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USS Harwood DD-861
a US Navy destroyer
In this web site honoring the ship, her people and Commander Bruce L. Harwood,
you will find many pictures of the ship and her crew, sea stories about life and
cruises on a destroyer, a profile of Commander Harwood and interesting bits and
pieces that never find their way into history books.
Shipmates' Page
Photo (c) 1998 G. Harwood
Design (c) 1998 USS Harwood shipmates organization
Emblem - USS Harwood DD-861 - Approx. 5" x 2 1/2"
This embossed emblem was furnished courtesy of the
USS Harwood shipmates' organization and is worn on members'caps.
Photo (c) 1951 ? -- [collection of Mort Hyman]
USS Harwood (DD/DDHK/DDE-861)
Photo taken circa 1951? after Hedgehog anti-sub device
replaced the Number two 5" gun mount.
Shipmates
USS Harwood Shipmate Reunions
An organization of former USS Harwood crew members has formed under the name of
"USS Harwood Reunion" and they have held several reunions.
The organization has a list of 2,595 shipmates' names, but only 561 addresses and
119 e-mail addresses. They ask former crew members to contact Tony Jandron with
their contact information. The complete alphabetical listing of 2,595 shipmates
can now be viewed on this web site, linked from the bottom of this page. A
chronological version of the roster can be linked from the bottom of the
alphabetical list.
FIRST REUNION: The first reunion was held in Osakis & Alexandria, MN in August of 1995. 59 shipmates (including 3 former COs) attended and approximately 90 total were in attendance.
The second reunion was held in Niagara Falls in 1997. 70 shipmates and guests attended.
The third reunion was orignially scheduled for 16-19 September 1999 at Jacksonville, Florida, but it was cancelled by Hurricane Floyd when it forced evacuation of the area. A total of 138 attendees had been expected, including guests. The reunion was rescheduled for September of 2000 in Branson, Missouri. The reunion included an open golf tournament. It was attended by 60 Shipmates and 50 guests. Commanding Officers Captain Robert Neyman (1946-1947) and Captain Robert Marshall (1970-1971 - the last CO of the USS Harwood) attended with their wives Lois and Grace. They told many stories of their time on board.
Thanks to Lloyd Withers (1961-4) and Tony Jandron for historical information about the reunions.
The 2008 Reunion will be held in Washington, DC September 3 to 7. The hotel is adjacent to the Pentagon. It will offer a great selection of events, tours and meals. A reunion package will be sent out in June of 2008. Please be sure that your mail and email information is current.
Shipmate Contact Information
For more information about contacting shipmates,
USS Harwood Reunions, etc., contact:
USS Harwood Reunion
% Tony Jandron
(tony636@juno.com)
SHIPMATE E-MAIL LIST
The following shipmates have asked to have their e-mail addresses listed here.
Please note that this list is only a small fraction of the list of 2,305 shipmates
kept by the organization.
Name | Dates aboard DD-861 | E-mail address |
| Bob Beers | 1949 - 1951 | rnbeers@99main.com |
| Jim Burpo | 1961-1963 | suedjimb@aol.com |
Joe Connelly | 1967-1968 | NAUGJoeC@aol.com |
| Charles F. Courtney | 1945-1946 | ccourt@bcpl.net |
| Edward 'Fo'Foley, ET3 OI Div. | 1957-1959 | klfoley@quiknet.com |
Don Garrold, HM2 | 1952-1953 | garrold@acadia.net |
| James (Jim) Daab, FN | 1951-1953 | swingingj@webtv.net |
| Dave Greenfield | 1959-1963 | dave@utec.net |
| Joe Hallisey | 1961-1964 | joeandjudyinswf@webtv.net |
| Stanley N. Henry, BT2 | 1961-1965 | shhenry@ez-net.com |
| Charles Hotaling, Jr. | 1947-1950 | Bosun3c861@aol.com |
| Neil Huffine, BM2 | 1969-1970 | cnhuffine@skyenet.net |
| Morton Hyman | 1950-1953 | ellmort@teleport.com |
| Ray Jacobs | 1968-1971 | jakemarsha@carrollsweb.com |
| Tony Jandron | 1963-1964 | tony636@juno.com |
| Peter Johnson | - | pbjo@cwix.com |
| Ed Knox | 1955-1959 | fortknoxpa@webtv.net |
| Larry B. Kunkle, RD2 OI | 1961-1964 | LMKUNKLE@AOL.com |
| Dan Lingroth, ET3 OI Div. | 1961-1964 | dlingroth@earthlink.net |
| Jim Marshall | 1947-1950 | jimmshl@atl.bellsouth.net |
| Eugene C. Mayer | - | EMayer6363@
aol.com |
| James I. McKendree, EMFN | 1964-1966 | MCKAYBAY@aol.com |
| Robert "Larry" Morgan, BT 2 | 1964-1968 | larrandsuee@webtv.net |
| Joe Mulligan | 1961-1963 | ventrybay@aol.com |
| John M. O'Brien, FT3 G Div. | 1952-1956 | JMOBRIEN@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US |
| Joseph (Gus) Pusateri, BT3 | 1952-1955 | SeaWind333@aol.com |
| Bob Sewell, CS3 Supply | 1947-1949 | bpsewell@aol |
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| Bob Snyder, HMSN Oc | 1966-1968 | bobandsherry@isoa.net |
| Don Thuman, STG-3 | 1967-1968 | DonT1985@aol.com |
| Joe Vicino | 1969-1971 | joevic_98@yahoo.com |
| C.B. Wall, IC2 | 1950-1954 | Wallfourwalls@gateway.net |
| Lloyd Withers | 1961-1964 | lwithers@blackduck.net |
Photo (c) 1964 Richard Leonhardt -- [Courtesy: NavSource.Org/Archives/DD/ -
Used with permission.]
USS Harwood (DD/DDHK/DDE-861)
Photo taken July 1964 in Chesapeake Bay from the USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
IN MEMORIAM
DECEASED CREW MEMBERS
Name and Rate/Rank | Division | Served on
USS Harwood | Deceased |
| Abrecht, James, TM3 | Fox | 1955-1958 | Unknown |
| Asloglou, Harry, ETC | OI | 1966 | 1996 |
| Bates, Michael P., SM3 | OC | 1968-1969 | 3/1/97 |
| Bayreuther, William A., Jr LTJG | Operations | 1952-1953 | 5/2/89 |
Beatty, Max J., ET3 | OI | 1957 | Unknown |
| Brown, George Purnell, LTJG | Gunnery | 1954-1955 | Unknown |
| Burns, Thomas J., RD1 | CIC | 1950 - 1951 | April 1999 |
| Cote, Joseph J., CDR | C.O. | 1962-1963 | Unknown |
| Crossland, William, FN | - | 1952 | Unknown |
| Deardorf, William V., GM1 | - | 1950-1952 | Unknown |
| Degnim, Vincent, FN | - | 1950-1951 | 2/26/96 |
| De Rocker, Robert | OC | 1957 | 1980 |
| Dolan, Jim P. (Dugan), LTJG | Cic | 1954-1955 | Unknown |
| Dowd, Russell "Dutch" | - | 1947 | 7/1/97 |
| Elwell, Ronald O., MM3 | M | 1966-1970 | 9/22/93 |
| Enochs, Jack G., LTJG | Engineering | 1951-1952 | 2/5/80 |
| Fiala, Reid P., CDR, C.O. | [1st USSH C.O.] | 1946-1946 | 7/19/1987 |
| Flood, Louis J., ME2 | - | 1950-1952 | Unknown |
| Freeman, Leroy, GM3 | G | - | 1/98 |
| Geoffrey, Reginald P., FN | - | 1954 | Lost at Sea 7/1/54 |
| Griese, R.P., RDSA | - | 1952 | Unknown |
| Helton, Lon D. | - | 1945-1946 | Unknown |
| Holland, Nelson | - | - | November 1998 |
| Jayne, John F., ENS | - | 1954 | 10/27/97 |
| Kersten, Donald B., FN | - | 1953 | 5/5/96 |
| Kuhasz, C.J., MM3 | - | 1952 | Unknown |
| Lafitte, Carl W., SN | - | 1950 | 7/7/92 |
| Laird, William D., MM3 | M | 1951 | 1996 |
| Lammie, Richard, SK3 | Supply | 1950-1952 | 12/5/2000 |
| Lane, Gilbert, BM1 | First | 1957-1962 | 12/6/98 |
| Lee, Wade, FN | - | 1953 | 5/24/2001 |
| Lisi, J., TM3, A/S | - | 1962 | Unknown |
| Luoma, Walter R., LT | Engineer | 1955-1957 | 1/23/77 |
| Macken, J.C. | - | - | 9/2/90 |
| Marone, Jerry (N), FN | - | 1952 | Unknown |
| Mason, Albert G., LTJG | Supply | 1954 | Unknown |
| Mcdaniel, B., RD3 | Oi | 1962 | Unknown |
| Mcdaniels, B(Mac) L., BT1 | B | 1962-1964 | Unknown |
| McKenna, Tom, LTJG | - | 1945 | 1/3/2000 |
| Meadows, John B., YN | Oc | - | 11/24/97 |
| Moul, Cornelius F., CDR | C.O. | 1963-1964 | Unknown |
| Noe, Richard T., BTC | B | - | 8/28/96 |
| O'Bannon, James | - | - | 1998 |
| Osborn, John R. | - | - | 12/18/59 |
| Perkins, W., MMCS | M | 1963-1964 | 1986 |
| Powers, John H., RM3 | - | 1957 | 3/13/98 |
| Purvis, Daniel, MM1 | M | 1963-1964 | Unknown |
| Rittenhouse, Richard C. EMFN | Engineering | 1950-1951 | Unknown |
| Russell, Ed | - | - | Unknown |
| Samuelson, Orvis D., BTC | B | 1949 | 1982 |
| Schnable, Allan George, CDR | C.O. | 1949-1951 | 1/26/85 |
| Sellers, Robert, CDR | C.O. | 1947-1949 | 1/4/96 |
| Servidio, Gene, SN | - | 1952 | 7/2/95 |
| Slawski, Walter, SN | - | 1950 | Unknown |
| Smith, Gibson P., LTJG | Golf | 1962 | Unknown |
| St-Clair, William, SOG1 | - | 1950 | 7/16/1977 |
| Steinkopf, Fred | - | - | Unknown |
| Stoddard, Wendell V., GM3 | Second | 1957 | 3/4/97 |
| Suddeth, Robert, SN | First | 1957 | 7/26/98 |
| Thomaschek, Robert | M | 1955-1958 | 12/4/92 |
| Trent, Elmer L., SH1 | - | 1950 | Unknown |
| Tuttle, John E., CDR | C.O. | 1954-1956 | 3/1/92 |
| Uehling, Gus, CDR | C.O. | 1946-1947 | Unknown | |
| Veldman, Donald (N) | Fox | 1957 | 12/8/95 |
| VonderSchmidt, Robert | - | 1945 | 1994 |
| Wallace, James Vernon, BTC | B | 1950-1958 | 1/7/97 |
| Warriner, Victor G., LTJG | Operations | 1951-1953 | 2/14/87 |
| Weathers, K.K., CSC | Supply | 1952-1953 | Died at Sea |
| Wilberding, Joseph H., LT | - | 1951 | 2/6/92 |
| Wunch, Edward R.P., ENS | Asw | 1950-1952 | 1981 |
| Wylie, David C., ENS | - | 1953 | 7/12/61 |
Complete list of USS Harwood shipmates:
Other URLs of interest:
http://vietvet.org - Vietnam Veteran's Organization
Updated 6 September 2008
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