Crew Members

Kane, Raymond – Seaman 1st class – Plank owner

Kanoff, Raymond – Pharmacist’s Mate PO First Class – Plank owner

Karawan, Aleck – Seaman 1st class

Kaufman, Jessie – Storekeeper PO Third Class – Plank owner

Keller, Bernie H. – Seaman 1st class

Kennedy, Herbert “Lewes” — Gunner’s Mate PO First Class

Kesler, Kenneth Randle — Baker PO Second Class

Keyes, David – Storekeeper Chief Petty Officer

Kimsey, John Andrew – Yeoman PO Second Class

King, Charles R. – Seaman 1st class (Radioman)

King, Conrad – Yeoman PO Third Class

King, Grover P. – Electrician’s Mate PO Second Class

King, Wallace H. – Seaman 1st class

Kleypas, Vernon – Shipfitter PO Second Class

Knapp, Harry – Seaman 2nd class – Plank owner

Koenecamp, Maurice – Fire Controlman Chief Petty Officer – Plank owner

Korncavage, Raymond – Ship’s Cook PO Third Class

Kreitzer, Robert L. – Electrician’s Mate PO First Class – Plank owner

Kruichak, Max V. – Radarman PO Second Class

Kuczma, Lawrence J. – Seaman 1st class

Lawrence J. KuczmaSeaman First ClassOral HistoryJuly 5, 2001 Part 1 Part 2 Harry Thompson: This is an interview with Lawrence Kuczma, a crewmember of the battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Harry Thompson on July 5, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls,...

Kunkel, Alvin F. – Machinist’s Mate – died 5/6/1945 – buried at sea

Lainer, Yale – Yeoman PO First Class

Lake, William P. – Radio Technician PO Third Class

Landreth, J. Ralph – Motor Machinist’s Mate PO Third Class

Lansford, N. Harold – Gunner’s Mate PO Third Class

Lapsley, John – Fireman PO First Class

LaRochelle, Paul – Carpenter’s Mate PO Third Class

Latherow, Charles – Yeoman Chief Petty Officer

Leger, Joseph D. – Gunner’s Mate PO Third Class

Leible, Joseph W. – Machinist’s Mate PO Third Class

Lemmon, Kenneth R. – Seaman 1st class

Leonard, Arthur – Apprentice seaman – Plank owner

Leuschner, Captain Robert J.

Levine, Harvey – Quartermaster PO Third Class

Harvey LevineQuartermaster Third ClassOral History [telephone interview]December 14, 2001 Deborah M. Lyon: My name is Deb Lyon, and I'm a collections assistant at the Center for Western Studies, and I'm also a member of the USS South Dakota oral history project being...

Lilley, Clurin F. – Seaman 1st class

Linder, Wallace – Seaman 1st class – KIA 6/19/44

Lock, John F. – Seaman 1st class (Gunner’s mate)

John F. LockGunner's mateOral HistoryJuly 7, 2001 Herbert T. Hoover: This is an interview with John Lock, a crewmember with battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Herbert T. Hoover on July 7, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during the...

Long, Lester L. – Electrician’s Mate PO First Class – Plank owner

Lorberbaum, Sammy – Radioman

Lufft, Harry J. – Quartermaster PO Second Class – Plank owner

Lunsford, Lloyd – Seaman 2nd class

Luster, Max – Seaman 2nd class

Lutz, Harold – Seaman 1st class

MacDonald, James R. – Seaman 1st class

Macknowski, Harry – Seaman 1st class

Maday, Lawrence J. – Gunner’s Mate PO Third Class

Madison, Lieutenant Commander Ornon A. – 10th Division

Mager, Stanley A. – Seaman 1st class

Mahlman, Quentin F. – 6th Division

Manasco, James V. – Shipfitter PO Second Class

Manson, Jr., Lieutenant Spalding “Ken”

Spalding "Ken" Kenan Manson Jr.LieutenantOral History (telephone interview on two discs)December 18, 2001 Part 1 Part 2 Harry Thompson: I want to make sure we have your name correct. It's Spalding?Ken Manson: I'll spell that. S-P-A-L-D-I-N-G. Middle name is Kenan...

Maples, Leo -Seaman 1st class

Marshall, Vincent – Coxswain

Martin, Merrill D. – Machinist’s Mate PO Third Class

Martin, Ralph – Boatswain’s Mate PO Second Class

Martin, William – Seaman 1st class – Plank owner

Martinez, Clifford R. – Shipfitter PO Third Class

Marx, Robert Wilbur – Musician PO Second Class

Mashek, Harold – Boatswain’s Mate PO Second Class – Coxswain

Mason, Harold G. – Ship’s Service Man (Laundryman) PO Third Class

Massey Jr., James E. – Seaman 1st class

Massinggale, Kenneth – Gunner’s Mate PO First Class

Mathews, Roger – Fire Controlman Chief Petty Officer

Roger MathewsChief Petty Officer Fire ControlmanOral HistoryJuly 7, 2001 Arthur Huseboe: This is an interview with Roger A. Mathews, a crewmember of the battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Arthur Huseboe on July 7, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls,...

Matton, Raymond D. – Seaman 1st class

McBee, Charles – Musician PO First Class

McCain, Henry F. – Fire Controlman PO First Class

McCarthy, Merwin B. – Seaman 1st class

McCollough, Robert – Seaman 1st class

McFarland, William E. – Seaman 1st class

McGinty, Paul – Yeoman PO Second Class

McGrath, Lieutenant Harry A. – USNR

McHugh, Robert – Fire Controlman PO First Class – Plank owner

McKinney, Kenneth K. – Apprentice seaman – Plank owner

McMahon, James – Seaman 1st class

McMahon, John T. – Seaman 1st class

McNeill, George T. – Gunner’s Mate PO Second Class

George T. McNeillGunner's MateOral HistoryJuly 6, 2001 Harry Thompson: Mr. George T. McNeill, a crewmember of the battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Harry Thompson on July 6, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during the reunion of the...

Meier, Albert – Seaman 1st class (Gunner striker)

Albert MeierSeaman First Class (Gunner striker)Oral HistoryJuly 7, 2001 Herbert T. Hoover: This is an interview with Albert Meier, a crewmember of the battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Herbert T. Hoover on July 7, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls,...

Messier, Vernon A. – Shipfitter PO Second Class

Michaud, Richard E. – Petty officer third class

Micks, Walter M. – Fire Controlman PO Second Class

Miller, Paul G. – Gunner’s Mate PO First Class – Plank owner

Miquel Gonzalez – Seaman 1st class

Momsen, Captain Charles B. – Commanding Officer (12/44 – 7/45)

Montieth, Eugene – Boatswain’s Mate PO Second Class

Mooney, James V. – Seaman 1st class

Mooney, Joseph – 1st Division

Morone, Frank – Storekeeper Chief Petty Officer

Moss, James R. – Fire Controlman PO Second Class

Mudd, Walter – Radarman PO Second Class

Mulvey, James F. – Machinist’s Mate PO Second Class – Plank owner

Murphy, Frank T. – Radarman PO Second Class

Murphy, Joseph J. – Ship’s Service Man (Laundryman) PO Third Class

Murphy, Lieutenant (j. g.) John J.

Muscato, John – Seaman 1st class

Naughton, Joseph F. – Electrician’s Mate PO Third Class

Nebes, Charles – Signalman PO Second Class

Charles NebesSignalman Second ClassOral HistoryJuly 7, 2001 Herbert T. Hoover: This is an interview with Charles Nebes, a crewmember of the battleship USS South Dakota, conducted by Herbert T. Hoover on July 7, 2001, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,...

Nelson, Cledit E. – Coxswain – Plank owner

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