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1965 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
During another WestPac in 1965, the
Cusk spent time on "Yankee Station" in the
Tonkin Gulf and earned her first Vietnam Service award.
During the week of
October 19th to the 27th, the Cusk performed ASW operations
with the destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566).
Click here to see a list of the Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1965
Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1965:
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Cusk tied up in an unidentified port
(Photo courtesy of Ed Gafney) |
Looks like San Miguel Beer so it must be
Olongapo City in Subic Bay
(Photo
courtesy of Ed Gafney) |
Joe Diskin, John S "Jay" Lee & Eric
Copt
Olongapo City, Subic Bay,
Philippines
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Ready for Ship's Party
(Photo courtesy of Ed Gafney) |
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Ed & Barb Gafney in Hawaii
(Photo courtesy of Ed Gafney) |
Eric Copt thinking about Hotel Street
Pearl Harbor,
1965
(Photo courtesy of Eric Copt)
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Crewmembers who served aboard the Cusk in
1965:
| Last Name |
First &
MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Years on Board |
Eternal Patrol Date |
Comments |
| Aguinaldo |
Angel |
San Diego |
CA |
SD2(SS) |
65 - 68 |
Date Unknown |
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| Allen, III |
Walter |
New Smyrna Beach |
FL |
ENFN(SS) |
65 - 68 |
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| Amick |
Glen W |
Waldport |
OR |
SK3(SS) |
65 |
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| Andrade |
Allan Leroy |
Honolulu |
HI |
LT |
65 |
22 November 1997 |
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| Ashley |
Ron A |
Rochester |
NY |
EN3(SS) |
65 |
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| Autry |
Mike |
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TM3(SS) |
65 |
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| Bainter |
Mike |
Pacific Grove |
CA |
QM3(SS) |
65 |
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| Barr |
John |
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LT |
65 - 67 |
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| Bealfield |
William R |
Bay City |
TX |
MM3(SS) |
64 - 65 |
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| Benitez |
Bayani |
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TN(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Bisler |
Lawrence A |
National City |
CA |
RM3(SS) |
64 - 65 |
20 February 2012 |
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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 |
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EN1(SS) |
63 - 65 |
1 January 1970 |
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| Bush |
John |
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RM |
65 - 66 |
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| Carr |
Gary Jay |
Bremerton |
WA |
EMCM(SS) |
63 - 69 |
29
September 2013 |
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| Cheek |
Frank |
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RMC(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Colocado |
Michael E |
Gladstone |
OR |
SD3(SS) |
65 - 67 |
11 September 2010 |
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| Copt |
Eric |
Georgetown |
TX |
EM3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Day |
R L |
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LT |
65 |
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| Dela Cruz |
Ely |
Palmdale |
CA |
SK3(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Diskin |
Joe |
Overland Park |
KS |
EM2(SS) |
65 |
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| Duran |
Juan |
Panama City Beach |
FL |
QM3(SS0 |
63 - 65 |
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| Engleman |
Gerald "Percy" |
Depoe Bay |
OR |
ETR3(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Farkas |
Lou |
Oceanside |
CA |
LT |
64 - 67 |
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| Fisher |
Harold "Pops" |
Roseville |
CA |
QM1(SS) |
65 - 68 |
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| Floyd |
Don |
Port Orchard |
WA |
FT1(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Francis |
James |
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TM3(SS) |
65 |
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| French |
Richard E. "Frenchy" |
Port Orchard |
WA |
MMCS(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Gafney |
Ed J |
Nags Head |
NC |
IC1(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Gallagher |
Lawrence |
Sebastian |
FL |
ETR2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
18 November 2019 |
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| Galvan |
J C |
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EN2(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Gaskill |
Ed |
Port Orchard |
WA |
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65 - 67 |
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| Gayda |
Gary L |
Valley Center |
CA |
MM1(SS)(DV) |
65 - 69 |
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| Gibson, Jr. |
Robert Bryan "Bob" & "Hoot" |
Tionesta |
PA |
LT |
58 - 62 & 64 - 66 |
26 March 2013 |
Executive Officer |
| Gosney |
Gary W "Goose" |
Blytheville |
AR |
TMC(SS) |
65 |
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| Greer |
Nelson R "Maynard" |
Kaneohe |
HI |
EN2(SS) |
65 |
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| Greer |
Rick Dale "Ptomaine" |
Ft. Worth |
TX |
CS2(SS) |
65 - 67 |
24 December 2015 |
Excellent cook |
| Hegg |
John A "Pappy" |
Port Orchard |
OR |
EN1(SS) |
64 - 67 |
1 August 2003 |
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| Haake |
L E "Roy" |
Reading |
PA |
EM2(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Hurst |
Michael L |
Palm Beach Gardens |
FL |
EM2(SS) |
64 - 65 |
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| Ibarra |
Rufino P |
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SK1(SS) |
65 |
11 February 2019 |
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| Jacob |
Ulrich Peter "Jake" |
Florence |
SC |
TM2(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Jerome |
R J, Jr. "Jethro" |
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TM1(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Johnson |
Allen Ray |
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EN3(SS) |
65 - 66 |
17 April 2008 |
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| Johnson |
Lonnie R. "Lani-Moo" |
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MM1(SS) |
65 - 69 |
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Michael "Mike" Keelin |
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Cedar Park |
TX |
STS2(SS) |
62 - 66 |
31 May 2017 |
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| Kennedy |
Walter |
Shawnee |
KS |
RMSN(SS) |
47 - 48 |
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| Khuen |
Richard Kent "Spider" |
Lilburn |
GA |
MM1(SS) |
65 |
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| Kilpatrick |
Allan M "Killer" |
Palm Desert |
CA |
MM3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Kimball |
Ed |
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RM1(SS) |
65 |
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| Kotrola-Chipps |
Joe Don "Pivo" |
Round Rock |
TX |
EM2(SS) |
64 -66 |
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| Koski |
Paul |
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EM1(SS) |
65 |
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| Kriehn |
Robert D |
Boulder Junction |
WI |
IC3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| Kuharski |
Eugene S |
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ENC(SS) |
65 - 69 |
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| Lemoine |
Leo |
Dayton |
OH |
ETC(SS) |
65 - 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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| Lucien |
Paul |
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65 - 66 |
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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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| McCann |
William "Mary Ann" |
Middle Haddan |
CT |
STS2(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Meers |
Don |
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FT3(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Meyers |
David W |
San Diego |
CA |
LTJG |
65 - 66 |
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Communications and EM Officer |
| 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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| Olson |
Darwin |
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EM2(SS) |
65 |
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| Osborn |
Richard |
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EM2(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Patterson |
Don |
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EN1(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Pertuit |
Doug |
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LA |
ICFN(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Provins |
Robert G "Bob" |
Santee |
CA |
STS3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
11 January 2003 |
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| Ramirez |
Rick |
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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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| Rinn, Sr. |
Herbert Joseph |
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TMC(SS) |
65 |
28 October 2002 |
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| Sawyer |
Robert H "Bob" |
Harpswell |
ME |
TMC(SS) |
65 - 66 |
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| Shaeffer |
Robert Eugene |
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ENC(SS) |
46 & 65 - 67 |
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COB and
Plankholder |
| Shands |
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EN2(SS) |
65 |
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| Shoemaker |
Donald E |
San Diego |
CA |
EMC(SS) |
65 - 69 |
24 May 2013 |
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Julius George Shreve |
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Franklin |
NC |
YN1(SS) |
63-66 |
14 November 2019 |
Retired as LCDR |
| Silvera |
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ET3(SS) |
65 |
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| Simpson |
Bill (?) |
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TX |
ET3(SS) |
65 |
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| Smith |
D J |
Erie |
PA |
EMFN(SS) |
65 |
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| Smith |
Peter B |
North Conway |
NH |
ETR3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
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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. |
| 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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| Twomey |
Buzz |
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ME |
ENFN(SS) |
65 |
Date unknown |
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| Vogel |
Frank J |
Pittsburgh |
KS |
IC3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
6 January 2012 |
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| Von Christierson |
William Walde |
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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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| Walker |
David P |
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MM3(SS) |
65 |
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| Walker |
Willie "Drip Pan" |
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EN1(SS) |
65 |
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William J "Guber"
Weisensee |
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Woodbine |
GA |
LT |
65 - 67 |
11 August 2018 |
One of the first LDOs to attain the rank of CAPT |
| West |
Denton W "Denny" |
Burnsville |
NC |
LCDR |
65 - 67 |
26 July 2012 |
Executive Officer |
| West |
Roy |
Cripple Creek |
CO |
ET3(SS) |
65 |
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Roy John Willis |
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West Palm Beach |
FL |
EN2(SS) |
64 - 66 |
17 November 2020 |
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| Wingler |
Harold L "Wingnut" |
Terre Haute |
IN |
EN2(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1965 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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