Citizen Soldier: The Ongoing Story Of USS Pueblo, With Executive Officer Edward R. Murphy, Jr.

Crewmember List

This list gives the names of all personnel assigned to the USS PUEBLO AGER-2
and their rates at time of capture. Included are two honorary crew members.

Officers
CDR Lloyd Mark "Pete" Bucher, Commanding Officer Deceased - January 28, 2004
LT Edward R. Murphy Jr., Executive Officer El Cajon, California
LT Stephen R. Harris, Research Officer Melrose, Massachusetts
LT(jg) F. Carl Schumacher, 1st Lieutenant, Operations Off. St. Louis, Missouri
ENS Timothy L. Harris, Supply Officer Tombstone, Arizona
CWO-4 Gene Lacy, Engineering Officer Kenmore, Washington

Chief Petty Officers
CTMCS Ralph D. Bouden Yuma, Arizona
ENC Monroe O. Goldman Deceased May 3, 2006
CTTC James F. Kell (TAD from Kamiseya, Japan) Chula Vista, California

First Class Petty Officers
CT1 Don E. Bailey (TAD from Kamiseya, Japan) Portland, Indiana
HM1 Herman P. Baldridge Chula Vista, California
CT1 Michael T. Barrett Deceased March 14, 2013
EN1 Rushel J. Blansett Oak Hills, California
YN1 Armando Canales Deceased - March 20, 2009
SK1 Policarpo Polla "PP" Garcia Oxnard, California
CT1 Francis J. Ginther Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
EMI Gerald W. Hagenson Deceased - November 4, 1988
BM1 Norbert J. Klepac Lewisville, Texas
QM1 Charles B. Law Deceased - September 25, 2001
CT1 James D. Layton Gulf Breeze, Florida
PH1 Lawrence W. Mack Desceased - March 1, 2003
CT1 Donald R. Peppard El Paso, Texas
CT1 David L. Ritter (TAD from Kamiseya, Japan) Hanford, California
EN1 William D. "Scabbie" Scarborough Deceased - February 26, 1970
CT1 James A. Shepard Lady Lake, Florida

Second Class Petty Officers
CT2 Michael W. Alexander Deceased - April 20, 1994
CT2 Wayne D. Anderson Waycross, Georgia
BM2 Ronald L. Berens Belle Plains, Kansas
SGT Robert J. Chicca, USMC (TAD from Kamiseya, Japan) Bonita, California
IC2 Victor D. Escamilla Lubbock, Texas
SGT Robert J. Hammond, USMC (TAD from Kamiseya, Japan) Campton, New Hampshire
RM2 Lee R. Hayes Columbus, Ohio
CT2 Peter M. Langenberg South Pasadena, California
SM2 Wendell G. Leach Deceased - June 5, 1998
CS2 Harry Lewis Deceased - September 23, 2009
CT2 Donald R. McClarren Boiling Springs, PA
ET2 Clifford C. Nolte Menlo, Iowa (last known )
CT2 Charles R. "Joe" Sterling Desceased - November 21, 2002
GM2 Kenneth R. Wadley Woodburn, Oregon Deceased - November 21, 2013
CT2 Elton A. Wood Spokane, Washington

Third Class Petty Officers
CT3 Charles W. Ayling Roanoke, Virginia
CT3 Paul D. Brusnahan Trenton, New Jersey
BM3 Willie C. Bussell Suffolk, Virginia
RM3 Charles H. Crandell Forsyth, Missouri
CT3 Bradley R. Crowe Newport, Vermont
CT3 Rodney H. Duke Collins, Mississippi
CT3 Joseph Fejfar Kansas City, Missouri (stricken, illness before sailing)
CT3 John W. Grant Portland, Maine
CT3 Sydney (Jerry) Karnes Deceased - May 25, 2011
CT3 Earl M. Kisler Canby, Oregon
CT3 Anthony A. Lamantia Laurel, Maryland
CT3 Ralph McClintock Jericho, Vermont (TAD Kamiseya - replaced Joe Fejfar)
QM3 Alvin H. Plucker Ft. Lupton, Colorado
CS3 Ralph E. Reed Duncannnon, Pennsylvania
CT3 Steven J. Robin Deceased - July 29, 2008
CT3 John A. Shilling Mantua, Ohio
CT3 Angelo S. Strano Greensville, Texas
EN3 Darrel D. Wright Alma, West Virginia

Non-rated
Steward Rogelio P. Abelon Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Steward Rizalino L. Aluague National City, California
Fireman Richard E. Arnold Sebastapol, California
Fireman Richard I. Bame Manchester, Michigan
Fireman Peter M. "Milt" Bandera Shingle Springs, California
Fireman Howard E. Bland Deceased - July 25, 1992
Seaman Stephen P. Ellis Henderson, Nevada
Fireman John C. Higgins Deceased January 8, 2011
Seaman Robert W. Hill Jr Orange Park, Florida
Fireman Duane Hodges Deceased - January 23, 1968
Seaman Roy J. Maggard Deceased - May 27, 1994
Seaman Larry J. Marshall Deceased - April 8, 2015
Fireman Thomas W. Massie Roscoe, Illinois
Fireman John A. Mitchell Kneeland, California
Fireman Michael A. O'Bannon Newberg, Oregon
Seaman Earl R. Phares Ontario, California
Seaman Dale E. Rigby Ivins, Utah
Seaman Richard J. Rogala Sarasota, Florida
Seaman Ramon Rosales El Paso, Texas
Seaman Edward S. "Stu" Russell Eureka, California
Seaman John R. Shingleton San Ramon, California
Fireman Norman W. Spear Windham, Maine
Fireman Larry E. Strickland Warner Springs, California
Fireman Steven E. Woelk Basehor, Kansas

Civilian Oceanographers
Harry Iredale, III (TAD from the Naval Oceanographic Office) Fairfax Station, Virginia
Dunnie R. Tuck, Jr. (TAD from the Naval Oceanographic Office) Carriere, Mississippi


Honorary Crew Members
Marcee (Rethwish) Gregory Winchester, Oregon
Ralph Hostetter Elkton, Maryland

335 Days in "The People's Paradise"

The PUEBLO crew were held in two different compounds, which they christened the Barn and the Farm, during their imprisonment in North Korea. The first in Pyongyang, the other in the nearby countryside. The U. S. reacted strongly to PUBELO's capture by sending a naval task force led by the USS Enterprise CVN-65 to the Sea of Japan and demanded that the North Koreans release the PUEBLO and her crew. Of course the North Koreans had no intention of doing this as they had deliberately attacked and taken PUEBLO off the high seas for reasons hypothesized by many, but known only to the North Koreans. What was actually a bluff by the U. S. caused great anxiety in North Korea. To cast doubt upon U. S. statements that PUEBLO had not intruded and give credence to their claims that PUEBLO had intruded into their territorial waters, the North Korean's responsible for PUEBLO crew began a reign of terror to obtain confessions from the crew.

The Captain was repeatedly beaten, and threatened with execution. He repeated over and over "the PUEBLO was in international waters." He was driven at midnight one night to another building in Pyongyang where he was shown a human being hanging on a wall. The man had an eye dangling out of it's socket, was bloodied and beaten savagely but, he was still alive. Bucher was told "this is what we do to spies!" He repeated again "our ship was in international waters, I will not sign your god damned confession." Finally, he was told that his crew would be executed one by one beginning with the youngest man if he did not confess. That crewman was brought in and a gun was placed to his head. The Captain finally relented for the sake of his crew.

The crew were interrogated and beaten severly during their stay in Compound 1. After the U.S. military pressure in the Sea of Japan was lessened, the PUEBLO crew were moved in March to Compound 2, the "Farm," where they would remain until their release.

The North Koreans forced the men to write letters home to family, friends and members of congress telling of the "humane treatment" they were receiving and asking that the U. S. apologize for the spying and intrusions into their territorial waters. The PUEBLO crew were coerced through beatings into giving pre-rehearsed presentations at two press conferences. The North Koreans also took photographs and movies of crew members in pre-staged activities. The men did their best to discredit this propaganda by including innuendos and obviously false information in their letters, using slang, corny and archaic language during press conferences and displaying obscene gestures (the bird) in photographs and movies. Hawaiian Goodluck...!

Eventually by late November the North Koreans learned, via TIME magazine, they had been had! The PUEBLO crew suffered severly because of that disclosure. Very luckily for the crew, an agreement was reached for a release soon after Hell Week began.

http://www.usspueblo.org/Prisoners/335_Days.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_%28AGER-2%29

Additional video footage : American:

https://youtu.be/jbSTr60ECeI

https://youtu.be/zunoCXXJI