Shipmates on Eternal Patrol

Herein are the names of Veterans of the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), a nuclear powered warship. These men successfully participated in the preservation of world peace, through deterrence, during a period that is now called the Cold War.

Peace in the world often means an easier period for some of our nations military services. But not for the Submariner!

These men spent years plowing holes through most of the worlds oceans. They spent countless hours performing their duties and providing a constant threat against any adversary who might consider attacking our country. They knew and understood the dangers and the tribulations involved while on patrol. And there were many.

These men performed their duties at the great expense of not seeing their children grow. They missed their children’s significant lifetime events that included their births, their first tooth, their first step, their first day at school, graduations, engagements, achieving their college of choice, marriages and even their deaths.

These men performed their duties at the great expense of knowingly placing a heavy burden on their wives. For two-thirds of their tours they placed their wives in a position of running the home, raising the children, attending PTA meetings alone.

These men carried with them on patrols the knowledge that their intrepid wives would have to deal with deaths and sickness in their family, car repairs, broken washing machines, budget concerns, flooding basements, bill collectors, teachers and sometimes neighbors. It was not an easy life for any of the family. But it had to be done. And it was.

Now that these men have slipped their cable and taken their last walk across the prow to their final duty station, we dare not to forget these Submariners or their families. They sacrificed large portions of their lives doing their duty for our country.

These men were American Patriots, Submariners, and our Shipmates.
(above contributed by Steve Richey)

If you know of the passing of a shipmate that does not appear in the eternal patrol list please let us know here.

John J. Adas Henry T. Addison
Frank A. Allard James G. Amster
Walter J. Apley John D. Appple
Robert V. Artman Gerald H. Asbury
James A. Aspinwall Dean L. Axene
Henry F. Baker Kenneth L. Baker
Fred B. Ballard Robert J. Balsan
George Alan Barber David L. Bartholomew
Joseph M. Battista Patrick S. Bayless
William Bechtold Lemuel Bell
Ray V. Bennett Lloyd Berger
Chester Beutler Robert W. Bevan
Stanley J. Bice Thomas Bickle
Calvin Blough William Book
Richard M. Boullt William Brakebill
Gerald G. Brantley Robert Brim
Chester Brister Paul Brogdon, Jr.
Harold E. Brooks Walter A. Brooks
James D. Brown Dennis Bulick
John (Reb) Burton James T. Bush
John Bushman Elmer Bussard
Frank Butterworth William J. Cahill
Rosalie Calhoun B. J. Calvert
Newell T. Campbell William R. Candy
Larry Cann Herbert W. Carew
Willie A. Carlton John R. “Jack” Casey
Charles “Chuck” Cashion Robert Wayne Chinn
Richard V. Cleaver James E. Clegg
John T. Cleghorn K. Russ Cline
Jeffrey Cole Garry N. Collins
Steven C. Collins Robert B. Connelly
Ronald E. Cordis William M. Cossaboom
William T. Cottle K.M. Crombie
Earl Cruce Neil M. Crumly
Gary L.E. Cruzan Robert M. Cunningham
William A. Cunningham William H. Curley
Gregory J. Czech Joseph F. Davis
Walter Barry Davis Robert W. Driskell
Rueben De La Haya Lester F. Demmin
David A. Donovan Bill Dorr
Jeffrey N. Douglas Thomas A. Dowell
Henry M. Dryer Charles W. Duncan
Ronald A. Dutcher Jack H. Ebert
Robert H. Edwards Michael Egloff
Ike Eishenhauer John T. Elliot
Bertrand L. Ellsworth Dick Emery
George Eskew Arthur C. Esposito
Robert Laurence Etchieson Leon E. Everman
Jonathan Fader Michael Felicetti
Wayne C. Ficke David Fields
Robert D. Finch Charles E. Fischler
Jimmie L. Fisher Danny Lee Flynt
Frank Fortune Stephen G. Freach
Larry Fricke James L. Friday, Sr.
James R. Fuller James R. Fuqua
Thomas L. Galasso John W. Gantz
Buford C. Garmon James L. Geer
Joseph A. Gemma Wilbur L. Gilliland
Samuel Giorgio Jackie B. Gooch
Carlos Goode John P. Gordon
Brice P. Green Darold P. Greene
Robert Grimm Bill Grooms
Richard Grotte Paul Guild
John Hahn Donald V. Hahnfeldt
Jay B. Hamilton III William D. Hamlin
John E. Harvey Virgil Hasten
James Haverkamp Don Hazlett
Gene “Bear” Hazlett Clyde D. Heath
James F. Hemperly Arlie Henry
Herbert H. Henry Darrell Hensley
Larry L. Highley Elbert Hinson
Jack Ira Hoel Gene W. Holmes
Bennett L. Hooper Charles Hoover
David “Max” Hopkins James M. Howell
John Howser Gene Hughes
Wayne J. Hummel Dan M. Hunt
Michael B. Hutchings Clell B. Hutchinson
William A. Hutton William M. Hyler
Thomas Jackson Michael W. Jantz
Thomas A. Jewell Walter A. Job
Alvin D. Johnson Brett D. Johnson
William Johnson John P. Keeler
Theodore S. Keen William Kempfer
Albert L. Kelln Jan Alan Kendall
Robert N. Koelbl Joe Kornberger
Carl C. Kozlowski Arland W. Kuester
David M. Laird Mark S. Lanier
Maurice L. Laubach Robert “Jeff” Lauderdale
Floyd H. Lee William E. Lee
James Link Avery James Lord
Frank Lord James E. Lott
Richard A. Louthan Robert R. Luciano
Carl E. Maahs James “Chaplain Jim” Magin
Richard L. Major Andew Maples
Raymond J. Markese Jmes A. Marshall
Paul James Matthews Fred R. Maxey Jr.
John A. Maynard William H. Mayo
Kenneth R. McDermott James M. McDonald
James T. McGregor Bruce R. McKenna
James W. McKinster Dale Roy McLaughlin
Paul Terry McNeill Johnny L. McWilliams
James L. Meacham Howard Mease
David D. Meyer Gerard F. Mezzacapo
Max Milien Douglas W. Miller
Clarence Mitchell Vernon Q. Mitchell
Thomas I. Monteith Joseph Montroy
Fred G. Moore Jerry A. Moose
John A. Morris Stephen S. Morris
Don Mosley Elmer E. Morrow
David A. Mueller Shawn Muldowney
Terrence M. Mullaney Jamey I. Murphy
Jon Nadeau Ronald A. Naef
Tom Nesmith Carmine F. Nicholas
J.B. Norman Donald V. Northrop
Robert S. Northrop Terence J. O’Brien
Joseph E. O’Connor Joseph O’Donnell
Joseph P. O’Leary Robert L. Orndorf
Earl N. Oster Thomas F. Owenbey
William T. Owens Mark W. Paar
Loomis L. Pace Alan Papierowicz
Guy Parnell Thomas R. Parsons
Basil M. Parten Stephen Patrick
Glen W. Paxton Norman J. Peck
Joseph P. Peterson James Phillips
Marshall H. Poole Jr. Paul F. Popik
David Lee Presley Allen D. Prins
Ed Purdy Paul A. Rader
Bilial Rasheed David E. Rein
Joseph L. Renken Thomas R. Ribble
Richard E. Richards Steve Richey
Charles Rickhauer Edward L. Ripley
Joseph P. Robertson Kenneth W. Robertson
Lewis A. Ross Peter A. RossKamp
James Lee Roth James R. Rotunda
Russel A. Rutowski Leo H. Sain
Merwyn Salfer Steven G. Salva
Gary Samples James N. Sams
Olympio P. Sanares Morton H. Savell
John R. Savitz George F. Schilling
Jerry Schram Robert A. Schultz
Thomas J. Sheppard Paul D. Sherbourne
Gary D. Shobe Jimmy L. Shumard
Michael L. Sigley James P. Simpson
James L. Sisson Kenny Sizemore
Edward W. Sloan Roy Slocum
Bradford D. Smith Bruce R. Smith
Edward Smith Marvin O. Smith
William Smith Frank D. Snow
Richard L. Speir Scott O. Spinka
James Sprague Stephen J. Springer
John L. Stacey Ronald R. Stahl
Raymond W. Stanis Maurice D. Stanley
Thomas Stanley James Stein
Daniel J. Stim Steven R. Stout
Danny M. Stovall Samuel S. Sutton
Brad S. Sweeny George G. Sweeny
Glenn T. Sykes Jr. James P. Tansey Jr.
Tony A. Tarleton John D. Thode
Ronald L. Thompson Frank A. Thurtell
Ralph L. Tindal Mark J. Toschoff
Steve L. Toth William L. Treese
David M. Trotter Michael Tuckman
Ron Turner V.B. Turner
William M. Tyner James A. Vanness
Rodney Waldrop John N. Walker
Richard A. Wallace Christopher C. Ward
George H. Warner Jonathan C. Warthin
Dale F. Waser Edmund G. Watt
Billy V. Watts Jr. Robert J. Way
John Weaver Delorma Dale Webb
Raymond Burke Wellborn Elmer Wells
Leroy P. Werley Sr. James West
Dale Samuel Wiles Donald Wilkerson
Coyce V. Wilkinson James E. Williams
Barry A. Wilson Richard A. Wilson
Richard W. Wilson William C. Wilson
Ronald Wittschen John D. Woods
Charles Wright James D. Wright
Keith A Wright Sr. TJ Young
Arthur Zanta Jim Zawacki

Last updated 2025-11-14