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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.

 

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

 
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