NameTanis R Smith
Retirement/Discharge DateSeptember 1971
Tour 1 DatesJune 1968 - September 1971
Tour 1 Rank/RateBT 3
Tour 1 DivisionB
NATO Mixed Manned CrewNo
Comment Came on board shortly after CVR returned from Med cruse. Was assigned to the forward fire room. I remember working with Mike Dolan on the ACC systems both in the fire room along with the repair shack. I also worked closely with ED Wilson in the oil king and water king shack. Just before leaving the Ricketts I worked with the 3M privative maintenance system.
The Crews of DDG-5
USS Biddle (5/5/62 - 7/28/64)
USS Claude V. Ricketts (7/28/64 - 10/31/89)
Below are the names of the men that, together, made up the crews of the USS Biddle and USS Claude V. Ricketts during her 27 year career.  The names below represent those who have registered on this site and do no comprise the whole of the men who served on board the DDG-5 during her career.  It is estimated that at least 4000 men served on board the DDG-5 during her lifetime.  If you were a crew member of either the Biddle or the Ricketts and you have not yet done so, you can register here.
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