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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS James Madison (SSBN 627). 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 286 crew members registered for the USS James Madison (SSBN 627).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1972 | 1973 – 1977 | 1978 – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Cooper, Paul | QM3/SS | 1973 – 1974 | Navigation | Looking for Tom Hawkins |
Matheny, Dennis | EM1(SS) | 1973 – 1977 | E | I was there for all the good stuff Kelly Ray mentions. Loved playing guitar during 1/2way night. |
Parker, Ray | ET1(SS) | 1973 – 1976 | RC | Served as Reactor Operator on Gold Crew, made 5 North Atlantic patrols out of Holy Loch, made the extended refit and the Atlantic transit to tie up at Charleston Weapons Station. |
Plotz, Charlie | MM1(SS) | 1973 – 1978 | M | chplotz@yahoo.com |
Tipton, Ron | ET2 | Jan 1973 – Jul 13, 1976 | ||
Hoover, Thomas | MM1(SS) | Feb 1973 – Sep 1976 | "M"- Machinery | |
Clise, Raymond | MM1SS | Apr 1973 – Oct 1977 | Machinery | |
Sadlowski, Neil | ET!(SS) | Apr 1973 – Jan 1978 | Navigation | Great blue crew! worked for Lt. Fisk (dirty Al) and LT Micket. Greased by Glenn Fleming and his "A" gang.(I'll get even.) Anyone looking for Mike Street, he's still alive and kicking. Hey weaponeers!...where's Steve Wellinghurst |
Fisk, Alan | LT | Jun 4, 1973 – 1976 | Navigation | Jack Anderson said the collision was because of navigation errors. I am proud to say that my guys knew exactly where we were and that we were exactly where the squadron ordered us to be. This was my best tour. |
McKeon, Kevin/mac | ET1/SS | Sep 1973 – Jun 1978 | NAVET | Made 9 patrols (all Holy Loch runs) with Doug Jordan, Gary Hout, Mickey Hartman and others! Would love to locate any and all NAVET guys from that period! |
Leonard, Jeffrey | TM2(SS) | Oct 1973 – Jul 1977 | TM | First boat. Went from SR(SU) to TM2(SS). Jerry Price was my LPO. Retired after 30 as TMCM(SS). Got tagged with the nickname of Layback (a long story). |
Goble, Jeffrey | SK2 (SS) | Nov 15, 1973 – Mar 30, 1977 | Supply | |
Adams, Ken | MM2 MACHINIST MATE (NUCLEAR) | Dec 15, 1973 – Nov 15, 1977 | Machinery | 6 FBM patrols, then transferred to SSN 686 L Mendel Rivers for a Med run in 1978. |
Garner, James (JD) | MM2 | 1974 – 1978 | A Gang | Enjoyed the time aboard, and meeting friends like Lear, Blue, Kelly Ray, Parker, Chip, the JD's (Taylor, Walton, Whitmire) Mini, Fleming and the rest that haven't been named, Charlie Shunk you were the man |
Bryant, Marshall | RM3/SS | 1974 – 1977 | Radio | |
Garner, James | MM2 (SS) | 1974 – 1978 | A Gang | |
Bland, Gordon | MT3(SS) | 1974 – 1977 | Weapons | |
Anderson, Paul | EM2 | Mar 1974 – Aug 1976 | E | |
Fellingham, Robert | MM2(SS) | Mar 4, 1974 – Feb 24, 1978 | M | Also known as MS-1. Had to pen then reopen MS-1 while still in dress blues first day on board in Holy Loch. |
Bell, Harry/randy | ETN-2 | May 1974 – Nov 1976 | RC | 5 patrols from Holy Loch |
Clements, Robert/bob | MM1 | Jun 1974 – Jun 1979 | M | |
Yates, Jim | MM1/SS | Sep 1974 – Sep 1979 | A | Served with the late MMCM Mott and his replacement "No Shit Johnson".Lookin for Archie, Ernie, Melvin. |
Ray, Kelly Joe | MM1/SS RET. | Sep 4, 1974 – Dec 1979 | A-Gang | I'm proud to have served on The "Jolly Dolly" I qualified on this Boat June 15th of 1975. I was there for all the good stuff. 1st ERP, The Victor Crash, Two MT's, 1st MK 48 cert, Flooding in the fan room, The XO incident, you name it. |
McKeon, Mac | ETN2 (SS) | Nov 1974 – Aug 1979 | Navigation ET | |
Willett, Thomas | IC 4 | Nov 30, 1974 – Aug 30, 1977 | IC | Looking for Chris, Steve, Archie, Seymore, George Brown Jr, Jim Alexsander |
Bryant, Marshall | RM2/SS | 1975 – 1977 | ||
Roberts, Clifton (Munchkin) | MM1 | Jan 1975 – Feb 1981 | A Gang | |
Terry, Chris | STS2 | Mar 1975 – May 1976 | On the Gold crew, I Made 2 patrols aboard the Madison out of Holy Loch. I was Sonar Technician and remember my Chief was Chief Glenny | |
Hartman, Michael (Mick) | ET1 (SS) | Apr 1975 – Apr 1979 | NAVET | 7 patrols out of Holy Loch. Lots of good memories. Served with a great bunch of guys including Chief Lemons, Kevin McKeon, Kenny Loar, Doug Jordan, Gary Hout, John Lomax, "Moe" Davis III, and many others. Hope everyone is doing well. |
Chavis, Michaek | EM1 (E6) | May 1975 – May 1979 | (Engineering, Electrical) | Eight patrols from '75 to '79. Last patrol just before scheduled refit in 1979. Initially served with Chief Spivey, then Chief Nevells(?). Lt(jg) Honnecutt and Lt Rhodes were Division Officers. Dave Mueller (Muctuck), Don Cambell (RO) |
Wadleigh, Gene | MM2 | Jun 10, 1975 – Mar 3, 1978 | ||
Porter, Clyde (Chip) | MM2 | Jul 1975 – Oct 1978 | M | Made 6 patrols...What ever happened to Charlie Plotz? |
Grantham, Brad | ET/E-6 | Jan 1, 1976 – Feb 16, 1979 | Engineering/RC | Made it through 5 patrols. First patrol was memorable. The first four weeks were Bermuda torpedo trials(sun), midshipmen cruises(angles-dangles), and last 4 weeks were drying out from a ship-wide saltwater rinse. |
Thompson, Curtis | MM2/SS | Mar 1976 – Jun 1979 | Auxiliary | |
Kadinger, Joseph | Qmsn | Jun 1976 – Jan 1, 1980 | Qm | Beginning of the adventure |
Stewart, Jeff | STS/E-4 earned in reserves. PNA'd 7 times on the boat. | Sep 1976 – 1979 | Sonar | My First Boat. Turned 18 in Sub School. Drove my motorcycle to Charleston. I remember that we had an excellent crew and friends. I just wish my memory was better. If you remember me, please contact me. |
Williams, Jack | MT1(SS) | Oct 1976 – Nov 1981 | Missile | |
Malone, Shawn / Bugsy/ Maroni | ET3(SS) | Nov 1976 – 1979 | NAV | |
McClure, Barney | ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) | 1977 – | ||
Todd, Frank | SSBN 627 | 1977 – 1982 | ||
Hackett, Charles | IC2 (SS) | 1977 – 1980 | IC | Would like to hear from Big Hue (Steve Houston), Swanney, Bayou Bailey, Little Ed, Mike Hammond (Joseph?), Wally Gator (VLEET), Darrel Lesh and any other trouble maker from back then. It was all in fun. |
Taylor, Larry | MM2/SS | Jan 6, 1977 – Jul 29, 1980 | Served under comander Larry Vogt cheif Nevels in A gang like to hear from of the old crew | |
Taylor, Gary | STS3 | Jan 17, 1977 – Aug 7, 1980 | Sonar | Served with Chief Thomson,Gary Lance,Jose' Whitmire,Tommy Stites |
Lesh, Darrel | IC3/SS | Mar 1977 – Mar 1980 | IC/DECK | |
Wood, Lawson (Woody) | QM1 | Mar 13, 1977 – Jun 14, 1979 | QUARTERMASTER | THIS TOUR DEFINITELY MADE ME STRONGER |
Bleecker, Jim | RM2/SS | May 1977 – Jul 1981 | Communications | Served under CDR Larry Vogt, best CO ever. Worked with Roy K, Smitty in the shack, great mentors. Fond memories of walking hills of Scotland with Gary Taylor and others. Playing thirdbase on a GREAT softball team with Cunningham and others. |
Hammond, Joseph | TM3/SS | Aug 1, 1977 – Feb 1981 | Weapons | Where are RMMC Jim Hair, Tim Bailey, Larry Swanson, Chuck Hackett, John Pennington TM1, Dennis Jones TM1, |
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