May these American heroes never be forgotten.
![William Anders](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/AndersWilliam-qpgksu8jtijacsr8b48yj1ddenxmcc7kv5pv5z28sg.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Richard L Anderson](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/AndersonRichardL-qn39oalho1hf00488pp9elu8hmsgb2iav9kb74a9s0.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![George Balogas](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BalogasGeorge-qp68krzzusuzp33e9d870zw8yp4uibw4v0brz5gum8.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Peter Beckschi III](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BeckschiPeter-qg31v04m0ml9uzt5ofolify5ptmunb79mosms8kl4w.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Bob Blantz](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BlantzRobert-qq4wwqts10adpla8ewym4jwic1r6z8g4v71ysoj3eo.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Frank Borman](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BormanFrank-qfemdqljf6pfinka86gzzjwjphz8796blz7ojf1lvk.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Paul Bowers](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BowersPaul-qm2u9vjzdbzb7pvsx91f1hojhixi5zf71e4vzdn4lc.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![James Bright](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BrightJames-qhj8eopfddsg80tsidg58bzdfze7cnex8n1xyybz0g.jpeg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![George Brown](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BrownGeorge-qlefw9tr58e0r20yvn0483c3thsfi5uiszihpvb4sg.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Henry Brown](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BrownHenry-qism6xq41ksx02xwx0rsl98xw1kyf1uoe1v812w3k0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Stephen Butsko](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ButskoStephen-qmievw1fy3mw1uds51cjcmoxxwcs9cm7531xz9kikg.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Manuel Calvillo](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CalvilloManuel-qmexg9hrgq30otky84sjv4s9pdavvzw5mt5hqoxmgw.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Bob Camblin](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CamblinBob-qj6kydyglnl4seh9u3wu1f8vedoxg6f160l31wnlds.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Carleton Davis](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DavisCarlton-qfn9y9r38vak0gxak35dallq2f4b5h13ennxy66i9s.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Stanley Dawkins](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DawkinsStanley-qfenmq5giqah6s7sj4j6tp7r8e8nlqru4n9af6ca2o.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Ric Demas](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DemasRichard-qjun6r3dq4mqn1g71pzo05obbxxdkm6naaierrabk0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Kent Drumeller](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DrumellerKent-qg32yarpqadt84qb7x6490yvqpy9fs7ap6me1ob30g.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Steven Duffenbach](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DuffenbachSteven-qhj93q4nfi2fi2gfap3d5iif4hz7edtickol7b7f9c.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![David Duffy](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DuffyDavid-qi7kcm1m3tcvq41gj348gutyc4oq0uwy32zupanz7k.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Phil Elsner](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ElsnerPhil-qkhbfrqk1ui7m62l6k2nvy85tywwvoo2omkc2xtssg.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Richard Fellers](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FellersRichard-qmlxrbgx2s3n97xrkc0c9204qw2wu6zp3r9qctebr4.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![David Gallop](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/GallopDavid-qm6990kmh6efm97sjemratg2j84gx3uwpp4st7h8g0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Philip Gresham](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/GreshamPhilip-qktiuz9pajt6oxsd3zx6lj0sy21n24tzafxvqsj11c.png?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Kenneth Hansen](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HansenKenneth-qm846x4cjtdlvcp2e3mkzoqewy0hkp0e1m6deaafpc.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Chic Hedberg](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HedbergCharles-qfnb8yeion78n941y9mb4thw7d0lgad5tq440wyl8g.png?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Jack Hedlund](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HedlundJack-qip13sldbp7r776byrnzqg3hhor82a0nsty1hr981s.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Bernard Hetrick](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HetrickBernard-qivwrn236qc4gsetoowykkbgbnonqtb5m68srvn474.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Tom Jones](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/JonesTom-qpuh7crwtj1r1lo26zom64yuikoku2l3mq981orev4.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Kent Ledlow](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/LedlowKent-qgv1b78yz30pcq88vkaj8afdb4ay69fldln0i9cq2o.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Don Lee](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/LeeDon-qfeo7ghb96o5963ph34ytgvqwc23df2pn98tgvlou8.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Virgil Lukens](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/LukensVirgil-qi0mgopvzwm3ch4hf1qhpg39legjkmpoxduwjj0j5s.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Howard Mansfield](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/MansfieldHoward-qj6lxvd4li5t2gxrmy2tnywap0sr0ua91n5y8y1khs.png?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Earnest McCullum](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/McCullumEarnest-qou283umtkb8mredal30jozync1vx4q1jxuwnpmj9c.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Bruce Neidl](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/NeidlBruce-qfelwosxgdd6xabusb5m9csjsw0jkwhlll7m5qboqo.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Michael Patterson](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PattersonMichael-qqv2fzg1jebdagk30thtnpgm3ufneb7611yu05pyio.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Frank Pettet](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PettetFrank-qfenzhsjcprow3o4z57r6z85ptb55qgkvu9q3herk0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Charley Prater](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PraterCharley-qi7kknjwksd720cxkk9bstrxat1rvmu9uvxeiiqpz4.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Robert Rawley](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/RawleyRobert-qfen5nf0d2wy9t0q8qt6j0caqeelrozds4lqk7nr40.png?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Gary Saddler](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SaddlerGary-qjdb09tk168li72pv8ejn06fcy289wxqvqr38qhog0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Lawrence Scheer](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ScheerLawrence-qktpfuljjk2gfdpxydwmxr6i1mjis96vuuath1bh1c.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![David Schultz](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SchultzDavid-qfn97bpnbuen6w2bwfudtee10rxihu23paeuom4sn4.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Sonny Simants](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SimantsSonny-qfepkr4loe5i4yhxme8ll120ft331yrxr8xjjaieio.png?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Fred Springs](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Fred-Springs-qetsjrum3q03y5sy0w16sdw8ozsp6b06a96rbj9kow.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Vernon Stanard](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StanardVernon-qm2tz9xialgwa1a4to2vx5zeb36hcvc68x9r51cyrk.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Michael Stevens](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StevensMichael-qfepb3cbfoxet8j417wmygtgn8p9xyf93fjvywu2gw.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Hartford Strickland](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StricklandHartford-qm9otqxsl0doqb6n2e8kc71sukvzhx0n0vn9ivarcw.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Michael Tarnawski](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TarnawskiMichael-qj7zjauw7ka41ti0z7iibx77i6n0vjbi6pbjv4rnk0.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Dean Veltman](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/VeltmanDean-qm69w8758w6cblhzzxu3dgkumrps010a8l3gg728sg.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![William Vining](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Vining-William-qfeokxi17p43nyj6swsgk2hlf5nhp8k7hxvd3nmjnk.webp?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Lee Roy Vrzalik](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/VrzalikLeeRoy-qpglp9o3lqxewhngy4vljurv783hwey7bnyx7mza4g.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Joe Wells](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/WellsJoseph-qj6kfpvuv41477lhujel0muanvphklay9m4wx2c2yo.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Clyde Williams](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/WilliamsClyde-qhjbkmp3udrrmbbf5mk1hkuxths0frrjkm0wahdwqo.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
![Gaylord Wren](https://i0.wp.com/www.ussyorktown.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/WrenGaylord-ql2a8hgl13wj146rm42e90e3mc29oigml2rcr4kmps.jpg?w=1316&ssl=1)
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This section contains obituaries of shipmates and members who have recently passed away. Each obituary will remain on the website until after the reunion memorial service.
ANDERS, WILLIAM
1933 – 2024 William Anders, a NASA astronaut who was part of the 1968 Apollo 8 crew who were the …
ANDERSON, RICHARD L
1937 – 2024 Richard Leroy Anderson age 86 of Kittery Point Maine, passed away peacefully at home February 12, 2024 …
ATENCIO, LORRY
1935 – 2024 Lorry Baltimar Atencio, 89, Born May 15, 1935, in Park View New Mexico, died June 13, in …
BALOGAS, GEORGE
1943 – 2024 George Jonathan Balogas, 80, was born on July 21, 1943, to the late George and Shirley Balogas …
BECKSCHI, PETER
1940 – 2023 Peter F. Beckschi III, 83, of Jamison, passed away Friday, November 16, 2023. He was the beloved …
BERGFELD, CLARENCE
1937 – 2023 Clarence Richard Bergfeld, who served on the USS Yorktown from 1954 to 1958 as a Metalsmith Petty …
BERRY, GILBERT
1948 – 2024 Gilbert “Gil” Leon Berry passed at age 75 at his home in Lyndonville, Vt. His family was …
BLANTZ, ROBERT
1937 – 2024 Robert “Bob” Allen Blantz was a caring son, brother, uncle, and friend. He passed away Tuesday, April …
BORMAN, FRANK
1928 – 2023 Frank Borman, a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon …
BOWERS, PAUL
1938 – 2024 Paul Edmon Bowers lived a beautiful life. He was born December 31, 1938, in Olney, Ill., to …
BRIGHT, JAMES
1933 – 2023 Memorial services for James Mitchell Bright, 90 who died Tuesday December 26, 2023 in Madison, MS will …
BROWN, GEORGE
1933 – 2024 Mr. George Norman Brown, 91, of Linden, passed away on Friday March 15, 2024 peacefully at his …
BROWN, HENRY
1925 – 2024 Roy was born April 5, 1925, in Great Falls, South Carolina. He graduated from Great Falls High …
BUTSKO, STEPHEN
1944 – 2023 Stephen Francis Butsko, aged 79, of Lead, South Dakota passed away together with his life partner Wendy …
BUZZELL, GARY
1949 – 2024 Gary Buzzell (Buzz), 75, passed away June 1, 2024, in Bangor at the Eastside Center for Health …
CALVILLO, MANUEL
Manuel “Manny” Calvillo, a lifelong resident of El Paso, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024 surrounded by loved ones …
CAMBLIN, ROBERT
1937 – 2023 Robert “Bob” Earl Camblin passed away peacefully at home on 11/29/23 at age 86. Bob was born …
CRICHTON, DAVID
1935-2024 David Robert Crichton, 89 of Golden Valley, MN passed into heaven on June 1, 2024. Preceded by parents, Lela …
CUNNINGHAM, JAMES
1932 – 2024 A light went out May 15th when Jim Cunningham passed away at the age of 92 in …
DAVIS, CARLTON
1922 – 2023 Carleton Warner Davis, Sr., passed away at 101 years of age on Friday afternoon, November 17, 2023 …
DAWKINS, STANLEY
1941 – 2023 Stanley (Stan) Dawkins was born in Kennewick, WA, to Glen and Harriet Dawkins. Stan had two brothers, …
DEMAS, RICHARD
1945 – 2024 Richard Edward Demas, of St Johnsbury, Vt., passed away on Monday Jan. 15, 2024. Ric was born …
DIEL, JOHN
1930 – 2024 John “Jack” Diel, 94, of Enfield passed away at Baystate Medical Center on May 15, 2024. Born …
DRUMELLER, KENT
Edward Kent Drumeller of Florissant, MO passed away at his home on August 8, 2023. Kent was a Communication Watch …
DUFFENBACH, STEVEN
1945 – 2023 Steven Gene Duffenbach, 78, of Eau Claire passed away peacefully on December 15, surrounded by loved ones …
DUFFY, DAVID
1938 – 2023 Attended Kearny High. Navy Airman on the USS Yorktown. Worked in aerospace and insurance. Loved hunting, fishing …
ELSNER, PHILLIP
1943 – 2023 Phillip Elsner passed away September 5, 2023. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Phil served on the USS Yorktown …
FARMER, HOWARD EARL
1946 – 2024 Howard Farmer, age 77, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Howard was born on …
FELLERS, RICHARD
1935 – 2024 Richard Earl Fellers, 88, of Newberry, SC, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Prisma Health …
FLANAGIN, PAUL
1939 – 2024 Paul R. Flanagin, 85, of Jackson passed away peacefully with his daughter and granddaughters at his side …
GALLO, ROBERT
1934-2024 Robert (Bob) Julio Gallo passed away peacefully in his home in Modesto, California, on June 22, 2024, on the …
GALLOP, DAVID
1940 – 2023 David F Gallop Sr., 83, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2023, surrounded by his loving family …
GRESHAM, PHILIP
1931 – 2024 Philip Hoke Gresham, 92, of Demorest, formerly of Duluth, died on March 1, 2024. Born Aug. 20, …
HACKING, RICHARD
1938 – 2024 Our beloved Richard “Rich” Dean Hacking passed away peacefully on Friday evening, April 12th, in Mesa Arizona …
HALLUM, WARREN
1942 – 2023 Warren R. Hallum, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 13, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center …
HANSEN, KENNETH
1924 – 2023 Kenneth W. Hansen, 99, of Ft. Myers, passed away on August 28, 2023, at home in Ft …
HEDBERG, CHARLES
1933 – 2023 On October 2, 2023, Charles “Chic” Hedberg died peacefully at home at the age of 90. Hedberg, …
HEDLUND, JACK
1930 – 2024 Jack C. Hedlund, age 93, of Siren, WI passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, at Burnett Medical …
HENRY, ROGER
1946-2024 Roger W. Henry age 77, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Wednesday July 3, 2024, at his residence following an …