WWII ROSTER - U.S.S. BOSQUE (APA-135) *********************************************************** Submitted by: Jerry Cutts Date: 1 Jun 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** While researching some of my grandfather's World War II belongings, I ran across a 13-page type-written "book" that was given to him while serving on the U.S.S. BOSQUE (APA-135). The U.S.S. BOSQUE (APA-135), a member of the Pacific Fleet, was commissioned on December 19, 1944 in San Pedro, CA. It departed San Diego, CA on February 9, 1945 and returned from the war on November 10, 1945. Carrying cargo, supplies, troops, and reinforcements, the ship anchored in locations such as Pearl Harbor, Marshall Islands, Guam, Caroline Islands, Phillipine Islands, among others. She, along with the convoy, was under Japanese attack in Okinawa, Japan, and was among the ships in Tokyo Harbor during the Japanese surrender ceremony. Within this book is a roster of the heroic 49 officers and 457 crew members, map and diary of their tour in the Pacific theatre of World War II, hand-written signatures, and drawings by A. M. Shackleford, MoMM1c. With the exception of a few city names, I have transcribed the information "as is". If you are interested in a copy of the book, please contact me via email at (*) - handwritten signature exists (~) - missing or illegible information exists ============================================================== ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE U.S.S. BOSQUE (APA-135) ============================================================== RANK NAME CITY/STATE ============================================================== Capt. Henry C Johnson Washington, DC Lt. Cmdr. William W Morphew Lincoln, NE Lt. Roy F Leverenz San Pedro, CA Lt. Frank A Seixas New York, NY Lt. Glenn M Fulkerson New York, NY Lt. John R Jackson, Jr. Nashville, TN Lt. Naron A Ferguson Norfolk, VA Lt. Robert R Gordon, Jr. Pittsburg, PA Lt. William F Barry New Port, RI Lt. James L Redman San Diego, CA Lt. Elbert H Cosman Billings, MT Lt. (jg) John W Register Florence, SC Lt. (jg) Lawrence L Weldy Chicago, IL Lt. (jg) Howard E Johnson Wilbur, WA Lt. (jg) Charles E Judd Boone, IA Lt. (jg) Forest R McCandless Omegi, OK Lt. (jg) Herman D Dockery Long Beach, CA Lt. (jg) Herman F Stroh Lynnwood, CA Lt. (jg) Charles F Walker New York, NY Lt. (jg) George W Hurley Los Angeles, CA Lt. (jg) Frank Weber, Jr. Vallejo, CA Ensign William G Bird North Adams, MA Ensign George A Barratt, Jr. New Bruinswick, NJ Ensign Dwight H Johnson Brooklyn, NY Ensign Robert M Adams Carlingville, IL Ensign Arthur E Mahres Mesilla Park, NM Ensign Lewis S Lang Battle Creek, MI Ensign Harold G Helmboldt Wallingford, CT Ensign Edward M Geiser Genevia, IL Ensign George F Wheeler San Diego, CA Ensign Robert J Percy Rutland, VT Ensign Russell S Pocock Chicago, IL Ensign Robert E Mitchell Brockton, MA Ensign Arthur B Morrow McComb, MS Ensign Richard C Shell Cincinnati, OH Captain Joseph Mitchell, USMCR New York, NY Lt. Comdr. Roy C Dunseth Peoria, IL Lt. (jg) Joseph M Ryan Cleveland, OH Lt. (jg) Robert D Kiess Brookline, MA Lt. Harold D Guerin Wingdale, NY Ensign Marshall E Martin El Dorado, AR Ensign Joseph F Monck, Jr. New York, NY Lt. Donald W Moulton Los Angeles, CA Ensign Robert B Harris Portland, OR Lt. Vernon L S Jones (*) Compton, CA ChBos'n John Rutter San Pedro, CA Carp. Ernest E Diamond Long Beach, CA Mach. James B Eady Waco, GA A.P.C. Albert G Eatmon Philadelphia, PA ============================================================== ROSTER OF CREW OF THE U.S.S. BOSQUE (APA-135) ============================================================== NAME RATE/CLASS CITY/STATE ============================================================== Lynn E Abbot S1c Danvers, IL Alfred J Adams RM1c San Francisco, CA Archie C Adams SK2c Solon, ME Charles R Adams S2c Euclid, OH Hammon Adams StM1c Florala, AL Jack F Adkins S1c Des Moines, IA Carl Ahlgren BM2c Los Angeles, CA Robert D Akenson RdM3c St Paul, MN Albert B Akins RdM3c Niles, OH Carl C Alexander S2c Covington, KY Richard J Albrecht S1c Wheaton, IL Charles C Anderson S1c Sacramento, CA Irving O Anderson S1c Bark River, MI Robert E Anderson S2c Cedar Rapids, IA William E Anderson S2c Clarinda, IA Jimmy R Andres S2c Robeline, LA Roy L Andrist S1c Inglewood, CA Donaldson B Angelloz BM1c Aransas Pass, TX John D Ardoin S2c Pineville, LA Roy Armstrong St3c Annis, TX (~)l T Augustine S1c (~)dora, IA (~) Austin RdM3c (~)an, WY Morris J Babin RM3c Baton Rouge, LA Matthew G Bagliere S1c San Jose, CA Earl J Bailey S1c Dilinoia, AR Dorlie D Baillio Cox Big Sandy, TX James Baker S1c Edgerly, LA Arthur A Baldwin SF3c Little Rock, AR Donald L Baldwin S2c Crescent City, CA Adrian M Balkcom S2c Pensacola, FL Porter P Ball S1c Pollock, LA Charles L Banister S1c Worthington, MN Larry C Bardakos S1c Vallejo, CA Robert Basler S1c Milwaukee, WI Kenneth G Bassett S1c Ontario, WI Donald J Bassman S2c Hollywood, CA Thomas J Baumgartner S1c Lewistown, MT Lynn J Behnk MoMM3c Rush, NY Clarence J Bekken SC3c Kalamazoo, MI Robert K Bell (*) EM2c Alexandria, OH Lendall T Bentley F1c Lawton, OK Bergen W Best Cox Woodville, TX Harry E Bingman (*) EM3c Baltimore, MD Anthony A Bischo RM2c Modesto, CA Gordon A Bischoff S1c Portage, WI Carlton J Bittinger CM2c Mt Lake, MD Irvin T Blanchard MM3c Watervliet, NY Willie Blanchard StM1c Hobbsville, NC James N Bleecker MoMM3c Tulsa, OK James C Blizard (*) F2c Gate City, VA Milton L Boggs S1c College Park, GA Stanley S Bootz S2c Sterling, MI Frank Bortone PhM3c Brooklyn, NY John P Boticki S1c Racine, WI Gene W Bowers Cox Sumner, OK James S Bowling SK1c Inglewood, CA John P Bozarth RdM3c Ada, OH Browden Bozeman S2c Georgiana, AL Clarence A Bradley S1c Sacramento, CA Marvin N Branham S1c Sherman, TX Frank G Brannen S1c Shenandoah, LA Vernon R Branscum S1c Kermit, TX Henry J Brebes HA1c Morro Bay, CA Arthur W Breiter Cox Oakland, CA Leon Breithaupt S1c Wharton, TX Marvin E Bright Mo(~) Camas, WA Burton H Briney S1c Kansas City, MO Charles W Brister S1c Shreveport, LA Thomas F Brohm SF1c Jeffersontown, KY John C Brossoit SC1c Baltimore, MD Howard R Brown (*) F1c Milton, IL John H Bruins F2c Redfield, SD Eugene E Brule S1c Crookston, MN Frank D Bryant MM2c East Durham, NC Johnnie "B" Bryant StM1c Columbus, GA Boyd C Buckhiester SSML2c Piedmont, SC Amos G Burton S1c Westminster, SC Leroy V Bushman (*) F1c LaGrande, OR Guy C Butler (*) EM3c Spray, NC James A Butler ST2c San Francisco, CA Norman F Butscher F2c Cleveland, OH Richard E Byers CMoMM Blue Island, IL Stanley H Cable (*) PhM2c Seymour, CT Lincoln J Cairns FC3c Hillside, NJ Jack "A" Carden S1c Calera, AL Elmer D Carlson S1c Joliet, IL Robert I Carlson S2c Flandreau, SD Clarence L Carlton (*) MoMM3c North Sacramento, CA Jack S Carmack SM2c Dayfield, CO Willis L Carr (*) MoMM3c Chula Vista, CA Mason G Caudill S1c Traphill, NC Vincent L Chase S1c Beaumont, TX Arthur M Chaussier S1c New Orleans, GA Roy E Churchill S1c Denver, CO Jerome J Cieslik S1c Milwaukee, WI Gerald E Clark PhM3c Lansing, MI William A Clark CQM Binghampton, NY James W Clark S2c Cumberland, MS John W Clark PhM1c Carboro, NC Wilburn C Clawson S1c Sulphur Bluff, TX William E Cline WT2c Fairmount, IN Fred Childers CCS San Diego, CA William D Clites S2c Beford, PA Fred Cochran S2c Houston, TX Hubert R Cole S2c Goin, TN Clarence L Coleman FC2c Normandy, MO Barnes W Collinson MoMM3c Astoria, OR Howard M Conger S2c Elyria, OH Wesley R Conklin (*) CEM Delevan, NY Leslie J Constantine S2c Paul, MN Weir M Cooke F1c Philadelphia, PA Jerrold R Cooley S1c Santa Ana, CA Myron A Cooley PhM3c Vernon, IL Leo F Corr F1c Minneapolis, MN Joseph H Cosenza SF2c Philadelphia, PA Thomas J Cowen S1c Silsbee, TX Ellwood T Craig Cox San Jose, CA Charley R Craven S2c Pascagoula, MS Aldon "B" Crow Y2c Los Angeles, CA Philip L Crow S2c Dallas, TX Winston E Crowell S1c Seymour, TX Joseph Cunningham Y3c Carmi, IL Harold G Curry HA1c Bakersfield, CA Leonard H Daeke EM3c Hartsville, SC Warren T Dale GM3c York, PA Benjamin Dallas St3c Vicksburg, MS James E Dalton (*) F1c LaGrande, OR Noland Deniel Ck3c Zebulon, NC Arthur R Danis MoMM3c Long Beach, CA Richard C Dannelley (~) Hurley, NM George F Danner (*~) (~) Gattman, Mi(~) Rolland P D(~) (~) Lafa(~) Harry L Davis (*) WT1c Tulsa, OK James H Davis S1c Ft Worth, TX Willie C Dean StM1c Bailey, NC Robert S DeCarlo Cox New Haven, CT Howard K Delcorps S1c Sturgeon Bay, WI Nicklos M DeRuiter SM3c Pella, IA J T DeWeese Cox Tulsa, OK LeRoy Dickerson St1c Detroit, MI Clarence Dickey StM1c Mobile, AL Harold A Dietenhoffer RM3c Roslindale, MA Ben J Difina S2c Terryville, MO Jay E Donegan FC3c Wichita, KS Howard W Dorrett S2c Bolivar, NY Lawrence E Drews S2c Mars Hill, IN Francis E Drumm S2c Providence, RI Minter G Duncan S2c Excelsior Springs, MO John B Dunn CWT San Diego, CA Joseph A Durham EM2c Huntington, WV Earnest J Dyke S2c Arnold, NE Cecil J Dykes (*) F1c Farewell, TX Robert W Eads F1c Dallas, TX (~) Eakle S2c (~) Springs, TN Eitel O Eberhardt RdM3c Detroit, MI George F Eck BM2c Des Plaines, IL William T Eckenfels CM3c Dallas, TX Wesley R Eernisse S1c Alvin, TX Oskar W Egger Y3c El Paso, TX Allen B Eley F1c Camas, MT Carl J Ellis (*) CPhM Arlington, VA William M Emmershy (*) WT2c Blue Island, IL Calvin W Enos BM2c Boston, MA Cliford J Erlandson (*) MM3c Lakota, ND John F Esser MoMM1c Chicago, IL Orwin E Evans S2c Douglas, AZ Edward E Evoy S2c Hardford, CT John G Fagan HA1c Jersey City, NJ Alfred W Fairbanks S1c Deer River, MN Don J Fagerstron S2c Los Angeles, CA John C Fallon PhM3c Pittsburg, PA Louis E Farquer CM1c Newton, KS Elie A Favreau SM1c New Britain, CT Thomas L Fenn Cox Hayward, CA Albert L Ferreria SSML3c Oakland, CA Reed J Ferrari S1c Gallup, NM Albert L Finley S2c Chaetopa, KS Harry W Fischer S2c St Louis, MO Richard D Fisk S1c Payettee, ID Van B Fleming QM2c Bardaman, MS Charles R Flora CM2c Knox, IN Joe C Flowers StM1c Austin, TX Patrict Flynn Cox Long Beach, CA Burtney Fontenot S1c Eunice, LA David K Fooshee S1c Ada, OK Conrad J Forman RdM3c Bremerton, WA Robert L Francis HA1c Philadelphia, PA Alvin C Freeman MM1c Morganton, NC Arven H Galemore S2c Dessemer, AL Carter Garmon StM1c Dallas, TX John M Garr S1c Hiawatha, UT Boyd M Garrett MM2c Ford Tran, TX Ernest C Garrett SK3c Alhambra, CA Freeman C Gates StM1c Como, MS Pete Gerbich S1c Bingham Canyon, UT Alvin E Gerhardt RdM3c Charco, TX Charles E Gerischer Bkr1c Los Angeles, CA Kenneth H Gilbert SF3c Auburn, WA Dick Gibson S2c Jackson, MI Don A Gillette S2c Seattle, WA Sol Gindoff SK3c Los Angeles, CA Donald E Glaittli SSML3c Salt Lake City, UT Rudolph J Gobbeo BM2c Malden, MA John Goncalves RM3c Hartford, CT William R Gordon StM1c Richmond, VA Samuel A Gotter CM3c Hillsboro, OR Andrew V Greco S1c Redwood City, CA Bert C Green BM2c Monett, MO Frank A Greenwood PhM3c Greer, SC Alvin Grice StM1c Brazoria, TX Waldo L Griffen (*) F1c Palm Springs, CA Alywin S Grimes (*) EM3c Disney, OK Melford H Gunderson S1c Clearbrook, MN Karl H Gustafson S1c Seattle, WA Willard G Gutman S1c Randall, MN Francis L Hagan BM1c Madison, WI Leo B Haire (*) CBM Greenville, AL Milton L Hakanson S1c Bend, OR Alger Hamilton S2c Lexington, KY Earl Hamilton Ck2c Plaquemine, LA John W Hammons WT2c Crawfordsville, IN Justin H Hancock S2c Shelbyville, TN Charles I Hartmann Y2c University City, MO Paul L Hastings IM2c Ocean City, MD Donald L Hayward S2c Maquoketa, IA Harry F Hedgecock (*) MoMM3c Maywood, CA Marion C Heiler S2c Ft Scott, KS Paul R Herda GM3c Linn, KS Arthur J Heusner RM3c North Merrick, NY Carol V Hasselmann CSF West Sterling, MA Henry R Hicks S1c Helfin, AL William N Hill (*) MM3c Grand Island, NE Melvin Himmerich S1c Roscoe, SD Rolland L Hines S2c Junction City, KS Morris S Hinkle S1c Beatrice, NE Balzer J Hoffart S2c Selz, ND Herman B Holder BM1c McCrory, AR Herbert Hollinger F1c Pennsgrove, NJ Wallace M Hollingsworth MoMM3c Cedar Rapids, IA Calvin H Hollinhead S2c Pensacola, FL Alfred J Holtz MoMM3c Doylestown, PA Elwyn J Hoot SSMB3c Freeport, IL Edgar W Howe SC3c Frankfort, IN Fred T Huffman S2c Darville, KY William G Huffman S1c Arenzville, IL James O Hughes (*) MoMM3c Baltimore, MD Frank J Hunka CSM Chicago, IL George P Huxoll (*) MoMM3c Pottstown, PA Joseph V Idyk RM3c Jersey City, NJ Gordon W Irish (*) MM3c Oxford, MI William F Jachna Cox Chicago, IL Harold J Jacobs (*) SC2c Plymouth, MI Ernest D Johnson (*) F1c Winston Salem, NC Gerald Johnson RM2c Phoenix, AZ Joseph M Johnson SM3c Cicero, IL Lloyd A Johnson S2c Mankato, MN Robert W Johnson (*) WT3c Hartford, CT Harold J Juedemann S2c Berger, MO Leo Kalian (*) F1c Brockton, MA Robert F Kafka MoMM1c Long Beach, CA Leon H Karp WT3c Philadelphia, PA Eugene B Kelly RM3c New Rochelle, NY Gerald Kelly Cox Carnegie, PA Ollen D Kemp (~) Charles(~) Wayne F Kemper F1c St Paul, MN Walter D Kennedy RM3c Brooklyn, NY George E Kimmel SC1c Huntington, IN Graydon J Kincaid Y2c Keytesville, MO William A Kindle F1c Philadelphia, PA Leland C Kinsler (*) F1c Fullerton, CA Wendell C Kitchin HA1c Columbus, OH Charles T Kline S2c Minneapolis, MN John H Kluge CSK Burlingame, CA Steve A Knezevich S2c Pueblo, CO James E Knox S2c Kolin, MT Louther D Knox SC2c Crockett, TX David E Kreid RM2c East Liverpool, OH Joseph L Krischer (*) S1c Johnston, PA Leo J Kurzynowski S2c Jackson, MI Anton Lad S1c Ft Crook, NE Louis H LaMountain S2c Oconto, WI David L Lagan SM3c Tule Lake, CA Erwin D Lanphear F1c West Almond, NY Robert K Ledbetter (*) B1c Sydney, NE Dean H Lingle GM3c Beech Creek, PA (~) R Lippincott F1c Phillipsburgh, NJ John C Linn S1c Sacramento, CA Curtis M Long Y2c Harrisonville, MO Edwin J Lucier QM1c San Jose, CA Johnny Maefield StM1c Goodpine, LA Anthony L Marciniak MoMM3c Glensville, KY Sherman E Markley (*) MoMM3c Mill Creek, WV Claude A Mayo SM3c Detroit, MI Porfirio Medrano GM3c San Antonio, TX Roger O Melville (*) MM3c Goble, OR Samuel J Michelizzi S2c Duluth, MN Robert M Miller PhM1c Wilmette, IL Charles R Miller MM2c Kansas City, MO John D Miller (*) EM3c El Paso, TX Luther O Miller (*) S2c Talladega, AL Paul F Mills S2c Muncie, IN Lawrence J Mitchell GM1c Boston, MA Robert G Mitchell S1c Irondale, MO Maynard F Molitor S2c Lemmon, SD Lawrence R Moran S2c Seattle, WA Raymond R Morrissey (*) WT2c Philadelphia, PA Ross W Morrison BM2c Pontiac, MI Lowell C Mort S1c Sioux Falls, SD Virgil L Morton Y1c San Francisco, CA George Mouton S1c Lafayette, LA Edmund L Murphy F1c Catawissa, MO Michael E Murphy SM3c Spokane, WA John J Murray SF2c Dorchester, MA George C Mutter BM1c Long Beach, CA Hobart O McAllister SF2c Jacksonville, FL Russell D McCall S1c Callensburd, PA Duane A McClintock (~) Lockton, IA John Lee McDowell SM3c Chicago, IL Eugene J McEntee Cox Philadelphia, PA Thomas J McHale MoMM3c Washington, DC Jack D McIntosh Y3c Mystic, IA Lewis M McIntyre S2c Canton, OH Charles D McKay EM3c El Paso, TX Harold A McKinnon MoMM2c Escondido, CA James McLaughlin Cox Sioux City, IA Carlo L Natola RM3c Boston, MA Donald C Neeley SSMB3c Salt Lake City, UT George Neher S1c Philadelphia, PA Lester C Nelson (~) Hartford, CT Roger O Nevins S1c Lodi, CA Junius Newbey StM1c Clarksville, VA John NG S1c San Francisco, CA Harold E Neiboer S1c Kalamazoo, MI Robert A Nielsen RM1c Oakland, CA Shale J Niskin S1c Canton, OH Ruell Norman S2c Benton, KY Dale S Norton CBM Glendale, CA Chester T Nowak S2c Detroit, MI James L O'Connell SK1c Isleton, CA Orvin Olson MM3c Encinitas, CA Paul A Orlando (*) CMM Bronx, NY Elton L Osmunson Bkr3c Egg Harbor, WI Armand J Paquette RM3c Woonsocket, RI Glen D Parsley S2c Ambrose, ND Willard D Parton MoMM1c Lebanon, OR Merlyn R Paschka Cox Mason City, IA Waverly K Paul Cox Pike Road, NC Kenneth Pearman S2c Gettysburg, SD Willie E Peterson StM1c Houston, TX Carl E Phibbs S1c Greensboro, NC Frank J Philipek SF2c Portland, OR Arthur A Piva GM3c St Louis, MO Howard Purnell St3c Philadelphia, PA Ray Ready BM2c Turley, OK Frank P Rinaldi PhM2c Kearny, NJ Edward J Reardon CGM Bronx, NY Kenneth M Redhage S1c St Claire, MO Elton H Reisenbichler S2c New Wells, MO Thomas R Remillard S1c Faribault, MN Herbert M Richardson Cox Pulaski, VA Gordon R Rigdon S1c Neeleyville, MO Leonard W Riggs (*) F1c Webb City, MO William H Rogers FC3c Independence, KS Delmar P Ruff S1c Papillion, NE Richard M Russell S2c Baker, MT Yale M Rutzick S1c St Paul, MN Patrick J Ryan MaM3c St Louis, MO Jose A Salazar S1c Manassa, CO Salomon Sanchez S1c Antonito, CO George R Sanders (*) MM1c Beaumont, TX Adrian E Sayers F1c Farfield, IL Harold Schiff RT2c Los Angeles, CA Frederick P Schlimgen SM2c Madison, WI Charles A Schmitt Cox Lancaster, PA Richard P Schram S2c Papillion, NE Carl L A Schulz SM3c Stevensville, MI Robert L Scott St3c Sheriton, VA Thomas E Scott S1c Popular Bluffs, MO LaVerne H Seaburg S1c North Platte, NE Ray M Sebring (*) F1c Washington, NJ Donald J Sedgwick S2c Mineral Ridge, OH Calvin E Seeley S1c Ogden, UT John Seneski MME2c Amsterdam, OH Willard A Sevcik S1c Kewaunee, WI Gerald D Severns S1c Burley, ID Arthur M Shackleford MoMM1c San Pedro, CA Robert J Shea BM1c Manchester, NH Eugene P Sheffield GM2c San Francisco, CA Tommie Shell StM1c Houston, TX Eugene Shellenberg (*) F1c Knoxsville, TN Raymond J Sheltrown BM1c Bay City, MI Kara C Sherrill S1c Morrisville, NC William H Short SK2c Ft Worth, TX Harry J Simoneaux CCM Donaldsonville, LA Edward Z Simpson St3c St Florence, AL John W Sisson Ph(~) Audobon, N(~) Elmer I Sitze RM1c Lutesville, MO Herman H Smith RdM2c Ponca City, OK Leslie R J Smith CCS El Cajon, CA Albert T Smyer S2c Ralls, TX James A Stage SK3c Fargo, ND Joe R Standard S1c Birmingham, AL Hulen L Starnes (*) MM3c Houston, TX Elver M Stauffer SM3c Madison, KS Ellwood Stephenson StM1c Winchester, VA Herbert H Stettler BM1c San Francisco, CA Louzell C Stewart Ck2c Beaufort, NC Truxton W Stienbarger Cm1c Watervliet, MI Joseph W Stollsteimer S1c Philadelphia, PA Jerry H Stone S1c Okmulgee, OK Francis E Straight S1c Abilene, KS Cyril J Strnad (*) WT3c Roosevelt, MN Milburne L Striker RM3c Lindeneau, NJ Robert W Stuart Bkr2c Minneapolis, MN Robert L Swain S2c Anderson, IN Odell C Styers MoMM3c Aderdeen, NC C L Swopes CCk Watson, AR (~)d L St George Cox (~)on, WI Gerald J St Hilaire (*) MM2c Lowell, MA Edward A Tartal (*) F1c Baltimore, MD Wyane L Teeter MoMM3c Waterloo, IA John D Terry MM3c Dallas, TX Dardis E Thigpen S1c Winnsboro, SC Earl L Thompson Cm1c Pulaski, VA Adolph M Tollison (*) S2c Eau Claire, WI Donald E Treu SC3c Wausau, WI Malcolm W Upton BM2c Canden, ME Robert J Urdang S2c New York, NY Jack C Vaughn S2c Indianapolis, IN Frederick V Vogel F1c Denville, NJ William W Wagster S1c Broseley, MO Wayne J Wallace S1c Attalla, AL Alton M Walters S2c Harleyville, SC Donald G Ward MM2c Toledo, OH Ralph E Ward GM1c St Louis, MO Robert C Ward (*) WT3c Joplin, MO Edward Wasilewski S2c Jefferson, OH Edward O Weatherby RM1c Iraan, TX Olen D Weatherly MoMM3c Fleetwood, OK Thomas T Webb (*) CBM Knoxville, TN James D Welch PhM3c Dallas, TX Robert Wexstaff QM3c Manistee, MI Melvin D Whitaker HA1c Danville, IL Charlie Williams Ck3c San Marcos, TX Joe L Williams MoMM2c Freeport, TX Nathaniel Williams StM1c Houston, TX Warren G Williams St2c Des Moines, IA Floyd H Williamson EM1c Hashville, IL Ross Wilson EM3c Akron, OH Edward F Wise SM1c Holliston, MA William J Wiser S1c Bayfield, CO William L Wolf (*) MM1c Rochester, NY Albert Woods CCk Norfork, VA Michael B Yeso RM2c New Salem, PA Louis R Ziegra PhM1c Deep River, CT Stanley B Zielinski (*) PhM1c Salem, MA Lonnie F Chipley S1c Dossville, MS