Namejames f Moore
Retirement/Discharge DateJanuary 1965
Tour 1 DatesMay 1962 - July 1964
Tour 1 Rank/RateIc2
Tour 1 DivisionE
Tour 2 DatesJuly 1964 - September 1964
Tour 2 Rank/RateIc2
Tour 2 DivisionE
NATO Mixed Manned CrewNo
Comment You mentioned that there is a tour on the USS Barry. I was also on the Barry before commissioning the Biddle. Decomissioned the Biddle and recommisioned it the Claude V Ricketts Before finishing my duty on the USS NEW PORT NEWS, IN JAN 1965. ALSO i'M A PLANK OWNER OF THE BIDDLE.i DID THE SHAKE DOWN CRUISE TO GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA. WAS A SHIP MATE DURING THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS. Jim
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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