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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 1126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruner, Kenneth | SN | 1974 – 1977 | Deck | had a good time onboard, looking for someone who has the ships patch, i lost mine and is looking to replace it on my cruise jacket. hope someone can help me out. looking for old bud's |
| Hyde, Marty | MM3 | 1974 – 1974 | Shop 38 | I dropped on for a cup of coffee while I awaited to be assigned to the USS Tunny SSN-682. After the Navy, I returned to college and received a BS in accounting. I'm a retired IRS Special Agent. |
| Bishop, Rusty | MR2 | Mar 1974 – Nov 1977 | R-2 | Machine Shop, Shop31A I believe. We had one hell of a Slow Pitch Softball team in those days! |
| Feary, Carl | IC1 | Jun 1974 – Jul 1976 | R3/FMAG | |
| Wolfe, Donald | SH-1 | Jun 1974 – Apr 1976 | S-3 | would like to here from anyone |
| Wisener, Chris | MR2 | Jun 1974 – 1976 | 31a | 1974 - 1976 I was FMAG Orion, it was shore duty on the ship. Was there anybody else like this duty? Retired MRC Wisener Any other MR's out there: chiefwisener@cox.net |
| Johnson, Anthony | PC3 | Jun 28, 1974 – Jun 27, 1977 | X - Division | POIC were PC2 Montesa, PC1 Wells, PC2 Duffy and I became POIC until my EOS. I turned over the P.O. to PCSN Pratt. Returned to service in 1978 as RM. Retired in 1994 as RMCS(SW). |
| Lebow, Jim ("Lobo") | MM2 | Jul 1974 – Mar 1979 | I was stationed on the YD-232/floating crane/shop 72A. Spent most of my time testing handling gear for other shops and doing rigging jobs on the subs. Worked with too many men to name. | |
Smith, Darrell  | HT1 | Jul 1, 1974 – Jun 1, 1975 | DC Division, CO2 Shop | |
| Stokes, Jay | E4 | Jul 3, 1974 – Dec 12, 1979 | ||
| Jim, Cowan | ML2 | Aug 15, 1974 – Jan 30, 1978 | R-1 81A | |
| Reese, Donald | 2nd class | Aug 15, 1974 – Mar 31, 1978 | machine shop, | |
| Taylor, John "Jt" | TMSN/TM3 | Sep 19, 1974 – Jun 16, 1978 | W-3 Division | Cheif Nelson, Chief Clifford, Chief Nicodin, PO Sandborn, PO Citino, PO Ed Finn, PO Taylor, TMSN Kim Young, I can't remember all of us, but I have to agree with everyone else. This was my first command, it was the best |
| Mark, Benedict | DS2 | Oct 1974 – Oct 1977 | S8 | Worked on shipboard computer..yes, this old bucket actually had a computer onboard...a well-kept secret. |
| Szafranski, Michael | IC2 | Oct 1974 – Apr 1976 | E | I remember the cruise to Ft. Lauderdale. We had a crazy EMC that called me Ski 1, because there was Michael Cendroski in our Div at the same time...he was Ski 2. LOL Hey McCaffrey are you out there? Or Abrilz, Pulliam, Schmidt? |
| Benedict, Mark | DS2 | Nov 1974 – | S-8 | |
| Robinson, Tony | dp3 | Dec 1974 – Aug 1978 | ADP | Looking for old buddies |
| Adams, Paul | E3 | Dec 1974 – Sep 1977 | Electrical / Rubber& Plastics shop | |
| Briggs III, Charles | TM/SA AS 18 | 1975 – 1977 | Torpedoman MK 14 Tech | |
| Bentley, Randy | tmsn | 1975 – 1976 | w4 and w5 | My first ship real cool bunch of buds |
| Johnson, Douglas | YN3 | Feb 1, 1975 – Nov 30, 1977 | Deck Hand Crew | It was a great experience. I met some great prople on board. I was n Charleston, Sc.. |
| Hough, Steve | emfn-em3 | Mar 8, 1975 – Jan 12, 1977 | e-div | Making 3 sets of sub along side cables from 2 sets, splicing all the shore power cables. Bicentennial in FT Lauderdale Fla, 2 tours of mess cooking, All the Brown outs, security violations. Em1 Mac, EMC brown |
| Hays, John | ams3 | Apr 23, 1975 – Jan 18, 1979 | maintenance | |
| Bell, Darragh | MR3 | May 26, 1975 – Nov 11, 1976 | EMO1 | |
| Locklear, Jim | qm3 | Jun 12, 1975 – Jun 12, 1979 | navigations | looking for any old friends from the Orion or the Uss Butte I left the Butte in the Medditerrian while in Rotta Spain |
| Smith, Roger(Smitty) | BM2 | Jul 1975 – May 1980 | 2nd/1st | |
| Rambacher, Robert | RADIOMAN E-3 | Sep 15, 1975 – Jun 10, 1977 | ||
| Erickson, Ron | E-5, MR2 | Oct 24, 1975 – Apr 14, 1978 | R-2 | |
| Gates, Lee | MR3 | Nov 1975 – Feb 1979 | R-2 | department 31-A regret not staying in. |
| Moore, Kevin | BM3 | Nov 27, 1975 – Aug 13, 1978 | ||
| White, Warren | IC2 | Dec 15, 1975 – Apr 15, 1977 | Repair | I came aboard out of IC A School and enjoyed my tour on the Orion as I have many fawn memories. |
| Campfield, Victor | IC2 | Dec 29, 1975 – Oct 22, 1977 | R-3 | I enjoyed my time in Charleston. Met a lot of good guys in the R-3 Division. Our Division parties were a lot of fun. |
| Ison, Ike (Steve) | ENFN | 1976 – 1978 | Engineering | Jumped back and forth from forward to after engine room some use to call me Ike. |
| Eddins, Mike | TM2 | 1976 – 1978 | W1 | Plenty of good times had in Charleston. |
| Ruark, Michael | SK3 | 1976 – May 31, 1980 | Supply | |
| Ervin, Dan | IM3 | 1976 – Aug 1979 | R2 | Played on softball and flag football teams. Looking for any IM or OMs from that era. |
| Murrin, Jack ( Jd ) | HT3 | Jan 1, 1976 – Nov 5, 1979 | R-1 sheetmetal shop | loved chas. met my wife there. have four kids and seven grands now. miss the guys. bowen ht1, bob cann, bill landry,ski, manny zayas,wisner,dingle,roushman,bob stucker,hancock, tom tarpy!!!??? |
| Pratt, Mark | PC2 | Jan 23, 1976 – Aug 16, 1979 | X-Div | Great command! Got out 1979 came back in the reserves from 80-91. Back in the reserves as a RP in 2002. Went to Iraq in January 03-May. Got a commission as a 1LT in the Army reserves in 2005 then Iraq 06-07. Out 2012. |
| Payne, Tom / Chumley | RM3 | Feb 1976 – Nov 1978 | Communications | Miss alot of the guys, would love to hear from them especially Master Chief Ronald E Brown(SS) who was a huge influence on me. |
| Bremenour, Tom | EM3 | Feb 1976 – Jun 14, 1979 | R-3 | |
| Moeller, Grant | OM2 | Feb 1976 – Jun 1979 | R2 | |
| Eldridge, Harry | E3 | Feb 4, 1976 – Oct 10, 1977 | Repair office/R5 Div. | Looking for friends from that time. Charlie Z, Mike, Tony from St . Louis. Vito from New Jersey, Boston Mike to name just a few !! Can find me on Facebook or hwe1257@gmail.com |
| Fitzgerald, Ken | ET1 | Feb 28, 1976 – Nov 9, 1976 | R-4 | |
| Rice, Richard | MS3 | Mar 1976 – Nov 1978 | Supply | I enjoyed being on the BIG O. I was one of three stewards for the captain. There was Capt. Henson, and then Capt. Skorupski. I will never forget the time Admiral Rickover stayed on board, in the Capt's quarters. would like to hear from shipmates. |
| St.clair, Scot | EN3 | Mar 26, 1976 – Jul 14, 1979 | M | Hi all! Remembering all of my old shipmates Oly, Brow, Ike, Burkhardt, and lots more. I was a young butthead, and regret things I did back then. To those wronged, I'm sorry. Forgive me, please? Love to hear from all! |
| Dugan, Joe | EM3 | Mar 29, 1976 – Jun 26, 1979 | R-3 | Anyone out there from this Orion era? Joe Dugan USS Orion AS-18 R-3 Division 1976 - 1979 jadugan77@verizon.net |
| Diebert, Mike | HT3 | Apr 1976 – Aug 1978 | R | Worked in shipfitters shop |
| Kutz, Thomas | MM3 | Apr 1, 1976 – Mar 31, 1977 | Shop 38 | email address t-kutz@hotmail.com |
| Phillipp, Randy | HM3 | Apr 25, 1976 – Apr 15, 1979 | Medical | Started in deck force 1st and 2nd Div then struck as a Corpsman. Went to HM-A School and reported back to H-Div, where I became an HM3 and worked along side HMC Turner, HM2 Doty, Hm1 White, and HM1 Bliziotis. I had a great time. |
| Kott, Mike | ET2 | Apr 30, 1976 – Jan 15, 1979 | Repair R-4 | R-4 division test equipment & calibration lab |
| Cook, Kenneth | E-5 | May 15, 1976 – May 30, 1979 | Enjoyed every minute of the experience | |
| Stewart, Gene | ds2 | May 15, 1976 – Jun 15, 1979 | supply | maintained the univac computer system. my most vivid memory was the trip to Bermuda when we got caught in hurricane David..The best Puke-a-thon ever....Seriously I have a lot of good memories of my time aboard the USS Orion.... |
| Zurbriggen, Charles | IC 3 | Jun 1976 – Mar 1978 | R-3 | Sub tenders were welded to the pier. The father and son cruises were fun. R-3 crew were a good bunch of men. |
| Moore, Richard | HT2 | Jun 1976 – Aug 1978 | R8 | Worked in the NDT Lab. Worked for HTC Bill Floyd, HTC Fred Crocker. |
| Ecclesine, John | MR2 | Jun 1976 – Jun 1980 | R-2 | 31A Machine shop |
| Evans, Robert | SK3 | Jul 4, 1976 – Feb 2, 1980 | S-6 | I remember all the softball games. Playing for the Supply team and the Orion "B" team. |
| Ford, Darrell | IC FN | Jul 8, 1976 – 1978 | IC Repair Shop | I started out in RADCON division but after approximately 6 months transferred to the IC Repair Shop. |
| Jett, Philip | E3 | Aug 15, 1976 – Aug 15, 1980 | HEY GUYS I'M LOOKING FOR SOME OF MY PALS FROM THE USS.ORION,I WORKED IN THE HT DEPARTMENT,BUT I KNOW A LOT OF MY SHIP MATES.FRED ANDERSON,IS ONE NAME THAT I REMENBER WILL,BUT I'M REALLY LOOK FOR GUYS HOW WORKED IN THE HTOR THE SHIPFITTER | |
| Dickson, Gary (Dick) | SK 3 | Aug 25, 1976 – Feb 25, 1978 | Supply | I worked at the pier warehouse and in the storerooms. I was a member of the 77' championship football team. Would like to hear from any of the SK's and the team. Retired from the Navy Reserves in 1999. |
| Vereen, Tyrome | EM3 | Sep 14, 1976 – 1979 | E-division | Looking for some of my old basketball buddies. |
| Olafson, Kris (Oly) | EN3 | Sep 26, 1976 – Jun 4, 1980 | M-Div | I started out in the Fireroom, then went to aft eng room. familiar names-scotty nevins, steve brodsky, (MO) EN1 Elmore, and scott st. clair, just to name a few-I also went to st louis with leon breiding but lost contact |
| Belflower, Jeff | MS3 | Oct 1976 – Jul 10, 1982 | S-2 | I SERVED ON HER AS A MESS SPECIALIST 3RD AND 2ND CLASS. WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM SHIPMATES WHO SERVED IN SUPPLY DEPT. |
| McCuine, Ron | YN1 | Oct 1976 – Sep 1979 | X | Worked in Legal with YNC Whitley. Also in Admin with YNCS McClure and LT Moore. Worked with CMC Richardson & MAC Priebe. Enjoyed my tour! |
| Jameson, Scott | PC3 | Oct 12, 1976 – May 7, 1980 | I WORKED IN THE POST OFFICE WITH PC1 ESPERATO AND PC3 MARK PRATT | |
| Johnson, Greg (Slim) | YN3 | Nov 21, 1976 – Jul 11, 1980 | Captain's Yeoman | Wow!! When I think of the Orion, we were the best at everything. Especially Sports.. I played Basketball, Flag Football and Softball..I really had a lot of good friends on team and as shipmates.. I will always remember The Orion. |
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