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USS Duluth (CL 87) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Duluth (CL 87). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 41 crew members registered for the USS Duluth (CL 87).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1947 | 1948 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaw, T. Spencer | EM1c | Dec 1942 – Oct 1945 | Seabees | Entered by niece. Spencer passed away in 1993. Would love to hear from anyone who knew him and/or served with him. Know there aren't many of you guys left. |
| Taurone, Louis John | Seamen | 1943 – 1945 | 2nd Class | |
| Racona, Louis | S 1ST CLASS | 1944 – 1946 | 5th | Looking for anyone in the 5th division. |
| Poppe, Gordon A. (Bud) | LTJG | 1944 – 1945 | Engineering | Deceased 1966. Submitted by son James A. Poppe |
| Lipparelli, Charles F | SIGNALMAN 1ST CLASS | 1944 – 1946 | Deceased 1985, Submitted by his son | |
| McCandless, Charles Lewis | ? | 1944 – 1944 | ? | Entered by granddaughter. Charles passed away in July of 2002. Would be very grateful for any information provided about my grandfather. Don't know for sure start/end dates, rank, division, etc. |
| Green, Tom | Lt.JG. | 1944 – 1946 | South Pacific | Dad passed away in 2011. Dad occasionally shared Duluth stories about the forward guns, free enterprise, boxing, the typhoon, and China. We would love to share with other crew members and their families. zopher@gmail.com |
| Martinez, Marty | Seaman 2nd | 1944 – 1946 | Lookout | I am writing for my Father, Amador Martinez (Marty) He lives in Georgia and would like to hear from any of his former ship mates. |
| Bostick, Jack | Gunners Mate Seaman First Class | Jan 1944 – Oct 1945 | Weapons | Entered by his Grandson CTR3 Michael Lakey, Jack passed away in Febuary 2006, but I would love to hear from any of his old friends and shipmates. His stories of this ship is why I joined the Navy. |
| Baker, Ralph | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | May 1944 – 1946 | 2nd | Looking for anyone from the 2nd division |
| Moss, Lyman | PETTY OFFICER 3 CLASS | May 1944 – May 1946 | FIRE CONTROL | |
| Preville, Don | sc-2 | May 22, 1944 – May 25, 1946 | 2 division | the doggie -d what a ship 73 don p |
| Davenport, Paul (Tex) | Gunners Mate 3rd Class | Jul 10, 1944 – Sep 20, 1946 | 5th | I am submitting this for my father. I grew up hearing many stories about the Navy and the USS Duluth. He told of sailing through a typhon-(which ended up as a mistake), shooting at Jap dive bombers, and boxing. |
| Widner, Chuck | CHIEF GUNNERS MATE | Sep 1944 – Aug 1946 | Writing my memoirs, including duty aboard Duluth. Drop me a note. | |
| Geuther, Darwin | Seamen 1st class | Sep 1, 1944 – May 24, 1946 | CDivsion Radio | Great to have served !!!!!! |
| Fogareu, Mario | S 1/C | Sep 7, 1944 – May 23, 1946 | 5TH | LOOKING FOR ANTHONY PANUCCI ONE OF THE DECK DIVISIONS ???? |
| Fogaren, Mario [morris] | S-1ST CLASS | Sep 18, 1944 – May 24, 1946 | 5 | Was many years ago . Had a nice bunch of fellows that made it a pleasant experience. Had some good ones and not so good , mostly good ones |
| Famolare, Joseph D. | FIREMAN 3RD CLASS | Sep 18, 1944 – Aug 15, 1946 | ||
Hadlock, Ray  | Seaman First Class | 1945 – 1946 | USS Duluth | I'm Ray's daughter, signing him up for the crew list. He is currently 94 and living in assisted living. I've run across some of his navy pics and found this page. |
| Edwards, William | ? | Jan 1, 1945 – Jan 1, 1946 | ? | My father enlisted at 17 yrs old. Served on the USS Duluth for one. I remember him talking about China (particulrly if one of us 'turned our nose up' to anything on the dinner table :-) Dad passed away January 21, 1991. |
| Wilkerson, Turner | PFC | Apr 1945 – Oct 1945 | Marine Detachment | |
| Hoffman, Tim | FN | Apr 4, 1945 – Apr 4, 1949 | engineering | My Dad was Frank L. Hoffman, FN. Anyone know him, please contact me. |
| Pruse, Bernard | SC 1st class | Dec 20, 1945 – Sep 1948 | S | |
| Priest, Kenneth | S 1/c | Dec 23, 1945 – Dec 23, 1945 | 1st Div | So Pacific-Japan KURE(Hiroshima) Guam-Sipan-Tininan China-Shanghi and Manila for their Independance. I have ty photos of my shipmates I lost my list of names that went with the photos.Would like to share. My tour 1946 |
| Cloutman, Tex | Sm2c | Dec 26, 1945 – Dec 25, 1946 | C | Would like to get in touch with some of the signal gang |
| Priest, Kenneth | S1c | Dec 29, 1945 – Jul 10, 1946 | 1st Div | |
| Sexton, Ernest | MM3C | 1946 – 1948 | ||
| Norton, Rusty | Seaman First Class | 1946 – Sep 1947 | Baker | My granddaughter is helping me look for navy buddies. |
| Richardson, Fred | Seaman First Class | 1946 – 1947 | ? | |
| Hoyt, Coleman W. Hoyt | ENSIGN | Jan 1946 – Jun 1946 | 3 | |
| Denina, Florencio | E-6 | Apr 10, 1946 – | USN | Entered by his son Michael |
| Donahue, James L. | Private | May 1, 1946 – Jul 22, 1946 | Marine Detachment | Dad died April 2013. Entered by his son James,Jr. Semper Fi ! |
| Frenette, Edward | pfc | Sep 27, 1946 – Sep 14, 1947 | marine det | |
| Hoge, James | PRIVATE | 1947 – 1948 | marine detachment | steamed to china, japan, manila, along with several other south pacific islands. |
| Creviston, A J | Sm3c | 1947 – 1949 | c | My great niece found this site and we decided I should add my name. Uncle Jack passed away 08/03/2013 |
| Vincent, Edward | SEAMAN FIRST CLASS | 1947 – 1947 | SOUTH PACIFIC | Dad passed away in Aug. 2005. He crossed the equator on The Duluth on MAY 7 1947. |
| Pugh, Robert Leo Valderine | Cook | Jan 1947 – Jun 1949 | Unknown | Dad passed away in July 1974. Added by daughter. |
| Antill, Byron | corporal | Mar 10, 1947 – Mar 9, 1950 | Marines | Looking for information about the USS Duluth being in China or Japan between 1947 to 1950 |
| Jennings, Gw | S1 | May 7, 1947 – May 7, 1947 | QM | I am GW,s son. I found his Shellback card with the 7May47 date. My father passed many years ago August of 1965. I myself served in the Navy for 13 years. Anyone wishing to contact me can.Thank You for your service! |
| Moore, Girard | Ensign | Jun 1947 – Jun 1948 | Navigation | On USS Duluth from Summer '47 to '48. The ship's Captain was CAPT Hylant. In July of 1947, there was a problem engine telegraph; we hit Pearl Harbor dock; visited Japan Aug/Sep '47. Gen MacArthur's wife and son visited. |
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