USS Kendall C. Campbell, DE-443 – Sailing from Brooklyn on July 31, 1944
Officers and Their Hometowns
Commanding Officer: R.W. Johnson — Philadelphia, PA
(Followed by) Commanding Officer: H.R. Elmer — Santa Barbara, CA
Executive Officer: W.N. Clyatt — Tallahassee, FL
(Followed by) Executive Officer: R.E. Warner — Berkeley, CA
Engineering Officer: C.C. Hickey — Mt. Vernon, WA
Gunnery Officer: F.G. Fisher — Bronxville, NY
1st Lieutenant: E.M. Holman — England, AK
Communications Officer: H.S. Oberg — Brooklyn, NY
Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer: R.E. Smith — Pavis, TN
Assistant Engineering Officer: C.R. Barton — Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Gunnery Officer: J. McC. Truitt — Baltimore, MD
Assistant lst Lieutenant: J.H. Myers — Stanford, CT
Culinary Specialist Officer: J.E. Dwyer — Narberth, PA
Supply and Disbursing and Commissary Officer: Don Carl Johnson — Richfield, Utah
Crew Members and Places of Enlistment
S2c: Adilotto, Stephen J. — Philadelphia, PA
S2c: Agner, Edward C. — Roanoke, VA
F1c: Alexander, Delbert E. — Albany, NY
S2c: Allen, James. H. — Raleigh, NC
S2c: Allred, Willard T. — Chattanooga, TN
S2c: Ardrey, James B. — Oklahoma City, OK
S2c: Arnold, Robert N. — Buffalo, NY
S2c: Atkinson, Robert D. — Boston, MA
S2c: Axe, Frank A. — Toledo, OH
F2c: Bader, Christopher P. — Baltimore, MD
Cox: Bagley, Lowell J. — Detroit, MI
EM3c: Baker, Frank Howard — Indianapolis, IN
F1c: Balaban, Arthur I. — New York, NY
S2c: Ball, Jake — Richmond, VA
F1c: Ball, Eugene E. — Boise, ID
F1c: Balsiger, Leland K. — Portland, OR
S2c: Barbera, Peter E. — Buffalo, NY
SM3c: Barnes, Louis C. — Indianapolis, IN
S2c: Baucumn, T.O. — New Orleans, LA
EM3c: Beckwith, Frank A. — Cincinnati, OH
S2c: Beh, Robert L. — New York, NY
S2c: Beninati, Ignazio — New York, NY
F1c: Benson, George I. — Chicago, IL
S2c: Beverly, Delbert S. — Abingdon, VA
TM3c: Biglen, Francis L. — Butte, MT
S2c: Bladowski, Arthur J. — Chicago, IL
GM3c: Blaisdell, Franklin P. — Boston, MA
F1c: Bohl, Donald W. — Detroit, MI
F1c: Bostwick, Francis O. — Binghamton, NY
S2c: Bowers, Harry D. Jr. — Fayetteville, NC
MM2c: Brawner, Alton L. — Dallas, TX
S2c: Bridges, Donald — Indianapolis, IN
S2c: Bringer, Leonard M. — Detroit, MI
MM2c: Brittain, Robert P. — Kansas City, MO
S2c: Brown, Frederick A. — Rutland, VT
S2c: Brown, Raymond H. — Providence, RI
St3c: Brown, William — Raleigh, NC
S2c: Bryant, Lawrence E. — Richmond, VA
MM3c: Buckles, Joseph N. — Baltimore, MD
S2c: Budack, Nick — Indianapolis, IN
S2c: Burchard, Carlton A. — Buffalo, NY
F1c: Burgoon, Earl K. — Pittsburgh, PA
S2c: Burris, James. M. — Spartanburg, SC
S2c: Butler, Elmer E. — Boston, MA
CM3c: Cacicio, Leo — Boston, MA
SC1c: Cahoon, Lawrence A. — Springfield, MA
RM3c: Carman, Lawrence A. — New York, NY
S2c: Carr, Howard B. — Atlanta, GA
SC2c: Carroll, George R. — Des Moines, IA
F1c: Casteel, Cleo L. — Des Moines, IA
FC3c: Castrovilly, Vincent A. — Newark, NJ
S2c: Clark, Francis E. — Chattanooga, TN
S1c: Clawson, William W. — Minneapolis, MN
RT2c: Cole, Leslie P. — Newark, NJ
S2c: Collins, Alvin J. — Detroit, MI
S2c: Conway, George A. — Syracuse, NY
Ck2c: Cook, Isaiah — New York, NY
S2c: Dages, Louis J. — Indianapolis, IN
CWT (AA): Daly, Gerard F. — San Francisco, CA
S2c: Daniel, James R. — Atlanta, GA
S2c: Davis, John E. — Abingdon, VA
S2c: DeBoard, Garland E. — Roanoke, VA
F2c: Deckman, Robert F. — Harrisburg, PA
S2c: Dennis, George — Baltimore, MD
S2c: Denson, Fred C. — Houston, TX
S1c: Doncevic, William F. — Cleveland, OH
EM3c: Doolittle, Merton E. — Hartford, CT
Y3c: Dorsam, Francis, W. — Philadelphia, PA
S2c: Drogos, John G. — Chicago, IL
PhM3c: Durham, Thomas Edison — Detroit, MI
S2c: Dziat, Michael — Cleveland, OH
S1c: Ellis, Richard D. — Harrisburg, PA
S2c: Ennis, Robert J. — Springfield, MA
S2c: Fellmy, George — Toledo, OH
M1c: Fields, James M. — Houston, TX
F1c: Finlayson, Chester G. — Minneapolis, MN
S2c: Fisher, Robert E. — Toledo, OH
F2c: Fortunato, Vincent — New York, NY
MM2c: Frantz, Carl E. — Los Angeles, CA
S2c: Fuller, James P. — Spartanburg, SC
S2c: Gagliardo, George W. — Chicago, IL
S2c: George, Frank R. — Utica, NY
S2c: George, Merwyn E. — Pittsburgh, PA
MM2c: Gilley, Marvis A. — Nashville, TN
CEM (AA): Glavan, John T. Jr. — San Diego, CA
S2c: Hall, Thomas D. — Chattanooga, TN
S2c: Harper, Dengel — Chicago, IL
Bkr3c: Harris, Ray T. — Birmingham, AL
SM2c: Harrison, Frank A. — St. Louis, MO
S2c: Harwell, John C. — Spartanburg, SC
S2c: Hedrick, Garland L. Jr. — Raleigh, NC
S2c: Henson, James F. — Indianapolis, IN
WT2c: Hiett, Paul E. — Detroit, MI
S2c: Hoheneder, John M. — Wilkes Barre, PA
SoM3c: Holzmann, Phillip — San Antonio, TX
EM2c: Hornbeck, George T. — Los Angeles, CA
S2c: Howell, O.A. — Jacksonville, FL
Y2c: Hudak, Stephen — New Haven, CT
S2c: Huey, James E. Jr. — Pittsburgh, PA
S2c: Inman, Cecil R. — Indianapolis, IN
S1c: Jameson, Joe C. — Oklahoma City, OK
S2c: Johnson, Claude E. — Spartanburg, SC
S2c: Johnston, John A. — Anniston, AL
CMM (PA): Jones, George T. — Espiritu Sante, New Hebrides
S2c: Jones, Norman H. — Raleigh, NC
F2c: Kaczmarek, Ralph J. — Milwaukee, WI
RM3c: Kane, William B. — Philadelphia, PA
EM3c: Kenney, John C. — Chicago, IL
GM3c: Kent, Stanley E. — Los Angeles, CA
GM2c: King, James L. — Houston, TX
F2c: Kitchin, Willard P. — Spartanburg, SC
S2c: Knight, Virgil D. — Indianapolis, IN
F1c: Koepkey, Francis D. — Indianapolis, IN
S2c: Kortright, Albert — Binghamton, NY
SoM3c: Kramer, Francis J. — Chicago, IL
F2c: Krasnowski, Teofil W. — Albany, NY
MM2c: Laking, George W. — Detroit, MI
SF2c: Landrigan, John Lewis — Minneapolis, MN
S1c: Langford, Ellis J. — Richmond, VA
S1c: Lankford, Billy J. — Portland, OR
S1c: Lapinsky, William J. — New York, NY
CBM (AA): Laskowski, Joseph S. — Noumea, New Caledonia
B1c: Lawrence, Robert P. — San Diego, CA
S2c: Lewis, Denver J. — Huntington, WV
TM2c: Lockwood, Glen I. Denver, CO
F2c: Loftus, James F. — Philadelphia, PA
SC1c: MacKinnon, Allan C. Jr. — Boston, MA
Y2c: Martin, Ballard K. — Roanoke, VA
S1c: Martin, Curtis E. — Jackson, MS
S1c: Maver, George S. — Boston, MA
S1c: McCoy, Denver A. — Cincinnati, OH
F1c: McGrosso, Donald L. — Buffalo, NY
S2c: McIntire, Samuel J. — Camden, NJ
GM1c: McIntosh, Kenneth M. — New Orleans, LA
S2c: McSweeney, John F. — Boston, MA
S2c: Morgan, Nuble A. Jr. — Roanoke, VA
F1c: Muckey, John P. — Des Moines, IA
WT1c: Musselman, Dan N. — Albany, NY
S2c: Nader, Joe — Birmingham, AL
S1c: Neath, Howard L. — Detroit, MI
SoM3c: Nell, Willie L. — Louisville, KY
StM2c: Newman, Joseph H. — Baltimore, MD
PhM1c: Nixon, Hal J. — Los Angeles, CA
SoM3c: Nowak, Leonard B. — New York, NY
S1c: O’Brien, Paul E. — Milwaukee, WI
S1c: O’Connell, Michael J. — New York, NY
SC2c: Oliver, John J. — New York, NY
S2c: Opp, Gaza W. — Allentown, PA
S2c: Paul, Robert B. — Indianapolis, IN
S1c: Payne, Edgar W. — Santa Fe, NM
WT2c: Pfeilmeier, Richard F. — Philadelphia, PA
MM1c: Pfister, Henry E. — Kansas City, KS
GM3c: Pipitone, Vincent F. — Baltimore, MD
RM3c: Poulos, Anthony D. — Columbus, OH
F2c: Powell, Curtis M. — Columbia, SC
S1c: Qualls, Daniel M. — AFIS Camp Croft, SC
F1c: Redshaw, John O. — Chicago, IL
Y1c: Reed, Thomas E. — New Orleans, LA
F2c: Reinhardt, Victor M. — New York, NY
TM3c: Reynolds, Searl C. — San Francisco, CA
F2c: Ricks, Ottis T. — Miami, FL
S1c: Robbins, Tommy F. — Charleston, WV
S2c: Ryals, Clarence C. — Jacksonville, FL
F2c: Salter, Arnold H. — Baltimore, MD
F1c: Sanders, Clyde M. — Los Angeles, CA
BM2c: Sessions, David H. — Dallas, TX
F1c: Shaver, Robert R. — Milwaukee, WI
TM3c: Shewczk, Paul — Albany, NY
F1c: Shoemaker, Charles V. — Atlanta, GA
S1c: Shoemaker, Dowain E. — Chicago, IL
SK1c: Shorr, Alfred E. — Miami, FL
S1c: Short, Henry F. — Birmingham, AL
StM2c: Smith, Haskell M. — Philadelphia, PA
F2c: Smith, Joseph A. — Philadelphia, PA
S1c: Smith, Robert K. — Boston, MA
MM3c: Smythe, Freeland L. — Philadelphia, PA
S2c: Snead, Joseph H. — Roanoke, VA
QM2c: Speers, George H. — Los Angeles, CA
S2c: St. Clair, Eddie T. — Roanoke, VA
F1c: Stiver, Vere H. — Indianapolis, IN
SoM2c: Sullivan, — Joseph G. Boston, MA
F2c: Susnoski, Albert — Harrisburg, PA
CQM(AA): Thompson, Robert G. — Pearl Harbor, TH
RM1c: Turner, Gilbert R. — Portland, OR
MM3c: Turpin, Elmo A. — Los Angeles, CA
F2c: Van Leer, William G. — Philadelphia, PA
FCR3c: Wallin, Harry W. — Portland, OR
GM3c: Watson, Gordon K. — Lubbock, TX
StM2c: Welborn, Arthur Lee, Sr. — Columbus, GA
S2c: Whitney, Robert E. — Boston, MA
F2c: Woods, Herbert H. — Raleigh, NC
Abbreviations for Ranks of Enlisted Men:
BM2c – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class
BM3c – Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class
Cox – Coxswain
EM3c – Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class
F1c – Fireman 1st Class
F2c – Fireman 2nd Class
GM2c – Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class
GM3c – Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class
HM1c – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class
HM2c – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class
MoMM1c – Motor Machinist’s Mate 1st Class
MoMM2c – Motor Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class
MoMM3c – Motor Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class
PhM1c – Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class
PnM2c – Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class
QM1c – Quartermaster 1st Class
QM2c – Quartermaster 2nd Class
QM3c – Quartermaster 3rd Class
RdM2c – Radarman 2nd Class
RdM3c – Radarman 3rd Class
RM2c – Radioman 2nd Class
RM3c – Radioman 3rd Class
S1c – Seaman 1st Class
S2c – Seaman 2nd Class
SC2c – Ship’s Cook 2nd Class
SC3c – Ship’s Cook 3rd Class
SK2c – Storekeeper 2nd Class
SK3c – Storekeeper 3rd Class
SM2c – Signalman 2nd Class
SM3c – Signalman 3rd Class
StM1c – Steward’s Mate 1st Class
StM2c – Steward’s Mate 2nd Class
Y2c – Yeoman 2nd Class
Y3c – Yeoman 3rd Class