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USS Michigan (SSBN 727) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Michigan (SSBN 727). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 227 crew members registered for the USS Michigan (SSBN 727).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1990 | 1991 – 1998 | 1999 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehto, Jack | ETC | Nov 11, 1974 – Jul 1, 1995 | RC | |
| Sass, Stephen | MMCS(SS) | 1979 – 1983 | M Div | What a great crew we had for commissioning. Great times during our stay in Groton, Ct. |
| Long, Byron | MM1(SS) | 1979 – 1981 | A-Gang | Pre-com crew at EB some good and bad time overall great crew |
| Van Schaick, Anthony | ETC(SS) | 1979 – 1985 | RC | Initial manning. RT for Initial criticality. All RC div watches plus Battery Charging Electrician. 2nd non-chief EWS. Shellback. Order of the Ditch. Blue Crew. |
| Evans, Jeffery | MMCS | Apr 1, 1979 – Nov 5, 1985 | Auxiliary | I was on the PRECOMM unit as a MM2 departed following being advanced to MMC and retruned as MMCS. I retired from the Navy in June 1997 having completed over 20 patrols onboard the USS MICHIGAN Gold Crew |
| Hibay, Mike | MM1(SS) | Aug 1979 – Jul 1983 | M | |
| Foster, Doug | IC1 (SS) | Aug 1979 – Jul 1983 | NUC E-DIV | Initial manning crew at Electric Boat. Commissioning Crew. Order of the Ditch, Shellback and PSA in Bremerton, WA. Got out of Navy at Bangor during time of crew setup before first patrol. |
| Tidd, Ronald | ET1 | Aug 1979 – Oct 24, 1985 | RC | |
| Butler, Willis (Bill) | MM1(SS) | Sep 1979 – Jun 1980 | RL | Precom Unit "A", DASO, and 2 Patrols. LELT 1983-1984. Retired 8/04 |
| Edwards, Dave | MM1(SS) | Oct 1979 – Jan 1986 | Gold Crew | One of the remarks made by an older yard worker was the Michigan and her crew was one of the finest to come thru GenDyn since WWII. She is a great ship and I am proud to have been a part of that heritage. Fair winds and following seas to all aboard |
| Declerck, Jeff | YN2 | Oct 29, 1979 – Apr 4, 1983 | Admin | |
| Brandien, Peter | EM1 | Nov 1, 1979 – Jul 22, 1983 | E-Div | |
| Lantrip, Bryan | IC1 | Nov 1, 1979 – 1983 | E DIV | PRECOM, Plankowner, Shellback. Great crew, time in Cocoa Beach, Panama Canal transit, Bangor. |
| Riggs, Thomas | MT2/SS | Nov 19, 1979 – Jan 2, 1986 | Weapons | |
| Elliott, Jerry | MM1 | 1980 – 1984 | Auxilliary | One command I will never forget. Go Blue crew |
| Cole, Scott | FTB1(SS) | 1980 – 1983 | Strategic Fire Control | Dates are approx. Was in first precom strategic weapons group. |
| Lea, Patrick | ET1/ss | 1980 – 1983 | Nav/Radar/ESM | Plankowner arrived onboard seeing only wooden ladders from deck to deck and no equipment onboard. Able to go into reactor compartment before it glowed. Sea trials, missle shots, Cocoa , panama transit, good memories |
| Harding, Terry | RMC(SS) | Mar 1980 – 1983 | OC | PRE-COMM, COMMISSIONING, DASO, PANAMA CANAL (E-W). Departed the boat upon arrival at PSNSY for PSA. Went to Naval Submarine School, Instructor duty and retired from there. |
| Lopez, Ernie | RMC(SS) | May 1980 – Nov 1983 | OC | 13th Crew member to check aboard PCU Michigan. Assigned to Blue Crew after Crew split. Left prior to first patrol. Retired in 1993 after serving on SSBN'S 617B, 649G,726B,728G, CSG9 and CSR17 Staff and COB of the SSN661 |
| Toay, Gary | FTBC(SS) E7 | Jun 1980 – Mar 1983 | SWS WEAPONS | I was on the precom unit during construction. |
| Jennison, Neal | MM1 (SS) | Jun 1980 – Aug 1984 | Machinery | Precom unit, shakedown and two patrols one of which we pulled into Pearl Harbor as a tourist attraction. Great boat with lots of memories. |
| Weston, Randy | MM2 (SS) | Jun 1980 – Apr 1984 | A Div | This is the crew that made up my mind to stay for 20! True professionals in an era of non compliance. The BEST A division on Any boat and that was both Gold and Blue. |
| Maddy, Richard | STS1/STSC | Sep 1980 – Oct 1981 | Sonar | First non-engineering rag hat and chief to qualify Michigan (pre-com). Made chief and was transfered to the NYC SSN 696. |
| Thayer, Rick (Rat) | EMC(SS) | Nov 1, 1980 – Jun 19, 1984 | E | PRECOM and Blue crew. Great boat and crew. |
| Cummings, Larry | STSCS/SS | Dec 1980 – Mar 1992 | Sonar | Put some serious time on the MIchigan. From PreCom 727, to 727Gold, to TRF Sonar Shop to 727Blue, to TRF Ship Sup for the Michigan. I was never away from the Michigan more than 3 months from the end of 1980 to March of 1995. |
Ginter, Byron  | ET1(SS) | Dec 1980 – Jul 1983 | RO | Was on commissioning crew, went on C trials, present at cape kennedy for missile shot, transited panama canal and made at least 4 patrols before leaving for the EEAP. was promoted to ETC just after departure. |
| Haskell, Scot | QM2/SS | 1981 – 1984 | Navigation | Launched 7 Missiles transited the Panama Canal First Trident crew to become Shellbacks Patrol # 2 and #4 And 1 Divorce |
| Smith, Ron | STS1 | 1981 – 1984 | Sonar | |
| Barron, Randall | MT1(ss) | 1981 – 1985 | Weapons | No longer the only Rocket Jockey, Calvin Arthur Andrew KK Carr... Hello, dirtball, my old friend. Retired in 95 from TRF, Washington. Living on Nor Cal in the redwoods with my wife, 12 kids and 8 grandkids. |
| Cummings, Larry | STSCS/SS | Jan 1981 – Jan 1995 | Sonar | The dates are right. I commisioned the Michigan, then spent time at TRF working on the Michigan, then returned to the Michigan. Then back to TRF as a Weapons Ship Supt...for the Michigan. |
| Brumley, Isaac | MM2 | Jan 1981 – Jan 1982 | M | Pre-Comm Crew |
| Otto, Wayne | STS1(SS) | Jan 1, 1981 – Jan 6, 1983 | Sonar | Plankowner on Commisioning Crew. The fun times in the EB Shipyard and DASO! |
| Reber, Lawrence,, Larry,,lareb | STSCS(SS) | Jan 2, 1981 – Jun 15, 1986 | Sonar | Wow What a trip, PreCom, DASO(SUCKIN RUBBER), SO-CAL, Trips to HAwaii and 5 runs. Live in Poulsbo, See some of the crew from time to time. Rodney cotton showed up last year,,,, When is the REUNION????? Realy miss the crew.. |
| Carr, K'Kay | MT2-MT1 | Feb 1981 – | SWS Weapons 4ever! | Why is it that I'm the only rocket jockey on this list?...Surely the ship yard hasn't wiped us all out! God I miss you guys! |
| Taylor, Lawson | MT3 - MT2 | Feb 1981 – Oct 31, 1985 | Weapons | |
| Broxton, Bobby | DS1 (SS) | Mar 1981 – Aug 1983 | Data Systems Division | |
| Bryar, William | MM2(SS) | Apr 17, 1981 – Dec 2, 1983 | A-Div/Ship's DCPO/Hazardous Materials Co-Ord | Most of the "BEST" times in my naval career from "45"yr old fleet boats to the 3rd most powerful country in the world. Plank Owner, from Pre-Com, to 3rd patrol, The "FINEST" in the Fleet!! |
| White (Whitey), James (Jim Or Bubba) | IC | May 1981 – 1984 | Precom with Tom Schaffner and Ken West. Hope I can hook up with them at some point. My phone number has not changed in 25 years. | |
| Schlau, Brian | MM2/SS | May 5, 1981 – Aug 24, 1984 | A-GANG | I learned "a lot" during my time on-board, this served me very well later as A DIV LPO on the PCU Tennessee. For those of you who might remember the event, I designed the Panama/Equatorial patch and did some other art work. |
| Lissy, Michael | RM2 AND 1/SS.. LT | May 10, 1981 – Sep 15, 1987 | OC | Great boat, and Great crew |
| Elmlund, Dale / Elmo | QM1 | Oct 10, 1981 – Oct 11, 1983 | Navigation | PreCom. in Electric Boat Shipyards.Encouraged by my "buddies"to get married to a Holly Lock Hussy. Found out she was a lying, manipulative,drug addicted, green card stealing Hussy ! Dunped that one. Florida shoot, Shell Back, Order Of the Ditc |
| Elmlund, Dale / Elmo | QM1/SSR (RET) | Oct 10, 1981 – Oct 13, 1983 | Navigation (when QMs were really QMs) | PLANK OWNERS UNITE ! We deserved to at least be notified when the boat was re- comissioned. We also deserved something out of the change over. Maby they will remember us with a piece of the hull if we live longer than the sub safe parts. |
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