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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623). 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 406 crew members registered for the USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Deeter, Bill | MM1(SS) | Aug 1956 – Dec 1973 | Auxiliary | Left her in Bremerton Washington and transferred to the U.S.S. Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644) |
Arnold, George | MM2(SS) | 1961 – 1963 | A | Plank Owner, my first nuke boat. My son also became crew member 15 years later. Great times! |
Curtis, Ken | TMC(SS) | Feb 3, 1961 – Dec 3, 1970 | Torpedo Room | |
Tomasso, Joseph R | STCM(SS) | Nov 10, 1961 – Nov 10, 1964 | COB 623 PURPLE | WAS COB PURPLE CREW UNTIL COMMISSIONING, THEN COB GOLD. NOT SURE OF EXACT DATES ABOARD. |
Means, Robert | FTB2(SS) | 1962 – Nov 1964 | ||
Bonas, Gene | SOS2(SS) | 1962 – 1964 | Operations/Sonar | 7th member to report aboard. Plank Owner. Aboard for test firings, angles & dangles, emergency surface. Quite an experience. First Blue Crew patrol. Separated October, 1964. Keep in contact with Jim Ayres. |
Komac, Matt | FTB2 | 1962 – 1966 | weapons | after commissioning made 5 patrols then went to F.S. Key for commissioning and 3 patrols. Now retired from phone co. in Montana and snowbird between Mont and Lake Havasu Az. |
McDonald, Joe | ET1 | 1962 – 1966 | Sins | |
Callahan, Chuck | ET1 (SS) | Oct 1, 1962 – Sep 1, 1964 | Reactor Control | Blue Plank owner. Shakedown and first patrol. Made First Class on Board. Assigned Armed Services Police and grabbed many sailors off Reynolds before Cops got them. Remember Rubber Neck and Peg Leg. |
Houston, Donald / Sam | ET1 | Nov 1962 – Jul 1965 | Reactor Operator | Went through new construction at Electric Boat Shipyard. Made tours out of Rota, Spain. |
Caudill, Jim | FTG1(SS) | Nov 1962 – Aug 1966 | weapons | I was an FTG1 (SS) and was a 113 fire control tech., and stood sonar watches underway. Made precom, shakedown, and 4 patrols in the Gold Crew. Transferred to the Irex SS-482 in august of 1966. Retired CWO3, USCG 1984. |
Buchanan, Samuel | ENC | Nov 26, 1962 – Sep 30, 1966 | M | The best crew that I ever served with. |
Crummer, Lee | ET1(SS) | Dec 1962 – Feb 1965 | REACTOR CONTROL | WAS ON COMMISIONING CREW |
White, Wiliam (Whitey) | MT3/MTC | Dec 1962 – Feb 1971 | Weapons/ Misslle | |
Pow, Joseph | MT1(SS) | Dec 1, 1962 – Jul 15, 1965 | Missle Division | Reported in Dec 62.. On board for launching in Jan 63. Remember everything that happened on Nov 22, 63. The day JFK was assassinated. Shipyard work came to a standstill. Commissioning on 11/23 was a sad day. |
Boast, Bruce | IC1(SS) | Dec 2, 1962 – Jan 15, 1966 | Reactor Controls | It was real and it was fun, but it wasn't always real fun. I remember standing like so many rows of corn on the missile deck in the rain 12 January, 1963. It was about 35 degrees with a 20 knot wind. |
Becker, Clarence | MCPO | Dec 27, 1962 – Jan 10, 1965 | SUPPLY | GREAT CREW! |
Blain, William | MMC | 1963 – 1966 | aux | |
Bowns, George | ETCM(SS) RETIRED | 1963 – 1966 | Navigation ET | Pre-Com crew. Originally Blue crew. Swapped w/ Doxsee to Gold crew. Made 3 patrols out of Rota. |
Russell, Dan | FTG2 | 1963 – Dec 1964 | deck | was cold in New London |
Sibiga, Michael Seabag | tm3 | 1963 – 1967 | weapons | was in charge of top side gang for 4 years enjoyed plank owner, battle station helmsman,gold crew great time |
Lyke, Ed | TM3/PFL | 1963 – 1967 | weapons | Was only 4 year member (i was told) by Lt Sendak. Had to ask 4 Capt Mast to keep my position. Would have stayed but my faimly came first. Great period of my life and i still recall many of friends. Al Vota-cactus-Rota |
Davenport, Malcolm | TM2 | 1963 – 1966 | WEAPONS | |
Parker, George | MT1 SS | 1963 – | WEAPONS | Was on the commissioning crew and made 5 or 6 patrols. loved the boat and made many good friends. Lost touch with most of them.. |
Storz, Louis | ETR2SS | Jan 1963 – Jul 1967 | REACTOR ENGINEERING | PLANK OWNER, SHIP SCUBA DIVER, LOG ROOM YOEMAN, REACTOR OPERATOR, PRE COM AND 7 PATROLS |
Dial, Dick | ET1(SS) | Jan 25, 1963 – Jan 10, 1968 | Navgation ET | Part of pre-commisioning crew and made 6 patrols on Blue crew. |
Curtis, Ken | TM1(SS) | Feb 1963 – Dec 1970 | Weapons | Plank Owner |
Selander, John | MM2(SS) | Mar 1963 – Nov 1964 | aux | Plank Owner |
Gainey, Nelson | SK3 (SS)(DV) | Mar 1963 – Apr 1965 | Plank Owner - She was a great Boat! | |
Sullivan, Phil | FTG1(SS) | Mar 1963 – Apr 1965 | Weapons Fire Control | Was in the commissioning Blue Crew. Transferred Gold Crew when my relief didn't show up. Made 2 patrols |
Newbauer, Ed | ETCS(SS) | Apr 7, 1963 – Apr 7, 1970 | Navigation ET | On the precommissioning crew in the Gold crew. Got off in Hawaii in 1970. |
Bonas, Gene | SOS2(SS) | May 8, 1963 – May 8, 1963 | Operations | |
Ayres, Jim | STS3 (SS) | Jun 1963 – May 1966 | Operations (Sonar) | Plank Owner-Have been in contact with numerous mates: GeneBonas,Jess Flowers,George Haislip,Jim Ambron,KentAllen,Ton Donan,Roy Carr,EdGerlach,DennyUnbaugh,Will(Fuzzy)Greenlee,VanVanderbrink,RanCox,DaveStrelke,NelsonGainey. |
Hermanson, Joe | EM1(SS) | Jun 1963 – 1965 | Engineering | |
Callahan, Bruce | RMCSS RET | Aug 1963 – Dec 1965 | Operations - radio communication | fist Sub duty. RM1 during time on board. Qualified submarines on board. wroteco-wrote various items for ships newspaper: "slinky, snoopy and sam - the moon worms" "letter to fbm wives from John Marshall (later printed in Navy Times) |
Sheets, Glen (Tuffy) NEW | SKSN - SK1 | Sep 1, 1963 – Mar 1, 1967 | Supply | It was fantastic for a lowly seaman SKSN from South Dakota, Commisioning crew, O2 Gen explosion, Leading Storekeeper as SK2. Both Supply Officers in Precom, Al Morgart and Leon Everman made my career start. |
Bondelier, Robert (Bob | IC1SS | 1964 – 1967 | Engineering | |
Greenlee, Will | MM! | 1964 – 1967 | Auxillary | |
Wadsworth(wadsy), Bill | FTB2(SS) | Jan 1, 1964 – Aug 27, 1967 | Weapons | I worked for Strategic Systems Programs, SLBM Program, in DC for the next 38 years upon termination. Bill Hutton,FTB1(SS) and I were together for most of that time. |
Klein, Michael | RM2(SS) | Jan 1, 1964 – Jul 18, 1967 | Radio | Shakedown & 7 patrols including FOT&E |
Umbaugh, Denny | MM2(SS) | Jan 16, 1964 – Aug 3, 1965 | AUX | |
Andrews, Andy | RM3(SS) | Jun 1964 – 1965 | Operations | Served with with that dirty old man Callahan |
Alf, Don | MM2SS | Sep 1964 – Oct 1967 | Engineering | |
Bentfield, William | TM1 (ss) | Sep 1, 1964 – Mar 10, 1971 | weapons | I served with an excellant crew and have many fond memories of my years aboard Nathan Hale. |
Freeburg, John | ETR2 SS | Sep 10, 1964 – Nov 10, 1966 | Navigation | Good ship and crew |
Day, Steve | ETR2(SS) | Oct 1964 – Dec 1967 | RC | Great bunch of nukes |
Murdoch, Joe | ET1 | Oct 2, 1964 – 1967 | REACTOR CONTROL | GOOD BOAT WITH A GREAT CREW, EXCEPT FOR THE TELEPHONE HANTS COMMENCING UPON RETURN TO CHARLESTON! |
Glynn, Thomas(Tom) | STS3(SS) | Nov 1964 – Feb 1968 | Sonar | Grew up on this boat. Had lied about my age to get in early. Made Seven patrols and then was transferred to the Sennett 408 until discharged at age 19.Qualified on first patrol in 48 days. May have been youngest ever |
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