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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niebeling, Roger E. | ETR-2SS | 1965 – 1971 | Navigation - SINS Tech | 9 patrols and 1 yard period at EB. Best damd TDU operator in the fleet. |
| Crandall, Rollie / Roland | STS2SS | 1965 – 1971 | Operations | Just like to talk to some old crew buddy's |
| Sharpe, Joe | LTJG/LT | 1965 – 1968 | Several | Finally got qualified and passed engineer`s exam. |
| Thompson, Roger | MM1(SS) | 1965 – 1967 | M | |
| Bender, Keith (Lurch) | ETN 2 (SS) | 1965 – 1972 | Navigation | |
| Iden, Larry | EM2SS | Jan 1, 1965 – Mar 30, 1967 | Engineering | Canton,Ohio liden@neo.rr.com |
| Campbell Sr., Michael (Soupy) | SN - RM1(SS) | Apr 1965 – May 1971 | Operations Radio Gang | My first. Six great years. Red Rooster, 525 bar, Loading Zone. Saw a lot of good guys come and go. Had a blast!! Don't forget the Frothing Slosh Randango and FT Liquordale FOT. Hurrah for SpicnSpan SAM and the cigar he chewed.WSRT's. Hawaii. |
| Campbell, Michael | RM | Apr 1965 – May 1971 | Operations | |
| Wisdom, Bernard | FTM1(SS) | May 1965 – Dec 1967 | Fire | |
| Vanderbrink, Van | YN1(SS) | Jun 1, 1965 – Oct 30, 1967 | Admin/XO | |
| Gordon, Nick (Nick The Nuke) | EM2(SS) | Jun 15, 1965 – Apr 28, 1968 | E | First Nuke Boat |
| Smith, Jesse | STS3 | 1966 – 1969 | Operations | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim "Fitz" | MM1SS | 1966 – 1968 | Auxiliary AMR 1 | |
| McElligott, James | USS NATHAN HALE SSBN 623 | 1966 – 1968 | Navigation | |
| Vinny, Brusco | QM3(SS) | Jan 20, 1966 – Apr 12, 1968 | navigation | would to hear from anyone who served during this time |
| Vinny, Brusco | QM3(SS) | Jan 21, 1966 – Apr 29, 1968 | Navigation | Nathan Hale Blue crew has to get together for a reunion.They were te best,Times that I will never forget. |
| Umbaugh, Denny | MM2(SS) | Mar 20, 1966 – Jan 8, 1968 | A-Division | |
| Schenfeld, Eric | HMC(SS) | May 1966 – Apr 1971 | Medical | |
| Moellentine, Jim (Moe) | MM2SS | Jun 1966 – Jun 1971 | eng | Great mems. Largest peacetime tonnage. Soupy eating glasses what could be better? Swim call in the carribean. The beer hut in Rota I still wander bk now and then. |
| Schenfeld, Eric | HMC(SS) | Jul 1966 – Mar 1976 | Medical | |
| Rummans, Danny | QM3 {ss} | Aug 4, 1966 – Mar 9, 1970 | sonar | Youngest sailor in the squadron at the time. Ran the seaman gang in the shipyard. Stayed with the navy and retired CWO3 Submarine Boatswain |
| Wietharn, Keith | TMSSBN MISSILE | Aug 15, 1966 – Aug 15, 1968 | Missile Launching | For some reason, I got in on a three year program and went into Submarines SSBN. Made two Patrols and did not have time for a third and was put on the USS Senate for my last three months of service. This was one great experience! |
| Kegerreis, Keg | ETR2(SS) | Sep 7, 1966 – Dec 28, 1967 | RC engineering | Now retired |
| Mauney, Bob | SN SS | Nov 1966 – Mar 1968 | OPS | Was a great adventure in my, at that time, rather screwed up life. Master Chief William McDonough was a major influence in my life. I am sure he is no longer with us, but will always be admired. Would love to talk to anyone of that time. |
| Hearn, Don | MM3(SS) | Nov 1966 – Mar 1968 | A Division | Made 3 patrols before yard period at EB. |
| Montgomery, James "Monty" | RM3(SS) | 1967 – 1970 | Radio gang | |
| Battle, Jesse | YNSS | 1967 – 1969 | Ops | |
| McKelvy, Tim | sts2 | 1967 – 1970 | sonar | i was in the sonar shack with hoppy cassidy, bob nosler , jesse smith, woody somebody.he played the piano really well. |
| Westerman, Richard | IC3 | Feb 1, 1967 – | IC gang | Wendell Pond IC1 was our div leader Gerry Pruitt was in the div One patrol out of holy loch then into the yard. I left the usn just before the boat went to the west coast |
| Johnson, Al | MM1 (SS) (DV) | Mar 11, 1967 – Mar 13, 1971 | M Division | Retired from Prairie Island Nuclear Plant, Red Wing, MN 2005. Married for for 50 years in 2018. Now working on project to memorialize the men of the USS Arizona (BB-39). Was blue & gold crew, before and after overhaul |
| Sonnenschein, Ed / Sonny / Sunshine | ET1(SS) | Jun 6, 1967 – Mar 21, 1971 | Navigation | 2nd overhaul at EB, DASO at Cape, and ten patrols out of GUAM. Served with Larry Small, Ralph Parker, Ed Neubauer, Bob (Slezz) Perron, James (Fat) Furgey, Roger Bellamy, Craig Dale, Charles (bull) Dike & Lcdr Bill Previty, Alger Heck |
| Bolz, Art | LT | Jul 1967 – Jun 1968 | Medical officer | Things went well till the little white-haired admiral flew across the pond to visit us! |
| Holmes, Mike | QM3 SS | Sep 1967 – Oct 1971 | Navigation | Looking for some old shipmates. Anyone out there on board when I was ? |
| Callihan, Larry | FTCSS | Sep 20, 1967 – Nov 23, 1973 | Weapons | Wonder where Lurch and Wendall Pond are doing? I am living in Branson, MO. |
| Walling, Nick | CS2 | 1968 – 1970 | Supply | Gold crew |
| Daniels, Steve | MM2(SS) | 1968 – 1972 | Machinist | |
| Aldridge, Delbert | MM1(SS) | 1968 – 1972 | m | glad I was there, glad I left |
| Vannoy, Charlie | EM2 | 1968 – 1972 | Engineering | I will always treasure my experience serving with the men on the Hale. What I learned from my fellow enlisted crewmen and several very smart if young officers helped me have a very successful civilian career. |
| Riley, Earl | MT1 (SS) | Feb 1968 – Feb 9, 1973 | Weapons | Yard period, 7 patrols great memories |
| Cassidy, Ken (Hoppy) | STS2 (SS) | Apr 1968 – Sep 1970 | SONAR | |
| Jugenitz, Ron | ETN-3 | Jul 12, 1968 – May 12, 1973 | navigation | |
| Rothwell, Bob (Irving) | ETR2 SS | Aug 1, 1968 – Feb 1, 1972 | Reactor Control | Just read Three Knots to Nowhere by Ted Dubay. Brought back so many patrol memories. |
| Hurd, Jerry | ETN-2 | Sep 1968 – Feb 1973 | Nav | |
| Jackson, David | MT3 | Oct 1968 – May 1969 | Served on board while Nathhan Hale was being overhaluled in dry dock in Groton Cn. | |
| Jackson, Richard | MT2(SS) | Oct 1968 – Jun 1971 | Missile Tech Gang | 3 patrols, Honolulu was a great home port, and instructor duty back at Dam Neck VA. |
| Dreznin, Neal | CS3/SS/DV | Oct 1, 1968 – Dec 15, 1971 | SUPPLY | |
| Dreher, Karl | ET1 | Oct 1, 1968 – Jul 18, 1971 | Engineering | I came aboard during refit/refueling in Groton. We did a DASO cruise, loaded torpedoes in Charleston, missiles at Cape Kennedy, went through the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. I did three patrols out of Guam as a member of the Gold Crew. |
| Seawright, Marshall | MT2 (SS) | Oct 25, 1968 – Oct 1971 | Weapons | Had a great time onboard the ship from overhaul to patrols running out of Guam. Wish I had kept in contact with more of my shipmates throughout the years. Great bunch of guys from the Officers right on down. |
| Cambareri, Ron | IC3(SS) | Dec 1, 1968 – Sep 23, 1972 | Deck | Haven't been "dink" since. |
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