April 22, 1944 Commissioning Log and Sailing List
| 1200 Moored starboard side to Berth 12, U.S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. Rear Admiral Thomas WITHERS, U.S. Navy, Commandant of the U.S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. on board in connection with the commissioning of this vessel In accordance with the ceremony as set forth in the U.S. Naval Regulations of 1920, the USS RONQUIL was placed in full commission. Lieutenant Commander Henry S. MONROE, U.S. Navy accepted command of the USS RONQUIL in accordance with the Chief of Naval Personnel Dispatch Orders of 20 October, 1943, and the watch was set. The officers and crew attached t the USS RONQUIL is as follows: Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel Dispatch dated 19 October 1943, Lieutenat Commander Lincoln MARCY, U.S. Navy reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel ltr. 85390 over Pers-317-LT-6, Order Number 84608, of 27 October 1943, Lieutenant John A. WHITACRE, U.S. Navy, reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel ltr.103685 over Pers-317-MMS-6, Order Number 114568, of 23 October 1943, Lieutenant (junior grade) James P. RAGAN, USNR reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel ltr.Pers-317-VHM-6 of 17 December 1943 Lieutenant (junior grade) Arthur W. STEVENS, D-V(S), USNR and Ensign Robert D. UNRUH,USNR, reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel Dispatch Orders used as reference in Commander Submarine Force Pacific fleetdispatch dated 23 January 1944, Ensign Nicholas PROBACH, U. S. Navy, reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Chief of Naval Personnel ltr. Pers-317-MLR-6 of 17 Order Number of 20 March 1944, Ensign George F. FLOYD Jr., E-V(G), USNR reported for duty on board this vessel. Pursuant to the Commandant, U.S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H., ltr. A4/S6/SS396 of 22 April 1944, the following named men reported for duty with baggage, records and pay accounts: |
| NAME, RELATIONSHIP AND ADDRESS OF | ||||
| NAME AND FILE NUMBER | RANK | DATE OF REPORT- | PRIMARY | NEXT OF KIN |
| ING ON BOARD | DUTIES | (Show address at which Bupers may most readily | ||
| communicate with next of kin in an emergency) | ||||
| MONROE, Henry Stone | Lt. Cdr. | 22 Aprill 1944 | Commanding | Mrs. Karin E. Monroe, Wife, |
| The Black Mansion, | ||||
| Ellsworth, Maine | ||||
| MARCY, Lincoln (n) | Lt. Cdr. | 22 Aprill 1944 | Executive Off. | Mrs Mary V. Marcy, Wife, |
| Navigator | % W.E. JENKINS, | |||
| Dovers, Texas | ||||
| WHITACRE, Jonh Arthur | Lieut | 22 Aprill 1944 | Torp & Gun Off. | Mrs. Elizabeth F. Whitacre, Wife, |
| 1st. Lieut. | 1261 Fisrt Ave. SE, | |||
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ||||
| RAGAN, James Pryor | Lieut | 22 Aprill 1944 | Engineering Off. | Mrs. Alberta B. Ragan, Wife, |
| Electrical Off. | 80 Riverview Ave., | |||
| Groton, Conn. | ||||
| STEVENS, Arthur Walter | Lieut (jg) | 22 Aprill 1944 | Communication | Mrs. Joyce L. Stevens, Wife, |
| Officer | 299 W. Main St., | |||
| Geneva, Ohio | ||||
| UNRUH, Robert Donald | Lieut (jg) | 22 Aprill 1944 | Ass't Eng. Off. | Mrs. Shiley B. Unruh, Wife, |
| Commissary Off. | 75 Oak St., | |||
| Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan | ||||
| PROBACH, Nicholas (n) | Ensign | 22 Aprill 1944 | Ass't First Lt. | Mrs. Martha E. Probach, Wife, |
| Ass't Navigator | 753 18th St., | |||
| San Diego, California | ||||
| FLOYD, George Fleming Jr. | Ensign | 22 Aprill 1944 | Ass't Commun- | Mrs. Elizabeth J. Floyd, Wife, |
| ication Officer | 419 Thames St., | |||
| Groton, Conn. | ||||
| NAME | SERVICE NUMBER | RATE |
| ALBERT, Alexander (n) | 212 65 61 | TM2c, USN |
| ARCHER, Richard Earl | 377 45 39 | RT2c, V6, USNR |
| BAGOS, Andrew Anthony | 860 73 49 | S1c, SV V6, USNR |
| BANDFIELD, Burnell Emery Ray | 321 52 51 | EM1c, USN |
| BEERS, Howard Hotchkiss | 207 10 28 | CTM(PA), USN |
| BELLOWS, Willaim Smith | 228 35 15 | CMoMM(PA), USN |
| BLINKS, Edward Tillotson Jr. | 725 76 44 | TM3c, V6, USNR |
| BOBO, Gerald (n) | 552 00 35 | SM3c, V6, USNR |
| BURTON, John Kinsel | 875 41 13 | TM3c, SV V6, USNR |
| CANAN, James Austin | 654 02 86 | MoMM2c, V6, USNR |
| CARY, Donald Wallace | 393 50 09 | MoMM2c, USN |
| CONNAUGHTON, Thaomas Wilbur | 224 58 51 | BM2c, USN |
| CROW, Gail Junior | 874 79 42 | F2c, SV V6, USNR |
| DAMON, Harlod Clyde | 654 11 32 | RM2c, V6, USNR |
| DI BELLA, Anthony Tony | 224 81 23 | MoMM3c, USN |
| DOUGLAS, Willard Wesley | 202 99 71 | EM3c, V6, USNR |
| ERB, Everett Edward Jr. | 833 46 19 | TM3c, SV V6, USNR |
| FISH, Theodore Thurlow | 212 46 73 | MoMM1c, USN |
| FLEMING, Thomas Henry | 802 73 29 | S2c, SV V6, USNR |
| FLORIO, Anthony (n) | 205 21 61 | S2c, USN |
| GALAS, Alexander (n) | 283 21 28 | SM1c, USN |
| GALLAGHER, John Lawrence | 828 94 58 | S2c, SV V6, USNR |
| GIANNAKIS, John (n) | 266 33 28 | MoMM2c, USN |
| Gray, James (n) | 930 42 00 | StM2c, V6, USNR |
| GREEN, Oren Bardo | 312 20 97 | QM3c, M-1, USNR |
| HEISER, Ronald Willaim | 301 15 16 | S2c, USN |
| HORN, Bernard Milton | 860 88 24 | S2c, USN-I |
| JANES, Ralph Hugh | 614 00 65 | MoMM1c, V6, USNR |
| HOLMGREN, Donald Victor | 618 38 76 | QM2c, V6, USNR |
| KIO, Basil Eugene | 821 83 46 | F1c, V6, USNR |
| LEHNHART, Theodore Martin | 850 78 59 | FC3c, USN-I |
| LISTER, Paul Edgerton | 321 60 59 | PhM1c, USN |
| MADSEN, Byron (n) | 316 54 80 | TM2c, USN |
| MAKI, Tauno Elmer | 283 58 37 | EM2c, USN |
| MALONEY, Michael John | 243 43 26 | CMoMM(PA), USN |
| MC CANN, Paul Edward | 250 54 14 | Y1c, USN |
| MEEHAN, Ward Edward | 207 34 54 | MoMM3c, USN |
| MIHAL, Victor John | 244 70 02 | TM3c, V6, USNR |
| MIKELL, Victor Earl | 268 70 63 | RM2c, USN |
| MITCHELL, Pete (n0 | 385 56 87 | CEM(AA), USN |
| MUIR, Lloyd James | 801 72 62 | F1c, SV V6, USNR |
| MURPHY, John Warren | 607 19 70 | MoMM2c, V6, USNR |
| NASH, Leonard Byron | 321 73 76 | EM2c, USN |
| NORRIS, Roy (n) | 321 13 58 | CCS(AA), USN |
| NORRIS, Robert Dale, | 638 07 98 | EM1c, V6, USNR |
| PARCELLS, Louis Arthur | 382 96 66 | TM2c, USN |
| PIRIE, Robert Lee | 825 07 35 | TM3c, SV V6, USNR |
| PYERS, Albert Guy | 279 67 62 | TM2c, USN |
| RASH, Charles Wesley | 295 93 68 | F1c, USN |
| RATHMAN, William Frederick | 244 85 85 | SC3c, USN |
| REEVE, James Robert | 291 51 00 | TM1c, USN |
| RUSSEL, Fred Sandford Jr. | 668 65 74 | RM3c, SV V6, USNR |
| SANTA MARIA, Nicholas (n) | 806 75 15 | GM3c SV V6, USNR |
| SAWYER, Curlee (n) | 605 08 62 | StM1c, V6, USNR |
| SCHULTZ, John Joseph | 677 08 66 | S1c, V6, USNR |
| SIPLE, John Benjamin | 634 09 90 | S3c, V6, USNR |
| SMITH, George James Jr. | 262 34 50 | MoMM1c, USN |
| SMITH, Ralph dela Jr. | 603 98 45 | S2c, V6, USNR |
| SOBOTKA, William Frank Jr. | 224 15 77 | MoMM1c, USN |
| SOIVENSKI, Mitchell C. | 801 79 77 | F1c, SV V6, USNR |
| SPENCER, Delmar Leroye | 295 23 75 | GM1c, USN |
| STANKYE, William Joseph | 643 13 84 | S2c, V6, USNR |
| VENESILE, Albert Anthony | 250 48 19 | EM2c, USN |
| WAKEFIELD, Bruce Earl | 385 85 87 | MM2c, USN |
| WALDECK, Robert Martin | 223 93 02 | EM3c, USN |
| WAYNE, Lacon McCauley | 266 18 62 | EM1c, USN |
| 1300 Rear Admiral Thomas WITHERS, U.S. Navy, left the Ship. | Lincoln Marcy | |
| LINCOLN MARCY, | ||
| Lieutenat, U.S.N. | ||
| 1200 - 1600 Moored as before. | Lincoln Marcy | |
| LINCOLN MARCY, | ||
| Lieutenat, U.S.N. | ||
| 1600 - 2000 Moored as before. | Lincoln Marcy | |
| LINCOLN MARCY, | ||
| Lieutenant, U.S.N. | ||
| 2000 - 2400 Moored as before. | Lincoln Marcy | |
| LINCOLN MARCY, | ||
| Lieutenant, U.S.N | ||
| ________________________________________________________________________________ | ||
| EXANIMED: | ||
| Henry S. Monroe | Lincoln Marcy | |
| Henry S. MONROE, LT. COMDR | Lincoln MARCY, LT. | |
