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USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623) Crew List
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karr, Jerry | YN2/SS | 1978 – 1982 | Admin | Many fond memories. Now in north Alabama. |
| Newman, Teddy | 1978 – 1983 | Launcher | ||
| Krebs, Maynard | MM2(SS) | 1978 – 1981 | M | Hey T-Lush (NSR), first Hugo, now Katrina. Do me a favor, don't move to Maine. |
| King, Robert | STS2 | 1978 – 1981 | Sonar | Lots of memories, great ports, hope you all are well. 4bobking@windstream.net |
| Van Huss, David (Midget) | EM2 | Feb 13, 1978 – Mar 1983 | E | 9 patrols - some good, some bad |
| Johnson, Tim | ET2/SS | Mar 1978 – Jul 1982 | Navigation - SINS | Gold Crew - Glad to have served with this crew. May God Bless. John 14:6 |
| Mike McClellan, Mac | IC2SS | Mar 1978 – Oct 1980 | IC | crazy time , miss holy lock, , |
| Hines, Rusty | SK2/SS | Mar 20, 1978 – 1982 | SUPPLY | 623 BEST CO IN THE SUB FLEET EVER C.R. LINDEL |
| Runyan, Michael | LTjg | Apr 26, 1978 – Sep 10, 1980 | E/RC | Was the resident religious guy on board, but now became an atheist-lol. Enjoyed everyone I worked with and later ran into a few in the nuclear power world including Terry Russell and Landy McCormick. Retired in FL. |
| Hetrick, Paul (Mgac) | EM1 | Jun 1978 – Jul 1981 | Electrical | Currently Reactor Operator @ Perry. |
| Lindsey, Ken | MM1SS | Jun 1978 – Jan 1981 | M | One piece of turkey for Thanksgiving! At least Lisbon was fun. |
| Bruce, Stuart | YN2(SS) | Jun 1978 – Apr 1981 | Admin | Agree w/ comments on best CO of Navy. C.R. Lindell. I will always be proud of the time and the guys I served with. |
| Straus, Curtis/levi | IC2(SS) | Jun 1978 – May 1983 | IC | The best crew and friends I had. Retired as ICC(SS) in 1995. |
| Palmer, Robert | MT2 | Jul 1978 – Jul 1982 | MT | |
| Guy, Chris E. | MM1 (SS) | Aug 1, 1978 – Jul 6, 1982 | L | Rose to command a Grady White Offshore, lost boat to hurricane Katrina. Outfitting new Key West center console to be home ported in Grand Isle LA. Looking for crew with gas money. I miss you guys, these younguns at Nuc plant make lousy fishing crew. |
| Wisard, Chip | FTB2 | Aug 15, 1978 – Nov 18, 1980 | weapons | MCC rules. We had a great crew and many a fun time. I am still in the Navy Reserves as a CPO |
| Bossier, Sam (Beaux) | TM2(SS) | Sep 1978 – Jul 1981 | WEPS | Served with Jon Whirlow and Joe Rosz. Yes Lisbon was quite an experience. Remember the Texas Bar? How about window shopping in Amsterdam? Send me a line when you get time. |
| Guy, Chris E. | MM1 (SS) | Sep 1, 1978 – | L/M | Have Grady White Offshore with twin power plants. Does this make me a skimmer puke? |
| McNeely, David | ET2(SS) | Sep 9, 1978 – Jun 15, 1983 | NavET | The best boat I ever served on with the best crew ever! Great memories and great friends! |
| Proctor, James(mike) | RM1 | Oct 1978 – May 1982 | Radio | |
| Smith, Carroll (Known As Both Smitty & Buba) | LEFT IN FALL OF \'81 AS MT2(SS) | Oct 1978 – Sep 1981 | Missile | loved the Hale Gold crew (as someone mentioned in their note, "the older I get, the better it was"! I just retired in March '07 after 30 years - was COB on WEST VIRGINIA GOLD, CMC of a ComSta in Guam, and CMC of RUSSELL (DDG 59) in Hi. |
| Smith, Carroll (Smitty) | MT2 | Oct 23, 1978 – Aug 1, 1981 | MISSILE | Qualified in subs (1st patrol) & received my 2nd class "crow" in April 1979. Served on 5 SSBN's: 623G, 655B, 632B, 735B (Weapons Dept Chief), & 736G (COB) Retired 30 years from USS RUSSELL DDG 59 CMC in Pearl Harbor. |
| Park, Tony | em2/em1 | 1979 – 1982 | e-division | |
| Bunch, Danny | E 3 | 1979 – 1981 | i c men | i was young n wild but will always remember the times spent on the best sub there was. i wasn,t known as the u a kid for nothing.but i was always there when she was leaving port.don,t be suprised i,m still kickin i,m lol |
Johnson, Robert  | RM1/SS | 1979 – 1985 | Operations | |
| Kostelnik, Joseph | QM2(SS) | 1979 – 1981 | QM | Great Boat, Great Crew. Great Port Calls in Lisbon and Amsterdam. Got cross-decked to USS Seahorse SSN 669. Hated to leave. Retired after 24 years as CWO2. Living in Charleston, SC. |
| Lingo, Mark | IC2 (SS) | Jan 3, 1979 – Aug 30, 1982 | Forward IC | Medically retired in 1997 from Special Boat Units. I am now a Marine Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
| Mestas, Manny | FTG1(SS) | Jan 4, 1979 – Jan 9, 1983 | Torpedo Fire Control | None |
| Haynes, William | TM2/SS | Jan 10, 1979 – Jul 31, 1982 | Weapons | Served with the best. Now doing NDT in commercial nuclear power plants. Hope to hook up with old ship mates. |
| Metesh, Daniel (Frobish) | ET1 (SS) | Mar 1979 – May 1985 | Reactor Controls | Remember some great times. Would like to get in touch with others. |
| Grimes, Greg | ET-1(SS) | Apr 1979 – May 1983 | Nav / Ops | NavET on Blue crew. Eight patrols, mostly good. |
| Patrick A Powers, Pat | Yn2(SS) | Apr 1979 – Aug 1981 | Clerical | Did not realize till much later what great time we had. Rotterdam, Lisbon and Holy Loch. Missed it when it was gone |
| Jones, Jamie | SN | May 1, 1979 – May 1, 1981 | Seaman Gang - Corpsman Striker | Had a great time with all the crew. HMC John Thorston was very helpful in getting me ready for Hospital Corpsman school. John Whirlow was a good friend. Had a lot of fun in Scotland and in off-crew. Good luck 2 all |
| Dehart, Gary (Butyl) | MM1/SS | May 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1983 | Machinery/ELT | Had some great memories of Lisbon and Rotterdam. Great being part of M-div and ELTs. Helped me get hired at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, been retired since 2016 and enjoying life in Nevada. |
| Roszmann, Joe Rosz | STS1/SS | Jun 1979 – Nov 1983 | Sonar | good boat great crew. anybody remember E.W. and the commie lighter from Lisbon? And why you don't use the davit to keep shore power cables out of the lisbon river.... |
| Tatro, Carl | YN2(SS) | Jun 1979 – Feb 1983 | Admin | Member of the A-Team. The trips were great, Scotland, Portugal and Holland. The soccer game in Holland. Hope to hear how you are all doing. |
| Clark, Eric | STS 3 SS | Jun 1979 – Feb 1983 | Sonar | |
| Neil, Arthur | MSSA | Jun 4, 1979 – Dec 18, 1980 | Suppy | The blue crew was the best, i wish i was. I am glad to have known you all. |
| Tatro, Carl | YN2 | Jul 1979 – Feb 1983 | Administration | Married and living in Honolulu with my great wife, have been working in the District Courts Building downtown, but am taking some time off right now. |
| Whirlow, Jon | QM2 | Aug 1979 – Mar 1983 | Navigation | Hope all who served aboard are doing well and enjoying life! Any who I served with please email me and let me know how you are doing.. |
| Jon Whirlow, Brit | QM2(SS) | Aug 1979 – Mar 1983 | Nav | Greatest bunch of guys I had the pleasure to serve with. Hope life has been good to you all and that yor dreams have come true. Send me an email, beaux, roz, mike pollard, John dulski, and my Florida buddy David Fretwell. |
| Sousa, Gary | FTB/2 | Sep 10, 1979 – Aug 20, 1981 | ||
| Powalisz, Ronald | E5/ET2 (SS) | Nov 1979 – Jan 1983 | Navigation | Keep your clearance. It pays a high salary. I work in Washinton, DC. |
| Rogers, Doug | MT2/SS | Nov 1979 – Mar 1983 | Launcher | |
| Powers, Peter | ENS/LTJG | Dec 1979 – Dec 1981 | Weapons | Enjoyed all 3 patrols I made on Hale. Will always be proud of my Gold Dolphins after 1 patrol and will never forget Halifax. |
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