PICTURES FROM THE USS DENNIS (DE 405) DURING
CAFFERTY'S SERVICE ABOARD, 1944-1946

 

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Edward J. Cafferty

 


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Madison R. Stevens, Zion, MO, Bernard G. Masauskas, Pittsburgh, PA

 


THE SIGNALMEN
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Madison R. Stevens, Zion, MO; Lloyd C. Lightsey, Okeechobee, FL; Bernard G. Masauskas,
Pittsburgh, PA;  Allen Polan, Brooklyn, NY; Thomas E. Hill, Pittsburgh, PA       

 


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 Allen Polan, Brooklyn, NY; Thomas E. Hill, Pittsburgh, PA

 


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 Madison R. Stevens, Zion, MO; Thomas E. Hill, Pittsburgh, PA

 


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James M. Bond, Shelbyville, IL; "Jojo" Martin J. Konwinski, Posen, MI;
Neal D. Daugherty, West Union, IL .

 


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Far Right with three stripes:  Carlton Antoine, Clarks Summit, PA

 


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DE-405

 


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Charles Barnett (William G. Barnett ?), Decator, IL; Thomas J. Sheil, Brooklyn, NY;
Charles J. Barnhill, Indianapolis, IN;
Wilber E. Von Holten, Jersey City, NJ; Charles C. Dziedzic, Wilkes Barre, PA

 


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Charles C. Dziedzic, Wilkes Barre, PA; David L. Fulmer, Aiken, SC

 


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ELECTRICIANS
William O. "Bill" Maslen, Burger, Andy, Chief Ross, Wurst, William R. Peterson,
Charles L. Evans, Dom (Domenick A. Turso or Domenic R. Larareo?)   

 


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Center:  Sidney Grossfield, Brooklyn, NY              RADIO TECH CREW

 


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 Robert C. Scott, Evansville, IN

 


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 Jackson (Guy E. or Aver P.), Anthony M. Manzi Jr., Roy C. Goedecke,
Tomivitch (Matthew Tomasich?)

 


THE SOUNDMEN
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Robert C. Poole, Bladensburg, MD; Charles F. Plumer, Springfield, MA;
Michael J. Noheimer, CT; Melvin Savitsky, Brooklyn, NY; T. J. Cameron, Rutledge, TN

 

 

 

 


Edward Cafferty
Presented with appreciation to Mary Cafferty  

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 MEN WHO SERVED ABOARD THE USS DENNIS DE-405

Those with rank listed are from March 1944, the muster roll of the crew on the date of commissioning; others from a 1945 list, reunion lists, pictures and such.

 

Abbey, Stephen F.                      Port Chester, NY
Asst Comm., & Coding Board

Adams, Belford R. S2c               Sunburry, PA

Ahles, Earl E.                             Harshaw, WI

Alshuk, T. S1c

Anderson, Clyde W. F2c             Biloxi, MS

Antoine, Carlton G. "Doc" PhM3c Clarks Summit, PA

Antonowicz, T. I. EM3c

Arnold, Carroll

Arnold, Ensign Otto C.
Commissary and Stores -CIC and Recognition

Ashley, Robert J.  S2c                Ogdensburg, NY

Bach, R. S2c

Bagley, William G.  SK2c           Buckland, CT

Barnett, William G.                    Decatur, IL

Barney, Clyde E.                        Seattle, WA

Barnhill, Charles J.                    Indianapolis, IN

Barrie, Robert E. F2c                 Rumford, RI

Barry, Joseph B.  EM1c             Milton, MA

Batts, D. A. S2c

Bauer, H. A. CMM(AA)

Baugh, Charles W. Jr.                Mentor, OH
Assistant Gunnery

Beard, Oliver R. S2c                   Wesson, MS

Bedell, Arthur C. S2c                 South Newport, KY

Berger, John F. EM3c                Jackson, MI

Bettinger, Rex V.                       Glendale, CA

Billups, OA S2c

Bilisoly, DL  Cox

Bishop, Louis R. SC3c                Havana, IL

Blackburn, Leroy D. CGM(AA)   Oklahoma City, OK

Boler, H. T. S2c

Bollinger, Howard M.                Old Greenwich, CT
Watch and DivEsc (63) Radar Officer

Boltinhouse, Ray L.                   San Bernardino, CA

Bond, James M. S2c                   Shelbyville, IL

Bourgault, Ovide A. S2c             Winooski, VT

Bowers, Francis W. S2c              Clarksburg, WV

Bragg, Johnny F.                       Mesquite, TX

Brintle, Olan O.  RM1c              Houston, TX

Briody, Bernard P. S2c               Bronx, NY

Brown, Daniel M. Jr. S2c           Chicago, IL

Bryan, GM CCM(PA)

Burger

Burlton, Arthur W.  F2c             Newport, VT

Butler, J.R. S2c

Buschman, William V                Toledo, OH

Byrnes, Frank J.                         Dorchester, MA

Cafferty, Edward J.                    Bronx, NY

Caliendo, Joseph S. S2c             Chicago, IL

Cameron, TJ  SoM2c                 Rutledge, TN

Canter, Herman A. S2c              Bethel, OH

Carlson,  Lt(jg) Raymond A.     Toledo, OH
Communications Officer

Carrozzi, A. J. "Joe" MM2c

Carter, Kenneth G. F2c              Winston Salem, NC

Chadwick, Donald L.                 Keokuk, IA

Chandler, Billy J.                       Howe, TX

Cofrancesco, Alfred                   Deep River, CT

Coleman, Harry L. StM2c          Beaumont, TX

Cormier, R. B. F2c

Cornish, Ralph A.                      Mattapan, MA

Crenshaw, Lt.(jg) Robert W.      Atlanta, GA
A.S.W.

Cubler, Daniel G. F2c                 Philadelphia, PA

Curtis, W.A. S2c

Daugherty, Neal D.                     West Union, IL

Davenport, Joseph D.                 Altoona, AL

Davidson,  Lt. Hugh C.              New Orleans, LA
Executive Officer

Davis, C.B. Jr. F2c

Detwiler, C. A. S1c

DiBella, Frank R. S1c                 Brooklyn, NY

Dillon, Irvin F. Jr.                      Nashville, TN

Drouin, J.R. S2c

Dyer, G. J. MM1c

Dugdale, Raymond                     Butte, MT

Dziedzic, Charles C. Jr. S2c        Wilkes Barre, PA

Edgar, James H.                         Richmond, VA

Estrada, Nick A.                         Kansas City, MO

Evans, Charles L. F2c                 Wilkes Barre, PA

Everett, Grady E. SK3c              Charleston, WV

Falatovich, M. Jr. S2c

Falls, David T. F1c                      Salem, KY

Fariss, William M. Jr. F1c           Powhatan, VA

Ferrara, Frederick D. S2c            Derby, CT

Findley, C. E. CCS(AA)

Fletcher, Robert R. S2c               Shelton, CT

Fore, M.A. F1c

Freeman, V.D. M1c

Frenza, Santo S2c                       New Rochelle, NY

Frey, James L.  S2c                    Chambersburg, PA

Fulmer, David L.                        Aiken, SC

Funk, Charles T. S2c                  Philadelphia, PA

Gale, John J.                              Meridian, ID

Gallanger, J.H. TM2c

Garner, K.H. S2c

Geisen, George W.                      Buffalo, NY

George, Richard  S2c                  Central Falls, RI

Giblin, C. E. S2c

Giles, R. W. MM3c

Gillon, J. S. S2c

Gilstrap, Jacob W. "Jake" S1c

Gleis, Stanley N.                         Los Angeles, CA

Glenn, James E.                         Brea, CA

Goedecke, Roy C. SF2c              Houston, TX

Gold, M. S2c

Graziano, Fred J. S2c                 South Nyack, NY

Green, C. CY

Griswold, Melvin K. Jr. F2c       Muskegon, MI

Grossfield, Sidney RT2c             Brooklyn, NY

Guffey, Lee R.  S2c                    Milton, PA

Gumbris, J. S2c

Haire, Kelly                                Memphis, TN

Hamilton, J.B. S1c

Hanscom, Homer F. Jr. S2c       West Springfield, MA

++Hansen, Lt. Comdr. Sigurd    Oakland, CA  
Commanding Officer

Harris, H. St1c

Harrod, James F. S2c                 Norwood, RI

Haubner, Kenneth V. S2c          Clifton Springs, NY

Hazelbaker, James M.                W Des Moines, IA

Hendrickson, Theodore FC3c     Ironton, MN

Heppe, W. J. Jr. S2c

Hesotian, Robert                        Chicago, IL

Hesselbach, G. F. CWT(AA)

Highwood, William F.                Newton, KS

Hill, Raymond F. F2c                 Salisbury, MD

Hill, Thomas E. Jr. S1c              Pittsburgh, PA

Hilton, James V. F1c                  Indialantic, FL

Hines, John N. Y2c                     Muncie, IN

Hogan, J.C. F2c

Hoyer, John W. F2c                   Reading, PA

Hunt, Beauford L. Sr.                Merriam, KS

Igo, Bill                                      Belmont, MA

Jackson, Aver P.                        Batavia, OH

Jackson, Guy E.                         Delanco, NJ
Engineer

Janacek, George A.                    Schulenburg, TX

Jenkins, Charles H. F2c             Girard, IL

Jenkins, George L.  S2c             Rush, KY

Jeronymo, Walter                      N Dartmouth, MA

Johnson, L S1c

Johnson, LeRoy                         Kremlin, OK

Johnson, Lester E.                      Buffalo, NY

Johnson, W. L. F2c

Jones, W. F. F1c

Justice, Alma V. F2c                   Stoutland, MO

Juvenal, Lester E.  F2c               McCracken, KS

Kamann, Richard E. B3c            Sandusky, OH

Kana, John                                 Houston, TX

Kelly, H. G. S2c

Kennedy, Vernon H. GM3c        Las Vegas, NV

Kerr, W. H. FC(R)3c

King, Homer A.  CMM(AA)      Fulton, NY

King, J. D. EM2c

King, John W. S2c                     Abbottstown, PA

Klimicek, Bohumir S.                 Fayetteville, TX

Knox, Fred M. F1c                     Marietta, GA

Konwinski, Martin J. F2c           Posen, MI

Larareo, Domenic M. F2c          N Hampton, MA

Larson, Lt. Comdr. Francis W.
Navigator

Le Sueur, John T.                       Huntington Park, CA
Asst. Comm.

Levi, Earl J.  S2c                        Flat Rock, NC

Lewis, J. D. S2c                          Gatesville, MS

Lightsey, Lloyd C. SM1c            Okeechobee, FL

Link, Jack  WT1c                       Williamson, WV

Long, Albert L.                          Inglewood, CA

Lyles, Harry E.  GM3c               Washington, DC

Lyons, William A.                      Washington, WV

Macbeth, George E.                    San Bernardino, CA

Mahan, Odell J.                          Roland, AR

Malcomb, Gerald L.                   Craigsville, VA

Maltby, Raymond A. F1c           E. Cleveland, OH

Manley, Lloyd O.                       Burgaw, NC

Manzi, Anthony M. Jr. S2c        Philadelphia, PA

Margagliotti, F. P. S2c

Marinetti, J. F. S2c

Martin, Harold A.                      Bridgeton, RI

Martin, Harold O. F1c                Louisville, KY

Masauskas, Bernard G. S2c        Pittsburgh, PA

Maslen, William O. F1c              Watertown, NY

Matz, George J.                          Pittsburgh, PA

McCurdy, Ensign Wayne A.       Williamstown, WV
Assistant Engineer

McKinney, F. L. CMM(AA)

Melton, Harry L. Y3c                 Lancaster, SC

Meyer, Deiderick J.                    Battle Ground, WA

Meyers, Bobby J.  F1c                Minneapolis, MN

Michaelson, Oris L.                    Rushville, NE

Moeller, Dean S. GM3c              Worthington, MN

Montgomery, John L. Jr.           Red Bank, NJ

Morgan, H. L. BM2c

Moyer, John W.                         Reading, PA

Murry, Richard W.                     Seattle, WA

Muth, J. J. S2c

Mutulo, Philip J.                        Antioch, CA         
or
Mutalo, Phillip J.                       Pittsburgh, PA

Nelli, Don J.                               Syracuse, NY

Nelson, B. R. S1c

Noheimer, Michael J. SoM3c    Willimantic, CT

Norquist, Edward G.                 Galesburg, IL      
or Norquist, Edward R.             Mineral Wells, TX

Page, Robert F.  Cox                  Pawtucket, RI

Palermo, Salvatore  F1c             Bensenville, IL

Parker, Joseph W.                      Bluffton, IN

Parsley, Millard E. PhM1c         Memphis, TN

Pelly, John M. Jr. F1c                Portland, OR

Peterson, William R. F2c            Ridgeway, PA

Phair, G. F. SoM3c

Phillips, Granville B. S2c           Washington, DC

Pilgren, John F.                         Philadelphia, PA

Plumer, Charles F. S2c               Springfield, MA

Polan, Allen  SM3c                    Brooklyn, NY

Poole, Robert C. S2c                  Bladensburg, MD

Poorker, George W.                   Winona, MN

Potter, Edmund J.  B3c              Baltimore, MD

Poturalski, E. E. S2c

Powell, James W.                       Alameda, CA

Prehoda, John W. S2c                Springfield, IL

Rairigh, Victor J. S2c                 Lansing, MI

Ramsdale, P. N. S2c

Rathmanner, Ralph E. S2c         Winsted, MN

Rayford, John W.                      Chicago, IL

Riley, John F.  RM3c                 Blissfield, MI

Rives, Robert R. Jr.  S1c            Drakesboro, KY

Robinette, L. L. SC2c

Ross, D. R.  (Chief)  CEM(AA)

Rubeck, W. F. S2c

Sambo, J. A. S2c

Sanders, K. H. S2c

Sanford, Maurice W. F1c           Rochester, NY

Savitsky, Melvin SoM3c            Brooklyn, NY

Sayther, Kenneth D.                   Mound, MN

Schlett, Fred W.                          Flushing LI, NY

Schnell, Charles W.                    Columbus, OH
Supply Officer

Scott, Robert C. S2c                   Evansville, IN

Scribner, N. J.  S2c

Scudder, John W. S2c                Huntington, LI, NY

Seymore, Leo J.                         Cresson, PA

Shaw, Frank T. Jr. F2c               Sophia, NC

Shaw, Robert J.                          Madison, WI

Sheil, Thomas J. Jr. S1c             Brooklyn, NY

Shoaf, R. S. S1c

Sicheri, Walter L.  StM2c           Garrett, PA

Simril, Earl D.                            Hot Springs, AR

Smith, Alvin M.                          Grand Junction, CO

Smith, Ralph H.                         Harrington, DE

Smyth,  Lt(jg) John M. Jr.         Winnetka, IL
Assistant Gunnery Officer

Solarz, R. J. S2c

Spangler, Donald L. RM3c         Maryville, MO

Stansbury, Tom A.                     Chicago, IL

Steen, D. E. SoM3c

Stempin, Joseph L. S2c              Wilkes Barre, PA

Stevens, Madison R.                   Zion, MO

Stevens, T. L. WT1c

Steward, Walter L. S1c               Paris, AR

Stout, Arthur D.                         Monroe, LA

Strang, Leon A. Jr. S2c              Camden, NJ

Suhr, Edward C.                         Rochester, NY

Sullivan, Jimmie E.                    Houston, TX

Sweeney, Thomas J.  S2c            Pittston, PA

Sytten, P. S2c

Szebenyi, Joseph J.  S2c             New Brunswick, NJ

Tannehill, E. A. GM3c

Thomas, John R. S2c                 Toccopola, MS

Thomasich, Matthew S2c           Pittsburgh, PA

Thomason, R. H. CBM(PA) F4c

Throneburg, Harold L. S2c        Anderson, IN

Tomcho, Leonard J.  F2c           W Hazelton, PA

Touzell, Charles W.  S2c             Philadelphia, PA

Tuck, Jesse W.                           Los Angeles, CA

Tueckhardt, Julius E. S2c           Queens Village LI, NY

Turner, Charles F. Jr. F1c          Jasper, TN

Turso, Domenick A. S2c             New York, NY

Tyrrell, Lt.(jg) Francis J. "Frank"   Bronx, NY
Gunnery - First Lieutenant

Ulrich, John A.  F2c                   Reading, PA

Underwood, Ersel R.                  Corryton, TN

Van Benschoten, G. W. S2c

Van Hull, Donald H.                  Detroit, MI

Van Meerhaeghe, Valere J. S2c  Detroit, MI

Vecchiollo, Leonard Jr. S2c       Bronx, NY

Verhun, John   S2c                    Cleveland, OH
 
Vigue, Kenneth E. S2c               Fairfield, MA

Von Holten, Wilbur E. QM3c    Jersey City, NJ

Walter, Clifford L.                     Anaconda, MT

Warner, L. A. S1c

Whalen, D. J.  S2c

Whitehead, Earl Jr.                    Roan Mountain, TN

Whitiak, Nicholas  GM3c           Brooklyn, NY

Williams, D. A. Ck3c

Williams, H. R. S2c

Williams, James H.  S2c             Hartselle, AL

Winzen, Mathias A. F2d             St. Louis, MO

Woodard, Lt(jg) Rice C.
Engineer

Worley, Nulen S. Jr. S1c            Oklahoma City, OK

Worley, Percell L.  MM2c          Hanover, PA

Wyatt, L. P. F2c

Wylotta, John  F2c                     St. Clair, PA

Yeager, Lewis W. F2c                 Spring City, PA

Yonk, Claud W.                         Mendon, UT

Zeller, Harold W.  S2c                Shelbyville, IN

Zeller, Leroy                              Garfield, WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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