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INTERVIEWS
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Roy Adcock, USS Frederick C. Davis. 5 March 2005.
Elmo Allen, USS Edgar Chase. 12 March 2005.
Dale Anderson, USS Ulvert M. Moore. 13 March 2004.
Jarvis Baillargeon, USS Rudderow. 19 March 2005.
Ted Barnhart, USS Seiverling. 15 January 2007.
Carl Barth, USS Atherton. 18 October 2008.
William H. Bell, USS Ulvert M. Moore. 29 April 2007.
John Boy, USS Holton. 11 August 2007.
J. Armand Burgun, USS Leopold. 13 October 2007.
Jeff Conley, USS John C. Butler. 10 January 2009.
Tom Cooney, USS Rall. 30 March 2007.
John P. Cosgrove, USS Gendreau. 14 January 2007.
Charles R. Cox, USS Bright. 25 January 2009.
Roger Cozens, USS Flaherty. 14 April 2007.
Cassin Craig, USS Mason. 21 July 2007.
William Creech, USS Frost. 31 March 2007.
Robert Currie, USS Riddle. 12 March 2005.
Henry Eugene Davis, USS Bangust. 31 January 2009.
Martin Davis, USS Pettit. 3 February 2007.
Preston Davis, USS Atherton. 19 October 2008.
Howard Ken Denson, USS Howard Crow. 18 February 2007.
Donald Derwoyed, USS Raymond. 19 January 2009.
Edward M. Docalovich, USS Edwards. 24 January 2009.
Charles Esch, USS Haas. 31 January 2009.
Daniel Farley, USS Savage. 11 August 2007.
Charlie Field, USS Thomas. 5 September 2004.
Arthur Fleischmann, USS Gantner. 25 January 2009.
Howard W. Fortney, USS Raymond. 3 February 2009.
Benjamin Garrison, USS Mason. 21 July 2007.
Robert L. Goggins, USS Coolbaugh. 25 January 2009.
George W. Gowling, USS Frederick C. Davis. 26 February 2005.
James Graham, USS Mason. 13 April 2007.
Dick Graves, USS Rall. 30 March 2007.
Fred Graziano, USS Dennis. 19 January 2009.
Jerry Hammon, USS Otter. 28 January 2009.
Levi Hancock, USS Frederick C. Davis. 5 March 2005.
Kenneth Hannan, USS Swearer. 24 and 28 February 2004.
Edward Hinz, USS Blessman. 1 February 2009.
Robert Hoenshel, USS Marchand. 26 January 2009.
Gordon Hohne, USS Pillsbury. 21 April 2007.
Robert Holman, USS Frost. 16 March 2007.
Thomas Howard, USS Mason. 21 July 2007.
Ernest Glenn Huffman, USS Samuel B. Roberts. 2 January 2009.
Ernest Hughes, USS Holton. 28 July 2007.
Peter Karetka, USS Hayter. 1 February 2009.
John “Bo” Keally, USS Johnnie Hutchins. 1 August 2004.
Ellsworth Kendig, USS Edmonds. 4 February 2009.
Warren Kerrigan, USS Frost. 16 March 2007.
A. G. Kessinger, USS Raymond. 19 January 2009.
Vern Kimmell, USS Raymond. 2 January 2009.
George King, USS Howard Crow. 17 March 2007.
Ruolff F. Kip, USS Frederick C. Davis. 27 February 2005.
Donald Kruse, USS Underhill. 26 August 2004.
John Kunsak Jr., USS Rall. 30 March 2007.
George Lawson, USS Ulvert M. Moore. 28 February 2004.
Philip K. Lundeberg, USS Frederick C. Davis. 19 February 2005.
Frank McClatchie, USS Neal A. Scott. 6 January 2007.
Irving Mesher, USS Silverstein. 31 January 2009.
James Mitchell, USS Roche. 13 August 2007.
Carlos R. Monarez, USS Dufilho. 24 January 2009.
Frank Musumeci, USS Frost. 16 March 2007.
Harold Muth, USS Howard Crow. 12 March 2005.
Owen Nicholson, USS Reynolds. 5 April 2008.
Art Overacker, USS Jenks. 27 October 2007.
Wayne Pickels, USS Pillsbury. 14 April and 10 November 2007.
Albert Pincus, USS Chaffee. 28 July 2007.
Robert D. Piper, USS O’Flaherty. 24 January 2009.
Harold Poulson, USS Slater. 21 March 2004.
Robert Quigley, USS Howard Crow. 5 March 2007.
William Riemer, USS Frederick C. Davis. 21 February 2005.
Walter L. Roberge Jr., USS Swearer. 29 February and 31 July 2004.
Richard Rohde, USS Samuel B. Roberts. 1 January 2009.
William Shumate, USS Rall. 1 April 2007.
Theodore Sieviec, USS Howard Crow. 7 March 2007.
Daniel Sileo, USS Donnell. 29 November 2008.
William C. Stanback, USS Gandy. 28 April 2007.
Milton Stein, USS Brough. 19 March 2005.
Tom Stevenson, USS Samuel B. Roberts. 1 January 2009.
Robert Storrick, USS Frost. 31 March 2007.
Daniel Sutelle, USS Seiverling. 11 August 2007.
Norman Taylor, USS Weber. 28 July 2007.
Terry Thomas, USS Rhodes. 27 January 2009.
Bill Tobin, USS Atherton. 19 October 2009.
Charles W. Touzell, USS Dennis. 9 January 2009.
Phil Trusheim, USS Pillsbury. 21 April 2007.
Joseph Villanella, USS Chatelain. 24 November 2007.
John Virum, USS Gendreau. 27 October 2007.
Richard Warner, USS Kendall C. Campbell. 31 January and 21 February 2004.
Robert White, USS Fiske. 21 October 2007.
Robert Young, USS Sederstrom. 29 January 2009.
Jack Yusen, USS Samuel B. Roberts. 2 January 2009.
CORRESPONDENCE
Elmo Allen
John W. Avener
Jarvis Baillargeon
Ted Barnhart
Carl Barth
William Bell
Francis A. Belongie
John B. Boy
Leonard A. Bulwicz
John P. Cosgrove
Charles Cox
Roger W. Cozens
Cassin W. Craig
Robert N. Currie
Robert Daily
H. E. Davis
Martin Davis
Preston Davis
Howard K. Denson
Edward M. Docalovich
James A. Doran
Robert H. Dreher
Charles Esch
Daniel Farley
Charlie K. Field
Arthur Fleischmann
Frank Frazitta
Paul Gagnon
Nat Gayster
Robert L. Goggins
George Gowling
James W. Graham
Richard Graves
Fred Graziano
Jerry Hammon
Fred Harris
Ray Heller
Norman E. Henderson
Thomas R. Hendrix
Horace Herron
Edward Hinz
Robert Hoenshel
Robert Holman
Ernest L. Hughes
Joseph Irving
William T. Jones
Peter Karetka
John Keally
Ellsworth Kendig Jr.
Warren J. Kerrigan
A.G. Kessinger
Vern Kimmell
Byron C. King
George King
John Krantz
John Kunsak Jr.
James Larner
Harry Leippe
A. E. Lewis
Philip K. Lundeberg
Jack MacMillan
Frank McClatchie
Dominic Mesciano
Irving Mesher
James R. Mitchell
Carlos R. Monarez
Russell T. Morris (courtesy of Susan M. Morris)
Frank Musumeci
Harold Muth
Owen Nicholson
Arthur L. Overacker
Joseph Padorski
Alvin C. Peachman
Wayne Pickels
Albert R. Pincus
R. D. Piper
Gerald E. Rehbein
William Riemer
Walter L. Roberge Jr.
Eli Roffman
Richard Rohde
William Shumate
Bertram Sikowitz
Frank Smith
William K. Smith
Milton A. Stein
Robert W. Storrick
Stanley Suzdak
Norman C. Taylor
Terry Thomas
Charles W. Touzell
Philip Trusheim
Paul J. Velky
Joseph Villanella
John A. Virum
Richard Warner
Donald Watson
Edward H. Watts
Edward L. White
Robert D. Young