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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 |
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Hiller, Kevin | FTG2 | 1972 – 1974 | Any FT's from this time frame around? | |
Francis, Randy | IC2 | Jun 1, 1972 – Jun 1, 1977 | Forward IC | |
Ranes, John Happy | FTB2 | Jun 5, 1972 – Feb 9, 1974 | WEAPONS | AT THE REUNION IN NEW LONDON, ON A SIDE TRIP THERE,WE GOT ON BUSSES AND ALL US BUBBLEHEADS TOGETHER AGAIN.IT OCCURED TO ME THE LAST TIME I WAS WITH THIS BUNCH OF GUYS WAS WHEN I WAS ON A BUS 30 YEARS AGO TO ROTA SPAIN |
Ranes, John | FTB-2 | Jun 10, 1972 – Feb 9, 1974 | ||
Schutt, William (Bill) | MM1 SS | Dec 1972 – Nov 1974 | M Division | |
Pile, Bob | STS3 ss | 1973 – Jun 1976 | Sonar- Gold crew | Best shipmates ever . |
Moses, Ellis (Lampshade) | MM1(SS) | Sep 18, 1973 – Feb 25, 1977 | M Div | ERS/EWS |
McLaughlin, Daniel | STS2 | Oct 1973 – Apr 1976 | Weapons | |
Welch, Charles W (Chuck/ Doc) | HM1(SS) | Nov 1973 – May 1974 | MEDICAL | Assigned at end of overhaul at Portsmith, NH. Assigned to blue crew on crew split with HM1(SS) Dave Powell on Gold crew. HM1 Powell and I switched crews while in port at Charleston. HM1 Powell stayed with blue crew. |
Rella, Michael | PO3 | Dec 12, 1973 – Dec 18, 1975 | NAVIGATION | FROM THE TIME I GRADUATED FROM SUB-SCHOOL IN GROTON UNTIL I ETS IN 1975 I HADE A GREAT TIME ON THE ROGERS.I WAS ON THE BLUE CREW WITH MY BEST MATES K. HANLEY, H.CHUN, D.RARRICK, &C.CASCIANI.WE DID 5 MED PATROLS TO ROTA.WHERE ARE U GUYS?. |
Reeve, John | MM1 | 1974 – 1978 | Engineering | |
Severson, Jim | PNSN | 1974 – 1975 | Personnel | I enjoyed my time on the Willy R. Made a lot of good friends. |
Newman, Tom | SKSN (SS) | 1974 – 1977 | Supply | Just a kid in the Navy back then, gave Suppo, LT Jaggard and SK1 Salanardo(Sally) fits. Got out in 77 and went back in in 83, retired as SKC(SS/SW) in Nov 2001. Had a lot of fun in the house we lived in in New London. |
Hambrick, Eric | MT1 | 1974 – 1976 | Weps | Remember the good times and few of the bad. Enjoyed the friends I made for the two years I was onboard. Always remember Barry Loonam and Chief “Digger”, Jessie and all the MT’s. Served 2 years on SSBN 634 after transfer |
Martin, Steven K | Jan 1974 – Jun 1976 | E | Would like to hear from guys that served under Chief Fields. Have heard from Macguire, Rogers, would like to know if anyone has heard from Valentine. | |
Youngman, James ( Grasshopper) | MM3 SS | Apr 1974 – Aug 1976 | A | |
Pennington, Doug/lurch | STS3 | Apr 7, 1974 – Jul 8, 1976 | Weapons | Department- Seaman Gang/Sonar. Remember when we got caught in that troller net near Italy. Remember that missile launch off of Africa. Remember when we got detected. Oh that's right I wasn't there then. How could I know? |
Kaighn, Ray A. | IC2 (SS) | May 17, 1974 – Apr 26, 1977 | Interior Communications Forward | I came aboard the Will Rogers just after she finished the conversion to Posieden missile. I was privledged to serve with some of the finest men I have ever known. God Bless the Warfighters of the Cold War. |
Markevicz, John | LTjg | Jul 1974 – Oct 1976 | WEPS/NAV | NESEP "lifer" - WILLY R best CO, best wardroom, best crew in 25 year career! |
Anderson, Andy | STS2(SS) | Jul 19, 1974 – Aug 18, 1977 | Weapons | |
Mihalcik, Joseph | Lt | Aug 1974 – Feb 1976 | A Div, MPA | Left Active-duty February 6, 1976. Served 22 more years in the Reserves, Retired October 1998 as a Captain |
Berger, Gary | ET-1 SS | Aug 15, 1974 – Oct 29, 1979 | Navigation/Operations | The most formative experience of my life. The chance to serve with the best America has to offer and proud to be serving still in the USNR. To the crews who served in her, Fair winds and following seas. Lieutenant Gary W. Berger Intel LDO USNR |
Hanley, Kevin (Snakepit) | TM3 (SS) | Aug 21, 1974 – Jan 15, 1978 | WEPS | ANY ONE WHO SERVED WITH ME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. TODAY I RECEIVED SOME BAD NEWS OUR SHIP MATE AND FRIEND HAS GONE BACK TO GOD KEVIN J. CASCIANI, I WAS LOOKING THRU FACEBOOK AND CAME ACROSS HIS OBITUARY. |
Vroman, Charles | FTB 3 | Oct 1974 – Apr 10, 1975 | FTB | |
Dittenhofer, Bill | ETN-1 | Oct 16, 1974 – Jul 3, 1979 | NAVET | NAVAIDS TECH |
Sherrod, James | MT1 | Nov 1974 – Nov 1978 | Missile | I am proud to have served with the men of Missle Division. Thet were a great bunch of guys. |
Hasenyager, Charles/jocko | IC1(SS) | 1975 – 1977 | E | Jocko Hasenyager and Hero Thompson say hello to all nuke warriors from the blue crew Lovely Rota Spain and Med cruises what a wonderful way to get away from it all |
Anderson, Neil | MT 1st Class | 1975 – 1979 | Weapons | My First and only Boat. Qualified 1st patrol Total of eight patrols from Rota, HolyLoch, Groton, Charleston. Best job I every had. |
Bingham, David | MM1 (SS) | 1975 – 1980 | M-Div | 9 patrols on the Willy R |
McElravy, Ronnie | MM2 | Jan 1, 1975 – Dec 1, 1976 | A | |
Zdrakas, Steve "Zeke" | MM1 (SS) | Mar 1, 1975 – Aug 1, 1978 | M | San Clemente I couldn't wait to get off, I'd do anything to get back on. It was the best. Was in contact with Hartley, Stout, Reese, Hanley, Erickson, Moses, Padgett |
Canada, Richard | e1 | Apr 1, 1975 – Mar 20, 1977 | SK | Ltlg dixon keep me in garbage compact room most of the time. We never got along |
Hanley, Kevin (Snakepit) | TMSN (SS) | Apr 29, 1975 – Jan 26, 1978 | WEAPONS | Blue crew |
Papadopoli, Vincent | Ensign | May 1975 – Sep 1976 | Communications | |
Watson, Gary | YN3(SS) | Jun 1975 – Aug 1977 | ADMIN | This was my first submarine and it was a great time with a great crew! |
Chandler, Rod | FTB1 | Jun 16, 1975 – Oct 15, 1979 | Weapons FTB Fire Control Ballistic | only the qualified understand |
Davis, Rick | STS1(SS) | Sep 1975 – Dec 1978 | Weapons | Eight patrols with the best crew that I ever served with! |
Runkle, Michael P. Quinn/michael J. | ETN2(SS)(SW) | Nov 1975 – Jul 7, 1977 | NAVET | |
Bartes, Kevin | IC2(SS) | Dec 1975 – Aug 1978 | E - | Five patrols that included some of the best (and not-so-best) memories. How many times can you watch Smokey and the Bandit? |
Crowley, George | MM1/ELT | Dec 20, 1975 – Oct 15, 1979 | Engineering | And a good time was had by all .. |
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