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
- 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
- CHARLES JOHN ALLEN *
- W. B. ALEXANDER
- 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. "BROWNIE" 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
- GLENN R. BROWNLESS
- MARVIN L. BOLING
- LAMBERT B. BRITZ
- WAYNE BISCHEL
- GABRIEL BRITTON
- CARL "FRANK" BOZEMAN
- RAYMOND W. BAKER
- JESSE W. BROWN
- ROBERT W. BELTZ
- FELIX BLOMQUIST
- JOHN CADWALADER
- HUGO A. CAMPANELLI
- LUTHER E. CAMPBELL
- 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 W. COLGLAZIER
- ROBERT D. CANTRELL
- HERBERT J. "SCOTTY" CAMPBELL
- BOB CARBONE
- HERBERT LEE COOK
- WALTER V. CARLILE
- HOMER CHESLEY
- MICHAEL T. CULLEN
- ELBERT CADDELL
- JOHN WILLIAM CONE
- WILLIAM BLAKE CIELAKIE
- WESLEY C. COX, SR.
- 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
- ROBERT L. DIVONE
- ELMO L. DANSKIN
- DONALD DAWSON
- EARL E. DIAMOND
- ANTHONY WILLIAM ELLIOTT
- AUSTIN A.J. ELLIOTT
- GEORGE EARL EVANS JR.
- HENRY MELTON EUBANKS
- 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
- LUKE FLANNERY
- ROBERT C. FISHER
- RUSSELL G. FRYER
- 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
- PHILIP GREENSTEIN
- ROBERT CHARLES GROSS *
- ALBERT ELLIS GURNE
- ROBERT GARRETT
- JACK GEARHART
- 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
- 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
- ROBERT HALSHAW, III
- EDWARD W. HUSE
- GLENN R. HEYDT
- WILDRIC FREEMAN HYNES, JR. *
- WALLACE E. HUDSON
- ROBERT V. HENNEKES
- MURRAY HOWELL
- ROLLAND SANDERS HUMPHREYS
- TROY MASON HILL
- HAROLD (HAL) HENDRICKS
- WILFORD W. HAMMONDS
- ALBERT C. HOLTON
- ERNEST E. HAWKINS
- WALLACE E. HUDSON
- HERMAN R. HENSLEY
- AMON LEE JACKSON, JR.
- GEORGE EARL JAMES
- HOWARD PAUL JENNINGS
- JOHN R. JOHNSON
- CREIGHTON JONES
- ELMO R. JONES
- WESLEY V. JOYNER
- ABRAHAM JUNGNITSCH
- NED JESTES
- 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.
- DAVE R. KINSLEY
- ROBERT RYLIE KYSER *
- HARRISON EARL KENDALL *
- JAMES ROBERT KRAUS
- JAMES H. KINSLEY
- ROBERT RILEY KYSER
- BILL KEEFER
- ALPHONSO J. KOZIOL
- DONALD R. KIRTLEY
- 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
- DON R. LAWSON
- HENRY W. LANGE
- DUNCAN K. LOVE, JR.
- ROBERT G. LOWTHER
- WARREN ALLEN LOUDFOOT
- GEORGE W. LIGUS, SR.
- JOHN J. LAWLESS
- 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
- EDWARD JOHN FELIX MASLANKA
- ROGER MILTON MAJORS
- WILLIAM E. McCOMBS
- JUNIOR LEE MURPHEY
- JOE MAQUIRE
- WILLIAM GEORGE MATTON JR.
- RICHARD MCGHEE
- HOLLEY "MAC" B. McKINNEY
- NEIL W. MARSHALL
- RICHARD G. MILLER
- NEAL HAVEN MOFFETT
- WILLIAM H. McCRARY
- JAMES E. MAHER
- 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
- EUGENE B. NEWLAND
- JAMES EDMUND NACEY
- QUENTIN NIESEN
- BENJAMIN DONALD ODOM
- DANIEL J. OLSON
- MARTIN L. OLSON
- EMIL ONKST
- HERBERT L. OSBORN
- ROY CARL OSBORNE
- LUTHER VERNON OAKES
- RANDALL G. (GERRY) OLIVER
- THOMAS O'DELL
- LEON J. OCHRYMOWICZ
- DONALD O'CONNOR
- ALVAH (STEVE) OAKLEY
- 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
- JULIAN THOMAS PARCELL, SR.
- JOSEPH PISONI
- CHARLES A. PRESCOTT
- ALBERT L. PHILLIPS
- HENRY C. PRICE
- 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
- PAUL RIFE
- ANDREW ROSKEY (Philadelphia Navy Yard)
- 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
- LLOYD S. "BUD" SIPE. JR.
- WILLIAM F. SCHOENER
- BARTLETT HICKS STOODLEY
- LUTHER OWEN SHULER
- JOHN “JACK” SCOTT
- GEORGE SCHWEINSBERG
- JAMES A. SPICER
- WILLIAM SANDOVAL
- EDWARD J. SORRENTINO
- RICHARD SOKULSKI
- VIRGIL STEWART
- EARL SHAW
- HARRY SEELY
- PETE STEINBRNNER
- 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
- HOBART C. TAYLOR
- STANLEY KING TURNER, JR. *
- HERBERT O. THOMAS
- REGINALD V. TRYON JR.
- JACK L. TARR
- GEORGE THORTON
- EARNEST ULRICKSON
- HARRY G. VANDERWALKER
- BEN VIGIL
- PATRICK T. VINCENT
- PETER T. VINETTE JR.
- JAMES ALVIN VANDINE
- HERBERT MERLE VOLPE
- NEIL A. VICKERY
- JOHN WALTER WILCOX, JR.- RADM
- 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
- RUSSELL C. WARREN
- BURNEY N. WARREN
- OLIVER R. WHITE
- MAYO "REBEL" WILEY, JR.
- JOHN WOLF
- L. B. WARD
- ROBERT L. WALKER
* - Missing or Deceased by collision with USS Indiana BB58 on 1 Feb 1944
