WWII
Officers of
USS Whitehurst DE 634 This page has been built from memories of
men who served on Whitehurst during WWII. Additions and corrections are
solicited. Please send feedback to Max Crow, site
author Lcdr James R. Grey USN.....Nov.
'43.....Commanding Officer Lt Jack C Horton USNR .....Nov
'43.....Executive Officer (XO) later CO Ltjg Vincent Paul USNR.....Nov
'43.....Navigator Ltjg James K Nance USNR.....Nov '43.....1st
Lt. Ltjg Sydney R Calish USNR.....Nov
'43.....Engineering Officer until June '45 Ens Jacob Love USNR.....Nov '43.....Asst Eng
Off until late '44 Ens R W Gunshannon USN.....Nov? '44.....Asst
Eng Off '44 until June '45 Ltjg John "Shaky Jake" Curtiss?? USN
.....June '45 became Sonar Off June '45 Ens Hilbert Barnhart USN.....June '45...Asst
Eng Off, promoted to Ltjg and Eng Off late '45 Lt Yates Bullock USNR.....Nov
'43.....Gunnery Officer and later XO Ltjg Oscar Lieffers.....Jul
'44??.....Gunnery Off Ltjg Clair Gannon.....Sept '44??.....Asst
Gunnery Off, served as CO after April '45 Lt Robert Purtell....Nov
'43.....Communications Officer Ens J R McDougal.....Nov '43.....Asst Comm
Off Ljg Norman Duncan USNR.....Nov '43.....ASW
Officer Ltjg Fred Mielke.....Oct '44??.....Supply
Officer Ens J M Fussell.....?? '45??.....Supply
Officer Ens Robert F. O'Neal... Early 1944...Radar Officer Ensign ?? Baker.... Served with second
crew.....Duty unknown The question marks mean the accuracy of the
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