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Pappenheim, John R. ET1(SS)

USS Nathanael Greene SSBN636 (Blue)   
Jul 1973 - Sep 1976
USS Canopus AS34
June 1972 - July 1973

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USS Nathanael Greene SSBN636

USS Nathanael Greene SSBN-636

I served on board this Nuclear Powered, Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine for Six Deterrent Patrols from July 1973 to September 1976. I stood watches as Navigation Center Supervisor. Below is a list of some of the men that also served on the Greene during that time.

 

Steve Adler
Aman
Ike Ambrose
Danny Arrent
Peter Baldwin
Tom Bangle
Ernie Barkhurst
Ted Basa
Martin Beckwith
Gary.E. Bell
Bevers
John Bickler
Blalock
Roger Braddy
Doug Brannen
William C. Brayboy
James R. Brown
Paul W. Brozenich
Dick Bruce
Clyde Bunyon
Burnette
Chuck Bush
Gilbert P. Cabral
Gino Cafarelli
Pete Charboneau
Paul Chihocki
Dave Clive
Walter Coakley
Mark Cole
Daniel Cox
Howard Craven
Dave Creekmore
John Darnell
Butch Denesha
Robert Dianey
Mark Dodgers
John Dullard
Donald E. Dykes
Jon Elmendorf
Mike Emmons
Fred Engle
Lee. A. Eubanks
A.W. Evans
Donnie Evans
Lou Farrara
Robert Foster
David M. Fridstrom
Lonnie Fugate
Danny Gahr
Chuck Gaines
Kenneth Graham
Greco
Arlo Guthrie
H.J. Halliday
Haywood		 Doug Hamel
John Hardy
Jim Harshberger
L.P. Heard
Daniel Hempen
Richard R. Herman
James M. Hill
Charlie Hoff
Robert Hron
Dave Ivans
Gene Jastel
Tom Johnson
Ernie Johnston
Tony Kass
John Keating
Robert Kennedy
Roger Knight
Krull
Edward M. Larotonda
Ken Lee
David Leikis
"Zipper" Lenz
Eric Leonard
Edwin R. "E-Ray" Linz
Ira Livingston
Wayne Lynch
John Manning
Frank Matovic
McCormick
G.E. McDonald
Robert McDowell
Bob McKendrick
Marvin Miller
Harry Moore
Kevin Moore
Wayne Muckelroy
John Newman
Randall Nutter
O'brien
Kevin O'Conner
Olsen
Walter Padbury
Dave Panek
Eugene Pappenfus
John Pappenheim
Danny Parrot
Kevin M. Patton
Russ Pease
John Peterson
Steven J. Peterson
Tom Peterson
Gerald R. Petruzzi
William Plante
Arlo Pommerening
Bob Pratt
Kevin Preble 		Larry "The Thrill" Prill
John Prudhomme
Ken H. Recoy
M. Riner
Chico Rivera
Harvey Roberts
Jack Robison
Steve Ross
Rotunda
D.G. Rubright
Brad Ruth
Mike "Razu" Rzewski
Paul D. Sandy
Mike Scanlon
Earl Schenk
John Schweikler
Dale E. Scott
Tom Selnick
Joe Serafin
Bill "Peanut" Sheehan
Sheffey
Tom Shemanski
Wayne L. Shurlow
Tom Simek
Rich Sittler
R.F. "Doc" Sizemore
R.H. Smith
Tom Snyder
Mickey Stevens
Bill Streeter
Terry Stuckart
Curt Suit
Gary Switzer
Tom Sydnor
Dale Talbert
Pat Tarwacki
Taylor
Telep
Alex R. Thomsen
John Torrison
George Lee Timme
Robert H. Toutaint
Trelawitz
Bill Vance
John Vincent
Harry Vinton
James Walczak
Wally "Mongo" Walliser
Hal Walls
Wartman
J.Gary. Weigand
Ben Welch
Whalley
Wheeler
Whitney
John Williford
Winters
Dan Woodell

 

USS Nathanael Greene SSBN636 Specifications

 

Hull No-

SSBN636
Name-

Nathanael Greene
Shipyard-

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire
Length-

425 feet
Displacement-

8250 tons
Launched-

12-May-64
Commissioned-

19-Dec-64
Decommissioned-

12-Dec-86
Blue Sponsor-

Mrs. Neander W. Wade
Blue Command-

CDR. Robert E. Crispin
Gold Sponsor-

Mrs. W. A. Thomas
Gold Command-

CDR. William M. Cossaboom, II
Power Plant-

1 nuclear reactor, 2 geared steam turbines, 1 shaft
Beam-

32 feet
Speed-

20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kts)
Crew-

13 Officers, 107 Enlisted
Armament-

4 torpedo tubes, 16 C3 Poseidon Missiles
Disposition-

Held at Bremerton, WA.

USS Canopus

USS Canopus AS-34

I served on board this Submarine Tender in Holy Loch Scotland from June of 1972 to July of 1973. I worked in the Navigation Repair Shop, R-5 Division. Below is a list of some of the men I served with on the Canopus.

 

Auer
Pete Caton
David Cross
Charlie Ebright
Wayne Fletcher
Gates
Girard
Bob Hargrave
Tom Holcombe
Gil Johnston
Ernie Johnston 		Jerry Ledbetter
Charlie Maier
Brian Miller
Don Paugh
Mike Pearson
Carl Russell
Joe Serafin
Shannafelt
John Touhill
Vance
John Zientarski

 

USS Canopus AS34 Specifications

 

Hull Number-

AS34
Displacement-

21,089 tons
Length-

643' 9"
Beam-

85' 0"
Draft-

24' 6"
Speed-

18.0kts
Crew-

1,400
Keel Laid-

02-Mar-64
Launched-

12-Feb-65
Commissioned-

04-Nov-65
Decommissioned-

01-Nov-94
Builder-

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.
Class-

Simon Lake
   

My Best Friends from the Navy
(Photos taken in 1997)

 

Joe Serafin and I
Joe Serafin and I


Me and Ernie Johnston

Pete Caton and I
Me and Pete Caton

Joe was a Ships Inertial Navigation System Technician on board the USS Nathanael Greene and on the USS Canopus during the 1970's. He is currently living in Oklahoma. Ernie and I were both Central Navigation Computer Technician on board the USS Nathanael Greene and on the Canopus during the 1970's. He is currently living in New Hampshire. Pete was a Central Navigation Computer Technician on board the USS Canopus during the 1970's. Before that, he served on Polaris FBM Submarines as a NAVDAC Computer Technician. He is currently living in Virginia.

"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'."

-- President John F. Kennedy
1963, Annapolis, MD
JFK
 

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