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1967 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
The Cusk went on her next to last
WestPac cruise in 1967 visiting Pearl Harbor; Yokosuka, Japan; White Beach, Okinawa;
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Bangkok, Thailand, and Subic Bay in the Philippines.
During this tour, the Cusk is awarded her third Vietnam Service
medal. At the end of WestPac, the Cusk returns home to
San Diego where she arrives at the Reserve
Pier and is berthed next to the reserve submarine, USS Perch.
Cusk families and a Navy Band welcome the crew home.
Click here to see a list of the USS Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1967
USS Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1967:
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USS
WestPac Patch - 1967
(Patch courtesy of Don Killian) |
Don & Rita Killian, Mr. & Mrs. Tony Sweeney,
Ed & Mrs. Beale, & Denny & Mrs. West at
the
Submarine Ball in San Diego.
(Photo courtesy Don Killian) |
A little submarine humor
(Courtesy Don Killian) |
USS
Cusk
Christmas Card
(Photo courtesy Don Killian) |
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Captain Don Killian getting some sun
at sea during WestPac, 1967
(Photo courtesy Dave Duerr) |
USS Cusk coming into Subic Bay,
Philippines.
USS Enterprise can be seen in the background
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Rick "Ptomaine" Greer and why he got out
(Photo courtesy of Rick Greer) |
Tom "Bump" Roseland at door to head,
aft end of After Battery Compartment
(Patch courtesy of Dave Duerr) |
David Tuma doing a back flip during
Swim Call. At sea, 1967 WestPac
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
USS Cusk in Buckner Bay, Okinawa
(Photo courtesy Dave Duerr) |
More Swim Call Pictures, WestPac, 1967
(Patch courtesy of Don Killian) |
A Break from Mess Cooking
Tom Roseland on deck in San Diego in between
peeling potatoes for the evening meal
(Photo courtesy of Dave Duerr) |
Larry Murphy, Dave Duerr and
Tom Roseland
on the aft deck in San Diego just before
the 1967 WestPac
(Photo courtesy of Dave Duerr) |
Getting a little sun on deck
(Patch courtesy of Don Killian) |
Jim Branske on topside watch
Subic Bay, Philippines
(Photo courtesy of Dennis Schultz)
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USS Cusk publicity photo 1967 |
Early liberty in Yokosuka, Japan
(Photo courtesy of USS Diodon Website)
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Brassrail Bar, Yokosuka,
Japan
(Photo courtesy of USS Diodon Website) |
Typical street scene in Yokosuka, Japan
(Photo courtesy of USS Diodon Website) |
Another street scene in Yokosuka, Japan
(Photo courtesy of USS Diodon Website)
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USS Cusk at sea
(Photo courtesy of Paul King)
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Mid-1967 in Hong Kong
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gayda)
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Tour of Cusk for Manila citizens
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gayda)
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Gary Shaw & Darrell Nickerson on Deck
Over 1,200 Manila citizens await tour of Cusk
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gayda)
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The USS Cusk sinks the
USS Constellation (CVA 64)
During war games off the coast
of San Diego, California near Marker #5 in early 1967. The Constellation came out early
in the morning with a screen of five
destroyers, P3 Sub hunters and helicopters dropping their active sonar buoys in the water. In vain, they
searched for the stealthy Cusk, but she penetrated their
screens and got within
800 yards, not just to "sink" the Constellation,
but she even got some
pictures of the Constellation launching aircraft. Said
Captain
Killian about the attack, "It was a helluva shoot!"
"Tubes aft, Conn, launch a
black smoke!"
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Seen through the
Cusk's #1 periscope, the Constellation's
destroyer
screen comes out of Long Beach Harbor for
the
war games.
Their active sonar is
pinging loudly as they
search in vain for the
submarine they know is stalking them.
Look
closely through the hazy background and you can
see
the Constellation emerging from
Long Beach Harbor.
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Still searching for the
Cusk, the destroyers criss-cross
each other as a
search plane attempts to help. Again, the
Constellation can be seen in the background.
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
The fast frigate USS
William H. Standley
(DLG 32)
is
seen through the cross
hairs of the Cusk's #1 scope.
In the
foreground, a helicopter from the USS
Constellation dips
an active sonar buoy in the
water to try and find the Cusk.
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
The destroyer USS
Stoddard (DD 566)
is centered in the
cross hairs of the Cusk's #1 scope as she searches for
"enemy" submarines.
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
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USS Constellation (CVA
64) is centered in the cross
hairs of the Cusk's #1 scope as Captain Don
Killian takes a
"final bearing to shoot."
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Launching aircraft -
The USS Constellation can be
seen launching aircraft through the Cusk's
#1 scope.
(Photo
courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Crewmembers who served aboard the USS Cusk in
1967:
| Last Name |
First &
MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Svc. Date |
Eternal Patrol Date |
Comments |
| Aguinaldo |
Angel |
San Diego |
CA |
SD2(SS) |
65 - 68 |
Date Unknown |
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| Allen |
Earl R |
Key West |
FL |
STS1(SS) |
67 |
|
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| Allen, III |
Walter |
New Smyrna Beach |
FL |
ENFN(SS) |
65 - 68 |
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| Aten |
Larry R |
Thomson |
GA |
ETR2(SS) |
66 - 68 |
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| Beale |
William F |
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|
LT |
67 |
|
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| Benitez |
Bayani |
|
|
TN(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Berg |
Per |
|
|
|
67 |
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|
James "Jim"
Branske |
|
Monmouth |
OR |
TM2(SS) |
66 - 69 |
23 December 2020 |
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| Briggs |
Neil A |
Olney Springs |
CO |
RM1(SS) |
66 - 69 |
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| Brown |
Charles E |
Albuquerque |
NM |
|
67 |
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| Brown |
W Tyler |
Portsmouth |
VA |
LCDR |
67 - 68 |
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Executive Officer |
| Carr |
Gary |
Bremerton |
WA |
EMCM(SS) |
63 - 69 |
29
September 2013 |
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| Colocado |
Michael E |
Gladstone |
OR |
SD3(SS) |
65 - 67 |
11 September 2010 |
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| Costa |
Louis |
Providence |
RI |
ICC(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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| Ebue |
Simeon |
San Diego |
CA |
EMFN(SS) |
66 - 68 |
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| Farkas |
Lou |
Oceanside |
CA |
LT |
64 - 67 |
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| Hermenegildo "Hermie" B Ferrer |
 |
Bonita |
CA |
SD2(SS) |
67 - 68 |
8 June 2018 |
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| Fisher |
Harold "Pops" |
Roseville |
CA |
QM1(SS) |
65 - 68 |
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| French |
Richard E. "Frenchy" |
Port Orchard |
WA |
MMCS(SS) |
65 - 67 |
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| Gemmill |
John W |
Cliftwood Beach |
NJ |
LT |
67 - 68 |
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Engineering Officer |
| Greer |
Rick Dale "Ptomaine" |
Ft. Worth |
TX |
CS2(SS) |
65 - 67 |
24 December 2015 |
Excellent cook |
| Hargis |
Thomas G |
Westminster |
CO |
TM1(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| Hayden |
John W |
Kettle Falls |
WA |
YN1(SS) |
66 - 68 |
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| Healea |
|
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|
67 |
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| Hegg |
John A "Pappy" |
Port Orchard |
OR |
EN1(SS) |
64 - 67 |
1 August 2003 |
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| Howe |
Gary Eugene |
|
|
MM1(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| Howell |
Donald L |
Houston |
TX |
EM3(SS) |
67 - 69 |
16 July 2005 |
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| Hughes |
Dana C |
Visalia |
CA |
ENC(SS) |
67 |
11 May 2011 |
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| Johnson |
Dale C |
Coronado |
CA |
LT |
67 |
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| Johnson |
Gerald L "Audie" |
|
|
EM2(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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|
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James F "Jim"
Johnson |
 |
Plant City |
FL |
RMC(SS) |
67 - 68 |
29 November 2016 |
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| Kallas |
Alan R "Cal" |
Vista |
CA |
TM2(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| Killian |
Donald J |
Brooklyn Park |
MD |
LCDR |
66 - 68 |
5 October 2019 |
13th Captain of the Cusk |
| Kosoff |
Tracy Monroe |
Portsmouth |
RI |
LT |
66 - 68 |
10 March 2003 |
Navigation Officer |
| Krabill |
Earl Lee |
Cape Coral |
FL |
QM2(SS) |
66 - 69 |
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| Lopez |
David |
Bakersfield |
CA |
EN3(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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| Lucien |
Paul L |
Seattle |
WA |
RM3(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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Anthony L "Tony" Manning |
 |
Kirkland |
WA |
TM3(SS) |
67 - 69 |
7 June 2005 |
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| Martinez |
Rogelio A |
|
|
TN(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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| Michaels |
William L "Bill" |
Dallas |
TX |
TM3(SS) |
64 - 67 |
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| Morton |
Wilton L |
|
|
ENC(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| Ouimet |
"Doc" |
|
|
HMC(SS) |
68 |
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| Pacleb |
Emerito T |
|
|
TN(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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| Rillamas |
Eugenio R "Gino" |
San Diego |
CA |
SD3(SS) |
66 - 69 |
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| Reynolds, Jr. |
John T |
Panama Beach |
FL |
EM2(SS) |
66 - 68 |
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Steve "The Codger" Rogers |
 |
Westminster |
CO |
EM3(SS) |
66 - 69 |
Summer 2018 |
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| Roseland |
Tom (a.k.a. Tom Bump) |
Merritt Island |
FL |
STS2(SS) |
66 - 69 |
|
Cusk Webmaster |
| Rupert |
Lee E |
Worland |
WY |
MM2(SS) |
66 - 68 |
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| Schultz |
Dennis D |
Royal Oak |
MI |
STS3(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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| Shaeffer |
Robert Eugene |
|
|
ENC(SS) |
46 & 65 - 67 |
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COB and
Plankowner |
| Sedtal, Jr. |
Julius J |
Deer Park |
TX |
EN2(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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| Shaw |
Gary R |
|
NE |
EN2(SS) |
66 - 69 |
2008 |
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| Shoemaker |
Donald E |
San Diego |
CA |
EMC(SS) |
65 - 69 |
24 May 2013 |
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| Smith |
Jack T |
Moline |
IL |
FT2(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| William A "Bill" Szymanski |
 |
Lake Havasu City |
AZ |
EN1(SS) |
67 - 69 |
6 July 2020 |
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| Tharp |
Robert "Paco" |
Kingston |
WA |
EN3(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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Retired as CWO4 |
| Thomas |
Tom C |
|
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ST1(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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| Tomines |
Edgar D |
|
|
MM2(SS) |
66 - 67 |
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| Tripp |
Dale A |
Las Vegas |
NV |
ETC(SS) |
67 - 68 |
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| Tuma |
David F |
Arlington |
VA |
LTJG |
66 - 67 |
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Communications officer, Retired as Captain |
| Walbaum |
Donald D "Don" |
Litchfield |
PA |
EN1(SS) |
66 - 69 |
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| Weaver |
Jerry L |
|
|
TMC(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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William J "Guber"
Weisensee |
|
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 |
| Whitaker |
Sandy E |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
RM2(SS) |
67 - 69 |
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| Wilson |
John Steve "Willie" |
Richland |
WA |
EM1(SS) |
66 - 69 |
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Author of "Cusk Raider"
ship's newsletter |
| Wilson |
Richard E |
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|
RMSN(SS) |
67 |
2003 |
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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 1967 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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