USS TOPEKA CLG 8
Departed Shipmates
Dan Reynolds YN3
Posted 08/26/08
LeRoy Servin BM3
Posted 07/16/08

Name

 Rate/Rank Taps Dates
on
board
A. Abernathy CSCS 59 - 61
Marion Adams YN3 04/14/01 62 - 65
Elmer Alexander SK2 09/12/01 66 - 69
George Ames FN 65 - 67
Don C. Anderson ET2 09/03/06 62 - 64
T. E. Anderson SN ??/??/83 60 - 62
Richard Annis ?? ??/07/70 67 - 68
Stephan Archbold SKSN 02/11/04 60 - 63
Thomas Arnold MM3 03/18/04 65 - 68
Jean T. Attey RD3 05/29/01 65 - 67
Glen Baggett SA 60 - 62
John Bailey RD3 07/11/98 61 - 62
Larry Barr RM3 62 - 65
Robert Beddig SN 63 - 65
Randall Bess CWO4 04/05/03 60 - 62
Jimmie Betsworth RMSN 59 - 61
G. W. Bieber LT 65 - 66
Richard Bihr CAPT 66 - 68
John S. Bone LT 11/26/02 62 - 64
John W. Boyd Jr SN 01/17/93 66 - 68
Paul Boyd BT3 11/04/04 63 - 64
Charlie Breocklesby SN 12/07/00 65 - 68
Joseph Buda GMC 05/31/04 60 - 62
Tom Buell CAPT 64 - 66
Tom Butler SKC 62 - 64
Keith Camp BT3 61 - 65
Don Cameron LT 10/25/01 60 - 62
John Campbell LT 07/10/01 61 - 63
Raymond Conley FTG3 04/18/06 60 - 64
Charles Cooke SM3 06/11/02 62 - 63
John Courtney MM3 02/14/01 59 - 62
Donald Roland Cusson AG2 11/01/04 64 - 68
Raymond E. Danes PO2 ??/??/69 64 - 68
Gordon Day CWO 62 - 64
Alford DesVoignes RDCS 64 - 66
James Dewey LCPL 63 - 65
Roy DeWitt BTC 60 - 63
Alan Drentlaw IC2 59 - 62
James Dunawa Lt CDR 60 - 61
Joe Ellis LtJG 61 - 64
Tom Fleming Jr LT 01/31/05 61 - 62
Herb Francis QMC 62 - 64
Henry P Fisher SF1 03/15/02 60 - 62
Lewis Galloway SD1 59 - 65
James "Bo" Garrison LCPL 11/26/01 61 - 64
Joseph Gavlyak BTFN 63 - 65
Eugene Glenn LT 62 - 64
Fred Godwin GMG2 69 - 62
Elmer Greeno FTCS 60 - 63
Jackie T. Gregory SN 04/??/02 59 - 63
Otto Grunwald CWO 60 - 61
George Grupe LtJG 05/31/07 62 - 65
A. D. (Doug) Haigh Jr. Lt CDR 06/19/07 61 - 63
Joe Hale RD2 01/31/08 60 - 63
Robert Hale SN 08/03/04 59 - 61
George Halvorson CAPT 67 - 69
A. Hargis HM2 59 - 61
Thomas Harris CSCS 65 - 67
Bill Hart LT 60 - 62
William H. Hawkins Lt CDR ??/??/06 61 - 65
Donald Hayworth MM3 05/15/07 59 - 62
Dana Heater SN 05/16/07 66 - 68
Herbert Hedge Lt CDR   64 - 66
William Herring CSC 61 - 64
Edward F. Hewitt SKC 01/20/08 63 - 66
John Hojaboom GMG1 09/08/99 60 - 69
Norbert Howe SDC 08/26/06 60 - 60
Joseph L. Hummel RD3 07/31/04 68 - 69
Josesph Huskuliak GM3 08/16/93 60 - 62
Richard Ingo AG3 63 - 65
Willard Inman LT 64 - 65
Allen Jefferis CDR

05/26/08

 67 - 69
Fred Jenkins SH3 04/??/00 60 - 63
Frederick F. Janey CAPT 08/18/03 60 - 61
Art Johnson ETCS 60 - 62
William Jones SD1 05/??/83 64 - 67
Jerry Judge FTCS 05/17/07 63 - 66
Gerald Keathley EM3 05/26/07 62 - 63
Bob Kershner Lt CDR 11/10/05 63 - 66
Pete Klein CDR 04/05/03 65 - 67
"Gus" Volker Kleinfeld SM1 11/16/06 65 - 66
Craig Koester EM2 59 - 63
Ray Kraft LtJG 59 - 62
Charles Kress RD3 67 - 68
Ronald Krolcki ?? 08/08/04 ?? - ??
Jim Krutsinger SN ?? - ??
Duane Langer GMG3 09/14/01 63 - 66
Libby Loyd RM3 60 - 63
Ronald D. Malone RM3 08/06/06 65 - 66
William Maloney FTGC ??/??/99 67 - 69
Bill Marx RDSN 62 - 63
John Manley LtJG 63 - 65
Fred M. (Blacky) Mann BM1 02/25/01 64 - 66
Jack Mansfield CAPT 08/24/01 62 - 64
Don Mayo FTGSN 06/12/98 60 - 64
Richard Martin FTCS

02/16/07

 61 - 64
John A. McCamont LCDR 61 - 63
Robert E. McCullough GM1   68 - 69
Frank McGirr LT 62 - 64
Ray McHugh MM2 02/20/08 59 - 63
Sid McLin FTCM ?? - ??
James McReynolds RM3 59 - 61
Walter Michlanski SN 60 - 6?
Robert L. Middleton RMC 12/01/01 66 - 69
John Mobley CS2 59 - 61
Don Nellis CDR 12/20/04 63 - 65
Robert Nielsen ENS 61 - 62
Bob Norrell SH2 67 - 68
Wally Nugent 1st LT ??/??/00 60 - 62
Ted Parker BM3 10/05/04 63 - 66
Armond Peterson PC1 63 - 65
John Peterson SN 07/25/03 60 - 62
F. L. Pinney CAPT 10/20/99 59 - 60
Edmund Pipho CDR 60 - 61
Wayne Pitman EM3 65 - 66
Bernardo Pulido SDCS 63 - 66
James (J.C.) Oehler CWO2 04/24/04 66 - 68
Jim Ownby LT 03/27/03 62 - 65
J. Quinn BM1 59 - 61
Richard W. Ramsey GMCM 12/05/07 62 - 64
William M. Ratliff Lt CDR 06/01/01 63 - 65
Eugene Ray DT1 65 - 67
Roger Ready SN

10/29/05

 60 - 62
Dan Reynolds YN3 07/02/66 63 - 66
Clay Reuber ?? ?? - ??
Isaac Roberts IC3 10/29/05 65 - 68
Daniel Robles GMM3 65 - 67
Laurence Rocha GMG3 63 - 65
William J. Ruhe CAPT 11/04/03 63 - 64
Carl Sapp GMCM 64 - 66
Andre Seaton RD2 07/10/05 59 - 62
LeRoy Servin BM3 6/15/08 62 - 64
Jim Schafer LTJG 60 - 62
Charles E. Schmidt MM2 61 - 65
D. Schott 1stSGT 63 - 64
James Smith BMC 60 - 61
Donald Stewart LtJG 63 - 66
Norman R. Stiman LtJG 60 - 62
Pat Temple GS2 60 - 62
Cliff Thallis ICFN   64 -67
Jerry Thrash SN 63 - 65
James R. Turner SH1 08/06/03 60 - 66
Thomas Uber SN 60 - 62
Leonard Van Gemert ET1 07/24/06 63 - 65
D. Vanderburg SN 65 - 67
Bernard Visser GMC 11/??/06 59- 62
Dennis Vignapiano EM2 59 - 63
Donald Ward Jr. LT 65 - 66
Bobby Warren SF1 65 - 67
Dick Wemette ENS 60 - 62
James Whisennand SF3 05/01/2007 65 - 67
Bob White LT 12/11/03 63 - 64
George A. Willams MM3 01/08/04 61 - 65
Doyne R. Wills, Jr Lt CDR 65 - 67
Jack Wilferd SMCS 59 - 64
Tom Woodward SN 60 - 64
Paul Wuorenmaa LT 04/15/08 62 - 64
Richard G. Young ?? ??/??/98 60 - ??

?? = Information was not provided


       

Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of its origin is interesting and somewhat clouded in controversy. In the British Army, a similar type call known as Last Post has been sounded over soldiers' graves since 1885, but the use of Taps is unique to the United States military, since the call is sounded at funerals, wreath-laying and memorial services.

Taps began as a revision to the signal for Extinguish Lights (Lights Out) at the end of the day. Up until the Civil War, the infantry call for Extinguish Lights was the one set down in Silas Casey's (1801-1882) Tactics, which had been borrowed from the French. The music for Taps was adapted by Union General Daniel Butterfield for his brigade (Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac) in July, 1862.

Daniel Adams Butterfield (1831-1901) was born in Utica, New York and graduated from Union College at Schenectady. He was the eastern superintendent of the American Express Company in New York when the Civil War broke out. A Colonel in the 12th Regiment of the New York State Militia, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade of the 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac.

During the Peninsular Campaign Butterfield distinguished himself when, during the Battle of Gaines Mill and despite an injury, he seized the colors of the 83rd Pennsylvania and rallied the regiment at a critical time in the battle. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for that act of heroism.

As the story goes, General Butterfield was not pleased with the call for Extinguish Lights, feeling that the call was too formal to signal the days end, and with the help of the brigade bugler, Oliver Willcox Norton (1839-1920), wrote Taps to honor his men while in camp at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, following the Seven Days battle. These battles took place during the Peninsular Campaign of 1862. The new call, sounded that night in July, 1862, soon spread to other units of the Union Army and was reportedly also used by the Confederates. Taps was made an official bugle call after the war.

For More history on Taps see
  http://www.tapsbugler.com