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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Towers (DDG 9). 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 407 crew members registered for the USS Towers (DDG 9).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock, James Lysle | ET | 1971 – 1973 | Radio | |
| Hollander, Steve | RM3 | 1971 – 1972 | OPS | great group of guys in Radio. We always managed to have fun and still get the job done. Thanks to all who served and to all who are serving!! |
| Jesse, Art | MM3 | 1971 – 1975 | M Div | Outstanding command . 36 knots and no smoke |
| Heck, Dan | MM 2 | 1971 – 1972 | A Gang | |
| Vanness, David | BT3 | 1971 – 1973 | Engineering | towers truckers just call me Van |
| Graves, Paul | BT2 | 1971 – 1975 | B-Div. | |
| Carlsward, Carl | STG2 | Jan 1971 – Oct 1973 | ASW | Made two cruises to WestPac '71 & '72. I had swapped ships from the USS Arnold J Isbell (DD-869) to go on the cruise in '71. |
| Parker, Lionel ( Sonny ) | OS 3 | Aug 1971 – Nov 1972 | OI | I was the Anti-submarine Aircontroller |
| Basham, Al | ETR2 | Sep 1971 – Apr 1973 | OE | |
| Williamson, Gary | E4 | Nov 1971 – Feb 1972 | cook | |
| Kalskett, David | GMG-3 | Jan 1972 – Jun 1973 | Second Division | In charge of mount 51. The Truckin' "T" got us thru a lot of hot spots during that West Pac. She was a great fighting ship. We fired over 18,000 rounds of 5" shells. I now work for P.S.N.S. Keeping our subs fit to fight |
| Berry, Mike | OS-2 | Jan 7, 1972 – Apr 4, 1974 | OI | Enjoyed my time with my many friend & Cap'n JJ McGrath |
| Ball, Roger | FTCM | Feb 15, 1972 – Sep 15, 1974 | F | |
| Krueger, Ted | SN | Mar 1972 – Dec 1973 | 1st Division, Missile Division | Rode the Steamin' T into harm's way and safely home again during Westpac '72. She was a fine ship and had a great crew. She now lies in deep water, but I and my shipmates often sail on her again in my dreams. Sleep well- |
| Jojola, Ray/ "Indian Joe" | ETN2 | Apr 10, 1972 – Sep 2, 1975 | RADIO | WHAT A RIDE IT WAS ON THE OLD #9. WESTPAC 72 HAD TO BE THE TOUGHEST. WE WORKED HARD AND PLAYED HARD. YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE KENNEDY HOTEL IN KAOISHUNG,TAIWAN WHERE WE SPENT THANKSGIVING?I AM AN OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN ALBUQ.NM |
| Conley, Mike | RDSA - OS2 | Jun 6, 1972 – Sep 15, 1975 | OI | TOWERS was my first ship and I have some great memories of my tour on the Steamin' T! |
| Thornton, David | mm2 | Jul 1972 – Jan 1973 | E | This was my 3rd ship in Viet Nam and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there . Great bunch of shipmates. |
| Sterk, Casey | YN3 | Aug 1972 – May 1973 | What a ride...... vertreps, refueling, long days, longer nights, heat, water hours, and WESTPAC R&Rs | |
| Ellwanger, Mark | STGSA/STGSN/STG3 | Aug 28, 1972 – Dec 23, 1975 | ASW | GREAT MEMORIES LOOKING THROUGH THE FILTER OF TIME, THOUGH I REMEMBER NOT LIKING IT MUCH IN 1972, EXCEPT FOR THE PORTS! |
| Landers, Ron | SN | Sep 1972 – Jun 1973 | First | Memorable experiences. Hard work, a few hard times, good friends and very interesting ports of call. |
| Wallace, Steve / Gov. | BT2 | Sep 1972 – Apr 1976 | B | Only ship I was on during my enlistment. Did a lot of growing up during that time. War tends to do that to you. I continue to use the experience I gained while in the Navy. I now work as a Manufacturing Tech. for Intel Corporation and not on boilers. |
| Moss, Rick ( Shagnasty ) | BT admiral | Sep 1972 – Jun 1975 | B | shooda stayed in, worked in # 1 fire room . now working southwestern energy logistics |
| Kepper III, James (Jim) | LTJG | Oct 1972 – Jul 1975 | R; Navigation | DCA and Navigator - a great tour from end of VN to overhaul to SOCAL ops. and RIMPAC 75. |
| Radnor, Chester | SMSN/SM3 | 1973 – May 13, 1977 | OC | LOOKING FOR ALL OLD SHIPMATES FROM THE TRUCKING "T", IF ANYONE HAS INFO ON GM2 C. BARFIELD PLEASE CONTACT ME AT chesterradnor@yahoo.com |
| O'Neill, James | ETN2 | 1973 – 1975 | comm | |
| Smith, James Smitty | BTFA | 1973 – 1975 | snipe btfa | hello .M.E. {DOOBIE} DUER BTFN AFTfireroom 73/74 , JOHNSON MM2. SMITTY hollering at you from lake samrayburn JASPER TX. approx 40/ 50 miles north of where we went AWOL in 74. still fishing, legally???? |
| Oliver, Dominic | BTFA | 1973 – 1975 | BT | My first ship but I wasn't ready for her. Lots of good memories but a few bad ones also. |
| Delancey, Judson | BT-2 | 1973 – 1976 | #1 Fireroom | I had a good time on board , with my shipmates it made things easier. |
| Bonta, James , II | BMSN (THEN) | Jan 1973 – Sep 1975 | 1st | juat looking for old shipmates |
| Taylor, Larry | DS2 | Jan 1973 – Sep 1977 | OM | Spent time in the vool a/c of combat keeping the computers humming along. |
| Mikesell, Terry | OS2 | Mar 1973 – Mar 1977 | oi | best time of my life.i miss alot of the friends i made. |
| Arbacauskas, Chris | DS1 | Mar 1, 1973 – May 1, 1976 | OE | |
| Zajac, Joe | OSSA/OS2 | Apr 1973 – Apr 1977 | OI | My 1st ship. CDR Morrison trained us well! |
| Radnor, Chet | SMSN/SM3 | May 1973 – May 1977 | oc | My first ship, what a lady she was,dressed in gray. I would like to hear from any old shipmates from 73-77 who served aboard the trucking t |
| Teatum, L.e. (Larry) | OS3 | May 1973 – Jul 1976 | Operations (OI) | Changed the way i saw things,learned a lot from my ship mates, really glad i was with them, don't think i'd find that mix again.... |
| Kirk, Dave | e3 | May 30, 1973 – May 30, 1976 | Mes Specialist | Had fun in my years, met a lot of cool guys!!!! |
| Herd, Tom | ETR3 | Jun 1, 1973 – May 31, 1975 | OE | Some great times with some great friends. Never has so much chrome been in such a small area (CIC). Never had to polish brass again. Amazing what a pound of coffee would get you. |
| Rogers, Chip | AT FIRST I WAS A DECK APE IN IST DIVISION WITH BM2 RAY SELVIG & BM1 TRELSTEDT WHO BOTH LATER BECAME CHIEF BM\'S, THEN A | Aug 1973 – Mar 1976 | 1st & Navigation | I would love to hear from anyone who served onboard the Towers with me especially QM2 James Epperson. I keep in contact on a regular basis with QMC Ray Selvig. QMC Trelstedt passed away I think sometime in 2004 or 2005. |
| Rogers, Chip | QUARTERMASTER | Aug 1973 – Mar 1976 | NAVIGATION | I have been in contact with a few Sailors who sailed with me on the Towers. I would like to find QM2 James Epperson if anyone knows where he is. Also any other Shipmates who served with me. I went onboard in 73 when she was in Long Beach. |
| Gallegos, Michael | MM2 | Sep 1973 – Dec 1976 | A | Retired 30 years, MMCM, Hunting and fishing my way to old age. |
| ####, Garry | HT2 | Sep 1973 – Jul 1975 | R | Enjoyed my tour.Retired after 26 years as HTCM(SW) |
| Di Cicilia, Mark (Guinea) | IC2 | Sep 10, 1973 – Dec 28, 1979 | E | In hindsight one of the best times of my life. Did a great deal of growing up the hard way. Would not change a thing, maybe one. |
| Radnor, Chester | SM3 | Sep 10, 1973 – May 21, 1977 | OC | Many fond memories onboard the "TRUCKING T", i miss my old shipmates, you guys are the best. |
| Vanderlip, Fred | RM2 | Sep 16, 1973 – Oct 11, 1974 | Communications | Just looking for any old friends, RM's or otherwise. |
| Fleischmann, Walter (Flash) | GMG 2 | Nov 1973 – May 1976 | 2nd | |
| Sisson, David | MSSN | Nov 1973 – Jan 24, 1978 | Supply | call me at (513) 251-4456 i would love to hear from you |
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