According to our records, these men were aboard the USS Rankin during the year shown. The Status column shows what we know of them as of February, 2007. You can search for a name, rate, etc. by simultaneously pressing your CTRL and F keys. You can see a roster for any other year by clicking on the list at the top of this page. Click Here to see an alphabetical list of all shipmates from 1945-1971.
|
Last
|
First
|
Year Aboard
|
Rank/Rate
|
Year Left
|
Rank/Rate
|
Status
|
Abell
|
Theodore L.
|
1953
|
RMSN
|
1954
|
RM3
|
Deceased
|
Adams
|
Dale D.
|
1952
|
BM2
|
1953
|
BM2
|
Living
|
Adams
|
William J.
|
1952
|
BM3
|
1953
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Adkins
|
John G.
|
1953
|
1954
|
BT3
|
Living
|
|
Aker
|
Richard C.
|
1953
|
1953
|
SN
|
Living
|
|
Alexander
|
Richard A.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Allen
|
Winfred W.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Altman
|
Ronald H.
|
1953
|
YN3
|
1955
|
YN3
|
Living
|
Anderson
|
Arthur E.
|
1952
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Dick E.
|
1953
|
IC2
|
1953
|
IC2
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Forrest P.
|
1953
|
ENS
|
1954
|
ENS
|
Living
|
Anderson
|
Richard C.
|
1953
|
FA
|
1956
|
IC3
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Robert L.
|
1952
|
RM1
|
1953
|
RMC
|
Unknown
|
Ashurst
|
Albert J.
|
1952
|
ENS
|
1954
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Auer
|
Elmer
|
1952
|
SH2
|
1955
|
SH1
|
Deceased
|
Backer
|
Thomas L.
|
1953
|
DMSA
|
1956
|
QM2
|
Unknown
|
Bailey
|
Donald E.
|
1953
|
DC3
|
1953
|
DC3
|
Unknown
|
Barber
|
Donald
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Barnick
|
Adrian
|
1953
|
BT3
|
1953
|
BT3
|
Unknown
|
Barwick
|
Adrian
|
1953
|
BT2
|
1960
|
BT1
|
Unknown
|
Baver
|
Jack B.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1956
|
RM3
|
Living
|
Becken
|
Halver M.
|
1952
|
1954
|
FN
|
Living
|
|
Becker
|
Douglas L.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Beckham
|
Edwin T.
|
1953
|
LTJG
|
1954
|
LTJG
|
Deceased
|
Belcher
|
Jessie G.
|
1953
|
BMC
|
1953
|
BM
|
Unknown
|
Bell
|
Merton M.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1953
|
GM3
|
Unknown
|
Benton
|
Rolla M.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1954
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Bera
|
Francis P.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Bernard
|
John A.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Bessinger
|
August L.
|
1952
|
SN
|
1954
|
BM3
|
Living
|
Biersteker
|
Bruce J.
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
1956
|
EN3
|
Living
|
Biersteker
|
Kenneth J.
|
1952
|
BT3
|
1953
|
BT3
|
Living
|
Black
|
Roy H.
|
1952
|
SN
|
1954
|
BMSN
|
Living
|
Blair
|
Donald T.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1954
|
RD2
|
Unknown
|
Blanton
|
Robert L.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1955
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Blay
|
Jose
|
1952
|
BM3
|
1953
|
BM2
|
Living
|
Blaylack
|
Harlon O.
|
1953
|
EN2
|
1954
|
ENC
|
Unknown
|
Bock
|
Emory A.
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
Unknown
|
Bolen
|
Roy E.
|
1952
|
1953
|
QMS1
|
Living
|
|
Bolt
|
Vernon F.
|
1953
|
SK2
|
1953
|
SK2
|
Unknown
|
Boult
|
Richard D.
|
1952
|
ENS
|
1953
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Bousquet
|
Joseph E.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Bower
|
Clarence
|
1953
|
BM1
|
1954
|
BM1
|
Unknown
|
Bowman
|
Henry J.
|
1953
|
RDSA
|
1954
|
RD3
|
Unknown
|
Boyd
|
John A.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SH3
|
Unknown
|
Boyer
|
Frank M.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1954
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Boyland
|
Patrick B.
|
1953
|
RD2
|
1953
|
RD2
|
Deceased
|
Brady
|
Robert E.
|
1952
|
LTJG
|
1953
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Branch
|
Frank N.
|
1953
|
ENS
|
1954
|
ENS
|
Living
|
Branda
|
Jerry J.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Branham
|
Raymond
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Breaud
|
Whitney E.
|
1953
|
BMC
|
1953
|
BMC
|
Unknown
|
Breen
|
John A.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Bridges
|
Clarence V.
|
1952
|
ME2
|
1953
|
ME1
|
Unknown
|
Brooks
|
Charles D.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1957
|
BT2
|
Living
|
Brooks
|
Roland J.
|
1953
|
FA
|
1953
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Brooks
|
Thomas A.
|
1953
|
HMC
|
1953
|
HMC
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
Drue P.
|
1952
|
SD2
|
1953
|
SD2
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
Gordon H.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
John W.
|
1953
|
TA
|
1953
|
BTC
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
Leroy B.
|
1953
|
BTC
|
1953
|
BTC
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
Thomas W.
|
1952
|
ET1
|
1953
|
ET1
|
Unknown
|
Brymer
|
John E.
|
1953
|
SKGC
|
1953
|
SKC
|
Deceased
|
Buchanan
|
John M.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Buchner
|
Donald E.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1956
|
BM3
|
Living
|
Burbank
|
Jerome L.
|
1953
|
FA
|
1953
|
MR3
|
Unknown
|
Burbey
|
Mark G.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1953
|
EM2
|
Living
|
Bush
|
Earl J.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1959
|
YN3
|
Unknown
|
Butler
|
James A.
|
1953
|
DG3
|
1953
|
DG3
|
Unknown
|
Butler
|
John H.
|
1953
|
BM1
|
1954
|
BM1
|
Unknown
|
Cameron
|
Allan E.
|
1952
|
EMC
|
1953
|
EMC
|
Unknown
|
Cannon
|
Marcus L.
|
1953
|
SDC
|
1954
|
SDC
|
Deceased
|
Capuano
|
Peter
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Cardarelli
|
Nicholas
|
1952
|
S2C
|
1954
|
FN
|
Living
|
Carrell
|
Jerry D.
|
1952
|
FA
|
1953
|
FN
|
Deceased
|
Cartledge
|
Robert
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Case
|
Joseph R.
|
1953
|
FTC
|
1953
|
FTC
|
Unknown
|
Cashman
|
Joseph V.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1955
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Chapman
|
George L.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1954
|
SN
|
Deceased
|
Chapparone
|
Anthony L.
|
1953
|
ENS
|
1955
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Charland
|
Thomas J.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Charles
|
James P.
|
1953
|
ENS
|
1956
|
LTJG
|
Deceased
|
Cheek
|
James H.
|
1953
|
EN2
|
1953
|
EN2
|
Unknown
|
Chicoine
|
E. A.
|
1953
|
1954
|
SN
|
Living
|
|
Chowaniec
|
Frank P.
|
1952
|
ET1
|
1953
|
ET1
|
Living
|
Cinnamon
|
Paul
|
1953
|
SA
|
1954
|
RMSN
|
Unknown
|
Clancy
|
John F.
|
1953
|
BM3
|
1954
|
BM3
|
Unknown
|
Clark
|
Versel E.
|
1953
|
SH3
|
1954
|
SH2
|
Unknown
|
Clarke
|
Daniel C.
|
1953
|
BM3
|
1953
|
BM3
|
Unknown
|
Cleveland
|
Norman P.
|
1952
|
LTJG
|
1954
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Cline
|
Paul A.
|
1952
|
FA
|
1953
|
MM3
|
Unknown
|
Clothier
|
Jay B.
|
1953
|
LT(SC)
|
1954
|
LT
|
Deceased
|
Coffey
|
Joseph R.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1953
|
FN
|
Living
|
Cogar
|
Robert P.
|
1952
|
RMSN
|
1956
|
RM2
|
Living
|
Collier
|
August
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
Unknown
|
Cook
|
Chancey D.
|
1953
|
1953
|
EN1
|
Living
|
|
Cook
|
Donald D.
|
1952
|
FA
|
1954
|
EM3
|
Living
|
Corbitt
|
Robert J.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1954
|
SN
|
Living
|
Cordell
|
Thomas
|
1953
|
BT3
|
1953
|
BT3
|
Unknown
|
Cousins
|
Louis H.
|
1952
|
FA
|
1954
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Covach
|
John R.
|
1952
|
SN
|
1953
|
YNSN
|
Unknown
|
Cranford
|
Glenn
|
1953
|
BM
|
1953
|
BM
|
Unknown
|
Crawford
|
Glenn E.
|
1953
|
BM2
|
1953
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Crawford
|
Troy L.
|
1952
|
RD3
|
1953
|
RD3
|
Unknown
|
Croteau
|
Leopold
|
1953
|
MR
|
1953
|
MR
|
Unknown
|
Croucher
|
Charles G.
|
1953
|
1953
|
SN
|
Living
|
|
Crouse
|
Marion D.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1953
|
FN
|
Deceased
|
Crow
|
R. D.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Crowe
|
Cecil
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Cummins
|
Herbert
|
1953
|
1953
|
FN
|
Living
|
|
Curtis
|
Charles
|
1953
|
QM
|
1953
|
QM
|
Unknown
|
Daigle
|
Harding
|
1952
|
1953
|
BT3
|
Living
|
|
Daniels
|
Derrel E.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Dausman
|
Robert C.
|
1953
|
1953
|
SN
|
Living
|
|
Davis
|
David R.
|
1953
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Davis
|
Forrest E.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Davis
|
Harry J.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1955
|
CS3
|
Unknown
|
Davis
|
James W.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1953
|
SN
|
Unknown
|