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USS Valley Forge (CV 45) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Valley Forge (CV 45). 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 187 crew members registered for the USS Valley Forge (CV 45).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1960 | 1961 – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Carl Edward | ABGAN | 1953 – 1954 | V1 | MOVED AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHT DECK. WAS A BOOT-LEG BARBER ON THE SHIP. THE BARBER ON THE SHIP WAS FROM LINCOLN CO,WV. REMEMBER FULKS FROM NORTH DAKOTA. BUYING A UNIFORM FROM WEEKLY WHO WAS DISCHARGED TO CALIFORNIA. |
| Zolman, Donald | AC2 | Feb 22, 1953 – May 15, 1954 | Air Operations | |
| Capraro, Anthony/tony | DT | Apr 15, 1953 – Nov 10, 1954 | DENTAL | CAME FROM THE AR14 REPAIR SHIP CADMAS. THE CHANGE WAS UNBELIEVABLE. THE VALLEY WAS A GRET SHIP, AND I ENJOYED SERVING ON HER. THERE WAS A STEWARTS MATE THAT HAD AN ABSESSED TOOTH, I REMOVED IT, IF YOU READ THIS LET ME KNOW. |
| Roy, Frank | AM3 | Jun 18, 1953 – Jan 2, 1955 | V3 | My regular duty was in the Metal shop. During flight ops I was on flight deck catapults port side |
| Vaughan, James (Jimm) | seaman | Oct 14, 1953 – Jul 1, 1955 | x-division | Was a yeoman striker in the air office. Worked for K. Markley, yn2. |
Brownell, Clifton  | Corporal | 1954 – | 0300 | |
| Keagy, Roy | BT3 | Aug 1954 – Jul 1956 | B | |
| Zuelsdorf, Richard/zuels | BT 1 | Nov 1954 – Jul 13, 1958 | BAKER | I BOARDED THE VALLEY FORGE IN PORTSMOUTH VA JUST OUT OF BOOT CAMP. I WAS ASSIGNED TO #2 FIREROOM AND TRANSFERRED TO # 1 FIREROOM IN FEBRUARY OF 1955 WHERE I COMPLETED MY ENLISTMENT |
| Skiba, Robert | Fireman | 1955 – 1957 | BAKER | I AM A RETIRED CHIEF BUT I AM LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES OF MY FATHER IN LAW, JIM (EMMIT) FIELDS WHO WORKED IN ONE OF THE ENGINEROOMS AS A FIREMAN FROM 1955-1957. HE IS STILL KICKING AND HE TALKS A LOT ABOUT HIS DAYS ON VALLEY FORGE.. |
| Arbaugh, William | BT 3 | Sep 1955 – Feb 1960 | Baker | Looking for anyone serving with me in # 1 fire room.Kimble brothers or Richard Zuelsdorf or Paul Trost from evaporator room. |
| Bartlett, Richard (Bart) | IC ELECTRICIAN 2ND. CLASS | Nov 1955 – Jul 7, 1959 | E | i WAS IC 2ND. CLASS, LOOKING FOR TOM JACOBS, BOB KABALA, (ELECTRICIAN) RICHARD ALEXANDER, JACK SHAY, ROBBIE ROBINSON, JOHN HART, CHUCK FULLER, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT REMEMBERS ME. |
| Skinner, Richard | AIRMAN | Nov 16, 1955 – Jul 16, 1959 | V3 | i went aboard CVS 45 in 1955 was there until 1959 |
| Johnson, Charles | Seaman | 1956 – 1960 | Usn | |
| Walters, John (J.j.) | RDSN | Mar 1956 – Nov 1959 | Operations Intelligence | Assign to CIC (Combat Information Center) Radarman . |
| Costigan, Tom | AIRMAN | Oct 1, 1956 – Sep 30, 1958 | V1 | Reported aboard Porthsmout ship yard. Assigned to V1 div. Pushed planes, held fire bottles. Flight deck control telephone talker. Last year was plane director. Spotted the port catapult. Enjoyed my tour on the Valley. |
| Perrott, Richard | AN | 1957 – 1959 | V1 | Repair 8 |
| Creech, Jerry | DC5 | May 1957 – Jul 1962 | R Div | Miss some of my ole buddies like Pringle,speedy, Zimmerman,Presley and others. 67 ports in 4 yrs! Dona,The big storm when we had a large part of our flight deck tore off and punched holes way below water line, 17 levels. |
| Moore, James J.r. | E=3 | 1958 – 1963 | S=2 | Enjoyed my tour on Happy Valley. Would like to do it again. |
| Morrisseau, Ronald | SN | 1958 – 1960 | 2nd Div, OS, PN | Anyone who can refresh my memory about my time on the Valley, love to hear from you. |
| McKenzie, Joel Lewis McKenzie | SEAMAN | Feb 15, 1958 – Mar 21, 1961 | S3 Laundry | I am trying to contact Ray Kirby. |
| Vawter, John | SN | May 1958 – Jun 1960 | Flag | |
| Marcellino, Vincent | E-3 | Oct 1958 – Feb 1961 | BM | Was onboard Valley Forge from Oct 1958 to Feb 1961 in deck division. Would like to hear from anyone that remembers me. |
| Boles, John | SM/3 | Oct 17, 1958 – Sep 23, 1960 | OS-Div | Made sm3 just before leaving ship |
| Davis, Sheldon | FN | Dec 1958 – Apr 1960 | Engine Crew | Engine Room assignment spent side cleaning, etc. @ January 1960 I was re-assigned to Machine Shop. In April received orders to MR school. Became MR2 in 1962 |
| Collins, Doodie | SEAMAN | 1959 – 1962 | Just looking up old friends | |
| Hart, William | mm1 | 1959 – 1962 | m | looking for shipmates in M division/generator gang. |
| Gray, Edward " Ted" | ABH 2 | Jan 20, 1959 – Aug 26, 1962 | V-1 | Went aboard in brooklyn when they Repaired the fwd flight deck with the USS Franklin bow.worked in pri fly and went on deck after being rated...worked on deck as mid ship flight deck PO. and LSE. Worked through task group alpha..to LPH. |
| Morrison, Robert Bob | Apr 10, 1959 – Oct 23, 1959 | aircraft tool locker | ||
| Briggs, Art | IC3 | May 1959 – Dec 21, 1961 | E | |
| Chaney, Darrel | YN3 | Jul 1959 – Jun 1961 | X | go to www.happyvalleyreunionclub.org to locate old shipmates |
| Herman, Eugene | E5 Radioman 2nd class | Aug 1959 – | Navy | Looking for any pics from fellow crew mates. Possibly with myself in them. |
| Hagerman, Karl (Ron) | EN3 | Sep 22, 1959 – Sep 21, 1961 | E | |
| Kilmer, Joe | E3 | Oct 1959 – May 1961 | V3/V2 | |
| Leininger, Larry | E3 | Oct 1959 – Mar 1960 | Fox | The Happy Valley was the first carrier I served on. Left the ship to go to FT A & C school and from there I went to The USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA 42. Left the Navy in 62 as FTG2 |
| Dubreuil, Larry | ABF3 | 1960 – 1964 | V4 | Shipmates James Orlando Doublas Vierra Birdwell Clevenger |
| Dorris, Gene | Seaman | 1960 – 1963 | Second Division | I am writing this for my Dad. Andrew Gene Dorris from Arkansas. He speaks highly of some of his mates and I’m hoping someone remembers him and contacts us. It would really mean a lot to him. |
| Hoggatt, Daniel | IC2 | Feb 1960 – Oct 10, 1962 | E Division | |
| Gilbert, Alan | AT-3 | Mar 1960 – Feb 1961 | HS-3 | I served with HS-3 during several cruises on the "Happy Valley", including a Med cruise in the summer of 1960. If you were in HS-3 at that time, please email me. |
| Hoggatt, Daniel | IC2 | Mar 10, 1960 – Oct 3, 1962 | E | I served in the IC gang under Master Chief Sloan and then Chief Thomas Bankston after Chief Sloan retired. Officers were LT Harold Spillars and Ltjg Thomas C. Zacharias. I have the names and addresses of several other IC's from that time |
| Francis, Leonard | ABH3 | Jul 28, 1960 – Jul 24, 1964 | v-3 | Looking for mates from LPH-8 Valley Forge 07/29/1960 to 07/24/1964 flight deck |
| Kozak, Don | AG2/P1 | Aug 1960 – Mar 1961 | OA | |
| Green, Russel | ABH3 | Aug 1960 – Jul 11, 1962 | V3 | My time aboard the Valley Forge was some of the best times of my life.I belong to the Happy Valley reunion club and we are having a reunion in Branson MO. Nov 7 through 11. |
| Foldessy, Gary | SK3 | Sep 10, 1960 – Jul 9, 1962 | Supply | Looking for Bud Dixon or Hank Cargill....Some of the best time of my life |
| Bessell, Fred | BM 3 | Sep 29, 1960 – Aug 4, 1960 | 1st,2nd,3rd,boat | came on board in Norfolk,went thur canal,homeported Long beach,made West Pac cruise. Was a coxswain. have a buddy named TenEyck. I recall Bosun Chief Temte & have written him |
| Voelker, Thomas | BM 3 | Dec 27, 1960 – Jul 28, 1964 | 1ST & BOAT | WSA IN FIRST DIV.MADE 3RD CLASS MAY OF '62,WAS GIG COXSWAIN FROM JUNE OF '63 UNTIL SEPERATION IN AUG '64 |
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