It is with great sadness I report the passing of Eugene Nink, an enlisted man who would've served with Sharninghouse and Rybarczyk aboard USS Intrepid as part of VT-18.
Mr. Nink's obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pas...eid=sp_ommatch
An oral history conducted with Mr. Nink circa 2009 concerning his war experience:
http://www.glo.texas.gov/voices-of-v...iews/nink.html
His experience is unusual in that he was rated an Electrician as opposed to Radio or ordnance.
RIP Mr. Nink