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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Gurnard (SSN 662). 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 144 crew members registered for the USS Gurnard (SSN 662).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1983 | 1984 – 1990 | 1991 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Valenzuela, Beaver | seaman | Feb 2, 1968 – Nov 4, 1969 | yeoman | I was on the commissioning crew at Mare Island in 1968, with Cdr.. William Cole as skipper. Seems like yesterday |
Hansford, John | ETC | Apr 1968 – Aug 1969 | Forward ET | Commissioning Crew, made Chief on Gurnard. |
Tracey, Jim | ETN3 (SS) | Apr 1, 1968 – Sep 1969 | Nosecone ET | On Pre-Comm unit and plank owner. Woke up standing on the back wall of my bunk when we bounced off the bottom of the Pacific (can't say where) at 600 feet and blew emergency. Great crew, great times. |
Banning, Roy | MM1(SS) | Jun 3, 1968 – Jun 2, 1970 | M | I am a Plankowner and was the first Leading ELT. |
Gipson, Scott | FTG1 (SS) | Aug 1968 – Oct 1970 | Weapons | I was on the Comissioning Crew and made the first WESPAC. Very boring!!! |
Kemper, Ron | IC3 | Sep 1968 – May 1971 | IC | anyone from the commissioning Crew who remembers me, My email address is ronald_kemper@msn.com |
Holcomb, George | MM2(SS) | Nov 1968 – Apr 1971 | A | just had the urge to see if i remember anyone whos still around |
Standen, Allan | MM3SS | May 1, 1969 – May 15, 1971 | A Gang | Good times, old friends |
Kilbourn, Randy (Mukluk) | ETN2(SS) | Nov 1969 – Feb 1972 | RC | |
North, Terry | First class | 1970 – 1976 | ET | |
Cencich, Rodney | TM 3 (SS) | Jan 12, 1970 – Apr 23, 1971 | weapons | I joined the boat while in Subic Bay during West Pac. The torpedo room had a rubber chicken hanging from the TCP. Good times. |
Weiss, Tom | ETN2(SS) | May 28, 1970 – May 6, 1971 | Forward ET | Got my Dolphins on the Gurnard - What a great ship and crew |
Hannagan, Mike | STS1 (ss) | Jul 1970 – Aug 1975 | Sonar | |
Pinnow, Jeff | MMC(SS) | Sep 1970 – Jul 1975 | A | |
Craig, Larry (Elmo) | SK3(SS) | Nov 14, 1970 – Apr 20, 1974 | Supply | Served under Commander C.R. Bell and Commander West. Reunited With Admiral Bell about 20 years after he left The Gurnard. He was retired from the Navy and was president of The Omaha Chamber of Commerce in Omaha Nebraska |
Drost, Louis (Nice Louie) | RM 2 (SS) | 1971 – 1972 | communications (RM) | |
Shultz, Charles | ET2(SS) | 1971 – 1975 | OPS-ESM | Dad was Aircraft Carriers, Me Subs....best Sub ever. My first CO was Capt Bell, later Admiral Bell who was an x-rag hat that moved up....inspired all of us and cared for his crew and boat....It was a lot of fun. |
Irwin, James (Ivy) | USS GURNARD | Apr 5, 1971 – Apr 10, 1973 | Topedo (Weapons) | |
Gibbs, Chuck | IC1(SS) | Apr 5, 1971 – Jul 22, 1974 | IC DIV | |
MacHinski, Ric (Ski) | MM1(SS) | Jun 12, 1971 – Jul 11, 1974 | A gang | This was my first boat and the best. I do not think that anyone could have had a better extended family than what we ( the crew) experienced during our time on the boat. I even got to cut it up. How is that for irony? |
Anderson, David E. Squeak | E-3 | Dec 1971 – Jul 1975 | Radio/Seaman | Some of the best and worst of times. Join ussvi.org See you at the Reunion in S.D. 9/09 I hope. |
Horner, Richard Jack | IC3SS | Dec 14, 1971 – Jan 18, 1973 | ||
Frost, Sergio | EMC | Dec 20, 1971 – Dec 1, 1976 | E | Bi-centennial Polar Expedition; 1976 |
Warden, Jack | MMC(SS) | 1972 – 1974 | Auxiliary | A Division LPO, 3M Co-ordinator Retired Sept 74 |
Coughanour, Coogie | QM3 | 1972 – 1974 | Navigation | Served under Captain Bell and Cmd. West |
Kennedy, William Doyle | TMTC (SS) | Mar 5, 1972 – Aug 10, 1975 | Torpedo | Best Submarine I was ever on |
Hadfield, Gerald (Grasshopper) | QM2 | Oct 1972 – Aug 1975 | Quartermaster | Best way to spend your formative years. |
Edwards, Daniel | ET1(SS) | Nov 7, 1972 – Oct 28, 1974 | RC Division | |
Reynolds, Jerry | MM1(SS) | Dec 28, 1972 – Dec 17, 1976 | M DIV | North Pole was great..... flooding not so great. Good news is number of dives = number of sufaces. |
Galloway, Tim (Baby Sumo) | ET1 (SS) | 1973 – 1976 | Reactor Control Division | Lets see: Collided with Russian sub. Came to periscope depth during a Russian ASW excercise. Snorkled in the clearest water I've ever seen. Spent Xmas in Hong Kong. Served with the the best crew ever. Fun times!!!! |
Alex, Scoville | STS 2 SS | Jan 1, 1973 – Jan 1, 1975 | Sonar | |
Keen, David | MM2(SS) | Jul 4, 1973 – Dec 19, 1975 | M/Eng | |
Doyle, Oliver / Lee | MM2 | Oct 8, 1973 – Oct 8, 1976 | ELT Division | |
Lemke, Dave (a.k.a, chow machine or limp line) | ET1(SS) | 1974 – 1977 | RC | Best time of my life was off duty, w/ crew friends, worse time of my life was on duty (can you say field day or port & starboard watches?). North pole trip was interesting and putting "Rabbit" West on ice even better. Life is great now! |
Wiese, Clifford Nav And Captain | CAPT USN Retired | 1974 – | Navigator and Captain | |
Stevens, Donald | MM1(SS) | 1975 – 1977 | M | |
Barrick, Stanley (Big Bird) | TM2 SS | 1975 – Sep 11, 1978 | Torpedo | Got my dolphins at the north pole 1976 |
Brown, Doyle /dw | MM1 SS | 1975 – Jun 1979 | ||
Lane, Bill | MM1(SS) | 1975 – 1979 | M | The entire time on Gurnard was an "adventure". Most memorable was the North Pole run and the refueling overhaul. The crew I served with was the best! |
Bishop, Dave | MM1(SS) | May 1975 – Jul 1979 | M (ELT) | Great crew, several life-long friends. Remember the North Pole run? My first ELT duty - up every 2 hours sampling and discharging the reactor compartment bilges due to condensation. |
Ruggeri, Chuck | SK2 | May 1975 – Jun 1978 | Storekeeper | Remember Mooreland streaking the North Pole? Barrick, did you end up in Australia where all the women were? SK2 Green and AJ...where are you guys now? Jose Acay SK1 around? Green, you were a great seadaddy....thanks. |
Keyes, Kevin | MMS (SS) | May 1, 1975 – May 1, 1980 | A-Gang | |
Larsien, Paul | MM1 (SS) | Jul 1, 1975 – Mar 1, 1978 | A |
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