ALUMNI  -  T thru Z 

Tarlton, Arville R
{deceased}
Ina Ruth-wife 
1905 Overlook Dr
Greeneville, TN 37743
Tel: 423-639-3515 
Served 57/59 FN

Tarzan, Sr., Lazar J.   (Elizabeth)
6310 Doral Dr. NW
Canton, OH  44718
Tel: 330-497-5863
Stoddard: WWII PO; Rating: RM2

Taubel, Ray (Leone)
N1352 Buman Way
Greenville, WI 54942
Tel: 920-757-9708
E-mail: rayleone@integrate.com
Stoddard: 52-Sept - 56 Sept Rating: QMS-3
 

Taylor, Norman T.   (Eileen)
91 Newell Drive
Cumberland, RI  02864-4232
Tel: 401-334-4622
E-mail: nttaylor@cox.net
Stoddard: 51-55; Rating: SO

Teen, Jr, Daniel G.
2165 Gibson St.
Terrytown, LA  70056
Stoddard: 57-58

Teeple, Edward J.   (Jean)
Rt# 4 Box 278
Ava, MO  65608
Tel: 417-683-6758
Service: 42-69
Stoddard: WWII; Rating: SCPO

Tenorio, Vincente S
37768 Rockspray St 
Newark, California 94560 
Tel:510-797-7008 
E-mail: laurelvst@aol.com
Stoddard: 3/57-11/57; Rating: SN

Tenquist, J.W.
Rr1 Box 61A
Hinckley, Minnesota 55037
Tel:320-384-7066
Stoddard: 56-57; Rating: YN3

Terrell,  Andrew E.
Service: 57-60; TN (dec. 9/19/76)

Terry, Philip C.
1405 46th Street
Tacoma, WA 98418
Tel: 253-475-1492

Terry, Ralph E
101 Yorkshire Rd
Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750
Tel: 218-225-2942
Served 60/63 Rating BT2

Thackeray, Frank
26 W Beach St
Westerly, Rhode Island 02891
Tel: 401-596-5685
Served 1960 Rating SOC
email fthack@cox.net

Thierry, Leland
379 Avenue A
Opelousas, LA 70570
Tel: 337-948-8089
Served 65/68 Rating SHL3

Thomas, Bobby G.   (Lorraine)
608 N. Reformatory Rd
El Reno, OK  73036
Tel: 405-262-3959 (deceased 10/07/03 esophageal cancer)

Thompson, Earl W
1519 Morven Rd
Wadesboro, North Carolina 28170
tel: 704-694-5362
cell 704-690-0510
Stoddard: 1955-1958; Rating: MS2

Thompson, James Edward Hamilton
1260 12th Ave S
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel:615-321-0073
Stoddard: 1955/1958; Rating: CS2

[Casey Jones writes:] When I went aboard the Stoddard 9/1958 there were 2 cooks (twins) from Tennessee and today I have located them: Earl and James Thompson

Thompson, William
Service: 58-59; SN (deceased 2/4/90)

Thomson, Stuart D. (Marilyn)
18 Patricia Lane
Amherst, NH 03031
Tel: 603672-2842
E-mail: papagrammy12@aol.com
Stoddard: 51-54; BT3
 

Thornton, Paul "Thor" 
22610 Pennsylvania Ave. #6
Torrance, CA 90501
E-mail: pthornton@socal.rr.com
Stoddard: 56-63 Rating: MM2

Tibbets, Gerald D.
78518 Currin Blvd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Tel: 541-942-7600
Rating: SN

Tidwell, Wayne A
935 Martin Cir
Goodwater, Alabama 35072
Tel: 256-245-0392
Served 58/59 Rating BT3

Tietjen, Helmer    (Agnes)
1316 S. Broadway #259
Santa Maria, CA  93454
Tel: 805-349-7372 (deceased 7/18/02)
Stoddard: 51-52; Rating: SK3

I was born in Brooklyn, NY and served in the Navy for a minority cruise from September 13, 1948 until August 29, 1952. Took boot training at Great Lakes, IL. Assigned to personnel detachment, Flagru, Charleston, SC and subsequently to destroyers USS Stoddard and USS Forrest Royal(DD-872). I was storekeeper 3c.

Townsend, James L
P.O. Box 284 212 Trent St 
Pollocksville, North Carolina 28573 
Tel: 252-224-0910 
Stoddard: 56-63; Rating: CS-3

Tovrea, Ronald D
404 Colorado Ave
Seibert, CO 80834
Tel: 970-664-2241
Served 66/67 Rating MM3

Trentham, Ray
18519 N Laguna Azul Ct
Surprise, AZ 85374
Tel:623-214-7339
email raydianna58@aol.com

Tricker, Brice O. (Marjorie)
6664 Park Drive
Kinsman, OH 44428
Tel: 330-876-2360
Stoddard: 54-55 Rating: BT3
 

Trigon, Robert L
{deceased}
2040 Leefe Ln
Novato, CA 94947
Tel:415-892-9850
Served 57/59 Rating GMCS

Tristan, Diego  
1318 Canterlane
Houston, TX  77047
Tel: 713-433-0310
Stoddard: 65-69; Rating: SF2

Troska, George L.
Stoddard: WWII (deceased 03-30-99)

Trotter, Mrs. Charles D.   (Jewel)
703 John R. St.
Muscle Schoals, AL  35661
Tel: 256-383-3425
Service: 43-47, (deceased 1/26/96)
Stoddard: WWII PO widow; Rating: MM2

Charles enlisted in the US Navy 10/25/43. He served on two ships - USS Taconic and was a plank owner on the USS Stoddard. He was MM2; and was discharged October 28, 1947. After the Navy Charles worked for John Deere Implement Co. in Lepanto, AR for three years, then went to work for TVA operating boilers and turbines in their power plant for 26 years. Charles died from pancreatic cancer on January 26, 1996. He left his wife, Jewel, and two sons, Danny and David. He was a special husband and father. Charles and Jewel attended every reunion of the Stoddard Alumni, and Jewel will be marking perfect attendance for ten reunions this year in Charleston.

 

Tuel, Dale A  (deceased 09/19/03, cancer)
119 Teneyck Ave
Statford, IA 50249
Tel:515-838-2238
Served 56/59 Rating BT3
email

Tufts, Peter
PO Box 924
Riverside, CT 06878
E-mail: TuftRobert@aol.com
Rating: CO
Stoddard: 66-69

Turner, William D.   (Doris)
94549 Chandler Road
Gold Beach, OR  97444
Tel: 541-247-7956
Stoddard: 44 Jul - 46 Jun; Rating: F1

I was third class motor machinist on the Stoddard during operation in the South Pacific, in the 3rd Fleet, through the surrender of Japan and signing of the treaty on Battleship Missouri. Got married after discharge; have two sons, four grandchildren, and two great- grandsons. Have lived in Gold Beach all our life. We enjoy fishing and fish the famous Rogue River for salmon. Learned about the USS Stoddard Alumni through the VFW magazine.

Turo, Frank
143 Spring St
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Tel: 518-587-5511
Served 65/68 Rating RMSN
email fxt4@netzero.net

Ueber, William H.   (Joanne)
539 W. Kimball Avenue
Woodstock, IL  60098
Tel: 815-338-2839
E-mail: joanneueber@aol.com
Stoddard: 51-54; Rating: BT2

Ulmer, Jerrold
1305 Boulevard Way
Walnut Creek, CA 94545
Rating: SN

Unmacht, Mrs. George P.
59 Mountain View Avenue
Mill Valley, CA  94941
Tel: 415-388-9092  (deceased)
Stoddard: WWII widow; Rating: Cmdr

Utegaard, Thomas F.
2410 Belle Haven Meadows
Alexandria, VA 22306
Rating: LT {Deceased 12/22/93}

Valdivia, Albert
109 Sumner
Topeka, KS  66616
Tel: 913-357-0227
Stoddard: WWII

Valenciana, David (Olivia)
11323 S. Kentucky Ave.
Whittier, CA 90604
Tel: 562-943-5817 (deceased 11/02/00)
Stoddard: 56-59, YN3

 

Sad to report to you the passing of David Valenciana YN3 who served on the Stoddard from Fall of 1956 to the spring of 1959. David had a heart transplant in December of 1986 and again in 1993. Then he had breast cancer and two detached retinas. Laser surgery caused him to go blind in one eye. He had such a sweet spirit and it was a delight talking with him. In 2000 when I found out about the Stoddard, I contacted some other Stoddard personnel who telephoned David, and his wife Olivia visited the Stoddard website and David spent many hours going over the Stoddard material. I talked with him in October and he seemed well, but shortly after that he went into the hospital, the cancer had returned and he died as a result of cancer on November 2, 2000. We had many good times together while aboard ship and my daughter Alisa is named for his niece Alisa Valenciana.  Fred Grimm

 

Vandenbusch, Francis
2630 Craane Rd
New Franken, WI 54229
Tel:920-866-9561
Served 1958 Rating SN

Vasbinder, Jack D
P.O. Box 545
Allyn, WA 98524
Tel:360-426-3367
Served 57/58 Rating GM3
email MRVINWA@aol.com

Vermilya, Capt. Jay J. (Helen)
6398 Lake Leven Drive
San Diego, CA 92119
Tel: 619-449-0945
E-mail: jayvermilya@juno.com
Rating: LCdr/Capt Stoddard: 59-61

Vencill, Gregory
12 Frazier Road
Ponca City, OK 74604
Rating: MM3

Villaroman, Manuel R
4026 Via Los Padres
Oceanside, CA 92057
Tel: 760-433-2921
Served 56/57 Rating TNSN

Vonderheid, George E. (deceased)
1932 Little Kitten Ave.
Manhattan, KS  66502
Tel: 785-539-0490
Stoddard: WWII PO 43-46; Rating: SKD2

Rest in Peace. . . On January 30, 2004 we learned sadly that our beloved, most senior of the Stoddard shipmates, George Vonderheid, passed away in Manhattan Kansas on December 28, 2003. George was 95. He was drafted 6/11/43 at age 35 and sent to Great Lakes boot camp. Being a bank clerk, he was sent to storekeeping school in Toledo, Ohio. After graduation, he went to the new construction pool at Norfolk until he was sent to Bremerton, to order supplies and prepare for the commissioning of the USS Stoddard, 4/15/44. George served aboard her until she sailed to Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1946.   Making it to the Philadelphia Reunion this past year was particularly memorable to George! Your Secretary’s records do not contain a list of the attendees of the first Reunion in North Platte, Nebraska, but we show that George was at the 2nd Alumni Reunion in Cedar Rapid Iowa, and has attended most of the reunions since then. His daughter, Penny Sturr, can be reached at 802 Wildcat Ridge, Manhattan, KS  66502 ph: 785-776-0702 He will be greatly missed by all. Marilyn Harpster, Secretary

Voorheis, John R. (Mary Ann)
5474 Saddlebag Lake Road
Lake Wales, FL  33853
Tel: 941-696-4374
Stoddard: 56-60s; Rating: SK1

Wachter, C. R. "Bud",
1891 22 Mi RD
Kent City, Michigan 49330
Tel: 231-834-0401
email: wachterray@aol.com
Stoddard 60/63 Rating: MM-3

Wagner, Donald J.   (Nina)
25820 Carol Place
Carmel, CA  93923
Tel: 831-624-1426;  Fax: 831-624-1451
E-mail: majordunde@aol.com
Stoddard: 44-46; Rating: S1

I served aboard the Stoddard in the later part of 45 until we put her out of commission in 1946.  I went aboard her in the Marshall Islands and stayed with her until we put her in mothballs in Charleston, SC.

Wagner, Richard    (Pat)
46455 Arapahoe Dr.
Macomb, MI  48044
Tel: 810-566-8936
E-mail: tweetybird-40@msn.com
Service: 52-56
Stoddard: 55-56; Rating: FP1

Walatka, Larry
PO Box 490
Roscoe, PA. 15477
Tel: 724-938-8896
E-mail: lawrencewalatka@hsb.com
Stoddard: 54-57; Rating: MMC

Wall, Charles L
P.O. Box 31
Netarts, Oregon 97143
Tel: 503-842-5214
Served 62/62 Rank CDR {Capt}
email chuck@oregoncoast.com
 

Wallace, Dan
E-mail: dwallace01@yahoo.com
Stoddard: 66

Hi Glen, Thanks for the info. about the reunion. I don't think I'll be able to make it this time, but who knows, I'll try. I guess you were getting off the Stoddard about the time I was coming onboard. I came onboard around the end of July or the first part of Oct. I started out on deck force and went in to sickbay as a HM striker. I was there until I made Doc mad one day and he kicked me out. Do you remember Doc? Very few people liked him.

 

Walls, H. L.
348 Valleybrook Dr.
Lancaster, PA  17601
Tel: 717-569-3956
Stoddard: 52

Walraven, Bud
Box 34
Castlewood, SD  57223
Tel: 605-793-2165
Stoddard: 65,67

Walraven, Tom  
1476 20th Ave NW #1
New Brighton, MN  55112
Tel: 612-636-3047

Walters, Franklin
622 E Sunset Dr.
N Muskegon, MI  49445 (deceased 1993)
Tel: 616-744-9415

In the Navy I was a Third Class Petty Officer, Electronics Technician (Radar).  I served aboard the Stoddard in 1966 and 1967.

Ware, Rodman
4441 Dottie Ct.
Spring Hill, FL  34607
Tel: 352-596-0955
Stoddard: 52-54; Rating: EM3

Warfield, Gordon  (Judy)
8921 Branton Avenue
Highland, IN  46322
Tel: 219-972-1090
Stoddard: 53-55; Rating: FT2

Warnecke, Barry
709 S. Washington St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833-2168
Tel:(419)695-3503
E-mail: bolowo@nicsweb.com
Stoddard: 66-69; Rating: MM3

Warner, James W.   (Patricia)
6480 Moseley Street
Hollywood, FL  33024-4109
Tel: 305-921-4926
Stoddard: 62; Rating: GMSN

Warnes, William K.
1109 Bluff
Bellevue, NE 68005
Tel: 402-292-4816
E-mail: wkwarnes@yahoo.com
Rating: ETC Stoddard: 51

In Feb 1951 I was ordered transferred from the USS Holder DD819 to Charleston Navy Yard to recommissioning crew for the USS Stoddard DD566.  At that time I held the rank of ETC.  If I remember right those in charge of the reactivation decided to run a time trial for that operation and we went from opening her up from mothballing state to sea trials in three weeks which at that time was a record.  I remained aboard through the eight weeks of retraining in GTMO with a memorable weekend break in Kingston, Jamaica.  On return to the states and our home port of Newport, RI via Norfolk, I took leave to move my family from Portsmouth, VA to Newport.  No more than got that done when I received TAD orders about 17 July, to Class "B" ET School at Treasure Island in California.  Never returned to the Stoddard since I was offered appointment to Warrant Officer as Radio Electrician, which I accepted.  This promotion led to reassignment and consequent orders to ET School Great Lakes as an administrator.  After several more tours of duty on various stations I retired after 25 years of active duty in Oct 1962.

 

Warnock, Jerry L.
7407 Bruno Lane, NE
Olympia, WA  98503
Tel: 360-923-5636
Stoddard: 59-63

Watford, Ira W. deceased - 1998
GM2

Watkins, Monroe
P.O. Box 8
Nineveh, Indiana 46164
Tel: 317-933-4105
Served 67/68 Rating RM1

Watters, Argus M
P.O. Box 91
Onondaga, MI 49264
Tel: 517-628-3176
Served 57/58 Rating EN3

Watz, Anthony J. (Patricia (Pat))
35 Barley Lane
Palm Coast, FL 32137
Tel: 904-445-9803
Stoddard: 51 Apr - 54 Dec; Rating: MM2

Pat and I were married in 1956; we have two children, a son and a daughter. Bought a summer cottage on St. Lawrence River in 1978. Fishing is great and golf once or twice a year. Retired in 1986 after 30 years with Chevrolet Division of GM. My hobby is woodworking - spend most of winter in the cellar making crafts of all seasons: Christmas, Halloween etc. Now just shovel snow in winter and mow lawn in summer. My friend from the Stoddard, Joe Harpster, located me through the Internet. This is our first Stoddard reunion.

 

Weedlun, Merle E.   (Garnett)
3650 Vance Street #213
Wheat Ridge, CO  80033
Tel: 303-425-6886
E-mail: mweedlun@webtv.net
Stoddard: WWII PO; Rating: EO, CO

03-24-00 I just received the newsletter regarding the 12th annual. I was going over some of the past correspondence and I see out of the 56 Plank owners accounted for, 16 were in my original “O” Division. I was very proud of my Division and they did an excellent job. In rapid fire we got off 3-second shots and in shore bombardments we fired 5-second salvos. I remember our first air action at Okinawa.  I had just relieved the watch in the Director when combat reported bogies to port.  trained the Director and two ready guns to the target and saw in the scope a 2-engine plane. Since we had no 2-engine planes in the area I ordered “action port--commence firing!”  General quarters sounded and I never dreamed battle stations could be manned so fast. I spent five years on Destroyers:  the Lamberton, the Stoddard, the English and the Livermore, as Engineering Officer, Gunnery Officer, Executive Officer and Commanding officer and I consider myself as a Destroyerman, even though I spent fifteen more years in the Supply Corps.  We would like to be able to attend the 12th reunion, but turning 80 in May might slow me down. You can authenticate my signature with the one on the original log entry. Below is M.E. Weedlun biography from USS Stoddard Third Reunion October, 1991 Fort Worth, Tx: At the time of the USS Stoddard's commissioning ceremonies I was the first Watch Officer at the gangway and had the honor of making the first entry into the ship's log, therefore I am not in the official Navy pictures. Garnett and I were married on August 21, 1943 in San Diego. She stayed in Glendale, CA while I was overseas. After the war she followed me to Norfolk, Baltimore, Portland, Boston, Charleston, SC and Bayonne, NJ. In order to have more stability in our lives I transferred to the Supply Corps branch of the Navy. I then had better tours of shore duty at San Diego, Oakland, Washington DC, Mechanicsville, PA, Detroit and overseas duty at Pearl Harbor and Guam. During the Korean War I was again at sea on a fleet issue ship, USS Warrich AKA19 and later on a repair ship USS Ajaz AR6. I retired in September 1962 and we have made Arvada, CO our permanent home since then. I have held a variety of jobs since then. Working at Martin Marietta (space), Climax Molybdenum Co. (mining), Cameo Interiors (carpet and drapes), and Joyner Real Estate, so I guess you could call me a Jack-of-all trades and master of none. We have two sons, Larry was born in 1948 and got his education at various schools throughout the world, while Tom got his education from one school system. Both are graduates of the University of Colorado. We have one grandchild, Noelle.

Weeks, William (Glenn) G. (Barbara)
409 Ramsey Road
Birmingham, AL 35242-6045
Tel: 205-408-4207
Stoddard: 59-61; Rating: RD3

Weidlich, Joe 
4817 36th St., NW 
Apartment 3-504 
Washington, DC 20008 
Stoddard: 67-68
JWeidlich@aci-na.org  

Today, I ran cross, more or less purely by accident, the website for the STODDARD, as I was doing a little research while talking to the IT manager for a trade association I work for in Washington. Seeing that I am not listed as deceased -- good -- or MIA -- good -- on the alumni roster on the website for the STODDARD, I thought that I would let you know I served on DD-566 from around June 1967 to the late Fall of 1968, as I was transferred to CHINFO at the Pentagon in late December of 1968 where I worked until my discharge in June 1970. During my first Vietnam tour in 1967 I worked in the Weapons Department [during GQ, I manned Mount 53 putting in powder cartridges], while by the second tour in 1968 I worked in the Ship's Office and was the Captain's phone talker on the bridge during GQ.  Great photo collection here.

Weidokal, G. R.
6000 Archmere Ave
Cleveland, OH 44144
Tel: 216-661-9741
E-mail: grw39@sbcglobal.net
Stoddard: 57 Sep - 61 Sep Rating: MM2

Weigel, David J.
14021 Earie Lane
Poway, CA 92064
Tel: 858-748-8662
Stoddard: 62-65; Rating: ET2

Weis, Robert C
RR 1 Box 825
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
Tel: 570-828-2860
Served 66/67 Rating EM2
email rcweis1@ptd.net

Weiske, James
2547 Grotto St N
St Paul, Minnesota 55113
Tel: 651-484-6855
Served 64 Rank LTjg

Wesneski, Mike
112 William Lane
Horseheads, NY 14845
Tel: 607-796-4664
E-mail: powizzard@stny.rr.com
Stoddard: 65-67; Rating: FTG3

West, Norman
26170 Leyman Lane NE
Kingston, WA  98346-3260
Tel: 360-297-3260
Stoddard: 51

Weyrauch, Donald
431 Observatory Place, PO Box 965
Williams Bay, WI 53191
Tel: 262-245-1392
E-mail: wmsbay@genevaonline.com
Stoddard: 55 Mar - 64 Mar Rating: EM2

Wheeler, Leonard   (Marilyn)
430 Lakeshore Drive West
Kansas City, KS  66106-9525
Tel: 913-268-6159
Stoddard: 54-55

I was gunnery officer from December 1954 to December 1955.

Whitaker, James E
{Deceased}
Served 66/67 Rank LTjg

Whitworth, Donald A.   (Mary Lou (Lou))
2915 Fox Hill Drive
Arlington, TX  76015-2110
Tel: 817-465-6833;  Fax: 817-557-0966
Stoddard: 44-45; Rating: S1 {Deceased 3/28/05 cancer}
 

[Email sent by Byron Goodman, March 2005]   Donald Allen Whitworth, 1925 - 2005   Donald Allen Whitworth, 79, a retired electronics supervisor, passed away Monday, March 28, 2005, in Arlington Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday in Wade Family Funeral Home Chapel, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, with the Rev. Ron Albertson officiating. Burial: 1 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wade Family Funeral Home. Memorials: charity of choice. Don was born Aug. 10, 1925, to Otis and Ozella Whitworth in Hollister, Okla. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Don attended the University of Hawaii and Texas Christian University. He was an Arlington resident since 1953 . Don was a retired electronics supervisor and key specialist of field operations in management for General Dynamics. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and scouting. In September 2004, he and his wife, Mary Lou, enjoyed a memorable trip to Europe with their son, Robert, and his wife, Virginia. Don will be missed by all those who knew and loved him. Survivors: Wife, Mary Lou Davis Whitworth of Arlington; son, Robert Davis Whitworth and wife, Virginia, of Houston; granddaughter, Christine Mensi and husband, Brian, of Houston; and great-grandson, Brian Mensi Jr. of Houston.   Published in the Star-Telegram from 3/30/2005 - 4/1/2005.

[Email sent to Marilyn Harpster, June 2000] We have always enjoyed the gatherings, but it gets a little tougher physically to make it each year. I believe it was Webster who said, "The autumn of life is here and I feel the frost of age." Of course, we are certainly not the only golden oldies with aging troubles. If we don't show, remember that our minds say go but the bodies say no. Robert is threatening to fly us to London in the fall. He is in and out of there - and Paris - and is preparing to leave again in a couple of weeks. He is taking up residence at Kensington Palace Gardens for this tour of duty. I'm not sure whether we will make that or not. I really don't want to bore you with why the timbers in this old hull creak louder by the day - and for that matter, I try to forget about it. All is not negative in this house ... Lots of smiles, laughs, keeping up with politics, late evening reading, skeet shooting, sailing, the movies, and on and on, with occasional side trips to Houston when #1 Son is at home. Oh, by the way, we hit Fredericksburg when their peach crop is good. We appreciate your interest in us and keeping us in touch with what is going on with the crew! YOU ARE A JEWEL!   I had lunch today with Pat and Carol Duncan in Fort Worth. Pat is being lined up for knee replacements. He is having a lot of trouble walking too.  The bottom line in all of this, Marilyn, is GO AND DO WHILE YOU CAN! Have fun whatever you do. Our best wishes to all, Don [ Original biography:] I am a WWII plank owner on the USS Stoddard; I also served on the USS Maryland until leaving the Navy in February 1946. After the Navy, I attended Texas Christian University and worked for General Dynamics over forty years until my retirement. I worked on aircraft radar, was on the flight test crew, served as technical liaison, held management and industrial engineering as well as finance positions. My lovely wife, Mary Lou, and I will be celebrating our golden wedding anniversary soon. Our son, Robert Davis (SMU/Rice Universities) is VP & Chief Chemist with the Associate Energy Group, an independent petroleum consulting organization in Houston. Lou and I are members of the First Christian Church. I am a member of the Arlington Masonic Lodge, Tin Can Sailors among other organizations. I am a confederate military history buff; enjoy hunting, classical music, fine art, and participate in high power rifle competitions.

Wicks, Lindsay (Candy)
580 N Fairway Dr W
Hoodsport, WA 98548
Tel: 360-877-9876
Rating: MM3

Wiedergott, Wm."Fritz"
P.O. Box 58
Northboro, MA 01532
Tel: 508-393-0279
E-mail: fritzsyl@aol.com
Stoddard: 52-54; Rating: BT

My name is Wm."Fritz" Wiedergott (Boilermaker 3rd Class) Served aboard the USS Stoddard during her tour of the Mediterranean cruise...summer of 1953....under the command of CDR. John Baumeister, Jr. USN. 

I have A Picture Story of this cruise...with a listing of names of everyone on board during that time. Joe Harpster was only a MM2 at this time. 

Wieme, Edward R.
520 E 2nd St.
Waynesboro, PA  17268
Tel: 717-762-5805

During my assignment to the Stoddard I was assigned as F1c to the forward fireroom doing those tasks required of a F1c in those days, including the decommissioning process at Charleston, SC. After leaving the Stoddard I was discharged and enlisted in the USMC, during which time I held the rank of Sgt and was in communications, as Battalion Wire Chief (1946-49). After discharge from the USMC I enlisted in the USAF Security Service and USAF Intelligence Service.  I completed service as a manpower management superintendent and retired as a Chief Master Sergeant (CMS) grade E-9 in June 1974. In 1977 I went to work for the US Army at FT Ritchie, MD as a management analyst, GS-11 and terminated by employment 4 years later due to health reasons.  I was married in Germany in 1957 and my wife Ruth and I are both enjoying retired life.

Wilde, William F.   (Doris)
103 Broadway Village Dr #T02
Peabody, MA  01960
Tel: 781-891-7157
E-mail: wwilde51@aol.com
Service: 42-46
Stoddard: 44-46; Rating: RM3

Doris and I have three sons, two of whom are Naval Academy graduates. Bill (USNA 74) is a retired commander, and Bob (USNA 77) a Captain-Select, presently serving with NATO in Italy. Doris and I will be visiting Naples during this year's reunion.

 

Wilder, James D.   (Betty)
1860 Wisterwood Drive
Hoover, AL  35226
Tel: 205-823-0082
E-mail: jimiedad@aol.com
Service: 42-46
Stoddard: 44-46; Rating: FC2/c

I was born in Bessemer, Alabama near Birmingham. I left the University of Alabama in November 1942 to enlist in the Navy and went to boot camp at Naval Training Station, San Diego, CA, then Grad #1 Electrical School there. Transferred to the US Marine base in Quantico, VA where I studied ordinance, Combat and Fire Control School; then on to Mare Island (Vallejo) CA for anti-craft and anti-personnel support for the First Marine Division. My orders were then changed to serve on the U.S. Stoddard which was being commissioned in Seattle, Washington. I am very proud to have been one of the original crew which placed the USS Stoddard in commission. I was a fire control tech, battle station was in the main battery director, I was the pointer operator. I remained on board the Stoddard until the war was over and we returned to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. I left the Stoddard February, 1946 for discharge as a Fire Controlman 2c in Memphis, Tennessee.  worked for the Maytag Company in Newton, Iowa for 24 years in sales and distribution management. Then I worked for Vulcan Materials Company for 12 years, performing a variety of office functions. In 1985 I suffered two heart attacks which placed me on disability. I am still very active and serve officially in several organizations: I am a life time member of VFW Post #3492, serve actively at Vulcan Materials Retirement Club, G. & B. Corporation (commercial rental property), Concerned Citizens of Hoover, (Political Action Committee, which I co-founded), and Friends of Hoover. I married shortly after discharge and have been blessed with three lovely daughters, Janice, Wanda, and Donna. They are married and have presented me with seven grandchildren, who are just "Grand." In 1997, Betty and I were married after long courtship. My retirement years have been happy and satisfying. It is said that the people that have the most birthdays will live the longest, I intend to follow that philosophy. Best wishes to all of my shipmates.

Wilfeard, Gordon G. (Nancy)
6610 N. Centenary Road
Williamson, NY 14589-9722
Tel: 315-483-6108
E-mail: gwilfeard@netscape.net
Stoddard: 69 Feb – 69 Sept; Rating: BT3

Willcox, J. W.
117 North
Osceola, IA  50213
Tel: 515-342-3527
Stoddard: WWII PO

Willert, William D.
4044 Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO  63110-2320
Tel: 314-772-2822
Stoddard: 67-68; Rating: GM

Willey, David
55 Elm Street
Dracut, MA 01826
Tel:978-957-4020.
E-mail: dave13pat@aol.com
Stoddard: 3/53-12/54; Rating: Lt jg

Williams, Douglas A.
870 Five Forks Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA  23455
Stoddard: 60-61

Williams, Tom
10361 Debutant Dr. South
Jacksonville, FL  32246
Tel: 904-642-2716
Stoddard: 50's, engineering

Wilson, Mike A. (Audrey) 
23845 Lake Vista Rd.
Monreno Valley, CA  92557
Tel: 909-242-1474
E-mail: audmike@earthlink.net
Stoddard: 65-68; Rating: TM3

Wingo, James G.
6820 County Line Road
Lithia Springs, GA 30122
Tel: 770-941-9044
Stoddard: 59-60; Rating: SN

Winters, Larry
52298 Big Creek Rd
Myrtle Point, Oregon 97458
Tel: 541-572-0207
Served 58/59 Rating EN3

Withers, Dan L.   (Roxane)
1400 E Ludlow Ridge Road
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
Tel: 360-437-0125
E-mail: dwithers@rodaxwireless.com
Service: 63-66
Stoddard: 65-66; Rating: ETN3

Withers, Floyd  
101 E Rowena
Rosebud, TX 76570
Tel: 254-583-0220
Served 56/58 Rating SN

Wohlfarth, Bill
700 Caldwell Lane
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
Tel: 615-859-3262
E-mail: wwohlfarth@juno.com
Stoddard: 66-67; Rating: ET3

Woleslagle, Frank
P.O. Box 9293
Marina Del Ray, CA 90295
Tel: 310-850-1974
Served 66/67 Rating SN
Email capnfrank@adelphia.net

Wooden, Edward F  (Mildred)  (deceased 08-19-92)
Potnet, DE
Stoddard: Mar. 51 to June 54   DC-3
Ed and brother Bob (below) served.

Wooden, Robert A.   (Ruperta)
2 Sycamore Drive
Burlington, NJ  08016
Tel: 609-386-0238
Email: bobnpertr50@aol.com
Stoddard: 51 Mar - 54 Jun; Rating: BM3

Woodrich, Don
4207 W. Kent Ct.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012-9491
Tel: 619-474-5901
E-mail: woodricheg@navair.navy.mil
Stoddard: 50's

Worshek, Lynn
Email: lyndix11@IowaTelecom.net
Stoddard: Rating: EM1

Wortley, Richard C
6865 W Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Tel: 206-232-6490
Rank LTjg
email wortleysea@aol.com

Wright, John D (Barbara)
1525 Yarmouth Point Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017-5629
Tel: 636-530-0985
E-mail: JohnDRW@aol.com
Stoddard: 45-52 Rating: SK2

Wright, Robert
511 N. Chestnut Street
Iola, KS 66749-2256
E-mail: rjwjkw@yahoo.com
Stoddard: 65-68: Rating: RM3/2

Yake, Jay
2002 Inglewood Ave Suite B
Yakima, WA 98902
Tel: 509-972-3043
Served 64/67 Rating MMFN
email jyake@nwinfo.net
 

Yaker, Raymond
1417 Jacobsen
Antioch, CA 94509
Tel: 925-698-5431
Rating: BT3

Yates, Bill J.
11388 Rancho Del Oro Dr.
Riverside, CA 92505
Tel: 951-687-9665
E-mail: byates3@earthlink.net
Rating: RD2

Yen, Arthur C

Hello There, While looking over your site I found a picture of my grandfather. He was one of the shipmates holding the Japanese flag. His name was Arthur C. Yen. I was just wondering where you might have gotten that picture, and if you know of any others. My grandfather passed away about 4 years ago, and my family and I have been searching and searching for pictures or anything documented about his term aboard the U.S.S Stoddard. I understand you probably have better things to do than track down things on my grandfather but I thought Id ask anyways :) Any help is appreciated. By the way, thank you for having that one picture of my grandfather, it has brought warmth to all of our hearts.  Thank You,  Sabrina J. Yen

Yon, Robert L  {Deceased 1987}
Robert Yon {son}
1718 Orange Picker Rd
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
Tel: 904-260-6600
Served 66/67 Rating RDC
email yon_r@bellsouth.net

I will be sure to forward this on to my mother. I am enjoying the web site. I've already found a picture of Dad and it has overwhelmed me as we have almost no pictures of him, especially from this time period. Thank you very much for contacting us. There is one other thing that maybe you can help me with. At Dad's funeral one of his old navy friends read a poem that was supposedly read when men had to be buried at sea. It was quite touching and I've hoped to find a copy of it since then, but have had no luck. Do you by chance know what I am referring to, and, if so, could you tell me where to get a copy? I would be most appreciative. I am also attaching the few pictures of Dad that I have. They are all from 1986 after he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had undergone a couple rounds of chemotherapy, so he doesn't really look like himself, but it's what I have. The group shot is of my mother, Shirley; my wife, June; and my son Jason. Feel free to share them with others or even post them on the web site if you like. Thanks again Bob

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Young, James  
1003 20th Street
Clayton, WI  54004-3108

Zaffis, Constanti  
55 Arden Road
Trumbull, CT  06611-4436
Tel: 203-268-3437
Stoddard: WWII; Rating: F1 {Deceased 9/26/2004}

Zeffiro, Joseph
12833 McGee St
Kansas City, MO 64145
Tel: 816-942-5720
Served 1955 Rating SN

Zehren, Richard
317 E. Lincoln Avenue
Hartford, WI 53027
Tel: 262-673-5383
E-mail: rlzav8t@netwurx.net
Stoddard: 66-69; Rating: EM3

Zevon, Robert
1154 Athlone Way
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Tel: 386-672-2595
E-mail: bobz1@aol.com
Rating: SN

Zoro, Eric
3991 Wyckoff Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Tel: 757-463-4082
Served 53/55 Rating EN2
email ebz10@juno.com

Zug, Richard W.   (Shirley A.)
909 N. President Ave.
Lancaster, PA  17603
Tel: 717-393-1111
E-mail: dzug@dejazzd.com
Service: 50-53
Stoddard: 51-52; Rating: ET3