USS Whitehurst DE-634, Logo by: Pat Stephens, Webmaster DESA
USS
Whitehurst DE-634, Logo by: Pat Stephens, Webmaster DESA
TAPS
Day
is gone, gone the sun,
From the seas, from the hills, from the
sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Fading
light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming
bright.
From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night.
Thanks,
and praise for our
days,
‘neath the sun. ‘neath the stars, ‘neath
the sky,
As we go, this we know, God is nigh.
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Names
Shipmates of the Late Crews (1950 and later)
who have cast off on
their final cruise.
Due
to lack of data, there is no TAPS List, per se, for the
WWII
Crewmen. When we learn of the passing of a Whitehurst,
WWII
Vet, the name is marked, “deceased” in the WWII Crew
List.
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USS Whitehurst
DE-634 was in Mothballs from 1946 until the Korean War broke out
in
June of 1950. The ship was re-commissioned Sept. 1, 1950, hence
the large number
of crewmen who came onboard Sept-1950.
Due
to expense, Whitehurst Assn. has crew lists for only a few years.
Where possible,
I have shown both month and year a crewman came
onboard. When the month was not
available, I have used
June. Most dates showing June as the month onboard is only
an
estimate.
Name Rate Onboard Died
Aguilar,
Frank M.
YNT3
Dec-1955
2017
Allerdings,
Robert
CWO
May-1952 1997
Allgren,
Mahlon
GM2
Jan-1951
2008
Anderson, Charles
FN
Sept-1950
2008
Avery, Gene........................................ RD2
…...............Feb-1952 …...................2020
Beaman,
Percy
LT
Apr-1954 XO 2001
Bibby,
Jesse
EMF2
Sept-1950
1994
Billingsley,
James EM3
June-1955
2011
Black,
Walter RD1
Nov-1951 1997
Blair,
Delbert “Hoss” BMSN
Aug-1952 1998
Blair,
Marvin BMSN
May-1952 1997
Bongiorni,
Harry IC2
Sept-1950
1987
Boodman,
Bert ET3
Aug-1951
2011
Borkowski, Frank
Jr BT3
Sept-1950
1987
Brickley, James
F. FTC
Oct-1961
2007
Bright, Lee
SN
May-1951 2001
Brown,
Robert “Doc” HM3
Sept-1950
2001
Bruffett,
Howard SN
June-1956
1999
Bryant, Chuck Capt.
Ret
June-1956
2008
Bufford, Jacob
RM3
July-1952
2007
Burke, Alan
???
June-1998
1998
Cameron, Clover
SN
Sept-1950
1967
Camizzi, Turedo
SN
Feb-1951
1991
Cardin, James
BTC
Oct-1959 1986
Cederberg,
Edwin
RDSN
Feb-1956
2011
Champagne, Joseph
RD2
Sept-1950
1998
Chapman, Jack W.
SO2
June-1955
2019
Churchill,
William CMN1
Sept-1950
1967
Clement,
Rodger QMC
June-1958
2018
Cockrell, Bobby
FN
May-1952 1986
Comins,
Robert
GM3
Sept-1950
2007
Congdon. Clifford
FTSN
May-1951 2008
Connors,
Eugene T.
LTJG
June-1952 1991
Copfer,
Paul A.
MM3
June-1957
2010
Couch, Gary L.
SO3
Apr-1955
2004
Cox, Gordon
RMSN Jan-1952
2001
Cox, Maynard
BMC May-1958
2011
Crawford, Albert
N. QMCM Sept-1950
2014
Crutchfield, James
CH3
May-1951
2003
Cunningham, T.
TESN
Dec-1953
????
Davis George
........................................RM2................ Jan-1952
….................2008
Davis,
Jack
BT1
May-1965
2002
Davis,
Luther PCS3
Sept-1950
1987
Day, William
E. BT3
May-194
2001
DeLaune, George J.
SN
May-1861
1998
Dempsey, James
RM3
June-1956
2007
Denardis, Donato
QM2
Sept-1950
1994
Dixon, Richard
GM3
Apr-1853
2019
Drew, John
RDSN
Sept-1950
2011
Dumler, Richard H. “Buddy” SO1
Dec-1952
2012
Easton, William LCDR
Sept-1954 CO
1994
England, Earl
“Bud” GM2
May-1952
2017
Evelo, Bill...........................................
SN1................. Jun-1956....................... 2020
Fastwolf,
James
FN
Dec-1953
1955
Farmer, Jack
DCW2 Sept-1950
2005
Felecy,
William CSH1
Sept-1950
????
Ferguson, Donald
SN1
June-1952
2008?
Fernandez, Richard F.
CS1
June-1959
2019
Flanders, Ross
FT1
Dec-1955
2006
Foster,
Woodford YNTSN Sept-1950
1985
Frazier, Zeke....................................... MMC
…...........Jun-1957 …..................2020
Fry,
Clyde SH3
Dec-1956
2017
Gallagher,
Edward SH2
Sept-1950
1997
Gentry, Bobby
EN2
June-1953
2005
Gilman, Cletus
LTJG
Sept-1950
1994
Graham, Walter SN
1 May-1951 1992
Green,
Dick
EN3
June-1960
2014
Griffin,
Marion BTG3
Sept-1950
1992
Griggs,
Dean RD2
Dec-1956
2016
Haizlip,
Ralph GMM3
Nov-1950
1992
Haney,
Benjamin BMC
Nov-1955
1997
Harlan, Dave
LTJG
Sept-1950
2008
Harrison, Walter
ML1
Mar-1951 1998
Hasty,
Royland
QNQ2
Sept-1950
2007
Hevalow, James
SN
May-1952 1975
Hicks,
Curtis
EMC
June-1957
2015
Hillman, Daniel
BM3
Sept-1950
1978
Hillman, Donald
QM3
Mar-1951 ????
Hoffman,
Vincent
SKG2
Sept-1950
????
Houser, James, “Jake”
SOG3
Apr-1952
2016
Hust, William
HT2
June-1961
2008
Isaacs, Charles
SN1
June-1955
2008?
Jandebeur, Daniel,
FP3
May-1953
2004
Johnston, George T.
LTJG
June-1952
????
Jones, Claude
ET3
Sepy-1950
1993
Jones, Leonard C.
PNA3/ETC
June-1954
2011
Jones M.D. CO 1952-1954 LCDR
Jan-1952
2000
Kaiser,
William FN
Sept-1950
1995
Kemper, Russell Organized Reunions BTG2
Sept-1950
1980
Kemper Mildred, XO to
Russell Honorary Crewmember 2012
Kessler,
Savoy
CSC
June-1952
1988
Kinkel, Roeder
LT
June-1952
1968
Kopec,
William SN
Sept-1950
2010
Kovaric, John F.
CAPT USNR June-1961
2008
Knutson, Leroy
FN
Mar-1952 1987
Kuester,
Ray
SO2
Oct-1954
2015
Lambert, Carthell
FN
Mar-1952 2003
Larkin,
Val
BT3
June-1954
2009
Lasater, John
MMC
Apr-1951
1973
Lassen, John
EMP!
Sept-1951
1995
Lester, Charles
FN
Sept-1950
1993
Lindgren, Donald
EMP3
Sept-1950
2009
Lynch, Herman
BMG2
Sept-1950
????
MacLane, Donald
CDR CO
June-1961
1989
Main, Elvan D.
“Al” SN1
May-1951
2015
Manly, Elton
MSN
Apr-1952
1986
Martin, C.D.
SN1
Sept-1950
2007
McCawley, John
MM2 Oct-1951
2009
McClaran, Alvie
RMCM Jun-1957
2007
McCranie,
Richard SO3
Sept-1950
2010
McDermott J. Jr
BMB2
Sept-1950 1978
McDuffie,
Jesse
SN
Mar-1952 1997
McGriff,
Thomas
GMC
May-1952 1987
McKenna,
Lawrence E. RD2
Sept-1952
2008
Meston, Bruce
HC
June-1962
2010
Miley, Kenneth
STGCS
Apr-1964
1997
Mitchel, Jack
HMC
Jul7-19951
1987
Mlynek, Ernest
GM1
Apr-1952
2008
Moebus, Howard
GM1
May-1952
2006
Moore,
Clifford SO3
Sept-1952
2000
Morgan,
Billy CS1
June-1961
2009
Moser,
Michael YN2
Mar-1954
2016
Mueller,
Irwin RD1
Sept-1950
1975
Murphy, Joseph
MM2................ Sept-1950.....................2014
Nash, Harry
Jr
RD3
Sept-1950
1992
Nelson, John R
Yn2
June-1954
1993
Nelson Lloyd
H. YN1
June-1961
2005
Nettles, Jack
BT3
Sept-1950
2018
Nixon, Larry
RD2
June-1955 1956
Norin,
T. Larry
ET2
June-1963
2001
Nowacki, Ray
ET3
June-1954
2005
Ott, Ralph
FT3
Apr-1955 1998
Pantley,
Jim
MM1
June-1962 2008
Paquette,
Leighton
RD1
Sept-1953
2001
Parsons, Edwin
FN
Oct-1950
1987
Parsons, James
RD1
June-1952
2010
Penny, Robert
BT2
Nov-1951
2010
Perkins,
Thomas MM2
Sept-1950
1995
Perry, Michael
T. GM3
June-1961
2006
Phillips, Robert
L. RM2
May-1951 2005
Phillips,
R.G. “Rudy” ENS
Sept-1950
2015
Piska, James R.
MM2
May-1951 2002
Ponder,
Lawrence E.
SDS3
Sept-1950
2007
Prince, William
PNSN
Sept-1950 2009
Prock,
Donald
MM2
June-1858 2016
Prock,
Elton
June
June-1960
1961
Prout, Russell K.
CDR CO
June-1958 2008
Richards,
James
BMSN
Sept-1950 2000
Richards,
Alva G.
LCDR
Apr-1952 2015
Rierson,
Paul
LCDR XO
June-1961 1999
Roberts,
Miller H. GMM3
May-1951 2010
Robertson,
Ralph
DK3
Sept-1950 2011
Rockhold,
John R.
RD3
Sept-1950
2005
Romero, Fred
EN3
June-1961
2018
Ross, Vincent C.
CS3
Dec-1950
2001
Ryder,
Aubrey GMSN
Sept-1950 1955
Samuelson,
Robert
MML1 Sept-1950
1995
Sanders, Ben
ENS
June-1954 1992
Sangray,
James R. “Dick” GM2
May-1951 2011
Schafer,
James
SN
Apr-1951 ????
Schlichting,
William, “Slick”
GM2
May-1951 2019
Schuebel,
Galen
FN
Sept-1950
????
Scott, John J.
BT2
May-1951 2014
Shelton,
Wallace P
RD2
Aug-1955
2015
Smith, George
Jr MMLFN Sept-1950
????
Snodgrass, Ross
PN3
June-1955
1956
Soltes, John G.
LTJG
Sept-1950
2006
Spisak, Robert
BT3
Sept-1950
2000
Sprague, Danny
RD2
May-1951 2019
Stafford,
James
BT2
Apr-1951
2017
Stevens, Lauren
MM2
Sept-1950 2015
Stopak,
Alvin
FN
May-1951 1992
Suggs,
Kenneth.....................................FN....................Jun-1953......................2017
Swiger,
Raymond MM3
May-1951 1993
Tageant,
Robert
YN3
Sept-1950
1972
Tarver, Boyd D.
EM3
June-1954
2013
Thompson, Edgar
BMSN
Ma-1952 1989
Thornsberry,
Jerry
RM2
June-1954
2013
Thornton, George
SN
May-1953 1981
Toney,
Hugh
BT3
Sept-1950
2008
Turner, Leland
MR3
Apr-1955
2008
Venable, John T.
FT3
Sept-1954
2003
Vickers, Jesse
FN
June-1952
1975
Waggoner, Miles
TM3
Jan-1952
2007
Wakefield, Duane
SO2
June-1954
2017
Walsh, Peter
BT1
Sept-1950
????
Ward, Emmett
LT
Sept-1950
1999
Warren, Robert
BMSN
Sept-1950 2000
Watkins,
Roger
SO2
June-1952
1980
Watson, Bill
LTJG
Sept-1950
1951
Wedman,
Edward ETSN
Sept-1950
1983
Wichita, Arnold J. …..........................
LTJG................ Jun-1953..................... 2017
Whisenhunt,
Vonnie BMSN
May-1951 1998
Whitehurst,
Kenneth SH3
June-1954
2009
Wilkinson,
Rayford SN
Jan-1952 2006
Williams,
Binion B. FC1
Sept-1950
1959
Wilson, Donald
ENS
June-1952
2006
Wilson, Ralph
BTC
June-1953
1980
Wilson, Ralph
BTG2
Sept-1951
2001
Wood, Noel
CSSN
June-1954
2007
Wright, Ansel J.
BT3
June-1958
2011
Zauter, Kenneth
SN1
Sept-1950
2010