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
|
George F.
|
1956
|
BK3
|
1956
|
BK3
|
Unknown
|
Adkins
|
Johnny
|
1954
|
FPFN
|
1956
|
FP3
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Billy C.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1958
|
QM3
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Carroll C.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1959
|
SM2
|
Living
|
Anderson
|
Richard C.
|
1953
|
FA
|
1956
|
IC3
|
Unknown
|
Anderson
|
Robert C.
|
1956
|
LTJG
|
1958
|
LT
|
Living
|
Anderson
|
William C.
|
1956
|
RM3
|
1956
|
RM3
|
Unknown
|
Aquino
|
Paterno P.
|
1956
|
TN
|
1959
|
SK3
|
Unknown
|
Ashmore
|
Faye A.
|
1956
|
FN
|
1959
|
EN2
|
Unknown
|
Athey
|
Robert M.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1957
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Austin
|
Clarence L.
|
1956
|
SD2
|
1961
|
SD2
|
Deceased
|
Auten
|
Bradley M.
|
1954
|
LCDR
|
1956
|
LCDR
|
Deceased
|
Ayers
|
Judson F.
|
1954
|
ENS
|
1956
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Backer
|
Thomas L.
|
1953
|
DMSA
|
1956
|
QM2
|
Unknown
|
Barclay
|
Mckinley U.
|
1955
|
TR
|
1956
|
TA
|
Unknown
|
Barr
|
Ronald E.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1956
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Barth
|
William A.
|
1954
|
EN1
|
1956
|
EN1
|
Living
|
Bartolino
|
John F.
|
1955
|
LTJG
|
1957
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Barwick
|
Adrian
|
1953
|
BT2
|
1960
|
BT1
|
Unknown
|
Bateman
|
Vance M.
|
1955
|
SN
|
1957
|
SN
|
Living
|
Baver
|
Jack B.
|
1952
|
SA
|
1956
|
RM3
|
Living
|
Belmore
|
Brainard J.
|
1956
|
CDR
|
1958
|
CDR
|
Living
|
Biersteker
|
Bruce J.
|
1953
|
ENFN
|
1956
|
EN3
|
Living
|
Blake
|
Ronald W.
|
1956
|
SN
|
1956
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Blaylock
|
Herbert D.
|
1954
|
BM3
|
1962
|
BM2
|
Deceased
|
Bloomer
|
Franklin I.
|
1956
|
BM2
|
1956
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Bockey
|
Louis J.
|
1955
|
SN
|
1956
|
YN3
|
Unknown
|
Bodiford
|
Marvin L.
|
1955
|
SN
|
1957
|
RM3
|
Living
|
Bonne
|
Wesley L.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1956
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Bono
|
Jimmie F.
|
1956
|
DC2
|
1956
|
DC2
|
Unknown
|
Bottorff
|
Ronald F.
|
1955
|
RM3
|
1956
|
RM3
|
Living
|
Bradley
|
James E.
|
1956
|
EN3
|
1956
|
EN3
|
Unknown
|
Brooks
|
Charles D.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1957
|
BT2
|
Living
|
Brown
|
Joe W.
|
1956
|
SD2
|
1959
|
SD2
|
Unknown
|
Brown
|
S. M.
|
1956
|
FA
|
1959
|
BT2
|
Unknown
|
Brunner
|
Michael M.
|
1956
|
1LT USMC
|
1957
|
1LT USMC
|
Living
|
Buchner
|
Donald E.
|
1953
|
FN
|
1956
|
BM3
|
Living
|
Burden
|
Russell J.
|
1954
|
BMC
|
1958
|
BMGC
|
Unknown
|
Bush
|
Earl J.
|
1953
|
SN
|
1959
|
YN3
|
Unknown
|
Calvert
|
Arthur K.
|
1955
|
LT
|
1956
|
LT
|
Deceased
|
Carothers
|
Alex H.
|
1956
|
LT
|
1958
|
LT
|
Deceased
|
Carroll
|
Melvin L.
|
1955
|
ETRSN
|
1956
|
ETR3
|
Living
|
Carroll
|
Roland C.
|
1955
|
BM2
|
1956
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Carter
|
Edgar E.
|
1956
|
SM
|
1956
|
SM
|
Unknown
|
Carter
|
Paul J.
|
1956
|
SN
|
1956
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Cassidy
|
John D.
|
1954
|
GM3
|
1958
|
SM1
|
Unknown
|
Castillo
|
Henry H.
|
1955
|
FA
|
1956
|
FN
|
Unknown
|
Castillo
|
Lester L.
|
1956
|
YN3
|
1956
|
YN3
|
Unknown
|
Castle
|
Robert A.
|
1956
|
MMC
|
1956
|
MMC
|
Unknown
|
Chapman
|
Harold L.
|
1955
|
BM2
|
1956
|
BM1
|
Unknown
|
Charles
|
James P.
|
1953
|
ENS
|
1956
|
LTJG
|
Deceased
|
Christopherson
|
P. D.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1956
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Clauson
|
William L.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1958
|
BTFN
|
Living
|
Cogar
|
Robert P.
|
1952
|
RMSN
|
1956
|
RM2
|
Living
|
Collier
|
Howard T.
|
1956
|
BM3
|
1956
|
BM3
|
Unknown
|
Collins
|
Bobbie C.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1956
|
SA
|
Unknown
|
Conder
|
William W.
|
1955
|
ENS
|
1958
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Coon
|
Eldred Pete
|
1955
|
FR
|
1958
|
DC2
|
Living
|
Cox
|
Dan G.
|
1955
|
FA
|
1958
|
MM3
|
Unknown
|
Cross
|
William A.
|
1956
|
M1
|
1956
|
M1
|
Unknown
|
Crowell
|
James L.
|
1955
|
CWO2
|
1957
|
CWO
|
Deceased
|
Daniel
|
J. W.
|
1955
|
BM2
|
1958
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Daum
|
Joseph M.
|
1954
|
SH1
|
1956
|
SH1
|
Unknown
|
Davis
|
Edward A.
|
1955
|
CWO3
|
1957
|
CWO4
|
Living
|
Dawson
|
Rages L.
|
1956
|
BM2
|
1961
|
BM1
|
Unknown
|
Dickens
|
Shelah M.
|
1955
|
DK2
|
1956
|
DK1
|
Unknown
|
Digirolamo
|
Arnold
|
1956
|
GM1
|
1957
|
GM1
|
Unknown
|
Dignan
|
Thomas G.
|
1955
|
HM2
|
1956
|
HM1
|
Living
|
Dillingham
|
Hartman F.
|
1955
|
GM3
|
1956
|
GMSN
|
Living
|
Dingle
|
Glennie
|
1955
|
1961
|
BT3
|
Living
|
|
Donahue
|
Daniel F.
|
1954
|
LT(SC)
|
1956
|
LT(SC)
|
Deceased
|
Dunbar
|
Malcolm C.
|
1955
|
ENS
|
1956
|
ENS
|
Deceased
|
Eagan
|
Thomas E.
|
1955
|
EMFN
|
1957
|
EM3
|
Unknown
|
Ehlers
|
Dwayne R.
|
1955
|
BT3
|
1956
|
BT2
|
Unknown
|
Eichberger
|
Donald F.
|
1956
|
1956
|
BM2
|
Living
|
|
Ellington
|
Arthur R.
|
1955
|
BM3
|
1961
|
BM2
|
Living
|
Engle
|
John R.
|
1956
|
FN
|
1958
|
MM3
|
Unknown
|
Enos
|
Lawrence
|
1954
|
LT
|
1956
|
LCDR
|
Deceased
|
Evans
|
Elmer G.
|
1956
|
ME3
|
1958
|
ME3
|
Unknown
|
Ezell
|
Herbert W.
|
1955
|
BM3
|
1956
|
BM3
|
Living
|
Ferguson
|
James D.
|
1955
|
CAPT
|
1956
|
CAPT
|
Deceased
|
Fisher
|
Jacob C.
|
1956
|
HM3
|
1956
|
HM3
|
Unknown
|
Fitzgerald
|
Truman W.
|
1956
|
BMC
|
1956
|
BMC
|
Unknown
|
Flood
|
Edmund P.
|
1956
|
FN
|
1958
|
ENFN
|
Unknown
|
Folan
|
Robert J.
|
1956
|
GM3
|
1957
|
GM3
|
Unknown
|
Footman
|
Samuel L.
|
1955
|
SD1
|
1956
|
SD1
|
Unknown
|
Foreman
|
Billy J.
|
1956
|
CS1
|
1957
|
CS1
|
Unknown
|
Foster
|
William A.
|
1955
|
FA
|
1960
|
BT2
|
Unknown
|
Francis
|
Clarence S.
|
1953
|
BM2
|
1958
|
BM2
|
Unknown
|
Freeman
|
Phillip W.
|
1955
|
FA
|
1957
|
FA
|
Unknown
|
Fricks
|
Ralph H.
|
1956
|
BM1
|
1956
|
BM1
|
Deceased
|
Garrelts
|
Darrel R.
|
1956
|
1957
|
FN
|
Living
|
|
Garrett
|
Gene P.
|
1954
|
FTSN
|
1957
|
FT2
|
Living
|
Gaskell
|
Edward P.
|
1954
|
LTJG
|
1956
|
LT
|
Living
|
Gauthier
|
Charles E.
|
1956
|
IC3
|
1956
|
IC3
|
Unknown
|
George
|
A. L.
|
1956
|
ENC
|
1956
|
ENC
|
Unknown
|
Gillum
|
Harold
|
1954
|
1957
|
SN
|
Living
|
|
Gingrich
|
Dale S.
|
1956
|
SN
|
1956
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Ginn
|
Raymond E.
|
1956
|
FN
|
1958
|
MM3
|
Living
|
Goldschmidt
|
James E.
|
1954
|
SN
|
1956
|
RM3
|
Living
|
Golingan
|
Fernando
|
1952
|
E-3
|
1957
|
E-4
|
Living
|
Goodale
|
Elmer J.
|
1954
|
LTJG
|
1956
|
LTJG
|
Deceased
|
Gould
|
Elton E.
|
1956
|
SN
|
1960
|
CSSN
|
Living
|
Grozich
|
Michael
|
1956
|
ETC
|
1958
|
ETC
|
Unknown
|
Guerra
|
Richard
|
1956
|
FA
|
1956
|
FA
|
Unknown
|
Hacia
|
Frank
|
1954
|
SA
|
1956
|
BMSN
|
Living
|
Hager
|
Alexander R.
|
1956
|
SA
|
1960
|
EM3
|
Living
|
Hale
|
Harry A.
|
1955
|
BM1
|
1959
|
BM1
|
Unknown
|
Hall
|
Guy C.
|
1956
|
FN
|
1957
|
FP3
|
Unknown
|
Hamilton
|
Earl
|
1954
|
ETSN
|
1956
|
ET2
|
Unknown
|
Hanrahan
|
Paul B.
|
1954
|
ENS
|
1957
|
LTJG
|
Living
|
Harbaugh
|
Jerry L.
|
1955
|
SN
|
1957
|
FT2
|
Living
|
Hardaway
|
Ray W.
|
1956
|
SN
|
1956
|
SN
|
Unknown
|
Harllee
|
John
|
1956
|
CAPT
|
1959
|
CAPT
|
Deceased
|
Harris
|
Ronald C.
|
1956
|
1958
|
BT2
|
Living
|
|
Hayes
|
Howard P.
|
1955
|
MEC
|
1956
|
MEC
|
Unknown
|
Haynes
|
James R.
|
1956
|
YN3
|
1956
|
YN3
|
Unknown
|
Healey
|
Dennis T.
|
1953
|
MMFA
|
1956
|
MM2
|