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Crew List: World War 2

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Crew of the USS Batfish (6th Patrol)
Batfish Commissioning Officers
(L-R): Ensign O.A. Morgan, Ensign W.L. McCann, Lt D.A. Henning, Lt. Cmdr. Wayne R. Merrill (CO), Lt. R.L. Black,
Lt. J.M. Hingson, Lt. Cmdr. P.G. Molteni 

Batfish Officers, probably before the 6th War Patrol

Front (L-R): Lt (jg) Reuben H. Pepper, Lt. Clark K. Sprinkle, Cmdr. John K. Fyfe, Lt. Gerson I. Berman, Lt. Herman W. Kreis
Back (L-R): Lt. John L. From Jr., Lt. Wayne L. McCann, Lt. Richard H. Walker, Lt. James L. Weiler

WWII Crew Member Rate Patrols
Abel, A. F. 7
Adams, Joseph L., Jr. 1, 2
Allen, Thomas F., Jr. 1, 2, 3
Anderson, Richard W. Relief Crew
Athen, Donald D. 6, 7
Baldes, Raymond O. J. 1, 2
Bearinger, Glenn A. 7
Beck, George T. 1, 2
Becker, George 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Belcher, Harold W. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bell, William G. 1, 2, 4, 5
Benfield, Fred, Jr. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Bennett, James A. 7
Berman, Gerson I. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Birdsall, Raymond A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Bohreer, John C. 6
Black, Robert 1, 2, 3, 4
Box, Clifford E. -------
Breslin, Joseph J. 4, 5, 6, 7
Bristol, H. -------
Brockway, Randall S. 1, 2, 3
Bruce, Robert D. -------
Burnett, Glenn G. 5
Burns, Sherman E. 1, 2
Butterworth, James T. 4, 5, 6, 7
Callanan, James B. 6, 7
Campbell, William W., Jr. 6, 7
Carter, Charles W. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Cartmill, Charles L. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Cassidy, John T. 4, 5, 6
Cavalli, Armand W. 1, 2, 3
Cherowbrier, Edward, Jr. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Cleppe, John B. 1, 2
Coker, Harry L. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Coleman, Milton 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Collar, Robert A. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Comfort, Kenneth E. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Comstock, Wallace E. 5, 6, 7
Cornwell, Edward E. 6
Cosmijo, Juan E. 1, 2
Cousins, Thomas E. (*) EM2/EM3 1, 2, 3
Cox, Clifford B. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Cox, Joseph 7
Craig, Robert T. 6, 7
Cramer, Edwin J. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Crockett, William I. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Crue, Jose P. -------
Cutshall, Robert J. Relief Crew
Davis, Wiley V. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
DeGrotte, Henry C., Jr. 6, 7
Delworth, Edward 5, 6
Dennis, Davis L. 4 ,5 ,6, 7
Ditewig, John W. 5, 6
Dougherty, Edward J. 1
Drzewiecki, Albert J. 1, 2, 3
Duefrene, Edward W. 4, 5, 6, 7
Elliott, William L. 4, 5, 6, 7
Escarilla, Paterno -------
Evinger, Albert J. 4, 5, 6, 7
Farnsworth, Joseph M. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Fitzgerald, Pierce T. Relief Crew
Fontenot, Ixon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
From, John L., Jr. 3, 4, 5, 6
Fulton, Robert E. (*) MOMM 1/C 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Fyfe, John K. CO 3, 4, 5, 6
Garnet, James L. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Galiher, Clifford O. -------
George, Roy D.   7
Gerhardt, Manuel A. 6, 7
Gibson, William M. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Glace, John 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Gnitka, George R. 4, 5
Goldfarb, Adolph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Goodman, Malcolm E. 4, 5
Grant, Wallace B. 6, 7
Gray, William H. 1, 2, 3
Grimes, Homer E. Relief Crew
Hall, Glen C. Relief Crew
Hammond, Lewis T. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Hayes, Francis J. 5, 6, 7
Henning, D. A.. 1, 2, 3, 6
Hill, Richard R. 1, 2, 3, 7
Hingson, James M. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Hoffman, Carl C. 4, 5, 6
Hosler, Richard F. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
House, Richard E. 5, 6
Hubbard, Robert T. Relief Crew
Huey, William B. 6, 7
Hyde, Donald A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Isbell, William J. 4, 5, 6, 7
Javorski, Stanley J. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Johnson, Charles R. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kelly, Nathaniel L. 4, 5, 6
Kerns, Fred R. 7
Kilrain, Joseph R.   1, 2, 3, 6
Koetz, Leroy EM2 7
Kost, Michael 6
Kreis, Herman W. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Labrecque, Leon E. 1, 2
Lamb, Richard W. Relief Crew
Landbeck, Frederick A. 1, 2, 3
Larch, Lynus J. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Laughlin, David W. "Red" (*) COMM 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Lawrence, Virgil W. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Leasure, Russel E. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Lechner, Kermit L. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Lee, Dewey A. Relief Crew
Littell, Edward O. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Loader, Arthur F. 1, 2, 3
Longfellow, E. H. 7
Lowder, Hughston E. 6
MacEachron, David W.   7
MacKay, Kenneth B.   7
Madden, James A.   7
Maxwell, Richard J.   3, 4
Mayhew, Francis J.   1, 2, 3, 4, 5
McCann, Wayne L. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
McDonald, Joseph E. 3
McGill, Emmett N. 1, 2, 3, 4
McKinney, Everett G. EM2 7
McLarney, Howard R. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
McNamara, Edward J. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Merrill, Wayne R. (*) CO 1,2
Miller, Edgar V. 3, 4
Mitchell, William J. 3
Mobbs, Harold V. 2, 3, 4, 5
Mohr, Jacob Relief Crew
Molteni, Peter G. 1, 2
Moore, Joe R., Jr. 5
Morgan, O. A. 1, 2
Morin, Henry J. 1, 2, 3
Morreale, Pete V. 6, 7
Morrill, Numeriano G. 1, 2
Mossman, John H. 1, 2, 3,4
Murphy, Arthur C. 1, 2
Nelson, Ralph W. 4, 5, 6, 7
Newton, David W. 5, 6, 7
Norris, James R. 4, 5
O'Brien, John P. 4, 5
O'Donnell, Eugene C. 7
Olson, Douglas H. 3, 4, 5
Oswald, Robert F. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Owen, Richard S. -------
Palmer, Everett A. 4, 5, 6, 7
Paolo, Domenic A. 1 ,2
Parzych, Henry B. Relief Crew
Pepper, Reuben H. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Persico, Donato 7
Peterson, Wesley P. 1, 2, 3, 4
Pope, Joseph F. 3
Powell, William O. 6, 7
Randolph, William W. Relief Crew
Record, Donald W. 1, 2, 3
Ricketts, Ray A. 7
Robare, Charles J. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Robinson, Leroy 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Rogers, Walter S. 1, 2
Rollison, Daniel E. Relief Crew
Ruffin, J. L. 6
Rush, William G. 1, 2, 3, 4
Ruthven, John R. 1, 2, 3, 4
Sanks, Raymond L. 6, 7
Schlief, Marius M. 4, 5, 6, 7
Schuldheisz, Fred 4
Sheats, Charles B. 6
Sieck Jr., C. A.   7
Simson, Paul L. Relief Crew
Slunaker, Vernon R. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Small, Walter L. CO 7
Smith, George L. Relief Crew
Smith, Lyford O. 1, 2
Snow, Robert G. 1, 2, 3
Sogoian, Ara A. 6, 7
Sprague, Wilbur G. Relief Crew
Sprinkle, Clark K. 6, 7
Stoinski, Raymond M. 1, 2, 3
Strauss, William M. 7
Sweet, Robert S. 1, 2
Tamani, Felix 7
Teeter, Lewis H. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Thibodeau, J. E. 5, 6, 7
Thomas, Charles R. Relief Crew
Thomas, Thomas A. 4, 5, 6
Thompson, Robert E. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Trimble, George H. 7
Tuma, Joseph R. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Van Leuven, Franklin A. 1, 2, 3
Vicari, Arthur F. 1, 2, 3
Wade, Charles L. 3
Walker, Richard H. -------
Waller, Emory A. 5, 6
Warnick, Hubert M. 7
Warren, Martin C. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Wasleske, Alfred P., Jr. 7
Waterhouse, John W. Relief Crew
Weiler, James L. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Weis, Adelbert F. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Wightman, Earl C. 7
Witte, Ernest R. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Wood, Grover C. Relief Crew
Yankovich, John J. 3, 4, 5
Zimmerman, Edward J. Relief Crew
(*) Denotes Plankowner