The Crew - Radio Officers and their Recollections

Great Lakes Radio Officers
NAME	BOAT(s)	YEARS
Walter Chew Evans (SK)	SS Alabama (and others prior to WW1)	1921
Wilson Weckel W8AL (SK)	SS Juniata, SS Octarora, SS Tionesta	1921-23
William Hope W2EWT (SK)	Several	1933-40
Charles Leonhardt W8QD (SK)	Several - ?	1920's-30s?
Svend Gormsen (SK)	Several - ?	1930s - ?
Pete Peterson (SK)	Several - ?	1930s - ?
Edwin C. Alberts (SK)	William A. Reese	1930-38
Kenneth Goss (SK)	SS N. American & SS S. American	?-1934-?
Avery LaMont (SK)	SS N. American & SS S. American	?-1934-?
George A. Ralston	SS South American	?-1934-?
Joseph Sodaro (SK)	SS South American	?-1939-40-?
Alfred H. Kelley (SK)	SS South American	1934 - 1939
P. Robarts Knapp	SS South American	?-1935-?
John Kaye	SS South American	?-1940-?
William Sabo	SS South American	?-1940-?
Ted Phelps W8TP	SS S.A., SS Alabama & SS N.A.	1939-41
Charles Macomber (SK & KIA)	SS Alabama	?-1941
Julius Breit	SS South American	?-40s -67
A. A. Hansen	SS South American	1941
William Liehe	SS South American	1941
Donald Dout	SS South American	1941
Sylvester J Zachary	S.S. Col. E. M. Young	1940-41
Lowell R.Dibble W5FH	Last CW Op on S.S. Col. E. M. Young	1941
Fred Wagner	SS Alabama & SS S.A.	1941-2
Thomas O'Malley	SS South American	1942
Robert Gehrke	SS South American	1942
Wilson Weckel W8AL (SK)	SS Theodore Roosevelt	1944-45
Arthur J (Doc) Holub K6OGO	SS North American	1949-51
Robert Wilson VA1AKK	SS N. American & SS S. American	1951-2 & 61
Thomas Drake W4IWH	SS N. American & SS S. American	1958
Ray Heimberger W8TT	SS South American (Also WLC)	1957-9
Claude Sheets (SK)	SS N. American & SS S. American	?-1956-8-?
Jim Entreken	SS South American	?-1956-?
Bill Stout	SS South American	1958-9-?
James Mulligian (sp?)	SS South American	?-1958-?
Phil Shuman NP2AG (SK)	SS N. American	1959-63
Gerald Bay W1XY	SS N. American	1960
Norman S. Walker	SS N. American & SS S. American	1960s
Ross (Parnell?)	SS South American	?-1960-?
Jim Koss	SS South American	?-1960-?
Tony Alateras (SK)	SS South American	?-1960-?
Robert Ballantine W8SU	NMD>CGC Woodrush>NOG>NMP	1961-65

Mississippi River System Towboat Radio Officers
NAME	BOAT	YEARS
J. Van Cloud	Steam Towboat Kiska	1943
Dan B. Courtney, W0ABO	USACE - St Louis District boats	1929-1966
Don't miss this list of USACE River System Radio Operators

The names of living crew members and/or their (disguised) e-mail addresses will be removed from the listings at their request.

The high-seas radio-officer's service pin pictured above was awared for service in the 1920s. The actual pin is about the size of a dime. The two stars may indicate 10 years service but the company awarding the pin is unknown. Thanks to Pat Ulik for the photo.