US Navy Crew List
– Reunite with old Navy Buddies –
350636 entries available online. Add yours!
0 users currently logged in and 946 visitors active.
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?
Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion, Vance | EN3 | May 1, 1961 – Jan 16, 1963 | EDIV | GOOD MEMORYS,GREAT FRIENDS, WILD WESTPACK CRUSE ,REMEMBER WELL LIBERTY LAUNCH RUNNING AGROUND.I WAS DUTY EN |
| Piet, Dave (Pete Piet) | SK 3 | Jun 26, 1961 – Jun 26, 1965 | Supply | Good memories. I served with good people |
| Collins, Joel | FN | 1962 – 1965 | Engineering | Lots of good memories and some wild times |
| Weitzel, William | BM3 | 1962 – 1964 | my e-mail is buconst@yahoo.com. aerved w/ the now fomous brashear and in fact he and i ran a p-boat aground in lahaina. wasn't funny then..... but now | |
| Runn, David | GMG3 | Feb 20, 1962 – Sep 23, 1964 | DECK FORCE | GOOD DUTY, GOOD FRIENDS, |
| Spargo, James | EN 2 | May 1962 – Feb 1966 | Engineering | Served with Chief Ralston, Chief Brashear, Division Officer Lt. Pope. . Main Engine Room Throttleman and Auxiliary Engine Room Maintenance Officer. Two Wespac cruises out of Pearl Harbor. |
| York, Richard | MR3 | Oct 1962 – Jul 1965 | ||
| Ribble, Stephen E. | E3 | Oct 1, 1962 – Mar 1, 1966 | Engineering | I was studying for Interior Communications, but never passed the test for 3rd Class PO. I was aboard this vessel (in Pearl) in November, 63 when Kennedy was shot. |
Chavez, Richard  | DC2 | 1963 – | 7th Fleet | Actually, my name is David, Son of Richard Chavez, He died in 64, wanted to know if anyone knew my dad who was a diver and who served on the USS Coucal AS8 under Lt Commander Albert Smith. Would really like to know. |
| Reed, Alfred (Al) | BM3 | 1963 – Mar 17, 1967 | USN USS COUCAL | Connected with Howard (Howie) Anderson over the years. Retired Police Officer in NJ. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Kienel, Leroy (Sam) | QMSN | Jan 1963 – Jun 1964 | Quartermaster | Harold Steinke was CO, I was on board when Bill ran the P-boat aground @ Lahaina, he missed the boat harbor entrance. I went to QM school @ Yokahama late 1963, on board when Kennedy got shot & Cuban missle crisis and !st nuc sub in Japan. |
| Ford, Cecil | EM3 E 4 | 1964 – 1967 | Engineering | Basic Training and Electrician's A-School at Great Lakes, Illinois. After A-School, received orders to USS Coucal ASR 8 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1964. Left USS Coucal in1967 as EM3. Discharged from T. I., Calif. in June 1967. |
| Sigritz, Gary | BM3 | Feb 1964 – Dec 1965 | I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY OF MY CREW MATES, BUT I DO REMEMBER SEAMAN KEMP AND HAINSWORTH HE WAS FROM LOUISIANA. | |
| Beavers, Steve | RD | 1965 – 1966 | Operations | Served aboard USS Coucal 65-66 |
| Bennett, Doug | ETR-2 | Jan 1965 – Dec 1967 | OE | Remembering buddies Larry Dollison, Davey Moore, Catfish (cook) and Navigator Joe Bambridge. '66 WesPac cruise..Da Nang, S. Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Phillipines. Subs in '68.Ret. E-8 in 1982 with 23 years of service. |
| Sparks, Steve | RM3 | Jan 2, 1965 – Aug 15, 1965 | Comsubpac | I am unable to recall anything about my brief cruise on the USS Coucal. It was a 30 day training cruise. I had some health issues at the time that may have caused amnesia. I hope a shipmate remembers me. |
| Hulsey, Wyman/surf | E3 | Jun 1965 – Apr 1967 | Deck Force | Looking for people assigned during this time. |
| Trapp, Jim | STG/Striker | Jul 1, 1965 – Aug 1, 1965 | Sonar | I was transfered off in Japan to the Hospital. |
| Myrick, Gayle | ETN2 | Apr 1966 – Jan 1968 | Operations | Transferred to Coucal just in time for 1966 Westpac cruise. We played "tag" with a Russian "trawler" for 30 days in The South China Sea. Loved Hong Kong and Japan. Phillipines ehhh. Was lead PO for CIC for most of my stay |
| James W. Cosgrove, Cos | CS3/CS2 | Sep 1966 – Sep 1969 | SUPPLY/COOKS | ASR8 MY 1ST DUTY STATION REPORTED @ NIGHT IN PEARL, TIED S 2 WAS GREETED BY BM3 VIRGIL. SCARED, ,LOVED THE CS RATE GOT OUT 69 / IN 1972, AO148 THEN SSBN625,608, TTF BANGOR WA E-8 , CWO2. NSCS ATHENS,CV41 RET W 22 |
| Matthews, Henry | E-3 | Oct 11, 1966 – Sep 11, 1970 | Eng. ship fitter | |
| Butler, Allen | BM3 | Nov 1966 – 1967 | DECK | |
| Alley, Charles | E4 | Nov 1966 – Aug 1968 | Quartermaster | Please contact at 131 Leach Rd. Johnson City, TN 37601 |
| Dunlap, Paul | GMG3 (DV) | Jan 1967 – Mar 1968 | Gunnery | Served aboard for a little over a year. Was temporarily transferred to Greenlet when she replaced Coucal for WESPAC deployment. Came back to Coucal & on to T.I. for separation. |
| Wood, John "WoodY" | MM2 DV1 | Sep 1967 – Sep 1968 | In charge of A & Airhouse | Was onboard when Festag was C.O. Poor moral throughout the ship, but still managed to have some good times. |
| Scherff, Allan | IC3 | Sep 1967 – 1970 | ENG | |
| Scherff, Allan | IC 3 | Oct 1967 – 1970 | ENG | |
| McNamara, Larry (Mac) | EN3 | Oct 12, 1967 – Oct 10, 1969 | Engine room/eng | Made the '68 west pac and fought the engine cracks to get us there. Left after an auto accident. Festag was commander. Monthly trips to Lahana. Lots of all nighters on the beach. Bignardy was Chief. write |
| Hansen, Gary | EN-2 | 1968 – 1970 | A-gang | Great duty! Remember beer ball games on Lahaina, deep sea fishing off the fan tail, "taking out" the pier on Hilo, Shakey's Pizza after camping on Kaena point, and the filming of Tora! Tora!, Tora! |
| Avila, Craig | FN | Jan 1968 – May 1970 | Engineering | Lots of memories... WestPac68, Main engine overhaul at sea, swamped Hawser boat off Maui during Small Craft seas, 4 Point ops, diver ops, going over the side with 2 others during In-Serv Eval. Motorcycles at Kaena Point |
| Breiner, James | QM2 | Jan 18, 1968 – 1971 | Deck | Had a good time aboard. |
| Thaxton, Mike | E-3 | Feb 24, 1968 – Feb 24, 1972 | engine room | loved hawaii, japan, and hong kong |
| Jones, Philip | Lt JG | Mar 10, 1968 – Jan 10, 1971 | deep sea diving and salvage | |
| Stachowski, Leon ( Ski ) | BM3 | Apr 1968 – Jan 1970 | Deck | Best time ever... Even better crew... |
| Frank, Terry | Radioman 2 | Jun 1, 1968 – Oct 1, 1969 | Communications | |
| Marvel, Bruce | ETR2 | Jun 7, 1968 – Aug 10, 1969 | operations | Was a learning experence. |
| Fuller, James, Jim | ET1 | Sep 1968 – Feb 1970 | Ops | |
| Schwarz, John | EM3 | Dec 1968 – Jan 25, 1972 | Engineering | Remember lots of friends-Navarro,Vanacora,Peterson,Harbinson,Scherff,Avila,Williams,Petchnick,Cherek,Munster,Gee,Blair,Yepsen,Monday,Thaxton,Ackerman,Squires,Bright and so many others. Hope to hear from some of you. |
| Fuller, Jim | ETN2 | Dec 1968 – Jan 1971 | OPS | Good ship, great crew. |
| Schwarz, John | EM3 | Dec 16, 1968 – Jan 26, 1972 | Engineering | Lots of good/bad times. Now liberty call...All electricians lay to the fantail!! Remember Navarro,Sherff,Peterson,Vanacora,Squires,CHIEF FISHER!,Blair,Yepson,Reh,Frog(Plath)Muenster,Davila,Munday,Petchnick,Boatright,KataharaHarbinson |
Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Coucal (ASR 8).
Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1960 | 1961 – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – now
↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page
Reunions
There are currently no planned reunions.