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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Puffer (SSN 652). 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 79 crew members registered for the USS Puffer (SSN 652).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks, Bob | ETN2 (SS) | Sep 1968 – Dec 1970 | ET Navigation | My third boat and second new construction and finally home port in Hawaii where I was born. Great times and exciting cruises! Good memories! |
| Severson, Gordy | STS2 (SS) | Nov 5, 1968 – Jul 1970 | Sonar | I was on the commissioning crew. We tried to get a 292ft bandaid because it felt like everything was falling apart. We even hit ourselves with a dummy torpedo in the engine room and they restricted our depth. |
| Davis, Ron | SK2 | Mar 20, 1970 – Dec 10, 1971 | SUPPLY | Puffer was the only boat I served on. Had some great friends like Tom Dowell, Steve Johnson, our Supply Officer Mr Mac. We had fun on the Westpac '71, a lot of good memories... |
| Schive, Bob | RM2(SS) | Apr 1970 – Dec 1973 | Operations | Puffer was my first boat. Made several WESTPACS on her. I qualified and received my Dolphins while in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
| McMullen, Patrick | ET2 | Aug 5, 1970 – Aug 1, 1974 | ECM | The Puffer was the only boat I served. My best memory was qualifying fast enough to avoid mess cooking. It never look like a lot of fun. But liberty on two west pacs were. |
| Mager, Bill | E-5 MM | Sep 15, 1970 – May 20, 1974 | M Nuke | Good boat...still have friends I talk to almost daily. |
| Cannici, Jim | ET-1(SS) | Mar 1971 – Sep 1974 | Nav/Ops | |
| Eckenroth, Eck | GSCM(SS, SW) | Apr 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1974 | Electrical | Looking to connect with old shipmates, 2 were in my wedding party in 1974. I went on to become a gas turbine tech, after 3rd sub. I was one of those lateral conversions where I was forced to change rates. retired in 2000 |
| Lane, Michael | FTG3(SU) - FTG2(SS) | May 18, 1971 – Sep 25, 1974 | Fire Control | Was my first boat. Served under Commanding Oficers J. Will and D. Cooper. A great boat, helped me decide to stay Navy. Reported aboard, via #1 line in Guam during first Wespac did the second and rode her almost all the way through overhaul. |
| Pike, Tom | YN3(SS) | Jan 1972 – May 1975 | Yeoman | |
| Trobee, John | IC3 | Jul 1972 – 1974 | IC | Had a lot of fun visiting all the Asian countries. Never forget Tampopos Bar in Youkuska Japan ! Great crew, great boat ! |
| Bertrand, Ron | sts3 | Oct 1972 – Sep 1974 | Sonar | 1st boat |
| Lehmann, Rich | ETR2 | Oct 1972 – 1975 | Reactor Control | Came aboard after Nuclear Power School and qualified as Reactor Operator and in Submarines while aboard. Completed last patrol of WESTPAC and non-refueling overhaul in Bremerton Naval Shipyard. |
| Headley, Bill | em2 | 1973 – Nov 1976 | engineering | I was the boats diver and periscope photographer. Lot of good memories. It was a good boat. |
| Allan, Andrew | MM1(SS) | 1973 – 1977 | Machinery Division | |
| Mitchell, Scott | MM2(SS) | Apr 1973 – Mar 1977 | M-Division | |
| Reid, James "Pbr, Doe, Papa Doe" | SSN 652 | May 19, 1973 – Oct 5, 1975 | ESM Electronics Tech | |
| Hegge, Neal / Squirrel | MM2SS | 1974 – Nov 1977 | A-Gang | Good folks , good places , long ago |
| Vegh, John | STS2 | 1974 – 1975 | Weapons | In and out served under Capt. Tom |
| Jones, Mike | Sts2 ss/dv | Aug 1, 1974 – Oct 1, 1977 | Sonar | Ist sea tour. Great friends. Great experiences. Psc'd to ssn-651. Acquired college degree, went back in as a navy p3 pilot. |
| Barrett, Greg | QM2 | Dec 1974 – Jun 1977 | quartermaster | the navy wasn't really my thing but the crew was great - we had plenty of laughs and made it through it - i'd appreciate hearing from anyone that I served with |
| Gillard, Douglas | MM2/SS | Dec 9, 1974 – Mar 31, 1976 | A-GANG | The Puffer was my second boat but my favorite one. I definitly did not appreciate fully my experience but I have a lot of good memories. |
| Kettner, Kevin | MS3 | Jan 1975 – Nov 1978 | Great boat, good times & good friends. | |
| Cooper, Rick | STS2 (SS) | Feb 23, 1975 – Feb 23, 1977 | Sonar | Served with Capt A.K. Thompson |
| Abel, Augie | TM2/SS | Apr 24, 1975 – May 21, 1977 | Weapons | My time on my first boat the Puffer was the best. The crew, the places we ent on West-Pac and the families. We had the best crew around. I still keep in touch with Rob Kualapai and mostly Steve Edwards. Drop a line. |
| Yepiz, David | RM3 | May 19, 1975 – Oct 1, 1977 | I had a great time serving though I did'nt realize it at the time. My best friend was killed in a motorcycle accident and I still think about him till this day, Michael Frano rip. I now live in the nw | |
| Ryan, Roger | MM1(SS) | Aug 1, 1975 – Jun 20, 1979 | M-div | |
| Paul, Sorrow | SEAMAN MS | Dec 1975 – Jul 1976 | Supply | I got to the boat Puffer SSN 652 in Hawaii at Pearl; we started our West Pac the next morning. We were the shortest staff division on the boat. We had three seamen, one second class, one first class and the chief. We did all the cooking |
| Lucero, Joe "mighty Luce" | MM1(SS/DV) | Jun 1976 – Feb 24, 1980 | Machinery-Engineering | God, I absolutely loathed the Navy for the traditions that inflicted such disparities between the treatment of officers and enlisted, between "forward pukes" and nukes, between submarine qualified and "non-qual" personnel... |
| Sandhoefner, Mike 'the Chairman" | EM 1 | Sep 1977 – Sep 1981 | EM | What a time was had. Glad I served, glad I got out and used the GI bill. Sure miss the "good old days" with the guys, however life goes on. |
| Goolsby, Peter | DS2 (SS) | Nov 6, 1977 – Sep 12, 1983 | Firecontrol | Fond memories. |
| MacPherson, Bruce | QM2/ SS | Sep 1978 – Jul 1981 | OPS | |
| Haugen, Michael | SST 1 | Feb 1, 1979 – Mar 31, 1983 | Sonar | good memories of a great crew |
| Schelstraete, Daniel(turtle) | TM-3(SS) | Feb 10, 1979 – Oct 8, 1982 | Weapons | Had some great times ,met an outstanding group of people.I welcome E-mails from anyone I served with |
| Wachter, Eric | STS1(SS) | Apr 12, 1979 – Aug 14, 1981 | OPS | The best and yet the worst time of my Naval carrer. The best were Rudee Rule, JB Ellis Todd, Muldoon, Marty Clouser, and many many more. The worst.. Habermayer. |
| Muldoon, Pat | EM1 (SS) | Jun 1979 – Aug 1983 | ||
| Boyer, Robert | MM2 /SS/DV | Sep 27, 1979 – Sep 29, 1983 | M | We had a tough schedule, Habermeyer said when he left that "we had spent more time at sea than any other boat on the west coast" , and added, "and probably the east coast but I couldn't check their records". |
| Hansen, Craig | EM1/SS | Jan 5, 1980 – Jan 15, 1984 | E Div | A manly boat full of manly men....mostly. We worked hard and played harder. I never thought I'd miss those times but I was wrong. |
| Crouse, John | MMCS-SS | Apr 1980 – Sep 1983 | M Div - EWS | MMC - MMCS. LCPO. Arrived with on 6 people in M-Div. Once the personnel problem got solved another great boat. My seond Battle E Boat. Since 1996 manage St. Marys Submarine Museum in St. Marys, GA. Collecting command brochures and photos. |
| Velasquez, Joe, Chief Squeeze | EMCS(SS) | May 18, 1980 – 1983 | E Division | Great boat and a better division....lots of memories. Mostly good ones....just sayin' |
| Passarelli, Mark | QM2/SS | Aug 1980 – Aug 1983 | LPO QM Div | |
| Conrad, Terry | MM3/SS | Sep 1, 1980 – Feb 1, 1984 | A Division | Was a great boat to be on. Remeber going to the baseball games at Aloha Stadium. Retired april 2004 |
| Draper, Chris | EM2 | Oct 10, 1980 – Aug 21, 1981 | Engineering - Nuclear | It was a great time; good friends, Skinner, Sandy, Muldoon. Too bad that car didn't see me on my motorcycle in Waikiki. Spent a year being put back together and then discharged. Went to law school in Boston. Go figure. |
| Ellis, J.b. | IC2/SS | Nov 10, 1980 – Sep 27, 1983 | IC | Retired from Navy in July 07, working at Mpls VA Hospital. Some fun times and great people. Spend most of my time at my cabin up in Hayward, WI jbellis24@yahoo.com |
| Geiger, Rick | EM1(ss) | Dec 1980 – Dec 1985 | Electrical | Currently living and working in Sofia Bulgaria. Working on multiple projects as Licensing Manager or Principal Reactor Engineer. Life is good! |
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