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USS Wedderburn (DD 684) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Wedderburn (DD 684). 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 32 crew members registered for the USS Wedderburn (DD 684).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigandi, Frank | seaman frist class | Aug 4, 1943 – 1945 | gunnersmate | went to okanawa and I was there when they signed the peace treaty one nite on duty a bomb dropped on deck off its holder i picked it up and threw it overboard whew that was a close one ill never forget |
| Young, Billy | RD2CLASS | Dec 19, 1943 – Jan 5, 1946 | 104 | 9 Champaighs in Pacific, ocupation of Japan |
| Daniel, Francis B. | Lt (Jg) | Jan 1, 1944 – Nov 19, 1945 | Deck Division | I served on the Wedderburn on all SouthPacifice wartime engagements including escort of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Left the ship for the last time on November 19, 1945 in Seattle, WA. |
| Banks, Maurice | Chief Petty Officer | Jan 2, 1951 – Dec 18, 1955 | USS Wedderburn | Plank owner and Korean War Vet on the USS Wedderburn |
| Hiatt, Bruce | QM2 | Nov 1, 1955 – May 15, 1959 | OC | |
| Keuren, Robert E. Van | SK3 | 1957 – 1958 | S-1 | |
| Stewart, Thomas D. | MM-2 | 1958 – 1963 | ||
Saunders, James/jim  | SH1 | 1959 – 1961 | Ship Serviceman | My hometown is Tip Top Virginia. Looking to reconnect with shipmates! My fellow cook was Harold Clemens or Clements from NC. Does anyone remember me? |
| Mitchell, Claude (Mitch) | BM3 | 1959 – 1963 | 1st | Have lost contact with Chuck Webb GM3. Would like to get his address if at all possible. ;Also would like to hear from anyone that may remember me. |
| Barnett, Rodney (Rod) | SH3 | Dec 1960 – Mar 1964 | Supply | Cut your hair & washed your socks , if you were aboard between 1960 & 1964.Not to many listed for that time . Great ship and crew.Long time ago ,Smooth sailing! Hope to hear from you shipmates.Hope you're well. |
| Lawson, Frank | E3 | 1961 – 1962 | 1st | Live in Southern Calif, command of my own boat, looking for chuck webb gunners mate. |
| Corr, Harry | BT2 | Jul 1961 – Aug 1964 | B | Ship came in and anchored out in San Diego harbor, and I came aboard as a FA just in time to help clean up a big oil spill on deck and be told by LTJG Geer, that I was now a BT! |
| Jost, Jack | RM3 | Sep 1, 1961 – Nov 15, 1962 | CR | |
| McDaniel, Frankie | GMG3 | Dec 1961 – Aug 1964 | Gunnery Divison | Great ship, great crew. I've been trying to locate Robert Fowler (stores), Corey Beckman ( Radarman) & Adrien Porus (BM3) |
| Hatchel, Stephen | RD2 | Jan 1962 – Mar 1965 | Operations | Radar operator 2nd Class, made two West Pac cruises, Portland rose fest. Seattle worlds fair, overhall at Long Beach when they took our quad 40's off then underway training in Pearl. |
| Goodrich, Donald | ETN2 | 1963 – 1964 | OE | Have built a 1/125 model of DD684 as configured just before removal of the quad 40's |
| McNaughton, John | SN | Dec 1963 – Sep 1965 | Navigation (QM) | |
| Dudley, William (Bill) | BM3 | 1964 – 1964 | 1st | Was aboard short time was injured during refueling when squeezed between bulkhead and aft #2 gun mount, while taking cover for shot line. I am looking for anyone who was on the aft refueling station and witnessed this accident. |
| Bowman, Leroy Aka Lee | radioman 3rd class | Mar 12, 1964 – Mar 12, 1965 | operations | |
| Martin, Willie | PN3 | Oct 1, 1964 – Jun 15, 1966 | ? | Would like to purchase year book for WesPac cruise for either 64 or 66. |
| Coppoletti, Thomas | TM3 | 1965 – 1967 | Fox | still living in Ca. |
| Walker, Ronald | FTG3 | Jun 4, 1965 – Mar 24, 1967 | Pacific Fleet | |
| Metcalfe, Ronnie | MM3 | Aug 5, 1965 – Aug 1, 1969 | Aft engine room | Served on the USS Wedderburn for my entire service in the Navy. |
| Ross, Steve | RMSN | Sep 27, 1965 – Mar 20, 1966 | Radioman | Assigned after teletype repair school. Was shipped home for humanitarian duty in March 1966. Was in Saigon Vietnam one day awaiting flight to Phillipines. |
| Severance, Joel | SN | 1966 – 1967 | Ship's Office | WESTPAC 1967 Left to go to OCS (took over a month to get to back to the US). Assigned to USS New Orleans returned to WESTPAC 1968 |
| Churchfield, Robert (Chatty) | MM3 | Sep 1, 1967 – Sep 20, 1969 | Engineering | I served aboard the Wedderburn for 2 years after serving in Hawaii at Barbers Point for 2 years. I worked in the main control engine room. I was discharged at about the same time the ship was decommissioned |
| Young, Roger | QM3 | Oct 1, 1967 – Aug 1, 1969 | NAVIGATION | ABOARD UNTIL DECOMISSIONING DAY |
| Neihardt, David | sn | Nov 29, 1967 – Oct 1, 1970 | 1st | I live in Yuma Az .If you remember me feel free to contact me. |
| Stevenson, James | PCSN | Apr 16, 1968 – Oct 16, 1969 | I was the postal clerk from late 1968 until decommissioning | |
| Topf, David | LT | Jul 13, 1968 – Oct 15, 1969 | Supply/Disbursing | I was on the Wedderburn for about an year and a half. We made one tour to Vietnam for 7 months. Because of boiler problems on the cruise, when we returned to San Diego, the ship was decommissioned and used for scrap. |
| Cosby, James | QM2 | Aug 20, 1969 – Sep 20, 1969 | Navigation | I was transferred to the USS Wedderburn in August 1969 after serving on Swift Boats in Vietnam. Left to be discharged on September 26, 1969. |
| Mathews, Roger | Sk3 | Sep 15, 1969 – Oct 30, 1969 | Deck | 1st ship out of boot camp. Ship was in the process of being decomissioned |
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