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USS Ranger (CV 61) Crew List
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 1918 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 – 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam, Clif | AT3 | 1987 – | Served with VF-2 and made the '87 WestPac. | |
| Sobek, Christopher B. | ABHAN | 1987 – 1991 | V-1 | |
| Susey, Pete | ABHAN | 1987 – 1990 | V-1 | Got some great Films from our 88 West Pac. It's mainly from the Tiger Cruise in 1988. Great stuff that mainly includes all the fella's of V-1 division and flight deck ops. |
| Wingerter, Ron "Rowdy" | AN | 1987 – 1989 | V5, V1 | Tower flower turned deck ape. |
| Lightfritz, Scott | fc3 | 1987 – 1989 | OEM | |
| Smith, Chad | ABF3 | 1987 – 1990 | V-4 | worked in QA and on flight deck |
Proper, Claude  | BT3 | 1987 – 1992 | P3 | |
| Jones, Michael (Jonesy) | ABF3 | 1987 – 1990 | 1st Div/ V-4 | V4 Grapes Forever! The fastest and finest deck fuelers on any flat top. Once a Rangerman, always one! |
| Whitehurst, Gary | AO3 | 1987 – Dec 1990 | G4 | I was Ships Master at Arms my last year. Weapon elevators and magazines were my primary assignment up until then. Slept in the aft coup. |
| Blalock, Daniel (Danny) | Petty officer | 1987 – 1991 | OI | It is with regret that I inform the shipmates of Daniel Blalock that he is deceased. I am his former wife. He was killed in a motorcycle wreck on Oct 8, 2004. |
| Aubert, Richard | ABE/E3 | 1987 – 1988 | V2 Bow Cat 2 | We made a cruise to Pusan Korea, had the times of our lives, miss the old Navy days, lost contact with everyone. I have some pics of some of us partying in Korea if you were on Bow Cat 2. |
| Peszynski, Dave. “ski” | AT2 | 1987 – | VF-2 AT Shop | Although I was only on the USS Ranger for 2 RIMPAC cruises and one WESPAC, Many of my favorite memories in life or made on board that ship. It was a great honor to serve with my shipmates on that boat. TOP GUN BAR NONE |
| McDonald, Mike | Aoan | 1987 – 1989 | G3 division | |
| Voltz, Ron | ET2 | Jan 1987 – Aug 1990 | OER/SINS | Great time. |
| Hudson, Kenneth | AC2 advanced to AC1 | Feb 1987 – Jun 1990 | OC | Fine Ship, Excellent Crew, "Top Gun - Bar None" . The high light of my career. Would have never gone to Japan and South Korea if not for USS Midway going broke. A crew that partied together always stayed together. |
| Kettel, Mel | OS2 | Feb 1987 – Jul 1990 | OI | 1 rimpac 2 westpacsl. I'm back in Cleveland living the dream |
| Foresman, Kelly | AO | Feb 2, 1987 – Feb 2, 1990 | G3 | looking for members of the old crew from G3 weapons division. |
| Cranford, Mike /cranny | EN3 | Feb 15, 1987 – Jul 20, 1990 | she was 1 hell of a ship had a lot of fun met a lot of great guys saw a lot of cool places hope to go see her 1 day | |
| Picchioni, Anthony | SN | Feb 15, 1987 – Nov 3, 1988 | X3 - ADMIN | I would serve aboard the Ranger again in a heart beat. I loved my time on board and miss her dearly. Aside from being part of Div X3, I was also a part of the Security Augmentation Force. RIMPAC 87, WestPac 88, RERTRA 88, Fleet Week 88. |
| Roche, Scott | YN2 | Mar 1987 – Mar 1989 | X-1 | What a ride. |
| Morton, Michael | DCFN - DC2 | Mar 1, 1987 – Dec 1, 1990 | DC | Great ship and shipmates.... |
| Thompson, Richard | Lance Corporal | Mar 3, 1987 – | WEAPONS | I WAS PART OF THE MARINE DETACHMENT AND WAS HONORED TO RECEIVE THE BATTLE "E" ONBOARD THE RANGER. IT WAS MY MOST MEMORABLE DUTY STATION DURING MY TOUR OF DUTY. |
| Johnson, Roosevelt | MM3 | Mar 8, 1987 – Sep 7, 1990 | P-6 | I enjoyed the three plus years spent aboard the USS Ranger. The men who served alongside me in P-6 Division, #1 and #2 Auxiliary Machinery Room, where some of the finest personnel I ever met. Thanks for the memories and God Bless America. |
| Murrin, Bruce | DC3 | Apr 1987 – Nov 23, 1989 | What a ride! | |
| Hamilton, Raymond | OS3 | Apr 1987 – May 1990 | OI | Great time on board Ranger for three years. Chief Keith was a great man to work for. |
| Landrum, Derek | OS2 | Apr 1987 – Sep 1990 | OI | Ranger was a great ship, OI Div was the best group of people to work and party with. |
| Rigli, James | LCpl | Apr 1987 – Apr 1989 | Weps/MarDet | Runnin-n-gunnin, Rockin the 50cal, Security Alerts, and even get hung up in the "trunk". So many great memories, so many awesome crew members. Semper Fi. |
| Dorr, Christian | ET2 | Apr 1987 – Sep 1991 | OEC | |
| Hale, Patrick | IC2 | Apr 10, 1987 – May 5, 1989 | E | 2 West Pac cruises, had a great time seeing the world, Desert Storm and Desert Shield Vet |
| Tudela, Sylvan | AS2 | Apr 13, 1987 – Oct 15, 1990 | AIMD/IM-4 | I recall the great shipmates who became long time friends. Enjoyed the wonderful ports of PI, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand. Those were the days of TRUE Liberty Port calls. |
| Miller, Ron | ABF3 | May 1987 – Dec 1991 | V-4 | Worked below decks |
| Boone, James | OS2 (P) | May 1, 1987 – Sep 29, 1987 | TFCC | |
| Kilburn, Randy | AMSAN | May 18, 1987 – Apr 22, 1991 | AIMD IM-2 | I had the best experiences in the world (now that I think about it!) Hey! Mo! Chaz! Kilmer! everyone from Airframes! |
| Vagnini, Mike 'Vinny' | E4 | May 18, 1987 – Nov 29, 1990 | G4 | it was a pleasure working with all of you and the after work festivities were great it was a fun time in life |
| Rivera, Anthony | E-4 ABE3 | Jun 1987 – Jan 1991 | V-2 Air Department | Hello Everyone! I really enjoyed my time on the Ranger. My shipmates working together made it easy and fun despite the hard work and long hours. |
| Purves, Michael/purv | ABH/AN | Jun 1987 – May 1990 | V1 fly3 | |
| Hale, Patrick | IC2 | Jun 12, 1987 – Sep 23, 1989 | E | |
| Yaeger, Ken | BT1 (SW) | Jun 15, 1987 – | P-3 | Look me up on Facebook or 573-406-7750 |
| Nickelberry, John/nickelbag | MM3 | Jun 20, 1987 – Sep 19, 1990 | P1 1MMR | |
| Borgwardt, Chuck | FC2 | Jul 1987 – Jun 1991 | OEM | AN/SPS-48C |
| Dale, James | ABH 3 | Jul 1987 – Feb 1991 | V-1 | |
| Erickson, Paul | ETC | Jul 1987 – 1990 | OEC | Worked with a bunch of great guys aboard the Ranger. |
| Wright, Lester | WT2 | Jul 10, 1987 – Dec 19, 1988 | WW | Great times had by PI, JAPAN and Korea. |
| Steinmayer, Paul "Steiny" | AS2 | Jul 14, 1987 – Jun 8, 1991 | AIMD IM-4 Div | I spent 4 of the greatest years of my life on Ranger! I wouldn't trade one minute! Ranger was more than a command to me... She was HOME, and I love her! |
| Bambusch, Duane | RMC | Jul 15, 1987 – Mar 31, 1990 | OC | The Ranger was my first carrier and the last assignment of my Naval career. I never worked so hard but the satisfaction recieved made it all worth while. The Ranger was an adventure that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. |
| Smith, Rodney /smitty | Abe2 | Jul 30, 1987 – Mar 4, 1991 | V-2 bow cats | Everybody that knows me, hit me up on Facebook. A lot of v-2 guys are on my page from the old school. My email is rodsrdogg@yahoo.com |
| Singh, Niraj | FN | Aug 1, 1987 – May 15, 1989 | Engineering - 4MMR | |
| Boudreaux, Mickey | PC2 | Aug 10, 1987 – Apr 1, 1991 | X-3 | I had a great time on Ranger. |
| Harris, Malcolm | E3 | Sep 20, 1987 – Sep 20, 1991 | VA145 | |
| Graham, Chris | AN | Oct 1987 – Jun 1989 | V5 PriFly | |
| Burgin, Paul E. | ABF3 | Dec 1987 – Mar 1993 | V-4 | |
| Butler, Kevin( Red Butler) | ak3 | Dec 1987 – Aug 10, 1990 | s8/s6 | looking for my storekeeper brothers can't leave out my BM/RM/andsnipe brothers all hands on deck. the 89 west pac was a awsome cruise email me at butler.kevin99@yaahoo.com love to here from yall. tripp,moon, zub,squeeky |
| Edens, Douglas | BT-2 | Dec 1987 – May 1989 | P-4 | Never forget the Ranger and in the crews words The Ranger Way. Left her in Diego Garcia in 89 but proud to have served aboard her. |
| Michael, McCleary | E3 | Dec 20, 1987 – Aug 31, 1990 | V4 | Was a great ride |
| Velasquez, Max | E1-E5/BM | Dec 30, 1987 – Oct 25, 1991 | 4th and 3rd | What's up Shipmates!!! Some of the best times I ever had in the Navy were aboard the Ranger and with my buddies from good old Deck Deparment. Hope all who got out of the Nav are fine, as for myself, I'm at 19 now and got 11 more years to go. GO |
| Thusrton, Dan | ABH3 | Dec 31, 1987 – Dec 31, 1990 | V-1 | Had a great time on the Ranger hope we save her. |
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