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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641). 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 403 crew members registered for the USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1971 | 1972 – 1974 | 1975 – 1977 | 1978 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liepold, Carl | FTB2SS | 1978 – 1982 | fire control | loved my job, loved the submarine. I was a kid, what a heck of a lot of fun! They paid us for that! Today, you can't pay to do it. |
| Teter, Rick | YN2(SS) | 1978 – 1979 | Engineering | Great time - Great Friends forever |
| Sexton, Ralph | EM3 | 1978 – 1978 | Engineering | I arrived in July 1978, I think I was on the blue crew. The crew was the off crew at the time. I enjoyed some leave and liberty time & training. Injured my knee and transfered to NOB transient barracks. Discharged 10/31. |
| Stolting, Gary | MT3 | 1978 – Nov 1979 | Weapons | Simon Bolivar what a great crew we had. Trident Backfit |
| Tabscott, Jim (Tab) | SK2 (SS) | Jan 20, 1978 – Jan 20, 1980 | Supply | Some of the best times in my life where spent on the Bolivar, both Blue and Gold Crew. Patrols 38-39-40-41. Yup I was a little nuts back then, so who wasn't? |
| Waters, Mike | LT | Feb 1978 – Dec 1980 | AWEPS | Glad to see so many shipmates here, especially those who went through PNSY. Got command of USS FLORIKAN and AUTEC. Now running a Navy IT contract in New Orleans. |
| Goudreau, Paul | RM2(ss) | Mar 1, 1978 – Jan 10, 1981 | Communication | was in the green crew awaiting the long time 1978 coming in to Portsmouth. Sone of my best friends of my like with navet Gary Austin, and of , of course, Jimbob. Heard from JimBob was a southern preacher. |
| Burns, Danny | IC2 (SS) | Apr 1978 – Aug 1981 | ENG | |
| Dickey, Paul | STS 2 (ss) | May 1978 – Jun 1983 | Sonar | Found that time to be a unique experience in my life. Glad to have done it. |
| Taylor, Mike | FTB1 (SS) | Jun 18, 1978 – Aug 1, 1980 | Weapons | Best job ever, great shipmates, did the overhaul thing in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, learned a lot there. Got caught up on the crane one Saturday night taking in the awesome view from aloft. Oops. |
| Goudreau, Paul | RM2(SS) | Jul 1978 – Feb 1981 | Radio | Way too long period of my life. |
| Newton, Randy | ET1(SS) | Aug 1978 – Mar 1982 | RC | Now living in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Did the Trident backfit in Portsmouth, NH. I remember hard work, long hours, best friends, great memories, dedicated people. Find me at www.theseasonedgourmet.com or www.boylesandnewton.com. |
| Ballard, Howard | STS3(SS) | Jan 1, 1979 – Nov 28, 1983 | Weps | |
| Stokes, Christopher | MS3/SS | Feb 1979 – May 1982 | Blue crew worked under Mr ferraro (ens) best boat in the fleet | |
| Baggott, Michael | MT2/SS | Feb 1979 – Oct 31, 1984 | Missile | |
| Bolger, Bill | ET1 (SS) | Mar 1979 – Oct 1981 | Reactor Controls | Retired in 1995. Living in Huntsville, AL. |
| Kenney, Michael (Mike) | RM3 | Jun 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | Operations | |
| Pierce, Jon | MMFN(SU) - MM2(SS) | Jul 6, 1979 – Mar 15, 1983 | A-Ganger | Great Boat - Super Crewmembers, Fond Memories!!! First Boat & Best Boat. Squat, Lippy, Tip, Dud, Krapata, Gerhart, Skip, Malone, TM Golz, Roger Pierce, Art Townsend, Bobby Miller & many oths all great shipmates/friends |
| Rollins, Kennon | MT 2 SS | Sep 1979 – Apr 7, 1983 | Missile | Wow what a blast from the past!! Glad to see some of the most memorable names of people I ever met. Proud to have served with all of you. |
| Barlow, Peter | IC1 | Nov 1979 – Apr 1981 | IC | PNSY Gold Crew Daso |
| Spencer, Bill | MM2 (SS) | Dec 1979 – Jan 1983 | M Division | I served with the best crew and leadership in the Navy while I was onboard. The experience helped mold me into who I am today. Would not trade that time in my life for anything. |
| Brown, Glenn | QM2(SS) | 1980 – 1984 | Nav/Ops | Great bunch of guys. We shook down the east coast, Portsmouth to Kings Bay and had a great time doing it all. |
| Giunta, Vince | MM3/SS | 1980 – 1985 | A-GANG | LOVED IT . THINK ABOUT IT OFTEN. BEST A-GANG IN THE FLEET. WILL REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD TIMES FOREVER.GO GOLD! |
| Padgett, James | ET1 (SS) | 1980 – 1984 | RC | Honored to be a member of the Simon Bolivar. |
| Jennings, Eric | MS2 | 1980 – 1981 | Supply | Great memories. Great bunch of guys. Was released Honorable medical. Regretted not changing rating but being 19 at the time, just silly choices. Was hoping to contact Clark Thompson. |
| Avery, Mike | MM1/SS | Jan 1980 – Oct 1984 | ELT | Best boat in the Navy. |
| Padgett, James | ET1SS | Jan 1, 1980 – Mar 1, 1984 | RC | There was nothing like standing 18-24 SRO watch, Pre Crit 00-04, starup RO, maneuvering watch RO, 12-18 watch RO, only to hit the rack at 1800 and the first fire drill to suck rubber at 2000 on the mess decks, but it was worth it to be able to work with |
| Irvin, Kevin | MM2/SS | Jan 10, 1980 – Sep 16, 1984 | A-Gang | The most talented men I have or will ever know, think about yall alot . Now I live in Texas ,self employed with a pump shop to repair po po pumps fitting for a old A-Ganger Don't you think. |
| Wilson, Kevin "kj" | ET2 | Jan 20, 1980 – Mar 25, 1984 | NAVET | My experience on the Simon Bolivar has shaped my life. I grew up so much during those years. When I went to college afterward, I was so much better prepared. I applied much of what I learned as a NAVET to get my Computer Scient degree. |
| Van Roy, Dennis | STS2/SS | Feb 1980 – Oct 1984 | Sonar | Retired at my 20 year mark and am now a GS (Computer Specialist) for the Department of the Navy... |
| Grimes, Zack | IC2 | Feb 1, 1980 – Jun 1, 1983 | Forward IC | |
| Lang, Jerry | TM3 | Apr 12, 1980 – May 25, 1981 | WEAPONS | WAS QUITE A RIDE BACK IN THE DAY! YOUTH AH! WELL REMEMBERED. |
| Graham, Joe | MM1 | May 1980 – Jun 1985 | A | Larry Shyner or Douglas Robinson contact me |
| Hickman, William | YN2 | Jun 1980 – Mar 1983 | Admin | Great boat, great crew, great times |
| Dudley, Steve | MM2(SS) | Jul 1980 – Apr 1983 | A-GANG | Served on SSBN-641 (BLUE)from 80-83; Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730 (BLUE) from 83-88; Trident Refit Facility 88-92; Gurnard SSN-662 92-95. Retired as an MMC. Glad to have arrived alive!!! |
| Snyder, Bruce | MMC(SS) | Jul 1980 – 1984 | Auxiliary | She was a very good boat. Some of the best people I served with in the Navy. Remember Irvin, Rizzo, Dobson, 'Daddy" Lou(Chief Louthan), and so many more I cann't list them all. Hope the years have been good to all. |
| Olson, Len "oly" | ET-2(SS) | Aug 1980 – Jan 1985 | Nav-Ops | There was a reason she was called "showboat of the fleet". Still have the best friends made on that boat. Where in the world is Keller and C.D. Hughes? Now, I'm a DA. Capt. Johnson helped make that happen. |
| Culbreath, Ernest | PNSN - PN2(SS) | Aug 1980 – Feb 1983 | YN Division | My first boat! What n introduction to the Navy and the Submarine Force. Overhaul PNSY to CHS to refits in KBays. Learned a lot from PN1 (Big) Bob Miller). RM Tony Sutton and MS Kevin Josinger off crew room mates.. |
| Joyner, Edward | STSCS(SS) | Aug 1, 1980 – Oct 14, 1984 | Sonar | The best boat and sonar gang in SUBGRU 6. I still have the "wings" Pat Scott made during my innagural flying at PD. Sea state 7 and weaps kept saying "Get me down". Of course I had to reply "NO, I like it here". |
| McKenzie, D. Scott [doc] | HMC (SS) | Sep 1980 – Jun 1983 | Medical Representative | Fantastic tour of duty. Made chief and earned dolphins same day. Super crew. Great CO and XO - CDR J. B. Johnston and CDR D. Powell. Went on to SUBLANTMEDICAL then to SSN 575. Retired in 91. Currently a school teacher in Virginia Beach, VA. |
| Lucas, Gregory (Luke), Luke | IC1 | Sep 8, 1980 – Jul 11, 1983 | IC | Had a lot of respect for CO. Johnston. Section 1 was really fun. Rizzo, Braun, Grimes, Giunta, Barlow, Bieber, Vince, KJ, Highsmith,and my very first division officer Mr. Hinkley, I will never forget those guys. We made standing watch fun. |
| Thompson, Tommy (Fred) | EM1 | Oct 4, 1980 – Sep 11, 1987 | Electrical | I enjoyed my time. I would like to find out how things turned out for other people. |
| Robinson, Douglas | MM2 | Nov 29, 1980 – Jul 29, 1984 | A Gang | Learned allot about life with crew and great leaders aboard time on Simon Bolivar. Still use Bolivar motto "Without fear; Without Reproach" Retired from Navy in 96. Graduate degree in Management . On "linkedin" |
| Marcell, Ronald | FTB2(SS) | Dec 1, 1980 – Oct 28, 1984 | FTB | Everyone remembers their first boat like almost like a first love. There were good times and bad times, but six patrols on the Simon B helped me to come of age in the Navy. |
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