USS John Willis DE-1027 Built by New York Shipbuilding CO Camden New Jersey Commissioned 21 February 1957 Decommissioned 14 July 1972
John Willis DE-1027 Plaque Designed by LCDR David Cummins CO 1959 and originally casted at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard		Commanding Officers 1957 1958 LCDR H.O. Anson Jr. 1958 1959 LCDR D.E. Cummins 1959 1961 LCDR J.S. Gardner 1961 1962 LCDR E. Cocke 1962 1964 LCDR E.E. Woods Jr. 1964 1965 LCDR G.S.Barret 1965 1967 LCDR C.M. Plumly 1967 1968 LCDR H.C. Atwood 1968 1970 LCDR C.E. Ward 1970 1971 LCDR R.G. Zellar 1971 1972 LCDR R. Hydinger
This list contains information on USS John Willis shipmates that have reported in or were referred to us by others. To add your name to our mailing list or request corrections, go to the sign up page. For additional address information about a shipmate, please contact Webmaster: Marc-a@charter.net Last Update  23 October, 2023 Addio Pasquale SM 1959 Scranton PA Aldrich HMC USN (Ret) Kenneth HMC 1961-62 Cape Girardeau MO Allen Russel IC3 1966-68 Attica OH Almond Thomas FN 1957-60 Brewster NY Ames Leslie STG3 1963-64 Parksville MO Andrea Paul SN 1960 Bayone NJ Anson Henry Jr Capt.USN(Ret) CO 1957-59 Pensacola (FL Deceased 11 Nov 09) Arena Joseph MM3 1958-62 Framingham MA Armstrong Clyde Jr. (Bill) RD3 1968 Littleton CO Aro Harold DMSN 1969 Corcoran MN Atwood Henry C. Capt.USN (Ret) CO 1967-68 Virginia Beach VA Averma Vincent XO 1966-67 McLean VA Bagley Hollis BT1 1963-69 Stockton Springs ME Baker Bill BT3 E. Bloomfield NY Baker Walter 1962-63 New Haven CT (Deceased 10 May 1999) Baptiste Len QM2 1970-71 Fairfax Station VA Barber Richard BT2 1965-69 Torrington Ct Barnes Thomas (Tom) CAPT USNR(Ret) ENS. 1962-63 Vienna VA Barret Bruce LTJG 1960-61 Albuquerque MN Beaver USN (Ret) Harold RD1 1957-61 Hixson TN Beaver Wayne RD1 1962-64 Jacksonville FL. Belk Ernest MCPO USN (Ret) Deceased 10 Dec 1999 Benoit Gary RMSN 1970-72 Gardiner ME Bernardo Donald QM2 USN (Ret)1959-60 So. Yarmouth MA Blankenship, Jr HMC USN (Ret) Wiley T HMC 1960-61 Middletown RI BowlbyJim 1968-71 Stockport OH Breault (Plank Owner) Robert BT3/C 1957-59 Frankston TX Deceased 10-9-04 Brohel John FTSN 1958-59 Dunstable MA Bromwell Ken Capt. USN (Ret)1959-61cockysville MD Brown Gary BT2 1971-72 Pleasant Vally CT Browning John LTJG 1964-66 Waynesboro VA Bryan James SN 1969 Tampa FL Bunting, Jr Roy SM1 1966-67 Frankfurt KY Burns Gene E3 1967-69 The Villages FL Butz Larry MM3 1969-70 Cannon William GM1 1957 Dunedin FL (Deceased 2003) Capon Anthony LTJG 1969-72 Ebensburg PA Carden (Plank Owner) Luther EM2 1957-58 Winchester VA Carr Vernon EN3 1966-68 Cortland OH Carson James YN2 1963-67 Cleveland TX Cartland Robert Oxford NY Casino Fred SN 1963-64 Wilmington DE Castle Robert SK3 1956-58 Palm Harbor FL  Chang Raymond EM2 1960-62 Hilo HI Clark Earl (Buzz) RD31960-62 Auburn PA (Deceased 20 Apr. 2011) Coates Raymond CW04 USNR(Ret) 1969-71 Egg Harbor Township NJ Cocke CAPT. USN (Ret) Edgar CO 1960-62 Chester NY Connell STGC USN (Ret) Lou (Bucky) STG1 1969-70 Waterman NY Cooney FCCM USN (Ret) Patrick 1958 Gloucester Point VA Corbin Chuck BM3 1966-68 Flower Mound TX Corcoran Thomas (Tom) LTJG 1967-69 Lakeland FL Corman Clarence MM2 1969-71 Tuscon AZ Crandall Robert Reister Township MD (Deceased 18 November 2014) Crook CDR USNR (Ret) James 1966-68 S. Dartmouth, MA Crossland Tim BM3 1970-72 Cuyahoga Falls OH Cruickshank James LTJG 1969-70 Needham MA Cuddy John 1960-62 Ardsley NY Cummins David Capt USN(Ret) LCDR CO 1958-59 Sarasota FL Cunningham LT USN (Ret) James LT 1962-63 Annapolis MD Dansereau Robert SN 1962 Marlboro MA Davies Daniel RM3 1964-65 Rural Vally PA Deck Fred BT3 1956-59 (Plank Owner) Lafayette IN (Deceased 2015) Dennis John LTJG 1958-59 Ednicott NY Devins George Hartford VT Diaz Joe SHP3 1967-68 San Juan PR Dickenson CSC USN (Ret) Houston CSC 1958-61 Winchester VA Dixon Lou RD2 1957-58 (Plank Owner) Muscle Shoals AL Drye Jay Otis BT 1954 Tulsa/Oakhurst OK Duerr John BT2 1961-66 Taberg NY (Deceased 23 Feb. 2020) Dunn James SN 1965-66 Simpsonville SC Durkee EMCS USN (Ret) Frank EMC 1968-72 Marlboro MA Durling Ronald FTG2 1959-60 Redlands CA Dwyer Philip MM3 1960-62 So. Grafton MA (Deceased 19 March, 2018) Elgar William 1961-62 Acushnet MA Ferguson Harold IC3 1964-67 Paramus NJ Ferrara Charles GM 1970 Deceased 10-22-14 Flowers Dale LT USN (Ret) 1966-67 Cantonment FL Foley Jeremiah (Jerry) LT 1963-66 McKinleyville CA Fontano Richard BT2 1966-67 Newton MA Forsyth Larry LTJG 1965-68 Columbia SC Foster Wilfred BT2 1964-66 Jonesboro LA Fraizer Thomas (Tom) LTJG 1968-71 Fort Collins CO Frankford William Jr. SMSN 1958-60 New Providence PA Frye Ronald SN 1956-68 Eau Claire WI Gagnon Clement PC3 1958-62 Old Orchard Beach ME Gallagher Charles CS3 1969-70 Grenloch NJ Gardner James S. LCDR CO 1959-61 UT (Deceased) Garrison Lawrence (Frog) BT2 Deceased 10 Dec. 08 Garrison Mark LT 1967-70 Needham MA Gifford Wayne STG1 1967 Deceased 1968 Gillespie Daniel CS3 1968-69 East Brunswick NJ Gilliems Warent GMGC 1968-69 Stamford CT Gleason John RM2 1966-68 Berkeley Lake GA Gloss Mike RD3 1964-65 Palmyra PA Goff Paul SN 1963-64 Bellaire OH Goldbach Timothy BMSN 1969 Reading PA Gondak David LTJG 1968-70 Doylestown PA Green John BT3 1966-69 Harrison MI Griffin Thomas SK 1968 Norfolk VA Guisto Richard SN 1958-62 Sun City AZ Hall Charles BT1 1968 Hobart NY Hall PC1 USN (Ret) Fred PC1 1956-57 Riverside RI Hammock LCDR ( USN Ret) Charles YN3 1959-61 Louisville KY Handy Richard FN 1959-62 Warwick RI Hanson Jr. Harold EM3 1966 Onalaska WI Harlow Bud BTSN 1959-62 Woodstock VT Harrod Dennis PO3 1965-67 Wapakoneta OH Hart Neil STG2 1966-68 Cameron Park CA Harter Lloyd (Bud) SFP3 1959-61 Oakdale PA. Harvey USN (Ret) Kenneth EMCM 1965-68 Tuscon AZ Hayes James GMG3 1965-67 Glen Falls NY Hemphill Marcus SM3 1969-71 Oxon Hill MD Henry Danny 1965-66 Deceased 11-19-03 Hertwick Keith ET 1958 Skokie IL Hewitt Melvin YN3 1965-66 Alpharetta GA Hill Alan LT 1963-65 Blue Bell PA Hobbs Michael MM2 1966-69 Milford MA Holcomb Thomas OSC USN 1971-72 Gilbert MN Holloway David YN1 1961-62 Warwick RI Horvath Julius 1966-68 Bethlehem PA House RMC USN (Ret) Donald RMC 1965-68 Sayer PA Houteghen Victor BMSN 1956-58 Roseville MI Hughes William RM2 1966 Bloomfield IN Hunt, CAPT. USN (Ret) William 1968-69 Bowman SC Isaac Hank LT 1971-73 Ocean Shores WA Jackson Eugene CSC3 1964-67 Wayneville OH Kahle David 1969-71 Clarksville TN Kaplan CW04 USN (Ret) Donavan SOG2 1957-61 Copperas Cove TX (Deceased 2001) Karuse Harold ET3 1969-70 Janesville MN Kauffman CharlesUSN(Ret) 1957-59 Virginia Beach VA (Deceased 17 June 2008) Kearney Peter YN3 1959-61 Southgate MI Keister John SH2 1968-70 Norridgewock ME Keleher John LT 1964-67 Ocean City NJ Keleti Steve LTJG 1957-59 New Carrollton MD (Deceased 9 Nov 2021) Kidwell Donnelly Fairmont WV Kienow Dennis BT3 1962-65 Aberdeen SD Kirk Donald STG2 1969-71 Clifton VA Klanko Don SOG2 1959-62 Ansonia CT Kornfield George BTFN 1971-72 Jones MI Kruse Harold ET1 USN (Ret) ET3 1969-70 Janesville MN Lake Elmer IC3 1958-59 Jericho VT Lasher CW0 USN (Ret) James FN 1960-61 Girard PA Laska Andrew LTJG 1970-72 Chanhassen MN Lawson Grant CECS USN (Ret) (Plank Owner) GMSN 1957-59 Plant City FL Lawson Robert SOG3 1959-61 Mason MI Lear Thomas RDC 1962-67 N Pembroke MA Lemieux John MM2 Spring TX Litza SKCS USN (Ret) Robert SK1 1958-61 Gainesville FL (Deceased 8 Nov 2018) LLoyd Dale SFP21963-66 Toledo OH Lombard Donald RMC USN (Ret) RM1 1965-66 Wareham MA Love T C SK3 1969-70 Manchester NH Lucas Bill GMSN 1958-60 West Henrietta NY MacDonell Allan E5 1962-63 Elmira NY Mack Dave RD3 1958-61 Chicopee MA Maleckas Gerald SK3 1960-62 Springfield MA Mannion Joe USN (Ret) Amarillo TX (Deceased 29 Apr. 2002) Marucci Donald MM3 1957-58 (Plank Owner) Flydell LA Masterson Fedrick CMD USN (Ret) 1967-68 Seattle WA (Deceased 10 Nov 2001) McCarthy William Dunn NC McGee HMC USN (Ret) Virgil HMC 1966-68 Deceased 11 June 2005 McManes A. Spencer Alpharetta GA McNamara John 1963-65 Exton PA McWhirter CDR USN (Ret) Michael 1971 Las Vegas NV (Deceased 19 Sept. 2019) Mehus PN1 USN (Ret) Arlo PN1 1961-65 Coronado CA Deceased 2003 Meikle David Mansfield Center CT Melnikoff Stephen LTJG 1968-69 Arlington VA Merrifield Dave RD3 1970-72 Pittsburgh PA Middaugh AW1 USNR (Ret) Edward STG3 1966-68 Glenolden PA Midolo Sebastian SO3 1971-72 Naugatuck CT Miller Dean 1957-59 Liberty PA (Deceased 23 July 2006) Miller Gerald RD2 1961-62 Reading PA Miller Richard MM2 1961-63 Doylestown OH Milliken USN (Ret) Thomas QM3 1958-62 Middleburg FL Mitkowski Thomas MR3 1964-65 Howell NJ Mitterando Rich CSSN 1960-61 Phillipsburg NJ Moisan Bart BT 1959 (Deceased) NH Moore Bruce BTFN 1968-69 Mertztown PA Moran Bill MM3 1962-64 Newark DE Moreno Orben CS1 USN(Ret)CS2 1960 Elizabeth City NC Morgiewicz DanielShelton CT Deceased Morrell Bruce Hatboro PA Mountford Edward XO Silverthorne CO Mueller Mark LTJG 1968-70 Spooner WI Muenick Ollie MM2 1969-73 Akron OH Murray John BM3 1966-68 Waterford NY Murin MM1 USN (Ret) Deluco (Duke) MM1 1969-71 Tucson AZ Musbaum Bill QM 1959 Hemstaed area NY Nacosyn Michael RD3 1966-68 Orchard Park NY Navaretta Stephen LT 1968-71 Port St Lucie FL Niemoth Dwayne MM3 1966-67 Mound MN Nelson Robert BM2 1957 Orlando FL Nemchik George LTJG 1965-67 Jacksonville FL Newman Don RD3 1970-71 Grand Prairie TX Niemoth Dwayne Noel Gerald YN3 1969 Ridley Park PA Norgaard Clark SN (Plank Owner) 1957 Nussbaum William QM2 1959-62 Huntington NY O'Brien Clifford BM2 1960-63 Collingswood NJ O'Keefe (Plank Owner) Bill LTJG 1956-58 Dedham MA Olson Lee RM2 1960-62 Sarasota FL O'Neill Edward LTJG 1969-71 Weston CT Otto Carl MM3 1957-60 (Plank Owner) Palmer MA Page Rick BM 1969 Danbridge TN Perkins James LT 1972-73 Prince Fred MD Pero John SK2 1966-69 Stone Ridge NY Peters Jeffery MMFN 1962 Speedway IN Peters Thomas EM3 1965-66 Lafayette LA Petersen Gregory DK3 1968-72 Peterson Harlan MM3 1966-68 Swansea MA Pettet Eugene EN3 1961-63 Lake Hill NY Plumly CAPT. USN (Ret) Charles 1965-68 Virginia Beach VA Rafus Gerald ET3 1958-61 Cochituate MA (Deceased) Rankin Chuck LTJG 1970-72 Columbus TX Ray Martin   North Swanze NH Rayer Phillip RDSN 1966-67 Mesa AZ Reed Charles Mongtomery TX Reynolds Barry ST1 1958-61 Durham NY Reynolds Ronnie SM3 1963 Houston TX Ricci Joseph SN 1970-72  Hagaman NY Ridenhour Thomas QM3 1961-62 Shelby OH Riendeau Paul RD3 1967-68 Naples FL Rinck Ronald (Dutch)FT2 1957-59 Tannerville PA Rinehart John EN3 1962-63 Petersburg NJ Robbins Don RM3 1962-64 Warwick NY Bobie Everett 1958 Deceased 7-6-14 Robison Charles FN 1968-70 Falling Waters WV Rock Gordon (Mail Officer) Plank Owner 1957-60 (Deceased) Hudson MA Rock Peter Middlebury CT Rock Warren (Cook) Plank Owner 1957-60 (Deceased) Hudson MA Rockwell Robert LTJG 1970-72 York PA Rodgers John DKCM USN(Ret)DK2 1960-61 Elizabeth City NC Rush Dale BT 1956-59 Aledo TX Russo Gennaro BT 1957-58 Bronxville NY Schmitt Robert BTFN 1969-71 Cheektowaga NY Schroeder Robert STG2 1970-72 St. Charles MO Schutte Ed RM3 1967-70 Los Lunas NM Scullen Tom MMCM 1969-70 Portsmouth RI Shade Donald MM3 1962-63 Jamestown NY Sharpe Alexander SN 1970-72 East Windsor NJ Shebest Gerald SOG3 1961-63 Milford DE Sipple Hank Maj.US Army (Ret) ETN2 1968-69 Acworth NH Skibinski Pat MM2 1957-59 Marienville PA Slupski Dan ETSN 1965-66 Erie PA Smith Richard BT3 1957-59 (Plank Owner) Johnson City NY Snow Patrick Rochester NH Soltis Richard SK3 1959-60 Geneva OH (Deceased 12 Mar 2012) Spart Kenneth RD2 1960-63 Conway AR Stanek James FN 1967-68 Cliffside Park NJ Stanley MMCM USN (Ret) Thomas MM 1966-68 Jeffersonville IN Stanwood HMC USN (Ret) Lester HM1 1971-72 Standish ME Steckler James SK2 1957-61 New Port PA Stevens Varce RDC Elizabethton VA (Deceased 8 Jan 2000) Stiers Carl FM 1956-58 Tucson AZ Stiles Jim RD3 1970-71 Baraboo WI Stone Richard QM3 1969-72 Machanicsburg PA Striagn EM3 1958-60 (Deceased 1960's) Terrell Auther RD2 1957-59 Hurst TX Thome Richard QM3 1960-61 City Island NY Thompson Earl MS2 1966-68 Wadesboro NC Todd Jim Chief Eng. 1960-62 McLean VA Toms Jim RD2 1966-68 Seagoville TX Tower Marvin CDR USN (Ret) ENS Deceased 1-20-14 Tyler Harold (Buddy) MMFN 1969-70 Katonah NY Tyler Sam BT3 1963-67 Dayton OH (Deceased) Urbanas Paul YNSN 1965-67 Wyoming PA Vadnais Jerry SM 1959 Warwick RI Valentine Charles DC3 1958-61 Medford MA Van DenDriessche Donald SK 1956-58 Deceased 12-10-13 Van Houteghen (Plank Owner) Victor BMSN 1956-59 Roseville MI Deceased 10-19-04 Voishnis MMC USN (Ret) Plank Owner George MM 1957-59 Atkinson NH Wack Lou RM3 1969-71 Victoria MN Warden BT1 USN (Ret) Clarence BT1 1969 New Orleans LA Wechensky Randy FTG2 1966-69 Manchester NH White Richard SM 1959-61 Staten Island NY Deceased 9-23-07 Whitson Thomas GM2 1966-69 Huntley IL Willis Mrs Winfrey Commissioning Sponsor Nashville TN Wilson Geoffrey RD2 1963-66 Avon Lake OH Wise Ell Dee GMSN 1962-63 Beach Island SC Wise James SA 1965 (Deceased Date Unknown) Windsor Robert EM2 1968-71 Peabody MA Wolf Harold CS2 1963-65 Camarillo CA Woods E.E.Jr.Capt USN(Ret)CMD (CO)1962-64 Deceased 1996 Wood CDR USN(Ret) Harris LTJG 1960-63 Alexandria VA Wright Jim SN (Plank Owner) 1957-60 Long Beach CA Young Harold BM1 1961 Adelphia NJ Young Rev. Tim ETN3 1966-68 Emmanus PA Zellar Raymond RADM USN(Ret) LCDR CO 1970-71
Fred Deck BTFN (1959) Air Conditioning Panel	Richard Smith BT3 (1959) Cleaning Loovers on Stack	R.L. Creekmore BT3 (1959) M Div Compartment
Radar Dept. 1961	Radar Dept. 1961	Bob Burrough FN July 1958

		Robert Breault Promotion 1959
John Willis Crew with Mrs Willis 2004 reunion  Warwick RI	Chief Lehane 1957	Crandwell and Smith
Ed Carden Gitmo 1957	Fred Deck, Cranwell and Smith 1957	Fire Room A E Moore	Fred Deck Cleaning the Bildges
John Willis 1961	1969		Gitmo 1959
	Swank, Moore, Davis and Deck	Panama Canal