I
was
just going over the names in your Roster and noticed one
important name was missing. His name was: DUANE C. BOWMAN. He
was
a
Seaman, served aboard the Twining from 1943 - 1945. He and
his
twin
brother, Wayne Bowman served together. Duane's duties were in
the
fireroom, boilers below deck. He never
really spoke too much to us about his war days, but
always spoke fondly of his shipmates and shared the few photos he had
of them while in Pearl.
Duane
and I were married December 31, 1965...He was 18 years my
senior, although you never (knew) it because he was a fit
man.
Took good care
of himself and he was such a clean man. I was always so proud
of
him.
Always the gentleman. A wonderful husband and
father. We
had 4 great
kids. Three boys (twins) and at last a little girl...the
sunshine
in
her pappy's eyes. After all he
went through
during those terrible years and he came
back home to his family and friends without a scratch...cancer took him
June 23, 1987. He passed away in my arms and
our last words
to each
other were "I love you," and with that he went to
sleep. To me it was the
best marriage in
the world and to this day I miss
him very much. So, in honor of this wonderful man and best
husband and
friend a girl could ever ask for, I write you this letter and hope the
next time I look at the Roster I will see his name.
Thank
you very much!
BOYER,
Floyd
1996
BRACKETT,
William
D.
unk
BRANNON,
Lon
8 Dec, 2004
My
brother, Lon passed away on the 8th of December
2004. And unfortunately the only picture of him during that
time[Twining era] is a very
small picture which I am enclosing as an attachment.
I can tell you that he was very proud of
the Twining and his time aboard her. He was on the Curtis (a
seaplane
tender) and transferred from there to the Twining because he wanted to
be on a destroyer and spent the majority of his Naval service
on
the
Twining. He had a natural swagger and that continued right up
till he
finally passed away.
BRIGHTON,
Chester
L.
1990 (Twining time frame unknown)
Chester L. Brighton was born April 23, 1916, in
Leland, Iowa, to James and Rose Brighton. Whenever farm chores
permitted, he enjoyed baseball with his 12 siblings and nearby
neighbors. Mr. Brighton left home at a * age to work in the Civilian
Conservation Corps.
Mr. Brighton joined the Navy in 1937. His first duty was aboard
the
USS Tuscaloosa (CL37). In 1938, he joined the plank owner’s crew of
the
USS Helena (CL50). Petty Officer Brighton was aboard the Helena
when she was torpedoed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He
was among the damage control crews that restored power to the gun
batteries so the Helena could fight off the attack.
After repairs stateside, the Helena returned to the Pacific theatre
to participate in the battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
where she sank four Japanese heavy ships. At the battle of Kula Gulf,
while providing support for a night landing of Marines, the Helena, hit
by three torpedoes, began to sink. Mr. Brighton went over the side with
the remaining survivors. At daybreak, he was the last man rescued by a
destroyer.
He also served onboard the USS Sierra (AD18), USS Twining (DD540) and
the
USS Jason (AR8).
Chief Brighton was a member of the fire department at Naval Air
Station Miramar and trained recruits at Naval Training Center San
Diego. His platoons won many awards for excellence.
After retirement in 1960, Chief Brighton worked at
National Steel
and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego where he supervised construction
crews.
Until his death in 1990, Chester resided in La Mesa, CA, with his
wife of 48 years Inez (McKenzie). He has two children: twins,
Catherine, married to Hugh Yarbrough, and Carleton, married to Jean
(Heim). He has two grandsons Todd and Kevin Brighton and four
granddaughters, Julie Brighton, Cynthia (Yarbrough) Sieradski, Cheryl
(Yarbrough) Hammel, and Caryn (Yarbrough) Staib. Chester has four great
grandsons: Chase and Trey Sieradski, and Dayton and Blake Hammel.
BROPHY,
Donald
1987
BRUNS, Darrell
W.
1993
BURNETT, Ray
G.
1971
BURNS, St.
Clair
1987
BYCZE, Albert
J.
1958
BYE, William
H.
1993
CALLISTER,
Hague
1996
CAMPBELL, Joe - WW2
FireControlman Dec 2004
CAMPBELL,
JOSEPH P. -
Joseph P. Campbell, a lifelong Yonkers resident died Thursday, October
28, 2004 after a brief illness. He had just turned 81 years old. Born
October 24, 1923 in New York City to the late Joseph L. and Anna M.
O’Neill Campbell, Mr. Campbell was the brother of the late Sister
Cecilia Marita (Alice Campbell) and the late Joan DePugh. He attended
St. Barnabas Elementary School, Regis High School and Manhattan
College. He served in the Pacific
Theatre in the U.S. Navy as a fire
controlman on the USS Twining DD540. He went on to work for
AT&T
and retired in 1989 after 37 years as a telephone engineer with the
company. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Violet Lindberg
Campbell. He was the beloved father of Susan and Cynthia. His three
grandaughters Jenny, Jill, Katy and his grandson Kevin also survive
him. Memorial donations may be made to St. Barnabas Parish, 409 East
241st Street, Bronx, NY 10470. Funeral Mass Monday 10 am at St.
Barnabas Church, Bronx, NY. Interment to follow at Gate of Heaven
Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. The family will be present on Saturday and
Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. F. RUGGIERO & SONS, INC. 732 Yonkers
Ave., YOnkers (914)375-1400
Published: Sunday, October 31st, 2004
CARDOZA,
Frank
unk
CARROLL,
Roy
1976
CARTER, William
K.
1956
CASEY, Walter
H.
1982
CASKEY,
Sidney
unk
CASTLE, Harry
L.
unk
Andy Ceschini WW2
Andy Ceschini
CESCHINI, Andy
12 August 2008
CHANNEL,
Luther
1977
CHAPMAN,
John
1980
CHILDS, Clayton
H.
1996
CICOTTE,
Harry
1986
CLARK,
Robinson
1989
CLINCH, Robert
G.
Feb 25, 1975
COLVIN,
Marvin
Aug 15, 2005
I am sorry to have to let you know that our father, Marvin
Lewis
Colvin, passed away at midnight on August 15/16, 2005. He was
very ill with COPD and he is now at peace and able to breathe
again! He is buried in Littleton, Colorado in Chapel Hill
Cemetary. His funeral was yesterday on August 20,
2005. My
sister and I would appreciate any stories you or others might have
about our father from the war or the reunions. I must tell
you
that any information his wife has will never be given to us and we need
to hear the real stories from his friends.
Do you know of any models of the USS Twining
that we
might be able to purchase? Please let us know of any such
items. We both have children that would love to be able to
hear
the stories of their Grandfather.
Thank you so much for your time. Any information
you
might be able to share will certainly help us at this sorrowful time in
our lives. I am not sure he ever spoke of his three daughters
at
the reunions, but we loved him dearly and need these things.
Respectively,
Cindy Colvin
Sharp
Email___(Sharpsugarbear@yahoo.com)
Connie Colvin Stewart
Email___(Hippieemomma@yahoo.com)
CORDELL,
Oval
1975
COTTON,
Clifford
1981
COURTER,
Paul
1993
CUNNINGHAM, John
A.
1952
DAMON, Charles
W.
unk
DANSIC,
Andrew
1990
DATOMI, John
R.
1996
DAVIS,
Walter
unk
DAY, HAROLD WALTER (WW2)
4-14-2007
DIXON,
Walter
1984
DOERING,
Eugene
11-8-1998
DOMBLESKY,
Joseph
(WW2-Plankowner) 7-21-1955
DONNENFIELD,
Louis
1988
DUDLEY,
Ray
1991
DEUBEL, Edward
Douglas, Sr
WW2
May 5, 2006
EDWARD,
Louis
1959
ELLIOT,
William
1985
ERNSDORF,
Robert
1985
ESTES,
Jack
1980
FARRIS,
Floyd
M.
1959
FEISLER,
Roy
1985
FERRELL,
William
1981
FITZGERALD,
Don
unk
FLOWERS,
Albert
1971
FREED, Richard
H.
1992
FREITAG,
Rudolph
1991
FRYE,
John
1975
FURLONG,
Matthew
Oct 31, 2005
Matthew Furlong died October 31, 2005. Please add
to Honor
List.
FUTCH,
Little
Alton
1973
GALL, William
K.
1945
GALLAGHER,
Earl
1972
GDOVIN,
Wesley
1984
GEIGER,
Paul
1969
GHOST,
Paul
1983
HAGUE,
Jack
June 2006
HARRIS,
Vern
unk
HASSEY,
Fred
1966
HEATON,
Robert
unk
HESS,
Ray
1993
HIPPE,
Glenn
W.
1950
I think the G. Hippe listed in your website honor roll was
my
uncle, Glenn William Hippe.
Glenn was the youngest of six, with the oldest being Kenneth
G
Hippe, ret. USN ace.
I think he might have gotten his ace in
the Marianas
Turkey shoot while his brother
Glenn was on the Twining. Glenn Hippe died in an
auto
accident about 1950.
Bill Herrick Email---justadreamer@earthlink.net
HOHN,
Robert
E.
1983
HOLLINGSWORTH,
A.
F.
1987
HOLLY,
Henry
1973
HUNTER,
Clifton
1991
HUNTER,
Walter
1967
HUNTOON,
G.
W.
1976
HUSKETT,
John
1978
ISOM,
Junior
H.
1988
IVES,
Merle
3-13-06
JOHNSON,
Leonard
1977
JONES,
William
1968
JUTKIZWICZ,
Frank
1983
KAUPHUSMAN,
Francis William Mar-1980 age
57
KENTER,
Gerald
1985
KING,
Quinton
1986
KING, Virgil C. (Jr.), of Owensboro, Ky died Wednesday, April 16, 2003 (Plank Owner)KINNAIRD,
James
1977
KNIGHT,
Charles
1969
KONDZELLA,
William
F.
1992
LADUE,
Eugene
unk
LAMBORN,
Kenneth
unk
LANDRY,
Allen
1997
LEWIS,
William
1977
LIEDTKE,
Arthur
unk
LIST,
Frank
unk
LUTZ,
Charles
1983
LYTTLE,
John
L.
1979
MACGUIRE,
Edward
1981
MACLEAN,
James
1976
MALIN,
Otis
"Bud"
Apr 8, 2006
This WWII Twining shipmate passed away yesterday April 8,
2006.
Word of his passing was received from his son in law,
Dennis
Nelson
MANNING,
Fralic
unk
MARRA,
John
unk
MART,
Thurman
1975
MARTIN,
J.
C.
1975
MARTINSON,
Alvin
1992
Marvicsin, Emil F. W2 2003MASON,
Everett
R.
1984
MAYO,
Loyd
A.
June 15, 2004
McBEE,
William
1973
McCOOL,
John
1971
McDANIEL,
Albert
1986
McGAUGHY,
Robert
unk
McKENNA,
Tom
unk
McKINLEY,
Robert
1995
MEHLBERG,
Donald
1978
MELTON,
Gene
unk
MICKEY,
James
unk
MILES,
James
Walter
1973
MOORE,
Clarence
1990
MURPHY,
Daniel
1977
MURRAY,
John
1972
MYERS,
Roger
E.
Oct 10, 2002
NEFF,
Lawrence
1982
NEHRENBERG,
DONALD J
ODEGAARD,
Robert
unk
ORISEK,
Steve
10-7-2004
Steve Orisek passed away at his home in
Saratoga, California on
October 7, 2004.
He was survived by his wife Virginia of 60 years and
his two twin surgeon sons.
PANCOAST, Walter Albert
(1943-1944) 20 June 2005
PARELLA,
Charles
1974
PARKER,
Charles
1989
PAULSON, John
J.
1988
PECHO,
Walter
1982
PERKINS, Ray
passed away on August 13, 2008.
Glenn,
I came across this website and was excited to find my
father, Ray Perkins, listed. Sadly, he passed away on August
13, 2008.
He was an Electricians Mate and always talked about his duties on board the Twining during WWII.
After his death we found a diary where he listed all his duties, all
the movies that he showed the crew (and ratings) and all ports-of-call.
Thank-you, Michael Perkins
PLUMER (from
Idaho)
unk
POISSON,
Pete
1991
POPE,
Don
1973
PULASKI, Donald
R.
1994
RASHCOE,
Carl
unk
RASHCON, Carl
L.
1955
RECTOR,
James
1981
REED,
Kenneth
1973
REGAN,
Robert
1978
REIVA,
Martin
1974
REYES, Miguel
(mike)
Sept. 2000.
REYES,
Nick
unk
ROACH,
James
unk
ROBINSON,
John
1981
ROME,
George
unk
ROOD,
George
unk
ROUSE,
Ryland
1976
ROUTH,
Robert "Bobbie
L" Routh
12/05/04 Widow: Arlene M
17 Dec 2009 - Hi Glenn,
I was looking at The
Idaho Statesmans Obituaries (this early hour of the morning), and noticed the Navy Uniform with
Arvel Rudolph; which always reminds me of my Father Bill Kauphusman serving in
WWII aboard the
USS Twining
DD540! In reading the obituary, I discovered Arvel Rudolph was a mate
of Dad's, and thought to let you know of Arvel's passing. I don't
quite remember if Dad Bill and Arvel knew of the close proxsimity, of
their living within 160 Miles of each other, prior to their inlisting
into the Navy; with Arvel living within 1/2 a mile from my Wife and I;
before we moved back into my Family's home we grew up in
Boise, Idaho.
I'll have to ask Mom Rosemary: "If Dad Bill and Arvel had any
connection; since the Rudolph's move to Boise in 1967?"
Take Care! Merry Christmas!
Bill Kauphusman
Here's his obituary
Arvel Rudolph, 83 passed away at a Boise care facility on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was born
January 19, 1926 at
Mapleton Utah,
the son of Archie Milton Rudolph and Inez Perry Rudolph. He was the
first son, and one of nine children. He moved with his family to
Burley, Idaho when he was 11 months old. He lived there until he was 16, when he moved to Boise, working at a café until he moved to
Seattle, Washington to work for Boeing Aircraft. On August 12, 1943, he joined the Navy. He took his basic training at
Farragut and then went to
Treasure Island, California
where he was involved in the commissioning of the destroyer
U.S.S.
Twining. He spent most of his time in the Navy aboard the Twinning in
the
Pacific fleet fighting the Japanese. His ship escorted the U.S.S.
Missouri
into Tokyo Bay when Japan surrendered. He was discharged from the Navy
in 1945. and in 1946, he met the love of his life, Norma Shepard. They
were married in 1947 in Burley, Idaho. Arvel spent his entire working
career as a master carpenter. In 1967, he moved to Boise to become a
building supervisor for Hon Construction Co.. This work allowed him the
opportunity of building in Everett, Washington, Sun Valley, Cascade and
Boise. He was preceded in death by his parents Archie and Inez, and
brother Jim. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Norma; sons Rick
and wife Jan Rudolph,
Martinez, Ca., Layne and wife Cheryl, Boise, daughter Kara and husband Jack Lewis,
Nampa, Idaho, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren; sisters Maxine Twedt, Lancaster, California, Bernyce Kalblinger,
Nampa, Opal Wilcox,
Twin Falls, Dixie Montgomery, Boise and brothers Perry Rudolph,
Placerville, Ca.,
Reid Rudolph, Cheyenne, Wyoming and Riece Rudolph, Burley . Arvel was
active in community service. He was President of the Burley Jaycees, a
Boy Scout leader, a
Cub Scout Leader,
member of the Elks, Toastmasters and received an Idaho Life Merit Award
for his work in PTA. He had a love of the outdoors, enjoying hunting,
fishing, camping, and spending time with his
Good Sam
group, the "Boise River Eagles." He enjoyed wintering in Yuma, Arizona.
He spent his retirement building furniture and teaching his
grandchildren the love of fishing and camping. The family wishes to
express gratitude and thanks to the staff at the Idaho State Veterans
Home for the loving care they gave Arvel during his three years there.
A visitation will be Thursday, Dec 17th from 3:00 pm to 6: 00 pm, and
funeral services will be held at 12:30 pm, Friday, Dec. 18th at Bowman
Funeral Parlor, Garden City. Committal services will follow at 2:00 pm
Friday, at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association or your favorite charity.
RUNCIE,
John - Chief (WW2?)
Dec 2005, age 83
RUCKER,
Hollis
1972
RUNDLE,
Orville
1973
SCHMIDT,
Robert
1965
SCHRIEBER
Charles K. (Cal) Died Jan.
18th, 1973 of a heart attack.
SEARCY,
W.
R.
(WW2)
June 6, 2000
A funeral for William Searcy Jr., 75, of Chico, Ca.
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the Brusie Funeral Home.
He died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, in Chico, Ca. .
Searcy was born March 12, 1925, to William and Gladys Searcy in
Talladega, Alabama, where he attended schools.
Searcy served in the Navy on the
USS Twining DD540 as a gunner's mate.
He married Nona Wellock in Reno on May 9, 1946. They lived in Redding
from 1946-1961, then lived in Orland until 1967, eventually moving to
Chico.
Searcy worked in the grocery business for more than 29 years for
Purity, Wentz and Holiday markets.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Orland, VFW Post 1555 of
Chico, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.
Searcy loved fishing, camping and building.
Along with his wife, Nona of Chico, he is survived by two daughters,
Linda Wallace of Ord Bend and Jacqueline Dippery of Weaverville; and
seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Glen Oaks Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of
Orland and VFW Post 1555.
SELBY,
Ross
1990
SELDERS, Earl
A.
unk
SHAW,
George
unk
SCHEAFFER,
Glenn
1982
SHEPARD,
Fred
(lost at sea 18 Dec 1944)
[SHEPARD is only
Twining casualty I am aware
of.]
SHIRLEY, William
R.
1982
SHOUPPE,
Lionel
1985
SHOWALTER,
Leroy (Plank owner)
unk
SHOWERS,
Dale
unk
SIGLER, Chester
R.
1981
SIKORSKI,
Frank
1986
SIMMEN,
William H
12/1999
SIMMERS,
Robert
1973
SLOCUM,
Charles
1986
SMITH,
Barton
1969
SMITH,
Maxie
1957
SOWERS,
Dale
1982
SPIVELY,
Ray
1961
STACY,
Billy
1993
STAMM,
Herman
1988
STARR,
Calvin
V.
1985
STAVERMAN,
Robert
Early 80's
STEVENSON,
Glenn
unk
STOLL,
Kenneth
1992
STOPHER, Charles
E.
unk
STUK,
Edward
1993
STULO,
Stephen
1992
TATE,
Robert
1982
TETTERTON,
Louis
July 1998
THOMPSON,
Homer
1996
THURMAN,
William
unk
VAUGHN,
Orlin
1982
WAKEFIELD, Ellis
Kerr
1975
WEIR,
Max
E.
1959
WEBSTER,
J.
F.
Aug 2006
WILLIAMS,
Clifford
W.
1970
WILSON, Hugh
C.
1998
WOJCK,
Joe
unk
WRIGHT,
Harold
1990
Korean Era
Deceased List
NAME
Deceased
Date
AHUMADA,
John
7-13-2005
ALBERTA,
Joe
1985
ALLEN,
Charles
J.
unk
ANDREWS, JACK E 1950-52 Radio
gang 2002
ARNOLD, Charles
A
unk
ARNOLD,
Everett
1979
ATKINSON,
Russell
1992
BABB,
Edward
A
1979
BARKER,
Robert L.
Jr
1983.
BREASSEAL,
Harold
Dean
1960's
BASSETT,
Ellsworth
unk
BECK,
Allen
N.
1986
BELL, Harold
C.
1982
BERRY,
Burton
1993
BLACK,
Marvin
J.
1990
BLAKE,
C.E.
1983
BOLENDER,
Leo
G.
1984
BOONE,
Jeffre
N.
unk
BOUSCHOR,
Charles
James
May 29, 1989 at
Marquette, Mi
BRACKETT,
William
1990
BRANAUGH,
Larry
1954
BRANCH,
Leonard
1993
BREASSEAL,
Harold
Dean
1960's
BROWN,
Roy
Lee
unk
BROWN,
Roy
R.
unk
BULL, Carl
RADM
USN (Retired)
Feb 2002
BUNBAGE, Hamilton
A.
1993
BURKETT,
EARNEST
L
1/07/2002
BYRD,
Claude
1970
CALDWELL,
Arthur
1983
CAMP, Thomas
D.
1987
CAMPBELL, Donald E. (Joe)
June 8,
2006
Korean War
era shipmate Donald E "Joe" Campbell of
Kansas City
Mo passed away last Thursday, June 8Th, 2006. Joe
was
registered and paid
in full to attend
the upcoming USS TWINING
(DD-540) reunion 2006 in San Diego. He had been
looking
forward
to seeing
his old friends
CANET, Ernest
Jr
1997
CARLSON,
Edward
T.
1969
CARTER,
Charles
H.
1979
CHODOBA,
Norman
unk
CLAYTON,
Robert
D.
1987
COLE,
John
R.
1972
COOPER, John
M.
1995
COTTAM,
Edward
A.
unk
CRABB, Basil
M.
1964
CRAMER,
Leonard
(Tink)
1991
CRATTY,
Richard
C.
1964
CRINITI,
Frank
1972
CRONKHITE,
Donald
L.
unk
DAGNEAU,
William
1996
DAVID,
John
R.
1995
DAVIS,
Lemuel
C.
unk
DEAN,
Benjamin
1972
DEGRAFF,
John
1997
DELONG,
Edwin
1986
DENIO,
Benjamin W.
RMC. Jan. 1977
DILL,
Wallace
M.
unk
DORRIS,
Jewel
1978
DORSEY,
William
E.
1982
DOTSON, W.
W.
1987
DUNCAN, Joe
Oct
15, 2009
Ruby Lee (Weaver) Daniel
Funeral services for Joe Duncan, 78, Pryor, Ok. are
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, 2 p.m., at First Church of God. The Rev.
Wade Markham and the Rev. Andrew Rehbein will officiate and
burial will follow at Graham Memorial Cemetery. Services are
entrusted to Stephens Memorial Chapel. Duncan was born Oct. 31,
1930, in Alluwe, to Jack and Maude (Fields) Duncan. He died Oct.
15, in Claremore at the age of 78 years 11 months and 15 days.
Duncan attended grade school in Keystone and high school in Pryor.
He was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the United States Navy on the USS Twining DD540.
He
lived in Pryor since 1941. He was married to Virginia Fisher on
March 16, 1952, in Yuma, Ariz.; she preceded him in
death on March
26, 2000. He was one of a few real “cowboys” left. He had cowboyed for
Gooldy Ranch, Pryor, McFarland- Ingersoll Ranch in Tiawah,
Bonnard Ranch in Osage County and for Billy Montgomery. He and
his long time friend and and partner, Kelly Gentry, did a lot of
cowboying. He always had a good eye for livestock; he raised
Brangus Cattle, Hereford Cattle and Quarter Horses. He owned
winning horses in every category from racehorses to performance
horses and he always had a good horse to ride. There were two
things that Duncan said he would never loan; one was his horse
and the other was his toothbrush. Duncan was always there
to help anyone, whether it was working cattle or gathering up a
stray bull or heifer that had gotten out. He never
met a stranger
and he always had a story to tell and he was very good at it. He
loved animals and he was never with- out a dog and loved it to
the end. He was an avid OU fan, especially the Bud Wilkinson era.
His grandchildren meant everything to him. He was so proud of all
of them. He was always there to support them in there differ- ent
sports over the years. Duncan is survived by daughter Jennifer Finney
and husband Bud of Pryor, son Mike Duncan of Pryor; grandchildren
Amber and Kyle Elam, Tanner Finney, Taylar and Oliver Odle and
Andy Finney; great-grand chil- dren Paige Elam and Bodie Elam. In
addition to his wife, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his
parents, siblings Edna, Elmer, Ivalee, Jack, Jr., Pep and Howard.
In lieu of other remem- brances donations can be made to any
veterans sup- port group or Humane Society. The family will
receive relatives and friends
today from 2 to 4 p.m., at Stephens Memorial Chapel. To sign his “Memory Book” at www.stephens- memorialchapel.com
DUNN,
Charles
1992
DURDY,
Dowall
1958
DWIRE,
Oliver
S.
1997
EATON, James
E.
unk
EATON,
Larry
1993
EDWARDS,
Lawrance
L.
1974
ELFORD,
George
A.
1985
ELLINOR,
James
S.
1985
Donald K. Emery 1952 23 Aug. 2009Donald was born on February 13, 1931 and passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2009
Hi, My name Is Cheryl Watt. I'm sending this
e-mail to you in regards to my Uncle Donald K. Emery. He passed away
August 23 , 2009 at 7:02 p.m. from complications due to
cancer. Today was the first day that I had seen all of his Navy papers and
medals , I was amazed all of these years I had never known any of this
information. He was very much involved with the American Leagon post 117
out of Butler PA.. I was hoping that you might be able to send any photos
or information that you may have. Thank you so much for your
time,
Cheryl J. Watt
EMERY,
Robert
L.
1974
EVANS, Harry
Returned
mail 3-13-06
FARINA,
Sylvester
1988
Jerry
in
1952 
Jerry in 1999
FISH,
Jerome
2005?
FISHER,
Donald
S.
1956
Message found at;
http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/navy/uss_twining.htm
COMMENTS: In one of the reunion pages they have my
father,
Donald Fisher, listed with the middle
initial as "R" this is incorrect. It is
"S" His name is
Donald S. Fisher. Dad passed away at a very young
age. He
retired
from the service at the end of Korea and died in 1956. Please correct
the
information. Thank you, Karen D.(Fisher)Davis
FLEAGLE,
Frederick B.
Jr
unk
FRANKLIN, Lon
unk
FURGERSON, Donald
R.
1996
GARBER,
John
unk
GARTZKE,
Robert
M.
1989
GARZA,
Valentine (Val)
14
July 2003
My
husband Val Garza was on
the Twining during the Korean Era, and I see that he isn't on the honor
roll roster, so I would like to have his name added to the roster so
that he will be remembered with the rest of his shipmates that have
passed on. He passed away on July 14th 2003.
GIBSON,
Ronnie
unk
GLASGOW,
Kenneth
Jan-2003
GRAHAM, William
C.
unk
GREGORY,
Kenneth
1962
HADAWAY,
Richard
1987
Hakalo, George
Jr. (Thanks to Mike Snavely for finding this
shipmate)
George Jr. was born October 14, 1935 to Uri and
Anna (Nabrezna) Hakalo. The dearest husband of Sharon (O'Hara). Daddy
to Marianne, Brenda Balkus, and Carol (Himan-shu) Desai. Grandpa to
David Hakalo, Gary and Ryan Balkus, Dylan and Eric Desai. Great-grandpa
to Drew Kosa. Big brother to Mildred and Mike Dziak. Uncle to Heidi,
Anne, Michael and Casey Dziak, and Jill and Brian Clouse. George grew
up on Trenton Street in Detroit and loved talking about the old
neighborhood and the friends he made there. He graduated from Chadsey
High School, then proudly served seven years in the Navy where he was
stationed aboard the destroyers, USS
Twining and USS Sperry. George was
one of the most gentle and loving men I've ever known and I'm proud to
say a better brother never walked this earth.
Published in the Ann Arbor News on MLive.com on 1/4/2009
HAMILTON,
Homer S.
1968
HANAK,
Michael
J.
unk
HANSON,
Vernon
E.
1996
HAYES,
Marvin
1989
HIGDON, Thomas
A.
unk
HOFFMAN,
Calvin
C.
unk
HOOD,
Jesse
W.
1979
HORNER,
Keith
D.
unk
HOWELL,
Edwin
A.
1978
HUFF,
Deward Terry
(1948-1949)
Aug 16, 2005
Terry Huff passed
away the 16th august and
left a wife Grace and his 6 children and grandchildren.
Please, can you also now add Terry Huff to your Honor List? He was the
best man among many of a man and I, as a friend, loved him
dearly. He was in Korea.
Terry served with VF-194 from July 1950, through the end of
1952,
as a plane captain, and later as a parachute rigger. Was aboard
when he and his squadron chose the squadron emblem, a
yellow
devil, with a spade for background, holding .50 cal machine guns,
rockets, and belts of ammo. They chose it from several emblems
that had been given for consideration. Back in the early
days, they had slot machines in their line shack.
Those are Terry words and he was a very good man.
Please, put Terry Huff in your Honor List.
Sincerely, -- Maria
HURST,
Robert
H.
1986
INMAN, John Feb 2004
JOHNSON,
Kenneth
(Pete)
1995?
KELLY,
William
D.
1983
KINDER,
Albert
C.
unk
KREUTZER,
Russell
1992
LANDRETH,
Jerry T.
April 30, 2004.
Buried in Norfolk, Ar.
LAPLUME,
Albert
E.
1986
LEACH,
Lyle
unk
LEACH,
William
C.
1985
LENDO,
Roosevelt
unk
LINKHART, Robert
(FC,1951-1954)
Aug-1999
LITSEY,
Therdore
B.
1995
LOVE,
Billie
C.
1961
LUSK,
Robert
A.
1980
James D Lutz, Feb. 1951
LUTZ, James
D.
16 October 1991 Buried in the Northampton Memorial
Shrine, Easton, PA
MacFarland,
Bill [RM2/RM1
1962-1964] 1999
MAGALLENES,
Floretine
1991
MARSHALL,
Melvin
N.
1963
MAXWELL,
Willis G
1994
McELVAIN,
Benjamin
1986
McKINNEY,
Joseph
D.
1987
McLAUGHLIN,
Daniel
M.
1985
MENDONSA, Harry D.
(1950-1954) Dec 2001
MELESKY,
Chester
F.
1975
MERCER,
William
1983
MERRILL,
Ralph D.
September 15, 2008
MONTGOMERY,
Paul
1957
MORRIS,
Thomas
F.
1997
MULLIKIN,
Rufus
H.
unk
MURNEY,
Donald
1989
MYERS,
Roger
Oct 10, 2002
Nehrenberg,
Donald
May 4, 2000
NORTHAM, Richard
A.
Jr.
1997
OLSON,
Gerald
1991
OSBORNE, Manley C.
Capt.(Ret) 16 Jan
2009
https://www.usna.com/SSLPage.aspx?rss=obits_arch&referrer=&pid=7115
Obituary: Manley C. Osborne '40
27Jan09 - Captain Manley C. Osborne U.S. Navy retired,
whose
distinguished Naval career included the Silver Star and Purple Heart
medals for service during World War II and the Bronze Star medal for
service during the Korean War, died 16th of January, 2009.
He was born in Covington, KY, in 1918 and attended the U.S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis, from which he graduated in 1940, and the U.S.
Naval Postgraduate School. During World War II he served in the Pacific
on board the carriers Saratoga and Lexington, earning stars for 15
major battles with the enemy.
He earned a master of science degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
During the Korean War he commanded the destroyer Twining and
participated in the landing at Inchon and the bombardment of Wonsan.
Other duties included director of Ammunition at the Naval Bureau of
Ordnance, duty on the Joint Staff in Tokyo, Executive Officer of the
U.S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility at White Sands, Commander of
minesweepers in the Pacific, and Bureau of Naval Weapons Representative
in Sunnyvale overseeing the development of the Polaris missile at
Lockheed, Westinghouse, and other companies.
He retired from active Navy duty in 1964 and became the Aerospace
Corporation Sunnyvale resident manager overseeing technical advice to
the U.S. Air Force on satellite operations.
He retired finally in 1985 and vigorously pursued his main hobby of
hybridizing iris, for which he received major awards from the American
Iris Society.
Captain Osborne is survived by his wife Toshiko, sons Bryan Osborne of
La Honda, Lee Osborne of Heber City, UT, and a daughter Ann Osborne of
Fremont, all by his deceased wife, and two grandchildren.
At his request, there will be no ceremonies and his ashes will be
scattered at sea.
Published in the San Jose Mercury News on 1/25/2009
PARKHURST,
Marvin
P.
1995
PATTERSON,
Harold
L.
1982
PAULSON,
James
unk
PELOQUIN,
Paul
1972
PITTMAN, Walter
T
unk
POLLETT Jr., William O. 27 Nov. 2009
Good Morning Mr. Robbins, It is with great sadness that I let you know. My Dad- William O. Pollett Jr.- passed away on November 27,
2009. He was aboard the Twining in 1953- 1954. After suffering a large heart attack in late October he was
recovering and was transferred back to a facility close to home. He passed in
his sleep on Thanksgiving night- 2:36 am from congestive heart failure. Could you please post this on your site. Thank you so very much.
Rancie
Auger
POND,
Peter
F.
unk
POSEKANY,
Leslie
(firecontrol-1951) July 1974
POSEY,
John
(firecontrol-1951)
6/2004
PRICE,
Marvin
Passed
away 90's
PRICE, Mervin
V.
1992
RODILLAS,
Lucio
1985
ROSARIO,
Renaldo
unk
ROSENBURG,
Dale
1989
ROYCE,
Eugene
D.
1979
SABO,
Julius
(Jerry)
1990
SACHS,
John
M.
1957
SADLER,
Donald
W.
1987
SCHRIEBER,
C. K.
(Joe)
1988
SCANLON, RONALD
KE died January 1998
Hello, --- I was surfing the web checking out different sites of the Navy, and found your site.
And then I was happy, because my Father Ronald G
Scanlon from the
Korean War was listed in the Roster.
I would just like to give you an update. My father passed away in January 1998 of cancer.
Thank you, I just thought you would like the update.
Marie Miller
SCHULTZ,
Donald
H.
1979
SEARCY,
William
June 6, 2000
A funeral for William
Searcy Jr., 75, of Chico, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the
Brusie Funeral Home.
He died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, in Chico.
Searcy was born March 12, 1925, to William and Gladys Searcy in
Talladega, Alabama, where he attended schools.
Searcy served in the Navy on the
USS Twining DD540 as a gunner's mate.
He married Nona Wellock in Reno on May 9, 1946. They lived in Redding
from 1946-1961, then lived in Orland until 1967, eventually moving to
Chico.
Searcy worked in the grocery business for more than 29 years for
Purity, Wentz and Holiday markets.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Orland, VFW Post 1555 of
Chico, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.
Searcy loved fishing, camping and building.
Along with his wife, Nona of Chico, he is survived by two daughters,
Linda Wallace of Ord Bend and Jacqueline Dippery of Weaverville; and
seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Glen Oaks Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of
Orland and VFW Post 1555.
SEITZ,
Keith
1981
SHOEMAKER,
Eddie
1989
SIEVERDING,
Robert J
(KE)
Dec
17, 2004
SIROIS,
Maurice
1955
SLATER,
Theo
W. (May 24 1924 -July 24, 1997)
died of
Mesethelomia (Lung Cancer)
SLIMAN,
Fouand
1988
SPENCER,
Derrald
M.
1970
SPINO,
Daniel (KE)
12-24-2008
SPRAGUE,
A. T.
3rd
1986
STACY,
Jerry
7 Feb, 2005
I just received a
call from
LINDA STACY, Widow of Quartermater
Jerry Stacy, one of our TWINING SHIPMATES from 1960-1963.
Jerry
passed
away 7 February 2005 from cancer. We wish him Fair
winds
and
following seas. Mike
"Happy Trails To You, until we meet again!" and
"Fair
Winds and
following seas"
STANFORD,
Harvey
E.
16 Aug 2005
H. E. Stanford MMC passed away at his home in
Deming, N. M. on August 16th.
STAPLETON,
Fred
12-12-2003
STEVENS, Donald
Wayne
1970
STEIBER, Herbert
L.
1997
STOKER, JIMMIE
Easter Sunday,
1987
STOKES,
Russell
L.
1985
STRACHAN,
Charles
E.
1985
SWARTHOUT,
Otis
1983
SWATSENBARG,
James
1991
THOMAS,
James W.
1999
THOMAS,
Billy Don
(1951-52)
March 24- 2003
TILLEY,
Marvin
1990
TOMPERS,
Clement
M.
1985
TRIMBLE,
Jon
R.
unk
TRIMER,
Theodore
M.
unk
TROUP,
Claire
1986
TRUESDELL,
Don
(1951-55)
2003 (added 8 Feb 2009)
It is so good to find
information from other men that were on the USS Twining
My
dad served aboard the USS Twining from I think 1951-1955. My dad was
Don Truesdell. My dad was so proud of his time spent in the military.
My biggest regret is that I didn't ask him to tell me more about his
time served during this era. He passed away in March 2003. I was so
close to him and I think of him everyday. I loved him so much. I have
some pictures of the Twining and several group pictures. You can't
believe how I feel since I found this link to other men that were on
the Twining. I would love to hear from any of you to just talk about
your memories. Like I said, my dad was so precious to me and I miss him
so much. A piece of me died the day he died. Please - whoever gets this
message I would love to hear from you. I live in Greeley Colorado. My email
address is EMAIL....depetersen@comcast.net.
Sheri Petersen
VANMILL,
Elroy
1988
VANZEE,
Robert
1973
VINES,
Joe
C.
1981
WALKER,
Kennith
M.
June 13, 2005
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your invitation to the
reunion. I did want to let you know that my dad, Kennith M.
Walker,
106 Co. Rd. 3820, Arley, AL 35541, passed away June
13,
2005. He died
from Pulmonary Fibrosis - the dr's. said it was not asbestos
related.
Please encourage all of your shipmates to be tested for
asbestos as the
ship has been noted to have lots of problems in that
area.
They may be
entitled to compensation from the V.A. Daddy could have had
some
sort
of pension if he had only knew to apply for it and mother could have
been taken care of financially had he done so. But after
death,
there
is NOTHING! (We found all this out when we went to the V.A.
just
to
get a flag for the casket.)
I hope you all
have a wonderful reunion and that most of all you all know that my dad,
Kennith M. Walker is in Heaven. He would want you all to know
that and
I know he would be thrilled if you all would one day join him there -
Jesus is the answer!
Sincerely,
Sarette Walker McDaniel, Daughter
WASDIN,
Hubert
1971
WAY,
Richard
1991
WHITE, Leonard
J.
June 16,
2006
My dad, Leonard
J.White, GM3rd class
passed away on June 16, 2006 at St. Vincents Hospital in Worcester, Ma.
He was classified as 100% disabled by the VA and had been a
resident in a VA contract home for the past six years. Dad had a
picture of the Twining on his bookcase along with pictures of him and
some shipmates. He was very proud of his ship and mates. Dad
kept
the residents and nurses intertained with some of his stories. We ran
into a doctor who served on one of the carriers that the Twining
escorted in the Pacific. We had a military funeral with members of the
USN in their dress whites. Everyone there was very proud when they saw
his ribbons and medals at the wake, dad also had a Navy casket. If you
look up military caskets on the internet you can see what the casket
looked like. There were quite a few of my friends there also who are
veterans and we all would like to have military caskets when it is our
time to go. I do not have Bruno's address but I have written letters to
him in the past. If you have it would you please send it to me as he is
the person that I have been ordering Twining hats, shirts and
sweatshirts from. My dads great grandsons would like some Twining hats.
I have one that I keep over the flag that was on the casket in my home
and one that I wear very proudly. I have also sent donations in the
past to Bruno for the association and I would like to continue doing
so. Hope to hear from you soon.
God Love You All, Peace and Friendship Always,
Leonard A. White ( USAF )
WHITMER, Robert J.
(Ship's Barber)
1993
WICK,
Wallace
1980
WILLIS,
William
1959
WREATH,
John
1976
ZANGEL,
Howard Charles
1988
Viet Nam Era
Deceased List
AGPAWA, Sam
4 April 2010
Hello Glenn.... I want to inform you of the passing of my father LCDR Sam Agpawa on
Easter Sunday,
April 4, 2010 at the age of 80 yrs old. Sam dedicated his life to the
nation, community, and educating our leaders about environmental
issues. He had the opportunity to serve under 2 presidents and was on
the advisory board of
transportation for the Sate of California. Sam retired from the US
EPA and began teaching Environmental Sciences graduate school @ USF.
Sam had Cdrs give his military honors and traditional flag folding.
Later that same day at Sam's Celebration of Life, Mona Pasquil, Lt. Govenor
of the State of California spoke on behalf of the nation and the state
for Sam's contributions to making our country a cleaner place to live.
He may be gone but he has left his mark on our environment.
Samson P. Agpawa Oct. 26, 1929 to April 04, 2010 Burial: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Sincerely,
The Agpawa Family
My
dad, Jesse J. Ballew, had fond memories of his time on that
particular
ship. He retired in 1985 as an OSCM with 31 years in the
Navy. After
which, he worked as a civil servant in the Department of the Navy until
1999. In 1999 or 2000, he and my mom attended a USS Twining
Reunion.
He passed away on November 27, 2002. I hope that
this
information is useful, especially to Bruno Campagnari from New York, who he kept in touch
with, and other shipmates who may be wondering what has happened
to him since.
Respectfully,
Trish J. Ballew
Rufus
(Sonny) McKain RM3
June 1968-69 Died
23 April 2007
Served on the Twining from 6/68 to
8/69.
Please add my husband's name
to your honor roll. He died April 23, 2007.
Thank you,
Stacy O. McKain
Please send corrections
and/or additions from all era's to
glenn
robbins..........twining_dd540@yahoo.com
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