Battleship USS Washington BB56

These are the stories of the men who sailed the Mighty Battleship Washington so bravely. They are the men who fired the weapons and cooked the meals. They are your neighbors down the street. Modest men as you will see. They fought this countrys biggest battle so we could live in freedom today.

By reading these Shipmate Profiles below, you will see that they are common men who came home after the war and took up where they left off. These are their stories of what they did during and after the war.

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INDEX of
U.S.S. WASHINGTON BB56
SHIPMATES

A
THEODORE H. "Ted" ABBEY	ELTON RAY ADAMS	PAUL W. ANDERSON	WILLIAM T. ANDERSON
ALBERT C. ANDERSON Sr.	LAURENCE ARTS	ROBERT T. AUGHTON	MELVIN D. AVANT

B
CHARLTON B. BARFIELD	EUGENE H. BARNABY	WAYNE HAMPTON BARNETT	ROGER G. BAYLOR
VERNON J. BAYS	LLOYD PAUL BEARD	PAUL C. BEATTY	MELVIN E. BECKSTRAND
HOWARD H.J. BENSON, ADM	JAMES B. BIAS	POWERTAN BLANCHETT	JOHN H. BOGHOSIAN
OLIVER L. "BO" BOHANNON, SR.	ROBERT L. BOST	LINFORD BOYD JR.	S. ANTHONY BRADEN
BEA BRANTLEY	JAMES F.BRESKE	ALBERT BRIGHTWELL	EDWARD M. BROWN
JOHN A. BROWN	MELVIN F. BROWN	JAMES BILLY BRYANT	ROBERT O. BUCHHOLZ
SYLVESTER M. BUDZINSKI	FRANK E. BULLOCK	BILL LYNN BUNDY	ROY F. BURNS
ROLAND E. BUSE	ANGELO H. "ANDY" BUTERA	MONROE E. BYRD	GABRIEL BRITTON

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C
JOHN CADWALADER	HUGO A. CAMPANELLI	LUTHER E. CAMPBELL	BOB CARBONE
EARL E. CARGILL	FRANCIS ROY CHERRY	DONALD ALFRED CLARK	ROBERT G. CLARK
WILLIAM NELSON CLINGER	THOMAS GAETANO COLASANTO	ROBERT A. COLBY	CLAUDE C. COLLINS
RAYMOND W. COLLINS	THOMAS M. COOLMAN	WALTER COPELAND	NED CORNELIUS
JOHN A COTE	ELMER R. COX	ROBERT F. CRAFT	ROBERT LEON CROSS
SAM CUCINOTTA	RUSSELL CUSICK	HAYDEN MORGAN CALVERT	HERBERT LEE COOK
WALTER V. CARLILE

D
GLENN B. DAVIS SR.	CHARLES B. DAY	DUANE C. DAY	WILLIAM J. DEAS
RAYMOND J. DeMANN	GEORGE BRUNS DENNIS	RUSSELL B. DeWITT	HARRY C. DOUGLAS
DUANE C. DUKE	DONALD DAWSON

E
ANTHONY WILLIAM ELLIOTT	AUSTIN A.J. ELLIOTT	GEORGE EARL EVANS JR.

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F
DOUGLAS E. FAIRBANKS JR.	WILLIAM B. FARGO	ROBERT J. FRASER	FRANCIS F. FARNEY
DELMAR LE VON FAULKS	WILLIAM J. FEHN	MICHAEL J. FERROVECCHIO	RAYMOND E. FORD
THOMAS F. FORHAN	HENRY VIRGIL FORREST	FRED A. FREEMAN	CARL G. FROEHLICH
ARTHUR OSCAR FROEMPTER

G
JOSEPH J. GALANTE	GROVER W. GALE	WILLIAM F. GALVIN	MARCEL L. GARCIA
JOHN FILLMORE GASKILL	LEONARD GATH	BARTHOLOMEW R. GAUDIOSO	CHARLES E GALLIGAN
ROBERT CLYDE GEISINGER	FRANK E. GENOVESE	JOSEPH J. GIANNINI	JOHN HASKELL GIELE
JAMES J. GLAVIANO	GEORGE R. GREELEY	WARREN P. GREENE	ROBERT J. GRIBLER
DONALD WINTERS GUIDICI

H
JOHN S. HADSELL	TROY F. "HALZIE" HALL	JOSEPH VANCE HALYBURTON	JAMES ALLEN HAMILTON
STANLEY HAMMER	JODIE HAMRICK, JR.	DAVID ELMER HANDY	DONALD ARTHUR HANSEN
JOSEPH H. HARDING	ISAAC B. HARRISON	ROBERT LEE HATCHER	PAUL W. HECHT
ROBERT B. HENDRICKSON	ROBERT V. HENNEKES	ROYCE A. HERMAN	RICHARD C. HINZPETER
WILLIAM R. HIPPARD, JR.	JAMES DONALD HITTLE, BRIG GEN	ROBERT HOFEER, JR.	POSEY L. HOLBROOK
WILLIAM C. HOLLAND	MARTIN W. HOLLOWAY	HAROLD E. HOLM	PAUL JOHN HOOVER
CLAYDON D. HOUSEMAN	HORALD MCRAY HUGHES	RODNEY WM. HUGHES	MURRAY HOWELL
ROLLAND SANDERS HUMPHREYS	ROBERT HALSHAW, III	EDWARD W. HUSE	.

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I
THOMAS INCH

J
AMON LEE JACKSON, JR.	GEORGE EARL JAMES	HOWARD PAUL JENNINGS	JOHN R. JOHNSON
CREIGHTON JONES	ELMO R. JONES	WESLEY V. JOYNER	ABRAHAM JUNGNITSCH

K
JOSEPH KASUNICK	ROBERT PETER KAROW	JOSEPH D. "JOE" KELLER	FRANK R. KENFIELD
ROBERT E. KENNEDY	JOHN WILLIAM KING	C.R. KNOWLTON	ROMAN J. KORZELIK
WALTER R. KRAUSE	STANLEY J. KRAWCZYK	ELTON C. KROSCHEL	DONALD KRUEGER
RAYMOND H. KRUEGER	CHARLES H. KUHN JR.	ROBERT RILEY KYSER

L
AUGUST C. LAPEER	MERLE A. LARSON	ANGELO LA VALLE	HAROLD RUMSEY LEACH
PATRICK T. LEAK	ROBERT S. LEBAIR	EARL MASON LEE	WILLIS A. LEE, VADM
FLOYD GEORGE LEISHING	NICK LEONE JR.	JOHN WILLIAM LEWIS	LEN L. LEWIS
BASIL LINVILLE	JAMES PATRICK LITTLE	JAMES N. LOEWE SR.	JACOB ALONZA LONG
WILLIAM R. LOZANO	E. "NICK" LUONGO	DONALD DWAYNE LITTON

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M
ROY L. McLANE	RECHO WARREN MACK	RAYMOND C. "RAY" MASON	SAMUEL EDWARD MAIONE
JAMES H. MALLOY	ROBERT H. MANKE	JOHN C. "MARCINKOSKA" MARLIN	ROBERT K. MARSHALL
ARNOLD RALPH MARTIN	WILLIAM HEFLEY MARTIN	ALEXANDER (WARREN) MATOUK	LOUIS D. MAURIELLO
OSCAR H. MAUZY	BERNARD MAYOTTE	CLEMENT P. MCCORMICK SR.	ROY O."MAC" MCCORMICK
JOHN C. "BLACKIE" MCCOY	FREDERICK J. MCCRACKEN	VERNON LOUIS MCCREADY	JOHN C. MCNEIL
PAUL A. MEYERS	HARRY LEE MIDKIFF	PAUL O. MIGNERONE	VERL ELMER MILLER
DAVID A. MING	HAROLD ANDREW MITCHELL	RANDALL C. MOFFITT	ROBERT E. MOSIER
JOE MAQUIRE	ROGER MILTON MAJORS

N
GILBERT W NEHER	ALBERT E. NELSON	ANDY NERI	WILLIAM "BILLY" NEWBERRY
JOE E. NEWTON	RICHARD E. NEWTON JR.	DAVID S. NOE	ANDREW R. "RAY" NOGAR
FRANK G. NOVAK	MYRON F. "MIKE" NUNN

O
BENJAMIN DONALD ODOM	DANIEL J. OLSON	MARTIN L. OLSON	EMIL ONKST
HERBERT L. OSBORN	ROY CARL OSBORNE

P
WALTER A. PALAC	JOHN DAWSON PARKER	RUDOLPH A. PARENT	NORMAN SMITH PATTERSON
ALVA WALTER PERATROVICH	THEODORE S. "TED" PERLMAN	JOSEPH "JOE PIE" PIECZATKIEWICZ	CLIFFORD E. PILCHER JR.
JOHN PIZZO	JONAS M. PLATT	VALLENTINE GEORGE POPOFF	ROBERT D. "BOB" POPPINO
THOMAS L. POTIOWSKY	JOHN HENRY POTTER	JOHN VERNET PREVOST	CHARLES A. PRESCOTT
ALBERT L. PHILLIPS

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Q
EDWARD A. QUINN

R
ROBERT W. RANKIN	ROBERT M. RAYBURN	JAMES ALLEN REISER	WALTER N. RESSLER
WILLIAM "BILL" JOHN REYNAR	VERLYN RICE	KING RICHESON	ALFRED B.K, RODRIGUES
ALBERT FRED "AL" ROIZ	SAMUEL A. ROSS	GILBERT J. ROTH	LORENZO RUSSO, SR.
JOHN JOSEPH RUTTER	PHILIP JAMES RYAN	GERALD P. RUFF	OSCAR WALKER ROYCE

S
ANDREW SABOL JR.	E. STANSBURY SCHANZE JR.,	VINCENT JOSEPH SABATINI	CHARLES M. "CHARLIE" SANDWICK JR.
JAMES H. "JIMMY" SATTERFIELD	KARL D. SAURER	SAM SCALZO	WALTER ALBERT SCHULTE
NELSON E. SEBRIGHT	RAYMOND SERENSON	DICK ALLEN SHEPHERD	WILMER SHEPHERD
JOHN J. SHIELDS	AVIS RICHARD SHIFFLET	JAMES ANDREW SHIRLEY	MARTIN SIEGAL
HAROLD L. SLOPER	DONALD A. SMITH	GODFREY A. "SMITTY" SMITH	MELVILLE CLEMENT SMITH
CAREY W. SNELLINGS	ARTHUR H. SNYDER	RAYMOND A. SPIRES	ROBERT E. STANZEL
GRANVILLE EDWARD STUART	CHARLES E. SUMMERS	ROBERT MERLE "BOB" SUTHERLAND	FRED SWEARINGEN
JULIUS STEPHENS	LUTHER OWEN SHULER

T
FRANCIS E. TELLIER	TRUXTON SMELTZER TAYLOR	WILMER ROBERT TAYLOR	STEPHEN TERSTENYAK
RALPH LESLIE "TOMMIE" THOMAS	KENNETH A. TIPPER	FRED L. TUCKER	FRANCIS JOSEPH "FRANK" TURZYN
HERBERT O. THOMAS

V
HARRY G. VANDERWALKER	BEN VIGIL	PATRICK T.VINCENT	PETER T.VINETTE JR.

W
ARTHUR H. WAGES	CLARENCE L. WAGNER	RALPH WALTON	HERBERT L. WARNER
IVAN WATKINS	EDWARD D. WATTS	JOHN L. WEBB	WILLIAM P. WEIDERT SR.
HARVEY B. WEINER	CHARLES C. "TODD" WEST	JESSE C. WHEELESS	HARRY R. WHITNEY
HOMER W. WICKHAM	FRED WIEGEL	DONALD F. WILLIAMS	PACE WILL WILLIAMS, JR.
JAMES T. WILLIAMSON	RUSSELL S. WOEPPEL	JOHN S. WOLONS	HOWARD F. WRIGHT, JR.
BYREL WOOLSEY	JOHN WOLF

Y
GAY PASCAL YOUNGBLOOD	HENRY A. YOUNG

Z
NORMAN D. ZORB

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