Looking for Buddies
(Updated 6/2/09)
 

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Anyone who served aboard the USS Doyle DD 494 between 1943 and 1946 and recalls Machinist Mate Robert E. Webster. POC: Chris Corradetti, 800-431-4600, ccorradetti@tenlaw.com

Anyone who served with Gordon O.J. Chalenburg (1948-1972) – he was stationed in Guam, Germany, Ft Sill, Ft Riley, Ft Hood, Korea (twice), Vietnam, Red Stone Arsenal, Camp Rucker, Birmingham, and Ft Lauderdale. He served with the Big Red One in Vietnam and at some point with the 95th AAA Gun Battalion. POCL Sonya Grandy, sgandy54@clearwire.net.

The following persons who were in the Boot Camp CP 91 – May 1950: Arron Dechamps, Thomas G. Evans, James P. Flynn, Robert O. Jackson, Aldege A. Martin, Kenneth L. McWhirt, Samuel E. Meyer, Earl Miller, Jr., Erwin C. Perry, Jr., Leon A. Russell, Jr., David J. Schroeder, Bobbie J. Watson, and Charles V. Webster. POC: Allan Barr, 226 Prospect St, #301, Wethers Field, CN 06109,860-529-6550.

Anyone who served with Jerrald Arthur Clayton Richmond, 866th US Navy Aviation Engineer 1943. POC: Susan Richmond, sueelizsmith@yahoo.com

Anyone from the Engineering Division of the USS Sierra AD-18 (1960-63). POC: Albert Davis, 304-425-8627, onelung2.0@hotmail.com

Paul Maher, last know address Special Services, NAS Willow Grove PA (1971). POC: Beth at eabel@northrock.bm

Anyone with 60th Engineers, US Army, Vietnam (1970-71). POC: Jane Duffany, janeduffany@yahoo.com 

Anyone who played in the band or served on the USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 (1956-59) or attended the Naval School of Mushic in 1956. Especially interested in finding my buddy Monte Kreigh (unsure of spelling). POC: Gratt Thompson, (trumpeter in Navy Band Unit 193) 832-401-6628, locatetrux@hotmail.com

Any Gunners Mates from 1947 on CL107 – especially William Shownberger from Mount 4. POC: Roy Coghill (from Mount 5) roycoghill@verizon.net

Anyone from the Corpus Christy Bay in Cam Rahn Bay – 1966. POC: Tyrone “Pat” Patrick. I was a Deck Utility Merchant Seamn, tdpat@bellsouth.net

Anyone who served on the LST 645 “Beachcomber” with Joseph Zaremba. POCL Eric Grieder, ericgrieder@sbcglobal.net

Anyone that served on PC 1128 in 1945 with Durl and Burl Welch (twins). POC: Gordon Welch, gwelch32@sbcglobal.net

Anyone who knew Richard Crooks, Battery D 377th Anti-Aircraft Battalion (1942-45 – WWII). POC: Scott Crooks, scottcrooks@msn.com

John Kiser who was a Yeoman on the USS Albany (1955). He was originally from Wheeling, WV. POC: Richard Kiser, rbnk@embarqmail.com

Anyone who served in the 357th Army Artillery Detachment, Stetten AKB Germany (1962-65). POC: Larry Fink, lw-fink@sbcglobal.net, 530-273-9728, PO Box 982, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924.

Anyone that served in the 758th Supply Co or the 228th Supply Co in Vietnam (1967-68). POC Booker T. Huntley, 704-289-6528, veteren9@aol.com

Anyone that served aboard USS Sumner County (1965-66) stationed in San Diego. POC: Richard De Roos, titanic@warwick.net

Anyone that served aboard the USS Chukawan AO100 or USS Vulcan AR5 during the late 1950s and early 1960s – especially guys from the “Black Gang”. POC: Don Collins, docs409@hotmail.com Anyone that was in the 1st Bn, 18th Arty, 4th Army, 23rd Div. POC: Carolyn Tyler, ctyler612@charter.net

Carl Powell, USN, from George. Served on othe USS Sumter LST 1181 in 1975. POC: Tom Brocato, brco@fairpoint.net

Anyone that served on the USS Montrail APA-213 from B Div (1966-68). I remember Thomas Ruis and Jim Jerrigan. POC: Lenny Kostrzewski “Ski”, 860-582-6033, apcrl23@comcast.net

Robert Hall, served in Hanau Germany in 1958. 288 AFA Bn, 30th Artillery Group. POC: Raimund Kasner, 631-499-1174, rkandik@verizon.net

Jerry Allen Sheperd from Winston-Salem, NC. Served aboard the USS Orion AS-18, Norfolk, VA (1961-1963), and the USS Clamagore before that. POC: Harold Wright, 252-823-2525, ncvirginian@embarqmail.com

Anyone who served as a Berlin Redleg C/94th and E-320th (1963-1994). POC: Vic Alvarez, gicat9@aol.com, 925-757-1948.

Anyone who served onboard the USS America CVA66 in the S-2 Division (1968-69). POC: Tom Peterman, trux@bright.net, 419-738-9141.

Anyone who served on the USS Cape Esperance CVE 88 (1944-45). POC: Gordon Foss, grampsfo@gvtel.com

John Hovey, US Navy, served aboard USS Basilone DDE 824 (1953-57). Was from Minnesota. POC: Bill Brown, 2837 Alabama Ave., Halethorpe, MD 21227, 410-636-0395, bbhb824@aol.com

Anyone who knew Green Beret, John “Chris” Ries (1960-63), Medic with the 5th Special Forces Group. POC: John Conner, jrpc5@yoo.com

Anyone who knew Del Cary Sharp, US Army, now deceased. Parents were Robert and Dorothy Sharp and he was born in Spokane, WA. POC: Richard Sharp, dickelis1rv1@mac.com

Anyone that served on the USS Ballard, WWII, 1942-45. POC: John Bianchini, creilly@verizon.net

Anyone that knew my Father, Michael Cahir. He was a Captain or a Major, and was an M.D. with the Army Medical Corps. He served at the Baxter Army General Hospital in Spokane, WA (1943-44). He was killed in Germany August 15, 1946 near Frankfurt in a vehicle collision. POC: Thomas Michael Cahir Zarr, thomaszarr58@hotmail.com

NMCB-62 Seabees. POC: Norman Hahn, Jr., nhahnjr@sbcglobal.net

Anyone that knew Ralph “Swifty” B. Thompson, Bernard W. Campbell “Soupy”, and Kenneth Sharp. They all served on the USS Pasadena, and were from Pittsburgh, PA. I found some old photos of their “Ship” days would like to identify others in the pictures. POC: Linda Worley, Linda_wrly@yahoo.com

Millard L. Fiske. He had to give us his command of the LST528 after he was in a car accident in 1952. POC: Martha Grenley, mgr23@sbcglobal.net

Benny – he served on the USS Bonhomme Richard CVA-31 in 1958. He played the fiddle, banjo, guitar, and bluegrass music almost every night on the ship. He had a southern accent. POC: Richard Prewitt, riprewitt@comcast.net

Anthony Salazar and Tats Yamagata. Both served at Di An, Vietnam (1965-66) and at Ft Riley , KS, and were from California. POC: Lou Novacheck, PO Box 4612, Silver Springs, MD 20914, 414-334-0030, luigibasco@gmail.com 

Anyone who served with Emory L Pruit. He was on the USS LCI190 in WWII. He enlisted in 1942. He was a signalman and was on a mine sweeper at one time. He was also in the Phillippines. POC: Rillis Hackney (his daughter). dhrh@bellsouth.net

Ground crew members C-97 Acft 3960 Cams Anderson AFB Guam, 1964-66). POCL Earl Williams, 760-342-4352, ewilliams133@yahoo.com

Benjamin Hughes, USN Chaplain, LtCommander. Last know US Naval Hospital in Philadelphia (1957). POC: John Kendrick, Dallas, TX, jjk1221@verizon.net

Gary Chapman, he was on the USS Lowry DD770 (1952-56) and he was from Presque Isle, Maine. He would now be about 74 years old. POC: Broadus Brickey, skydiver74@att.net, 336-764-2263 (Winston-Salem, NC area).

James N. Mace from Norwalk, CT. Was in Co “C” of the 36th Seabees on Saipan and Okinawa (1944-46). POC: Rich Lindner, 50 North Ave West, Seneca, NY 14224, 716-668-5391, ralseabeee5@aol.com

Henry Franklin, born around 1945-50 in Baton Rouge, LA. He served in Schwabach Germany in 1975. POC: Betty at frntrd@aol.com

Anyone who served in the 444th. We are planning a reunion. POC: Wallace Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell, 803-469-3297, jenniemitchell@yahoo.com

Ollie Lynch an American Spec 5 who was with the U.S. Army Signal Corp. In 1959, he was stationed in Fontainebleau, France. We were attending a NATO crypto equipment course. POC: Bill Davison, hirtabill@yahoo.co.uk

Anyone who served on the USS Ronquil (SS-36) Submariners. POC: Richard “Ozzie” Osentoski, ussronqui@yahoo.com, 734-671-3439.

Anyone who knew SSG Terry A Bowles (Vietnam 12-69 through 11-70) with the 578th Signal Co, or anyone who knew him at Fort Lewis while he was a Drill Instructor, or at Fort Ord. POC: Kevin Bowles, kevinmbowles06@gmail.com

Anyone who lived in SASEBO (formerly E.J. King High School Reunion). Many of us had fathers that served aboard the USS AJAX. POC: chrstgodd@aol.com

Any former members of the 317th Enfgr Bn ADM (Atomic Demolition Munition) Platoon – US Army-Camp Eschborn, Germany. POC: James “Hoot” Gibson, jadagi1@aol.com 865-882-1348.

Anyone who knew Robert W. Williams. He was in Company “G”, 21st Inf Reg 24th Inf Div in South Korea. I’m trying to get his Korean Service Medal. POCL Alissa Williams, 636-949-8245, alissa.r.williams@us.army.mil

Freddie L. Nichols who served in Co A 508 MPBNAPO407. He was stationed in Munich McGraw Casern in 1953. POCL Gertraud Neubauer, gertraud_naubaer@web.de

Anyone who served in Company K, 3rd Platoon. POC: sjpetruso@carolina.rr.com

Anyone who served in the Third Infantry Division (and attached units-war, peacetime, special interests). POC: Henry Burke, 803-782-7517, pennieburke@sc.rr.com, www.3rdiv.com

Anyone who knew or has photos of Sam Viola, PFC US Corp of Engineers – WWII – Company C, 11th Engineers and subsequent service Company F 543rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. He received 4 Bronce medals for Battle of Luzon, New Guinea, S. Philippines and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign. He died in 1976. POC: His daughter, Yvonne Viola, ymviola@yahoo.com

Anyone who served on board USS Haynesworth DD-700 from commissioning June 1944 to de-commissioning 1970. POCL James Horn (1958-1960) RD3/c, haynsworth@comcast.net, 717-263-8090.

Any band member from the 4th Inf Div, Pleiku (1969) or Ankhe (1970). POC: Bill Brink, brinksrepair@centurytel.net

Anyone who served at 573rd PSC, Ft Bragg, NC (1978-1984). POC: Reddick, jreddick56@yahoo.com

Rick Hood or Dave Smith (1962-63). POC: Jack Potts, pottsjack@bellsouth.net

Dick Smith and Joseph Rockwell – 19th Engineers Bn at Ft Meade, MD. POC: Carl Brickey, 3595 Brookbank Dr., Pfafftown, NC 27040, 336-945-5951, or 2421 S Conway – 722, Mission, TX 78572, 956-580-2680.

Looking for all shipmates who saled on Vance DE/DER 387 or WDE 487 (1943 to sinking in 1985). POC: Joseph Betters, RM3, 65-68, jbetters@ussvance.com, www.ussvance.com

Anyone who served with my father, Robert Francis Nelson. He was from Boston, MA, and in the Navy in Long Beach, CA-1958. POC: Paulette Gibson, pa_an00@hotmail.com 918-681-4742.

Anyone who was a member of the Marine Detachment at USNDC-Portsmouth Naval Prison (June 1973-June 1974). POC: Rory Meade, rcmea99@aol.com

Anyone who served in Company D 339th Engineer Batt, Fort Lewis, WA (Jan-May 1967). POC: Lewis Hopkins, Jr., granny607@yahoo.com

Anyone who served in 171 Infantry Brigade, Fort Wainwright, AK (1971-1973 Crossbrothers). POC: Pete “Papa Bear” Duvall, peteduvall@comcast.net

Lyle E. Hansen, last know in Nebraska. Stationed at Rhein Main AFB, Frankfurt, Germany (1953-55) in the 60th Communications Sqdn, 60th Troop Carrier Wing. POC: Nelson Atkinson, nelsona@peoplepc.com