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Meet the crew

(To protect the privacy of our members, we do not release telephone numbers or email addresses on this public website.)

Base Officers

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Greg Miller* Commander

MM2 (E5) 

USS Carbonero (SS-337)

1968

USS Barbel
(SS-580)

 

Wayne Orrison*  Senior Vice Commander

STSC (E8)

 USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643)

1967

USS Galveston (CLG3)

USS Southerland (DDR-743)

USS Ulysess S. Grant (SSBN-631)

USS Mystic  (DSRV-1)

Kevin "Kep" Preble              Junior Vice Commander

MM1 (E6)

USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636)

1975

Paul Hable
Treasurer

Associate Member

Patrick O'Brien*  
Secretary

MM2

USS Tench        (SS-417)

1959

USS Grayback (SSG-574)

USS Barbel        (SS-580)

Mark Dykstra, Jr. Immediate Past Commander, KAP(SS)4KIDS(SS) coordinator

EM2 (E5)

USS Gato       (SSN-615)

1992

Terry Elmeier
Storekeeper &
Scout Program Coordinator

TM1 (E6)

USS Gato (SSN-615)

1973

Kate Ramsay
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster

Associate Member

Crew Members

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Michael Barney

YNCS 
(E8)

USS Richard B. Russell (SS-687)

1978

USS City of Corpus Christi (SS-705)
USS Sturgeon (SS-637)

Bob Bates*

RM1 (E6)

USS Darter (SS-576)

1961

USS Trumpetfish (SS-425)

Donald Bosetti*

EN2 

USS Growler (SS-577)

1986

Frank Brown  (Base Chaplain)

EM1 (E6)

USS LaFayette (SSBN-616)

1959

Victor Buchholz

EM3 (E4)

USS Tusk (SS-426)

1967

Sherman Buetsch*

EMCM (E9)

USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631)

1968

Tim Deneen

RM2 (E5)

USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630)

1972

Robert Fleck*

TM3 (E6)

USS Bugara (SS-331)

1969

Jason Fogarty

STS1 (E6)

USS Montpelier (SS-765)

2004

Nathan Heft

EMN1 (E6)

USS Buffalo (SSN-715)

2000

USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)

Jim Helsell

(E6)

USS Gato (SSN-615)

1980

Jim Hill

MMC (E8)

USS Seahorse (SSN-669)

1975

USS Columbus (SSN-762)

USS Lewis & Clark (SSBN-644)

USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632)

USS Cincinnati SSN-693)

Archie Holte*

CM2 (E5)

USS Gabilan (SS-252)

1944

USS Bluefish (SS-222)

Joseph Jones*

MM1 (E6)

USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)

1966

Steve Jones

CDR (05)

USS Lafayette
(SSBN-616)
Gold Crew

1978

USS Phoenix
(SSN-616) (G)

USS Boston
(SSN-703)

USS Tennessee
(SSN-734) (G)

Earl Joslyn

IC2 (E5)

Associate Member

Renee Martin

Associate Member

Richard Martin*

EN (E4)

USS Amberjack (SS-522)

1963

David Miller

MMC (E8)

USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633)

1975
 

USS Severn (AO-61)

USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654)

USS George W. Carver (SSBN-656)

USS Spadefish (SSN-668)

USS Simon Lake (AS-33)

Charles Mongan, Jr.*

EN2 (E5)

 Hardhead (SS-365)

1969

  USS Gato (SSN-615)

Wayne Orrison*  

STSC (E8)

 USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643)

1967

USS Galveston (CLG3)

USS Southerland (DDR-743)

USS Ulysess S. Grant (SSBN-631)

USS Mystic  (DSRV-1)

Phil Owens*

QMC (E7)

 USS Odax (SS-484)

1960

USS Conger (SS/AGSS-477)

USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311)

USS Diablo (SS-479)

USS Sea Cat (SS-399)

Bruce Pickering*

EN2 (E5)

USS Baya (SS/Agss-318)

1967

Tom Ramsay

MM2 (E6) 

USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628)
Gold Crew

1967

USS Halibut (SSN/SSGN-587)

USS Omaha 
(SSN-692)

USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)

Daryl Rorabaugh

TM2 (E5)

USS Ulysses G. Grant (SSBN-631)

1970

John Stines*

EN3 (E4)

USS Raton (SS/SSR/AGSS-270)

1962

USS Nereus (AS-17)

Gary Walters

MM2 (E5)

USS Greenfish (SSBN-657)

1967
 

USS Cobia (SS245)

USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657)

John Wankowski

STS3 (E4)

USS Flasher (SSN-613)

1971

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On Eternal Patrol

The below Shipmates have embarked on their Final Patrol under Heavenly Orders from our Supreme Commander. They have shipped out to calm seas and warm breezes to join company of their shipmates who have gone before him.

Rest your Oar, Shipmate, we have assumed your watch.

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Rudy Kraut*
Left on Eternal Patrol
11/22/2018
Click for American Submariner article
for Life & Times of Rudy "Saur" Kraut

TM2

USS Lizardfish (SS-373)

1945

USS R4 USS Blueback (SS-326)

 * Holland Club Member. Learn more about this prestigious honor.