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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS South Carolina (CGN 37). 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 952 crew members registered for the USS South Carolina (CGN 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 – 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, David | EM1 | 1976 – 1979 | ||
| Giblin, James | 1976 – 1980 | |||
| Hogan, Russell Wayne Hogan | MM-3 | 1976 – 1978 | "A" | Made some life long friends one is Charlie Mathews if anyone remembers him and would like to get in touch e-mail me. |
| Lucier, Harwood | RM1 | 1976 – 1980 | c | |
| McInnes, John | ETN2 | 1976 – 1978 | OE | My first of many ships, SOCAR was home for many MED cruise's |
| Minor, Daniel | OS3 | 1976 – 1979 | OI | Definetley an adventure,ment alot of good people |
| Klauber, Walter | IC 4 | 1976 – Apr 1980 | ||
| Duffek, Steven | EM-6 | 1976 – Feb 1980 | RE | Al Coons, Dave Jones |
| Means, Scott | FTM2 | 1976 – 1980 | FOX | Got to see a lot of great places and meet a lot of great shipmates. |
| Haws, Don | ET2 | 1976 – Aug 1978 | Reactor Controls | Interesting time as we transitioned to all volunteer army which had domino effect on the Navy. She was a steaming ship at the time, three yrs, 3 Meds, N Atlantic, and South American Cruises. |
| Slabaugh, Bruce | EN 2 | Jan 1976 – Aug 25, 1979 | A EAO2 | A Gang, more fun than a barrel of monkeys! |
| Sheridan, Dean (Doc) | HM3 | Feb 1976 – Aug 22, 1977 | Med | Also remember Manville, J. McDonald, L. Whitezell, R. Chandler, R. Hixon, P. Simonton, and many others. Haifa, Toronto, La Spazia and Tangeirs were my most memorable ports. Also, South America. Can anyone forget the "Shellback" initiation? |
| Van Hoy, Bill | LT | Feb 1976 – Oct 1977 | Gunnery Oficer | Great ship and great crew. Worked with some of the finest NCOs in the Navy. |
| Adkins, Edward H | MM3 | Feb 10, 1976 – Dec 21, 1977 | M | |
| Miller, Stan | OS2 | Feb 16, 1976 – Apr 18, 1979 | OI | Good times,loved the ports. I can't believe she's in mothballs. |
| Slafsky, Randy | IC1 | Feb 29, 1976 – Jan 1979 | RE05, RE02 | miss the folks, miss the fun. don't miss the regulations. liked WC, hated BS. |
| Hallett, Chuck | MM1 | Mar 1976 – Mar 1977 | M-Division (2-Plant) | Made 1st Med Cruise (1976 - 1977) Discharged after returning in early 1977. Sorry to see the SoCar had such a short life. I still work in nuclear power industry and owe my career t the Navy Nuclear Propulsion training I received. |
| Bowman, Doug | RM2 | Mar 1976 – Oct 19, 1979 | COMM | Very nice to see that CGN-37 still lives in our hearts. We may move on with our lives; but the time on the SOCAR we'll never forget. |
| Harrison, Steve | FTM2 | Mar 1976 – Jun 1979 | FOX | What great memories, there was some good times, did not seem like it then but makes me smile today. Glad I experienced it. |
| Hallett, Chuck | MM1 | Mar 1, 1976 – Mar 25, 1977 | M - 2 Plant | Made first Med Cruise with U.S.S. Nimitz and U.S.S. California. Great memories of Haifa Israel and home away from home in Augusta Bay Sicily. Was cruise book editor. Anyone have one they would sell or lend me? Lost mine in divorce. |
| Hallett, Chuck | MM1 | Mar 1, 1976 – Feb 28, 1977 | M | Cruisebook Editor on 1st cruise with Nimitz to Med. Also ran phone patches for crew via ham radio during cruis |
| Jaramillo, Maurice , Nick | SKCM | Mar 5, 1976 – Feb 15, 1979 | S-1 | 25 year career best ship I ever served on |
| Coons, Al | EM 2 | Mar 11, 1976 – Apr 6, 1980 | RE | Good times and great friends. Remember Paul and Mike and the partying. |
| Gwinn, Keith | ETN2 | Apr 1976 – Jul 1979 | OE | Had a great time on the SOCAR. Retired as ETC in 94. Work for Governor Tomblin back home in West Virginia. Miss all the basketball teammates and the fun we had playing all the international games. |
| Tolbert, Keren/bill | FTM2 | May 20, 1976 – Nov 16, 1980 | FOX | MANY LONG CRUISES |
| Kilen, James | SK3 | Jun 1976 – Dec 2, 1979 | S-1 | GREAT MEMORIES, LOTS OF TRAVEL TO INTERESTING PLACES, THE BEST SHIPMATES. |
| Witwer, Richard | LTJG | Jun 1976 – Sep 1978 | Supply Department | SOCAR was my first ship and we deployed to the Med for many months. As an Assistant Suppo, SOCAR was the most impactful tour of my 20 year Navy career. I will never forget SOCAR with two children born during this time. |
| Duran, Raf | EM2 | Jun 9, 1976 – Dec 18, 1978 | RE&E | Had some good times on the old Socar |
| Doss, Timothy | EM3 | Jun 15, 1976 – Mar 3, 1980 | Engineering | Loved every minute of my time onboard |
| Duran, Rafael "raf" | EM2 | Jun 26, 1976 – Dec 15, 1978 | RE/E | Some good times in the Med and Brazil good people I will always remember |
| Slingerland, Richard | ETR-2 | Jul 1976 – Feb 1980 | RC | Good memories. |
| Warner, Mike | EMFN | Jul 1976 – Apr 1977 | E | Had good times. Made ships 1st med cruise. Remembering alot of good people. |
| Hamel, Rick | E1-E4 | Jul 1, 1976 – Mar 25, 1979 | 1ST | The So Car was my first ship and my first love in my time in the Navy I will always think about her and all the good times |
| Williams, Rodney "Willie" | STG-1 | Aug 1976 – Apr 1979 | AS | My last and one of the best commands I served on. |
| Jackerson, Jeffrey | LT | Aug 1, 1976 – Aug 15, 1977 | Medical Officer | Got to take my kids back to SOCAR just before decommision to show them a real ship...proud to do it. |
| Wilson, Ernie/willie | BM3 | Aug 26, 1976 – Aug 29, 1979 | 1st division | I looked to the sea & all I saw was the sea. To all my shipmates, I will never forget the SOCAR. "what a long strange trip it's been. Became a riverboat Capt.on the ILL. river,how ironic,huh? Brown water is a lot different than blue. U.S.N. |
| Colvin, Otis | E.3 | Sep 1976 – Apr 1977 | 1st | Waiting for my "A" school, I made part of a Med cruise. |
| Avery, Duane | MM3 | Sep 1976 – Aug 16, 1979 | a gang | just looking for old friends |
| Wilson, Willie | E-4 | Sep 1976 – Aug 26, 1979 | 1ST | Remember alot things with good friends.Afew Med. cruises.South America & Shellbck intiation ,miss those days.JAGAT PADMNI,and the rescue of Indian passegers. I could go on. Haze grey and underway! |
| Glenn, Greg | SH3 | Sep 1976 – Nov 1980 | supply/s-3 division | i loved serving on the south carolina... i was the BARBER then...i'm an electrician now... man !!!.... i was 20 yrs. old...good times !!! lots of fun...scene to bridge #1 firefighting team/phonetalker |
| Hogan, Jerry | E2 | Sep 1, 1976 – May 1, 1977 | 1st | Fond memories. Good times. |
| Freer, Raymond | STGSN | Sep 1, 1976 – Oct 3, 1979 | AS | Served with a great group of sonar techs, gunnersmates and torpedo specialists. Saw many countries and appreciate being the American my country afforded me. God bless the USA. |
| Simonton, Ben | CAPTAIN | Oct 13, 1976 – Feb 29, 1980 | Commanding Officer | SOCAR was a great ship, great because of its crew members and what they did. It was a real honor for me to have served with you. If I had to do it all again, I would chose to do it with each and every one of you. I was blessed. |
| Wexler, Wex | SN | Oct 14, 1976 – Jul 16, 1979 | 1ST,MAA,X | THINK A LOTS ABOUT THOSE DAYS...WISH I WASN'T MARRIED THEN.LOT OF GREAT FOLKS AND TIMES TRIED TO FIND HAMBONE IN PHILLY & CARGIL IN LA. BEEN WITH THE IRS FOR YRS IN NJ |
| Ducey, Patrick | MM2 | Nov 1976 – Nov 1978 | M | Out of S1C to somewhere in the Med. Missed Haifa, but saw most other ports. Going down to Rio, receiving Shellback Certificate, {it's framed and hanging up). I also have some nice photos of the freighter fire. |
| Villanueva, Heribert / Eddie | SH 3 | Dec 1976 – Aug 1980 | S-3 and 1st | Came on board 1976 was assigned to 1st Division. Then ended up in S-3 and remained there until my discharge. Shipmates Johnny Ornelas, Armand Brown, Gregroy Glenn, William Martinez, Mack MCCullum, James Glass, Edwin Delvalle,Naim Salaam |
| Taylor, Terry | BM3 | Dec 1976 – Dec 1979 | 1ST | NONE |
| Sievers, Charles | RM1 | Dec 1976 – Apr 29, 1979 | OC | Was the LPO for division and the department. Enjoyed working Radio Gang. |
| Villanueva, Heribert / Eddie | SH3 | Dec 1, 1976 – Aug 1980 | S3 | My other partners name is James Glass, he also started out in 1st division before he became an Electrician or Signalman hes from Ohio. I am trying to recall people who were assigned to S3 or just assigned to the SOCAR.Its been a long time. |
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