Roster of Ship's Crew

Last updated 2026

This Roster is to assist shipmates in locating each other. It was compiled using official US Navy records.

It is not to be used to obtain names and e-mail addresses for commercial purposes, or other websites. It is the property of the USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) Association. This roster represents many hours of research. As with any human endeavor, there may be minor errors — please let us know if you discover any changes that need to be made. Thanks to Joe Lambert, EM2, 62-64 for all his hard work in compiling this roster list for us. The association would also like to thank Mike Frederick, BM3, 65–67, for keeping this roster up to date.

If you served aboard USS Charles H. Roan and would like to join our Association, please complete and submit the membership form. You can also use this form to let us know of changes. * Denotes honorary crew member.

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For privacy reasons, the full roster — approximately 1,000 shipmates who served aboard the Roan from 1946 through 1973 — is not posted publicly online. To search for a shipmate by name, year of service, Association membership, plankowner status, or deceased status, please contact us with your request.