| DD-963
| Howrd Ahola
| RM2
| 09/74-12/77
| mrv82u (AT) aol.com
| Plankowner. Where has the time gone?
|
| DD-963
| Matt Almand
| OS2
| 01/93-06/94
| mda5716 (AT) bellsouth.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Lee M. Anderson
| PNC
| 05/87-05/89
| LMAnderson (AT) LastRoseHomeport.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Julio Aponte
| DK3
| 02/82 - 03/84
| apontej (AT) yahoo.com
| One of the best ships I served on.
|
| DD-963
| Joel R. Bain
| HT2
| 01/84 to 05/87
| BAIN172 (AT) aol.com
| Miss the fun times and all the friends that I made.
|
| DD-963
| Jeff Banas
| GMC
| August 1993 - March 1998
| guns22 (AT) hotmail.com
| Wisdom, Fortitude, Reason
|
| DD-963
| Kevin Benson
| SM2
| 83 to 88
| kevinbnsn (AT) yahoo.con
| i still think about those days .i made some good friends and got to see alot of the world .
|
| DD-963
| Edward Blakeslee
| STG3
| 12/76-6/78
| blakeslee1 (AT) comcast.net
| '77-dome repair philly, '77-NorthAtlantic, '78-Africa/S.Amer
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| DD-963
| Jason Bond
| FC3
| 6/02-3/04
| whitman911 (AT) yahoo.com
| 1st ship-got ESWS aboard-good memories-miss the old girl-by the time I got there, was more rust than steel. =-D
|
| DD-963
| Miguel Borri
| GSMFM
| 1994-1995
| prpa44 (AT) msn.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Sean Boudreaux
| FC2(SW)
| 08/93-10/98
| seanboud (AT) yahoo.com
| First and Finest.
|
| DD-963
| Paul Boutwell
| GSMFN
| 8/89-7/92
| pjb197058 (AT) hotmail.com
| What a live and learn experience!
|
| DD-963
| Robert Budlong
| FTM2
| 1976-1980
| Lylbud2006 (AT) yahoo.com
| Tracking a Russian Bear! + Dolphins wrecked the sonar dome!
|
| DD-963
| Brad Burris
| HM2
| 01/83-05/84
| nta_peterspit (AT) hotmail.com
| I really, really miss those days with Fleet and PC.
|
| DD-963
| Scott Buterbaugh
| MSSN
| 1947-1978
| scottj963 (AT) hotmail.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Jeff Cage
| OSSN
| 10/92-1/96
| jeffcage (AT) squirecreek.com
| Haze gray & underway!
|
| DD-963
| Dan Cahalane
| QM3
| 6/76-12/79
| dcahalane (AT) staplausa.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Ralph Campano
| E-3
| 1/83 - 6/83
| rxcampano6465 (AT) aol.com
| Quick IO Cruise b-4 school for elected MOS. Shellback 4 life
|
| DD-963
| David A. Carlson
| FTG2
| 8/74 to 10/77
| outfishn (AT) baldeagle.com
| Plank owner
|
| DD-963
| Kimberly Cassell
| CTT3
| 08/01-02/05
| lilkim1026 (AT) comcast.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Dr. Richard Celli
| OS2
| 2/82-7/85
| Celli6 (AT) stny.rr.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Raymond Clark
| CTRC
| 1982-1985
| rayclarksr (AT) hotmail.com
| Chief initiation/Equator crossing/Blue nose/both cannels/
|
| DD-963
| Clyde Coder
| DK1
| 11/81-4/83
| ccoder1 (AT) cox.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Ryan Cowham
| STG2(SW)
| 1999 to 2003
| ryancowham (AT) yahoo.com
| Millenium Med Cruise.... Would do it again, and again....
|
| DD-963
| Brendan Cox
| QM2/E-5
| 2/85 to 5/85
| brendancox1 (AT) comcast.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Donald Crepeau
| DS2
| Plankowner
| pair8head (AT) yahoo.com
| They killed my rating
|
| DD-963
| Randal Cribb
| BM3
| 2002-2005
| no_quarter_given (AT) yahoo.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Frank Cupp
| EW2
| 9/82-9/84
| frank (AT) cuppnet.com
|
|
| DD-963
| John Diebold
| GSEC
| 1973 - 1979
| jdiebold (AT) escapees.com
| I am a Plank Owner.
|
| DD-963
| Dan (Diek) Diedrickson
| ETN3
| 6/79-6/83
| dcdiedrickson (AT) gmauil.com
| Sorry to see her gone,however this is a fitting end to a combantant-better than becoming beer cans-mIss ship/crew
|
| DD-963
| John Dillard
| FC2
| 6/93 - 6/95
| mrjdillardsr (AT) sbcglobal.net
| Call me bigdaddy
|
| DD-963
| Tony Drake
| OS3
| 1974-1977
| masstech (AT) live.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| William Edgerly
| EN2
| Feb.87-Feb.89
| cmlp (AT) cedar-rapids.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Richard Edwards
| ST2
| 1974-76
| edwardsr (AT) sbcglobal.net
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| William Feller
| CTO3
| 02/84-05/87
| william.feller (AT) L-3Com.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Kevin Finch
| TM2
| 11/79-8/83
| kev_fin (AT) msn.com
| Had Great fun.Learned so many thing from so many people.
|
| DD-963
| John Fornash
| SN
| 1976-1979
| jgor321 (AT) aol.com
| Trying to locate from BM2 John Grosskurth & SN Tom Grosskurt
|
| DD-963
| Rob Graham
| EM3(SW)
| 11/96-09/00
| chevytrck24 (AT) aol.com
| went from egineering to twidget here on my way to ddg 88
|
| DD-963
| Mark Gravley
| GSM2
| 1990 to 1993
| m.gravley (AT) hotmail.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Dale Greene
| SM
| 12/77 -10/80
| dale_greene (AT) hotmail.com
| signalman
|
| DD-963
| Michael Grissom
| OS2
| 11/76-3/80
| grissomwst (AT) aol.com
| 2/14/78 crossing the equator, dry dock in Philly, one wild night in Lisbon, 10 days in Barcelona and oh yea Rio
|
| DD-963
| John Grosskurth
| BM2
| 1976 1978
| JGOR321 (AT) aol.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Tom Grosskurth
| SN
| 1976 - 1980
| JGOR321 (AT) aol.com
| WE HAD BROTHER DUTY
|
| DD-963
| Jean Guerrier
| E-4
| 3/1996 - 3/1998
| viperous1 (AT) yahoo.com
| By far the best ship of its class
|
| DD-963
| Henry Hansen, Jr.
| EN1
| 1974-1978
| HankHansen (AT) aol.com
| Retired RP1(SW)
|
| DD-963
| Jimmy Harper
| SK3
| 12 92 thru 05/95
| onebaddad30 (AT) sbcglobal.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Michael Hassien
| LT
| 8/85 - 1/89
| hassienm (AT) att.net
| You never forget your first! Great ship and shipmates.
|
| DD-963
| David Hastings
| SH3
| 8/74-1/78
| davyhas5000 (AT) yahoo.com
| Plank owner.
|
| DD-963
| James Havlin
| E-5
| 06/81-01/85
| havlinje (AT) yahoo.com
| Many memories that I wish I could relive.
|
| DD-963
| Carl Hayden
| MS1
| 1984 to 1987
| carlcjh (AT) comcast.net
| Great crew,miss the SPRU MARU
|
| DD-963
| James Honeysucker
| E-4
| 9/75-4/78
| jlh5710 (AT) sbcglobal.net
| plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Charles Jacobs
| EM1
| 4/94-4/99
| jacobscp (AT) simpson.navy.mil
|
|
| DD-963
| Edward Jerome
| MR3
| 1978 to 1982
| jerome10 (AT) comcast.net
| recgonized som enames
|
| DD-963
| Stephen Johnson
| QM2
| 06/81 03/84
| QM11981 (AT) att.net
| I WILL NEVER FORGET SPRU. WHAT A RIDE!!!!!!
|
| DD-963
| William ''Bill'' Johnston
| OS2
| 05/93-05/95
| bmcj (AT) bellsouth.net
| lasitlfm/hgauw/
|
| DD-963
| Greg Kaiser
| DS2
| Nov 94 - April 78
| gvblk4 (AT) msn.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Larry Labarbera
| HT3
| 2/78
| larry.labarbera (AT) cityofmesa.org
| kick ass ship great crew great times!
|
| DD-963
| David LaGue
| SK2
| 12/84-10/87
| dlague (AT) cableone.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Wil Large
| OS1(SW)
| 1987-1991
| wil_large (AT) yahoo.com
| Best of Times!
|
| DD-963
| Tim Larkin
| RM3
| 1974-1976
| tlarkin (AT) cpgins.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Joel LaRose
| HM2
| 02/77 - 04/78
| elarose1 (AT) comcast.net
| Best time-made my bones-w/o it wouldn't have had my career in Navy&now-miss shipmates,esp(Mouse) Howman(RIP).
|
| DD-963
| Gerald Leach
| Canadian Master SN SM
| 40 days 1984
| gwleach (AT) ns.sympatico.ca
| Was on COMDESRON ONE Staff had a great time and loved the way we were treated by the men
|
| DD-963
| Rich Locke
| ST1
| 1974 to 1977
| rich (AT) optech.net
| plank owner
|
| DD-963
| Skip Logan
| ST1
| Plankowner - 77
| skip (AT) skiplogan.com
| I'd like to hear from other Plankowners
|
| DD-963
| Paul Lord
| DS2
| 1978 - 1980
| poodlehead963 (AT) yahoo.com
| Swap with DS2 Kaiser. 1st non plankowner DS.
|
| DD-963
| Kirby Lyons
| GMG1
| Plankowner
| eastsidekl (AT) comcast.net
| In the first group of PreCom crew, last plank owner to leave the Spru
|
| DD-963
| Dan Mancino
| GMG2
| 12/78 to 09/82
| d_mancino (AT) comcast.net
| Ahh....The good ole days. It was a great job/adventure!
|
| DD-963
| Pat Manning
| DS2
| 5/86 to 8/88
| patman1964 (AT) msn.com
| Great ship; good times
|
| DD-963
| Keith Marzalen
| GMG2(SW)
| 8/86-10/89
| psf350 (AT) hotmail.com
| Haze gray and underway! Only stopped when we ran a-ground!
|
| DD-963
| Bob Maskell
| CDR
| 1/86 - 11/87
| bob (AT) rockingrkranch.com
| XO
|
| DD-963
| Steve McGaha
| E-4
| 12/80 to 8/84
| mcgahas (AT) hq.cnrf.navy.mil
| now CS1/SCW USNR, I Miss the Spruance, She taught me well
|
| DD-963
| Timothy McGovern
| EM1
| 1985 to 1989
| tdmcgovern (AT) comcast.net
| The great transistion phase--CIWS, VLS, grounding!
|
| DD-963
| Gary McMullen
| HT3
| 7/77-2/81
| gmcmullen123 (AT) aol.com
| She was a great ship and we had a good crew. I learned alot
|
| DD-963
| Greg McNeil
| E-3
| 81-85
| Maczeff (AT) yahoo.com
| 1st Division was an adventure, if nothing else!
|
| DD-963
| Timothy McNeil
| HT2
| 1988-1990
| tmcneil (AT) sermc.spear.navy.mil
| Best Ship, Best Crew-Bar none!
|
| DD-963
| Kevin McVey
| CTO1
| Jan93-Jan96
| kmcvey (AT) ticonderoga.navy.mil
|
|
| DD-963
| Tommy Miller
| STGC
| 03/87-10/89
| tmiller220 (AT) aol.com
| Quite a tour. I will never forget the duck or the grounding.
|
| DD-963
| Mike Minor
| PC2
| 10/76-05/78
| PCCMSW (AT) yahoo.com
| I enjoyed this ship and my 28 years in the Navy.
|
| DD-963
| Roderick Moore
| CTO
| 06/90 -12/92
| peaza.1 (AT) netzero.com
| missed the mad fun that was experienced during that tour!! also miss the comrodery between da shipmates !!!!
|
| DD-963
| Tim Myers
| HT5
| 4/83-8/85
| swicktlm (AT) yahoo.com
| repair division-learned a lot about myself on that ship
|
| DD-963
| Michael Nellums
| QM1(SW)
| 11/1992 - 11/1997
| highseasqm (AT) cox.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Doug Nelson
| OS1
| 08/74 - 08/77
| nelsoncrew (AT) msn.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| John Nichols
| MRC
| Plankowner
| jklmn (AT) starband.net
| Best ship in my 25 years.
|
| DD-963
| Chris I. Olson
| OS3
| 1983-1986
| spruance (AT) loretel.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Jack O'Rourke
| HT1
| 04/83-05/84
| lwbrrstr (AT) aol.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Reinaldo Porras
| EN2
| 3/91 to 7/96
| must99gt2 (AT) yahoo.com
| The best memories in my Navy career.
|
| DD-963
| Neal Primm
| STG3
| 11/89-4/92
| dprimm (AT) suddenlink.net
| I had to leave early to raise my son but greatly enjoyed shipmates & the time that I spent on the Spruance.
|
| DD-963
| Jeff Rauch
| MR2
| 98 to 4/00
| 4xmuddin (AT) sbcglobal.net
| Good times
|
| DD-963
| Orin Reams
| LT
| 1984-1986
| oreams (AT) yahoo.com
| OPS Officer
|
| DD-963
| Glen Redmond
| STG2
| 9/94-6/99
| glen.redmond (AT) navy.mil
|
|
| DD-963
| Matthew Rick
| LT
| 03/95 - 03/97, 07/01 - 01/03
| matt.rick (AT) navy.mil
| 1st Divo Tour as FCO and AUXO and as a Department Head as CSO.
|
| DD-963
| Norman Rivers
| E-4
| 02/84-08/87
| safety3805 (AT) yahoo.com
| This was my first ship and i met so many good friends on there.It was a shame they had to sink her
|
| DD-963
| Marvin Rodolph
| EM3
| 1985-1987
| marvin keys (AT) aol.com
| Hello guys. This is your old shipmate Rudy. Please write back.
|
| DD-963
| Julio E. Rodriguez
| EN3
| 07/92 - 12/93
| Juliorodst87 (AT) Yahoo.com
| Remember Palma de Majorca anyone?
|
| DD-963
| Keith Rohnert
| CMC(MRCM)
| 1986-1991
| krohnert (AT) ltcpartners.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Robert (Bob) Rose
| PO2
| 9/80-9/81
| bobpamrose (AT) comcast.net
| Glad To Get Off
|
| DD-963
| Shawn Ross
| SR
| 12/83-7/84
| rosss (AT) stethem.navy.mil
| deck seaman, mess crank, artic sharem, blue nose, tronheim
|
| DD-963
| Doug Roth
| HM2
| 3/78-3/81
| ddoogier (AT) comcast.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Alan Rouze
| CTA1(SW)
| 01/86-06/89
| arouzejr (AT) comcast.net
| The best ship, crew and tour of duty in the Navy. Period.
|
| DD-963
| Benjamin Sabater, Jr
| MSC
| 1974 to 1977
| badoy1 (AT) cox.net
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Ben Sabater, Jr.
| MSC
| 1974-1977
| Badoy01 (AT) cox.net
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Alan Saunders
| GSCM
| 10/87-04/91
| alan.saunders (AT) navy.mil
| From $23M grounding toTomahawk launch into Iraq. SWEET!!
|
| DD-963
| Jeffrey Scarborough
| GSM2
| 08/89 - 09/92
| scarboroughjeffrey (AT) yahoo.com
| To all those I served with aboard the quit warrior-was a hell of aride-may I hear from some of you guys soon
|
| DD-963
| Doug Serota
| RM3
| 1979 to 1982
| dserota (AT) bellatlantic.net
| 'On the road again''
|
| DD-963
| Trent Sherman
| BM3
| 1984-1989
| taslms (AT) bellsouth.net
| Prior (1982-1984) AS-18 USS ORION - Port Services Division
|
| DD-963
| Kim Slease
| MRFN
| Plankowner
| kmosgrove (AT) sbcglobal.net
| loved the break away sweeet
|
| DD-963
| Duane Smith
| OS2
| 5/1988-8/1990
| lightnin38 (AT) earthlink.net
|
|
| DD-963
| John F. Smith
| GSM/E-5
| 9/81-12/84
| panamapierdiver (AT) aol.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Robin Smith
| QM2
| Aug 74 to Jun 78
| derfalke (AT) earthlink.net
| Fair winds and following seas
|
| DD-963
| William ''JD'' Soward
| IS1
| 1990-1993
| jdsoward (AT) yahoo.com
| Had a great time - To bad I missed BALTOPS
|
| DD-963
| David Spriggs
| LT
| 06/74 - 11/76
| spriggs (AT) att.net
| Operations Officer & Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Melvin States
| RM2
| 6-76 to 6-78
| states (AT) horizonview.net
| Fantistic ship - Greatest crew
|
| DD-963
| Ed (Vich) Stefanovich
| FTM2
| 10/75-11/78
| falconeddy5 (AT) hotmail.com
| 1st FTM onboard, and no I'm not dead yet, which surprises me.
|
| DD-963
| Edward Stewart
| TM1
| 7/74-1/78
| edstewart9027 (AT) yahoo.com
| Good ship, Great crew
|
| DD-963
| Michael Storozuk
| GMG2
| 4/78-7/81
| mstor34515 (AT) aol.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Mark Taylor
| ET2
| 1979-1982
| m7.taylor (AT) mindspring.com
| Had fun on DD-1 - See ya at Wild Bill's, Pascagoula
|
| DD-963
| Carl Templeton
| RM3
| 1993 - 1994
| cwtempletondeployed (AT) hotmail.com
| Noth like turning 21 in Egypt-$8 for 10oz can of beer or $20 for bottle French wine-how did I get back to the ship again?
|
| DD-963
| Peter Thomas
| OS2
| 9/75 - 12/81
| thompete (AT) shenet.org
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Monte Thompson
| yikes
| 1984 to 1988
| tripcat (AT) kitegravity.com
| What a freaky experience that was
|
| DD-963
| Eric Threat
| GSM3
| 06/95-04/98
| elthreatsr (AT) yahoo.com
| I have some great memories from serving on-board Spruance. Great people.
|
| DD-963
| Lance Townsend
| EM3
| 1991 to 1993
| townsend96 (AT) gmail.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Steven P. Tressler
| OS1
| 6/74-7/77
| sptressler (AT) comcast.net
| Proud Plankowner. Looking to see how my shipmates are doing! Give me a jingle at 971-978-4689.
|
| DD-963
| Andrew Twedt
| CTT3
| 2003-2005
| jd_140 (AT) hotmail.com
|
|
| DD-963
| Tom Vallor
| RM3
| 1982 to 1984
| jvallor (AT) bellsouth.net
| found an old cruise book and would like to contact some guys
|
| DD-963
| Greg Vance
| STG3
| 9/82
| vance.greg (AT) yahoo.com
| TAD till 979 got back, my first ship!! Chipped ALOT of paint, never got to sail on her, but met some of the best!!
|
| DD-963
| Fred Wagenheim
| HT1
| 1990-1995
| fwagenheim (AT) yahoo.com
|
|
| DD-963
| George Wagner
| LCDR
| 5/74 - 1/77
| oldsalt (AT) san.rr.com
| Plankowner XO on the ship that led the transformation of the Navy from steam to gas turnines. Exciting times!
|
| DD-963
| Mark Wahlstrom
| CAPT(SEL)
| 5/96-12/97
| Successmark (AT) msn.com
| Best damn Destroyer in the Fleet - Keep Strokin'
|
| DD-963
| Tom Walsh
| EW1
| 1/84-4/88
| tawalsh (AT) mcleodusa.net
| Med cruise, North Atlantic cruise, 1 year in Pascagoula, MS
|
| DD-963
| Robert Weeks
| OS1
| 01/94-08/97
| robertdweeks (AT) cox.net
| Great Ship
|
| DD-963
| Michael Weller
| BM3
| 1991-1994
| mweller (AT) clearwire.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Matthew Wiesniewski
| BM3
| 09/87-09/89
| mattandlis3 (AT) verizon.net
|
|
| DD-963
| Louis Wilkie
| GMGSW3
| 5/94-8/94
| lswilkie (AT) yahoo.com
|
|
| DD-963
| George Williams
| SM2
| 6/89 to 2/93
| skeet1968 (AT) hawaii.rr.com
| Currently SM1(SW) Stationed at Naval Brig Pearl Harbor
|
| DD-963
| Donnie Wilson
| SKSN
| 1975-1976
| dwilson71 (AT) houston.rr.com
| Plankowner
|
| DD-963
| Jimmie Winningham
| BM3
| 1/81 to 11/83
| jimmiewinninghm (AT) yahoo.com
| this was my all time best ship,, with some to follow, sure do miss it
|
| DD-963
| Jeffrey Wyatt
| GMG3
| 10/88-11/91
| eaglei01 (AT) juno.com
| STILL Serving.....
|
| DD-963
| David Zuchegna
| FCC
| 6/85 to 1/89
| dpzuchegna (AT) cox.net
|
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