Shipmates
Are you looking for a shipmate that served aboard the USS Westchester County? Below are names of the shipmates that served aboard the USS Westchester County. Some of the surviving shipmates can be reached by email. If you would like to email them, simply click on the "E-Mail Shipmate" link on the right.
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Last Name |
First Name |
St |
Years of Service |
Rank/Rate on Wesco |
Other |
E-Mail Shipmate |
| Aho | Jeff | MN | ||||
| Albaugh | Jim | FL | 72-73 | QM3 | Decommissioning Crew | |
| Anastasi | Wayne | CA | 55-59 | |||
| Anderson, Sr. | Danny L. | WI | 67-69 | BT3 | survivor | |
| Andrews | Harold B. | WA | 61-65 | BT2 | ||
| Atwood | James E. | TX | 66-68 | E3 | Survivor | |
| Auffarth | Fred | MD | 62-64 | RDSN | ||
| Austin | Jimmy | FL | Survivor | |||
| Avery | R. Bruce | GA | 70-71 | |||
| Bailey | Dan | AL | 68-69 | BM | ||
| Baker | Don | MA | ||||
| Baker | William | FL | 68-70 | BMC | Survivor | |
| Barfield | John Blake | SC | 62-63 | |||
| Barnett | Harry | WV | 68-70 | FN | ||
| Bart, Jr. | John | UT | 63-65 | EN2 | ||
| Bassett | T.J. | NV | 70-73 | |||
| Bates | Les | CA | 62-65 | DK2 | ||
| Baumgart | Steve | MN | 71-73 | SN | ||
| Beam | Bill | NC | 64-67 | SF1 | ||
| Beaster | Tom | WI | 67-69 | HT2 | Survivor | |
| Beery | Jere A. | NY | SM3 | |||
| Bell | Ronald M. | GA | 59-61 | LTJG | ||
| Belson, Jr. | Maurice E. | WA | 65-67 | EN3 | ||
| Bennett | Maurice Pete | MN | 55-56 | SK3 | ||
| Bernhard | John | AL | Cousin of Bea Duffy | |||
| Bjorge | Mike | MN | ||||
| Blankenship | Norm | CA | ||||
| Bock | John | TX | 72-73 | ENS | Decommissioning Crew | |
| Boyd | John | NY | ||||
| Boyer | Barry E. | IN | ||||
| Bradwell | David E. (Gene) | NC | 57-60 | EM2 | ||
| Bramer | George | MI | ||||
| Branin | John S. | CA | Son of John W. Branin | |||
| Branin-Alcorta | Sandy | MD | Daughter of John W. Branin | |||
| Briggs | David | WA | 71-73 | ENFN | ||
| Brown | Bradley | AZ | 65-67 | ETR3 | ||
| Brown | Ernest R. | MI | 70-71 | Marine | ||
| Brown | Jim | CA | 62-64 | RD3 | ||
| Brown | John T. | CA | Survivor | |||
| Brown | Tim | FL | ||||
| Brown | Walt | NY | 64-66 | LT | ||
| Brumley | Nick | CA | 64-67 | DC3 | ||
| Calfee | Jack | NJ | 66-68 | SN | ||
| Campbell | Randy | AL | ||||
| Cardwell | Danial R. | CA | 65-67 | SN | ||
| Carlisle | Bill | OR | 59-63 | YN2 | ||
| Carpenter | David | AR | Formerly David Spangler | |||
| Carson | Al | CO | 65-67 | LTJG | ||
| Carter | Ken | WA | 70-73 | EN3 | Decommissioning Crew | |
| Casey | Glenn | CA | 71-72 | |||
| Chase | Charles | NV | 58-60 | LTJG | ||
| Choinski | Jerry H. | NY | 67-68 | SN | Survivor | |
| Chung | William A. | CA | ||||
| Clark | Dennis | NY | ||||
| Collelo | A.V. | CT | ||||
| Collins | Gary | CA | 56-57 | FT1 | ||
| Cox | CDR Charles J. | CA | Survivor | |||
| Crippen | Alan | PA | 57 | Marine | Retired Chief | |
| Cruz | Felipe | VA | ||||
| Daggett | Ray | NJ | Commissioning Cres | |||
| David | Martin J. | FL | 68-70 | GM | Survivor | |
| Davies | Tom | |||||
| Deaton | Darry | MD | 61 | USMC | ||
| Desmit | Larry M. | TX | 68-69 | |||
| Desormiers | David | KS | ||||
| Dotson | Rich | LA | 69-71 | |||
| Downing | Melita | WI | Relative of John E. Downing EMCS | |||
| Duffy | Bea A. | NY | Gold Star Mother of KIA Keith W. Duffy | |||
| Duffy | William | NY | Brother of KIA Keith W. Daffy | |||
| Dunlap | Charles | OK | ||||
| Dunnam | William E. | MO | 61-63 | FA/EN3 | ||
| Dunning | May | NM | Gold Star Mother of KIA Tim Dunning | |||
| Dunning | Mike | NM | 66-68 | QM3 | Brother of Tim Dunning | |
| Duren | Jackie J. | CA | 68-72 | CS1 | EM1 | |
| Dyson | Nancy Leonard | NC | Sister of KIA Jerry Leonard | |||
| Dywan | Michael W. | IN | ||||
| Elsbree | Truman W. | MO | ||||
| Elshaug | Frank | NC | ||||
| Elston | David | AK | 68-69 | |||
| Emmonst | Marvin | WA | 63-67 | |||
| Ennes, Jr. | James M. | WA | 62-63 | LTJG | ||
| Erickson | Tom | IA | 65-66 | FTG3 | ||
| Evans | Ken | OR | 72-73 | |||
| Fair | Vernon D. | LA | 53-55 | Plank Owner RM1 | ||
| Fairbanks | George | FL | 58-60 | ENS | ||
| Featherman | Jack | PA | ||||
| Ferree | Ronald | IA | 62-64 | BT3 | ||
| Fetty | Lester | AZ | 59-62 | EM3 | ||
| Fetty | Mike | CA | 56-63 | SH3 | ||
| Fishkin | Tom D. | CA | 65-67 | EN2 | ||
| Fitzpatrick | Mike | 59-62 | QM3 | |||
| Fleming | Marshall E. | MD | 65 | BM | ||
| Flemings | James | NY | 56-59 | BT3 | ||
| Forman | Lew | KS | 64-66 | SF2 | ||
| Frayre | Robert | TX | ||||
| French | Chuck | VA | 66-67 | LT | ||
| Fritz | Jim | CA | 62-64 | EN3 | ||
| Fuentez | Julian | VA | 63-65 | YN3 | ||
| Fussnecker | Billy | OH | 65-67 | BM3 | ||
| Gans | Phil | NY | ||||
| Garland | Jerry | IL | 57-58 | LT | ||
| Garrison | Dave | CA | 70-73 | |||
| Garvey | Patrick J. | NY | Honorary Member | |||
| Gerstle | Wallace | FL | 67-71 | GMG3 | ||
| Gerstner | Norman | MN | 64-65 | DK2 | ||
| Gordon | George | FL | 71-73 | LCDR | Decommissioning Crew | |
| Gould | George A. | CA | 68-70 | LTJG | Survivor | |
| Graham | Howard | RI | ||||
| Gray | Doug | NH | 63-65 | LTJG | ||
| Green, Jr. | Jeff | CA | 68-70 | SN | ||
| Griffin | Paul D. | VT | 67-69 | |||
| Griffith | Jack | AK | ||||
| Griffith | Robert Gayle | TN | 64-66 | LTJG | ||
| Grimmer | Kim | WI | 70-73 | LTJG | Decomissioning Crew | |
| Grindstaff | Randy | MO | 66-69 | EN2 | Survivor | |
| Grunwald | Fred | FL | 55-57 | FT3 | ||
| Gumbs | J. Lawrence | NY | 63-65 | LTjg | ||
| Gwaltney | Ron | LA | 71-73 | QM3 | ||
| Haggerty | Pat | TX | 66-68 | LTJG | On Board w/Riverines 11/68 | |
| Haight | Dan | MI | 63-66 | EN3 | ||
| Halligan | Leo | CA | 59-60 | |||
| Hamill, Jr. | Fred | OK | 61-62 | EN3 | ||
| Hammell | Michael | CA | ||||
| Hampton | Kent | TX | 69-70 | RD | ||
| Hansen | Norman T. | CA | 65-67 | CDR | ||
| Havlik | Loren | CA | 59-63 | HMC | ||
| Haynes | Ruben | TX | Windham County | |||
| Heiken | R. B. Rick- | AZ | 66-68 | |||
| Heiman | Clyde W. | AK | 57-58 | RD3 | ||
| Heiney | Bob | OR | ||||
| Henderson | Carroll L. | TX | ||||
| Hendricke | Dan | NC | B Co. 3-60 9th Inf. | |||
| Hessevick | Bruce | OR | 69-70 | SN | ||
| Hilburn | David | IN | ||||
| Hilburn | Wesley | AL | ||||
| Hills | Larry | NV | 55-57 | |||
| Hobbs | Joseph K. | TX | 69-70 | SK2 | ||
| Holly | CDR Richard W. | CA | 71-73 | LCDR | The last CO, 1974 | |
| Hood | Henry (Tom) | MO | 64-66 | QM1/QMC | ||
| Hopkins | Thomas | CA | ||||
| Horn | Gerald | NM | 66-68 | BM3 | ||
| Hughes | Stanley | NC | 58-62 | RM3 | ||
| Hummel | Richard | PA | 55-56 | ET3 | ||
| Humphreys | Richard | 65-67 | ||||
| Ibanez | Angelo Mark | CA | Son of KIA Aristotoles Ibanez | |||
| Irwin | Margaret M. | AK | Sister of KIA Reinhard J. Schnure | |||
| Isler | Bob | FL | ||||
| Jacobs | Jake | VA | 72-73 | LT | ||
| Jacobsen | Bill | CA | 63-65 | |||
| Jensen | Dick | ME | 68-69 | LT | Survivor | |
| Jepsen | James M. | CA | 58-61 | FTM2 | ||
| Jessup | John | WA | 53-55 | FT1 | Pre-Com Crew | |
| Johannsen | Richard | FL | 67-69 | EMFN | ||
| Johnson | Bob | ND | 63-65 | GMG3 | ||
| Johnson | Joe | IL | 70-72 | BT | ||
| Jones | David W. | CO | ||||
| Jordon | Paul H. | MO | 68-70 | Wexford County | ||
| Jouret | Joseph M. | MO | ||||
| Joyce | Steve | MN | ||||
| Kaltenbacher | Bob | FL | 65-67 | |||
| Karlowicz | Mitchell J. | VA | ||||
| Kaupas | Bill | TX | 70-72 | SM3 | ||
| Kawashima | Jim | HI | 65-67 | LTJG | ||
| Keller | Charles W. | MI | 70-72 | SK1 | ||
| Kelly | Jim | MO | 66-68 | E5 | Survivor | |
| Kelly | Mike | FL | 68-70 | BM3 | ||
| Kendrick | Jack E. | KS | 61-63 | |||
| Kern | Myron C. | NJ | 54-55 | EM2 | Commissioning Crew | |
| Kerr | Bill | AZ | 53-54 | RD3 | Commissioning Crew | |
| Kienzle | John H. | OH | 54-56 | BM3 | Commissioning Crew | |
| King | Rad | SC | ||||
| Kiser | Billy | NC | 67-69 | SM3 | Survivor | |
| Klinefelter | Bob | NV | 66-70 | EN2 | Survivor | |
| Knight | David | TX | 72-74 | EN2 | ||
| Kossman | Jesse | TX | ||||
| Krosnick | Robert L. | OH | ||||
| Krumrey | Mark C. | WI | ||||
| Kryszewski | Wayne | CA | ||||
| Kuder | Charles | GA | ||||
| Kustanborter | Jerry | KS | SK3 | |||
| Lair | Bobby Joe | KY | ||||
| Laird | Andy | CA | ||||
| Lang | Joseph M. | FL | 69-72 | LCDR | ||
| Laux | Robert J. | ME | ||||
| Lawson | Harold R. | NJ | ||||
| Lawyer | Ron | AL | ||||
| Lecuyer | Bob | KS | 71-73 | RM3 | ||
| Lee | Donald O. | CA | 61-64 | EM2 | ||
| Lee | Edward | TX | ||||
| Legg | Larry | FL | 67-70 | CS2 | Survivor | |
| Leonard | Dorothy | NC | Gold Star Mother of KIA Jerry Leonard | |||
| Lokken | Gordon | ND | 62-64 | EN3 | #2 Engine Room | |
| Loos | David | OR | 65-66 | SN | ||
| Lopez | Ray | CO | Survivor | |||
| Love | Peter | NY | 68-70 | Survivor | ||
| Lutz | Bob | MI | 71-73 | SN | ||
| Lymch | Robert | VA | 56 | LTjg | ||
| Maier | David | OH | 67-68 | DK2 | Survivor | |
| Maier | Paul | CA | 70-71 | LTJG | ||
| Main | Dennis A. | WA | 70-73 | |||
| Mannion | Royal 'Roy' | CA | ||||
| Markland | Frank | CA | 57-59 | LTJG | ||
| Marocco | Joseph E. | DE | ||||
| Marshall | Bob | |||||
| McDonald | Danny | AL | 67-70 | QM | Survivor | |
| McEntire | Ronald | TX | ||||
| McGinnis | Tommie E. | OK | ||||
| McGuire | Paul D. | GA | 55-58 | EM2 | ||
| McGwin | Kenny | WI | 68-69 | MM3 | Survivor | |
| McKinney | Larry | TX | 68-69 | PN2 | ||
| Meehan | Neil | IN | 70-72 | SK | ||
| Melvin | Kenny | IN | Survivor | |||
| Merchant | Sherman L. | ME | Commissioning Crew | |||
| Merrifield | Elden | ID | ||||
| Mijares, Jr. | Nicholas | CA | 68-69 | ET | ||
| Miles | Terry | MO | ||||
| Miller | Gayland G. | KS | ||||
| Miller | Tom | IN | 58-62 | RD1 | ||
| Minadeo | Dominic | TN | 63-65 | |||
| Modde | Paul J. | AR | 65-67 | QM | Survivor | |
| Moellar | Gordon L. | CO | 66-68 | EN2 | ||
| Mol | Stan | PA | 55-57 | |||
| Moody | James A. | FL | 66-68 | |||
| Moore | Albert | NC | ||||
| Morris | Terry | WA | 67-69 | EM3 | survivor | |
| Morrow | Thomas E. | TN | 59-61 | SN | ||
| Mozingo | Thomas P. | TN | Survivor | |||
| Murphy | Christopher L. | NJ | 63-64 | LTJG | ||
| Myrick | Lawrence E | ME | 55-58 | IC | ||
| Nelson | Nolan | Or | 70-71 | LTJG | ||
| Nelson | Robert C. | TX | 66-67 | SHC | ||
| Nemeth | Claude | CA | 69-70 | FTG1 | ||
| Newton | Jim | PA | 70-72 | FTG2 | ||
| Niehoff | Pete | CA | 70-72 | QM3 | ||
| Noftsger | Bennie | IN | 57-60 | BMSN | ||
| Nolen | Joseph A. | IA | ||||
| Norcutt | Robin | MN | 69-73 | SK3 | ||
| Nosek | John | CA | 67-68 | ETN2 | Survivor | |
| Nuzzo | John | NY | 69-70 | |||
| O'Neill | Bill | FL | 71-73 | |||
| Oliphant | Larry | CA | 58-60 | FT3 | ||
| Olzack | Ted | IN | 66-69 | LT | Survivor | |
| O'Donnell Sr. | Mike | CA | 62-64 | SN | ||
| Palmer | Harold | NY | 67-71 | BT3 | Survivor | |
| Parker | Lawrence | VA | Helped w-emergency repair | |||
| Passalaqua | Joseph V. | FL | 54-55 | SK | Commissioning Crew | |
| Passeri | Brian | FL | 71-74 | |||
| Patton | James E. | FL | 62-64 | LCDR | ||
| Payne | Harold | IL | Survivor | |||
| Perkins | Lester G. | OK | 65-67 | SFM3 | ||
| Perry | Richard | TX | 70-71 | SF2 | ||
| Phelps | Gary | SC | ||||
| Phelps | R. Gene | ID | 67-68 | RD2 | Survivor | |
| Phillips | Robert | 65-67 | nickname "Pineapple" | |||
| Plummer | James | NC | 68-69 | BM | Survivor | |
| Powell | Stephen | CA | 70-73 | QM3 | ||
| Prator | Lewis | CA | 69-71 | LTJG | ||
| Rafnson | Richard A. | AZ | ||||
| Ray | Lynn Bob | CA | 65-68 | LTJG | ||
| Read | Frank W. | ME | 64-65 | LT | ||
| Reeves | Ken | KS | SK3 | |||
| Reiter | Jon | CA | 63-65 | |||
| Renagar | Burt W. | VA | 65-66 | LTJG | ||
| Ricard | Randy | FL | 71-72 | SM | ||
| Roessner | Frank | PA | USS Warrington DD 843, 7-17-72 | |||
| Rohlfing | David R. | WA | 65-67 | ETN2 | ||
| Ross | Chuck | FL | 71-73 | |||
| Ross | Larry | TN | 58-59 | IC3 | ||
| Russ | Elton | SC | ||||
| Russell | Ron | IL | Brother of Rick Russell | |||
| Sadler | Richard C. | KY | 54-56 | EM3 | Commissioning Crew | |
| Sammons | Patrick | CA | 67-69 | LTJG | Survivor | |
| Schaeffer | Terry | CA | 64-65 | RD3 | ||
| Schaeffler | Ralph | FL | 55-56 | SA | ||
| Schuele | Robert | FL | 57-59 | LTJG | ||
| Schultz | Richard | MN | 55-57 | EN2 | ||
| Seaman | Rick | NY | ||||
| Sheridan | Robert E. | CA | 61-62 | |||
| Shinn, Jr. | Robert J. | MI | ||||
| Sikora | Tom | OH | 65-67 | |||
| Silver | Gary | KS | ||||
| Simmons | Billy | SC | ||||
| Simmons | Ray A. | CA | ||||
| Siple | Larry | AZ | 70-72 | RM2 | ||
| Sipowicz | Gerald | NY | ||||
| Sloan | John F. | MO | 60-61 | RM3 | ||
| Slone | Bob | NE | 71-72 | GMGSN | ||
| Smith | Dennis | VT | 71-72 | SH3 | ||
| Smith | Richard | PA | 64-65 | |||
| Smith | Thedore K. | PA | 68-71 | EN2 | ||
| Smoot | Larry | NM | 66-68 | BM | ||
| Smoot | Stanley L. | OK | Brother of Larry Smoot | |||
| Snyder Jr. | William H. | AL | ||||
| Solari | Paul | Pa | Survivor | |||
| Spraitz | Robert M. | FL | 66-68 | GMG2 | Survivor | |
| Stark | David | MO | 65-67 | |||
| Starkey | Richard | FL | 54-55 | |||
| Sterling | Bob L. | IL | 58-62 | SFM3 | ||
| Stern | Gideon | MA | ||||
| Stevens | Charles | NJ | 62-63 | Ens | ||
| Stewart | Paul | IN | 57-63 | EN2 | ||
| Stimmell | Jean | NH | 66-67 | FTG3 | ||
| Stone | Robert | NE | 72 | GMGSN | ||
| Stoutt | James | MO | 72-73 | PN2 | ||
| Straight | Donald S. | MO | 59-60 | LTJG | ||
| Stravens | Anton | WA | ||||
| Stutz | Raymond A. | WA | 72-73 | BTC(Ret.) | ||
| Sullivan | John D. | DC | Son of John 'Doc' Sullivan | |||
| Sullivan | Ray K. | OH | 56-57 | Commissioning Crew | ||
| Sullivan | Robert | OH | 56-57 | GM | Commissioning Crew, Plank Owner | |
| Swagler | Joe | CA | ||||
| Swain | Raymond N. | TX | 70-73 | BM | ||
| Sweany | Jim | CA | ||||
| Sweet | David L. | MA | 64-66 | LTJG | ||
| Switzer | Jim | VA | 58-60 | FTSN | ||
| Tate | Van J. | VA | ||||
| Taylor | Larry | GA | 68-69 | ENS/LTjg | ||
| Tetley | Don | 65-66 | CS3 | MSCS USN Ret | ||
| Tobolski | Donald M. | NM | 69-71 | LCDR | ||
| Trebes | Jim | TX | 62-64 | FN | ||
| Truman | Mike | VA | 68-72 | RD2 | ||
| Utter | Roger | NC | 57-60 | EN2 | ||
| Van Marter | Rusty | MI | 64-66 | RM3 | ||
| Vance | Charles E. | OH | 67-69 | SH3 | Survivor | |
| Vance | Rodney W. | NM | 68-69 | DC3 | ||
| Vasquez | Mario | NM | 69-70 | |||
| Vazquez | Dave | NJ | 68-71 | SKSN | Survivor | |
| Vion, Sr. | Charles P. | NC | 66-69 | LTJG | Survivor | |
| Visscher | David | GA | 67-69 | RD3 | Survivor | |
| Von de Bur | Robert J. | IL | 53-55 | ET3 | ||
| Wagner | Dave | IN | ||||
| Waldhauser | Bernie (Wally) | MN | 64-66 | IC3 | ||
| Waterman | Steve | ME | Terrell County | |||
| Watson | Dick | IN | ||||
| Webber | Larry | OH | 67-71 | EN2 | ||
| Welsh | Tim | MD | 65-66 | |||
| West | Fred A | TN | 56-57 | |||
| Wetzsteon | Ron | WA | ||||
| White | Frank | GA | 58-63 | BT2 | ||
| Wiersum | Gary | FL | ||||
| Wight | Terry | VA | ||||
| Wilbanks | Melvin | SC | 67-69 | SK2 | Survivor | |
| Wilburn | Walt | MI | 65-68 | QM2 | ||
| Wilson | Edgar | KS | 58-60 | GM3 | ||
| Wittich | Al | WA | 60-62 | EN3 | ||
| Wohlgemuth | James R. | NC | 69-71 | RD3 | ||
| Wojcik | Kerry | IL | 68-69 | |||
| Wolfsen | Terry | VA | 71-73 | CO | ||
| Wood | Frank N. | NY | 59-63 | EN3 | ||
| Wood | Gary | CA | ||||
| Wood | Gary L. | IA | 66-68 | BT3 | Survivor | |
| Woy | Gary W. | 63-64 | FN | |||
| Yarbrough | Scott | 70-72 | CDR | |||
| Yeager | James | OK | 67-69 | LTJG | Survivor | |
| Yoder | Lawrence | CA | 67-70 | BT1 | Survivor | |
| Zuleger | Patrick | MD |