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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636). 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 238 crew members registered for the USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Davis, Gary | ETN2 | 1975 – 1980 | Reactor Controls | Fond memories of the "Nasty Nat". Always wondered where everybody ended up. I stayed in the nuclear business. Became a senior reactor operator at TMI. Now living in Florida waiting to retire. |
Knepp, Ronald | RM3(SS) | 1975 – 1978 | Radio | |
Carroll, William | MM1 | 1975 – 1980 | M-Div | Great boat, great crew |
French, Michael/frenchie | MT-2 | Jan 1975 – Dec 1978 | weapons | Best boat I ever rode. Best people I have ever known. Best time I ever had. Hardest work I ever did. Those times I will never forget, wish I could turn the clock back to those years. |
Hand, Greg | Jan 1, 1975 – Jun 24, 1976 | After going to the first reunion, I was reminded and blessed to have served on a great boat with great people. | ||
McDevitt, Chuck "Bigmac" | MT 3 - MT2(SS) | Feb 10, 1975 – Aug 10, 1979 | Missile Division | Retired as MTCM(SS) after 30 patrols on three(3) other boats. Last tour was at NTC/RTC Orlando |
Roberts, Dwight | TM1 | Apr 22, 1975 – Nov 1, 1979 | Weapons-Torpedo | Each patrol was long, with a girl waiting at home I couldnt wait to get off. Reinlisted for 4 yrs shore duty. miss the oat and crew. |
Sanchez, Alvin | SK2 | May 1, 1975 – Nov 10, 1977 | Supply | My best buddy was a cook MS3 Chuck Cockcroft. Man could that guy cook. I remember a Xmas patrol when we made raisin jack and stored it in some poly bottles in the supply lockers throughout the ship. It sure had a nasty taste. |
Smith, Leroy | MT3 - MT1 | Jun 1975 – Nov 1980 | Missile | Great Times. Great Shipmates! Took the boat into overhaul in 79 and left before sea trials. Ended up working for Electric Boat as the Weapons Supervisor in Bremerton, WA. and the first ship I saw cut up was the Greene. Sad days then. |
Parsons, Sam | Midshipman 1st Class | Jul 1975 – Aug 1975 | Diving Officer | Joined this boat as a midshipman for a patrol and qualified as Diving Officer. Learned a great deal that served me well as an officer later aboard Ulysses S Grant Blue. Great ship and a great CO in Kerry Gentry. Thanks! |
Streeter, Bill | IC1(SS) | Sep 10, 1975 – Nov 2, 1979 | IC | |
Gruber, Steve | MM3/SS | Dec 2, 1975 – Nov 12, 1977 | A-Gang | Great memories, funny I can remember those times like yesterday & not remember what I had for dinner last night! Stopped by to look at the sail yesterday and the memories came rushing back like a tidal flood. Honored to serve with the best. |
Gray, Mark "Mort" | ET2 | Dec 16, 1975 – Sep 21, 1978 | Navigation Electonics | Fish 'n chips in Dunoon. |
Davis, Gary | E-5/ET | 1976 – Sep 1980 | RC | |
Trask, Matt | EM1 (SS) | Mar 1976 – Apr 1979 | Nuke | Great people but few good times at sea. Still have nightmares about cleaning those MG's. 6 hours on watch, 6 hours working, 6 hours off, repeat for 75 days. Loved the 30 days R&R, and living at the Route 2 Ranch. |
Leiren, Jim | IC1/SS | Mar 1976 – Mar 1981 | Electrical | It was a memorable period of my life. I served on 4 patrols out of Holy Loch and one mission prior to overhaul in Newport News Shipyard. Had some great E-div shipmates and many more. |
Stabley, Mike | RM2(SS) | Mar 23, 1976 – Oct 1977 | Comm | My tenure on 636 was limited. My first duty was on land in Sigonella, Sicily where I made most of my friends like you guys mention about your experience with "the boat". But, the nostalgia is well worth it!!! Go Blue! |
Gilson, Michael Ray | IC1/SS | May 1976 – Jun 1981 | Ah, the good times: working out in the missle compartment, Dunoon Dollies, apple jack hootch stored in the bilge, blue-nose in the mess decks, fish and chips, the mail buoy, and the last breath of fresh air before bringing down the IC suitcase | |
Petersen, Paul | LT | Jun 1976 – Jun 1979 | O-gang | Sonar/1st LT, Electrical Div, Communicator |
Jeffreys, E. Wayne | Ltjg/Lt | Jul 1976 – Sep 1978 | Supply | Served as Supply Officer; off crew office Groton, CT, Deployed from Holy Loch, Scotland; boat assigned to Sub Sqdn 14 (embarked) aboard USS Holland at that time. Later returned to Holy Loch on board USS Hunley(AS-31). |
Como, David | TM3 | Jul 1976 – | TORPEDO ROOM GOLD CREW | |
Smith, Wayne Kirk | ETCS(SS) | Aug 15, 1976 – Mar 1, 1981 | NAVET | I had some of the best times of my life on the Nasty Nat. Great crew members. Spent a lot of time when I was requalifying with Carl Hyatt and Freddie Hooker. Made Chief and Senior Chief while there. Many great memories. |
Johnson, Tom | ET | Sep 1976 – Jun 1981 | RC | 4 patrols - Holy Loch, 1 overhaul - Newport News, VA, and weapons testing - Port Canaveral, FL. After the Greene, I spent my remaining enlistment at Great Lakes. In October, 1982, I went into the reserves. |
Dmjones54@yahoo.com, Cecelia1 | MM1(SS) | Sep 1976 – Jul 1982 | M Div | |
Williams, James(Willie) | ET-1(SS) | Oct 1, 1976 – Nov 17, 1978 | RC | |
Mehrer, Vern | ICC(SS) | Dec 1976 – Jul 1980 | Best boat and tightest crew ever of the 2 SSNs and 2 SSBNs I served on! Still in contact with some crew members. | |
Cole, David | ETN-2(SS) | Mar 1977 – Apr 1981 | Navigation | My first boat, I didn't think I'd ever get qualified. Great, Great Times: Holy Loche, Bluenose, All the golf we played during overhaul. Durple. No other boat had her spirit. |
Battick, Karl Karoo | MT2/SS | Mar 11, 1977 – Jul 24, 1980 | Missle | Many runs. Became a true 'Blue Nose'. Made lots of pizza on our designated night. Was the movie man during off watch. People will never appreciate 'CINE-MA-SCOPE !!' like we did. John-Misty-Mike-Bob-Ray-Bruce-Sam-Magoo |
Benson, Andreas (Tubes) | TMSN (SS) THEN | Mar 15, 1977 – Jul 30, 1982 | Deck/Torpedo | My first boat and the best boat. Started as a TMSN on the Gold Crew took her through the yards in Newport News and went to the Blue crew. Left as TM2(SS) TM Divisoin LPO |
Cullens, Jerry | STS 2 | Apr 1977 – Jul 1980 | Operations | |
Richline, Michael | ETC | Jun 1977 – Mar 1982 | RC | Best group of shipmates I have served with. I am reminded of you guys every time I watch down periscope. |
Day, Timothy | TM2 | Nov 1, 1977 – Jun 1, 1981 | Weapons | No finer men have I had the privilege to have known since. Made what I am today. My thanks to those officers and chiefs that took a kid and made him a man. |
Barfield, Gene | MM2 | 1978 – 1981 | Machinery | |
Berry, Dennis | QMC/QMCS/ENS | 1978 – Apr 4, 1981 | Navagation/CCC/COB | Seeing some of these names really takes me back. |
Reynolds, Corey | SA | 1978 – 1979 | Seaman Gang | |
Reynolds, Corey ( Doc Jr) | HNSA | May 1978 – Dec 1979 | Sn | |
Dienes, John | MT1 - ENS | Aug 1978 – Apr 1980 | Missile | Joined Greene for patrol 44 prior to going into NewNews. Selected for LDO while in the shipyard. I had an awesome division and the command climate was one of the best in my 28 yr. career. Many thanks shipmates!!! |
Bassitt, Sur Bob | ET2 nuc | 1979 – 1983 | engineering | Joined at Newport News, went through trials, missle launch, and a few patrols. Never take it back, won't do it over. Anyone in touch with Jeff Butler? (nuc ET also). Fire, flooding, n caught by Norwegian trawler. GO NAVY |
Carpenter, Simeon (Sim) | MM1(SS) | 1979 – 1982 | Machinery Division / ELT | |
Doroshuk, Barth | LT. | Mar 1979 – Feb 1983 | DCA, Comm, QA, IC | Very fond memories.Never air blasted a TDU until Nasty Nat needed some ex-lax.Thanks AGang - you guys rocked.Glad the sail was saved.Spent a lot of dark hours up after Edinburgh.Thought I was going to die! Fair winds, following seas to all. |
Toy, Russell | RM1\\SS | Aug 15, 1979 – Nov 29, 1984 | Radio | |
Carpenter, Vern | ET2 | Sep 1979 – Mar 1982 | Navigation | |
Damm, Rich (Dicker) | MT2/SS | Oct 1979 – Jun 1984 | Missile | Came to Newport News Shipyard straight from C School and experienced the best of times putting the Nat Greene back together with great shipmates. Jim, Leroy, Rick, Pat, George, Tim, Paul and other MTs. See you at reunion. Where is ST Steve Gundaker? |
Diers, Roy | EM2(SS) | Nov 1979 – Dec 1983 | E Div | Great experience Great People! Would not change it for the world! Newport News to Port Canaveral to Holy Loch (May not have thought so about the experiences at the time.) Lots of Good Memories! |
Ryan Jr, Robert (Bob) | IC2/SS | Dec 1, 1979 – Feb 28, 1982 | IC | Where is everybody...Hey "Mac" where are you "Dog" |
Paddie, Jack | ET2(SS) | Dec 11, 1979 – Feb 28, 1983 | Navigation | Joined crew during Refit/Overhaul at NNSY when both Blue and Gold crews were combined. Ultimately assigned to Blue crew after yard period and did DASO at the Cape and two Deterrent Patrols in the wonderful cold Atlantic |
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