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USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS William H. Bates (SSN 680). 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 147 crew members registered for the USS William H. Bates (SSN 680).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1984 | 1985 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May, Keith (Boy) | MM1(SS) | Jan 1976 – Oct 1979 | Hey guys,it's been a long time. I'll never forget the times I had and people I met on the Bates. The 'ol girl must be razor blades by now, what a shame! There was none better. Hope to hear from you. | |
| Healey, Karl | YNSN(SS) | Mar 1976 – Dec 1976 | Admin | |
| Maier, Jim | MS2(SS) | Jul 1976 – Dec 1980 | MS | Hey to all my former shipmates. Great times in Europe and the PI. Wheres Hogan,Tally Freewheelin Frank Mike D Dan Maes and LT. Don Kline and Scott Perry and many more Four crazy young years of my life |
| Fessner, Terry | EM1(SS) | Jul 1976 – May 1982 | Nuclear Electrician | |
| Allen, Frank (Freewheelin) | STS1/SS | Jul 1, 1976 – Mar 31, 1980 | Sonar | AMOEBA RACES!!! It's time again to reach that protoplasmic nirvana that we've all been missing! Think reunion near Kansas CIty, MO summer 2007. Contact me (or Terry "Wasted", Dave "Gordy" or Mark "Grayback") for |
| Scholle, Mark (Doc) | MM2 | Sep 1976 – Oct 1980 | M | |
| Vellat, Marc | ET1(SS) | Oct 18, 1976 – Jan 18, 1978 | RC | Discharged in `78. Now retired in Seattle |
| Johnson, Lee | QM2/SS | 1977 – 1981 | QM | |
Thompson, Steve (Aka Lurch)  | YN2(SS) | 1977 – 1979 | THE SHACK | Hey to all you Billy-B boys. Don't know about you, but I still get the shakes when I think of a PBR. Sure miss you guys. |
| Wread, Joe | Feb 1977 – Jun 1978 | |||
| Smith, Joe | ET1 (SS/DV) | Mar 1, 1977 – Dec 1, 1980 | nuke ET | Hi to Cherry,Hob,Deeter,Watertight,Tooch,Spook,Bad (Bob),Bone,Boy,Larry L,Muzzlwite,Moose,Pat Tilson,Bill N,Vern O, Bill Houley is THE MAN. |
| Tilson, Pat | EM1(SS)(SW) | May 1, 1977 – Nov 1, 1979 | nuklear | god, you guys are still alive?? rocks don't live this long! |
| Downs, Hank | MS3SS | Dec 30, 1977 – Dec 12, 1980 | The events on the Bates changed my life for ever! | |
| Robinson, Victor | EM2 (SS) | Jun 1978 – Jun 1979 | E | Did WESTPAC then swapped ships with IC2 Young on Pintado. |
| Simpson, Jeffrey | YN2(SS) | Jun 15, 1978 – Mar 29, 1980 | Admin | Leading Yeoman (acting) |
| Stanley, Terry | STS2SS | 1979 – 1980 | sonar | whoa! |
| Jack, Mike (Yak) | FTG2/SS | 1979 – 1982 | WEPS | Billy Bates sailors check out our website at www.ssn-680.org. |
| Coleman, Keith | STS SR SU | 1979 – 1980 | sonar | Thank god we didn't find any Russian submarines. View 'now' Photo |
| Borchardt, Paul | IC1 (SS) | Jun 1, 1979 – Oct 1, 1981 | E Div | Looking for old friends and buddies. |
| Galli, Jeff | MM3/SS | Dec 1979 – Nov 1983 | A gang | Met the boat in Bremerton in 79. Rode her and ran from her for 4 years. 'Spunked' all over the 82 wespac deployment. Made lifelong friends. Loved Point Loma and miss it and SoCal so much. Live in Dallas, doing my dream, spiritual counselor. |
| Cochran, Robert | E3/MM | Mar 15, 1980 – Jun 15, 1981 | a-gang | ship yard period at bremerton. did not take it to san diego. |
| Rickman, Robin | MMC | Jun 22, 1980 – Mar 27, 1982 | MM | |
| McCollum, Michael | E3 | Oct 4, 1980 – Jun 26, 1983 | Diesel mech. | |
| Cochran, Jeff/ Mini-chief | MM1/SS | Dec 1980 – Nov 1984 | Auxillary ( A-Gang | |
| Jonn, Steve "Gyro" | IC1/ss | Dec 1980 – Dec 1984 | Interior Communications | Met boat in PSNS. Mt. St. Helens, "spunkin" as the fastest 637 in the fleet, my 1st West Pac "WOW", |
| Nelson, Ray Gene | Ds2/ss | Dec 30, 1980 – Sep 6, 1983 | FT | |
| Yawn, Michael | MM2 | Aug 12, 1981 – Aug 5, 1985 | A-gang! | Wonderful times, learned a lot, wonderful crew, 3 WestPacs, bumps, fire etc. Thailand, Perth and all of those Subic Days! Best boat I was on, still going strong after 27 yrs serving wishing old shipmates the best |
| Frankel, Al | SEAMAN | Sep 1981 – Oct 1983 | Radio/Deck | I had the best and worst times of my life on the "Billy B". We never did anything halfway on our boat. I would not have missed it for the world. From SPEP trials to westpac, Guam, Mare Island and DSRV ops, it was an adventure. |
| Williamson, Brad | ET1/SS | Oct 28, 1981 – Aug 30, 1985 | RC | Encouraging all Bates shipmates to register at www.ssn-680.org to stay current on reunions and happenings within the Bates community! |
| Gawne, Sean | MM1SS | Nov 21, 1981 – Sep 15, 1985 | M-ELT | Came aboard "Redfish" for the SPEP period and stayed through three west-pacs. Lots of great memories. Wound up doing 10 years in the Navy. Still a nuke in California but making power and money these days. |
| Quattlebaum, Bland | ET2 | 1982 – 1985 | Coner: Nav and Radio | BART t-shirts, TDU trim parties drove Twitch nuts. I'll never forget him falling into a line locker in Perth, busted in Diego Garcia for bad bicycle driving. ..Egg on legs, Uncle Jack, commando raids in the PI with Chop |
| Gomez, Paul | FTG1(SS) | Feb 8, 1982 – Dec 12, 1984 | FT/DS | Experienced many interesting events including an accidental emergency blow while fast and deep, grounding, floding and a fire in the trash compactor! Have worked for EG&G since leaving the boat in 1984. |
| Olson, Eric | MM1 | May 1982 – Jun 1984 | Engineering | |
| Lindley, Tom | SK1(SS) | Aug 1, 1982 – Jan 6, 1984 | Supply | |
| Gallop, Otis "Odie" | SK3 | 1983 – 1987 | Memories, How we hated it but now the fond memories, Hey Paul i remember the grounding, fire, confirmed thru hobart (u guys know what i mean). SPEP years, Pert (dial a sailor), Thailand(Caligula Club) Pattya Beach Resort, Guam(the armpit) | |
| Osborne, Stan/chief Oz | ETC | Jan 1983 – Jan 1987 | electronics | |
| Foote, Ken | 83-86 (SK2) AND 90-94 (SK1) | Mar 1983 – May 1994 | SK | I had a lot of good times and have a lot of fond memories. Still remember when Broadley bet yawn that a butter knife wouldn't cut his arm (poor Mike). Currently retired and the Navy Harbormaster in GUAM. |
| Trepanier, Paul | IC3 | Sep 1, 1983 – Sep 18, 1986 | IC | Loved the adventure. The job, a tad less. Fond memories of working in the mess. Loved (and miss) San Diego! |
| Johnson, Jamie (Diesel Bob) | MM3/SS | Oct 1983 – Jan 1986 | A-Gang | I just have to say that this was a great crew a really neat bunch of guys officers and enlisted. We had some interesting times and things happen. Ologapo City,Pattya Beach(toga),grounding,women of the night.Lol |
| Luce, Gary (Lance) | FTG1 (SS-DV) | 1984 – 1987 | Weaps / Diver | Great memories of my time served as a member of the "Fab 5" on the Bates. Don't forget my sacrifice to the team in Thailand with Momma-San. So much for free drinks... Sorry to hear about Midgett. He was a great friend. |
| Johnson, William | QM2 | Mar 1984 – Jan 1988 | Navigation/Deck | They called me Spot on the boat. |
| Hanna, Joe | STS2(SS) | May 1984 – May 1988 | Sonar | Pattaya Beach! |
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