remembering shipmates at sea for the last time
Sailor's Creed
I am a United States sailor.
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of the officers appointed over me.
I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.
I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with honor, courage, and commitment.
I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.
Semper Fortis
Always Courageous
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of the officers appointed over me.
I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.
I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with honor, courage, and commitment.
I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.
Semper Fortis
Always Courageous
—
Any man or woman who may be asked in this century what they did to make life worthwhile in their lifetime....
can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction,
"I served a career in the United States Navy."
Two Bell Ceremony
Our departed shipmates are remembered at each reunion with the Two Bell Ceremony.
Remember Me
Fill not your heart with pain and sorrow,
but remember me in every tomorrow.
Remember the joy, the laughter, the smiles;
I've only gone to rest a little while.
Although my leaving causes pain and grief,
my going has eased my hurt and given me relief.
So dry your eyes and remember me,
not as I am now, but as I used to be.
Because I will remember you,
and look on with a smile.
Understand in your heart,
I've only gone to rest a little while.
As long as I have the love of each of you,
I can live my life in the hearts of all of you.
- Author Unknown
My Heart's at Sea Forever
Long ago I was a Sailor.
I sailed the Ocean blue.
I knew the bars in Singapore...
The coastline of Peru.
I knew well the sting of salt spray,
The taste of Spanish wine,
The beauty of the Orient...
Yes, all these things were mine.
But I wear a different hat now,
A tie and jacket too.
My sailing days were long ago...
with that life I am through.
But somewhere deep inside of me...
The sailor lives there still.
He longs to go to sea again,
But knows he never will.
My love, my life, is here at home,
and I will leave here never.
Though mind and body stay ashore...
My heart's at sea forever.
I sailed the Ocean blue.
I knew the bars in Singapore...
The coastline of Peru.
I knew well the sting of salt spray,
The taste of Spanish wine,
The beauty of the Orient...
Yes, all these things were mine.
But I wear a different hat now,
A tie and jacket too.
My sailing days were long ago...
with that life I am through.
But somewhere deep inside of me...
The sailor lives there still.
He longs to go to sea again,
But knows he never will.
My love, my life, is here at home,
and I will leave here never.
Though mind and body stay ashore...
My heart's at sea forever.
Members at sea for the last time
*** May They Rest in Peace ***
Online obituaries are linked to shipmates when known. Highest rank/rate shown if known. If you learn of a shipmate's death, please send a link to their obituary or if you know the rank/rate of a listed shipmate send that to mrpiv@me.com
ANDERSON, Clyde "Andy" EM1 - 7 October 2011 MEMORIAL
ASHER, Philip YNC - 26 April 2007
BAKER, Geoffrey MM1 - 25 December 2023
BALDWIN, Edwin "Mac" CAPT - 3 December 2018
BARNES, Gene "Wizzard" OSCS - 16 November 1978
BERGERON, Alfred T. MM2 - 1 August 2007
BETHEA, Charlie ETN2 - 5 June 2022
BIGANE, James A. BM2 - 20 April 2023
BORZICH, Everett MMC - 18 April 2013
BREESE, James E. SPCM - 29 July 2020
BRIDGER, Lawrence Parker - 10 September 2012
BROWN, Thomas L MM1- 2 October 2021
BUTERY, Larry E. MM2 - 4 June 1997
CANNON, Daniel - August 2021
CARTER IV, William J RC div - 17 January 2025
CASE, Jim Bob EM2 - 30 May 2004
CHAMPEAU, Stephen RD/OS2 - 15 February 2009
CHANDLER, Joe -?-
CHEATHAM, Fred G. MMCS - 20 July 2003
COWIN, Paul Craig NCC - 6 March 2019
CRENSHAW, Owen William EN1 - 30 December 1986
CREEK, Clifford Carl ICC - 28 January 2021
DARWELL, Terry - 1987
DEGRAFFENREID, Stan - 4 August 2006
DENHAM, Terry Morris MM2 - 14 March 2006
EAGLE BULL, Lawrence Ray Mato HT1 - 18 Aug 2016
EASTER, Robert William MM2/MAJ(USA) - 20 April 2019
FORD, Lindsey E. HMC - 8 April 2016
GATJE, George CAPT - 15 September 2015
GAVIN III, Henry OS - 3 September 2024
GILLIAM SR., Elmer GMGC - 19 November 2003
GINN, Loran Dale CWO4 - 31 December 2010
GLOVER, Willard Eugene STG2 - 21 December 2000
GROSS, Donald Ray, EM - 31 December 2021
HILDRETH, Roger Ray, GMG2 - 21 February 2008
HOLGUIN, Michael, OS2 - 27 February 2023
JACK, Jim ICC - 8 January 2013
JOHNSTON, Thomas Patrick EM2 - 27 December 2019
KEATON, Charles Daniel MM1 - 10 March 2023
KOSOWSKI, Jerry ETCM/LTJG - 11 September 2021
KUBAN, Brett Glen OS2 - 3 March 2002
LEAMY, Kevin - October 2004
LERMA, Manuel EN2 - 26 September 2020
LEWIS, Edward Thomas - 6 September 2007 DD-229
LIPPARD, Brent William - 8 June 2022
LORD, Francis Buffum MM/CMDR - 28 March 1998
LUNSFORD, Walter B. IC2 - 15 October 2007
MACCONNELL, David Paul DSCS - 21 March 2008
MACCOMBER II, Wally G. MM3 - 30 June 2022
ASHER, Philip YNC - 26 April 2007
BAKER, Geoffrey MM1 - 25 December 2023
BALDWIN, Edwin "Mac" CAPT - 3 December 2018
BARNES, Gene "Wizzard" OSCS - 16 November 1978
BERGERON, Alfred T. MM2 - 1 August 2007
BETHEA, Charlie ETN2 - 5 June 2022
BIGANE, James A. BM2 - 20 April 2023
BORZICH, Everett MMC - 18 April 2013
BREESE, James E. SPCM - 29 July 2020
BRIDGER, Lawrence Parker - 10 September 2012
BROWN, Thomas L MM1- 2 October 2021
BUTERY, Larry E. MM2 - 4 June 1997
CANNON, Daniel - August 2021
CARTER IV, William J RC div - 17 January 2025
CASE, Jim Bob EM2 - 30 May 2004
CHAMPEAU, Stephen RD/OS2 - 15 February 2009
CHANDLER, Joe -?-
CHEATHAM, Fred G. MMCS - 20 July 2003
COWIN, Paul Craig NCC - 6 March 2019
CRENSHAW, Owen William EN1 - 30 December 1986
CREEK, Clifford Carl ICC - 28 January 2021
DARWELL, Terry - 1987
DEGRAFFENREID, Stan - 4 August 2006
DENHAM, Terry Morris MM2 - 14 March 2006
EAGLE BULL, Lawrence Ray Mato HT1 - 18 Aug 2016
EASTER, Robert William MM2/MAJ(USA) - 20 April 2019
FORD, Lindsey E. HMC - 8 April 2016
GATJE, George CAPT - 15 September 2015
GAVIN III, Henry OS - 3 September 2024
GILLIAM SR., Elmer GMGC - 19 November 2003
GINN, Loran Dale CWO4 - 31 December 2010
GLOVER, Willard Eugene STG2 - 21 December 2000
GROSS, Donald Ray, EM - 31 December 2021
HILDRETH, Roger Ray, GMG2 - 21 February 2008
HOLGUIN, Michael, OS2 - 27 February 2023
JACK, Jim ICC - 8 January 2013
JOHNSTON, Thomas Patrick EM2 - 27 December 2019
KEATON, Charles Daniel MM1 - 10 March 2023
KOSOWSKI, Jerry ETCM/LTJG - 11 September 2021
KUBAN, Brett Glen OS2 - 3 March 2002
LEAMY, Kevin - October 2004
LERMA, Manuel EN2 - 26 September 2020
LEWIS, Edward Thomas - 6 September 2007 DD-229
LIPPARD, Brent William - 8 June 2022
LORD, Francis Buffum MM/CMDR - 28 March 1998
LUNSFORD, Walter B. IC2 - 15 October 2007
MACCONNELL, David Paul DSCS - 21 March 2008
MACCOMBER II, Wally G. MM3 - 30 June 2022
MALONE, Michael L. MM2 - 20 December 2023
MARTIN, Charlie GMM1 - 23 August 2020
MCBRIDE, William -?-
MCCLELLAND, Michael GMM1 - March 2021
MCMAHON, John Michael - 13 July 2019
MICHAEL JR, Irving "Mike" William IC1 - 2 October 2014
MICHELOTTI, Larry Fred BM2 - 18 January 2010
MILLER, Robert Michael ET2 - 25 Oct 2018
MILLHOUSE, Albert Millhouse ETCM - 8 October 2017
NAUGLE, Herb EMC - 11 September 1996
NELSON, Brian K ET2 - 19 April 2003
NELSON, Brian R MM1 - 7 January 2020
NEWELL, B B ADM - 9 April 2021
PALOTTI, Gary Patrick IC2 - 1 October 2000
PEARSON, John Davis CAPT/RADM - 201?
PEHL, Thomas IC1 - 26 October 2006
PETTIS, Roger William MMC/CWO3 - 12 April 2019
RACHIELL, Mark Roger ET1 - 21 January 1946
RAFTERY, Thomas Joseph LT - 3 Jun 2020
RAMSAY, John MMCS - 9 December 2007
RIVERA, Jimmy Raymond RM3 - 30 October 2018
ROBERTS, Wayne Riley HTC (SW) - 10 May 2025
RUFER, David Marshall, RT2 - 3 August 1982
SATCHELL, Richard EMC - 4 May 2022
SAYUK, Thomas Keith - 22 May 2022
SIMONTON, Bennet S. LCDR/CAPT- 29 August 2018
SMITH, Jerry GMM - 3 November 2024
SMITH, Michael D. STG3 - 13 July 2014
SMITH, W.T. - 1989
SPANGLER, Jack Lavern - 28 March 2000
STRASSMAN, Stephen OS3 - 16 November 2011
STUBBY, Harold L MM2/ELT - 2 January 2020
TAYLOR, Bruce D. BM1 - 14 April 2006
TAYLOR, Carl BM1 -?-
TESSEO, Harold IC1 - 12 March 2004
TIBBITTS, Dean EMCS - 11 July 2015
TOELCKE, William Bernhardt MM - 13 March 1982
TRADER, Ken MM3 - 27 April 2007
VAN ARSDALL III, Clyde James CAPT - 30 Dec 2015
VIVEROS, Daniel RM3 - 11 August 2021
VLASICH, James Christopher - 6 October 2005
WALTON, "Walt" Aubrey Payne RD2 - 17 January 2020
WESTBERRY, Paul - 2007
WESTBYE, Jack - 22 March 2022
WOLFE, Allen Victor ET1 - 25 June 2000
WOOLLEY JR., Raymond M. GMG2/STGC - 3 Sept 2020
WORK, David D. CAPT - 7 November 1996
ZIEMKOWSKI, BrianFTG - 25 October 1986
ZWACK, Gary Ray EM2 - 15 March 2008
MARTIN, Charlie GMM1 - 23 August 2020
MCBRIDE, William -?-
MCCLELLAND, Michael GMM1 - March 2021
MCMAHON, John Michael - 13 July 2019
MICHAEL JR, Irving "Mike" William IC1 - 2 October 2014
MICHELOTTI, Larry Fred BM2 - 18 January 2010
MILLER, Robert Michael ET2 - 25 Oct 2018
MILLHOUSE, Albert Millhouse ETCM - 8 October 2017
NAUGLE, Herb EMC - 11 September 1996
NELSON, Brian K ET2 - 19 April 2003
NELSON, Brian R MM1 - 7 January 2020
NEWELL, B B ADM - 9 April 2021
PALOTTI, Gary Patrick IC2 - 1 October 2000
PEARSON, John Davis CAPT/RADM - 201?
PEHL, Thomas IC1 - 26 October 2006
PETTIS, Roger William MMC/CWO3 - 12 April 2019
RACHIELL, Mark Roger ET1 - 21 January 1946
RAFTERY, Thomas Joseph LT - 3 Jun 2020
RAMSAY, John MMCS - 9 December 2007
RIVERA, Jimmy Raymond RM3 - 30 October 2018
ROBERTS, Wayne Riley HTC (SW) - 10 May 2025
RUFER, David Marshall, RT2 - 3 August 1982
SATCHELL, Richard EMC - 4 May 2022
SAYUK, Thomas Keith - 22 May 2022
SIMONTON, Bennet S. LCDR/CAPT- 29 August 2018
SMITH, Jerry GMM - 3 November 2024
SMITH, Michael D. STG3 - 13 July 2014
SMITH, W.T. - 1989
SPANGLER, Jack Lavern - 28 March 2000
STRASSMAN, Stephen OS3 - 16 November 2011
STUBBY, Harold L MM2/ELT - 2 January 2020
TAYLOR, Bruce D. BM1 - 14 April 2006
TAYLOR, Carl BM1 -?-
TESSEO, Harold IC1 - 12 March 2004
TIBBITTS, Dean EMCS - 11 July 2015
TOELCKE, William Bernhardt MM - 13 March 1982
TRADER, Ken MM3 - 27 April 2007
VAN ARSDALL III, Clyde James CAPT - 30 Dec 2015
VIVEROS, Daniel RM3 - 11 August 2021
VLASICH, James Christopher - 6 October 2005
WALTON, "Walt" Aubrey Payne RD2 - 17 January 2020
WESTBERRY, Paul - 2007
WESTBYE, Jack - 22 March 2022
WOLFE, Allen Victor ET1 - 25 June 2000
WOOLLEY JR., Raymond M. GMG2/STGC - 3 Sept 2020
WORK, David D. CAPT - 7 November 1996
ZIEMKOWSKI, BrianFTG - 25 October 1986
ZWACK, Gary Ray EM2 - 15 March 2008