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1962 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year History

Crewmembers, Pictures and Memorabilia

In 1962 the Cusk was in WestPac which included a Cuban Missile Crisis deployment to the Yellow Sea south of Korea for a 28 day patrol.  Captain Campbell, CDR assumed command of the Cusk from LCDR W. T. Mawhiney.   Ports of call during this WestPac included a stop in Chin He, South Korea, two stops in Hong Kong for R&R and one in Kobe, Japan for training.  Other stops were made in Sasebo and Yokosuka, Japan, Okinawa, and Subic Bay, Philippines.

Click here to see a list of the Cusk crewmembers who came aboard in 1962

Cusk memorabilia and crew pictures from 1962 (Click on any item to see its full size):

Special publicity photo for the Cusk

Cusk submerging during a Dependents Cruise

Off the coast of Honolulu, 1962
(Photo courtesy of Herman Strickland)

Publicity photo near Pearl Harbor, 1962

Missile Center Photo

Jim Marchwinski, Jack Trommer and

Bill Hrbacek sit in the Missile Center

before its conversion to Sonar Room
(Photo courtesy of Jack Trommer)

"Aloha" Patch, 1962

This patch was created shortly after the

AN/BPQ-1 (XN-1) Regulus guidance

equipment was removed.  At the time, the

Cusk was home-ported in Pearl Harbor

(Information courtesy of Bill P. Hrbacek)

Cusk being moored with the assistance of

two tug boats.  Location unknown

(Source of photo unknown)

Street scene in Kobe, Japan

Photo taken during the 1962 WestPac Cruise

Cusk Christmas Card, 1962

Street scene in Kobe, Japan

1962 WestPac Cruise

 

Crewmembers who came aboard the Cusk in 1962:

Last Name First & MI City State Rank/Rate Svc. Date Comments
Bell Charles A. Overland Park KS RM2(SS) 62  
Boles George     MM2(SS) 62 - 63  
Czech Greg Martinez GA LCDR 62 - 63  
Duncan Bob Harrisburg PA YN3(SS) 62 - 63  
Fraley Larry Las Vegas NV IC3(SS) 62 - 63  
Gilliam Herbert D. Blue Ridge VA EN3(SS) 62 - 64  
Kraus Roger Castro Valley CA QM2(SS) 62 - 63  
Murphy Richard J. "Murf" St. Petersburg FL MM1(SS-DV) 62 - 64  
Shreve George Port Charlotte FL YN1(SS) 62 - 63  
Stevenson Mike     ET2(SS) 62 - 63  
Terney Edward C. Malott WA YNC(SS) 62

If you have any information, pictures, history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1962 (or any year), please contact the Cusk Webmaster. Thanks!


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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: 02/12/09