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USS NESHOBA APA 216

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 APA 216 History and crew list Ray Allen
Cruise Book Bob Glidewell
Neshoba's Deck logs Chris Kirkegard
Dispatches and Trident Tribune Boat Crew-Wesley Page, Sandy Kleinberg, John Crabtree, Joseph Morin + Walter Turner
Dollar Bill signed on Neshoba
Randy Land
Frank's Service Record
Magic Carpet Joel Pipitone, Ben Domack and James Caronna and others
Email Russ (the Webmaster)
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Marlowe John Dahlgren Jr., died on duty May 7, 1945 Letters from the 97th Division while aboard the Neshoba 
Honor Flight to Washington - Randy Land of the Neshoba is in this group

USS Marblehead - Lt. Drury was Damage Control officer on this ship - he earned the Navy Cross for his actions!

Fund raiser to pay an E-6 Reservist's medical bills

 

I need your help...I haven't kept the following sections up over the past year.  If you have contacted me and I have not added you or the family member you contacted me about to the list, please send me an email at ussneshoba@rpadden.com 

Thank you, Russ

I have missed some names, please contact me with updates. Living as of last notice:

Name State Name State
Marvin Thuman AZ Crew John M. Erickson LT MN Crew
William Allingham CA Crew Randy Land ND Crew
Donald C. Cooksey CA Crew Richard Boyer PA Crew
Ray Flynn CA Crew Guy Claycomb PA Crew
Wesley Page CA Crew Sanford Kleinberg PA Crew
Jimmy Wavrin CA Crew Swede Larson PA Crew
Richard G. Chapman CT Crew Don Schaffer PA Crew
Justin MacCarthy CA Crew James Merrill Bird  TN Ensign
Roy Vujovich CA Crew James Caronna TX Crew
George-Bucky Lawhorn GA Crew Guy Walden Cheesman TX Crew
Theodore Hoyte Cate IA Crew Harold E. Crawford TX Crew
Charles - Sonny Clark IA Crew Sam Klinginsmith TX Crew
Vernon Redfearn IL Crew Kenneth W. Perry Ltjg UNK Crew
William Worden IL Crew Joseph Vaghi II VA Crew
JJ Digirolamo LA Crew Raymond A Allen WA Crew
Rollie Cotton MA Crew Charles C Chmielowiec WI Crew
Hubert Lee Childers MI Crew Joel Pipitone Wi Crew
William Kelly MO Crew John Tenorio Crew
Merlyn Brown IA Crew Ken Holpuch Crew
Troops Transported on the Neshoba
Fred Crisafulli NY Army Daniel Skabialka Al Army
John DeCaro AZ Army

NOTE: SOME OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES HAVE CHANGED-PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NEW ONES... THANKS, RUSS USSNESHOBA@RPADDEN.COM 

Departed Crew Members

Ens. William Joseph Dalton 2008 Lester Bradbury 2007 Romeo J. Corriveau 2007
Christopher C. Kirkegard 2006 Thomas A. Huntley 2006 Joe A. Morin 2006
Louis J. Nawrocki 2005 Ben Domack 2005 Jesse Kyle Moss 2005
Robert Howard 2004 Richard Earl Walker  2001
Harold Cunningham 2000 Henry A. Cobb 2000 Joseph A. Rogers 1999
W. E. Mike Michel 1997 - see story below Lou "Pops" Chuver 1997
Henry 'Lee' Green 1996 Frank Padden 1995 Alois R. Schmid 1994
Calvin C.Pawlak 1985 Waldemar D. Rieger 1975 Eugene A. Chlebowski  1990
J. R. Haverstick Joseph A. Cook Dick Walker
Frank Murphy Victor Barnes Funderburk DeVerl Hess (Dee) Linford
Raymond Francis Lewandowski Robert Dowding Walter Turner
John Crabtree John O. Braselton
Felix Kaczorek Jesse Kyle Moss William Zastrow 
R.A. (Bob) Glidewell L.C. Paradee 1946 Marlowe John Dahlgren Jr. 1945

July 22, 2008 Subject: W.E. MICHEL

My father-in-law was W.E. Mike Michel. He passed away 16 November 1997. Also, my uncle was Chris kirkgard and they both were stationed on the Neshoba. This unfortunately was found out after Mike's passing. The ironic thing about this is they were sitting a table apart at our oldest daughter's wedding and never spoke about their war years. If that had happened just knowing how they were they would still be sitting there reminiscing.

Byrne Haskins
Richland, Wa
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4/20/2008  -  Does anyone remember Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) or know what ever became of Shoby?

Justin C MacCarthy, D.D.S.,ret., was a corpsman from San Diego, California. He stills resides there.  Golf has been his spare time passion and he often shoots his age.  He remembers fondly his shipmates, especially Eddie  (Edward Francis Joseph) Frechette (sp) and Joe Cook.  

He would love to know if anyone knows what happened to the dog, Shoby, after his keepers left the ship.  And, also someone else might have a happy memory of Gladly, the cross-eyed bear, who created mischief.  Justin is watching golf on TV and he doesn't do email.

Thanks, his wife, Evelyn

6/1/2006: Tom Huntley of Cleveland Ohio (shipmate I found for you last year) a WWII crew member has passed away (March 06) -- his daughter asked me to tell you that the highlight of his last year was reuniting with the crew - his many pictures will now be part of his grand children to remember and enjoy for years to come... Yes we are a "Last Man Standing" group of proud sailors -- now future generations will carry on the USS NESHOBA memories through Tom Huntley's grand children.

Dick Jarenski-Vice Commander White Mountain Sub Base for the Huntley family

Images from the Neshoba's Cruise Book are thanks to one of my Dad's Shipmates, Bill Allingham.  

He gave me his copy of the Cruise Book so that the history will be preserved.

If you are a Neshoba Vet or related to a Neshoba Vet and are interested in a digital copy, send me an email at Amphibs@Rpadden.com.  It is too large to post on the website.

I have sent out copies to every one of the Neshoba vets I have found.  Thank you Bill for your gift!

Excerpts from the Book can be found in the link below (APA 216 History and crew list)