Found another Seawolf in Maine

[Dan Arnes]

12/31/2015

**04** Found and spoke with Seawolf William E. VANDERHOFF II, AK3, Maintenance, Vung Tau, 2/16/1968 to 1/28/1969. I had called a number back in May, but couldn’t get a call back.
Tried again twice this morning and he picked up 2nd time. Said he had orders to VP-26 @ Brunswick, ME after HA(L)-3, ended up going to HT-8 instead, got out, came back in the Navy 10 years later to fly in P-3’s, retired as AWC with 20 years. Found him in New Sharon, ME.

Dan
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FYI
**00** Found Darryl Joseph BUCKLEY, PNSA, Administrative, was supposed to report 1 May 1969, Failed to report, was declared a Deserter on 24 July 1969, UA since 24 April 1969. Show him living in Cheyenne, WY.

**00** Found John Charles FLETCHER, AK2, Maintenance, was supposed to report 31 Aug 1969, Failed to report, was declared a Deserter on 29 Sept 1969, UA since 25 June 1969. Passed away 15 May 2002.

Not showing these two as “Found” Seawolves, and since they never reported, I removed them as a Seawolves, and updated all confirmed Seawolves.
This changes the total number of Seawolves from 2,552 to 2,555 now, making the Seawolves "remaining to be found" number, and the "% of DAT"  below, slightly affected.
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Of 2,555 confirmed Seawolf names, 287 Navy Seawolves still remain to be found, which includes 25 Plank Owners.
Sadly, we have 561 confirmed DAT (Died After Tour), (21.96%).

[Jim Joyce]

After you find the remaining 287 what will you do to occupy your time?
Seriously, you have done an incredible job for the organization and for each of us. Without a doubt, far more than any or a group of us could ever have done. Have a Happy New Year and the very best to you in 2016.
Jim

[Dan Arnes]

Thank You Jim,

I still have plenty to accomplish once my priority of finding our guys has dwindled.
I have multiple projects to complete; ensuring all our DAT Find A Grave memorials and Together We Served Shadowboxes are completed;
documentation and verification of all our BuNo's (193 documented so far); Flight Hour totals; Det Locations (along with Tom Phillips' help);
"tweaking" reports, and a chronological history of the squadron. Some of these I can work on at the same time.
Example of a "tweaked" report below showing everyone who was "physically" onboard on the day the Squadron "Established" on April 1, 1967:









I have to work on other things to lower my frustration level occasionally...

***And don't forget, the monumental task of updates to changes of address and email addresses!

Dan