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USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659). 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 281 crew members registered for the USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1975 | 1976 – 1979 | 1980 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaizer, Tom | SK3SS | 1969 – 1971 | Supply | Just remembering some LONG days/months at sea with a group of crazy yet reliable seamen ever to serve on the Willy R. I'd still put my life in your hands. |
| Smith, Marvin (Snuffy) | FTB, DIVER | 1969 – 1971 | ||
| Atkins, Bill | ET1(SS) | 1969 – 1972 | RC | |
| Carlson, Chuck | EM-5 | 1969 – 1972 | Engineering | Retired now and living in Nebraska |
Thrasher, Charles Marion  | ET-!(SS) Reactor Operator | 1969 – 1971 | RC | |
| Gardner, Wayne | MM3 | Feb 13, 1969 – Aug 20, 1972 | A Gang | |
| Prandy, Bill "Polaris" | MT1 | Mar 1969 – Jan 1976 | Weapons | Looking for the Mole or Doc or Terable Teg |
| Weidner, Jack | IC3 (SS) | Mar 1969 – Oct 1971 | Engineering | |
| Gardner, Wayne | MM3 | Mar 1969 – Aug 1972 | A gang | |
| Waldrep, Mike | FTG1(SS) | Apr 1969 – Aug 1972 | Weapons | Made 6 patrols with remarkable crew.Will never forget great friends.Looking for Carmine Mascia,Bill Lyons,Marvin Bezdek. |
| Waldrep, Mike | FTG1(SS) | Apr 1969 – Aug 1972 | Weapons | Made 6 patrols with remarkable crew.Will never forget great friends.Looking for Carmine Mascia,Bill Lyons,Marvin Bezdek. |
| Waldrep, Mike | Apr 1969 – Aug 1972 | Weapons | Made 6 patrols with remarkable people.Looking for Carmine Mascia,Bill Lyons,Marvin Bezdek. | |
| Kappelman, Charles (Charlie) | ET1(SS) | Jun 1969 – May 1975 | Navigation Electronics | Made 6 Polaris patrols, one overhaul/conversion and 2 Posedion patrols. |
| Carpentier, John | ETN1 (SS) | Jul 1969 – Sep 1974 | SINS NAVET Gold Crew | SINS Technician - Gold Crew - 6 Polaris patrols (2 Rota, Spain & 4 Holy Loch, Scotland) - Overhaul and upgrade to Poseidon yard period in Kittery Maine and (DASO) shakedown cruises after. |
| Crossland, Paul | IC1(SS), ICC(SS), ICCS(SS) | Sep 1969 – Jul 1976 | E Division | Went to Gold Crew IC division initially then to E division. Went through overhaul in Portsmouth, NH. Left Yards with Blue Crew. |
| Von Elm, Patrick (Roger Ramjet/mr. Greenjeans) | ET2 | Sep 29, 1969 – Mar 15, 1972 | Navigation | 5 Patrols - Never felt a thing. |
| Noe, William (Bill) | EN3 (SS) | Oct 1969 – Oct 1971 | A Gang | I made four patrols, the first from Rota and three from Holy Loch. Stood aft watch and played lots of pinochle. In retrospect is was a great time. After 4 patrols I separated back to civilian life. |
| Cozatt, Ron | EN2 | Nov 1969 – Aug 1971 | Auxillary | |
| Reed, Daniel | MT1(SS) | Nov 1969 – Feb 19, 1975 | WEAPONS | LOOKING FOR BILL PRANDY |
| Torres, Chris | MT2(SS) | Nov 1969 – Aug 1971 | Weapons | I remember my last patrol when we left port in Rota, Spain and surfaced at our new home port, Holy Lock, Scotland. What a beautiful site when we surfaced and first saw land. |
| Cutler, Terry | EM2 (SS) | 1970 – 1972 | Engineering Electrical | |
| Forrey, Jr, Bob | MM3(SS) | 1970 – 1973 | Auxiliary | |
| Adams, Phil | STS-2 | 1970 – 1971 | SONAR | Good to find this website. I would like ot hear from anyone I served with. I am on Facebook under Philip Adams and look forward to getting reacquainted. |
| Domurat, Casmir | CS3 | 1970 – 1971 | commissary | |
| Hopkins, John | E2 | 1970 – 1975 | Blue | Spent 6 patrols on Will Rogers as a navigational specialist. Would love to hear from any of the crew that I served with. |
| Leach, Richard | MM2/SS | Feb 1970 – Aug 1972 | M | |
| Jones, Rick | FTG-1(SS) | Mar 1, 1970 – Jun 1, 1975 | Weapons | Retired on 01/01/01 as and LDO CDR. We live in Florida and I work for raytheon at Patrick AFB. Happy to hear from old shipmates. |
| Gugel, Alan (Barney Oogle) | MT2 (SS) | Apr 1970 – Sep 1974 | WEAPONS | Looking for "DOC" David West. |
| Slipka, Steven | FTB2 | May 1970 – May 1972 | Weapons | |
| Gould, Don | RM1(SS) | Jul 1970 – 1973 | Communications | What a great start to my life. Having to qualify and learn to work with others and served me well all these years. |
| Damlo, Steve | MM1(SS) | Aug 1970 – Feb 1975 | A Gang | Now living in Grand Island(Buffalo)NY |
| Frick, Bob | O-3 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1973 | RC, M, A | First Submarine after commissioning via NESEP. Served under gold Crew, Cdr. M.S. (nubs) Greer and Blue, Cdr. Todd Maloy for overhaul. qualified Engineer Officer by NR. Was Overhaul Non NUC Coordinator. |
| Spencer, Jay | RMSN(SS) | Nov 20, 1970 – May 5, 1972 | CR | I really enjoyed my time on board the Roger's. Ended up going from RM to YN after my 2nd patrol.couldnt reach Morse code requirements for sub duty. Qualified at start of 2nd patrol. |
| Larry L. Combs, Larry | FTB1 | 1971 – 1976 | FTB | |
| Nicholson, Steven | SN-QMC 2 TOURS 71-75 77-80 | 1971 – | QM | WILLY R WAS THE BEST. 2 TOURS. LIVE IN VA BEACH RETIRED CWO4 |
| Colombo, Pete. Rabbit | Ic3 | 1971 – 1974 | IC | Great time ,great friends |
| Jernigan, Robert | Commissaryman PO2 | 1971 – Oct 31, 1972 | Cook | While assigned to the USS Will Rogers I did two patrols out of Holy Loch, Scotland and one patrol out of Rota, Spain. After the Rota, Spain tour I left active duty and returned to civilian life. |
| Roberts, Leonard | MM3 | 1971 – 1974 | Aux. | |
| Smith, Gary | SK1 (ss) | 1971 – 1971 | Supply | Best supporting SK and Supply Officer for a new guy to have while qualifying without the benefit of SubSchool |
| Wunderlich, Richard | MM3 | 1971 – 1972 | A | |
| Howard, John | ET1 (SS) | 1971 – 1977 | Nav ET | I made the two Blue patrols prior to the conversion to Poseidon, then the two afterwards. Many fond memories of my time on the Rogers. |
| Green, Gerald | STS1 | Jan 1971 – Mar 1976 | sonar - gold | Had a rewarding experience , met a bunch of great people.. |
| Morales, Adan | QM2 | Jan 1, 1971 – Jul 9, 1974 | Blue Crew | My service on the Will Rogers was the extent of my Navy Career. Great times, great friends. |
| Hopkins, John | ET2 | Jan 1, 1971 – Sep 1, 1975 | ? | Trying to locate Maurice Tetreault |
| Sherrer, Jon (Pat) | MM1 | Mar 20, 1971 – Aug 1, 1975 | Machinery Division | |
| Karol, Ray | LT | Nov 1971 – Aug 1975 | Reactor/Electrical/Auxiliary | |
| Kaiser, Richard | LT | Dec 1971 – Oct 1972 | Medical | Warmest regards to those who served on board USS Will Rogers. Hope to see many of you at the reunion in New London July 2006 |
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