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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bonefish (SS 582). 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 116 crew members registered for the USS Bonefish (SS 582).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1984 | 1985 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble, George T. Gamble | EM1 (SS) | Apr 1958 – Jun 1961 | Man Power Electrician | I was a member of the original Commissioning Crew. I came onboard as an EM3(SS) We brought her around from Camden New York Ship Building In Camden NJ to San Diego. A great Sub, a great crew. |
| Wharton, Bud Hilltop | EN1 SS | Dec 1, 1958 – Jan 28, 1963 | AUX GANG | I WAS KNOWN AS THE COMSHAW ARTIST OF THE BOAT I WAS THE ONE WHO HAD ALL OUR PLANK ONERS MADE |
| Jewell, Sid | RM!(SS) | 1959 – 1965 | radio | My first boat. I met a lot of characters,but the best piople I ever served with. I still think of all of them . |
| Ainslie, Ted | RM2(SS) | Jan 1959 – Feb 1963 | Operations | Great Boat & Crew. |
| Roll, Rich/rollo | TM1 | Jan 1959 – Mar 1963 | Gunnery | |
| Dirkx, Nicholas | CS3(SS) | Jan 15, 1959 – May 15, 1960 | supply | |
| Vitry, Robert (Bob) | TM2 E5 | Dec 1959 – Jun 1962 | Torpedo Room | |
| Henson, Don Aka Seaweed | EN-3 | Jul 12, 1960 – Aug 15, 1963 | Eng aftr of 56 | |
| Hopps, Bill | ETR2 | Apr 9, 1961 – Dec 20, 1962 | Electronics | AKA "Drifty Will". Best duty in the Navy. |
| Fodor, Joe | IC2SS | Jan 11, 1962 – May 15, 1964 | IC Gang | Started in San Diego, went to West Pac, moved Home port to Pearl, Went on second west pac run in '64. Spent much time in Yokosuka. |
| Hodge, Gary | RM3 (SS) | Jun 20, 1962 – Sep 15, 1965 | Radio Room | |
| Coria, Art | ICFN | Nov 10, 1962 – Sep 1963 | Forward IC Div | Bonefish was stationed in San Diego when I boarded her and then we were transfered to Pearl. We made a very interesting northern run off the coast of the KAMCHATKA Penisula. 65 days. Got caught by the Russians. |
| Reynolds, James | EN2SS | Apr 1963 – Apr 1966 | Engine Rm. | |
| Hironaka, Joe | ET2 | May 1, 1963 – Aug 14, 1965 | ops | I qualified on the Bonefish and made the west pac run, great bunch of sailors, I think of them often. |
| Wright, Earnest Lynn | RM2 | May 16, 1963 – Feb 7, 1964 | Ops | I qualified for my dolphins on the Bonefish, transferred to USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634. Made one, two month patrol out of Pearl. Two shipmates made the entire patrol without washing nor changing clothes to win a bet. Whew! |
| Mercer, Jon | EM1(SS) | Aug 1963 – Apr 1967 | Electrical | reported aboard as EM2(SS), left for diving school, reported back, transferred as EM(SS) to Okla. for recruiting duty |
| Joyner, William 'Joints' | EN1(SS) | Aug 1, 1963 – Feb 1, 1972 | Main Power (Engineman) | Looking for any shipmates from my early years aboard, any shipmates would be a find. |
| McDonald, James A. Scot | LT | Jun 1, 1964 – Jul 15, 1967 | Engineer | Left the Navy to begin a career as a charter airline pilot in Hawaii in 1967. Cdr Bob Gavazzi was skipper at that time. |
| Balent, Robert (Bob) | TM2 (SS) | Aug 1964 – Oct 1967 | Weapons | |
| Balent, Robert/bob | TM2 (SS) | Aug 24, 1964 – Oct 18, 1967 | Weapons | Best crew in the Navy wouldn’t have missed it, it was the experience of a lifetime, and so many of good shipmates are on the eternal patrol |
| Jauernig, Carl | EN2SS | Aug 31, 1965 – Apr 15, 1966 | Enginge room | |
| Warren, Frank J. (Bud) | IC2SS | Jan 1967 – Sep 30, 1969 | Electrical | Aboard Pearl 1967 as E3 - earned Dolphins, 2 West PACs later made E5. Capt Gravizzi, COB Sam, Gee, McDonald, Lomen, McGrath, Wolfe, Kerns, Craft, Peier, Joiner, Wydert, Pagent. Xfered to Seadragon SSN584 1969. |
| Dunn, Harold | EN2 (SS) | Jun 28, 1968 – Mar 24, 1970 | Engine Room | |
| Kleinman, Ronald | IC1(SS) | Jul 1, 1968 – Dec 15, 1969 | Electrical | Many fond memories of this boat. It was an honor serving on the last conventional submarine. I was retired when I heard the news of the battery fire - one of the worse fears for sub sailors. I still have a pair of my battery-well dungarees somewhere. |
| Hanson, Donald S | E-4 | Sep 1, 1968 – Mar 1, 1971 | Submarine | Helm, sail & stern planes & sonar man. Now living in South Texas enjoying coastal fishing. I have 3 beautiful daughters. I became an international counselor, retreat and seminar facilitator for my career. MA Psychology |
| Cunningham, Paul Shortly | CS 1 | Sep 14, 1968 – Aug 11, 1971 | Supply | Bonefish was my qul boat |
| Scheunemann, Steve | STS3 (SS) | 1969 – Jan 1971 | Sonar | Still have great memories of the crew and our great times together. Hawaii, Hong Kong, the World's Fair, and who could forget Pusan, Korea! It would be great to hear from any of my shipmates! |
| Dzigorski, Gary ( Ski ) | STS3/SS | 1969 – 1971 | Sonar | LOTS of great times on "West Pac". Remember the "Kazoo" band? |
| Balloch, Thomas | Sk2 (SS) | Feb 10, 1969 – May 21, 1974 | Supply | "Tommy Bubbles" What a great five years of my life, followed "Doc" Blanchard throughout my career ending as Senioe Enlisted Adviser at USNA with him. He and Carol were like second parents. time to catch up |
| Martin, Greg ( Marty ) | EN3SS, then | Jun 1969 – May 1971 | Enginering | Almost 2yrs. of great (mostly) memories and great friendships. I still stay in contact with Johnny Russell and Fluffy Richards. I see some familiar names in here that I would love to get in contact with. |
| Lester, Fred | ETN3 (SS) | Sep 1969 – Sep 24, 1970 | ET | Better duty than nukes. DBF |
| Richards, Roger (Fluffy) | QM2SS | Nov 1969 – Aug 1972 | Navigation | Joined Bonefish after decommissioning USS Spinax in November, 1969. Served 2 years 9 months with best crew in the Navy. Two WestPacs, one drydock, athletic teams, and living in Honolulu made a young man's military service very enjoyable. |
| Russell, Johnny | EN 2 | Dec 12, 1969 – Jun 8, 1973 | Engineering | Experience of a life time, Made many great friends and in contact to this day. Made two West Pac, 1972 Forces afloat football Champs, Pearl. To the men of the Bonefish "DBF" |
| Perris, Pep | RM2(SS) AT THE TIME | 1970 – 1974 | OPS | Man we had a hard chargin crew that was damn tight. Without a doubt four of the most memorable years that I look back on and can only smile. I got cancer last year and I'm curious to know how many have cancer now or have died because of cancer. |
| Etzel, Fred (Febe) | LT | Feb 1970 – Nov 1972 | Engineering | If the submarine service still had diesel boats, I would still be riding them with the world's finest submariners. DBF!!! |
| Stait, John | YN2 | Feb 1971 – Sep 1973 | Admin. | As a YN3 I was the ships leading and only Yeoman for 7 months. A billet for a YN1. There was a shortage in the fleet of Yeomen at that time. |
| Hallas, Andy | EM3(SS) | 1972 – 1975 | Engineering | Some of the best years of my life.. Miss those days... DBF |
| Cohen, Bruce | MM3 | 1972 – 1973 | Machinest | |
| Held, Greg | E 3 | Oct 1972 – | ||
| Carnovale, Frank | IC3(SS) | Jun 1973 – Dec 1975 | Engineering | We stunk like burnt deisel fuel, worked like rented mules, danced delicately with the devil, laughed like lunatics, drank like parched desert sand, submerged, shot torpedoes, surfaced and howled at the world, we were pig boat people |
| Mazalewski, John (Ski) | EN1(ss) | Jun 1973 – Dec 7, 1984 | M-Division | Best submarine in the US Navy. Great bunch of shipmates. I remember leaving Norfolk Va. D&S Piers, Maneuvering Watch, lighting off all 3 engines at once, commencing a battery charge and smoking out that nuke boat. |
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