Remembering our departed shipmates
Updated February 23, 2024
The following is a list of deceased USS Paul F Foster crewmembers. If you know of any additions or edits to this list please contact us.
There is a table set with the items below and the ceremony is dedicated to our fallen shipmates.
Master of Ceremonies - MC
MC - "ON THE TABLE SITS A RED ROSE TO SIGNIFY THE BLOOD OUR FALLEN SHIPMATES SHED, A CRYSTAL GLASS OF WATER TO QUENCH THEIR THIRST FOR FREEDOM. SALT TO REMIND US OF THE PAIN THEY FEEL LEST WE FORGET THEM. THE CHINA IS BONE WHITE AS IS THE PURITY OF THEIR HEARTS AND SACRIFICES. THIS, ON A WHITE LINEN TABLE CLOTH THAT COULD BE USED AS A CLEAN BANDAGE FOR THEIR WOUNDS. WE TAKE THIS TIME TO REMEMBER THEM. THE PLACE WE SET FOR THEM THIS EVENING IS A SPECIAL PLACE. AS IS THE PLACE WE HOLD FOR THEM IN OUR HEARTS, OUR MINDS, AND OUR NAVY." (PAUSE)
"IN DAYS PAST, TWO BELLS (toll two bells here) MARKED THE END OF THE ROUTINE DAY ABOARD A SHIP. IT WAS TIME FOR TATOO, AND SOON, TAPS WOULD SOUND THROUGHOUT THE SHIP. CERTAINLY, THIS IS A MOST APPROPRIATE TIME TO HONOR OUR DEPARTED SHIPMATES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS."
"THE TOLL OF THE SHIP'S BELL REMINDS US OF THE REVERENCE WE OWE TO OUR DEPARTED SHIPMATES;
(toll two bells here)
TO THOSE WHO GUARD THE HONOR OF OUR COUNTRY.........UPON THE SEA........IN THE AIR........AND ON FOREIGN SOIL.
(toll two bells here)
LET IT BE A REMINDER OF THE FAITH THEY CONFIDE IN US;
(toll two bells here)
LET US WHO GATHER HERE NOT FORGET OUR OBLIGATIONS, AND IN SILENCE, BREATHE A PRAYER FOR OUR ABSENT SHIPMATES.
(toll two bells here)
LET US OFFER A SILENT PRAYER FOR OUR DEPARTED SHIPMATES (10 SECOND PAUSE). THIS MOMENT OF REVERENCE WE DEDICATE TO THE MEMORY OF OUR SHIPMATES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US.
(toll two bells here)
(BUGLER PLAYS TAPS SLOWLY AFTER THE RINGING OF THE BELLS)
Ships Namesake | Rate/Rank | Information |
Foster, Paul Frederick | Vice Admiral | Ships namesake, Born on March 25, 1889, "Passed January 30, 1972 (aged 82) "Arlington National Cemetery (Section 5, site 106) |
Foster, Isabelle (De La Vicendiere Lowe) | Ships Sponsor, Born on January 15th, 1894 "Passed August 5th, , 1981 (aged 87) "Arlington National Cemetery (Section 5, site 106) | |
Commanding Officers | ||
Sullivan, George E. * | Captain | 1st Commanding Officer, Feb 21 1976 - Apr 7 1978, Plank Owner - "Passed July 7, 2018 (aged 80)" Burial at Schofield Barracks military cemetery |
Kaiss, Albert Lee | Captain | 2nd Commanding Officer, Apr 7 1978 - May 11 1980 "Passed July 25, 2018 (aged 78)" |
Lockhart, Theodore | Captain | 3rd Commanding Officer, May 11 1980 - May 17 1982 "Passed July 24, 2013 (aged 75)" |
Turner Jr, Laurence H. | Captain | 4th Commanding Officer, May 17 1982 - Jun 15 1984, "Passed July 25, 2018 (aged 81)" |
Ahern, Timothy Michael | Captain | 7th Commanding Officer, Desert Storm, Feb 11 1989 - Feb 23 1991 "Passed on August, 6, 2016 (Aged 68)" "Arlington National Cemetery (Section 71, site 89) |
Executive Officers | ||
Williams, Robert R. III | LCDR | 2nd Executive Officer, 1978 to 1980, "Passed July 18, 2021" http://www.coronadonewsca.com/obituaries/capt-robert-r-williams-iii-usn-retired/article_22b2c580-01ff-11ec-8f0a-97a648710213.html?fbclid=IwAR1Q__Za3sQ4OOoq9CJ8ckxTwJ2hZVz4QLfzkHxHIe2UcjqM5yzz5q_JCnE |
Plank Owners * verified | ||
Anderson, Andy * | MACS | Plank Owner |
Anderson, Bill * | EN2 | Plank Owner |
Brown, Tommy * | BM3 | Plank Owner " Passed September 2012" |
Byard, Larry f. * | LCDR | Plank Owner, OPS Boss |
Clink, Phillip * | FTG1 | Plank Owner |
Collins, Leonard * | HTC | Plank Owner |
Dockery, Donald * | OSCS | Plank Owner |
Druckery, Ed * | EM1 | Plank Owner |
Fallon, Peter * | QMC | Plank Owner |
Flack, Monte * | ENCM | Plank Owner, 1st Command Master Chief |
Ferma, Pepe * | SKC | Plank Owner |
George, Donald l. * | MSC | Plank Owner |
Hargrave, Bevard * | LT | Plank Owner, Supply Officer |
Harbinson * | SK1 | Plank Owner |
Hegler, Dave* | GMG3 | Plank Owner "Passed in 2008" |
Jenkins, Ronnie * | EN3 | Plank Owner |
Johnson, John * | EMSC | 1976-1978 Plank Owner "Passed Febuary 20 2023" |
Kopacz, Tony * | LTJG | Plank Owner, CIC Officer |
McNeely, James V* | STG1 | Plank Owner |
Mushaben, Jerry * | MS3 | Plank Owner |
Olaes, Rolando * | SK2 | Plank Owner |
Rankin, C.J. * | HMC | Plank Owner |
Sagi, Larry * | ENC | Plank Owner |
Sewell, Ray * | CWO | Plank Owner " Passed December, 2002" |
Skelton, Wilbur Leon* | STGC | Plank Owner "Passed July 8th 1997" |
Smith, Jesse * | SH1 | Plank Owner |
Spahn, Geoffrey * | EM2 | Plank Owner " Passed 2004" |
Takac, Rick * | ET1 | Plank Owner, OE Div. |
Wilson, Thomas* | STG1 | Plank Owner |
Woodside, Mike * | EM2 | Plank Owner |
Alphabetical order | ||
Bachman, Guy | EW3 | 1986 - 1989 "Passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019.(Age 53) " |
Baker, James | FTM2 | 1978 - 1979 |
Ball, Harry | EW1 | 1985 - 1988 |
Beatty, Shawn | MRFN | 1986-1988 |
Brucklacher, Patrick “Casey” | HT2 | 1984 |
Brooks, Brian | STG3 | 1978 - 1979 |
Boden, Mark | 1976-1980 | |
Bollinger, Keith | GSM2 | 1981-1985 "Passed 2018 (age 60) " |
Ca’mel, Craig | TM2 | |
Carney, Patrick Willis | MMCM | 1986-1987 Command Master Chief CMC, "Passed May 30, 2018 (age 70)" |
Cavanaugh, Timothy | IC | 1980-1982 |
Commeree, Anthony | EN1 | 1999- Decommissioning |
Cruz, Dan | RMC | 1979-1981 |
Depedro, John | BMSN | 2003-2003 |
Dunkelberger, Sam | GSM1 | 1984-1986, Association Chaplin 2014-2016 |
Ehlert, John | EN3 | 1986? "Passed 1987" |
Emerson, William | GSM2 | |
Fagen, David L. | RM3 | 1992 - 1995, passed away while off duty, "Passed March 1st 1995 (age 24)" involved in a tragic traffic accident while the ship was still in Long Beach Ca, |
Fiebelkorn , Bob | SN | 1976 - 1980 |
Frazier, Jeff | CTM1(SW) | 1993-1996, "Passed January 1st, 2024)" |
Friess, Dan | OS1 | 1995 - 2000 |
Gause, Bryant | OS | 1997 to 2001 |
Gonzalez, Eloy | MS3 | 1997 |
Gray, Jason | MS-3 | 1994-1997 "Passed October 2021" |
Griffith, Donald | STG3 | 1990 - 1994 Desert Storm, "Passed July 7, 2016 (age 47)" https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/college-station-tx/donald-griffith-7001307 |
Grover, Jeffrey | RM3 | 1992-1994 |
Hastings, Robert | HMCM | 1989,September 7, 1949 - November 15, 2020 |
Hill, Alan | Fireman | 85-88 |
Hixon, Gene | BM3 | 1977 - 1981 |
Hodges, Randy | QM2 | 1979 -1982 |
Hughes, James | ||
Hunter, Jeff | EN2 | 1976-1980 |
Jones, Kip | GSM2 | 1984-1986 |
Joyner, Doug | SM3 | 1979 - 1980 |
Keith, Derek | GSE3 | 1999 - 2003 |
Kitchen, Ricky | SM3 | 1978 - 1982 |
Lawrence, Ronald Wayne | FN | 1987 - 1988 |
Lindsey, Joesph | OS3 | 1992-1994 |
Lilly, Jacob | DC2 | 1999 - Decom |
Litza, Robert | 1990 | |
Lovall, Chris | OS2 | 1989 - 1992 |
Maloney, Stephen C | CMDR | 1989 - 1991 Cheng, Desert Storm "Passed November 6, 2014 (aged 58)" |
McKinstry, Scott | STG2 | 1981 – 1985 "Passed January 1st, 2024)" (aged 64) |
Morris,Cleveland | DS2 | |
Myers, Jeff | GSMFN | 1986-1988 |
Person, Steven T. | RM1 | 1992-1994 |
Pogliano,Dave | IC2 | 1986-1989 |
Preble, Terry | Lt. | 1984-1987, MPA |
Puffenbarger, Marshall (Marty) | EN1 | " Passed 2007" |
Rumple, Charles Edward | GSE | 1986-1992 "Passed December 21, 2022." |
Saole, Faatupu | BM3 | 1996 |
Sheahan, Kevin | RM? | |
Spangler, Jr. Dale Alan | EWSN | 1984 - 1986 |
Tibbs, Richard J. (Roscoe) | STGSN | 1977 - 1978 |
Vogel, William R. | SK1 | 1977 - 1978 |
Waymirem, Brian | GMG1 | 1991-1994 "Passed on 25 June 2023" |
Wetlesen, John A | CTT2 | 1988-1990 |
Wilcox, Steven G. | MR1 | 2003 to Decommissioning "Passed August 4th 2017" |
Wilkinson, John | IC1 | "Passed July 26 2015" |
Withrow, Michael | SH3 | 1998-2002 |
Whittenburg, Dale | FTM3 | 1980-1983 |
Wood, Richard (Dick) | GSE2 | 1976-1980"Passed on January 1 2019 at home, he was 64" |
Yohe, George | EN1 | 1978 - 1982 |
RECALLED TO DUTY - THE ETERNAL VOYAGE Bon Voyage to those who've set sail We bid them farewell as we man the rail.Let us be Joyous and let us not weep For those who have now crossed over the deep.When a Sailor’s last roll call is made His final embarking shant be delayed.So lower the Colors, let them be furled Each time a Sailor disembarks this world.The crew onboard in Heaven awaits The Eternal reunion of their shipmates.They’ll be welcomed home by those onboard Moored in peaceful waters with the Lord.As he approaches, he’ll call “Ahoy! The ship!” Now in safe harbor, an Eternal trip.Then he’ll hear “Sailor on deck! Hoist the flag!” “Help him get settled! Help stow his seabag!”Be it known that it’s a Divine remand To ship in Heaven, ye Seafaring Man.On permanent station forevermore Peaceful duty for Veterans of war.And when he’s weighed anchor for the last time We’ll Honor his memory so sublime.We’ll all reminisce and hoist a brew In a Toast of Honor to the crew.Rest Easy, Warrior Brother, We have the Watch!By: Gary L. Edmisten