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USS South Carolina (CGN 37) Crew List
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 947 crew members registered for the USS South Carolina (CGN 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Sam | FTG2 | 1978 – 1982 | FOX | one of 10%, per b.s.simonton.. |
| Proctor, Wayne (Mitch) | PC3 | 1978 – 1982 | X | |
| Harbaugh, Alan | EM2 | 1978 – 1982 | RE02 | It was the Navy what more can I say.. there were good times and bad times.. but met some good guys and saw a lot of water and a lot of the world.. perty good for an old Montana boy was sad to hear when I found out the ship had been retired |
| Carey, Dan (Doc) | FTG | 1978 – 1980 | Fox | Miss my mates. That Persian gulf tour during the hostage take over was something I will never forget. |
| Leherissier, Bill | STG3 | 1978 – 1980 | AS | |
| Garcia, Gary | EM1 | Jan 1978 – Mar 1982 | RE | |
| Cronin, Pat | EM2 | Jan 1978 – Dec 1980 | RE | Served 3.5 more years at DIG Prototype before leaving the navy. Advance to EMC in the USNR. Who's idea was it for us to qualify Feed Control? |
| Cook, Jeff | EM2 | Jan 1978 – Feb 1982 | RE | |
| Moulckers, Mike | MM1 | Jan 3, 1978 – Nov 15, 1981 | L | Class 7701, Mare Island |
| Mills, Steve | EM1 | Jan 10, 1978 – Feb 12, 1982 | RE | |
| Linthicum, Eric | MS3 | Jan 31, 1978 – Aug 11, 1981 | S-2 | Some great times, but better people! |
| Davis, James Or Jimmy | E-3 | Feb 1978 – 1979 | Hello I was on the ship from about 77-79 caught it in Rota Spain was stationed there as a Crypto person at the Communications Station had a great time there then I was assigned to the Deck Force under Cheif Bernie and his helper Larry Cure | |
| Harris, Dirken | ET3 | Feb 1978 – May 1981 | ?? | I had a heck of great time with you guys. Still miss the open sea at night when you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Two Meds and an Indian Ocean. Shellback! Still in electronics.. |
| Rollo, Anthony (Tony) | TM3 | Feb 2, 1978 – Sep 1, 1979 | AS | Anyone from AS Division please drop me a line |
| Kaskie, Frank | OS3 | Mar 15, 1978 – Jul 18, 1981 | OI | Best time of my life, Stormin' Norman, Larry Frick, George Abair, C.J. and of course- The Rock! Hilliard going for chief- And the liberty ports in England, Spain. Greece- BEAUTIFUL! |
| Brown, William Allen (Bootie) | PN2 | Apr 1, 1978 – Dec 7, 1980 | X | Some of the best times and people I've had the pleasure of knowing. Hope they are all well. |
| Whitlock, James | ET2 | Apr 1, 1978 – Feb 9, 1982 | RC1 | Indian Ocean cruise of 1980. 3 days of liberty and 9 months deployed. Shellback initiation 1980. Need a Reunion. |
| Pursel, Martin Marty | HT3 | May 1, 1978 – Feb 1, 1982 | A Gang | Met some great friends, several Med cruises and a 9 month Indian Ocean cruise during Iranian hostage crisis, trip through Panama Canal and much more. Great Time |
| Goulding, Daniel "Da " | MM2 | May 20, 1978 – Aug 24, 1983 | M | Miss some of the people and the travel not the Nav |
Timm, Bartholomew  | Ensign | Jun 5, 1978 – Jul 5, 1980 | Supply | Loved my time aboard SOCAR, great fellow officers, great crew. Wonder if anyone has stayed in touch with Chief Malone, or anyone else from Supply Department. BTW BS Simonton wrote a book about leadership. |
| Wick, Boats | BM3 | Jul 24, 1978 – Dec 28, 1980 | First | Great ship. Great ship mates. Lots of memories.Would love to do a med about now. |
| Doherty, Greg/scuz | RM2 | Jul 25, 1978 – Dec 23, 1980 | Communications | Great Times, Great Shipmates, Great memories, Miss you guys |
| Taylor, John | LT | Aug 1978 – May 1980 | Ordnance Off | |
| Carr, Richard | MM2 | Aug 1978 – Jun 1983 | M | 5.7 years aboard SOCAR. #2 Engineroom. Good memories of what I thought at the time were bad times, but now, it's all good! Wouldn't have missed it, but wouldn't think of going back. |
| Abair, George | OSSN | Aug 12, 1978 – Jan 1, 1980 | Operations | It's been 28 years, so most of you probably don't remember the name. I was the one hit by the car in Fort Lauderdale in Sept 1979. Norman Brannon was with me that night. Dale Hilliard was OS1. I there a reunion in the future.Someone let me know |
| Long, James W | EMCS | Aug 26, 1978 – May 6, 1980 | RE | Served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor and DAPA. Left ship by Helo in the Indian Ocean for retirement. |
| Miller, Artie | DS2 | Sep 1, 1978 – Oct 1, 1983 | OE | Lots of cruises. Nine months of the Indian Ocean, lots of friends and a fun system to work on. What else did a young guy need? |
| Hammond, John | EN3 | Sep 15, 1978 – Jul 11, 1981 | A-Gang | Those were three of the best years of my life. |
| Vaughan, Robert | MM2 | Sep 21, 1978 – Nov 1980 | M | |
| Meyer, John | ETCM | Oct 1978 – Sep 1980 | OE | I was on the ship from 1978 till 1980 as the Command Master Chief. I enjoyed serving on CGN-37 and was saddened to here that she had been decommissioned. I retired in Sept. 80 while the ship was on an Indian Ocean cruise. |
| Phelps, Joseph | ET2 | Oct 1978 – Aug 17, 1982 | RC | Took my children to Norfolk 2 years ago- what a change. Spent 18 years as a quality engineer for Ford- now retired. Still remember my deployments- gave a presentation for the local middle school last fall on Egypt. |
| Meyer, John | ETCM | Oct 1978 – Aug 1980 | Operations/OE | I retired from GTE/General Dynamics in 2008 |
| Pratt, Robert | HN | Nov 1978 – Jan 1979 | Medical | Anyone have a lead on HM2 Mike Scott???? |
| Berntsen, George | ET2 | Nov 1978 – Aug 1981 | RC | Good memories, especially Med Cruise '79. The Ayatolla Patrola in '80 was tough. We set some records for time at sea. 4 days in a liberty port (Diego Garcia doesn't count!) in an 8.5 month cruise. |
| Shields, John | EM2 | Nov 1978 – Mar 1983 | E | |
| Poarch, James Mark | BOATSWAINSMATE E-1 | Nov 1978 – Mar 1980 | 1 ST | |
| Green, William | SK3 | 1979 – 1981 | ||
| Hafner, Fred | STG2 | 1979 – Jan 1983 | AS | I had a great time with good ole AS Division. Made some good friends that I miss. I don't miss the 1980 Indian Ocean cruise though....way to long and we never got our 2 Beers! |
| Shiner, John | STG2 | 1979 – 1982 | AS | |
| Bouchard, David | GMM2 | 1979 – 1981 | ||
| Lancaster, John | STG2 | 1979 – Jan 1983 | AS DIVISION | I miss you all. I loved it when we kicked USS Virginia's Butt in the Indian Ocean running Relay on their ship. Good memories. Gave my heart to Jesus on that Indian Ocean Cruise as well and have been changed ever since. |
| Olson, Jim | RM2 | 1979 – 1980 | OC | Always remember the time and friends made - 9 month Indian Ocean deployment with one port call except for tropical Diego Garcia (not sure if that counts) |
| Bailey, Thomas | HM1 | Jan 1979 – Jun 1980 | Medical | Anyone that served in 1979 to 1980 |
| Whitlock, James | ET2 | Jan 1, 1979 – Feb 9, 1983 | RC1 | Indian Ocean cruise of 1980. 3 days of liberty and 9 months deployed. Shellback initiation 1980. Need a Reunion |
| Medcalf, Al | FTM2 | Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 3, 1983 | FOX | |
| Mitchell, David | GMM-2 | Jan 14, 1979 – Feb 13, 1981 | Worked for&aft lnchers great ship wasnt fun in the I/Ocean always fixing the launchers when we dropped a Missle FWD broke in the brigg for some beer had a party O-1 aft. Best damn GMM's & GMG's in the fleet but dont miss the mos. I/ | |
| Loveless, Monty | Stg2 | Mar 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | as | My stepson is a Naval Intelligence Officer and is currently writing a book about Capt. Simonton's leadership style. Any stories of the captains time on the SOCAR would be greatly appreciated. |
| Johnson, David | OSC (SW) Retired | Mar 26, 1979 – Dec 30, 1983 | OI | Really enjoyed my tour aboard SoCar, had some great shipmates. |
| Thomas, Edmund C. | OS2 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1983 | OI | |
| Silvia, Robert | MM3 | Apr 1979 – May 1983 | Engineering | |
| Baehr, Don | MM2 | Jun 1979 – Nov 1981 | M | Miss being at sea and the times on the ship |
| Pilon, Randall | ET2 | Jun 1979 – Jun 1982 | RC | Hey guys, Completed 20 years, now a middle school teacher in Virginia |
| Pilon, Randall | ET3/ET2 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 15, 1982 | Reactor Control | Greetings shipmates. Your friendship meant a lot to me. Please if you come across me by all means say hello. |
| Welchel, Roger | MM2 | Jun 10, 1979 – Jun 10, 1984 | A gang | Wish I was still there |
| Hreha, Tommy (Chickenman) | RM2 | Jul 1979 – Feb 1983 | OC | I had a lot of good friends on the SOCAR. I had a lot of fun and have a lot of good memories. So sorry to hear about the death of DB. Hi to "Molly" and everyone else that I served with. |
| Marzovilla, Paul | STG1 | Jul 13, 1979 – Apr 14, 1984 | AS | The Weapons Department rocked. I miss you guys. Sometimes, I wish I was sailing with my SOCAR family again. |
| Hafner, Fred | STG2 | Jul 15, 1979 – Jan 20, 1983 | AS | I had a great time on the SOCAR...Well..except for the 80 Indian Ocean Cruise...We never got our 2 Beers. Beer Pancakes just did not hack it! Hey Marzo, Slutworm, Triola, Brackett, Stedda, Lancaster etc., etc.!!! Miss you guys! |
| Lambert, Edward | MM1 | Aug 1979 – May 1984 | M-1 | Great Ship, Great People. Retired from the Navy in 2001, after 24 years. Now working at Comanche Peak in Glen Rose, Tx. Don B., Dan G., Danny A. get hold of me! WE NEED A REUNION! |
| Clements, Dennis | SH1 | Aug 1979 – Mar 1981 | S-3 | would like to hear from Johnny ornelas, Steve Curry,and all the guys from Supply. Left Navy in 1983 joined Army 1997 retired 2006. Put boots on ground in Bosina in 2002-2003. |
| Kimerle, Patrick | MM2 MM1 | Aug 1979 – Jul 1984 | M-2 | IO80; Med 82; Drydock RM 1983-1984 |
| Abshire, Daniel (Tithead) | Aug 16, 1979 – Sep 19, 1983 | m | I liked those years on SoCar. Went back for the deactivation, thanks bonnie. Tears streamed down my face when the flag went to the stern. Oh well GOOD memeries, great friends IO80 pals find me in TUCSON | |
| Wescott, James T | SK2 | Aug 18, 1979 – Feb 17, 1982 | I also served a second tour from 83-85 before departing for submarine duty | |
| Jones, Tom | LTJG | Sep 1979 – Dec 1981 | EW | The Indian Ocean deployment: Iran Hostage Crisis / Iran-Iraq War / Diego Garcia. Through it all, the SOCAR was the hardest working ship in the battle group! I am saddened that the Navy has decommissioned the SOCAR ... |
| Kolodziejczak, Steve | Oct 1979 – Jan 1983 | m | ||
| Conant, Tony | MM1 | Oct 1979 – Aug 1983 | M | First tour 79-83, second as a LT in 91-94. Seven years total on SOCAR....guess that says one of two things: I really loved that ship or I was two lazy to re-qualify on a different plant. You guys decide and let me know. |
| Briers, Thomas | HT3 | Nov 20, 1979 – Jun 13, 1983 | A-gang | Great ship, great friends, I would do it all over again. I went to places that I normally would not have gone. Great experience! |
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