LIST OF KNOWN SHIPMATES THAT HAVE SERVED ABOARD USS BLUE'S DD-387
OR USS BLUE DD-744 AND BEEN CALLED HOME

Please forward to me at dgilb534@bellsouth.net the known deaths of fellow shipmates, so that they may be included in this Memorial page

The following person's have answered the call from the Lord:

The following named shipmates have passed on. If anyone knows anything about the ones listed as Unknown, please send information to dgilb534@bellsouth.net, so I can update this roster.

  • Allen, William H. Passed away on Dec 14, 1990
  • Anderson, Dale Passed away in 1952
  • Arrington, Claude "Flash" Passed away on Nov 5, 1986 Korean
  • Barber, Oral Passed away in 1993***
  • Barrows, Richard M. Passed away on July 22, 1999
  • Bateman, Louis C. Passed away on Aug 8, 1991(Served on USS Blue DD-387)
  • Benson, Russell A. Unknown
  • Bryan, Louis A., RAdm Unknown
  • Bullock, Theodore G. Unknown
  • Burdick, Robert S., Captain Passed away on Apr 30, 2000
  • Caumiant, James "Jim" Dee Passed away December 7, 2002
  • Chamberlin, Estel H. Passed away in 1992
  • Chandler, Bill Passed away in 1999
  • Chandler, M.D., Doctor Passed away in Dec 1996
  • Chardbourne, Henry, Captain, Passed away in 1999
  • Chastain, Paul Passed away on Sept 11, 1993, of cancer
  • Christensen, Lincoln W. Passed away in 1999
  • Coghlin, Terry M. Passed away in 1993
  • Collier, Felix "Popason" Passed away on Aug 4, 1992Korean
  • Conant, Ernest "Bud" Unknown
  • Corwin, Jay William Passed away in 1995
  • Crosby, Richard A. Passed away on Dec 11, 1998
  • Crosser, James M. Passed away on May 2, 1991
  • Crull, W.F. Passed away on Dec 3. 1984
  • Cummings, William "Bill" Orr, Passed away on Apr 6, 2002, of cancer Korean
  • Darone, Anthony "Tony" Passed away on Aug 28, 1999Korean
  • Dellett, Herbert L. Passed away in 1995
  • Demos, Anthony Passed away on Oct 1, 2001
  • Devillier, Clayton G. Passed away in 1996
  • Doll, Roger Passed away in April 2002
  • Doucette, Richard A. Passed away in 1999Korean
  • Elphant, Jules Passed away in 2000
  • Ensey, Lot, RAdm Passed away in 1970
  • Escalambre, Luis Passed away in 2000
  • Evans Earl T. Passed away on July 17, 1996Korean
  • Falke, Roland A. Passed away on Aug 27, 1994Korean
  • Flick, Robert "Bob" Passed away in 1983
  • Friess, Fred C. Passed away on July 27, 1996
  • Gallagher, Donald J. Unknown
  • Goldfein, John J. Unknown
  • Grooms, Bennie Passed away on May 10, 1989
  • Grube, Paul Passed away on December 20, 2002
  • Harris, Harold D. Passed away in 1997
  • Harris, Howard L. Passed away in 1995
  • Hartig, Edgar L. GMM-1 Passed away on May 21, 1984
  • Hartig, Paul L. GMM-1 Passed away Dec 1972
  • Hayes, Kenneth L. Passed away on July 23, 1996
  • Hebert, Ralph N. Passed away in 1997
  • Henton, James "Jim" Passed away on May 9, 2001, of cancerKorean
  • Herman, Francis P. Passed away in Aug 1986
  • Homan, William E. Doctor, Passed away on July 21, 1991
  • Hyde, Jack L. Passed away in Jan 1994
  • Imler, W.M. "Bill" Passed away on Feb 5, 1990
  • James, Ed Passed away on UNKNOWN
  • Johnston Jr, Dave Passed away in 1994
  • Kelley, Larry G. Passed away in 1997
  • Krantz, Harold B. Passed away in 1996
  • Kubel, Howard L. Captain, Passed away in 1992
  • ***Lurakis, Charles MCPO Passed away on February 19, 2003, of Viral Pneumonia.
  • Lynskey, Clive H. Passed away in 1996
  • Maddox, William S., Captain Passed away in June 1996
  • Mancini, Anthony H. Passed away in 1976
  • Martin, Luxton A. "Lucky" Passed away in 1993
  • McCoy, Cecil, Passed away on December 20, 2002
  • McMahon, Thomas "Tommy" QMSN Passed away on May 28. 2002 of cancer
  • Mitchelson, Hal Passed away on Dec 28, 1993
  • Moon, James R. Passed away on Nov 10, 1992
  • Nagy, Julius J. Passed away in 1989
  • Oglesby, Russell Passed away on Oct 28, 1978
  • Pargin, Thomas A. Passed away on Mar 14, 1976
  • Perry, Floyd O. Passed away in 1995
  • Peterson, R. A. Passed away in Jan 2002
  • Peterson, Wilbur Unknown
  • Petroski, Ivan Passed away in Feb 1994
  • Pickett, Clayton A. Passed away in 1992
  • Pickett, Clay Unknown
  • Ramage, Donald B. Captain, Passed away on Aug 15, 1990
  • Redding, Carol S., ET2 Passed away in 1989 of a heart attack Korean
  • Salassi, Carroll Passed away in Dec 1989
  • Savopoulos, Gust Unknown
  • Scott, Floyd Robert Passed away in June 2002
  • Schau, Kelly D. Passed away on Aug 11, 1993
  • Schrader, Harry C. VAdm, Passed away on Apr 19, 1996
  • Schwartz, Gerald D. Passed away on Jul 12, 1999
  • Silcox, Robert "Bob" Passed away in 1993
  • Stafford, Bennie Unknown
  • Tolerson, Ray C. Captain, Unknown
  • Tooker, James H. Unknown
  • Tyson, Greg Jr, Passed away on Mar 17, 1993
  • Ullum, Leo Passed away in 1997
  • Vahlbusch, Edward W. Passed away on Feb 10, 1993
  • Vaughan, Forrest E. Passed away in 1991
  • Vincent, Cecil Passed away in Sep 1992
  • Wallace, James Passed away on Sep 24, 1989
  • Watt, Jesse R. Captain Unknown
  • Winstead, Phillip Q. Passed away in 1996
  • Wright, Larry W. Passed away on Aug 22, 2000
  • Wyatt, Winfred T. Passed away on May 26, 1991
  • Yarberry, Don Passed away on Oct 11, 2000, of congestive heart failure.

    Korean

    Korean veterans indicated by Korean

    Vietnam veterans indicated by Vietnam

    Other veterans indicated by either WWI or WWII

    *** - Denotes Plank Owners of the USS Blue, both DD-378 and DD-744

    This page was last updated November 04, 2002

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