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1968 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
The Cusk readies for her next and
last WestPac in 1968 and Captain Don Killian relinquishes command of the Cusk to
Captain Albert W. "Sam" Houston at the Submarine Pier in San Diego.
Shortly after the change of command on July 30, 1968, the Cusk depart on what
would turn out to be her last WestPac. Her trip would take her to Pearl
Harbor for refueling and R&R, then a 14-day trip to Yokosuka, Japan.
Leaving Japan, the Cusk stopped on White Beach, Okinawa anchoring out in Buckner
Bay for the first day and tying up to the pier for the next two days.
Heading south out of Okinawa, the Cusk found herself between two typhoons. To
make matters worse, two engines failed and the boat limped into Sasebo, Japan
for two weeks of repairs on the damaged engines.
Click here to see a list of the USS Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1968
USS Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1968 (Click on any item to see its full size):
Change of Command Ceremonies
Captain Houston assumes
command of
the USS Cusk from Captain
Killian
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
USS Cusk Captain Don Killian
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
Change of Command
Ceremonies
Inside of brochure
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
Captain Killian addresses
the Cusk Crew
at the Change of Command
ceremonies
in San Diego, 30 July 1968
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
USS Cusk Christmas Card,
1968
(Card courtesy of Don Killian) |
Family and Guests
for the Change of Command
ceremonies
in San Diego, 30 July 1968
(Photo courtesy of Don Killian) |
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Hot Bread
Bobby Maddox pulls fresh baked bread out
of the oven while on patrol in communist
Chinese waters, December, 1968
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Tom Roseland, USS Cusk Webmaster
celebrating Christmas Eve while on patrol
in communist China, December, 1968
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Chris Quijada shipping over with
Captain Sam Houston
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
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Unidentified, Dave Lawrence, Dennis Schultz
and Tony Manning in a bar in Subic Bay
(Photo courtesy of Dennis Schultz) |
Submarine Escape Tower in Pearl Harbor
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Unidentified, John Troutman & Dave Lawrence
At sea near the Philippines
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
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Souvenir from the Dragon Boat Bar
in the Hong Kong Hilton
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske) |
Jim Branske and Keith Cisewski in the
Forward Torpedo Room
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske) |
Souvenir from the Hong Kong Hilton
Coffee Shop
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske) |
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Ronnie Lane gets sworn in by Captain
Houston while shipping over
on patrol,
December, 1968
(Photo courtesy of Lee Krabill) |
Vietnam Patrol patch
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Matchbook cover from Iwakuni
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske) |
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Chief Kuharski writing a letter home
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
"War Shot" sign from Cusk torpedo tube
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske) |
Souvenir from hotel above Sasebo, Japan
(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske |
Matchbook cover from the
Star Light Submarine Bar
Yokosuka, Japan
(Photo courtesy of John Schmitt) |
Matchbook cover from the
Fiddler's Green Bar
Sasebo, Japan
(Photo courtesy of John Schmitt) |
Crew qualification &
promotion ceremonies
Subic Bay, Philippines
Gary Gayda & Bobby Maddox
throw Chris Quijada
into the water as Bing
Bingman & Dennis Schultz
watch from the tank tops
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
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Arriving in Pearl Harbor enroute to USS
Cusk's
last WestPac cruise. L to R: Dale Tripp,
Charlie Tinkle, Steve Rogers, Don
Shoemaker, Richard Bingman, Don Fordney,
Chris Quijada
(Photo courtesy of Paul King) |
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George Peperyias & Tom
Roseland hunting
in the mountains near San
Diego
(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland) |
Thanksgiving Menu
November, 1968
(Document courtesy of John Schmitt) |
Thanksgiving Menu 1968
(Document courtesy of John Schmitt) |
If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1968 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
Crewmembers who came aboard the USS Cusk in
1968:
| Last Name |
First &
MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Svc. Date |
Comments |
| Adams |
J. M. |
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ETN2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Baze |
D. W. |
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TM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Benedict |
R. L. Jr. |
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EN1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Berry |
Lee |
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CS2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Bingman |
Richard W. "Bing" |
San Diego |
CA |
STCM(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Birch |
Don |
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ET3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Blazi |
I. A. |
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|
HM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Boing |
John W. |
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|
EM2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Bowman |
Richard F. |
Scarville |
IA |
TM2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Brauch |
R. D. |
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|
QM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Bustria |
B. L. |
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EM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Carnes |
J. J. |
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EMC(SS) |
68 - 69 |
Last COB of the Cusk |
| Cisewski |
Keith L. |
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TM1(SS)(DV) |
68 - 69 |
Eternal Patrol - 11 Feb 2005 |
| Clark |
G. |
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|
CS2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Cochran |
Leon |
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68 |
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| Condron |
R. J. |
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|
CS1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Dietrich |
E. M. |
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IC2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Dimalanta |
F. P. |
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SD2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Dunn |
J. W. |
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|
FTGSN(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Emmons |
Stephen R. |
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FN(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Fox |
T. L. |
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LTJG |
68 - 69 |
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| Gayda |
Gary L. |
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MM1(SS)(DV) |
68 - 69 |
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| Graves |
John |
Montrose |
CO |
HMC(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Henderson |
E. A. |
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|
STS2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Henrion |
C. L. |
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|
FTG3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Holland |
J. T. |
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|
EM2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Houston |
Albert W. "Sam" |
Cocoa Beach |
FL |
CDR |
68 - 69 |
14th Captain |
| Kattner |
D. M. |
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EM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| King |
Paul G. |
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ETR2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Knight |
J. R. |
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RMC |
68 - 69 |
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| Korn |
T. A. |
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EN3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Krabill |
Earl Lee |
Cape Coral |
FL |
QM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Kroplewski |
R. G. |
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|
EM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| LaFaunce |
G. L. |
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TM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Lawrence |
David C. |
Marietta |
GA |
STS3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Lyons |
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TM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Maddox |
B. E. |
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CS2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Mariano |
R. I. |
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|
ENC |
68 - 69 |
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| Martinez |
R. A. |
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TM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| McCarthy |
Chester M. |
Malibu |
CA |
YN2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| McLeod |
Ken |
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CA |
CM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| McQueen |
D. W. |
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TM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Morrissette |
Leo M. |
Johnston |
RI |
YN1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Natividad |
P. A. |
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SK1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Nichols |
Robert |
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QM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Ouimet |
"Doc" |
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HMC(SS) |
68 |
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| Pacleb |
E. T. |
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TM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Perkins |
L. R. |
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LTJG |
68 - 69 |
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| Pickett |
Joel |
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YN3 |
68 |
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| Quijada |
Chris |
Groton |
CT |
RM1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
Eternal Patrol - July 2003 |
| Read |
M. G. |
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EMC |
68 - 69 |
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| Reynolds |
John T. |
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|
EM2(SS) |
68 |
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| Rilliamas |
E. R. |
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SD3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Rusconi |
Richard E. |
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EM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Saunders |
C. E. |
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ICC |
68 - 69 |
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| Sawyer |
Tommy D. |
San Diego |
CA |
LCDR |
68 - 69 |
XO |
| Schmitt |
John |
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|
EN2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Schultz |
Dennis |
Royal Oak |
MI |
STS3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Schwenke |
R. E. |
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MM3(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Scott |
M. R. |
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QMSN |
68 - 69 |
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| Smith |
F. J. Jr. |
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ENC |
68 - 69 |
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| Starkey |
R. L. |
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|
LT |
68 - 69 |
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| Szymanski |
W. A. |
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EN1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Tharp |
Robert |
Kingston |
WA |
CWO3 |
68 - 69 |
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| Thomas |
John J. |
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STS1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Tinkle |
Charles E. |
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OK |
STS2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Tipton |
Jimmie D. |
Norman |
OK |
IC1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Tripp |
Dale |
Las Vegas |
NV |
ETC(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Troutman |
John L. |
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|
LT |
68 - 69 |
Last Engineering Officer |
| Walbaum |
Donald D. |
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|
EN1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Wilson |
E. R. |
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TM2(SS) |
68 - 69 |
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| Young |
A. |
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IC1(SS) |
68 - 69 |
Explore more of the USS Cusk's History...
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1944
Keel is Laid |
1945
Commissioning |
1946
Pearl Harbor |
1947
First
Missile Launch |
1948
Missile Hanger |
1949
Missile Explosion |
1950
"The Flying Missile" |
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1951
Tracking Missiles |
1952
Missile Submarine |
1953
"100 Mile Stinger" |
1954
Missiles Removed |
1955
Regulus Program |
1956
Mare Island |
1957
Pearl Harbor |
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1958
West Pac |
1959
Alaska Cruise |
1960
West Pac |
1961
Designated SS-348 |
1962
West Pac |
1963
Pearl Harbor |
1964
West Pac |
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1965
West Pac/Vietnam |
1966
Bremerton Yards |
1967
West Pac/Vietnam |
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