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USS Van Voorhis DE-1028

Built by
New York Shipbuilding CO.
Camden New Jersey

Commissioned 22 April 1957
Decommissioned 1 July 1972



Courtesy of
Bob Cousins
Marc Arsenault
Commanding Officers

1957 1958 LCDR J. J. Doak Jr.
1959 1961 LCDR T.K. Ives
1961 1962 LCDR W.H. St.George
1962 1963 LCDR W.L. Read
1963 1965 LCDR R.A. Dalla Mura
1965 1967 LCDR J.M. Langford
1967 1968 LCDR J.G. Storms lll
1968 1970 LCDR W.E. Vollmer Jr.
1970 1972 LCDR W.W. Pippinger
This list contains information on USS Van Voorhis
shipmates that have reported in or were referred to us by
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Webmaster: Marc-a@charter.net

Last Update 4 Jun 08

Ayers Raymond LTJG 1958-62 Mashpee MA
Aresco Louis 1962-64 Charlotte NC
Bardsley (Plank owner) Al RMSN 1957-60 North Providence RI
Benedek Peter ATR2 (Dash Crew)1966-68 Melbourne FL
Bennett John SM3 1962-64 Islip NY
Bergin Edward Capt 1964-65 Clearwater FL
Bianco Peter 1957-58
Bigoness HMC USN (Ret) Robert HMC 1958-61 Antioch CA
Bisby Robert ETSN 1956-57 Menash WI
Blaisdell Harlan SK3 1961-63 North Fort Myers FL
Blanchette Phillip RD2 1060-62 Manville NJ
Blazak Raymond BMSN 1962-64 Leicester NY
Bouker James MM2 1962-66 Ocala FL
Braeckelaere William (Bill) BM3 1964-66 Greenville SC
Branch Tyrone STG3 1964-68 Cincinnati OH Deceased May 23 2004
Brewer Gerald SO3 1957-60 Uvalde TX
Brimmer (Plank Owner) John SN 1957-58 Edgerton WI
Buchanan Robert MM2 1958-62 Dedham MA
Buller Bruce FT2 (Plank Owner)1957 Niceville FL
Burch Leland OT 1969-70 Springfield MO
Burns BMC USN (Ret) Al BMC 1969-70 Goose Creek SC
Bush James SHSN 1967-68 Montgomery AL
Cafasso Charlie RD3 1959-61 Riverdale NJ
Care Jim ET2 1957-58 Mount Pleasant SC
Connelly Ken MM3 1967-68 Highland Mills NY
Connolly John RD3 1958-60 New Port Richey FL
Corrigan William RM3 1970-72 (Decom) California MD
Cousins BTCM USN (Ret) Robert BTCM 1959-62 Woolwich ME
Dagnese Vincent SN (Plank Owner) 1957 Worcester MA
Dalla Mura Capt. USN(Ret) R.A. CO 1963-65 Charleston SC
Davis Harry DK1 1960-62 Hopkinton MA
Davis Martin (Dave)FN 1962-64 Burtchville MI
Del Guzzi Louis Weymouth MA
DeNigris Frank SO2 1963-64 Derby CT
Denny Peter LTJG 1961-64 Boulder CO
Dimura Frank EM2 1966-68 Troy NY
Doty Mike MM3 Kewanna IN
Doyle Robert (Connie) BMSN 1968-69 Norristown PA
Dyer Greg OTA1 (Ret) 1970 Leighton UK
Eastman Al 1966-69 Queenstown MD
Enders Don LT (DCA) 1966-68 Milford OH
Enos David STGCM USN (Ret) SOGSN 1961-62 South Hill VA
Erickson Richard ET1 1969-70 Kingston MA
Ertsman Carl Elmhurst IL
Fain Jim Youngstown OH
Famular Al SN 1967-68 Piscataway NJ
Follet Raymomd 1964-65 Westbrook ME (Deceased 2002)
Follet Stanley GMCM USN (Ret) GM2 1964-65 Westbrook ME
Ford Richard YN3 1969-71 Queen Creek AZ
Fortucci Silvio SK 1966 Berlin NJ
Foster Stephen STG3 1961-63 San Diego CA
Frey Dave SOG21963-66 Chesapeake VA
Geer RDC USN (Ret) James 1964-65 Middletown RI
Gibson Jim San Jose CA
Gilbon Robert RMSN 1970-72 Kinston NY
Gillenwater Coy GM2 1967 New Orleans LA
Green EN1 USN (Ret) James EN3 1961 Goose Creek SC
Hanson Harold (Butch) 1965-66 Onalaska WI
Hansen James SO2 1960-62 Summerland Key FL
Happold BT1 USN (Ret) Plank Owner Larry BT1 1957-63 Greeley CO
Harding HTCS USN (Ret) Thomas SFP3 1962-63 Elkton MD
Harkness George
Hawes James CSSN 1959-61 Mio MI
Hayes Andrew Assonet MA
Healey Pat MR3 1970-72 Newburg NY
Henderson TNCS USN (Ret) Robert YN1 1961-62 Dowling Park FL
Henry William Long Beach CA
Herman CMDR USN (Ret) Peter 1960-62 West Topsham VT
Hilt CAPT USN (Ret) John LTJG 1959-63 Newport News VA
Hoover Clifford (Deceased 1990)
Hoover Dean MM3 1958-1959 Warsaw IN
Hoover Jerome BT3 1957-60 Milwaukee WI Deceased 12 May 2006
Huffer David SM3 1968 Mechanicsburg PA
Hughes Richard FN 1959-61 Gordonville PA
Izyk Robert BMSN 1964-66 Oswego NY
Jones Harry OT 1970 Findlay OH
Jones Howard E6 1966 North Liberty IN
Jones James SK3 1966-68 Jacksonville FL
Jorgensen William
Kass ETCS USN (ReT) John ETR2 1960-61 Vista CA
Kupiec Andy BMSN 1962-63 Parma OH
LaFerriere Daniel SK3 1969-71 North Providence RI
Langel Charles ET2 1966-68 San Leandro CA
Lehman Michael SH3 1968 New Bern NC
Lindquist Tom OT 1970 Pleasantville PA
Litza SKCS USN R(et) Robert SKCS 1971-74 Gainesville FL
Ludeman (Plank owner) Jerry LT 1956-59 Ashville NC
Magyar Les EM3 1967-70 Crystal River FL
Makucki Gary (Magoo) BM3 1966-69 Elma NY
Marien Richard SH3 1969-72 Antigo WI
Maron MSCS USN)Ret) Matias SDSN 1968-69 San Diego CA
Marsiello Larry SN 1970-71 Hawthorne NJ
McDonnell John ETR2 1960-61 Barrington NH
McDowell Edwin SN 1961-62 Shrewsbury MA
McElliott Justin SFP2 1960-61 Little Egg Harbor NJ
McMullen David STG3 1971-72 Salem OR
Melloy Steve FN 1968 Farmington NM
Merrill Donald BT2 1969 Montoursville PA
Miller Richard EN3 Whitehall OH
Minichino Benedetto MM3 1959-61 Guilford CT
Moore James EM2 1960-62 Phillipsburg NJ
Morgan John DK3 1958-60 Westford PA Deceased 11-16-04
Morris Herman SK 1966 Fitgerald GA
Napier Harold FT3 Columbia MD
Nekrasz LT USN (Ret) Frank SOC 1960-63 Portsmouth RI
Nelson Larry ST1 1968-71 Huntsville AL
Nitzer Claus Fogelsville PA
O'Brian Roger BT2 1960-61 Plantation FL
O'Malley Ed EM5 1960-63 Ocean City NJ
Palmeri Vinny FN 1962-64 Brooklyn NY
Pasichnyk CDR USN(Ret)(Plank Owner)Paul ET1 1957-58 Ramsey NJ
Peek Sam SM2 1957-59 Franklin NC
Pellegrino Richard RD2 1963-66 Greencastle PA
Persons Charles RM2 1961-63 Montrose MI
Peters Jeffery MM3 1961-65 Indianapolis IN
Peterson GMGC USN (Ret) Karl GMGC 1959-63 Troy NY
Petrie SMC USN (Ret) Ronald SM1 1962-64 Middletown RI
Pike GMG1 USN (Ret) Oliver 1963-65 Russel Springs KY
Placie Jerry BT3 1966-67 Eliida OH
Pool EMCS USN (Ret) Larry EM 1969-71 Kissimmee FL
Prendergast Fred EN3 1958-62 Swansea MA
Prentiss Gegory STG2 1966-69 Vernon CT
Primeau Joseph QM3 1960-63 Lowell MA
Rainey Robert Downers Grove IL
Read William VADM USN(Ret) LCDR CO 1962-63 Easton MD (Deceased Jan 07)
Reimann Robert T. RADM USN (Ret) LT (XO) 1964-67 Great Falls VA
Resare Ron XO 1966-68 Hernando FL
Rhoden Joe EM2 1962-64 Muscle Shoals AL
Robinson Malcolm GMG3 1961-64 Hopewell VA
Romo Edgar LT 1965-66 Camarillo CA
Rose STGC USN(Ret) Ed STGC 1965-66 Eureka CA
Rudolph EM1 USN (Ret) Leonard EM 1961-63 Gales Ferry CT
Ruel Richard SN 1969-71 East Hampton CT
Sand Kenneth MM2 1966-69 Walker IA
Scarboro Steve SM3 1970-71 Stockton CA
Schmidt Terry 1967-69
Schuman CW04 USN (Ret) Plank Owner Daniel FT1 1957-60 Port Charlotte FL
Sharpe Alexander GMSN 1970-72 East Windsor NJ
Sileo Donald 1967-69 Bellerose NY
Smart Chuck RMSN 1960-63 Seekonk MA
Smith Harry SK2 1966-69 Hackettstown NJ
Stevens George Jr BMSN 1959-61 Addison ME
Stockton Jeffrey ST1 1964-69 Phoenix AZ
Swick (Plank Owner) Monte SM1 1957-58 Pahrump NV
Taber John SN 1969-70 Phoenix AZ
Taracka Rick SNYN 1965 Sebastian FL
Taylor Roger CS2 1966-69 Nitro WV
Thompsom Geoffrey LTJG 1963-65 New York NY
Thompson Robert STG3 1969-72 Choudrant LA
Tobin William BT 1961-62 Venice FL
Tucker Robert RD3 1967-71 Westwood MA
Turpin CAPT USN (Ret) Thomas 1959-62 Falls Church VA
Urbanski Theodore SN 1970-71 Willington CT
Vasil Ronald DC Cleveland OH Deceased 9-95
Verbic CDR USN (ReT) Alan DKC 1964-66 Winter Springs FL
Walker Ken 1960-62 Orangevale CA
Wallace Robert EM2 1970-71 St. Helena SC
Walp Ralph SM3 1961-62 Piscataway NJ
Walsh David SN 1958-60 Peabody MA
Weaver Cookie RM2 1967-70 Wescosville PA
Weed (Plank Owner) Richard LTJG 1957-59 FPO AE
Wells James ETN2 1962-64 Corunna IN
Wesseldine William TM3 1959-61 Altmar NY
Williams Rodney ST 1970 Ft. Walton Beach FL
Williams Theodore FA 1964-65 Mechanicsburg PA
Willingham George SN USN (Ret) 1962-63 Deceased 12-2002
Willis Charles SN 1971-72 Morganstown PA
Wilson Pete MM3 1963-66 Madera CA
Van Nostrand Leslie Dover Plains NY
Vasil Ronald Deceased 8-95
Woolsey Dewey SN 1966 Ridgeville SC
Yanke USN (Ret) Plank Owner Marv FT2 1957-59 Waner Robbins GA
Ziemian John ET2 1965-67 Keyport NJ

Newport RI 1969

Sonar Gang 1968

Larry Nelson
Sonar Shack 1968
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