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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Vreeland (FF 1068). 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 252 crew members registered for the USS Vreeland (FF 1068).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1977 | 1978 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1988 | 1989 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Arel, Gerard (Jerry) | OS2 | Jan 1, 1968 – Sep 22, 1972 | OI | |
Regenos, John | RD3/PN3 | 1969 – 1971 | Operations | I can only echo sentiments of others, great times, great friends |
Wray, Larry | OS2 | 1969 – 1972 | operations | commissioned ship |
Poynter, Dave | ETR2 | 1969 – 1972 | OE | Great fun in New Orleans while it was being built, -Jim Bozeman, are you out there? I was on three ships total and Vreeland was the best, ship, best officers and best crew; lets do it again! |
Provost, Richard (Dick) | BM3 | 1969 – 1971 | Deck Crew | Great fun in New Orleans at the Reunion and again in April 2016 |
Mikyska, David | TM | 1969 – 1971 | WEAPONS | HAD A GREAT TIME WHILE ABOARD THE USS VREELAND '.WAS A REAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE. AND MADE SOME REAL GOOD FRIENDS |
Cline, Mike | RM3 | Jan 1, 1969 – Oct 17, 1971 | Operations | |
Munson, Victor | RM2 | Dec 1969 – Nov 1971 | Operations-Communications | Served on the Vreeland starting precom training in Newport, RI. Served on the Vreeland until discharged shortly after returning from it's first Med Cruise. The Vreeland was a DE at this time. |
Smith, Mark | SM3 | Feb 4, 1970 – Aug 28, 1972 | Communications | Plankowner. Great times, Great shipmates, would love to get up ship reunion. |
Brannon Jr, Fred | GMG3 | Mar 1970 – Mar 1971 | Weapons | I came aboard in Charleston after 2 years of PBR duty in `nam. Got home from `nam in Dec./ went to RI in Jan. thought I was going to freeze to death. I am a plank owner and I remember the Shake Down Cruse in Gitmo. Discharged March `71 |
Bashline, Terrill | BT1 | May 1970 – Feb 1972 | B | Plank Owner, Commissioned in Charleston, S.C. BT1 in charge of fireroom. |
Hughes, Robert (Howard) | EM 3 | May 1970 – Aug 1972 | Engineering | Great Guys, Great times, Great memories |
Bashline, Terrill | BT1 | May 1970 – Feb 1972 | B Division | Plank Owner, First 1052 Class to go thru Gitmo shake down cruise. Made one Med. cruise on board. Made BTC in 1974 and retired from USN 13 Mar. 1978. |
King, Wayne | EM2 | Jun 1, 1970 – Jun 1, 1973 | Repair | Never meet a greater bunch of guys. Did 3 Med Cruises. There's a reunion scheduled for July 2005 in Charleston SC. at the Clarion Hotel near the airport. So call them and reserve your room |
Wray, Larry | OS2 | Jul 1, 1970 – Jul 23, 1973 | OI | |
Watson, Ken | DCFN | Nov 1971 – Jan 1972 | I was only on the Vreeland for a short time after returing from Vietnam, but I remember having a great time and making a lot of friends. | |
McCracken, Walter A. | rmc | Nov 17, 1971 – Jun 30, 1972 | oc | Came aboard in '71 as relief for RMC Edwards. Had a very enjoyable, but short tour. left in june 72 prior to ships home port change. my last enlistment started May 72, retired Oct 74 (uss sierra ad-18) |
Jacobs, Daniel " Jake" | SN 1 | Dec 15, 1971 – Aug 1973 | Deck Crew | Started on the mees deck as sn 2. Then to BWM when recieved my SN1 rate. Part of original voluteer crew to Greece, What a time! Put in for transfer, went to USS America until discharged. Remember "Barney"- the cook? |
Michael, Foster | IC3 | Dec 29, 1971 – Dec 20, 1972 | E | Last I heard, "Combat Chris" is alive and living in Charleston SC! I used to see him occasionally at the Harley-Davidson shop. He went to Trident-Tech for 4 years after he retired in 1981!! Said he wanted to get a job with responsibility! |
Podufal, Pete | STC | 1972 – 1974 | Fox | |
Barber, Baba-lou | GMG SN | 1972 – 1973 | WG | looking for Ron Zartman, White, or George Bickel |
Silvey, Mike | MM3 | Apr 15, 1972 – Mar 10, 1974 | M | Homeported in Athens, Greece Looking for MM Stephen Spicer from Indiana. |
Osburn, Richard "ozzie" | BTCS | Jun 1972 – Mar 1973 | Eng. B | Good steaming plant, although we nearly went DIW right along side the pier in Grand Canal in Venice in December 1972. |
Sturmer, Kim | OSSN | Jun 1972 – Jan 1974 | OI | Really enjoyed the Greek Years- Great captains, great friends, great travels |
Butcher, Brent | GMG3 | Jun 1972 – Jun 1974 | Weapons | |
Campbell, Robert / Short-i | SN | Jun 10, 1972 – Dec 19, 1973 | Supply | I was assigned to various divisions. I worked on deck and in CIC. I worked part time in Disbursing and left a DK3.www.bcampbell@uh.edu |
Combee, Larry | FN/HT | Jul 1972 – Aug 1973 | Repair | Home port was Charleston S.C. then Athens, Greece. Great bunch of guys and looking back we had some good times. |
Taylor, Joe | BTCM | Jul 18, 1972 – Jul 18, 1974 | b | |
Spicer, Steve, Spiceman | MM | Aug 1972 – Aug 1974 | M | Great fun, great bunch of guys. A few pot holes along the way, over all a great time. I'd do it again |
Flores, Armando (Mando) | OS3 | Aug 1972 – Aug 1974 | OI | Would like to hear from some of the guys that remember the Jet bar #1 #2. Had an apartment in Kastella with Mac, Dumas, Bill, Valentin and some of the other guys from back in the day. |
Douglas, Gilbert | HOSPITAL CORPSMAN | Aug 1972 – Aug 1973 | Medical - Sickbay | Greetings Shipmates I reported aboard in Charleston, SC; we sailed to Greece via the Azores and Rota. Lots of adventures. I like reunions. May you have "fair winds and following seas" "Doc" Douglas www.gilbertdouglas.com |
Denney, Bob | EM2 | Aug 10, 1972 – Feb 5, 1975 | E Division | Reported aboard a few days before deployment to Athens which was a few days after I got married at my previous duty station, USS Lexington in Pensacola. Exciting week. Had some great times. |
Hedgepeth, Stephen | LTJG | Sep 1972 – Aug 1975 | Engineering | Anyone know the whereabouts of QM1 Calvin Mills? |
Rice, Mark | SN | Nov 1972 – Apr 1974 | Weapons, Supply | Home-ported in Athens. Had a house in Megalo Pefco. Looking for friends: GMT 2 Jim White, HMSN John Coyle, Sn Dan MacLauen, GMT Brent Butcher,Sn Ken Woods, Lt Weigel, Lt Harris, Chief Vasquez, Chief Myrick, Sn Kevin DeCantillon, Lt. Hudson. |
Payne, Richard | GMTSN | Nov 21, 1972 – Aug 16, 1974 | sonar | Reported to the ship in Athens Greece. Visited some great ports and had some great friends. Great trip to Kiel Germany and Plymonth England. Would like to hear from Chuck Columbe or Larry Duncan. |
Badoian, Ken | MM1 | 1973 – 1978 | M | Remember - Coup in Athens, Russian Frigate plaque swap (almost), last night in Greece - harbor full of empty Beer Cans, Philly Shipyard and MM Fan Club, Desron12 and company, keep on truckin', white coveralls, etc. |
Walther, Mike | SN | 1973 – 1975 | WD | Great times & great memories! |
Harris, Jimmy | BT2 | 1973 – Dec 1, 1975 | B | Great memories in Athens |
Robinson, Edward | STG2 | Jan 1, 1973 – | AS | Remember the coup in Greece U.S. Ambassador killed confrontation with Russian cruiser, Tunisia, Alexandria, Egypt,Kiel, Germany,Plymouth, England |
Blalock, Chuck | YN3 | Apr 1, 1973 – Jun 30, 1974 | E | Homeported Athens, Greece, apartment in Glyfada. Great memories, YN John Peponis, PN Mystro, Qm Larry Riddle and alot of others.. a pleasure to have been a crewmember and apart of this site |
Herten, James | STG3 | Apr 1, 1973 – Sep 28, 1974 | SONAR GANG | WHEN I ARRIVED THE SHIP WAS ANCHORED OFF OF SKARAMONGA SHIPYARD OUTSIDE OF ATHENS. SERVED THROUGH THE 1973 MIDDLE EAST CRISIS AND THE CYPRESS CONFLICT IN 1974. SOME OF US SONAR TECHS SHARED AN APARTMENT IN KALAMAKIS. I WANT TO HEAR FROM |
Marano, Joseph " Wop" | MMFN | Apr 15, 1973 – Jun 1974 | Engineering | hope to here from old friends |
Kracht, Carl | CTT2 | May 25, 1973 – Aug 11, 1973 | TAD | Three trips to the Vreeland, out of NSGD Naples. May-Aug 1973, Nov - Dec 1973, and 28 Sep - 4 Oct 1974. The last trip Vreeland blows both boilers and is towed to Souda by the Standley. Cross-decked to the Standley. |
Decantillon, Kevin | SN/ HN | Jun 1973 – Jun 1974 | DECK | Great to see so many familiar names! The whole Migalo Pefco gang...a great experience long remembered. Write! Cruising the Med and sometimes Glyfada. This site is a wonderful find. |
Jennings, Norm | OS2 | Aug 1, 1973 – Sep 20, 1974 | Operations | |
Aucoin, Ralph | MM-2 | Aug 12, 1973 – Oct 1, 1974 | A-Gang and M | Had a great time in the med. and Athens. Would like to hear from any of my former shipmates. I have a picture of me and Mike Spicer getting ready for liberty. |
Valentin, Ramon | MS-3 | Sep 1973 – Mar 1977 | supply | like to hear from any of my shipmates robert evans larry riddle Chief Vasquez Chief Myrick1st class lambert SN Purnell |
Daly, Thomas | CTI2 | Oct 1973 – Nov 1973 | TAD | Direct Support during Yom Kippur War. We ran out of fresh water and stunk to high heaven. |
Weston, William (Willie) | BT 2 | Nov 15, 1973 – Jun 15, 1977 | b | many great memories in athens greece. would like to hear from old crewmembers |
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