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USS Taurus (PHM 3) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Taurus (PHM 3). 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 40 crew members registered for the USS Taurus (PHM 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1992 | – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachney, Walt | GSM1 | Feb 16, 1980 – Aug 24, 1988 | engineering | |
| Kussler, Elston | BM2(SW) | May 3, 1981 – Nov 3, 1983 | CBS | Hi to all,I had the time of my life on the Taurus. I retired as BMCS(SW) in Jun 30 1998 |
| Gribble, L. Leigh | LTJG | Aug 1981 – May 1983 | Chief Engineer | Plankowner CHENG; Awesome ship and a truly outstanding crew; "Leigh kill Bee." |
| Hargis, Lannie "Cookie" | MS1(SW) | Aug 25, 1981 – Dec 6, 1982 | Combat Systems/Supply | ****PLANKOWNER****Of my 30 year career and 16 duty stations this was the most exciting duty station of my Naval Career. Retired in 2003 as a MSCM(SS/SW). |
Jakobson, Henry(Jake)  | GSMC(SW) | Aug 25, 1981 – Oct 1985 | Engineering | The crew was the greatest from the original CO WS Slocum through RS Moore JR |
| Bohnow, William R | FTM1(SW) | Oct 10, 1981 – Apr 18, 1986 | Weapons | . . . . . PLANKOWNER . . . . . . 1 of 2 original Fire Control Techs . . Served on Pegasus PHM 1 from . . . . 01 Oct 78 to 18 Aug 81. . Retired from Navy 30 Jun 92 as a Chief Petty Officer. |
| Buschmann, Roger | LCDR | Oct 10, 1981 – Jun 27, 1983 | XO | Great experience.....perfect hand picked crew. Returned to PHMRON TWO as the Commodore in 1992. |
| Cron, Al | IC2 | Apr 1982 – Aug 1985 | Engineering | I was the first non-plankowner crewman. Reported as an ICFA. Stood watches everywhere from S/S and EOS to TAC 105 to Helmsman. And did we party all over the Carribean! Best years of my life! I sure miss you guys! |
| Permenter, Robert | GSE1 | May 15, 1983 – Oct 15, 1985 | Engineering EOW | Best years ever served. Lots of great times. Never forget Operation Urgent Fury. CMDR Moore best C.O. I ever served under. Saved my ass many times. Great poker nights on the mess deck. Al Cron hidy ho. I remember bohnow too. |
| Tatum, Randy | GSM3 | Sep 9, 1983 – Oct 29, 1986 | Engineering | Best ship of my career. |
| Driver, George | ENC (SW) | Oct 15, 1984 – Sep 7, 1989 | Engineering | Most challenging tour that yielded most rewarding growth. Great people and fond memories! I got drunk once..., for five years... Sober now over 10, and still apolojizing for my actions. Ask your forgivness for my offenses. Blessings! ;-) |
| Reid, Goerge David | GSMC | 1985 – 1987 | ENG | Great Ship. Lots of fun. |
| Williamson, Roger | OS2(SW) | 1985 – 1987 | Operations | |
| Board, Robert | ET1(SW) | 1985 – 1988 | Combat Systems | This was one of my Favorite tours. It is also the only one in which I got to drive and worked on windshield washers. |
| Price, Kimmer | RM2(SW) | Aug 1985 – Sep 1985 | Combat Systems | Good times! Served with some good people and we had some crazy times in Key West and other ports. I think the cops are still looking for me in St. Thomas!! Good to see John Wyckoff and "Baby Hughie" listed their names. Where's Hodgson? |
| Hammond, Bruce | GSE1 | Nov 1985 – Oct 1988 | Engineering | My favorite ship |
| Wyckoff, John/jr | IC3 | Nov 1985 – May 22, 1988 | eng | So how do you discribe the type of duty you had on a Ship like this? Fun,sun,beaches and great friends to depend on.Yes the long hours were a pain! I was a helmsman(thanks for the training Al Cron). It was a fun and incredible ship to be on. |
| Weatherwax, Randy | GSE2 | 1986 – | engineering | I was aboard for a short time as a replacement from the support group,but the good times and good friends i had there are thought of often, great ship |
| Artrup, Joe | OS2(SW) | 1986 – 1990 | All | Best command of my career, and the hardest. |
| Dufour, Lonnie | QMCS(SW) | 1986 – 1989 | Combat Systems | Best tour of my career. Best sailors in the Navy. Great teamwork. A lot of cross training. Hard working crew. Best Drug Buster in the Caribbean. Yes, Kimmer the cops are still looking for you in St. Thomas. LOL |
| Moore, Shawn | FC1 (SW) | Jun 1986 – Jun 1988 | Combat Systems | Never in my life was there any greater joy than the time I spent on Taurus. (Remember the Hydrofoil Wars!) Haystack |
| Lachney, Walter | GSM1 | 1987 – | ENGINERING | |
| Williamson, Roger / Big Roger | OS2 - OS1(sw) | 1987 – 1989 | Operations | Leading (and sometimes the only) OS and Supply person. |
| Strasshofer, Steve | OS1 (SW) | Jun 1987 – Oct 1991 | Combat Systems | Although the tour was very demanding, the memories of the friends and fun, missions and cartoons are something I'll never forget! Drug interdiction operations were "da bomb"! But volleyball in Grenada and other Caribbean ports was the lif |
| Butler, Barry | IC2(SW) | 1988 – | ENG | |
| Schuler, Don | GSE1 (SW) | Mar 1, 1988 – May 31, 1991 | Engineering | Those were mighty fine days.... |
| Curley, Robert | GSE1 | May 2, 1988 – Jun 6, 1991 | ENG/MP | I have many fine memories of my days haze gray and underway. My 3 years on Taurus has provided me with a lifetime of stories. Chasing drug runners and taking on water off Panama. Good times. Live in London now but moving back to the US. |
| Fobian, Mike | FC1 (SW) PLUS ALL OTHERS WHEN NEEDED! | Jun 1988 – Oct 1990 | Combat Systems | I Relieved Shawn in Grenada,it was 2yr nonstop adventure. I remember;Cool people I worked with,Port n starboard duty,redbeans n rice,whoopin ass in NGFS,best sunsets during colors,& not looking back at EAOS.Now back in Richmond,VA.as a Network Admin |
| Buffalo, James | OS1 (SW) | Oct 1988 – Jul 1993 | OIO1-OPS | Fun in the Sun. "Tour de Taurus" |
| Lloyd, David | LT | Feb 1989 – Jul 1990 | Executive Officer | TAURUS had the best crew in the Navy, and was a very proud ship. "Death flies on cold steel wings!" |
| Accordino, Carmine (Gunner) | GMG1(SW) | Mar 1, 1989 – Sep 12, 1991 | Combat | The best and worst times I spent in the Navy. The best shipmates and crew a command could ask for. Dog & Ponies, Searching for the elusive Rodriguez brothers in the Florida straits (Elvis also) Weekend hunts for Key Deer |
| Herchenroder, Keith | LT | May 28, 1989 – Mar 13, 1991 | Chief Engineer | One of the most demanding but rewarding tours of my career. There may be life after the PHM, but it will always be slower! |
| Rosas, Rob | EN2 | Jul 1989 – Nov 1991 | Engineering | Probably one of my best tour in the Navy. I miss all of the good times with all of the cool guys onboard. What a life of patrolling the Carribean and then returning to Key West. I still tell everyone of my experience there. |
| Jones, Cornelies | EN1 | Jul 10, 1989 – Dec 5, 1993 | Engineering | What a time, I'm now about to retire again from the Sheriff department, yes here in the Florida Keys, moving to South Georgia. |
| Coen, Bill | GSMC (SW) | Jan 15, 1990 – Aug 5, 1992 | MP | As far as we could tell from ships records, I was the first person to retire onboard (1992) Does anyone know what happened to "Schuler's Mom" when the ship was decommissioned? |
| Tetterton, Todd | GMG1 (SW) | Dec 1, 1990 – Oct 1, 1991 | Combat Systems | My last active duty command, I went on to join the reserves and spent 14 years drilling , added to my 10 years of active duty I finally retired. |
| Klimas, Tony | LT | Feb 1991 – Aug 1992 | CSO | Great ship and a great crew. Nothing like being up on the sticks. For us - Gitmo was just a place to get some gas. |
| Fullington, Scott | GSE1 (SW) | Jun 15, 1991 – Jul 30, 1993 | Engineering | Incredible memories! Still have Steve Strasshofer's cartoon, the 'Night Action' painting that hung on the mess deck, and the video of our last major cocaine bust, just after hurricane Andrew hit Homestead. |
| Hesse, Will | LT | May 1992 – Jul 1993 | Combat Systems | Once in a lifetime command. Loved every minute and proud to say I was the last Foilborne OOD |
| Westerman, Bret | CPO | Dec 1992 – Jul 1993 | MPA and DCA engineering Dept. |
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