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USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Alaska (SSBN 732). 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 212 crew members registered for the USS Alaska (SSBN 732).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1985 | 1986 – 1991 | 1992 – 1997 | 1998 – 2004 | 2005 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing, Nick | E-6 | 0000 – Oct 24, 2006 | USS Alaska | |
| Vaughan, Gordon | Gunners mate second class | Oct 1945 – Dec 1945 | Gunnery | |
| Wiltz, Steve | MM2 | Jun 1982 – Jun 1986 | M/RL | Now married with 2 kids in Port Orchard WA, self-employed as landlord |
| McAvoy, Gene - The Doc | 1983 – | Imagine this...I've still got the original Medical Department Logs! You would be surprised what stories they tell! :-) | ||
| Calvin, Richard | ET2 | 1983 – 1986 | Reactor Controls | After leaving realized that my time in the Navy helped me build my career in life. |
| McElroy, Frank | MMCS(SS) | Oct 23, 1983 – Mar 1, 1987 | Machinery | |
| Hines, Sam | MMCS | Dec 4, 1983 – Jan 28, 1990 | A | PlankOwner,great ship and Crew Hello to all the A-Div guys I Retired and we r living in Pensacola Fla |
| Cutrer, Robert | MT2 | 1984 – | Missile | Pre com thru Patrol 4 Enjoyed my time newly RETIRED 2022 |
| Rogers, Robert (Mike) | SKC | 1984 – Jul 18, 1988 | Supply | Precom and Plank owner. Now living in Virginia Beach, VA |
| Clawson, Skip | YNC(SS) | Jan 3, 1984 – | ADMIN | PLANKOWNER, WORKED FOR DAVE BECHTEL AS YN2(SS). GREAT CREW. ONE OF THE BEST I SERVED ON. NOT A BAD SOFTBALL TEAM EITHER. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REUNION IN KINGS BAY. HELLO TO ALL OF THE PLANKOWNERS OUT THERE. |
| Poad, Douglas | CDR (LT then) | Jan 16, 1984 – Jul 29, 1986 | Supply Department | First PRECOM Supply Officer. I will never forget the good times I had in this crazy environment - and the amount of work we managed to cram into 24 hour days. I had some great folks to work with who made me look good. |
| Brown, E Gerald Jr | MM1(SS) | Mar 1, 1984 – Jun 21, 1987 | Auxillary | Commissioning member of BLUE CREW |
| Ledford, Bob | SK2/SS | Mar 10, 1984 – Jun 10, 1986 | Supply | Plank owner on blue crew. I remember Cocoa beach! We were tied up at Cape Canveral when the space shuttle crashed. I was able to see parts of the fuselage come in, amazing time, the best group of men I have ever known or worked with. |
| Human, Carll | MM1 | Apr 1, 1984 – Aug 1, 1988 | M | |
| Kobeski, Ray | MM1/SS | Apr 1, 1984 – Jun 28, 1990 | Precom unit was some of the best people I have ever met. I left the Navy and got two Engineering degrees a BSCE and MSE. Came back to Navsea in 2002 working at NUWC Keyport. Drop an email sometime.... | |
| Belke, Tom | CAPT | Apr 1, 1984 – Jan 31, 1986 | Tactical Systems Officer (TSO) | Plankowner and Sea Trials OOD / became nuke in 1986; assigned to fast attack / transferred to USNR in mid-1989 / retired as Navy Captain in 2008 / Married; 2 sons) / ordained minister / author / CEO of DOTMLPFI, Inc. // |
| Anthony Jardine, Tony Jardine | mm2 | Apr 1, 1984 – Jun 28, 1988 | m | nuke class 83-04 to precom, followed by several patrols. lived in Ohio for 24 yrs, now in Pa. married with kids. Still in nuke business lots of great memories with a super bunch of guys! |
| McKay, James | EM1 (SS) | Apr 1, 1984 – Sep 27, 1990 | E Division | |
| Staggs, David | MM1/SS | Apr 17, 1984 – Sep 28, 1987 | Machinery | Precommissioning Unit, Plankowner, Order of the Ditch, DASO, STRATLOAD, 1 patrol |
| Cole, David | ET1(SS) | Apr 28, 1984 – Nov 13, 1987 | Strategic Navigation | Seems like just yesterday we were standing topside for commissioning in New London. I still like the sound of that "Plankowner". |
| Mills, Raymond | ET 1 SS | Jun 1984 – Jun 1988 | SN | Good times |
| Duggan, John | MM2 | Jun 1, 1984 – Jun 19, 1988 | M | Plankowner, 3 patrols, great guys. |
| Brown, E Gerald Jr | MM2(SS) | Jun 15, 1984 – Aug 24, 1986 | Auxillary | Great Crew |
| Kline, Ross | MM2/SS | Aug 1984 – Mar 1988 | M | Pre-com, shipyard time, missile launch...loved it so much I did it again! (results of psychiatric evaluations are still pending!) |
| Burke, Brian | MM2 SS | Aug 1984 – Nov 7, 1986 | A Gang | Plank Owner, Remember freezing our balls off at both the Launching and Commissioning ceremonies. The crew of this boat were some of the best guys anyone could serve with. Went back east and living in Jersey. |
Melton, Andy  | LCDR | Sep 1984 – Oct 1986 | Communicator | This was a terrific "shore tour." Our time down in Cape Canaveral is one I will always cherish. |
| Valentine, Jeff | TM3/SS | Sep 26, 1984 – May 2, 1988 | Torpedo | I was assigned to the Alaska From Sub School while it was still in the E B Shipyard being built .I went Tad to the Andrew Jackson for a patrol in Holy Loch Scotland for experience . I was onboard for Christening Thru Patrols untill My EAOS in 1988 |
| Coffman, Tom | LT | Oct 6, 1984 – Dec 12, 1988 | E&IC, SFO, Deck, SMO, TSO (ST, FT, TM, DS) | Miss the guys I sailed with! Nothing like them anywhere in the civilian world. Taught Physics at USNA for 3 yrs (not bad for a former EM!), before civilian jobs in USSR, Canada, China & USA. Run a small plastics co. now |
| Post, Wayne | MSCS(SS) | Oct 14, 1984 – Oct 31, 1988 | fod service | Pre-com was nuts, I had the best group of cooks that I ever served with. In my 29 plus years in the navy alaska was the finest. Great crew |
| Guinan, Brett | IC2 (SS) | Nov 1, 1984 – Jul 15, 1987 | IC | Where's my plank? New construction was an experience.It amazed me to walk out the gates of EB for lunch and see the same guys that welded our sub together were smoking joints on the street What QA? How 'bout that cigar from EB on Alpha trials? |
| Scott, Gary | DS1/FTG1(SS) | Dec 1984 – Jul 1988 | FT Division | The best of times... the worst of times. Great CO (Fair Winds and Following Seas, Cap'n Chotvacs!). Alpha-Bravo-Charlie Trials... Commissioning Jan 25, 1986... PCAN... Panama Canal. Sat morning Field Days. Awesome crew! |
| Anderson, Mike | MS1(SS) | 1985 – 1988 | MS | PCU, Plankowner, Patrol 2, Visit to Fairbanks |
| Payne, Kevin | MM3/SS | 1985 – 1987 | A-Gang | |
| Boerner, Bryon | EM1/SS | 1985 – Jan 3, 1989 | Electrical | Working for Port of Tacoma now and living in my home state of Washington. |
| Caffrey, Paul | MT1 | 1985 – 1991 | Missile | Great learning experience and great people. |
| Hoover, Steven | ET2/SS | 1985 – 1990 | SN | USS Alaska 1st Reunion is Feb 11th through 13th 2015. For plankowners and first patrolees. Contact me if you want more info. |
| De Gray, Keith | ET1 SS | 1985 – May 1989 | SN | Enjoyed the time in the navy |
| McDowell, Brian | MS2/SS | 1985 – 1986 | Food Service | Seatrials was nuts feeding 400 crew/riders for 3wks but we did it! Proud to be Plankowner. Wear my small beltbuckle even to this day. Got out in '88. Now live in Florida. |
| West, Kenneth | ICC(SS) | 1985 – 1988 | IC | |
| Fabans, Robert | ET1(SS) | 1985 – 1988 | RC | |
| Anna, Keith | FTB2/SS | Jan 1985 – Mar 1989 | SF | PCU, Plankowner, DASO, Panama Canal, initial load-out, 4 patrols, tons of fun in Weapons Department and remember everybody. Excellent guys. Left my clothes on Cocoa Beach. In Colorado working for the government. |
| Mills, George | FTB3 | Jan 1, 1985 – Dec 7, 1989 | SF/WEPS | Plankowner. I as well remeber the Inner room quite well. |
| Kuehn, Mark | MMCS | Jan 16, 1985 – Mar 1986 | Bull Nuc | |
| Degon, Vincent | MTC(SS) | Mar 1985 – Apr 1990 | Missile/Deck | Plankowner, Deck Div 1st LT. What a crew and what a blast. I remember the Inner Room well!!! |
| Lee, Alfred (Chuck) | MM1/SS | Mar 1985 – Jun 1988 | Mechanical | PLANKOWNER |
| Hall, Clyde Wayne Jr | RM2/SS | Mar 18, 1985 – Aug 14, 1989 | Radio | Worst Times: Precom, and after that, dock trials:it was a relief going to sea. Favorite times: Coco Beach for DASO; Pearl-lousy TRE, but fun off-time. No regrets for the shipmates I had...not even the slugs,or E-Bone |
| Calander, Charles | MS2(SS) | Apr 1985 – Mar 1989 | Supply | Part of the Pre-comm and original Plankowner. Did tour on Uss Alabama. Got out active duty 93 went to reserves Naval Mobile Construction Battialion 18 for 11years and retired from reserves with 21years of service. Now in Law enfocement. |
| Floyd, Mark | ET-1 (SS) | Apr 1985 – Oct 28, 1988 | RC | |
| Baruth, Dale | STSC2(SS) | May 1, 1985 – Jun 1990 | Sonar | Sea Trails with 500 people on board with no showers! |
| Bean, Mark | FTB2/SS | May 1, 1985 – Jun 15, 1988 | Fire Control | Plank Owner Currently live in Georgia Was in new construction and missle test and first patrol, Loved trip to Alaska. Looking forward to Reunion onday. |
| Topping, Gary | RM2/SS | May 15, 1985 – Nov 15, 1988 | Radio | A B C Trials, Not going thru the Ditch. Combat Fishing in Alaska. Bouncing and EAB hose off the Capt. |
| Hapeman, Mike | LT | May 15, 1985 – Apr 1, 1988 | Auxiliary | It was one a helluva experience . . . |
| Ramsel, Lon (Ramjet) | HM(SS) | Jun 1985 – Jul 1987 | I was a striker, worked with the QM's for awhile, then worked with Doc. I went to corps school in Great Lakes then was station in San Diego Hospital for the rest of my enlistment till I got out in 1989. | |
| Chapman, James Thomas , III | MT2 | Jun 1, 1985 – Apr 1, 1990 | Strategic Missile | Plankowner |
| Porter, Ralph (Jerry) | msc/ss | Jul 1985 – Sep 30, 1987 | food service | I had the best bunch of cooks in the fleet. |
| Esper, Jerry | O-3 | Jul 1, 1985 – Jul 1, 1988 | IC, MPA, Communications | |
| Hybiske, Scott | MM2/SS | Sep 1985 – Apr 1988 | A-Gang | Make the air and water and get the biggest steaks on board. We turned Cocoa Beach and the Inner Room upside-down. Living in PA now. |
| Worth, David | FTB1(SS) | Oct 4, 1985 – Aug 1987 | Strategic Fire Control | Plankowner! |
| Williams, Marcus | MM2 | Oct 9, 1985 – Oct 15, 1990 | A Gang | A wild ride, many good friends and probably the hardest job of my life. Easy money now gang! Hope all are well. |
| Callis, Tracy | SN/SS | Nov 1985 – Jul 1988 | RM | Plankowner, DASO, Inner Room, Covergirls. What a party. Alask trip in '87. All those tours Great times, and good friends |
| Mueller, Dan | MT2 | Nov 1, 1985 – Dec 15, 1989 | Missile | Plankowner...Remember all the Money we spent @ the Inner room. |
| Esper, Paul | MM2/SS | Dec 1985 – Sep 1988 | ELT/ RADCON | I came aboard when boat was in Cape Canaveral and took thru Panama Canal to Bangor. I now own several businesses in Florida. Met alot of great people. |
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