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USS Coucal (ASR 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Coucal (ASR 8). 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 138 crew members registered for the USS Coucal (ASR 8).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee, James | CWO | Jun 12, 1970 – Oct 2, 1972 | Supply, Food services, engineer and diving officer | Some of the fondest memories from a 24 year Naval career are from Coucal. Close knit crew which worked hard and somestimes played even harder. |
| Bambusch, Duane | RM2 | Sep 1970 – Jul 1972 | OC | McHale's Navy all over again. Loved every second aboart The Coucal. I will never forget the experience. |
| Knight, Art | BMSN/BM3 | Sep 5, 1970 – Apr 21, 1972 | Deck | See some familiar names Mr.Gee RM2 Bambush Great ship/crew. Enjoyed doing the 4point moor |
| Faries, Bob | OS2 | Dec 20, 1970 – May 31, 1975 | Operations | Great first ship, some good times and some not so good times. |
| Barrows, Blair | LCDR | Jan 1971 – Jul 1975 | XO & CO | A great ship with a super crew |
| Llewellyn, Tommy | STG 3 | Mar 7, 1971 – Mar 10, 1974 | Operations | Attaboy Yep! Dennis E. and Mike Coy (best buds). Hows it going Chopper Johnson an Emit Big Head Holt? Great parties at Apartment with Jimmy C. and Steve M. Hey Chopper, we played on some good softball teams. |
| Schneider, Dave | GMG2 | May 29, 1971 – Jun 1, 1976 | Deck | Have so many memories from all my time aboard. But I really miss Hawaii. |
| Holt, Emmett | EM2 (SS) | Jun 1971 – Feb 1974 | Engineering | Great downtown apartment parties before WestPac 72, great house parties in Pearl City after !!! Went to 6 Crater Festivals inside Diamond Head, Hawaii was great !! Lots of shipmates shared those times. Email me. |
| Edlin, Tony | SN | Jun 1971 – Feb 1972 | Deck | I had a great time while on the ship in Pearl.Like when we pulled back the floating drydock with the Trieste 2in it. I also remember Gomer and Pete. Good Luck to all! |
| Hignight, Bruce | RM3 | Sep 1971 – Jun 1974 | Operations | First ship. Loved Hawaii. Good times under the Banyan tree. |
| Pyles, Richard | BM3 | Sep 21, 1971 – Oct 6, 1974 | DECK | ENJOYED MY TIME ON SHIP,LOTS OF FUN AND FRIENDS I WAS LUCKY TO SPEND MY TIME ON COUCAL. RICH [GOMER] PYLES |
| Dawson, Jim | HT1(DV) | Nov 1, 1971 – Jan 15, 1974 | Salvage | Great ship, great crew, great times. Best tour I had. It would be great to hear from some of you. |
| Robbins, Charlie | STS2SS | Dec 14, 1971 – Aug 7, 1972 | Operations | Three years on submarines and 8 months here. Best 8 months of my enlistment. |
| Martin, Steven J | EM3/DV2 | Dec 24, 1971 – Feb 8, 1973 | Engineering | |
| Carlos Barrea, Carlos | OS3 | 1972 – 1975 | Ops | My first ship in the Navy and the most fun. Had a great time. Unfortunately, I have not been back to Hawaii since 1975. |
| Beltran, Ricardo / Rick | BM3 | Feb 1972 – May 1975 | Deck | made a lot of friends while I was onboard, and missed them when I got transfer to the USS George K Mackenzie DD 836 |
| Koch, Doc | HM1 DV | Feb 5, 1972 – | Medical | |
| Keenan, Owen | BMC DV1 | Mar 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1974 | Deck | Looking for any old shipmates. I can be reached at my wifes E-Mail RozmarieK@Hotmail.Com |
| Miller, Bill | RM2 | Jul 1972 – Mar 1974 | Operations | Same good memories as most -- Hong Kong, Australia, Lahina, beaches, softball, good times with the Dawson's and Mariani's. |
| Austin, William | BMC (DV) | Aug 1, 1972 – Mar 1, 1975 | Salvage/Deck | It's good to look back at some of the people I served with, and remember their faces. I'm 73 as of this signup. Retired BMCM (MDV) Apr 93 I hope you all are doing well. billaustin8@gmail.com |
| Aguilar, Daniel | OS 2 | Nov 1972 – May 1974 | OPS | Had a great time. |
| Rioux, Terrence | TM2 (DV1) | Nov 1972 – Jun 1975 | Salvage | I took lots of photographs (some uploaded to http://nafts.com and others to http://navy.togetherweserved.com ), if any old shipmates are nostalgic! |
| Pischke, Jerry. J.r. | Fireman | Dec 30, 1972 – Oct 15, 1974 | engineering | |
| Hutzell, James | SM2 | 1973 – 1976 | OC | |
| Pischke, Jerry/ J.r. | FN | 1973 – 1974 | Motor room | I hope more of us get on this list.Left for USS.Sperry along with ED Adams a few days after we got back from west pack.Wish I would of stayed on the Coucal.Thanks to Terry and his camera some of us will look the same forever. |
| Hall, Ronald C. (R.c.) | MMCS (MDV) | 1973 – 1975 | Senior Enlisted and Master | Retired from the USN while serving aboard the USS Coucal in September 1975. |
| Malone, Larry | SN | Jan 1, 1973 – Jul 14, 1974 | Deck | Thanks for a lot of good times. Had a hardship, still on the farm. Getting ready to put the crops out. Hate to see the ship was decomm. Hello to LCDR Barrows, Glenn Koch, Cheif Austin, Cabral, Ens. Vogelpohl. |
| Holecz, John | PN2 | Feb 1, 1973 – Mar 22, 1975 | Admin | Had great times on board. We had a helluva softball team also |
| Jellison, Jim | EM3 | Sep 1973 – Sep 1975 | Engineering | Hawaii was great. Lahaina was especially nice. I think I took all the same pictures that Terry Rioux took 'cause they look the same in my photo sets. |
| Howard, Glenn | QM1 | Oct 9, 1973 – Jun 1976 | Navigation | |
| Meier, Carl (Fred) | RM2 & RM1 | 1974 – 1977 | radio | Was re-enlisted by SecNav onboard. Remember when Hawaii 5-0 filmed onboard?? |
| Dinwiddie, Donald | FIREMAN 3 | 1974 – 1976 | ENGINEMAN | hawaii was great, remember filming Five 5-0 looking for shipmate BILL MCRAY,BABY SON,RICK WHITE, OFFICER.BRIGHT,RANDY BESSON, TONY GEIKO,"BEAR", E-MAIL ME, WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ALL. e-mail- dacia0212@yahoo.com |
| Dreiger, Michael (Doc) | E-4 electronic technician | 1974 – Sep 15, 1977 | Operations | Remember when the sub we were operating with took on 50,000 gallons of water? |
| Wilkins, Emmett | RM3 | Feb 1974 – Feb 1975 | COMM | WESTPAC '74..."WOW" |
| Beason, Randy | MRFN | Feb 23, 1974 – Feb 18, 1976 | DIVING A-GANG | |
| Nothem, Donald : Aka Babysan | EN3 | Mar 1974 – 1976 | Engineering | Westpac 74, Transfered to ACU1 Coranado Calif, transfered to US Coast Guard in 83, retired as Chief Petty Officer . |
| Nothem, Donald_ Aka:babysan | EN3 | Apr 1974 – | Engineering | At age 17 on Westpac 74, it was an eye opener. |
| Aaberg, Wayne | RM2(DV) | May 6, 1974 – Sep 1, 1975 | Communications | The USS Coucal was my first Navy ship. I reported onboard in Subic Bay, SRF, Philippines. The Coucal was tied up next to the USS Grayback. |
| Warren, Robert | BMSN | Jun 10, 1974 – Sep 15, 1977 | DECK | Was thinking of my early Navy years, Coucal was my first ship, Worked with BMC Welteke and BM1 Stone. Does anyone remember a STG2 onboard? First name Gary I Beleave. Like to reach that guy. Was always on the helm with me |
| Aquino, Robert | SEAMAN | Dec 10, 1974 – Dec 10, 1976 | Deck | I served 2 years in Pearl, aboard the Coucal, I`m looking for old shipmates, and remember, Owen Keenan BM1. |
| Hubbard, Dick | COMMANDER | 1975 – 1977 | Commanding Officer | Last skipper of the grand ship Coucal. |
| Welteke, Karl-wilhelm | BMCS DV | 1975 – 1977 | Deck | Hello Shipmates, retired March 1 1991 as a BMCM DV in Subic Bay and stayed here ever since. Some other Shipmates are also hanging around here in Subic Bay with me, BMCS Stone (BM1 DV than) and ENCM MDV |
| Duncan, Jim | BT2/DV SC | May 24, 1975 – Aug 12, 1977 | Diving | What great duty. Hawaii, barbecues on the fantail, morning dives off the coast of Kauai and Maui, and of course all the training dives. |
| Nissen, Paul | EN 3 (DV) | Jun 1975 – Feb 1977 | Engineering | I joined after finishing First Class dive School in 75. The ship was in drydock and Chief Hall was still aboard as Master Diver. I see some familiar names here . I can't believe that "Baby-San" ended up as a "lifer". |
Sullivan, John C C "Sully"  | EN3/DV | Jul 1, 1975 – Oct 1, 1977 | B1 | Ran B1, HP Pearl Harbor, lots of floating target time, chasing torpedoes, 4pt moors over bluebell(?), chamber ops, tv movies, scripts research, CURV, NR-1, local festivals, diving demos, parades, and real work too . . . |
| Nelson, Mac | BMSR | 1976 – 1977 | Deck | best command ever. sorry i was such a pain in the ankle. served with MB1 Stone, BMCS Weltke to name a couple. only there short time waiting orders. |
| Smith, Glenn | LT(jg) later LCDR | 1976 – Sep 15, 1977 | Deck | First LT & Strike Officer |
| Gallinger, Carlos Speed/flash | Firemen | Jan 15, 1976 – Sep 11, 1977 | Engineering | Just want to say hello to everybody it was really a great adventure serving on the coucal you can look me up by googling my name or website thewayofthings.org |
| Bush, Gary | e3 | Sep 1976 – Sep 17, 1977 | first | Robert warren dear bob i hope you remember me bush have thought a lot about Pearl harbor work in Washington dc.i live in virgina now. |
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