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USS Darter (SS 576) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Darter (SS 576). 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 85 crew members registered for the USS Darter (SS 576).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freske, Lawrence | SS 576 | Nov 1957 – 1961 | engineering | |
| Murnane, Tom | TM3(SS) | Sep 1958 – Dec 1962 | Weapons | |
| Kowalik, Stan | RM3SS | Dec 12, 1958 – Mar 30, 1960 | Radio | Two great officers Lt. Pete Volgerberger and my last Captain Frank Thurtell. . Also Ed Rickets Chief MM who spent 2 years as a Jap POW after Sculpin SS191 was sunk. ED was one of about 20 crewmen who survived WWII. |
| Standridge, Richard | EM2(SS) | 1960 – 1961 | E | |
| Downing, Stan | EM3 (ss) | 1961 – Sep 3, 1962 | electrical | |
Stevenson, Donald (Steve)  | E7 | 1961 – 1967 | Electrician | I am enjoying retirement, after leaving the Navy I continued to follow my trade and made a very decent living. I enjoyed the years I spent on the Darter and am looking forward to hearing from old shipmates! |
| Davidson, Donald | MM3/SS | Jun 1962 – Sep 1963 | Auxiliary and Engineering | Great crew and great Captain. Did the Med cruise and one of the best experiences of my life. |
| Johns, Conrad (Connie) | ETR2 SS | Jun 17, 1962 – Aug 12, 1963 | Operations | Great Ship! I had qualified on the Clamagore in 1960. Trans to the Darter and had my first experience with the EM Club and met my wife, Liz of 57 years. Cuban Crises Fall of 62 and Med Cruise 1963. Discharged Aug 63. |
| Howell, Robert | EM1 | Aug 1962 – Sep 1964 | Electrical | Great time. Hard work, but very good experience. |
| Anderson, Ronald | IC2SS | Oct 1962 – Oct 1964 | Engineering | Great crew, great friends, great memories. Med Cruise !963. Was onboard when Kennedy was killed. We had a great skipper, Cmdr. Stan Mayfield, he was one in a million. The world lost a great man when he died. |
| Phillips, Charles (Don) | ETR-3(SS) | Aug 1963 – May 1964 | My first of 5 ships, shortest but most memorable tour of all. | |
| Dunlap, Samuel | EMFN (SS) | Aug 30, 1963 – Apr 9, 1964 | E division | I qualified on the DARTER and then went to nuc pwr sch. on the DARTER we went around Cuba (castro had shut of the water to GITMO. We were of the Bahamas in '63 when Ken. was shot. I am anxious the attend the reunion. |
| Christensen, Robert / Bob / 'Chris' | ET-3 (SS) | Sep 20, 1963 – Jan 29, 1965 | One of the great experiances of my life . . . everyone loves the Darter! | |
| Vinyard, Dennis | FT3{SS} | Sep 30, 1963 – Jun 22, 1964 | weapons | My first qual. boat. CMDR Mayfield was great captain. The crew were the best of the best. On port side lookout when Kennedy killed. On board at GITMO day castro shut water off. The exsperance of a life time. |
| Rando, Paul | STS3 (SS) | Nov 9, 1964 – | Sonar | |
| Bromwell, Wayne | TM2 | Jan 5, 1965 – Oct 30, 1966 | Weapons | Enjoyed my time on Darter, she was a fine submarine and I had the pleasure of riding her to sea both as a crew member and later as a shipyard rider on sea trials. |
| Kerins, Mike | QM3 | Aug 1965 – Jun 1967 | Operations | Most of this time was spent in an extensive overhaul adding a section in the hull and installing puffs sonar. |
| Makela, Robert | IC3SS | 1966 – 1969 | Interior communications Electrician | Best learning experience in my lifetime. Great memories of Med and the Tropic cruises and also sad moments when we learned the Dakar sank while returning from Med cruise. A couple of days later the USS Thresher sank. |
| Jernigan, Tom | RMSS | Mar 1967 – Oct 1967 | Came to Darter as a RMSN after walking off of the Roosevelt as an RM3 who being promoted to 2nd class - when I told the XO (J. Slough) that I'd rather be a seaman on the Darter than a 2nd class on the Roosevelt, I meant it. Best crew ever. | |
| Clawiter, James | EM2(SS) | Aug 15, 1967 – Jul 15, 1969 | ENGINEERING | THE BEST BOAT IN THE FLEET MANNED BY THE BEST CREW IN THE NAVY..!!!! |
| Damron, Bill (Mex) | TM2 | 1968 – Sep 1971 | Weapons | Picked up Darter in Charleston, served on it through ship yards in Pascagoula and West Pac. Left on Yokosuka, Japan. Made many great friends and enjoy their company when I am around them. Many great times. |
| Frost, Bill/jack | tm2/ss | Jan 10, 1968 – Jul 10, 1970 | alantic | |
| Murphree, James | RMC(SS) | Jun 1968 – Jun 1970 | Operations/Communications | Wonderful crew and I made warrant on board in the shipyard at Pascagoula, MS. |
| Shelton, Steve (Sweetpea) | RM3(ss) | Aug 28, 1968 – May 12, 1971 | Communications | Best damn crew in the navy. From Charleston to Pascagoula to San Diego, had some great times with some great guys. |
| Shelbrock, Dave | ETN2 (SS) | Oct 4, 1968 – Oct 6, 1969 | ET | My Tenure aboard Darter was the highlight of my 6 years. Captain Dan was a Prince among Men ! We are all back together again !! (Such a Gift !!) |
| Wannamaker, Tom | EM2(SS) | Nov 1968 – Dec 1971 | Awesome ride, great crew, experience of a lifetime. | |
| Cloudt, Mark | E5 | Nov 1968 – 1970 | Uss darter | Some of the best years of my life |
| Robinson, Jim "Robby" | EM2(SS) | Apr 21, 1969 – Dec 3, 1971 | Electrical | The greatest time of my life. |
| Robinson, Jim "Robbie" | Electrician's Mate 2nd Class | Apr 26, 1969 – Dec 10, 1971 | Engineering Electrician's Mate | Came on in Charleston 1969 went to Pascagula for the overhaul. While tied up in Fort Lauderdale swam over and touched the Bow of the Queen Mary at the water line. San Diego by way of the Panama Canal, Acopulco Made the West Pac run in 71 |
| Gomeau, John Gomeau | SST3[SS] | Jun 1969 – Aug 13, 1972 | ||
| Schlueter, Marc | Jun 1969 – May 1970 | My first boat, had a good time and fondly remember Pascagoula, MS. They treated us like royalty, quite different from Charleston. Went to the Simon Bolivar SSBN641 after this. | ||
| Gaston, Tommy | LT | Aug 1, 1969 – | Engineering | Engineer during the shipyard overhaul. Rode the boat through the canal and left the boat in San Diego for Submarine school. |
| Hoffman, Vern | LT | 1970 – 1974 | Engineering | My first ship - and most memorable. |
| Lee, Gregory "Gt" | RM2(SS) | 1970 – 1972 | Operations | Rode the boat from east coast to west coast to new homeport in San Diego. Made Darters first WESTPAC in 1971 |
| Morris, Jim (Comshaw) | SK2 | Jun 1, 1970 – Dec 23, 1971 | supply o.t.a.r. kept all records | nicknamed comshaw because i could get anything anybody wanted on the boat. went back and forth to the sperry, and all the boats in subflot 1 (harder,trigger,trout,george washington, and many more. went out several times and enjoyed the whole time. |
| Wold, Timothy | TM 3 | 1972 – Dec 1974 | Aft torpedo room | Good times good memories |
| Bateman, Steve | QM2/SS | 1973 – 1974 | Navigation | Had a great time on board! 1 WESTPAC tour. |
| Raschdorf, John | May 7, 1974 – Sep 12, 1975 | engineering | ||
| Powell, William | EN1(ss) | 1975 – Apr 1978 | M Div | Made WesPac 75, Overhaul in Vallejo, Transfered to Recruiting prior to WesPac 78 |
| Willis, Mike (Will) | SA/SS | Jan 1975 – Oct 1975 | Deck | I was the Leading Seaman on the 1975 WES-Pac. |
| Willis, Mike (Will) | SN (SS) | Mar 1975 – Oct 1975 | Deck Gang | Was the Leading Seaman on the 75 WESPAC. |
| Neeson, Mark | QM2(SS) | Mar 1975 – Jul 1975 | OPS | |
| Griffith, Michael | TM3 | Mar 15, 1975 – Jul 12, 1978 | Torpedo | My first boat, had the closest crew I ever experienced. Nuc boats never got close |
| Huffman, Jim | EM3 | Jun 1975 – Oct 1978 | Electricians | Looking for a torpedoman named Dave Grimm from Decatur, GA. I found Gil Barnett from Oklahoma last year, but unfortunately he had passed away from cancer two years before. I grew up on the Darter. Great memories. |
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