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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Brooke (FFG 1). 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 214 crew members registered for the USS Brooke (FFG 1).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1976 | 1977 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Maculaitis, Dave | RM3 | 1970 – 1971 | OC | Best friend was John Poe RM2 |
Van Vliet, Rick | SM2 | 1970 – 1974 | OC | Always like to hear from Brooke Saylors. I retired LCDR/CWO4 Feb 1999. |
Cosby, Steve | BM1 | May 15, 1970 – Jun 16, 1977 | DECK Department | Just wanted to add my father to the list of his shipmates. His name as you would have known it was BM1 COSBY, I know he made chief but I'm not sure of the command in which he made it. |
Herron, Joe | RM3 | Jun 1970 – Sep 1971 | OC | Served on Brooke fm 70 to 71after reporting for duty at Subic Bay, then transfered to shore duty at NSF Da Nang. Served there until 4/72 and then discharged. Currently retired deputy shreiff & servced connected disabled vet. Live in Washington State. |
Greybeck, Red/ginger | FTG2 | Oct 1, 1970 – Dec 13, 1973 | 2nd | Never again would be too soon? I graduated from college, and enlisted in USNR. Between active and reserve time, invested 38 plus years. Thanks to each of sailors I met in the Ichiban-maru. |
Howard, Monte J. | OS 3 | Jan 1971 – Jul 1972 | OI | Weathered large typhoon out of Subic Bay 7/71. |
Micko, Jerry | ET3 | Feb 1971 – Feb 1973 | OE | Home away from home. Grew me up. |
Reff, Robert | SMSN | Apr 8, 1971 – Jun 5, 1972 | Communications | Any one remember SM3 Walker, SM2 Ray Carmack or QM 3 Bill Moore. On board when we chased a Russian Battleship from Adiak, Alaska to Russian waters |
Letourneau, Steve | OS2 | Jun 1971 – Jul 1974 | OI | |
Redford, Clellan | CS3 | Oct 1971 – Dec 20, 1974 | Suply Divison | |
Smith, Bruce | STGSN/STG3 | Oct 1, 1971 – May 15, 1973 | 3rd | This started me on my 20+ year journey. Retired 1993 as a Senior Chief. Still in the San Diego Area. |
Walda, Michael | EN-3 | 1972 – 1974 | anyone seen schuler richcreek or vice | |
Hill, Doug | smsn-sm3 | 1972 – 1973 | ops | Best time in the Navy. Made 1972-1973 westpac. Due to shortage of signalmen spent whole cruise on port and starboard watches. |
Patnode, Terry | LTJG | May 1972 – Oct 1973 | Navigator | Navigator and Division Officer for Quatermasters, Corpmen and Personnel Office. WestPac '72 |
Foster, Michael | RM2 | May 1972 – May 1973 | OC | transferred to ship after first one decommissioned, good bunch of radio gang. |
Boston, Ben | STG2 | Jul 1972 – Nov 1975 | Weapons | |
Titmus, Michael | EM4 | Aug 1972 – 1975 | Engineering | |
Fine, Monty | MMCS | Aug 1972 – Sep 1975 | E and R DIV. CHIEF | GREAT SHIP AND CREW |
Steely, Mark | SEAMAN | Sep 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1974 | deck crew and sick bay | |
Haas, Robert/bob | STG2 | Oct 1972 – Mar 1975 | 3rd | |
Moore, Richard | HT3 | Nov 1972 – May 1974 | R | I spent my first enlistment on the Brooke. Re-enlisted for NDT school then went into Submarine Repair, got out built nuclear power plants. Last saw Pop Schuler on the Dixon in San Diego in 1979. I thought he was going to fall when he saw me, I was a |
Duke, Brian | IC2 | Nov 8, 1972 – Dec 28, 1972 | IC-Div | |
Crouch, Douglas | BT3 | 1973 – 1976 | engineering | We were the first and the finest, I've read too many negative remark's about the brooke! It need's to stop! |
Conen, John | YN3 | 1973 – | Ships Office | Re-enlisted on the USS Missouri when the ship was in dry dock in Bremerton Washington. |
Hollis, David | BM3 | Jan 1973 – Nov 1974 | 1st | Joined the ship in the middle of the Gulf of Tonkin via helo. Rode her back to States in March 1973 and through yard period in Bremerton. |
Haven, Daniel | BT2 | Feb 10, 1973 – Aug 27, 1976 | M | Served on Brooke through two WESTPAC's 1973 and 1975. The first frigate to achieve a gold "E" in engineering dept. |
Nicholas, Ken | HTFN | Jun 1, 1973 – Apr 18, 1976 | R | looking for bill dower i was the hotsuit man on the hello landing party with paul mc kinzie |
Beede, Rick (Albert F.) | LTJG | Nov 1, 1973 – Dec 23, 1976 | 1st | BMC Howard, BM1 Brown, First Division, it was an honor! |
Thomas, Russ | OS2 | Feb 1974 – Aug 1977 | Operations | 2 westpacs, one was a Golden Shellback trip, July 4th 1976 in Singapore was a kick. fitting she was scrapped there |
Cabias, George | FTG-1 | Jun 15, 1974 – Dec 18, 1978 | 2nd | Good times 2 Westpacs and 1 Canadien cruise met alot good people and still stay in touch with a few |
Gantt, Raphael | E-3 | 1975 – | EM | Looking for EM nickname Dodi actually a Boiler Tech |
Sommer, Kenneth | E3 | 1975 – | Engineering | |
Houghtelling, Richard | FTM1 | Mar 15, 1975 – Nov 26, 1978 | 2nd | It would be nice to reconnect and find out where and how people are doing. |
Rockwell, Gene | STG3 | Jun 15, 1975 – Sep 15, 1976 | 3rd | |
Jacques, John | MM3 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1980 | m | still look at the old west pac books! had a lot of great times... |
Daugherty, James ( Grunt ) | BT1 | Dec 20, 1975 – Sep 15, 1980 | B | |
Wilson, James | MM3 | 1976 – 1978 | "A" Gang | I currently drive an tractor/trailer over the road for Crete Carrier Corp. |
Wright, Donald | BTFN | Jan 1, 1976 – Jun 30, 1980 | B and M | Made two westpac cruises 9 months long each.1976 and 1979.Got ahold of MS3 Chuck Mahr a few years ago.Flew up to visit him in May,2001 to NYC.I'm now living in Fernandina Beach,FL.We still call and keep in touch every few weeks. |
Krause, Rick | FTM3 | Feb 11, 1976 – Jan 30, 1981 | 2nd | Linehandlersin Whites. That made sense. Loved the command, the Wespacs, the shipmates, midwatches in Hong Kong, roving patrol, leehelm, shellbacking off Singapore, Radar Room in the heat, Missile Deck Beach Party, Great Times |
Angle, Derek | Mar 7, 1976 – Dec 7, 1979 | 1st | Did not know it at the time but it was a great time of my life...Made two WESTPACS...... | |
Allen, Larry | Bm3 | Apr 15, 1976 – May 2, 1978 | 1st | Give me a shout |
Higgs, Michael | RM2 | Jul 1976 – Dec 1979 | OC | GOOD CREW BAD BOILERS ALWAYS BROKE DOWN |
Allen, David | BM3 | Aug 1976 – Apr 1978 | 1st | WESTPAC, The Westerner, BMC Howard, the CO quitting, smashing in to the pier, LSE, 5" MT51, deck ops, seems like only yesterday. Still playing Navy (2009) but only on the weekends, except for Persian Gulf, Iraq etc tours, email me; |
Prodigalidad, Renalie / Prodi | E1 - E5 SK2(SW) | Sep 15, 1976 – Jun 20, 1980 | SUPPLY DIVISION | Had a great time while on the Brooke, met so many new friends that as of this day STILL am in contact with a few! |
Conley, Pappy | BT1 | Nov 1976 – Dec 1988 | B | Served with a lot of good Sailors including Heaver, Gaylord and of course Ken Whitiker., Greg Penwell, Carl Spaniel and so many others. Great memories! |
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