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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Direct (MSO 430). 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 58 crew members registered for the USS Direct (MSO 430).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Sylvester, Steven | MS2 | Jan 16, 1974 – May 20, 1975 | supply | |
Lynch III, Walter | EN1 retired | Mar 1974 – Oct 1975 | engenering | |
Thompson, John | HT1 | 1975 – 1977 | R-ENG | |
Carter, Ron | EN1 (SW) | 1977 – 1980 | Eng | |
Bouthiller, Ted | BM3 | 1978 – Jul 1982 | Deck | Learned a lot, grew up a lot. Great ship and great mentors. Looking back it was the best time of my time spent in the Navy. Glad I served on this ship. Thanks to everyone who help me grow. |
Lewis, Michael | SN | 1979 – Nov 1, 1981 | DECK | COOLIST TIME I EVER HAD LEARNED SO MUCH FROM MY TIME ONBOARD THE DIRECT |
McFann, Roger (Spanky) | CMDMC(SW) | 1979 – 1981 | SHIP'S OFFICE | GREAT MEMORIES. MADE CHIEF ONBOARD WITH SKC (BONES) JONES. RETIRED IN 03. TIME ONBD HELPED TO DEFINE MY CAREER. |
Gunstream, Chris | PN1(SW) | 1979 – 1982 | Operations | The command that turned my life around. If it had not been for Direct my career in the United States Navy would never had been. |
Laconte, Anthony | ENC (SW/CC) | May 1, 1979 – Sep 1, 1982 | Engineering | |
Jones, Stephen | SKC(SW) | Jul 1979 – Sep 1981 | Supply | |
Metzler, Mike | EN2 | Aug 1979 – Mar 17, 1981 | Engineering | Had the time of my life on the Direct. Alot of good memories of Charleston, Key West, Little Creek and Tampa (Gasparilla). |
Hancock, Tim | EN3 | Aug 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | Engineering | WOW! What a ride, I wish I had the bottle, that CORK came of full of Jim Beam! Would not have traded the time on board her for the world. |
Bowen, Matthew T. | QM-3 | Aug 10, 1979 – Feb 1, 1980 | Navagation | I was on board for a short time with the USNR off of the Santa Barbara until we moved |
Hill, Joe | LTJG | 1980 – 1981 | OPS | |
Mermod, Denis | RM2 | May 1, 1980 – Aug 1, 1982 | OC | Radioman - I remember setting up circuits to speak with everybody (USAF, USCG, USMC) when we couldn't pass traffic to our Navy folks. Best tour I ever had on a small boat. Helped all the other D boats communicate too. |
Hale, Orville | OS1(SW) | Sep 1980 – Jul 1982 | Ops | Great ship, great crew. Only wooden ship I ever served on. |
Reveron, William | HT 2 | Apr 10, 1981 – Oct 2, 1982 | Engineer Department | |
Hill, Andrew / Andy | E3 | 1982 – |
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