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USS Forster (DE 334) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Forster (DE 334). 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 20 crew members registered for the USS Forster (DE 334).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hayes, Dale  | FC2c | Feb 24, 1943 – Nov 17, 1945 | Fire Control | I am the granddaughter of Dale Hayes who served aboard the DE Forester...He has passed away but gave all of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren memories and lessons of war that school books can't explain |
| Trammell, William (Bill) | FN | Apr 1, 1956 – Sep 10, 1958 | M | Engineman Striker, worked B-2. Stood evap watch and Main Engine watch in B-1' E-Mail: banddtrammell@gmail>com |
| Trammell, William H | FN | Apr 5, 1957 – May 1, 1959 | M | The Forster was my first ship, homeported out of Seattle, Wa. This was some new experience for a young boy from Alabama. Met alot of good people and made some life long friends that I will allways call shipmate. |
| Severson, Paul | Captain | Dec 24, 1959 – Jun 10, 1962 | Gunnery | |
| Taylor Jr., Labron E. | E3 | Nov 1960 – 1965 | Operations Communications Radioman | I Turned 18 in November at sea on this ship during month patrol before going to Japan for 15 days, then continuing at sea to other places for 4 years before being sent to Naval Air Station in Sanford and Key West Florida |
| Hoover, Bob | EN3 | Mar 10, 1962 – Jan 28, 1968 | M | RADAR PICKET PATROLS, ATOMIC BOMB TESTS MARSHALL ISLANDS, WEST PAC'S, NEW ZEALAND & HOBART, MARKET TIME, HAWAII. THE LAST TIME I SAW THE FORESTER WAS IN THE MEKONG DELTA VIETNAM AS A SO. VIETNAMESE SHIP 1972 |
| Lee, Richard | DCFN | Apr 1962 – May 1963 | R | DC strker under DC1 Gottron. R division compartment cleaner, battery charger, Repair Locker inventory maintenance. Great place to sleep when R division was trying to get you to find 100' of waterline or pipe stretcher. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Borns, John/jack | RD-3 | Aug 1962 – 1964 | OI | 1st ship. Learned a lot about rate from RD-1 Clark & RDC Chapman. The crew was pretty tight and I missed the A bomb test because I was in Trippler Army Hospital when ship sailed. Got to go to Dunedin NZ and Hobart. |
| Johnston, Bm3 | BM | Oct 21, 1964 – Dec 15, 1965 | Division 1 | A REQUEST: Johnston, BM3, USS Forster, Vietnam, 1965. Looking for contact info on J. Gomez, BMSN. He was on board in 1965 & 1966. Thanks |
| Jones, Mike | GMG3 | Mar 19, 1965 – Nov 28, 1966 | Division 1 | Need deck logs or photos on Vietnam soil of the USS Forster DER 334 for the time period served to prove we had liberty in various ports, Vung Tau, Danang, Nha Trang, Cam Rahn Bay etc.jonesmike@earthlink.net |
| Johnson, Scottjohnson | SN | Oct 15, 1965 – Aug 8, 1967 | Radio | |
| Branchaud, Jim | RM2 | Aug 1966 – Dec 1970 | OC | Market Time patrols, Taiwan Straits patrols and Station Ship Hong Kong |
| Booher, Ronald | EM2 | Oct 4, 1966 – Nov 4, 1968 | REPAIR Division | Conrad Nelson said he came aboard in 1966 . That is a lie ! He came aboard in 1968 |
| Nelson, Conrad | EM3 | Dec 22, 1966 – Nov 8, 1969 | Repair | I was an electricians mate for nearly 3 yrs. Forster was home ported out of Pearl, did 3 WesPac tours, in VN, Tiawan, HK, Guam, Japan. Great case study in people. |
| Holycross, Tom | EN3 | Jan 1967 – Oct 16, 1968 | U S Navy R | Searching for anyone with evidence of being onshore in Vietnam with Tom Holycross In 1967-68. VA requires this information to process benefits. We lived in Charleston, IL from 1969-Dec, 2017 when he passed away.😢 |
| Sheldon, Irving | RM3 | Jul 12, 1967 – Sep 19, 1969 | Radio | I'm looking for anchorage reports in Viet Nam to prove to the VA the USS Forster was there. Its the only thing The VA will accept to receive VA benfits unless you can prove you had your feet on the ground there. |
| Asher, Jim | bm3 | 1969 – 1971 | 1st division | Came aboard as E-2, was in first division, bm of the watch, 1st loader forward mount. Made BM3, helped train Vietnam sailors for turnover in Guam. |
| Kleber, Russ | EN 3 | Dec 1969 – Sep 1971 | R division | I came aboard just prior to the ship changing home ports from Hawaii to Key West Fla. Spent lots of time at sea off the coast of Cuba, Sailed with the ship all the way to Guam for decommissioning. She was a good ship. |
| Whitney, Frank | E1 seaman | Sep 1970 – 1971 | Deck man | I was the youngest person on the ship also know many are no longer around . The time on the ship with my fellow shipmates was wonderful. |
| Parro, Vince | RD3 | Nov 1970 – Mar 1971 | CIC | Served aboard USS Forster DER 334 then transferred to USS Thomas J Gary (DER 326) |
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