New Petty Officers Third Class

Top Row:  
EM3 Pivo Kotrla, IC3 Harold Allister, EM3 Paul Kirchbaum, & C.O. P. J. Hannifin, a WWII Sub Vet with Combat Pin

Bottom Row:
QM3 Melvin Bodenstedt, RM3 Dave Richards & EM3 John Sanderson

Newly Qualified in Submarines

Front Row: 
Officer LT)jg) Dale Trimbe, a WWII Sub Vet with Combat Pin, Billy "Bones" Burleson, Gary Cave, SN(SSKerlin ), CS2(SS) Doyle Guinn, MM2(SS) Page

Back Row:  
SN(SS) Darrel Ganskow, EM3(SS) Pivo Kotrla, SO3(SS) Stella Straton, TM striker Fischer, HM1(SS)Doc Hall, EM3(SS) Paul Kirchbaum

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J.D. Kotrla-Chipps wrote:

I think the missing officers name is Trimble.

Pretty sure he was a Ltjg at the time of this picture, and he was an ex-enlisted, (also qualified in submarines). Think he was a TM, but not sure of that. Think his first name was Dale, but not sure of that either.

.. a WWII Sub Vet with Combat Pin

Jim,

 

.... Those two new photos by Pivo with the newly qualified group. The officer is Ltjg Del Trimble. He is a mustang - was an Engineman before getting his commission.

The crew member who is obscured is Darrel Ganskow, a SN at the time of the photo.
 

This photo as well as the one picturing the new petty officers were taken in Subic Bay, PI in approx Mar '57.

 

I enjoyed the new photos you posted of the crew from 52-54. I knew a lot of them as I reported aboard on Dec '54, but I can't help you out with the unidentified ones on the first panel. I'll look again more closely.

 

Keeping a Zero Bubble.

 

Don Messner