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USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN 635) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN 635). 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 149 crew members registered for the USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN 635).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1978 | 1979 – 1982 | 1983 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luby, Alexander | STS3/SS | 1979 – | Sonar | Rode the boat out of Kittery and did a couple of patrols. Only remember the good times. Remember horizontal rain in Holy Loch |
| Donovan, Ziggy | MT3 | 1979 – 1982 | MISSLE COMPARTMENT | GREAT EXPERINCE CAME FROM SSBN633 |
| Weinert, Nicholas | FTB2 | 1979 – 1980 | Weapons | Transferred form the 636 after making 5 patrols. Came aboard during the last year of overhaul in Kittery, Maine. Took the boat out of the shipyard for quals but discharged before making a patrol. |
| Thompson, Matthew | RM2/SS | 1979 – 1980 | Communications | Joined the boat while in the shipyards. Later assigned to the Gold Crew. Took it on DASO then got short cycled to the Alexander Hamilton ssbn 617. |
| Cummings, Dave | FTB3/SS | Jan 1979 – May 1981 | Weapons/Fire Control | Arrived PNSY, DASO, Strat-on-load, 1st post yard patrol, and 2nd patrol port call in Rotterdam, Blue Nose, too many memories, friendships, left the crew way too soon than I wanted. Great men, great boat, great times!! |
| Brady, Daniel | LT | Jan 8, 1979 – Sep 15, 1981 | Weapons Officer | Best Men I ever worked with |
| Nicholson, Elliott | MT2 SS | Feb 18, 1979 – Feb 15, 1983 | Missioe | Arrived at the boat barge in the yards at PNSY in the middle of one of the coldest winters. It wasn't my first boat transfer from USS James Madison. Did one patrol there outta chasn. Proud of having been allowed t |
| Farias, Fidelio | IC2(SS) | Mar 8, 1979 – Jan 27, 1985 | IC Division | PNSY Ship Wards, Sea Trials, DASO, Next 9 Patrols, Jan. 87 MTS Thru April 87 EAOS |
Fewkes, Richard  | STSSN (SS) | Apr 1979 – Aug 1981 | Sonar | Young, naïve and inexperienced in most everything in life. The couple of years on Sammy R with friends and colleagues are fondly remembered as a time of growth. I've always worn my Dolphins proudly. |
| Suitter, Richard | MT2 (SS) | May 10, 1979 – Dec 29, 1983 | Missile | |
| Henry, James | ET2 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1982 | NavET | Always think back on my time on the Rayburn with fond memories. I retired from the submarine service in '96. Currently work as an IT manager in San Antonio. |
| Durkin, John | MT1/SS | Dec 1979 – Aug 1983 | Missile | |
| Tuthill, Steve | STS1/ss | 1980 – 1985 | Sonar | 9 patrols. To the friends I made: thank you for making a stressful time easier. To the rest of ya: Well, hope life treated you well. |
| Licata, Robert B. | MT2/SS | Jan 1980 – May 1984 | Missile | |
| Mosher, Dan | MM3 | Mar 1980 – Aug 1982 | ||
| Kinzel, Fred | FTB1 | Mar 1980 – Feb 1984 | Fire Control | Daily I am reminded of those years, They played a big part of making me the man I am today. |
| Padgett, John "mark" | NAV ET PO3 | Mar 1980 – Jul 1982 | Blue crew member under Capt. Turner and XO Franzetta(sp?). Seved with a great crew. What an experience it was, especially in hindsight. Loved angles and dangles, sliding down the aisle in middle-level ops. Halfway night was always a treat. | |
| Bost, Michael | MM2(SS) | Apr 11, 1980 – Jun 1982 | M | Served on Gold Crew Machinery Division. Engine Room Suprevisor. Still in touch with many of my old shipmates. |
| Dutton, Michael | SN | May 1980 – May 1982 | THE CREW TOOK A YOUNG MAN AND TURN HIM INTO A MAN | |
| Andreu, Steve | MT1 (SS) | Jul 1980 – Jun 1984 | Missile | |
| Butchart, Dale | EM2/SS | Oct 1980 – May 1982 | E-Div | Great times, especially on weekends in Jersey! |
| Roger.lord@caci.com, Jack | STS2/SS | Nov 15, 1980 – Aug 15, 1984 | Sonar | Out of the three Submarines, one Sub Tender and one Aircraft Carrier that I served on, 635 Gold was the "best" crew by far. By the way, Jack Lord was "not" really my uncle. ; - ) |
| Caraciolo, Joseph | MS3 | 1981 – | MS | |
| Cook, Dennis | MM1 | Jan 1, 1981 – Dec 31, 1983 | Machinery | I got to re-read the work logs in 1996. TD410 Was an act of God! And Clyde is well and living as ballast in MTS1 in Goose Creek.. |
| Pollick, Mark (Fish/carp) | MT1(SS) | Feb 5, 1981 – Jun 10, 1986 | Missile | |
| Clery, Bob | SK2(SS) | Mar 7, 1981 – Aug 16, 1984 | Supply | My first Boat...Great Boat and Crew....Shellback and Blue Nose, fond memories! All the best to my shipmates... Bob Clery, CDR,SC,USN(R) |
| Mikkola, Fred | RM2/SS | Mar 23, 1981 – Jun 15, 1985 | Communications | Meet/worked with some of the best people ever |
| Crowley, Steve | FTBC(SS) | Apr 1981 – Mar 1985 | FTB | Made Chief while aboard. this was one of my most dynamic and productive tours of my career |
| Barr, Raymond | MM3(SS) | Jun 1, 1981 – May 30, 1985 | A | 7 patrol's , Blue Nose, Golden Flapper, AMR#1 watch @ sea, Below Decks in port. Married 18 years. 1 son 15 yo, 1 daughter 5 yo |
| Reynolds, Reuben | SN | Sep 1, 1981 – Dec 1982 | Deck | |
| Arturo, Rocco | RM1(SS) | Oct 5, 1981 – Feb 8, 1984 | COMM | Patrols 48, 50, 52, 54 |
| Karsonovich, Mark | IC1, SS | Nov 1, 1981 – Apr 1, 1984 | IC | Started out in Deck DIV and struck IC. Thanks to Al Therlow, went to ICA School and missed 2nd patrol. Came back to mess cook. |
| White, Michael | IC3/SS | Dec 6, 1981 – Nov 1984 | IC | |
| Fineman, Mark | FTG1 | 1982 – 1985 | WEAPONS | |
| Smith, Bruce | MM2 (SS) | 1982 – 1984 | ELT | |
| Lutz, John | ET1(SS) | 1982 – Feb 26, 1986 | RC Div | Watching here come back to Holy Loch after the Blue crew Ice Capades. Being on board when we launched 2 missiles. Part of the duty section that tried to pull her forward by hand at Weapons station pier |
| Harrison, Steven | RM2 (SS) | 1982 – 1984 | Radio | Tried to forget. Attended the reunion in Mobile Alabama. Had a great time. Memory starting to return with some names. I hope they are all somewhat good. Fred and Rocco |
| Laursen, Tim | MMC(SS) | Feb 1982 – Oct 1985 | M-Div | First sailor to have dolphins pinned on after surfacing above Arctic circle. By CDR Tom Turner on the bridge. |
| Cavey, Ed | EMC | Feb 3, 1982 – Nov 8, 1985 | Electrical | Good times in the horizontal Holy Loch rain, replacing the SPM. Fish and chips through the window in Dunoon. Combining crews in New London. Lots o' memories! |
| Holtzworth, Dave | MS2/SS | May 5, 1982 – Jun 6, 1985 | MS | |
| Popielarski, Jack | IC1 | Jun 1982 – Aug 1984 | Sunday nights at the enlisted club. Good times! | |
| Schiebrel, James Jay | QM3 | Jul 1982 – Apr 1985 | quartermaster | hi just trying to find old shipmates. i grew up on the slammin sammy walked thru the hatch the first time at 17 a stupid loud mouth kid left three years later not much better but older, sure had alot of fun and memeories ill never forget. |
| Edge, Michael / Padre | SK1(SS) | Dec 1982 – Sep 1986 | Stores | I attended the 80's era ship's reunion in Groton on Memorial Day weekend in 2012 and had a ball. |
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