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USS America (CV 66) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS America (CV 66). 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 2907 crew members registered for the USS America (CV 66).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, Paul | FTM2 | 1979 – 1982 | Fox | |
| Reed, Brian L. | AMSAN | 1979 – 1980 | AIMD A/F | Drydocked NNSY Portsmouth,VA.for my entire tour on her,PCS orders NAS MILLINGTON,TN. CPO WILSON(WILLY) AMS1 "BEAR"BRYANT AMH2 WALLY BOYD |
| Hadfield, John C. | ET2 | 1979 – 1981 | Operations/Electronics | ET Shop 1. Lots of good memories of times aboard, as well as ashore with the electronics gang. |
| Hall, Jeff | BM3 | 1979 – 1981 | deck 2nd & 4th | had a great time. met a lot of good people. |
| Chapman, Bert | E-3 | 1979 – 1981 | GREAT CREW AND CAPT. LEEDS CV-66 E-DIV AND T AD F/D. JOHNSON, HENLEY. RERUN,SON, CHISOM, NO-MOCKING, GQ, CALIF. CUZ HARVEY, FREDDY LUV | |
| Brody, Mike | MM3 | 1979 – 1984 | A | |
Yohe, James D. (Jim)  | HTFR-HT2 | 1979 – 1982 | R DIV | Worked in the DC shop, DCPO shop and Pipe shop. 4954 welder |
| Caswell, Mark | SH3 | 1979 – Aug 1981 | Supply | Started out in the Barbershop, went to the Fire Dept. |
| Coker, John | ae2 | 1979 – 1982 | va-195 | |
| Dejesus, Marc (Woodstock) | E-5 | 1979 – Aug 2, 1982 | V-2 | SHOUT OUT TO THE FAMOUS "WAIST CATS" HUMPDOGS....... |
| Barlett, Ray | BT3 to BT1 | 1979 – 1989 | B Div | Did a couple tours on board worked in the Oil Lab, Supply and 4MMR. |
| Norby, Michael | GMG3 | 1979 – 1982 | G-1 Ships Armory | Some good and some bad experiences, however I dont regret being there and would do it again... Made a lot of good frinds on board!!! |
| Timoll, Ian | E6 | 1979 – | v 2 | Hey Philip Sprinkle , How is life retired? Ian Timoll |
| Ervin, Steve | MM3 | 1979 – 1980 | A | |
| Velazquez, Bert | AME2 | 1979 – | Squadron VA192 | Went aboard as advance crew to work on squadrons sleeping quarters and shops. Had a great time on this cruise. Worked as trouble shooter on flight deck for this deployment. I made a brief trip back to USS America in 2-81 |
| D'Angelo, Pat | AE2 | Jan 1979 – Aug 1981 | Squadron VA-192 | Workups in VI; 2 Med Cruises; IRAN Hostages; The first crew to Do The Ditch; flew off to Diego Garcia in Aug.'81. Great blackshoe crew took care of us. |
| Croft, Bruce | PH3 | Jan 1979 – Oct 1982 | OP | |
| Frye, Larry | E-4 | Jan 1979 – Apr 1983 | S-2 | Great ship to be on. |
| Cobb, Robert | E3 | Jan 1, 1979 – Jul 1, 1982 | OS / RADAR | Thought it sucked ,only to find out it was the best time in my life .spain,singapore,and perth man that rocked |
| Cobb, Robert | E-3 OPERATION SPECIALIST | Jan 1, 1979 – Jun 2, 1982 | radar operator / charts | was young and dumb going in ,was stupid getting out ,loved the ports ,loved the guys I served with . Spain/singapore/pert/ had to love it . bug wacky ,cricket , G-man,big daddy addy,and robert croft (the south will rise ). |
| Unger, Marshall (Billy) | abe airman | Jan 1, 1979 – Jun 19, 1979 | bow cats | short stay but a good one. recovering from broken knee .meet a lot of good folk,s and good med cruse. |
| Rainbolt, Henry Hank | EM2 | Jan 1, 1979 – Apr 23, 1982 | E Div | I served on the USS America as an Electrician. I worked in the Flight Deck Lighting Shop and then the Distribution Shop. I qualified for all top Electrical Watches. I made the 79 Med Cruise and the 81 IO Cruise. |
| Gorman, James | ABE 2 | Jan 7, 1979 – Jun 15, 1981 | V2 GEAR | WAS THERE WITH DRIFT, COWBOY T.C., GERT, MURF, AND THE REST THAT DID THE DITCH AND THE F-18 TESTS. |
| Fairley, Tyrone | FN | Jan 15, 1979 – Mar 23, 1981 | M | Started out in 3MMR. |
| Danowski, Ed | PH3 | Feb 1979 – Jul 1981 | Operation | Hi guys! What you all been doing all these years. I bet we all have a few stories to tell. Drop me a line. Has anyone seen Richard Martin? |
| Clark, James | BT-3 | Feb 1979 – Oct 18, 1982 | B-Division | One of the greatest experiences of my life. Hoping to connect with former shipmates. If you were there, email me at jl112360@yahoo.com. |
| Thomas, James | MS2 | Feb 1979 – Aug 1982 | S-2 | Loved my time on the America. Great shipmates. |
| Payne, Daniel | aes3 | Feb 1979 – | 1 | |
| Herron, Leroy | RM2 | Feb 18, 1979 – Jul 20, 1982 | CR | I'll never forget how Dirty Red defeated the Mighty Toolem in the greatest wrestling match of all-times in 1982. |
| Allen, Jeff | BT2 | Mar 1979 – Oct 1984 | B | 3MMR 4MMR Go back? Hell yea! Best job I ever had! |
| Violette, Brian | IC3 | Mar 1979 – Aug 1981 | PLAT, ships TV | I served with the PLAT crew thru the med cruise, and yards.Then transerred to ship's tv. Had a radio show "Buddy and Bob" I did the ditch, and Singapore. then flew off at Diego garcia.Contact me? |
| Montgomery, Bill | AD2 | Mar 1979 – Sep 1979 | VA-192 | |
| Mathis, Larry | AC2 | Mar 1979 – Sep 1980 | OC CATCC | Greetings! Hey, there are facebook groups for the America now. Take a look. Enjoyed the Med Cruise and was smiling as I just paged through the book again |
| Armstrong, Charles | E3 | Mar 1979 – Dec 1982 | V2 | |
| Adams, Wayne | AT 3 | Mar 1979 – Jul 1982 | IM3 | |
| Wilson, Dan | AD3 | Mar 1979 – Aug 13, 1982 | IM-2, G-1 | Funny Comments here. It was a tough time to be in the military. But it was a good place to serve, I too, did a lot of growing up there. I'm proud to have been a crew member. |
| Ward, Bruce | ABH-3 | Mar 1, 1979 – Aug 27, 1982 | V-3 | Great memories. What help me get thru the bad times was knowing one day it would end. looking for other Blue/Red/Yellow shirts out there. Robert J Bartley, David Lavine, Craig Dexter and to my other brothers on board. !! |
| Buckley, Joseph "Joe Buck" | BT2 | Mar 4, 1979 – Aug 20, 1982 | B-OTL | Best of times with the best people. Every port was a memorable experience. Still in touch with a few shipmates. This is weird...My daughter once dated a kid whose father was also a BT on our ship but got off a month before I came aboard. |
| Riley, Robert | AO2 | Mar 24, 1979 – Sep 26, 1982 | G-3 | Probably the best time of my life. Grew up on her. To all the guys of the AVORD HEAD CREW I miss those good times. To Mark Haile,Max Pavelka, Scott Levins, Tony Collins,Ted Untereiner,Jesse Lang and everyone else b well |
| Danz, Peter | E3 AD | Apr 1, 1979 – Apr 1, 1983 | AIMD IM2 | Lots of fun..Only one to get the ships bell off the ship..Paid dearly for that... |
| Graves, Granville "Tinnie" | e3 | Apr 1, 1979 – Sep 19, 1981 | va-192 | |
| Hedrick, Roger | ENS / LTJG | Apr 9, 1979 – Oct 1981 | A DIVISION MATERIAL OFFICER | Jeff Barrett and I worked with 150 engineers for Kim Buike. |
| Brunner, Roy | PH2 | Apr 18, 1979 – Aug 20, 1982 | OP Photo Lab | Visiting this site brings back alot of memories. Mike,Perry,Ziggy Pasquali,Bruce,Scott,Elmer,I still see Mike Collins and his wife Denise from time to time. |
| Farmer, Kenneth Dwayne | FTM2 | Apr 19, 1979 – Apr 19, 1983 | FOX | Had a lot of good memories and sunsets on this ship. Joined her in Dry Dock in Portsmith and rode her through the Suez Canal to Perth Australia and back. Did a lot of partying and growing up during those years. View 'now' Photo |
| Cantero, Danilo | AMH2 | May 1979 – Aug 1981 | VA 195 A/F | I had a good time during this tour. Places that I have never been before was great, especially the entering of the suez canal. |
| Mullins, Jim | ASE2 | May 28, 1979 – Sep 23, 1982 | IM-4 Support Equipment | Retired in 2001 |
| Freed, Trent NEW | EM3 | May 31, 1979 – May 21, 1981 | V-2 | Started off in E Division/Eng Dept. in '79. Met the ship off the coast of Italy, in '79.Transferred to serve as a Catapult electrician in '80. Served at the Waist & Bow Cats. Good friends with Tony Arteaga, Jose Garza |
| Delio, Pasquale( Squale) | PH-2 | Jun 1979 – May 10, 1984 | OPS /PHOTO LAB | I'M GONNA MISS THE OLDE GIRL GOOD TIMES AND BAD I'LL NEVER FORGET THE PHOTO LAB "ROCKED " FROM PERRY TO ZIGGY AND BAKER AND HITCHCOCK BUNGY AND MAYHEM MAYHEW AND MY FAV THE CRAZY TEXAN IN B& W BRUCE CROFT I REALLY MISS YOU GUY |
| Rico, Richard | ABF-3 | Jun 12, 1979 – Dec 7, 1982 | Aviation Fuels | |
| Thompson, Mike | LTJG (LDO) | Jun 15, 1979 – Aug 15, 1981 | OC | |
| Martinez, Angel( Marty ) | BT2 | Jul 11, 1979 – Dec 26, 1982 | B-OTL | Great Ship. Made some good friends Like Joe Buck, Rich Skinner, Chris Carter, Angel Colon, Conrad Shaw, Ron Foss and others whose names I can not remember. Istill keep in touch with some of them |
| Friol, Rene | AD2 | Jul 15, 1979 – Nov 11, 1981 | VA-192 | Served aboard AMERICA with VA-192 Golden Dragons. One of the greatest adventures of my life. I will miss her and the lifelong friends that I made. SSHWFGD. |
| Lee, Mike { Chaser} | e-3 | Jul 15, 1979 – Aug 11, 1981 | v-3 - v-1 | many memories on america. sorry the old girl is gone.made the trip thru the suez canal |
| Ramsey, Daryl | RM2 | Aug 1979 – Jan 2, 1983 | CR/ Communications | |
| Brown, Swanson | AO3 | Aug 1979 – Aug 1982 | G-2,3 | Would like to hear from some of the guys in Weapons Dept. retired 2001, currently in the Civil Service |
| Harvey, Sherman | EM-2 | Aug 1979 – Apr 1981 | Engineering | |
| Smith, Edward ( Smitty) | MMFN | Aug 1979 – Mar 1982 | A Gang | What a Shock for a country boy from West Virginia. |
| Harrison, Bud | ABE2 | Aug 10, 1979 – Nov 15, 1982 | Air | Still think of the fellas, great times....would like to get together and tell stories |
| Contreras, Miguel E. | E3/FN | Aug 17, 1979 – Jun 2, 1982 | V3 /R. | JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW I'M HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ON SUCH A GREAT SHIP DID THE DITCH AND ANYTIME MATE CRUISE PLUS MED ANY OLD FRIENDS PLEASE CONTACT ME ANYTIME. |
| Splittstoesser, Kevin | HM2 | Aug 20, 1979 – Jul 4, 1981 | Medical | Greatest adventure of my life, wouldn't have traded it for the world. Great people, great adventure, great character builder. DeJesus, Callisti, Chief Wishmeyer, Abby, and Don Parker and many others still bring back memories and a smile.RIP CV66 |
| Blake, Allen | AR | Aug 31, 1979 – Jan 5, 1983 | E4 | |
| Melcher, Bill | AK2 | Sep 1979 – Feb 1980 | S-6 & MAA | Caught the ship in Naples and left her while in the yards at Portsmouth. Good Times short lived. |
| Draper, Dan The Man | SGT | Sep 1979 – Apr 1980 | Marine Detachment | Joined ship in Marsailles, Iranian Hostage situation, Carrier Qualified F-18 Aircraft, Went to Ft. Story, VA during drydock period |
| Thompson, John | HT1 | Sep 1979 – Jan 1981 | Fire Department /R | Great duty station....... |
| Ferguson, Steve | ABE 2 | Sep 1979 – Jan 1983 | V-2 | I was in Bow Cats #1. Loved it! Not sure why I left. Had the honor of 2 catapult launches (both from my catapult #1) and one carrier landing. Lots of Sea Stories! |
| Vaile, Timothy | RM2 | Sep 6, 1979 – Dec 7, 1982 | CR | |
| Dougherty, Kevin M. | AG3 | Sep 16, 1979 – Jun 21, 1983 | OA | |
| Jimmie Jackson, Lil Jack | YN3 | Sep 18, 1979 – Feb 10, 1981 | ENGINEERING/SUPPLY YEOMAN | WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! ........, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER USS AMERICA. I HAVE LIVED....TALLY HO. |
| Farringer, Jerry | BT2 | Sep 19, 1979 – Sep 21, 1981 | B | This is where I became a man. Thanks to John Blash, Randy Peak and Uncle Steve Ottenstien memories IU will never forget. |
| Smith II, Joseph Arnold | E2 | Sep 20, 1979 – Apr 1982 | 1st 3rd | |
| Opolsky, Robert | AR TO ABH3 | Sep 24, 1979 – Jun 7, 1982 | V3 | Two tours 79-82 and 85-89. I had my retirement flag flown from her fan tail on Jan 2, 2003 in Philly. It hurt to see her in the condition she was in, I really hoped she would be made into a museum. But it was the crew that gave her life. |
| Sprinkle, Phil | AR/ABE2 | Sep 27, 1979 – Jun 18, 1983 | V-2 Air | One of the World Famous Waist catapult Hump Dogs! The AMERICA had the best flight deck and the finest Air Department in the Navy. |
| Levans, Joesph | RP3 | Oct 1979 – Jul 1984 | Chaplains Dept. | Hi guys, I cannot believe how time went so fast! When I left the AMERICA I went to NAS Miramar, San Diego, USS San Diego (AFS 6) and after that USS Guam (LPH 9). I miss the days onboard the USS AMERICA. |
| Coscette, Patrick | MM3 | Oct 1, 1979 – Mar 15, 1982 | M | Miss the Guys, Mertz, Ellis, Ampy, Phillips, Morrissey, Potter and all rest. I still keep in touch with Paul McPherson and Joe Brizzoli. |
| De Saro, Gregorio De Saro | BT2 | Oct 2, 1979 – Apr 10, 1981 | b-2MMR | served with a great bunch of guys down in two main, tye,senior ,ross and others can't remember their names great experience. |
| Yancey, Rick | AD3 | Oct 14, 1979 – Oct 21, 1981 | VA-195 DAMBUSTERS | Was with VA-195 approximately two years. did the ditch cruise during the Iran hostage crisis. Experienced several events while on cruise. Passed through Suez canal first conventional carrier to do so (that wa |
| Haueter, Jerry | E1-E5, FORCM ret | Oct 23, 1979 – Oct 24, 1984 | Eng/B Division | Don Ross was my LPO and BTC Ernie Senior was my Chief. Hung out with Dave Lamb, Moose, Macurdy , Eldridge , Suntheimer, Mickel Carter, Bob Martin, Steve Tye, GREAT TIMES, but Crazy Days..LoContact me at LASTBTCM@gmail.co |
| Croft, Bruce | PH3 | Nov 1979 – Oct 1982 | OP | |
| Decker, Steve | BT3 | Nov 1979 – Nov 1984 | B | looking for anyone with info about Stuart was in accident doing watersides on 2 bravo |
| Celley, Scot "Radar" | RM3 | Nov 4, 1979 – Jul 12, 1982 | CR | Communications Department- |
| Dewolfe, Jim | MS1 | Nov 14, 1979 – Feb 10, 1980 | Best time of my life. I should have stayed in... | |
| Sealey, Buck | HT 3 | Nov 15, 1979 – Nov 12, 1981 | r | got out of the nav started driving tankers for Texaco |
| Owen, Kevin | EODT 1st class petty officer | Nov 20, 1979 – Dec 11, 1980 | EOD | home town gridley california |
| Falls, Harry | E1 | Dec 1, 1979 – Jul 13, 1981 | ||
| Pecora, Gerald | MMFN | Dec 8, 1979 – May 10, 1983 | A |
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