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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Morton (DD 948). 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 261 crew members registered for the USS Morton (DD 948).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1968 | 1969 – 1972 | 1973 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Doucette, Don | RN | 1958 – 1961 | Radar | Plank owner. |
Jarvis, Allan | MM-2 | 1959 – Apr 1961 | Aft.Eng.Rm. | |
Emanoff, Karp | BT-1 | 1959 – 1961 | How many of us are still around?? I am here. I will be at the reunion in Renton, Wa. on August 15, 2007. Hope to see any of yout here. Karp | |
McAvoy, Dennis | Jan 15, 1959 – Jul 15, 1962 | |||
Taylor, Robert (Bob) | sn | Feb 10, 1959 – May 20, 1960 | 1st | Plank Owner |
Ward, Joe | SFP2-DV | Mar 1959 – Nov 1961 | m and R | Plank owner, only one to ever water ski behind a Navy Destroyer. Had some good memories and some bad ones. Now that I look back it was some good years of my life and I met some life long friends. It was hell getting transfered off the 948 |
Ackerman, Richard | ET2 | Apr 10, 1959 – Dec 15, 1959 | Electronics | Plank Owner. I was with her being built at Ingalls Ship yard |
Moore, John B. " J.b." | MM2 | May 26, 1959 – Jun 12, 1963 | M | I fondly remember many of my shipmates , I am in touch with some .Adventures and misadventures . |
George, James | DD 948 | Sep 9, 1959 – Sep 11, 1963 | GM | |
Christensen, Tom | SONARMAN 2ND CLASS | Oct 8, 1959 – Sep 9, 1963 | FOX | Lots of "Sea-time" Alwayse at sea! 2 West-pac cruises |
De Montegre, Larry | DC2 | Nov 1, 1959 – 1961 | Damage Controlman | Arrived on board late 59. I remember Joe on water skies...we would lose sight of him in the troughs. I was one of two that carried "Doc" out of sick bay and laid him on deck. Sadly, he passed away as we carried him. |
Kirkland, Neil F. | FN, EM3 | Dec 1959 – Apr 1962 | R | |
Greer, Lee | GM2 | Dec 1959 – Jun 1962 | 2nd | Precom school at Norfolk 59 Honor Guard Captain at Commisioning Underway sea detail helmsman In charge of Mt 31 |
Brock, James | SOG3 | Dec 21, 1959 – Feb 9, 1963 | Fox Div. | can attest to the water skiing story I have photos. Lots of sea time lots of ports of call. One of the best experiences of my life. Good crew and great Sonar team. We kicked Butt. |
Bourns, Johnny | Radarman 3rd class | 1960 – 1964 | OI | for USS Morton Quarterly Newsletters contact jebourns@outlook.com. I saw Joe Ward water ski behind the Morton in the Gulf of Siam (Tonkin Gulf) in 1960. |
Gustin, Jerry | FA TO BT3 | Jan 1960 – Dec 1961 | B | The Morton and USS Hoel boiler rooms gave me a great start in my civilian life and a High Rise Building operating engineer. Open 5 new high rises over a 41 year period in Los Angeles. Retired in Colorado now. |
Thiss, Hoyt | LTJG | Apr 1960 – Oct 1961 | Disbursing Officer | Reported aboard in Hong Kong and departed in Sasebo. |
Funderburg, John (T-bird) | SM2 | Jun 1960 – Jan 1964 | OC | I remember wild bill and slattery's calvary very well. 2 westpac cruises, golf of tonkin. |
Smith, James | SA | Aug 1960 – Feb 1962 | 1ST division | I was on-board when the ship pulled a guy on skis' . Went on a WPAC cruise in 1961. Had a fire that took the life of our medic "Hipp". |
Rowland Jr., Donald E. Rollie | SN E-3 | Aug 24, 1960 – Aug 16, 1962 | 1 st | |
Gregory, Anthony (Tony) | SA | Sep 16, 1960 – Sep 16, 1962 | O/I and 1st | I was stationed on board Morton for 2 yrs, loved every minute of sea duty especially WestPac cruises. |
Kimmell, Doyal | ET2 | Oct 1, 1960 – Oct 1962 | OI | |
Yates, Al | E3 | Sep 1961 – Jul 1964 | 1st | Good Freinds,Good Memories. |
Gee, David | SN | 1962 – 1963 | S | |
Dutra, Kenneth | SF3 | Jan 1962 – Aug 18, 1965 | R | |
Sizemore, Frank | RM2 | Mar 10, 1962 – Mar 10, 1964 | OC | |
Nagy, Zoltan | SK2 | 1963 – 1966 | Supply | |
Bybee, Norbert | LTJG | 1963 – 1965 | DCA, R Divisonv | |
Hoos, Alan | QM3 | Feb 25, 1963 – Sep 5, 1966 | I didn't think so at the time but the time I spent on the Morton we're some of the best times I remember....Vietnam and all................ | |
Marchesano, Michael | RMSN | Sep 1963 – Jan 1966 | OC | I had a ball on the ship. I remember Alan Hoos, Frank Sizemore. That time in the Gulf of Tonkin was something else. I will never forget it. Had some really good friends and people on that ship. email me at vegasmike44@msn.com |
Hegland, George | RDSN | Nov 1963 – Feb 1965 | OI division | Funny how you remember only the good times. I even have fond memories of boot camp. To all my old shipmate buddies, I wish you all well. I'm a born again Christian now so I hope to see you all in the great hereafter. |
Butler, James | Seaman E3 | Dec 1963 – 1966 | Serviceman E3 | Anyone know what happened to JD Hughes? He got his hand caught in the steam press. |
Kordowski, Euegene | SN | 1964 – 1967 | 1st | |
Barnes, Roland (Barney) | MM3 | 1964 – | ||
Altfeltis, John A. | SMSN - SM3 | 1964 – 1965 | OC DIVISON | My first ship right out of bootcamp .. The Morton will always have a "SPECIAL" place in my heart .. One of the last of the Navy's, ALL-GUN Destroyers .. Fair Winds, Following Seas, John A. Altfeltis, SMC (SW), USN-Retire |
Carter, Ronnie | mm | 1964 – 1965 | engine room | 1st ship and 1st combat |
Gabriel, Ronald | MM3 | 1964 – 1967 | M | |
Metz, Pete | SN | Jul 1964 – Feb 1966 | 1st/S | deck Seaman in 1st div through 64 WESPAC. then xfered to S div. xfered to USS Canberra CAG2 in feb 66. came back on active duty in 1975 retired as SKC in 1993 |
Wagner, Danny | E-3 | Jul 1964 – Oct 1966 | Deck Force, Supply. | From the first time Icame aboard I felt at home, a lot of great times & memories. My G Q Station was Mt.51 in the magazine, loved Hong Kong, my favorate port. Loved it when we were at sea, like Awsome feeling out there!! |
Altfeltis, John A. | SMC (SW) | Oct 1964 – May 1965 | OC | My 1st ship out of boot camp and the one I am most proud of. I started out on deck force and thanks to Hollis McBride and Gleason Eads, became a Signalman Striker. You men were the GREATEST! Fair Winds, Following Seas, John A. Altfeltis |
Ransom, Spike | SN | Oct 15, 1964 – May 15, 1965 | OC | I was in the program that you would go to the fleet for nine months or less before going to "A" school. I was a Radioman. I ran the boards (messages) around the ship for Radio Central. Boarded in Subic Bay. |
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