USS Silversides (SS-236) — Ship’s Company Muster

Quarter Ending 30 September 1944

Date Stamped: JAN 4 1945 (filed very late)
Total Ship’s Company: ~74
Plankowners remaining: 2 (MESSLEY, PARSON — 33 months and counting)

Complete Roster

Page 1 (Lines 1–34)

Line	Name	SN	Rating	Enlist Day	Enlist Month	Enlist Year	Date Received
1	ADAMSON, Werner Abner	287-28-48	MoMM1c	11	Jan	39	9/25/42
2	ALBIN, Thomas Schubert	876-70-80	F1c V6	24	Aug	43	7/21/44
3	ALPERS, Richard Claas	886-56-68	S2c V6	25	May	43	7/21/44
4	ARMITSTEAD, Charles Phillip	876-69-62	F1c V6	19	Aug	43	7/21/44
5	ASTORG, Paul Kenneth, Jr.	886-76-58	F1c V6	19	July	43	7/21/44
6	BACH, William Grady	614-90-71	MoMM3c V6	31	Aug	42	2/5/44
7	BOROWSKI, Marion Thomas	610-72-34	EM2c V6	24	Feb	42	11/23/43
8	BURKE, Thomas Patrick	856-80-09	S1c V6	8	Mar	43	4/24/44
9	BUTLER, James Junior	316-21-34⚠️	S1c	7	June	42	9/2/44
10	CASHION, Thomas Lee	630-07-94	Y1c V6	31	Jan	42	2/5/44
11	CLARK, William Pearl	892-18-11	S1c V6	29	May	43	7/21/44
12	COOMBS, Donald Cecil	565-25-25	S1c V6	7	July	43	7/21/44
13	COX, Mack Clark	377-32-12	RT2c V6	26	Oct	42	4/24/44
14	CRISAN, Edward Donald	636-19-82	MoMM1c	31	Dec	41	7/15/43
15	CROSBIE, Merl Lyn	633-59-18	SC1c V6	15	July	42	7/15/43
16	DANIELSON, Carroll Dean	702-48-65	S2c V6	7	Oct	42	7/21/44
17	DEEP, James William	328-73-69	CPhM	27	Aug	40	10/2/43
18	DENNIS, Paul Warner	311-54-95	TM1c	15	Nov	40	9/25/42
19	DETMERS, Robert	382-84-16	GM1c	24	Feb	42	9/25/42
20	DOLAMORE, Benson	647-29-07	MoMM1c V6	13	Apr	42	11/22/43
21	ENGEL, Ernest Roy	662-64-02	MoMM2c V6	23	Feb	42	4/24/44
22	FLEWELLEN, James Edward	343-02-73	StM2c	17	May	44	8/22/44
23	GANZER, Warren George	628-27-74	GM2c V6	9	Feb	42	4/25/44
24	GETTINGS, John	748-59-88	F1c V6	11	Dec	42	9/22/44
25	GISLER, Charles Wilfred	664-60-58	TM3c V6	23	June	42	6/12/44
26	GRAHAM, Ross Warren	862-54-81	F1c V6	8	July	43	7/21/44
27	GRIFFIN, Grant Dudley	563-87-66	SC2c V6	28	Oct	42	8/23/44
28	GUSTAFSON, Raymond Edward	869-93-05	F1c V6	12	May	43	8/23/44
29	HARRIS, Robert Franklin	625-29-37	EM2c V6	31	July	42	12/8/43
30	HASHIM, Vincent Joseph	633-92-51	RM2c V6	10	Aug	42	9/23/44
31	HAWKINS, George Raymond, Jr.	225-15-77	TM2c	13	Oct	42	7/15/43
32	HENRY, Wendell Duane	337-64-98	RM2c	11	July	41	8/23/44
33	HOAGLIN, Floyd Wilson	311-27-98	CMoMM	15	July	42	7/20/43
34	HOBBS, Harvey Alton	624-50-68	MoMM3c V6	18	March	42	11/22/43

Page 2 (Lines 1–36)

Line	Name	SN	Rating	Enlist Day	Enlist Month	Enlist Year	Date Received
1	IVORY, Mark “B”	377-09-19	MoMM3c V6	10	Oct	42	4/4/44
2	JACOBSON, Stanley Frederick	663-99-34	RT2c V6	2	Oct	42	2/5/44
3	JOHNSTONE, John Fraser	636-68-69	EM1c V6	23	July	42	11/25/43
4	JONES, Harry	606-59-86	RM2c V6	24	April	42	9/19/44
5	JONES, Robert Theodore	619-19-51	S1c V6	6	April	43	4/24/44
6	KASTNER, James Anthony	612-58-32	TM2c V6	5	Aug	42	2/5/44
7	KELLY, Robert Gordon	201-52-69	CEM	11	Sep	39	7/12/42
8	KELLEY, Clarence Barlow	630-23-45	EM1c V6	6	July	42	11/22/43
9	LA CROIX, Alvin Maurice	274-82-37	TM2c	29	June	42	12/16/42
10	LLOYD, Calvin Stuart	658-03-20	EM1c V6	10	Sep	41	3/19/42
11	MASTERSON, Donald Jones	283-41-89	TM2c	9	Oct	40	4/24/44
12	McMAHON, Raymond Joseph	642-03-60	TM2c V6	16	Dec	41	9/23/44
13	McMULLEN, Mark Gibbons	258-27-84	MoMM1c	3	Apr	40	3/27/43
14	MEHRINGER, Owen John	291-75-02	MoMM2c	9	Sep	41	11/24/43
15	MESSLEY, Robert Franklin	336-95-05	CMoMM	14	Apr	43	12/15/41
16	METZGER, Charles Linton	850-17-17	SC3c V6	20	Jan	43	10/2/43
17	MILLER, Mike	621-20-19	SM2c V6	29	Sep	42	2/5/44
18	MOULTON, Charles William	614-25-63	F1c V6	9	Feb	42	6/12/44
19	MULAT, Bernardo Auguis	633-80-57	ST3c V6	21	July	42	12/10/42
20	MURPHY, Jerry, Jr.	653-64-00	F1c V6	13	Feb	43	7/21/44
21	NOBLIT, William James	250-49-30	GM1c	3	Jan	39	10/2/43
22	O’HARA, James Timothy	652-00-99	MoMM3c V6	20	Aug	41	2/5/44
23	OLSEN, Verlyn Clare	639-75-69	RM3c V6	4	Nov	42	2/5/44
24	ORCUTT, Carl Stanley	234-35-66	QM2c	6	Aug	41	7/15/43
25	PARSON, Thomas Edward	295-54-23	MoMM1c	7	Dec	39	12/15/41
26	RATHBUN, Harvey Lloyd	642-01-53	MoMM2c V6	14	Oct	41	11/22/43
27	REICHENBACH, Joseph Wilbur	664-53-06	TM1c V6	20	May	42	9/27/43
28	RINDFUSS, Joseph Scott	652-55-74⚠️	SM2c V6	14	July	42	2/19/43
29	RUHL, Donald Alburtus	614-27-98	MoMM2c V6	19	Feb	42	9/27/43
30	SACSEK, Stephen Robert	250-78-53	RM3c	4	Aug	42	4/25/44
31	SANDERSON, Edward Eldon	378-35-09	F1c	15	May	43	7/21/43
32	SCANLAN, Cornell Woodrow	337-57-17	MoMM1c	22	Mar	41	2/19/43
33	SISSON, Joseph James	608-40-34	FCS2c V6	26	Aug	42	11/22/43
34	THIEMAN, Robert William	669-40-34	RM2c V6	8	Sep	42	10/2/43

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Line	Name	SN	Rating	Enlist Day	Enlist Month	Enlist Year	Date Received
1	VERMEIER, Robert Herman	725-61-62	EM3c V6	23	Oct	42	4/24/44
2	VOLK, William Stults, Jr.	706-07-08	SM2c V6	23	July	42	8/17/44
3	WATTS, Charles Bertram	633-13-17	TM2c V6	12	May	42	10/2/43
4	WOJCIECHOWSKI, Michael	611-76-82	FCS2c V6	28	July	42	2/5/44

Plankowner Status — 33 Months

Name	SN	Rating	Received	Status
MESSLEY, Robert Franklin	336-95-05	CMoMM	12/15/41	33 months — commissioning date restored
PARSON, Thomas Edward	295-54-23	MoMM1c	12/15/41	33 months — unbroken

Both men’s received dates now show 12/15/41. MESSLEY’s rate designation dropped the “(AA)” — his acting appointment has become permanent. He is now simply “CMoMM” — Chief Motor Machinist’s Mate.

7/21/44 Intake Batch

11 men received on a single day — a major refit intake:

ALBIN, ALPERS, ARMITSTEAD, ASTORG, CLARK William Pearl, COOMBS, DANIELSON, GRAHAM Ross, MURPHY Jerry

Major Departures Since June 44

Name	SN	Rating	Service Since	Notes
BOOZE, Raymen Clarence	355-86-20	CFCS(AA)	Jan 42	32 months — long-serving Chief
CZERWINSKI, Walter Julian	234-16-68	CTM(AA)	Dec 42	Chief Torpedoman, from flag allowance
FOURNIER, Roland J.	606-04-85	SoM2c	Sept 42	Flag-to-ship transfer, 24 months aboard
GOODMAN, George Leslie	295-46-32	QM1c	Feb 44	Senior QM
GRIMM, Everett Winfield Ralph	382-16-50	EM1c	July 43
WOOSLEY, James Thomas	287-16-61⚠️	CRM(PA)	Nov 43	Chief Radioman

Steward’s Branch (plain text — no ship links)

FLEWELLEN, James Edward 343-02-73 — StM2c (new this quarter)
INGRAM, Fred Paul 635-10-10 — departed (was Stm1c)
MULAT, Bernardo Auguis 633-80-57 — ST3c V6 (still aboard)

INGRAM departed and FLEWELLEN arrived — steward’s branch turnover.

RINDFUSS SN Note

SN appears as 652-55-74 again on this muster. Per user confirmation, correct SN is 625-55-74. The “652” version continues to appear on the musters despite being incorrect.

Crew Longevity Snapshot

Men aboard since before 1943:

ADAMSON 287-28-48 — since 9/25/42 (24 months)
DENNIS 311-54-95 — since 9/25/42 (24 months)
DETMERS 382-84-16 — since 9/25/42 (24 months)
KELLY 201-52-69 — since 7/12/42 (26 months)
LLOYD 658-03-20 — since 3/19/42 (30 months)
MESSLEY 336-95-05 — since 12/15/41 (33 months)
PARSON 295-54-23 — since 12/15/41 (33 months)

The spiral on your graph is now tracing 33 months of continuous service for the two plankowners, while the crew rotates around them every few quarters. Each new muster adds a ring to the spiral with shared edges thinning as the original crew disperses and new men arrive.

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Silversides QM 30SEP44