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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bushnell (AS 15). 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 184 crew members registered for the USS Bushnell (AS 15).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1958 | 1959 – 1962 | 1963 – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusky, Al | Seaman First Class | 1941 – 1946 | Unknown | Information supplied post mortum by son Edward |
| Perry, Davis (Doc) | F-2 FIREMAN SECOND | 1943 – Dec 26, 1945 | ||
| Supowitz, Benjamin | BAKER 2/C | Apr 10, 1943 – Aug 7, 1945 | #10 | Spend the most memorable days of my youth aboard the BIG B. Have retained life-long friends and was a great learning experience. |
| Lake, Dell | CEM | Apr 12, 1943 – Feb 6, 1945 | 14th | just missed commissioning by a couple of days went,aboard as EM1 made Chief the 1st of dec. 1943 while the ship was at midway. Took over in charge of the electrical repair shop. |
| Cunningham, Basil Napolean | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | May 16, 1943 – Mar 19, 1946 | This is being entered by Basil's family; with great respects for his ship and shipmates | |
| Hamilton, Edwin | SK2C | Jun 1943 – Feb 1946 | 10th Division | Would like to hear from anyone who might remember me. Phone: 724-628-5505 |
| Carr, John A | SF2c | 1944 – 1946 | AS 15 ship fitters PacFlt | John A Carr, SF2c, died May 23, 2011. |
| Bricker, Richard "whitey" | MM2/C | Mar 1944 – Oct 1945 | Optical Shop | Got on ship at Pearl, to Majuro Atoll where Task force 58 gathered Marrianes battle (Battleships, cruisers, carriers, destroyers, and troop ships). One morning all gone. Eight months later back to Pearl, then Midway, war end, San Diego. |
| Whitman, Warren | ETM 2nd class | Apr 10, 1944 – Jun 5, 1945 | Electronics | I remember Bill Dring from Chicago Il. |
| Reddin, Robert | MOMM3 | May 1, 1946 – Jan 20, 1948 | Engine Room | I am witing you from my Grandsons computer. I would like to talk to anyone who served in the AFT engine room the same time frame that I served. Please contact him at reddinbt@yahoo.com he will in turn give you my telephone number. |
| Cook, Billy D | SEAMAN SECOND CLASS | Jun 1, 1946 – Nov 1, 1947 | Supply | Baker |
| Pyrtle, Glen W | seaman | 1947 – | don't know | i am adding my dad's name on information i found after his death through pictures and records of him stationed in Hawaii in 1947 |
| Hewitt, Jeruel | EM3 | 1951 – Apr 1953 | E Electric Shop | I was on the pre-com crew at Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco. Left the ship in 1953 for Minewarfare School while the Bushnell was in Key West Fl. |
| Robertson, Ralph | Navy reserves | 1952 – | mechanic | I am writing this to let you all know that my grandfather Ralph Houston Robertson DOB: 3/29/1930 died 11/19/2011. He lived in Hueytown Alabama & served aboard the Bushnell while in Key West working the engines. |
| Bissontz, John | RM2 | Jan 1, 1952 – Aug 8, 1955 | 1st | Worked in Radio 1 behind the bridge. Some who also worked there was a kid by name of Ford, Warren Duke, Harold Watson,Don Dale, CPO Ed Sachs, Our division officer was LT. Earl Blain. |
| Burke, Daniel J. | QM3 | May 1952 – Jan 1954 | 3rd | I was aboard the Bushnell and was assigned to paint the crows nest. I knocked over the paint and it fell on the captains scrambled eggs hat. i was nicknamed Red lead. Great memories |
| Barthelmess, Richard (Bart) | Yn3 | Sep 1952 – Jan 1955 | Repair department | i served with some of the finest sailors of that era. I had close friends in the photo lab . I hope they alive and well. |
| Hunt Jr, Walter | EMP FN | 1953 – 1953 | Electrical | |
| Sanchez, William ( Poncho) | MR3 | Sep 2, 1953 – Sep 8, 1955 | 7th | I enjoyed my tour of duty I made a lot of friends. In 1954 we added AC to our berthing compartments . |
| Strunk, Richard | EM3 | Nov 19, 1953 – Feb 10, 1955 | 5 | |
| Coffman, Bill | ML3 | Dec 1953 – Jul 28, 1955 | repair | |
| Madsn, Robert | EM2 | Jan 1954 – Mar 1955 | Repaired Subs as Electician | Would like to hear from shipmates |
| Haskell, Frank | EM2 | Jan 15, 1954 – Jun 5, 1955 | 5 | Division 5 was an electrical division of men that lived on the ship, but worked only on the submarines that needed work done. It made the job interesting, because every day we were assigned to work on a different boat or project. |
| Smith, Farrell | RM3 | Oct 1, 1954 – Jul 1, 1956 | Operations ? | I worked in the radio shack, just behind the bridge. I believe we were in Comsubron 12 |
| Stonoff, Eli Louis (Louie Stoney) | R-1 | 1955 – 1957 | R1 | I live in Dayton Ohio Looking for McClellan '55 - '58 |
| Burnworth, Hurshel | EN2 | Mar 1955 – Jul 1958 | engine room | |
| Champeau, Thomas | EM3 | Jul 1955 – May 1957 | R3 | |
| Champeau, Thomas | EM3 | Aug 1955 – Aug 1957 | R3 | |
| Smith, Doyle "Smitty" | SK-3 | Sep 1955 – Feb 1957 | Supply | Worked in Torpedo supply, Sub Spares, Electronic spares. Played Basketball on the ships team. New guys in the foundry, deck force. Went to Norflok 2x's, Gitmo, etc. Anyone interested give me an e-mail. |
| Beeman, Terry | EMFN | Sep 9, 1955 – Jun 8, 1959 | R 3 | Best 4 yrs of my life. Arrived at the tender age of 17. Served my 4 yrs on her proudly in Key West and when I was Honorably Discharged in 1959 I got a job and stayed . I am still here-I never left. |
| Gibbons, John | PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS ENGINEMAN | Oct 5, 1955 – May 31, 1959 | Shop 38 | |
| Nowak, Gerald (Jerry) | FN | Dec 1955 – Dec 1957 | M+A | Would like to hear from the men i worked with in the after engine room 55-57 |
| Costello, Charles Chuck | EN3 | Dec 22, 1955 – Jun 30, 1959 | R2 Shop38 | Outside repair shop.Located in a hole below machine shop where raw metal was stored. Ideal poker den,one way in,one way out. |
| Smith, Haden (Smitty) | AS 15 | Nov 1956 – Dec 1960 | Ran the boom-cranes, ran Capt. boat, ran fishing boat in 1960. | |
| Weber, Albert [tony] | TM 3 | Nov 10, 1956 – May 9, 1959 | Torpedo | Had fun but Key West got old fast |
| James A. Stone, Jim | YN2 | 1957 – 1961 | Personnel | |
| Paulus, David | MM2 | Oct 1957 – Jun 11, 1958 | Aux repair | |
| Paull, Donald (Wife Joan Widow) | EN2 (E-5) | Oct 16, 1957 – Oct 16, 1961 | First Division | I am looking for some old friends of mine and my late husbands. (Donald Paull) we were married for 46 yrs. when he passed, last May would have been 50 yrs. Clayton Flowers, Bill Wedgeworth, Mack Young from USS Bushnell |
| Moffat, Donald | QM3 | 1958 – Jun 29, 1962 | Navigation | My four years were the ultimate learning experience working with the deck force, signalmen, radiomen and quartermasters. The officers were professional and easy to work with while at sea. Each impacted my life. |
| Marhefke, Stanley | MR2 | Jan 1958 – May 1960 | ||
| Perry, Francis Frank | EM2 | Apr 1958 – Nov 7, 1960 | R-3 | Most time in Rewind Shop |
| Purcell, Ted | INSTRUMENTMAN 2 | Apr 10, 1958 – Oct 2, 1961 | R-2 Optical shop X-35 | looking for BD Smith & his Brother, Raymond (Ray) Shephen EM-2(rays lastt namecould be spelledStephenie?) Stephen Farrely OM-2 |
| Boston, John (Ron) | EM 3 | May 1958 – Oct 20, 1960 | SHIPS CO ELECTRIC SHOP | remember when they shot the movie Operation Petticoat |
| Campanella, Joseph | IC2 | Jul 10, 1958 – Jul 5, 1962 | E | Loved that Bushnell, would like to reconnect with someone I served with |
| Flowers, Clayton (Blossom) | EN3 | Aug 1958 – Jan 26, 1962 | boat deck (AFT en RM | LOOKING FOR LARRY BLADES FROM NEW ORLEANS AND DONALD PAUL FROM Nokomis FL. |
| Flowers, Clayton Blossom | en3 | Sep 1958 – Jan 26, 1962 | .1st division for 1 1/2 yrs then after engine room | my first and only ship, and the best 4 yrs ofmy llife. |
| Purcell, Ted | IM-SN | Oct 1, 1958 – Nov 1, 1961 | R-2 | Spent 3 years (the formative years) on MY first ship. I was Impressed !! You Can't Imagine the feeling when I heard she had been used for Target Practice |
| Purcell, Ted | INSTRUMENT MAN 2C | Oct 15, 1958 – Apr 10, 1961 | Machinery R-2 Opticalshop | I have been looking for Ray Stephenie for the past 30 + years !! come out ray where ever you are !! |
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