The Men

Carson Smith (left) and Stanley J. Morrison.

As a flagship, the USS Biscayne always had plenty of brass aboard – high ranking Navy and Army officers from both US and British armed forces.

The ship was originally designed for a crew of 123 men with 12 officers.  But during the invasion of Anzio, 412 men were aboard: 15 ship's officers, 231 ship's crew, 30 staff officers, 55 staff enlisted men, 24 US Army officers, 7 British enlisted men, 48 US Army enlisted men, 1 British naval officer, and 1 US war correspondent.

While the Biscayne was a smaller ship, many men walked her decks during her World War II service.  Because she was a flagship, she often played host to Generals and Admirals for shipboard meetings.

This entry is an attempt to name as many men who stood on the decks of the Biscayne as possible.  If you were aboard the Biscayne or know someone who was, drop me a line so I can add them to this list.

1. Alderton, Harry M. – enlisted man
2. Alexander, Harold – General British Army
3. Amodeo, Vincent J. – pharmacist mate (Norwich, CT)
4. Bates, Richard H. – Lt. Commander and skipper
5. Berger, Walter H. – signal corps
6. Bertschman, L. J. – signalman (Milan, MO)
7. Blackburn, Caspar – war correspondent
8. Burgett, – enlisted man
9. Champion, Carlton C., Jr. – Commander and skipper
10. Clark, Mark – Lt. General US Army
11. Collins, Ernest John – enlisted man (Miami, FL)
12. Conolly, Richard L.  – Rear Admiral, US Navy
13. Darby, William G. -- store keeper first class
14. Donovan, William J. – Major General, US Army
15. Dyer, George C. – Rear Admiral, US Navy
16. Eagles, William W. – Major General, US Army
17. Eckelmeyer, Edward H. – Captain and skipper
18. Gulett, William – Commander, executive officer
19. Hawkesworthy, John – Lt. General British Army
20. Hewitt, Henry K. – Vice Admiral, US Navy
21. House, Edwin – Major General, US Air Force
22. Hunt, L. P. – General, US Army
23. Joy, C. T. – Rear Admiral, US Navy
24. King, Ernest J. – Admiral, US Navy
25. Lansdale, Dick – enlisted man
26. Lemnitzer, Lyman – General US Army
27. Lindgren, Hal – enlisted man
28. Lowry, Frank J. – Rear Admiral, US Navy
29. Lynch, George – enlisted man
30. Manry, John T, III – Lieutenant
31. Moosbrugger, Frederick – Commodore, US Navy
32. Morris, Frank D. – war correspondent, Collier’s Magazine
33. Morrison, Stanley J. – radioman first class (Philadelphia, PA)
34. Morse, John – Rear Admiral, Royal Navy
35. Mulvehill, Paul J. – pharmacist mate (Ebensburg, PA)
36. O'Brien, – enlisted man (SK2c)
37. Patton, George S. – General, US Army
38. Philactos, George  – radio technician (New York, NY)
39. Piaseczny, – enlisted man
40. Puckett, George A. – enlisted man
41. Pyle, Ernie – war correspondent, Scripps Howard
42. Reifschneider, Lawrence F. – Rear Admiral, US Navy
43. Rodgers, B. J. – Rear Admiral, US Navy
44. Ryan, Charles M. – Commander and skipper
45. Smith, Carson – US Army signal corps
46. Sowane, John F. – chief pharmacist mate (Brooklyn, NY)
47. Toothaker, Alfred – hospital assistant (Brunswick, ME)
48. Troubridge, Thomas T. – Admiral, Royal Navy
49. Truscott, Lucien – Major General, US Army
50. Utt, Fred – enlisted man (Philadelphia, PA)
51. von Kalinowski, Julian – Lieutenant
52. West, Robert, enlisted man (MoMM2c)
53. Whitehead, Don – war correspondent
54. Walcott, C. G. – Lieutenant, medical doctor (Fenton, MI)
55. Young, Rufus C. – Commander and skipper

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