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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sam Houston (SSBN 609). 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 235 crew members registered for the USS Sam Houston (SSBN 609).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1969 | 1970 – 1974 | 1975 – 1978 | 1979 – 1987 | 1988 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Dow, David A | IC2(SS) | 1970 – 1972 | E | Patrols 28-32 |
Lennox, Byron | mm1(ss) | 1970 – 1972 | a | made 3 patrols left prior to charleston shipyard |
Jakubisyn, Ron | MM1(SS) | 1970 – 1972 | M Div | Good boat and crew. Had some fun in Rota. |
Goodwin, Doug | STS2 (SS) | Feb 1970 – Nov 1972 | Sonar | Made 6 patrols I think, then transferred to USS Skipjack. Left the Navy in Nov 1973. |
Hammack, Pat | TM2(SS) | Feb 4, 1970 – May 13, 1974 | Weapons | I remember the poker games, quals and a MM that sampled the water flooding the missile compartment from the #5 sanitary tank. Six patrols, two in N. Atlantic and the last one was from Rota, then transited to the States. Never will forget!!!!! |
Bube, Douglas | EM2 (SS) | Feb 16, 1970 – Oct 8, 1971 | Electrical (Nuclear) | Big Sam Gold Crew; made last run from Holy Loch; 2 from Rota before XFER to EM-B School GLAKES. Last 3 years of enlistment as LPO E-Div/EO/EWS USS Pargo (SSN-650) View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Powell, Frank | YN2 | Mar 8, 1970 – Oct 15, 1972 | Admin | Some of the best time. Just had our 1st reunion great to see some of crew after 38 year. hopeto see more at the next reunion in 2012l |
Sullivan, Arthur J. Jr. (Sully) | MT1(SS) | Mar 9, 1970 – May 25, 1975 | Missile | Made 5 patrols (Holy Loch and Rota); Missile Launch and overhaul at Charleston. If I had it all to do over again the ony thing I'd change is to stay longer! |
Lofgren, Al | torpedoman third class | May 1, 1970 – Nov 3, 1972 | weapons | |
Hurley, John | Seaman | Sep 15, 1970 – Oct 8, 1972 | Commasaryman | Looking for bill mayer |
Bloomer, Robert | ET2 (SS) | 1971 – 1975 | Navigation | Served as sins/cnc tech on two patrols out of rota then went to the overhaul and made transit to west coast |
Middleton, Dave | FTB-2 | 1971 – Aug 11, 1975 | Fire Contol | Served from 1971 until August 1975, including 2 Polaris Deterent Patrols, and 28 months in Overhaul at Charleston. Gold crew at sea, and Overhaul (Blue Crew). Served with my Chief and COB "Red" Burdette, LPO Sam Backus. |
Bloomer, Bob | Et2 | 1971 – 1976 | Navigation | Served two patrols as Gold crew, went through overhaul 072, assigned to blue crew for transit to west coast. Left the ship in Bangor ,wa |
Stewart, Ronald (Ron) | SK3 | 1971 – 1972 | Storekeeper | |
Whitted, Kenneth | ETN2(SS) | Jan 5, 1971 – Aug 7, 1976 | Navigation | NAVET -- SINS Tech (3324) and Radar & ESM Technician. Qualified Navigation Supervisor, Below-Decks, Radar/ESM, and Tracking Party; Made 2 patrols in Atlantic/Mediteranean before the shipyard and 2 patrols in the Pacific after the yards. |
Harman, Jay | MM1(SS) | Jan 15, 1971 – Sep 20, 1972 | M | Remember the great times at the Acey Deucy Club in Rota, calamari. onion rings and beer. Nobody could beat RB Anderson at shuffleboard. Cartoon strip "Jake & JC". Everyone thought I was "Cheyenne Raincoat"....It was Hilmer! |
Hermens, John | ETN2(SS) | Nov 1971 – Jul 1976 | Navigation | 2 Rota patrols, Charleston, 2 Guam patrols. Hanging out in Hawaii during Gold patrols was tough. |
James Robertson, Robbie | ETN2SS | Nov 1971 – Jun 1974 | Nav | Ran two patrols out of Rota on the Blue crew; brought boat over to the yards in Charleston, SC; On blue crew in yards for about a year & a half |
Bostwick, Rick | MT2(SS) | Nov 15, 1971 – Mar 15, 1976 | Missile | Two patrols before the 27 month overhaul in Charleston, and one patrol out of Guam. Wouldn't extend for another 609 patrol and was sent to Patrick Henry for a back-to-back patrol on the gold crew. |
Thomas, Greg | MT2(SS) | May 16, 1972 – Nov 1, 1976 | Missile | Stood watches as Launcher Supervisor |
Schirmer, Rick | MM1(SS) | Jul 1972 – Jan 27, 1976 | M Div | Did last blue crew patrol before Charleston shipyard and the first blue crew patrol out of Guam. Looking for all my fellow shipmates. Any body remember Andy's hut? |
France, Robert T. "Tim" | LCDR | Aug 1972 – Jul 1976 | Navigation/Operations | Refueling Overhaul at Charleston NSY 1972 - 1975. Shakedown including Polaris Missile firing in April 1975. Homeport change to Pearl Harbor. Two FBM patrols from Guam. |
France, Robert T. "Tim" | LCDR | Sep 1972 – Jul 1976 | Navigation/Operations | Reported aboard just before Refueling Overhaul at Charleston Naval Shipyard. Made shakedown, including an A-3 Launch in April 1975 and two patrols from Guam. |
Koeppen, David | ETCS(SS) | Oct 1, 1972 – Feb 1, 1974 | RC | |
Noble, Christian | TM | Oct 18, 1972 – Apr 3, 1975 | Topedo Group | |
Devillier, Frenchy | TM 3 | Nov 1972 – Apr 1975 | Weapons Department | Seved mostly through the ovrhaul at Charleston naval Shipyard. |
Devillier, Frenchy | TM 3 | Nov 1972 – Apr 1975 | Weapons Department | Seved mostly through the ovrhaul at Charleston naval Shipyard. |
Jones, Bob | TM2 (SS) | 1973 – 1975 | Launcher | |
McLuskey, Michael (Mac) | TM2 (SS) | 1973 – 1975 | Torpedomen | Put Houston through shipyard in Charleston and rode it through the canal to Hawaii. |
Lapalme, Joe | FTB2 | 1973 – 1976 | Weapons | Overhaul in Charleston - DASO - throught the Canal, Bremeton and 2 Patrols. LPOs Sam Backus, Arnold Bentley, and Knight |
Moran, Robert | EM3 | 1973 – 1974 | Electrical - Nuclear | Served on her when it was in dry dock in Charleston. |
Richardson, Russell | MM1(SS) | Mar 1973 – Mar 1978 | M | Repoted on board in the shipyard in Charleston, SC. The big same was a great boat and had fun serving on her. |
Rutherford, Jim | QM2(SS) | Apr 1973 – Oct 1975 | QM | |
Hollingsworth, Paul Holly | STS1 (SS) | Dec 1973 – 1975 | ||
Hollingsworth, Paul Holly | STS1 (SS) | Dec 15, 1973 – Jul 4, 1975 | ||
Williams, Steve | MT3 | 1974 – 1976 | Missile Division | |
Clark, Russell "rk" | TM 3 | Feb 15, 1974 – Jun 12, 1977 | Torpedomen | Worked for Harvey Williamson and Chief Remmel Made 6 patrols from Guam - Based in Pearl Harbor Friends: Harvy Carlock Steve Williams, |
Woechan, Frank | MM1 (SS) | Mar 1974 – Oct 1978 | M | Does any one know the whereabouts of: John Petro, John Harman, Jack Wilson, Ron Everson, J.P. Hayter ? |
Atkinson, Jim | EM1 | Mar 15, 1974 – Apr 15, 1978 | E Division, Engineering | End of the yards then in Hawaii, tried to convinve Cpt. Rich to run drill on hostage takeover. Best friends Don the Dugger, Floyd Webb and family. Amos Augana 5, drug bust. Lt. Stevenson doing mess on my poker $ |
Campbell, David | FTB2 | May 1974 – Oct 1978 | Missile Fire Control | End of the shipyard, DASO, transit the ditch, Missile loadout, 6 patrols, trip to Korea, Arnie Bentley, Renfro, Korf, Scholtz FTG2, so many good people wish I could remember them all. |
Hodom, Richard | MM2 SS | May 1, 1974 – Dec 23, 1977 | AUX Machinist Mate | I wished I had the names of all the crew that I served with. We had a lot of good times, and when a lot of places. Korea, Gaum, Pamama Canal and of course South Carilina Ship yard. |
Sauer, William | MT2 SS | Dec 1974 – Aug 1977 | Weapon /missle | Next reunion is in Omaha Nebraska Sept 2022 wsauer3481@cox.net |
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