Pioneer Crew Members
Pioneer Crew Members
At this time less than half of the names of the 120 man USS Pioneer crew have been located for posting and honoring on our web site. With time we are committed and confident we will add to the roster below.
You can read the full story of the Amazing Rescue here.
If you have any information about a crew member not listed please contact the Association with additional information.
There are 44 names in this list.
| Person | Unit | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Allison, Lewis | Pioneer | |
| Applegate, Russell M. | Pioneer | |
| Bellomy, Clyde * | Pioneer | |
| Blake, William L. | Pioneer | |
| Brassington, Donald E. * | Pioneer | |
| Brumbach, Andrew A. * | Pioneer | |
| Coltec, Jr., John | Pioneer | |
| Cool, Philip | Pioneer | |
| Cooper Jr., John | Pioneer | |
| Croyle, Ernest | Pioneer | |
| Cundiff, Ralph * | Pioneer | |
| Cunigan, Sam * | Pioneer | |
| Curfew, Jay | Pioneer | |
| Curl, Jesse * | Pioneer | |
| Dana, Wayne B. * | Pioneer | |
| Davis, Jack * | Pioneer | |
| Dawes, Herbert C. * | Pioneer | |
| Difolco, Louis J. | Pioneer | |
| Drogo, Louis * | Pioneer | |
| Dunlap, James O. * | Pioneer | |
| Dupre, Don | Pioneer | |
| Essenpreis, Duane | Pioneer | |
| Golian, John | Pioneer | |
| Hendricks. Carrill C. | Pioneer | |
| Higgins, Frank * | Pioneer | |
| Horvath, Steven | Pioneer | |
| Humes, Melvin D. | Pioneer | |
| Jones, Harrell R. * | Pioneer | |
| Kneser Jr., Clarence | Pioneer | |
| Knight, John * | Pioneer | |
| Knopik, Frank | Pioneer | |
| Korf, Fred L. * | Pioneer | |
| Lewis, David W. * | Pioneer | |
| Linville, Ed * | Pioneer | |
| Mathews, William D. | Pioneer | |
| McCarville, Raymond Anthony | Pioneer | |
| Milstead, Alvin | Pioneer | |
| Osick, Leroy W. | Pioneer | |
| Penoske, Daniel * | Pioneer | |
| Poirer, John * | Pioneer | |
| Rhodes, Harry C. | Pioneer | |
| Rogers, Leroy E. * | Pioneer | |
| Shaw, Airieal | Pioneer | |
| Skold, Elmer A. | Pioneer | |
| Waggoner, S. E. | Pioneer | |
| Wright, Ron * | Pioneer | |
| Leddy, Arthur Francis | Pioneer |
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