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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717). 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 92 crew members registered for the USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Baldwin, Curdy Curby | FFC | 1945 – Jun 4, 1946 | firefighter | |
Frankel, Larry | PETTY OFFICER THIRD | Mar 4, 1945 – Jul 1946 | i'm from NYC. I joined at age 17, went to Samson Naval Training Center in NY. Then to Calif. to radar training school in San Diego. Then to Treasure Island for assignment to SSMarine Chandler for overseas. | |
David, Warren | WT 3C | Aug 8, 1946 – Dec 12, 1947 | Machy | Boarded in Brooklyn Navy Yard after Shakedown Cruise in Guantanamo Cuba. Thru the canal to SanDiego. Then on to Tsingtao China, Yokuska Japan, Korea and back to West Coast thru Hawaii. Discharged at San Diego. Home L I NY |
Miller, Frederick | ET1 | Sep 1947 – May 1950 | Radar, Communications | |
Fogg, Joseph/ Bill | SN | Jun 1949 – Aug 1951 | 2 nd | |
Goodman, George/bud/jojo | LT? | 1950 – 1952 | ||
Key, Frank | 3 class fire conyrol tech | Nov 1950 – Apr 1952 | fire control | |
McAlexander, Robert / Mac | LTJG | Jul 1951 – Nov 1952 | ||
Cuson, Charles | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Nov 1953 – Dec 1954 | Supply Department | I was the Supply and Disbursing Officer and enjoyed being a tin can sailor. Captain John D.H. Kane, Jr.,USN, was the Commanding Officer. He later made Admiral. Has since passed away. |
Schiedow, Dale J. Schiedow | SN | Oct 15, 1954 – May 24, 1957 | I was in the commissarymen Dedt.or you can say jack of the dust-w.w. winter was the capton at that time he put 44 round's of 5" in the water in china from the 52" gun mount the marrgoround it cough on fire in 1956 about that time. good luck | |
Smyth, Ted | RD3 | Jan 1, 1956 – Sep 17, 1957 | OI | For the short time I was on active duty, I had the pleasure of making one trip over seas that included visiting Brisbane , Australia along with the many other ports of call. I also was blessed making 3rd class . |
Magee, Ralph "Mac" | SN THROUGH RM1 P2 | Aug 1957 – Aug 1960 | Deck Force and then Radio Gang | Came aboard as SN. (From Reserve) Worked up to RM2 P2 (Proficiency Pay 2nd level) 3 Westpac Cruises. Became shellback on first cruise to Australia. Went 2 times. Coral Sea celebration/parade.Two typhoons. Damage to bow.Transfer London '60. |
Walker, Norvell "bud" | SN | Jun 1958 – Nov 1959 | GUNNERY | Served on chandler aft gun mount,crossed equater 4/22 /1959 captain clark was commander at the time |
Ramsey, Franklin/frank | ET-3 | Jun 1958 – 1959 | Electronics Maintenance | I came aboard in June of 58 fresh out of electronics school in Frisco. First cruise was to Pearl and back. Second cruise was a WestPac tour with stops in Midway, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Melborne. |
Hatfield, Gary | ICFN | Feb 1, 1959 – Aug 1, 1959 | R | Was only on the Chandler about 6 months. Became a shellback April 22, 1959. Made 3rd class and got transferred to the Perkins (DDR877) which did not have a rated ICman. |
Daniel, L.c. (Dan) | SM 2 | Aug 1959 – Jan 1963 | Communications | I hope to find some of my old buddies I served with on th Chandler from 1959 to 1963. I would like to find out if anyone has a list of all the ports we visited in WestPac |
Erdman, Leon | BT2 | Feb 1960 – Jul 1963 | B | Home port San Diego/WestPac cruise& back. Went through Fram in San Fran. Home Port/Long Beach/WestPac cruise spent month in dry dock Yokuska. Typhoon damage split bow open &damaged Mt51/Returned to Long Beach To San FranYards/out at T.I. |
Lyon, Kenneth (Ken) | SM2 AT DISCHARGE | May 20, 1960 – Jun 10, 1962 | Signalman | I came aboard as a deck ape in San Diego. I went through FRAM in San Francisco then was homport in Long Beach before WESPAC. I was transferred to the signal bridge during the WESPAC cruise. I madefor a swap to the USS Prairie in Yokosuka. |
Bonds, Bobby | RM3 | 1961 – 1961 | communations | |
Davis, Kent | Rm3 | 1961 – 1963 | communications | |
Morningstar, Ted | ETR3 | Jun 1961 – Dec 1962 | Electronics | Shipboard FRAM conversion in San Fransisco.WESPAC June 62- Dec 62. Special solo assignment in Gulf of Tonkin in July 1962. Provocative General Quarters event against Communist gunboats and destroyer in vicinity. No shots fired. |
Coy, James E | TM3 | 1962 – Jan 8, 1963 | Gunnery | Went abord in Long Beach right after Fram, from the USS Dennis J Buckley DDR 808, Made the WestPac cruise, I'll never forget that typhoon we rode out LOL. Seaman Moss, contact me . |
Devine, Gerald (Andy) | em2 | Jan 1962 – Jan 1965 | ships electrician | Looing for anyone that was on ship that remembers me.they picked me up off the deck by helicopter off vet Nam when I had to go back to Long Beach because wife then left kids with neighbor . I do remember guy name ski! |
Motz, John | tm3 | Apr 1, 1962 – Sep 15, 1963 | torpedoman | would like to know about capt. sperandio and tm first slater; curtis, and sn shapel. |
Fajack, Gary | STG-3 | Feb 12, 1964 – Feb 4, 1966 | WA | |
Barlow, Roy | MM1 | Apr 22, 1964 – Jun 30, 1969 | M | Logroom Yeoman, Top Warch, AER SUPERVISOR. |
Miller, Bennie | rm3 | 1965 – 1969 | radeoman | |
Silcox, Charles (Harry) | STG2 | 1965 – 1970 | WA | Retired from Raytheon, living in Lakeland Florida. Active private pilot, independent aircraft mechanic and aircraft owner. |
Amy, Stephen | ETR3 | Mar 20, 1965 – Jun 2, 1966 | I maintained the ship's SPS-10 navigational radar. Went with her to Vietnam. | |
McClintock, John | GMG3 | Apr 1965 – Dec 1966 | WA | |
Cline, Rodney | ETR-2 | Jul 1965 – Aug 1968 | Weapons | I was assigned to the DASH team. I came back home to Louisville, Ky. and was on the Louisville Police Dept. and retired as a Lt. in 1969. my e-mail address is rodneycline@insightbb.com. Please contact me if you were on the T.E.C. |
Hulse, Charles | ETN3 | 1966 – 1968 | oi | served with Kellner,Wilde, Topliff, Martin,Ryan, Belovitch and Worm in Gravlin's Gorillias. |
King, Franklin | LTJG | 1966 – 1967 | COMMUNICATIONS | |
Calkins, David | SK3 | May 30, 1966 – 1968 | Deck then Supply | Came aboard about a month before WesPac as an undesignated Seaman. Chief Storekeeper Tate and Ltjg Holland pulled me to work as a store keeper. I was aboard for the Forrestal fire and the USNS Rutgers Victory fire. Later sent to the Piedmont AD-17 |
Fitch, Jim | RMSA - RM3 | Jul 1966 – Nov 1968 | OC | 1966-68 West Pac. RMSA -RM3. Martini, Hoban, Argo, Bautista, Willier? Anyone remember the night with the HMAS Hobart? James Steffes, Swift Boat Down, ecellent read about some on the events around that. Skivvy wavers Warren, Kennedy, Banks. |
Wilde, Joseph M | ETR3 | Jul 15, 1966 – Jan 27, 1969 | Operations | Maintained the ship's surface search (SPS-10) and air search (SPS-40) radars. Part of the ET gang. Served with Topliff, Randall, Hulse, Kellner, Carmel and others. |
Fitch, Jim | RM 3 | Aug 1966 – Nov 1968 | OC | remember martini, hoban, argo, bautista, willier Great memories . would be great to hear from anyone who shared that time |
Topliff, Ed | ETN3 | Aug 9, 1966 – Jul 4, 1968 | OI | Oriskany fire, Forrestal fire, Rutgers Victory fire, Sea Dragon, NGFS, Carrier ops and Yankee Station. Randall, Wilde, Briscoe, Bueno, Hulse, Kellner. -Men who stand against the tide- |
Wolcott, Richard (Wally) | SK3 | Dec 1967 – Jun 1971 | Supply | I came aboard in Japan as a seaman in 1967. I was discharged as Storekeeper 3/c at Long Beach, Calif. in June, 1971. |
McFarland, Ron | ETR3 | Dec 10, 1967 – Dec 24, 1968 | Weapons | I was assigned to Weapons to work with DASH weapons system. |
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