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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Valdez (FF 1096). 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 262 crew members registered for the USS Valdez (FF 1096).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Gillette, Mark | AE3 | 1980 – 1981 | Air HSL-32 NAS Norfolk, Va. Det 5 | Did the work-up cruise in the carib. sea and the north atlantic cruise.looking for old shipmates |
Stevens, Mark | LTJG | 1980 – 1982 | Supply | |
Kannes, Ken | HT2 | 1980 – 1981 | R | Alot of good memories. |
Binder, Richard | MS3 | 1980 – 1983 | 1st DIV. MS DIV. | |
Schindler Sr., Arthur | E 7 BTSW | Jan 1980 – Dec 1982 | Brovo | Ship of memories So many friends and so many good times. Early AM fires lit and building a head of steam. And so much fun doing 1800 Hour PM's on the boilers. Bobby I'm Still in RI Retired and Happy. |
Hamilton, Chris | OS3 | Jan 1, 1980 – Jan 1, 1982 | ||
Roberts, Steven | STG2 | Jan 30, 1980 – Aug 30, 1983 | AS | Great memories with the crew during Med Cruise 82 and down to Bermuda |
Sawicki, David W. Ssawicki | BT-2 / BT-1 (SW) | Mar 10, 1980 – Dec 9, 1982 | B | Best ship and crew of the 4 I served aboard. Many fond memories - Fair winds and following seas to all! |
Pagan, Hector | RM3 | Mar 21, 1980 – Mar 27, 1981 | Telecommunications | It really was one of the best experiences I ever had along with some of the greatest buddies from continental US...we had the opportunity to visit England, Belgium, Germany, Holland..Greetings to all from Puerto Rico... |
Adams, Todd | BM3 | Mar 23, 1980 – Jun 21, 1982 | First | What a crazy time- the beginning of the end of the Berlin Wall. Chasing subs all over the eastern seaboard. Looking at the top of Bob Plowman's head and talking about seeing fins in the water behind him. I learned alot about life then. |
North, Bob | BT2 | Apr 21, 1980 – Nov 13, 1983 | B | I remember all the cruises, 5 weeks in England. whew! Some of the best memories I'll always have, The ship and crew were one big happy family! Best ship I've ever served on. Where's Art Schindler |
Hoey, Terence | BT3 | May 1980 – May 1983 | M/B | Completed the famed 1980 North Atlantic Cruise (Soviets border Poland and mobilize their fleet) & 1982 Med. (20 knots + from Persian Gulf through the Suez Canal to get back to Lebanon). Remember watching Beruit burn at night. Valdez was a good ship. |
Carbery, Neil | RMCS(AC/SW) | May 1980 – Sep 1982 | OC01 | You couldn't ask for a better crew, deployments, and ship. I pass pier 2 on the way to work each morning and remember those days fondly. Fully retired now as of 07/10 from NUWC Newport. |
Marullo, Joseph | BT2 | Jun 1980 – Aug 1983 | Served douring the famed Persian Gulf cruise. | |
Burrell, Pete | PN2 | Jul 1980 – Jun 1982 | Admin | What an awesome time and awesome crew. |
Lind, Karl | STG2 | Jul 21, 1980 – Jun 20, 1985 | AS | A lot of good times. I was just thinking this last Memorial Day of the several people who passed during my almost five years aboard the Valdez. |
Lee, Bernard | Smsn Tom Barfield | Sep 15, 1980 – Sep 15, 1982 | Qarterman | What's up player haven't seen you in years,I hope all is well with you and your family.Just looking through my photo album and just thinking about all the good times we had .Call me 954 991-2999 |
McQuade, Steven | MMFN | Oct 1980 – 1981 | Eng. | Who remembers gold street in Bahrain, and where is COOKIE Zeigler??? |
Farmer, Michael | OS1 | Dec 1980 – Apr 1985 | OPS | It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Peace, brothers. Always available 682-552-1773. |
Fox, Ric | STG3 | 1981 – 1983 | Wps | Plenty of good times and great crew. |
Studebaker, Kenneth | Ensign/JG | 1981 – 1982 | Gunnery/Electronics | A lot of found memories of my time on the ship/Newport/Med cruise |
Story, Alan | sr | 1981 – 1983 | Deck | first ship, knuckle dragger, but learned a lot. sad loss of Phil & Ollie. Love to find Danny Lee and the gang. |
May, James | RM2 | 1981 – Feb 1985 | OC | Good times seen lots of places |
Persico, Richard | yn | 1981 – 1981 | admin | |
Van Dyke, James | EM3 | 1981 – 1983 | E-Div | |
Robert, Plowman | BM2 | Feb 1981 – Nov 1982 | FIRST | LOOKING FOR , WHAT WOULD NOW BE OLD FARTS FROM WHEN I WAS ONBOARD, EMAIL ME WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, rbblackheart@yahoo.com, MIKE HAMON IS LOOKING FOR BOZO BREWTON HT1. MIKE CAN BE REACHED AT MPHPLASTICS@HOTMAIL.COM |
Bourgoin, Paul | MM1 | Apr 1981 – Apr 1986 | M | Great tour, one of the better tours of my 26 year career |
Lentz, Mike | Em3 | May 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1983 | E | |
Kent, Chris | BT3 | Jul 1981 – Sep 1983 | B | Med Cruise, Did the Ditch, Persion Gulf, Halifax, and Bermuda. Good Times, Good Friends |
Sherman, John (Chip) | LCDR | Aug 1981 – Apr 1983 | Engineering | Being Chief Engineer on the Valdez was the best tour of my career. Thanks snipes. Thanks Capt Landry. |
Griffey, Steve | OS3 | Aug 1, 1981 – Jun 1, 1983 | Operations | Would go to war with these crew 10 times over and twice on Sundays ! |
Hicks, John | PNCM(SW) | Sep 1, 1981 – Oct 31, 1982 | admin | |
Hammond, John | EN2 | 1982 – 1985 | A Gang | Sinking at the pier in Boston Ship Yard............This is not a drill! |
Cleary, Neal | OS3 | 1982 – 1985 | ||
Maley, Gary | OS1 | 1982 – 1985 | OI | Hello shipmates, I retired as an OSCS in 1995. Now that I'm 65 and not working I've been reminiscing about the reserve cruises and dodging sailboats around Block Island |
Fetherston, David | LT | Feb 1, 1982 – Sep 30, 1991 | ENGG - MPA and CHENG | Of all the things I have done professionally in my career, the experience aboard the Valdez is probably the most significant in defining who I am today. The crew was fantastic, and the Engineers did the impossible daily. |
Allen, Steven D. | QM1 | Apr 1982 – 1985 | NAV | Part of 1st SELRES crew. Put me through hell to requalify ESWS. Great steaming with CAPT Buckley. Now QMCM, still serving. |
McInnis, Terry (Mac) | FF 1096 | Apr 3, 1982 – Apr 1985 | A bunch of great guys...Newport was great!! | |
Briglin, George | BT3 | May 6, 1982 – Jun 10, 1985 | B | LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES. IT REALLY HELPED MY CAREER. |
Sherwood, Sidney (Papa Smurf | htc | Sep 28, 1982 – Jul 4, 1985 | repair (engineering) | looking for ht3 hafer and other shipmates.really supporting and special memories |
Sanderson, Harry | PNC(SW) | Oct 1982 – Oct 1985 | NAV/ADMIN | Great ship, officers and crew. |
Moran, Kevin | EM3 | Oct 1982 – Feb 1986 | E DIVISION | |
Moran, Kevin | EM-3 | Oct 31, 1982 – Mar 17, 1986 | E | |
Cammuso, William | HT2 | Nov 1982 – May 1984 | R | |
Boyer, John | GMGSN | Nov 30, 1982 – Feb 14, 1985 | 2nd? | 4x10 reservist (weekend warrior type). |
Gray, Jacl | LT | Dec 6, 1982 – Apr 30, 1984 | Weapons Head | NRF out of Newport RI. Loved Autec and ASW ops in Bermuda with SQR-18A. Coast hopping due restrictions on underway time with Selres made for interesting port visits. Norfolk, Ft. Lauderdale, etc. |
Hafer, Fred | Dec 27, 1982 – May 15, 1986 | Repair | Good crew...learned alot. |
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