USS PUFFER (SSN 652)
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Pat McWaters
mcwaters@home.com

Dates: '68 - '71

Comments: I reported in before the launch and stayed aboard until just before WestPac71.

In the launch picture - believe I'm at the end of the group on deck nearest the starboard side of the sail.

Pat "Mac" McWaters

steve mclean

Dates: 1969-1973

Comments: hope everyone returned home safely from the recent reunion held in washington. seeing everyone again was really something special...and i'm looking foward to the next reunion. a special thanks to jim cannici for putting together our trip. hope you are recovering from your recent surgery.

Comments: I was the editor of the 1971 cruise book with Lt Bradley

Comments: I was on board one Pearl to Pearl and left just before the first Westpac.

Comments: Great times

CURTIS H. McKINLEY
janecurt@execpc.com

Dates: MAY70 - JUN76

Comments: JUST SURFIN' AND FOUND THIS. CAN'T BELEVE ALL THE BOATS I'VE SERVED IN ARE GONE. USS BREAM (SS243) USS PICKEREL (SS524) USS PUFFER (SSN652) & USS RAY (SSN653). GLAD TO SEE SOME OF THE CREW I SERVED WITH ARE HERE. BEACHBALL, SQUATTY BODY, MR. ANDERSON. ?? FOR TREE & BUSH.

ZOOMIE

Steve McLean

Dates: 1970-1973

Comments: After 25 years, I still have good memories aboard the USS Blowfish. In particular, special thanks to CMDR J. Will....who was more than just our Captain. I would love to hear from anyone who served 70'-73'. I have been trying to locate the follwoing survivors of the Sonar gang...R.Wilson, B. Anderson, M. Thompson & M. Rinne. Sadly, I recently spoke to M. Karren's mother who informed me that Mike passed away 4 years ago in Bakersfield, California.

I can be contacted at: PO Box 5662 Carefree,Arizona 85377 or 602-995-8321 looking forward to hearing from anyone who can help get us all back together for one hell of a reunion. Dive! Dive! Dive!

Gary J. McGoven (Mac)
mac@mailhost.nmt.edu

Dates: 1970 - 1971

Comments: You have got a great web site here. It has brought back some great memories. (Real suprised to see a picture of me in your gallery) Thanks/Mac

Bill Mager
pegbill@aol.com

Dates: sept70 to may 74

Comments: finally found this place. And as they say " there is no palce quite like this place quite near this place so this must be the place"

Dates: 10-70 12-74

Patrick McMullen
daddio67@hotmail.com

Rate: ET2

Dates: 1971 - 1974

Message: Just found this site sorry I missed the reunion.

Ben Cross
bigben@chartermi.net

Rate: ET2/ss

Dates: 1980-1983

Message: Nice to see some of my shipmates on here, feel free to contact Teresa and me.

Tim Methenitis
iamgreek@aol.com

Dates: 1971-1973

Comments: Served in the sonar gang with Merv Rinne, "Andy" Anderson and so on. Was there during the 2nd Westpac.

Scott Mitchell
smitchell@hcsmail.com
MM2(SS) (AFT of frame 57)

April 1973-March1977

Comments: It having been more than 20 years since I got my last "Puffer Good Deal," I thought I'd never see or hear from most of these guys again. Thanks for the site. I have hooked up with several old friends since first logging on. I also found out Puffer was decommissioned on my birthday in 1995. In 1977, I couldn't have imagined a better birthday present; now I think it's sad. Must be getting old.

I'd love to hear from some more shipmates.

" I have never missed a commitment and I never plan to. If your gear is up and you want to leave at 0900, go ahead. However, if your gear is broke, don't tell me its 1600, don't tell me its 2200, don't tell me you haven't seen your family in days. Fix your gear" We didn't miss sea dates. We fixed about anything that needed it at sea and left at 0900 in port. Out of three boats, this was my favorite.

Irishman@mashell.com
Michael W. McGrath

Rate: ICC(SS)

Dates: 1976 -1980 +/-

Rus Miller
jrusmiller@yahoo.com

Rate: Lt

Dates: 1/76 to 3/79

Message:

I remember seeing a lot of strange things through the periscope. I got to photograph a lot of them too. The ELT shack was the only place on the boat with a full length photo hanging. It was behind the door.

My first landing as JOOD with Butch Thompson (CO) I hit the pier a little fast and the three already cracked pilings sheared off. Thompson said "Not bad. A little fast, but now they'll have to fix the G.. D... pier.

The most fun was the week on the beach in Thailand after opening the sail hatch in the Gulf of Siam under threat of sea snakes biting you as your head went through the first time.

I have been in the independent power business since the navy. I ran the solar plants in the California desert for a while. You still see them in Gattaca and various car commercials. The California power business is slow these days, so I am developing a fuel ethanol plant. Anybody an equity investor?

Milton J. Melvo
miltonmelvo@aol.com

Rate: MMCM

Dates: 1977-79

Gregory J. Muchow
bigbear@ctelcom.net

Dates: 1978-1981

Comments: You might remember me better as Moohoo.

Dates: 1978 to 1981

Pat Muldoon
jodyandpatrick@email.msn.com

Dates: 1979-1983

Comments: Had a great time at the reunion - felt just like the old Puffer parties! Spent many grand hours dis-ing the Big O!

OK, a less lame entry than my last!

memories:

Manuevering - bandanna, toothpick, and piece of a clear hairbrush keeping my newly pierced ear from closing up - standing behind Moohoo, who was learning Throttles, having to remind him of the lefty loosey-righty-tighty rule!

Lopez trying to scare the EOOW by hitting the wrong speed generate switch - he hits the right one, almost dumps the plant, scares the hell out of himself, and then passes it off as a joke!

Cripen with double earplugs and head phones on, beating a steel clipboard on the throttles just because Jeffy Sinclair kept running by yelling - BANANAS!

Working out with Hansen in shaft alley where if you didn't get the weights at the right angle you'd either get burned or bruised!

Sandhoefner (sp?) coating all the copper with oil - getting praised for it - then seeing the SubBase welder storming off the ship 'cause the entire shaft alley had flashed when he lit off his torch!

Rus Crump and Master Chief Adams putting out a breaker fire - Master Chief pointing and Russ aiming the fire extinguisher, cigarette hanging from his mouth. Both leaping back as the fireball flew at them - and me!

Writing in Mein Koff, As the Shaft Turns, and all the various frog logs! Oh, and Big O, I was The Assasin, you paranoid shite!

Hansen in Australia, running through the crews mess waking everyone up, going through the torpedo room (thank God they didn't call the Security violation) then taking a piss in the washing machine!

Bostick Bird - enough said!

Punk rocker and alleged drug user Squirrel!

Who was the A-ganger that used to drop his home made bombs overboard when he was topside watch?

So many more stories that we need another reunion.

and finally, how many times do we have to tell you A-gangers? "Static Blow" means you don't really blow the ballast tanks! And the shore power cables! And Mark McGrath's face up . . well, that part was pretty cool!

Comments: I was surfing the net and came accross the PUFFER Home Page. I had a great time in Chicago at the last reunion and am planning to attend the next. Looking back at the time we had, in Pearl or overseas.

Wade Mackey
wmackey@ieee.org

Rate: ET1/SS

Dates: Jan 81 to Dec 83

Message: Well, just finished reading everyone elses messages and just like when "As The Shaft Turns" was passed to me, others have said it better than I ever could.

It was nice to see my former barracks mates (Bob Palmer and Alvin Ruley) have posted. Alvin, I've still got your ball cap, and I'm not givin it back. It sits in my office along with the flag from the Puffer that they gave me when I re-enlisted and a picture of the boat coming in to Pearl.

As some of you know, I met my wife in Hawaii while on the Puffer, and she is still putting up with me some 21 years later. We have three daughters (It figures, God's gettin even with me for the WestPac's)

I live outside Philadelphia now and work for Exelon. So if your in the neighborhood, give me a yell.

Wade Mackey

Dates: 1981-1984

Kenneth A. Morgan
morganka@westinghouse.com

Rate: ET1

Dates: 6/82 - 6/86

Comments: I was just a guest of one of the officers to come aboard during December 1984. I cherich the memory, the photo, and the hospitality shown by the crew. Pastor Tim Mason (New Vision 84-85)

Dan Morsette
morsette@lakenet.com

Dates: 85-86

Comments: I left the USS Parche SSN-683 at Mare Island for the Puffer in '85, in Pearl. Served on her until Sept. 86, when I left her in Bremerton, in the middle of an overhaul. I'm still in contact with TM Borders, but have lost contact with the rest of the crew. Would love to hear from past crew members of the Puffer or Parche. Best wishes to you all.

Bob Mayo
bob_mayo@code34.npt.nuwc.navy.mil

Dates: 8/86 - 2/91

Comments: Great to see the boat got a page, when I left for seps I never wanted to see another submarine, now I'm working on developing the NSSN, and so it goes.

John Mook
PLMJCM@worldnet.att.net

Dates: SEP 86 - JUN 87

Comments: BRAVO ZULU TO THOSE WHO PUT THIS SITE TOGETHER AND KEEP IT UP.

Dates: 1989 to 1992

web: http://www.arcadiaconsulting.com

Pantex, Texas - Nuclear meapons assemply, disassembly, and maintenance facility.

Kenneth L. Myers
rauckbay@aol.com

Rate: SK2/SS

Dates: Jul 89 - Jul 92

Message: I had some great memories serving aboard the USS Puffer and I still share them with friends and family and whoever wants to listen.

DANNY MCHUGH
torpedotube@earthlink.net

Dates: CHIEF OF THE BOAT 4/89-4/92

Comments: It's great to see pictures of my old shipmates.

JEFF MEYERS
MEYERSCLAN@WORLDNET.ATT.NET

Dates: 12-89 thru 1-94

Comments: hello to everyone! yes, you see correctly, we have finally made it to the 21-st century and got online. so please drop us a line. we'd love to hear from, well some of you!!!

Comments: How do everybody! just thought I would finally join the 21st century and find out if this computer thing is just a fad or its actually here for the long haul. This is a update, with current web address, so I better get some friggin mail. Still living in Iowa and working for comed at quad cities nuke plant. Hey Jerry Epp, I lost your phone number so call me at 1-319-323-4004 and lets talk, I want to go shoot some stick and suck down some brews at society club, man were those good times.Anybody else feel free to drop a line and let me know what is is going on.

Raymond Mitchell
rmitchell@ucsd.edu

Dates: 6/90-6/92

Comments: This is the first time that I have found the PUFFER homepage. Will have to bookmark it for futher visits.

Raymond Mitchell
MMCS/SS NUC RETIRED

jeff meyers
wake@geneseo.net

Dates: 90-94

Comments: Hello everybody! Great to recoginize all the names and trying to remember the faces. I am working for ComEd in the great state of Illinois, but live in Davenport Iowa.Didn't think there was anything good about the navy until I read all the entries,and then realized all the friends I made, and knew I would never have friends like that again.Just going to throw out some names that remind me of that friendship, Chuckie "the chicken" Scroggins, Ed( who was his own species) Annelli, Larry Hatcher, Tony Flagor,Jerry Eppilito, Dave Fink,Reis Adams, Cedric Bell,Mike Atwell,Scott Eastman,"Big"Joe Warren(my sea dad) and "little"Joe Loesch Rob"buckaroo"Littel-(Go Bears). Miss the days on the beach and going to Dirty Dan's and The Trojan Horse.Take care guys, Happy Holidays and thanks Don for a great Home Page and to Chuck Scroggins; I am still a Defender of the faith. Adios Amigos !

Jeff "the bod" Meyers wa

Laurence McLeod
oldcoot@home.com

Dates: 1990-93

Comments: One of the best boat's I served on. In my short time on board we did more than all my other boats combined. We had great crews and excellent wardrooms.

Comments: Of the five boats I served on in my career she was the best and the funnest! Where the hell is Campisi!!

Michael W. Murphy
mmurphy162@cox.net

http://members.cox.net/mmurphy162

Rate: MM1(SS)

Dates: 1992-1994

Message: The Puffer was my last ship and in many ways my best. I had a lot of good times I remember and a few bad ones that I don't. I met some great people some of which that I still keep in touch with. I've lost contact with a few that I wish I could find.

Steve Morris
steve@stevemorris1.com

Dates: 92-95

Comments: Engineer from 92-95. I am currently teaching in the Department of Systems Engineering at the US Military Academy at West Point.

Comments: Update 7/27/99: Just wanted to update my email address and web page. I am still teaching at West Point, but also just received my Certified Financial Planner license. http://www.stevemorris1.com

Rick Merrill
ABMERRILL@AOL.COM

Dates: '93-95

Comments: I was PUFFER'S Last Navigator; I left the boat two days after we moored at Marginal Wharf in Bangor, on her way to decomm.

Currently stationed at CSG-7 in Yokosuka.

Comments: I cannot begin to count the ways a 37 is better than an 88. Weps on the Helena now, still living in San Diego.

Tad McKinney
barmcwest@aol.com

Dates: 06/94 - 07/96

Comments: I was the last LELT and the last EDPO to stand watch before the Puffer was turned over to PSNSY on 12 July 1996. I hated to see her go. I always will remember the people I met on board like Cal, Brian Preston, Toby Howat, Steve Osgood, Captain Rick Wright, and thanks Marv Taylor for all the help you gave me after what happen when we got back from our last WestPac. I am currently a process engineer working for a computer read/write head manufacturer in Santa Barbara. I would love to hear from anyone that servered those last few years.

Chad Maley
korling@eagle.cc.ukans.edu

Dates: Aug-Sep 94

Comments: Just did two months on the pig, was a Marine Corps Lance Corporal working with the CTs. Had a great time out there. Had to admit to the rest of the Corps that there just might be a crazier bunch of bastards out there, wearing dolphins and sleeping on torpedo racks. 1 of 4 marines to ever wear dolphins, one of the greatest accomplishements of my life. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers the marine with the longest hair on the boat. Best of luck to all who served.

Timothy Middleton
Orcus@concentric.net

Dates: 4/95-6/96

Steven McClellan
macnjdevil@aol.com

Dates: Mar 95 - May 96

Comments: Didn't spend to much time on the boat but made a lot of friends. (Hillborn, Pfenning, Allbee, Blocker, Comiero, Fernandez, Adams) I am currently in Norfolk Va. Drop me a line.