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USS Benewah APB-35 Roster (Vietnam) 1966-71
Because some folks want their addresses and phone number kept private, we have decided to
just post the names, rate or ranks, and year or years served onboard the
Benewah. For more information on the roster you may contact Albert Moore.
Name: Rate/Rank Yr/Yrs
Abbott, Danny P. - 8/67-4/69
Aiken, Robert W. - 70/71
Akin, Cliff, EN1 - 66/68
Altman, David R., Ens: DCA Officer - 66/67
Andretta, John J., HMC - 66/68
Angdahl, Dale E. - 1969
Anathan, Thomas J., Lt/Jg - 8/67-8/69
Arnhold, Robert, CS3 - 8/68-8/69
Asta, Charles - 7/70-3/71
Atkins, Micheal - 68/69
Bailey, Norman - 70/71
Baker, Donald V. - 52/54
Barber, Henry P., RMC - 68/69
Bauer, David J., CYN3 - 66/67
Beason, Donald C. - 68/69
Bellamy, Samuel W., CS1 - 66/68 (Deceased June 3, 2002)
Beluscal, Richard J. - 67/68
Berggren, Ronald, SH3 - 69-70
Berkemer, Mike, QM - 69/70
Beerman, Henry F., ENS/DK Officer - 8-67/8-69
Best, Ronald, RM1 - 66/68
Bessler, Paul D., 2/69 - 2/70
Blankenship, Tom L., SH2 - 66/68
Bloxton, Lynn, RM3 - 66/68
Bock, Fred, GMG2, 66/68
Bollman, Leroy, SKSN - 2/68-2/69
Bornhoft, Dennis R., SN / ET3 - 66/68
Boyle, Dennis - 69/70
Bowen, Francis E. - 69/70
Brennan, John P., Lt-Ships Doctor - 66/67
Brittle, James, EN1, 66/68
Bronish, Craig, MR2, 67/68
Brookins, Daryl D., MM2 - N/A
Brown, Charlie, 68/69
Bruno, Gary, RM3 - 70/71
Buckingham, Robert R., SN - 67/68
Burge, William R., ET1 - 67/68
Bumanglag, Ruffino A., EN1 - 68/69
Burcroft, William J., EN1 - 68/69
Burgett, Robert, YN1 - 66/69
Cady, Al, Lt/Jg - 66/67
Cain, Harrison ENFN - 70/71
Campbell, Vic, LT-XO - 69/70
Campodonico, Steve, SN - 66/68
Cantwell, Thomas P., IC3 - 68/69
Cappellini, Terry J., Lt/Jg - 12/67-12/68
Capozzi, John, SN - 67/68
Cholik,, Kevin, SK3 - 72 (Deceased December 3, 2002)
Christensen, John M., PN1 - 66/68 (Deceased February 10, 2002)
Christensen, Terry, CS3 - 68/69
Clark, Harold, SFC - 67/68
Clough, Robert V., BM2, 68/69
Coker, Eugene, BM1 - 68/69
Corbitt, James L., QMC - 66/68 (Deceased May 21, 1999)
Cordero, Cirilo D., SD3 - 11/67 - 06/69
Coulter, Johnny D., YN3 - 66/68
Dalton, Bobby C., GMG2 66-68
Dann, Tyler, Lt/Jg - 67/69
Davis, Willie P., MM2 - 68/69
Depauk, Phillip W. - 1/70-12/70
Dias, Fred, JO - 67/68
DiMauro, Paul - 67/68
Dimick, Charles C., RD2 - 66/68
Dooley, David W., SM2 - 69/70
Dordon, Edward E., SM2 - 69/70
Doubleday, Donald D., ET1-ETC - 66/68
Downs, Brian, Eng/Off
Duchanois, John, MR3, 69/70
Dunn, Bobby J., EN1 - 66/68
Dzwonczyk, Luke, MR - N/A
Eckles, James R., RM1 - 67/68
Edberg, Michael P., SN - 66/68
Ellis, Randall William, Eng. Officer - '52/53'
Emery, Carrol E., YNCS - 54/54
Estell, Valray - 69
Estes, Mike, SN - 11/67 - 11/68
Faulkner, Edward J., SN - 68/69
Ferguson, James A., GMG2 - 66/68
Ferguson, Paul, Lt/Jg Ops Officer - 11/68-11/69
Finigan, Ronald B. - 67/68
Fitch, Rodney F. (Ens-Comm) 68/69
Foley, Thomas F., DK1 - 66/68
Foster, Elbert W., SH1, 1970
Franklin, Herb P., CS1 - 66/67
Frasher, Terry E. - 12/67-12/68
Furr, Charles, DC3 - 67/68
Fournier, Jere L., EN2 - 68/69
Fouts, James F., FN - 66/68
Galton, Charles W., RM1 - 66/68
Garcia, Glenn R., SN - 66/68
Garver, Lee A., SM2 - 68/69
Gausline, Richard - 67/68
Gervasi, Michael J., SF1 -1970
Gilmore, Edwin S. (Ens-Ops) 68/69
Glenn, Terry V., SN - 1968
Greber, Gilbert, PN, 55/56
Greenwood, Richard D., RM3 - 66/68
Griffin, Lewis M., SM3 - 67/68
Grout, Donald - 6/68-5/69
Gude, George, CS3, 66/68 (Deceased 1997)
Hackney, Jerry L., SM2 - 66/68
Halgreen, Dennis J., SF3 - 66/68
Hallinam, Tom, Lt/Jg Deck Officer - 68/69
Hamann, William F., IC1 - 67/68
Hahn, Michael A., Lt/Jg Ops Officer 12-66/12-67
Hanks, Jeff, RMC - 1970
Hardy, John L., BT2 - 1968
Harrison, Pat R., Lt/Jg Deck Officer - 66/67
Hart, John R., PN1 - 4/69/10/70
Hasty, Wade - 8/68-9/69
Hayden, Dennis D., YN3 - 68/69
Hearn, Wilfred A., Jr., Ens/LtJg, Disbursing Officer 7-68 /7-69
Heman, Daniel, Sup/Off 69/70
Hemmer, Stephen L. - 7/70-2/71
Henley, Stephen A., LT-Dental Officer - 66/68
Hertzschuch, George W., SM2 - 66/68
Hiatt, Bruce C., QM1, Leading QM and Pilot, 68/69
Hidbrader, Larry W., IC3 - 66/68
Higgs, Mark T., HM2 - 66/68
Hinchliff, Douglas B. - 66/68
Holasek, Fred R., Comm Officer - 70/71
Holdsworth, Bruce, QM2 - 68/69
Hoover, Reggis C. - 9/69-10/70
Howard, Michael, BM3 - 69/70
Hrabosky, Bryan, Supply Officer - 70/71
Huetti, David J., MM3, 69/70
Huffman, Mark BMSN - 69/70
Hubbard, J. D., BM1 - 3/68-4/69
Hugo, Harold, Eng. Officer - 53'/54'
Hundley, Nelson F., FN, 69/70
Hunter, Richard L. - 67/68
Jackel, Richard, QM3, 9/66-12/68
Janes, Orval, SN - 66/68
Jancosek, Andrew G., GMG2 - 67/68
Jetton, Ben, Lt-Deck Officer - 67/68
Johnson, Cecil A., BM3 - 66/68
Johnson, Eric, PC3, 4/69-11/70
Jones, Evan, GMG3 - 68/69
Kalinowski, Terry R., FN - 10/69-10/70
Keistler, Lloyd, SH3 - 68/69
Kingsley, David M. - N/A
Kirby, Thomas R., LTJG, Weapons Officer 70-71
Kirsch, Tom, HM2 - 68/69
Kmetz, Stephen G., LT XO - 1970
Kolling, Walter, ET - 6/68-6/69
Krasieski, Gregory, ET - 68/69
Kustchinsky, Walter L. -N/A
Lane, Billy - 67/68
Langpaap, Terry, DC2 - 70-71
Lampher, David T., EMC - 66/68
Leuelling, Earl M. - 4/69-4/70
Lewis, Ray, BM3 - 68/69
Lockard, C. Donald E., SN - 66/67
Lofink, Jim - 1/69-8/70
Long, John, 67/68
Lucas, Thomas I., DCC - 66/68
Malone, Thomas P., GMG3 - 66/67
Maness, Chuck - 67/68
Manville, William B., BMC - 7-69/2/71
Martin, Robert C., BMC - 66/68
Mawk, James D., ICFN - 9/67-9/68
Mazza, Tony, RM3, 66/67
Mackenzie, Jack, FN, 67/68
McCalib, Jimmie D., DC1 - 67/68
McDole, Raymond - 68/69
McGeehan, James E., RM2 - 66/67
McGlothin, Hubert, HM2 - 8/67 - 4/68
McKay, Charles, HM2 - 1/68-6/68
Mellinger, Calvin F., BMC - 66/68
Mellinger, Richard, 52/53
Meyer, Walter G., SK2, 66/68
Michna, Ralph, Lt/Jg Eng-Officer - 67/68
Mongan, James L., BMCM- 66/68
Moore, Albert B., CS1 - 66/68
Moran, Michael M., FN - 1970
Moreland, Cecil, FN - 68/69
Morse, Robert E., EN1 - 66/67
Murdock, Don M. (Lt/Jg-Eng) 68/69
Murphy, Charles E., GM2, 69/70
Murphy, Herman, EN2 - 11/67-12/68
Nemitz, Paul J., GMG3 - 1953-1955
Noe, Lynden, QM3 - 1969
Nutt, Richard - 11/67-11/68
Oden, Alan, EN3 - 5/68-5/69
Owen, Robert H., DK3 - 68/69
Page, Dennis W., CS2 - 67/68
Parsels, Roger A., BT2 - 66/68
Peterson, Donovan, ET2 - 68/69
Pitchford, John, GMG3 - 68/69
Pitts, Wendell L. - 69-70
Pomder, George W., CS2, 69/70
Pomroy, Lyle K., ENC, 69/70
Pontbriard, Jim, ETSN 1970
Powell, Francis M., ETN3 - 67/68
Price, Larry V., SN - 68/69
Priskorn, Russell K., CS2, 50/52
Prosser, John, HM2, 1/69 - 3/70
Prouse, Ben - 68/69
Pully, Norman E., BMC - 69/70
Queen, George S., BMCM - 66/67
Quickel, David M. - 3/46-7/46
Rainis, John G. - 8/69-8/70
Raley, Robert, ETR2 - 69/70
Randall, Eugene, GMG1 - 66/68
Raye, William M., SH3 - 68/69
Raynor, Charles E., DTC - 66/68
Reddish, Robert A., BM3, 69/70
Reinhold, Robert F., SN, 69/70
Reynolds, Frank B., Ens Deck Officer - 66/68
Reynolds, Terry, YN3 - 12/68-12/69
Ringer, Charles W., RM2 - 69/70
Ritchie, David E. - 54/55
Robbins, Donald R., CS3 - 66/68
Robinson, Gary D. - 6/69-6/70
Rodgers, Randall, GMG2 - 70-71
Rose, Lance H., HM2 - 66/67
Roth, Bob, Lt/Jg Eng Officer - 8/68-9/69
Rounds, Ollie B., SK1 - 66/68
Ryan, Al - 3/52-8/53
Sailing, William K. - 7/69-3/70
Sanders, Robert L., BT2 - 68/70
Sanko, Thomas J., HMCS - 66/67
Santaggelo, Robert P., Lt-Ships Doctor - 67/68
Saucier, Gerald "Jerry," LCDR Captain - 66/68
Sawyer, R. L. "Dick," RM3, 70/71
Scarbrough, Robert M., 1968
Schneider, George W., EN2 - 10/67-12/68
Schweitzer, Dwight "Fritz," SHB3 - 69/70 (SHB: Ships Servicemen Barber)
Scott, Everett, ETNSN - 1970
Seeley, James R., Lt-Eng Officer - 66/68
Shelley, Harvey R., BT3 - 1970
Shimko, Richard A., YN3, 68/69
Shirley, Tom D., SN, 68/69
Siatkowski, Michael F., BM3, 68/70
Simmons, Curtis S., SH2 - 66/68
Singleton, Raymond G., SHC - 66/68
Slocum, Rodney C., GMG2 - 66/68
Smith, Harold - 48/49
Smith, Jim, Lt/Jg Ops Officer - 67/68
Smith, Ken - 1970
Smith, Ron, YN1 - 11/68-11/69
Smith, Ron, IC2 - 10/69 - 10/70
Sneff, Ronald J., SN, 69/70
Snook, Henry L., RM2, 66/68
Sparkman, Tom, Lt/Jg (Ops-Dept) 1968
Spradling, Robert L., (Lt/Jg) 68/69
Sprague, Bill, CS1 - 68/69
Steers, Gleen K. - 67/68
Stegmoller, David - 67/68
Stenzel, Richard - 67/68
Stevens, John E., YN2, 67/69
Story, Michael N., BM3, 68/70
Stowell, Marshall A., LCDR CO Captain Ret - 68/69
Stuart, Tom R., Ensign DK Officer - 66/67
Stufen, Richard L., FN, 69/70
Sturkie, William - 67/69
Swan, Chris, PN3, 67/68
Swanson, Jerry, RD2 - 66/68
Tarrant, Wyatt B., CS2 - 67/68
Teare, William T., LT-Dental Officer - 68/69
Tennant, Don L., LT, SC, USN - 2/68-2/69
Thoms, Stephan E., BMSN - 70-71
Tibbetts, Stephan, GMG3 - 69-70
Tomcheck, J.K., LT-Supply Officer - 66/68
Tompkins, Paul S., LT-XO - 67
Trausneck, Donald A., QM3 - 66-1/68
Tresser, Ralph W., CS3 - 66/67
Turner, James I., FN - 1966-1968
Turner, Willie B., SD1 - 12/67-12/68
Tuttle, Kim J., SN - 66/68
Tynes, Ronald L., BM3, 69/70
VanSant, Henry A., Lt/Jg, 69/70
Walk, Joseph F. - 1/70-2/71
Weiss, Gerald J., ET3 - 66/67
Werstlein, Terry L., HM2 - 66/67
Wheeler, Mike - 3/69-2/70
White, Ronald D. - 12/68-12/69
Wiacek, Stanley - 67/68
Wieting, Steve G., YN3 - 66/68
Wiley, Larry W., ETCS - 66/68
Wilhelm, James R., SM3 - 68/69
Wilhelm, John R. - 68/69
Wilenski, Robert J., BM - 66/68
Wilson, Robert J. (Bob) CDR USN (Ret.) - XO -12/67-12/68
Wimmer, Paul A., PN2 - 68/69
Wolf, Steve - 6/68-6/69
Woods, Patrick E., ET - 66/68
Woods, Robert B., SF1 - 10/68-70
Woodward, Fred G., BM3 - 69/70
Woronicak, John - 68/69
Wright, Waddel, YN3, (Captain USN Active), 66/67
Young, Robert "Doc", HM2 - 69-70
Zion, Walter L. - 66/68

The Honor Roll of Deceased Shipmates:
Christian, Earl, GMGC 66-68 (3-96)
Cromwell, Calvin E., CS3 66-67 (11-2-96)
Estes, George, BM3 (CW3) 66-68 (1980's)
Folkert, Charles R., Cpt. USA (11-2002)
Gillikin, Robert M., ENCS 66-68 (1994)
Gude, George, CS3, 66/68 (1997)
Liberty, Richard, RMC 66-68 (1992)
Lyde, Ronald, 68-69 (N/A)
Makofsky,
William (Bill) L., RM1 66-68 (1991)
McGuire, Jessie, SMC (ret), 68-69 (10-9-98)
Rzepka, Andrew J., GMGC 66-68 (2-11-89)
Sanders, Lonnie A., EM3 66-68 (5-19-74)
Scott, Richard H., GMGC - 66/67
St. Martin, Robert W., SF1 - 66/68
Taylor, Buford, 1946 (1997)
Trott, Donald J., SH3 66-68 (1982)
"May fair winds, following seas, and our thoughts,
always be with them."

Roster of Pre-Vietnam era Benewah Crew
Baker, Donald V. (1952-54)
Blair, Norman (50-53)
Casey, Jim EM3 1950-52
Coalts, Richard (51-52)
Dzienny, Arnold GM3 (1952-54)
Dzwonczyk, Luke (MR) (1952-53)
Emery, Carrol E. YNCS USN Ret. 1 (54-55)
Ellis, Randy Eng Officer (51-52)
Henry, Carl (47-50)
Hugo, Harold Eng Officer 9/53-4-54
Hudson, Dallas (52-54)
Koehler, Jack D. (50-52)
Leslie, William P. (69)
Miller, Clifton “Bud” BT2 (52-55)
Mellinger, Richard (52-53)
Nemitz Paul J, (GM3) (6/53-9/55)
Priskorn, Russell (Baker) (50-52)
Preuss, Donald (Doc) (53-55)
Quickel, David M. Jr. (3-46 - 7-46)
Ritchie, David E. (54-56)
Ryan, Al (3-52-8-53)
Slaff, Bob (52)
Smith, Harold (48-49)
Steger, Melvin C. (52-54)
Tinch, James A. (55-56)

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