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USS Coucal (ASR 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Coucal (ASR 8). 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 141 crew members registered for the USS Coucal (ASR 8).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1960 | 1961 – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havens, Hollis | Chief Electrician’s Mate | Dec 1942 – May 1944 | Navy | My Grandfather served as an electrician from 1936-1956. He served as an electrition & diver throughout WWII. He was on several ships including the USS Medusa, Coucal, & Apollo, until 1945 and others in Japan in 46/47. |
| Lacoste, Irving | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Sep 23, 1943 – Dec 16, 1945 | Seaman 1st Class, Deck | |
| Painter, Jack | MoMM3c | 1944 – 1945 | DIVER 1st CLASS | also served on USS Griffin AS-13 on return to states in late 45 or early 46 |
| Kennedy, Paul | QM2C | Mar 1944 – Dec 1945 | Bridge | |
| Matherne, Gilbert J. | SF3C | Nov 8, 1944 – Jun 11, 1945 | Submarine repair unit ( Deck Welder ) | While station at Brisbane, before USS Coucal November, I vol for Sub operation on USS Cod patrol 30 days. I served aboard this Sub with Stephen A. Lampert. June 11, 1945 I served on the USS Clytie until my discharge December 1945 |
| Tilton, Ray | en3c | 1945 – 1950 | navy | just wondering if anyone remembers or knew anyone who knew my dad Winferd Tilton |
| Graf, Donald | SEAMAN FIRST CLASS | May 15, 1945 – May 8, 1946 | SERVED AS DECK HAND. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS CROSSROADS - BIKINI ATOLL | |
| McKay, Charles | DIVER 1ST CLASS / METAL SMITH 3RD CLASS | Jun 1945 – Sep 1946 | also served on USS Clytie AS26 | I was originally on the USS Clytie AS26 submarine tender from January thru June 1945. Transfered to the Coucal June 1945. Deepest dive was 240 ft off Maui with partner Pat Hammerberg, we were told we were at 140 ft got the bends |
| Loveall, Huey | S1st Class | Nov 1945 – Mar 1946 | 1st division- 2nd Class Diver | Huey came on board to finish out his enlistment after the USS GRIFFIN AS 13 was taken out of service at the end of WWII |
| O'brien, Martin Raymond | SEAMAN FIRST CLASS | Feb 1946 – Jul 1946 | Deck Hand / Captain of the Head | PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION CROSSROADS - BIKINI ATOLL. IN JULY 1945, WAS TRANSFERRED TO TROOP SHIP AND RETURNED TO LONG ISLAND FOR DISCHARGE. I WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS DON GRAF. |
| Meek, Phillip Mickey | EMFN | Jan 15, 1949 – Feb 1951 | Eng. | I reported to the Coucal after boot camp and A School in San Diego. I had orderes to go to the Bluebird but we had already given to another country , so they told me to go aboard the Coucal. |
| Smith, Gaston | THIRD CLASS EM3 | Jul 28, 1949 – Nov 8, 1952 | Served with Elmer Huff | |
| Sterle, Leonard (Spider) | engineman Third class | Dec 10, 1949 – Jan 15, 1953 | Engine Room | Hi to Taters Dickson and Skinny Anderson. |
Trotter, James  | QMC DV | Jan 5, 1950 – Sep 8, 1962 | ONS | I was onboard Coucal from January 1950 until 1955 and from 1957 to 1962. Messed cooked on Coucal and made all rates including QMC in 1962,except for QM1. Went to DSDS in DC in 1954. 11 years on Coucal and loved them. |
| Rodig, Hap | EM2 | 1951 – | electrical | |
| Martin, William (Bill) O. | Jun 1952 – Jul 1954 | SUBRON 5 | EM2, Auxillary Room; served with Doug Shantz (dead), T. (Taters) F. Dixon, & sparkys Doug Lemon, Harley Davis (dead), Legs Evatt.CO Homer Challew. Does anyone remember Harold Shevy? Coming to you from station AWOL, Just over the hill! | |
| Scott, William Thomas (Tom) | ENG3 | 1953 – 1955 | Engine Room Aux. | Chief machinist mate Foley; Served with Bill Martin, Trained under Bill Martin, "Taters" Dixon, Doug Lemons, W.O. (Dutch) Scwitchberg |
| Merckx, Keith | BMSN | 1953 – 1955 | Deck | |
| Albert, Thomas | petty officer | 1954 – | ASR8 | My name is Thomas J. Albert, Jr. My father, Thomas J. Albert, Sr., spent several years during the mid-1950s on the USS Coucal. I have a good number of photos of him aboard the ship. Looking for contacts & stories. |
| Olinger, Carl (Ollie) | CS2 | Jan 6, 1954 – Nov 6, 1954 | Supply | |
| Mullenax, James | BM/DV | 1955 – | deck | My father served as a MkV diver on the Coucal while home ported in Japan. Any further information would be greatly appreciated. |
| Sullivan, Elmer Nick Name Rip | SFM3 | 1955 – 1957 | Shipfitter | |
| Guhl, Ray | EN2 | Jun 1, 1955 – Jun 1, 1957 | SubPac | Enjoyed my time on board. Great group of guys to serve with. Spent time in Japan and Hawaii. We lost a crew member who was thrown overboard when a tow cable parted, he was hit with the whiplash. We were towing a Liberian freighter. |
| Karsner, Vic | RM2 | 1956 – Jul 5, 1957 | Operations | Made the trip to Japan in 1956-57. J H Pierano was the CO. Radio shack was headed by Donovan RM2 While aboard in Japan towing a Lyberian freighter we lost Boatswain Mate R I Miller in a deck accident. |
| Silva, David | EN2 | Feb 10, 1956 – Feb 9, 1959 | E | Still in Marlborough, MA 01752 |
| Brinson, Frank | EM3 | 1957 – 1959 | E | Remember Gaffney now deceased, Schneider, Manning and Peterson. Age has taken it's toll on the memory. Anyone reading this can call 309-274-4818. |
| Craighead, Jijmmy | EM 2 | 1957 – Dec 1959 | Electrian | I served all my duty time aboard this ship and loved it. All armament was removed during my service. Hawaii became a state also while I was serving there. Great memories, would love to hear from one Leanard Snyder. |
| Peterson, Pete | em1 | 1957 – 1959 | electrical | I really enjoyed my stay on the coucal. Had great shipmates and would love to hear from them especially benny t. jones. you can reach me at 623 374 4443 or at billsshak@yahoo.com |
| Shaggy, John | SM2 | Apr 1957 – Mar 1959 | operations | Remember quite a few of the guys Lcdr J.Pierano , Lcdr O.H.Miller, Lt. Scott, Lt.W.R.Leibold, Trotter,Schnieder,Cross,Cortesi.Wiens,Steggel,Arnold.Chico Herrera,Terry, Silva, Mizell, Winkle, Garcia, Sutherland, DalBello, Carlo Parlapiano |
| Shaggy, John | SM2 | Apr 1957 – Mar 1959 | CS | |
| Adams, Andrew | ASR 8 | Nov 12, 1957 – Sep 14, 1959 | R | I WAS A 1ST CLASS DAMAGE CONTROLMAN (DV1S CLASS) MY SHIP MATES WERE MILLER ,JONES SEELER, STUBBS RIOJAS KILGORE SHNEPT I MADE CHEIF LATER AND WAS DESIGINATED MASTER DIVER AND LATER MADE WARRENT OFFICER RETIRED IN 1967 |
| Case, Gordon | ET2 | 1958 – 1962 | Operations | |
| Law, Larry D | ST3 | 1958 – 1959 | Operations | I enjoyed my year on the Coucal at pearl and went from there to sub school at New London. |
| Terry, Howard | IC2 | Feb 1958 – Sep 1958 | Electrical | Made West Pac cruise in 1958. Stood Throttle watches, Remember Peterson and Jones EM1, Shields and Brinson. Chico the Cook. Linville and Kilgore Divers. Division Officer Dutch Scwitchenberg W04 |
| Golz, Bruce | EM 3rd class | Mar 1958 – Dec 1960 | Electrician | |
| Wiens, Larry | RMC retired | May 1958 – Apr 1962 | Operations | I have fond memories of the Coucal. Went on to serve on two MSO's(wooden hulls), the LST1184, and some various shore duties. Retired in 1979 in San Diego. |
| Downs, Duane (Ding Dong) | Yeoman 2nd class | Apr 1959 – Mar 1961 | Operations | Naval reserve active duty served on Coucal. Good friends with Gordy Case, Tom Waller (movies had to end with good guy winning the girl or riding into the sunset as a victor), and Tom Bunten (from home town Yakima) |
| Matus, Manuel | SN 3RD CLASS DIVER | Aug 13, 1959 – Mar 28, 1961 | Deck & HM 3rd class | Served with a bunch of nuts. 3rd &1st class Divers Station @ Pearl Hrbr was asked to play baseball for sub Pac but opted not to so that I could go to West Pack. Lutz,Lile,Provost,Hammitt,Gray,Jackson,Waller,White Veter,Little John,Matus |
| Dearman, Larry | HM3 DV | 1960 – 1961 | Diver | I was a 2nd class hard hat diver. |
| Cardinalli, Andy | sn | 1960 – 1962 | deck pboat handler | first ship for me and what a nice one to be on.loved the trips to maui,japan,philip,chi chi gema etc |
| Jordan, James "Jim" | En1 (DV) | Aug 15, 1960 – Aug 15, 1963 | Enginering | Had a gret tour of duty while on board. Made 2 West pac. trips. We did some great dive work when I was aboard. Went to shipyard to remove third set of spuds. |
| Jackson, Ralph | SN | Nov 1960 – Jun 1964 | Deck | Remember Case ( still have his drawing of me high jumping ), Turner ( best friend from Mich ), Synder, played basketball together. Carl, and Littlejohn ( track buddy ) and many others, Would like to make e-mail contact. |
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