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USS Nereus (AS 17) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koschnick, Alan | 1955 – 1955 | Served 1 year then volunteered for destroyer duty | ||
| Haas, Ray | ENC Chief Engineman | 1955 – 1958 | Engineering | |
| Summers, John | Jan 1955 – Jun 1957 | boat Cox. deck | I spent most of my time in my boat or drinking beer in Mexico.I was 17 yrs. old when I went aboard. Young and stupid. In 1957 I went to Subic Bay for another boat and more shore duty.Then Oakland Calif. mothball fleet,and more shore duty.. | |
| Ashton, Larry | EM3 | Mar 1955 – Oct 18, 1957 | E and R4 | worked in E Div and later photo lab |
| Ashton, Lawrence ( Larry) | EM3 | Mar 20, 1955 – Oct 18, 1957 | ||
| Ealey, Vernon ---- Spook | DC3 | Apr 1955 – Oct 1958 | R-1 | Transfered from USS Raton SSR 270...Worked in carp- enter shop. Made alot of great friends. Good food-fresh produce daily. Enjoyed my stay on the Nereus. Hit the beach have a few beers. |
| La Clair, Clayton | YN3 | Apr 18, 1955 – Dec 7, 1957 | SR | As a divison yeoman I gained a lot of experiance. It was the best duty. the crew was great also the officers were great. Lt A.R.Savon WO James d. Manning and WO Andy Devine |
| Howell, John | DC 3 | Dec 4, 1955 – Sep 2, 1957 | R 1 | |
| Anderson, Raymond I | SA | 1956 – 1957 | radio | Looking for players on Nereus basketball team. |
| Kenner, Thoral | Seaman 2nd class | Jan 1956 – Jan 1959 | machinist mate | |
| Contreras, Anthony (Tony) P. | MS 3rd Class | Jan 1, 1956 – Sep 11, 1958 | R-2 | Had a great time in San Diego and Tijuana. Memorable things were the shipmates , shore liberty, working on the USS Nautilus and being part of the early launching of Missiles from the boats. |
| Wasilewski, Leonard - Ski | OM1 | Apr 11, 1956 – Dec 17, 1959 | REPAIR | WORKED IN THE OPTICAL SHOP |
| Longtin, Danny | SHIP FITTER 3RD CLASS | Oct 1, 1956 – Jul 22, 1960 | Repair | Anyone who remembers Danny or Larry Longtin (pipe fitter) please respond. |
| De Laere, Robert | MR3 | Nov 1956 – Aug 1959 | R-2 | |
| Sylvester, Wes | SFMEFN | Dec 31, 1956 – Dec 1958 | R-1 | What a time we had! Have found Tony, Tibo, Marty, Chuck, Manual and Don. Still looking for Longton and LaCour. Was accused as being part of the budda incident on the Remora and Diodon. |
| Raveling, Phil | MR-3 | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| Ray, Harold | OPERATIONS | Feb 1957 – Dec 1958 | SubRon 25 | |
| York, Jim | BMSN | Mar 1957 – Nov 16, 1960 | DECK FORCE | Enjoyed serving with the Hester brothers, Ross Walker, Cleveland Vann, Pat Wilson, Abe Welch. Still in touch with Wilson and Welch. Ralph Falconberg and Jimmy Copeland have passed away. Like to hear from anyone. |
| Crutchfield, Dawsey | ET2 | Aug 1957 – Jan 1959 | R4 | |
| Reynolds, Dave | YN 2 | Sep 29, 1957 – Sep 3, 1959 | Ship's Office | I remember trip to San Francisco. Chief was Chambers (I think) and Ensign Pentz. I have pictures of office personnel. |
| Perea, Jim J (Jj) | EM 3 | Oct 15, 1957 – Jan 21, 1960 | Electrical Repair | Chief Warrent Officer Hentz was our Division Chief. Great person to work for. I liked every part of being in the Navy. Went on to serve on the Tioga County LST-1158, until discharge in August 1961. |
| Hern, William | EM2 | Feb 14, 1958 – Jan 15, 1961 | SHIP'S COMPANY | I was assigned to the Boats and Battery gang, had several working with me through that responsibility. Looking for anyone that was also assigned to that duty' |
| Fish, Marv (Mick) | YN2 | Jun 1958 – Jun 1960 | Great duty. Especially enjoyed cruises to Seattle, San Francisco, Santa Monica, and to Long Beach for refit. | |
| Tresner, Oodie J | SN, DKSN,SN, BM3 | Jul 20, 1958 – Aug 10, 1962 | SDeck, Supply, Deck,& SubFlot One Staff | |
| Wilbur, Dick | GM3 | Aug 1958 – Jun 1961 | GUNNERY | |
| Klippenstein, Gordon | Seaman 1st Class | Oct 1958 – 1961 | Boatsman mate | Crane operator while on the Nereus. Liberty transport. |
| Goodwin, Bob | 2nd class IC | Oct 1, 1958 – Oct 31, 1961 | Engineering | |
| Peden, Henry | EM 1ST CLASS | 1959 – 1963 | EM | |
| Goodman, Jerry | E3 | Jan 1959 – Sep 1962 | S2 | WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHER CREW MEMBERS. |
| Griffin, Bob | Jan 13, 1959 – Jan 12, 1963 | S-1 | Was SK in commissary division and supply division.Will never forget. Grew up on that ship and saw sights a southern redneck would never have seen. Long live the Nereus. | |
| Hills, Eldon | MR-2 | Feb 1959 – Feb 23, 1962 | R-2 | Looking for Larry Kirk, a Machinery Repairman and worked in the Machine Shop !! I still keep in touch with several former Ship Mate's Remember will being in Long Beach Ship Yard and trip to Seattle - La Paz - and my last trip to Hawaii |
| Goodman, Jerry | E3 | Apr 15, 1959 – Sep 26, 1962 | SUPPLY 2/BOATDECK | ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE, MADE THE TRIPS TO SAN FRANCISCO, LAPAZ , SEATTLE AND LONG BEACH |
| Stallings, Bill | ET5 | Jun 15, 1959 – Aug 15, 1961 | I was an ET on the Nereus. good duty. traveled to Seattle, San Franscisco, and La Paz and to Long Beach shipyards while stationed aboard. email | |
| Bonenberger, Loren | FT2 | Jul 27, 1959 – Jun 22, 1962 | S/R Division - Ord Repair | Good times on Nereus. Played a lot of cards, drank a lot of beer in La Paz, Hawaii, San Fran & San Diego. Spent time on MAA force. Enjoyed knowing Hughes, Palmer, St. Germaine, Barker & many others. Never forget them. |
| Hughes, Bill | FT 2 | Aug 14, 1959 – Sep 28, 1961 | Fire Control/Torpedo | Great fun had by all. Recalling our Long Beach Refit, La Paz, MX trip and the Frisco excursion well! Played enough pinochle to last a lifetime.! |
| Wetnight, Richard | MR 2 | Sep 1, 1959 – Jan 3, 1963 | R-2 | Great experience! Technical training and its' shipboard application the basis of my civilian carrier. Member of the Nereus and All Navy Rifle team. Lasting memories and a great bunch of shipmates. Would enjoy hearing from anyone. |
Crane, Jim  | MM2 | Nov 7, 1959 – Feb 17, 1967 | Engineering,A, O2N2 Operator | |
| Junker, Lothar | MRFN | Dec 28, 1959 – Dec 20, 1963 | Machine Shop | San Diego Boot Camp 1959 1960, Machinery repairment school 1962 |
| Horwath, Francis (Frank) | FN/SN | Jan 1960 – 1961 | Repair Department | Reported on board right out of boot camp(San Diego) |
| Kelso, Les | bm3 | Jan 1960 – Oct 28, 1963 | deck 7 small boats | 60 days mess cooking ,Went to 1st division small boats on Capt's gig till 62 ran sidecleaning spray paint team. served with Ed Furay,Carl Drake. |
| Lacroix, Wayne- | SM | Jan 1960 – Nov 1961 | Navigations | Mess cook, deck force, side cleaner, signal school (TAD)then to signal gang. |
| Meghinasso, Dave | SK3 | Jan 1960 – 1964 | Supply | Good duty in Supply Bay of Pigs fiasco was memorable for the ship and the boats |
| Heins, Leland Chandler | RM2 | Jan 1, 1960 – Apr 29, 1963 | Communications | fresh out of boot camp, as a mere child, I made friends and became a man while I was here. How I would love to see my grandkids have the learning experiences that the Navy gave me. I never regret one day I spent in the Navy. |
| Daley, Ron | LTJG | Feb 15, 1960 – Jul 15, 1961 | Supply | |
| Wooley, Donald | MR2 | Apr 1960 – Jan 13, 1964 | R2 | |
| Vawser, Tom | EM3 | Apr 1, 1960 – Nov 1, 1961 | Electrical Repair | What a great ship and good food too. Anyone remember Samson or Comstock? |
| Grady, Pete | LTJG | Aug 1960 – Jul 1962 | Supply | I was the Stores Officer for one year and the Ships Store Officer for the remainder. Great people, shipmates and an experience that set me up for a career in industry. |
| Hall, Don | TMSA - TMSN | Aug 20, 1960 – Feb 28, 1962 | W-1 and 2nd | 91 days messcooking - Steam shop 3 months, then torpdeo transfer boat 5 months. Transferred to 2nd Div, made leading Seaman. Stbd airplane crane. Stood BMOW Sea detail with Capt Street out of San Diego and into Pearl. One of best skippers! |
| Dimartino, Russell | SN | Dec 1960 – Sep 1961 | Supply | My first ship out of boot, because I did a good job on a store room the supply officer put me in charge of 11 didn't know how well off I was. I joined the Navy to see world, but got only sub stories ask for sub duty but got } canned to a destroyer |
| McDew, Darrell | Seaman | Dec 1960 – May 1965 | S1 | Assigned to Supply SK (Storekeeper) Dvision right out of boot camp San Diego. Enjoyed all the years I served on board, have many good memories. |
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