The Corsair in the war zone online

Corsair will seem to have caught and held in the
fabric of her somewhat of the spirit of those high-
hearted young Americans who manned and sailed
and fought her in the war zone. For a ship which
has faithfully withstood the manifold ordeals of the
sea becomes something more than a mere artifice

294




Copyright by Keystone View Co., N. Y.
ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. SIMS, COMMANDING THE U.S. NAVAL FORCES
IN EUROPEAN WATERS



HONORABLY DISCHARGED

of wood and steel. She seems almost sentient, like a
living thing to those who have shared her fortunes,
and therein is the immemorial romance of blue
water.



CHAPTER XIV
THE SHIP'S COMPANY

IN order to make the record complete, the fol-
lowing is a list of the enlisted personnel of the
Corsair during her enrollment in the United States
Navy. So many changes occurred from time to
time that the roster includes almost three hundred
names. Those marked with an asterisk (*) sailed
for France in the original complement and re-
mained on board until the armistice.





Joined as:


Rating advanced to:


Ashby, Corydon N.


Sea. 2c.


Q.M. ic. {Ensign)


Anderson, Boyd J.


Appr. Sea.


S.C. ic.


Auerbach, J.


Sea.




Appleton, J. W.


F. 2C.


Sea.


Armstrong, Melvin L.


Shipwright


CM. 3c


Adair, W., Jr.


Sea.




Arensburg, H.


Sea. 2c.




Aguas, I. C.


F. ic.


Eng. 2c.


Antle, A. A.


M.M. 2c.




Allen, Raymond F.


Q.M. ic.




Best, Jesse G.


C.Ph.M.




Bolyard, Berton


Cox.




Browning, J. M.


C.Q.M.




Bragg, Thomas W.


Sea.




Booker, C. R.


Yeo. 2c.




Brinkman, F. L.


Sea. 2c.




Birmingham, Frank J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Bailey, Early


Sea. 2c.


M.Att. 2c.


Barr, Dee F.


F. 3c


F. ic.


Banister, Charles


F. 3C


H.A. 2c.



296



THE SHIP'S COMPANY



Joined as: Rating Advanced to:



Bennett, Austin 0.


F. ic.


M.M. ic.


Bedford, H. H.


F. ic.




Black, Samuel


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Benedict, Raymond D.


Sea. 2c.


Yeo. 2c.


Bradford, W. H.


F. ic.




Berg, O. J.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Bonsall, T. C.


Cox.


B.M. 2c.


♦Benton, Edward M.


Sea.


C.Q.M.


♦Brillowski, Anthony J.


F. 2C.


Eng. ic.


*Barry, Henry A.


Sea.


CCS.


Bayne, Carroll S.


Sea.


Ensign


Byram, C. S.


F. 2C.




Breckel, H. F.


Elec. ic. R.


Ch. E.R. {Ensign)


Barko, A. W.


G.M. 3c


G.M. ic.


Balano, F.


Sea.


Cox.


Bischoff, H. J.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Conners, Martin


Sea.




Crenshaw, Charles E.


Sea.




Cutlip, H.


F. 3c




Choiniere, F.


C.C.M.




*Copeland, A. T.


Sea.


Q.M. ic. {Ensign)


Connolly, C.


Yeo. 3c.


Yeo. 2c.


Cramer, F. A.


M.M. 2c.




Clark, Wm. McK.


M.Att. 3C.




Corbett, D. C.


F. 3c


F. 2C.


Caruso, James


F. 3C


F. ic.


Carroll, Ross


F. 3c


S. 2C.


Crowther, S. F.


S.C. 2C.




Carroll, James A.


F. ic.


W.T.


Clayton, E. E.


Elec. 2c. R.




Chapman, Wm. F.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Collins, Geo. R.


Sea. 2c


Sea.


Chase, Vaughn E.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


Cordt, J. W.


F. 3c


F. 2C.


Clinch, T., Jr.


Elec. 2c. G.




*Cure, Henry


S.C. 2C.


C.S.


Curtin, J. J.


F. ic.





297



THE CORSAIR IN THE WAR ZONE





Joined as:


Rating advanced U


Carey, N. J.


Bugler




Coffey, Arthur H.


Sea.




*Carroll, Owen


W.T.


C.W.T.


Durham, Wm. H.


F. 2C.




Dvorak, J. J.


Sea. 2c




Dykstra, Harry


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Dodson, LaM. A.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Dames, E. E.


Sea. 2c.




Duke, W. M., Jr.


Sea.




David, I. E.


Elec. 3c R.


Elec. 2c. R.


Davis, Raymond T.


C.C.M.




♦Donaldson, Stanley J.


Sea. 2c.


Elec. 2c. G.


De Amorsolo, V.


M.Att. 3c.


W.R. Cook


Ehrlich, Lester


Sea.




Endicott, W. H.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


*Emmons, L. Clarence


Sea. 2c.


G.M. ic.


Evans, Wm. F., Jr.


Sea.


C.C.M. (Ensign)


Egan, L. C.


G.M. 3c.


G.M. 2c.


Foley, Wm. F.


Sea.




Freeman, Aurie L.


Sea.




Frezon, George


Sea.




Fechter, John L.


S.C. 2C


S.C. ic.


*French, Leroy A.


Sea.


C.B.M.


Farr, F. Shelton


Q.M. 3c


C.Q.M.


Fox, Harold J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Fusco, N. D.


S.C. 3c


S.C. ic.


*Flynn, James


M.Att. ic.




Feeley, N.


M.Att. ic.


P.M. 2C.


Garside, Geo. L.


S.C. 2C.




Gunning, G. L.


Sea.




Gabby, J. E.


Sea. 2c




Gaynor, L. J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Goessling, Richard F.


Elec. 3c. G.


Elec. ic.


Gibbons, John R.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Gould, Charles I.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


♦Gillett, Howard E.


F. 2C.


C.M.M.


Griffin, L. H.


F. 3c





298



THE SHIP'S COMPANY





Joined as:


Rating advanced to:


Gray, A. 0.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Goring, H. D.


H/A. ic.


P.M. ic.


Gilhooley, J. P.


G.M. 3c.


G.M. 2c.


Graul, R. W.


F. ic.


W.T.


Ganz, C. A.


M.M. 2c.




Hawkins, Paul E.


Sea.




Heidt, Clifford B.


F. ic.




Haun, Lloyd N.


Sea.




Holdway, Dave


F. ic.




Horn, Irvin R.


C.Q.M.




Howard, Frank L.


F. 2C.




Hurley, John P.


F. 2C.




Hyre, Raymond C.


Yeo. 2c.




Haberthier, Alfred R.


F. 2C.


M.M. 2c.


Hensley, Raymond C.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Heme, J. G.


Elec. 3c. R.


(Ensign)


Huth, J.


F. 3c.


F. 2C.


Hulet, M.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Haase, H. E.


G.M. 3c.


G.M. 2c.


Hollis, F. J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Houtz, E. L.


Sea.


B.M. 2c. (Ensign)


Hamilton, G. C.


B. Smith




Haling, C.


W.T.




Hill, F. C.


CM. 3c




Hiss, S. W.


F. ic.


Eng. 2c.


*Hanley, Joseph


MAtt. ic.


W.R.Std.


*Heise, Wilner F.


F. ic.


C.M.M.


Herrman, H.


Oiler


Eng. ic.


Haley, Wm. W.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Jensen, Arthur C.


F. ic.




Jones, Charles H.


W. R. Strd.




Johnson, E. E.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


*Jones, Thomas W.


F. ic.


M.M. ic.


Jones, Cecil I.


F. 3c.


Eng. ic.


Johnson, Jesse


M. Att. 3c.




Jones, R. D.


Oiler


C.M.M.


Jetter, R. T.


Sea.


B.M. 2c.



299



THE CORSAIR IN THE WAR ZONE





Joined as:


Rating advanced to:


♦Kerr, George M.


Sea.


Q.M. ic.


Kimbach, G. F.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Katushe, John F.


Sea. 2c.


Painter 3c.


*Kleine, Julius F.


Oiler


C.M.M.


Krause, F.


F. 3c.


F. ic.


Kimball, Rollie W.


Sea.




Keenan, A. E.


B. Maker.




Kaetzel, H. D.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


King, Albert


C.Yeo.




Lally, T.


F. 2C.




Lyles, John S.


F. 2C.




Leal, R.


M.Att. 3c.


MAtt. ic.


Loescher, H. A.


Elec. 2c. G.


C. Elec. G.


Leveritt, Albert B.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Lyle, Joel A.


G.M. 2c.


C.G.M.


*Luke, Edward E.


C.M.M.




*Lindeburg, Frank R.


Sea.


B.M. ic.


Loftus, John P.


C.B.M.




Lewis, F. W.


Cox.




Loefke, Wm.


Sea.




Marando, Joseph


F. 2C.


W.T.


Mark, Felix


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Miller, Fred R.


F. 3c


F. 2C.


Melton, H.


F. 3c.




Mask, Joseph E.


F. 3c


F. 2C.


Morel, J. S.


Elec. 3c. G.


Elec. 2c. G.


Mullen, W. P.


Sea.


Cox.


Mariano, B. F.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Morse, E. N.


M.M. 2c.


M.M. ic.


Moon, A. W.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Martin, 0. F.


F. ic.


W.T.


Martin, Gustave


Sea. 2c.


Eng. 2c.


Moore, W. C.


G.M. 2c.


C.G.M.


Martinez, M.


M.Att. 3c.


M.Att. ic.


Marsh, A. J.


Sea.


Q.M. 3c. (Ensign)


Marsden, Christopher


Cox.




Montaux, R. C.


Cox.





300



THE SHIP'S COMPANY





Joined as:


Rating advanced to,


Mullins, T.


Q.M. ic.


C.Q.M.


Mulcahy, W. W.




Cox. B.M. ic.


Murphy, W. F.


Sea.




*Moore, James E.


Sea. 2c.


Q.M. 2c.


Miller, A. E.


Yeo. 2c.


C. Yeo.


Margot, John M.


Cox.


B.M. ic.


Masur, Joseph J.


Sea.




Mayers, Best A.


Sea.




Mitchell, Jas. A.


CM. ic.




Muckelroy, Marvin D.


S.C. ic.




McCarthy, James E.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


McGlauflin, I. L.


Elec. 3c. R.


Elec. 2c. R.


McLellan, R. B.


B.M. ic.




Nicholson, Chas. M.


Sea.




*Nardo, Stephen


M.Att. ic.




Nelson, George


F. 3c


Sea.


Nolan, F.


M.Att. 2c.


M.Att. ic.


Neal, Olin E.


Sea.




Owens, Rea E.


Sea.




Outwater, Henry


Sea.


Cox.


Phillips, E.


S.C. 2C.




Pollert, L. W.


Elec. 3c. R.




Poole, W. H.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Percy, J. H.


Cox.


B.M. 2c.


*Plummer, James A.


Elec. 2c. R.


C. Elec. R.


Ponder, Austin


F. 3c


G.M. 2c.


Parson, James


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Paulson, G.


C. Yeo.




Prindle, E. B.


Q.M. 2c.


{Ensign)


Pease, A. E.


F. ic.


Eng. 2c.


Phalen, H. R.


App. Sea.


Sea. 2c.


Padula, Jerry


M.Att. 3c




Rowley, Victor A.


S. 2C.


Sea.


Richardson, Roy M.


Sea. 2c


Q.M. 3c


Rubein, S.


F. ic.




Rahill, W. J.


Sea.


Q.M. 2c. {Ensign)


*Reynolds, Francis J.


Sea.


Cox.



301



THE CORSAIR IN THE WAR ZONE





Joined as:


Rating advanced to,


Robinson, F. M.


S.C. 4c.


S.C. 2C.


Redden, John R.


F. 3c.


F. ic.


Rachor, J.


Cox.


C.B.M.


Reed, O. D.


C.Q.M.




Reed, I.


C.E.R.




Regent, A. A.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


Robertson, C. A.


Oiler




Redwitz, M.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Santiago, Isaac


MAtt. ic.




Schwind, Walter R.


C.M.M.




Smith, Archie K.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Smith, Homer C.


Sea.




Stokes, Charles W.


F. ic.




Stone, Wm. L.


Sea.




Smith, J.


F. ic.


W.T.


Smith, Augustus C, Jr.


Q.M. 2c.


Q.M. ic. (Ensign)


Sweeney, M. J.


Sea. 2c.




Schaefer, Henry-


Sea. 2c.


Yeo. 2c.


Seward, G. H.


Sea. 2c.




Spooner, F. H.


Sea. 2C.


Sea.


Smith, J. J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Smith, Geo. A.


Sea. 2c.


Q.M. 3c.


Smith, Edward F.


Sea.


G.M. 2c.


Sill, L. E.


F. 3c.


S.C. 3c


Saben, Cornelius W.


F. 3c.


F. 2C.


Sweaga, Thomas R.


Sea. 2C.


Sea.


Sorenson, Walter C.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


*Sellers, Eugene H.


Sea. 2c.


Bugler


Sironen, V. V.


F. 2C.


F. ic.


Stillwell, Austin E.


Sea. 2C.


Sea.


Strom, E. A.


F. 2C.




Schlaepfer, Arnold J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Samuelson, W.


Yeo. 3C.




Seivert, C. A.


F. 3 c


F. ic.


•Schlotfeldt, Hugh B.


F. 2C.


W.T.


*Swan, Meriam H.


Elec. 3c R.


C. Elec. R.


Stephenson, H.


F. ic.





302



THE SHIP'S COMPANY





Joined as:


Rating advanced to:


Seger, Reginald G.


Sea.


B.M. 2c. (Ensign)


Smock, T. F.


Sea. 2c.




Simpson, J. F.


G.M. 3c


G.M. 2c.


*Sholanckr, Edward


Sea. 2c.


B.M. 2c.


Skolmowski, S. J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Schmidt, H. L.


S.F. 2c.


S.F. ic.


Sullivan, V. J.


F. 2C.




Taylor, Thomas E.


Sea.


Cox.


Thorgerson, Paul W.


Sea.




Teuten, Walter W.


F. ic.


Eng. 2c.


Temple ton, Darrell C.


Q.M. 2c.


Q.M. ic.


*Thysenius, Ernest E.


Cabin Strd.




Tepelman, L. W.


F. ic.


W.T.


Tucker, R.


S.C. 3c


S.C. ic.


Tibbott, David W.


Sea.


Cox. (Ensign)


Underhill, P. W.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Vanvoran, Edward


M.M. 2c.




*VanCamp, Louis R.


Sea. 2c.


G.M. ic.


Van Vorst, E. C.


Yeo. ic.




Van Arsdale


F. 3c


F. ic.


Valyon, L. J.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Williams, Luther M.


Sea.




Wright, Frank


F. ic.




Walter, F.


Sea. 2c.


B.M. ic.


Whipple, Leslie A.


G.M. 3c.




Whitteried, James E.


C. Yeo.




* Washburn, Charles F.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


Wilson, A.


W.T.




Wolter, W. H.


F. ic.


W.T.


Workman, G. J.


Sea. 2c.


Q.M. 3c


Waters, L.


Sea. 2c.


Cox.


Woodward, H. E.


Sea. 2c.


Sea.


Welsh, John E.


F. 3c


F. ic.


Wyllie, A. A.


G. M. ic.


C.G.M.


Waters, C. W.


Yeo. 2c.




*Wheatcroft, Wm. A.


S.F. 2c.


M.M. ic.


Wallace, E.


C.W.T.




Wysocki, P. P.


Elec. 3c.


Elec. 2c.



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