USS Essex CVA-9 Medical, Dental & Supply Roster – 1953–1954

Medical Department Officers

1. LT William H. Card (MC)
2. LT Wilton A. Doane (MC) [⚠️ original “DO ANE” — corrected to Doane; confirm on scan]
3. CDR James L. Fuelling (MC)
4. LTJG Edwin B. Miller (MSC)

H Division

1. SN David E. Chapin
2. HM3 Bruno C. Ciotti
3. HM3 William R. Clough
4. HM3 Herbert L. Corey
5. HN Robert T. Cusack
6. HN William J. Cusack Jr.
7. HN Sylvan E. Dietz
8. HM1 Leighton E. Ensley
9. HN Herbert E. Foster
10. HM3 Eldo W. Friedley
11. HMC Maurice E. Fry
12. HM3 Elmer A. Giddeon
13. HM2 Donald D. Hall
14. HM3 Everette E. Kirby
15. HM2 Ole A. Kolstad [⚠️ originally written “H M2” — spacing issue]
16. HMC John C. Mason
17. HM1 Daniel P. McKown
18. HM2 Emmett McWaters
19. HM3 Gale C. Poor
20. HM2 Glenn C. Roberts
21. HM Nicholas F. Signoretti [⚠️ “HM” rank incomplete — could be HN, HM3, HM2, etc.; confirm on scan]
22. HM3 Philmore L. Sobel
23. HN Robert D. Wahl
24. HN Harry D. Watts

Dental Department Officers

1. LCDR Joseph G. Hancock DC
2. CDR Paul G. Lang DC [⚠️ originally “C DR. DC” — almost certainly CDR (Commander, Dental Corps)]
3. LT John L. Wasem DC

D Division

1. DT3 John W. Blake
2. DT1 ⚠️ George L. Coombs (listed as “DTI” — likely DT1)
3. DN ⚠️ Nonin D. Masters (given name looks mis-transcribed)
4. DT3 Jerome J. Mindrup
5. DT3 Ronald C. Morgan

SUPPLY (Page 220)

1. Maiman, E. J., CDR, Lake Forest, Ill.
2. Jankovsky, N. A., LCDR, Denver, Colo.

S-1 Division

1. SKSN Billy H. Adams
2. SN Raymond G. Baker
3. AK2 Robert E. Bennett
4. SN Edwin H. Bergeron
5. AK2 Raymond L. Bly
6. SN Robert A. Brace
7. AKAN Bobby L. Byrd
8. SKSN Thomas K. L. Chun
9. AKAN John J. Coleman
10. AK3 Robert A. Cunningham
11. SK3 David P. Dackor
12. AKAN Jimmie R. Deputy
13. SN Johnny L. De Rosia
14. SN Melvin W. Donaldson
15. AKAN Melvin D. Findley
16. SK3 John F. Fitzgerald
17. AKAN Robert E. Friesen
18. AK3 John Garcia
19. AN Thomas F. Gasper
20. SN John J. Graves
21. SN Carl D. Harris
22. SKSN Stanford Harrison
23. AKAN Bruce F. Hawkins
24. SKSN James L. Hennessey
25. SK3 Weldon S. Herring
26. AKAN Richard M. Hoyt
27. SK3 Kenneth C. Jensen
28. SN John A. Jermier ⚠️ (punctuation artifact “SN.”)
29. SN Stanley H. Jones
30. SN Ralph B. King
31. SK3 Rex B. Kinney
32. SN Glen D. Konkle
33. AN Jon H. Korn
34. SK1 Allan F. Kremer
35. SN Jerald Lewis
36. SN W. Bruce Ludeke
37. SN Marvin B. Lykstad
38. SK3 Michael A. Marchiano
39. AN Donald E. Miller
40. SN Clement T. Minehart Jr.
41. SK2 Ronald N. Nash
42. SK3 Billy J. Nelson
43. SN Marvin E. Nickell
44. AK3 Myron Noll
45. SN Charles E. Norton
46. AN Bertrum M. Olson
47. SN Raymond R. Rask
48. SK3 Lester Reisch
49. AKCA John R. Sheehan ⚠️ (likely AKC = Aviation Storekeeper Chief; “A” may be stray)
50. SKSN John R. Signan ⚠️ (possible OCR merge — “SIGN AN” looks like “Signan”)
51. SN Joseph A. Sivigliano
52. AK2 Carl B. Smith
53. SN Jack Stansell ⚠️ (appears as “Stansell, Jack SN” → standardized)
54. SN James W. Strutt
55. SN Robert J. Sullivan
56. SK3 “J. B.” Taylor ⚠️ (initials uncertain)
57. AK3 Charles W. Thomas
58. AN Fred Toy
59. SKSN Veryl C. Varner
60. SK3 Julian P. Wackerman
61. SKC Duane H. Williams
62. AK3 Charles J. Willibey
63. AK3 Charles R. Wise
64. SN Charles D. Wood
65. SN James D. Wood
66. SKSN William F. Wucher

📦 Division Context – The Supply Chain at Work

The S-1 Division was the heart of supply logistics on board the Essex. This team of Aviation Storekeepers (AK) and Storekeepers (SK) kept flight operations and the ship’s daily life flowing. From spare aircraft parts to clerical records, and from foodstuffs to general ship’s stores, these men ensured nothing ground to a halt.

S-2 Division

1. CS2 James B. Actkinson
2. AN Vincent M. Altamore
3. ETSN Edward P. Andert
4. AN Geoffrey L. Bailey
5. SA Thomas E. Barber
6. SN Eddie E. Barnes
7. SN James T. Barnes
8. FN Robert C. Barnes
9. EMFA Robert E. Bates
10. FN Jerry R. Baxter
11. CS3N Clarence W. Bell ⚠️ (“CS3N” likely CS3; stray “N”)
12. SN Jere L. Brennan
13. AOAN Oren Brooks ⚠️ (listed as “AO AN” → likely AOAN)
14. SN Stewart R. Brooks
15. CS3 Darwin E. Buus
16. AN Richard S. Castillon
17. SA Jack R. Cavahnaugh
18. AA Del W. Chandler
19. FA Carol E. Christy
20. AA Kerr L. Conkle
21. CS2 Robert O. Cox
22. CS3 Stanley C. Creller
23. SK2 William R. Daily
24. SN Ted Davidson
25. CS1 John L. Davis
26. CS2 Charles Decapri
27. SN Duane C. Dettman
28. CS2 Patrick R. Devoe
29. ETSN Henry R. Dickhous
30. AN Louis D. Dodson
31. MM3 Jean C. Dugas Jr.
32. CSC Guy D. Dutton
33. FA Richard A. Dye
34. PHAN Jerry D. Edington
35. CS1 Willie Ellis
36. SN William E. Elumbaugh
37. FN Daniel P. Emert Jr.
38. CSSN Henry B. Erb
39. CS3 Frank T. Feden
40. ABAN Eugene Feist
41. BMSN Moreland E. Fickes ⚠️ (extra punctuation in original: “BMSN..”)
42. AN George L. Finer Jr.
43. AB3 Alfred W. Fischl
44. CSSN Dale E. Fleming
45. AA Richard B. Fletcher
46. CSSN James H. Frey
47. SA Laurence R. Gains
48. AN Reuben Gallequilloss ⚠️ (surname appears garbled; check original roster)
49. CS2 Waller E. Garner
50. ICFN Jack E. Garnett
51. MMFA John M. Gibson
52. SN Henry F. Gietzen Jr.
53. RMSN Donald R. Gifford
54. CS1 Leon C. Gilgore
55. SN Andrew W. Golson
56. SA Manuel N. Gradillas ⚠️ (“GradlLLAS” OCR noise)
57. TE3 Ronald L. Greenfield
58. BM2 Richard G. Groves
59. CSSN Danny M. Hampton
60. SK2 Harold H. Hanger
61. AKAN Charles Harper
62. FA Leonard E. Hays
63. CS3 Dennis L. Hedund ⚠️ (surname may be “Hedlund”)
64. AOAN Robert H. Heffernan
65. AN Robert O. Hewlett
66. CS3 Alben L. Higgins
67. CSSN Clifford Hinshaw
68. SN Barrett L. Hobson
69. SN Lester N. Hockett
70. CS2 Douglas D. Hodge
71. MMFN Ken Hogue Jr.
72. CS1 William C. Honaker Jr.
73. CSSN Joseph W. Hopkins
74. CS2 Joseph L. Hotard
75. CS1 Doynne K. Hudson
76. SN Robert A. Hint ⚠️ (surname unclear; verify)
77. FN Edgar L. Inman
78. SD1 McClinton Jagers
79. ADAN William James Jr.
80. EMFN Arthur D. Jesser
81. CS3 Gary W. Johnson
82. SN Gordon H. Johnson
83. SA Hugh L. Johnson
84. SN Terrill Jordan
85. CS3 Kenneth P. Keskeny
86. SH3 Isaac M. Lang
87. SN George E. Langlois
88. FN William L. Larue Jr.
89. SN Luverne N. Link
90. SA William A. Lorton
91. AOAN Ray A. Lynch
92. AN Harn L. Lyth ⚠️ (OCR issue; check spelling “Harn/Harry”)
93. AA Michael Magana
94. SN Bobby G. Malady
95. SN Vernon E. Malone
96. CS3 Gerald Mannarino
97. AA William H. Markel
98. FA Jack J. Martin
99. CS2 Dennis S. McCoy
100. SA Jack E. McKenzie
101. AN Donald J. McKinney
102. CSSN Donald S. Melot
103. CS2 Charles Miller
104. SN James H. Miller
105. FA Dale L. Misfeldt
106. CSSN John P. Moore
107. ATAN Robert D. Morefield
108. CS2 John W. Morris
109. BM2 Walter H. Morse
110. FA Wayne D. Norton
111. CS3N Leroy F. Novak ⚠️ (“CS3N” should likely be CS3)
112. FA Ivan C. Oliver
113. SA Paul S. Orlando
114. CS3 James E. Outlaw
115. CSSN Gene Patterson
116. AA William A. Patterson
117. CS2 Woodrow W. Petterson
118. CS1 Robert F. Peterson
119. ABAN Thomas P. Pierce
120. AN Charles F. Renfrow
121. SN Robert C. Reynoso
122. FN Byron A. Roberts
123. SA Charles F. Robinson
124. CS2 Albert R. Rule
125. CS2 Ivan W. Sanderson
126. CS3 Frank V. Savariste
127. CS2 Richard S. Schaub
128. SN Herbert E. Schmidt
129. CS2 David Scott
130. FA Joseph F. Scott
131. SN Percy Shaw
132. SN Gerald L. Simms
133. CS2 Edward Sklar
134. ATAN James R. Solliday
135. RDSN Harold D. Spears
136. AN Merlin G. Stephens
137. FA Calvin L. Stevens
138. CS3 Richard C. Stidd
139. CSSN Lloyd E. Thayer
140. CS1 Frederick Thomas
141. SHSN Billy J. Thompson
142. SN Billy L. Tilton
143. MMFN Franklin J. Tompkins
144. AN Louis L. Virden Jr.
145. SN Mylan G. Voss
146. RMSN Robert L. Vvaag ⚠️ (“VVAAG” → likely “Vaag” or “Vnaag”)
147. SA Edgar L. Utts ⚠️ (appears as “U \ TTS”)
148. SN Lester Watts
149. AN Vernon L. Weckner
150. CSC Fred A. Welch
151. SN Carson E. Willis
152. CS2 William D. Wilson
153. SA Francis L. Wolcott
154. FA Fletcher A. Wolen
155. CSSN Teddy F. Yates
156. MMFA Paul J. Zukauskas

📦 Division Context – Feeding the Fleet

The S-2 Division was responsible for the galley and mess services on board the Essex. These men—cooks (CS), commissarymen (CSSN/CSC), storekeepers, and supporting crew—literally kept the ship running by preparing thousands of meals daily. In a carrier community, the galley was a lifeline, especially on extended deployments where morale often hinged on a hot meal after long hours on watch or flight operations.

S-3 Division

1. SH2 Russell L. Archer
2. SHSN Stuart W. Archer
3. SN Edwin V. Bayhylle Jr.
4. SHSN John J. Relics ⚠️ (surname possibly garbled; check original)
5. SN Tom A. Berge
6. SHSN Arthur E. Bilderback
7. SHSN Marion E. Blake
8. SHSN Lauren W. Bonar
9. SH2 Howard M. Bond
10. SN Robert C. Brown
11. Ponciano Cabuang ⚠️ (rate missing in roster)
12. SHSN Robert Campbell Jr.
13. SN William J. Carter
14. SHSN Donald R. Cooper
15. SH3 Eugene M. Costello
16. SH3 Edward E. Dalton
17. SH3 Robert L. Damron
18. SA Tom E. Danieri
19. SHSN Boyd A. Davie
20. SN Ray L. Dodd
21. SH3 Lindy C. Ellason
22. SN Michael A. Finigan
23. SK3 John B. Flood
24. SN James O. Fortner
25. AN Robert W. Francis
26. SHSN Frank Gentile
27. SH3 Gerald E. Gray
28. DK2 Morris E. Halliburton
29. SHSN Charles Hanek
30. SA Jack V. Hostutler
31. SH3 Eugene W. Howe
32. SK2 George H. Kelley
33. SN George Keolian
34. DKC Lloyd J. Kilgore
35. SHC Parnell E. LaLonde
36. SN Fernzwood M. Lee
37. SH1 Bryce Lindsay
38. SHSN George M. Martin
39. SHSN Stephen L. Miller
40. SH3 Thomas “C” Mullins
41. SHSN A. J. Nichols
42. SH1 Heber Nording
43. DK2 Robert D. O’Farrell
44. SHSN Billy W. Osborne
45. SH2 Morgan G. Osborne
46. SN A. Jack Parker
47. SN Kenneth R. Parker
48. SN Montie B. Pitts
49. DKSN Kenneth L. Plucker
50. SN Douglas W. Rehbein
51. SN Tahnte Roesli ⚠️ (verify given name spelling “Tahnte”)
52. SH3 David S. Sanderford
53. SN Richard C. Sparks
54. SN Stanford L. Swayze
55. DK2 Kavo G. Sypolt ⚠️ (OCR noise; “Kavo” may need correction)
56. SN Douglas L. Taylor
57. SN William R. Taylor
58. SH3 Aquilino S. Tiong
59. SH3 Robert E. Wagner
60. SN Billy Ward
61. DKS Carl D. Ward
62. SHSA Claud V. Ward
63. SN Keith A. Waun
64. SN Louis L. Weier
65. SH3 Don Wetherington
66. SHSA Gerald L. White
67. DK3 Marvin D. White
68. SN Doyle F. Wiggins
69. SN Lyle S. Wilmot
70. SH1 Leslie Wray ⚠️ (listed as “SHI” → should be SH1)
71. SH2 Howard Zerrenn er ⚠️ (spacing/garble; likely Zerrener)

📦 Division Context – Ship’s Services (S-3)

The S-3 Division handled ship’s services: laundry, barber shop, tailor shop, and cobbler shop. These sailors were crucial to maintaining cleanliness, appearance, and daily routines aboard the Essex. For a ship carrying thousands, their work ensured uniforms were serviceable, bedding was clean, and small comforts—like a proper haircut—helped preserve morale during long deployments.

S-4 Division

1. TN George H. Anthony
2. SD3 Absalon Bernal
3. SD3 Eddie Alexander
4. SD3 Herbert M. Blay
5. SD3 Cecil Bledsoe
6. SD3 Alfonso M. Cabiles
7. TN Ulysses Cash
8. SD3 Sergio Cendreda
9. TN Diosdado Geralde
10. SD3 Lester H. Clark
11. TN McKinley Cooper
12. TN Robert Davies Jr.
13. TN Charlie Davis
14. SD3 Marcelino Filamor
15. SDC William B. Goodman
16. TA James Jr. Green ⚠️ (unusual rating — flagged)
17. SD2 Willie Hill
18. SD3 Herman L. Holmes
19. TN Cle Earnest Hubbard
20. SD2 Samuel “F” Jackson Jr.
21. TN Leaster Jordan
22. TN Frank Kennedy
23. TN Thomas L. Lanier
24. TN Robert Lewis
25. SD3 Arturo L. Mangubat
26. TN Samuel H. Mayo
27. SD1 Samuel McCombs
28. TN Willie C. McKleberry
29. SD1 Jesse B. Owens
30. SDC John Owens
31. SD3 Johnny Owens
32. SD2 Charles M. Parker
33. TN Edwin J. Porter III
34. TN Ernest Proee Jr.
35. TN Leland E. Reed
36. SDCA James Richardson ⚠️ (very unusual rating — flagged)
37. SD1 Mack J. Scott
38. TN Gilbert G. Simon
39. SD3 John E. Smith
40. TN Melvin O. Stokes
41. TN John L. Wesson