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USS Proteus (AS 19) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Proteus (AS 19). 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 1338 crew members registered for the USS Proteus (AS 19).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1945 | 1946 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales, Cecilio "Speedy" | HMC | 1970 – 1977 | Medical (H | AS-19 to USS Hunley and back to AS-19. I retired at the Naval Medical Research Institute, National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland. I returned to Guam and retired as a Gov Guam teacher. I now live in the P.I. with my wife, Teofila "Eling |
| Nordman, John | TMC | 1970 – | ||
| Cornelison, John | HT3 | 1970 – 1971 | ?R1 | First assigned to Breakout, then to the Shipfitter shop.Worked for Chief Lavender and HT1 R.W.Jackson. |
| Porter, Gary | ETN-2 | 1970 – 1973 | Nav Repair | Still alive and kicking in Florida! |
| Schrager, Michael | EM3 | 1970 – 1971 | R3 | Worked in Rubber and Plastic Shop,good times at Andys and Frenchy's downtown,JO and FLO's Tacos were the best |
| Mann, David (Dave) | E3 | 1970 – 1971 | M | First ship I was on. Mess cook. Then aft engine room. Ship was on Guam. 14 months in paradise and hell. |
| Austin, Steve | TM2 | 1970 – 1971 | Weapons | It was an honor to serve with all of you. Please contact me at OnSceneNow@aol.com. if you want to and we can talk about leaving the safety of the harbor to sail through typhoons as the waves crashed over the pilot house. |
| Shorey, Ramon | E-5 | 1970 – | Boat Shop | I really enjoyed the time aboard the Proteus. It was the first time outside the U. S. While in Guam bounny stomping on the island was fun. |
| Cummings, Donald | ENS-LT(JG) | Jan 1970 – Jun 1971 | S1; S5 | |
Smith, William (Bill)  | ETR3 | Jan 1970 – Jun 1971 | R-4 Cal Lab | |
| Glasgow, Jeffry | ET | Jan 1, 1970 – Dec 31, 1971 | OI | |
| Schiele, Roger | PO2/ENGINEMAN | Jan 2, 1970 – May 25, 1971 | R-2 | Assigned X-38, Served with (Scobie) Hicks,Dobrocke, Trampel |
| Stormer, Don | TMC | Feb 1970 – Nov 1971 | W-1 | |
| Dawson, John | TM(T)2 | Feb 1970 – Sep 1970 | Weapons | Proud of all who I served with. feel free to drop me a line at dawsonjj48@gmail.com |
| Stevenson, Richard | DP2 | Apr 1970 – Apr 1972 | S5 I think | Worked for LTjg Cummings. Did Maintenance on punch card equipment. My wife came from England and we got married on Guam. We loved it. |
| Moe, Dick | OM3 | May 1970 – Dec 1973 | R2 Optical Shop | I enjoyed my stay on the Proteus and all the guys I worked with in the optical - instrument shop. Vallejo yard period was interesting as was the trip back to Guam & will "never" forget our Golden Shellback initiation! |
| Carpenter, Gregory | SFFN | May 1, 1970 – Jan 27, 1972 | Repair R1 | |
| Rivera, Frank | SEAMAN | May 10, 1970 – Aug 4, 1971 | Personnel / Storkeeping | |
| Husselton, John | RMSN/RM3 | May 12, 1970 – May 28, 1971 | OPS/ Communications | Served 1 year on the Proteus then transferred to the James Monroe SSBN622 (BLUE). Spent a lot of time drinking Cold Duck and exploring Guam with Dave Ingorsal and Jeff Ward. Got into photography, golf and Andy's Hut. Dave, Jeff write to me |
| Boothby, Kenneth | SN | May 15, 1970 – Sep 10, 1972 | First Division Deck | Upon arrival I was assigned to "BREAK-OUT". I remember every morning before dawn we would need to bring aboard cartons of milk and boxes of doughnuts for the officers mess. I always was tempted to take one, and I did. |
| Hughes, Don | PO2/MM | May 23, 1970 – Jan 15, 1973 | AC&R shop/O2N2 shop/A Gang | Great group of guys keeping it running and taking it to Mare Island. Lots of fun on Guam and Andy's hut |
| Arnett, Larry | E-3 FIREMAN | Jun 1970 – Apr 1972 | Main Propulsion Electrician | Hard work humping shore power cable but had great team work. Lots of time at Andys..and shelling out on the reefs. Taking the boat back to Mare Island...sitting dead in the water while we rebuilt shaft bearings. This crew could do it all. Good times. |
| Martinez, Henry | EN3 | Jun 12, 1970 – Jan 7, 1972 | Engineering | |
| Joanis, Mark | E3 | Jun 23, 1970 – Jan 1972 | Boat Deck | Good times with good guys. Operated B&A Cranes and small boats. What a blast we had then. Now retired in Las Vegas. |
| Snedeker, Paul | E3 | Jun 28, 1970 – Feb 12, 1971 | BM | |
| Valdivia, Mark | EN3 | Jun 29, 1970 – Aug 3, 1970 | E | While on board I worked top side in the boat shop and was assigned to LCM-02 as the boat engineer, was also responsible for maintaining all the main and auxiliary equipment on board the LCM-02, spent 2 yrs in the reserve |
| Chisler, Thomas (Tim) | EM3 | Aug 1970 – Oct 1971 | R-3 | 1971 Hurricane AMY hit Guam. We took Pro. away from island to avoid damage. Rough seas. People hugging the rails all night. Foot prints 18" up the bulkheads. lotsa fun... |
| Clark, Rick | HT2 | Aug 1970 – Jul 1972 | DC&A | Had a wonderful time on Guam. Taught firefighting and played football. I would like to hear from Scott Hall and Glenn Crump. Went to sea twice; for typhoons. |
| Pollack, Gerald / Gerry | FTB2 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1971 | W2 | Worked out of the Fire Control shop servicing Subron 15 boats. Memorable events: Riding out a typhoon at sea, rendezvous with a helo at sea and being chased by a Russian trawler while operating with submarine off the coast of Guam. |
| Davison, Rick | PC3/PC2 | Sep 1970 – Aug 1974 | admin | from guam to yards in vallejo and then to hawaii,australia and back to guam. best place to fish,dive and party. never forget all the great fun had on island. Went to San Diego, then Korea and got out. Retired Post Office |
| Wilk, Michael | Lcpl | Sep 1970 – Jul 1972 | Marine Detachment | |
| Tapia, Greg Tapia | DAMAGE CONTROL/ HTFN | Oct 1970 – Apr 1972 | C/R shop | Got tattooed in the Macombo club, remember the Proteus yacht club on Guam? |
| Geddes, Richard | TMSN | Oct 1970 – Oct 1970 | W6 | |
| Olivero, Alan | SH2 | Oct 9, 1970 – Sep 30, 1971 | Ship Service | Worked the Barber Shop on Barge while in yards |
| Adams, Robert Darol "Midge Or Midget" | EN3 | Oct 10, 1970 – Sep 23, 1972 | WORKED IN THE FIRE ROOM, I THINK I WAS THE SMALLEST MAN ON BOARD. | |
| Edmison, Stephen G. | Oct 20, 1970 – Oct 23, 1971 | R-3 | Gyro Shop | |
| Bailey, Michael P. (Beetle) Bailey | SA - CS3 | Nov 1970 – Sep 1973 | S-2 Galley | From Guam to Mare Island back to Guam via Sydney. 1972 was a good year! Yeoman Bruce Goodman where are you? DC3 Homan did you make E8 before retiring? No HATS in my chow line! |
| Grau, Joe | RM2 | Dec 20, 1970 – Aug 11, 1974 | Got into ops/comms as E-3/Seaman. Was with Ward and Ingersoll and Mike West. Went back to mare island for overhaul in 72. Came back to Guam in early 73. It was a great experience. still remember drinking beer at Andy's hut. | |
| Holland, Kenneth (Tex Or Roadrunner) | E3 FIREMAN | Dec 26, 1970 – Nov 2, 1972 | Print Shop, Drafting Shop, R2, Firewatch (@Marie Island) | Had a good time, lot of good friends. Spent much time helping at the USO and drinking cherry cokes at the Continental Travel Lodge listing to Honey Moorer. Rode around the island often on my Honda 100 with my buddies and in Calif. |
| Lackey, Russell | HT-3 | 1971 – 1973 | Sheetmetal shop | Flying a kite off of the fantail in the middle of the south Pacific ocean. Catching a shark with a hook which looked more like a grappling hook. Memories: Becoming a Golden shellback, Australia, the sto-away, and the b |
| Henderson, Tim | EM2 | 1971 – 1975 | ||
| Tapia, Greg "Red Man" | E-3 | 1971 – 1972 | C&R shop | |
| Stoffel, Robert | EN2 | 1971 – 1972 | Engineering | Engine Room. |
| Munson, Kim | MM2 | 1971 – 1974 | Radcon | I flew my then fiance' out to Guam and was married by the ship's chaplain at the naval base. Married 37 years as of Feb. 2010. Certified NAUI diver. Rode out the Typhoon. Golden Shellback |
| Rank, Thomas/tom | E4 | 1971 – 1972 | Weapoons | Played football on team thhat was great! |
| Henry, Terry | E-1 | 1971 – 1974 | Boatswain Deck | Loved you guys. Had the greatest of times. |
| Farkas, Tom | tm3 | 1971 – 1973 | w2 torpedo shop | Anyone who says going to a south sea island is cool,is nuts! But, it sure beat humpin" a m-16 through a rice paddy for two years. |
| Wise, James | FTB3 | 1971 – 1971 | Weapons | Spent time in the Fire Control Shop, and went TTDY to AFPD at Naval Air Station Guam, then returned to the "Old Pro" to be discharged honorably, and now compensated @ 100% for many physical service connected disabilities |
| Weise, Andy | TM3 | 1971 – 1973 | W1 | I am looking to contact Randy Heffner. Randy, was it your car that was dropped on the dock? |
| Hallbauer, Terry | EN 3 | 1971 – | m | Do you remember John hart Graves, chief serria, Roy chapple 1st class collins. Those were the days |
| Wright, Dan | CS 3rd Class | 1971 – 1972 | S2 | Spent time in breakout and galley played football with a great team #32 fullback.. What great memories and times. |
| Reisenauer, Jim | CS2 | Jan 1971 – Oct 1974 | In breakout 1971,S-2 office 1972,Galley 1973, In charge of divisional training and maintaince 1974. My son was born on Guam and have many friends there to this day. Cooked with Loren Roth 1973. | |
| McMillen, David | SK3 | Jan 10, 1971 – Mar 4, 1972 | Supply | Met many enlisted people aboard the Proteus. |
| Hagerman, Harry B Hagermanas | AS 19 | Jan 29, 1971 – Oct 23, 1971 | Repair | |
| Ahrens, Alan | HT-3 | Feb 4, 1971 – Dec 11, 1972 | sheet metal shop | |
| Vogel, Daryl | HT2 | Feb 15, 1971 – Jul 25, 1974 | R-7 Shop 17 | Went on to collage and became self-employed for over 40 years working my metal trade and other building skills. I am now retired from the work force and living the good life with my wife of 40 years after having 2 kids. |
| Ridgeway, Terry | FTB | Mar 1971 – Mar 1973 | Fire contol | |
| Sage, Charles (Chuck) | E-3 | Mar 1971 – Jun 1973 | THOUGHT I WAS SUFFERING, NOW I KNOW IT WAS SOME OF THE BEST TIMES. WAS AN EM BUT NEVER SAW THE ELECT. SHOP BUT SAW PLENTY OF MESS DECK, AND YEOMAN DUTIES IN THE ENGINEERS OFFICE. GOOD FRIENDS RON HEGLER, JERRY WILDE AND TERRY BLANKENSHIP. | |
| Pfeiffer, Bruce | ML3 | Mar 1971 – Jun 1974 | R1 | Worked in foundry; 1972 yard period Mare Island; |
| Blankenship, James T. | DP-3 | Mar 1, 1971 – Nov 15, 1972 | DATA PROCESSING | FIRST SHIP TO SERVE ON, ENJOYED OUR HOME PORT GUAM, FOR ABOUT 3 MO. AFTER THAT I WAS READY TO GO. , |
| Plotner, David | RM2 | Apr 1971 – Feb 1975 | Communications | Was an sn to RM2. Most of my time on board was in Guam and overhaul. Loved Guam and great times at Andy's hut. |
| Merriman, Forest (Woody) | E-4 lITHOGRAPHER | Apr 28, 1971 – Dec 24, 1974 | X-DIV R-2 R-6 NISO SUBRON15 | Keeper of the Bones. Some of you will remember me in my Guam Pol.uniform. Gov. Camacho asked me to stay. I should have. |
| Heffner, Randy | TM3 | May 1971 – May 1974 | W-1 | Worked in the steam torpedo shop. Was able to bring wife, over to guam, and live off base. Had lots of good times on guam and in california. Sailing to sidney and the shellbacking , were not to be forgotten. |
| Inness, Theadore | HT3 | May 2, 1971 – Oct 1972 | Repair | Took her to the yards for the first time in about 21 years. |
| Sinclair, James | pn3 | May 7, 1971 – Nov 4, 1973 | XP | |
| Salvatore, Sal | HTFN E-3 | May 16, 1971 – | C/R Shop | Remember some great times playin' guitar up on the helo deck at night. |
| Farkas, Tim | em3 | Jun 17, 1971 – Jul 4, 1973 | electric | |
| Henderson, Tim | TIM HENDERSON | Jul 1, 1971 – Dec 4, 1975 | Engineering | Electrical Shop and MEdical |
| Rowe, Richard | E2 | Jul 11, 1971 – Aug 8, 1972 | S2 | |
| Richter, Bruce | E-5/ENGINEMAN | Aug 6, 1971 – May 27, 1975 | shop38 | Began my tour when the ship was in the shipyard in california...Hell of a trip to Aussy(Still have a hard time remembering all of it)..Became a Golden Shellback(what a trip that was).....Loved Guam.anyone remember watching the sunsets?? |
| Richter, Bruce | E5/ENGINEMAN | Aug 7, 1971 – Aug 27, 1975 | eng/shop38 | joined ship at Mare Island/Played on shipyard football team/rode to Hawaii and Austrailia/became Golden Shellback/Loved Guam/Anyone remember watching the sunsets on the barge??email me.. |
| Hamilton, Dave | OM3 | Sep 1971 – Apr 1974 | R-2 | Met the ship at Mare Island, sailed to Hawaii, Sydney and Guam. Anyone know the whereabouts of DIck Carter? |
| Alldredge, Harold Russell | TM2 | Sep 1971 – Aug 1972 | UNKNOWN | |
| Bunk, Larry | ET1 | Sep 1971 – Dec 1973 | Communications | Just got on board before it left for Vallejo, Took leave when it left Guam and met the ship in Vallejo. Enjoyed working in the yard with a great crew. Crossed the equator with her too. |
| Ortega, Mike | CPL | Sep 1, 1971 – Sep 1, 1974 | MAR/DET | Like to hear from Marines from the Proteus |
| Harrelson, James (Jim) | LT | Sep 12, 1971 – May 30, 1975 | Weapons | |
| Myers, Steve | SN - IM3 | Oct 1971 – Jan 1973 | Admin Office then Typewriter Shop | Reported aboard in the yards in Vallejo. Made the ride to Hawaii (boiler blew up) headed for Sydney, loved the Aussy girls, then on to Guam for what felt like an eternity, but would love to go back now. Andy's, Polaris Yacht Club, |
| Newby, Wayne T. | Torpedo man First Class | Oct 1971 – May 1972 | Not Known | Wayne T. Newby passed away on 29 Sept 2007 |
| Farkas, Tom | TM3 | Oct 5, 1971 – Feb 5, 1973 | weapons W2 | It was a great ride while it lasted.I'll not forget the party some of us were having on the fantail Christmas eve at sea.I can't believe I steered that ship all the way across the Pacific. |
| Odaffer, Jay | CS3 | Oct 10, 1971 – Jan 10, 1973 | S2 | I spent a year with the Proteus in the yards in Vallejo, and then made the trip to Australia and to Guam, swapped over to the Hunley for the trip back to the US. |
| Trigleth, John Paul | FTB1 | Nov 1971 – Feb 1974 | W 2 | This was my second tour on board Proteus in Guam. We lived at NCS and enjoyed the beaches and parties. The drive to work at Polaris Point took 20 minutes. The drive home took over an hour. |
| Forrey, Dean | HT2 | Nov 1971 – Feb 5, 1974 | R-1 | My first ship were I worked in the Shipfitter Shop, Pipe Shop, Lagging Shop |
| Timperlake, Roger | SM | Nov 1971 – Jul 1972 | Weapons Deck Force, Sick bay | Arrived Nov 1971 from boot camp, assigned to weapons deck force. Transferred to Medical in spring. Sent to Corpsman school SanDiego in July 1972. Am currently a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon in Corpus Christi Tx |
| Forrey, Dean | SFP3/HT2 | Dec 6, 1971 – Jan 9, 1975 | R1 | I worked in the Shipitter, Pipe and Lagging shops. |
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