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USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16). 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 293 crew members registered for the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higa, Russell "Rock" "kanakee" | EM2 | 1973 – Jun 1976 | R | Learned and experienced so much from the guys I worked and partied with. Hope life has gone well for all.."Much Mahalos" |
| Babcock, Curtis | FTG2 | 1973 – 1977 | GM | Hey guys. Just looking to get in touch with some of my old Navy buddies and see how life has treated them. Made some of the best friends of my life and would like to reconnect with them. |
| Jewell, Robert William | FTM1 | 1973 – 1975 | fox | |
| Hinson, Bruce | DK3 | Mar 1, 1973 – 1975 | Supply | Great warship! Steamed with many good men. |
| Malone, Albert | FTG3 | Mar 23, 1973 – Dec 15, 1975 | GM | Chuckie is right. Best crew ever. Bravo Zulu FT's and GM's. |
| Robles, Honorato "Pops" | SMSN | Jul 5, 1973 – Jul 5, 1975 | OC | |
| Hansen, Bob | OS2 | Sep 1973 – Aug 1976 | CIC | Enjoyed my time on the Smoky Joe. |
| Viehmann, Robert (Mike) | MM2 | 1974 – 1976 | M | 2nd Ship 1st Westpac. Met a lot of good men on board lots of memories and some I wish I could remember! |
| Sementelli, Louis | SH3 | 1974 – 1976 | Supply | |
| Nelson, Chuck | OS2 | Apr 1974 – Jul 1976 | OI | best crew on the water |
| Reece, Tom | EW3 | Jun 1974 – Jul 1976 | OE | |
| Jones, Larry | E4/FTM | Jun 1974 – Nov 1977 | Fox | Worked in WDE & CIC. WESTPAC in 1976...Subic Bay, floating dock because we stayed in port during the typhoon. All the great places we visited... Hong Kong, Taiwan, Guam. Any buddies out there who remembers me? |
| Carl, Gardley | BMSN BM3 | Sep 1974 – Jul 1976 | First | First ship good crew.. Wes-Pac the best when we had the two port calls to Tawain. Learned a lot on Smoking Joe. |
| Aho, Chuck | HT | Oct 1974 – Jun 1977 | R | |
Rathbun, Dewitt  | CWO2 | Oct 23, 1974 – Dec 2, 1977 | OPS/OE | I became a SWO/OOD[I]/OOD[F]/CDO on board. A significant career chapter. |
| Aho, Chuck | HT | Oct 26, 1974 – Jul 1, 1976 | R | |
| Skidmore, Kevin | MM3 | Nov 1974 – Oct 26, 1976 | ||
| Markley, Fredrick Doug (Fretty) | Ht3 | Nov 15, 1974 – Dec 15, 1976 | repair | ahoy aho (Ht3) are you still alive? |
| Smith, W. Clement | E3/CTI-RUSSIAN | 1975 – Jan 6, 1976 | Great time in Blue Hawaii | |
| Gothrick, Gary | STG | 1975 – 1977 | AS | BEST SHIP/PLACE i ever been. Good people. |
| Brownley, Steve | FTM3 | 1975 – 1976 | FOX | Wow, just found this site. Always wondered what happened to the old gang. I'm living back here in PI now and loving it |
| Webster, David | MM2 | Jan 2, 1975 – Feb 14, 1979 | M | One long party! Dang, do I wish that I could go back again. |
| McGuire, William | PCSN | Apr 1975 – Mar 1977 | Admin | Postal clerk best job on the ship lots of friends, every one wants their mail! |
| Krause, Kim | E3 | May 1975 – Jun 1977 | First & OC | Great Fun, 18 Years old and Dry-Docked in Subic for Over 90 Days Straight. Learned a lot. |
| Brown, Bill | OS | Aug 1975 – Jul 1977 | Operations | |
| McConnell, Danny (Lc) NEW | FTM1 | Aug 1975 – Aug 1980 | Fox | Looking to hear from old shipmates. I have a lot of good memories of the Strauss and her crew. Great ship and wonderful people. |
| Crider, James | SN/QM3 | Aug 10, 1975 – Apr 14, 1977 | Deck/Ops | |
| Southerland, Terry | FTM3 | Sep 1975 – Jun 1977 | Fox | Being dry-docked in Subic Bay, and playing softball. |
| Newton, Doran | MM3 | Nov 1975 – Nov 1977 | m | worked with some wonderful people, glad i joined, have worked in the power plant arena for over 40 years from the knowledge I gained aboard the strauss |
| Pickrell, Jim | SMSN | 1976 – 1978 | OC | Never could rank up my senior petty officer hated me because I was so tall and he very short View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Kitzmiller, Todd | IC3 | 1976 – 1978 | e | I was on an Aircraft Carrier in 1975. Before going to the Smoking Joe. I liked Destroyer Duty Better. I Learned ,and Did many things, I never thought of. |
| Tucker, Jr., William (Bill) | LT | Jan 1976 – Oct 1978 | MPA, NAVIGATOR/ADMIN | |
| Zeller, Jeffrey " Zip" | GMT2 | Jan 1976 – Jun 1979 | AS | I am proud and honored to have served aboard with such a great crew. |
| Menz, Bruce | MM3 | Feb 1976 – Jun 1977 | M | |
| Jones, Jerry | gmm3 | Apr 1976 – Apr 1980 | fox | This damn thing! I was trying to update my info..... |
| Day, Dennis | MMFN | Jun 1976 – Sep 4, 1977 | M | |
| Zarifis, Tim Lil Greek | btfn | Oct 1, 1976 – Mar 30, 1978 | B | Capt. Ingram ...Chuck Dixon...Moffet... Dodge(NY)...Mac(Twin CITIES)... hOT AS HELL STEAMING IN PORT OF HAWAII |
| Alexander, Kevin (Alex) | SH3 | Nov 1976 – Jun 1980 | Supply | Ran across this site and decided to add to it. Had a great time in Saipan with Terry Chillcott, Larry Swartz, Mike Van Leer and Mike Sczciek. Ran into Butch (doc) Tilton in 2006 in Modesto, Ca. |
| Jones, Jerry | GMM3 | Dec 1976 – Apr 1980 | Fox | One of the greatest experiences of my life. |
| Anderson, Ron | YN2 | Dec 17, 1976 – Jan 10, 1980 | XN/Admin | The Strauss was my first command after boot camp. I'm in the Facebook Strauss group as well. I had a great time in Pearl Harbor as well as on the Smokin' Joe! |
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