US Navy Crew List
– Reunite with old Navy Buddies –
350700 entries available online. Add yours!
1 user currently logged in and 314 visitors active.
USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630). 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?
Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.
There are 174 crew members registered for the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1980 | 1981 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallenbroek, Robert | MT2 | 1981 – 1982 | Missile | |
Vanek, Bill  | MM1 | Jan 1981 – Jul 1985 | M Div | Loved playing 'king of the hill' on the bow during swim call by the Virgin Islands. Almost got blown up when a 4500-psi air leak from a valve blowing out filled the engine room with oil mist. Liked Chief Cashion. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Peart, Rolen | MM2 / MM1 (SS) | Jun 15, 1981 – May 31, 1987 | Auxiliary (A) | My first sea command. We worked hard and played hard. I would love to talk with anyone who was stationed with me during this time. May you all have a wonderful day. |
| Klasa, Ed | Aug 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1985 | MS | ||
| Vanheulen, Bill | EM2/SS | Oct 23, 1981 – Jun 5, 1984 | E | I served with a great crew. The crew was more like family than crewmates. We were a tight group of people who would have done most anything for each other. It was amazing what we accomplished as a crew. Thinking back it was the best time of my life. |
| Banks, Thomas Barry | MM2 | 1982 – 1986 | A - Gang | FOND MEMORIES; BATTLE E, BOAT OF THE YEAR & THE LAST RE-FUELING OVERHAUL. SERVED WITH PAUL MYERS, DANNY ZUNICH, GREG CLARK, STEVE DAVIDSON, PHIL WOODS, TONY RICHARDSON, JEFF DURBIN, STEVE HARTMAN, MARK METCALFE & MORE View 'now' Photo |
| Featheran, Robert (Bob) HawaIIan | STS2/SS | 1982 – 1985 | Sonar | Aloha, nice to be in contact with the crew of the JCC again. It's nice to see familiar names. Hello Mr.Howard, also looking for Chris Huss STS1/SS, Larry "Sky" King STS2/SS, Robert Smith MM1/SS, Robert "Gooch" Gauthier. |
| Cahill, Bill | RM2(SS) | Jan 3, 1982 – Aug 21, 1985 | Radio | Some of the most memorable years I've ever experienced. I will never forget Wimbrow, OD, Gerry, Chief Rod, Captain O'Brian and last but certainly not least Master Chief Soesbee and the rest of the great Blue crew! |
| Montgomery, Michael | FTG2 | Jun 1982 – Aug 1984 | Blue | It was an incredible part of my life that I still remember and talk about constantly |
| Brunson, Chuck (Cb) | EM1(SS) | Aug 15, 1982 – Jan 31, 1988 | Electrical | My first boat, and the best crews I served with. God how I miss those days and those guys. Bryce, I would sure like to see those pictures (I have some good ones of you at Andros, by the way!) Johnny C was the best, and we knew it! |
| Stroup, Michael(Mike) (mad Dog) | EM1 | Nov 1982 – Jan 1988 | E | First boat. Blue Crew before and after shipyard. Many good times, especially Ft Liquordale |
| Busch, Sid | STSCS(SS) | Dec 1982 – Jul 1984 | Sonar | |
| Hughes, Johnny | MM1 | 1983 – 1988 | RL | |
| Porter, Rich | MM1/SS | Feb 3, 1983 – 1986 | M-Div | Joined the crew after finishing Prototype, took the boat into Refueling Overhaul then was transitioned to the Blue Crew coming out of shipyard. |
| Hart, Bryce | ET1 | May 1983 – Aug 1988 | RC | I had the honor and pleasure of serving both GJ Corcoran (Blue) and CE Shaffer (Gold). This was THE best boat and THE BEST CREWs in the fleet. We survived the overhaul! 23 Hours on Andros was a welcome break. I have pictures CB and Bo! |
| Cook, Fred(cookie) | EM1 | Aug 1983 – Aug 1989 | great ship and creew 6 good years | |
| Heinz, Harry | FTB-2/SS | Oct 1983 – Oct 1987 | Weapons | I was an FTB-5 onboard the Calhoun assigned to the Gold crew first and later the Blue crew. |
| Todd, Randy | EM1 SS | Oct 20, 1983 – Dec 1989 | Electrical | Gold crew prior to the yards in 1984, blue crew there after. |
| Gregory J Blake, Gregory J Blake | E3 | 1984 – 1986 | Deck | |
| Trotter, David | MT1(SS) | May 1984 – Dec 1987 | Team Trainer | |
| Byrd, Lonnie | MM3 | Jun 1984 – Jan 1988 | A-Gang | I always drove that fish during battle stations. Enjoyed working for Mark Wells and Cheif Tipton. Got my share of rack burns! |
| Bolger, Bill | ETC(SS) | Sep 1984 – Feb 1990 | Reactor Controls | Retired in 1995. Living in Huntsville, AL. |
| Reese, Jim | MM1(SS) | Oct 1984 – Dec 1988 | Reactor Laboratory | Leading ELT following this boat's last refueling/overhaul. Other ELTs included Johnny Hughes, Terry Perrone, Scott Mooney and Jeff Hodnett. |
| Ritenour, Eric | mm3 | Oct 1984 – Oct 1987 | M div | after Navy I moved to Atlanta, went to GA TECH: received BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. Then I taught college & high school physics & calculus. Retired from classroom teaching in 2020 and moved to Siesta Key FL. |
| Kober, Bill | EM2/SS | 1985 – 1989 | Electrical | |
| Opoien, Marty | mm2/ss | 1985 – May 8, 1988 | agang | |
| Etter, Dave | QM2 | 1985 – 1988 | Ops | Best crew in the whole farging world! |
| Perrone, Terrance | MM2/SS | 1985 – 1988 | RL Div. ELT | Been working as a chemist in the commercial nuclear field for almost 30 years. Looking for an ELT on the boat, Johnny Ray Hughes. |
| Houck, Mike | ET1(SS/SW) | Jan 1985 – Sep 1987 | Navigation - ET | |
| Rosenberg, Eric | EM1/SS | Jan 1985 – Aug 1991 | Electrical | |
| Hein, Allen Aka Al | TM1/TMC | Jan 1, 1985 – Jan 1990 | tm | hi all hope to hear from you i was the night of the great turkey diinner didnt eat that night poor ed may went to his captains mast hope all are doing well retired living in oh drop a line at tmcssssn@yahoo.com smooth sailing and following seas al |
| Gomez, Manuel "manny" | MM2/SS E-5 | Jan 1, 1985 – Feb 14, 1990 | A-Gang | Worked with the finest crew during my years attached to the JCC, bit Blue and Gold crews. I think of my shipmates frequently. I was able to board the boat one last time in Bangor, WA before it was scrapped. What a memorable visit. |
| Stephenson, Steve | RM2(SS) | Apr 1985 – Aug 1990 | Radio | Helluva crew ...on one helluva boat.. think about the old days often, and the best shipmates imaginable - Ader, Mathews, Gibbs, Samples, Graham... the Green C shack |
| Clayborn, Rob "Claybo" | E-2 | Sep 1985 – Jul 1989 | Deck | |
| Brooks, Al | ET1 | Oct 1985 – Nov 7, 1987 | NAV | ETC(SS) USNR (Ret) |
| David, Beyer | MM2 / E-5 | 1986 – 1988 | a gang / auxiliary | I met some of the best people in the Navy while on this boat. 2 crews combined in the shipyard and for a big, happy A-gang. I work as a Senior service tech for Ingersoll Rand. Guess the Navy taught me something/ |
| Smith, Frank | MM1 | 1986 – 1989 | M-Div | Awesome boat, old and rickety, made seaworthy by a Crew that was willing to "Fight the Ship" |
| Lichtenberg, Steven | MM2 (SS) | 1986 – 1988 | A-Gang | Tipton, Durbin, Richardson, Gomez, Samaha, Smith, Byrd, Opoien - No One Finer to have served with! |
| Porter, Rich | MM1/SS | 1986 – 1989 | M-Div | Joined the Blue Crew coming out of the shipyard in Charleston, and left the ship to take advantage of the Enlisted Education Advancement Program. |
| Book, William "Bill" | MM3 | Mar 1986 – Sep 9, 1987 | M-Div | Joined as part of combined crew in time to bring Her out of the dry dock after re-fueling in 86. Then I was on the Gold crew until Sept of 07 when I was medically discharged. |
| Potochny, Mark R. | STS2(SS) | Mar 12, 1986 – Jun 21, 1988 | sonar and deck | best chief and two first class petty officers i ever worked for learned more from them about leadership and responsibility than from any one else thanks mark,rich,and chief cate |
| Hill, Eric (Benny) | STS2/SS | Jul 1986 – Mar 1991 | Sonar | Best ship and crew ever. Miss you all. To Manny Gomez "Beer, Football and POTATO CHIPS" |
| Oblisk, Kevin | MT2(SS) | Jul 1, 1986 – Aug 31, 1991 | Missile | |
| Watson, Jeffrey | ET2 (SS) | Jul 5, 1986 – Dec 28, 1988 | Navigation | I had some of the best times of my life on the SSBN630 gold crew. I qualified subs in 1 patrol and ETCS Stanley gave me his Deep Divers Dolphins because of that. I still have both of them. |
| Healey, Glenn | MM1/SS | Sep 14, 1986 – Dec 12, 1992 | A Gang | |
| Ward, Chris | SN/SS | Oct 15, 1986 – Jun 16, 1990 | Deck and Sonar | Glad to see you're doing well, potoch, hambone, chief cole, manny, chief cate, looking back those were the days, bros, love to the johnny c good deal crew, i'm teaching english in thailand |
Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630).
Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1980 | 1981 – 1986 | 1987 – now
↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page
Reunions
There are currently no planned reunions.