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USS Independence (CV 62) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Independence (CV 62). 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 1966 crew members registered for the USS Independence (CV 62).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Leonard, Guy	ABE 1	1964 – 1965	V2 GEAR / WAIST CATS	WEST PAC VIET NAM
Medeiros, Ron	AMSAN	1964 – 1965	VF-84	Was on the West Pac Cruise. I was a plane captain. I too remember December 13, 1965, my plane was 3rd in line for the cat.
Orth, Reg	E5	1964 – 1966	IOIC
Aveleno, Pete	MM2	1964 – 1966	M	Main #4 .. under Parsons.. My pic is in the USS Independencce web site.. Great ship.. great experience..
Walton, Marvin	E2	1964 – 1965	Aviation Boatswains Mate
Gleason-moseley, Diane NEW	BT3	1964 – 1968	Boiler Room	In Memory of Patrick J Gleason on behalf of his 4 children Patrick, James, Donna, and Kevin
Williams, Kenneth	BT3	Feb 1964 – Jun 14, 1967	B
Black, Richard	MM3	Feb 1964 – Oct 1966	M	would love to hear from anyone who was in MM#1 from 1964 through 1966.my nickname was the {Reverend)or {Sparrow}
McDaniel, Howard ( Mac)	abf 1 / abfc	Mar 1964 – Dec 1969	v 4	i worked and served aboard with some of the great of my time n the navy
Hill, Paul	ABH-AN	Mar 11, 1964 – Mar 15, 1966	v-1
Clancy, Mark	SN	Mar 20, 1964 – Jan 15, 1967	4 th. Divison Deck Force	I would love to bring back those good old days. The guys I served with were all great.
Beaman, Seaman	ETN3	Mar 22, 1964 – Jan 5, 1969	OE	Sad to say that I didn't realize what a good time I was having!
Schrader, John	EM3	Apr 1964 – Dec 1967	E	Blue Nose - Shellback, 2 Med, West Pac, Several warm water trips southI met. General Quarters was too much though. Learned alot, saw places I'll never see again
Duncan, James Or Jim	ADJ3	Apr 1964 – Nov 1964	V-6	I WAS LOOKING FOR SHIPMAYES
Villani, Patrick	BMSN	Apr 23, 1964 – Apr 14, 1965	First	Had the best times had a car on base and a apartment in Portsmouth VA. And at sea put a lot of time on the Bridge at the helm. Miss all the great people,sure like to find them.
Neville, Marcel Joseph	SK 3	May 20, 1964 – Jun 27, 1966	s-1, storekeeper	was onboard for as the first carrier from east coast to go to west coast for viet nam service. home ports were subic bay, phillipines and yokuska, japan
Neville, Marcel J.	SK 3	May 27, 1964 – Jun 24, 1966	was in laundry,trans to s-1	on board for the first ship from east coast to go westpac for viet nam action. subic bay, hong kong, japan. I hung out with Tyree while aboard. hope someone remembers me. I was also shipping & rec. po. I remember the vigilante crash.
Dilks, Ronald	LTJG	Jun 1964 – Jun 1966	Main Comm.	I still talk about the fun times that I had on the INDY. A Med.trip,and around the world to be the first East coast carrier to go to Vietnam
Doyle, Jim	ABF-2 E5	Jun 10, 1964 – Feb 19, 1968	V-4	I am proud to be a member of Indy's crew. I met a lot of good people while aboard. It was an adventure.
Rampe, Herb	EM3	Jun 29, 1964 – Dec 10, 1967	E-3 Catapults and elevators	Just looking for old friends
Balson, Stan	AO2	Jul 5, 1964 – Dec 18, 1966		VA-86
Campolettano, Tom (Campy)	YN3	Jul 13, 1964 – Jul 12, 1966	VF-41 Black Aces	I'll always have a special feeling towards the Big I. She was my 'home at sea' for 2 years. A great ship. Was Air Operations & Communications Petty Officer for Fighter Squadron FORTY ONE (Black Aces)
Dimmick, Richard	FTG3	Jul 19, 1964 – Aug 23, 1966	FOX	Greatest experience of my life.
Thiede, Robert	AOAN	Aug 1964 – Sep 1966	VF-84	Served on West Pac and Med. Left the Ship in Sept/1966. Known as Rat the Jolly Roger Line Rat.
Storck Sr, Jim	mm2	Aug 1964 – Jul 7, 1967	A o2n2 plants	best crew ever
Johnson, Steve	MM2	Aug 1964 – Dec 1967	M Division	I worked in 2Main for over 3 years. Made 2 Med cruises and a West Pac cruise. I'm a Blue Nose and a Shellback.
Prichard, Jack	SN	Aug 20, 1964 – Jul 13, 1966	CS (Signalman)	Great ship and crew and some fantastic ports. What an experience the Indy was.
Lavalley, Larry	BT2	Sep 1964 – Jan 1968	B	I was the shortest crew 5ft and got a lot of flak. It was comical seeing me pull MP duty with 6 ft guys. I loved the travel it is an experience that I will never forget.
Gay, Jerry L.	SN	Nov 1964 – Apr 1965	OI
Woodlief, Tommy (Woody)	DATA SYSTEMS TECH 2	Nov 1964 – Apr 1966	IOIC	I want to contact some of my shipmates
Churchill, Charles "chuck"	AN	Nov 1964 – Feb 1965	Weather Office	I was only on the Big Indy for a short while, but it was some of the best duty I ever served. The weather gang was a great bunch of guys. It was sad to see her go.
Dzieniszewski, (Richard)"Ski"	BT-2	Nov 1964 – Nov 1967	"B" Division	Best 3 years as a young kid to develope character and discipline. Worked in "One Main Machinary Room". WesPac and Med Cruise. Great memories with a great bunch of shipmates.
Hunt, Don	ABE3	Dec 1964 – Oct 1966	V2 Cat 4	I remember December 13, 1965.
Allen, Thomas	RM 3	Dec 1964 – Dec 1967	CR Division	Would like to hear from anyone that was in the CR Division from December of 1964-1967...
Dowden, Woodrow	MM2	Dec 16, 1964 – Apr 30, 1968	M	I worked in 2 main under chief Price until I made E5 then was transfered to 2 aux. where I filled a chief's billet until Cheif Goyette came just before I got out. Great Crew.
Senter, Brad	MM1	1965 – 1966	M
Goad, Larry	CS2	1965 – Dec 1966	S2	The Indy was my first ship and I had a great time aboard her. I met lots of great guys. If any of the cooks remember me I would enjoy hearing from them.
Carroll, Charles E.	MM3	1965 –	M	Indy was the most hard working ship I ever saw but what a feeder! Anyone remember MM1 Campbell? 3 MMR
Barnhardt, Wayne ( Barnie)	MM3	1965 – Jun 16, 1967	M #2 AUX	WAS MY THIRD SHIP AND BEST OF THEM ALL,WORKED FOR B.V.MAY MAKING WATER AND ELECTRIC POWER.TWO MED CRUSE'S THEN TO SHIP YARD FOR REBUILD.LOVED THE BIG ISORRY TO SEE HER GO TO THE BONEYARD AND ARTIFICIAL REEF DUTY E-MAIL ME
Harris, Kari	friend	1965 – 1969	Unk	This entry is on behalf fo Thomas Milstead, MM3, on-board from 1965 to 1969.
Erickson, Mark	E4	1965 – 1966	OE	My self and Raymon Druen are trying to find as many saylors as we can that served aboard the Indy in 1965 off the coast of Nam
Williams, Gary Big Willy	e3	1965 – 1967	v1 flight deck	im looking for john squire and ralph lynch who served with me .any help is appreciated.
Cunningham, Marshall (Red)	MM3	Jan 1, 1965 – May 27, 1968	M	Worked in 2Aux under MM1 Paul Pettit Best damn hole on ship
Spradley, Bill	AT1	Jan 2, 1965 – Aug 13, 1967	VF-84	Worked in the AQ shop most of the time. Spent some time in AMD and also in QA. Worked with lots of great guys. Enjoyed my time in the Jolly Rogers.
McCall, Leroy [mac]	E-3	Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 10, 1966	v-3
McCall, Leroy [mac]		Jan 10, 1965 – Feb 1, 1966
Couture, Mike	ATR3	Feb 1965 – Oct 1967	V-3
Colvin, Walter	Airman {ADJ}	Feb 1965 – 1966	va86	I Would Like To Hear From Anyone From V.A.-86 From The Years 1965-1966.
Colvin, Walter	Airman {ADJ}	Feb 1965 – 1966	va86	I Would Like To Hear From Anyone From V.A.-86 From The Years 1965-1966.
Cole, Thomas	MM3	Feb 1965 – Dec 17, 1967	M	Worked for J Parsons before Chief Gamache-great shipmates. Would love to hear from anyone that I served with
Broussard, Paul	PC-3	Feb 16, 1965 – Feb 16, 1967	X-div.	i was sorry to leave the Indy. she was good lady. Made a lot of firends. But stll good things come to an end.
Fulk, Duane	CYN - Communications Yeoman	Mar 2, 1965 – Aug 27, 1967	CR	I worked in crypto, radio shack, sent and received lots teletype messages on Vietnam cruise in 1965 and Med cruise 1966. Left Indy the last time in August 1967. Would love to hear from some of my old "comm" buddies.
Perlzweig, Alvin	E3	Mar 10, 1965 – Mar 9, 1967	VA86/sidewinders	my time in the squadron.
Ducic, Daniel	AK3	Apr 1965 – Nov 1965	S-6	This was one of the influential experiences of my life. The discipline and teamwork I learned have benefited me throughout my life. God speed and Bless all who served.
Marshall, Ed	AO3	Apr 1965 – Feb 1966	VF84	LTjg Porter Halyburton was Div Off.Served w/AO1Weaver,AO1Deering,AO3Link,AO2 Dunagan,AO2Majors,AO3Gillian,AO3Bartush,AO2Nunn,AO3McCloud,AOANDoucher.I retired, AOCM, 1983@NavWepEvalFacility.Jolly Rogers' ruled!!
Barfield, Paul	AE3	Apr 10, 1965 – Dec 13, 1965	VF 84	Line rat west pac 1965 and med 1966
Dicks, Vincent M	PN2	Apr 15, 1965 – May 30, 1966	X	Would like to hear from any shipmates but especially R. Mark Baker, Bob Chmurinski,
Marett, John	AO-3	May 1965 – Jan 1969	gm	good friends,some buddies for life,good memories,(some bad) country boy gone wild
Cox, George	E5 ADJ	May 10, 1965 – Dec 12, 1967	VF-84	Know as "BRA". Started as an E4 plane captain and promoted to E5 flight line supervisor and trouble shooter. Worked for E P Moran E6 and WO Priddy. We had a great bunch of shipmates in Jolly Roger Line rats. Spent brief time in jet sho
Thompson, Freddie	CVA 62	Jun 6, 1965 – Aug 21, 1968	1
Johnson, Brian J	MM 2	Jul 1965 – Nov 15, 1967	M Division	We had a great group of guys in M Division. We got away with a lot of stuff on our cruises. I set the ship of fire and only had to miss going to Rome Italy.
Gill, Roy	e-3 fireman	Jul 29, 1965 – Jul 26, 1967	A-1 division	assign to the enginerring dept./ work the elevetors, streeing pump rooms
Kahill, Larry	E-3	Aug 1, 1965 – Jul 29, 1967
Gatto, Louis	MM3	Sep 1965 – Dec 23, 1968	3rd machinery space	i remember hard work ,wild times on liberty and good shipmates. i am proud to have served in the navy on the big I.
Johnson, Bobbie	MM3	Sep 1965 – Oct 7, 1968	A	Enjoyed tour aboard the USS Independence. Liked most of the ports we stopped at. Didn't like being close to Viet Nam war. Met many great guys while on tour, later transferred to USS Demato before discharge.Did not like.
Azzopardi, Edward	AE3	Sep 1, 1965 – Aug 1, 1967	V6	Although I didn't know it at the time, it was one of the best hi-lites of my life; second only to getting married and having a family!
Kahill, Larry		Sep 15, 1965 – Sep 15, 1967
Falcon, James	ETN2	Oct 15, 1965 – Aug 20, 1967	OE
Collins, Jay	AN	Oct 15, 1965 – Feb 1967	G	Highlined aboard. A 500 lb bomb dropped on my foot first night in a magazine. Thanks for steel toed shoes. Finshed the WesPac cruise and surrvied the Shellback back fun. Made the '66 Med cruise. Left for VC-4 Det C
Pettigrew, John	IC2	Nov 1965 – Jul 1968	E	Had a great time. Enjoyed two trips to the Med.
Brown, Robert	AK3/AK1	Nov 30, 1965 – Apr 24, 1969	S-6	I served 2 tours aboard Indy and I miss it even today.I loved that ship. I hope they make a a museum.
Kubushefski, Ken	ABE 2	Dec 1965 – Oct 1969	V_2	Engine Rm and deck edge operator Arresting Gear.
Schillinger, Steve	ET3	Dec 1965 – May 1968
Pfannenstiel, Jerry	ABF2	Dec 1965 – Sep 20, 1967	Fuels	Great experience in a young man's life. Reached E5 rank while finishing service in Air Reserves.
Mc Elwee, John	ABH 3	Dec 15, 1965 – Jun 20, 1966	V1	Hi Scott .I don't know if you remember me,I came aboard with Ron Tarantino.
Pierce, Franklin	QM 3	Dec 27, 1965 – Feb 23, 1967	Navagation	Would like to hear from any shipmates? Best group of guys in the navy. Enjoyed Med cruse in 66

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