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