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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 1916 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 – 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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Chisholm, John | EM2 | 1976 – 1979 | Electrical | Can't remember much. |
Moon, Terry | GMM2 | 1976 – 1979 | Weapons | Good Memories |
Jacklin, Tom ( Jack ) | EM3 | 1976 – 1978 | E Div | Had some great times, I miss the brotherhood and all the close friends. Feel free to email me. I started out in the power shop then went to the lighting shop. |
Hemsworth, Rob | OS3 | 1976 – 1979 | OI | did 76 and 79 West-Pac's. Bremerton, San Diego, Subic, Collision at Sea, Yokosuka, Capt Nick, Russian Bear greeting on deck. Zwicke, Almanza, Meyer, Roughton, and many others proud to serve with. |
Biel, David | ATAN | Jan 1976 – Sep 1976 | RVAH-5 | Bicentennial WestPac cruise was a blast! Wouldn't change a thing. Any other Savage Sons out there? |
Birkemose, Kevin / Mouse | yn3 | Jan 9, 1976 – Jul 28, 1979 | operations department office | |
Golderg, Edward | AS1 | Jan 12, 1976 – Sep 30, 1978 | iM4,QA,Ships Master at Arms | in a 20 Year carrier, the Ranger was my first ship. |
Owens, Ronald | E-5 | Jan 13, 1976 – Dec 17, 1979 | V2 | |
Fish, Bradley | AO3 | Jan 15, 1976 – Sep 11, 1977 | WG Division | |
Butler, Randy "Butts" | BT2 | Jan 15, 1976 – Sep 15, 1976 | B, P2 | On board for the Wes-Pac "76" cruise. Took the Helm with Kocir on the E.O.T., Crawled the Flight deck to become a Shell Back and Designed and oversaw the build of the Go-Kart that won the Flight Deck Race! Good Times! |
Thompson, Vance | EM2 | Jan 30, 1976 – Jun 23, 1979 | - Electrical | Great Times, Great Friends, Traveling Opportunities and College Tuition. What else could you ask for? 6 years active and 4 years reserve. Even qualified as a Navy Career Counselor |
Hanna, William | AO2 | Feb 1976 – Sep 1976 | IM3 | Subic City was my home away from home, almost died in the fire in port, and that terrible storm that beat up the ship in port |
McPherson, Steve (Mac) | E4 BT | Feb 1, 1976 – Oct 31, 1979 | P3 | I loved being on the Ranger and my ship mates and would do it all over again |
Barrow, Michael (Clyde) | HT-2 | Feb 17, 1976 – Jan 1, 1981 | R-Division | I sure had a great time serving aboard this fine aircraft carrier. It was my honor to utilize the skills that the Navy provided me and had a great crew, especially during our poker games in the aft CO2 shop. Peace |
Lindquist, Steve | HT3 | Mar 1976 – Aug 1979 | R | Lots of good times on ranger! |
Lampasona, Angelo (Lumpy)) | AMS3 | Mar 9, 1976 – Sep 15, 1976 | VF 154 | I was proud to serve on Ranger for the bicentenial cruise of 1976. We celebrated July 4th in Singapore. Amazingly enough I still have and socilize with friends who were with me on the cruise like Danny Spairs and the late Dave Obertacz, Go Navy! |
Jenkins, Ronnie | ABH3 | Mar 15, 1976 – Dec 10, 1979 | V-3 Hangar Deck | I worked as a blue/yellow shirt on the hangar deck. I was also the V-3 division yeoman for approximately 2 years and worked for Chief Suter and LT Swisher. I was in ABH2 Michael Rivers' crew for about a year. |
Williams, Larry | BM3 | Mar 20, 1976 – Dec 17, 1979 | Deck Division | Great experiences! BM1 Kilbury taught me to be a sailor. 2 West Pacs 76&79/ Dry Dock-ruff tra in N. Pac with huge swells. GQ/BoatswainMate of the Watch79,F4's intercepted Russian Bear in IO 76. Capt. Nick- Top Gun/None! |
Halda, Rick | E-1 | Mar 25, 1976 – Feb 25, 1977 | P-4 2Auxw5 | |
Sady, Dale | Apr 1976 – Sep 1979 | p-2 | ||
Kudlach, Larry | BT2 | Apr 1976 – Nov 1980 | P3. ACC Shop | |
Hickman, David (Ziggy) | HTFN | Apr 1976 – Aug 1979 | R Div. | Had a lot of good times with my former shipmates. |
Smyers, Daniel | SMSA | Apr 1976 – Nov 1977 | CS | The booze got the best of me. If I'd only stayed in and away from the parties. Best time of my life was in service. |
Herget, Jim | AO2 | Apr 2, 1976 – Jul 23, 1979 | WG/G2 | Looking for buddies from 76&79 cruise Good times at Subic city(marylins) Astro club in Po City The band Our Daily Bread. Miss Tate the weapons sec. Tench,Morris Minsky.Big Will, Or anyone else! |
Acevedo, Richard Ace | abh2 | Apr 15, 1976 – Jan 1, 1978 | v3 hanger deck | 4th july hongkong, indian ocean, signapor, and of course subic bay. this was the best west pack cruse - also became a shellback on 7th july 1976 |
Thomton, Ron | CTT2 | Apr 20, 1976 – Oct 1, 1977 | OZ Div | First sea going command - went on to retire 1991 as CTTCS Still in touch with several people from the 1976 cruise. |
Agrella, Steve | AD | May 7, 1976 – Sep 21, 1976 | HS4 TAD | |
Montemayor, James "Monte" | AK-5 | Jun 1976 – Oct 1979 | VF-21 Freelancers | Trying to get a copy of the cruise books from Wes Pak crusies in 1976 and 1978, i awas aborad during the liberian tanker collision |
Anchondo, Alex | RM 3 | Jun 1976 – Aug 1978 | Teletype repairman, radio man | Had a good time on the westpac cruise. |
Franklin, Adrian | YN3 | Jul 1976 – Jul 1978 | V-2, ESO | I came aboard late in the cruise-was drinking mojo in Subic while the Ranger played around with Idi Amin. Spent most of my tour in the yards. Yo, Jay Dwyer, remember the "crazy house" in Bremerton? Lots of good times! |
Hermsen, Kenneth | ABF | Jul 10, 1976 – Jul 19, 1978 | V-4 | Looking for old buddies. Dennis Morton, Keith Ross, Ken Boyd, Tom Rocovich, Bill Everton, and many others. |
Naputi, Chris | ABH-2 | Jul 12, 1976 – Jun 30, 1980 | V-3 | |
Knox, Jason | PH3 | Aug 1976 – Oct 1977 | OP | Shooting crew supervisor. |
Tate, Phil | AO3 | Aug 15, 1976 – Mar 10, 1978 | Weapons | Great memories. Still get to see her in Bremerton when my wife and I go back to visit her parents. |
Hunt, Gene | GMM2 | Sep 1976 – Sep 22, 1979 | WF | Glad it's behind me. I didn't leave under good terms. |
Nokes, J.w. | MM | Sep 1976 – 1980 | P-4 | |
Dwyer, Jay | e3 | Sep 1976 – Oct 1979 | v2 arresting gear | An experience I'll never forget Where's Jim Walsh ??? |
Lohr, Michael | BT2 | Sep 1976 – Mar 19, 1980 | P-2 | |
Edwards, Raymond | RM3 | Sep 1, 1976 – Oct 17, 1979 | CR | Teletype and Xerox Repair Shop |
Risa, Rosemberg | BM2 | Sep 1, 1976 – May 26, 1980 | Deck Department 2nd Division | Looking for shipmates |
Bennington, Toby | BM3 | Sep 10, 1976 – Jun 20, 1980 | Deck 1st Division | Did a tour at drydock (Bremerton), one West-Pac which included one collision |
McQuilkin, Mike | BT2 | Oct 1976 – Apr 1980 | P1 4MMR | Saw a few old friends on the crew list, thought I would register and say hello. |
Cox, Rick | ET3 | Oct 1, 1976 – Aug 7, 1979 | OE Div & IM3 Calibration Lab (Captain's Plot & SINS) | I would actually pay money to go to sea for a 21 day run. It is amazing how we forget the misery of JP5 in our water and a 20 second shower. I grew closer to my shipmates than any group of guys since, God Bless America. |
Vanderburg, Schooner (Mushrooms) | ABH-4 Aircraft Crash Rescue | Oct 1, 1976 – Jun 1, 1980 | V-2 Aircraft Crash Rescue | Absolutely Awesome experience! Flight deck ops one of the best Adrenaline rushes going. West Pac...😃Looking for buddies that I served with that I never keep in touch with, Al Parkell, Rick Williams, anyone remember me? |
Standridge, Chuck | E-4 | Oct 27, 1976 – Sep 18, 1982 | V-4 | Im looking for old buddies. My names is Chuck DD Standridge. |
Zwack, Kevin | AE2 | Oct 28, 1976 – Oct 28, 1980 | VA145 | Also onboard when collision with Fortune, a very tense morning. I was thrown from my rack and remember everyone in the berthing compartment yelling "no one light up". The oil fumes were very intense immediatly after impact. Enjoyed my tim |
Shoemaker, Michael | fa | Nov 1976 – Dec 1977 | A Division | Came on board when the ship was in drydock in Bremerton Washington. Never made a cruise. |
Palamidy, Andrew | ANE3 | Nov 8, 1976 – Aug 8, 1980 | V-1 Division (Crash & Salvage Rescue) | While onboard, I did learn a lot. During, 'battle stations', I was involved in detecting ABC chemical warfare, when we were in South China Sea and among 'Nam. |
Durler, David | ABE3 | Nov 10, 1976 – Jan 29, 1980 | V-2 | Arresting Gear : Ran hooks , line checker , fly 3 phone talker . Scariest moment was getting blown down by an EA-6 during CQ ' s in September 1978 while running hooks . |
Mucha, Geoff/"Buzz" | RM3 | Dec 1976 – Jul 1980 | CR | I won't ever forget the Top Gun softball team. We didn't lose many, even in a monsoon in Bremerton. Hang Loose!!!!!!!! |
Rodriguez, Ron The Wad | amh | Dec 1976 – Dec 1, 1980 | aimd | bermenton washington overhall 1977 airman ships company shipmates in aimd amh dept fantail hello |
Cline, Eddie | E3 | Dec 1976 – | Boatswains Mate | |
Jones, Terry | SK1 | Dec 27, 1976 – Dec 27, 1980 | supply s-1 | made alot of frends, had alot of fun, god be with you all!!!! |
Jones, Terry | E-5 | Dec 27, 1976 – Dec 25, 1980 | S-1 | what a ride !!!! . Four years, that i go back many times in my mind. i wish i had stay in for another 16 . what i liked about the navy is we were always going somewhere. and that we did !!!!!!!! good luck !! |
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