Tin Can Sailors Tributes/Memorials Many ship associations choose to make donations in the name of deceased members or others whom the members of the association wish to honor. There is currently no minimum donation amount to be published in The Tin Can Sailor but space limitations may require that we institute such a limit in the future. Tributes will remain on the web site for one year or longer. Donations may be designated in any of four ways: To a specific museum ship To the Thomas J. Peltin Destroyer Museum Grant Program for all museum ships    To the Tin Can Sailors General Operating Fund To a specific purpose such as the Tin Can Sailors Library or to defray expenses at a Bull Session,  National Reunion, etc. Tributes Received During the Past Few Months   Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Rhodes in memory of Charles Deitz Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Myers in memory of Charles Deitz Marvis E. Wine in memory of Charles Deitz Donald E. Heaps in memory of Charles Deitz Mr. & Mrs. Donald Vogtman in memory of Charles Deitz Mr. & Mrs. John Flaharty in memory of Charles Deitz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Weber in memory of Charles Deitz Patricia Perrella in memory of John Mohr Clinical QA Department of Celgene Corp. in memory of Harold Mate Mr. & Mrs. Ted Muehleisen in memory of Charles Deitz Hershey Groff, Jr. in memory of Charles Deitz USS Compton in memory of shipmate Gary Jack Overla Mrs. Alma Shank in memory of her husband Stephen Frank Manzerra in memory of his brother Louis A. Manzerra KIA 10/13/43 aboard the USS Bristol (DD-453) Mrs. Catherine Ward in memory of her husband Andrew Mrs. Catherine Hogstrom in memory of her husband Edward Mrs. Frances Thompson in memory of her husband H.R. Thompson Mrs. Myrtle Gilboe in memory of her husband David Mrs. Elizabeth Ward in memory of her husband Emmet Mrs. Claire Cantin in memory of her husband Aime The Van Valkenburgh Family in memory of Joseph Kovac Bettye Billingsley in memory of her husband Coldon Mr. Eric S. Beckjord in memory of Roy A. Gano, skipper, USS DYSON (DD-752), Squadron 32 “Little Beavers”, Cape St. George, Empress Augusta Bay 1943. Mary Pavese and Family in memory of Russell Cadmus Mr. Bill Hollywood in memory of his uncle Russell Cadmus Mr. & Mrs. William Morris in memory of Russell Cadmus Mr. & Mrs. Gary Vitale & Family in memory of Joe Kovac Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Poliseo in memory of Joe Kovac Mrs. Julie Kilpatrick in memory of her husband, Thomas USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Association in memory of all sailors who bravely sailed upon the “Tin Cans” USS Ludlow Association in memory of all who served aboard the USS Ludlow (DD-438) Elizabeth Goroncy in memory of her husband Harry Margaret Browning in memory of her husband Norman Gloria Ricciardi in memory of her husband Jack Patrice Kessler in loving memory of Donald W. Kessler Susan Bishop in memory of her husband William Cindy Vest in memory of James D. Corbitt Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Chouinard in memory of Andrew Carlino Louis Shellito in memory of USS The Sullivans (DD-537) and USS Hailey (DD-556) Joseph A. Smutko in memory of Russell Cadmus Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Zickler in memory of Louis V. Capelli Mr. & Mrs. Paul Zickler in memory of Louis V. Capelli USS Renshaw (DD/DDE-499) Reunion Association in memory of all shipmates who served aboard the Renshaw from commissioning to decommissioning Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Choflet in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Drew DiElmo in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Mrs. Barbara Burnick in memory of Harold Mate Denise Grysko in memory of Robert Strauss Maureen Rossi in memory of Harold Mate Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kocsis in memory of Harold Crayton Davis Marcia Howe in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. William Perkins in memory of the men who lost their lives during the  Korean Conflict Bob Resch in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Jorie Resch in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Pamela Kane in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John Scollo in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Kenneth R. Williams in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Hutchins, Farrell, Meyer & Allison, P.A. in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Kathleen Spivey in memory of Robert A. Strauss Mark Oeser in memory of his father, Mark Dorothy and Jana Walchak in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Bobbie & Vicky Birdsong in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Union County Plate Glass Co. in memory of Louis V. Capelli, Sr. Robert L. Muhly in memory of James L. Coffman Mr. & Mrs. William Muhly in memory of James L. Coffman Louise Mosher in memory of her husband William Dolores Van Sambeek in memory of her husband John and son Patrick Katharine Dunn in memory of her husband Raymond USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of John Persha, Jr. USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of John Orlich USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of George Menard USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of P. O. Becker USS Carpenter (DD-825) in memory of Jack Crittenden, Ron Heagy, Norman Johns, Robert Koch, John Olney and Robert Tye Clyde Kirkpatrick in memory of past shipmates of USS Carpenter USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of Donald B. Day Mrs. Janet Lepkowski in memory of her husband, Edward USS Healy (DD-672) Association in memory of all departed shipmates and for all those who served aboard the USS Healy.. William J. Keith in memory of Warren Stanek USS Luce (DD-522) Association in memory of the 150 men who died with the ship USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of Frederick Buttner Kurt Kahler in memory of Donald A. Lore Olive Lore in memory of Donald A. Lore Esther Griffiths in memory of Daniel R. Griffiths Irene McGuire in memory of Gerry McGuire Mary Tompkins in memory of John J. Sowney Bill Gardner in memory of James K. Gardner, Jr. USS Compton (DD-705) Charles B. Leonard in memory of Ron Archibald USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of David H. Mckee USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of James K. Gardner Tom Roell in memory of Albert Goodroe and Milton Goodroe James Simpson (Merciless Melvin Club) in memory of USS Melvin shipmates USS Endicott (DD-495/DMS-35) in memory of James Holdford USS Bryant (DD-665) in memory of Doyle Wilson USS Bristol in memory of Dick Szulczewski USS Bristol in memory of The Tracy Brothers Thomas M. Arel in memory of George Schultz Paul I. Malm, Sr. and Family in memory of George J. Schultz Judy A. Moran in memory of George J. Schultz William H. Suter in memory of Phil Sweeney USS SIGSBEE (DD-502) kamikaze survivor Norwood American Legion Post 272 in memory of George J. Schultz USS HARRY E. HUBBARD (DD-748) honoring all those who served as Commanding Officer Agnes Freeman in memory of her husband Harvey D. Freeman USS COMPTON (DD-705) in memory of Arlen Eichenberg USS HAYNSWORTH (DD-700) in memory of all deceased crew members who served aboard from June 1944 to January 1970 USS CALDWELL (DD-605) in memory of Stanley and Ruth Adams Elizabeth Hanley in memory of her husband Donald F. Hanley Mary J. Pierdinock in memory of her husband John Pierdinock USS IZARD (DD-589) Reunion Association in memory of Richard F. Porter USS COMPTON (DD-705) in memory of Norman Egeland USS WICKES Association in memory of departed shipmates and shipmates still with us Edward J. McElroy in memory of Paul Lewis Hermany Edward J. McElroy in memory of Bartolo Restuccia Mary E. Sugar in memory of her husband, John Sugar, Sr. George C. Crerand in memory of USS ROBERT H. SMITH (DM-23/DD-735) shipmates Tom Roell in memory of USS DOUGLAS H. FOX (DD-779) shipmates Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rivard in memory of Doyle Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Binette in memory of Doyle Wilson USS Compton (DD-705) in memory of Lawrence Birchell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Guimond in memory of Doyle Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Messier in memory of Doyle Wilson Edward J. McElroy in memory of Bartolo Restuccia Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Maloney & Family in memory of Doyle Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kitchen in memory of Doyle Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Ventura in memory of Doyle Wilson USS Compton (DD-705) in memory of Homer R. Day Edward Block in memory of USS Johnston (DD-557) shipmates USS Compton (DD-705) in memory of Erik C. Lund Edward J. McElroy in memory of Harry J. Gaitley Edward J. McElroy in memory of Raymond L. Sponseller Minnie A. Redenbaugh in memory of Henry Arndt Bertha Arndt in memory of Henry Arndt Phyllis Huot in memory of Richard Huot Edward McElroy in memory of Cecil Frame Lindsay Frank in memory of Henry Arndt Paul Yarmush in memory of Henry Arndt Judith Seidle in memory of Henry Arndt Harriet Edelman in memory of Sherman J. Edelman Elizabeth Sproges Crane in memory of John Edwin Sproges Elizabeth Sproges Crane in honor of the crew of the USS HARADEN (DD-585) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Clouser in memory of Henry Arndt Joan Zeigler in memory of Henry Arndt Doris Hunsberger in memory of Henry Arndt Patricia A. Fryer in memory of Henry Arndt Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cipriano in memory of Charlotte Capone Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson in memory of Burnell H. Richardson Christine Maul in memory of Walter Maul John J. Benedetti in memory of Peter J. Benedetti Edward J. McElroy in memory of Frank Ventresca Edward J. McElroy in memory of Joseph R. Culhane Edward J. McElroy in memory of Walter C. Snyder, Jr. Robert L. Ball in memory of deceased WWII shipmates from USS Preston (DD-795) Joseph W. Dupuis in memory of Marcello “Mutt” Ell Donald T. Stitzer in memory of Donald J. Stitzer Juanita R. Chamberlain in memory of E.H. Chamberlain June Siess in memory of Leslie M. Siess USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of William Cartmell USS Compton (DD-705) Association in memory of James Reid Victoria Hoctor in memory of her husband John Hoctor Edward McElroy in memory of Samuel N. Nello Edward McElroy in memory of Leonard M. Miscannon Edward J. McElroy in memory of John Kee Edward J. McElroy in memory of Robert H. Williams Edward J. McElroy in memory of Francis J. Ryan, Sr. Marjorie E. Mason in memory of Lewis F. Mason, Jr. Edward McElroy in memory of  Willard Sweetser Edward McElroy in memory of Edward Polec Edward McElroy  in memory of George Junkerman, Sr. Edward McElroy in memory of Robert J. “Bud” Murphy Raymond N. Guinta in memory of deceased shipmates of USS CLAXTON (DD-571) Philip W. Rathbun in memory of William C. Walbridge, Jr. USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) in memory of all deceased crew members who served aboard the USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) USS Bristol (DD-857) in memory of Dick Szulczewski USS HEALY (DD-672) Association in memory of Robert Andrews USS COMPTON (DD-705) Association in memory of Edward Reuther Edward McElroy in memory of George Fadler Edward McElroy in memory of Alfred E. “Smitty” French Edward McElroy in memory of Eugene Sihler JoAnn Andrews in memory of Robert Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sabaj in memory of Robert Andrews Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post #748 in memory of Fred Miller Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post #748 in honor of Harvey Hammerlund Walter Smith in memory of Walter Baumann Jennnifer Tinsmon in memory of John Dakis Tammi DeFrancesco in memory of John Dakis Marilu Brennan in memory of John Dakis Terry Goodman in memory of John Dakis Edward J. McElroy in memory of Herbert Allen Carpenter USS EPPERSON (DD-719) Association in memory of Thomas J. Peltin