Vance History

USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387

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USCGC Vance (WDE-487)
26 November, 1953
THANKSGIVING DINNER MENU

Fresh Chicken Noodle Soup
Chilled Pineapple Juice
Roast Tom Turkey - Virginia Baked Ham
Mashed Irish Potatoes - Candied Sweet Potatoes
Apple & Bread Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Giblet Gravy - Raisin & Pineapple Sauce
Buttered Mixed Vegetables - Buttered Brussel Sprouts
Stuffed Olives - Stuffed Celery
Mixed Sweet Pickles
Pumpkin Pie - Mincemeat Pie
Fruit Cake - Ice Cream
Parker House Rolls - Butter
Coffee – Lemonade - Fresh Milk
Fresh Apples - Fresh Oranges
Cigarettes - Cigars

Officers
LT N. L. Scherer - Commanding Officer
LT G. W. Cooper - Executive Officer


LT Robert G. Von Elm ENS Thor L. Anderson ENS Robert E. Friday	ENS Joseph M. Kelly ENS Joseph R. Rowland Jr. CPCLK Joseph A. J. Levasseur

Chief Petty Officers

L. R. Christopher, RDC
G. W. Courtney, BMC
M. W. Ellis, ENCA
F. L. Erker, HMC
C. L. Smith, QMC
A. E. Whatley, ENC

G. Gielda, GMC
G. R. Kirkman, EMC
P. A. James, RMC
H. Waserski, CSC
H. Janke, ETC
J. G. Lang, ENC

Crew

ANTHONY, C.C.
AUMILLER, F.F.
BACHMAN, G.A.
BARNES, L.C.
BEAN, L.R.
BEEGLE, J.A.
BELETTI, D.G.
BERTRAND, R.O.
BETZ, J.E.
BILLINGSLEY, C.E.
BOUCHARD, M.R.
BOVA, P.
BREEN, L.H.
BROCKMEYER, A.L.T.
BRUNS, N.L.
CAMPBELL, R.B.
CASTEN, J.H.
CAVENDER, P.E.
CHUNG, M.S.S.
CRAMER, R.D.
CURRY, W.H.
DATANAGAN, V.
D'AVELLO, H.
DEERING, T.S.
DELA CRUZ, M.
DOBBS, T.H.
DOSS, M.L.
DOUGLASS, M.
EVERLY, F.X.
FALX, R.R.
FOHRENKAM, R.W.
FOUST, D.C.
FAY, J.P.
GERRARD, S.E.

GILBERT, J.S.
GISSINER, J.A.
GLENN, F.J.
GREEN, A.E.
GRONBERG, R.A.
HANSON, M.A.
HARRISON, C.O.
HEARST, R.O.
HINDMAN,, R.S.
HOLLIDAY, D.K.
HOOPER, B.E.
IWASAKI, S.S.
JAUCH, K.M.
JOHNSON, J.E.
JONES, C.E.
KAIMULOA, T.K.
KANEBHIRO, H.
KANESHIRO, S.
KELTZ, W.V.
KONDRATOWICZ, W.C.
KOTKIEWICZ, T.J.
LACOMBE, D.L.
LANGLOIS, G.D.
LAU, W.H.L.
LEARY, R.W.
LESAR, M.F.
LUM, W.W.C.
MANIOUS, R.A.
MCCABE, J.R.
MCGLINCHEY, C.J.
MITCHELL, G.
MOORMEIER, D.C.
MOOSE, D.W.
MUNCY, D.R.

MURAMOTO, T.
NORLE, J.B.
NAGAMINE, R.S.
OLIVER, L.C.
ORDENSTEIN, H.W.I.
PEZEL, G.A.
POSTON, K.L.
PRICE, C.E.
PRICE, E.L.
RIGGS, W.J.
RITTINGER, W.
ROACH, H.H.
ROBINSON, J.C.
SANDERS, L.K.
SCHLEIGER, R.F.
SCHNEIDER, G.K.
SCOTT, P.M.
SHAW, W.A.
SNOW, E.
TANAKA, H.O.
TAWATA, T.S.
TRAMSEN, R.K.
STOWE, W.B.
VAINAUSKAS, S.J.
WEAVER, G.L.
WHITEZCRE, W.B.
WISNIEWSKI, J.M.
WILLIAMS, B.
WIX, W.D.
YAMASIRO, K.
YOKOI, F.H.
YOSHIMOTO, S.Y.
YOSHIMURA, Y.
PASQUALE, L.J.

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L. R. Christopher, RDC G. W. Courtney, BMC M. W. Ellis, ENCA F. L. Erker, HMC C. L. Smith, QMC A. E. Whatley, ENC	G. Gielda, GMC G. R. Kirkman, EMC P. A. James, RMC H. Waserski, CSC H. Janke, ETC J. G. Lang, ENC