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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nereus (AS 17). 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 264 crew members registered for the USS Nereus (AS 17).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1954 | 1955 – 1960 | 1961 – 1964 | 1965 – 1967 | 1968 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Iverson, Wallace | BKR3 | 1945 – 1946 | commissary | Boarded ship in Pearl went to Sasebo Bay Guarded 30 Jap submarines until we sunk them. Saw Nagasaki bomb crater,Subic Bay, Manila and back to San Diego for discharge. My nickname was spiderDischarges in Ft Snelling MN. |
Babcock, Jim | RM3 | 1945 – 1946 | Joined ship in Pearl Harbor; to Sasebo, Japan; stood watch on Japanese submarines until sunk in Operation Road's End; to Nagasaki; Subic Bay; Manila; Pearl Harbor; discharged in Norman, OK | |
Smith, John Willard | PO1 | 1945 – 1946 | Optical | This is my dad. He was on this ship in Sasebo, Japan. Guarded Japanese subs until sunk in Operation Road's End. Was also in Nagasaki, Japan and Manila, Philippines. Would love to hear from shipmates. |
Rivera, Pedro | Seaman First Class | 1945 – Dec 29, 1945 | Unknown | This is my father who was drafted and served in the U.S. Navy for 2 years, 3 months, and 5 days. |
Babcock, Jim | RM3 | 1945 – 1946 | Radio | Joined ship in Pearl Harbor; to Sasebo, Japan; stood watch on Japanese submarines until sunk in Operation Road's End; to Nagasaki; Subic Bay; Manila; Pearl Harbor; discharged in Norman, OK |
Pond, John R. | Seaman 1st class | 1945 – 1946 | ? | Boarded ship in Pearl went to Sasebo Bay Guarded 30 Jap submarines until we sunk them. Saw Nagasaki bomb crater,Subic Bay, Manila and back to San Diego for discharge |
Gourley, Frank L. | CS3 | Mar 1945 – Sep 23, 1948 | USN | My grandpa, Boarded Pearl Harbor. Off at San Fran. Remember the old photos of him and buddies with the palm trees in the background but pictured were lost to water damage when I was a kid. |
Barnes, Harlan | Seman 2c | Apr 1945 – Jul 1946 | Deck | Launched with Ship in 1945 as Seaman 2nd class and decommisioned ship at Mare Island Navel Shipyard as Commander in 1971. Served under Capt. LJ Follmer excellenct Commanding Officer. |
Rudik Jr., John | Seaman 1st class | Apr 27, 1945 – Aug 4, 1946 | V6 | I had Skullyman duty. And was a gunners mate. This his his daughter Tressa I am in Colorado right now, when I get home I will ask Dad if he can remember . He has a painting cut from a bunk from a sub they were guarding! |
Stone, Charles | Seaman 1st | Aug 1945 – Oct 1946 | Deck hand | |
Follmer, Lloyd | Captain | Sep 12, 1945 – | Command | This is on behalf of my grandfather. I recently received letters and he was first "Skipper" of this ship out of the shipyards in California, Vallejo. Mare Island. |
Stone, Charles | S1C | Oct 5, 1945 – | Boatsman | Captain's orderly |
Danielson, Jay | ELECTRONIC ENGINEER 3 | Apr 19, 1946 – Apr 19, 1948 | ||
Burton, Bob | Seaman 2C | Oct 1, 1946 – Jul 1, 1947 | BKR | Boarded before she was commissioned. Also want to know if Spider ever removed that tattoo. |
Bergeron, Linton | MR 2 | Nov 12, 1946 – Nov 6, 1951 | 2nd Class Machinest | This our father, Linton(85yrs) married Earline(83yrs) Babin 60 years ago. They have 6 children, 14 grandchildren and 19 great grand children. We are very blessed to have such wonderful parents. We Love you mom & dad |
Parks, William "Buck" | FPFA | 1948 – | FPFA | Buck Parks was my grandpa who passed away in 2008. I think of him often and I picture him on deck of one of the boats in Benecia everytime I pass by. I wanted to post his info here so he can be remembered by others. View 'back then' Photo |
Keema, Edward | RM2 | May 1948 – Nov 2, 1951 | 1st Division | |
Jack O. Stewart, Sr., "j" | GM3 | Dec 1949 – Sep 1954 | Life on the Nereus was different for a country boy. Being young and being far from home it was the best years.... Would like to hear from anyone who cares to remember. | |
Dugan, Ed | Seaman 1st | 1950 – 1951 | ist | Served for a short while in the machine shop. Remember first names of some shipmates: Brownie, Slim, Jay. Received Fleet Appointment to Naval Academy and turned it down. Was re-assigned shortly after to Bremerton. |
Sweeney, Stephen (Steve) | RM3 | Mar 10, 1950 – May 1951 | COMMUNICATIONS ( RADIO) | It was great being with a good crew. Would like to hear from my shipmates. My Division Officer was LTjg Violette and my Chief was Waldron |
Lovaglio, John | FIREMAN | 1951 – 1953 | REPAIR | Glad to see the ship is still around. Louie Gleason and John Patton around? |
Regan, Larry | DK 3 | Jan 22, 1951 – Nov 15, 1952 | SUPPLY | It was a great ship and crew. The food was the best. We still have the wedding present we received from my disbursing office buddies in 1951. I later received a supply commission in the reserves and retired in 1973. |
Walter, Don [walt] | QM2 | Feb 1951 – Feb 1955 | 1st | I came aboard ship directly fm boot camp and spent my entire enlistment there with exception of 3 months at QM school,bainbridge Md. I look back on that time with pleasure. |
Sisson, J. R. | IC3 | Feb 1, 1951 – Mar 1, 1954 | Engineering | Interior Communications Room. |
Sisson, J R | IC3 | Feb 1, 1951 – Mar 1, 1954 | Engineering | IC Room. Great tour with Great ship Mates. |
West, Joseph | Seaman | Nov 1951 – 1953 | Deck Hand | Would like to hear from the Corpsman whoc operated on me (circumsized) |
Lux, Charles | MR2 | Dec 24, 1951 – Apr 18, 1954 | Repair/Chemical testing lab/2nd Deck | Really miss the old girl. "Looking Aft" contains recollections of my four years aboard the Nereus along with pictures. Published at xlibris.com. Digging up the memories was almost as much fun as the original experience |
Raschert, Robert F. (Bob) | Hospital Corpsman | 1952 – 1954 | Medical Unit (Sick Bay) | While serving in the US Navy and stationed aboard the USS Nereus I worked under the direction of Lt. Dwayne J. Peetze who was from Omaha, Nebraska. |
Kinslow, Ronald | MM1 | Feb 12, 1952 – Jun 11, 1955 | Machine Shop | Lots of fond memories as a young married sailor and being able to have an apartment in San Diego to share with wife. Met and served with an interesting bunch of guys in the Machine Shop. I'm still in touch with a coupe of ship mates. |
Hall, Donald K. | IC2 | May 1952 – Sep 1955 | Repair | Electrical - Gyro Shop |
Hight, Bill | AS-17 | Jan 2, 1953 – Feb 20, 1955 | ||
Shepperd, Billy | EM PO1 | Jan 7, 1953 – Jan 7, 1957 | Electrical Engineering | Enjoyed every minute. Great friends and special thanks to Chief PO Gordon Wolski for his guidance. Trips to Pearl Harbor and Acapulco, Mexico were great. Assisting the SS Tunney with early Regulas Missile launches was intreging. Great ship, |
Young, Duke | MEFN | Apr 13, 1953 – Dec 29, 1954 | Sheetmetal Shop | Boring. Moored on the coffe grounds in San Diego Bay for months except monthly overnight at sea for sea store purchases. Prior billet USS Tombibee AOG11 out of Pearl, Sasebo, Guam, Alaska. Great sailors ship, great duty. |
McFerrin, James | SEAMAN | Jun 15, 1953 – Oct 1, 1955 | what a lady sure do miss her and all my buddies | |
McFerrin, James Leroy | SEAMAN | Jun 15, 1953 – Oct 1, 1955 | 1si | great bunch of guys |
Schulten, Don | MR 2 | Jul 1953 – Mar 1955 | Going to drydock at Pearl Harbor was a good break from the normal routine. I was sent to the Nereus after spending 18 months at USNSRFon Guam. | |
Belcher, James Phil | EMP3 | Jul 8, 1953 – Feb 9, 1955 | Engine room electrical | |
Gunter, Marion | RM2 | Sep 1953 – Mar 6, 1955 | Radio-Communications | |
Barton, Paul | Dec 24, 1953 – Aug 23, 1954 | Damage Control | ||
Hughes, Kenneth | TM3 | 1954 – 1955 | Radio | |
Jordan, Dave (Arab) | TM2 | 1954 – 1956 | not sure | |
Duquette, Robert ( Bob ) Duquette | PipeFitter 2nd Class ( FP2 ) | Jan 1954 – Jan 1954 | Hull | During 1954 Nereus Sailed to Hawiia for a 3 month 0verhaul. I loved it .... Great Duty.... |
Clayton, Arthur | MR-1 | May 11, 1954 – Nov 10, 1957 | Machinery repairman | Worked in Test Lab & Machine shop |
Myers, Jon | Second class e5 | Sep 1954 – Oct 1957 | Submarine tender | Looking for donald hetherington, johnny hillman, |
Evans, Belvin ( Baby Duck) | Opticalman OM3 | Dec 10, 1954 – 1957 | R2 division Optical Shop | My first ship as a 17 teen year old kid . Made Chief in ten years and retired in January 1976. Finished college on GI bill. earned home builder licence . Built many new homes and retired . Started third life as artist |
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