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Officers & Senior Enlisted
- Capt. L.B. Cook Commanding Officer
- Capt. Ira McMillian Commanding Officer
- Al Harris Lt. Commander
- Ralph Knight Lt.
- Carroll Key Lt.
- Bob Steele Lt. (jg)
- Asa Walker Lt. (jg)
- Charlie Gedge Lt. (jg)
- Ray Smith Lt. (jg)
- Charles Montrie Ensign
- Bernie Bernhart CGM (Chief Gunner's Mate)
- Brenton Goddard CTM
- Harold Birket CSM
- Jesse Fitzgerald CSM
- Clinton Phelps CSF
- Don Stout CEM
- Rolf Schooler CWT
- Earl Sayre CPHM
- Paul Edwardson CBM
- John Runski CY
A
- Al Banister FC3/c
- Al Harris Lt. Commander
- Albert Petrovic MoMM1/c
- Aldo Poggio TM3/c
- Allen Huelsman S1/c
- Anson Haughton RT1/c
- Art McGuire GM1/c
- Asa Walker Lt. (jg)
B
- Bernie Bernhart CGM
- Bill Ianelli SM2/c
- Bill Smith CFC
- Bill Sweigart GM2/c
- Billy Farrell GM2/c
- Bob Boyle SOM2/c
- Bob Hake EM3/c
- Bob McKillop RDM3/c
- Bob Reid Cox
- Bob Steele Lt. (jg)
- Brenton Goddard CTM
- Buster Schemacker MM2/c
C
- C.P. LaBlanc EM1/c
- Capt. L.B. Cook Commanding Officer
- Capt. Ira McMillian Commanding Officer
- Carl Hailey F1/c
- Carl Peterson Y2/c
- Carl Rozanski MM3/c
- Carroll Key Lt.
- Charles Montrie Ensign
- Charlie Gedge Lt. (jg)
- Chet Daniels SM2/c
- Clinton Phelps CSF
- Cookie Pomeroy SC2/c
D
- Dave Redmond SK2/c
- Dell Freeman S1/c
- Reuben Donovan S1/c — Killed in Action, April 6, 1945
- Dick Gillespie MoMM1/c
- Dick Hiltbrunn SM2/c
- Dick Spencer TM3/c
- Don Buccino SOM3/c
- Don Jennings S2/c
- Don Keeler MM1/c
- Don Lorich BKR3/c
- Don Stout CEM
- Roy Dockray MoMM2/c
E
- Earl Costello F1/c
- Earl Sayre CPHM
- Ed Keeler CRT
- Ed Meehan TM2/c
- Ed Redding QM3/c
- Eddy Savickas S1/c
- Elmer Johnson EM1/c
- Emery Rouleau S1/c
- Evander "Slim" Gandy S1/c
F
- Frankie Renzo S1/c
G
- Gene Sharpe SM2/c
- Glen Johnson S1/c
H
- Harold Birket CSM
- Harry Meeks SM3/c
- Henry Miller F1/c
- Henry Murphy GM2/c
- Herb Haglund CM2/c
- Herb Longen GM3/c
- Herb Uhlig WT1/c
- Hoyt Desso S1/c
I
- Ingle Tetrick TM3/c
- Ira McMillian Commander (CO)
- Ivin Goodwill Cox
J
- Jack Lanni MM1/c
- Jack Russo MM2/c
- Jacob Oleinik GM2/c
- James Blackadder FC2/c
- Jesse Fitzgerald CSM
- Jim Mooney MM3/c
- Jim O'Haire S1/c
- Jim Piazza S1/c
- Jim Rugh GM3/c
- Jim Williams S1/c
- Jimmy Watts BM1/c
- Joe Emmi S1/c
- Joe McDonald S1/c
- Joe McGill GM3/c
- Joe Riss GM2/c
- Joe Valine SOM3/c
- Joe Zablotney TM1/c
- Joseph LaValle MM3/c
- John Baughman BM1/c
- John Bennard WT3/c
- John Brown WT2/c
- John Chapman BM1/c
- John Krisa S1/c
- John Mitchell RM1/c
- John Runski CY
- Junior Quigley F1/c
K
L
- Larry Bentley EM1/c
- Larry DiEmidio SF2/c
- Lee Ebner SM2/c
- Lee Kraft EM2/c
- Lloyd Cowen GM3/c
M
- Mike Comparone SOM2/c
N
O
- O.L. Todd F1/c
- Oliver Trowbridge BM2/c
- Oscar Oden FC3/c
P
- Pat Rocks GM2/c
- Paul Edwardson CBM
- Paul Lalancette S1/c
- Paul Merritt TM2/c
- Paul Picioccio S1/c
- Pep Massini Cox
- Percy Frazier MoMM1/c
- Pete Merolillo S2/c
Q
- Junior Quigley F1/c
R
- Ralph Biggers FCR2/c
- Ralph Knight Lt.
- Ray Hoffman FC1/c
- Ray Smith Lt. (jg)
- Richard Tacey MM1/c
- Roger Hanson QM2/c
- Rolf Schooler CWT
- Roy Dockray MoMM2/c
- Roy Pellegrini Cox
- Royce Hollyfield GM2/c
S
- S. Allen Miller GM1/c
- Seth Irving Cox
- Sherwood Mooney GM3/c
- Sol Miller RDM3/c
- Sylvester Jeske F1/c
T
- Ted Baker 1943
- Tom Helker GM3/c
- Tom Pagano EM3/c
- Tom Piolata WT2/c (TA)
- Tom Weinmann QM1/c
- Tony Latina FC3/c
- Tony Lombardo MAM3/c
- Tony Serra FCR2/c
V
- Vince Grove MMM3/c
- Vince Pemberton S1/c
W
- William Toothill TM3/c
X · Y · Z
- Xenephon Vournas S1/c
- Zane Plough SM2/c
In Memoriam
The USS Newcomb lost 15 men killed in action at Okinawa on April 6, 1945, with 25 more listed as missing in action. Their bodies were buried on Zamami Island in Kerama Retto.
Seaman 1st Class Reuben Donovan
May 24, 1915 – April 6, 1945 · Milton, Delaware · Killed in Action
Service No. 906-42-92 · S1/c, USNR · Listed #2 in the official KIA record, USS Newcomb Deck Log, April 6, 1945
Reuben Donovan grew up on a farm between Milton and Georgetown, Delaware, the son of farmer Enoch Donovan and Martha K. Steelman. He married Phoebe Coffin around 1940. When he was called up by the draft in 1943, he and Phoebe had a toddler daughter and infant twins — and Reuben had taken on the role of stepfather to Phoebe's youngest child from her first marriage. The family made ends meet as best they could: Reuben worked as a laborer on highway maintenance crews, and Phoebe did piecework for a basket manufacturer.
Drafted in 1943, Reuben was assigned to the Navy and trained at Great Lakes Naval Station and later at Bainbridge, Maryland. In May 1944 he reported aboard USS Newcomb as a Seaman 2nd Class. He was promoted to Seaman 1st Class on August 14, 1944 — the same summer the Newcomb was fighting at Saipan and Tinian. He was 29 years old.
He was killed aboard the Newcomb on April 6, 1945, during the kamikaze attacks off Ie Shima, Okinawa — one of 15 men confirmed killed in action that afternoon. His remains were returned to Milton, Delaware in April 1949. A funeral was held on April 13, 1949, with the participation of American Legion Post #20 and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He left behind his wife Phoebe, a daughter, and the twins — children who grew up without their father.
Source: Blogger on the Broadkill — Honor Roll: Seaman 1st Class Reuben Donovan
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