In Memoriam

 

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John Basilone
  1916-1945
John Basilone 1916-1945
Lena Basilone 1913-1999

 

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Shipmates who have passed away since our last reunion, Savannah, September 11, 2022.

Arthur H Soule, SK3 68-69
James Geiger, LTjg 74-77
Edwin Martinez RMSN 72-74
Jack Price, RMC 72-75
Ted Kinnear, MM2 67-71
Richard Wiseman, QM3 50-53
Richard Beisner, STG1 72
Louis Spadaro, CS2 52
Raymond Norris, EM3 58-60
French Johnson, RD2 55-58
Charles Benko, EM2 63-66
Robert Simmons, LTjg 60-63
Ludwig Bardroff, RMC 69-73
Vernon R. Brown, YN1 74-77
Joseph Boyd, GM2 59-61
George Haskins, ETR2 71-72

Thomas Bembenek, RD/OS1 69-73
Charles Goodman RD3 60-62
Peter D'Arrigo BMC 50
Robert Reneau, EN2 73-74
Romald Tzreskowski, MM3 50-52
Vere Koski 57-59
Elwood Endres 62
Jack C Young, SN 55-56
Paul W Straughan, RM3 53
Samuel Kays, GM 73-75
Thomas Poulton, SN 60
Michael Bacigalupo, OSSA 72-73
Dennis Henningham, ETR2 69-73
Lee Shaver, PNSN  52-55
Richard G Vivian, 49-50

George T Quay SA 72-75
John Haines, MM2 55-59
Ed Orsulak, BT1 68-69
Fred R. Clements, LTjg 70-73
James Carroll, MM3 75-77
Bryceton V. Scott, BT2 68-72
David (Seth) Harding, HT3 72-75
Elgin Woody, RD1 64-66
Richard Kelley, ET2 51-53
Robert Thomas, RD3 61-63
Earnest Griffin, BTFN 66-68
Herman Schickel, PN2 54-56
Toby Wasson, ENS 54-59
Marvin Oltmanns, EN3 54-56
Lawrence Smith, YN2 49-51

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Shipmates who are no longer with us.  We never will forget you.

Fair winds and following seas.

Abbetello, Anthony
Actaboski, Lawrence 53-55
Agnello, Joseph SO 52-56
Ahrens, Thomas W 68
Allen, William
Anderson, Richard
Archible, Harry EM2 61
Agnello, Joseph SO 54
Ardoyna, Ed
Arlinghaus, Richard H FP3 55-57
Arundel, Robert RDCM 60-62
Arvanitis, Harry
Ashe, William C SO2 59-62
Ayello, John
Bacigalupo, Michael OSSA 72-73
Bailey, Gordon L FTA2 56-58
Baldwin, Edwin M LT 58-60
Barber, Troy A BM3 1969
Barcia, Joseph GM3 53-57
Barclift, Samuel L FT3 50-53
Bardroff, Ludwig RMC 69-73
Barnes, Hubert
Barsky, Howard RD2 66-69
Barthel, Kenneth SF2 58
Barton, Charles MMCM 69-72
Bayly, Donald C CDR
Bayreuther, Warren 50-52
Beamer, Joseph BT3 64-66
Bebee, Donald
Beck, Robert GMT1 71-74
Beers, Steven
Behuncik, John
Beisner, Richard STG1 72
Bembenek, Thomas RD/OS1 69-73
Benko, Charles EM2 63-66
Bennet, Jack
Berman, Sanford 66-68
Betts, Ray
Beverly, Robert QM3 55-57
Bichham, Bernard 49-51
Bird, Comer Capt 55-57
Bishop, Benjamin
Bisucker, Jessie
Bjrock, Paul W
Blackburn, George
Blackwell, Lloyd RD3 56-58
Blair, Louis
Blankenship, James
Blanshan, Alan
Blasczak, Leonard D 55
Bluain, Lloyd
Boe, Michael
Bolles, James R
Bolton, Reginald MM2 53
Bonn, Salvatore
Boomer, Richard SM1 51-53
Borden, Curtis BMCS 58 - 60
Boston, Dale 62
Bourn, Carroll H BT3 58-59
Bourque, Leonard
Bowman, Wayne EM3 61-63
Boyd, Frederich
Boyd, Joseph GM2 59-61
Boyd, Monty
BoydIII, Fred
Boyer, Lamar A 57-58
Bradley, Ralph BMSN 61-62
Brame, George R HM 63-65
Branin, William ET3 52-54
Bridger, Charles
Brimmer, Jack F FT3 50-53
Brimmer, Millard
Brindle, David
Brooks, Kermit C SN 70
Brown, Alvin
Brown, Andrew C
Brown, James H
Brown, Osburn
Brown, Veron R. YN1 74-77
Brown, William
Broyhill, Taft
Bryden, Charles BM2 72-74
Buckalew, Robert A 49-51
Bull, Clifford
Bullock, Willie SH1 58-60
Buongervino, Msgr George
Burbank, Lee A
Burkholder, William
Burnley, Carl A
Butcher, James 57-59
Butler, Edward J
Caicco, Eugene 56-57
Campbell, Vincent SN 58-59
Campbell, William
Cannon, Willis N Jr
Cantrill, Chester
Carmichael, John Capt 50-51
Carroll, James MM3 75-77
Carter, James A SN 49-51
Carty, William
Caruso, Art SO2 54-57
Casal, Peter 66-67
Catoire, Aubrey ENC 67-69
Chabot, Ray EN1 57-60
Chamberlain, Marcel 57-59
Chambers, Terrel SDC 49-51
Christenson, George "Chris" BM1 65-67
Chilton, Samuel E
Chuck, Chester
Chucko, Joseph
Cichran, Richard
Cipriani, Paul
Claus, Theodore
Clay, Phillip W
Clayton, Ray
Cleary, Bernard 65-67
Clements, Fred R. LTjg 70-73
Clevenger, Robert
Clifford, Hugh STG2 51-53
Cobb, Donald 58
Cochrane, Richard
Colbus, Louis Captain 65-66
Connelly, James R 50-52
Conners, Willis N
Constantine, David RM3 69-70
Constine, Thomas GMG3 65-67
Coohill, Gerard 70-74
Cornwell, William E
Corradino, Mario SH2 72-76
Cremens, Walter A RMSN 53-56
Crouse, Francis (Frank) GM2 52-55
Crouthamel, Richard G
Crummitt, Preston
Cullens, Horace
Curtin, John A BT2 58-61
Dahlquist, John
Dalao, Alfredo SKC 55-56
D'Arrigo, Peter BMC 50
Davidson, Bernard
Day, Charles H FN 50-51
Day, Robert S Captain 54-56
Debulewicz, Paul
Demilt, Dwight MR3 72-74
Dennett, Mark E Captain
Dial, Jay 73-75
Diamond, Richard RM3 65-68
Dibble, Norman
Dickerson, John B HMC
Dickinson, Harold
Dickson, Robert T
Dilick, Dan FTG2 69-74
Dill, Steven SN 72-74
Dobbs, Joseph
Doklan, Raymond
Donoher, Thomas J
Dorie, Robert SA 51-54
Doss, Charles E MMFN 64
Dostie, Francis STCS 50-54
Dougherty, Donald BudFTG2 69-72
Downs, James E
Dozier, Harry
Drescher, Fred RD2 55-57
Drescher, Vivian RD2 55-57
Drozdenko, Paul
Dunder, Steven R GMT3 72
Dunshee, Roy E
Dzialo, Roman Jr SN 64-65
Eichmann, Ellis CS3 1963
Endres, Elwood 62
English, Thomas MM3 72-74
Ensminger, John T TM3 65-66
Epps, Ronald
Esber, Carl MM 67
Estrada Sr, Antonio TM 58-62
Evans, Ronald 56-58
Falzoi, Frank
Farquhar, Gerald 50-52
Ferina, Vincent BT3 56-59
Fidler, Ramon SO3 51-54
Finck, Patrick BTC 65-67
Fischer, Robert A
Fisher, Kenneth
Fittro, Algie 58-60
Fitzgerald, James M. 51-54
Fitzsimons, Mark SA 77
Flaherty, Kyle L
Flegger, Lester MR3 55-58
Flug, Jerry W PN3 61-63
Flynn, John H SN 60-61
Ford, Roy E MM1 49-52
Foster, Cecil Bunkley
Foster, Thomas
Fowler, Oliver Jr
Frey, William MM2 59
Friend, Joseph F LTJG 51
Gaffney, Clarance
Garrett, Peter
Garvie, Tracy 49-51
Gasper, Jerome SW 63
Gatliff, William D MR1 68-69
Gaudin, Kirby 49-56
Geiger, James LTjg 74-77
Gerwin, Roger DC2 52-53
Gilbin, Ed
Giles, Willie
Gill, Bill RD2 51-53
Gill, Larry 72 -75
Gittings, Richard

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Gochneaur, Robert M RMC 49-50
Goldman, Elmer 51-53
Goldsborough, Louis TM3 52-53
Goodman, Charles RD3 60-62
Gore, Alfred D BT3 49-51
Gorham, Clifford (Butler) FT3 49-53
Gowen, Maxie T
Grabarczyk, Ken 75
Grady, Dennis SN 61
Graham, Frank R
Graham, Frederick 73-75
Graham, William 63-68
Grant, John
Green, Stephen J MM3 69-70
Greer, Sr Charles N RD3 50-52
Greives, Orville A 69-71
Grenier, Joel RM3 70-72
Grenoble, William L 65-66
Griffin, Donald YN3 54-58
Griffin, Earnest BTFN 66-68
Grissom, Morris DK1 70-72
Gross, Stephen STG3 70-73
Gruendl, Paul L 7-66 - 4-67
Gurley, James
Gutmann, John MM2 60-63
Hadley, Richard K RM1 71-74
Haines, John MM2 55-59
Hall, Burrel EM1 49-53
Hall, Donald M RMCM 57-60
Hall, John
Hall, Robert 50-51
Halsall III, John S GMG3 64-67
Hamilton, Talmage OSCM 68
Hamlett, Fred
Hampshire, Richard RD2 56-59
Hankinson, John E MR1
Hardin, Gordon A BTFN 72-73
Harding, David (Seth) HT3 72-75
Harn, John 70-71
Harris, Cliff 61-64
Harris, James D MM2 51-55
Harrison, Edward E3 67 - 69
Harrison, Granville
Hartmann, Herb
Harwood, Gordon FN 71-72
Haske, Ken FT3 59-61
Haskins, Alan 66-67
Haskins, George ETR2 71-72
Hauge, Otis 59-61
Hawkes, Brian RD2 65-69
Healey, Gordon R
Hearrold, Charles BT1 72-73
Heif, Lloyd 54-57
Helm, George SM2 59-62
Hemberger, Andrew
Henningham, Dennis ETR2 69-73
Hepsoe, Henry SMC 56-61
Heyel, Donald SO2 56-58
Hickman, Thomas C
Hines, William MM3 56-59
Hobgood, Douglas BMC 70-71
Hodge, Jerry K MMC 74-76
Hoener, Jackie SK1 52-54
Holman, Morris EMCM 56
Holstein, Charles J HM3 52-55
Honeycutt, George LT 58-60
Hood, Don
Howell, Fred
Huch, Francis R LTjg 54-57
Hudnell, Benny
Huey, Martin J
Hummel, Ken 72-73
Huntley, Art 61-66
Hynes, Samual M
Jansen, Ronald SH3 65-67
Jarzenback, John
Jeffery, James YN2 52-56
Jiskra, Donald
Johnson, French RD2 55-58
Johnson, Harold SOG3 60-61
Johnson, John Paul SO 50's
Johnson, Kenneth E MM2 52-55
Johnson, Robert E SK3 51-53
Johnson, Vernon 55
Johnson, Wesley
Jolliffe, Frederick MM2 54-57
Kahn, Robert E
Kapas, Robert
Kays, Samuel GM 73-75
Keathley, Frank M
Keel, Johnnie D
Keisler, Jacob M
Keith, Claude R
Keller, Daniel BT3 50-51
Keller, Harry S Capt
Kelley, Charles FTG2 72-73
Kelley, Richard ET2 51-53
Kemp, Lon
Kennedy, Nash
Kennedy, Richard
Kennedy, William D
Kentro, Raymond BMC 53-55
Kinnear, Ted MM2 67-71
Kinsella, Robert EM1 65-66
Kippes, John
Kiser, Joseph EM2 51-53
Kittle, Jenner YNC 49-50
Kleteka, Charles
Klotz, William O Jr 57-58
Koblitz, Joseph F  BT1 49-52
Komorech, Ronald
Koski, Vere, 57-59
Kovalovich, Paul GM2 49-51
Krahenbuhl, John BT2 50-54
Krell, Dan 53
Kruske, David
Kwait, Jack SK3 69-70
Kwiker, Louis LTJG 56-58
Ladd, Doyt 53-55
LaFrankie, J J
LaLonde, Michael C EM2 63-66
Lape, Norman 51-53
Lappos, George MM 65
Laurianno, Normand
LaVallee, Francis GMC 61-63
Lawn, William 63-64
Lawson, Harvey B 62-65
Lea, Richard E
Leadbeater, Joseph
Lefemine, Leonard 56-58
Lener, Bert TM3 57-60
Levesque, Robert FN 69
Lincoln, Bardwell
Lindhal, Eric BM3 60-61
Lindt, Albert BT2 52-56
Litaker ,Lonnie
Lockwood, Robert G FT1 49-50
Long Jr, Allan K 70
Lucente, Richard GM3 49-51
Luckey, Lester 55-59
Madewell, John A 46
Maguire, Darrell STGC 72-76
Marion, Vernon J BTC 59-62
Mark, Martin C BM3 58-62
Marks, Everette D
Markwith, William 49-51
Marlowe, Jack ETN3 70
Marsh, Graham
Martinez, Edwin RMSN 72-74
Marymont, John A LT 70-72
Matera, Dan RM3 71-75
Maude, John
McCarthy, Eugene SKCS 71
Mccloskey, James H
McDermott, Dennis GM 64-65
Mcginnis, James P
McGowan, Harold
Mcintosh, Jr Edward
Mcknight, James 65-67
McLellan, Charles, Capt 74-76
McNary, Thomas ICFN 57-58
Mebane, Eward CWO-4
Meyer, Frederick
Miles, Bruce G MM2 65-66
Miller, Donald QM1 49-53
Miller, Fred SM 52-54
Miller, Robert ETSN 72-76
Mills Jr, H Dudley CO 61-62
Minafra, Louis ETR3 66-69
Modeen, Jarold A MR3 59-61
Moeller, Henry BT3 61-65
Monahan, Joseph FTG3 68-69
Montgomery, Grader L
Moon, Thomas FN 57-61
Mooney, Chuck
Moore, Billy 67-72
Morgan, Louis Lucky BT2 49-51
Morgan, Thomas
Moshenrose, Charles 59-61
Mozley, Jack QM 56-57
Muller, Donald LTJG 50-52
Munise, David J 71-73
Munson, John LTJG 65
Musgrave, Robert  MM2 65-69
Myers, Charles F
Nafe, Barry W
Nagel, Robert
Nance, Ronald D SN 66-70
Naunchik, Steve BT3 54-58
Nelson, Charlie XO 53-55
Nevitt Jr, Joseph MM2 50-53
Newell, Melvin W SHSN 60-62
Newland, John MMFN 72
Nichols, Robert MM2 64-67
Nicholson, Charles J
Nischik, James SN 59-63
Nonneman, John J 62
Nordquist, Jim RD
Norrell, Michael P SN 65-66
Norris, Raymond EM3 58-60
Nyberg, David J
O'Brien, James EM1 62-67
Oczon, Leonardo CPO
Olive, Charles T
Olson, Donald 57-58
Olsen, Douglas J 51-54
Oltman, Ronald J 49
Oltmanns, Marvin EN3 54-56
Orsulak, ED BT1 68-69
Otte, Timothy 64-65
Owens, John
Owens, Robert A
Paccioretti, Robert S MM2 64-65
Pallozi, Thomas
Palmer, G Wayne BM1 71-73

Palmisono, David
Parker, Gary FN 63-64
Patterson, Donald
Pattison, Eugene R SM1 72-73
Pavlik, John D OS2 70-73
Peak, Willard SK1 55-58
Pennington Jr, James C
Perkins, Greg MMFN 67
Perkins, Paul R PNCS 49-51
Perkins, Roger EM2 52-55
Perschbacher, Eugene EM2 63-65
Pettinato, Angelo
Petraline , Michael 63-66
Pflum, Lawrence
Pickett, Billy
Pienciak, Edward
Pierce, Gary P MM 64
Pierce, Ronald SM2 71-75
Piper, Donald 62-63
Polletta, Joseph 62-63
Polzien, David LT 72-75
Pottorff, Lonny
Pozega, Eugene
Prendergest, John EM2 64-66
Pressy, Wayne MM3 52-53
Price, Gary P MM 64
Price, Jack RMC 72-75
Poulton, Thomas SN 60
Pucciariello, Joseph SM2 60-62
Pulliam, N Bates
Purchase, Leon RD3 49 - 52
Pursley, Buford 60-61
Py, William MM2 68-70
Quay, George T SA 72-75
Quade, George 73
Raabe, Terry RD3 57-59
Rackley, Bobby MM2 57-61
Rafferty, George BM3 51-55
Ramsden, John LT 50-52
Rand, Robert YN3 58-59
Randall, Glyn SN 59-62
Randolph, Ronald
Rankin, James F
Rash Jr, Dallas BT3 65-66
Raspa, LeRoy N. "Lee" FTG3 62-63
Raun, James BTFN 72-73
Rawson, Charles
Reardon, Norman FTGC 51-53
Rearer, Thomas
Reed, James BT2 74-77
Regis, Clovis FTG1 70-73
Reinhard, Scott R
Reminder, Ted HT3 70-72
Reneau, Robert EN2 73-74
Renton Jr, Robert STGC 58-61
Rhodes, James
Riediger, John CO 62-63
Roberti, Mario GM3
Rogers, D A FTGSA 73
Rogers, David CDR 57-60
Rohrick, James R RM1 66-67
Romo, Edgar QM3 64-65
Rosen, Jessie SO3 51-54
Ross, Thomas FA 58-60
Roth, John J ET2 53-57
Roubal, Edward F SH1
Rowe, Robert O
Rozell, Gene A
Rozier, Charles P
Rpyl, E. Peter LTjg 65-66
Rubay, Alexander MM1 49-52
Rudd, Terry SK3 65-67
Ruth, Jack BT3 71-74
Ruzicka, Charles
Ryan, (Jim) William A GM 49-52
Sager, John SN 65-66
Salo, Ken
Sanders, David
Sanger, Donald
Saparito, Michael
Schafer, Robert
Schickel, Herman PN2 54-56
Schoelles, Donald SN 71-74
Schuett, Edward
Schutz, Albert
Scott, Bryceton BT2 68-72
Scott, Warren LCDR 52-53
Secoski, Bernard
Sedlacek, Steve
Seeley, Richard
Servedio, Anthony SN 55-56
Servedio, James 57-59
Shafer, Ted H SN 56-59
Shaneyfelt, Richard BT3 54-56
Shaver, Lee 52-55 PNSN
Shaw, Claude B CDR (CO) 59-61
Sheltrown, Jack A GMC 49-55
Shiver, Robert W EN3 62-63
Shrewsbury, Perry SM 52-55
Simmons, Robert LTjg 60-63
Simonds, Milton R
Simone, William B LCDR 62
Sims, Luke
Skehan, John J LT 54
Skonieczny, James
Slaughter, Zendall G BMC 57-59
Smartz, Jerry
Smith, George E 49
Smith, James GMC 68-72
Smith, John W YN1 71-73
Smith, Lawrence YN2 49-51
Smith, Warren H STCM 49-50
Smith, William MM3
Smith, Willie
Sommerfeld, Loren
Sohn, William IC3 64-66
Sottak, Edward CO 68-71
Soule, Arthur H SK3 68-69
Spadaro, Louis CS2 52
Sparks, Wallace ET3 60-62
Springer, Ralph 53-55
Staskiewicz, Leonard GMGSN 69-70
Steed, Arthur 60-63
Stephan, George M LTJG 65-67
Stevenson, Jerry MSCS 69-70
Stewart, Carl J SO3 52-54
Stinnet, Carl P 53-54
Stitley, Michael SA 67-69
Stokes, Robert E Lee Captain 67-68
Straughan, Jesse
Straughan, Paul W RM3 53
Strang, Douglas QMSN 72-73
Stressel, Ernest EM1 49-55
Strike, Gary BM3 70-72
Strollo, Vincent SH3 55-58
Stroop, George IC2 57-60
Strum, Woodrow
Stuart, Robert CO 56-58
Stubenrauch, Glenn MM3 68-70
Stuckey, Bruce A PC3 73-75
Studer, Joesph P BT3 51-54
Stull, Larry BT3 69-70
Sullivan, Jerome 66
Swartz, Gerald
Swoyer, Steve BTC
Szydlek, Nicholas 63-67
Talley, James EM3 50-52
Tallman, Jim
Tansey, John
Tennyson, Roger BTC 69-72
Tesini, Stephen SA 71-74
Thielke, Melvin FN 60
Thimmer, David FTGSN 72-73
Thomas, Henry J 50-53
Thomas, Kenneth E 50-52
Thomas, Robert RD3 61-63
Thomas, King I SK1
Thompson, Marvin C TMC 55
Tobin, Thomas R
Tocci, Richard N
Toguville, John 55-58
Tomko, James
Townley, John L CO 71-73
Travis, Merial GMG1 70-75
Turner, Gene Emmett FTG3 66-68
Tzreskowski, Romald MM3 50-52
Underwood, Clyde 55-56
Updegraff, Jack ETSN 55-57
Vance, Robert SN 55-59
Vermat, Paul 51-52
Vivian, Richard G 49-50
Walling, John BTG2 51-52
Wampler, James YNCS 51-53
Wardius, Martin CS2 68-70
Wasson, Philip DC1 48-50
Wasson, Toby ENS 54-59
Wasziewicz, Stanley R YN2 51-55
Welsh, Patrick SO 59-63
Wensinger, Donald J 50-54
Weppleman, James D 57-59
Weye, John YN3 59-60
Whichard, Murray
Whisk, Robert
White Jr, Johnnie
White, Richard A. EN2 50-52
Whittle, Robert 55-57
Wicker, Bobby BT 70-74
Wiggins, Bruce K
Wilcox, Mike 66-67
Williams, Robert MM2 51-52
Willis, Alvin SN 49 - 52
Wilson, Lawrence
Wilson, Melvyn 60-62
Wilson, Robert E
Wingo, Hugh GMC 50 - 59
Wiseman, Richard QM3 50-53
Withrow, Harold 56 - 60
Wojciechowski, Walter GM2 51-55
Wonner, Mike
Woody, Elgin RD1 64-66
Wosika, Richard
Yingling, Abdiel CDR 60-62
Young, Clyde U 48-49
Young, Jack C  SN 55-56
Zachwieja, Stephan SN 62-63
Zajackowski, Michael BTFN 72-73
Zane, Vincent EM4
Zapp, Warren
Zeller, Andrew SO3 51-55
Zoscin, David RM3

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