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USS George Washington (SSBN 598) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS George Washington (SSBN 598). 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 190 crew members registered for the USS George Washington (SSBN 598).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1972 | 1973 – 1977 | 1978 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocker, Roy (Aka Henry Hershey) | 1973 – 1975 | M | Made two legitimate patrols and a run where we pulled into Pearl in the middle. Interested in contacting any of the lod shipmates. Work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and helped cut the old gal into pieces. A sad time. | |
| Weber, Daniel | mm2 | 1973 – 1976 | MM AUX | |
| Patterson, Dennis | yn3 | 1973 – 1974 | yeoman | looking for information on a flooding incendent that took place in 1973. A valve stuck open |
| Pendleton, Roy Steven | ETR2 | 1973 – 1974 | Engineering | Reactor Operator during home port change. Worked for Bechtel after Navy for 30+ years. Retired now living in Virginia. |
| Hilbeck, Ken | E-5 | 1973 – 1976 | Electronics | Foward ETon board 1974-76 curious to see if anyone I served with is around. Gold crew |
| Jones, Patrick/ Doc | HMCS(SS) | Feb 1973 – Nov 1975 | ||
| Sims, Dave 'Turkey' | ETN2(SS) | May 1973 – Dec 1976 | Navigation | Looking for all My shipmates. I was mostly Gold crew, until the shipyard. I'm working with the Deep Submersible Alvin now. |
| George, James | MM 2 | Oct 28, 1973 – Nov 28, 1977 | M | |
| Medina, George | MM | 1974 – 1976 | ||
| Weber, Dan | mm3 | 1974 – 1976 | a-div | |
Akers, Johnny  | STS2 | 1974 – 1976 | Sonar | |
| Stingley, Pete | ETR2(SS) | Jan 1974 – Jun 1975 | RC | Qualified in Submarines aboard GW, qualified Reactor Operator also. Served with HM1 Stubblefield, MM1 Tannehill, ET2 Weatherford, ET2 McLaughlin, Sirovy, Zahn, Larson, Elson, Chief Unks, many others |
| Kip William Grant, Mouth | MM2 | Jan 1974 – Jan 1976 | M/ELT | Glad to see Gold Crew folks on this site. Many enjoyable experiences with the Nuclear Engineering group - and lessons that I've carried throughout life. "Can't Get to Me MoFo". Always remember the flooding casualty.. |
| Tannehill, Bob | MM2(SA) | Jan 1974 – Aug 1975 | M | |
| Carberry, Andrew | ET1SS | Feb 1974 – Oct 1979 | RC | Was on Georgefish from 1974 through 1979. Noted many friends on the site. Attended the decommissioning at PSNS on the mid 80's while working there as a test engineer. Still keep in touch with some - best friends I ever had. |
| Newhardt, David | MM3(SS) | Mar 1974 – Nov 1975 | Auxilary | |
| Watts, Philip | MM1 | Jun 1974 – Feb 18, 1977 | M | Best thing I ever did was join the Navy. I’m very proud of my service on board the George Washington. Made two patrols and was there for the refueling at Mare Island. |
| Fibranz, Bruce | RMCS(SS) | Aug 31, 1974 – Nov 28, 1975 | Radioman /COB | Served as Chief of the Boat for last two of three patrols. Left this ship for the USS Sam houston because not enough time left to go to the Yards. Retired from Navy 13 July 1978 |
| Richmond, Mark | STS1 | Sep 1974 – Jan 1979 | Operations | Looking for EJ Steiner, anyone know where he went? |
| Johnson, Thomas | Sep 1, 1974 – Jun 1978 | MT/Deck | I was on three other subs before I arrived on the GW, I finally stayed in one place long enough to qualify. Drank my dolphins in Guam, Hot and Sticky Stayed on through the yards then transferred to DamNeck | |
| Gray, John | ETN3 Nav | Oct 15, 1974 – Nov 15, 1975 | Nav Center | I came aboard mad that I had to leave 622. Had a bad attitude whole time I was on board. Never tried to fit in. |
| Underwood, Jon | HM2(SS) | Jan 1975 – Oct 1976 | Medical | |
| Davis, Michael | SK-2SS | Jan 3, 1975 – Oct 15, 1976 | supply | looking to get in touch with Jon Underwood who is from texas where I live now my name is Michael davis we use to be roomates |
| Tronson, Tom | RM3(SS) | Jan 8, 1975 – Dec 10, 1975 | Radio | Made 2 patrols and qualified on G.W. |
| Parry, Ed | MMC(SS) | Mar 1975 – Apr 1980 | Machinery | Reported in Pearl to Blue Crew, made a few patrols, did refueling overhaul at Mare Island, Couple more patrols on the Blue Crew, then went to shore duty at TRF Bangor. |
| Viens, Ronald "Pushman" | MT2 | May 12, 1975 – Oct 28, 1978 | Launcher | |
| Najera, Wally | MT2(SS) | Nov 1975 – Nov 1979 | MT-Launcher | Was on the Georgefish before and after her third overhaul. Left active duty at SWFPAC. Retired from USN Reserves. Work at Lockheed with other former GW members (Skip Hebert,Steve Parrish,Andy Huck). |
| Barlow, Peter | IC2 | Dec 1, 1975 – Apr 1, 1979 | IC | Arrived as IC2 in Mare Island Shipyard. Made IC1 while in Pearl in 1978. |
| Barron, Randall | MT2(ss) | Mar 1976 – Sep 1979 | Missile | Went from the 'First and the Worst' to the latest and the greatest (USS MIchigan precomm crew). Was on the Simon Lake in Holy Loch for a few years, and retired from Trident Refit Facility in Washington state. |
| Herring, Deems | MM1(SS) | Sep 1976 – Oct 1982 | Machinery | |
| Robinson, Victor | EM2 (SU) | Sep 9, 1976 – Dec 1977 | E | At Mare Island Naval Shipyard for drydock and re-fuel. |
| Gao, John | ET-1 (SS) | Sep 14, 1976 – Mar 21, 1978 | Navigation | |
| Barlow, Peter | IC1 | Dec 1976 – May 1979 | IC | Mare Island, Panama canal, DASO, first Gold Crew Patrol out of Guam |
| Spence, Steven | MMT1 | 1977 – 1978 | WEAPONS | MEMORY IS SKETCHY, REMEMBER BEING IN FLORIDA... THEN I WAS DISCHARGED...I DO REMEMBER BEING IN VALLEY JOE FOR A WHILE, LOOKING FOR SMITTY, WALLY NAJERA,BROWN,KK,SLIM,ONE OTHER SHIPPIE AND I WENT TO EVERGLADES..AWAITING DISCHARGE... |
| Dean, David (Lerch) | MT-2SS | 1977 – Oct 1981 | Weapons | Came aboard in Mare Island. Separated in Pearl. If I had it to do over again I probably wouldn't but I wouldn't trade a single day for the experiences I had while I served onboard. Good people, some real good friends. |
| Cole, Scott | FTBC | 1977 – 1980 | Weapons | Would really like to connect with old crew that remembers me and/or can attest we worked in and with asbestos-laden materials. Good memories, but wish we'd known more about the risks involved. |
| Brown, Johnny | FR - TM1 | Jan 1977 – Aug 1981 | Torpedo | |
| Ernst, Loren | EM1 (SS) | Feb 1977 – Nov 1980 | E Gang | Reported to Mare Island Shipyard, Sailed to Pearl/Guam, thru Panama Canal to Shoot a Missile off FLA, Three Patrols, then off to SSBM-608 |
| Duffell, Michael | QM2/SS | Apr 3, 1977 – Nov 15, 1979 | Nav/Ops | Great time with a lot of memories. |
| McFadden, Jerry | 2ND CLASS/ET(RO) | May 19, 1977 – Feb 19, 1981 | Reactor Controls | Hey, why don't you guys ever write???? |
| Meyland, William | YN3 | Jun 24, 1977 – Jan 11, 1978 | ||
| Shapiro, Philippe | E2 | Aug 1977 – 1979 | MS | |
| Wheeler, Tim | ftg2 (ss) | Sep 9, 1977 – Sep 30, 1981 | ft/tm | really great group of people. the best |
| Shafer, Kurt | ET-2 | Oct 1977 – Oct 1981 | Navigation | Last Shipyard overhaul to last Gold crew patrol |
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