Download PDF files

2022 MEMORIAL SERVICE
Dayton, Ohio

September 22, 2022

  • If they are remembered,
  • they are not forgotten.
  • They simply change duty stations
  • and are amongst our best.

“Fair Winds and A Following Sea”
May the road rise up to meet you,
may the wind ever be at your back,
May you find old friends waiting to greet you,
there on the outside track.
We’re gathered together old times to remember,
‘tis but for ourselves we would grieve,
So we’ll sing you a chorus and bid you farewell
– fair winds and a following sea.
We’ll sing of ‘The Leaf’ and ‘The Parting Glass’,
we’ll raise up our voices in song,
No sadness today for the one who has passed,
celebrate with a voice glad and strong.
A catch in the throat, a tear in the eye,
but no funeral dirge will this be,
We’ll roar ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as a victory song
– fair winds and a following sea.
And those of us left here will miss a true friend,
who shared with us good times and bad,
Raising a glass to your memory we’ll say:
“We’ve known you – why should be we sad?”
We honour a life that was lived to the full,
we honour a spirit, now free.
You’ll long be remembered, whenever we say:
“Fair winds and a following sea!”
“Fair winds and a following sea!”

Words and Music – Tom Lewis 2006
Royal Navy Submariner

MEMORIAL PROGRAM

Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor

National Museum of the United States Air Force
Dayton, Ohio
10:00 A.M.

Welcome
Invocation
Dedication of the Data Plates
LTJG Lloyd Thomas 6/4/1942

Shipmates Fallen in battle 9/11/1970

Alan S. Boor

Dennis J. Bullock

Douglas Alan Nieboer
Recognition of Recently Departed
Benediction

 

Shipmates added since our last gathering
DOD Rank/Rating Yrs Served
John R. Bentley 5/25/2020 Deck 60-62
Robert W. Blake 11/16/2018 64
James A. Bryant 6/16/2008 GM/FC 46-51
Robert Carr 12/31/2018 BT 60’s
James A. Clark 8/3/2022 RD 55-58
Larry J. Crawford 11/27/2018 BT 70-72
Bruce W. Curran 3/28/2020 ST 70-72
Hayward (Sonny) Dearhart 2/1/2021 55-59
John W. DeCoste 1/3/2022 ENS 62-64
Richard E. Dillard 12/13/2018 MM 70-72
Richard B. Evans 3/18/2019 XO 65-67
Roland E. Farmer 12/18/2020 BT 60-61
Donald R. Ferry 9/2/2021 53-57
Jon L. Fincher 6/15/2021 MM 65-66
John B. French 11/21/2018 52-55
Richard C. (Dick) Fuhrmann 4/30/2020 QM 50-54
Angelo Garutti 6/1/2020 FC 56
Joseph A. Grillo 12/23/2020 MM 47-51
James R. Hall 9/29/2014 Deck 72
Joseph Hauswirth 8/21/2022 FTSN 56-61
Harry W. Hendricks 7/23/2022 BM 47-49
Vernon C. Holloway 12/29/2013 GMG 71-72
Howard H. Hunter 6/6/2019 SN 60-62
Chester M. Isaacs, Jr. 6/29/2022 EM 66-69
Donald E. Keys 4/21/2019 ET 55-59
Paul K. Koehler 11/19/2020 STG 65-69
Charles J. Labigang 4/26/2020 MM 46-49
Wilbur E. Lee 7/9/2022 MM 58-61
Jack G. Livingston 3/12/2019 50’s
John C. (Jack) Malady 5/8/2020 LTJG 51-54
Boyde L. Marr 9/8/2017 RM 56-59
Marty J. McDonough 6/6/2020 RM 56-67
Dennis S. Michael 4/28/2021 QM 69-71
Charles W. Mosher, Jr. 12/14/2019 MM 64-66
John G. Muncie, Jr. 6/14/2019 EM 57
Richard H. Needham 5/29/2019 RD 50’s
Horace C. (Pete) Peterson 4/25/2020 BT 51-54
King Pfieffer 1/4/2021 Damage 50-51
Ronald G. Phelps 9/25/2018 ET 56-57
Robert E. Powell 7/13/2019 MM 49-52
Arnold M. Retzlaff 7/18/2021 BT 51-54
William J. Reynolds 4/26/2012 BT 70-72
George M. Richardson 11/29/2021 FTG 65-66
Grant E. Smith, Jr. 1/20/2022 ET 57-59
Ralph K. Stewart 7/12/2020 SN 47-48
Hart R. Stringfellow, Jr. 9/5/2020 Supply 50-55
Thomas L. Sweat, Jr. 4/11/2019 HC 53-55
Raymond (Willie) Williams 5/26/2011 QM 52-53
William H. Young 6/15/2022 BT 66-68

Family Lost Since Our Last Gathering
DOD Spouse Yrs Srvd
Mary L. Beatty 9/6/2021 Chuck 71-72
Jeanne M. Campus 9/6/2020 Ronnie 51-55
Margaret Gunn 11/10/2019 John 65-67
Ramona F. Hendricks 12/3/2020 Harry 47-49
Barbara A. Hokans 5/7/2020 Rick 69-71
Phyllis Keener 5/4/2019 Paul 51-54
Nancy E. Miller 5/4/2019 PJ 51-55
Celia E. Pierce 9/21/2021 Jim 62-65
“They fought together as brothers in arms;
they died together and now they sleep side by side.
To them we have a solemn obligation – the obligation
to insure that their sacrifice will help make this
a better and safer world in which to live.”

–Chester W. Nimitz,
Fleet Admiral, USN 1885-1966

 

 

Shipmates
DOD Rank/Rating Yrs Served
Clair M. “Slug” Adams 10/18/2015 SK 55-57
Vincent Aloisio 70-72
Edward R. Anania, Sr. 2015 RD 56-58
Andy Anstead 1995 FN 49-50
John P. Backo 2014 Baker 51-54
Charles “Chuck” Baker 2013 70’s
Harold D. Baker 2012 40’s
Ronald Barnes 47-48
Charles Melvin Baumgardner 1/6/2008 40’s
Arden Baxter 2013 48
Richard F. Beach 66-67
Thomas M. Benson 3/26/92 51-54
Dr. Frank Biasco 47
Paul R. Black 7/8/2016 EM 72
Charles Bouchard 2008 69-72
Capt. Frank L. Bogart CO 53-55
Aubrey “Bud” Boudreau 2013 50
Leon (Bob) Bourdreaux 1994 SN 47-48
David Leroy Bowe 6/15/2011 EM 62-65
Robert L. Brakeman 2011 60’s
Gary D. Bronson 2015 50-51
CDR Clarence Brooks CO 57-59
CDR Leo P. Brown 2012 CO 69-70
Dr. Frank Bryan 50-51
Capt. Louis A. Bryan DESDIV-62 52
Harold Buffington 48-49
Thomas S. Bullock 5/14/2017 Gunner 57
Clarence A. Burton 61-63
Lee Bussard 53-56
H.B. Carey 3/25/2014 BT 52-56
Bruce Carpenter 49-50
Raymond Cartier 1/19/2016 RD 61-64
Clyde W. Carver 2012 Gunner 51-52
James (Chaddy) Chadburn 2014 FTG 66-68
Howard Chaplin 65
William Chapman 58-62
Christen Christensen 62-64
Eugene Christensen 51-55
Albert Climadi 2009 SN 55-60
Norman Clukey 47
Rex Cokely 52-56
Peter Coleman 47-50
James H. Colley 49-51
Capt. J. I. (Red) Cone 2000 CO 47-48
Carter B. Conlin 8/19/2018 Capt 51-52
Carl O. Connell 2009 BT 50’s
Charles Connelley 56-59
Gary W. Cook 2013 DECK 69-70
Paul M. Cook 2004 SN 56-58
James Cooper 68-70
Wesley A. Cope FN 55-61
James Corcoran 54-55
Gerald Costello 56-
John P. Cromwell, Jr. 12/17/2016 XO 60
Junius Cunningham 47-52
Joseph H. Curlyo 2014 ETSN 50-52
Fred L. Daniels 49-52
Eugene Daskiewicz 50-52
C. William “Bill” Davis 4/7/2016 RD 47-49
Daniel Davis 47
Robert E. Dean 2014 SO 54-57
Lester Decker 2000 SN 47-50
Robert DeLaunois 61-63
George DelJanovan 58-60
Robert DeMaria 2014
Richard DeValentino 2004 BM 62
William DeVine 2000 51-55
Ted Diamond 53-55
Peter G. Diamondis 2013 LT 53-56
Mason “Bill” Dickens 7/18/2016 BT 56-58
Dale Dillard 56
Dick Dixon BM 71-72
Ronald Dolan 52-55
John Donahue 49-52
Walt Dondero QM 61-65
James Dowding 47-49
David H. Dudley 7/5/2016 ST 68-72
William E. Duvall, II 9/6/2018 EN 70’s
Frank R. Dye 2/15/2015 O2 57-59
Jim Egerer 52-53
Oscar Robert (Bob) Ehrentraut 2005 BM 49-52
Donald L. (Skip) Engott 2014 TM 51-55
Fred Epperly 62
Everett G. Eschbach 51-53
Jack I. Farley 2011 FT 51-55
Patrick J. Farrell 2007 OFFICER 60-61
David C. Fay 2007 RD 58-61
Joseph C. “Flip” Filipovitz, Jr. 1985 F 62-63
Albert Finck 69-71
Harold Fleenor 49-54
Dr. R.C. (Tim) Flipsie 52
Ernest Foster YN 69-71
Jim French
Dale G. Fuller 51-52
Nick Funtos 55-57
George Galanis 2015 XO 51-55
John Galanis 2015 SN 51-55
John Gallagher 51-54
John Gancarski 54-57
James W. Garrison 2012 50’s
James Gerbert 60-62
Vincent (Jim) Gilpin 5/28/2016 LT 53-55
James Giovinezzi 55-56
Larry Gorby 2010 BTMC 52-56
Victor L. Greifenstein 2014 ST 70-72
Raymond Grein 54-56
Leo Gresco 49-51
B.F. Grizzell 2013 MM 58-62
Gerard Grube 51-54
Clement E. Guidroz 1/16/2018 GM 60
Roger Guillette 47-51
John Hagan 2005 51-55
Jack D. Hainley 47
Richard J. Halloran 2001 RM 52-56
Thomas Hamm 56-59
Edward “Butch” Hammonds 1993 66-68
Robert Harloft 60-61
Garland V. Harper 2014 SOG 61-63
John R. Harrington 50’s
William Hess 62-63
James H. Hillman 1/22/2018 MCSC 62-65
Donald F. Hite 2012 MM 63-66
Melvin W. Hoevel 2007 FTG 68-72
Walter Hoffland 51-53
William Holladay, Jr. 11/24/2018 FT 56-59
Ralph Hooten 51-53
Jerry R. Hudson 2015 BT 62-64
Ben Hughes 70-72
Pledger Ingram 55-56
Harry (Stacy) Instace 3/6/2016 CS 61-63
William E. Janes 2015 XO 70’s
Daniel Janvrin, Jr. 2009 SOG 60-65
CDR Edward F. Jardine, Jr. 1/20/2013 CO 70-72
Richard Karnan 52-54
James L. Kellar 47-51
Isaiah L. Kelley 51-55
Robert J. Kelley 4/25/2017 SM 52
Ken Kernstock 51-55
Edward F. Kestler 2000 47-50
Bill Kiefert 2003
Raymond Kinder 56-58
Jerry L. Kitchen 4/3/2017 SM 63-65
Walter Klein 47-48
Bryan T. Kovelove 2013 BT 56-64
Donald Krejarek 54-56
Edmond F. Kustra 50-52
William Lachance 56-58
Adrian C. Lane 2015 HMC 67-68
Charles Layer 2005 47-49
Kenneth A. Lee 2/5/2016 MM 61-65
Arthur Levine 58-59
William Lewis, Sr. 56-58
William Lions, Jr. 51-52
Louis R. Long 2010 MM 51-55
Norman Lord 52-56
Charles Lowery 2011 MM 51-55
Paul A. Lyter 12/15/2018 QM 58-60
Milton Magwood 1997 SKC 69-71
Michael Manos 9/3/2006 RD 52-56
Raymond L. Marian 2/1/2015 RM 66-68
Warren Martin 52-56
Glenn McCoy 2005 MM 55-58
James Patrick (Mac) McGinnis 2006 RD 70-72
CDR William H. Meanix 2013 CO 68-70
Samuel Mereen 52-54
Donald V. Meyer 1972 GMCS 60-61
John Miller 60-62
Philip (PJ) Miller, Jr. 2015 HMC 51-55
Rod Miller 2013 EM 65-67
Oren A. Molstead 47-48
Richard Monette 52-54
Ralph Moore 59-61
John F. Morrell 7/1/2014 55-56
Elvin Dwight Morrical 2009 50’s
CDR William T. Morris, Jr. XO 51-52
Joe C. Morrison 2013 FN 59-63
Ken Mrachak 51-55
Ralph Naclerio 50-58
Robert V. Nadal 2012 FT 58-61
Capt. Andrew Nelson 2007 XO 62-64
Peter M. Nelson RM 69-70
Harry O. Nichols 62-66
RADM R. E. Nicholson CO 65-66
Harold L. (Nick) Nickler 2011 MM 54-58
Samuel Nile 51-52
Capt. Paul L. Nuschke 2014 CO 60-61
Leon Odom 2012 50’s
Ed “Frenchy” Ouellette 50-54
Leonard Boyd Page 5/23/2012 50’s
Wesley E. Pateneaude 55-59
LCDR Merton A. Pearson 2007 Acting CO 69
William Pedigo 50-53
Roger Petrin 50-54
Fred Phibbs 50-54
Jack Myron Pleger 10/20/2017 47-48
Chester A. Polisky 2014 ST 61-65
Daniel Pratt 49-52
Hal Preble SM 62-66
Johnny C. Price 2011 RD 47-55
Arthur L. Pullen ET 59-61
Capt. W.J. Purcell 2005 52-54
Gary Purdy 9/6/2017 SF 68-71
Tom Radochia 54-56
Earl Ragin 55-59
Edward E. Ragsdale 6/3/2016 EM 69-72
Wayne A. Reber 2011 RM 51-54
Robert Reed 50-54
Raymond Richardson 47-49
Leroy Ripkey 47-48
Richard Ristaino 50-55
David River
Joseph P. Rizza 2012 OFFICER 49-50
Newton Rose 58-59
CDR William Rowan CO 51-52
Tony Samp 55-59
Richard Sarrasin 47-52
Matthew J. Schatzman 12/31/2015 MM 60’s
Charles William Schaub 2000 52-53
Robert J. Scherrer 2013 RD 50-51
Henry Schoen 61-64
Dennis Schreiber 65-68
LCDR Robert F. Schultz XO 70-72
Raymond Schwendeman 51-53
Charles Seghi 66-68
Walter E. Sexton, Jr. 2014 MMCS 1970
Malcolm Shetky
James Shugrue 59-60
Joseph Slimak 2009
Bruce Sollars 2009 MM 62-64
Robert Spiegel 1977 MM 50-55
Edgar R. Stakely 2011 IC 57
Thomas J. Stanski 2013 MM 59-61
John W. Stewart 1/21/2015 TM 50-55
Stanley W. Stine, Jr. 2001 IC 50-54
Thomas Swisher 53-55
Bruce Thielen 2008 DC 63-66
Allen T. Tolf 2012 MM 51-55
Francis Tratnyek, Jr. 9/25/2016 GM 55-56
Guy F Trefethen, Sr. 2006 50-51
Julius “Dude” Turner 2014 45
Joseph F. Turpel 52
Paul Wesley Tyler 10/15/2016 BT 56-60
Capt. Albert Van Acher CO 61-62
Raul Viarendo 60-62
William C. Viehmann, Jr. 4/18/2018 RM 70-72
Henry Vroman
Art Waddle 55-57
Ronald Wehrs 53-55
Rudolph (Rudy) Welsek 9/11/2016 BT 59-61
Charles Welter 55-57
Robert Wheeler 2009 49-52
Douglas Wheeling 51-54
Donald Whitmire RADM 47-49
Thomas D. Whittingham 3/27/2011 FN 58-60
William Wicker
Wallace Willet 2009 SA 46-49
Raymond A. Williams 2011 51-53
Russell Williams 2006 59-61
James L. Wilson 10/11/2006 Korea
Doyle O. Winters 2012 49-50
Dewey V. Woody 2009 47-57
Norwood Worley 2015 SOG 47-50
Carl Wormington 50-52
Melvin L. Wormington 2011 50’s
John Wright, Jr. 47-48
Robert Zeller 53-56

“They fought together as brothers in arms;
they died together and now they sleep side by side.
To them we have a solemn obligation – the obligation
to insure that their sacrifice will help make this
a better and safer world in which to live.”

–Chester W. Nimitz,
Fleet Admiral, USN 1885-1966

 

 

Family
Mary Bogart Dorothy Grillo John H. Marvin
Flora Bryant Elizabeth K. Hauswirth Veronica Mary Moore
Mrs. Clyde Carver Karen Hoefner Jean Peterson
Lou Cather Marion Hunter Betty Quible
Michelle Cross Mary Jardine Capt. Jean T. Scherrer
Dorothy Curlyo Erma Baker Lewis Diane D. Sherer
Janet Donahue Marcia Liftman Debora Stakich
Mary Engott Allison Lukowski Carol E. Welsek
M. Therese Froehle James C. Marvin Florence Wilson

The Watch

  • For twenty years
  • This sailor has stood the watch
  • While some of us were in our bunks at night
  • This sailor stood the watch.
  • While some of us were in school learning our trade
  • This shipmate stood the watch.
  • Yes… even before some of us were born into this world
  • This shipmate stood the watch.
  • In those years when the storm clouds of war were seen brewing on the horizon of history
  • This shipmate stood the watch.
  • Many time he would cast an eye ashore and see his family standing there
  • Needing his guidance and help
  • Needing that hand to hold during those hard times
  • But he still stood the watch.
  • He stood the watch for twenty years.
  • He stood the watch so that we, our families and
  • Our fellow countrymen could sleep soundly in safety,
  • Each and every night
  • Knowing that a sailor stood the watch.
  • Today we are here to say
  • “Shipmate… the watch stands relieved
  • Relieved by those you have trained, guided and led
  • Shipmate you stand relieved… we have the watch…”
  • “Boatswain…stand by to pipe the side… Shipmate’s going ashore…”

Taps

  • Day is done, gone the sun,
  • From the lake, from the hills,
  • From the sky.
  • All is well, safely rest,
  • God is nigh.
  • Fading light, dims the sight,
  • And a star gems the sky,
  • Gleaming bright.
  • From afar, drawing nigh,
  • Falls the night.
  • Thanks and praise, for our days,
  • ‘Neath the sun, ‘neath the stars,
  • ‘Neath the sky,
  • As we go, this we know,
  • God is nigh.