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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ranger (CV 61). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 1915 crew members registered for the USS Ranger (CV 61).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Eldred, Roger | EM1 | 1958 – 1959 | Trying to find info on my dad. I think he was in a bar fight downtown san fran with his buddies. Fight was broken up. Dad and buddies left. Other guy came from bar and caught dad in back w/bottle. Anyone else enjoy the fun? | |
Tevis, Roland | E6 WE THINK | 1958 – 1959 | My Grandfather served on the Ranger as an aviation metal smith, but died before I could ask him about his life. I would love to hear from anyone who was on the ship who would like to talk about life onboard. God Bless and Thank You! ~Dina | |
Voron, Sheldon | airman | 1958 – 1960 | V6 | Greatest time in my life, ever, was cossing the equator with King Neptune. |
Franklin, Bud | et3 | 1958 – 1959 | electronics | |
Weldon, Dick | EM3 | 1958 – 1959 | Electrical | |
Huff, Charles | PHG3 | 1958 – 1962 | unk | My father was part of the commissioning crew on the Ranger. He was very proud of his service. Ben, Clayton and I, Chris, are proud to remember him and honor him. He passed away in June of 2017. |
Debow, Tj | AO2 | Jan 10, 1958 – Dec 20, 1958 | V-5 | Spent almost all of my time on the Ranger as a Master at Arms |
O'Donnell, Tom | ET2 | Mar 1958 – Dec 1960 | OE | Any electronics technicians from shop1 or shop2 in the late 50's out there? |
Prunty, James | SK2 | Mar 4, 1958 – Mar 4, 1960 | S-1 | Enjoyed every min. Good luck to all. |
Charpentier, Donald | EM3 | May 1, 1958 – Sep 1, 1960 | E-3 | |
Schutte, Gerold | E5 AE2 | Jun 15, 1958 – Sep 15, 1958 | VAW 11 | |
Downs, John | MM | Jul 1958 – Jun 1960 | ||
Reynolds, Theodore/ted | EM2 | Aug 1958 – May 1962 | E Div | Worked in the Elect Power shop for 2 yrs then got transferred to the A-O shop for 2 yrs. I enjoyed 3 Cruises aboard the Ranger. Even had Sonny Lunsford stand up with me when I married my wife, who I'm still married too. |
Klepper, Jim | YN3 | Aug 10, 1958 – Jun 21, 1960 | Engineering (Log Room) | Best shipmates of all. Cmdr Ryder, my boss was the greatest. Can't say enough about the pre-commission crew. |
McKnight, Ed | RMSN | Aug 15, 1958 – Jun 15, 1960 | OR | Started off in the 2nd Division as a deck-ape. finished up as a radioman striker. |
McLarty, Tommey | E-5 | Aug 15, 1958 – Aug 15, 1960 | Operations (Air Intelligence) | |
Hurd, Dick | EM | Aug 15, 1958 – May 1960 | electrician | Served 2 years in the elec. rewind shop. Heard in Dec 2014 that the old girl was sold for scrap for 1 cent and will be towed either Jan/Feb 2015 to Brownsville,TX to be dismantled. No ed. facility in Oregon |
Everett Glenn, Everett | E3 | Aug 30, 1958 – Jun 1, 1960 | 1st | I had a lot of friend in the first I would like to find E E Long |
Hughes, Tony | Airman | Oct 1958 – Aug 1959 | GM Division | |
McDermott, Paul | SK3 | Oct 1958 – Sep 1960 | S1 | |
Souza, Bob | MM3 | Oct 11, 1958 – Mar 14, 1962 | A-4 | |
Composto, Michael | E3 | 1959 – 1960 | V2 | V2 division, would love to hear from any Green shirts on 59' and 60' cruises |
Guilford, Bob | sm3 | 1959 – 1962 | sm | |
Hoofnagle, Dennis | AT-2 | 1959 – 1959 | Aviation electronics | Transferred to new duty as ships company USS Ranger from Guam VW-3 squadron. Took one month leave on arrival home. Reported for duty, ship in Dry Dock! Went out 2 weeks sea trials then separated from service. Loved it! |
Britton, Robert Patrick (Pat) | Unknown | 1959 – 1961 | Unknown | My father was on the USS Ranger and I believe he worked in the boiler room, I have some pictures and would be happy to share if someone was friends with my dad. And I would appreciate any info including ports visited. |
Wells, John | Adj4 | 1959 – 1960 | VF92 | Would like contact anyone who was a plane captain or worked with aircraft on flight deck. |
Dodge, Margaret | Don't know | Jan 1, 1959 – Sep 15, 1963 | Don't know | Looking for anyone who served with my brother on the ranger. 1959-62? Would like to know about him when he served. He died in 1964 in a car accident when I was in high school |
Estes, Ken | PH2 | Jan 3, 1959 – Aug 1, 1959 | OP Photolab | Came aboard with VAH-6 then TAD to OP Photo Lab for the 1st WestPac. Great ship. Makes me ill to think we could not save our ship. |
Knight, Gayland (Gene) | E-3 | May 1959 – Jul 1963 | Supply & Side Cleaners | Enjoyed the places we visited, sometime sorry I did not try harder and made a carrer of it |
Brochhausen, Kurt | AK3 | May 1959 – 1960 | S 6 | I would like to hear from someone during this time period. |
Sansom, George | ACT2 | Jun 15, 1959 – Nov 13, 1959 | OI | looking forward to hearing from any other AC who sailed on her at that time period. |
Romero, Ron | RM3 | Jun 15, 1959 – Dec 10, 1962 | OR | Looking back, it was a great time. I had easy job in communications. I worked in the teletype room and in crypto. I have only good memories of that time. |
Lovitt, Allen | E3 | Jul 1, 1959 – Dec 19, 1960 | V-1 Division | |
Scott, Joe (Scotty) | Airman | Aug 7, 1959 – Apr 11, 1961 | Gm | Good Time |
Boggs, Thomas (Tom) | E3 | Sep 19, 1959 – Oct 11, 1962 | V1 | |
Vancleave, Gordon | E3 | Sep 20, 1959 – Jun 18, 1963 | V1 | Rep 8 crash crew hot suite. Retired I Oregon |
Beattie, Roger | fnn | Sep 24, 1959 – Jun 2, 1962 | b div | 3 westpack cruises was 4mm most of the time get in touch |
Napier, Robert | BMSN | Oct 1959 – Jul 1961 | 1st | I hated every minute of it, But I would give anything to go back and do it again. |
Butler, Donald | AMS2/1 | Oct 15, 1959 – Sep 10, 1962 | V-3 | Helicopter crewchief, Hangar Deck P.O., Supply Petty Officer, and Log Yoeman |
Rosenblatt, Herm | RM2 | Nov 3, 1959 – Jul 27, 1961 | OR | Radioman. Spent most of my duty time in crypto |
Christiansen, Roger / Nickname Yamaguchi / | E5 / IC2 | Dec 1959 – Jan 1963 | E-4 | I feel like I grew up on the Ranger met many great crew members on her. Got to see places I probably would have never seen on my own. Learned a lot from many teachers about other rates. IC circuits are everywhere ! |
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