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USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN 618) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN 618). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 204 crew members registered for the USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN 618).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1970 | 1971 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham, Jim | STS2 | 1967 – 1968 | SONAR | |
| Payne, T J | E-3 | 1967 – Apr 7, 1971 | Deck | Purdums pirates will always be a high point in my life |
| McLaughlin, Mac | MM1SS | 1967 – 1971 | 'A' Gang | |
| Beck, Kenneth | EMFN to EM3 (SS) | 1967 – 1969 | E | William H. Purdum (1930-1988) Cdr. USN, Commanding Officer, "Purdum's Pirates" Qualified Submarine Service, 1st patrol after shipyard 20 Jan. 1969 |
| Nevins, Duane | RM1(SS) | Feb 1967 – Jan 1970 | Radio gang | On the shipyard crew (combined blue & gold) at Newport News for the reactor overhaul (over a year). Capt. Robert W. Bulmer, C.O. Nicholas Paul Giampietro RMCS(SS), leading Radioman. First 3 blue crew patrols out of the shipyard after the overhaul. |
| Thomas, James B. (J.B.) | YN2(SS) | Jun 1967 – May 1969 | X | Was in the yards for the first overhaul. After that I made two Gold Crew patrols. |
| Thomas, James (J B) Or (tom) | YN2 | Aug 1967 – Aug 1969 | X | Yeoman in Gold Crew |
| McNamara, Michael | LCDR | Sep 1967 – Dec 19, 1970 | Engineer | Refit plus three patrols |
| Silvestri, Hank | SN/SK2(SS) | Oct 1967 – Jun 1970 | deck/supply | I came onboard during overhaul n.n. went out on the blue crew in the seaman gang made sk did 4 patrols.Great smart bunch of guys,learned a lot went on to be lpo on the 602.Anyone remember what hobbs did after passing ss quals board? |
| Hobbs, Paul | ET1(SSS) | Nov 1967 – Sep 1969 | Reactor Controls (RC) | |
| Gagne, Ronald | STS2 | 1968 – 2069 | sonar | overhaul crew-newport news |
| Knight, William (Bill) | SN | 1968 – 1969 | mess | I had a great time on the blue crew with the best officers and crew anywhere. |
| Stewart, John | COB | 1968 – 1971 | not sure | John Stewart was my father. We were on board the sub several times as children. My Dad loved the Navy |
| Hart, Al | TM 3 | 1968 – Sep 1970 | Wepons | I have great memories of the TJ and the crew I served with. I keep a picture on the wall of my office. |
| Scott, Russ (Scotty) | ET1SS | 1968 – 1973 | Reactor Controls (RC) | Great friends including AJ, RAT, JWA, and the Cracker. Remember being the EOOW for the Acey-Ducey watch, Blue Nose initiations, exploring the small towns (and Pubs) in Scotland. |
| Zamzow, Dennis | ET1 | Jan 1968 – Dec 1970 | Navigation | Picked it up in the yards at Newport News, VA. Fired a missile at Cape Canaveral, FL., took it to Rota, Spain and from then on between New London, CT. and Holy Lock, Scotland until discharge. |
| Pike Tm3 Ssbn, John | Mar 1968 – 1970 | Joined crew in Newport News, shipyards, and did 3 patrols with the gold crew. Finished enlistment with the Nautilus . | ||
| Foster, Ed | MM2(ELT) | Mar 1968 – Jun 1972 | Greatest times, from Refit in N.P.News and 8 patrols afterwords. Miss the great guys I worked with. Learned to value whats important in life. Went on to become a Systems Eng. at Millstone NPP in Wtfd. CT,retired & loving it. | |
Pawlowski, Mark  | MM3 SS | Mar 3, 1968 – Dec 15, 1969 | Aux Machinest | |
| Miller, Bob | LT | Apr 1968 – Jun 1971 | I would very much like to hear from anyone who served with me. And I would like to see those names added to the reunion attendance list. | |
| James D. Montgomery, "monty" | IC1(SS) | Jun 1968 – Sep 1972 | LPO IC | After years of riding diesels (DBF) I got orders to TJ. Going from the old boats to "Boomers" was like someone telling you that your Mom had the clap. Did 16 patrols on 3 different FBM's before retiring as a Chief. Lets hear from you |
| Molvar, Dave “mo” NEW | FNSS | Jun 1968 – Nov 22, 1971 | Deck crew / Leading Seaman / Maneuvering Watch Helmsman | Sports Editor for the TJBJ; Sang with Ron Slebioda, Rut Etheridge(deceased) and Gary Johnson in the TJ Follies. Still in touch with Slebioda and Dave Gilbert (ICman). Hung out with Dickey Bentley, Larry Lloyd |
| Munyan, William (Bill) | IC3 | Jul 1968 – Dec 17, 1971 | Interior Communications | Trying to reconnect with ship mates |
| Christensen, Mark/chris | ST1(SS) | Oct 1968 – Mar 1976 | Sonar | Too long in one place! |
| Howell, Gary | MM2(SS) | Oct 1968 – Jun 1970 | M | Joined the boat in the yard; made 4 patrols on the Blue Crew |
| Bekech, Ronald | MT1(SS) | Dec 1968 – Nov 25, 1972 | Weapons | |
| Nitka, Joseph J / Jj | MM1/SS | 1969 – Aug 1973 | M | |
| Rigby, William (Mike) | TM2 | 1969 – 1971 | Weapons | Part of the Missle Compartment Crew. Enjoyed Rota Spain and Holy Loch, Scotland. Blue Team |
| Stewart, Ronald (Ron) | SK3 | 1969 – 1971 | Storekeeper | |
| Koutouzis, John D "Dennis" | EM 1 SS | Apr 1969 – Aug 1972 | E | Great memories of a great crew. Still in nuclear power and going strong. 6 yrs Navy, 20 yrs Consolidated Edison of NY @ Indian Point, 18 yrs w/ INPO in Atlanta. Will be closing out this phase of my life soon as well. |
| Young, Roger | E5 | Jun 1969 – Jun 1973 | Navet | |
| White, Danny | YN2(SS) | Jun 1969 – Oct 1972 | Yeoman | I was a junior Yeoman on the Blue Crew and made six patrols. |
| Ewalt, Fred (Woodie) | LCDR | Jul 1969 – Mar 1971 | Navagator Operations Officer | Blue Crew. Now on Eternal Patrol -formerly from North Stonington CT. |
| Kilger, Robert | RM3 | Aug 13, 1969 – Jun 8, 1971 | Radio Crew | Some of the best times in my life! Met some great people. |
| Walker, Dortch | MT2 (SS) | Sep 1969 – Sep 1972 | Weapons | |
| Den Bleyker, James | EN 2 (SS) | Sep 1969 – Oct 1971 | A Division | Made some great friends: Phil Weber (Wizard), Ron Dykes, Ron Banta, Dave McDowell, TJ Payne. John E Rodermel |
| Johnson, Gary | STSC(SS) | Oct 1, 1969 – Mar 15, 1974 | SONAR | DIV OFF, Chief of the watch, Diving Off, OOD. |
| Badger, Michael | TM3(SS) | 1970 – 1973 | Weapons | |
| Nowell, Bobby | IC2(SS) | 1970 – 1974 | forward IC Division | Good memories and good people |
| Shoptaw, Dave | MM2SS | 1970 – 1973 | A-Div. | Your shipmates are lifetime friends you will never forget. |
| Freese, Jerry | RM2(SS) | Feb 10, 1970 – Jul 6, 1972 | Radio | An awesome experience that I'll remember my entire life. Met great people and made good friends. Miss them all! |
| Knoche, Alan (Aj) | EM2 (SS) | Aug 1970 – Jun 1974 | E Div | OI 62, ORSE Boards, field day, extended patrol, family separation and other negatives were more than compensated for with my excellent (though sometimes bizarre) shipmates. It's sad to think they scrapped the old girl. |
| Mikla, Bill ( The Mole) | mm1 | Oct 1970 – Aug 1971 | M div | I had two patrols on 618 out of Rota after six patrols on 602 out of Holy Loch. I really enjoyed the Jefferson and the Mediterranean patrols. We did a missile shoot out of the Med. also. |
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