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USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686). 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 171 crew members registered for the USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1980 | 1981 – 1986 | 1987 – 1992 | 1993 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christesen, Paul | E-4 | 1981 – 1983 | ||
| Lagasse, Paul | e6 | 1981 – 1984 | EM | |
| Keith, Mark | IC1/ss | 1981 – 1985 | Interior Communications | |
| Abel, Bobby | MM2 | Jan 15, 1981 – Jul 11, 1985 | A-gang | great memories. there were some characters. |
| Ross, Scott | STS1/SS | May 1981 – Dec 1985 | Sonar | |
| Cartagena, Joseph | MMC(SS) | May 1981 – Oct 1987 | A DIVISION | |
| Selzer, Paul | ET-2/RO/SS | May 1981 – 1984 | RC Div | |
| Carson, Billy | DS2/SS | May 7, 1981 – May 8, 1985 | FT | Enjoyed my time and experiences aboard the Rivers. |
| Kelly, Ronald | ET2 | Oct 3, 1981 – Jun 1984 | Reactor Control | If there is such a thing as having a good time on sea duty, this was it. Great ship, even better friends. |
| Walker, Jeff | QM3 | Jan 1, 1982 – Jul 15, 1985 | QM | Good times. |
| Smith, James | tm3 | Jan 2, 1982 – Jun 21, 1983 | Trrtedo | |
| Claybaugh, Tom | MM1 | Jun 1982 – Jul 24, 1986 | That was a long time ago. Lots of interesting people | |
| Pooler, Bryan | HM2 - HM1(SS) | Jun 28, 1982 – Jun 30, 1985 | Medical | Reported as new corpsman in 1982 at the end of yard time. Served under Capt Holden and Cdr Hofwolt (XO) and had many fun and good memories of the time spent. Live in Wisconsin now and work as Physician Assistant in Orthopedic Surgery. |
| Rourk, Beau | MM2 NOW MM1(RET) | Nov 15, 1982 – Nov 15, 1987 | A | Best time of my Navy career |
| Sayles, Bruce (Soupy) | EM1 (SS) | Jan 1983 – Aug 1986 | EM Nuke | Loved all the times onboard, great crew and command. I still like pizza at mid-rats, thank to Co Bagalio! |
| Moore, Kevin | STS1 | Mar 1, 1983 – Jan 3, 1988 | Sonar | Yea Kelvin, I remember Stella...Is it a crime??? |
| Ribblet, Roland | EM2 | Mar 6, 1983 – May 19, 1987 | E-DIV | |
Simpson, Dennis  | ET2/SS | Mar 17, 1983 – Jul 7, 1987 | Nav/Ops | In Tucson, not onboard SSN Tucson. |
| Denis, Mark | MMCS(SS) | May 1, 1983 – May 31, 1985 | M Division | Commissioned LDO ENS in Gibraltar after my tour as Bull Nuke, flew from RIVERS to go to knife and fork school in Pensacola. Good memories of Dave Church, Hank Price, Tim Tew, under ice ops, learning cribbage! |
| Pooler, Bryan | HM1(SS) | Jun 15, 1983 – Jun 15, 1986 | Medical | My first submarine, a great ship and the best of times, the Officers and Crew were the finest I ever served with. Will always remember the great times spent onboard. |
| Russell, Kelly Aka Spot | STS2 | Sep 1, 1983 – Aug 24, 1986 | SONAR | Great Friends and fond memories...Wish Wayne C. would contact me. |
| Tallon, Rob | MM1(SS)(RET) | Oct 1983 – Oct 1987 | Anyone borrowed a liberty launch in St. Thomas lately | |
| Frame, Gary | MM1/SS | 1984 – 1988 | Machinery/ELT | Wouldn't change a thing about my time on Rivers. Not quite true but close enough. |
| Schultz, Steven | SK3/SS | Feb 3, 1984 – Apr 15, 1986 | Supply | Transferred early to Operation Deep Freeze Antarctica |
| Claybaugh, Tom | E-6 | May 1984 – Aug 1986 | Some great memories | |
| Solomon, Kelvin/cool | E-3 | May 10, 1984 – | I.C | Best ship i ever surved on. Commander Holden was the C.O. Anyone remeber sn Delesara? What a crew! |
| Fetter, Cregg | EM2 | Aug 1984 – Aug 1988 | EM nuke | Incredible memories and alot of friends, even if the miles and time have passed without keeping in touch. Tracking party and time spent in maneuvering making 3 kt holes in the water are something you just can't explain to civilians. |
| Neubauer, Mike | EM1 | Aug 1984 – Oct 10, 1988 | I still htink about the people I served with. This time in my life played a very important part in making me who I am today. | |
| Bowman, Al | MM1/SS | 1985 – Oct 22, 1986 | RL/M | The best fast attack ever to set sail! |
| Bittner, Herb | STS2/SS | 1985 – 1990 | SONAR | I served so long ago, even the bad memories are good, now! What a great ship and crew to grow up with. Artic ice, Typhoon spinners, shark teeth, getting kicked out of Holy Loch... Ping tag? That was no British boat... |
| Van Huss, David | EM1(SS) | 1985 – 1987 | E | |
| Gookin, Michael | FTCS(SS) | Mar 1985 – Sep 1989 | Fire Control/Wepons | |
| Stone, Steve | MM1 (SS) | May 10, 1985 – Apr 19, 1986 | M | |
| Kirk, Jack | Oct 30, 1985 – May 1, 1988 | Sonar | Best boat I ever served on | |
| Bowman, Al | MM1/SS LELT | Nov 1985 – Oct 22, 1986 | RL/M | Lead ELT for one of the best divisions the Rivers ever saw! Finished my tour of duty on the Rivers. |
| Ferrer, Rafael | SN, TM3, TM2 | Dec 1985 – Dec 1991 | Deck, Torpedo | Well, I think I was out of my mind and did a lot things during that time that I wouldn't do now. I read the Bible and enter in discussions about it in the internet. |
| Street, Donald | MM3/ss | Mar 20, 1986 – Oct 20, 1989 | A gang | brings back good times with all my old buds. one of the best boat and crew. was one of the most learning experiences of my life. |
| Vincent, John | QM2, QM1, QMC, QMCS | Apr 1986 – Jun 2006 | Nav/ops | Left from 88 -92 but other 6 years I was onboard |
| Sharadin, Ben | MM1/SS | May 1986 – May 1990 | ELT/Machinery | There were quite a few characters that I met on SSN686. It was a great experience that I will never forget. I am proud to have served my country well. My nuclear training and experiences on board served me well. |
| Linnins, Timothy | TM3(SS) | May 6, 1986 – Jul 17, 1989 | TM | |
| Ballew, Phillip (Boo Hoo) | STS1 | Jun 1986 – Jan 1990 | Sonar | Awsome boat and crew. Probably the only boat to win the Battle E with a captain who couldn't shoot a torpedo. Biggest highlight: Playing ping tag with HMS Trafalgar... or was it? |
| De La Garza, Roy | TM3 (SS) | Jul 7, 1986 – Mar 11, 1990 | Torpedo | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lmr686/ |
| Ewing, Scott | EM2 | Aug 1986 – Sep 1989 | scewing@yahoo.com |
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