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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Flasher (SSN 613). 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 178 crew members registered for the USS Flasher (SSN 613).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1976 | 1977 – 1982 | 1983 – 1987 | 1988 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Arquette, Dan | FGT1 (SS) | Sep 1, 1964 – Apr 1, 1968 | Weapons | Retired as CWO (W-4) in Aug of 1981. Married lady from Thailand. Worked as Field Engineer and QA Manager on several overseas projects for Voice of America. Now happily retired and living in Thailand near Bangkok. |
Duarte, Vic | QM2(SS) | Nov 1, 1964 – Jan 31, 1969 | Navigation | My first Nuke, Precomm crew, DBF. I have since retired from USN and retired from US Airways. Iam now doing contract airline maintenance for all airlines at Norfolk Intl airport. |
Mallisk, Dave | STS1(SS) | Jan 15, 1965 – Dec 20, 1967 | Operations | Hey shipmates! Long time no sea! I'll stop short. So, who wants to risking having anything cut off? (The instructions clearly state, "The rest will be cut off.") |
Snow, Clif | IC1(SS) Plankowner | Feb 1965 – Oct 1968 | E Div | |
Gregory, Gary | ET1(SS) PLANKOWNER | Feb 1965 – Sep 1967 | ET REACTOR | |
Hedman, Ric | STEWARDSMATE | Feb 25, 1965 – Jun 5, 1968 | Supply | Plankowner, 1st non-rated man to report aboard. First boat. Did one tour 4 years, 5day active. Active reserves until June 1970. Rode USS Cusk SS348 as a TAD rider. last dives and surfaces were aboard Cusk. http://PigBoats.COM/ |
Wyllie,jr, Walter | STCS(SS) | May 1965 – Aug 15, 1967 | COB | Flasher was my last boat....I then retired. I'd like to hear from CSC(SS) Baker. |
West, Byron | MM2 SS | Oct 1965 – Oct 1968 | Nuke/Mechanical | Enginroom Supervisor, Plank Owner |
McMinn, Mike | MM1(SS) | Nov 17, 1965 – Feb 1, 1970 | Machinery | Plank-Owner |
Williamson, Richard, Ryc, Willy | MM2(SS) | 1966 – 1969 | M | First or second non plank owner. |
Lamb, John M. | CS1SS | 1966 – 1966 | Galley | |
Gleave, Dale (Gleep Gleep)pl | YN2SS | May 1, 1966 – Oct 1, 1968 | Plank-Owner - Lots of scars left from days on Flasher.Lotgs | |
Brunson, Jack | EN1 | 1967 – Oct 1969 | ||
Sass, Stephen | MM2(SS) | 1967 – 1970 | M Div | My first submarine and the best one I served on in my 23 year career. What a great crew we had and some real good memories. Flasher reunions are the best. |
Verheul, Richard/chief Dick | ETC(SS) | 1967 – Aug 1970 | Electronics | |
Millard, Doug | ETR2-SS | Mar 16, 1967 – Sep 19, 1970 | RC | |
Brandjes, Pat | ET1 SS DV | Apr 15, 1967 – Sep 11, 1972 | Reactor Operator --Engineering Watch Supervisor | Retiring Sept.07 from the Palo Verde Nuc plant. Still married --kids in Portland OR and Seattle WA |
Mattran, Edmund (Matt) | STS1(SS) | Jun 1, 1967 – Jan 1, 1970 | Sonar | |
Seigworth, Robert | MM2 (SS) | Jul 16, 1967 – May 1970 | Machinery | My first sub and the best ship of many I served on during my 23 1/2 yrs of service. I still can't imagine how so many, so young accomplished so much during the Cold War. What memories we made! |
Keywatz, Bert | ETR3 | Nov 9, 1967 – Oct 17, 1969 | FWR ET | Great times with a great crew . First qual on Ben Franklin SSBN 640 4-1966-11-1967. Work as C&ET at a power plant in wyo (retired) Love hunting and fishing. |
Horine, Bill (Horny) | TM2 | Dec 1967 – | Weapons | Remember vividly Gleep and Mule falling down the main hatch after an evening on Hotel St. Most heart racing event was the collision with iceberg, damaging periscope and giving us a big up-angle. Dishes flying! |
Richie Jr., John | ET1SS | Dec 15, 1967 – Apr 24, 1969 | RC | Best SUB ever. Had some good times aboard this great ship and had some scarry times too. Miss all my shipmates. I am still in the Nuclear business working as a contractor at refueling outages. Sorry to miss the last reunion. |
Hansen, Darrell (Ding) | EN 2 SS | 1968 – 1972 | Aux | Good times and great crew/Friends |
Pico, "rotten" Ray | RM3(SS) | Mar 15, 1968 – Sep 30, 1971 | Radio | Dodging icebergs while driving the FLASHER thru the Sea of Japan under the command of "Artie" Johnson was one of the biggest thrills of my life. btw Ric Hedman has a great FLASHER website check it out: http://www.rddesigns.com/flasher.htm |
Drake, John Bulkhead | MM2SS | Jul 1968 – Jul 1972 | Engineering | Quite an education |
Godsil, Tim | QM3 | Jul 1, 1968 – Oct 1, 1970 | Quartermaster | |
Godsil, Tim | QM2 | Aug 1968 – Sep 1970 | Navigation | |
Munsell, Graham (Muns) | ET-1 (SS) | Nov 28, 1968 – Jun 12, 1972 | Forward Electronics | Fond memories many events, endless tracking parties, great football seasons upset repair base team championship, stand down camping crew & families Beer can beach. Kevin Townsend, Cheif Dick, lost u 2. Peg & I Salem OR |
Hays, Johnny (Purple Hays) | mm1 ss | 1969 – Sep 19, 1972 | comsubflot seven | |
Brooks, Jim | IC2 | Jan 1969 – Oct 1971 | engineering | |
Day, James/doc | HMCS(SS) | Jan 1969 – Mar 1970 | Medical | |
Weers, Steve | EM1 | Jan 1969 – Feb 5, 1973 | Engineering | Gilbert, AZ PLC programmer. |
Kushins, Ed | Lt. | Apr 1969 – Jul 1971 | Supply | Classifed Top Secret - SI |
Tupman, Ken/ Soul Pig | EM1 SS | May 1969 – Oct 1973 | ||
West, Ed " Fast Eddie" | TM2 | May 1969 – Jan 1971 | Weapons | Had a great crew and Div. with Big Sid, Turkey Neck! Highlites: Busting Russian war games and winning the Sub Flt. Flag football Championship!Good to see "Hogsworth Blackburn" and Rotten Ray on the list. Lookingf for Dinger &Forgey. |
Tupman, Kenneth Soul Pig | EM1 (SS) | May 1969 – Oct 1973 | E-Div | I am the reunion coordinator for Flasher. Contact me for info. Our next reunion is in San Diego CA June 8-12 2016. |
Sarver, Don | TM3SS | Jun 1969 – Dec 1970 | WEPS | Greatest bunch of guys I ever served with. Retired now and living in Newport Oregon |
Horn, Jim | YN3(SS) | Jul 1969 – Feb 1971 | Administration | I still remember winning the Flag Football Championship game on November 19, 1970. We went to Chief Brown's home after the game and had a great celebration. |
Blackburn, James/hog | TM2SS | Oct 1969 – 1972 | weapons/leading seamon | Severed with the best crew the 613 every had.. Very proud to call the crew friends... |
Reese, Joe | FTG 3 SS | May 1970 – Dec 1972 | Retired, Living in Maine. Married with two children and two grand children. | |
Gronewold, Russ (Grapes) | MM2SS | Dec 1970 – Dec 1973 | A | Great memories of crew and places visited! How many remember hitting the ocean bottom, or ASW OPS when a torpedo bounced off the sail? Would like to visit with shipmates any time. 541-379-9529. |
Burnett, Mel | EM2 (SS) | Dec 29, 1970 – Dec 11, 1974 | Electrical | Although I didn't enjoy the experience much at the time, I look back at it with fond memories and sometimes tell people that I "grew up on a nuclear submarine". I think we all matured a bit during that time. |
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