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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Groton (SSN 694). 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 161 crew members registered for the USS Groton (SSN 694).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1980 | 1981 – 1986 | 1987 – 1992 | 1993 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Derosa, Mike ![]() | TM1(SS) | Dec 1975 – Nov 1979 | Torpedo | Plankowner - Fond memories of crew and my 4 years aboard. |
Tiller, Gary | STS2 | 1976 – 1977 | Sonar | I was on the new construction crew. |
Ledgerwood, Len | IC2 | 1976 – 1979 | IC Div | Pre Comm crew with Bobby Rowe, Joe Varese, and John Youket. |
Lane, David ![]() | EMCS(SS) | Feb 1976 – Apr 1979 | Electrical Division | Commissioning Crew, E Division LPO |
Litchfield, Stuart | ET1 (SS) | Apr 1976 – Jan 1978 | RC | New construction crew and 3rd base on the best military softball team in the area. Of course we had DeRosa |
Woodward, Grover C. III "Woody" | ETCS(SS) COB | Jun 1976 – Jun 1980 | Forward ET & COB | Plankonwer, Retired Oct 1980 |
Petry, Robert "Pete" | MM1 (SS) | Jun 1, 1976 – Mar 28, 1978 | Machinery | I retired in 2006 as a Navy Captain after 36 years of service. I currently work for Noble Drilling Co. as the Director of World Wide Maintenance for offshore oil rigs. Looking for a shipmate named Greg Kruger. |
Curley, Richard | LTJG | Aug 1976 – 1978 | Supply | Precommissioning Supply Officer. A great ship and a great crew! Remember the EB lunch hour rush to the bars where the yard workers drank boilermakers until they had to go back to work? Hoorah for safety! |
Banister, David | MM1 | Aug 1976 – May 1978 | A-Gang | |
Paulus, Ed | MM1(SS) | Aug 19, 1976 – Jul 15, 1978 | M | |
Smith, Douglas | SK2 (SS) | Sep 1, 1976 – Nov 7, 1979 | Stores | Awesome command! Member of the commissioning crew with lots of great friends & lasting memories! I'll never forget the day we took two from the Fulton to win the North Atlantic Softball Tourney & earn a trip to FL! |
Tufts, Richard | STS 1(SS) | Sep 30, 1976 – 1979 | Weapons | |
Hooven, Ted | DECK SEAMAN | 1977 – 1979 | torpedo | have alot of good memories from the groton.jammin with howdy,the commissioning party.if you see this howdy,e mail me.and we did have a great softball team too. |
Alvarado, Fernando ![]() | MS2(SS) | Feb 1977 – Jun 1980 | Supply | Commissioning Crew, Plank Owner and crossed the equator on the USS Groton. |
Robert, Hodge | MS3(SS) | Feb 1, 1977 – Jul 1, 1980 | supply | just want to talk to a few old shipmates and see what they are up to |
Mandeville, Duane | MM3 SS | Sep 1977 – Oct 1980 | A | |
Burris, Stephen, Steve | MM1 | Sep 1977 – 1978 | Engineering | |
Moore, Jim | MS 2 | 1978 – | supply | |
Maier, David | TM3 (SS) | 1978 – 1979 | tm | Plankowner, I wish I hadnt been such a foolish kid. I miss the friendships there though |
Rizzi, Victor | MM1/SS/SCW | 1978 – 1981 | A Gang, Auxiliary | My 1st boat. Great times and best years of my life but I was probably too young to understand it at the time. Learning and serving with guys like Ross Knight Dwayne Mandeville and Darryl Betz. Then the Rickover. |
Carrig, Mark (Howdy) | STS2 /SS | Jan 1978 – | Weapons / Sonar | A Les Paul guitar and Pignose amp in SES, "Lena Begonia", Mad Dog 20/20, Commisioning Crew, Plankowner, "Cappy George", my rock and roll "Vacation", meeting Rickover, what more can I say ?? Other than the sharpest people |
Walser, Daniel | ET2 | May 1978 – Sep 1980 | RC | Commissioning Crew and Round the World 'cruise' |
Miller, Paul | sts3 | May 1978 – 1979 | Sonar | I enjoyed my time on the boat. It was an honor to be a member of the commissioning crew. |
Powers, Tim | MM2 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1982 | M | |
Rogers, Bobby | STS1(SS) | Oct 28, 1978 – Jul 1, 1981 | SONAR | |
Murray, Mark | EM2 (SS) | Dec 1978 – Jun 1982 | Electrical | My first of four ships. Spent a lot of time in the Indian Ocean. |
Hutchison, Richard | FIREMAN STRIKING FOR IC | 1979 – 1981 | I remember the towed array getting chopped all to hell when we pulled into Diego Garcia... and all the scuffles while we were there. | |
Newcomb, Vincent | STS3 | 1979 – Feb 1982 | SONAR | It's true, we kicked Soviet butt, Shellback initiation, Diego Garcia 1980 and 1982. Made some good friends there. I have to say that I really liked boarding the plane in Diego Garcia. |
O'Mary, Tim | Sts2(ss) | Jan 1979 – 1984 | Sonar | |
Moran, Bugsy | mm3 | Jan 11, 1979 – Jul 17, 1982 | a-gang | Bright light. There going to put women on subs? NOW they do this! |
Epstein, Wayne | SK3 | Feb 1, 1979 – Feb 10, 1981 | Stores | I remember crossing the equator. I also remember how great Perth, W Australia was. Great bunch of guys. |
Gromek, Mike | LT | Mar 1979 – Jan 1981 | E-Div, RC | Round the world cruise in 1980. |
Hobson, Joe | TM3 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1983 | Torpedo | |
Cook, Walter | ET2(SS) | Oct 29, 1979 – Jan 23, 1984 | Forward ET | World Cruise, Shellback, Bluenose, Order of Magellan, Big Ditch, Golden Dragon, Freemantle&Perth (I think I remember?) Best time of my LIfe. Oh yeah, Bermuda, Halifax and who can forget Diego Garcia!! Yeah guys we did kick some Soviet Butt. |
Desrosiers, James | STS2(SS) | Nov 1979 – May 1983 | weapons | Remember the Iranian hostage crisis? We were the finest crew to ever sail! |
Conrad, Greg | E3 | 1980 – 1982 | Deck | |
Ballinger, Kevin(Junior) | E4/MS | 1980 – 1983 | Supply | Memorial Day is arriving and each year memories of my time aboard come in to mind. I see a reunion is coming. Not sure if I will make it. Miss all I serviced with. |
Mohrmann, Danny | MM1/SS | Jan 1980 – Feb 1984 | M | The best time I can honestly say I had in my life, was the 4 years I spent on that damn boat and knowing all you nut cases. I'll always remember the good times, because you were my brothers. |
Jennings, Andy | ET2 | Jan 10, 1980 – Oct 29, 1982 | Forward ET | The Finest Crew to ever sail from NewLondon or anywhere on the Atlantic. You made the water tremble. Capt Graham was the Best. |
Keudell, Eddie | SK2/SS | Mar 1, 1980 – Jul 1, 1983 | Suppply | Two Indian Ocean deployments (once around the world). Remember the reduction gears? Diego Garcia. How many times did we watch Animal House? Submarines made me a cave explorer. |
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