USS Porter
DD-800
(Fletcher Class)

ST. Elmo's Fire

In the year 44 and in September
Only the hour I don't remember,

The night was like vampires shroud
Enfolding  our destroyer-so proud.

Thunder heads were piling high
On either side into the sky,

The sea was calm with inkish cast
Sensing  a storm would break at last.

As I recall it--the mid was on.
Mr. McGuane the man at the conn.

Out of the night as if with fright
Lookouts reported a ghostly sight -

Aflame, the mast with weirdest hue
Exactly what caused it--no one knew.

Some thought lightning--it was not
Where lightning strikes--chaos is wrought.

No scar--no mark did it leave
But a slash in the night as a knife would cleave.

Handed down by salts of old
Similar stories have been told

Of weird flames playing on the decks
Whos actions have brave  men perplexed.

Now it came by its name I do not know
But I can say 'twas  a striking show.

So to remember it thus they gave it a name -
Born on the sea it has gone to fame

And if this name you so desire.
It is called St. Elmo's Fire.

                               "G"

Bridge NAME RANK MOS Jacob W. RUPPEL CQM 216 Danny C. WARE SM1c 120 Donald A. ROBERTSON QM1c 72 Frank E. NEWMAN QM2c 41 Loren D. WELCH SM3c 39 Julius U. SILVERSTEIN QM3c 25 Fred J. RUMISEK SM3c 23 Elton E. SMITH QM3c 22 John R. THURSTON SM3c 22 George A. ZABEL S1c 34 Bertram B. NOENNICH S1c 32 James M. WAY S1c 32 Dorris W. WILLIAMS S1c 29 Louie B. LOPEZ S1c 25 William J. MURPHY S1c 13		Radio NAME RANK MOS Alan DARLING CRM 60 Paul VAN GEISON RM2c 32 Leonard T. DU VALL RM3c 22 Peter CHINN RM3c 23 Emil V. PIRAINO RM3c 21 Douglas HARDWICK RM3c 20 Arnold C. GILBERT RM3c 19 Charles R. OSBORN RM3c 19 Charley L. CHATELAIN S1c 43 Arthur J. BEHLING S1c 22 William H. NAVY S1c 20 Louis J. YABLON S1c 18 Franklin A. HEMPEL III S1c 15 Samuel A. MANDARINO S1c 13
Radar   NAME RANK MOS William L. BRACKETT RdM3c 19 Carroll L. CLIFFORD RdM3c 19 Achille J. KLOTZ RdM3c 19 James W. McCARTER RdM3c 19 George D. MILLER RdM3c 19 James J. SCHNEIDER RdM3c 19 John D. STULP RdM3c 19 Willard D. WEAKLEY RDM3c 19 Raymond H. KREUTZIGER RdM3c 18 Allan E. MITCHELL RdM3c 18 Russel A. SIMONEAUX RdM3c 18 Charles A. NATERMAN Slc 18 Allan E. MYERSON S1c 16 Leroy LUNDAY S1c 13		Radio Tech NAME RANK MOS Paul B. LAWHEAD CRT 28 William H. HOLLOMAN RT2c 30 Joseph GILBERT RT3c 25  Sonar Ralph G. CORLEY SoM2c 36 Rupert A. NILES SoM3c 27 Roger P. SMITH SoM3c 20 Adrian I. MAXWELL, Jr. SoM3c 19 Ernest W. PARK SoM3c 19 Delbert L. GILBERT SoM3c 20 Woodrow W. RABE SoM3c 18 Raymond E. RICHARD S1c 32  Yeomen Emanuel LANDRY CY 120 Harry E. VANN Y2c 30 Jack WHILLOCK Y2c 20 Blair R. NICHOLS Y3c 18 Arnold J. SCHEMBER S1c 18  Pharmacist Mates  John YAROSLAWSKI PhM1c 35 John E. COBB PhM2c 30 Edmund P. DUBNICAY PhM3c 21 Mail Clerk  Robert V. LORD MaM3c 13

 

Pages from the USS Porter's 1st Anniversary Year Book
Officers	1st Division	2nd Division	"O" Division	"F" Division
"T" Division	"C" Division	"B" Division	"M" Division	"S" Division
All Artwork, Poems, Text and Crew Lists are from the First Anniversary Year Book

 

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