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1950 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year History

Crewmembers, Pictures and Memorabilia

USS Cusk's accomplishments spawn a movie, "The Flying Missile"

Starring Glenn Ford and Viveca Lindfors

Click here to see a list of the Cusk crewmembers who came aboard in 1950

Cusk memorabilia and crew pictures from 1950 (Click on any item to see its full size):

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

The Cusk in San Francisco Bay fog

as she arrives at Mare Island Shipyard

December 7, 1950

(US Navy photo)

The Cusk in San Francisco Bay fog

December 7, 1950

(US Navy photo)

San Francisco Bay fog

December 7, 1950

(US Navy photo)

Publicity photo from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Newspaper article about the movie

 "The Flying Missile"

(Article courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Movie Poster from "The Flying Missile"

(Picture courtesy of Tom Roseland)

 

Publicity photo with hanger and ramp

(Picture courtesy of Zeke Zellmer

 

If you have any information, pictures, history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1950 (or any year), please contact the Cusk Webmaster. Thanks!

 

Crewmembers who came aboard the Cusk in 1950:

Last Name First & MI City State Rank/Rate Svc. Date Comments
Ancinec Henry J. Alpine CA QMC(SS) 50  
Anderson Ralph W. La Mesa CA LCDR 50  
Bateman A. F.       50  
Bauman J. W.     ENC(SS) 50 - 53  
Beals T. W.       50  
Bell Robert L. Clovis CA   50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Berg H. A.       50  
Borchardt C. O.       50  
Bryant G.       50  
Bucknell H.     LTJG 50  
Burrett L. R.       50  
Cannady J. J.       50  
Cobb H. N.       50  
Dawdy J. N.       50  
Dexter Robert R.     ENC(SS) 50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Dixon Harold "Doc"     HMC(SS) 50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Donovan Emmett "Pappy" W.     ENCA 50 - 53 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Essler, Jr. Clifford M. Mt. Pleasant NC LCDR (XO) 50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Fraga Frank Z. New Waverly TX EM1(SS) 50 - 53  
French J. M.     CSC(SS) 50  
Gamer L. E.       50  
Ghiselin John S. "Red" Bremerton WA END1 50 - 53 Eternal Patrol - 21 July 2000
Gilbert T. C.       50  
Goodman R. B.       50  
Green H.       50  
Guarasci Frank Port Orchard WA   50  
Hammond J. R.     LTJG 50  
Hervey R. D.     CSSN(SS) 50  
Hodnett W. L.     RMNC(SS) 50  
Holton Don C.       50  
Hord Paul O.     QM1(SS) 50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Huckins J. Q.       50  
Humphries J. M. "Hump"       50  
Kane James R.       50 - 53 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Kokeas Chris L. "Nick" San Diego CA   50  
Lehman L. T.       50  
Little T. M.       50  
Martin A. D.       50  
McKeever E. V.     LTJG 50  
McKenzie, Jr. William W. "Mac" Silverdale WA LT 50 - 53  
Mortenson Evert T. Roseburg OR   50  
Munson C. W. "Bill" Crooked River Ranch OR   50  
Murray Earl A.       50 Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown
Page Harold M. Brigham City UT   50  
Paul K. P.     CSSN(SS) 50  
Pierson Bruce Bremerton WA EM2(SS) 50 - 52  
Quinlivan Frank B. Jr.     TM1(SS) 50 - 53  
Ray Valton L     CS2(SS) 50  
Richard James E.     EN1(SS) 50 - 53  
Rives J. L.     SD2 50 - 53  
Roberts C. S.       50  
Ronne D. R.       50  
Sainato C. F.       50  
Sanders R. W.       50  
Saunders Paul G.     GMC(SS) 50 COB
Schurr K. M.       50  
Senior Harry B. Orange Park FL SDC(SS) 50 - 52  
Shippee J. K.       50  
Smith A. J.       50  
Smith Eugene E. "Smitty" Vallejo CA EMC(SS) 50 - 53 Eternal Patrol - 1980
Smith Lyle R. Bakersfield CA   50  
Smith R. L.     CS3(SS) 50  
Staggs Harold E. Azusa CA   50  
Sweeney M. J.       50  
Talago Joe Shepherds Town WV LTJG 50  
Toni Alfio San Francisco CA   50  
Webster D. A.     FCC(SS) 50  
Weyenberg Richard J. "Dick" Kimberly WI MM2(SS) 50  
White L. R.     LTJG 50  
Willkie Jim P. San Diego CA   50  
Yates W. K.     LTJG 50

 

Explore more of the Cusk's History...

1944

Keel is Laid

1945

Commissioning

1946

Pearl Harbor

1947

First Missile Launch

1948

Missile Hanger

1949

Missile Explosion

You are here!

1951

Tracking Missiles

1952

Missile Submarine

1953

"100 Mile Stinger"

1954

Missiles Removed

1955

Regulus Program

1956

Mare Island

1957

Pearl Harbor

1958

West Pac

1959

Alaska Cruise

1960

West Pac

1961

Designated SS-348

1962

West Pac

1963

Pearl Harbor

1964

West Pac

 

1965

West Pac/Vietnam

1966

Bremerton Yards

1967

West Pac/Vietnam

1968

Cold War Patrol

1969

Decommissioning

 


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 All information and pictures herein were contributed by, and are the property of crewmembers of the USS Cusk.  It is intended solely for your enjoyment and education, and for preserving the memory and history of this great ship.  If you take anything or make copies, please give proper credit.  Your questions and comments are welcomed, as are any pictorial or historical contributions you might wish to donate or loan. 

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This page was last updated: 03/16/08