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The U.S.S. Davenport was commissioned at 1600 hours on 15 Feb 1945 at Pier #10, Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, Houston, Texas. Below is the roster of the ship's USCG Officers and Crew (216 total), as recorded in that day's Deck Log entry.
Officers (12)
| Commander
Henry F. Stolfi, USCG, Commanding Officer Hometown: Storrs, CT |
Lieut. (j.g.)
Biaggio J. Manno, USCGR, First Lieutenant Hometown: N. Bergen, NJ |
Ensign Austin W.
McCabe USCGR, Communications Officer Hometown: Providence, RI |
| Lieut. Comdr.
Frederick G. Swink, USCGR, Executive Officer Hometown: Westboro, MA |
Lieut.
(j.g.) James M. Gow USCGR, Asst. First Lieut. Hometown: Minneapolis, MN |
Ensign William S.
Harmon USCGR, Asst. Gunnery Officer Hometown: Haskell, OK |
| Lieut. Arthur E.
Muffler, USCG, Engineering Officer Hometown: Duluth, MN |
Lieut. (j.g.)
Howard W. Mitchell USCGR, Supply Officer Hometown: Halethorpe, MD |
Ensign Robert S.
Eckley USCGR, Asst. Engineering Officer Hometown: Peoria, IL |
| Lieut. (j.g.)
Robert W. Sayles, Jr., USCGR, Gunnery Officer Hometown: Chestnut Hill, MA |
Lieut. (j.g.)
Coleman L. Romine, USCG, Anti-Sub Warfare Officer Hometown: Baltimore, MD |
P. A. Surgeon (R)
Melvin S. Dennis, USPHS, Medical Officer Hometown: Detroit, MI |
Chief Petty Officers (10)
| Wayne E. Adams, Chief MM | James L. Hall, Chief PhM | John H. Johnson, Chief Yeoman | Andrew M. Morgan, Chief WT |
| Jack Guerry, Chief BM | Cleo B. Hartley, Chief MM | Harry M. Kroger, Chief QM | William C. Scott, Chief GM |
| John C. Howard,
Chief Commissary Steward |
Joseph
G. Walker, Chief Radioman |
Crew (194)
| Louis A. Addimando, RM3/c | Charles L. Frick, Jr., S1/c | Felix Marciniak, S1/c | Joseph A. Russo, S1/c * |
| Carl W. Ainge, S1/c | James C. Fry, S1/c | Michael J. Marren, S2/c | Matthew J. Ruszkowski, GM2/c |
| Edmund Antoszewski, S1/c | Harold J. Gill, MM1/c | Vern E. Maxwell, GM1/c | Joseph E. Salyga, SoM3/c |
| Edward M. Angeluski, WT3/c * | Walter S. Gillin, BM1/c | William H. McAvoy, EM3/c | Alfonso Sankis, S1/c |
| Lionel J. Auclair, S1/c | James Gilmore, SC3/c | Sylvester P. McCullough, S2/c | John B. Santano, S1/c |
| Jack G. Ball, MM1/c | John J. Gracan, WT1/c | John J. McGotty, S2/c | Dominic M. Sarik, EM3/c |
| Hubert H. Bellamy, S1/c | Marion A. Graham, S1/c | James H. McKernan, Jr., F1/c | Edward Schmidt, S1/c |
| Vern J. Blodgett, SC2/c | Jesse F. Green, MM2/c | Hollis R. McKnight, MM1/c | Richard B. Schmidt, S1/c |
| Lewis A. Blomgren, S1/c | John F. Griffin, Jr., S1/c | Donald A. McLellan, SoM3/c | Emanuel A. Schnepp, S2/c |
| John Bowers, MM2/c | Lloyd G. Griffiths, S1/c | John McMullan, S1/c | Stephen F. Sciuto, S2/c |
| Richard J. Boyer, SK2/c | Vincent A. Grobbel, BM1/c * | Michael H. Mercurio, S2/c | William T. Semple, EM1/c |
| Thomas E. Bretz, SM1/c * | Harold A. Guertz, S1/c | Dominic Mezzapella, Jr., S1/c | Milton J. Simons, Sp1/c (CW) |
| John C. Bright, S1/c | John E. Haberman, S1/c | Everett L. Middleton, S1/c | Fred Singer, S1/c |
| Thomas L. Brooks, StM3/c | Duncan M. Hall, Cox * | Harold E. Miller, MoMM2/c | William J. Smuda, GM3/c * |
| Gerald A. Brown, PhM3/c | Dudley B. Hanke, S1/c | Luther M. Minter, S1/c | Billy G. Smith, S1/c |
| Rainey J. Brown, RM3/c * | James F. Hanley, Jr., MM2/c | Hugh J. Morgan, Yeo1/c | Fred W. Smith, BM2/c |
| George A. Brunberg, MM2/c | Jack W. Hansen, RM3/c | Howard W. Morrison, S2/c | Thomas B. Smith, StM3/c |
| Warren E. Brush, S1/c | Robert W. Hayes, S1/c | Raymond H. Morrison, S1/c | William H. Solomon, S1/c |
| Ralph C. Bryant, MM2/c | Frank T. Hayman, S1/c | Robert N. Mueller, S2/c | James L. Spillane, S1/c |
| Charles L. Burgan, SC1/c | John J. Heenan, S1/c | Clyde E. Murphy, FCM3/c | Robert F. Staub, S1/c |
| Harry P. Bussing, QM1/c | Edgel. A. Hendershot, F2/c | Harold J. Murphy, S2/c | Richard L. Stewart, S1/c |
| John G. Byrum, S1/c | John H. Hill, StM3/c | Reaves L. Murphy, RM3/c | Lawrence B. Stofchick, Yeo3/c |
| Welburn J. Caldwell, CM1/c | Robert F. Hill, S1/c | Andrew J. Murray, S2/c | John G. Stoughton, S1/c |
| Carrol Chaffin, QM3/c | James D. Hiller, WT3/c | Robert W. Nellen, Yeo2/c | Norman A. Stuttwig, S1/c |
| Donald Chamberlain, RdM2/c | Thomas W. "Tex" Howell, Jr., Cox | Donald A. Nelson, S1/c | Attilio T. Tassi, Wt2/c |
| Robert E. Chestnut, RT3/c | Roy G. Hunnam, RM2/c | Robert J. Nelson, S2/c | Catino R. Terramagra, S1/c |
| Arthur Chillicott, S1/c | Paul J. Huston, S2/c | Zachary Niemi, BM1/c | Lawrence Thiemann, S1/c |
| Donald C. Christopherson, S1/c | Oscar Jackson, StM3/c | John Norman, S1/c | Louis P. Thomas, S1/c |
| Peter K. Church, RM1/c | Raymond Jensen, MM2/c | John J. O'Connor, F1/c | Harold E. Thompson, WT3/c |
| Harry R. Cooley, MM1/c | Harold O. Johnson, S1/c | Paul R. O'Donnell, S1/c | Michael J. Thornton, S2/c |
| James A. Cullivan, F1/c | Luther G. Jones, S1/c * | William A. Ovesen, SK2/c | Abram Van Zet, S1/c |
| John Davis, Jr., MM2/c | Thomas C. Jones, S1/c | Frank R. Owen, S1/c | Milton J. Voight, WT3/c |
| William H. Dawson, S1/c | Alfred A. Kast, F1/c | August J. Palombo, S1/c | Clarence E. Voelker, S2/c |
| Frank J. Digirolamo, S1/c | Bernard E. Kearns, Jr., MM3/c | Frederick E. Parker, S1/c | Leonard J. Waddish, S2/c |
| Egedio J. Dinelli, GM2/c | Charlie Keller, S1/c | Generoso Pesce, F1/c | Ira C. Walker, S2/c |
| George D. Dorough, S2/c | Robert F. Klein, S1/c | Paul E. Philbin, RM3/c | Elmer L. Warren, F2/c |
| Ira A. Dowell, S2/c | William D. Knight, QM2/c | Arnold L. Price, EM2/c | Lorin F. Weber, MM2/c |
| John H. Dukes, S2/c | Anton A. Kohler, S2/c | Alfred E. Pyne, III, BM2/c | Sydney M. Wildman, S1/c |
| Raymond J. Dunscomb, SoM3/c | Leo J. Kujawa, S1/c | Earl Qualls, S1/c | Hilbert W. Williams, S1/c |
| Warren T. Durbin, WT3/c | Raymond L. La Berge, S1/c | Elwood B. Ralston, S1/c | Lloyd A. Willkens, S1/c |
| George E. Elder, S1/c | George F. Lamb, S1/c | Raymond V. Reilly, Jr., S1/c | Edwin F. Wist, CM1/c * |
| Raymond S. Emery, S1/c | Claude M. Leonard, Jr., S1/c | Peter A. Renzella, S2/c | James J. Witt, RM1/c |
| Frank H. Fash, S1/c | Harry L. Leonard, F2/c | Don F. Roban, S1/c * | Frank W. Woodruff, StM3/c |
| Nino D. Favero, F1/c | Dominic Lepore, S1/c | L. J. Robison, MM1/c | Julius Yakim, S1/c |
| Richard J. Fisher, MM2/c | Robert J. Lewis, S1/c | Robert G. Rose, F1/c | William J. Youse, SM3/c |
| James H. Flannery, MM2/c | Clifton G. Loucks, S1/c | Robert E. Rose, S1/c | Burton Zatlin, S1/c * |
| John H. Fox, S2/c | Bernard J. Lynch, S1/c | Leonard J. Roznowski, SM3/c | William J. Zima, S1/c |
| Galen R. Freel, GM3/c | Bennet J. MacDonald, S1/c | Milbert Rulbewsky, RM3/c | Stanley B. Zurek, S1/c |
| James G. French, S1/c | Emil E. Rusconi, MM2/c |
The following names are from an undated, typewritten list of 36 USS Davenport crewmembers obtained by Edward M. Angeluski, WT3/c. All were included in the USS Davenport's 15 Feb 1945 Deck Log entry (above) except for the following 5 names:
| F. D. Carpenter, StM1/c | J. C. Frye, S1/c | L. R. Murphy, BM3/c |
| M. L. Cortez, S2/c | R. J. Morrison, S1/c |
Lt. David E. Oaksmith, USCGR reported aboard the USS Davenport after it arrived in Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria on 13 May 1945 and three days later on 16 May 1945, he assumed command of the Davenport, relieving Cdr. Stolfi.
Sources:
a) USS Davenport Deck Log (Feb. 15, 1945 through June 30, 1945),
pages 2 and 4, dated 15 Feb 1945.
(National Archives and Record Administration, College Park, MD;
Location: RG 24, Stack 470, Row 32)
b) personal papers of Edward M. Angeluski, Fenton, MI
The (11)
crewmembers who I've been in contact with are identified by a *
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| Stolfi,
Henry F. (1945 photo) |
Born: 30 Jan 1908 Residence at enlistment: Brookline, MA Residence (1945): Storrs, CT Regular C.G. Academy Class 1930, Commissioned: Ensign, June 1930 Service Dates: 01 Feb 1941 to 01 Feb 1961 Ships Commanded (partial list): Commander, USS Davenport (15 Feb to 16 May 1945); Captain, USS Westwind (1954-5) Residence in 1976: Carmel, CA Died: 20 Aug 1976 Buried: 25 Aug 1976, Golden Gate National Cemetery , San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA, Plot: N 0 1340 Spouse: Frances B. Stolfi |
| Oaksmith, David E. (1945 photo) |
Born: 12 July 1902 Residence: Rahway, NJ (1945); Mahwah, NJ (post-war) Service Dates: 01 Oct 1922 to 01 Nov 1962 Ship Commanded (partial list): Lt. Cdr., USS Davenport (16 May to 10 Nov 1945) Civilian Employment: Barham & Mitchell Insurance Inc., New York City, NY. Died: 10 April 1990 Buried: 13 April 1990, Arlington National Cemetery, SECTION 66 SITE 4704, Arlington, VA 22111 Spouse: Marguerite Patricia Oaksmith |
| Gow, James M. (1942-45 photos) |
1919-1999 Hometown: Park Ridge, IL Class of 1941, Cornell College, Mount Vernon,
Iowa |
| Brown, Rainey J. (1945 photo) |
Residence (2004): Baton
Rouge, LA Service Dates: 26 Sept 1942 to 05 Feb 1946 26 Sept 1942 - Enlisted in the US
Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted as a Seaman 1/c, discharged as RM2/c |
| Smuda, William J. (photos ca. 1944) |
Birthplace (1919):
Philadelphia, PA Service Dates: 1942 to1948 1942 - Entered the US Coast Guard; Boot Camp,
Algeriers, LA |
| Bellamy, Hubert H. |
Hubert Hyatt Bellamy was a member of the commissioning crew of the USS Davenport. Hubert was born 5 August 1925, Supply, Brunswick County, North Carolina and died 18 March 2009, Supply, Brunswick County, North Carolina. His interment was in Brunswick Memorial Gardens, Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina. His parents were William Earl Bellamy and Ava Missouri Gray. He was survived by his wife, Ophelia Dare Whaley, daughter Rhonda Ava Bellamy Little, and two sons, Kimbell Hyatt Bellamy and James Earl Bellamy. (Submitted by Hubert's second cousin once removed, Melvin L. Sellers, LT, USCG (Ret.)) |
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