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Naval Air Transport Squadron 21 (VR 21) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Naval Air Transport Squadron 21 (VR 21). 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 49 crew members registered for the Naval Air Transport Squadron 21 (VR 21).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1970 | 1971 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox, Donald (Don) | AM1 | Oct 1948 – Jun 1951 | |
| Wahl, Leroy | ATC | 1952 – 1968 | Reunion information. Tell me when n where? |
| Dixon, Richard Aka Dick | AT 3 | Jan 19, 1952 – Feb 5, 1956 | |
| Kerr, Roy | AT3 | Dec 1953 – Feb 1955 | Served as an aircrew radio operator on the R6D's untill discharge in Feb 1955. Have a logbook with dates, flighttimes and destinaions. Great squadron with lots of pride. |
| Crowder, Terry | Airman | 1957 – 1959 | Was able to see many places in the Far East and moss of the battle zones from ww2. Most of the bases are now closed. Flew with a great bunch of fellow Navy personnel. I wish I had stayed in the Navy. |
| Anderson, Glendon (Andy | e3 | Apr 8, 1957 – | was in line shack with gibsion |
| Horn, R. Frank | ADR3 | Jul 1957 – Jun 1959 | When VR-5 at Moffet Field was eliminated, I was transferred to VR-21. Assigned to a plane crew, 131606, I was able to make several flights around the Pacific rim transporting people and cargo. Kwajalien, Guam, Phil Is |
| Amorelli, Ben | E-3 | Feb 28, 1961 – Aug 1, 1962 | Assigned to the Flight Planning Division NAS Barbers Point, 1961-62. great place to be when you were 18 |
| Gowan, Dave | at3 | Mar 12, 1961 – | radioman on board N28424 .CINCPACFLT,ADM U.S.GRANT SHARP,JR. |
| Conkle, Harry J. | airman e-3 | Nov 1961 – Apr 24, 1964 | Maintenance scheduling office CMDR Fog Div. Off. |
| Johnson, Marvin (John) | AEC (AC) | Jan 1962 – Nov 1964 | I was an AE1 at the time. Was asked right away if I wanted to become aircrew. Took it and enjoyed flying the Western Pacific area. Even go to Australia. Made two trips to Dothan Alabama to Hayes Aircraft to pick up. |
| Peters, Paul | AK3 | Jan 1, 1962 – Mar 1, 1964 | VR-21 AK3 from 1962-1964 Atsugi, Japan. Made 2 deployments to PI and climbed Fuji. Contact me if you would like to catch-up & also on VR-21 FaceBook website. Atsugi, Japan fantastic duty station for young sailors. lol |
| Maurer, Gary | PARACHUTE RIGGER 2ND CLASS | Jun 1962 – Aug 1964 | WORKED AS A PARACHUTE RIGGER AND LOADMASTER ON THE C-118. I HAVE FLIGHT RECORDS OF TIMES, FLIGHTS AND CREWS. |
| Bowers, John | E2 | Jun 1, 1962 – Mar 12, 1964 | I WAS 17-18 YEARS OLD. AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. WAS STATION IN HAWAII (BARBER POINT). HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE. |
| Fisher, R. W. | ADR-1 | Dec 1962 – Dec 1965 | Crazy Times, Great people. I need to prove boots on the ground in viet nam (BUDDY LETTER) for VA claim. Help!!!! |
| Bernard, Donald | E3 | Dec 1962 – Dec 1964 | I was in bldg 37 and the 3rd shift wood building working as an ADR. I was 17 when I joined, learned a lot and have very fond memories of VR-21 and the friends I made. love to hear from others who were there. |
| Bronson, Russell | E-3 | Apr 16, 1963 – Jan 16, 1965 | Hi, I am on Facebook, Rusell Bronson also my email is russbronson@yahoo.com It would be great to catch up. Russ |
| Lasky, John | ATN2 | Jun 27, 1963 – Dec 29, 1966 | Looking for crew members with crews list that flew into Vietnam from 1964-67. I filed a VA claim and need proof I was on the ground during 64-75. |
| Pearce, Fred (Fireball) | ATR-3 | Aug 1963 – Apr 1965 | Worked in "At Tweetie shop" , flight line, then base Amd shop. Would like to hear from anybody that remembers. |
| Willis, William | AMEAN | 1964 – 1966 | Looking for fellow Aircrew or others who new I was a crewman on the DC-6 Aircraft. I also worked in Airframes and the Parachute Loft after becoming a orderly (aircrewman. |
| Ceranowski, Marty | ADR-3 | 1964 – Apr 6, 1967 | Great squadron and flight time.West pacs were very enlightening.Incredible experience in Nam. Fun times in Atsugi, Japan, Olongapo, Phillipines, Kadenda and Naha, Okinawa. Great "Gooney birds" on Midway.Great stories. |
| Oliver, Donald | ADR3 | Jan 1964 – May 1966 | Looking for people I served with, flew with, or anyone that has knowledge of the outfit. |
| Walker, James ( Jim) | E 5 | Jun 1965 – Apr 1969 | |
| Castoro, Joseph | AMH2 | Dec 20, 1965 – May 10, 1968 | |
| Pippitt, Darell | AN | 1966 – 1967 | Worked on the line and as a ADR worked on car on the side had a 1954 Ford Glass top,Ford Ranchero 50 Ford and more over time there |
| Chalut, Michael | AT1 | Aug 1, 1966 – Jun 1, 1970 | Radio operator on C-118 & later C-130's flying many a West-Pac. Previously with AEWBARRONPAC & VP-28. Later in VA, HS, VAQ, VF, VR Wing Masterchief, & retired in 1994 |
| Ziegler, Donald H | ADR-1 | 1967 – 1970 | Logging in for my Father, We were in Ewa Beach from 1962 - 1970, I was Born at Tripler, Know Dad was in VR-21 while there and also attached to the USS Ticonderoga. Looking for other ADR's that might have known him. |
| Scott, Db San | ATN3 | Mar 1967 – Oct 1970 | I now khow how blessed we were during my tour on the seemingly endless WestPacs.We had a great safety record and the crews were the best! Go Pineapple Airlines( nostalgia eh?) |
Farmer, Roger (Roach)  | an | Mar 1967 – Mar 1968 | air equipment day shift, third floor |
| Wehr, Paul | ADR3 | May 1967 – 1971 | I started in Ops Analysis and then went to the check crew when I made E4. Spent the last year of my enlistment TAD to Alameda. Dewey Blevins was our CO. We were the McHales Navy of VR21. |
| Hall, Gary | AE2 | May 2, 1967 – Oct 1, 1968 | I went To A School from boot camp in Jacksonville FL. at the end of the 6 mo. training they asks for a wish list of where I would like to serve. I said anywhere West of the Mississippi, and was sent to VR-21 Hawaii :) |
| Stone, Harry | ADJ3 | 1968 – Jun 15, 1972 | |
| Cook, Larry | ADR-3 | 1968 – 1972 | Looking for other 118 flight crew members that served with me. Louie Lunna, Dave Clausen, Mike Duffy, Jim Spaulding, Peter Blunt, and others! |
| Hale, Mike | AMS-3 | May 26, 1968 – May 26, 1972 | Started with VRC-50 at Barber's Point, HI, then went on detachment to Atsugi, Japan with VR-21, working on and flying in C-130's as a Loadmaster and AMS. |
| Kehl, Thomas | adj3 c-130 loadmaster | Aug 9, 1968 – Nov 1, 1971 | started in barbers pt. then to japan trans. with birds to vrc-50 then back to vr-21 flew support in nam |
| Cummings, William | ADR2 | 1969 – 1972 | 1969-1970 NAS Barbers Point.. 1970-1972 Det. NAS Alameda.. |
| Giordano, Bill | AE2 | Dec 9, 1969 – Jan 26, 1973 | I spent about 5 months in the Alameda detachment too. What a great place to spend the last 3 years of the Vietnam war. |
| Vanderiet, Dennis | AE3 | 1970 – 1973 | Want to say hi to: Ken Schmidt, Howard Good, Jerry Dewell, Mark Bason and all the AEs from 1970 to 1973. |
| Werner, Virgil | VR-21 | Jan 1970 – Apr 1972 | Getting paid to live in Hawaii, what a way to serve! |
| Schmitt, Ken (Smitty) | AE3 | Dec 23, 1970 – Dec 26, 1973 | Great tour of duty, really good people and loved flying on the 130s. |
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