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USS Olympia (SSN 717) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Olympia (SSN 717). 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 223 crew members registered for the USS Olympia (SSN 717).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1984 | 1985 – 1989 | 1990 – 1994 | 1995 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston, Allen (Big Al, Bfa) | MM1(SS) | Mar 1934 – Feb 1986 | M | Plank Owner, great crew, great times. |
Somers, Scott  | MS2 | 1981 – 1991 | ? | Looking for shipmates. Scott passed March 2, 2022 and I would like to know who may know him. He was my husband and he deserved better at his funeral. I didn’t know anyone to invite. I was told to join this site and look. |
| Watson, Brian | ET-1 | 1982 – 1984 | RC | Pre-Commissioning |
| Bounds, Scott | EM1(SS) | 1982 – 1984 | LogRoom & E | Plank Owner, First Logroom Yeoman (during construction and testing). Loved being on this ship. Miss the guys and miss the boat. Glad to see a site for her. |
| Williams, Darrel | mm2 (ss) | Nov 9, 1982 – Nov 9, 1987 | uss olympia | Looking back at this time of my life it was a great time, however while I was in I could only see the bad times. I had many great friends and look forward to hearing from them. |
| Gordon, Blane " Flash" | IC2?\/SS | 1983 – 1985 | IC | Had some goog times...second pre-comm unit...like to hear from old shipmates |
| Watson, Brian | ET-1 (RO) | 1983 – 1984 | RC | |
| Tutt, John | MM1(SS) | 1983 – Oct 1986 | Machinery | Plankowner, Leading ELT for Pre-Comm and during the original movement to Pearl. Lots of fun, port call at Olympia after commissioning the best port call anybody ever even heard of, got that torpedo shot at us at Nanaimo... |
| Woodson, Rickie | MMCM(SS/SW) | Jan 1983 – Jun 1987 | M | Great Chiefs quarters and crew. The best tour of my career. |
| Hahn, Brad | LT | Jan 1983 – Jan 1986 | RC, MM | Plankowner and one of the first officers assigned. MPA on the wardroom plaque. Worked with Chiefs Thomas and Woodson. Fabulous bunch of men. |
| Slone, Richard | IC1SS/EM1SS | Jan 21, 1983 – Aug 28, 1984 | E | Still working with nuclear power. |
| Logan, Glenn | ET2/SS | Feb 1983 – Sep 1986 | RC | Plankowner, RC division. First and last sea command. Love to hear from my shipmates. Email address has been updated 12/22/2015 |
| Allison, Joel | CMDCM(SS/SW) | Feb 1983 – Nov 1998 | E | My first boat. I learned a lot here that would carry me throughout my career |
| Brown, Michael "Browneye" | ET1/SS | Feb 1983 – Jul 1987 | RC | Plankowner |
| Logan, Chris | EM1/SS | Feb 1983 – May 1986 | E | Plankowner, E Division. Great bunch of guys. Great memories. |
| Metzger, Joe | MMC(SS) | Feb 1983 – Jul 1985 | A | Best Boat, CO, Eng,Chief Quarters, and Crew (Officer and enlisted) I have ever served with. Captain Hughes was the most positive, motivating leader I've ever known. My blood, sweat, tears and love are still with the Olympia. |
| Gretzula, Andy | MM1 SS | Feb 1983 – Jan 1988 | M Div/ELT | Plankowner. In 20 years it was the best command ever and best time of our lives. Hope to see you all at the decommissioning. |
| Proctor, William (Bill) | MMC/SS | Feb 1, 1983 – Feb 1, 1986 | M | Great Boat, Excellent M Division. Don sorry about the 30 days of restriction for sleeping. email me at button679@msn.com |
| McGannon, John | YNC(SS) | Feb 8, 1983 – Aug 31, 1987 | Executive | Plank owner. Was onboard and topside when she was launched. Made YNC while onboard. Homeport change to Hawaii. Great trip through the Ditch. Made first West Pac. |
| Anderson, Don (Big Daddy Don) | MM1(SS) | Feb 14, 1983 – Apr 17, 1989 | M | Longest serving Plankowner-6y,2m,3dys. We used 2 say "We Built This Boat!" 1st Capt & Eng were the best. 1st boat to get SHT. Busted 4 sleeping on watch-30 days restriction 2 OLY in Dry Dock w/no galley/heads. Best Throttleman Ever! |
| Enyart, Frank | IC1 (SS/DV) | Mar 1983 – Jun 1988 | IC /DV | Plankowner.Served with a lot of good men.It's good to see alot of your names & remember good times. Would like to hear from you. |
| Percell, Warren | QM2(SS) | Mar 1983 – Sep 9, 1985 | Nav/Ops | Great bunch of guys. I miss them all. |
| Neale, Henry | ET2(SS) | Mar 1, 1983 – Dec 28, 1985 | Nav ET | Plankowner,I rode the launch and was there for comissioning. What a great crew they showed me ture friendship. |
| Andress, M. Jay | CMDCM (SS) | Mar 1, 1983 – Jun 30, 1985 | COB | Pre-Commisioning Crew/Plankowner - Best Duty Station ever. Great people, great memories. |
| Quattro, Michael | MM1/SS/DV | May 1, 1983 – Jul 5, 1987 | Machiner / ELT | Plank owner - a create experience that I reflect upon often. It was an honor to serve with such men. |
| Hermes, Jim | SK2(SS/DV) | May 10, 1983 – Jun 23, 1986 | Storekeeper, Diver, SS | Great time, look forward to retiring the old girl. Remember Rosey Roads & Olympia Washington |
| Scoggins, Roger | FTG1(SS) | May 27, 1983 – Jun 14, 1985 | Fire Control | Plankowner and LPO. Captain Hughes one of the best skippers I ever served with and a good crew. Made chief but never put it on. |
| Campbell Sr., Michael (Soupy) | RMC (SS) | Jun 1983 – Oct 31, 1985 | Operations (Radio Gang) | Pre-Comm.Good Boat. Enjoyed my tenure onboard. Served with a lot of good people. Only boat left of the four I was on. Two good skippers Hughes and Mack. Selected for E-8 took retirement instead. |
| Wasmer, Gary | RM1(SS) | Jun 1983 – Sep 25, 1985 | RM | Great Crew, had a blast... |
| Patterson, Thom-eric | IC3 (SS) | Jun 1983 – May 1987 | IC | I am a plank owner of the USA Olympia SSN 717. I am looking to chat with any crew members, that I served with. |
| Martin, Robert | e-6 | Jun 10, 1983 – Oct 18, 1985 | Reactor Controls | Plankowner,fist to call criticality before sea trial |
| Parker, Robert | MM1/SS | Jul 11, 1983 – Sep 10, 1987 | auxiliary | What a crazy bunch, lots of memories. |
| Gilly, James | RM2(SS) | Aug 1983 – Apr 1989 | RM | Plankowner! My first boat. WestPac '86-'87. WestPac '88. |
| Hall, Paul | ETC(SS) | Aug 1983 – Jan 1986 | NavOps ET Div | Plankowner had a great ET Div working for me both in the Nav corner and in ESM, Fond memories of the twins |
| Prusa, Mark | TM2 | Aug 15, 1983 – Apr 15, 1987 | Torpedo | I was a Coner |
| Willey, Shawn | ET2 | Sep 25, 1983 – Feb 27, 1988 | NAV | First boat I served on and with one of the best petty officers you can have as a lead ET1 Moye also the best Yeoman in the navy Chief Mcgannon. First crew was the finest. |
| Heter, Erik | STS1 | Nov 22, 1983 – Nov 4, 1988 | Sonar | Plankowner, first and only boat. Can't believe it was that long ago, still seems like only yesterday. |
| Yates, Christopher | STS2/SS | Dec 1983 – Aug 1988 | SONAR | Plankowner, I still have the plaque. Sonar Supervisor. Bluenose on the USS Baltimore. I never missed an underway on Olympia until august of 88. I departed right before the 2nd Westpac. |
| Prince, Brad | DS1 (SS) | Dec 10, 1983 – Dec 15, 1985 | Fire Control | PLANKOWNER ... When she left for the West Coast, I had to leave her. :( |
| Worthy, Mark | STS2|SS | 1984 – 1988 | Sonar | Plankowner. We had a great time I miss all my old shipmates keep in touch guys! |
| Leblanc, Lex All Around Good Guy | EM1(SS) | 1984 – | Electrical Division | Submarine qualified plankowner, hacker lead Petty Officer, and All Around Good Guy |
| Eyler, Fred | MSSN | Jan 3, 1984 – Oct 18, 1986 | Food Service | This is where it started. My first ship it amazing that its been over 25 years. |
| Henderson, Pat | TM1(SS) | Jan 5, 1984 – Apr 15, 1986 | Torpedo | TMCM (SS) Earles and a great division made my time there both memorable and somthing that later in my career went away, Fun Fun Fun. I retired Sep 03 as TMCS(SS) who woulda believed. It would be great to hear from any of you guys. |
| Murphy, Dan/"murph" | MM3/SS | Apr 19, 1984 – Dec 4, 1988 | I was fresh out of sub school and MMCM/SS Ingram was my first COB . He guided me well during my time on Olympia. The experience was a blast. 2 West-Pacs.2 Rim-Pacs. Trip to Olympia Washingtion on the way over from Virginia. | |
| Siemen, David | ET2/SS | Jun 5, 1984 – Feb 2, 1988 | NAV OPS | Plank owner. Missed the old crew had a lot of fun. Would go any place with them. Retired now |
| Saucier, Clay (Sauce) | RM1(SS)(SG) | Jul 1984 – Jul 1986 | RM | My second boat, first fast attack, the black hole! Mack and Scott were the reason I stayed in...Retired on disability in 1996 |
| Shannon, James | LT | Aug 1984 – Aug 1987 | M, E, Sonar | Plankowner. My first and last boat. Fantastic crew. |
| Goral, Doc | HMCS(SS/SW) | Oct 1, 1984 – Feb 27, 1987 | Medical | Great Boat. |
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