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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 32). 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 304 crew members registered for the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 32).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Bodie, Thomas | PO3 | 1955 – 1959 | Boilmaker | I am Mr. Ace's son in law and a fellow sailor.I am sure he would like to here from some of his old shipmates.He worked in the boiler room and just recently found out he has cancer in his lungs due to the asbestos.Pleese contact me if you new him.T |
Graves, John | RD3 | Feb 1957 – Sep 1958 | ||
MacHocky, Jim | STG3 | Sep 10, 1957 – Jul 14, 1959 | Fox | Med cruise in 58, the Salvinski brothers, John Klassen, Abbott from Brooklyn, Edgar A. Hudock from Old Geenwich, CT went to Cuba in 58 to join Castro. Pireus, Rhodes, Gibralter, Lisbon and Portsmouth. I have many pictures... |
Scheerer, Frederick | MM# MM@ | 1958 – 1960 | M | I hope to hear from old ship mates. I recently was told i was exposed to asbestos. does anyone remember tom trosper. e mail me.where you on the South american cruise. became a shellback. med cruise when hull cracked hope to hear from some one |
Weisbeck, Dave | FT3 | Apr 1958 – Aug 20, 1960 | fox | many trips to gitmo, even had castro shoot at us. med cruise when we lost the bearings on the main shafts. lot of asw work. anyone remember our personelman Melvin Purvis Elvis? lot of great memories. Sure wish this was still DD 932. |
Scherer, Robert (Willy) | BT3 | 1959 – Aug 1960 | M | Forward Fireroom (Boiler room) |
Remonda, Ronnie | TM-3 | Jun 21, 1959 – Dec 7, 1962 | Fox | Went on South American cruise in August of 1960, went to Halifax, NS in July of 1961, and extended for blockade of Cuba in November of 1961. |
Silva, David M | BT3 | Dec 19, 1960 – Jul 1, 1963 | M DIV. | GOOD FRIENDS, TRAVEL,WHO COULD ASK FOR ANTHING MORE. |
Silva, David M. | BT3 | Dec 20, 1960 – Jul 1, 1963 | M | HOPE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES. |
Mitchell, Evan | BT2 | Jan 30, 1961 – Jan 20, 1962 | B division | I finished my tour of duty being in charge of the forward fireroom in my last year of active duty. |
McKechnie, John | LTJG | May 1, 1961 – Apr 29, 1963 | SUPPLY | DISBURSING OFFICER. REUNION ORGANIZER |
Robinson, Gene | GMG3 | Jun 1, 1961 – Jun 1, 1963 | Second | |
McKechnie, John | LTJG, SC, USN | Jun 1, 1961 – Apr 1, 1963 | SUPPLY | Next reunion Buffalo, NY Sept 2010. Check out http://ussjohnpauljones.org/ |
Mihalina, Frank | GMG3 | Aug 1961 – Sep 1965 | 2ND | |
Thompson, John | GMG3 | Nov 1961 – Nov 16, 1963 | 2 nd | anyone who served between these dates i would like to hear from you |
Schaeffer, John (Jes) | PNC | 1962 – 1964 | OC | In Charge of ships office. Was promoted to CPO while on board. |
Jaworski, Gordon/ Tank | SN | Jan 1962 – Jun 1962 | 1St | |
Weber, Jack | MMFN-MM2 | Jan 1962 – Sep 1964 | M | Started out in #1 Engine RM. Ended up as POIC of #2 Eng RM. MMCM Brinkman, MM1 Robertson's, (2)-CENG's Ltjg Longo & Lombardo. Learned 1200 PSI steam system. Good friends good times. 3 Med cruises. Discharged Sept.1964 |
Messel, Walter (Bud) | ENGERMAN 2 | 1963 – 1965 | R | work after fireroom as a BT then in R division as EN 3 have some pics of the JPJ |
Barnes, Thomas | ICFN | 1964 – 1965 | E | came aboard ater med crusie, as a non rate worked the galley and compartment cleaner. Took cruise to Carribiean made 3rd clas sent off to school. Retired as LT. |
Roe, Jr., Marshall C | LTJG SC | 1964 – 1965 | Supply | Many fond memories: Transferred home port from Newport to Norfolk Two outstand CO's. Two deployments to the Med and we decommissioned DD-932 in Phila. |
Phillips, Paul | RD3 | 1965 – | OI | Great shipmates, made Med. cruise and shortly went to Philadelphia for decommission. Good officers and had DesRon 36 onboard which had excellent officers, that is one ship I truly missed in my Naval experience. |
Schmidt, Ray | SH3 | Mar 6, 1966 – Mar 6, 1969 | SUPPLY | WISH TO HEAR FROM AND MEET ALL CREW MEMBERS WHO WERE ON BOARD AT COMMISSIONING.ALSO ANY BARBER SHOP PARTY PARTICIPENTS. JOIN THE FUN AT THE NEXT REUNION!!!!!!! |
Tindall, Marty | STG2 | Jun 1966 – Feb 1970 | fourth | precommisoning crew member and plank owner |
Haselius, Elroy "porky" | SF 1 | Dec 15, 1966 – Nov 15, 1968 | R | Plank owner, JPJ was a good ship, I had alot of good times on her, and have lots of good memories, too bad she was used as a target. |
Seigler, Thomas R. | DK3 | 1967 – 1968 | PLANKOWNER | |
Berry Jr, John W Or Jack | PO3 | 1967 – 1969 | Interior Communications | PLANK OWNER. I would Love to locate Gary DEW from Mississippi and Joey Senese from New York as we all served and even went to BOOT CAMP and IC/A School together |
Alexander, Allen | BT2 | 1967 – 1970 | ||
Spurgoen, Timothy | SN | 1967 – Apr 19, 1969 | 1-deck | return home after our nam trip got married in72 retired from p.o. a year and half. live in cincinnati blank owner |
Dirks, Doug | FTM-2 | 1967 – Aug 1971 | Third | I was a member of the commissioning crew in Philadelphia. It was a great ship and crew |
Brossard, Roger | ET-1 | 1967 – | operations | Looking for old ET shipmates |
Shaeffer, Charles (Chuck) | RM2, E-5 | Jan 1967 – Jun 1970 | Communications (Radioman) | Plank owner of the DDG commissioning crew. Made (2.5) Westpac cruises. I was flown back to Long Beach to be discharged in the middle of the 3rd cruise. Bunked in the compartment where the Tartar missile magazine was . |
Hocutt, Mike | RM2 | Mar 1967 – Jul 1970 | Radio/Communications | Assigned to pre-com crew in Philadelphia, left the ship at Subic Bay in 1970 for discharge. |
Schwerin, Tom | ET2 | Apr 1967 – Feb 1969 | Elect | Plank Holder Sept 23 1967. Hang out was Radar2 with Norskov and Gutchie.Sure would like to hear from some of the Gang. Wonder where Naber is? |
Ausburn, Martin ----auz | MM2 | Apr 1967 – Sep 1969 | A-gang | does anyone remember Artzer MM1 or chief Friendly |
Green, David | CS 2 | Apr 1967 – May 1969 | SUPPLY | I am looking for anyone that made the westpac cruise of 68 & 69. |
Ausburn, Martin | MM2 | Apr 1967 – | M Div, A Div | Plank owner, brought the Jones around from Philly shipyards to Long Beach. Made the first west Pac cruise |
Boni, Dan | mm3 | Apr 27, 1967 – Oct 31, 1970 | M-div. | attached to JPJ pre-com detail in '67' Norfork , Philly naval shipyard...plank owner...home port Long Beach Ca. engineering dept MM3... wespac '67-68' & '70" anyone remembering me may contact me via email.... |
Angier, Thomas "hamster" | STG-2 | May 1967 – Apr 1968 | Member conversion detail/re-commission detail. Special Sea Detail Helmsman w/Andy Bagrowitz I remember Lt Katz, Chief Robertson, Wilde, Tierney, Flamingo | |
Jepson, William | SK 2 | May 1967 – Sep 1970 | Supply | PLANK OWNER Subsistence Records Storekeeper |
Holbrook, Richard/mike | SK2 | May 20, 1967 – May 23, 1969 | Supply Division | Assigned to the USS John Paul Jones DDG-32 May 1967 in Philly, PLANK OWNER. Departed Philly in the Fall headed to our home port Long Beach, CA. After testing headed to Asia including Viet Nam. Great experience. |
Zoob, Joseph | FTM3 | May 25, 1967 – Jun 9, 1969 | Third | reported to pre-comm Navsta Philly on above date. |
Click, Johnny | GMM2 | Jun 1967 – Sep 1970 | Second | |
Click, Johnny | GMM 2 | Jun 1967 – Sep 1970 | Second | Plank Owner as DDG |
Lacy, James ( Jim ) | Fn | Jun 1967 – 1969 | Engineering​ | Didn't enjoy time onJPJ when I was there, but looking back it was a good time. I would like to find some friends I ran around with David Law, Freddy LaBroad Goldy I can't remember the rest at this moment. |
Warren, Walter (Wp) | RD3 | Jun 6, 1967 – Sep 20, 1968 | OI | Fun time on tin can after spending first few years onboard the Enterprise CVAN65. Got a chance to do many none traditional Radarman jobs. The Philly yard Pre-Comm detail was a blast and the PR/Panama Canal /Mexico stop |
West, Roger | SK1 | Jul 1967 – Dec 1969 | supply | plank owner had some great times on the jones. would like to hear from anyone who served with me |
Meyer, Jerry | MM3 | Jul 1967 – Jan 1971 | R | |
Bajgrowicz, Dennis | FTG-1 | Jul 1967 – Nov 18, 1970 | WEPONS | FIRST GUN DIVISION TO HIT DRONE WITH MISSLE. SHELL BOOMED IN VIET NAM |
Gutsche, Dwight | ETR 2 | Jul 1967 – Jun 1969 | Operations | Looking for some (now)old shipmates.. |
Gutsche, Dwight | ETR 2 | Jul 7, 1967 – Jun 20, 1969 | Operations | |
White, Herman E. | SN | Jul 7, 1967 – Apr 19, 1969 | 1st | Plank owner - running mate of Timothy Spurgeon & Pete Peterson. Looking back enjoyed my tour. Looking for Jesse Ekerd. |
Spurgeon, Timothy | sm | Aug 1967 – Apr 19, 1969 | 1 | plankowner |
Ruef, David | SK2 | Aug 1967 – Sep 1968 | Supply | PLANK OWNER. The cruise from Philly thru the Panama Canal to home in Long Beach was great. A good bunch of guys to serve with. |
Capehart Jr, Paul | RM2 | Aug 1, 1967 – Feb 28, 1969 | Operations | I was on the pre-commissioning details of the John Paul Jones. I am a blank owner and I was on the first west Pac cruise. I am looking for any of my crew mates in late 67 through early 1969. |
Capehart Jr, Paul | RM2 | Aug 1, 1967 – Feb 28, 1969 | Operations | |
Mendiola, Oscar/ (Mendi) | YN3 | Aug 11, 1967 – Nov 23, 1970 | OC | anyone recognizing or remembering me please get in touch with me by e-mail. |
West, Roger | sk1 | Aug 14, 1967 – Sep 23, 1967 | supply | i am a plank owner for the john paul jones ddg 32 |
Engle, William | Seaman | Sep 1967 – | Unknown | My brother William "Billy" Engle joined the JPJ in Philadelphia Sept. 1967. I do not know how long he was a JPJ crewman. He did tour Vietnam at some point, maybe on a diff ship. Bill passed January 2019. God bless all! |
Kidd, Fred | EM3 | Sep 23, 1967 – Dec 1, 1970 | R | At first I was in the B division thebn i transered to the R divisionn as an Electrican wo love to hear from on jpj from any date. |
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