Dedicated to the memory of the ship and officers and men who sailed her
Dedicated to the memory of the ship and officers and men who sailed her
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The following names are dues paying members of the USS Compton Association. Due to their support this Association and it's Web site exist in order to preserve the memory of our ship and the men who sailed with her. |
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NAME |
RANK/RATE |
YEARS SERVED |
NOTE |
| RICHARD E. AMEIKA | SOG 2/C | MAR. 1960 - SEPT. 1962 | |
| LOUIS F. ARELLA | FN | JAN. 1951 - NOV. 1952 | |
| LEONARD E. ASHLINE | SFP 3/C | NOV. 1959 - SEPT. 1963 | |
| GEOFFREY K. AYRES | ETN 3/C | DEC. 1960 - 1963 | |
| HAROLD C. BABINE | EMCM | AUG. 1964 - AUG. 1967 | EMCM USN (RET) |
| GEORGE B. BAILEY | SN | OCT. 1961 - OCT. 1963 | |
| THOMAS A. BARNES | QM 3/C | SEPT. 1969 - JAN. 1971 | |
| PATRICK O. BECKER | BTC | SEPT. 1948 - JAN. 1957 | |
| STEVEN B. BEDNARZ | FT/SN | SEPT. 1961 - SEPT. 1963 | |
| REV. DONALD W. BEERS | ENSIGN | JULY 1946 - MAY 1947 | CAPT. CHC USN (RET) |
| GREGORY BEYER | SN | NOV. 1968 - MAY 1970 | |
| MATTHEW J. BIDER | BMSN | JUNE 1960 - DEC. 1962 | |
| LARRY J. BIRCHELL JR. | BT 2/C | FEB. 1948 - FEB. 1952 | |
| JOHN B. BOBBITT | BT 1/C | MID 1954 - DEC. 1958 | |
| WALTER BOHNER | RD 1/C | DEC. 1951 - DEC. 1954 | |
| JOSEPH BONAVENTURA | GM 1/C | SEPT. 1948 - JUNE 1956 | |
| KENNETH BOTTOM | TM 3/C | 1961 - 1962 | |
| HOWARD W. BOUFFARD | MM 3/C | 1958 - 1962 | |
| CARL A BRAGDON JR. | DC 2/C | AUG. 1953 - JUN. 1955 | |
| RALPH BREITENBACH | FT 3/C | NOV. 1961 - SEPT. 1963 | |
| CECIL A. BRILLHART | BT 2/C | JULY 1949 - APR. 1953 | |
| LEONARD DONALD BRONK | MM 1/C | AUG. 1958 - MAY 1962 | |
| FREDERICK L. BROWN | QM 3/C | SEPT. 1948 - JAN. 1950 | |
| FREDERICK C. BUTTNER | SKSN | JULY 1951 - SEPT 1954 | |
| ARTHUR F. BYRNE | BT 3/C | OCT. 1950 - SEPT. 1953 | |
| JAMES M. BYRNE | MEG 3/C | JAN. 1951 - JULY 1952 | |
| CHARLES E. CALLAHAN | LCDR | JAN. 1965 - OCT. 1965 | EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| EDWARD V. CAPOZIELLO | MM 3/C | JULY 1961 - AUG. 1964 | |
| VINCENT CARACCI JR. | FN | 1949 - 1950 | |
| LUTHER L. CARLISLE | SK 2/C | NOV. 1961 - JUNE 1964 | |
| JOSEPH S. CATAUDELLA | LTJG | JULY 1961 - JULY 1963 | CIC OFFICER |
| ROBERT L. CERES | LT | JULY 1959 - JUNE 1963 | CAPT USN (RET) |
| HUBERT A. CHEEK | MM 3/C | DEC. 1953 - MAY 1956 | |
| NICK CHURUVIA | MM 1/C | NOV. 1946 - AUG. 1947 | |
| EARL E. CLAY | BM 3/C | DEC. 1950 - FEB. 1952 | |
| MICHAEL C. CLOSE | RM 3/C | JAN. 1957 - JUNE 1959 | |
| CHARLES W. COALE JR. | LTJG | FEB. 1962 - SEPT. 1962 | |
| WILLIAM G. COLLIER | EN 3/C | AUG. 1952 - OCT. 1954 | |
| MATTHEW T. CONNELL | RD 3/C | 1956 - 1959 | |
| KENNETH R. COSTIC | MM 3/C | JUNE 1950 - JULY 1954 | |
| BOYD M. CRANNELL | SMSN | JUNE 1958 - JUNE 1960 | |
| FRANCIS J. CRENKO | BM 3/C | OCT. 1950 - DEC. 1953 | |
| JOHN CUPP | BT 3/C | 1962 - 1966 | |
| JAMES P. DAVIN SR. | GMG 3/C | 1961 - APR. 1963 | |
| DAVID D. DAVIS | RDSN | JAN. 1951 - AUG. 1952 | |
| DONALD B. DAY | MM 3/C | NOV. 1952 - JUN. 1956 | |
| MICHAEL J. DECKER | CSSN | 1960 - 1963 | |
| VINCENT J. DEGASPERIS | MM 2/C | APR. 1959 - OCT. 1962 | |
| ANTHONY DEPINTO | MM 3/C | MAY 1954 - OCT. 1957 | |
| CHARLES J. DERKAS | FN | JAN. 1952 - MAY 1954 | |
| KARL F. DIETSCH | LTJG | JUN. 1960 - JUN. 1963 | |
| JOHN J. DILAURENZIO | SN 1/C | NOV. 1944 - FEB. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| ROBERT P. DIMONTE | EM 1/C | JUL. 1971 - OCT. 1972 | |
| JAMES K. DIXON | BMSN | FEB. 1952 - SEP. 1955 | |
| HARRY A. DOCKSTADER | SN 1/C | JAN. 1946 - AUG. 1946 | |
| DONALD G. DONAHUE | EM 2/C | MAY 1949 - APR. 1951 | |
| RODNEY W DOUCET | BT 2/C | NOV. 195 5 - SEP. 1958 | |
| DAVID G. DOUGHTY JR. | LTJG | MAR. 1969 - JULY 1970 | |
| RICHARD T. DREGHORN | LT | MAR. 1960 - FEB.1962 | |
| EMILE J. DUCHEMIN JR. | FN | SEP. 1964 - OCT. 1966 | |
| VERNON DUKE | IC/FN | AUG. 1960 - AUG. 1963 | |
| RAYMOND J DUPLESSIS | MM 3/C | JUN. 1953 - NOV. 1955 | |
| WILLIAM J. EAMES | SN | MAR. 1961 - JAM. 1963 | |
| NORMAN E. EGELAND | MM 2/C | JUL. 1960 - JAN. 1962 | |
| ARLEN D. EICHENBERG | BT 2/C | JUN. 1950 - DEC. 1953 | |
| CHARLES W, ELLIOT | RD 3/C | MAR. 1954 - DEC. 1955 | |
| LESLIE T. ELLIS | IC 3/C | NOV. 1955 - OCT. 1959 | |
| JAMES S.T.S. ELY JR. | LTJG | OCT. 1950 - JUN. 1952 | SUPPLY OFFICER |
| RONALD V. ERWIN | MM 3/C | DEC. 1961 - NOV. 1963 | |
| PAGE K. EVANS | TM 2/C | JAN. 1947 - JUL. 1948 | |
| JAMES C. FAHEY | SN/FN | JAN. 1957 - 1960 | |
| WALTER W. FARMER | MM 2/C | NOV. 1950 - JUN. 1954 | |
| LARRY J. FARNHAM | MM 3/C | SEP. 1958 - FEB. 1961 | |
| REV. JOSEPH FARRY | SM 2/C | NOV. 1944 - DEC. 1945 | PLANK OWNER |
| ROBERT C. FAY | LT | 1964 - 1966 | |
| JOSEPH P. FEENEY | MM 3/C | APR. 1951 - SEP. 1954 | |
| MANLEY B. FEINSTEIN | FC 3/C | SEP. 1945 - JUL. 1946 | |
| FRANK FERNANDEZ | YN 3/C | FEB. 1966 - FEB. 1970 | |
| RICHARD FIELDS | FN | 1946 - 1946 | |
| MICHAEL FLANNERY | BT 3/C | APR. 1964 - JUL. 1966 | |
| MICHAEL FLYNN | FT/SN | JUN. 1953 - SEP. 1954 | |
| MERRILL O. FOGG JR. | BT 2/C | JUL. 1950 - FEB. 1954 | |
| HANK FOGLINO | ET 3/C | DEC. 1952 - NOV. 1955 | |
| FRANCIS A. FOLEY | TM 3/C | SEP. 1951 - APR. 1955 | |
| JAMES M. FORD | CDR | 1969 - 1955 | CDR USN (RET) |
| VERNON R. FOSS | RMC | NOV. 1944 - AUG. 1945 | CWO2 USN (RET) |
| NEIL S. FRANC | LTJG | JUN. 1960 - APR. 1962 | GUNNERY OFFICER |
| DR. WARREN W. FRANCIS | LT | JUL 1952 - JUL 1954 | MEDICAL OFFICER |
| LEWIS R. FUGATE | MM 2/C | NOV. 1944 - MAY 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| ROY FULLER | SK 3/C | DEC. 1962 - AUG. 1964 | |
| JAMES K. GARDNER JR. | LTJG | SEP. 1951 - JUN. 1953 | ENGINEERING OFFICER |
| JAMES E. GARMAN | LTJG | FEB. 1962 - JAN. 1965 | |
| RICH GENTILE | SHSN | JUL. 1961 - FEB. 1963 | |
| ALLAN T. GILMORE | SHB 3/C | NOV. 1951 - JUL. 1955 | |
| SAM C. GIORDANO | GMSN | FEB. 1961 - NOV. 1964 | |
| GERALD GLUCK | SM 1/C | JUN. 1946 - JAN. 1948 | |
| ROLAND GOODING | BT 2/C | MAY 1954 - NOV. 1957 | |
| GENE GRABOWSKI | TM 2/C | NOV. 1951 - JUL. 1955 | |
| CHARLES E. GRAY | MM 3/C | APR. 1959 - OCT. 1962 | |
| RAYMOND GREELEY | EM 1/C | APR. 1956 - SEPT. 1957 | |
| KENNETH E. GREEN | ET 3/C | DEC. 1952 - JUL. 1956 | |
| DANIEL W. GREENLESS | MM 1/C | APR. 1958 - DEC. 1960 | |
| JOHN M. GRETCHEN | RM 3/C | AUG. 1964 - OCT. 1965 | |
| JAMES W. GRIFFITH | RMSN | SEPT. 1958 - MAY. 1960 | CAPT. CHC USN (RET) |
| RICHARD GUSHUE | BMSN | 1961 - 1965 | |
| ROBERT W. HAINES | SK 3/C | APR. 1961 - DEC. 1962 | |
| ALBERT A HALEY | SN | JUN. 1960 - DEC. 1962 | |
| CLARENCE E. HAMBY | GMSN | SEP. 1955 - NOV. 1957 | |
| WILLIAM E. HEGARTY | LTJG | MAR. 1957 - FEB. 1960 | |
| JOHN F. HEIDECKER | IC 3/C | OCT. 1960 - SEP. 1963 | |
| MICHAEL J, HEIDER | MM 3/C | SEP. 1963 - NOV. 1965 | |
| JACK HENDERSON | RMSN | FEB. 1948 - 1949 | USAF RET |
| CHARLES E. HISLOP | LTJG | MAY 1963 - DEC. 1964 | CDR USN (RET) |
| D.W. "KIP" HUGHES | RD 3/C | FEB. 1960 -SEP. 1962 | |
| JOHN L. HUNOLD | BMSN | DEC. 1951 - OCT. 1954 | |
| CHARLES F. JAKOB | FT 2/C | MAR. 1952 - MAY 1959 | |
| WILLIAM I. JENKINS | RM 3/C | MAY 1957 - MAY 1959 | |
| ROBERT JOHNSON | MM 2/C | JUL. 1963 - FEB. 1967 | |
| JAMES S. JOHNSON | SN | MAR. 1970 - MAR. 1970 | ONE MONTH |
| EMERY R. JORDAN | YN 3/C | 1945 - 1946 | |
| MICHAEL J. JORDAN | SN 1/C | 1950 - 1954 | |
| WILLIAM F. JUDGE | SMSN | NOV. 1956 - OCT. 1958 | |
| WILLIAM E. JUSTICE | GM 3/C | NOV. 1944 - APR. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| HAROLD V. KANE JR. | ST 1/C | NOV. 1971 - SEP. 1972 | |
| ANDY KELLY | LTJG | JAN. 1969 - JUL. 1970 | |
| ELMER W. KELLEY | FN 1/C | SEP. 1945 - JUN. 1946 | |
| MARTIN J. KELLNER | MM 3/C | NOV. 1945 - MAY 1946 | CMS USAF (RET) |
| JOHN K. KOOS | WT 3/C | NOV. 1944 - JUN. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| WILLIAM KOWALCHUK | BT 2/C | OCT. 1950 - MAY 1954 | |
| ROBERT J. LAMPEN | RD 2/C | 1956 - 1960 | |
| CHARLES LAPAGLIA | EM/FN | MAR. 1956 - NOV. 1957 | |
| PAUL A. LIGHTFOOT | RD 2/C | NOV. 1952 - JULY 1955 | |
| ARCHIE H. LIGON | SN 1/C | SEP. 1946 - JUL. 1948 | |
| DUANE LINDEN | SO 2/C | FEB. 1952 - OCT. 1954 | |
| FREDERICK L. LINK | FP 2/C | SEP. 1954 - NOV. 1957 | |
| LAWRENCE G. LITTERINI | CS 3/C | AUG. 1960 - AUG. 1961 | |
| GERALD A LOPATO SR. | RD 3/C | NOV. 1951 - SEP. 1955 | |
| THOMAS J. LYNCH | QM 3/C | MAR. 1960 - DEC. 1961 | |
| JOHN A. MACDOUGALL | FN | JAN. 1963 - JAN. 1965 | |
| CHARLES J. MACKAY | MM 3/C | OCT. 1954 - FEB. 1956 | |
| ARTHUR J. MADIGAN JR. | EN 3/C | JAN. 1962 - FEB. 1963 | |
| FRANK MANSON | TM 2/C | JUN. 1961 - SEP. 1963 | |
| RICHARD MARX | RD 2/C | SEP. 1955 - OCT. 1957 | |
| JAMES H. MAYNARD JR. | PN 2/C | AUG. 1950 - OCT. 1951 | COMDESRON 12 STAFF |
| EUGENE V. MCCARTHY | SN | JUL. 1964 - NOV. 1966 | SCPO USNR (RET) |
| RAYMOND P. MCDERMOTT | FP 3/C | OCT. 1952 - MAR. 1954 | |
| CHARLES J. MCDONALD | SK 3/C | SEP. 1954 - MAY 1956 | |
| FRED J. MCFADYEN | EM 3/C | JUN. 1954 - AUG. 1955 | |
| RICHARD MCFARLAND | BT 2/C | SEP. 1961 - OCT. 1964 | |
| ROBERT MCGLUMPHY | BT 3/C | SEP. 1962 - JUN. 1966 | |
| DAVID HENRY MCKEE | BT 3/C | JUL. 1954 - AUG. 1957 | |
| JAMES E. MCKELVA | SFM 2/C | 1959 - 1961 | |
| OWEN D. MCLOUGHLIN | SO 2/C | 1954 - SEP. 1955 | |
| GEORGE W. MENARD | BT 3/C | AUG. 1957 - JUN. 1959 | |
| ALLEN E. MERRILL | BT 3/C | SEP. 1948 - MAY 1952 | |
| GEORGE MESSICK | CS 2/C | DEC. 1950 - JUN. 1954 | |
| FRANK R. MILANESE | SN | NOV. 1957 - JUL. 1961 | |
| EARL R. MILESON | MM 2/C | NOV. 1951 - NOV. 1954 | |
| CHARLES R. MINOR | BT 2/C | SEP. 1955 - APR. 1959 | |
| CHARLES J. MOBERG | SOG 2/C | 1961 - 1962 | |
| HERBERT R. MOODY | SFP 3/C | DEC. 1961 - NOV. 1963 | |
| JOSEPH NAPOLI | RD 3/C | NOV. 1961 - NOV. 1963 | |
| ROBERT C. NORDSTROM | PC 3/C | FEB. 1963 - FEB. 1965 | |
| JOSEPH C. NOWAKOWSKI | SH 3/C | MAY 1960 -MAR. 1963 | |
| RICHARD NYBECK | BT 2/C | APR. 1958 - FEB. 1960 | AND OCT. 1961 - OCT. 1964 |
| EUGENE P. OLEXSON | MM 3/C | MAR. 1951 - OCT. 1954 | |
| RICHARD D. OLSEN | GMG 3/C | DEC. 1961 - AUG. 1965 | |
| MICHAEL P. OLSON | IC 2/C | JUN. 1966 - OCT. 1969 | |
| JOHN R. O'NEIL III | MM 2/C | JUL. 1969 - NOV. 1970 | |
| JOHN J. ORLICH | MM 3/C | JAN. 1951 - NOV. 1954 | |
| VERN W. OSGOOD JR. | FN/MM | OCT. 1951 - OCT. 1955 | |
| ROBERT E. OTT | MM 2/C | NOV. 1951 - OCT. 1954 | |
| GARY JACK OVERLA | GMG 3/C | FEB. 1961 - MAR. 1963 | |
| EDWARD I. PASI | MM 1/C | JUN. 1954 - DEC. 1957 | |
| HAROLD M. PATTY SR. | HMC | JUL. 1955 - AUG. 1957 | |
| WILLIAM E. PEARSON | EM 2/C | JAN. 1962 - OCT. 1964 | |
| RONALD W. PECK | SOG 2/C | 1963 - 1965 | |
| JOHN PERSHA JR. | SN 1/C | NOV. 1944 - MAR. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| JOHN D. PHELPS | MM 2/C | AUG. 1961 - AUG. 1964 | |
| GERRY S. PIERCE | SN 1/C | MAR. 1949 - JUN. 1949 | |
| DONALD M. PILLSBURY JR. | LTJG | SEP. 1959 - OCT. 1960 | |
| ROBERT M. PLATT SR. | RM 2/C | NOV. 1944 - JAN. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| ROBERT PLONUS | SN 1/C | FEB. 1948 - JUN. 1949 | |
| RAYMOND POLSTER | BT 3/C | AUG. 1950 - AUG. 1954 | |
| RICHARD W. POST | MM 2/C | APR. 1959 - OCT. 1962 | |
| PHILIP A. PREKEL | EM 2/C | DEC. 1968 - DEC. 1971 | |
| KAY R. PROCHAZKA | RM 3/C | JUL. 1955 - JUL. 1957 | |
| MICHAEL D. QUINN | SN 1/C | SEP. 1956 - SEP. 1958 | |
| DON RAINONE | RD 2/C |
DEC. 1954 - AUG. 1956 |
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| LOUIS RAINONE | RD 2/C | DEC. 1954 - AUG. 1956 | |
| RONALD R. RANGE | MR 2/C | AUG. 1961 - JUN. 1965 | |
| ROBERT L. RAYNO | RD 3/C | OCT. 1966 - FEB. 1969 | |
| ARTHUR J. REILLY | FT 3/C | MAR. 1952 - DEC. 1955 | |
| LARRY S. RICHARDS | RDSN | DEC. 1962 - AUG. 1964 | |
| MAURICE H. RICKARD SR. | ET 2/C | JAN. 1952 - NOV. 1954 | |
| GEORGE M. RITCHIE | SO 2/C | NOV. 1944 - NOV. 1955 | PLANK OWNER |
| DONALD W. RIVETTE | HM 2/C | APR. 1965 - APR. 1967 | |
| JOHN J. ROSE | GM 3/C | APR. 1946 - JAN. 1950 | |
| WILLIAM J. ROUGHLEY | SN | 1963 - FEB. 1965 | |
| PETER C. ROWELL | EM 3/C | 1955 - FEB. 1959 | |
| JERRY A. SAMPLE | MM 2/C | OCT. 1961 - SEP. 1963 | |
| THURMAN G. SANDERS | GMG 3/C | APR. 1960 - SEP. 1963 | |
| ARTHUR F. SCHWAB | BT 2/C | SEP. 1954 - MAY 1958 | |
| ROBERT J. SCHAEFER | SM 3/C | SEP. 1961 - MAR. 1964 | |
| ROBERT P. SEARLES | RM 3/C | AUG. 1961 - OCT. 1961 | |
| HERBERT B. SELLERS | EM 2/C | JUN. 1945 - DEC. 1945 | |
| DONALD M. SHELDON | RD 2/C | FEB. 1962 - FEB. 1965 | |
| JOHN F. SMITH | ETR 2/C | JUN. 1963 - OCT. 1963 | |
| ROBERT A. SMITH | GM 1/C | NOV. 1944 - OCT. 1945 | PLANK OWNER |
| WILLIAM E. SNEED | BT 1/C | JAN. 1963 - JAN. 1966 | |
| FRANK SOLLER | MM 2/C | JAN. 1971 - FEB. 1965 | |
| ROBERT R. SOMERS | RD 3/C | FEB. 1958 - AUG. 1962 | |
| ROBERT W. STORY | EM/FN | NOV. 1952 - JUN. 1954 | |
| WILLIAM H. STRAHL | SK 2/C | JUN. 1961 - NOV. 1964 | |
| BYRON C. STRAYER | MM 3/C | FEB. 1960 - FEB. 1963 | |
| JOHN P. SULLIVAN | ENSIGN | MAR. 1946 - JUNE 1946 | |
| FRED R. SUMMERVILLE | SN | DEC. 1961 - MAR. 1964 | |
| TERRY L. SWAFFORD | EM/FN | JUL. 1971 - JUL. 1972 | |
| MICHAEL J. TAYLOR | SN | OCT. 1961 - FEB' 1963 | |
| WILLIE E. THOMPSON | MM 3/C | SEP. 1955 - JUN. 1959 | |
| WAYNE THORNBURG | QM 2/C | NOV. 1944 - APR. 1946 | PLANK OWNER |
| DAVID TIMM | LT | 1968 - 1971 | |
| WILLIAM "DAL" TRADER | LT | JUN. 1965 - JUN. 1967 | WEAPONS OFFICER, CDR.USN (RET) |
| ROBERT A. TRICK | BT 2/C | DEC. 1961 - FEB. 1963 | |
| DANIEL R. TURKLAY | SM 3/C | APR. 1958 - AUG. 1960 | |
| JOHN A. VALENTINE | DK 2/C | APR. 1953 - JUN. 1954 | |
| MYRON J. VANWY | BM 3/C | JUL. 1952 - JAN. 1956 | |
| HENRY M. VERRIEST | MM 3/C | DEC. 1955 - DEC. 1957 |