IN MEMORY

I was Pinging through a wake one day
In the Merry Merry Month of May,
When I was taken by surprise By a pair of BDIs;
A sub was only 200 yards away!

Author, Ron Archibald

This Web Site is Dedicated to all Sonarmen and Sonar Techs who have sailed in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.

This page is but one memorial to all Sonarmen and Sonar Technicians.

— TAPS —

David Krogh, SO2, 03/08/2023

Chester B. "Chet" Whatley, STSCS (Ret) 09/17/2022

Robert D. Ellis, SO1, USNR 4/3/2019

Redmond Watson, STGC, USN 11/10/2018

Houston Gwynne Jones, SoM/3 10/14/18

Dewey E. Reed, STC (SS) 3/4/2019

Gene E. Klavon, STGCS (Ret) 1/7/2019

George J. Corey, SO3 1/14/2016

Robert W. Welch, Sr. CWO-4 (Ret) 11/16/2018

W. LeVake Cauble, STCM (Ret) 05/18/2018

Emmett H. Tidd, VADM (Ret) 03/20/2018

John Paul Johnson, STC (Ret) 01/27/2018

Jesse M. Newton, STCS (Ret) 1/6/2018

David Green, STCM, (Ret) 11/13/2017

Richard Rodriguez, LT (Ret) 07/25/2017

Howard A. Ellis, SoM 3/c (01/25/2017)

William Allen, SOG2 (01/15/2017)

Hugh A. Lynn, Jr., STCM (Ret) (12/16/2016)

Edwin E. Lane, STG3 (10/8/2016)

Michael D. "Mike" Grunerud, SOG3 (09/27/2016)

Tad Graham, STG2 (09/24/2016)

Donald E. Valentine, STGC (Ret) (08/23/2016)

Robert E. Burnell, OTCS (Ret) (07/21/2016)

Donald C. Richardson, LCDR (Ret) (04/14/2016)

Clifford T. Seegrist, STGCS (Ret) (02/05/2016)

George R. Paul, STCM (Ret) (01/28/2016)

August J. Latz, STG2 (01/17/2016)

Hugh Kearney, SO2 (01/07/2016)

James R. Kolby, STC (Ret) (12/31/2015)

William G. Schaen, STC(Ret) (12/29/2015)

Grady R. Stewart, STCM (Ret) (11/14/2015)

Wayne Robinson, SO2 (10/30/2015)

Walter E. Callaway, OS1, USN (Ret) (06/28/2015)

Dewitt H. (Red) Moody, CDR, USN (Ret) (06/25/2015)

Robert Jackson, STGCS(SW), USN (Ret) (06/20/2015)

Harold Vander Leest, SOG2 (05/01/2015)

Robert M. Chamberlin, ST1 (Ret) (12/24/2014)

Paul R. Fay, ST1(Ret) (10/29/2014)

Robert E Jacob, SO2 (10/27/2014)

Francis X. Gannon, Capt (Ret) (06/10/2014)

Carl Cramer STGC, USNR (Ret) (05/26/2014)

George S. Quinata, STCM, USN (02/28/2014)

Seward John MacDonald, STCM (Ret) (09/13/2013)

Jack Greene, SOC, USN (Ret) (06/13/2013)

Richard McCrossin, SO2 (04/08/2013)

Arthur Wagner, STCS (SS) (Ret) (03/11/2013)

Raymond Marshall, CDR (Ret), USN (02/18/2013)

Neil E. Eney, Jr., Lt., USN (Ret) (11/02/2012)

Maxley Wolfe Drumheller, LCDR (Ret) (10/25/2012)

Steven Russell, STG2 (07/22/2012)

James B. Woods, STCM (Ret) (05/17/2012)

Donald E. Hughes, Capt., USNR (Ret) (05/06/2012)

Ted A. Ross, SoM 1/c, USCG (03/17/2012)

Fred King, STCS (Ret) (03/12/2012)

Frank A. Smith, CDR (Ret) (02/17/2012)

David A. Nesbitt, STGCS (Ret) (02/15/2012)

Ray E. Schmiedecke, STCS (Ret) (02/14/2012)

Donald Jones, STCM (SW), (Ret) (01/28/2012)

James David Baize, ST1 (01/17/2012)

Robert C. Sheldon, STC (SS) Ret (01/09/2012)

Howard D. Walton, SoM 2/c (12/20/2011)

Roy C. Schoeller, LCDR (Ret) (09/08/2011)

Peter P. Bach, SoM3/c (08/02/2011)

Thomas R. Mark, ST1 (Ret) (04/28/2011)

John L. Marshall, STG2 (03/08/2011)

Warren D. Brown, STGC (Ret) (01/20/2011)

James F. Wright, SO2 (07/03/2010)

James Black, STC (SS) (Ret) (02/25/2010)

James G. Nugen, SO1 (02/15/2010)

Karl E. Bregenzer, LCDR (Ret) (05/26/2009)

John J. Hanley, SOG1 (05/15/2009)

William E. Owens, Jr., SOC (Ret) (03/23/2009)

Robert A. Wildman, SO2 (03/13/2009)

Rolland K. Warfield, SoM 3/c (01/23/2009)

Albert Secory, AX1 (Ret) (01/19/2009)

William K Greenburg, SoM 2/c (01/15/2009)

Rex Jones, SO2 (01/05/2009)

Baron C. Whitney, SO3 (11/24/2008)

Norman M. Nicholson, STCM (Ret) (10/22/2008)

Carl Ray Thompson, SOCA (03/08/2008)

Carlton P. Buboltz, SoM 1/c (11/16/2007)

Francis L. Beauseigneur, STG2 (07/24/2007)

Cyrus L. Wichers, SO3 (06/17/2007)

Thomas J. McKenny, STCS (Ret) (06/07/2007)

Wayman Graham, STG3 (04/12/2007)

Thomas E. Miller, STGC (Ret) (12/18/2006)

Alfred Cohen, SOG3, USNR (11/16/2006)

Barry A. Cruikshank, LCDR (06/25/2006)

Robert H. Hackett, S1/c (03/09/2006)

Ronald K. Hammond, SO2 (12/24/2005)

Gottfried H. (Fred) Walker, STCM (Ret) (11/24/2005)

Donald Cree, CWO-3 (Ret) (10/31/2005)

Kenneth D. Smith, STCS (09/08/2005)

Charles R. Harris, SOCM (Ret) (09/05/2005)

Matthew G. Axelson, STG2 KIA Afghanistan (06/28/2005)

William C. Billings, STCM (Ret) (06/24/2005)

Henry Jasper Love, SoM 3/c (03/04/2005)

Andrew Koopman, SoM 2/c (01/12/2005)

Dewey M. Green, SOCM (Ret) (12/20/2004)

John C. Sowash, STCS (Ret) (10/12/2004)

Don E. Wenzel, STC (Ret) (07/06/2004)

Dan Martuscelli, STG2 (SW) (06/19/2004)

Larry R. Johnson, STCS (Ret) (06/09/2004)

Robert G. Hazelwood, LCDR (Ret) (12/30/2003)

William J. Collins, STC (SS) Ret (12/21/2003)

Aubrey A. (AA) Moore, Jr., LCDR (Ret) (12/06/2003)

Rex Hinman, CDR (Ret) (10/11/2003)

Frank Jacob, SoM 2/c (08/27/2003)

Robert L Nealy, SO1 (07/04/2003)

Donald E. Miller, STCM (Ret) (06/24/2003)

Alvin C. Baker, STGC (04/21/2003)

David Malavase, STCM (Ret) (04/17/2003)

Donald R. Robinson, STSC (SS) Ret (04/15/2003)

G. Edar Alseth, STSC (SS) (03/17/2003)

Gordon Sanders, STG3 (01/17/2003)

Wilfred H. (Bill) Donnelly, STCM (Ret) (12/21/2002)

John Setnik, STCS (Ret) (12/17/2002)

Matthew F. Moran, Jr., LT (Ret) (07/03/2002)

James I. Barger, STGC (Ret) (06/17/2002)

Richard R. Seely, STGC (Ret) (06/05/2002)

Robert T. Martin, SoM 2/c (04/04/2002)

Charles E. Burns, LT (Ret) (03/24/2002)

Billy M. Gray, STC (Ret) (03/24/2002)

Wayne J. Story, STSCM (SS) Ret (02/28/2002)

Gary E. McDowell, LT (Ret) (02/19/2002)

John Vanden-Heuvel, SO3 (12/25/2001)

David E. Dinnell, STCM (SS) Ret (12/24/2001)

James W. Jewart, SO2 (12/14/2001)

Thomas H. Webber, STGC (Ret) (06/21/2001)

Raymond J. Nix, STGCS (Ret) (06/01/2001)

Boyce D. Sherrill, STCM (Ret) (05/30/2001)

J. Lee Dawson, SoM 1/c (04/21/2001)

D. Roger Powers, SOG2 (12/21/2000)

Donald R. Sides, STCS (Ret) (08/24/2000)

Francis W. Antonelli, ST1 (SS) (01/26/2000)

Russell Barry Miller, STCM (SS) Ret (01/23/2000)

Alfred J. Tarantino, CWO-3 (Ret) (03/15/1999)

Vernon D. Alston, LT (Ret) (03/02/1999)

John B. Freeman, SOCS (Ret) (02/11/1999)

Monty E. Montagne, SoM 1/c USCG (02/03/1999)

John Zech, STGC (Ret) (01/02/1999)

Louis E Kleinlein, STCM (SS) Ret (08/29/1998)

John W. Cechnicki, SoM 2/c (05/03/1998)

Kenneth L. Reid, SoM 2/c (05/01/1998)

Richard G. Haffey, SoM 1/c, USCG (03/09/1998)

William E. McGuire, STCM (SS) Ret (03/02/1998)

Wesley E. Stevens, STCM (Ret) (02/23/1998)

Leo C. Wilson, STC (Ret) (02/07/1998)

Joseph J. Stevens, STCM, USNR (Ret) (01/21/1998)

Raymond E. Fochtman, SoM 2/c (12/14/1997)

James E. Boyer, STCM (Ret) (11/25/1997)

Maurice W. Brown, ST1 (Ret) (11/21/1997)

William E. Lester, LCDR (Ret) (06/19/1997)

Glenn H. Snell, STC (Ret) (06/08/1997)

Harry L. Hood, STC (Ret) (04/05/1997)

Monte B. Herridge, SOG2 (01/02/1997)

Frank K. Spiro, SoM 3/c (12/15/1996)

Barry O. Watts, STCS (Ret) (12/08/1996)

John M. Banks, SO2 (11/01/1996)

Irwin A. Sindt, STC (Ret) (09/01/1996)

Vernon R. Mears, STC (Ret) (08/08/1996)

Steven C. Shoop, STCM (Ret) (06/13/1996)

Robert Martin (09/01/1995)

To our friends and shipmates... Keep on Pinging.