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NAME	CITY/STATE	DATE DECEASED
HAROLD LLOYD ACKLEY	FARMERS MARKET, TX	2008
JAMES AMBROSE	UNKNOWN	1983
JOSEPH ARCENEAUX	UNKNOWN	1991
FRANK ATKINSON	UNKNOWN	1990
DICK BADOUR	FISHERS LANDING, NY	1981
DONALD BAILEY	UNKNOWN	1965
EDWARD BALDRIDGE	ALEXANDRIA, VA.	2004
LAVELL "GENE" BECK	CLOVIS, CA.	1986
LOYCE GUY BOOZER	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
MELVIN AULGUR	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN

ROBERT BRESNIN	UNKNOWN	1983
DANIEL BULLIS	UNKNOWN	1980
RAY BURNETTE	CHARLESTON, S.C.	2004
LESTER A. BURNS	RINCON, GA.	2008
MELVIN BUSTARD	SAN DIEGO, CA.	1984

ROCKY CRABTREE	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
BLAINE CAMARIGG	ARTHUR, IA.	2005
COLIN CARNEY	UNKNOWN	1969
DONALD MARSHALL CARPENTER	SAN DIEGO, CA.	1940
JAMES CATLETT	UNKNOWN	1980
JAMES CONWAY	UNKNOWN	1992
HOMER CORSON	APPLE VALLEY, CA.	2005
CHARLIE CRAWFORD	UNKNOWN	1978
JACK CRITTENDEN	JACKSON, MI.	2007
C. WARD CUMMINGS	LA JOLLA, CA.	1974

HOWARD DUFFY	UNKNOWN	1990
LEONARD DUKE	UNKNOWN	1975
ADELARD DUPUIS	UNKNOWN	1970

HARRY EDWARDS	SARASOTA FL.	2008
HENRY "HANK" EHLERINGER	BEAVERCREEK, OR.	JULY 19, 2008
JACKSON E. ELLIS	NORFOLK, VA.	2006

JOE FLIPP	UNKNOWN	1980
SAMUEL FORTINO	UNKNOWN	1985

RICHARD GUNTER	UNKNOWN	1982
JOSEPH GOODROW	JACKSONVILLE, NC.	2003

BOYD HAKE	UNKNOWN	1981
WILLIAM HAMRICK	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
HARRIS HANCOCK	UNKNOWN	1975
ALBERT "LEON" HARMON	BATESVILLE, AR.	2006
CHARLES HATTAM	UNKNOWN	1990
ROY HEAGY	SAN DIEGO	2008
JOHN HOFFMEYER	UNKNOWN	1990
LEO HOLDEN	EULESS, TX.	2004
K. C. HOLM	DANVILLE, CA.	2004
JOHN HOLT	UNKNOWN	1992
ROBERT HUTZEL	ARLINGTON, VA.	2003

BOB INGERSOL	MARSING, ID	2006

EARNEST JACKSON	ROSWELL, N.M.	2004
HARVEY JENSEN	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
NORMAN JOHNS	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
REX JONES	EVERETT, WA.	2009
ROYAL JOSLIN	UNKNOWN	1981

JOHN KAUFFMAN	BROWNSVILLE, TX.	2005
ROBERT KOCH	BUFFALO, N.Y.	DEC.14, 2007
STEVE KROCHMALEY	CALIFORNIA	UNKNOWN

IAN MARSHAL LAIRD	LA JOLLA, CA.	2002
JOE LEUTZA	MILLBREA, CA.	2008
MELVIN LINDQUIST	UNKNOWN	2006
DON LOFGREN	KALISPELL, MT.	1998
MARTIN H. LARISEY	SAVANNAH, GA.	2005

HARRY MACE	UNKNOWN	1969
HARRIS MANN	WINLOCK, WA.	1957
ROY MARSH	UNKNOWN	1986
JOSEPH MAUER	UNKNOWN	1994
ED McCAFFERTY	DENVER, CO.	2003
C. R. McENULTY, JR.	UNKNOWN	1988
HENRY A. McNEAL	GAINESVILLE, GA.	2003
WILLIAM MERCER	UNKNOWN	1969
TERRY MILLER	YUMA, AZ.	2005
JAMES D. MORRISON	MERCER ISLAND, WA.	2008
JAMES "RED" MOTLEY	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
WILLIAM MULFORD	UNKNOWN	1984
EVERITT MURPHY	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN

WESLEY NAYLOR	UNKNOWN	1967

JERRY D. OGLE	FREDERICKTOWN, OH.	2002
WILLIAM OHLER	UNKNOWN	1980
JOHN OLNEY	KANEOHE, HI.	2007
DAVID ORVEL	SHIPBOARD ACCIDENT	1962

RALPH PEASLEY	UNKNOWN	1986
DALE PETERSON	CALDWELL, ID.	2009
LYNDON K. PETTERSON	POLSBO, WA	1998
ELLIS PHILLIPS	UNKNOWN	1979

GEORGE REBMAN	UNKNOWN	1976
HAROLD A. REINKE	ST. PAUL, MN.	2005
JOSEPH RHODES	UNKNOWN	1985
JAMES DAVID RHYNE	CHARLOTTE N. C.	1999
A. C. RICE	UNKNOWN	1989
DAN RICHARDS	SURFSIDE, N.C	1999
FORREST ROSAIRE	PORT ANGELES, WA.	2009
GEORGE RUNNELS	CLARKSVILLE, TX.	2008

STEVE SAUER	WAKARUSA, IN	1994
ROBERT SCHENKER	UNKNOWN	1975
KENNETH SCHEULER	UNKNOWN	1992
JOE SEIDHOFF	IOWA	1957
DAVID ORVEL SHELTON	UNKNOWN	1962
LAWRENCE SINKEY	MICHIGAN	1987
JOEL "SKIP" STAUTON	SPOKANE, WA.	UNKNOWN
JOHN HERNDON STEARNS	IOWA	2006
RICHARD STONE	UNKNOWN	1987
RAYMOND SULLIVAN	UNKNOWN	1954

LES THOMAS	KLAMATH FALLS, OR.	1959
ROYAL TIMMERMAN	UNKNOWN	1980
C. TURKOVICH	UNKNOWN	1991
ROBERT TYE	WOODHAVEN, MI.	2007

HENRY VAN DEN HEEDE	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN

JAMES WAGNER	UNKNOWN	1974
ISIAH WALTER	UNKNOWN	1997
JOHN WATTS	UNKNOWN	1968
DAVID WAY	UNKNOWN	1987
ERNEST E. WEBSTER	PORTLAND, OR.	1999
RICHARD WESTCOTT	UNKNOWN	1989
HERBERT "JIM" WHEELER	BROWNS VALLEY, CA.	2004
ELVIN "EASY" WHORTON	COLORADO	1999
A. J. WIEDMAIER, JR.	ST. JOSEPH, MO.	1990
LES "RED" WILLIAMS	JORDAN UTAH	2005
RALPH WILLIAMS	UNKNOWN	1971
ROY WILSON	DETROIT, MI	1999
BENNIE WIMPEY	UNKNOWN	1993
ELMER WITHEROW	OMAHA, NE	1991

DONALD YANY	UNKNOWN	2006
LORIS YEAGER	UNKNOWN	1972

JOHN ZERBACH	UNKNOWN	1990

LEO HOLDEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I am so sorry to tell you that Leo died in August 2004. He went in to the hospital in March for gastric bypass surgery / stomach stapling. There were complications... a leak, a second surgery, kidney failure, infection after infection. He was put on a ventilator on the sixth day. He was in intensive care for 5 months before he died. He put up a good fight but his body could not hold out.
I miss him very much as I know his shipmates miss him too,

Margy Holden

Harold Lloyd Ackley passed away 10/07/08. He had been ill for some time. He had always wanted to attend a reunion of the Carpenter, it was one of his favorite duties. He was buried with full honors @ Dallas - Forth Worth National Cemetery 10/10/08.

I was trying to find a way to get this information on the website. My Fathers name was Lester A. Burns ( L.A.) from Rincon , Ga. He served on board the Carpenter from 1951 - 1953. I wanted to get it posted that my father passed away on August 27 2008. He had been fighting various illnesses for the past few years. He passed away just a few days shy of his 76 birthday on Sept 1.

thank you ,

John Burns

jebjab@planters.net

Capt. James D. Morrison, USNR, passed away at home on Mercer Island, WA, August 31, 2008 at age 73 after a two month brutal battle with Acute Leukemia. Dad loved his time aboard the USS Carpenter. Lucky for me, his 1957 to 1958 assignment docked him in Honolulu where he met his wife of 49 years. The World lost a good man, father, husband, and Patriot.

Smooth sailing to all of you from an Air Force guy!

Capt. James D. Morrison Jr. (1983 -- 1992)

F-15 Eagle Driver

Henry Gerald Ehleringer,

On Saturday evening July 19,

2008, Henry Gerald Ehleringer,

84, passed away at his Beavercreek

home surrounded by members of his

family. The nation has lost another

dedicated serviceman.

Born in Newell, S.D., on Oct. 15,

1923, Hank was raised on a farm in

Vale, S.D., during the Great

Depression. He was a gifted high

school athlete, reaching the national

championships in high hurdles and

leading his small high school to the state basketball championship.

He graduated with a degree in mathematics from Lewis & Clark

College, although his college education was interrupted by service

in the Pacific theater with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Hank briefly worked for Bonneville Power, but then devoted the

remainder of his professional career to the U.S. Navy, where he saw

action in World War II, the Korean conflict, the Suez crisis, and the

Vietnam War. His extended tours of duty overseas meant yearlong

deployments away from home, sacrificing time away from his wife

and family for the service and protection of this great country. A dedicated

and natural leader, Hank served at-sea and ashore assignments

for the U.S. Navy, including the USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Carpenter

(DDE-825), USS Salem (SA-139), USS Hamner (DD-718), USS Chicago

(CG-11), and USS Willard Keith (DD-775), Fleet Anti-Air Warfare

Center, Armed Forces Staff College, and the Joint Staff, U.S. Military

Command Vietnam. He also served liaison roles between the U.S.

government and the governments of Vietnam and the Philippines. He

had command of both the USS Hamner and USS Willard Keith.

After a distinguished military career, Hank retired and he and his

wife built a home in Beavercreek. He quickly became engaged in

both his church and in local outdoor organizations. He was very

active in the St. James Catholic Church in Molalla, where he helped

foster development of the parish for three decades. Hank loved and

appreciated the United States so much that he and his wife took

many cross-country trips to enjoy its scenery and to meet with relatives

and colleagues he had worked with over his career. He was

active in the Oregon Steelheaders, the Portland Regional Gem and

Mineral Association, and the Oregon Rockers, a rock hound club.

Hank is survived by Betty, his devoted wife of nearly 60 years; his

children, James (and wife, Edna), Bruce (and wife, Merele), Duane,

David (and wife, Debra), and Susan (and husband, Donald); eight

grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2008, at

St. James Catholic Church, 301 East Francis Street, Molalla, OR 97038,

followed by a reception. This will then be followed by a full military

graveside burial ceremony in the Willamette National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Willamette Falls Hospital

Foundation, 1500 Division Street, Oregon City, OR 97045; or to the St.

James Catholic Church, 301 East Francis Street, Molalla, OR 97038.

Henry G. Ehleringer

1923–2008

ROY WESLEY HEAGY
May 12, 1939-March 30, 2008

Roy Wesley Heagy, 68, of San Diego died Sunday. He was born in Seattle and worked in marine mechanics. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Kazuko Heagy; sons, Rex Heagy of Kettering, Ohio, and Sean Heagy of Stafford, Va.

RECEIVED FROM JIMMIE KENNEDY

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

It brings me great sadness and a complete loss to inform You that Joe Leutza passed away early Saturday morning February 2, 2008 after his long battle with throat cancer and then on their 49th Anniversary January 7, 2008 Joe was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. He passed away at home with his family beside him.

Sue and I will be attending the funeral on Wednesday February 6, in Millbrea, California.

Joe was raised in SF and attended school graduated from Riordan High School. He also went to and graduated from San Francisco City College He joined the Navy in 1953 and was assigned in SF for a short time. From SF he was sent to Guam. In 1954 he was assigned the USS Carpenter and made his first West Pac Cruise. He made his second West Pac Cruise in 1955 returning in 1956. At that time, due to being a short timer he, like me, elected to be
transferred to another ship and go back to West Pac. He went to the USS Philips for his 3rd West Pac Cruise, I went to the USS Nicholas for my 4th West Pac Cruise.

There is a short article in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding Joe, Once you get on that page click on obituaries and put his name in then hit search.

I know his wife, Joyce, would appreciate a card or two from his shipmates or from the Carpenter Association. His address is 42 Willow Ave Millbrea, Ca. 94030

Sorry to bring you this sad news as we move forward into a new year.

Take Care,

Roy Beebe

It is with sorrow that I report the passing of John
Kauffman. John was a CS1 and served on Carpenter from
1957 until he retired in 1959 after 21 years in the
Navy. He was 83 years old and died of cancer. John
lived in Brownsville, Tx. at the time of his death.
If anyone has questions, you can contact his son, John
Kauffman at 956-551-3020.

Captain Edward Francis Baldridge (USN Ret.)
passed away on July 18, 2004. Captain Baldridge was
the Commanding Officer of Carpenter from 1951 to 1953
and lived in Alexandria, Va. at the time of his death.

"On May 10, Plankowner Herbert "Jim" Wheeler
of Browns Valley, Ca. passed away. Jim was an EMC and
served from 1949 to 1950."

To all Carpenter Crew Mates;

It is with deepest regret that I report the death of Plank Owner,
Joseph Goodrow, who passed away last night Dec 30, 2003,
at 1945 hrs.

I had the pleasure of enlisting with, doing boots with, attending
machinist's mates school with, serving aboard the Carpenter
from Dec 49 to Dec 52 with, and being discharged together
with Joe. I also attended his wedding to his beautiful bride,
Carol, on Sept. 1953.

I finally got reunited with Joe last October, after losing track of
him for a full 50 yrs. I updated him on last yrs. Carpenter Reunion,
which he couldn't attend, but was so looking forward to this one.

Ed Graham MM3