Founding Plankowners
Honorary Plankowners
2001 to 2004
WWII Beach JumperS
U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers Association
(727) 4-USNBJA
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Website by R-Havekost,
BOD Chairman
- Ocracoke Island Memorial, Loop Shack Hill
- Beach Jumpers Memorial Honor Roll
- Deceased Members Personal Tributes
- CAPT Douglas Fairbanks Jr. USNR
- Members A-F
- Allen, Donovan, EN2, BJU2
- Allen, James LTjg BJU3&8
- Aucoin, Gary RD3, BJU2
- Barber, Richard RM2, BJU2
- Barry, Robert LT, BJU2
- Bartholdi, Joseph RD1, BJU2
- Benjamins, Edwin CRM, BJU6
- Bittner, Burt LT, BJU6
- Bobick, William, RD3, BJU1
- Bohannan, John RD2, BJU2
- Boyum, Danny EN2, BJU1
- Brewer, Charles QM3, BJU2
- Briggs, Ronald RM2, BJU2
- Brown, Donald, LCDR, BJU1
- Bucklew, Phil CAPT, BJU2
- Bullock, Harvey ENS, BJU4
- Burkey, Paul MM/1c, BJU1
- Burkholder, James EN2, BJU2
- Carlson, Ronald LT, BJU1
- Carlton, Jack ENS, BJU6
- Cason, GR RMCS, BJU1
- Casto, John RD3, BJU2
- Casto, Ronald RD3, BJU2
- Chapeau, David, ETR3, BJU1
- Clark, Curtis CWO3, BJU1
- Chesser, William, SK3, BJU2
- Clark, Edward RM2, BJU2
- Clemente, Wm. LCDR, BJU2&1
- Cochran,Wilmer, SM2c, BJU6
- Conley, Harold SK3, BJU1
- Conner, William Jr, LTjg, BJU1
- Costilow, James RM1, BJU1
- Coutinho, Roy LT, BJU1
- Culp, Ralph RM3, BJU2
- Davies, David RMCS, BJU1
- Davis, Charles T., ET2, BJU2
- Denslow, Irving CWO2, BJU2
- DeWeese, Jerry RM1, BJU1
- Dinsmore, G. Chris, RD2, BJU1
- Donaghy, Sam OS1, FCG2
- Doornbos, Robert, CWO4, BJU1
- Driscoll, Frederic RDm1/c, BJU4
- Dunton, Lewis RADM, BJU6
- Eiben, Michael, LTjg, BJU1
- English, Lon RD2, BJU1
- Engman, Clayton RM2, BJU1
- Everett, Richard ETN2, BJU1
- Fallen, David CDR, BJU2
- Fanning, Norris RT/2c, BJU7
- Frankenfield, Warren RD3, BJU2
- Franklin, James OS1, BJU1
- Members G-L
- Gacek, Chester RM3/c, BJU9
- Gallagher, Rodney RMSN, BJU2
- Glaza, David OS2, BJU1
- Grauten, Henry LTjg., BJU7
- Harris, John AE1, BJU11
- Hanlon, Charles RD3, BJU2
- Harvey, C.Felix LT, BJU2
- Havyer, William, ETN2, BJU2
- Hayes, Simon, RD3, BJU2
- Hendry, James CDR, BJU2
- Hennessy, Peter LTjg, BJU2
- Hill, Kenneth L. SKCS, BJU2
- Hoatson, Norman ET2, BJU1
- Hobbs, Jim CAPT, BJU1
- Hoffman, Benjamin LTjg, BJU2
- Hogan, Joseph ENS, BJU6
- Hollers, James PN3, BJU2
- Hower, William LTjg, BJU1
- Johnson, Joe ET2, BJU2
- Johnson, William RMC, BJU1
- Jones, Lynn IC3, BJU1
- Jones, William, RD2, BJU1
- Kenyon, Richard LTjg, BJU2
- Kersting, William CAPT, BJU1
- Kisselburg,Ken ETSN, BJU1
- Kittelson,Gary, LTjg BJU2
- Kreske, Malcom RT/3c, BJU9
- Krolak, John, RM3, BJU2
- Kropf, Robert ETCS, BJU1
- Lando, Robert CDR, BJU4
- Lane, Charles RD3, BJU1
- LaPointe, Norman, ET3, BJU2
- Lasell, Max CAPT, BJU2
- Lee, Thurman ENCS, BJU2
- Long, John P, CDR, BJU2
- Members M-S
- MacGilvray, Bruce RD2, BJU1
- Maguire, Robert GM/1c, BJU4 & 11
- Manfield Jr, John J, QM3, BJU2
- Marco, Thomas RD3, BJU1
- Marino, Al ENFN, BJU1
- Matula, George GMG1, BJU2
- McAndrew, James QM1, BJU2
- McBride, Robert LT., BJU2
- McCormack, Elmer LCDR, BJU1
- McCue, George BM1, BJU2
- McGath, Arthur, EN3, BJU2
- McGregor, James RM2, BJU1
- McLeod, John EMC, BJU1
- McQuade, Patrick EN3, BJU1
- Miller, Donald EN2, BJU2
- Miller, Herman RMC, BJU2
- Miller, Wayne EM2, BJU2
- Mohn, Larry ETN2, BJU1
- Mohler, Phillip GSCS, BJU1
- Moncrief, Phillip LTjg., BJU1
- Moore, Charles EN3, BJU2
- Moore, Frank SFM2, BJU2
- Morrissey, James ET3, BJU2 & 1
- Mullen, George LCDR, BJU9
- Mulqueen, Jerry RD2, BJU2
- Munro, Robert EN3, BJU1
- Murphy, Chester CDR, BJU2
- Nagel, Roger FN, BJU1
- Newberg, Gary ETC, BJU1
- Niederer, Otto LT, BJU1 & 2
- Oden, Dickie RM2, BJU1
- O'Donnell, William EM1, BJU2
- Olney, Austin LT, BJU6
- Peterson, Thomas PN3, BJU2
- Placek, Donald RD2, BJU2
- Price, Robert, CDR, BJU2
- Prince, Michael OSCS, BJU1
- Pollock, Charles LT, BJU2
- Rainie, Robert CRM, BJU1&9
- Ramsey, Homer RM3, BJU1
- Reynolds, Charles, SFM2, BJU2
- Richter, Philip RD1, BJU2
- Rodolfich, Steve, RM3, BJU1
- Root, Larry YN3, BJU1
- Ross, Clyde BM3, BJU2
- Roy, Robert ETM2/c, BJU6
- Rumfield, Stanley, CTM2, BJU1
- Sandwick, John QM/2c, BJU3
- Ryan, Edward SN, BJU2
- Scott, James SK2c, BJU10
- Seekins, Pearley, EM3, BJU2
- Seymour, George ETCM, BJU1
- Skinner, William SM /2c, BJU1
- Skorheim, Robert LTjg, BJU2
- Slattery, Ernest BM1, BJU2
- Smither, Danny IC3, BJU1
- Stambaugh, Carl RM1, BJU1
- Stamper, Michael SFM3, BJU2
- Stanley, Eugene, RD2, BJU2
- Steffen, Werner CDR, BJU1
- Stuber, Richard RMC, BJU1
- Summa, Raymond ET3, BJU2
- Sutherland, Donald RD3, BJU1
- Swanson, Raynor EWCM, BJU1
- Members T-Z
- Thomas, Stephen LT, BJU2
- Timmons, Edward, RMC, BJU1
- Toti, Frank RD3, BJU1
- Tucker, Bruce ENFN, BJU2
- Tumey, John W. ET2, BJU1
- VanWinkle, Daniel, LT, BJU1
- Vorndran, Charles RM/2c, BJU5 & 9
- Watson, David OSCM, BJU1
- Wall, James E. GM3, BJU1
- Watson, Richard RMC, BJU1
- Wenzlaff, George OSCS, BJU1
- Willis, Berry CDR, BJU1
- Witherspoon, Charles CDR, BJU1
- Wolf, Bernard LTjg, BJU2
- Woods, Larry SFM3, BJU1
- Wootten, Thomas CDR, BJU1
- YellowEagle, James ADJ3, BJU1
- Zeiger, Steve ETR2, BJU2
- - - - -Honorary Associates- - - -
- John B. Dwyer, Author, History of Navy Beach Jumpers
- Earl O'Neal, Ocracoke Island Historian
The US Navy Beach Jumpers Association began to form in the late 1990s. From 2001 thru 2004
planks were offered for sale to help with the costs associated with maintaining a website as well
as other administrative operational costs. The following 60 members (LEFT COLUMN) became the
original plankowners of the association.
Honorary Plankowners
Honorary Associates
as presented
by the Association
‘Turbo Vestri Hostilis’
Ln
Fn
Rank
Unit
FAIRBANKS
DOUGLAS
CAPT
FOUNDER
ALLEN
JAMES
LTjg
BJU-3 & 8
BENJAMINS
EDWIN
CRM
BJU-6
BITTNER
BURT
LT
BJU-6
BREWER
CHARLES B.
QM/2c
BJU-5
BULLOCK
HARVEY
ENS
BJU-4
BURKEY
PAUL E.
SFM/1c
BJU-1
CARLTON
JACK
LT
BJU-6
COCHRAN
WILMER (Bill)
SO/2c
BJU-6
DRISCOLL
FREDERIC J.
RD/1c
BJU-4
FANNING
NORRIS F.
RT/2c
BJU-7
GACEK
CHESTER
RM/3c
BJU-9
GRAUTEN
HENRY S.
LTjg
BJU-7
HARRIS
JOHN
AE/1c
BJU-11
HARVEY
C. FELIX
LT
BJU-2
HENOCH
ARTHUR
SN
BJU-3
HOGAN
JOSEPH
ENS
BJU-6
KRESKE
MALCOLM M.
RT/3c
BJU-9
LANDO
ROBERT
CDR
BJU-4
MAGUIRE
ROBERT
GM/1c
BJU-4 & 11
NIEDERER
OTTO
LT
BJU-1 & 2
RAINIE
ROBERT E.
CRM
BJU-1 & 9
ROY
ROBERT
ETM/2c
BJU-6
SANDWICK
JOHN
QM/2c
BJU-3
SCOTT
JAMES
SK/2c
BJU-10
SKINNER
WILLIAM
SM/2c
BJU-1
VORNDRAN
CHARLES A.
RM/2c
BJU-5 & 9
WILLIS Jr.
BERRY D.
CDR
BJU-1
Deceased
Ln
Fn
Rank
Unit
ANDERSON
NICK
EWC
BJU-2
BATES
KYLE
SN
BJU-2&1
BRINSON,Sr.
WILLIAM
RM1
BJU-2
CARTER
JOSEPH
DC3
BJU-2
CASON
G.R.
RMC
BJU-1
CASTO
RON
RD2
BJU-2
CLARK
CURTIS
CWO3
BJU-1
CLEMENTE
WILLIAM
LCDR
BJU-2&1
COOPER
HARRY
RM2
BJU-1
COOPER
DANNIE
ETSN
BJU-1
DEWEESE
JERRY
RM1
BJU-1
DODGE
RICK
EM3
BJU-2
DUNNINGTON
JAMES
ETC
BJU-2
FISHER
PAUL
RM1
BJU-2&1
GLAZA
DAVID
OS1
BJU-1
GRIFFIN
WILLIAM
RD2
BJU-2
HAAPALA
DAVID
EW2
FEWSG
HAVEKOST
ROY
EM3
BJU-2
HAZELWOOD
FRANK
OS1
BJU-2
HILTON
DON
ET3
BJU-2
HOBBS
JAMES
CAPT
BJU-1
JANSSEN
TOM
RD2
BJU-1
JOHNSON
JOSEPH
ET2
BJU-2
KISSELBURG
KEN
ETSN
BJU-1
MacGILVRAY
BRUCE
RD2
BJU-1
MARKAVERICH
LARRY
ETN3
BJU-1
McANDREW
JAMES
QM1
BJU-2
McLEOD
JOHN
EMC
BJU-1
McMINN
WILLIAM
RMC
BJU-1
MILLER
WAYNE
EM2
BJU-2
MILLS
ROGER
RD2
BJU-2
MOORE
FRANK
SFM2
BJU-2
OLINGER
STEVE
ETN3
BJU-1
PETTIGREW
JOSEPH
RD3
BJU-1
PISCITELLI
VINCE
BM3
BJU-2
PLACEK
DONALD
RD2
BJU-2
REYNOLDS
BRIAN
LTjg
BJU-2
RIGGS
DONALD
ENFN
BJU-1
ROESER
JOHN
LCDR
BJU-1
RUYBAL
EUGENE
RM1
BJU-1
SALAZAR
EDWARD
RMC
BJU-1
SEMANCHICK
BART
ET2
FCG-2
SEXTON
CARL
DC3
BJU-2
SMALLACOMBE
EDWARD
CW03
BJU-2
SMITH
LARRY
BM3
BJU-2
SMITHERS
DANNY
IC3
BJU-1
SPIELMANN
JOHN
ET1
BJU-2
STAMBAUGH
CARL
RM1
BJU-1
STANLEY
EUGENE
RD2
BJU-2
STUBER
RICHARD RDC
BJU-1
TRAUGER
BARRY
RD2
BJU-1
WAMSLEY
JAMES
OTC
FCG-1
WATSON
RICHARD
RMC
BJU-1
WEBSTER
DOUG
CDR
FCG-1
WELCH
GORDON
EN2
BJU-2
WELCH
ROY
RM3
BJU-1
WILLIAMS
J. GARY
RD2
BJU-2
WOLF
BERNARD
LTjg
BJU-2
ZAKRAJSEK
MICHAEL
LCDR
FCG-1
ZEIGER
STEVEN
ETR2
BJU-2
Deceased
Ln
Fn
Rank
Unit
FAIRBANKS
VERA
HONORARY
ASSOCIATE
O’NEAL
EARL
HONORARY
ASSOCIATE
DWYER
J. BARRY
HONORARY
ASSOCIATE
CLEMENTE
WILLIAM
LCDR
BJU-2 & 1
DAVIS
JOSEPH
RDC
BJU-1
HOWER
WILLIAM
LTjg
BJU-1
JOHNSON
JOSEPH
ET2
BJU-2
JOHNSON
WILLIAM
RMC
BJU-1
KILHOFFER
CARL
CAPT
BJU-1
WITHERSPOON
CHARLES
CDR
BJU-1
Deceased
Established 2001