The Crew Roster

Name	James Cole
Retirement/Discharge Date	September 2004
Tour 1 Dates	March 1985 - August 1988
Tour 1 Rank/Rate	OS2
Tour 1 Division	OI
NATO Mixed Manned Crew	No
Comment	Was my first ship, worked hard and played hard. The best start of my Navy career. They say your first ship have some impact on you and I agree. The foundation of over 21 years of service.

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.

(To edit your information or to email another shipmate, make sure you are logged in on The Big Nickel home page. Return here and click on your name to edit your informaiton or on the name of another shipmate to email him. Note that some shipmate's email addresses are missing or not current and the email will "bounce" back to you with an indication that it was undeliverable.)