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CREW PHOTOS 1944-1945



Plank Owners, First Commissioning 1944



     NAME              RANK    SERIAL NUMBER 
  
ACKERMAN, DAVID L.     RM 3 c    V6603 44 50        
ADAMS, CHARLES W.      S2c       V6659 99 94          
ADAMS, EARL B.         F1c       V6836 17 53          
ADDIS, LINDSEY B.      F1c       V6923 58 61         
ALBIN, WILLIAM G.      FC3c     USN225 44 73         
ANDREWS, WILLIAM Z.    S2c       V6784 25 23      
ANDERSON, CARL LLOYD   S2c       V6256 72 88         
ANSELMO, ANTHONY W.    F2c       V6907 31 16         
BAGBY, RUPERT W.       S2c       V6834 62 99         
BAGWELL, EDWARD H,     S2c       V6834 63 47        
BALDRIDGE, J. M. Jr.   S2c       V6971 01 31          
BANISTER, JAMES T.     GM3c      V6576 90 40        
BARTH, LUDWIG C.       F2c       V6921 10 96          
BEASLEY, THOMAS W.     S2c       V6838 92 22         
BEACH, LESLIE L.Jr.    S2c       V6924 41 69          
BIGHAM, EUGENE         S2c       V6894 01 16        
BIGGS, ELDON C. Jr.    S2c       V6834 63 08          
BINTLIFF, R. J. Jr.    Y3c       V6816 65 79          
BISHOP, MARTIN R.      F2c       V6952 08 43         
BLACHLY, HARLAN E.     S1c       V6877 05 58          
BOGDANOVICZ, EDWARD    S2c       V6922 02 97         
BOGACZ, ALEX J.        F2c       V6944 60 06          
BOSHOVEN, ROBERT E.    S2c       V6951 92 65         
BOYNTON, GORDON F. Jr. RT2c     USN573 21 24         
BRIGHT FRANK R.        S1c       V6963 96 00         
BRILL, MORTON V.       Y1c       V6647 07 45         
BRIM, ANTHONY M.       FCO3c    V6S862 66 14       
BRYANT, CHARLES WADE   S2c        V936 46 27          
CAPCIK, EMIL W.        F2c       V6944 61 06          
CARLQUIST, HARRY H.    F1c        V951 37 04         
CECHOTOVSKY, FRANK A.  F1c        V827 72 93          
CHAISSON, PHILLIP      S2c        V573 24 23         
CHRISTIAN BILLY V. O.  S2c        V671 77 83         
CLOUSER, KENNETH B.    F2c       V6922 62 75         
CLOWES, DONALD E.      PHM3c     V6653 15 33         
COCHRAN, ROBERT J. Sr. F2c       V6955 57 74         
COOPER, FRANK          PhM1c     V6213 49 37         
COOPER, HENRY Jr.      StM2c    V6S834 13 00          
CORRADO, VICTOR J.     F2c       V6922 72 52          
COURTEMANCHE, F. E.    WT3c      V6579 20 15         
CRAFTON, EUVA H.       S2c        V971 00 28          
CURRY, JAMES C. Jr.    MM3c      V6560 07 69        
DANIELOWICZ, S. W. Jr. F1c        V865 35 61          
DAVIS, JAMES W.        GM1c     USN223 20 13          
DESARNO, WILLIAM J.    F1c        V898 51 54          
DEWALD, CHARLES E.     F2c       V6922 62 95          
DILLON, THOMAS A.      S2c       V6803 56 27          
DISCHINO, ROBERT L.    SOM3c    V6S803 49 34               
DIXON, ARTHUR R. Jr.   EM2c      01410 62 05          
DRESSEL, HENRY R.      MM3c     IND815 70 75         
DUPUIS, MAURICE J      S2c         573 31 72        
ELYEA, WALLACE N.      WT1c      01410 61 52         
ERIKSON, HERBERT, L.   SM3c     USN762 47 81          
FANCHI, JOHN A.        SF3c      US300 48 44          
FANSLER, HAROLD J.     F2c         293 16 71          
FARRELL, JAMES L.      F1c        V944 71 87        
FARKALY, PETER         F2c         922 81 15          
FLEMING, GEORGE        S1c       V6878 06 38         
FURMINGER, JOHN H.     SK2c     USN403 76 45          
GEIGER, JAMES V.       S2c         273 20 19          
GILLESPIE, KEITH R.    S2c         264 05 73          
GILBERT, CHARLES W.    F1c         886 93 86        
GLYNN, JOHN J.         MM1c      M2705 08 00         
GOFF, ORLANDO K.       SC3c      V6895 44 77         
GORDON, AUBREY D.      S2c         782 52 05          
GOUGH, ROBERT E.       S2c         967 14 48         
GRAHAM, FRANCIS H.     S2c      V6S931 03 58        
GRACE, MERLIN A.       S1c       V6956 79 16        
GRAMANN, EDWARD J.     F1c        V942 37 45        
GREGORY, JESSE         S2c         576 18 81       
GREENE, ROBERT A.      SC1c      US382 71 85         
GROSSMAN, RUBEN        S2c         907 35 77         
HABERMAN, JOHN H.      EM2c       V652 56 30        
HAMMOND, WILLIAM F.    MM2c     USN258 35 45          
HARRIS, JAMES E.       S2c        U256 70 73          
HARRISON, ELBERT W.    COX       US258 42 57       
HARVEY, HARRY          SK1c        413 34 98          
HEASLEY, JOHN F.       TM3c      V6895 96 90          
HEIDT, EDMUND H.       MM1c     V6S223 35 42         
HENRY, JAMES EDWARD    S2c        V966 85 78         
HERR, RAYMOND H.       F2c        V922 29 76         
HIBBLE, RALPH N.       SOM3c     V6690 60 42        
HIGGINS, ROBERT C.     QM1c       V633 07 01         
HINELINE, CLIFFORD C.  S1c       V6961 76 16         
HITSON, ACEY           S2c       V6838 91 55          
HOGUE, WILLIAM R.      SOM3c    V6S867 99 56          
HOLLOWAY, J. D.        S2c        V575 88 82          
HOLLINGSWORTH, J. D.   S2c        V273 20 09          
HOLLINGSWORTH, ROY F.  M2c        V664 46 71          
HOLLAND, JOHN J.       F1c         803 31 70          
HONEYCUTT, ALBERT L.   S2c         834 64 00          
HUMBLE, HUBERT         S2c         966 85 62          
HUNTER, ANDREW, NEWT   S2c         838 92 39          
HYDEN, CHARLES S.      S2c         935 19 45          
JAMES, ALFRED          MM1c      US287 23 45          
JOHNSON, JAMES L.      S2c         757 89 79          
JOHNSON, CARL A.       F2c         952 10 30         
JOSLIN, DONALD C.      S0M3c      V627 26 19         
JUBA, HARRY            S2c         905 80 90          
KARL, RAYMOND J.       F1c         944 25 80          
KERSEN, FRANK N.       F2c         877 12 48          
KITCHNER, WILLIAM J.   MM3c      V6853 98 72        
KLASOVSKY, MICHAEL     S2c         723 12 19          
KOSINSKI, FRED P.      EM3c       V608 62 27          
KROLAK, JOSEPH C.      S2c         897 29 48         
LABELL, PHILIP W.      S2c         807 05 91          
LAIRY, ARDELL, JR.     StM2c     V6750 66 96         
LAMSON, WILLIAM E. Jr. Y1C       V6610 07 60         
LANE, JOHN J.          CK1c      US342 12 34          
LEBLANC, GERALD W.     RM3c      V6203 15 96          
LETT, GENTRY W.        S2c         838 91 67          
LEWIS, HENRY C.        S2c         894 00 40          
LOTT, FRANK Jr.        S2c         930 54 28          
LOWMAN, JOSEPH L.      CM2c      V6612 29 53          
LUCK, LEE B.           S2c         935 47 34         
LUNSFORD,JAMES H.      S2c         834 63 95          
LYLE, REGINALD S.      S2c         966 85 96          
McCREIGHT, HARRY       BM1c      US262 28 20          
McDOWELL, MELBA L.     CMM(AA)USN  359 90 16          
McLEMORE, WILLIAM B.   S2c         838 95 48         
McVAY, WALLACE D.      S2c         838 95 58          
MEADOWS, EDWARD W.     S2c         935 48 08          
MERCK, ERNEST L.       S2c         894 00 43          
MEYER. OTTO            S2c         967 14 23          
MIDDLETON, R. G. Jr.   S2c         557 26 75         
MONEY, JAMES E.        S2c         783 66 43          
MONTGOMERY, R. B.      S2c         782 52 26         
MOON, CLYDE BARTOW     S2c         273 20 14         
MORGAN, JOHN L.        S2c         894 00 15          
MORGAN, EDDIE A.       S2c         931 05 92          
MORRIS, CRAWFORD C.    S2c         894 00 18         
MOSS, CARL L.          S2c         894 02 03          
MOTSINGER, H. A. Jr.   S2c         931 98 72          
MOUCK, NORMAN G.       CM3c       V822 09 85         
MULLANE, JOHN D.       S2c         921 15 94          
MULLANEY, CHARLES J.   S2c         726 73 39          
MURPHY, GORELL H.      S2c         264 06 03          
MYATT, JOE E.          S2c         750 72 52         
NEEL, PRESSLEY         S2c         931 98 47          
NOVELLO, JOSEPH A.     S2c         803 56 54         
O'KEEFE, WILLIAM       GM3c      V6867 96 84         
OWEN, MARSHALL H.      S1c        V958 57 91          
PAGE, EARL N.          S2c         667 42 90        
PALMER, NATHAN L.      F1c         952 13 75          
PATTERSON, JAMES E.    S2c         838 65 82          
PEER, CECIL D.         Bkr2c       859 12 29         
PENLAND, JOHN J.       WT2c       V656 52 77          
PHILLIPS, JOSEPH E.    MMR3c     V6203 71 76          
PIGOTT, ROBERT L.      S2c         907 07 20          
PIKE, RUSSELL L.       Y2c         606 17 45          
POTVIN, ROLAND J.      MM2c        654 09 44         
PRICE, HOWARD D.       TM2c        576 26 84          
PRITCHARD, CHARLES S.  S2c         826 27 17          
PRYSLAK, JOSEPH        F2c         921 07 14         
PURDY, JOHN S.         S1c         818 16 81          
RAASCH, LAWRENCE G.    SoM3c    V6S869 58 77          
REED, ROBERT E. Jr.    F2c         866 04 62         
REMSNYDER, CHARLES A.  GM3c      V6820 78 68         
REMISZEWSKI, MYRON E.  WT3c        642 26 90         
RIEBER, MAX N.         MM2c       M633 06 82          
RIZZO, SALVATORE C.    F1c         725 43 58          
RONBECK, JOHN E.       RM3c       U202 61 32         
ROSDITSKY, JACOB Y.    S1c         712 03 33         
ROSE, JOHN D.          S1c         849 23 96         
ROWELL, J. D.          S1c         357 65 70        
SAILER, ELMER A.       TM3c       U386 80 96         
SCHAPKER, ROBERT F.    S2c         856 27 40        
SCHENCK, ROBERT V.     B3c         651 05 29         
SCHAPPELL, JOHN L.     F2c         922 19 82        
SHEEHAN, JOHN F.       S1c         200 93 21          
SONEFELT, ROBERT       S2c         930 98 14          
SOUTH, GORDON M.       S2c         966 83 14          
SPADER, CARL F.        S1c         862 80 68         
SPENCE, JOSEPH P.      CWT(PA)  USN355 48 23          
SPICER, PAUL E.        S2c         784 25 00          
STANFIELD, MARSHAL J.  S2c         967 11 61          
STEELE, ROBERT R.      S2c         838 85 46          
STRICKLAND, W.T.       S2c         834 59 76          
SUMMERS, JAMES E.      StM2c      V930 36 54         
THOMAS, JOHN V.        RM1c       U279 67 36          
VANDENBERG, JOHN G.    S2c         921 09 87         
VARTANIAN, KAZAR       WT3c        606 43 93          
VAUGHN, HARLOD J.      F1c         924 02 58          
WARD, JAMES L.         F1c         967 12 55         
WHITON, KENNETH R.     SM1c       V385 70 79         
WHITEMAN, ALLAN        F1c         952 23 80         
WILLIS, RUFUS T.       S2c         966 49 12         
WILLIAMS, JOHN P.      SoM3c      V753 25 89          
WILLIAMS, JAMES C.     EM1c        272 13 80          
WRIGHT, MORRIS         StM3c       604 74 50         
YACULLO, LOUIS J.      BM2c        646 78 24         


WW2 OFFICERS

                      

   Name         file #      Rank     Reporting date    Duties

STEVENS, R.H.   80513       Lt Comdr.     9/5/44     Commander
REECE, F.A.JR   74725       Lt Comdr.   12/26/44     Commander
STAVROS, G.A.   182741      Lieut.        9/5/44     Executive  
WELLER, G.A.    106978      Lieut.       11/9/44     Executive
FOX, J.H.       118333      Lieut.        9/5/44     First Lieut.
CARMICHAEL, G.J.138004      Lieut.        9/5/44     Gunnery
MC GARR, F.J.   189000      Lt.(jg)       9/5/44     A.S.W.
GITTINS, R.J.   265967      Lt.(jg)       9/5/44     Asst. First Lt.
ANDERSON, P.C.  267867      Lt.(jg)       9/5/44     C.I.C.
LANE, V.V.      197427      Ensign        9/5/44     Engineering
WILSON, E.G.    313001      Ensign        9/5/44     Communications
ROOT, W.A.      312684      Ensign      12/17/44     Radar
WAGNER, K.C.    358069      Ensign        9/5/44     Communications
ASHLEY, J.W.    258277      Ensign      10/27/44     Supply
MILLER, R.F.    371692      Ensign      11/27/44     Supply
BARBA, J.W.     372838      Ensign      11/27/44     Gunnery
BEAVIS, R.S.                Ensign      11/27/44     Engineering
TROCKI, J.J.    313001      Ensign        9/5/44     Engineering



Ernest Leon Merck A member of the Aft 5 inch gun crew taken in 1945

Eniwetok 1945

Eniwetok 1945

Eniwetok 1945

1944 Crew menbers.
Photo provided by Jeff Gough

Robert E. Gough 1944

Lewis crew members in 1944 or 1945


Great Lakes Naval Training Center 1940s. Could any of us ever been this young?




                 
                 




Loading torpedo into launch tube.


El Sailer doing whatever torpedomen do.


El Sailer in 1943 looking the way we all wish we still did.


             
Richard Middleton Jr on leave in 1944. At his home in Florida in 1997.


Robert Miller with his cooks and bakers of S division.

Geting a free haircut on the fantail under the barrell of mount 52.



John and Rose Holland with their son Jerome in 1944


         
     JOHN HOLLAND  1944


JOHN HOLLAND and SHIPMATES 1949


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