Merchant Marine Recipients of Distinguished Service Medal awarded for
"Heroism Beyond the Call of Duty"

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Adams, James B.	Master	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Allen, George B.	Chief Mate	SS American	6/11/42
Alm, Gustav F.	Carpenter	SS Angelina	10/17/42
Alther, George W., Jr.*	Second Mate	SS Timothy Pickering	10/14/43
Anderson, Fred A.	Able Seaman	SS Samuel Parker	7/19/43
Andrews, Clyde N.	Second Mate	SS Heffron	7/5/42
Andrews, Harold T.*	Ordinary Seaman	SS West Nohno	9/15/42
Archibald, Fred C.	Chief Steward	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Austin, David C.	Master	SS President Fillmore	6/04/42
Baird, Dale P.	Second Mate	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Baker, George E.	Ordinary Seaman	SS Matt Ransom	4/11/43
Bamforth, Charles N.	Master	SS Honolulan	7/22/42
Baretich, Bruno B.	Second Mate	SS Saint Mihiel	4/9/45
Birdsall, Charles	Third Steward	SS President Fillmore	12/10/42
Blaisdell, James	Master	SS Mary Kinney	?
Blakefield, Robert E.	Master	SS Taku	1/13/42
Blum, Murray M.*	Radio Operator	SS Leonidas S. Polk	12/3/43
Boe, Albert M.*	Chief Engineer	USAT FS-214	4/14/44
Breen, Maurice	Purser	SS Sahale	9/12 to 9/18/42
Brown, Hugh Parks, Jr.	Third Mate	SS City Of Alma	6/2/42
Browne, Paul H.	Master	SS China Arrow	2/5/42
Buck, Paul*	Master	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Cameron, James C.*	Jr. Third Mate	MS Brilliant	11/18/42
Carpenter, Foster D.	Chief Mate	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Chappell, Oscar*	Able Seaman	SS Dixie Arrow	3/26/42
Cheney, Edwin F., Jr.	Able Seaman	SS John D. Gill	3/12/42
Cobb, Samuel L.*	Master	SS Alcoa Guide	4/16/42
Collins, Allen G.*	Third Mate	SS John Bascom	12/2/43
Constantine, Robert A.	Third Mate	SS John Swett	2/23/45
Craig, Cleon A.	Second Engineer	SS John Adams	5/5/42
Crawford, Alvin R.*	Able Seaman	SS Marcus Daly	12/5/44
Crawford, Thomas*	Able Seaman	SS Maiden Creek I	12/31/42
Cronk, George S.	Second Engineer	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Currie, Allan B.	Third Mate	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Dahlstrom, Carl P. R.	Master	SS Lyman Abbott	12/2/43
Dake, Charles M., Jr.	Bosun	SS Scottsburg/SS George Davis	6/14/42 & 2/9/43?
Dales, Francis A.	Deck Cadet	SS Santa Elisa	8/11 to 8/15/42
Dalton, William	Chief Engineer	MS Bidwell	4/6/42
Darnell, Gus W.	Master	SS Cardonia	3/7/42
Davis, Elsworth
Dodge, John M.	Master	SS Malay	1/19/42
Donnelly, Elmer C.	Deck Cadet	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Downs, Walter S.
Drechsler, Arthur J.	Jr. Third Engineer	SS Richard Hovey	3/29/44
Eklund, Ragnar F.	Master	SS Exmoor	4/6/42
Ellison, John E.	Master	SS Domino	6/2/42
Evenson, Even	Master	SS Benjamin Contee	8/16/43
Fetherston, Edward M.	Third Mate	SS Heffron	7/5/42
Finch, Louis G.	Able Seaman	SS Emidio	12/20/41
Frey, Samuel C.	Master	USAT David W. Branch	11/24/43
Friberg, August	Chief Engineer	SS China Arrow	2/5/42
Fudske, Hawkins*	Chief Mate	SS Esso Bolivar	3/7/42
Fuertado, James M.	Chief Mate	SS City Of Alma	6/2/42
Galza, Alberto	Bosun	SS Delisle	5/4/42 & 10/19/43
Gavin, Andrew W.	Master	SS Alcoa Pioneer	11/18/44
Geddes, Edward D.	Master	SS Heffron	7/5/42
Gianella, Lawrence H.*	Radio Operator	SS Prusa	12/19/41
Haffard, John R.	Able Seaman	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Harrell, James F.*	Master	SS Gulfstate	11/7/42 &4/3/43
Hart, Robert W.*	Master	SS San Jacinto	4/21/42
Haviland, Donald F.*	Chief Engineer	SS Henry Bacon	2/23/45
Hayford, Kenneth E.	Chief Engineer	SS Harper's Ferry	7/20/44
Heitmann, Otto	Master	SS John Bascom	12/2/43
Henry, Alexander S.	Master	SS Deer Lodge	5/18/42
Hocken, Richard E.	Master	SS William Moultrie	9/12/42
Huett, James C.	Radio Operator	SS William T. Coleman	7/20/43
Jaenicke, Karl W.	Master	SS West Hardaway	6/15/42
Jamieson, Ralph E.	Chief Engineer	SS Saint Mihiel	4/9/45
Jarvis, Charles A.	Master	SS Adoniram Judson	10/24/44 to 10/29/44
Johanson, Elis R.	Master	SS Monterey	11/6/43
Johnson, Arthur L.*	Master	SS Virginia Dare	9/7 to 9/21/42
Johnson, Edward E.	Master	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Johnson, Edwin E.	Master	SS Columbian	6/17/42
Johnson, Kyle V.*	Ordinary Seaman	SS Lafayette	9/7 to 9/21/42
Jones, Paul D.*	Oiler	SS Bostonian	8/14/44
Jordan, Lew
Karlsson, G. O.*	Master	SS Stanvac Calcutta	4/12/42
Elias Kershaw
Krolikowski, Sigmond Charles*	Master	SS Wolf Creek	9/45
Kuzma, Mike	Ordinary Seaman	SS Virginia	5/12/42
Lapoint, John J.	Master	SS Potlatch	6/27/42
Larsen, Frederick A., Jr.	Jr. Third Mate	SS Santa Elisa	8/11 to 8/15/42
Lauman, Arthur	Fireman	MS Esso Bolivar	3/7/42
Layman, Joseph E.*	Second Mate	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Lee, Walter J.	Second Mate	SS Independence Hall	3/7/42
Lemons, Loy	Ordinary Seaman	SS Dixiano	?
Lia, Bjarne A.*	Master	SS Bostonian	8/14/44
Lund, John	Master	SS Pan Maryland	1/20/44
Matthiesen, Richard G.*	Ordinary Seaman	SS Marcus Daly	12/10/44
Mattson, John A.	Master	SS Coast Farmer	7/20/42
Maxey, Morgan A.	Master	SS Cedar Mills	12/1/43
Maynard, Kenneth W.	Radio Operator	SS China Arrow	2/5/42
McCarthy, Van Rutherford	Chief Mate	SS Jeremiah Wadsworth	11/27/42
McDowell, Bertram E.*	Wiper	SS Virginia	5/12/42
McKenzie, Daniel J.	Master	SS Independence Hall	10/17/39
McTaggart, Thomas J.	Chief Engineer	MS Esso Bolivar	3/7/42
Medved, Carl M.	Engine Cadet	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Milbourne, Albert	Chief Mate	SS Admiral Halstead	2/19/42 to 2/26/42
Mills, Frederick J.	Chief Engineer	SS Examelia/MS Zaandam	10/9/42 and 11/2/42
Moczkowski, Richard*	Chief Mate	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Mortensen, Soren	Master	SS Bellingham	7/8/42
Murphy, Maximo	Able Seaman	SS Barbara	3/7/42
Neal, Stanley Lee	Messman	SS Tennessee
Needham, William	Able Seaman	SS Mormaclark
Nordh, Sten	Chief Mate	SS El Coston	2/26/44
O'Hara, Edwin J.*	Engine Cadet	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Olsen, Samuel	Master	SS Samuel J. Kirkwood	5/6/43
Olson, Patrick Carl	Chief Mate	SS President Coolidge	10/26/42
Opheim, Alvin W.	Master	SS Marcus Daly	12/10/44
Pardoe, Spencer	Chief Mate	SS Uruguay	2/12/43
Paton, John L.	First Engineer	SS President Coolidge	10/26/42
Pinnell, Royall E.	Purser	SS Antelope Hills	5/10/45
Proctor, Harold A.
Quinn, Howard	Chief Engineer	SS President Coolidge	10/26/42
Racine, Edward F.	Boatswain	SS James B. Stephens	3/8/43
Rack, Francis E.	Second Engineer	SS Francis Asbury	12/3/44
Reed, Walter E.	Master	SS Joseph Cudahy	5/4/42
Richardson, Charles	Able Seaman	SS Esso Bolivar	3/7/42
Robbins, Charles S.	Master	SS Juan De Fuca	12/21/44 to 1/1944
Rudolph, William R.	Second Mate	SS John Bascom	12/2/43
Ryan, John P.	Bosun	SS West Nohno	9/15/42
Santina, Frank A.	Second Mate	SS Carrabulle	5/26/42
Shera, Philip C.*	Third Engineer	SS Java Arrow	5/5/42
Sigona, Peter J.	Master	SS Gulfprince	5/13/42
Sittmann, Walter G.	Engine Cadet	SS William T. Coleman	7/20/43
Sorensen, Holger E.	Master	MS Cape Decision	1/27/43
Spaulding, Albert P.	Master	SS Uruguay	2/12/43
Squires, James G.*	Second Cook	SS Malantic	3/9/43
Squires, Joseph*	Able Seaman	SS Maiden Creek I	12/31/42
Stark, Harry E.	Master	SS Cape Neddick	5/12/43
Stevens, Michael	Chief Engineer	SS Pat Harrison	5/8/43
Stilson, Ford	Chief Steward	SS Stephen Hopkins	9/27/42
Storkersen, Nikolai K.	Chief Mate	SS Samuel Parker	7/19/43
Stull, Elmer J.	Master	SS Samuel Parker	7/19/43
Switzer, Hugh L.	Master	SS Exceller	11/7/42
Thomas, William M., Jr.	Engine Cadet	SS Edgar Allen Poe	11/8/42
Thornthwaite, George	Second Engineer	SS Samuel Q. Brown	5/23/42
Townsend, Frank F.	Chief Engineer	SS Deer Lodge	5/18/42
Tryg, John	Master	SS Schoharie	9/12/42
Valentine, Leonard W.	Chief Engineer	SS Francis C. Harrington	6/7/44
Valentine, Paul I.	Second Cook	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Vannais, Phil Cox	Engine Cadet	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Vickers, George A.	Master	SS Nathaniel Greene	3/42 to 2/24/43
Waigandt, Alexander	Purser	SS Daniel Huger	5/9/43
Wainwright 5th, Jonathan M.	Master	SS Bushrod Washington	9/14/43
Williams, Frederick O.	Third Engineer	SS Francis Asbury	12/3/44
Williams, Jesse A.	First Engineer	SS Elizabeth Kellogg	11/23/43
Williams, Owen J.	Able Seaman	MS Baltic
Wilson, Elbert C.	Master	SS Exhibitor	4/3/42
Wirtz, Russell O.	Purser	SS Esso Baton Rouge	2/23/43
Zito, Frederick R.	Engine Cadet	SS Fitz John Porter	3/1/43

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