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1954 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
Click here to see a list of the Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1954
Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1954 (Click on any item to see its full size):
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"SSG" version of the Ship's
Patch
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Cusk entering Mare Island
to have
missile ramp and hanger
removed, 1 July 1954 |
Cusk being moored by two
tug boats at Mare Island after sea
trials, 30 June 1954. She was under repair at the
yard from 15 February to 12 July, 1954. |
Alternate version of Ship's Patch
Note the
"SS" designation instead of SSG-3
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
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Ship's Party |
Around the Christmas Tree in the "Hollywood by the Sea"
near Port Hueneme are
(L to R)
Robert Lange, Clarence Brenke, unknown and Darrel G Miller
(Photo
courtesy of Robert Lange) |
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Fishing on deck, offshore near Pt.
Huenene, CA. are C. B. Stark, Robbie Robinson & Jimmy Carpenter
(Photo courtesy of Robbie Robinson) |
Fishing on deck, offshore near Pt.
Huenene, CA. are C. B. Stark
(Standing left), Robbie Robinson
(Standing left center)
& Joe Demay (Standing Right)
(Photo courtesy of Robbie Robinson) |
Jessie Kelly
in the Forward Engine Room |
Crewmembers who served aboard the Cusk in
1954:
| Last Name |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Years on Board |
Eternal Patrol Date |
Comments |
| 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. |
| Brenke, Clarence E |
Lafayette |
LA |
ENFN(SS) |
54 - 56 |
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| J C "Buddha" Bufford |
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QM1(SS) |
54 - 57 |
15 December 1994 |
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| Donald C Call |
Pensacola |
FL |
CS2(SS) |
53 - 54 |
19 February 2012 |
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Jim L Carpenter |
Commerce City |
CO |
TM3(SS) |
53 - 56 |
1 November 2019 |
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| Morris A Christensen |
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LT |
54 - 55 |
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| Charles Willott Crofts |
Greer |
SC |
IC3(SS) |
53 - 54 |
22 November 2010 |
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| John A Davidson |
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EN3(SS) |
53 - 55 |
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| Walter Eugene Dedrick |
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LTJG |
46 & 52 - 55 |
28 September 1997 |
Plankowner,
Executive Officer |
| Robert O "Bob" Gary |
Hixson |
TN |
YN3(SS) |
53 - 54 |
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| Clayton N Gatlin |
Brandon |
MS |
EN2(SS) |
51 - 54 |
6 September 2012 |
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| John W Green |
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|
TM1(SS) |
54 |
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| Max Alan Harrell |
Sebring |
FL |
FCC(SS) |
53 - 54 |
1 November 2011 |
Retired as LCDR in 1969 |
| J W Hickman |
Biloxi |
MS |
IC2(SS) |
54 - 57 & 64 |
5 September 2014 |
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| Michael O'Neill Johnston |
Tucson |
AZ |
ET3(SS) |
53 - 56 |
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Jessie L Kelley |
Castro Valley |
CA |
EN1(SS) |
54 - 60 |
1 September 2004 |
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| Donald K Klinger |
Wabasha |
MN |
YN3(SS) |
53 - 54 |
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| Leo Paul Kunkel |
Jacksonville |
FL |
ENCS(SS) |
45 - 48
& 52 - 58 |
18 February 2015 |
Plankowner |
| Robert G Lange |
Bellingham |
WA |
EN3(SS) |
54
- 56 |
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| Mike L Lawless |
Glendale |
AZ |
ET3(SS) |
51 - 54 |
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| Joe R LeMaye |
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TM1(SS) |
53 - 54 |
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| Sammie E Lyons |
Ash Flat |
AR |
EMCS(SS) |
53 - 59 |
5 October 2004 |
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| John
A McBriar |
Lynwood |
WA |
TM3(SS) |
52 - 54 |
28 March 2015 |
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| Richard A
"Dick" McGuire |
San Diego |
CA |
SO2(SS) |
53 - 55 |
14 March 2017 |
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| C J McLellan |
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EM3(SS) |
53 - 54 |
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| James McKinley |
Covington |
KY |
RM3(SS) |
54 - 55 |
16 November 2012 |
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| W R Jr. "Maggy" Margelot |
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GM3(SS) |
53 - 54 |
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Paul O Melton |
Miller's Creek |
NC |
EMC(SS) |
53 - 57 |
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| David D "Dave" Meyer |
West Richland |
WA |
EN2(SS) |
53 - 55 |
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| Darrell G Miller |
Pittsburg |
PA |
ICFN(SS) |
53 - 54 |
21 May 2008 |
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| Patrick J Moran |
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ENFN(SS) |
54 - 56 |
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| Robert L "Rigger" Moritz |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
GM2(SS) |
54 - 57 |
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| Jack Walter Nease |
Hot Springs Village |
AR |
SO2(SS) |
54
- 57 |
28 June 2014 |
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| Jim Oxrider |
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TM |
54 - 55 |
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| Eugene "Gene"
Pridonoff |
Yorba Linda |
CA |
LCDR |
53 - 55 |
6 November 2011 |
6th Captain of the Cusk |
| Theodore "Ted" Redolphi |
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SN(SS) |
54 - 56 |
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| Bob E "Robby" Robinson |
Nashville |
TN |
EN3(SS) |
54 - 55 |
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| Stephen Anthony Rogers |
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EMC(SS) |
54 |
31 December 1992 |
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Glenn H Rowe |
Santee |
SC |
RM2(SS) |
53 - 57 |
2 September 2014 |
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| George Willis Rutledge |
Julian |
CA |
CS1(SS) |
54 |
26 September 1999 |
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| Anthony "Tony" Sauk |
Pascagoula |
MS |
FT1(SS) |
54 - 56 |
Date Unknown |
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| Frank Oliver Shrope |
Las Vegas |
NV |
CSC(SS) |
51 - 56 |
11 November 2009 |
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| Wayne E Smith |
Sicklerville |
NJ |
YNC(SS) |
54 - 56 |
26 June 2008 |
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| Douglas "Doug" Stahl |
Honolulu |
HI |
LT |
52 - 55 |
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| Herbert Earl Thompson |
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EMC(SS) |
54 |
22 January 1994 |
Retired as CDR |
| James D "Jim" Tow, Sr. |
Richland |
WA |
ETRSN(SS) |
54 - 56 |
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Retired as CDR |
| John J Tracey |
Bradenton |
FL |
TM2(SS) |
52
- 54 |
11 November 2017 |
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| Peter E Walther |
Polson |
MT |
ET1(SS) |
51
- 55 |
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| Donald B Wikeen |
Jacksonville |
FL |
LT |
54 |
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Retired as CAPT |
| Robert F Williamson, II |
San Diego |
CA |
LT |
53 - 54 |
9 July 2003 |
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If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1953 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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