On this Fifth Friday, it’s time once again to remember seagoing cowboys who have passed from this world. This one will be longer than usual, as I’ve done an internet search on my seagoing cowboy mailing list and found many I wasn’t aware of.
Bahr, Charles G., June 3, 2015. S. S. Frederic C. Howe to Yugoslavia, November 15, 1946.
Beachy, Levi, May 23, 2016. S. S. Norwalk Victory to Poland, January 9, 1947.
Beam, C. H., Jr., October 21, 2014. S. S. Henry Dearborn to Albania, February 1, 1947.
Blanchard, Chester, October 3, 2014. S. S. Mexican to Poland, February 9, 1946.
Bomberger, Roy L., Sr., December 4, 2010. S. S. Mount Whitney to Poland, July 29, 1946.
Detweiler, Russell M., October 29, 2011. S. S. DePauw Victory to Greece, December 10, 1946.
Gingerich, Elmer M., May 10, 2014. S. S. Wesley W. Barrett to Poland, April 14, 1946.
Goering, Victor R., August 23, 2016. S. S. Charles W. Wooster to Greece, April 21, 1946.
Hertzler, Alvin S., March 7, 2012. S. S. Michael James Monohan to Poland, July 1, 1946; S. S. Edwin D. Howard to Poland, August 17, 1946.
Hoover, Daniel Andrew, February 17, 2016. S. S. Plymouth Victory to Greece, February 13, 1947.
Hughes, Hugh R., October 16, 2013. S. S. William S. Halsted to Poland, August 11, 1946.
Kauffman, Elmo Mast, November 16, 2015. S. S. William S. Halsted to Greece, January 11, 1946.
Keath, Frank W., January 6, 2016. S. S. Queens Victory to Czechoslovakia, June 9, 1946; S. S. Cedar Rapids Victory to Yugoslavia, July 10, 1946.
Kortemeier, Kenneth W., May 11, 2016. S. S. Virginian to Poland, September 14, 1945.
Krabill, Murray, July 16, 2016. S. S. Stephen R. Mallory to Poland, June 20, 1946.
Kreider, Wilbur W., October 27, 2010. S. S. Adrian Victory to Greece, December 23, 1946.
Martin, Paul Eby, August 4, 2015. S. S. Mexican to Poland, November 8, 1945.
Mason, Frank, d. August 5, 2016. S. S. Mount Whitney to Poland, July 29, 1946.
McVey, William, October 4, 2015. S. S. Rockland Victory to Yugoslavia, August 18, 1946.
Miller, Vernon Doyle, April 19, 2016. S. S. Santiago Iglesias to Poland, November 10, 1945.
Myers, Franklin M., Sr., July 4, 2012. S. S. Carroll Victory to Poland, February 16, 1946.
Nafzier, Andrew J., April 19, 2012. S. S. Mexican to Poland, November 8, 1945.
Nafziger, Maurice, August 13, 2009. S. S. DePauw Victory to Greece, December 10, 1946.
Nafziger, Robert W., February 8, 2011. S. S. Park Victory to Poland, December 23, 1945; S. S. Plymouth Victory to Greece, February 13, 1947.
Nisly, Alvin L., January 16, 2016. S. S. Clarksville Victory to Poland, December 14, 1945; S. S. Boulder Victory to China, February 22, 1947.
Petersheim, Elmer M., February 26, 2015. S. S. Park Victory to Poland, December 23, 1945; S. S. Queen’s Victory to Greece, December 15, 1946.
Redcay, William A., April 6, 2013. S. S. Virginian to Poland January 4, 1946; S. S. Beloit Victory to Poland, November 27, 1946.
Sauder, Edwin H., April 13, 2013. S. S. Morgantown Victory to Yugoslavia, December 2, 1946.
Sider, Harold K., March 16, 2013. S. S. Frederic C. Howe to Poland, May 16, 1946.
Slagell, Harold Joseph, d. August 21, 2016. S. S. Adrian Victory to Greece, December 23, 1946.
Stoltzfus, Robert, July 7, 2015. S. S. Santiago Iglesias to Poland, November 18, 1945.
Summers, Allen C., November 16, 2010. S. S. Park Victory to Yugoslavia, October 26, 1945; S. S. Clarksville Victory to Greece, February 24, 1946.
Voth, Stanley E., February 6, 2016. S. S. Plymouth Victory to Poland, March 28, 1946; S. S. Plymouth Victory to Poland, May 11, 1946.
Weinhold, D. Ernest, March 25, 2015. S. S. Blue Island Victory to Poland, August 10, 1946.
Wicks, Dale F., July 17, 2016. S. S. Henry Dearborn to Albania, February 1, 1947.
Wingert, Laban Monroe, August 3, 2010. S. S. Rock Springs Victory to Ethiopia, March 12, 1947.
Zuck, Dr. Lowell H., July 30, 2014. S. S. Virginian to Greece, June 26, 1945; S. S. Cedar Rapids Victory to Poland, August 30, 1946.
Thank you for your service, dear friends. Rest in peace.
The Seagoing Cowboys 