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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS South Carolina (CGN 37). 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 952 crew members registered for the USS South Carolina (CGN 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon, Thomas | MM1(SW) | 1985 – 1989 | M1 | Funny how most of the bad memories are from M-Div folk. Heck, I still have nightmares of LtCDR Jay-Mac's Christmas Eve surprise bilge inspections. What a schmuck. "Move out, not up" as we used to say. Busy workin' on a PhD now. |
| Horan, John | BM2 | 1985 – 1987 | deck | i served on board 85-87, looking to hear from any one in the deck div. |
| Hayes, Michael | MMC(SW) | 1985 – 1988 | M-1 | Two Meds, two shipyards, lots of ports. Best helo service ever, due to the special items in the lunches. Hi to all you guys. |
| Wait, Greg | ET3 | 1985 – 1987 | CE | Lots of good memories of the Socar; mostly of crewmates and port visits. Hoping to hear from anyone who remembers me. (Unless I owe you money.) ;-) |
| Mingus, Jerry | cto2 | 1985 – 1987 | o division | good times on the socar. lots of great mentors that i needed at a young age. |
| Mischler, Albert | TM2 | 1985 – 1987 | CA DIV | |
| Futtere, Matthew | ET2 | 1985 – 1987 | Comms | Enjoyed the fun times on the ship! Good to see some names on the roster which brought back some great memories! |
| Weaver, James / Jim | EM2 | 1985 – 1987 | RE | |
| Perez, Rm1 | RM1 | 1985 – 1987 | oc | |
| Freeman, Stafford | E-5 | 1985 – | 1st | |
| Phillips, Ray | RMSA-RM3 | Jan 1985 – Sep 1988 | OC | What a great first duty station |
| Phillips, Ray | RM3 | Jan 9, 1985 – Sep 6, 1990 | OC | What a great group of guys I worked with. RMC's Brown and Bearden, RM1 Maenza and Perez and lets not forget Thomas Hickey |
| Phillips, Don(mike) | MM2 | Jan 15, 1985 – May 20, 1989 | M2 | In 44 years, I've never meet a more bizarre and entertaining collection of people in my life. Calm seas and cool breezes everybody! |
| Cooper, Glenn | GMG2(SW) | Jan 19, 1985 – Jun 10, 1988 | Made two Med cruises on the SOCAR and a few trips down south. Had a great time on her, it was a unique experience being on the very distinctive looking ship, SOCAR. I proudly served under CAPT. Ernst, and in CG division until I changed rate to OS. | |
| Mesrobian, Bullwinkle | DECK APE | Feb 1985 – Jun 1986 | Lfie underway was hell. I'm so close to retirement now I can taste it. Screw every Deck Apes....what a bunch of brain donors. It was the blind leading the blind and all led by that moron, BMC Coker. Send an email if you want to catch up | |
| Fishburn, Richard | BM3 | Feb 1985 – Nov 1987 | Deck | What Memories!! Best ship in the fleet bar none. Sad to hear she's been scrapped. |
| Nichol, Thomas | MM2 | Feb 1985 – Jun 1989 | M | Work for Newport News Shipbuilding overhauling cvn for past 25 year |
| Mercado, Ivan | EM2(SW) | Feb 1, 1985 – Mar 18, 1989 | RE | |
| Jackson, Lee | STG2 | Feb 16, 1985 – Dec 16, 1988 | CA | I was a STG3 during my stay on the SOCAR. Great times and better friends. |
| Callahan, Larry | OS2 | Mar 1985 – Feb 1988 | OI | Awesome memories w/ Capts. Sydow & Ernst, OSCM(SW) Mason, Wags, Kreiger, Mike (Frickin') Brierton (Aloha), the V-Man, Timmy D, Larry Carl, Larry Alden, Randy Johnson, Sugah Boogah, Lester, Michael Carter, Kyle Yonkees, Mac Farland, Hadjr |
| Black, Ron | SK-2 | Mar 1, 1985 – | Supply / Aft Storeroom | only on for 1 tour, but it was great. does anyone remember splicing the membrane? |
| Creek, Harley | BM3 | Mar 10, 1985 – May 10, 1989 | Deck | Good Times, Bad Times But proud of my service on the "SOCAR". |
| Waters, Wyatt | EM3 | Apr 1985 – Dec 1986 | E | |
| Romero, Jesus | SN QM2 | Apr 12, 1985 – Dec 19, 1989 | 1st and NAV | Great memories in deck and nav. Lots of friends. Retired as a LCDR in 2006. |
| Garcia, Hector | MM3 | Apr 21, 1985 – Nov 18, 1988 | A -gang | What a Division! We had talent and character! 2 Meds , 1 North Atlantic, Blue Nose, I will never forget when we lost the aft steering and the great job the HT did to get it under control until the oil seal was replaced. |
| Collins, Kevin | RM3 | May 1985 – Nov 27, 1987 | oc | wow that was a long time ago |
| Henderson, Bennie | CTTCS(SW) | May 15, 1985 – Aug 10, 1987 | OT | Fun times, hard times...first BG to get beer on station during TWA hijacking incident. |
| Henderson, Bennie | CTTCM(SW) | May 15, 1985 – Aug 10, 1987 | OT | Looking for old shipmates like Bob White. |
| Forbus, Jerry "skip" | MM1 TO MMC | May 15, 1985 – Jan 4, 2001 | A-Gang | One great ship with a great crew. A-gangers were the best. Sailor of the year for 1986. Captain Ernst was the best Commanding Officer I have ever served under. Retired as MMCM in 2001. Love to hear from any Engineers from my time. |
| Guenther, Robert/bob | EN2 | May 17, 1985 – Aug 1, 1987 | A Gang | Member of Woody Hayes Buckeye co. Served on SOCAR w/ENCM Kilburn, EN2 Hogan, and Capt. Ernst. Enjoyed good times w/ 2 Meds, 2 N. Atlantics, a Caribbean. Long days, short nights. Miss those dogpiles! |
| Haney, Dan | FTM3 TO FC1 | May 29, 1985 – Sep 9, 1989 | Fox | The first ship I ever served on. The crew worked hard and plated hard. I wish the Navy was still like that. I retired in April 05 after 21+ years. |
| Meyer, Kenneth | FC3 | Jun 1985 – Nov 1989 | FOX | Mk74 Mod4 MFCS System Tech Best times of my life - Saw the world - Proud of the time I served on Socar |
| Caissie, Matt | MM1 | Jun 1, 1985 – Apr 15, 1988 | Nuke Engineering | I was sad to hear that the SOCAR was chopped up in 1999. There were some really great times and some really awfull (sea sick for a week) times onboard. Visited places I would probably never go otherwise. Met some very dedicated people. |
| Dewitt, Joe | TM1 | Jun 1, 1985 – Aug 15, 1990 | CA | Best Ship in the whole freakin Navy |
| Fields, Robert | MM2 | Jun 1, 1985 – Nov 18, 1989 | M | Was glad I served and glad when I got out. Many many good times on leave. Who'd a thunk it? Served on the South Carolina and now work and live in South Carolina (Savannah River Site). |
| Kimboe, David | OS2 | Jun 5, 1985 – May 31, 1990 | OI | I had some good times on that ship! Made some great friends! I enjoyed the MWR things I did with my division. Remember the birthday surprises and booby traps? The division store that helped us get a VCR and a Nintendo in our berthing. Fun! |
| Denmyer, Daniel L | RM3 | Jun 15, 1985 – Nov 10, 1988 | OC | What a long strange trip it has been. |
| Barnish, Brian | MM1 | Jun 15, 1985 – Sep 12, 1989 | m | It was a great life for a single guy. The memories come at odd times. I work with some old shipmates and laugh about those times |
| Gittens, Greg | OSSN | Jul 1985 – Mar 1987 | OI/Deck | Where have all the years gone? It seems like just yesterday I was standing watch up in CIC. I can still see the radar sweep burned into my memory, and I can still hear the chatter of the secure voice radio! |
| Hull, John | STG-3 | Jul 1985 – Feb 1988 | CA | Loved my time on the Socar. Remember hurricane Charlie when we became the USBN Socar for a brief time. Love to hear from Mick Brown, Davis Lee,Bubba Dewitt, Jim Halloy, John Lockner, Todd Midaugh, Al Schupp, David Dart |
| Yonkees, Kyle "taz" | OSSA-OS2(SW) | Jul 15, 1985 – Dec 5, 1988 | OI | Great Ship, great times and great friends. If you want to email me. I would like to catch up. |
| Gonzalez, Samuel | SM2 | Jul 25, 1985 – Jun 30, 1989 | OC | Had a great time while serving on Socar. Best group of shipmates and friends. Hope to hear from some of the guys.Wish you all the best. |
| Austin, Tim | MM2(SW) | Aug 1985 – Oct 1988 | M2 and T | Good times overall. Great memories. Retire as an MMCM on 3/17/05. Currently stationed at NR HQ. Who would have thought..... |
| Cooke, Randy | MM1 | Aug 20, 1985 – Aug 21, 1989 | M | Worthwile experience. Met a lot of good people. I still work with some of them. |
| Middaugh, Todd | STG3-STG1 | Sep 1985 – Nov 21, 1989 | CA | After 23 years of Navy/Naval Reserve duty I'll be retired in Oct. 2006. I can't take it no longer. |
| Stewart, Barry | EM2 | Sep 1985 – Aug 1988 | RE/Reactor Electrical | |
| Mancini, Tony | FC2 | Oct 1985 – Jan 27, 1989 | Fox | Had a lot of good times and some not so good,lol |
| Jorgenson, Arthur ( Sven ) | GMT3 | Oct 1985 – Nov 1988 | ca | made a lot of friends saw half the world and tryed to drink it dry.miss dean and al |
| Flowers, David "daisy" | EN2 | Oct 1985 – Aug 1990 | A Gang | I have some great memories and I learned alot aboard the SoCar. Saw and done many things I would have never seen or done if it hadn't been for my time on her. |
| Palmer Sr, Don | SA, GMG3 | Oct 1, 1985 – Aug 1, 1987 | Deck 1st Div & 3rd Div (guns) | This was my 1st ship. I stuck out of deck div and became a Gunnersmate Guns here! I had a buddy named Joey Kuk, GMM,whom I met here and Brent Stanley, ET. |
| Davis, Bill | FC2(SW) | Oct 3, 1985 – Oct 3, 1991 | CF | Good times. |
| Green, Peter | ossa | Oct 17, 1985 – Jun 19, 1989 | operation intel | been a long time, I am trying to find were to get my cruse book from 1988. dose any one know. |
| Mitchell, Big Mitch | ET2 | Oct 28, 1985 – Sep 4, 1990 | CE | I had a great time on this ship. I miss all my buddies...Snelling, Dickerson, Harris, Hancock, Paterson, Luis B, Chief Van, Polansky, Ferbee, Mr. Hoy. I'm still working with radar systems. |
| Dickerson, Ray / Dick / Tiny | ET2 | Nov 1985 – Sep 7, 1990 | CE | Miss all my friends. Glen Cooper, Hill, Hancock, Mitchell, Harris, Patterson, Snelling, Conaway, Moss, and Chief VanNostrand. Fun times: Mk48 rm workouts, farting, best skidmark contests, working on the 40 antenna for 38 hours straight. |
| Staats, Richard | sr | Nov 1, 1985 – 1988 | Deck | |
| Dye, Bill | HTFA-DC2 | Nov 15, 1985 – Jul 21, 1989 | R | Loved this ship and had a blast with the crew. We were gone too much but made alot of fond memories with the divisional dog piles above the fwd CPO berthing and got my ESWS pin and had it pinned on "Old school style by Capt Earnst and ENCM Kilbur |
| Mayle, Gary | sk2 | Nov 18, 1985 – Nov 18, 1989 | supply | my time on the socar was great met alot of diffrent people from all divisions was a blast |
| Jakoby, John | OSC [SW] | Nov 22, 1985 – Jul 14, 1989 | OI DIV | |
| Robinson, Joseph T. | MS2 | Dec 1985 – Nov 1989 | S2 | Cooked for the enlisted galley and chiefs mess. |
| Drexelius, Bob | MM2 | Dec 1985 – Feb 1988 | RL | |
| Handy, Mark V | MM1 | Dec 17, 1985 – Dec 17, 1987 | M-1 | Hard to believe it's 20 since my discharge. I remeber te days on watch in one plant, Orse adn drills and it seems like yesterday. Really mellowed with age adn memory but it made me who I am so it was all good. |
| Handy, Mark | MM1 | Dec 17, 1985 – Dec 17, 1987 | M-1 |
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