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1952 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
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Click here to see a list of the Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1952
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Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, California
As seen through the Cusk's periscope |
Clay Gatlin goes overboard
(Photo courtesy of Clay Gatlin) |
Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, California
As seen through the Cusk's periscope |
Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, California
As seen through the Cusk's periscope |
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Removing a wing section from the hanger
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Main body of missile being removed from the hanger
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Next out is the JATO (Jet Assisted Takeoff Assembly) pack
and skid
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Attaching the main body to the JATO and skid
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
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Completing the wing assembly
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Assembling the nose cone and guidance equipment(Photos
courtesy of National Archives) |
Pulse Jet engine attachment
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Completing the nose cone assembly and making attachments
for testing
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
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Final Nose Cone assembly
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Missile assembly is almost complete
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Pre-Launch testing
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
System testing
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
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More testing of guidance system
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Pulse Jet engine test
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Missile is assembled, tested and ready for launch
(Photos courtesy of National Archives) |
Crewmembers who served aboard the Cusk in
1952:
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Name |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Years on Board |
Eternal Patrol Date |
Comments |
| Anderson, Ralph Walter |
La Mesa |
CA |
TM3(SS) |
50 - 51 |
30 May 2012 |
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| Garrett E "Lightning" Baker |
Ft. Worth |
TX |
EM1(SS) |
50 - 55 |
1 April 2019 |
Qualified in submarines on the USS Carp
(SS-338) in 1949 and was a LCDR when he left the Navy. |
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| Baker, Garrett E "Lightning" |
Ft. Worth |
TX |
RM2(SS) |
50 - 55 |
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| Bangal, Francisco |
|
|
TN(SS) |
52 |
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| Barry, Robert O |
|
|
SN(SS) |
50 - 52 |
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| Bauman, Joseph W |
|
|
ENC(SS) |
50 - 53 |
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| Bateman, Arnold Frederick |
Kansas City |
MO |
TM2(SS) |
50 - 52 |
1 August 1987 |
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| Baxley, Ben |
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|
LT |
52 |
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| Bell, Robert L |
Clovis |
CA |
EMFN(SS) |
49 - 52 |
Date Unknown |
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| Berry, Ralph T |
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EMFN |
52 - 53 |
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| Blevins, Burl C |
|
|
CS3(SS) |
52 |
|
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| Borchardt, Charles O |
|
|
ET1(SS) |
50 - 52 |
|
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| Boushley, Jr,
Charles "Charlie" |
Mesa |
AZ |
EM2(SS) |
48 - 52 |
|
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|
Jack O Brinkerhoff |
|
Traverse City |
MI |
SOSN(SS) |
50 - 53 |
27 September 2012 |
| Bucknell, III, Howard |
LaJolla |
CA |
LT |
49 - 52 |
1 October 1986 |
Guided Missile Officer |
| Budlong, John W |
|
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TMC(SS) |
52 |
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| Clark, Tom |
North Logan |
UT |
|
52 |
13 March 2010 |
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| Comperini, Robert Dominic |
Appleton |
WI |
EN3(SS) |
49 -
52 |
1 December 2015 |
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| Dedrick, Walter Eugene |
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LTJG |
46 & 52 - 55 |
28 September 1997 |
Plankowner,
Executive Officer |
| Dixon, Harold "Doc" |
|
|
HMC(SS) |
50 - 52 |
6 April 1975 |
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| Donovan, Emmett William "Pappy" |
|
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ENC(SS) |
50 - 53 |
31 January 1974 |
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| Fischer, Robert L |
Hayward |
CA |
SN(SS) |
51 - 53 |
4 November 2008 |
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| Fouts, William L |
|
|
CS2(SS) |
50 - 53 |
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| Fraga, Frank Zamarron |
Roanoke |
TX |
EMC(SS) |
47 - 52 & 61 - 63 |
25 June 2007 |
Chief of the Boat on his second tour aboard Cusk |
| Franklin, Gordon Scott |
San Diego |
CA |
ENFN(SS) |
50 - 52 |
7 August 1982 |
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| French, John Marrion |
|
|
CSC(SS) |
49 - 52 |
Date Unknown |
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| Gatlin, Clayton N |
Brandon |
MS |
EN2(SS) |
51 - 54 |
6 September 2012 |
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| Gehrt, Jon C |
|
|
SOS1(SS) |
61 - 62 |
11 April 2002 |
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| Ghiselin, John Shankland "Red" |
Bremerton |
WA |
END1(SS) |
50 - 53 |
18 July 2000 |
Received commission later in career and retired as
LCDR |
| Gilbert,
Ted C |
|
|
FN(SS) |
48 - 52 |
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| Goodman, Robert Burnley |
|
|
EN1(SS) |
50 - 52 |
|
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| Graham, Herbert William |
|
|
RM1(SS) |
46 - 53 |
Date Unknown |
Plankowner |
| Guarasci, Silvio Frank |
Port Orchard |
WA |
TM2(SS) |
49 - 52 |
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| Hanau, Walter F |
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QMQ2(SS) |
49 - 52 |
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| Hannon, Robert E |
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TM2(SS) |
49 - 52 |
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| Harlow, George Urban |
Ash Flat |
AZ |
SO2(SS) |
49 -
53 |
16 September 2014 |
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| Hervey, Roy A |
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CSSN(SS) |
50 - 52 |
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| Hirt, Dave P |
Glendale |
CA |
QM3(SS) |
51 - 53 |
22 August 2016 |
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| Hord, Paul O |
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|
QM1(SS) |
47 - 52 |
Date Unknown |
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| Huckings,
Joseph Q |
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EMP3(SS) |
50 - 52 |
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Humphries, James M "Hump" |
|
|
EN3(SS) |
50 - 52 |
24 October 1987 |
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| Jerbert, Arthur H |
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|
LT |
52 |
|
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| Kane, James R |
|
|
EM2(SS) |
49 - 53 |
Date Unknown |
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| Kaze, Leonard S |
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|
YN3(SS) |
51 - 52 |
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| Kelley, Jr, Thomas O |
|
|
EN1(SS) |
52 |
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| Knoche, Eugene Alfred |
St. Louis |
MO |
EN2(SS) |
51 - 52 |
20 February 2004 |
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| Kokeas, Christopher L "Nick" |
San Diego |
CA |
EN1(SS) |
50 - 52 |
2 July 1996 |
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| Kunkel,
Leo Paul |
Jacksonville |
FL |
ENCS(SS) |
45 - 48
& 52 - 58 |
18 February 2015 |
Plankowner |
| Lawless, Mike L |
Glendale |
AZ |
ET3(SS) |
51 - 54 |
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| Lawrence, Orsen S |
|
|
ENC(SS) |
52 - 53 |
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| Marcum, Claud "Mark" |
Cottage Grove |
OR |
QM2(SS) |
52 - 53 |
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Carl Robert "Mark" Markham, Jr. |
Cottage Grove |
OR |
TM1(SS) |
52 - 53 |
16 November 2018 |
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| Maxon, Vernon P "Barney" |
Des Peres |
MO |
LCDR |
51 - 53 |
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| Maynard, Mark John |
Long Beach |
CA |
QMC(SS) |
52 |
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| McBriar,
John
A |
Lynwood |
WA |
TM3(SS) |
52 - 54 |
28 March 2015 |
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| McDonald, Robert F |
Charlotte |
NC |
EN3(SS) |
51 - 53 |
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McKenzie, Jr, William W "Mac" |
Silverdale |
WA |
LT |
50 - 53 |
8 November 2018 |
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| McGaughey, Earl L |
Klamath Falls |
OR |
QMS3(SS) |
51 - 52 |
19 September 1998 |
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| Maxon, Vernon P "Barney" |
Des Peres |
MO |
LCDR |
51 - 53 |
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| Miller, Robert F |
El Cajon |
CA |
EM3(SS) |
51 - 52 |
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| Mitchell, Jerry |
Folsom |
CA |
EMFN(SS) |
52 |
8 January 2020 |
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| Momsen, Jr, Charles Bowers "Swede" |
Goleta |
GA |
CDR |
51 - 53 |
21 October 2002 |
5th Captain of the Cusk |
| Munson, Clair W. "Bill" |
|
|
SN(SS) |
50 - 52 |
4 March 2016 |
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| Murray, Jr, Earl A |
|
|
SO3(SS) |
46 - 52 |
Date Unknown |
Plankowner |
| O'Halloran,
William Joseph "Bill" |
Ft. Collins |
CO |
ET1(SS) |
51 - 52 |
3 July 2020 |
Retired as LCDR |
| Peckenpaugh, Ray M |
Cottage Grove |
OR |
EN3(SS) |
50 - 52 |
4 November 2014 |
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| Pierson, Irwin Bruce |
Bremerton |
WA |
EM2(SS) |
50 - 52 |
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Retired as LCDR |
| Quinlivan, Jr, Frank B |
El Cajon |
CA |
TM1(SS) |
49 - 53 |
1 December 2009 |
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| Richard, James E |
|
|
END1(SS) |
52 |
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| Rives, John L |
|
|
SD3(SS) |
49 - 52 |
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Rowe,
William N |
Colora |
ND |
RM3(SS) |
52 |
29 May 2016 |
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| Rowley, Robert R |
Sequim |
WA |
ET3(SS) |
51 - 52 |
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| Roseth,
Ralph T |
|
|
ENFN(SS) |
52 |
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| Rutherford,
Charles B J |
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EN1SS) |
52 |
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| Salveson, Robert J |
|
|
END2(SS) |
52 |
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| Sanchez, Panfilio |
|
|
YN3(SS) |
51 - 52 |
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| Schoenberger, Herman Henry |
Pascagoula |
MS |
TM1(SS) |
51 - 52 |
22 December 1995 |
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| Schulze, Edward Thomas |
Alexandria |
VA |
IC2(SS) |
52 |
14 January 2007 |
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| Schurr, Kenneth M |
|
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RMSN(SS) |
49 - 52 |
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| Senior, Harry B |
Orange Park |
FL |
SDC(SS) |
46 - 52 |
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Plankowner |
| Sheets,
Kirby L |
|
|
TM3(SS) |
52 |
|
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| Shippee,
James Kenneth |
|
|
GM2(SS) |
50 - 52 |
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| Shrope, Frank Oliver |
Las Vegas |
NV |
CSC(SS) |
51 - 56 |
11 November 2009 |
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| Smith,
Eugene Edgar "Smitty" |
Vallejo |
CA |
ENC(SS) |
48 - 52 |
29 June 1980 |
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| Southern, Theodore C "Gunner" |
|
|
GMCS(SS) |
52 - 53 |
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| Speed, Laverne Wright "Vern" |
|
|
TM1(SS) |
49 -
52 |
11 March 2006 |
Later commissioned and retired as Lieutenant |
| Stahl, Douglas "Doug" |
Honolulu |
HI |
LT |
52 - 55 |
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| Stewart, Gregory G |
|
|
SA(SS) |
48 - 50 |
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| Stillahn,
Donald J |
|
|
RM2(SS) |
52 |
11 March 2006 |
Later commissioned and retired as Lieutenant |
| Stowe, Edward M |
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QM3(SS) |
52 |
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| Talago, Jr, Joseph |
|
|
LTJG |
52 |
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| Toni, Alfio |
San Francisco |
CA |
EMFN(SS) |
50 - 53 |
4 June 2010 |
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| John J Tracey |
Bradenton |
FL |
TM2(SS) |
52
- 54 |
11 November 2017 |
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| Vestal, Jack M |
|
|
QMS2(SS) |
52 |
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| Walther, Peter E |
Polson |
MT |
ET1(SS) |
51 - 55 |
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| Webster, Douglas Alan |
|
|
FCC(SS) |
47 - 52 |
5 August 1988 |
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| Weyenberg, Richard J "Dick" |
Kimberly |
WI |
FN(SS) |
48 - 52 |
20 September 2003 |
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| White, Jr, Lloyd R |
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|
LT |
52 |
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| Wiley, Edward James "Jim" |
Auburn |
CA |
SN(SS) |
49 - 52 |
Date Unknown |
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| Wilson, Waldo W |
Encinitas |
CA |
LCDR |
51 - 52 |
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| Yates, William K |
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LTJG |
52 |
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history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1952 (or any year),
please contact the
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