NameCorey Lipscomb
Retirement/Discharge Date??? 1991
Tour 1 Dates??? ???? - ??? 1988
Tour 1 Rank/Rateos3
Tour 1 Divisionoi
NATO Mixed Manned CrewNo
CommentI was so young and just out of "a" school. I truly met the coolest people and had the time of my life.
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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