OE | Plank Owner, enjoyed the time working with the crew getting the ship ready for sea. |
| McMullen, Gerard (Gerry) | ST3 | Feb 1967 – Jun 1968 | Weapons | Plank Owner - Served in the Sonar Division with "Pete".. Lt Bayless was our division officer. Lifted weights in the hangar bay. Great crew. |
| Paplow, Dave | ENG 4 | Feb 5, 1967 – Dec 31, 1968 | A Gang | I'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A REUNION.MY EMAIL ADD. IS dpsnipe@earthlink.net I SAW CHIEF ZUCCO AT THE FIELD DAY ON THE USS JOESPH P KENNEDY LAST OCT.I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE FROM A GANG. |
| Saccavino, Ed | QM 3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 24, 1968 | OC | Would love to hear from some of the plank owners of Koelsch. I've been told a reunion is in the works for 2007 in Newport. It will be the 40th anniversary of her commissioning. |
| Foss, Clifford | MR3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 23, 1968 | R Under Lt Graber | Plank Owner. Looking Forward to a Reunion. Have Commissioning Book etc. |
| Taylor, Joseph | EM 3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 24, 1969 | R | Plank owner, I would love to hear from any body that served 1967/1969 . I served in r division under Lt. Graber. |
| Tate, Richard | BT3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 1968 | M | Looking for any Plank Owners |
| Polizzotto, Frank | BM3 | Mar 1, 1967 – Dec 24, 1968 | W1 | I am a plank owner and served with a bunch of nice guys. Looking forward to hearing from anyone! No Helsinki! |
| Delzer, Mel | QM3 | Apr 1967 – Oct 1969 | OC | Plank Owner Good ship Good friends Vick, Parsons, Saccavino,Kelly,Pellitari,Johnson,Means(Strawberries in CIC) Good times Shakedown cruises dry docks at South Boston.Hope life has treated you well. Contact me meldelzer@comcast.net |
| Schlehr, Bob | ETN2 | Apr 1967 – Apr 1969 | OE | Plank Owner/Great North Atlantic & MED Cruise in 1968 / Loved the Boston EM Clubs |
| Parsons, Bill | QMSN | Jun 10, 1967 – Jul 10, 1968 | Operations | Plank Owner. Went to Gitmo on the shakedown. Hung out drinking coffee in the signal shack. Hello Kelly, Delzer, Vick, Powers, Young, Torres, Butch and Wilkie (you carried my sea bag when I got out) |
| Pierce, Charles | BT3 | Jun 10, 1967 – Oct 1, 1969 | B | |
| Andrews, Stan | BT2 | Jun 10, 1967 – Jul 28, 1969 | M Division | I was a Plank Owner on the Koelsch. Served on her for two years. My Captain after Buck was WT Crawford. My engineering officer was Mr. Richards. |
| Pistek, Jan | SN | Oct 19, 1967 – Dec 31, 1968 | Weapons 3 | My brother Tom was a plank owner of the Koelsch. I joined the crew after the commissioning. We had I think at the time I was on the ship 5 sets of brothers. I would attend a reunion if they were to have one. |
| Jahnke, Julius (Tom) | FTG 3 | 1968 – Jul 29, 1969 | Fire Control | Spent my final year in the Navy on this ship. I was seasick every day we were at sea. Heck of a way to find out you have inner ear issues. So much for my plans for a career in the Navy. |
| Mallory, Glenn | bm2 | Apr 1968 – Oct 1969 | deck | Where are you Louie Earle? |
Szuplat, Stach  | SFM3 | May 13, 1968 – Jun 30, 1970 | R Division | Looking forward to a reunion |
| Lockwood, Merritt | E-3 | Dec 1968 – Sep 1969 | deck and then transferred to radio gang | I was injured and sent to the naval hosp. in newport and never saw the ship again.I missed seeing some of the guys like b.j. stach and POTTS |
| McPherson, Mac | MR2 | Jan 1969 – Feb 1970 | R gang | |
| Canter, Dan | RD3 | Jan 1969 – Nov 1971 | Operations | Great group of guys! |
| Bessinger, William (Bill) | YN2 | Jan 16, 1969 – Apr 10, 1970 | Admin. Ships Office - | Commander was R.W. Trimble, X0: J.R. Duckworth, LCDR. Served VQ-2 Rota, Spain Prior. wbessinger@yahoo.com - LIves Galion, Ohio |
| Cersosimo, Robert (Satch) | RMCM USN RET | Mar 1, 1969 – Mar 10, 1971 | OC | RM1 OC Division LPO Best buddies MM1 Mummert and MM1 Spivey Had some great times on the NATO Cruise Reitired in 1988. Living in Corpus Christi TX. |
| Cox, Bill | ETR3 | Apr 1969 – May 1970 | Operations | |
| Morrison, Jerry | YN2 | Jun 1, 1969 – Jun 1, 1970 | ||
| Hulbert, Lee | YN2 | Nov 1969 – Mar 21, 1971 | Was is ships office during my time aboard | |
| Hulbert, Lee | YN2 | Nov 15, 1969 – Mar 24, 1971 | Worked in Ships Office during most of my time aboard and made several trips to Burmuda and the GITMO Cruise. | |
| Bessinger, William (Bill) | YN2 | Dec 1969 – Apr 1970 | YN2 USS KOELSCH (DE-1049) | |
| Lowes, Rick | RM2 | Jan 1970 – Aug 1972 | Radio | |
| Durand, Bruce | HT2 | Feb 1970 – Jun 1972 | Damage Control | I was a Hull Technician. While onboard Koelsch I went to Maine, Canada, Portuguel, Spain, Cuba, Virgin Islands (St Croix), Puerto Rico. Would love to hear from anyone that was onboard with me. |
| Bright, Floyd | DSC | Feb 1970 – Aug 1973 | OE, OD | |
| Thomas, Phillip | GMG 2 | Feb 14, 1970 – Jul 18, 1972 | Weapons | Will state up front not sure of the dates but I was on board when Bill Locker and Greg Luce were there. I ran the small arms locker and was Koelschman of the month, November '70. (Still got the plaque) |
| Fowler, Leonard | DC3 | 1971 – 1972 | R | |
| Fate, Michael | MM2 | Apr 1971 – Nov 1973 | M | |
| Robarge, Lew | BT2 | Apr 15, 1971 – Nov 30, 1974 | M | Love to hear from any shipmates |
| Demers, Robert (Bob) | Seaman | Sep 1971 – Jun 1972 | 1st Division | Before leaving the Koelsch, I was the Weapons Yeoman for Lt. Moss. |
| Ferguson, Bobby | LTJG | Oct 1971 – Aug 1973 | Supply | Disbursing Officer and Supply Division Officer. Med cruise, couple of IBERLANT cruises. Loved chasing those Russian subs. What a change from CDR Kingsley to CDR Huckabee! Had great shipmates, especially GM-2 Posmoga! |
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