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USS Orion (AS 18) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Orion (AS 18). 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 1125 crew members registered for the USS Orion (AS 18).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1960 | 1961 – 1963 | 1964 – 1966 | 1967 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Roberts Jr., George F.	TM3	Jan 1953 – Mar 4, 1954	4th
Smith, Elwin	BM2	Mar 1953 – Jul 1955	?	Member passed away July 2000. He is survived by three sons a wife and a daughter.
Wiley, Don	DC1	May 1953 – Apr 1956	Carpentar Shop	Loved my hitch in Orion. Many fond memories, Buddies Tom Holloway, Herman Anschutz, "Squeaky" Sequin
Stabley, Ernie	IC2	Jun 1953 – Dec 1956		Ernie died in July 1998. He is survived by his widow, 3 children and 6 grandchildren. His youngest son served with the Seabees from 1977 to 1983. A grandson is presently (2007) with the US Army in Afghanistan.
Bimonte, Sam	EMP3	Nov 1953 – Apr 1955	12E	Great tour of duty. Spent most of my time in the Repair Office scheduling work orders. Also, was ships driver. We were berthed at Convoy Escort Piers, Norfolk, VA. Our sea duty was the Caribbean. They called us the Hurricane Ship.
Houston, Warner	HM2	1954 – Feb 3, 1957	corpman
Rooker, Tom Rook	ME 3	1954 – 1957	12 th	Best ......education....fun....buddies......
Brudvig, Nels	MR-2	Jan 1954 – Jun 1958		Hi, to all the shipmates that served on the USS Orion, I have to say the ship well served her country during the trying times and kept serving in peacetime. The USS Orion had a 51 year commissioned life, and thats something to be very proud of. NB
Wilson, David	TMSN	Jun 10, 1954 – Dec 1956	Torpedo gang
Spradling, Quentin	TM2	Sep 1954 – Oct 1956	Electric Torpedo Shop	Norfolk may have been a bit tame for liberty but who could forget the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Martinique and Cuba. The Navy gave me a good home while I got myself together and then went back to finish college.
Martin, Ken	EN3	Oct 24, 1954 – Jun 29, 1958	m&a	served aboard the orion for 4 years.i grew up a lot while serving.made many friends,namely al carter from n j.we worked in the aft engine room,pappy bryant was the 1st class.
Podgorski, Robert	ETS3	1955 – Dec 13, 1957	R4
Moran, Gil	FT3	Jul 14, 1955 – Mar 19, 1957	1st
Lagoy, Milton Bud	DT2	Oct 10, 1955 – Sep 2, 1956	Dental Department	Would like to hear from anyone who might still be out there...
McElya, Carey	SK2	Jul 1956 – Jan 1960	Supply
Roberts, Charles	TM3 DV	Oct 1, 1956 – Feb 2, 1960	Mk 37 shop
Roper, Bill	YN3	Jan 20, 1957 – Jul 20, 1959	Personnel	Worked in the Personnel Office under Chief John Remakis, with Jake Lindstrom, Jim & Tom Gallagher, Tom Brandt, Jimmy Colburn, Woody Woodward, Ronnie Willard, Hal Hudspeth. I have a group photo of all of us taken in 1957. View 'back then' Photo
Hudson, Jim	YN3	Mar 25, 1957 – 1958	NAV OPERATIONS SUBRON 6	LOOKING FOR TOM HIGDON
Chapman, Jack	SN	Jun 10, 1957 – Dec 17, 1960	Dental Div	Served aboard the Orion for 4 years, spent most of that time as a dental ass't under Dr. Ted Enger and Dr Donald Whited. Being in the Navy at a young age was great. I owe very thing to a great bunch of people.
Pieper, Tom	FT2	Oct 1, 1957 – Oct 22, 1960	Fox or Deck Division	The USS Orion (AS-18) Veterans Historical Organization (OVHO), established in 1988 has its 2014 reunion scheduled in Dallas, Texas from Oct 2 thru Oct 7. Please contact John Bellis at ovho@comcast.net.
Durst, Howard	EN3	1958 – 1963	M
Todd, Leatherman	Storekeeper	1958 – 1964	Unknown	My Dad, Todd Leatherman, played Fast-Pitch softball and I believe he bowled while on the Orion. He had many funny stories of his time in the Navy. He unfortunately passed away on Friday, July 17, 2009.
Muller, Ray	MACHINST MATE	Apr 1958 – Oct 1961
Staten, Jay	DK3	Apr 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 1961	S4
Meisel, Tom	PH2	Jun 1958 – 1959	Photo Lab	My memories of the Orion are all very good ones, I would have shipped over if I could have stayed on board her. I have several good photos of the ship as well, one I especially like is her docked at Norfolk in the snow
Young, Don	SN	Jul 15, 1958 – Mar 13, 1959	3RD	BM3 WILSON taught me everything I knew about leadership. Using this knowledge, I had a wonderful career, retiring as a LDO (MUSTANG) LT. Great guy.
Poole, Alex (Dave)	ET-2	Sep 1, 1958 – Oct 1, 1962	R4	Fascinating Duty.Overhauled many a GRC27 and TBL on the boats. Good friends:Larry Ritchie, Jim Richards,John Longenderfer, Ed Sokol
Martin, Frederick	FT3	Sep 15, 1958 – Jun 30, 1961	Fox	Had a great time on "building 18". Specially remember Ray Crites FT2, Frank Rockne FT1 & WO "Gunner" Johnson. Great learning experience, many good memories.
Meredith, William S	FT3	Oct 1, 1958 – Sep 1, 1960	Fire Control Shop
Kenneally, Frank "Spud"	Master Chief Petty Officer (ret)	1959 – 1961	Unknown	This is to advise you that my father MCPO Frank V. Kenneally passed away in 1986. Dennis M. Kenneally Major General (ret) United States Army
Beebe, Frank	Machinists Mate Second Class	1959 – 1961	Submarine Squadron 6, Norfolk, VA
Wyrick, Danny	EN3	Mar 21, 1959 – Jan 21, 1962	ENG.	Spent so of the best time of my life on this ship. Would like to hear from some of the man who were onboard when I was. I worked in both engine rooms & also in agang.
Happer, Hap	Draftsman 2nd Class	Jun 15, 1959 – May 25, 1962	R-2
Lampl, Andy	ETR3	Sep 1959 – Apr 1961	R4
Dort, Frank	MMFA-MM3	Sep 20, 1959 – Sep 19, 1961	R2 Shop 38
Shackle, Roger	IC2	Oct 1959 – Jul 7, 1962	EM	Just to say that I'm glad I was there. Learned a lot. Met some great guys
Miller, Robert Enoch	ENCS(SS)	1960 – 1963	Engineering	Deceased 1995
Bailey, Robert Dale (Beetle Bailey)	MR-3	Jan 1960 – Oct 1963	R-2	Those were the good old days, some real good ship mates. I now reside in NC. Continued a career in machine work until retirement. Would like to here from you,e-mail me.
Smith, Roy	IC 2	Jan 2, 1960 – May 26, 1962	EM	Wish I could have seen Her before the scarp yard..
Tacker, Lester	DC2	May 1960 – Jun 1962	Carpenter shop	Good ship then went to the USS Huntley AS31
Adair, Jimmie		May 4, 1960 – Feb 5, 1970	2	This is his wife Jimmie dies Aug.14,1999
Kennedy, James ( Speedy )	FN	Jun 10, 1960 – Jun 10, 1962	m3	By choice spent most of my two years on the permanate working crew, loading stores.
Aichele, Jon	EN2	Aug 16, 1960 – Sep 3, 1962		Worked A division, Outside Repair
Salko, Jim	ETR3	Sep 1, 1960 – Mar 1962	R-4	Worked in Cal lab and left to become a plank owner on Hunley AS-31
Irwin, Wayne	SN	Oct 1960 – Feb 1962	S-2	Was in S-2 division for about 15 months. I remember fellow shimates such as Dan Rayha, Glenn Hornicker, Mitch Gearhart, Chief Brandon, Les Metcalf, Hal Gabriel, Bill Clemmons, Bill Grau and many others. It was my best years on active duty
Gerstenschlager, Gary	E2	Dec 10, 1960 – Sep 1, 1961	Supply	TAD waiting for ET school

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