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USS TOPEKA CLG 8
Departed Shipmates
Last Six Months
Robert Fletcher SN 60-61
Posted 07/14/24
Cecil Hankins FN 61-65
Posted 04/20/24
Kenneth Ewing CPL 64-66
Posted 03/27/24
Norman Altenburg SN 64-66
Posted 03/14/24
John Stark RD2 59-62
Posted 02/22/24
|
Name |
Rate/Rank |
Taps |
Dates on board |
A. Abernathy |
CSCS |
?? |
59 - 61 |
Marion Adams |
YN3 |
04/14/01 |
62 - 65 |
Jack K. Ahart |
BT3 |
?? |
59 - 63 |
Elmer Alexander |
SK1 |
09/12/01 |
66 - 69 |
Norman Altenburg |
SN |
1967 |
64 - 66 |
George Ames |
FN |
1970 |
65 - 67 |
David J. Anderson |
LTJG |
05/21/90 |
64 - 66 |
Don C. Anderson |
ET2 |
09/03/06 |
62 - 64 |
T. E. Anderson |
SN |
1983 |
60 - 62 |
Mike M. Angulo |
CWO3 |
11/02/13 |
65 - 67 |
Richard Annis |
SN |
06/10/70 |
67 - 68 |
Jesse Aragon |
BM1 |
07/14/16 |
59 - 62 |
Don Archer |
DK3 |
11/12/15 |
63 - 67 |
Robert Archer |
BT3 |
04/05/13 |
64 - 64 |
Stephan Archbold |
SKSN |
02/11/04 |
60 - 63 |
Charles Armstrong |
DCCM |
2008 |
62 - 63 |
Thomas Arnold |
MM3 |
03/18/04 |
65 - 68 |
Jean T. Attey |
RD3 |
05/29/01 |
65 - 67 |
John M. Attey |
RD2 |
09/12/19 |
62 - 65 |
Glen Baggett |
SA |
1997 |
60 - 62 |
John Bailey |
RD3 |
07/11/98 |
61 - 62 |
William Balfanz |
CS2 |
09/26/14 |
62 - 66 |
Richard Barnard |
RMSN |
01/04/20 |
60 - 61 |
Kenneth Barnett |
BT3 |
12/04/20 |
63 - 67 |
Larry Barr |
RM3 |
07/03/84 |
62 - 65 |
Edward Beanland |
FTM2 |
1975 |
61 - 64 |
Robert Beddig |
SN |
1974 |
63 - 65 |
Ransford Begin |
GMG3 |
2022 |
63 - 66 |
Edward Bennet |
BT2 |
?? |
59 - 62 |
Randall Bess |
CWO4 |
04/05/03 |
60 - 62 |
Jimmie Betsworth |
RMSN |
03/23/88 |
59 - 61 |
G. W. Bieber |
LT |
?? |
65 - 66 |
Charles R. Bigham |
BT3 |
2007 |
63 - 65 |
Richard Bihr |
CAPT |
?? |
66 - 68 |
Ray L. Billings |
SFM1 |
05/29/2019 |
63 - 65 |
David F. Bills |
SN |
2009 |
60 - ?? |
Jack V. Bock |
LTJG |
01/05/2017 |
62 - 65 |
William D. Bodine |
CS3 |
07/11/2016 |
63 - 66 |
Clyde R. Bomgardner |
LTJG |
05/24/12 |
60 - 61 |
James E. Bond |
YN3 |
05/24/12 |
64 - 67 |
Robert A. Bond |
DK2 |
11/17/12 |
62 - 64 |
John S. Bone |
LT |
11/26/02 |
62 - 64 |
John W. Boyd Jr |
SN |
01/17/93 |
66 - 68 |
Paul Boyd |
BT3 |
11/04/04 |
63 - 64 |
William Brew |
CPL |
11/19/19 |
64 - 66 |
Charlie Brocklesby |
SN |
12/07/00 |
65 - 68 |
George W. Brown |
SN |
04/22/22 |
62 - 64 |
Leonard H. Brown |
LTJG |
09/11/17 |
66 - 68 |
Freddy L. Bruce |
BTFN |
01/18/18 |
64 - 67 |
Joseph Buda |
GMC |
05/31/04 |
60 - 62 |
Tom Buell |
CAPT |
04/22/94 |
64 - 66 |
Ken Burch |
SN |
2002 |
61 - 64 |
Tom Butler |
SKC |
1997 |
62 - 64 |
Daniel Callihan |
GMSN |
07/??/2015 |
60 - 61 |
Don Cameron |
LT |
10/25/01 |
60 - 62 |
Keith Camp |
BT3 |
1998 |
61 - 65 |
Charles Campbell |
BM2 |
01/??/11 |
60 - 65 |
John Campbell |
LT |
07/10/01 |
61 - 63 |
Augustine Carella |
CWO3 |
05/30/09 |
?? |
William Carver |
SN |
2004 |
60-63 |
William D Carver |
BM3 |
08/19/17 |
60-63 |
Dudley E.Cass |
LTJG |
08/12/22 |
61-64 |
Earle Caywood |
CS2 |
2012 |
62 - 68 |
Chester D Chapman |
GMM3 |
04/11/13 |
65 - 67 |
David Clink |
MM2 |
07/2023 |
68 - 69 |
Richard Clark |
RM2 |
08/28/2012 |
62 - 64 |
Lannie Conn |
LCDR |
2012 |
62 - 63 |
Raymond Conley |
FTG3 |
04/18/06 |
60 - 64 |
Jack Connery |
LCDR |
11/05/20 |
64 - 66 |
Charles Cooke |
SM3 |
06/11/02 |
62 - 63 |
Dennis Corkrey |
SN |
2013 |
66 - 63 |
Irye Couch |
BM1 |
03/17/11 |
60 - 65 |
John Courtney |
MM3 |
02/14/01 |
59 - 62 |
Donald Cowdery |
EM1 |
02/17/18 |
62 - 64 |
James Curtin |
LTJG |
05/10/23 |
60 - 62 |
Kenneth Cushman |
MM3 |
12/15/2020 |
61 - 65 |
Donald Roland Cusson |
AG2 |
11/01/04 |
64 - 68 |
Andy Cutbirth |
YN3 |
12/17/10 |
61 - 64 |
Andrew Czilli |
LCPL |
2010 |
64 - 66 |
Raymond E. Danes |
PO2 |
1969 |
64 - 68 |
Walter Davidovich |
GMC |
07/14/2012 |
59 - 63 |
Marvin Davis |
LTJG |
02/25/2023 |
61 - 62 |
Gordon Day |
CWO |
?? |
62 - 64 |
Roy L. Denio |
RM2 |
12/08/18 |
60 - 63 |
Gary S. Derks |
IC2 |
03/13/18 |
59 - 61 |
Alford DesVoignes |
RDCS |
?? |
64 - 66 |
James Dewey |
LCPL |
?? |
63 - 65 |
Roy DeWitt |
BTC |
1995 |
60 - 63 |
David Dilsaver |
BTFN |
2013 |
59 - 60 |
Patrick Doyle |
RM3 |
2012 |
61 - 63 |
Alan Drentlaw |
IC2 |
?? |
59 - 62 |
James Dunaway |
LTCDR |
?? |
60 - 61 |
Gary T. Dungan |
SN |
07/01/10 |
62 - 64 |
Gerald W. Dunne |
LTJG |
11/01/15 |
64 - 66 |
Paul Dworznik |
ETR2 |
11/19/10 |
59 - 63 |
Charles Dykeman |
LT |
12/15/19 |
65 - 66 |
Tom Eagling |
GMC |
02/17/12 |
60 - 63 |
Kenneth Ewing |
CPL |
03/27/2024 |
64 - 66 |
Ted Edwards |
GMM3 |
2019 |
59 - 64 |
Joe Ellis |
LTJG |
?? |
61 - 64 |
Erin Endicott |
RD3 |
02/15/19 |
61 - 63 |
Don Ervin |
QMC |
05/??/10 |
60 - 61 |
Clyde Enans |
BT3 |
01/06/12 |
63 - 66 |
Frank P. Fasone |
LI3 |
03/09/23 |
64 - 66 |
Robert M. Farwick |
SFM3 |
11/08/06 |
60 - 63 |
Lawrence "Butch" Fields |
LCPL |
09/05/11 |
65 - 67 |
Henry P Fisher |
SF1 |
03/15/02 |
60 - 62 |
Larry J Fisher |
BM1 |
10/23/10 |
65 - 69 |
Michael D. Fisher |
FTG3 |
01/03/09 |
63 - 66 |
Matthew F. Fitzpatrick |
FTM3 |
11/23/14 |
63 - 65 |
Fletcher, Robert |
SN |
07/14/24 |
60 - 61 |
Tom Fleming Jr |
LTT |
01/31/05 |
61 - 62 |
Don E. Ford |
MM3 |
01/29/18 |
66 - 68 |
Herb Francis |
QMC |
?? |
62 - 64 |
Lyman Franklin |
MRC |
10/06/2017 |
59 - 60 |
Joe Friend |
CPL |
2008 |
62 - 64 |
Lewis Galloway |
SD1 |
1995 |
59 - 65 |
James "Bo" Garrison |
LCPL |
11/26/01 |
61 - 64 |
Joseph Gavlyak |
BTFN |
1980 |
63 - 65 |
Larry Geibe |
SM3 |
05/16/10 |
60 - 64 |
Raymond Geibe |
SM1 |
2008 |
59 - 63 |
Grady Germany |
SA |
12/15/08 |
66 - 68 |
Donald Gerrick |
FTG1 |
07/06/11 |
60 - 62 |
|
Eugene Glenn |
LT |
?? |
62 - 64 |
Fred Godwin |
GMG2 |
1998 |
60 - 62 |
Chester Goodwin |
BTC |
02/14/09 |
60 - 62 |
Elmer Greeno |
FTCS |
1996 |
60 - 63 |
Jackie T. Gregory |
SN |
04/??/02 |
59 - 63 |
David Grey |
MMFN |
01/??/12 |
67 - 69 |
Otto Grunwald |
CWO |
?? |
60 - 61 |
George Grupe |
LTJG |
05/31/07 |
62 - 65 |
Charles V. Guenther |
GMM3 |
03/21/15 |
60 - 64 |
Donald N. Habener |
RD1 |
10/07/14 |
59 - 62 |
|
A. D. (Doug) Haigh Jr. |
LTCDR |
06/19/07 |
61 - 63 |
Gerald Hakari |
EM2 |
3/17/22 |
60 - 61 |
Joe Hale |
RD2 |
01/31/08 |
60 - 63 |
Robert Hale |
SN |
08/03/04 |
59 - 61 |
George Halvorson |
CAPT |
07/04/78 |
67 - 69 |
Cecil Hankins |
FN |
2018 |
61 - 65 |
|
A. Hargis |
HM2 |
?? |
59 - 61 |
Thomas Harris |
CSCS |
2003 |
65 - 67 |
Eddie Harrison |
SN |
2006 |
61 - 64 |
Bill Hart |
LT |
2003 |
60 - 62 |
James Hartley |
LCPL |
2020 |
64 - 67 |
William H. Hawkins |
Lt CDR |
2006 |
61 - 65 |
Stan Hayes |
PH2 |
08/??/09 |
66 - 69 |
Will Hays |
LT |
03/16/22 |
60 - 61 |
Donald Hayworth |
MM3 |
05/15/07 |
59 - 62 |
Dana Heater |
SN |
05/16/07 |
66 - 68 |
Herbert Hedge |
LTCDR |
1996 |
64 - 66 |
Jack M. Hendricks |
CWO2 |
2022 |
62 - 64 |
Thomas R. Henrichs |
SHB3 |
2016 |
65 - 69 |
James T. Henslee |
BT3 |
06/05/20 |
65 - 68 |
William Herring |
CSC |
1997 |
61 - 64 |
Edward F. Hewitt |
SKC |
01/20/08 |
63 - 66 |
William E. Hilliard |
CPL |
07/02/67 |
65 - 66 |
John Hojaboom |
GMG1 |
09/08/99 |
60 - 69 |
Robert Holmes |
SN |
2010 |
66 - 68 |
Norbert Howe |
SDC |
08/26/06 |
60 - 60 |
Joseph L. Hummel |
RD3 |
07/31/04 |
68 - 69 |
Charles H. Hunter |
LCPL |
09/15/19 |
60 - 62 |
Edward Hunziker |
IC3 |
12/24/11 |
59 - 61 |
Josesph Huskuliak |
GM3 |
08/16/93 |
60 - 62 |
Richard Ingo |
AG3 |
1979 |
63 - 65 |
Willard Inman |
LT |
1997 |
64 - 65 |
Robert Jakeway |
MM3 |
08/17/08 |
59 - 61 |
Frederick F. Janey |
CAPT |
08/18/03 |
60 - 61 |
Allen Jefferis |
CDR |
05/26/08 |
67 - 69 |
Fred Jenkins |
SH3 |
04/??/00 |
60 - 63 |
John Jessup |
FTM2 |
06/09/2013 |
66 - 69 |
Art Johnson |
ETCS |
1992 |
60 - 62 |
Robert E. Johnson |
QM2 |
08/17 |
67 - 69 |
W. Lamar Johnson |
FTM2 |
2022 |
64 - 68 |
William Jones |
SD1 |
05/??/83 |
64 - 67 |
Jerry Judge |
FTCS |
05/17/07 |
63 - 66 |
Gerald Keathley |
EM3 |
05/26/07 |
62 - 63 |
John Keepper |
LTJG |
08/16/12 |
61 - 65 |
Virgil Kefauver |
RDCM |
10/11/2013 |
60 - 63 |
Ernest Kershaw |
BT2 |
11/01/16 |
59 - 63 |
Daniel Kish |
CS3 |
02/27/2017 |
64 - 68 |
Bob Kershner |
LTCDR |
11/10/05 |
63 - 66 |
Pete Klein |
CDR |
04/05/03 |
65 - 67 |
"Gus" Volker Kleinfeld |
SM1 |
11/16/06 |
65 - 66 |
Craig Koester |
EM2 |
?? |
59 - 63 |
Ervin Kolodzik |
BTC |
05/04/13 |
60 - 67 |
Ray Kraft |
LTJG |
1995 |
59 - 62 |
Charles Kress |
RD3 |
1995 |
67 - 68 |
Robert Krim |
SH3 |
02/24/2018 |
66 - 69 |
Ronald Krolcki |
?? |
08/08/04 |
?? |
Jim Krutsinger |
SN |
?? |
Duane Langer |
GMG3 |
09/14/01 |
63 - 66 |
Roger Lauer |
PH3 |
06/01/18 |
61 - 65 |
Russell Lett |
SN |
10/28/2016 |
66 - 68 |
Michael J. Leahy |
MM3 |
10/20/18 |
66 - 69 |
Ralph D. Lohr |
BMC |
08/29/10 |
64 - 66 |
Libby Loyd |
RM3 |
2001 |
60 - 63 |
Edward M. Loughry |
LTJG |
2015 |
64 - 66 |
Allen R. Lyman |
PFC |
06/13/68 |
66 - 68 |
Robert F. MacLean |
EN3 |
06/13/23 |
65 - 67 |
James A. Mahoney |
HM3 |
10/10/16 |
59 - 61 |
Richard P. Malone |
AG2 |
2011 |
64 - 67 |
Ronald D. Malone |
RM3 |
08/06/06 |
65 - 66 |
William Maloney |
FTGC |
1999 |
67 - 69 |
John Manley |
LtJG |
2000 |
63 - 65 |
Fred M. (Blacky) Mann |
BM1 |
02/25/01 |
64 - 66 |
Jack Mansfield |
CAPT |
08/24/01 |
62 - 64 |
Dennis M. Martin |
MM3 |
10/12/13 |
64 - 65 |
Richard Martin |
FTCS |
02/16/07 |
61 - 64 |
Bill Marx |
RDSN |
1997 |
62 - 63 |
Don Mayo |
FTGSN |
06/12/98 |
60 - 64 |
Rudolph McAfee |
LT |
04/22/2022 |
62 - 65 |
John S. McCabe |
LT |
06/16/2021 |
66 - 68 |
John A. McCamont |
LCDR |
2000 |
61 - 63 |
Robert E. McCullough |
GM1 |
2006 |
68 - 69 |
Frank McGirr |
LT |
?? |
62 - 64 |
Ray McHugh |
MM2 |
02/20/08 |
59 - 63 |
Sid McLin |
FTCM |
?? |
?? |
Ronald McPhail |
RDC |
2011 |
67 - 68 |
James McReynolds |
RM3 |
?? |
59 - 61 |
Peter Mercier |
ENS |
12/21/2020 |
60 - 61 |
Walter Michlanski |
SN |
?? |
60 - 6? |
Robert L. Middleton |
RMC |
12/01/01 |
66 - 69 |
John L. Milbrodt |
SFP3 |
08/29/15 |
65 - 67 |
Dennis M. Miller |
MM3 |
2002 |
63 - 65 |
Gary Minnis |
GMSN |
11/02/14 |
61 - 64 |
Waymon Minor |
FTM2 |
06/09/20 |
60 - 62 |
John Mobley |
CS2 |
1996 |
59 - 61 |
William Montgomery |
CAPT |
01/17/12 |
66 - 6? |
Peter Musitano |
FTM2 |
09/17/21 |
62 - 66 |
Don Nellis |
CDR |
12/20/04 |
63 - 65 |
Robert Nielsen |
ENS |
1964 |
61 - 62 |
Bill Niles |
LT |
08/10/07 |
62 - 64 |
Loy Nix |
BMM1 |
03/31/11 |
59 - 62 |
Kenneth W. Noble |
RD2 |
05/22/16 |
59 - 63 |
Arthur G. (Joe) Nolan |
SMC |
01/14/18 |
63 - 66 |
Roger Norgaard |
FT2 |
03/22/2021 |
60 - 62 |
Bob Norrell |
SH2 |
1998 |
67 - 68 |
Phillip Norris |
SN |
08/13/1991 |
60 - 64 |
Wally Nugent |
1st LT |
2000 |
60 - 62 |
Robert J. Odman |
BM3 |
10/28/20 |
64 - 67 |
James (J.C.) Oehler |
CWO2 |
04/24/04 |
66 - 68 |
Douglas A. Olson |
MM2 |
10/13 |
63 - 66 |
Ronald S. Ostrowski |
IC2 |
11/16/17 |
60 - 61 |
Billy Gene Oxford |
BT1 |
1983 |
?? |
Clarence Oriet |
BT1 |
1999 |
?? |
Jim Ownby |
LT |
03/27/03 |
62 - 65 |
Robert D. Pace |
CDR |
06/13/13 |
65 - 66 |
Roger W. Paine Jr. |
CAPT |
11/15/08 |
61 - 62 |
Ted Parker |
BM3 |
10/05/04 |
63 - 66 |
Irad J. Parkhuust |
FTCM |
10/19/02 |
63 - 66 |
Thomas K. Parsons |
SK2 |
07/31/15 |
65 - 68 |
Robert Peden |
LTJG |
2010 |
67 - 69 |
Joseph Peragine |
CWO3 |
11/08/08 |
60 - 63 |
"J" "W" Perkins |
CDR |
2008 |
63 - 65 |
Armond Peterson |
PC1 |
1995 |
63 - 65 |
John Peterson |
SN |
07/25/03 |
60 - 62 |
James E. Pflieger |
LTJG |
12/25/15 |
62 - 65 |
Gale A. Pfund |
LTJG |
02/21 |
62 - 64 |
Michael Piatt |
LCPL |
06/13/2016 |
65 - 67 |
F. L. Pinney |
CAPT |
10/20/99 |
59 - 60 |
Edmund Pipho |
CDR |
?? |
60 - 61 |
Wayne Pitman |
EM3 |
1997 |
65 - 66 |
Alfred T. Powell |
FTC |
06/24/12 |
61 - 64 |
Bernardo Pulido |
SDCS |
1994 |
63 - 66 |
J. Quinn |
BM1 |
?? |
59 - 61 |
Richard W. Ramsey |
GMCM |
12/05/07 |
62 - 64 |
William M. Ratliff |
LTCDR |
06/01/01 |
63 - 65 |
Eugene Ray |
DT1 |
2003 |
65 - 67 |
Raphael G. Rayford Jr. |
SH3 |
04/12/94 |
62 - 65 |
William Raymond |
LTJG |
2012 |
62 - 62 |
Roger Ready |
SN |
10/29/05 |
60 - 62 |
James Rebeor |
MMFN |
05/07/11 |
68 - 68 |
Clinton Reed |
FTSN |
2009 |
62 - 64 |
Clay Reuber |
SN |
?? |
?? |
James Reynaud |
FTM3 |
05/12/11 |
66-68 |
Dan Reynolds |
YN3 |
07/02/66 |
63 - 66 |
John Reynolds |
FTM1 |
11/11/19 |
61 - 66 |
John Richardson |
SK3 |
03/13/13 |
63 - 66 |
David Ritter |
EM2 |
05/30/23 |
59 - 63 |
Isaac Roberts |
IC3 |
10/29/05 |
65 - 68 |
Marshall H. Robinson |
SN |
65 - 67 |
Daniel Robles |
GMM3 |
65 - 67 |
Laurence Rocha |
GMG3 |
?? |
63 - 65 |
Robert Rowlette |
SA |
1963 |
63 - 63 |
Paul J. Ruby |
LTJG |
05/16/19 |
62 - 65 |
Courtney M. Rudin |
FTG2 |
09/10/20 |
63 - 66 |
William J. Ruhe |
CAPT |
11/04/03 |
63 - 64 |
M. Joseph Rutter |
BT3 |
2019 |
66 - 68 |
Charles B Ryder |
EN2 |
2009 |
61 - 63 |
Carl Sapp |
GMCM |
1986 |
64 - 66 |
Andre Seaton |
RD2 |
07/10/05 |
59 - 62 |
LeRoy Servin |
BM3 |
06/15/08 |
62 - 64 |
Jim Schafer |
LTJG |
?? |
60 - 62 |
Charles E. Schmidt |
MM2 |
1998 |
61 - 65 |
Robert G. Schoenstein |
MT2 |
02/15/19 |
60 - 63 |
Don A. Schott |
1st SGT |
1994 |
63 - 66 |
Robert Schramm |
GSC |
12/28/09 |
61 - 62 |
Gerry Schwartz |
IC2 |
11/07/11 |
59 - 63 |
R. Logan Sharrah |
LCDR |
11/24/10 |
65 - 66 |
Victor Sheppard |
SN |
01/01/09 |
66 - 68 |
Frank Singer |
CWO |
01/23/10 |
60 - 64 |
David L. Small |
RD1 |
08/??/15 |
62 - 66 |
Ronald C. Smart |
RD3 |
07/21/2015 |
59 - 62 |
James Smith |
BMC |
07/17/61 |
60 - 61 |
Henry C. Snyder |
BT3 |
10/05/2016 |
60 - 62 |
Marvin Soderquist |
LCPL |
?? |
66 - 68 |
Archie Staines |
FN |
09/30/02 |
59 - 63 |
John Stark |
RD2 |
02/16/2024 |
59 - 62 |
Jimmy Starr |
GS2 |
09/03/19 |
60 - 61 |
Donald Stewart |
LTJG |
1997 |
63 - 66 |
Timotht Stickney Sr. |
IC2 |
2015 |
59 - 62 |
Robert Strouss |
MM2 |
03/13/2023 |
64 - 67 |
Tom Stumpf |
CAPT USMC |
2021 |
64 - 66 |
Pat Temple |
GS2 |
?? |
60 - 62 |
Cliff Thallis |
ICFN |
?? |
64 - 67 |
Harold W. Thompson (Bill) |
SK2 |
09/22/22 |
64 - 67 |
Michael F. Thompson |
SN |
02/16/22 |
67 - 69 |
William H. Thompson |
BT3 |
09/10/11 |
65 - 68 |
Jerry Thrash |
SN |
1993 |
63 - 65 |
Jack Timmons |
LTJG |
03/31/11 |
64 - 65 |
Dennis Trone |
LT |
05/05/08 |
63 - 65 |
Steven R. Tryk |
MMFN |
08/03/21 |
63 - 65 |
James R. Turner |
SH1 |
08/06/03 |
60 - 66 |
Thomas Uber |
SN |
1997 |
60 - 62 |
Leonard Van Gemert |
ET1 |
07/24/06 |
63 - 65 |
D. Vanderburg |
SN |
1996 |
65 - 67 |
Thomas Victory |
SFCS |
2017 |
60 - 64 |
Dennis Vignapiano |
EM2 |
1999 |
59 - 63 |
Bernard Visser |
GMC |
11/??/06 |
59 - 62 |
Klaus Vondaggenhausen |
PFC |
01/??/12 |
62 - 63 |
Robert D. Wagner |
RD3 |
08/16/95 |
60 - 64 |
Ed Walkup |
SN |
2020 |
?? - ?? |
John (Jack) Walkins |
LTJG |
10/23/15 |
62 - 64 |
Richard Wallace |
SMSN |
06/07/20 |
60 - 63 |
Donald Ward Jr. |
LT |
1996 |
65 - 66 |
Larry Way |
IC2 |
05/01/85 |
59 - 63 |
Bobby Warren |
SF1 |
1994 |
65 - 67 |
Douglas Weeks |
RD2 |
03/13/2023 |
59 - 63 |
Dick Wemette |
ENS |
1997 |
60 - 62 |
Egon Werdelman |
CDR |
05/30/16 |
60 - 61 |
James Whisennand |
SF3 |
05/01/07 |
65 - 67 |
Bob White |
LT |
12/11/03 |
63 - 64 |
Jack Wilferd |
SMCS |
2005 |
59 - 64 |
George A. Willams |
MM3 |
01/08/04 |
61 - 65 |
William Willett |
SF2 |
01/25/16 |
64 - 67 |
Doyne R. Wills, Jr |
LTCDR |
2005 |
65 - 67 |
George R. Wills |
RD3 |
02/07/18 |
65 - 68 |
James W. Willis |
HM1 |
2016 |
61 - 63 |
John H. Wilms |
DK2 |
03/09/2022 |
65 - 67 |
John Woodard |
YN3 |
06/26/2016 |
59 - 62 |
Tom Woodward |
SN |
?? |
60 - 64 |
Paul Wuorenmaa |
LT |
04/15/08 |
62 - 64 |
Richard G. Young |
?? |
1998 |
60 - ?? |
Woody N. York |
LT |
01/02/13 |
60 - 61 |
Phil Young |
EN3 |
04/30/12 |
61 - 63 |
Thomas J. Zagoric |
FTM2 |
04/10/11 |
60 - 62 |
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or
more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent
and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting and somewhat
clouded in controversy. In the British Army, a similar type call known
as Last Post has been sounded over soldiers' graves since 1885, but
the use of Taps is unique to the United States military, since the call
is sounded at funerals, wreath-laying and memorial services.
Taps began as a revision to the signal for Extinguish Lights (Lights
Out) at the end of the day. Up until the Civil War, the infantry call
for Extinguish Lights was the one set down in Silas Casey's (1801-1882)
Tactics, which had been borrowed from the French. The music for Taps
was adapted by Union General Daniel Butterfield for his brigade (Third
Brigade, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac) in July,
1862.
Daniel Adams Butterfield (1831-1901) was born in Utica, New York
and graduated from Union College at Schenectady. He was the eastern
superintendent of the American Express Company in New York when the
Civil War broke out. A Colonel in the 12th Regiment of the New York
State Militia, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command
of a brigade of the 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
During the Peninsular Campaign Butterfield distinguished himself
when, during the Battle of Gaines Mill and despite an injury, he seized
the colors of the 83rd Pennsylvania and rallied the regiment at a critical
time in the battle. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for that act of
heroism.
As the story goes, General Butterfield was not pleased with the call
for Extinguish Lights, feeling that the call was too formal to signal
the days end, and with the help of the brigade bugler, Oliver Willcox
Norton (1839-1920), wrote Taps to honor his men while in camp at Harrison's
Landing, Virginia, following the Seven Days battle. These battles took
place during the Peninsular Campaign of 1862. The new call, sounded
that night in July, 1862, soon spread to other units of the Union Army
and was reportedly also used by the Confederates. Taps was made an official
bugle call after the war.
For More history on Taps see
http://www.tapsbugler.com