Aboard Rate/Rank Given Name Surname Postal Address City/Town State ZIP Telephone E-mail Address
43 - 44 MM1 Gerald Ahearn 42 Martins Path Charleston SC 29414 843-556-5668
42 - 44 Cdr. Thomas G. Baggot, Jr. 2214 Running Spring Pl. Encinitas CA 92024 760-753-4949 Cdrtom9@aol.com
41 - 44 DM-20 Elward F. Baldridge 8111 Tis Well Dr., Apt. 126 Alexandria VA 22306 703-799-9029
41 - 44 GM Philip Block North St. Wells VT O5774 802-645-9328
41 - 44 DMS-17 Luther W. Carmack 2273 Glenwood Ln. Las Vegas NV 89115 702-453-2299
41 - 44 DMS-17 Johnnie Ray Chism 612 S. Cummings St. Fulton MS 38843 662-862-4471
Judy (daughter) Chism McMurry 3070 Milky Way Dr. Bartlett, TN 38134 901-386-9088
41 - 44 DMS-17 John C. Cole 4690 W. Caro Rd. Vassar MI 48768 517-673-2083
41 - 44 DMS-17 Donald C. Dailey 708 Virginia Dare Dr. Virginia Beach VA 23451 757-437-8386
41 - 44 DMS-17 Walter "Dick" Dickinson 904 Maxwell NW Ardmore OK 73401 580-226-5531
41 - 44 DMS-17 Melvin H. Dubard Rt. 1, Box 118 Carrollton MS 38917 601-237-4707
41 - 44 DMS-17 H. Truxton Emerson, Jr. 1221 Gulf Shore Blvd. N. Naples FL 34102 941-261-0983
44 - 44 Ensign Charles Ennis Helsem Way Dallas TX 75230 972-387-3994
41 - 44 DMS-17 Orville "Ted" Guseman 1253 Nichole Ln. Sandwich IL 60548 815-786-2260
Winter C/O Jean Kelly 6117 Baltimore Dr. La Mesa CA 91942 619-464-5050
41 - 44 DMS-17 Andrew J. Kopacz 2846 Pebble Beach Dr. Navarre FL 32566 850-939-4206 andyfritz1926@aol.com
41 - 44 DMS-17 Lester Koutuxides 80 Clarke Ave. Jersey City NJ O7304 201-451-9617
43 - 44 S1c Jacob Lambert 217 Light Street Chester IL 62233 618-826-1683
41 - 44 DMS-17 Charles E. Lishman 43234 Road 415 Coarsegold CA 93614 559-683-2338
41 - 44 DMS-17 Walter J. Lugo P.O. Box1117 Joshua Tree CA 92252 760-366-2650
41 - 44 DMS-17 Nick Maershbecker 1806 Neptune Ln. Houston TX 77062 713-486-5716
Contact Judy McMurry 3070 Milky Way Dr. Bartlett TN 38134 901-386-9088
41 - 44 DMS-17 Lee Roy Miller Box 51 Pe Ell WA 98572 206-291-3406
41 - 44 DMS-17 Robert Neal Milwaukee OR 503-654-4373
41 - 44 DMS-17 Arthur G. Paule 7350 S. Yorkshire Dr. St. Louis MO 63123 314-843-5881
41 - 44 DMS-17 Francis "Frank" Pogue 1816 Meredith Rd. Virginia Beach VA 23455 757-464-6049
Reporter Bill Remick 407 W. Mountain View Rd. Phoenix AZ 85051 623-934-8354
41 - 44 DMS-17 Anthony W. Rudzinski 4525 Rhett Ln. Fairfax VA 22030 703-361-0062
41 - 44 DMS-17 James R. St. Pierre 3800 SE 44th St. Ocala FL 34480 352-694-2492
41 - 44 DMS-17 Jack A. Steward 226 Hillside Dr. Niceville FL 32578 850-678-4303
41 - 44 DMS-17 Frank P. Terrano RR 4, Box 1143 Honesdale PA 18431 570-729-8033
41 - 44 DMS-17 John J. Terrell 608 E. Ryan Pl. Lake Forrest IL 60045 708-234-1056
41 - 44 DMS-17 Howard V. Thoma 720 Jerome St. Monroe MI 48161 313-241-7262
41 - 44 DMS-17 Roland L. Thomas 4412 E. 6th St. Cheyenne WY 82001 307-634-1005
41 - 44 DMS-17 John Thomas Ticusan, Jr. 6446 N. Park Ave. Indianapolis IN 46220 317-251-2586
Winter Jean (daughter) Ticusan Kelly 6117 Baltimore Dr. La Mesa CA 91942 619-464-5050
39 - 43 MM1 Luke V. Timar 1628 Poplar St. Granite City IL 62040 618-877-1169
41 - 44 DMS-17 Joner Trump Rt. 3, Box 470 Dayton WA 99328 504-382-2096
41 - 44 DMS-17 Larry Tunks 16042 Mariner Dr. Huntington Beach CA 92649 562-592-2031
41 - 44 DMS-17 Kenneth C. Wallace Winter 1840 Freedom Dr. Melbourne FL 32940 321-751-1214
41 - 44 Kenneth C. Wallace Summer 164 Glen Cannon Dr. Pisgah Forest NC 28768 828-884-5617
Author E. Andrew Wilde, Jr. 1210 Greendale Ave, Apt. E-3 Needham MA O2492 718-449-0392
41 - 44 DMS-17 Clarence R. Wills 11415 S. Lawndale Ave. Chicago IL 60655 312-779-4727
43-44 DMS-17 Thomas Fussner 380 High Point Blvd. Apt D Delray Beach, FL 33445 561-243-2612

Reporter Austin Miller amiller@starbanner.com
Fish'nFins Jeff Wonnenberg Fish'nFins Divers Palau svnymphae@fastmail.ca

Notes:
1. Elward F. Baldridge (Capt., USN Ret.) was Skipper of USS Preble(DM-20), who attempted to salvage DMS-17 after it struck a
mine on 9/13/44, and rescued many of the Perry's crew members.
2. George G. Ball (Capt., USN Ret.) was an Ensign aboard DMS-17 at time of Pearl Harbor attack. In 1956 - 1957 he was Skipper
of the USS Perry DD-844, whose home port was Newport, RI.Newport, RI. Died May 1, 2002.
3. Donald C. Dailey is son of Capt. Robertson C. Dailey, who died Feb. 29, 1992.
4. E. Andrew Wilde (Cdr., USNR Ret.) has compiled an exceptional book: The USS Perry (DD-340/DMS-17); An Illustrated History, 1922 - 1944.
5. Bill Remick has reported extensively on the discovery of the DMS-17 wreckage.


Updated 9/30/01