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1946 - USS Cusk Year by Year History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
The Cusk is commissioned and joins the fleet
The Cusk is commissioned at 2:00
P.M. on Thursday, January 31, 1946 in New London, Connecticut. A
commissioning party is held the next evening at "Polly's Inn" in Norwich,
Connecticut. The first ship's patch is also commissioned and the Cusk goes
to sea on "Standardization Trials" in March. Later that year, the Cusk
departs on a trip to her new home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The trip
includes a stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico and a trip to Cristobal, Panama and the
Panama Canal. Later the Cusk is in San Diego and Pearl Harbor and then it
off to Kodiak, Alaska for "Iceberg" tests.
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Click here to see the list of crewmembers who came
aboard the Cusk in 1946
Pictures and memorabilia from 1946:
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1st Ship's Party Attendees
1946
in Norwich, Connecticut
All
officers & crew present
except
men on watch
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
First Crew List
(Courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
1st Ship's Party -
Officers and Crew
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
Commissioning Ceremony Invitation
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Captain & Mrs. Paul Summers
at
Cusk's commissioning party
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Commissioning Party Invitation
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Commissioning Envelope
Commemorative envelope
by Electric Boat Co.
about
the Cusk's launch.
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Article in local
paper about Cusk's
Commissioning,
February 5, 1946
(Courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Commissioning Envelope
Commemorative envelope
by Electric Boat Co.
about
the Cusk's launch.
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Signed Picture of Ship's Patch
Signed by first
crew.
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Historical
background of Cusk's first patch
(Photo courtesy of
Zeke Zellmer |
First Ship's Patch
(Courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
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Commissioning Party Menu
(outside)
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Commissioning Party Menu
(outside)
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Commissioning Party Menu
(inside)
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
Moose
Tharp, Clyde Kirk,
L.P.
Kunkle, Reid, Moldy
Higgins, Fosberg, Phil Hansen
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
Clyde Kirk during Standardization Trials
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
(Names
unknown)
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
Lt. & Mrs. Zeke Zellmer
(Photo courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Cusk's First Engineering
Officer
Lt. Zeke Zellmer
(Photo courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Zeke & Mrs. Zellmer with
other
Cusk officers
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
L.P.
Kunkle, D. L. Aldredge,
F. E.
"Moldy" Higgins,
Fosberg & Elliot
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
F. E.
"Moldy" Higgins & D. L.
Aldredge
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
(Names
unknown)
(Photo courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
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Close up photo of the
Bridge
New London, 1946
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
(Names
Unknown)
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
Tied up outboard
of the Diodon
New London, April 1946
(Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
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Crewmembers on deck
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Crewmembers on deck
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Crewmembers on
deck
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
|
View of Alaskan
coast when arriving in Kodiak
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
Small boats
alongside, forward of bridge
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
March 18, 1946
Standardization Trials
Thomas Dietz,
Parker & Barlow
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
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Entering new home port of
Pearl Harbor,
July, 1946
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk)
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Entering San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 1, 1946
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
The Cusk in
Cristobal, Canal Zone, 1946
sometime between 24 April
1946, when she
made an extended cruise
through the
Caribbean Sea, and before
she arrived at
San Diego 6 June 1946.
(Photo
courtesy of Jim Carrol) |
Cdr. Paul Summers & Cdr.
Buskirk
discuss plans for Arctic
cruise to
Kodiak,
Alaska, July 1946
(Article courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
San Diego Union article about Cusk's
first trip to Kodiak, Alaska
(Article courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Another 'Arctic' Article
about Cusk's trip to Kodiak, Alaska
(Article courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Cusk outboard the USS Trumpetfish (SS-425)
Kodiak,
Alaska, July 1946
(Photo courtesy of Zeke
Zellmer) |
Early Crew Picture
(Photo courtesy of
Jim Orr) |
In Kodiak, Alaska
outboard Diodon
July,
1946
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
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Crewmembers on the
bridge
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
1st Ship's Party -
Officers and CPOs
R1-S.A. Peterson, V. R. Wanner, F. L. Thomas,
Bill Norrington, Paul Summers, Zeke Zellmer,
D. H. Green,
F. C. Cole, Walt Diedrick
R2-J.C. Rendernick,
P.A. Gavala, H.F. Lego
Stubbs, G. E. Campbell,
O. A. Fosberg,
J. W. Deef &
Darden,
R3-unknown, J. K. Ludwig,
F. V. Nuttleman & L. S. Wright
(Photo
courtesy of Clyde Kirk) |
Topside alongside
the shears, 1946
(Photo
courtesy of Zeke Zellmer) |
If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1946 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
Crewmembers who came aboard the Cusk in 1946:
| Last Name |
First & MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Svc. Date |
Comments |
| Aldredge |
D. L. |
|
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MOMM2(SS) |
46 |
|
| Barlow |
Verne D. |
Austell |
GA |
|
46 |
|
| Bettencourt |
E. S. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Boberick |
Donald H. |
Pasadena |
CA |
RM3(SS) |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - 11 Jan 2002 |
| Brewer |
W. R. |
|
|
EM3c |
46 |
|
| Broadfoot |
J. R. |
|
|
TM3c |
46 |
|
| Brown |
Lawrence |
|
|
CM1(SS) |
46 - 47 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Campbell |
George E. "Buzz" |
|
|
QMC(SS) |
46 |
|
| Cohen |
M. M. |
|
|
TM2c |
46 |
|
| Cole |
F. C. |
St. Louis |
MO |
LTJG |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - August 2006 |
| Condon |
William H. |
Zephyrhills |
FL |
RM3(SS) |
46 |
|
| Conforti |
John J. |
Torrington |
CT |
EN1(SS) |
46 - 47 |
|
| Cook |
C. F |
|
|
MOMM3c |
46 |
|
| Dedrick |
Walter |
|
|
LTJG |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Dennis |
O. L. |
|
|
QM2c |
46 |
|
| Deef |
J. W. |
|
|
CFM |
46 |
|
| Dietz |
Thomas R. |
Stillwater |
MN |
EM3(SS) |
46 |
|
| Engel |
H. A. |
|
|
MOMm3C |
46 |
|
| England |
S. J. |
|
|
S1c(RM) |
46 |
|
| Elliot |
Oliver W. |
Moreno Valley |
CA |
|
46 |
|
| Elliot |
Q. M. |
|
|
F1c |
46 |
|
| Fenton |
R. |
|
|
RM2c |
46 |
|
| Ferrer |
D. |
|
|
StM1c |
46 |
|
| Fisher |
Walter Curtis |
|
VA |
EN1(SS) |
46 - 48 |
|
| Flanagan |
K. F. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Flora |
L. L. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Fosberg |
Orville A. |
|
|
CMOMM(SS) |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Foster |
A. E. |
|
|
FCS1c |
46 |
|
| Frazier |
J. P. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Gavala |
Paul A. |
Fishskill |
NY |
CCS |
46 |
|
| Graham |
Herbert W. |
|
|
RM1(SS) |
46 - 50 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Green |
David H. |
|
|
LCDR |
46 |
|
| Hansen |
Phil |
|
|
MOMM3(SS) |
46 |
|
| Hayes |
H. W. |
|
|
QM3c |
46 |
|
| Hazlett |
G. |
|
|
GM1 |
46 - 47 |
|
| Heartness |
O. A. |
|
|
MoMM1c |
46 |
|
| Herbst |
Alfred O. |
|
TX |
RM3(SS) |
46 - 47 |
|
| Higgins |
F. E, "Moldy" |
|
|
MOMM1(SS) |
46 |
Eternal Patrol 10-27-2004 |
| Hinman |
E. M. |
|
|
F2c |
46 |
|
| Horne |
W.R. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Irvine |
L. F. |
|
|
CMcMM |
46 |
|
| Jordan |
Robert |
|
MA |
EM2(SS) |
46 - 47 |
|
| Keeran |
E. M. |
|
|
RM1c |
46 |
|
| Kelly |
W. P. |
|
|
MoMM2c |
46 |
|
| Kunkel |
L. P. |
|
|
MoMM2c |
46 |
|
| Lego |
Herman F. |
|
|
CY |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Lindstrom |
D. E. |
|
|
EM1c |
46 |
|
| Longnecker |
D. E. |
|
|
EM1c |
46 |
|
| Lowry |
G. W. |
|
|
F1c |
46 |
|
| Ludwig |
John K. |
|
|
CRM(SS) |
46 |
|
| Lugar |
J. M. |
|
|
TM2c |
46 |
|
| McGinty |
M. C. |
|
|
EM1c |
46 |
|
| Meeks |
C. N. |
|
|
MoMM2c |
46 |
|
| Mikolay |
J. R. |
|
|
MoMM3c |
46 - 47 |
|
| Mitchell |
E. F. |
|
|
EM2c |
46 |
|
| Nelson |
R. W. |
|
|
F1c |
46 |
|
| Nuttleman |
Fred V. |
Rogers |
AR |
CTM |
46 |
|
| Orr |
Jim F. |
Hadlyme |
CT |
ETR3(SS) |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - 18 March 2001 |
| Parden |
Lee Bob |
|
|
CEM |
46 |
|
| Parker |
Eugene A. |
|
CA |
TM3c |
46 |
|
| Patterson |
Hugh |
Fair Oaks |
CA |
EM3(SS) |
46 - 48 |
Eternal Patrol - 2002 |
| Peterson |
Stanley A. |
|
|
LTJG |
46 |
|
| Rawding |
William Burt "Scottie" |
Bedford |
MA |
|
46 - 49 |
|
| Reid |
W. B. |
|
|
MOMM2(SS) |
46 |
|
| Rendernick |
J. C. |
|
|
CEM |
46 |
|
| Rivera |
B. |
|
|
St1c |
46 |
|
| Robinson |
|
|
|
StM2c |
46 |
|
| Saunders |
P. G. |
|
|
CGM |
46 |
|
| Schaeffer |
R. E. |
|
|
SC3c |
46 |
Returned as COB in 1965
& 66 |
| Schwartz |
H. R. |
|
|
TM1c |
46 |
|
| Sharp |
H. L. |
|
|
RM3c |
46 |
|
| Shrum |
W. M. |
|
|
S2c |
46 |
|
| Signs |
W. A. |
|
|
TM3c |
46 |
|
| Stealey |
E. H. |
|
|
EM3c |
46 |
|
| Stone |
C. |
|
|
S1c |
46 |
|
| Stubbe |
|
|
|
CRTM |
46 |
|
| Summers |
Paul E. "Pete" |
|
|
CDR |
46 - 48 |
1st Captain, Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Tharp |
W. G. "Moose" |
|
|
MOMM1(SS) |
46 |
|
| Thomas |
F. L. |
|
|
LT |
46 |
|
| Walker |
J. E. |
|
|
EM3c |
46 |
|
| Williams |
F. N. |
|
|
TM2c |
46 |
|
| Williamson |
P. L. |
|
|
TM1c |
46 |
|
| Wanner |
Vance |
|
|
LTJG |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Wright |
L. S. |
|
|
CMOMM |
46 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Zellmer |
Ernest J. |
Satellite Beach |
FL |
LT |
46 - 48 |
1st Engineering Officer |
| Zimmerman |
R. C. |
|
|
SM2c |
46 - 47 |
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If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1946 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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