In Memory of Lt. Comdr. Louis Sibiski U.S.N.R.

January 21, 1894 - Aug. 18, 1959
(Picture taken in Brooklawn, NJ while on leave in the summer of 1945)

Prior to World War II, Lt. Comdr. Sibiski was a
Merchant Marine for over 20 years.
The companies he worked for, his job assignments
and dates are listed below.

Ship: Anaconda Owner: Black Diamond Port of Departure: Rotterdam, South Holland Date of Arrival: 17 Aug. 1923 Port of Arrival: Ellis Island, NY	Ship: Coaxet Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium Date of Arrival: 17 May 1924 Port of Arrival Ellis Island, NY
Ship: Coaxet Port of Departure: Phila. PA Date of Arrival: 10 Aug. 1924 Port of Arrival: Ellis Island, NY

Born in Baltimore, MD. to John Sibiski and Rosalia Guibinski on January 21, 1894, Mr. Sibiski went to work (full time) as a Wool Sorter for Howland Croft & Sons - Worsted Yarns, Camden, NJ from 1907 to 1917. Howland Croft & Sons was located on Broadway at Jefferson Avenue and was previously known as Croft & Priestley..

Desiring a change, he then went to work for: The New York Ship Building Co. in Camden, New Jersey as a "Ship Fitter" from: 1917 to: 1920. NOTE: in 1919 my grandmother passes away from causes unknown to me, that plus his love for ships and the ocean, he then went to work for:

The Black Diamond Steam Ship Company in New York from: 1920 to: 1929 as an "Engineering Watch Officer". There he was responsible for 15 "Watertenders and Fireman". Seeking more responsibility, he then moved to:

The Moore & McCormack Steam Ship Co. in New York from: 1929 to: 1941. Positions he had there were "Engineering Watch Officer, Assistant Engineering Officer and finally, Engineering Officer. He also supervised 10-30 Machinists and Boilermakers.

On 28 Apr. 1941 he joined the U.S.N.R. Because of his 20+ years of prior experience, he was commissioned a Lt. jg. The first ship he served on was the U.S.S. Munargo (AP-20) from 1941 to 1942.

He then served on the U.S.S. West Point (AP-23) from 1942 to 1943. Here is a picture of her when she was S.S. America

Other names she (U.S.S. West Point) was known by are:

1964 SS Australis 1978 SS Italis 1980 SS Noga

1984 SS Alferdoss 1994 American Star

His next assignment was on the U.S.S. Neosho (AO-48) from 1943 to 1944.

The U.S.S. Barnstable (APA-93) was his next ship, he served on her from 1944 to 1945. Photo linked above, courtesy of Hyperwar US Navy in WWII

The last ship he served on was the U.S.S. Carteret (APA-70) from 1945 to 1946.

NOTE: Pictures, descriptions and histories of these ships were supplied to me by the following gentlemen:

Mr. Bud Shortridge , Mr. Claude Williams and Mr. (Mac) McLain

These gentlemen served their country in the U.S. Navy but unfortunately did not know my grandfather. Mr. Shortridge has indicated to me that he has a hobby of supplying Navy ship pictures, descriptions and histories to anyone who requests them. Visit his web site here .

U.S.S. Barnstable (APA-93) (Attack/Transport) Commissioned in 1944

U.S.S. Carteret (APA-70) (Attack/Transport) Commissioned in 1944

U.S.S. Munargo (AP-20) (Troop Transport) Commissioned in 1941

U.S.S. Neosho (AO-48) (Fleet Oiler) Commissioned in 1941

U.S.S. West Point (AP-23) (Troop Transport) Commissioned in 1941

(See partial ships roster below).

Richard Gosselin, 326 Euclid, Lynn, MA 01904
Gene McLaughlin, 1411 Orsen St., No. Versailles, PA 15137
Richard P. Sawyer, 7103 NW 76th St., Tamarac, FL 33321
Donald Rude, 2013 Austin Place, Richland, WA 99352
Dominick J. Manfredi, 1405 Little Meadow Road, Guilford, CT 06437
Claude Williams, 101 Rainbow Drive, Apt. 4278, Livingston, TX 77351
Robert Byrne, 12 Mayfair Rd., Dedham, MA 02026
James L. MacDonald, 801 W. Limberlost Drive #65, Tucson, AZ 85705
Dale Nelson, 2004 NE 156th St., Portland, OR 97230
John E. Daniel, 3728 S. Fuller, Independence, MO 64052
Jerry Shuler, 650 Blackburn Blvd., Nort Phort, FL 84287
Ken Johnson, PO Box 185, Trenary, MI 49891
Frank Beck, 66 Longfellow Dr., Colombia, NJ 07067
John Hollis, 324 Woodland Rd., Monroe, GA 30665
Howard Horsley, 9810 NW 67 Ct., Tamarac, FL 33321
Lawrence Kapfer, 16 Roosevelt Blvd, E. Patchogue, NY 11772
Elmer Rago, 707 Casper Ave., Port Orange, FL 32119
Floyd Russell, 5502 Dewey Hill Rd. #329, Edina, MN 55439
Tom Schneider, 699 Mozart Rd., Wheeling, WV 26003
Floyd Sheffler, 9464 Five Forks Rd., Waynesboro, PA 17268
Gil Thompson, 1922 Willow Spring Rd., Baltimore, MD 21222
Karl Wurster, 906 Russell St., Mountain Home, IA 72653
William (Bill) Waite, 2038 Nicklaus Circle, Roseville, CA 95678-1053

This page is still under construction. As additional
information is located, it will be added.

A special thanks goes out to Jo Schwartz, who is finding
hard to locate informaton for this project.

This web site is commissioned by Bill Sibiski
Grandson of Lt. Comdr. Louis Sibiski

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