USS PUFFER
(SSN 652) Online Crew Registry
USS PUFFER
(SSN 652)
Online Crew Registry
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Eric Will
will@ieee.org
Dates: '68 to '72
My dad was John Will, CO USS Puffer, from 1968 to 1972. Dad passed away in the summer of 1996 after a brief but fierce battle with cancer. Lt. Pat Brown, another Puffer plank owner, was killed in a car accident weeks later on the way home from visiting my mom.
As I grew up, many of the men who served aboard Puffer under my dad said the ship was very special. She was very special to me and the rest of the Will family. At the time of the 1971 WESPAC I was 13 years old. I felt like I had the entire wardroom for older brothers. The photos sure bring back memories.
My youngest brother, Alex, is the first-ever third generation submariner. Alex served aboard the USS Silversides in the mid-80's. He's now a reservist LCDR and lives in the DC area.
My grandfather John M. Will Sr. was a submariner in the WWII days. He retired as a full Admiral in 1959. If you check the index of books about submarines in WWII, you can usually find 'Dutch' Will.
Dad retired as a Captain in the early '80s.
It was my mom's father, Hans Walleen, who painted the woman shown on the wardroom wall. In case you've forgotten, her name was 'Red Right Reclining'. Grandaddy Walleen also designed the Puffer emblem. Mom lives in the DC area and is quite active in the submarine community, particularly the Naval Submarine League.
Submarines are in our blood. I may be the only 12 year old who ever 'dove' a submarine XC Hard Tank. I used to eat ice cream in the wardroom with Lt. Brown when he had the duty. One night he had to close out the tank and asked if I wanted to come along. (The nuclear Navy was a little different back then.)
I'm very proud to be a member of the submarine community, if only as a dependant. I'm lucky to be able to give something back to the community as an engineer at Sanders. We build serveral of the electronics systems aboard submarines, and we're working on technology that will be of great benefit to the US submarine service.
I recognized a few of the names in your guest book. Among them was Dave Lamb. If I'm not mixing folks up, Dave had an incredible beard. It would have done Sebastian Cabot proud. It really defined him. At the time, regulations required that he shave it off. As I recall, Dave was allowed to keep it by demonstrating to the corpsman that he could still get a good seal on an EAB. You might confirm the story with him.
The Puffer was and always will be a part of the Will family. Thanks so much for the wonderful trip down memory lane.
Eric
Robert (Bob) Weeks
Bob Weeks [vze22xn2@verizon.net]
Dates: 1968-12/1970
web:
http://www.fiberlink.comComments: Member of the Plankowners.
Wayne Williamson
wayne@netphone.com
Dates: 1968-1972
Comments: I was on the commissioning crew. (NUKE)
Mitchel Whisman
Mitchel_Whisman@hsb.com
Dates: 1968-1971
Comments: I am a plank owener and I would like to talk to anyone who wishes to communicate.
Jay J. "JJ" Wheatley
destec@jccomp.com
Dates: 1968-70
Comments: Plank owner. Built her in MS; watched her being cut up at PSNS. (Where I retired CCRS). Got 3 pieces of HY80 from her--one left. I have 100s of photos of Puff going through the Panamal Canal; Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Bangor, WA, Lahina, Maui, First E-blow test alongside pier Pascagoula, MS.
Letter to McClean,
I have some photos of you on shit-can beach Oahu c1970 durring the 'freakout' that you
would not believe.
Jay J. Wheatley ex FT2(SS)
as ship's photo I have hundreds of Puff photos 1969-1970
JJ Wheatley
1743 York Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707) 429-1342
Comments: I have 1000 photos of 'Puff" from 68-71. From MS, Ft. Lauderdale, Panama Canal, SD, MI and HI: Here's to THE plank owners: WE sailed under hurrican Camile. Ruff ride, even at 400 feet.
Rate: ETR2
Dates: Feb. 1968 to May 1970
Tom "Rocky" Watson
watsontl@supship.navy.mil
Dates: 5/69 to 9/71
web:
http://www.cornerstoneras.comComments: Great web site ! It's nice to see y'all's webpage for the USS Puffer to help keep our crews together. Contact me for photos, wild stories about the precommisioning crew and life in the Navy before urinanalysis! LOL
I spent 4.5 years in the Navy and 26 years doing submarine repair at Mare Island Naval Shipyard until it was closed by BRAC in 1996. I've got over 31 years as a civil servent working for the DOD and the USS Navy.
Now I'm down in S.Tejas repairing minesweepers. Check out their website:
http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/cmwc/Check out these logos for 637 Class Subs:
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno/n87/637logo.htmlKeep up the good work and let's ALL get together some time. Once a bubblehead always a bubblehead.
Rocky
Paul Woodbury
pww@world.std.com
Dates: 1970-1974
Comments: Joined the Puffer crew out of Nuke School, and got to do 2 west pacs. Left the Puffer while she was in Bremerton for overhaul. Would love to hear from old friends.
JOHN H. WOODS
SUBJH @AOL.COM
Dates: 1970-1974
Comments: I WAS VERY GLAD TO FIND THIS PAGE. IT IS GOOD TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE OLD SHIPMATES.. I MADE THE FIRST TWO WESTPAC RUNS AND WAS TRANSFERRED JUST BEFORE THE BOAT LEFT BREMERTON FOR HAWAII. YES, THIS IS GREAT AND I WILL BE CONTACTING SOME OF THE OLD GUYS IN THE FUTURE.--- KEEP THE SCOPE OUT OF THE WATER, GET ME UP, I CANT SEE--WHAT TIMES (SMILE)
Gary Waters
grwaters@sbcglobal.net
Rate: MM3
Dates: late 72-July 76
Message: I just discovered the web site and was pleased to see so many
familiar names. If we served together drop me a line.
Dave Wright
papawright@integrityol.com
Dates: 07/75 - 12/76
NORMAN WELLS
LANDNDIST@NETZERO.NET
Dates: 1975
Rate: IC2(SS)
Dates: 1978-1980
Ted Ward
ted.ward@mailexcite.com
Dates: 79-83
Comments: aw.. the good old days...like NIS questioning E- Div on who's bottle of vodka was in the E- Div locker in AMSLL, we alll knew but never told...never will. Or the time I picked up Crippen on my sholders in maneuvering and literally threw him out of maneuvering nearly hitting Capt. Habermeyer ( who was not impressed ) , hey, I got tired of Crippen stepping on my feet as he passed me when I was throttles. Or, picture this, 4 AM, inport and I'm called in to be throttles for start-up, as I turn to ask permission to enter manervering I see Pat and Ben, both red eyed from a terrific duty day ( battery charge,regular watch at SRO, start-up, manervering watch and first cond one watch at sea, good planning Eng ) , anyway the EOOW tells Ben to begin pulling rods and he starts to pull rods to 1". As I watch the rods pass 1" on their way to 1.1,1.2, I look over and Ben is fast asleep pulling rods out. I elbow Ben and look at the EOOW, good... Pat's teaching the EOOW plant start-up, who has his nose deep in the OPM's. Ben switches to another group and pulls them to the correct height and then goes back to the first group and begins to pull, the EOOW finally turns around and tells Ben to tell him when he changes groups...OK. If you can't remember me I'm the fat,bearded EM who played catcher on Puffer's softball team, you know..the team that always kicked Tautag ASS!!
Eric Wachter
Archer51@msn.com
Dates: mar'79-apr81
Bob Wallace
RTWALLACE1@AOL.COM
Dates: Sep 81- Mar 82
Comments: Great West-Pac
Douglas A. Ward
dw7364@yahoo.com
Dates: 1983 - 1986
Comments: I still remember walking into the galley during an extending WestPac and smelling peanut butter. All we had left to eat was refried bean, beef, mushrooms, and mostly everything to make bread. Somebody had peanut butter and XO made a bunk to bunk search until he found Fergson with cans of Peanut butter stashed in his rack. I never really understood Chief Waterford. I just agreed with everything he said and I was all right. I could write a book about everybody I met while serving on board. I also remember Bangman getting COBs fist in his mouth as I walked by the sonar room middle level. Those little green pills DOC gave me for my allergies made me see triples and that has got to be the highest I had ever been. I suppose drinking Strawberry Margaritas and drinking beer at the concert didn't help. If anyone knows Candra's e-mail give me it
Chip Wood
cwood@corinth.ms
Dates: March 86-Feb 88
Comments: Never did I think I would see or hear about James Fuller again...What ever
happened to Chuck Dills ?
Comments: New Email. Fuller is a chief...Oh my God !
Rate: HMC
Dates: 3/87-12/91
Message: It was a great deal of good memories looking over enties by old friends. When you live for months with 100+ guys at 400' you can't help but remember. I still smell the boat. Retired now in '01 as a LT. Still working for the Navy in Pensacola, Fl. at the hospital.
Don Watts
donandkim@uswest.net
Dates: 1-87 thru 9-89
Comments: Its been 11 years since those words "TM3 Don Watts Departing" I was the co-founder of the "89 club" with John Burke that was for those of us who were headed out into the civilian world to make our fortunes. I currently reside south of Seattle, WA and am still in weekly contact with Chuck Dills who lives east of here and Scott Stack who lives in Michigan. I still am married to Kim, for those of you who knew her. We now have two girls 8 and 6. I am currently finishing a BS in Business Administration and Kim is an RN. Many of you know I lost a lot of brain cells from the mass quantities of alchol consumed with my friends but I remember the days quite well.
Bryan Wagoner
ubermib@mediaone.net
Dates: Apr 88-Oct 88
Comments: If you were on the Blowfish at Puget Sound, you remember me---I blew up the tie bus during O/I-22 and got Gaston denuked and busted!!! If they had only decommissioned the Scamp one day later, I'd have been spared the Puffer experience altogether... il
kevin wilson
kwilson@commercialchemical
Rate: fire controll tech
Dates: 3-90 to 3-92
Reuben Wallace
reuben_j_71@hotmail.com
Rate: TMSN
Dates: may 1990-may 1992
Message: This is the first time in ten years that I spent time looking at pics...
I do some research and see a part of the past gone. I never thought that I would but I do miss it. I miss my friends I miss the smell of the boat the noise the adventure. Thanks to all God bless
kevin wilson
kwilson@commercialchemical
Rate: fire controll tech
Dates: 3-90 to 3-92
Trevor Wilson
twilson@silverlink.net
Dates: 92-Decom96
Comments: In spite of the sometimes trying times, Puffer was an incredible experience. I still smile thinking of some of the crazy stunts pulled off. Where else could some find people not only willing coax you into lewd, lasivious acts, but right there along side participating... The dance of the flaming asshole, Lolita, the love muscle in Hong Kong, Guam (in general), the women (?) of Fiji... All are stories for the ages. The wild times and friends are sorely missed...
TJ
Captain Rick Wright
rawright@cbn.net.id
Comments: Update for my e-mail address. Still in Indonesia as the Naval Attache ducking bombs and demonstrators until I retire 1 Sep 01.
Comments: I am sorry to report the passing of a shipmate. ETCM Robert Kitzinger passed away late August 98 in an industrial accident on an oil rig. His funeral with full military honors will be at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery September 3.
As for me, I retire in just over 3 years after I serve as Naval Attache, Jakarta, Indonesia. Anyone passing through? Just like in command, if you get in trouble call the CO, now if you get in trouble in Indonesia, call me at the embassy.
Derek Adam Warner
meat22@discover-net.net
Rate: MM2/SS (nuke)
Dates: 6/18/93 to 7/12/96
Comments: Who set this up? E-mail me please.
Hello -
My name is Derek Warner (also known as "Killer" on board Puffer). I spent just
over three years on Puffer - the last three years - I made the last west pac (Hawaii, Guam
twice, Japan - Hong Kong, and Figi). Also rode her up to PSNS for decom, which just ended
July 12, 1996 then I got out of the navy and am going to college here in Wisconsin
starting this fall. I had a lot of fun - but one boat and one term in the navy is enough
for me. I was a nuke mechanic. I don't know too many people that were on board when you
were, but I'll throw out a few name's of people that I knew and maybe you might have known
- Jim Waldman (ET1), Felix Sauceda (EM1), Ed Anelli (MM2), Jeff Myers (MM2), Reece Adams
(MM2), Dave Fink (EM2), Rick Wright (CO), Swank (LT), Marv Taylor (MMC), Mike Murphy
(MM1), John Curtis (MM2), Craig Hillborn (STS2) - that's all I can think of right now for
the real old timers. Write back if you recognize any of them - Derek
Steven T. Westby
steventw1@juno.com
Dates: 1994-4/24/95
Comments: Got sent here after decom the Greenling with Chris Robichaud. Tore up Guam, ate baby octopus in Hong Kong, got a 1 month early out (read milpers man). FTN=KEY. This was my 3rd sub in 4 yrs. Living in Oly, WA. Derek, RC div, miss you.
TOE RING rules. Hope this isn't for lifers here!
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