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USS TOPEKA CLG 8
Departed Shipmates
Phil Young EN3 61-63
Posted 02/17/12
Tom Eagling GMC 60-63
Posted 02/17/12
David Grey MMFN 67-69
Posted 02/14/12
William Montgomery CAPT 63-64
Posted 01/26/12
Edward Hunziker IC3 59-61
Posted 12/27/11
Donald Gerrick FTG1 60-62
Posted 11/21/11
Ronald McPhail RDC 67-68
Posted 11/17/11
Larry Way IC2 59-63
Posted 11/14/11
Gerry SchwartzIC2 59-63
Posted 11/12/11
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|
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 |
SN |
06/10/70 |
67 - 68 |
| Stephan Archbold |
SKSN |
02/11/04 |
60 - 63 |
| Charles Armstrong |
DCCM |
--/--/-- |
62 - 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 |
07/03/84 |
62 - 65 |
| Edward Beanland |
FTM2 |
--/--/75 |
61 - 64 |
| 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 |
| David F. Bills |
SN |
--/--/10 |
60 - ?? |
| 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 |
12/07/000 |
65 - 68 |
| Joseph Buda |
GMC |
05/31/04 |
60 - 62 |
| Tom Buell |
CAPT |
--/--/-- |
64 - 66 |
| Ken Burch |
SN |
--/--/02 |
61 - 64 |
| Tom Butler |
SKC |
--/--/-- |
62 - 64 |
| Don Cameron |
LT |
10/25/01 |
60 - 62 |
| Keith Camp |
BT3 |
--/--/-- |
61 - 65 |
| Charles Campbell |
BM2 |
01/--/11 |
60 - 65 |
| John Campbell |
LT |
07/10/01 |
61 - 63 |
| Augustine Carella |
CWO33 |
05/30/09 |
??-?? |
| Raymond Conley |
FTG3 |
04/18/06 |
60 - 64 |
| Charles Cooke |
SM3 |
06/11/02 |
62 - 63 |
| Irye Couch |
BM1 |
03/17/11 |
60 - 65 |
| John Courtney |
MM3 |
02/14/01 |
59 - 62 |
| Donald Roland Cusson |
AG2 |
11/01/04 |
64 - 68 |
| Andy Cutbirth |
YN3 |
12/17/10 |
61 - 64 |
| Andrew Czilli |
LCPL |
--/--/-- |
64 - 66 |
| 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 |
| Paul Dworznik |
ETR2 |
11/19/10 |
59 - 63 |
| Tom Eagling |
GMC |
02/17/12 |
60 - 63 |
| Joe Ellis |
LtJG |
--/--/-- |
61 - 64 |
| Don Ervin |
QMC |
05/--/10 |
60 - 61 |
| Robert M. Farwick |
SFM3 |
11/08/06 |
60 - 63 |
| Lawrence "Butch" Fields |
LCPL |
09/05/11 |
65 - 67 |
| Henry P Fisher |
SF1 |
03/15/02 |
60 - 62 |
| Larry J Fisher |
BM1 |
10/23/10 |
65 - 69 |
| Tom Fleming Jr |
LTT |
01/31/05 |
61 - 62 |
| Herb Francis |
QMC |
--/--/-- |
62 - 64 |
| Joe Friend |
CPL |
--/--/-- |
62 - 64 |
| Lewis Galloway |
SD1 |
--/--/-- |
59 - 65 |
| James "Bo" Garrison |
LCPL |
11/26/01 |
61 - 64 |
| Joseph Gavlyak |
BTFN |
--/--/-- |
63 - 65 |
| Larry Geibe |
SM3 |
05/16/10 |
60 - 64 |
| Raymond Geibe |
SM2 |
--/--/08 |
59 - 63 |
| Grady Germany |
SA |
12/15/08 |
66 - 68 |
| Donald Gerrick |
FTG1 |
07/06/11 |
60 - 62 |
|
| Eugene Glenn |
LT |
--/--/-- |
62 - 64 |
| Fred Godwin |
GMG2 |
--/--/-- |
60 - 62 |
| Elmer Greeno |
FTCS |
--/--/-- |
60 - 63 |
| Jackie T. Gregory |
SN |
04/--/02 |
59 - 63 |
| David Grey |
MMFN |
01/--/12 |
67 - 69 |
| 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 |
| Eddie Harrison |
SN |
--/--/06 |
61 - 64 |
| Bill Hart |
LT |
--/--/-- |
60 - 62 |
| William H. Hawkins |
Lt CDR |
--/--/06 |
61 - 65 |
| Stan Hayes |
PH2 |
08/--/09 |
66 - 69 |
| 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 |
| Robert Holmes |
SN |
--/--/10 |
66 - 68 |
| Norbert Howe |
SDC |
08/26/06 |
60 - 60 |
| Joseph L. Hummel |
RD3 |
07/31/04 |
68 - 69 |
| Edward Hunziker |
IC3 |
12/24/11 |
59 - 61 |
| Josesph Huskuliak |
GM3 |
08/16/93 |
60 - 62 |
| Richard Ingo |
AG3 |
--/--/-- |
63 - 65 |
| Willard Inman |
LT |
--/--/-- |
64 - 65 |
| Robert Jakeway |
MM3 |
08/17/08 |
59 - 61 |
| Frederick F. Janey |
CAPT |
08/18/03 |
60 - 61 |
| Allen Jefferis |
CDR |
05/26/08 |
67 - 69 |
| Fred Jenkins |
SH3 |
04/--/00 |
60 - 63 |
| 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 |
| Richard P. Malone |
AG2 |
--/--/11 |
64 - 67 |
| 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 |
| Richard Martin |
FTCS |
02/16/07 |
61 - 64 |
| Don Mayo |
FTGSN |
06/12/98 |
60 - 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 |
--/--/-- |
?? - ?? |
| Ronald McPhail |
RDC |
2011 |
67 - 68 |
| James McReynolds |
RM3 |
--/--/-- |
59 - 61 |
| Walter Michlanski |
SN |
--/--/-- |
60 - 6? |
| Robert L. Middleton |
RMC |
12/01/01 |
66 - 69 |
| John Mobley |
CS2 |
--/--/-- |
59 - 61 |
| William Montgomery |
CAPT |
01/17/12 |
66 - 6? |
| Don Nellis |
CDR |
12/20/04 |
63 - 65 |
| Robert Nielsen |
ENS |
--/--/-- |
61 - 62 |
| Bill Niles |
LT |
08/10/07 |
62 - 64 |
| Loy Nix |
BMM1 |
03/31/11 |
59 - 62 |
| Bob Norrell |
SH2 |
--/--/-- |
67 - 68 |
| Wally Nugent |
1st LT |
--/--/00 |
60 - 62 |
| James (J.C.) Oehler |
CWO2 |
04/24/04 |
66 - 68 |
| Jim Ownby |
LT |
03/27/03 |
62 - 65 |
| Roger W. Paine Jr. |
CAPT |
11/15/08 |
61 - 62 |
| Ted Parker |
BM3 |
10/05/04 |
63 - 66 |
| Joseph Peragine |
CWO3 |
11/08/08 |
60 - 63 |
| "J" "W" Perkins |
CDR |
--/--/-- |
63 - 65 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| James Rebeor |
MMFN |
05/07/11 |
68 - 68 |
| Clinton Reed |
FTSN |
--/--/09 |
62 - 64 |
|
James Reynaud |
FTM3 |
05/12/11 |
66-68 |
| Dan Reynolds |
YN3 |
07/02/66 |
63 - 66 |
| Clay Reuber |
SN |
--/--/-- |
?? - ?? |
| Isaac Roberts |
IC3 |
10/29/05 |
65 - 68 |
| Daniel Robles |
GMM3 |
--/--/-- |
65 - 67 |
| Laurence Rocha |
GMG3 |
--/--/-- |
63 - 65 |
| Robert Rowlette |
SA |
--/--/63 |
63 - 63 |
| William J. Ruhe |
CAPT |
11/04/03 |
63 - 64 |
| Charles B Ryder |
EN2 |
--/--/-- |
61 - 63 |
| Carl Sapp |
GMCM |
--/--/-- |
64 - 66 |
| Andre Seaton |
RD2 |
07/10/05 |
59 - 62 |
| LeRoy Servin |
BM3 |
06/15/08 |
62 - 64 |
| Jim Schafer |
LTJG |
--/--/-- |
60 - 62 |
| Charles E. Schmidt |
MM2 |
--/--/-- |
61 - 65 |
| D. Schott |
1st SGT |
--/--/-- |
63 - 64 |
| Robert Schramm |
GSC |
12/28/09 |
61 - 62 |
| Gerry Schwartz |
IC2 |
11/07/11 |
59 - 63 |
| R. Logan Sharrah |
LCDR |
11/24/10 |
65 - 66 |
| Frank Singer |
CWO |
01/23/10 |
60 - 64 |
| James Smith |
BMC |
07/17/61 |
60 - 61 |
| Archie Staines |
FN |
09/30/02 |
59 - 63 |
| 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 |
| Jack Timmons |
LtJG |
03/31/11 |
64 - 65 |
| Dennis Trone |
LT |
05/05/08 |
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 |
| Dennis Vignapiano |
EM2 |
--/--/-- |
59 - 63 |
| Bernard Visser |
GMC |
11/--/06 |
59 - 62 |
| Donald Ward Jr. |
LT |
--/--/-- |
65 - 66 |
| Larry Way |
IC2 |
05/01/85 |
59 - 63 |
| Bobby Warren |
SF1 |
--/--/-- |
65 - 67 |
| Dick Wemette |
ENS |
--/--/-- |
60 - 62 |
| James Whisennand |
SF3 |
05/01/07 |
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 - ?? |
| Phil Young |
EN3 |
04/30/12 |
61 - 63 |
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
