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USS Vulcan (AR 5) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Vulcan (AR 5). 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 896 crew members registered for the USS Vulcan (AR 5).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1945 | 1946 – 1954 | 1955 – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1968 | 1969 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 – 1977 | 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montano, Steven | SK2 | 0000 – Oct 5, 1985 | S-1 | |
| Rothe, Blaine | 1887 – 1990 | repair I.C.E./Valve shop | The Vulcan was my first ship after bootcamp, where is she now? | |
| Padgett, Ervin | 1940 – 1944 | Medical | Deceased 11/06/2007 Marie and Ervin Padgett had 2 sons and 7 daughters. Ervin was a devoted single father after the untimely death of his wife Marie in 1967. Ervin retired from the US Navy in 1961. | |
| Spears, Lester / L.o. | will find out | 1940 – 1945 | will find out | I am putting together a scrapbook for my Great Grandfather Lester, I'm not sure on the correct dates and ranks but will fill them in as soon as I get them from him. would Love to see pics from this time. |
| Buttram, Glenn M. "Bloke Potts" | Machinist Mate 1st Class | 1940 – 1944 | 7th | Plankowner |
| Henderson, Edward L. (Red) | CHIEF MACHINIST MATE | 1941 – 1944 | This information is being entered to honor my Dad, deceased 23 March, 2001. Dad left Active Duty Service on 5 Nov. 1945, after 10 yrs, but remained in the USN Reserve until 16 Nov. 1963, for a total of 28 years of service to his country. | |
| Davis, Dave | SF 1ST/C | May 1941 – Jun 5, 1944 | Engineer | |
| Wheat, Thomas A. Jr. | FIREMAN, MACHINEST\'S MATE 1ST CLASS | Jun 1941 – Aug 1944 | Entered in 7th, ended in 10th | |
| Worl, Harry "skin Head" | CHIEF METALSMITH | Jun 14, 1941 – Dec 1944 | Repair Force | |
| Amstutz, Robert, Bob | First Class Storekeeper | Dec 21, 1941 – May 22, 1945 | 13th Diviswion | The best time. Great Ship. "looking for "red" Severe one of my best best freind. |
| Laliberte, George | SIGNALMAN 3RD - 2ND | 1942 – 1945 | My Father served on the Vulcan during the war as a signalman. I wish I can remember exactly when and wish I could ask him now. He passed away Sept.1,00. I do remember he had a side job sewing patches and chevrons on uniforms for crew members. | |
| Roth, Doug (Doc) | MM2 | 1942 – 1945 | My dad, Elwood (Ellie) served aboard Vulcan during WWII. Had some great "sea stories"! He got to visit his ship while I was stationed in Norfolk during my naval career. What an awesome day! Dad passed away on Feb 16th, 1997. Rest in Peace | |
| Falk, Daniel | machinist | 1942 – 1944 | repair | Entering this for my father. I wish he could have explored this site before he died (2005). He was very proud of his service. |
| Lynn, David 'Scotty' | GM2c | 1942 – 1946 | unknown | For my dad, who served approx during this time. Scotty died in 67, when I was 2. I am very interested in any stories, pictures, memories, etc. anyone might have about him. |
| Rheam, Edward M | E-5, 2nd class petty officer - PA-CM2 US Navy | 1942 – Oct 26, 1945 | USN | My grandfather served on the USS Vulcan from 1941-1945. He passed away in 1972. I have some photos of him and some of his mates on leave -do not know who they are, a Brotherhood of the FBI cert and pic of the Vulcan |
| Sullivan, Peter A | FC2/C | Mar 7, 1942 – Oct 11, 1945 | Navy | Peter passed away Oct 22, 2007 age 94. He loved his family & country. Served in Africa and Pacific. 'God Bless America' played at his funeral. Casket draped with flag. Military honors ceremony at grave (live taps/flag folding). |
| Rachels, Jesse B. | Outside Machinest Mate,3rd.Class | Apr 1, 1942 – Jan 1, 1945 | 7 | |
| Hackel, Donald | AS S2C S1C | Apr 14, 1942 – Jun 21, 1945 | My dad served on the Vulcan during WWII. He passed away on June 10, 1984 from Metastatic Prostate Cancer. He was only 59 years old. Janice Hackel-Presti | |
| Malgieri, Gerardo "Jerry " | EM 2 CL | Jun 1942 – Nov 1945 | Electrician | My Dad served on the Vulcan during WW II. He has many fond memories of that time and still talks about his adventures. He kept a log of all the ports the Vulcan entered: from the South Pacific to North Africa. |
| Arnold, Milton | 1943 – 1946 | My dad was a cook. He told me about the ships entry into the harbor at Japan and the captain obtaining cases of Jap rifles. Locking them into the brig until departure in the US. We still have the rifle and bayonet. He passed away in 1994. | ||
| Kull, Walter E. (Gene) | SHIP FITTER FIRST CLASS | 1943 – | Also served on the USS Mustin and USS Prairie. Was a member of a small boat party that went to the aid of the HMS Arrow in Algiars harbor. Received the Navy and Marine Corps medal and the Oak Leaf Emblem from the British government. | |
| Pigage, Bob | LTjg | 1943 – 1944 | Weapons | |
| Huff, Edward | Lt | 1943 – 1946 | Ordinance | I am writing for my father who past away in 2005. He told many stories of his time aboard and during the occupation. He wouldn't eat certain things after his tour. I remember Capt Caldwell stayed with us after the war. |
| Clendining, Thomas | EM1C | May 17, 1943 – Jun 16, 1945 | Electrical | Remember the air raids in Algiers and the lonely Arab beers. Thanks for the memories. |
Pendolino, Samuel  | RDM 1st class | Jul 12, 1943 – Nov 30, 1945 | Radio and sound | Most interesting part of my life. |
| Fatton, Eugene | 1944 – 1945 | My father served on the Vulcan from the Med in 1944 and sailed to Guadalcanal in 1945. I know he did some steamfitting work but I am unsure of the exact rank. He passed away in 1992 and his service on the Vulcan was the only thing he talked about. | ||
| Ostberg, Roger | MM2/C | 1944 – 1946 | not sure | Born 2/26 Dad died 10/03. Huge pile of photos. I have all his stuff collected. Good friends with Marv Chell also on ship and still with us 2/17. ck youtube handle lumberjack1713 hope to get a video up. jim@starmail22.com |
| Johnson, Raymond | MAILMAN 2C | Mar 28, 1944 – Sep 1944 | I recieved this information about my uncle and thought it should be entered for him and his family. | |
| Olive, William {carey} | PNC E-7 | Aug 1, 1944 – Sep 15, 1946 | Personell | Battle of New Gunea / Okinawa / present for the signing of the declaration to the end of WWII on the MIssourri |
| Roth, Charles | EM3/C | Oct 27, 1944 – Feb 28, 1946 | ENGINEERING | |
| Samuelson, Edwin (Sam) | seaman 1st class (rm) | Dec 6, 1944 – Oct 6, 1945 | company 2222, uss vulcan arr-5 | Wheres Kelly? (apparently a kelly liked to get lost alot) and the line, " ive gargled more seasalt then youve ever seen" |
| Chell, Marv | MM3/C | Dec 11, 1944 – Mar 7, 1946 | 6M | Served in the Fore and Aft Engine Room.I am going to be 80 in Jan. 2007. I still enjoy looking at old pictures of shipmates and compiling my history while in the Navy. I also served on the USS Nantahala AO-60 after leaving the Vulcan. |
| Tilley, James | 1945 – 1946 | My Dad served on the Vulcan during WWII. He passed away in 1983. I know he would enjoy this website if he were still with us. I have a picture of the Vulcan taken during the war also one of Dad and a shipmate. | ||
| Farquharson, Howard | S1/C | 1945 – Dec 29, 1947 | SHIPS COMPANY GUNNERY | |
| Herb, Johnson | HN, Hospital Ham | 1945 – 1945 | xxxxxx | I am write for my dad who is search of mates from the uUSS Vulcan 1945 serving inFufuoka Wan Kyishu Japan. Conducting mine sweeping operations. |
| Feldman, Ernest (Ernie) | EM3C | 1945 – Jun 1946 | Electrician | |
| Fox, George | MM3 | Mar 14, 1945 – Jun 9, 1946 | 6A | Served on the Vulcan from Pacific islands, Philippines, Okinawa, Hiroshima and Navy occupation of Japan then to Yokosuka and on to Pearl Harbor through the Panama Canal to the,Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs. |
| Hightower, Tom | RM3 | Jun 1945 – Jan 1946 | C | Played trumpet in the ship's stage band. Regular job as radio operator. Remembering Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, and Japan. We went to sea to ride a typhoon in September, j1945. Liberty in Hiroshima in October. |
| Phillips, Herb | Jun 1945 – | Dad served on the Vulcan as an electrician and also played sax in the ships band. He didn't talk about much of anything (except playing in the band) from that time so I'm sorry to say that is all I know. Dad passed away in June of 2002. | ||
| Kelly, Jim "Kelly With The Glasses" | S1 | Jul 1, 1945 – Sep 1, 1946 | My father Jim served aboard the USS Vulcan at the tail end of WWII (not sure about the exact dates). Since there were 2-3 "Jim Kellys" on the ship, his nickname was "Kelly with the glasses". Died, 15 Aug 1995. Rest in peace, Dad. | |
| Toleman, Harold | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS RADIOMAN | Sep 12, 1945 – Jul 4, 1946 | Served in the occupation of Japan during my tour of duty | |
| Jarboe, Kenneth | HA1C | Oct 5, 1945 – Mar 9, 1946 | SICKBAY | Boarded ship as reserve corpsman 10/25/'45 in Kure,J. & when ship recived orders to depart for states I transferred to Fleet Oiler USS Caliente AO 53 for trip to Persian Gulf to take load of oil to Shanghai China & Tokyo.Discharged 8,� |
| Jarboe, Kenneth | HA1C | Oct 25, 1945 – Mar 9, 1946 | SICKBAY | |
| Herb, Johnson | Hosital Corpman 1St Class | Nov 21, 1945 – Apr 17, 1946 | Medical (unknown from records I have) | I am writing for my dad, He serviced on the Uss Vulcan and YMS343 He has share numerous facts about the time and relationships he had aboard the mine sweepers. We are looking for Mates he has served with. My Dad was transfered to the YMS343 |
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