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This section of the USS Stephen Potter website was taken from
the book:
USS Stephen Potter
The Story of DD538
Told from recollections of the men who served aboard the Potter
during
World War II and later in the Korean Conflict.
Compiled and edited by Lt. Wilson F. (Bill) Minor USNR (Ret.). This
section is from the World War II Era.
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Click here
for a list of known crew members who served aboard the USS Stephen
Potter during World War II. |
The following officers were assigned to the STEPHEN POTTER
at commissioning. They are listed by name, rank, and home state.
Names with an * indicate Department Heads.
|
Captain |
| Charles H. Crichton |
Commander USN |
Kansas |
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Executive Officer |
| James Veilis |
Lieutenant USN |
California |
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Ordnance |
| Bill Merrill* |
Lieutenant USNR |
Ohio |
| Ed Gunderson |
Lieutenant USNR |
Oklahoma |
| Bill Minor |
Ensign USNR |
Louisiana |
| Malcolm Peters |
Ensign USNR |
Louisiana |
| Michael Sweeney |
Ensign USNR |
New York |
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Engineering |
| Rural Meadors* |
Lieutenant JG USNR |
Virginia |
| Ed Widness |
Ensign USNR |
Connecticut |
| Henry Isbell |
Ensign USNR |
Nevada |
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Deck |
| John Rosenwald* |
Lieutenant USNR |
New York |
| Art McDearmid |
Lieutenant JG USRN |
California |
| Gene Goudie |
Ensign USN |
Pennsylvania |
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Communications |
| Jack Underhill* |
Ensign USNR |
California |
| Roy Bellin |
Ensign USNR |
Wisconsin |
| Dave Brown |
Ensign USNR |
New York |
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Supply |
| Bill Thomas* |
Ensign USNR |
California |
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Medical |
| Bill Delaney Md.* |
Lieutenant JG USNR |
South Dakota |
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Officers who later served aboard the
POTTER during WWII: |
| Joe Meridith |
Lieutenant USNR |
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| Richard Wright |
Ensign USNR |
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| Art Stanley |
Lieutenant USNR |
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| Eugene Woolley |
Ensign USNR |
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| Sam Walters |
Lieutenant JG USNR |
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| Gorman |
Ensign USNR |
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