The USS Bangor (PF-16)

Date: 20 May 1943 to 24 Nov 1947
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Surnames/tags: US_COAST_GUARD WORLD_WAR_II

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The USS Bangor was the name for PF-16, a US Navy Tacoma-class patrol frigate in World War 2.

The ship had a complement of 180 or 190 men. During the war it was part of anti-submarine screens for convoys between the U.S. and North Africa. It participated in at least one depth charge attack.

They spent VE-Day at anchor in Oran. Then they sailed for the Pacific and trained in the Panama Canal Zone. On VJ-Day they were in Seattle, Washington.

Contents 1 Officers 2 Chief Petty Officers 3 Enlisted Personnel 4 Sources

Officers

• Lieut. Cmdr. Fred J. Statts, USCG Commanding Officer
• Lieut. Warren B. Dodd, USCGR Executive Officer
• Lieut. Sawyer W. Labouisse, USCGR Gunnery Officer
• Lieut. Edgar Underwood, USCG Engineering Officer
• P.A. Surg. George G. Howard, USPHS Medical Officer
• Lieut. (jg) John F. Bowler, USCGR First Lieutenant
• Lieut. (jg) John P. McAvoy, USCGR Assistant Gunnery Officer
• Lieut. (jg) Henry E. Titus, USCG Supply Officer
• Ens. Richard A. Keating, USCGR Assistant First Lieutenant
• Ens. Donald G. Vawter, USCGR Communication Officer
• Ens. Ernest Graubner, USCGR Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer
• Mach. Walton E. Jenkins, USCG Assistant Engineering Officer

Chief Petty Officers

• George C. Baker, CRM
• Floyd A. Cooley, CPHM
• James H. Davenport, CY
• Melvin C. Fleeson, CBM
• Robert E. Hodson, CMM
• Elmer J. Morgan, CCSTD
• William S. Simpson, CMM
• Van Williams, CWT

Enlisted Personnel

• Alberti B. Albano - F1C
• Kenneth E. Arnold - S1C
• Nicholas J. Amicone - MM2C
• Gerard T. Amsbury, Jr. - WT3C
• Carlo A. Anderson - F1C
• Robert J. Argyros - EM3C
• Robert Balancich - S1C
• Carl Baumgartner - S1C
• Joseph Barwiec - S2C
• James T. Behrens - S1C
• Jack Bell - S1C
• William Bellamy - STM3C
• Bernard Bensman - S1C
• B. W. Blalock - S1C
• William L. Boles - S1C
• Anthony Bongiovi - F1C
• Edward J. Boyts - GM3C
• Marvin Braunstein - S2C
• Thomas J. Bruhn - S1C
• Tom M. Bush - RM2C
• Domenic Butera - S1C
• Oscar Camden - S1C
• Edward J. Cameron - SM3C
• Eugene Cardello, Jr. - S2C
• Nicholas Cardillo - S1C
• Kenneth B. Caron - S1C
• William A. Chard - S1C
• Donald R. Chipcase - EM1C
• Norman, Choplin - MM1C
• Robert M. Chowning - S2C
• Albert A. Clapper - S1C
• John B. Clay - F2C
• Max G. Coffey - S1C
• James J. Como - MM2C
• Jimmie S. Conley - MM1C
• Edward H. Connors, Jr. - S1C
• Percy J. Cooper - MM2C
• Paul S. Costello - SK1C
• Robert R. Cowan - S1C
• Hugh M. Cowart -SC1C
• Clifton C. Crews - S2C
• Donald E. Danielson - RT3C
• Gerald R. Daubenbis - S1C
• Robert E. Deebel - GM2C
• Robert A. Deem - Y1C
• Carmen Dello Russon - S1C
• Charles DeLyon - ST.M3C
• Veto M. DeSanto - S1C
• Richard W. Desens - QM2C
• Richard W. DeWeil - S2C
• Herman J. Dietrich, Jr. - S2C
• Adam DiPasquale - S1C
• Thomas Dooney - GM3C
• Jerome D. Duncan - BM2C
• Harold M. Fernander - S1C
• Johnnie B. Fike - S1C
• Samuel Fiveland - S1C
• William G. Flood - S2C
• Owen E. Forrester, Jr. - S1C
• Richard J. Fox - S2C
• George C. Gable - S2C
• George W. Gabriel - S2C
• Eugene E. Gagatno - S1C
• Pellegrino Gaglione - S2C
• Robert A. Gasperik - S2C
• William E. Gass - SM2C
• Edward N. Goodwill - RM3C
• James F. Goodwyn - S2C
• Sidney Gordon - S1C
• Samson Gradwell, Jr. - S2C
• William E. Gray - Cox.
• John J. Griffin - S2C
• Oleather Grigsby - ST.M3C
• William F. Grill - S1C
• John P. Hanlon - S2C
• John Hansen - F1C
• Earl W. C. Harris - Q.M.1C
• Armond D. Hartlieb - S2C
• Allen S. Hawkenson - W.T.2C
• Thomas J. Henke - B.M.1C
• Francis B. Higgins - S1C
• Andrew J. Hilliard - S2C
• William E. Hobgood - S2C
• Edward Hombosky - M.M.2C
• Charles C. Hookey - S2C
• James D. Howery - G.M.1C
• Thomas E. Illingsworth - S1C
• Donald L. Jacobs - F1C
• Robert J. Jankowski - S2C
• James V. Jardee - B.M.2C
• Ralph E. Johnson - S2C
• Alfred W. Jones - S.C.3C
• Edward G. Jones - S1C
• George H. Jones, Jr. - S2C
• Ralph Kaufman - S1C
• Paul K. Kavalow - RM2C
• George M. Kazup - S1C
• Frank H. Kenward -B.M.2C
• Robert B. Kergan - S2C
• Louis Kerlec - S1C
• William D. Ketner - SO.M.2C
• Kenneth W. Kimes -MM2C
• John L. Kirchner - MM1C
• Stephen Koczian - F1C
• Kenneth C. Koehler - MM2C
• George J. Krautter - F1C
• William L. Krisch - RT3C
• William Lamagna - GM3C
• Earl C. Lamountain - S2C
• Warren C. Lee - S1C
• Paul B. Lemons - S2C
• Floyd B. Lewis - S2C
• Edward Little, Jr. - M.M.2C
• Robert P. Loding - S1C
• Floyd M. Long - S2C
• Earl Looney - S2C
• William J. Lopata - S2C
• Alexander H. Lucas, - S2C
• Edward C. Lucken - S2C
• Heinz A. G. Ludtke - S2C
• Richard D. Lulay - F1C
• William F. Lux - SO.M2C
• Albert E. Magnuson - F1C
• William F. Mahoney - S1C
• Donald D. Manning - Cox.
• Edward Manning - ST.M.3C
• Frank S. Mannino - S1C
• Harry F. Michie- M.M.2C
• William H. Miller - S2C
• Staton Moore - S.M.3C
• Miles W. Morrow - C.M.1C
• Lloyd A. Mulholland - S2C
• James L. Murray - F1C
• George W. Murray - WT3C
• Jack E. MacCurdy - PH.M.3C
• Delbert J. McDermott - F2C
• Raymond C. McDonough - Y2C
• Lloyd C. McCoun, Jr. - R.M.2C
• Richard X. McGinley - Cox.
• William J. McGraham - G.M.2C
• J.J. McLaughlin - SP.3C(CW)
• William F. McLaughlin - M.M.1C
• Irving P. Nagdeman - S.C.2C
• Raymond G. Nelson - E.M.3C
• Sherman C. Noreen - G.M.1C
• Melvyn Norton - ST.M.3C
• Monticello L. Nunley - ST.M.3C
• William J. O'Brien - S1C
• Warren K. O'Neil - F1C
• John J. O'Shaugnessy - S1C
• Christopher Pappas - S2C
• William G. Parker - S2C
• Roger H. Patric - S2C
• B.P. Patterson, Jr. - C.M.1C
• Calvin E. Patterson - ST.M.3C
• George W. Perry - Q.M.2C
• William E. Petrelli - W.T.2C
• Paul W. Plumer - S.K.2C
• Edward A. Polchlopek - F1C
• J.B. Prater - Q.M.3C
• Kenneth H. Rabie - M.M.2C
• George N. Rifkin - F1C
• Herbert Rubin - S.C.2C
• Clyde Ruckman - S2C
• Vincent Scaffidi - S2C
• Clarence R. Schroyer - S2C
• Robert H. Schulz - F1C
• Alton R. Scutt, Jr. - S2C
• William S. Shearer - S1C
• Paul Slaybaugh - S2C
• Robert G. Smith - S1C
• Vernard S. Smith - S1C
• Edwin O. Stoecker - S1C
• James E. Stumpfa, Jr. - E.M.3C
• James M. Sullivan - SC1C
• Charles N. Swindell - S2C
• Joseph D. Szeres - S1C
• Walter E. Thompson - M.M.2C
• Andrew Tokarkchick, Jr. - S1C
• Oliver P. Tomino - S1C
• Michael J. Veneziano - S2C
• Joseph J. Walsh - S2C
• Lawrence E. Wendel - S1C
• Norbert V. Wendorf - SO.M3C
• Henry W. Whittemore - F.C.3C
• Edward B. Whitten - F1C
• Edward C. Wielobob - S1C
• Fredrick B. Williams - G.M.2C
• Tanch L. Williams - S2C
• William G. Wilson - W.T.2C
• Stanley A. Wishinski - Cox.
• John F. Wolniak - S2C
• Robert F. Wood - F1C
• Edward Woodlee - S.M.3C
• Leroy F. Wunderlich - R.M.3C
• Frank J. Zabludowski - W.T.1C

Sources

• Personal effects from Albert Clapper and Edward Whitten, in the possession of Chris Whitten, including an invitation to the commissioning ceremony which listed all the names above.

• Fact sheet from USCG

• NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive