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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Stephen | ET2/SS | 1985 – Oct 19, 1987 | ||
| Cherrix, Norman | MM3 SS | 1985 – 1987 | A GANG | Great crew lots of good friends. I would do it again right now if it were possible. A GANG |
| Murphy, Daniel | MM3/SS | 1985 – 1988 | Auxiliary | |
| Vandeneede, Daniel | ET1/SS | Jan 10, 1985 – Jan 29, 1989 | Reactor Controls | |
| Gentry, Scott | STS2/SS | Apr 5, 1985 – Mar 12, 1990 | Sonar | |
| Ingram, Isaac Jr | MMCM(SS) | May 1985 – May 1988 | COB | First operational Chief of the boat, we set the tone! |
| Seavey, Dave | MMC (SS) | May 1, 1985 – Oct 1, 1988 | A | Best tour of my career. Great crew, great chiefs quarters. Best bunch of A-gangers I ever served with. Commissioned LDO. Many, many good memories. |
| Gentry, Scott (Orbit) | STS2/SS | May 9, 1985 – Mar 12, 1990 | SONAR | |
| Hamilton, Paul | IC | Jul 5, 1985 – Feb 1, 1987 | IC | Plankowner, Now retired after doing just 20years 5 days. |
| Hanson, Paul | MM2/SS | Jul 10, 1985 – Oct 4, 1989 | m | |
| Vandeneede, Patrick | MM2/SS | Sep 3, 1985 – Sep 5, 1989 | M | First ever BTCOB |
| Robinson, Frederick "ROBBY" | RM2/SS | Oct 1985 – Jan 1990 | NAV/OPS | |
| Perry, Dave | IC 3 (SS) | Oct 11, 1985 – Jun 26, 1989 | Engineering | I served from 1985 to 1989 with many great men, and have fond memories of my time on the boat. |
| Cherrix, Norman Pig_______ | mm3 | Oct 14, 1985 – May 15, 1986 | A gang | |
| Wilkinson, Brian / Wilky | RM2/SS | Oct 28, 1985 – Jan 23, 1990 | NAV/OPS | It will get batter after PSA. It will get better when we get to the Pacific. It will get better after we get to Pearl. It will get better after our 1st Westpac. We didn't know how good we had it |
Webb, David (Super Dave)  | MM2/SS | Nov 1985 – Oct 1989 | M-Div | First & only command. Trained by the best plankowners the Navy had. It's hard to believe that the Navy actually paid me to have that much fun. Great crew from start to finish! |
| Irvin, Paul | QM1 | 1986 – 1987 | Nav | Plant Owner / transfered to USS Bergall. |
| Revelette, Troy | STS1/SS | Jan 18, 1986 – Mar 1, 1989 | Sonar | First Fast Boat great crew, Retired in July 2000 Live in Az |
| Miller, Carl | ET1 (SS) | Mar 1, 1986 – Nov 13, 1989 | Reactor Controls | |
| Edlin, Glenn | MM2/SS NUC | May 1986 – Jun 1989 | MM Nuclear | |
| Isham, Randy / Beavis | MM2 | Jul 4, 1986 – Jul 3, 1990 | A-GANG | |
| Martin Jr, Charles Butch | MM1/SS | Sep 1986 – Aug 1989 | Ike You were my leading first on the 584 and then my COB on the 717 Also your my second daughters god father. It's was an honor and a privilege to serve with you. | |
| Poland, Forrest | MM1/SS/DV | Nov 1986 – Sep 1990 | RL/M/DV | Met the boat soon after she got to Pearl Harbor. Worked with a great bunch of guys. |
| Ware, Jay | MM2/SS | 1987 – 1991 | A-Gang | |
| King, Gerry Kingman | TM3 | 1987 – 1990 | TM | The USS Olympia was my first boat. I loved almost every minute. You guys were my family. |
| Bartlett, Jesse | E3 | 1987 – 1987 | Deck | I'm in Woonsocket Rhode island and am 54. Hope others try to contact me. |
| Bostic, Robert | HMC(SS) | Jan 1987 – Apr 1990 | Doc | First Boat, BB Scot had to be the best XO. Any one seen Bird>? |
| Parra, Antonio 'Paranoia' | ET3 | Apr 1987 – Apr 1989 | Reactor Controls | Bitter sweet times! Nvr forget Billy Gist, BigDaddyDon,E.Finlayson,Ewok,Hankster,SUPER Dave, IC3 D.Perry, IC3 'Gonzo', Jiroudek,Chernell,EMC Mig,MMCM Ingram(COB),ENG 'Skippy', CO Comm. L.B. Taylor saved my butt!! |
| Henderson, Mark | MM1(SS) | May 1987 – Jan 14, 1991 | M | Best bunch of guys I've ever worked with. Can't say as much for who we worked for. Have some great memories! |
| Dooling, Troy | TM3 (SS) | Aug 1987 – Aug 1990 | TM | |
| Ward, Richard "Wally" | SK3 | Aug 1987 – Jun 1991 | SUPPLY | I remember SK2 Lake "Puddels" as we called him and SK1 Brier... I miss SKCM Lowery and My first C.O. CDR L.B. Taylor. I still have his card he gave me when I checked onboard. |
| Hartford, Bill (Harpoon) | TM2(SS) | Sep 1, 1987 – Dec 24, 1990 | Torpedo | Great boat and great time. I really enjoyed my service on the Oly. |
| Groves, Robert "Grover" | STS3 (SS) | 1988 – 1992 | Sonar | You guys were the best! Scott Gentry, Doug Benson, Oz, Diver Dave, JJ, Mac, Marco Tapia, Alex Zoghlin, Chris Melody, James Gilly, and all the other guys, not listed, but still remembered, both coners and nukes, we were one crew, no one could touch. |
| Taylor, Bill, T-bone | IC 3 | Jan 10, 1988 – Sep 10, 1991 | IC Divison | Wow, been a long time now. I don't miss the crap, but I sure do miss my friends. Harvey Greene, and Gerry King, I have been looking for ya. Farron Young, I still keep in contact with. |
| Young, Faron | qm3 | Apr 1988 – Sep 20, 1991 | quartermaster | |
| Greene, Harvey (Hoogus) | EM1 (SS/DV) | Jun 1988 – Oct 1991 | Electrical | Good Times -- Miss the good and even the bad. A lot of good friends!!! |
| Melody, Leo C. (Chris) | LT | Jun 10, 1988 – Jan 2, 1992 | ESM | Great boat and crew. Made ET1 and ETC on board. |
| McDonald, Matthew | EM2/SS | Sep 1988 – Jul 19, 1992 | Electrical | Lotta fun, boyos. Hope all is well with everyone. |
| Priddy, James | TM3 | 1989 – 1993 | TORPEDO | I MISS MY FRIENDS LONG,SENCER,HOWIE,STICK,HAWLEY,& ZOGLIN. I MISS LITTLE ASIAN WOMEN,STRIPPERS,THE GOOD WEATHER,GIRLS IN BIKINI'S& ALL THE CRAZY SH@T. FTN! BUT I LOVED THE CREW |
| Treat, Lance | FTG2 | 1989 – 1993 | Fire Control | It's great to see you guys out here. Awesome crew - good times... Hope everyone is doing well. |
| Newton, Rob/neutron | MM2/ss | Jan 10, 1989 – Jun 10, 1993 | A | |
| Swisher, Todd | ET2/SS | Feb 1989 – Dec 1992 | Reactor Controls | I miss being around such a great and talented group of guys. What I don't miss, however, is scrubbing those stainless steel crappers, and barfing into a garbage bag while sitting at the panel. I never did get over that sea-sickness! |
| Webber, Curt | RM2(SS) | Feb 15, 1989 – Apr 18, 1992 | NAV/OPS | |
| Neason, John | EM1(SS) | Mar 12, 1989 – Apr 20, 1993 | E | Great memories of the Oly. Todd, Barry, Timmy, Matt, Desrock, Hoogus, Hanky-Stank, Jiroudek just to name a few! Email me at jneason@gci.net |
| Westfall, Thomas | EM2(SS) | Apr 1989 – Aug 1993 | E | |
| Long, Timmy | MM2 | Apr 1, 1989 – Jul 26, 1993 | M | Enjoyed the job but just could not tolerate the traditions. |
| Tapia, Marco | QM3 | Apr 26, 1989 – May 22, 1992 | Navigation | Got to meet some great people. |
| Maestas, Anthony | MM1 | May 19, 1989 – Dec 17, 1994 | M | First sub. Best sub. Learned the most from this ship and crew. |
| Acton, Eric | MM2/SS | Jun 1989 – Aug 1993 | Engineering/Machinery | |
| Johnson, Timothy "J.j." (Junior Johnson) | STS2 (SS) | Aug 7, 1989 – Dec 1, 1995 | Sonar | 717 was my first of two subs. I preferred it to the 724, even though I was more than anxious to detach toward the end of my tour on Oly. Could you blame me? I was there for 6.3 years :) |
| McKendree, Jeff | STS2/SS | Sep 1989 – Apr 1992 | Sonar | First sub. remember when we went sky diving and Febo broke his leg? I still jump to this day. Was a great Boat. |
| Chustz, Vincent (Doc) | HM | Nov 1989 – Aug 1992 | X | |
| Hall, Joe Flame | STSC(SS) | Nov 15, 1989 – | Sonar LCPO | Sonar, COW, Qualifications guru, Training coordinator. A good tour. |
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