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USS Sunbird (ASR 15) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sunbird (ASR 15). 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 214 crew members registered for the USS Sunbird (ASR 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1975 | 1976 – 1981 | 1982 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcomb, Steven | EM2 | 1976 – 1979 | Engineering | I would like to here from anyone who served on the Sunbird at this time frame.I'm still in upstate NY where are you. |
| Dixon, Richard (Chumly) | RM3 | 1976 – 1979 | operations | Some of the best times of my life, just didn't know it then. Living and working in Daytona Beach Florida now. |
| Edwards, Charlie | STG3 | 1976 – 1978 | OPS | It was a good season of my life. I can be found at facebook.com/charliemon57 |
| Jemmings, Wayne | EN 2 | Feb 1976 – Nov 1978 | Engineering | Serving on board this boat with a great bunch of shipmates was the experience of a lifetime. Hope all have done well. All are welcome to contact me, JemmingsW@aol.com |
| Jones, Dale | FN | Feb 24, 1976 – Feb 24, 1978 | Interior Communications | |
| Henderson, Sheldon | HT3 (DIVER) | Mar 15, 1976 – Jul 15, 1978 | Locker/Engineering | Gentlemen, I heard about this site from James fields a.k.a. "CB." I currently live in Denver, Colorado. I served on the "Bird" from 1976 to 1978, I had a blast during that time. I look forward to hearing from anyone who remembers m |
| Jacot, Richard (Jake) | EMC/DV | May 10, 1976 – Sep 5, 1978 | EM | |
| Henderson, Sheldon | HT 3 (DIVER) | May 15, 1976 – Sep 15, 1978 | Locker | Gentlemen, I served aboard the USS Sunbird ASR-15 from 1976-1978, and I had some of the best times I can remember. I look forward to hearing from anyone who remembers me, my shipboard name was "Spoon." |
| Williams, Robert (Willy) | QMSN(SS) | Aug 1976 – Oct 1977 | Ops | Had some crazy times - especially at sea. Still wondering what "Fuzz" looked like without his beard LOL! |
| Holecek, Frank | FN | Sep 13, 1976 – Jun 29, 1978 | A-Division | looking for friends |
| Crosswhite, Gene | 1977 – Feb 13, 1979 | deck ape from hell | had some wild times on that piece of crap,miss them and all those i served with | |
| Kennedy, Alan | QM3 | 1977 – 1979 | Ops | Never seen so many different personalities. Had a good time for the most part. |
| Bassett, Adrian | Em2 | Apr 1977 – Oct 1978 | E. Gang | I happen to look on these things and Saw 2 Shipmates Carlos and CB remembering the good times and lorient France and Scotland and also the Elks Club Cloud 9. Left you guys in Revere Mass for discharge u all called meA B |
| Cresswell, Philip | OS3 | Jul 1977 – Dec 1979 | radar room | loved the bird..loved dunoon...loved boston..hated groton...hated the chief cook. SMITH...worked for qm1 williams. hey what does a radar tech do in port.PAINT. i ran the paint spray team in the chelsea yards. |
| Kuylen, David | MM3 | Sep 1977 – Mar 1980 | A-Gang | Didn't realize at the time how good that duty was, we had some good times, and I often think back to those days. Two ships later, left the navy as MM1, and have been with BAE Systems now for 20 years. Would like to hear from you guys! |
| Crosswhite, Gene | e2 | Dec 1977 – Feb 12, 1979 | deck | |
| Cox, Keith | EM2 | 1978 – 1980 | E | |
| Hampton, Jim (Guns) | GM3 | 1978 – Jul 1981 | 1st | I had some of the best times of my life on this bucket with friends from all over. I see some of them on here. Hit me up on Facebook, Jim Hampton. |
| Gulotta, Tony | BM 2 | 1978 – 1982 | deck | good years good friends still talk with Jim [GUNNS] Hampton has anybody every no what be came of Mark Barry rember the towing accident well that was bad |
| Jones, Clifford | HTC (DV) - HTCS (DV) | Jan 1978 – Mar 1981 | R-1 | had R-1 and A Gang, qualled in engine room but made OOD (Underway) and CDO (In Port). What a crew - Wally Wilhelm vs. Paul Ferguson; Straining and Lechner as MDV, one good Eng; one so-so - memorable times, for sure. |
Sullivan, John C C "Sully"  | EN2/DV | Feb 1, 1978 – Feb 1, 1980 | B1 | Followed the main engines from U.S.S. Coucal to Sunbird, with a stop at first class school. Saw Sunbird through the yards in Chelsea, MA and down through Gitmo. HP in New London. Lots of NR-1 time. |
| Cowen, Richard, A.k.a "Dicky C" | RMSN | Apr 16, 1978 – Sep 25, 1981 | Operations | 'Bird rolled on high seas; sailed into 7-day storm spring '80, never puked; endless refit in Chelsea yards in '78; radio watch with RM2 Sappington; danced, drank in Rotten Groton; wild ride with Jolly Rogers; made crow, lost crow, cleaned t |
| Raby, Larry | EN 2 | May 1978 – Feb 1982 | E Div | Life on the "Bird" was Interesting to say the least, some would call it fun, some would call it tough. I thought it was all that and then some. Lots of trips to nowhere but Bermuda, San Juan, Cape Canaveral, Scotland |
| Zimmerman, Paul | HT2(DV) | Jun 1978 – Oct 1979 | Dive Shop | A drunk driver hit me while on TDY duty at the escape training tank in Groton when the ship was in the yards in Chelsea. Disabled vet because of it. From Massachusetts so Boston was great. |
| Cronin, Kenneth | E3 | Jun 14, 1978 – Oct 16, 1980 | os | I am adding my brother Kenneth, he was hit by a drunk driver in about 1980 while in the Navy and stationed to the USS Sunbird... I am not sure of his dates on the ship or his rank... I am his guardian. |
| Tompkins, Charles | EM2 | Aug 10, 1978 – Feb 27, 1981 | Electric shop | How many remember pulling chain for twenty four hours to get the diving bell qualified? I've spent the last 38 years in upstate NY working for a forklift company. |
| Sykora, Steve | EN2 | Oct 1978 – May 1980 | M Div | Totally enjoyed the time spent on Sunbird. Good crew and CO. Yard overhaul in Chelsea, MA and FTG in GTMO. |
| Conley, Mike | OS1 | 1979 – 1982 | Operations | Not a boring tour, good and bad memories. I remember good times in Dunoon, Bermuda, Port Canaveral, Nova Scotia, San Juan. |
| Sappington, Sherman | RM2 | Jan 1979 – Sep 24, 1982 | Operations | I did more "4 point moors" than you and I threw up underway more times than you ... So there! while trying to make 12 O'clock reports to E.H. Conant (LCDR) and the Ops office Craddock stuck an olive up his nose (unbeknownst to the oth |
| Draper, Joe | E6 | Feb 10, 1979 – Jan 20, 1982 | A Gang | Left in 1982 to be a drill instructor in Orlando. Retired in Charleston, S.C.1990. Have since moved to Indiana. I retired off another ASR. USS Orotolan. I now write the manuals for Cummins Inc. out of Columbus Indiana. Still married, 33 yrs |
| Brown( Coulbourn ), Larry | E-3 | Apr 15, 1979 – Jun 25, 1980 | Deck | Was a deck hand on Sunbird with some of the best people the Navy could stick on a ship, spent the winter in boston during over haul, fun in the sun in Gitmo, and tore the hell out of the dock in jamaca. pulled chain with the best of them. |
| Coffey, Kevin | EM2/DV | 1980 – 1981 | Engineering | |
| Sanders, Alex | MS3 | 1980 – 1982 | Supply | My first ship. Two years in a beautiful place around a really diverse set of guys. I learned a lot from them and took away many memories good and tragic. Looking for the corpsman and Dan Morrino he was a EN. |
| Norris, Robert (Bob) | MR2 | Jan 15, 1980 – May 12, 1982 | A-Gang | Hey to Joe Draper, Contact me @ my e-mail if you want, B |
| Record, Thomas | STG1 | Mar 27, 1980 – Jun 15, 1981 | OPS | |
| Witkum, Scott - (Aka:tiger) | HT2 | Jun 19, 1980 – Jun 21, 1984 | E | |
| Johnnson, Gregory | MS2 | Jul 1980 – Mar 1983 | S2 | a great ship and crew, how are you chief tuzon |
| Leger, Larry :pistons" | SM2 | Jul 6, 1980 – Jan 18, 1984 | OPS | 2X SCOTLAND ICELAND BERMUDA BAHAMAS NOVA SCOTIA AND LETS DONT FORGET FLORIDA. SOME OF THE BEST FRIENDS EVER. STILL IN TOUCH WITH BRIAN STEVENS EN2 { ROLLA, MO.}AND CHARLIE KNIGHT EN2 {PUNTA GORDA FL } |
| Lewis, Dan | MM1 (DV) | Jan 1981 – Jan 1983 | I water skied around the Bird as she left for Bermuda. Events: Holy Loch x2, OHIO C-trials, storm off VACAPES, Towing accident. Served w/ Furgeson, Strainging, Lechner, Strunk, Beauchamp, Ledbetter, Kimbro, Zeiberen, Coffee, Golatta | |
| Jeffrey, Bob | EN3 | Apr 1981 – Aug 1984 | A | Holy Loch was fun,Brassy's in cocoa beach, Bahamas better after the week of 4 point moors, chasing the sub off georgia that we never caught. all in all alot of good drinking and fishing. |
| Delfin, Ernesto (Ernie) | ET3 | Apr 11, 1981 – Jul 7, 1985 | Operations | Just looking for former shipmates. |
| Jadlocki, Dave (Jad) | OS 1 | May 1981 – Nov 1985 | OPS | Its funny how we remember the good times and not the bad. I still like fish and chips. Does anybody remember climbing the mountain after the softball tournament? How about Crazy Cranston? Lauderdale in the spring!!!! |
| Johnson, David | E4 | May 16, 1981 – 1983 | 1st | Had a great learning experience aboard this ship. Met alot of good sailors |
| McGinnis, Carl | EN1 RET. | Jun 1981 – Feb 1985 | A & M | Had alot of good times,gained alot of good basic engineering knowledge,partied in alot of great places,met some excellent people.Retired in '01.Now working as a licensed engineer on an ocean going tug.Keeps me in beer and vacation money. |
| Poss, Ed | LT | Jun 1, 1981 – Aug 18, 1984 | Supply/Deck/Diving/Ops | My first ship!?30 yrs later the bad not that bad&the rest good. Bermuda, Kennedy, Holy Loch. Survived Ferguson. Moved onto EOD, the Reserves - 7 yrs at MDSU & made CAPT. Looking for SKCS Vizensio(sp). efposs@aol.com |
| Peck, Bob | ENC | Aug 1981 – Mar 1985 | The SUNBIRD was I place as my favorite ship. I came reported as an EN1, made alot of cruises. Watched alot of friends come and go, then I made ENC and (SW). The crew was tight, and technology was your with your senses and hands. | |
| Lane, Keith | RMSN | Sep 1981 – Sep 1983 | Radio | Best crew of guys the Navy ever put together! I still tell stories about them even after all these years. John Drapper do you still have the we traded? Your VW for my Pinto? |
| Tuzon, Demetrio (Demie) | MSC (SW) | Nov 1981 – Mar 1985 | SUPPLY | This was the last ship I served with before I retired in 1993. I made my ESWS pin and made chief too on this ship. It was hard and alot of sea time but I enjoyed working with the Navy divers. If you want to get a hold of me, give a buzz on my email. |
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