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USS Salamaua (CVE 96) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Salamaua (CVE 96). 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 57 crew members registered for the USS Salamaua (CVE 96).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1944 | 1945 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champie, Max | 0000 – 1946 | ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNNER | THIS IS MY FATHER, HE HAS PASSED, MY MOM STILL FLIES HER FLAG PROUDLY, AS WELL AS PHOTO'S OF MY DAD AND THE SHIP ARE STILL PROUDLY HANGING ON THE WALLS AT HER HOME. SHE IS SERIOUSLY INVOLVED IN RECORDING HIS HISTORY, EMAIL MCHAMPIE@AOL.COM | |
| Fowle, Alonzo "Chick" | 1942 – | My dad worked radar equipment. He was very proud of serving on this ship. He talked about going through a hurricane and having a kamakazee plane hit the ship. He scooped "Gee-dunk" on the trip home.He was a great guy. | ||
| Hargreaves, Edward (Ted) | unknown | 1942 – 1945 | Airplane mechanic | My dad died several years ago. He was on board during the Kamikaze attacks and the typhoon. I would love to hear if anyone remembers him. |
| Fury, Philip | First mate | 1942 – 1945 | Pacific | This was my father. He was honorably discharged at the end of WWII. He was a gunner on this aircraft carrier and served his country proudly. He told stories of the kamikaze attacks and the typhoon. He passed away in 1984 |
| Kozak, Nicholas | Unknown | 1942 – | unknown | This entry is for my grandfather, Nicholas Kozak. He passed away in 1988 and I have recently come across a few of his Naval items and wanted to add his name to this list as well. |
| Sahlberg, Bill "sully" | NAVIGATOR | Jun 17, 1942 – Aug 10, 1945 | Squadron VC-87 | My dad is still alive and remembers well both the Kamikaze attacks and the Typhoon. He lives in King City, Oregon 1-503-639-9807 |
| Gettys, John Kenneth | COX. | Aug 25, 1942 – Jan 3, 1946 | 2nd U.S. Navy | |
| Schwark, John "Jack" Harry | RdM3c | Dec 2, 1942 – Dec 6, 1945 | USNR | My grandfather Jack Schwark served on the USS Salamaua as a radarman during WWII. He passed away in 1978. |
| Nelson, Willard W. | BM 2/C | 1943 – 1945 | 2nd | Willard passed away on April 12, 1997 at age 81. His time aboard the Salamaua was reflected in many stories to his children and grandkids, including the kamikaze attack and the surrender in Toyko. |
| Steller, Joel | UT2 | 1943 – | Looking for info on my grandfathers ship.Please send to charless@zianet.com (my dad) | |
| Parker, Harold | Unknown | 1943 – 1945 | Ball-Turret gunner on Avenger Torpedo Bombers | Harold is my grandfather and still alive and busy as ever. He is very proud of his service and considers the men he served with like family. The dates of service may not be correct. |
| Munson, Steven | mate | 1943 – 1944 | ? | My Great Uncle James R Anderson was aboard this ship when it was attacked. He told me many stories about his experiences aboard and the lasting effects it had ! He enjoyed the reunions the ship had afterwards and attend |
| Davenport, Thomas | Seaman E3 | 1943 – 1945 | Pacific Fleet | My father, Tom Davenport, was a seaman on the USS Salamaua. He was on the catapult crew. He was on the ship when it was hit by a kamikaze plane on Jan. 13, 1945, sustaining only minor injuries. He died in July 2000. |
| Craft, Ferry | S/K 3RD | Mar 10, 1943 – Feb 10, 1946 | SUPPLY | USS SALAMAUA CVE 96 WAS A GREAT LITTLE SHIP WITH A GREAT BIG HEART .A GREAT CREW A VERY GOOD FLIGHT CREW A SKIPPER WHO WAS A FATHER TO US ALL AND VERY GOOD OFFICERS LOTS AND LOTS OF GOOD CREW MEMBERS. |
| Keller, Alvin G. | SHIPS SERVICEMAN 3RD | Apr 14, 1943 – Jan 10, 1945 | Was burnt head to toe by the second kamakazi. lucky to still be alive. Great bunch of BRAVE and careing shipmates. I salute you all. | |
| Voss, Virgil | MACHINIST MATE 2ND CLASS | Aug 1943 – 1946 | Dad was, like so many World War II vets, a humble, hard-working, and good man. He spoke, though seldom, of the kamikazee attack, the frightening typhoon, and the peace treaty in Tokyo Bay. I have thought that the Salamaua was his college | |
| Faison, Robin | RM3 | Aug 25, 1943 – Dec 30, 1945 | RM3 | This is my father. He spoke very little about his service. After his death, I requested his Military Personnel records from the National Personnel Records Center where I learned of his service in WWII and Korea. |
| Mangrum, Arthur Vernon (Cotton) | Aviation Boatswain's Mate Third Class | Dec 4, 1943 – Jan 7, 1946 | Unknown | I am trying to find out any information available about my father. He died in 1965 when I was 9 and I am attempting to find out more about his time in the service. Please email me with information. |
| Horrell, Arthur | PHARMACIST MATE | 1944 – 1946 | Arthur Horrell was my father. He passed away March 25, 1998. He told many stories of his time in the navy, and enjoyed his duty with his great shipmates aboard CVE 96. | |
| Hunton, James T. "Jimmy" | S1C | 1944 – 1946 | This was my grandfather. He died in 1989. We still have several photos he took while in Japan and the south Pacific. He also had a scar on his forehead that he got at some point during his service on the Salamaua. | |
| Tiffin, James P | LT. J.G. | 1944 – 1945 | Flew TBMs. (my brother, he passed away July, 1994 in Tyler, Texas). | |
| Spaven, Bill | ADC | 1944 – 1946 | Dad passed away 1995. I am his son David. I attended the 1996 Orlando Salamaua Reunion with my wife Maggie. Dad talked about you guys a lot. He worked at Kennedy Space Ctr after he retired from the Navy, and lived in Satellite Beach FL | |
| Marro, Tony (Barry) | 1944 – | M | I was a crew member through the hard times of the kamikaze attack and the typhoon and Tokyo Bay. Those days will always be with me as well as all of the time spent on Salamaua. With respect and fondness I remember my shipmates. | |
| Holt, Paul "cotton" | 1944 – | This is my father who passed away December 2004. Will have to get his rank and dates of service from my mother. He was on ship during typhoon, kamakazi hit and Tokyo Bay surrender. | ||
| Driggers, Virgil B | COX | 1944 – Jan 13, 1945 | unknown | . |
| Evans, Kenneth | Avaiation Boatswain's Mate Third Class | 1944 – Dec 1945 | Avation | My dad passed away November, 1982. I always liked hearing about his experiences in WWII. The USS Salamaua was his only assignment. If anyone remembers him please drop me an e-mail. |
| Hendricks, George Y | S1C | 1944 – 1945 | ? | Dad died October 29, 1988 at McCool Jct., NE of cancer. He was Captain's Orderly and gunner. We heard many tales of events occurring on board ship. He named son after other Captain's Orderly buddy. |
| Pugh, Thomas | Ship Serviceman | 1944 – 1945 | Ships Service | My Dad served aboard USS Salamaua from Shakedown out of Bremerton through the Kamikaze attack and disembarked after the Typhoon. |
| Pohl, David | Seaman 1st Class | 1944 – Jan 13, 1945 | unk | According to Si Cisneros, who was also aboard the USS Salamaua, David M Pohl was blown off the ship during the kanakzie attach on January 13, 1945. His status was killed in action on that date. I am related to a cousin |
| Gambell, Thomas Jefferson | Unknown | 1944 – | Unknown | My grandfather served on the USS Salamaua. I do not know the specifics of his service, he passed when I was 5. He was an amazing and very strong, inspirational man. |
| Neel, Charles | E-4 | 1944 – | USS Salamaua (CVE 96) | My Grandfather served on the USS Salamaua during its tour in the Pacific war. He has only recently begun speaking of it (he turns 90 this year). |
| Clarkson, Grady | RDM2nd | 1944 – Nov 16, 1945 | Radar | My father told us only a few stories of his service aboard this proud ship before he suddenly died in 1965. I'm writing a brief bio of him and if any crew mate remembers him, I would cherish hearing from you. Grady |
| Vanston, George (Red) | S1c | 1944 – | Don't know | My father was the guy that waived the flags on deck ( don't know what that was called). Was aboard during the typhoon and on the ship until the kamikaze hit the ship. Was very lucky to be alive. |
| Welt Marshall Wm. F1c, Wild Bill | F1c | 1944 – | Ships company | This is my father who passed away at age 61 on the 24th of Jan. 1974. He never talked much about his time in the Navy but I know he was proud of serving. He displayed his plank owners Certificate he received 26 May 1944 |
| Siegler, Joe | First Mate | Jan 15, 1944 – Jan 16, 1946 | Bakers and Services | Joe was my dad who passed away in Spring of 1999. Would like to know more about his life on the ship. he started out as a Gunners mate and became a Barber. |
| Burch, James | Feb 1944 – Feb 1945 | |||
Marro, Tony (Barry)  | MM2 | Apr 1944 – May 1946 | ? | This is for my father. He has passed. He told us many stories, both fun and sad. He loved his time aboard. The photo is with Eleanor (wife) and Maurice and Laura Skarbek. Maurice was aboard as well. Lifelong friends. |
| Grimit, Doyle E. | MOMM1C | May 25, 1944 – Oct 22, 1945 | Division "A" | My Grandfather passed away November 24, 2003. He was awarded the Purple Heart as he was injured in the attack in the Philippines. He also was awarded a plank as an original crew member. I have many momentos he kept. |
| Johnson, Bryan | CHIEF BOATSWAIN MATE | May 26, 1944 – May 9, 1946 | DAMAGE CONTROL, SECURITY | RESPONSIBILITIES: CREWS MESS HALL, DAMAGE CONTROL FOR SHIP, SHIPBOARD SECURITY DUTIES. |
| Miles, Orville | Ship's butcher 2nd class | May 26, 1944 – 1945 | Galley butcher | |
| Couch, Lee, Wesley | BOATSWAIN MATE 3RD | Jun 1944 – Dec 1945 | CASU 7 | I was a loader on a 40mm machine gun on portside of the ship. 2nd gun turret. Gunner was lost.I hated the typhoon. I got blowed down 3times. Cheif Bowtswain mate Cook threw me back in the elev., told me stay there before I got blown away. |
| Sanders, John "Sandy"(?) | LT. JG | Jun 1944 – Jun 1945 | LOOKING FOR INFO ON LT. SANDERS. HE WAS A PILOT. I'M HIS SON. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED | |
| Schumacher, Russell J. ( Jim ) | EM3/C | Jun 16, 1944 – Dec 20, 1945 | I WAS A PLANK OWNER AND SERVED ABOURD FROM COMMISINIMG TILL DEC. 20 , 1945 . I AM A KAMIKAZE SURVIVER . WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE SOUTH PACIFIC , WITH THE 7 TH FLEET. ENDED UP IN TYKIO BAY ALONG SIDE THE U.S.S. MISSOURI DURING THE TREATY. | |
| Schumacher, Russell J. ( Jim ) | E/M 3/C | Jun 20, 1944 – Dec 20, 1945 | E ELECTRICAL | I AM A PLANK OWNER , ALSO A KAMIKAZE SURVIVOR . WENT THROUGH THE JUNE 5 TH TYPHOON. ALONG SIDE THE U.S.S. MISSOURI ON SEPTEMBER 2 ND 1945 IN TOYKO BAY . ONE OF ONLY FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN THAT BIG BAY |
| Delperdang, Arthur | Seaman 1st Class | Aug 1944 – Nov 1945 | Pacific | My father died in 2010 but he was an officers orderly aboard the Salamaua. He didn't talk much about his experience only being in Toyko Bay and seeing the signing of the surrender from his ship. |
| Parrella, Americo | Y1C | Sep 29, 1944 – Sep 2, 1945 | Navy | This is my father, who is now deceased. |
| Jacobs, Alonzo | Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Petty Officer | Sep 29, 1944 – | V-6 | This is for my grandfather, who died 12/23/97. He was supposed to work in the machine shop the day the kamikaze hit, but switched shifts with a fellow sailor. That sailor and many of his friends died. Love you, Grandpa. |
| Chastain, Jim | ETM 1/c | Dec 15, 1944 – Sep 10, 1945 | Radar repair | Mosquini, Bennett, Quesenberry and I kept the radar, sonar, and lorn working from our shack next to the radar room and CIC. We were at Okinawa for a few days before the typhoon that buckled our flight deck. Then Guam, |
| Brobisky, Curtis | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Dec 21, 1944 – Jul 23, 1946 | 1st | I came on board after the ship was repaired from Japanese suicide attack. I was 17 years old at the time. Look back on my time in the Navy with fond memories and must admit they were some of the best times in my life. Have ships itinerary. |
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