AP74 ...The Crew
CAPTAINS

The USS LEJEUNE (AP74) was launched as WINDHUK by Bloom & Voss Co. Hamburg, Germany for Deutsche-Africa line in 1936, interned at Santos, Brazil in December 1939; acquired from Brazil May 12, 1942; placed in ferry commission as LeJeune on March 26, 1943. Captain John T. Bottom, Jr. was in command during her transfer from Rio de Janerio to Norfolk for the conversion.

The LEJEUNE was commissioned on May 12, 1944 with Captain L.E. Kelly in command. Captain Kelly remained in command until February 15, 1945.

F.W. McDonald, Captain, USN replaced him on February 15, 1945 to February 8, 1946.

Following was S.H.,Thompson, Captain USNR from February 8. 1946 to July 23rd, 1946.

Captain C.A. Chappell, USN followed from July 23, 1946 to July 30 1947.

Captain D.S. Evans, USN assumed duties on July 3, 1947 to November, 8, 1947.


CREW

 

FRANK ARNOLD (WYLENE)
2004  W. 32nd Street
Valley, AL 36854

334 768 3138

email:  wylenearnold@charter.net

STEVE ARNOLD  (Nellie)
1394 Indian Trail , Bldg. 100
Norcross, GA. 30039-2610

770 466 2666 (H), 770 931 9099 (W)

email:  peachtreepest@mindspring.com 

WILLIAM BAILEY (EMILY)
4 Sunset Drive
Taylor, SC 29687

 864 877 7800  

 

CHESTER BOGDANSKI
22 W 527 Emerson Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

630 469 2895

email: abcboe@aol.com

JOHN BASTIAN (Joanne)
1811 Kilkenney Drive
Lake  Oswego, OR 97034

503 799 8550

email: searabbit1@msn.com

HOWARD CARLSON
149 Sunset Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

413 442 5276

 

THEODORE CARMICHAEL 
123 Wellsboro Ct
King, NC
27021

336 985 4917

email: teddrow@allnet.net

KEN CHASE (JOYCE)
1393 Manor Lane
Bayshore, NY 11706

631 665 8242

email: jpar-chase@chase.com

DON COOPER (VICKI) 
357 Mistletoe Hill Ln
Roseburg, OR 97470

(Ship's passenger 1947)

ROD CHAIMBERLAIN (Betsy) 
7608 Richard Moss Ln
Suches, GA 30572

706 747 3141

email: rodcha@alltel.net

FRANK FARREN (MARGE)
2222 Franklin Circle
Little River, SC 29566

843 249 6470

email: ffarren436@aol.com

TJ THOMAS FOSTER (EMMA)
P.O. Box 554
Acton, ME 04001

207 636 0942 (May- Oct)

email:  emma809@webtv.net

TJ FOSTER (EMMA)

255 Dolphin Pt. Apt. 809
Clearwater, FL 33767

 727 446 2671  (Nov – April)  

FRED GALLOWAY
405 Elizabeth Street
Clinton, SC 29325

 864 833 4515

CAROL GAULT (VERA)
225 Mohawk Drive
Spartanburg, SC  29301

 864 576 4098  

CAROL GAULT (VERA)
225 Mohawk Drive
Spartanburg, SC  29301

 864 576 4098  

Phyllis Galvin
PO Box 25411
Wilmington, DE. 19899

 302 690 8805  

email: phyllis.galvin@bank of america.com

CALVIN GREVE (VERONICA)
Box 22
Gettysburg, SD 57442

 605 765 2358  

MATT HALTER  (BARBARA)
2012 Candlewood Drive
Avon, OH 44011  

 440 934 6074

email:  busbar@ieee.org 

DICK HINKLE
3021 26th Ave, NE
Olympia, WA 98506  

 360 491 5483

email:  gutbomb@earthlink.net 

HERB HOKE
22108 Boca Pl. Dr. #1311
Boca Raton, FL 33433-8023

561 395 3291 

email: haho4211@bellsouth.net

WALLACE HUNTER (VIVIAN)
242 Baltimore Pike RM 206
Glennmills, PA 19342

610 358 4410 

ROBERT JOHNSON
Green Tree at Fort Harrison                    
8025 Doubleday Dr. Apt #116
Indianapolis, IN 4
6216 

317 543 3111

 

HANK KROCHMAL (MARY)
109 Hampshire Cove
Painesville Twp. OH 44077

440 352 7490

email: mkroch@juno.com

JOHN KROCHMAL (BETH)
8385 Union Dr
Galloway, OH 43119

614 537 8092

email: jkrochma@columbus.rr.com

(Honorary Member)

GRACE KLARKOWSKI
606 Badger Ct.
Green Bay, WI 54302

414 468 8967

 

 

DEAN KWASNY (LOUISE)
1167 Haverston Rd
Lyndhurst, OH 44124

440 449 1635

GEORGE LASH (JOAN)
714 N Main Street
Farmland, IN 47340

765 468 6224

RANDALL LATHAN (MARIE)
3711 Secrest Short Cut
Monroe, NC 28110

704 283 8604

JACK LINGENFELTER (MARYANN)
3785 Folly Quarter Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042

410 531 2885  

WILLIAM LODDER (MERLENE)
647 Edgewood Dr
North Salt Lake, UT 840
54

801 936 0546 

email: wmlodder@juno.com

MARGE MANSFIELD
24 Greenview Ct
Oakdale NY 1
1769

613 589 6138  

 

RICHARD MARTIN (JEAN)
6846 Monroe Wyn County Line Rd
Ontario, NY 14519

716 265 0714  

CHARLES MILLER (ANN)
232 Bimmini Dr.
Palmetto, FL 34221

941 729 5406

email: millerchaz@aol.com or annaatpalmetto@aol.com

Doris Mecelli
1115 Bridgeview Lane
Lake Forest, IL 60045  
DANIEL E. MYERS
6001 Oak Hill Dr
W. Farmington, OH 44491
JAMES O'DONNELL (JOAN)
161 Belle Isle Circle
Naples, FL 34112

239 774 5182

email: rrribet75@aol.com  

MAGGIE RANKIN
47 Evergreen Dr.
Waupaca, WI 54981

715 258 7135

email: E-war2699@execpc.com

BUD SAWDYE (BECKY)
1907 Buttercup Drive
Lynden, WA 98264

 360 318 9827

email: bbsawdye@iopener.net  

SID SCHNEIDER (ATHLENE)
P.O. Box 1517
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

360 378 0808

email: frogndi@interisland.net

CLARENCE SEARLE
34 Christian Avenue
Hudson, MA 01749

 508 562 3684

ROBERT J. SEDLOR (LILLIAN)
68 Private Road #5248
Hondo, TX 78861
 

830 426 1871

Email: rsedlor@yahoo.com  

LAWRENCE STRAUB (DOROTHY)
46 Loft Mtn. CT
Sicklerville NJ 08081

 856 435 8603

email: dot1larry2@hotmail.com  

MARY SUMMERS 
9 Pheasant Run
Voorheesville, NY 12186  

518 765-2587  

email: gramargiant@earthlink.net

ROBERT TAGLIATELA (BEA)
197 Bradbord Lane
Lansdale, PA 19446

215 699 0246

GLEN TUCKER (JENNIE)
201 Midway Street
Rock Springs, WY 82901

 307 382 5382

RAY WALLRATH  (ROSE)
47 Tally Ho Drive
Warminster, PA 18974-3732

email: r47wall@aol.com 

ROBERT WARREN (MARGE)
1925 W. Maple Lane
Claypool, IN 46510

574 566 2876    

email: marwar@kconline.com

FRANK WECKWERTH (EVIE)
1683 3rd Ave
Newport, MN 55055

651 459 2753

 

 


Last Updated: Sunday, May 11, 2008