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1956
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First
Year Aboard

Rank/Rate
Year Left

Rank/Rate
Abell
George F.
1956
BK3
1956
BK3
Adkins
Johnny
1954
FPFN
1956
FP3
Anderson
Billy C.
1956
SA
1958
QM3
Anderson
Carroll C.
1956
SA
1959
SM2
Anderson
Richard C.
1953
FA
1956
IC3
Anderson
Robert C.
1956
LTJG
1958
LT
Anderson
William C.
1956
RM3
1956
RM3
Aquino
Paterno P.
1956
TN
1959
SK3
Ashmore
Faye A.
1956
FN
1959
EN2
Athey
Robert M.
1956
SA
1957
SN
Austin
Clarence L.
1956
SD2
1961
SD2
Auten
Bradley M.
1954
LCDR
1956
LCDR
Ayers
Judson F.
1954
ENS
1956
LTJG
Backer
Thomas L.
1953
DMSA
1956
QM2
Barclay
Mckinley U.
1955
TR
1956
TA
Barr
Ronald E.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Barth
William A.
1954
EN1
1956
EN1
Bartolino
John F.
1955
LTJG
1957
LTJG
Barwick
Adrian
1953
BT2
1960
BT1
Bateman
Vance M.
1955
SN
1957
SN
Baver
Jack B.
1952
SA
1956
RM3
Belmore
Brainard J.
1956
CDR
1958
CDR
Biersteker
Bruce J.
1953
ENFN
1956
EN3
Blake
Ronald W.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Blaylock
Herbert D.
1954
BM3
1962
BM2
Bloomer
Franklin I.
1956
BM2
1956
BM2
Bockey
Louis J.
1955
SN
1956
YN3
Bodiford
Marvin L.
1955
SN
1957
RM3
Bonne
Wesley L.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Bono
Jimmie F.
1956
DC2
1956
DC2
Bottorff
Ronald F.
1955
RM3
1956
RM3
Bradley
James E.
1956
EN3
1956
EN3
Brooks
Charles D.
1953
FN
1957
BT2
Brown
Joe W.
1956
SD2
1959
SD2
Brown
S. M.
1956
FA
1959
BT2
Brunner
Michael M.
1956
1LT USMC
1957
1LT USMC
Buchner
Donald E.
1953
FN
1956
BM3
Burden
Russell J.
1954
BMC
1958
BMGC
Bush
Earl J.
1953
SN
1959
YN3
Calvert
Arthur K.
1955
LT
1956
LT
Carothers
Alex H.
1956
LT
1958
LT
Carroll
Melvin L.
1955
ETRSN
1956
ETR3
Carroll
Roland C.
1955
BM2
1956
BM2
Carter
Edgar E.
1956
SM
1956
SM
Carter
Paul J.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Cassidy
John D.
1954
GM3
1958
SM1
Castillo
Henry H.
1955
FA
1956
FN
Castillo
Lester L.
1956
YN3
1956
YN3
Castle
Robert A.
1956
MMC
1956
MMC
Chapman
Harold L.
1955
BM2
1956
BM1
Charles
James P.
1953
ENS
1956
LTJG
Christopherson
P. D.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Clauson
William L.
1956
SA
1958
BTFN
Cogar
Robert P.
1952
RMSN
1956
RM2
Collier
Howard T.
1956
BM3
1956
BM3
Collins
Bobbie C.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Conder
William W.
1955
ENS
1958
LTJG
Coon
Eldred Pete
1955
FR
1958
DC2
Cox
Dan G.
1955
FA
1958
MM3
Cross
William A.
1956
M1
1956
M1
Crowell
James L.
1955
CWO2
1957
CWO
Daniel
J. W.
1955
BM2
1958
BM2
Daum
Joseph M.
1954
SH1
1956
SH1
Davis
Edward A.
1955
CWO3
1957
CWO4
Dawson
Rages L.
1956
BM2
1961
BM1
Dickens
Shelah M.
1955
DK2
1956
DK1
Digirolamo
Arnold
1956
GM1
1957
GM1
Dignan
Thomas G.
1955
HM2
1956
HM1
Dillingham
Hartman F.
1955
GM3
1956
GMSN
Dingle
Glennie
1955
1961
BT3
Donahue
Daniel F.
1954
LT(SC)
1956
LT(SC)
Dunbar
Malcolm C.
1955
ENS
1956
ENS
Eagan
Thomas E.
1955
EMFN
1957
EM3
Ehlers
Dwayne R.
1955
BT3
1956
BT2
Eichberger
Donald F.
1956
1956
BM2
Ellington
Arthur R.
1955
BM3
1961
BM2
Engle
John R.
1956
FN
1958
MM3
Enos
Lawrence
1954
LT
1956
LCDR
Evans
Elmer G.
1956
ME3
1958
ME3
Ezell
Herbert W.
1955
BM3
1956
BM3
Ferguson
James D.
1955
CAPT
1956
CAPT
Fisher
Jacob C.
1956
HM3
1956
HM3
Fitzgerald
Truman W.
1956
BMC
1956
BMC
Flood
Edmund P.
1956
FN
1958
ENFN
Folan
Robert J.
1956
GM3
1957
GM3
Footman
Samuel L.
1955
SD1
1956
SD1
Foreman
Billy J.
1956
CS1
1957
CS1
Foster
William A.
1955
FA
1960
BT2
Francis
Clarence S.
1953
BM2
1958
BM2
Freeman
Phillip W.
1955
FA
1957
FA
Fricks
Ralph H.
1956
BM1
1956
BM1
Garrelts
Darrel R.
1956
1957
FN
Garrett
Gene P.
1954
FTSN
1957
FT2
Gaskell
Edward P.
1954
LTJG
1956
LT
Gauthier
Charles E.
1956
IC3
1956
IC3
George
A. L.
1956
ENC
1956
ENC
Gillum
Harold
1954
1957
SN
Gingrich
Dale S.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Ginn
Raymond E.
1956
FN
1958
MM3
Goldschmidt
James E.
1954
SN
1956
RM3
Golingan
Fernando
1952
E-3
1957
E-4
Goodale
Elmer J.
1954
LTJG
1956
LTJG
Gould
Elton E.
1956
SN
1960
CSSN
Grozich
Michael
1956
ETC
1958
ETC
Guerra
Richard
1956
FA
1956
FA
Hacia
Frank
1954
SA
1956
BMSN
Hager
Alexander R.
1956
SA
1960
EM3
Hale
Harry A.
1955
BM1
1959
BM1
Hall
Guy C.
1956
FN
1957
FP3
Hamilton
Earl
1954
ETSN
1956
ET2
Hanrahan
Paul B.
1954
ENS
1957
LTJG
Harbaugh
Jerry L.
1955
SN
1957
FT2
Hardaway
Ray W.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Harllee
John
1956
CAPT
1959
CAPT
Harris
Ronald C.
1956
1958
BT2
Hayes
Howard P.
1955
MEC
1956
MEC
Haynes
James R.
1956
YN3
1956
YN3
Healey
Dennis T.
1953
MMFA
1956
MM2
Hearn
Gilbert W.
1956
SH3
1956
SH3
Henry
Robert L.
1956
MM1
1958
MM1
Henseler
Richard C.
1956
ENS(SC)
1956
ENS(SC)
Hess
Paul J.
1954
LTJG
1956
LTJG
Hewitt
Ronnie D.
1955
SA
1956
SN
Hickman
Howard H.
1955
CDR
1956
CDR
Higdon
Ralph
1955
1956
SN
Hill
William S.
1956
SN
1958
SN
Hizer
Alvin S.
1955
BM3
1958
BM3
Holmes
Walter J.
1956
CWO3
1957
CWO3
Hooley
Thomas J.
1954
ENS
1956
LTJG
Hubbard
Dorman L.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Huggins
Billy
1956
BM2
1956
BM2
Hughes
Rajah
1956
1956
BM2
Hulse
Bernard J.
1956
EW2
1956
EW2
Hunterton
Herbert J.
1956
FA
1956
FA
Hyde
Robert A.
1954
SA
1957
BM3
Jackson
Dennis
1954
SA
1956
SN
Janes
Donald A.
1956
SA
1958
SA
Jannie
William C.
1956
BM3
1958
BM3
Jarmon
Oscar F.
1956
LT
1957
Jenkins
James M.
1956
CWO2
1956
CWO2
Jennings
Delphin E.
1956
SN
1957
SN
Johns
Richard L.
1954
SA
1956
SN
Johnson
Eugene
1955
1956
TN
Johnston
Keith E.
1956
FA
1958
FN
Jones
Iver L.
1954
DC1
1957
DC1
Kaplan
Carl N.
1956
SN
1958
SN
Keller
Donald R.
1956
FN
1957
FN
Keller
George B.
1956
FN
1956
FN
Kellerman
Edward F.
1956
RM1
1960
RMC
Kepley
George E.
1955
FA
1958
MM3
Keplinger
Douglas A.
1952
1956
MM3
Kimble
Stearl I.
1956
FA
1957
FN
Kinsley
Thomas S.
1956
FTSN
1959
FT3
Koestler
Robert J.
1956
MM3
1958
MM2
Krygier
Joseph
1954
SA
1957
CS3
Lafkas
James K.
1956
SN
1958
YN1
Lamphier
Edwin C.
1956
PN2
1957
PN1
Lane
James H.
1956
SN
1957
SM3
Lang
Percy
1956
EN1
1956
EN1
Langley
Harvey H.
1956
CS1
1956
CS1
Lasauskas
William P.
1954
1LT USMC
1956
1LT USMC
Lechaton
Michael
1953
FR
1957
EM2
Lechner
Larry D.
1954
FN
1958
BT2
Lemish
Richard A.
1956
FN
1956
FN
Lighton
Paul G.
1955
ENS
1957
LTJG
Littlejohn
F. W.
1956
SDC
1959
SDC
Lloyd
William M.
1955
SN
1956
BM1
Loftus
John A.
1955
FN
1956
BT3
Long
George B.
1955
ENS(SC)
1956
ENS
Lorentsen
Fred J.
1953
SHSN
1957
SHSN
Lucchetti
R. F.
1956
MR1
1956
MR1
Mabie
Robert C.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Mackinnon
D. W.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Mahone
Chester
1956
SA
1956
SA
Mahoney
Robert L.
1956
BM3
1958
SM3
Malloy
Malcolm A.
1956
ENS
1958
LTJG
Marshall
Lum C.
1953
SA
1956
SA
Martin
Paul W.
1956
YNC
1956
YNC
McClain
Donald G.
1956
RD3
1957
RDSN
McClellan
Carlton H.
1956
BW3
1956
BW3
McHugh
James
1956
BT3
1956
BT3
McNamara
Dennis J.
1953
CS1
1956
CS1
Meister
Joseph R.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Middlebrooks
Melvin L.
1954
SK1
1957
SK1
Mildenhall
James D.
1956
1957
IC2
Millen
Thomas H.
1955
ENS
1956
LTJG
Miller
James D.
1954
SA
1958
RM2
Miller
Lawrence M.
1952
ELEC
1956
ELEC
Milles
Paul J.
1956
1956
FN
Mink
Harold R.
1955
SA
1956
SN
Mitchell
Woodrow
1956
CSG2
1956
CSG2
Mohn
Richard N.
1954
SA
1956
EN3
Montgomery
S. Phelps
1954
ENS
1957
LTJG
Mooney
James S.
1955
SR
1957
RM3
Moore
Johnnie E.
1955
SA
1958
QM3
Moore
Kenneth L.
1954
BM3
1963
BM1
Morgan
Gurney L.
1956
BM2
1956
BM2
Morris
Billy K.
1955
SN
1959
RM3
Moss
Clancy
1956
1956
SA
Mowery
Richard T.
1956
QMM3
1956
QMM3
Neal
Arthur F.
1956
SN
1957
GM3
Nelson
Irvin
1956
SKSN
1958
SK2
Nicholson
Melvin E.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Oconnell
Thomas E.
1954
SA
1956
CS3
Odonnell
John E.
1956
GMC
1956
GMC
Ousley
William E.
1956
FA
1958
MR3
Parise
Stephen
1956
SN
1956
SN
Parmelee
Ralph E.
1956
FN
1958
SF3
Patrie
Walton H.
1956
RMSN
1956
RMSN
Paulsen
Carsten E.
1953
SN
1956
QM3
Pawlowski
David G.
1956
DCG3
1956
DCG3
Peck
Walter E.
1955
FP1
1956
FP1
Pelfrey
Forrest H.
1954
FPFN
1956
FP2
Penny
Andrew
1955
SA
1958
SN
Peterson
Alton K.
1955
CHBOSN
1958
CWO2
Peterson
K. E.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Peterson
Theodore
1955
BOSUN
1956
BOSUN
Petralia
Albert
1956
RMSN
1957
RMSN
Petterson
Bryan W.
1956
GM1
1956
GM1
Pflueger
Arthur B.
1955
FA
1958
DC2
Phillips
Albert T.
1956
IC3
1956
IC3
Pietsch
Donald L.
1955
FN
1959
MR2
Pittman
Sherill B.
1955
RMSN
1958
RM3
Politis
George
1956
FT3
1956
FT3
Pollock
Paul
1956
GMC
1956
GMC
Prindeville
F.
1956
SN
1958
RD3
Radke
Hubert M.
1955
LT(MC)
1956
LT(MC)
Rainey
Elzie
1956
BM3
1956
BM3
Rector
Norwood H.
1955
FN
1958
BT3
Reynolds
Eugene W.
1955
EN3
1956
ENFN
Rhinehardt
B. F.
1955
SN
1959
SH3
Rice
William K.
1954
SA
1956
SN
Rich
Walter L.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Richard
Norman E.
1954
SA
1957
YN3
Rickert
Donald R.
1956
MMFN
1957
FA
Rider
Morris E.
1956
RDSN
1957
RD2
Rikard
Gail V.
1956
MM1
1956
MM1
Rimbeck
Joseph A.
1952
SA
1956
SK3
Ringer
Gary E.
1954
SN
1957
YN3
Risher
Quentin R.
1955
RD3
1956
RD3
Rivers
Jacob
1956
SN
1960
EM3
Rodemeyer
Edward C.
1956
FN
1959
IC2
Rohanovich
Andrew
1956
EMC
1956
EMC
Rothenstine
Paul V.
1955
SA
1958
SN
Rowand
Carlton C.
1956
LTJG
1956
LTJG
Royea
James L.
1954
SA
1956
EN3
Rubino
Evan A.
1956
LT
1958
LT
Rutledge
Donald M.
1955
SA
1958
SN
Sales
Raymond E.
1954
SA
1956
FN
Sanders
William A.
1955
SA
1956
SN
Sapkowski
Joseph
1956
FA
1959
EM3
Scherman
Ernest
1952
BM2
1958
BM1
Schnackenberg
Arthur T.
1956
SN
1959
SN
Schreiber
Donald L.
1954
ENS
1956
ENS
Seigel
Jerome J.
1955
SN
1957
PN2
Sese
Elias D.
1955
1956
TN
Severino
Joseph S.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Shaughnessy
John M.
1955
ROSN
1956
RD3
Silva
Ferdinand J.
1955
CS2
1957
CS2
Singleton
Clark
1955
GMG2
1964
GMG1
Slayton
Rodger R.
1956
FN
1956
FN
Small
Frederick
1955
FA
1956
ENFN
Smith
Donald J.
1956
SA
1960
RD3
Smith
Elde W.
1955
HMC
1956
HMC
Smith
Harold L.
1956
BM2
1961
BM1
Smith
Paul M.
1956
MM3
1958
MM2
Smith
Vernon C.
1956
ENS
1958
LTJG
Smith
Walter I.
1956
SA
1956
SA
Sondreal
John W.
1955
SA
1958
SN
Spangler
Howard
1955
EN2
1956
EN2
Spano
Peter J.
1956
FA
1956
FA
Stinson
Henry C.
1952
S2C
1956
SN
Sult
Walter E.
1955
BM1
1956
BM1
Svagerko
Joseph J.
1956
BMC
1956
BMC
Sweeney
James C.
1955
SN
1956
SK3
Tanksley
Stiles B.
1956
SN
1956
SN
Tapley
James T.
1955
BMSN
1956
BM3
Taylor
Edward
1956
BTC
1956
BTC
Taylor
Linwood E.
1953
SA
1956
MM1
Taylor
Sam
1955
SA
1958
MM2
Tehan
Jon D.
1954
SA
1957
SM2
Terry
Reginald R.
1955
SA
1956
SN
Theise
Eugene C.
1956
QM1
1958
QM1
Thomas
George A.
1956
BM2
1956
BM2
Thomas
M. T.
1955
BM2
1956
BM2
Thomashefski
W. R.
1956
BM1
1957
BM1
Thompson
Robert C.
1956
FA
1956
FA
Thomsen
Kenneth W.
1956
EN3
1959
EN2
Tillman
Wayne
1954
BM3
1956
Tommer
Albert
1956
FN
1957
FN
Toupin
Ernest J.
1955
ENS
1957
LTJG
Trayes
Robert S.
1956
LTJG
1956
LTJG
Trepte
Donald P.
1955
ENS
1958
LTJG
Trojan
Frank M.
1953
SN
1956
BM3
Truitt
Bradley L.
1956
SN
1957
SM3
Tucker
Howard R.
1955
GMSN
1956
GMSN
Urband
Howard T.
1955
ENS
1956
LTJG
Urseth
Gordon L.
1955
1956
ENFN
Vander Well
Lester N.
1954
SN
1957
YN3
Vann
John H.
1955
SN
1956
SN
Vaughn
Dale D.
1954
SA
1956
RD3
Veasey
William F.
1956
GM2
1956
GM2
Vodrey
Thompson K.
1956
ENS(SC)
1957
ENS(SC)
Vopatek
Joseph S.
1956
BM2
1960
BM2
Wade
Lewis C.
1955
ENS
1956
LTJG
Wallace
John D.
1955
ENS
1957
LTJG
Warrick
Robert J.
1955
SN3
1956
SH3
Wassel
Edward J.
1956
SK3
1957
SK2
Webb
Willie J.
1956
RM3
1956
RM3
Wehmeyer
A. R.
1955
ENFA
1958
ENFN
Weil
Charles V.
1956
BMC
1956
BMC
Weisskopf
William M.
1956
LTJG(SC)
1957
Wendt
Waldemar F.
1956
CAPT
1957
CAPT
West
Donald C.
1954
BM2
1956
BM2
Wilcox
Robert W.
1954
FPFN
1956
FOP3
Wilder
Billy F.
1956
1956
SN
Williams
Leonard H.
1955
BM3
1956
BMSN
Willis
Alfred D.
1956
EM3
1956
EM3
Wills
Alfred D.
1956
EM3
1956
EM3
Wilson
Aubrey F.
1954
BM3
1963
BM1
Wittwer
John R.
1954
SA
1956
SM3
Wood
Robert E.
1956
FA
1956
FA
Wood
Thomas J.
1956
LT(MC)
1957
LT(MC)
Wood
Warren H.
1955
GM1
1958
GM1
Woron
George
1956
ENS
1957
Wren
Luther M.
1956
BMSN
1956
BMSN
Wright
Charles N.
1956
MMC
1956
MMC
Yarnall
Marlin J.
1952
SA
1956
SN
Yeager
Dale A.
1955
SFM1
1957
SFM1
Young
George L.
1955
SN
1956
SN
Young
William J.
1955
FN
1956
EM3
Zerby
John C.
1955
ET3
1957
ET3

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