THIS BOOK, DESCRIBING THE CRUISE OF THE - … BOOK, DESCRIBING THE CRUISE OF THE ... work of peace and re-formed the ranks we had broken such a short time ... Tommy L. PACE Thomas

THIS BOOK, DESCRIBING THE CRUISE OF THE

U.S.S. WALKE DURING THE KOREAN WAR, IS DEDI-

CATED TO THOSE OF OUR SHIPMATES WHO LOST

THEIR LIVES AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION ON

JUNE 12, 1951.

THE MONTHS OF CLOSE ASSOCIATION IN THE W AH

~ONE, PRIOR TO THE TIME THE SHIP W AS DAM.

AGED', MADE REAL SHIPMATES OF US ALL. THE

DEATH OF OUR TWENTY-SIX SHIPMATES IN THE

CAUSE OF FREEDOM, DOES NOT END THAT CLOSEASSOCIATION. .

WHENEVER W ALKE SAILORS SHALL MEET IN THE

FUTURE AND TALK OVER THE CRUISE OF THE

W ALKE, THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED WILL

STILL BE FRESH IN OUR HEARTS.

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The U.S.S. W ALKE (DD- 723) is the third destroyer to .bear the name.It was named for Rear Admiral Henry Walke, USN, who served withdis~inction in the Mexican and Civil Wars.

The first W ALKE was DD-300, a 742-ton destroyer, and one of thefirst oil burning destroyers in the fleet. It was stricken from the list ofnaval ships in 1935.

The second W ALKE was DD-416, one of the 1600-ton SIMS class; Itwas sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942, the battlewhich made the SAN FRANCISCO famous.

The present W ALKE DD- 723 was built at the Bath Iron Works, Bath,Maine, and first commissioned at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.,on 21 January 1944, and in June, 1947, she was decommissioned and placedin the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California. During this period,the W ALKE served with distinction in the invasion of southern France,Cherbourg, the Mindoro and Luzon landings in the Philippines, 'theOkinawa campaign, and, finally, Operation Crossroad.

It was during the Luzon invasion that the W ALKE suffered her firstdamage. One of four kamikazes attacking the ship got through the hailof gunfire and crashed into the bridge. Fourteen men were killed and fortywere wounded. Among those killed was the Commanding Officer, com-mander George Fleming Davis, USN, who was posthumously awarded theCongressional Medal of Honor.

In the fall of 1950, we found ourselves at war. There had been no PearlHarbor to dramatize its beginning. It just started, small and far away, andonly slowly did we come to realize that this was war, that we were in it, andwe had to muster our strength or be beaten before we'd begun.

Slowly we roused ourselves to our danger, then, with determination,began gathering our might. Throughout the nation, men turned from thework of peace and re-formed the ranks we had broken such a short timebefore. In arsenals and airfields and harbors the machines of war were un-wrapped and readied. Once again, the men of peace took up the machinesof war and the armed might of our nation rose to the threat before us.

October 5, 1950 ...the beginning.

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On Octoher 5, 1950, the U.S.S. W ALKE once again hecame a £ull-fledged memher 0£ the proud Navy's fighting team. While hands played,high-ranking officers along with £amilies and £riends looked on with aweand admiraticn as the simple yet impressive commissioning ceremony pro-gressed. As Commander Marshall F. Thompson read his orders and assumedcommand; as the Stars and Stripes were proudly raised to the stirringstrains 0£ the Star-Spangled Banner, the natural levity 0£ the occasion wassomewhat sobered hy the lingering memory 0£ the final words 0£ RearAdmiral DuBose's send-off address, "Good luck and i£ necessary, good

hunting."

In the pages that follow we will trace the work and the play, the tri-umphs and the heartbreaks that made us, the Navy , and the nation proud

of the W ALKE.

Shakedown was largely a matter of the officers. ..

andthemen. .. ...forming a team. .

until we were strong enough to fight.

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HEADING WEST

On the morning of January 2, 1951,

four destroyers moved down San Diego

Bay, rounded Point Lorna, and headed

west. Our goodbyes had been said. ..

the time had come to sail. ..

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We had a chance to really get to know eachother as shipmates. It looked like it would he afine cruise.

The trip to Pearl was easy enough. We stoppedthere for a week to test our sub.hunting skill andthen headed for Midway.

...frombad...Mter Midway, the weather went. .

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...to worse. Mountainous waves crashedaboard and smashed the boats and thepost office. We manned the pumps andpatched the holes and finally made it toport. We'd learned some valuable lessonsin "taking it." Now the time had come todish it out. We were ready to join theTask Force.

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We rearmed and refueled and reprovisionedin the slcet and the spray and wondered how longthis could last.

At first, it was cold and miserable and we com-plained about the work and the weather. ..

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Who's the new guy?How much mail are we getting. ..

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We watched the guard mail for

orders. ..

and readied ourselvesfor action.

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BOMBARDMENT

The day finally came when we turned our guns on the enemy shore...like an unleashed hound we broke from the Task Force and raced forWonsan. We steamed into that enemy-held harbor and were among thefirst to participate in the now-famous seige of Wonsan.

We took our place in the firing line and slugged it out with the enemy.By day and by night we hammered him. When he threw everything he hadat us, we stood our ground and smothered him in his caves and valleys.

We ranged the full length of the enemy-held coast, blasting his bridges,railroads, air fields, supply dumps, and factories. We closed in and rakedthe beaches with our machine guns. From Bokuko to Kyoto, toweringpillars of smoke marked the spots where the W ALKE had been. We emp-tied and re-emptied our magazines and learned to sleep through the crashof gunfire.

This was the pay-off. This was what made it all wor:th while. This waswhy they'd recommissioned the W ALKE.

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...to Wonsan...Weheadedin. ..

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By day. .. ...and by night .

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...and made an impressive record....we hammered the enemy. ..

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...was not exactly modern.The transportation system. ..

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...we found the J apanese were hard at workin their fields. ..

...and harbors. ..

...and cities. So. ..we bid farewellto the friendly natives. .. ...and got back to work ourselves.

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DISASTER AND RECOVERY

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After the excitement of bombardment and our carefree days in Japan, ourreturn to the Task Force was something of a let.down. The war was still going on,of course, and men were still dying, but somehow that all seemed far away.

and we felt free to laughand play. And then. ..

It was hard to take thingsseriously...

At 0740, June 12,1951. ..a heavy explosion.

In one stunning moment the full agony of war came home to us. In that

moment 26 shipmates lost their lives and 40 more were wounded. Out of

disaster came heroism and determination. The wounded were brought to

safety and then we saved the ship. In the ordeal that followed a good ship

became a great one. ..and the W ALKE and the men who sailed her lived

to fight again.

.and forty more were wounded.

Calvin C. BEARBOWDonald F. BROWNJ ames G. COCHRANRobert W. DA WSONNorby L. FLANAGANWilliam R." HUDGINSJ ames 0. JOHNSONJames 0. KEMPERVernon L. KIRKLANDNicholas KOSTAKnox D. LEFLERFrancis J. McALEERWilliam P. McEVOYPascual G. MILLERRichard J. NOW ATZKIRobert R. POMINVILLEGlenn H. ROUSHRobert B. TARTERDonald R. TOWNLINRichard A. WOLTHER

Rudolph K. BELTZJohn A. CAPOZZOLIJohn W. COLWELLRocco F. DeTORREDonald W. HENSONJ ames E. HURLEYWilliam E. JOHNSONMarvin E. KENTDavid F. KITCHEN, Jr.Bernard F. LEESRobert C. MASSIEDavid L. McCARVILLEElmer V. MELSSENJames J. MORRISSEYTommy L. PACEThomas W. ROBERTSONRichard A. SATTERFIELDFrank J. TOSTAWalter B. WHITEFed M. WOODS

...and we went up in the hills to relax from whatwe had been through. We brought prosperity tothat part of the world and beer-hall constmctionboomed.

The eyes of the world were on ns when wecame into port. We came in under our own power,proudly, and in whites. The work of reconstruc-tion began. ..

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...of which these were two ludicrous examples.This idyllic existence lasted for a month. Thenthe orders came through. ..home.

For the first time, we had a chance to relax.Many of us took up athletics and formed teams

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HOMEWARD BOUND

The U.S.S. STICKELL was slightly apprehen-sive about escorting a "cripple" home, thinkingthat we would slow her down. By the time we'dbeen underway an hour, she had fallen far be.hind...

...and was nearly lost in our foaming wake.

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Looking forward, our ensign still flew proudlyfrom the masthead. The flag, so hopefully raisedmany months before, now waved in triumph. Wehad fought a fight to be proud of. ..and now wewere going home.

That is the story of the WALKE. Now, meet themen who sailed her. ..

The DivCom ...Captain JoelC. FORD, USN ...A former de-stroyer skipper himseH ...heran us the way destroyers oughtto be run.

The Chief Engineer. ..Roy SHRIBER, wh<was more than somewhat of an authority on engineering and J apanese "Obies."

The Operations Officer. ..George R. HOOPER,who on dull days, could always be counted uponto thrill us with tales of his fantastic experiencesin the wilds of Australia.

First Lieutenant. ..Bob MULLEN ...Hespreads the rust over all the painted areas of the

ship.

Damage Control Officer. ..Forrest ( Guggen-hlatz) PARRY. He is charged with all the dam-

age on the ship.

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The Fire Control Officer. ..George LEWIS...His job was to see that we almost hit what weshot at.

Navigator. ..George F ARRIS ...He was neverlost. ..he just didn't know where we were.

The Main Propulsion Assistant. ..DickKRAUTHAMER ...who could invariably ex-plain why the whistle and siren wouldn't work...no steam.

The Communications Officer. ..Pete GENGOR...He had a sure fire system for tracking downlost messages. ..and for losing found messages.

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The Electronics Officer. ..Jack REITZELL ...a staunch advocate of flag hoist, floating bottles,and carrier pigeons.

The Air Controller. ..Gus CONVERSANO...Never lost an airplane. ..fortunately, theyhad radar, too.

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CHIEFS

BACK ROW, left to right: Sam Zellner, Louis Green, James Stone,Bernie Pettus, Phil Durbin, Jim Shaekleford, Lumir Klepach. FRONTROW: William Gorski, Charles Clark, James Johnston, James Wright.

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AND MORE CHIEFS

BACK ROW, left to right: Bernie Pettus, Lumir Klepach. Sam Zellner,James Wright, James Cooksey. Charles Clark. FRONT ROW: Phil Dur-

bin, Stanley Brothers, William Gorski.

REPAIR GANG

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BACK ROW, left to right: R. H. Betzler, N. K. Lybbert, B. F. Lees, R. A.Breyfogle, R. A. Hoffman, H. L. Tinker, E. P. Collins, A. Turman, W. C.Knepley. FRONT ROW: D. W. Doan, T. L. Beets, G. T. Roush, W. D.White, J. E. Mullen, A. G. Ratley, R. E. Breyfogle, G. Amey, D. C.

Thompson.

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ENGINE ROOM GANG

BACK ROW, left to right: B. Green, R. E. Scanlon, L. A. Peters, A. t.Leverton, A. J. Lambert, W. F. Fielding, "J" "B" Glaspie, D. L. McCar.ville, W. L. Clifton. FRONT ROW: R. J. Mindham, R. W. Bordman,J. E. Snedeker. D. E. Salvador, E. H. Rindfleish. W. J. Logan, H. Ha1l.

v. J. Montagne.

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FIREROOM GANG

5' BACK ROW, left to right: F. I. Tosta, B. G. Davis, G. T. Messner, I. W.

Colwell, I. M. Payne, M. "E" Rogers, E. P. Vaughn, C. K. Cross, L. M.Woods, R. W. Berry. FRONT ROW: I. P. Schooler, I. E. Larkin, N. L.

! Flanagan, C. W. Hudson, E. D. Hall, S. H. Wilks, C. Drulik, Ir.

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GUNNERY GANG

BACK ROW, left to right: W. F. Sharp III, E. G. Barricklow, R. L.Butler, C. Eo Kirby, B. Lyle, B. W. Linthicum, R. Eo Benham, L. C. Ike,P. G. Miller, R. M. Garcia, E. W. Wilk, D. R. Jones. MIDDLE ROW:I. J. Mot"rissey, A. M. Hatch, R. W. Coker, P. W. Huegle, I. C. Cunning-ham, Ir., C. R. Jones, H. E. Thomas, J. J. Cotton, C. R. Christofferson.FRONT ROW: R. A. Honeycutt, R. E. Plumlee, B. K. Allen, L. A.Provost, C. E. Jackson, C. R. Thompson, R. D. Read, C. L. Sweatt, A. E.

Dearinger.

SECOND DIVISION

DECK FORCE

BACK ROW, left to right: R. R. Tomasek, J. L. Kilgore, L. H. Leonard,R. Richardson, J. E. Watson, N. G. Whitworth, H. J. Pierre, W. E.Mitchell, F. M. Woods, H. P. Russell, F. L. Miller, C. K. McCullough,B. B. Susen, D. F.Becker, J. L. Martin, F. Tabares, T. L. Pace. MIDDLEROW: F. G. Roach, "D" "D" Street. M. V. Reid, "J" "L" Richard, R. D.Fogle, J. 0. Kemper, W. D. Smith, R. E. Thomas, C. R. Murehead.FRONT ROW: D. J. Taylor, H. S. Williams, J. A. W.oeck, W. F. Law.son, D. W. Henson, S. J. Farmer, C. C. Lucas, C. Weatherman, W. T.

Mayberry, R. J. Nowatzki.~.t

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BACK ROW, left to right: A. G. Dolton, W. D. Wilder,G. M. Hinde, H. D. Johnson, J. R. Peyton, G. G. Elliott,J. Kellerman. FRONT ROW: F. E. Ward, W. W. Seney,

J. R. Shorter, C. W. Fredinburg, J. W. Leitner.

BACK ROW, left to right: H. W. Scholl, E. M. Johnson,R. DeTorre. FRONT ROW: J. H. Holley, F. H. Mouser,

Jr., E. C. Sho:ffer.

RADIO AND SHIPS

OFFICE PERSONNEL

BACK ROW, left to right: J. Lambert, J. 0. Johnson,N. Kosta, H. L. Boyd, A. Dupkas, E. E. Hager. FRONTROW: J. A. Addington, M. R. Hayes, D. T. Humiston, R. L.

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BACK ROW, left to right: M. D. Allen, A. E. Godfrey,R. A. Wheeler. FRONT ROW: V. G. Nims, D. F. Kitchen,

Jr., R. L. Huffman.

BACK ROW, left to right: I. W. Anderson, T. A. WiIberd.ing, I. L. Laughlin. FRONT ROW: B. W. Carter, P. I.

McGee, E. Tatman.

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BACK ROW, left to right: H. W. Moehling, W. R. Mathewson, F. J.McAleer. FRONT ROW: R. E. Crabtree, B. R. Davis, N. Gordon, p .

Campbell.

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COOKS AND BAKERS HOSPIT ALMEN

BACK ROW, left to right: E. P. Farrell, G. C. Willis, R. A.Smith, W. C. Stuckey, M. M. Brenneman. FRONT ROW:

F. R. Champeau, G. Convery, E. F. Mathews.

LEFT TO RIGHT: K. Chue, I. E. Hudson, L. P. Steele.

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SERVICE MEN

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BACK ROW, left to right: D. B.Johnke,E. Convery, J. C. Gurley, C. C.Outka. FRONT ROW: R. L. Crane, G. M. Rouse, T. Pendleton, L. J.

Davidson.

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OFFICERS

CDR Marshall F. ThompsonLCDR Alfred D. GarvinLT George R. HooperL TRoy C. ShriberL T Orville W. RockwellLT Robert GreeleyLTJGGeorge W. FarrisLTJG Raymond 0. KleinLTJG Forrest C. ParryLTJG Robert L. MulleDLTJG George H. LewisLTJG Peter GengorLTJG Richard J. KrauthamerLTJGLeoD. CouchLTJG Wayne S. VromanENS Guy J. ConversanoENS John M. Reitzell

OFFICERSCHIEF PETTY

Eugene Adams, CSC

Wilbert D. Baker, MMC

Stanley L. Brothers, EMC

Charles R. Clark, FCC

James Cooksey, HMC

Philip Durbin, TMC

William Gorski, GMC

Louis D. Green, RDC

James F. Johnston, SOC

Emory C. Keene, MMC

Lumir F. Klepach, BMC

Burnett F. Pettus, YNC

James E. Shackleford, RMNC-

J I!mes L. Stone, MMC

James P. Wright, ETC

Sam A. Zellner, BTC

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RichardJ. Nowatzki, BMGlEdward F. Schulte, BM2StephenJ. Farmer, BM3Roscoe Lewis, BM3Elmer V. Melssen, BMG3Floyd H. Lewis, BMG3Eugene Kolka, BMG3

EdwardW.Wilk,GMM3Carl R. Thompson, GMM3

WoodrowW. Seney,FCSlJames R. Shorter, FCSlCharles W. Fredinhurg, FCS2George M. Hinde, FCS3William B. Wilder, FCS3Harold G. Owens, FCS3Donald F. Brown, QMl

Francis J. McAleer, QMQIJames D. Harper, QMQlWalter R. Mathewson, QMQ3Richard A. Stewart, QMSN

Jacob Kellerman, FT3

Paul F. Webster, ETlLeonard H. Hansen, ETlRaphael Cohen, ET3Walter C. Knepley, ETSNRobertA. Hoffman, ETSN

Robert E. Bertain, RDlBuford W. Carter, RD2James G. Cochran, RD2George W. Hart, J r ., RD3BusterB. Jones,RD3Ernest Tatman, RD3John W. Anderson, RDSNRobert W. Dawson, RDSNThomas A. Wilberding, RDSN

Pearson Crawford, TEM3

Nicholas Kosta, RMNlAndrew J. Dupkas, RMN2KnoxD. Lefler,RMN2Donald T. Humiston, RMN3Thomas W. Robertson, RMN3Russell L. Cull, RMNSN .

Ronald L. Jones, RMNSN

Harry J. Chewning, S02Valiant G. Nims, SOG3Robert A. Wheeler, SOG3Marvin D. Allen, SOG3Henry W. Moehling, SOG3Roger L. HufIman, SOG3

David c. Thompson, YNT2Eli E. Hager, YNSN

Rocco F. DeTorre, TMTlHarlanW. Scholl, TMT2Edward C. Shaffer, TMT3Eric M. Johnson, TMT3

Horace L. Boyd, PN3John A. Addington, PNA3

Gerald M. Rouse, SKGlRichard L. Tarkenton, SKSNRichard G. Martindale, SKSNDale B. J ohnke, SKSN

Louis A. Provost, GMICharles E. Jackson, GMIAndrew M. Hatch, GMMIJohn J. Cotton, GMM2Arthur E. Dearinger, GMM2Russell E. Benham, GMM2Roy W. Coker, GM3Richard L. Butler, GMM3Robert E. Plumlee, GMM3

Lawrence G. Gau, DK3

Francis R. Champeau, CSG 1Marvin N. Brenneman, CSG2Edward P. Farrell, CSR2Robert A. Smith, CSG3

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Glenn L. BoweD, SH2Thomas D. Pendleton, SH3Clifford C. Outka, SH3Lewis J. Davidson, Jr., SH3

Robert R. Pominville, SNDonald E. Combs, SNLewis C. Ike, SNMerlin R. Lowe, SNRobert C. Massie, SNJames 0. Johnson, SNBilly R. Davis, SNJohn L. Laughlin, SNEarl G. Hudson, SNRalph L. Ellis, SN .Robert A. Honeycutt, SNJames E. Hurley, SNCalvin C. Bearbow, SNHarold J. Pierre, SADonald A. Schoneman, SANorman L. Fulcher, SACharles L. Sweatt, SAHarry S. Williams, SA

~Robert E. Thomas, SAFredrick W. Tedder, SA"D" "D" Street, SAFrancis L. Miller, SARichard E. Daggett, SALavern A. Peters, SARobert R. Tomasek, SAFrank E. Ward, SAMarvin E. Kent, SAEdwin Y. Howe, Jr., SADavid J. Taylor, SAJerry L. Kilgore, SAHarvey E. Thomas, SADonald R. Murphy, SAHoward E. Faust, SALeroy H. Leonard, SAFrank Tabares, SAWayne E. Schroeder, SAJerry E. Watson, SAFrank D. Rose, SABobby K. Allen, SAAlbert G. Bolton, SAEyler E. Anderson, SABill R. Arnold, SA

William A. Taylor, SNJimmy L. Martin, SNCary G. Elliott, SNPaul Campbell, SNMack R. Hayes, SNWilbur T. Tarwater~ SN

William H. Hudgins, SN

Billy Lyle, SNCharles R. Jones, SNAllen B. Kersey, Jr., SNWilliam W. Taylor, Jr., SNDavid F. Kitchen, Jr., SN

Thomas C. Liscum, Jr., SNEdward A. Toth, SN

Francisco R. Molino, Jr., SNRobert E. Crabtree, SNPeter W. Huegle, SN

Jack W. Leitner, SN

James R. Tanner, SNCharles K. McCullough, SNTommy L. Pace, SN

Wilmer C. Stuckey, SNPhilip F. Atkinson, SN

Charles R. Christofferson, SNSidney T. A1sup, SN

Guy G. Willis, SNPatrick J. McGee, SN

Donald J. Foley, SN

James 0. Kemper, SNCharles E. Kirby, SNHomer B. Johnson, SNRobert E. Lunsford, SNJames C. Cunningham, J r ., SN

Edward F. Mat thews, SN

Joseph R. Polumbo, SN

Arthur E. Godfrey, SN

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Junior D. McGuire""SABillie B. Johnson, SA

JohnP.Byrd,SARaymond M. Garcia, SABill G. King, SANorman Gordon, SAHerman B. A. Kuettle, SA'!1illie F. Lawson, SAGeorge J. Convery, SAEdward C. Convery, SA

~~-a~Floyd H. Mauser, Jr., SAWilliam C. Moody, SAWilliam E. Mitchell, SAWilliam E. Johnson, SAJoseph E. McEvoy, SADonald D. Killip, SACharles E. Willis, SA

Burl E. Green, MMlPaul A. Quarmby, MMLlJohn R. Ward, MMLlRob.ert B. Tarter, MM2William L. Clifford, MML2Vials J. Montagne, MML2Harold E. Hall, MML2

Robert D. Truelock, MM3Edward G. Martz, MML3John A. Capozzoli, MML3Robert N. Stone, MML3Leo J. Dailey, MML3Charles H. Francis, MML3Richard A. Breyfogle, MMLFNRoland S. Evans, MMLFNRobert A. Cabana, MMLFN

Edward G. Barricklow, SAJames }'. Myler, SAEugene L. Barry, Jr., SALeo P. Steele, SADaniel Cox, Jr., SANorvelJ. Loman, SADonald R. Jones, SAPascual G. Miller, SARichard V. Ottino, SAWilliam V. Walker, SACharles R. Murehead, SAWarren J. Milan, SADonald R. Townlin, SAHenry P. Russell, SAFreddie G. Roach, SANathan G. Whitworth, SAFed M. Woods, SABenjamin B. Susen, SAJames F. Florence, SA

_.Bruce W. Linthicum, SACecil H. Keller, SAKenneth L. Ford, SANorman K. Lybbert, SAJohn A. Woeck, SAJames J. Mullen, SAWilliam T. Mayberry, S..\Joe R. Kircharr, SAJoe C. Gurley, SANicholas G. Menas, SARobert M. Tillman, Jr., SAJoseph Lambert, SAThomas A. Mitchell, SACalvin C. Lucas, SAClaude Weatherman, SAEugene R. Owens, SALowell J. Schroeder, SAWilliam F. Sharp III, SARoscoe Richardson, SARaymond D. Read, SAFrankie A. Pavlick, SA"J" "L" Richard, SAMack V. Reid, SA

Vernon L. Kirkland, ENl" J" "B" Glaspie, ENDFN

Robert W. Berry, BTGlWilha Green, BT2Glen T. Me88ner, BTG2Robert G. Hill, BTG2John L. Lowe, Jr., BT3John W. Colwell, BTG3John H. Lutz, BTG3

Andre J. Lamher, FNWalter F. Feilding, FNLeland R. Richmond, FNNorhy L. Flanagan, FNJimmy J. Wilkinson, FNFrankJ. Tosta,FNRichard 0. Howell, FN

Walter B. White, EMPlWilliam F. Frey, EMP2Donald W. Doan, EMP2Aubry G. Ratley, EM3Harold Meyers, EMP3Charles M. Schill, EMP3George L. Echtle, EMF ARoger F. Greaves, EMF A

Thomas L. Beets, ICF A

Curtis K. Cross, FAJames R. Peyton, FAJack R. Smith, FAWilliam J. Logan, FARobert J. Mindham, FADavid L. McCarville, FASamuel H. Wilks, FARalph F. Morton, FABruce L. Carrington, FAFrank L. Phillips, FAJoe J. Swafford, FARichard D. Musgrove, FAEmmett P. Vaughan, FAPhil J. Robinson, FAMitchel E. Rogers, FAFrank J. Rogers, FARichard A. Wolther, FADon L. Satterfield, FAJames M. Payne, FAWalter M. Ridge, FAWhartonB. Trout, Jr.,FACharles E. Devine, FADuane E. Salvador, FAGattis W. Smith, FA

Robert H. Detzler, MEI

Glenn T. Roush, FPPlDonald P. Collins, FPG2Robert D. Fogle, FPGFNAUred Turman, FPGFN

Kenneth Chue, HM3

Jud Carlock, SDlOscar J. Carey, SDS2

Rudolph K. Beltz, FNBernard F. Lees, FNErnest H. Rindfleisch, FNJohn E. Walker, FNCharles Drulik, Jr., FNEmmett D. Hall, FNThurman M. Schults, FNJohn P. Schooler, FNGerald Amey, FNJohn E. Snedeker, FNRussell W. Boardman, FNDonald D. Brown, FNRichard E. Scanlon, FNBilly G. Davis, FNWilliam D. White, FNJames E. Mullen, FN

Sotero Corpus, TNSocorro Torrejas, TNElpidio Abaya, TNGrant Squires, TN

George M. Jones. T A

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