LST Crew Members

Officers aboard LST 996 (provided by Ed Wasmer):
Please note, the "From" is where they were from in 1944 timeframe

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Leach, Jr	Charles A.	Lieutenant	Seattle, WA	Captain of LST 996
Woods		Lieutenant	San Francisco, CA	Exec. Officer
Tyree		Lieutenant JG		Doctor, (M.D.)
Bailey		Lieutenant JG		Engr. Officer
Scott	J. T.	Ensign		Asst.Comm. Officer & Deck Officer
Fullan	L. J.	Ensign	San Francisco, CA	Communications Officer
Gredell	W. R.	Ensign
Hamre	M. B.	Lieutenant JG	Iowa	Stores Officer In Address Area
Hagemeyer	R. W.	Ensign		Gunnery Officer
Harkness	S. D.	Ensign		Deck Officer
O'Connor	J. R.	Lieutenant JG
Schulmister		Ensign		Deck Officer
Sala, Jr	E. V. H.	Ensign		Engineering Officer

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Anderson	Clark S.	F, 1/C	El Monte, CA
Bogues	William A.	F, 1/C	Shreveport, LA
Fecteau	Lucien L.	Wt, 3/C	Oakland, OR
Fine	George M.	F, 1/C	Monongahela, PA
Gray	Robert D.	MoMM, 3/C	Dayton, OH
Greaser	Martin A.	MoMM, 3/C	Tunnelton, WV	In Address Area
Halward Jr	William (Pappy)		Brighton, MA	In Address Area
Henninger Grandson's Email	Richard E.	MoMM, 2/C	Baltimore, MD	In Address Area
Mitchell Grandson's Email	Paul H.	F, 1/C	Murphysboro, IL
Nason	Roy L.		Eureka, CA
Nelson		MM, 2/C
Plusch	Robert	MoMM, 2/C	New York, NY	In Address Area
Ricardo	Joseph	MoMM, 3/C	New York, NY
Rice Mike, son-in-law	Richard J.	F, 1/C	St. Paul, MN	In Address Area
Schultz	James E.	MoMM, 1/C	Benton Harbor, MI
Sexton	Robert D.	EM, 1/C	KY/TN/VA ?
Smith	S. R.		Lakewood, OH
Soderberg	Roy	F, 1/C	Providence, RI
Specht	Lee	MoMM, 3/C	Barnes, KS
Stimpson	Paul L.	F, 1/C	Lock Haven, PA
Strange	James	MoMM, 3/C	Wink, TX
Svetik	Stephen R.	MoMM, 3/C	Lakewood, OH	In Address Area
Taylor Kim-granddaughter	Jesse J.	Wt, 3/C	Louisville, KY	Deceased
Thorn	Paul L.		Petersburg, WV
Walls	Percy F.	MoMM, 2/C	Millinocket, ME
Wasmer Grandson's Email	Edward T.	Wt, 2/C	Pickens, WV	Deceased 2/13/02
Waterman	Howard W.		Bronyx, NY
Wheeler	J. P.	MoMM, 2/C	Etowah, TN
Yelvington	Henry M.	Chief, MM	Miami, FL

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Dawson	M. A.	Adm, 2c	San Francisco, CA
Dorney	Frank C.		Baltimore, MD
Fitzgerald	Carl E.		Charlottesville, VA
Haunan	Charles K.		Woburn, MA
Hulth Jr Daughter's Email	Peter T.		Georgetown, SC
Mayville	Albert		Cleveland, OH
Mutzabaugh	Carl K.		Columbia, PA
Stagg	John D.		Vernal, UT
Strictland	Lomar		Jackson, MS
Tilly Daughter's Email	Herman		Indianapolis, IN	Deceased 1998

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Adkins	John A.		Stuart, VA
Butt	Andrew F.		Alpina, MI
Bish	Wayne		Philadelphia, PA
Hub, Jr	George M.		Columbus, OH
Gervasio	Reynold P.		Cranston, RI
Guinan	Thomas V.		Mt. Kiseo, NY
Hayde Son-In-Law's email	Edward F.		White Plains, NY
Harris	Weldon		Charleston, MA
Harrison	Bill		Philadelphia, PA
Niale	Charles		New York, NY
Thayer Jr	Harold F.		Marshall, MO
Vian, Sr	Norman W.		Thedford, NE
Wells	George F.		Brooklyn, NY

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Baker	Gordon H.		Lynn, MA
Buffoloe	William E.		Raleigh, NC
Cooper	James		Columbia, SC
Cruise	Calvin		Mt. Airy, NC
Farmer	Walter E.		Dallas, TX
Geletka	Edward J.		Chicago, IL
Guillinette	Roland		Taunton, MA
Guobis	Edward J.		Brooklyn, NY
Gutenplau	Morton		Los Angeles, CA
Hackett	Joe		Philadelphia, PA
Hall	Richard H.		Montpelier, NY
Hancharick Email for his son-in-law	Paul		Bethlehem, PA	Deceased 1997
Hardgrove	Harold		Dunellen, NJ
Harrington	David P.		Herkimer, NY
Hatch	Ralph R.		Colton, NY	Deceased 1998
Hatch Email for his Son, Ralph	William		Canisteo, NY	Deceased Jan 2003
Healey	Bernard		Herkimer ?, NY
Heinrich Email is for his son Paul	Philip		Bronx, NY	Deceased 24 Jan 1988
Henzey	Thomas		Nutley, NJ
Hodges	Quentin R.		Summer Shade, KY
Inks	James		Pittsburgh, PA
Jarman	Arthur F.		Twin Falls, ID
Joyals	Roger G.		Lowell, MA
Marshall	E. C.		Landsdowne, MD
Moody	F. L.		Waynesville, NC
Oakes	James M.		Atlanta, GA
Ortez	Joe C.		Ferndale, MI
Ostolani	William		Detroit, MI
Peterson	Charles T.		Buffalo Center, IA
Saucier	Wilborn		Savannah, GA
Sobota	Eugene		Winona, MN
Smith	Chester V.		St. Louis, MO
Turlin	Robert F.		Chicago, IL
Waldon	Arthur		Charleston, SC

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Cargile, Jr Neighbor's Email	Ishmeul J.	5574062	Douglas, GA	In Address Area
Cerra	Dominic J.
Dawson	Millard A.		San Franciso, CA
Dorney	Frank C.
Everett	Dack
Harold			Baltimore, MD
Hart	Ralph L.
Hebb	Donald B.
Hinojsa	Robert R.
Hunter Friend's Email	Alfred A.	MoMM, 3/C	Baltimore City, MD	In Address Area
Innx			Pittsburgh, PA
Kendig
Kessel
Mizgorski	Richard J.			Deceased 2001
Sessa	Kenneth R.
Smith	Howard C.
Tucker	Roy E.
Watson Son-in-Law's Email	Wayne A.			Email Me

This is hopefully a complete a list, at least of the original crewmen aboard LST 996 and some additional crewmen that transferred aboard as some of the men left or were transferred elsewhere. The ranks shown were the rank the originally held, but may not be the rank they obtained before departing the Navy.

If you have other names of crewmen from aboard the USS LST 996, or corrections to the ones above, please Email Me, or feel free to snail mail me a copy of the information (Sunset Hayes, 3234 St. Peter's Church Rd., Waldorf, MD 20601).

Last Name	First	Title/Rank	From	Remarks
Carder	Paul		Mound City, MO
Fugleberg	Donald F.		Oshkosh, WI
Gould	J. B.		Millers Falls, MA
Hart	Ralph L.		Stratford, CT
Hilton	James		Gary, IN
Madison	Armas		Ashtabula, OH
Morris	Thomas R.		Columbia, SC
Pazek	Edward F.		Edgar, WI
Pentkowski	Julian		Schenectady, NY
Ware Son's Email	Robert	GM, 1C	Scottdale, PA	Awarded Purple Heart for combat wounds he sustained during the Battle of Okinawaw