USS Surfbird AM/MSF/ADG-383 Memorial

 

"A Tribute To The Crew And Their Ship" by Ed Fournier given at the 2003 reunion 

                     Name                        

Highest Rank/Rate while serving on Surfbird     

       Years Served                          Email Address                
 Milfred "Bud" Hinek  MOMM3C

1944-45
 PLANK OWNER

 Deceased 5-26-1966
     
      (Email link is to son)
 Harold L. Dippre  S1C 
1944-46
PLANK OWNER

 Deceased 1-17-2003
 
(Email link is to daughter)
 Tom Kirshner  S 1/C 
1944-46 
PLANK OWNER
Deceased 3-8-2001
 Andrew (Andy) Kelly  EM2c

1944-46 
PLANK OWNER

Deceased 9-14-1998
     
      (Email link is to son)
 Bill Bundy  MOMM2C

1944-46 
PLANK OWNER

 Deceased 4-7-2004
     
      (Email link is to wife)
 Virgil Dunkin  S 1/C

1944-46
PLANK OWNER

 Deceased 12-26-2005

 (Email link is to daughter)
 Wilfred Emery  EMC

1944-45
PLANK OWNER

 Deceased 9-16-2006
  
(Email link is to nephew)
 Gustav (Gus) Busch  EM2

1944-46
PLANK OWNER

Deceased 4-5-2007
 
(Email link is to son-in-law)
 Grover "Doby" Goins  F2C

 1945-46

 
 Deceased 10-26-1998
 
(Email link is to daughter
 George W. Mitchell  LCDR(CO)

 1955-56

 Deceased 3-14-2004
 
 (Email link is to daughter)
 Wes Chapman  BM2 (DV2)

1956-59

 Deceased 1-6-2006
 Edward Van Gallera  HMC

 1958-61

 Deceased 10-4-1997
 
 (Email link is to son)
 Lynn Mathews  RM2

 1960-63

 Deceased 4-16-2002
 Jerry Humphries  EM2

 1961-63

 Deceased 1-1-1996
 Clifford Dowling  EN3

 1962-64

 Deceased 7-27-1971
      in Vietnam Virtual Wall Link
 Gilbert C. Markle  LTJG

 1964-65

 Deceased 11-23-1999
 
 (Email link is to daughter)
 Elmer H. Witherow  CWO4

1966-68

 Deceased 9-13-1991
 
 (Email link is to son)
Neal O. Mills  LCDR

1969-70

 Deceased

This page last updated on 10-01-2006