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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 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Kent-- Big John | BM2 | 1969 – 1973 | Deck | Great crew, would like to find old shipmates, e-mail me. |
| Tufts, Richard | STSCS(SS) (STS-2) | 1969 – 1970 | OPS | |
| Eckert, Dennis | BM-3 | Jan 1, 1969 – Mar 3, 1973 | WOW When i debarked COUCAL i had more time than anyone onboard.FUN.HELL.FEAR.DANGER.ADVENTURE.FRIENDS.CAPT.GIBSON HELLO & THANK YOU.U PUT ME ON LIFES CORRECT COURSE.TRETTER.JAKE.JOHN.JERRY.MIKE. any1 Lts tlk email runoverme1@yahoo.com | |
| Spillers, Charles (Chuck) | RM!(SS) | May 1969 – | I do not remeber the exaact date I signed aboard the Coucal, I only served a year or so and then was transfered back to Subs | |
| Barrett (Elcano), Michael | RD2 | Jul 1969 – Apr 1971 | Operations | Truly, the best and most meaningful years of my life. |
| Gibson, James W. | LCDR | Oct 17, 1969 – Feb 19, 1971 | Great ship, with an even better crew. | |
| Boatright, Thomas E. | CWO | Nov 1969 – Sep 1973 | Eng Dept, Deck Dept, Sup Dept | |
| Kramer, Jay | SEAMAN1RSTCLALL | Nov 15, 1969 – Jul 23, 1970 | boats | I was great |
| Williams, Ernie (Willy) | EM3-EM2 | Dec 1969 – Dec 1970 | and Water King | I remember Gibson and Benetes,I enjoyed knowing John Wertz En2,Bill Bochat En1,Bill Marsh Mr1,living in the barracks on the hill.Sleeping off a nite in Lahaina in the Banyon tree.the divers were always a trip to go drinking with! |
| Rush, William | PN2 | Dec 24, 1969 – Jun 24, 1972 | Admin | Good times, great people. Thanks for the memories! |
| Gee, James | CWO | Jun 12, 1970 – Oct 2, 1972 | Supply, Food services, engineer and diving officer | Some of the fondest memories from a 24 year Naval career are from Coucal. Close knit crew which worked hard and somestimes played even harder. |
| Bambusch, Duane | RM2 | Sep 1970 – Jul 1972 | OC | McHale's Navy all over again. Loved every second aboart The Coucal. I will never forget the experience. |
| Knight, Art | BMSN/BM3 | Sep 5, 1970 – Apr 21, 1972 | Deck | See some familiar names Mr.Gee RM2 Bambush Great ship/crew. Enjoyed doing the 4point moor |
| Faries, Bob | OS2 | Dec 20, 1970 – May 31, 1975 | Operations | Great first ship, some good times and some not so good times. |
| Barrows, Blair | LCDR | Jan 1971 – Jul 1975 | XO & CO | A great ship with a super crew |
| Llewellyn, Tommy | STG 3 | Mar 7, 1971 – Mar 10, 1974 | Operations | Attaboy Yep! Dennis E. and Mike Coy (best buds). Hows it going Chopper Johnson an Emit Big Head Holt? Great parties at Apartment with Jimmy C. and Steve M. Hey Chopper, we played on some good softball teams. |
| Schneider, Dave | GMG2 | May 29, 1971 – Jun 1, 1976 | Deck | Have so many memories from all my time aboard. But I really miss Hawaii. |
| Holt, Emmett | EM2 (SS) | Jun 1971 – Feb 1974 | Engineering | Great downtown apartment parties before WestPac 72, great house parties in Pearl City after !!! Went to 6 Crater Festivals inside Diamond Head, Hawaii was great !! Lots of shipmates shared those times. Email me. |
| Edlin, Tony | SN | Jun 1971 – Feb 1972 | Deck | I had a great time while on the ship in Pearl.Like when we pulled back the floating drydock with the Trieste 2in it. I also remember Gomer and Pete. Good Luck to all! |
| Hignight, Bruce | RM3 | Sep 1971 – Jun 1974 | Operations | First ship. Loved Hawaii. Good times under the Banyan tree. |
| Pyles, Richard | BM3 | Sep 21, 1971 – Oct 6, 1974 | DECK | ENJOYED MY TIME ON SHIP,LOTS OF FUN AND FRIENDS I WAS LUCKY TO SPEND MY TIME ON COUCAL. RICH [GOMER] PYLES |
| Dawson, Jim | HT1(DV) | Nov 1, 1971 – Jan 15, 1974 | Salvage | Great ship, great crew, great times. Best tour I had. It would be great to hear from some of you. |
| Robbins, Charlie | STS2SS | Dec 14, 1971 – Aug 7, 1972 | Operations | Three years on submarines and 8 months here. Best 8 months of my enlistment. |
| Martin, Steven J | EM3/DV2 | Dec 24, 1971 – Feb 8, 1973 | Engineering | |
| Carlos Barrea, Carlos | OS3 | 1972 – 1975 | Ops | My first ship in the Navy and the most fun. Had a great time. Unfortunately, I have not been back to Hawaii since 1975. |
| Beltran, Ricardo / Rick | BM3 | Feb 1972 – May 1975 | Deck | made a lot of friends while I was onboard, and missed them when I got transfer to the USS George K Mackenzie DD 836 |
| Koch, Doc | HM1 DV | Feb 5, 1972 – | Medical | |
| Keenan, Owen | BMC DV1 | Mar 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1974 | Deck | Looking for any old shipmates. I can be reached at my wifes E-Mail RozmarieK@Hotmail.Com |
| Miller, Bill | RM2 | Jul 1972 – Mar 1974 | Operations | Same good memories as most -- Hong Kong, Australia, Lahina, beaches, softball, good times with the Dawson's and Mariani's. |
| Austin, William | BMC (DV) | Aug 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1975 | Salvage/Deck | It's good to look back at some of the people I served with, and remember their faces. I'm 73 as of this signup. Retired BMCM (MDV) Apr 93 I hope you all are doing well. billaustin8@gmail.com |
| Aguilar, Daniel | OS 2 | Nov 1972 – May 1974 | OPS | Had a great time. |
| Rioux, Terrence | TM2 (DV1) | Nov 1972 – Jun 1975 | Salvage | I took lots of photographs (some uploaded to http://nafts.com and others to http://navy.togetherweserved.com ), if any old shipmates are nostalgic! |
| Pischke, Jerry. J.r. | Fireman | Dec 30, 1972 – Oct 15, 1974 | engineering | |
| Hutzell, James | SM2 | 1973 – 1976 | OC | |
| Pischke, Jerry/ J.r. | FN | 1973 – 1974 | Motor room | I hope more of us get on this list.Left for USS.Sperry along with ED Adams a few days after we got back from west pack.Wish I would of stayed on the Coucal.Thanks to Terry and his camera some of us will look the same forever. |
| Hall, Ronald C. (R.c.) | MMCS (MDV) | 1973 – 1975 | Senior Enlisted and Master | Retired from the USN while serving aboard the USS Coucal in September 1975. |
| Malone, Larry | SN | Jan 1, 1973 – Jul 14, 1974 | Deck | Thanks for a lot of good times. Had a hardship, still on the farm. Getting ready to put the crops out. Hate to see the ship was decomm. Hello to LCDR Barrows, Glenn Koch, Cheif Austin, Cabral, Ens. Vogelpohl. |
| Holecz, John | PN2 | Feb 1, 1973 – Mar 22, 1975 | Admin | Had great times on board. We had a helluva softball team also |
| Jellison, Jim | EM3 | Sep 1973 – Sep 1975 | Engineering | Hawaii was great. Lahaina was especially nice. I think I took all the same pictures that Terry Rioux took 'cause they look the same in my photo sets. |
| Howard, Glenn | QM1 | Oct 9, 1973 – Jun 1976 | Navigation |
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