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USS Von Steuben (SSBN 632) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Von Steuben (SSBN 632). 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 241 crew members registered for the USS Von Steuben (SSBN 632).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – 1975 | 1976 – 1980 | 1981 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borst, Harry | MM1 | 1962 – 1965 | Was there at the beginning when it was first built. | |
| Wreath, Frank | CWO4 | 1963 – 1967 | Machinery | Retired from Navy in 1979 as CWO4. Now retired in Palm Harbor, FL |
| Tarr, Donald | MT2(SS) | 1963 – 1969 | Gold Crew Plankowner | |
| Lane, Alan | TM3(SU)-TMC(SS) | Aug 1963 – May 1973 | Torpedo/Missile | Pre Com eight patrols including underwater collision (SS Sealady) off of Spainish Coast, Polaris to Posiden conversion four more patrols. Retired as TMCM(SS/SW) from COMSUBRON Eight Aug 1992. |
| Chapman, John H. | FTB1(SS) | Sep 1963 – Aug 1968 | ||
| Carr, Houston | MT2(SS) | Nov 1963 – 1966 | Weapons | Plank Owner |
| Hatley, Ron | ET1 | Nov 9, 1963 – Dec 9, 1967 | RC | I reported aboard as jr ET3, and departed as LPO Et1 gold crew planowner |
| Held, Kenneth | FTB1(SS) | Dec 1963 – 1968 | Weapons | Plank Owner Gold Crew. 6 patrols. Got out and accepted job with GE, the prime contractor for the Fire Control System. I am proud to have supported the FBM program for 40 years. |
| Kendig, Richard | ENCS(SS) | 1964 – | M | Plank owner |
| Adams, Donald | 1964 – 1967 | Radio | Plank Owner | |
| Adams, Don | RM2(SU) - RMCM(SS) | 1964 – 1967 | Radio | Pre-commissioning then 5 patrols. My first boat. We were the first Gold crew to launch first. Rickover and Werner von Braun were onboard. Wow, those were awesome times. |
| Fitzgerald, Michiel | MM3 (SS) | 1964 – 1966 | M Div | Plank Owner Gold Crew. Navy 1961-1968, MM1(SS). USAF 1968-1984 B-52 Gunner SMSGT Ret. |
| Jim, Norton | EN1 (SS) | Jan 1964 – Nov 1967 | M | Retired Oct 1 1987 as a LCDR. Gold Crew Plankowner |
| Kayler, Paul | IC1 (SS) | Feb 1964 – May 1968 | IC Gang/Engineering | Commissioning Crew (Gold) and 6 patrols. Left Navy to pursue a career in med electronic repair and ended my career in the maintenance of a C141 full flight simulator for USAF @ WPAFB in Ohio. Now retired in my hometown in Ohio |
| Carter, Harry | EN1(SS) | Feb 21, 1964 – Nov 2, 1966 | M | RETIRED AS LT 1 APRIL 1981.GOLD CREW PLANK OWNER. |
| Marquis, Steve | ET2 | Feb 28, 1964 – Jun 30, 1966 | Nav ET | Gold Crew Plankowner |
| La Dow, Louis (Lou) | MM1(SS) | Mar 1964 – Nov 1967 | A | Plank Owner with six patrols. Retired with 28 years as CWO4/LT. Now retired in Belfair, WA. |
| Drummer, Dennis | EN3(SS) | Apr 1964 – Feb 1966 | Auxiliary Engineering | Plank Owner. |
| Saul, Phillip W | EN1 (SS) | May 1964 – May 1967 | A Gang | |
| Gordy, Robert | FTC | Jun 1964 – Jan 1966 | Weapons | |
| Adams, Roger | MM2SS | Jun 1964 – May 9, 1967 | M Division | |
| Hill, Ken | EN3(SS) | 1965 – 1968 | A Gang | |
| Wilson, Darrell "Willie" | SK1(SS) | Oct 1965 – Dec 1967 | Supply | |
| Wilson, Darrell/willie | SK1(SS) | Oct 15, 1965 – Dec 15, 1967 | Supply | Made four patrols |
| Drueke, Ray | FTB1(SS) | 1966 – 1968 | Fire Control | many memories!! |
Forgey, Moody / Kim  | SN (SS) | Apr 1966 – Jul 1967 | Weapons | Commanding Officer was Jeffery C. Metzel |
| Moody, John L | CS2 SS | Nov 1966 – Feb 1968 | SUPPLY | BEST DAMN COOK AND NIGHT BAKER IN RICKOVERS NAVY |
| Mooney, Jerry | STS2 (SS) | Jan 1967 – 1969 | SONAR | I learned So Much while on board. Great friends, learned how to be the best I could and applied that knowledge & experiences to the rest of my life. Great guys. Some of the best times of my life. |
| Mccoy, Joe | MM3(SS) | Jan 25, 1967 – Jun 23, 1969 | Foreward Auxillary | Member of USSVI, Cowtown Base Ft.Worth,Texas. |
| Robie, Bill | QMSN | 1968 – 1969 | NAV | I only listed myself here because Joe McCoy did - can't let the knuckledraggers get too far ahead. |
| Rollins, A T | T M 2 | 1968 – 1971 | Torpedo gang | Was on the collision crew went through Posiden retro went from gold crew to blue crew after yards got to pull the toggle on a down range missile during a16 ripple shot left Navy in 1971. Hired on Tampa Fire Department |
| Mann, Darrow | MM2SS | Feb 5, 1968 – Mar 25, 1970 | A | |
| Mann, Darrow | MM3SS/ MM2SS | Mar 5, 1968 – Mar 25, 1970 | A Division | |
| Thomaston, ronald | MM3SS | Mar 7, 1968 – Apr 12, 1969 | A | |
| Thomaston, ronald | MM3SS | May 14, 1968 – May 21, 1969 | A | |
| Johnson, Jimmy | FIREMAN | Jun 1968 – Nov 1971 | ||
| Reisinger, Jeff | SN | Aug 1968 – | SN | LEFT SUB SCHOOL TO REPORT TO 632.LEFT BOAT RIGHT BEFORE YARDS. |
| Franklin, John | EM2 | Mar 1, 1969 – 1974 | Engineering | Good friends and great memories from Bainbridge to Windsor and Westfield, Electric Boat, Charleston, Holy Loch and Dunoon. Where does the time go? |
| Owen, Ronald | E5 | Mar 25, 1969 – 1973 | 0000 | Looking for some that served alongside my dad, Ronald Owen. |
| Jenkins, John | EM2 | 1970 – 1973 | Engineering | Many fond memories of the 5 patrols and time spent in Holy Loch |
| Roberson, Thade | ET2SS | 1970 – 1972 | RC | Remember the Steuben well working with a great bunch of guys. Engineer, Mr Nichols, had the Con and was giving me a checkout on the EPCP. I dropped the card down the periscope well. Came to periscope depth to retreive it |
| Gardner, Vick (Scratch) | ETR E6 RC Div LPO | 1970 – 1973 | RC | Don't really remember when I crawled on board. We were in the yards, refueling. 2-crew food budget, steaks and lobster! I did shakedown and 5 patrols. Joe Silberzahn died and made me LPO. Thanks a lot, Joe! |
| Rose Jimmy, Smokey | mm 3 (ss) | 1970 – 1972 | machinist | Like to find Donald Brewer And truck turner lost his email during my last move |
| Stockton, Richard Bunk | EM 2 | 1970 – Aug 1973 | Engineering | Good times and hard times. Made you grown up fast!! |
| Fisher, David | YN2(SS) | 1970 – Dec 8, 1972 | YN | |
| Cummings, Larrry | STS2 | Jan 8, 1970 – Jun 24, 1974 | Sonar | |
| Cummings, Larry | SSBN 632 | Apr 1, 1970 – May 28, 1974 | Sonar | 6 deployments with great folks. Retire in 2000 as CMC of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) |
| Baer, David | MT2(SS) | Apr 15, 1970 – Feb 16, 1976 | WEAPONS | |
| Kelly, Larry | MT2(SS) | Jun 1970 – Sep 1974 | Weapons | |
| Robinson, Kenneth | STS3 (SS) | Jun 1970 – Nov 1973 | OPS | Best four years my life. Terrific people, doing a hard assignment, during a stressful period in history. Proud to have associated with and been shipmates with all involved. Daryll, Tom, Doppy, John - remember you all. |
| Engermann, Daniel | SA/TM | Jun 30, 1970 – Apr 20, 1971 | TM-0700/0000 | I served during the change over from Polaris to Poseidon missiles at EB and our sea trials/DASO run out of Port Canaveral, FL. |
| Williscroft, Robert | LT(JG) | Jul 6, 1970 – Jul 1972 | Comm & Weapons | Came aboard as "Com" in yard following collision. Later as "AWeps". Departed to study Vietnamese in DLI El Paso. |
| Easter, John | QM 3 | Jul 15, 1970 – Jun 28, 1973 | Nav. | Long patrols (4) and daso. Good memories. |
| Dopke, Rick | IC3 | Jul 19, 1970 – Nov 11, 1973 | dont remember | |
| Kurkowski, Robert (Bob) (ski) | SK3 | Aug 1970 – Apr 9, 1973 | supply | |
| Carlton, Roger (Wrong Way) | SK3 | Aug 1970 – Sep 1973 | OPS | Shake down, 4 patrols, Super Planesman, what more can I say? Great Group of people to serve with during a bad time for our Country. |
| Hendricks, James, Henery | E5 | Aug 9, 1970 – Jun 15, 1973 | IC | Shake down, saw Apollo 14 launch, made three patrols, Pat Best one of many friends. |
| Beard, Fred | TM4 | Nov 13, 1970 – | Weapons |
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