painting copyright © Wayne Scarpaci, 1998.

This page is dedicated to:

Tom Wilbeck, Sr., my father, who was assigned to the USS Sarsi from '48 through '52.

The five men who lost their lives as a result of the sinking of the Sarsi, 27 Aug 1952.
• QMC Raymond Shirley Parrish
• SD2 Hampton Curtis Carter
• DC1 Charles Henry Kunsch, Jr.
• RD3 Robert Thomas Slattery
• YN3 Herbert Elwood Demarest

The men who served on the Sarsi from 1944 to 1952.

All US Navy Fleet Tug sailors, past and present.

This page established 6 Sep 1999 - major revision 29 Sep 2007

Last update on 4 Feb 2012

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