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Dedicated to the memory of the ship and the men who sailed her

 

The following are the men who served aboard the USS Compton (DD-705) and who are now deceased.


This Memorial is presented by the generosity of Compton shipmate CMSGT Jack Henderson, USAF RET



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FCS 3/C GEORGE AIKEN

BM 3/C M. GENE AILSHIE

TM 3/C BERNARD ALEXANDROWICZ

ELMO SIMPSON ALLEN JR.

HAROLD H. ALLEN

RD 2/C ELWOOD C. ALTEMOSE

JOSEPH V. ANTICO

FN LOUIS ARELLA

EUGENE ARLINGHAUS

SF 3/C LEONARD E. ASHLINE

WILLIAM AUTRY

EMC HAROLD BABINE

BM 1/C JOSEPH T. BALDASAN

LTJG ROBERT BALDERSON

HMC HARRY M. BARKER

MM 3/C ROBERT W. BARRETT "PLANKOWNER"

PAUL G. BARRY

BT 2/C JAMES "BUDDY" BASS

LARRY BEAULIEU, SR.

MAURICE BECK

IC 2/C WILLIAM BECK

BTC PATRICK O. BECKER

CWO MICHAEL R. BELL

SALVATORE BELTRANTE

ERNEST BERGER

KENNETH BIEBER

BRUCE BIELEFELT

BT2/C LARRY J. BIRCHELL JR.

PHM 1/C THOMAS L. BIRD JR.

FT 3/C JOSEPH A. BISOGNO

BT 2/C EARLE BISSONNETTE

LOYAL BLACKWOOD

RD 1/C WALTER BOHNER

BMSN RODNEY BOHYER

BT 1/C HAROLD BOL

GM 1/C JOSEPH BONAVENTURA

FRED BOWMAN

DC 2/C CARLYLE (CARL) BRAGDON JR.

REAR ADM. HAROLD M. BRIGGS (CAPT DESRON 12)

ET 3/C JOHN BRIODY

HAROLD GREGORY BRODERICK

YN 2/C VINCENT G. BROSS "PLANKOWNER"

MM 1/C HOWARD BROW

CHARLES BROWNING

MALVIN BRUBAKER SR.

CDR. THOMAS C. BRUGMAN (Chief Engineer)

RADM CHARLES BUCANNON

HAROLD BUSH

J. BUTTO

SKSN FREDERICK C. BUTTNER

LEONARD ROSS BYRD

BT3 ARTHUR BYRNE

MEG3/C JAMES M. BYRNE

SK 3/C FRANK "CHOP" CACCIOPPOLI

TM 2/C DONALD E. CAIN

ROBERT CALPETER SR

BT 2/C JACK CAMERON

CDR. ROBERT F. CAMPION JR. (Commanding Officer)

BMSN JOHN CAPECCI

SK 2/C LUTHER L. CARLISLE

SN 2/C OTTIS CARTEE

LTJG WILLIAM C. CARTMELL

RADM GORDON L. CASWELL (CAPT. DESRON 12)

GM FRANCIS CHARTIER

BT 1/C GEORGE CHATHAM

MM3 HUBERT CHEEK

RM3 ROBERT CHESIA

DONALD CHRISTENSEN

CDR. JOHN W. CHRISTY (LT) "PLANKOWNER"

EN 3/C JOSEPH CHURCH

PETER CIFONE

BM 3/C EARL E. CLAY

SM GRADY CLENDENING JR.

MICHAEL C. CLOSE

LTJG CHARLES W. COALE JR.

LARRY PHILIP COLMAN

DONALD R. COMAR

MICHAEL COMO

FLOYD COMPTON

RADM JOSHUA W. COOPER (CAPT. DESRON 12)

MM 3/C KENNETH RAY COSTIC

PAUL COWIN

BM 1/C RUPERT COX

MM 3/C W. "BUCK" CRAVER

SMSN BOYD M. CRANNELL

FN ANDREW CROWE

BM 3/C EUGENE CUBBAGE

BT 3/C JOHN CUPP

ET 3/C JEFFREY CUTRO

BT 2/C WILLIAM E. DAGG

SN 2/C GERALD R. DAVIDSON

GMG 3/C JAMES P DAVIN SR.

RDSN DAVID DAVIS

ETN3 FRANCIS DAVIS

MM 3/C DONALD B. DAY

SHSN HOMER R. DAY

CSSN MICHAEL J. DECKER

EMIDIO DEFELICE

WARREN DELAWARE

SKD 3/C RICHARD C. DEMPSTER

MM 3/C ANTHONY DEPINTO

FN CHARLES J. DERKAS

JOSEPH DESIMONE

LEONARD DESROCHERS

SHERMAN FREDERICK DEWEESE

JOSEPH DIAZ

FRANK PAUL DICENSO

STANLEY E. DICKIE

CDR. HARRY DITTLER (Commanding Officer)

BMSN JAMES DIXON

SN 1/C HARRY ALAN DOCKSTADER

MM 3/C JOHN E. DORAN "PLANKOWNER"

ALLEN DORN SR.

LTJG DAVID G. DOUGHTY JR.

CHARLES DOWNING

CAPT. JOHN DRAKE (Commanding Officer)

SO 2/C JOHN F. DRUMMEY JR.

ICFN VERNON DUKE

ROLAND J. DUMAS JR.

ROBERT J. DUNN

MM 3/C RAYMOND DUPLESSIS

RM 2/C RAYMOND G. DUQUETTE

RD 2/C WILLIAM DWAN

CAPT. FREDERICK L. EDWARDS ( X.O.)

MM 2/C NORMAN E. EGELAND

DKSN RICHARD EGGER SR.

BT 2/C ARLEN D. EICHENBERG

CAPT HAROLD ELLISON

RAMOND ELSHOLZ

EM 2/C NEWTON ELWEL

SN 1/C F. ED EPPERSON

MM 3/C RONALD ERWIN

RD 3/C EARL ESCUE

YNC EUGENE W. ETHERIDGE "PLANKOWNER"

LTJG JAMES EVANS

TM 2/C PAGE K. EVANS

ROY FAGAN

FN JAMES FAHEY

WILLIAM FANIEL

MM 2/C RICHARD FARMER

MM 2/C WALTER W. FARMER

MM 3/C LARRY FARNUM

SM 2/C JOSEPH FARRY "PLANKOWNER"

MM 3/C JOSEPH P. FEENEY

MM 2/C MICHAEL W. FERRITER

CARL FIELD

MMFN JODY FIELDS

GUY FIX

RICHARD S. FLOR

FTSN MICHAEL FLYNN

SMSN PAUL FLYNN

RM RAYMOND H FOGARTY

BT 2/C MERRILL O. FOGG JR.

ET 3/C HENRY "HANK" FOGLINO

TM 2/C EDWARD P. FOLEY JR.

TM 3/C FRANCIS A. "BUD" FOLEY

CMDR JAMES M. FORD JR.

CWO VERNON FOSS "PLANKOWNER"

LCDR WARREN FRANCIS

CS 3/C GERARD H. FRASER

RD 2/C WALTER FREDERICK

RAYMOND J. FREEMER

FTG 3/C ROBERT P. FREEMER

SN 1/C MORRIS FRITH "PLANKOWNER"

MM 2/C LEWIS FUGATE "PLANKOWNER"

RUSSELL S FUNK

BERT V. FURLONG

LTJG JAMES K. GARNER JR.

SM 1/C RALPH C. GARNER "PLANKOWNER"

BMC RALPH GARZA SR.

RD 2/C CHARLES GEMMELL

PN 3/C DAVID GETSINGER

SM 1/C GERALD GLUCK

BT 2/C ROLAND GOODING

LCDR JACK W. GORDON (LT)

GODFREY GRASSL

MM 3/C CHARLES E. GRAY

LESTER GREEN

MOMM 3/C RONALD GENE GRONBECK SR.

CDR. SIDNEY L. GROSS (LT)

RDSN GERALD GUARLLA

BMSN RICHARD H. GUSHUE

SN WILLIAM GUZZY

SK 3/C ROBERT W. HAINES

FRANCIS HALPIN

GMSN CLARENCE EVERETTE HAMBY

ROBERT HAMMETT

SN HORACE F. HAMMOCK

WILLIAM HARDING JR.

MICHAEL HARLAN-BLAKE

MM 3/C HAROLD R. HARRINGTON

EM 3/C NEAL H. HARTLING

CAPT. ROBERT S. HARWARD (Chief Engineer)

CDR GEORGE MASON HAWES (Commanding Officer)

JOHN J. HEARY

SM 1/C PAUL E. HELGERSON "PLANKOWNER"

RMSN JACK HENDERSON

LTJG F. WILLIAM HIRT

MICHAEL HLUBIN

BM 3/C THOMAS HLUBIN

SM 3/C JAMES HOLBROOK "PLANKOWNER"

WILLIAM HOWARD

CAPT. HARRY HULINGS (Commanding Officer)

MM 1/C JOHN HULON

BMSN JOHN L. "JACK" HUNOLD

FT2 CHARLES "JAKE" JAKOB

RM3 WILLIAM I. JENKINS

CAPT. FREDERICK F. JEWETT II (LT)

LEON F. JOHNSON

MM3 ROBERT JOHNSON

EMERY "RIP" JORDAN

QMC MALCOLM H. JOSLYN

GMSN STANLEY JUNG

WILLIAM E. JUSTICE "PLANKOWNER"

GM 3/C EUGENE I. KATZEN "PLANKOWNER"

HOMAS "KANO" KEANE

RADM WILLIAM KEARNS

JOE KEARNS

RDSN FRANCIS E. KEEGAN

LTJG MICHAEL KELLY

PAUL KELLY

ROBERT J. KELLY

WILLIAM F. KENNEDY

GM 2/C JOHN C. KENNEL

LT ROBERT KIEFER

LTJG DONALD KIEFFER

SN 2/C LEONARD KINZEL

CDR JAMES REVELEY KITTRELL (Commanding Oficer)

SF 3/C EDWARD KLISKA "PLANKOWNER"

WT 3/C JOHN K. KOOS

RD 2/C THOMAS R. KORCHMA

SO 3/C JOHN A. KOSTYO

JOSEPH F. KOTOWSKI

BT 2/C WILLIAM J. KOWALCHUCK JR.

QM 3/C IRWIN KUBANOFF

SN JOSEPH KRAL

THOMAS H. KRAUS

SN OSCAR J. LANDRY

GMG 1/C ROY LANGE

SN 1/C JAMES F. LANKAMP "PLANKOWNER"

PETER LARKIN

YNSN RICHARD LAU

SO 3/C JAMES LEAHY

EM 3/C DONALD W. LE CRONE

RDSN HOWARD M. LINDSEY "PLANKOWNER"

FP 2/C FREDERICK L. LINK

CDR JOSEPH M. LITTLETON (Commanding Officer)

RADM ORLIN L. LIVDAHL (CAPT DESRON 12)

JOSEPH LOFTUS

SM 2/C ARCHIE RICHARD LOKEN

S 1/C KERMIT LOVELL "PLANKOWNER"

RD 3/C ERIK C. LUND

RAYMOND LUSSIER

ET 2/C PETER LUX

QM 3/C THOMAS J. LYNCH

BT 2/C JEROME A. MACDONALD

EDWARD F. MAJKA

BT 3/C DWIGHT MALONE

JOE MALSKI

JOHN MALSKI

MM 3/C DONALD H. MANDEVILLE

J.B. MANGHAN

GMSN RICHARD A. MANN

GMSN GARY MARQUART

FN 1/C CALVIN C. MARSHALL

RD 2/C RICHARD MARX

SN 1/C CLEMENT MATALONIS JR. "PLANKOWNER"

PN 2/C JAMES H. MAYNARD JR.

RD 2/C LEE McADAMS

SCPO EUGENE V. McCARTHY

JOHN McCARTY

SN FREDERICK McDERMOTT

RAY McDERMOTT

J. L. McERN

GM3 RICHARD McGRATH

RADM HARRY H. McILHENNY (CAPT. DESRON 12)

BT 2/C JOSEPH J. McINERNEY

BT 3/C DAVID HENRY McKEE

SFM 2/C JAMES E. McKELVA

SO 2/C OWEN D. "DOUG" McLAUGHLIN

SN 1/C THOMAS F. McMAHON JR. "PLANKOWNER"

MMC WILLIAM V. McNAMARA "PLANKOWNER"

WILLIAM MEEKINS

ROBERT MELLO

BT 3/C GEORGE W. MENARD

CS 2/C GRANVILLE "GEORGE" MESSICK

BM 1/C FRANK R. MILANESE

MM 2/C EARL R. MILESON

BMSN BARRY MILLER

FN GARY G. MILLER

RM1 MERLE E. MILLER

DONALD MILLIGAN

BT 2/C CHARLES R. MINOR

BM 2/C EUGENE J. MISENHEIMER

RD 3/C ERNEST W. MITCHELL

SFP 3/C HERBERT "RON" MOODY

PHILIP P. MORGANTE

CDR ROBERT CAMERON MORTON "Commanding Officer"

RADM THOMAS H. MORTON "Commanding Officer"

MR 3/C ANTHONY E. MOYNIHAN

GM 3/C GAYLORD MOZINGO

MARK MURPHY

TM3 JOSEPH NAVARRO

ET 1/C ARTHUR G. NAYLOR

WILLIAM STEWART NELSON

QMSN ARTHUR J. NERMOE

SN WALTER NEVILLE

BT 3/C CHARLES "CHUCK" NEWTON

ERNEST NIEDERHAUSER JR.

LTJG MICHAEL NOLAN

RD 2/C WILLIAM S. NOLAN

EN 3/C ARMAND NOLIN

LT HERBERT L. OGIER JR. (X.O. 1954-1955)

IC 3/C WILLIAM OLSON

MM 3/C JOHN J. ORLICH

DONALD H. ORMEROD

SF 2/C WILLIAM L. ORMSBEE

MM 2/C ROBERT E. OTT

NORMAN OUIMET

GMG 3/C GARY JACK OVERLA

MM 2/C DAVID G. PAEY

CHARLES PAINTER

JAMES PAINTER

LT JOHN R. PAINTER

EM 3/C WALTER PANCIR

RD 3/C JAMES S. PARKER

B. T. PARR

WILLIAM PATTON

JOSEPH PELC

BALLARD W. PENNINGTON

FN B. R. PERRY

LAWRENCE PERRY

SN 1/C JOHN PERSHA JR. "PLANKOWNER"

LTJG WALTER E. PETER

J. PETRONCHIAK

TEM 3/C DAVID PETRUZZI

CORNELIUS PHALEN

MM 2/C JOHN PHELPS

SN 1/C GERRY S. PIERCE

RM 2/C ROBERT PLATT SR.

GM 3/C STANLEY PLEVNY

BT 2/C RAYMOND POLSTER

LTJG ARVEL J. POPP

MATTHEW J. PORPORA

BT FN DON WILLIS POWEL

SO 3/C EDWARD J. PRAWDZIK

TM 3/C OLIVER SALISBURY PRAY

RM 2/C KAY PROCHAZKA

RD 3/C JOHN W. PROCTOR

ROBERT PURDY

RONALD QUILLEN

FT 3/C JOHN QUINN

MM 3/C LEO W. RAINE JR.

RD2 LOUIS RAINONE.

RUFINO RAMIREZ

ROBERT RAPETTI

ORIN RAY

PATRICK E. REDCLIFT

CDR SULLIVAN REED (Commanding Officer)

SN 1/C WALTER REHM, JR.

CDR ELI THOMAS REICH (Commanding Officer)

FT3 ARTHUR J. REILLY

SN 1C BENJAMIN FRANKLIN REID "PLANKOWNER"

YN 2C JAMES J. REID

EN 3/C EDWARD F. REUTHER JR.

LTJG ROBERT D. REYMOND

MICHAEL RICH

JOHN RICHARDSON

ET 2/C MAURICE H. RICKARD SR.

LTJG JAY S. RIDDLE

HARRY RIGOTTI

SO 2/C GEORGE M. RITCHIE "PLANKOWNER"

MM 2/C DONALD W. ROACH

FN 2/C CHARLES ROBERTS

YN 3/C WILLIAM ROBERTSON

TM 3/C HAROLD K. ROBINSON

DONALD O. ROCQUE

RDSN DENNIS ROOT

CAPTAIN FREDERICK J. ROSKOPP

EM 3/C PETER ROWELL

JOSEPH ROY

LT PERRY RICHARD "DICK" ROYSE

GMGC MATTHEW RYAN

STEPHEN K. SABO

DAVID MARSHALL SANDERS

SN THOMAS SARAKA

ET 2/C GEORGE SAWCHUCK

CS 2/C MICHAEL J. SCAROLA

SN ARMIN SCHIFFMANN

BT 2/C ARTHUR SCHWAB

SM 3/C ROBERT J. SCHAEFER

EM 3/C HUGH R. SCHWARZ

RM 3/C ROBERT SEARLES

SN ROBERT SEDITA

EM 2/C HERBERT B. SELLERS

YN 2/C JAMES SHARPSHAIR "PLANKOWNER"

RD 2/C DONALD MAX SHELDON

SK 2/C EDWARD SHIVELL

CS 3/C DONALD SHOCKLEY

RM 1/C WILLIAM SIEMER (RMC)

MILTON SIMONDS

FT 3/C KERMIT M. SINGLEY JR.

MARSHALL SLAYTON

HAYES P. SMITH

JOHN SMITH

GM 2/C KENNETH L. SMITH (LT)

GM 1/C ROBERT A. SMITH

FREDERICK A. SMITHGALL

RICHARD SMOCK

MM 2/C NORBERT SNIZEK

RM 2/C JOHN T. SODERLUND

RD 3/C ROBERT R. "CHARLIE" SOMERS

YN 3/C IRVIN E. STALL

SN 2/C RUSSELL LEWIS STEVENS

RALPH D. STEVENSON

GM 1/C LOUIS P. STITH

EM/FN ROBERT W. STORY

SK2/C WILLIAM H. STRAHL

HTC JOHN STRAK

CAPT. ROBERT STRANGE SR. (C. O.) "PLANKOWNER"

ENSIGN JOHN P. SULLIVAN

ROBERT L. SULLIVAN

SN FRED SUMMERVILLE

WILLIAM SWEET

JESSIE TAYLOR

FC 3/C GEORGE DONALD TERRY

RAY TERRILL

WALTER THIRY, SR.

CHERRY M. THOMAS

SN 2/C CHARLES E. THOMPSON "PLANKOWNER"

MM 3/C WILLIE E. THOMPSON

QM 2/C WAYNE THORNBURG "PLANKOWNER'

GM 2/C ELMER I. TIDWELL

GM 1/C CHARLES L. TIMMERMAN

LT PERRY R. TRIMMER

SM 3/C DANIEL TURKLAY

OMSBRA H. TURNS

EN 3/C CHARLES TURNER

CS 2/C MALCOLM TUSTIN

DK 2/C JOHN "JACK" A. VALENTINE

JOHN VANTINE

EM 2/C WAYNE P. VEERKAMP

RD 1/C ROBERT VEINO

RM 3/C STEPHEN VERMIGLIO

MM 3/C HENRY M. VERRIEST

SN RICHARD VOLPICELLI

RD 3/C DAVID VUKELICH

SOG 2/C RONALD WADE

SN MAURICE WAGAR

SN RICHARD K. WALBRIDGE, SR. (WALLY)

ETSN GEORGE O. WALDORF

BT 3/C ROBERT R. WALLACE

OAM ANGUS WALSH

DAVID WALSH

IC 3/C PAUL J. WARDROBE SR.

MM 2/C SIDNEY F. WASHAM JR. "PLANKOWNER"

BM 3/C JOSEPH WATSON

SK 2/C RICHARD J. WATTERS

DAVID WELLMAN

RICHARD J. WEHNER

PF 1/C JOHN WEINGARTNER

MM 2/C RUSSELL WELCH

SN 1/C GEORGE WENTZ

RICHARD WEST

DUANE WHALEY

SN HERMAN WHITE

MMC ROBERT L. WHITE

FC 3/C THOMAS D. WHITE "PLANKOWNER"

DONALD J. WILLIAMS

RM JAMES WILLIAMS

LCDR CHARLES D. WILSON

BT 2/C ELLIOTT E. WILSON

BT 2/C FRANCIS H. WILSON

CDR LEIGH WINTERS (X.O.)

ALEX WISOCKI

CDR GUSTAVE A. WOLF (Commanding Officer)

LCDR ROBERT W. WOLFE

CDR LEWIS WORTHING (Commanding Officer)

CDR GEORGE M. WROCKLAGE

SN 2/C GUS J. XENOS

LT ALBERT ZUCCHI

 

 

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P.O. Box 6621
Monroe Township, NJ  08831-6621

 

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LAST UPDATE: 08-07-2020