Family
Members

Crew Members For Whom Taps Have Been Played

HM1 Charles F. Monts - 2002

BM3 Ervin A. Burke - 2006

FTM1 Donald R. Comar - February 11, 1999

Capt Thomas Frederick Mullane - August 18, 2005

Sean Buchanan - 1991

Paul Dingwitz - 2000

Eddy Wolf - 2007

LCDR Robert Elseth - 9/11/2001 (At the Pentagon when it was attacked)

ET3 Irttie Allen Wilson (brother of BM Ronnie "Goober" Wilson) - December 12, 2005

John Edward Flager, Jr - May, 1995

FTM2 Alan Nash - 1996

FTGSN William "Billy" D. Pilkerton (1962 - 1964) - 16 November, 2002

GMG1 Alvin B. Stackhouse - 1995

SH2 Percy Levi Smith (???? - 1989 Decomm Crew) - Aug. 3, 2001.  You can view his obituary here.

RDC Mike Fescina - 1982/1983

Capt Thomas Edward Fortson (1963 - 1965) - March 23, 2003.  You can view his obituary here.  Additional information on Capt. Fortson's St. Johns river advocacy here.

LT Glenn J. Sedam, Jr. (1964 - 1965) - February 5, 1994.  You can view his obituary here.

MM1 Raymond Dilts, Sr. - March 13, 2004. You can view his obituary here.

FTC Juergen Jeltsch (FGN) - ????

FTCS Robert W. Bowlen (62 - 67) - December 30, 1994.  You can view his obituary here.

ET2 Jimmy Eaves - ????

GMG2 Howard D. Stauffacher (1962 - ??) - 1962

BM1 Wendel T. Rector - 1962

FTM2 Anthony A. Notaras - 1969

SN Raymond E. Engel - August 11, 2006

RD2 Robert S. Thomson (RN) - ????

Capt Robert G. Buechler - October 10, 2007

SN Christian Bamberg (MMD: German Navy, 1964-1965) - 1995

OSC William Jackson "Bill" Richley (1983 - 1987) - August 9, 2001

LCDR Herbert C. Pendergast - ????

SN Lawrence W. Ash (1962 - 1964) - ????

BT1 William G. Bridgeman - ???

RD2 Robert Lynn Damstra - May 26, 2009 (onboard Dec. 65 - Aug 66).  Bob retired as an EW Senior Chief PO.

SF3 George M. Beckett - January, 1995 (on board Oct. 66 - Nov. 69).  Brother of Ron Beckett ( on board Mar 64. - Dec. 67)

Harold Hayes - August, 2009  (If you knew Harold and/or have any information about his rating and his time on board, please contact our Chaplain or me)

FTMC Robert J. Klotz - April 20, 2009 (If you knew Bob and/or have any information about his rating and his time on board, please contact our Chaplain or me)

Captain Denis Army (Weapons Officer, 1980-1982) - May 16, 2000, died of ALS.
Read this story about Capt. Army.

BTMC John P. "Jack" Reilly (1964 - 1968) - July 6, 2010.  You can view his obituary here.

FCCM (SW) David E. Bezanson (1983(?)-1985(?)) - August 1, 2010.  You can view his obituary here.

FTG2 Eric W. Niadna (???? - 1968) - July 22, 1988

ET2 David S. Padys (1983 - 1986) - December 28, 2008.  You can view his obituary here.

YNCS Ernest J. Stephenson, Jr (1963 - 1966) - January, 1991

BM1 Demitrios Melitas
(MMD: Greek Navy, 1964 - 1965) - August 8, 2012

BT3 Rodney Thurlby (1967 - 1971) - October 12, 2012.  You can view his obituary here.

MM2 Michael Waltman (1968 - 1970) - April 27, 2011.  You can view his obituary here.

Captain Thomas Russell Sheridan (Commanding Officer, June 19 1980 - Mar 27 1982) - June 20, 2013.  You can view his obituary here.

FTM1 James Bell Miller (April, 1970 - August, 1974)  - August 4, 2013.  You can view his obituary here.

EM3 Ben McGavock Ford (December, 1976 To November, 1979) - September 11, 2013.  You can view his obituary here.

LCDR Frederick J. Reeg (1964 - 1965), April 13, 2011.  You can view his obituary here.

ST1 Donald J. Oglesby
(1962 - 1963), March 3, 2014.  You can view his obituary here.

BTFN Roger A. Freed (1983 - 1987), December 2, 2013.  You can view his obituary here.

Captain Francis Raymond Donovan (Commanding Officer, September 5, 1972 - March 8, 1974), May 4, 2014.  Retired as Vice Admiral.  You can view his obituary here.

FTG2 Robert P. Chalmers (October, 1966 - July, 1970), February 20, 2014.  You can view his obituary here.

RD1 Rush Barnard "Zeke" Horton (1964 - 1968), August 22, 2014.  You can view his obituary here.

SN Walter William Tushkow (March 1968 - November 1970), September 15, 2013.  You can view his obiturary here.

EW1 Kermit "Ed" Williams (Years on board uncertain.  If you remember Kermit, please contact me with any information you may have.), May 22, 2001. You can view his obituary here.

FTM1 Carl William Slack (1963 - 1968), April 8, 2015.  Carl was the DDG-5 Crew Members Association  Executive Director from 2009 until his death.  He was the driving force behind the reunions in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. You can view his obituary here.  You can view his duty stations during his 20 years of Navy service here.

MMCS Gary Brown (1988 - 1989), 1990.  Passed away from cancer in upstate New York.  If you have any information about Chief Brown, please contact me.

LCDR Leo Donald "Donnie" King (Member of the 1989 decom crew), November 27, 2009. You can view his obituary here and here.

BT3 Dennis "Bozo" Brzozowski (1968), August 13, 2015.  You can view his obituary here.

GMGSN James Churko (8/64 - 1/65), October 13, 2015.  You can view his obituary here.

RDSN Ross Locke (3/68 - ??/??), March 13, 2009.  You can view his obituary here.

BT2 William (Bill) O. Turner (September 1965 - September 1968), January 7, 2017.  You can view his obituary here.

BM2 William "Bill" R. Kilbride (1981 - 1985), January 16, 2017.  You can view his obituary here.

OS2 Paul Charles Dolan (1973 - 1977), April 16, 2017.  You can view his obituary here.
               (Not mentioned in his obit is Paul's heroism on the night of Nov. 22, 1975, when the cruiser,
               USS Belknap (CG-26), collided with the aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy CV-67),
               causing 7 dead on the CG & 1 dead on the CV. The cruiser was ablaze...she was knocked
               & melted down to her 01-level...ammunitions & missiles were ablaze, with explosions and
               heavy fire. Paul gathered a couple of mates and played water hoses on the higher levels of
               the CG from DDG-5's 03-level. His action that night limited further damage and fire in a
               area. There's no doubt that he and others saved the Belknap from total destruction. Thus, he
               earned, I believe, the Meritorious Service Medal...not a normal medal for an everyday Sailor,
               but a great thankful gesture for a great Naval Hero.)

FC2 John Alan Padget (1985 - ????), Date of death unknown. No obituary found.  If you have information about John, please contact me.

BT2 Thomas Suchocki (1964 - 1968), May 25, 2017.  Tom was a member of the MMD.  You can view his obituary here.

SN Salvatore Fanciiulli, Italian Navy (1964 - 1965), 2008.

BTFA Gary William Smith (1967 - 1968), September 12, 2016.  You can view Gary's obituary here.

BT2 Edward John Truchanowicz (1965 - 1967), August 17, 2018.  You can view Ed's obituary here.

GMM3 Michael Quentin Schmidt (1965 - 1967), September 17, 2018.  You can view Mike's obituary here and read more information about Mike's life here.

Lt. Elmo R. Zumwalt III (1968 - 1969), August 13, 1988. 

LTJG Laurence (Larry) Keith Paddack, Missile Officer (7/63 - 7/64), December 5, 2018.

BTC Edward Warren Curtis (7/83 - 8/88), March 3, 2019. Ed is in the B Div group pictured here (he's 4th from the right in the back row). You can view Ed's obituary here.

Lt. Thomas William Maher ((1st Lieutenant, 1965 - 1967),
May 29, 2018. You can read his obituary here.

Lt. Roger Lieberman (Medical Officer, 1975), May 26, 2020.

BT3 Donald R. Stoll (1987 - 1989), March 24, 2020. You can read his obituary here.

Captain Thomas Andrew York (Apr 7 1978 - Jun 19 1980) July 10, 2020.  You can view his obituary here.

OS2 Greg Lee Reel (June 1975 - 1978), September 18, 2020.  You can view his obituary here.

SN Thomas J. Zukowski (May 1962 - November 1964), September 5, 2020.  Tom was a Plank Owner for the USS Biddle as well as the USS Claude V. Ricketts.  You can view his obituary here.

Richard P. Trenk (???? - ????), September 6, 2015. You can view his obituary here.

Robert Thomas McFaddin (???? - ????), September 23, 2021.  You can view his obituary here.

DC3 John Walter Marks (May 1961 - June 1965), February 6, 2021. You can view his obituary here. John and Robert, listed below, were brothers.

DC2 Robert F. Marks (May 1961 - June 1965), January 30, 2021. You can view his obituary here. Bob and John, listed above, were brothers.

BT2 Ove J. Hordnes (1970 - September 1973), Unknown date of passing.

MM1 Stephen Wayne Gosnell (1982(?) - 1985), May 12, 2021. You can view his obituary here.

EMC Bradley R. Sike (October 1976 To December 1979), April 17, 2022. You can view his obituary here.

RMSA Freddie A. Hamm (1975 - 1977), August 11, 2022. You can view his obituary here.

Captain Joseph Francis King (June 25, 1976 - April 7, 1978), August 8, 2022. You can find his obituary here.

Curtis Richard (Rickey) Mallette (1977 - 1978), August 20, 2014. You can view his obituary here.

BTFN Timothy Louis Mallette (1977 - 1978), October 1, 2022. You can view his obituary here.

SM3 Bil Heath (1972 - 1974), November 28, 2022. You can view his obituary here.

FC1 John Adams (1980s), January 9, 2023. You can view his obituary here.

FTM2 Richard A. Joy (1975 during the rescue of the Belknap), March 2, 2023. You can view his obituary here.

STG3 Christopher Lee "Chris" Chamness (June 1983 - October 1985), May 16, 2020. You can view his obituary here.

MMCS Anthony Frank Zdanuk, Sr. (June 1964 - December 1965), January 31, 2006. You can view his obituary here. (Dates on board are uncertain, though he was a member of the MMD).

BMC Stanley Dale Mueske (February 1980 - November 1981), September 24, 2023. You can view his obituary here.

YNSN Gerald (Gerry) H. Iken (June 1967 - October 1968), October 20, 2023.

ET2 Raymond S. Rand (1979 - 1983) February 4, 2013. You can view his obituary here.

FTM2 Robert K. Hopkins (1971 - 1974) April 10, 2015. You can view his obituary here.

OSCM Emory Loyld Cambell (1977 - 1979) July 23, 2018. You can view his obituary here.
I try to keep this list updated at all times.  If you know of a fellow shipmate that has passed away and is not on the list, please contact us about it so we can get their name on the honor roll. Also, if there are misspellings let me know.