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1964
- USS Cusk Crew, Pictures & History
In addition to another WestPac in
1964, the Cusk received two important awards. She was awarded the Armed
Forces Expeditionary Award and in November that same year, the Cusk was awarded
a second battle efficiency 'E' for Submarine Division Twelve for the fiscal year
1964. Commander
William Von Christierson assumed command as the 12th captain of the
Cusk from CDR Campbell. WestPac stops in 1946 included Kobe and Sasebo,
Japan.
Click here to see a list of the Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1964
Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1964:
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Cusk on local ops
Pearl Harbor,
1964
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Eric Copt & Joe Diskin topside near
the stern
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt) |
Qualified at last!!!
Eric Copt gets his dolphins
from the
Captain, LCDR Comstock
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Unidentified Cusk crewmembers in
Control Room
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Alternate view of IC Panel &
Control Room
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt) |
Custom Engineering Section
patch, 1964-1968
(Patch Photo courtesy of
Brian Errigo) |
High & Dry
The Cusk's fuel tanks are
empty as she sits beside
her
tender in San Diego
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Crewmembers who served aboard the Cusk in
1964:
| Last Name |
First &
MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Years on Board |
Eternal Patrol Date |
Comments |
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Jerry F Bauer |
|
Rockfall |
CT |
LT |
64 |
17 May 2020 |
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| Bealfield |
William R |
Bay City |
TX |
MM3(SS) |
64 - 65 |
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|
| Beaumont |
Eugene A G |
Ashburn |
VA |
LCDR |
63 - 64 |
26 January 2016 |
Executive Officer |
| Benitez |
Bayani R |
Waipahu |
HI |
E9(SS) |
64 |
|
|
| Berg |
Merlin F |
|
|
TMSN(SS) |
64 |
|
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| Bisler |
Lawrence A |
National City |
CA |
RM3(SS) |
64 - 65 |
20 February 2012 |
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| Blue |
Lowell Royce |
Southaven |
MS |
RM1(SS) |
63 - 64 |
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|
| Blue |
Paul |
Tulsa |
OK |
ETR3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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|
| Bumber |
Paul Lawrence |
Newberg |
OR |
EN3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
11 December 2010 |
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| Burns |
Robert J |
|
|
EN1(SS) |
63 - 65 |
1 January 1970 |
|
| Carr |
Gary Jay |
Bremerton |
WA |
EMCM(SS) |
63 - 69 |
29
September 2013 |
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| Clark |
Paul Denny |
Bowling Green |
KY |
EM2(SS) |
64 -
66 |
|
|
| Comstock, Jr |
George Frank "Tiger" |
Mill Valley |
CA |
LCDR |
62 - 64 |
28 December 1991 |
11th Captain of the Cusk |
| Copt |
Eric |
Georgetown |
TX |
EM3(SS) |
63 -
66 |
|
|
| Duran |
Juan |
Panama City Beach |
FL |
QM3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
|
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| Errigo |
Brian |
|
|
|
64 - 68 |
|
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| Farkas |
Lou |
Oceanside |
CA |
LT |
64 - 67 |
|
|
| Foreman |
William "Bill" |
Marysville |
OH |
ETN3(SS) |
64 |
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|
| Gallagher |
Lawrence "Larry" |
Sebastian |
FL |
ETR2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
18 November 2019 |
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| Gibson, Jr. |
Robert Bryan "Bob" & "Hoot" |
Tionesta |
PA |
LT |
58 - 62 & 64 - 66 |
26 March 2013 |
Executive Officer |
| Gilliam |
Herbert D. |
Blue Ridge |
VA |
EN3(SS) |
62 - 64 |
Date Unknown |
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| Haake |
L E "Roy" |
Reading |
PA |
EM2(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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|
| Hegg |
John A "Pappy" |
Port Orchard |
OR |
EN1(SS) |
64 - 67 |
1 August 2003 |
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| Heral |
Edward "Ed" |
Machesney |
IL |
|
63 - 64 |
20 January 2016 |
|
| J W Hickman |
|
Biloxi |
MS |
IC2(SS) |
54 - 57 |
5 September 2014 |
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| Hurst |
Michael L |
Palm Beach Gardens |
FL |
EM2(SS) |
64 - 65 |
|
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| Johnson |
Donald E |
Fernley |
NV |
RMC(SS) |
61 - 64 |
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| Katlin |
Spence |
|
|
ET2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
|
|
| Kotrola-Chipps |
Joe Don "Pivo" |
Round Rock |
TX |
EM2(SS) |
64 -66 |
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|
|
Michael "Mike" Keelin |
|
Cedar Park |
TX |
STS2(SS) |
62 - 66 |
31 May 2017 |
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| Kilpatrick |
Allan M "Killer" |
Palm Desert |
CA |
MM3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Kimball |
Jack S |
Sun City West |
AZ |
SOS2(SS) |
61 - 64 |
20 August
2011 |
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| Knapp |
Gerald "Jerry" |
Grand Rapids |
MN |
RM1(SS) |
63 - 64 |
28 February 2020 |
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| Kriehn |
Robert D |
Boulder Junction |
WI |
IC3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| LaPierre |
David J. |
|
WA |
STS3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| Lofton |
Dennis |
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|
|
64 - 65 |
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| Longan |
John |
Canoga Park |
CA |
QM2(SS) |
63 - 65 |
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| Mahany |
Vince T "Mac" |
New Goucester |
ME |
IC3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| Mahony |
Terrence Michael "Terry" |
Seattle |
WA |
LT |
64 - 65 |
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Ops & Navigator |
| Markwell |
Gary Wayne |
Brocton |
IL |
TM3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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|
| Mattox |
Edward J. "Josh" |
Burnsville |
MN |
TM3(SS) |
64 |
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| Mellin |
Charles |
|
|
YN3(SS) |
64 |
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| Michaels |
William L "Bill" |
Dallas |
TX |
TM3(SS) |
64 - 67 |
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|
| Miller, Jr. |
Joe |
Sacramento |
CA |
EN2(SS) |
64 - 65 |
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|
| Murphy |
Richard J "Murf" |
Clearwater |
FL |
MM1(SS) |
62 - 64 |
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|
| O'Meally, Jr. |
Arthur "Art" |
North Charleston |
NC |
RM1(SS) |
64 |
5 October 2016 |
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| Provins |
Robert G "Bob" |
Santee |
CA |
STS3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
11 January 2003 |
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| Ramirez |
Rick |
|
|
STS3(SS) |
64 - 65 |
1966 |
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| Ratliff |
Reagan S |
Rolling Meadows |
IL |
FTG2(SS) |
63 - 66 |
13 December 2020 |
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| Scarlett |
John |
Anita |
IA |
|
64 - 65 |
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| Schmidt |
William R |
Bothell |
WA |
EMCS(SS) |
63 - 64 |
27 October 2006 |
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| Shook |
Ron |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
|
64 - 66 |
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|
|
Julius George Shreve |
|
Franklin |
NC |
YN1(SS) |
63-66 |
14 November 2019 |
Retired as LCDR |
| Smith |
Peter B |
North Conway |
NH |
ETR3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
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|
| Sorg |
Bobby |
|
|
STS2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| Spielman |
Gerald "Jerry" |
Yellville |
AK |
EN1(SS) |
60 - 66 |
30 December 2015 |
Left Cusk in 1966 after volunteering to serve ashore
in Vietnam. |
| Stills |
Charlie |
New Virginia |
IA |
|
64 - 65 |
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|
| Swift, Jr. |
Charles Justin |
Yacolt |
WA |
LT |
61 - 65 |
|
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| Tattersall |
Joseph F |
Fairfield |
CA |
TM1(SS) |
64 - 65 |
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|
|
Edward Clinton
Terney |
|
Omak |
WA |
YN1(SS) |
63 - 64 |
16 January 2019 |
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| Thompson |
Ronald L |
|
|
SN(SS) |
63 - 64 |
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|
George A Tweter |
|
Port Orchard |
WA |
EMC(SS) |
64 |
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| Vogel |
Frank J |
Pittsburgh |
KS |
IC3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
6 January 2012 |
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| Von Christierson |
William Walde |
|
|
LCDR |
64 - 66 |
15 November 2015 |
12th Captain of the Cusk |
| Wagstaff |
Richard B "Rick" |
Pine Grove |
CA |
QM3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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|
| Weisensee |
William J. "Guber" |
|
|
LT |
64 - 67 |
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Retired as the highest
ranking LDO in Navy history. |
| Weller |
Dennis |
Costa Rica |
|
STSSN(SS) |
63 - 64 |
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|
Roy John Willis |
|
West Palm Beach |
FL |
EN2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
17 November 2020 |
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| Wilson |
John C |
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|
RMCM(SS) |
60 - 64 |
2 January 2013 |
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If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1964 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster. Thanks!
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