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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Forrestal (CV 59). 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 2085 crew members registered for the USS Forrestal (CV 59).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1955 | 1956 – 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 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkelberger, Ronald | AN | 1968 – 1969 | G | To long ago to remember the excat dates...Senior moment.. |
| Richardson, John | E2 | 1968 – 1969 | 2ND OFFICE | WORKED WITH PO2 WRIGHTSMAN, JAMES BROADRICK, PENROD |
| Tenny, James | pft ? | 1968 – | Northern ? | I am looking for anyone who may remember James Tenny, he was on the Forrestal, 1968-1969. I am also looking for any photos of crew mates as he never recieved his year book. Thank you for any help, it would mean alot |
| Devlin, Dev | RD1 | 1968 – 1972 | OI | Made OSC aboard the FID on the second tour. Missed the Big Fire but continue to remember them all every July. The however is - I was aboard for the next three. Life goes on- and the older we get - the better we were! |
| Sparks, Coy / Dave | AK3 | Jan 1, 1968 – Oct 7, 1969 | S-6 | WHN THE THE FORRESTAL WHEN HIS WAS COMING OUT OF DRY DOCK FROM THE BIG FIRE, AND WAS ON HER WHEN SOMEONE SET THE TIRE STORAGE TO TRY TO STOP HER FROM GING TO SEA AGAIN. MADE TWO MED, CRS |
| Oswalt, Robert | AIRMAN | Jan 2, 1968 – Jun 10, 1969 | (Hanger Bay Hackers) (Dental Tech) | Was a Hanger Bay Hacker. Then a Dental Tech at Bestheda Naval Hospital. After Navy went into computers with Motorola. 1988-2000 Director (Europe, Middle East , Africa) of WAN networks. Retired at age 52yr 2000. Now playing lots of Golf |
| Robson, Chuck | BT 2 | Jan 2, 1968 – Sep 2, 1971 | B div 3 &4 mmr | McNutt, Hassel, Smock,Taylor,Below,Westman,Keefer --too many to list. where are you now ? Had a blast, didn't we.?! |
| Pantoja, Michael | ABH3 | Jan 12, 1968 – Oct 10, 1969 | V1 | Learned alot and enjoyed working the Flight Deck |
| Perrilloux, Anderson/andy | E-3 seamen Boatson mate | Feb 1968 – Mar 1970 | Boatsons mate | I'm looking for a shipmate with the last name Bradshaw who was the Boxing Champ of the 6th fleet 68/69, who was from Florida. |
| Blevins, Andrew | an | Feb 28, 1968 – Apr 22, 1968 | V-2 A/G | Went on board after A-school/ attached. to a/g clean up .Transferred to USS JFK pre comm unit/ served JFK A/G / discharged Dec.1970 |
| MacGowan, Donald | DP1 | Mar 1, 1968 – Dec 15, 1969 | IOIC | Joined Forrestal in Portsmith, VA after the fire. Went on shakedown cruise to Jamaica, and then on a lengthy Med cruise in '68 and '69. Served with great guys in the IOIC Division. Great memories during those years.. |
| Frenzel, Pete 'Blade' | AC-3 | Mar 26, 1968 – Feb 6, 1970 | OC (CATCC) | Arrived on board off-shore Norfolk while she was taking on ordinance for first Gitmo shakedown after The Fire, then 2 Med Cruises. May 2014 she was scrapped for 1 cent but will be in my heart & memory forever. Farewell.. |
| Lagasse, Patrick M. | ABF2 | Apr 1968 – Nov 1971 | V-4 | |
| Cooper, Henry | AG-3 | Apr 1968 – Mar 1969 | VF-11 | I was an Aerographer's Mate, assigned to a fighter squadron. This made as much sense as having an ADJ aboard the U. S. S. Hope. Go figure. |
| Sweeney, Dan | ABE 3RD CLASS | Apr 1968 – May 1970 | V-2 /arresting gear | I picked up the ship right after it came out of the yards from the fire in late 1967. We got reassigned to the 6th fleet and I made 3 Med. cruises on the Forrestal. Working in the "gear" was an experience I'll never forget....ever! |
| Robinson, Jonathan | AC3 | Apr 1968 – Dec 1969 | OC | |
| Ronk, Lawrence (Larr) | MM3 | Apr 1968 – 1970 | Engineering | Part of Engine Room #3, served with a great bunch of guys. I will always remember MM1 Williams and my best friend Richard Birdsong from Texas. |
| Nichols, Loyd | SM1 | Apr 15, 1968 – Jun 5, 1970 | CS | I HAD A TERRIFIC NAVY CAREER AND WOULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR THE WORLD |
| Skwarlo, David | E-4/EM3 | May 1968 – Dec 1971 | E | My first Navy experience and I finally retired in 1998 but there was a ten year break in service. |
| Walters, Barry | JO2 | May 1968 – Mar 1969 | Public Affairs Office | Good times. Good memories. Too bad the Forrestal couldn't have been saved and turned a floating museum. It would have been great to visit her again. |
| Davis, Dwight/steve/dave | E5/EM | May 1968 – Dec 1, 1971 | E Division | I am looking for my friend James Mcginnis, or any other shipmates that was on the ship at the same time. |
| Laplante, Daniel / Dan | E-4 | May 1, 1968 – Dec 1970 | Exceutive division/print shop | I enjoyed the time I spent in the print shop,photo lab next was located in next compartment. I had the only GYM to work out on board. Remember the day Secretary of the Navy (Chaffe) came on board. |
| Miller, Harold | AK1 | Jul 1968 – Jul 1969 | S-6 | |
| Hannas, Jeff | BM2 | Jul 1, 1968 – Jun 1, 1970 | 4th Div. Deck | Landed on her deck in a cod in the med. Does anyone remember that night there was heavy sea's off the seawall Barcalona Spain. 2 Liberty Boat went down and was a drift and a another boat came to the rescue.That was me and my crew. |
| Metz, Robert | Ltjg | Jul 8, 1968 – Dec 2, 1968 | CIC | I was a OOD Underway and a CIC Watch Officer. We went to GITMO twice and 9 months in the Med in 1968/69. |
| Basara, Louis Rat | bm3 | Aug 1968 – Jul 1972 | 1st | Had some pretty good times on the firey fid. When I used to eat chow (good and plenty) when the FIRE FIRE in Compartment....everybody would pause and wait for the GQ alarm to go off. 3 Med cruises and now USN ret. |
| Matthews, Bruce | ABE2 | Aug 1968 – Sep 1972 | V2 Bow Cats | Made 3 cruises to the Med, saw some beautiful scenery. Drank some good beer! |
| McClain, Flattop | SH SN3 | Aug 12, 1968 – Apr 17, 1970 | S-3 Supply | Assigned to Sales Office, special orders. |
| Frazier, Alex | Machinist Mate 3rd | Aug 28, 1968 – Jan 4, 1971 | A-1 | Started in 1st division as a seaman 1st class on Aug.28,1968 and ended as a machinist mate 3rd class Jan. 4, 1971. |
| Kay, Warren | FTG3 | Sep 7, 1968 – Aug 1, 1971 | Point Defense | Proud to have served on the Great CVA59 |
| Lundberg, Joe | EMCS | Oct 1968 – Aug 1972 | E | Was the chief of the A& O shop while aboard. Great ship, anyone know about Jack Sawyer. |
| Fittipaldi, Albert | DT2 | Oct 1968 – Sep 1972 | Dental | Aboard Forrestal as an E3. Left as an E5. Received a field commission as an ensign upon leaving the ship. By 1992 I was a Commander and proudly boarded by the quarter deck in Pensacola for the anniversary of the fire. |
| Weeter, Danny | E 3 | Oct 5, 1968 – Jul 24, 1970 | S 2 | Ready to go back to sea! |
| Loftus, Mike | CVA59 | Oct 20, 1968 – Mar 24, 1972 | My brother & I were both on the Forrestal. We had some great times & made a lot of friends.We were both in G div. | |
| Trenary, William, Bill | E3 | Nov 1968 – May 1971 | V2 Arresting Gear | Enjoyed my time aboard, met a lot of interesting people and saw a lot of far flung places. Nearing retirement. Have had my own repair shop for 15 years. Curious about Eric Stegner. Has anyone seen him? |
| Bjorken, Wayne | GMG-2 | Nov 28, 1968 – Sep 2, 1972 | G | I worked in the ship's armory performing small arms and magazine sprinkler systems maintenance. |
| Clifford, Phil | AO3 | Dec 1968 – Jun 1971 | GM | Enjoyed my tour on the FID |
| Tooley, Robert | AO3 | Dec 1968 – Nov 1972 | AIMD IM3 AO-710 | Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there (anymore) Had a great time with a lot of great people... thank you |
| Brighthaupt, Bob | amh3 | Dec 1968 – Apr 1969 | vf11 tad to aimd | she was a good ship and glad to have met the people I got to know |
| Thompson, Richard | AMH-3 | 1969 – 1971 | VF-11 | |
| Zinno, Carmine | AK2 | 1969 – 1971 | AIMD | I WAS ON THE SHIP LATE 1969 THRU EARLY 1971. I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AIMD DIVISION. |
| Matthews, Jack | IC3 | 1969 – 1971 | Engineering, E | Hello shipmates I served on the Forrestal, as an Interior Communication (ICman) in E Division from 1969-1971. Work on the 1MC, Phones dial and sound powered. |
| Lucas, Ray | AZ3 | 1969 – 1970 | VA-36 ROADRUNNERS | BEST 8 MONTHS OF MY LIFE |
| Henderson, Darrell | SK3 | 1969 – Jan 1973 | S-6 | A great experience aboard as well as seeing the Med three times. Worked S-6 Receiving...Anyone here in S-6 from '69-'73? |
| Beers, Bruce | AO3 | 1969 – 1970 | GM | |
| Alden, Dale | E3 | 1969 – 1971 | 2nd Division | Served under Captain Demiler and Captain Sneed! |
| Colleran, Mike | E2 | 1969 – 1971 | R | Looking to contact Pipefitters Danny Mastranzi, Dick Branham & Atwell. |
| Hal, Phillips | AO3 | 1969 – 1969 | G Div | I picked up the USS Forrestal in the Portsmouth shipyards after the fire got back on tour took her down for a shake down cruise down to Gitmo,,,then back up to Norfolk Virginia,and over to the Med |
| Moran-devlin, Despina | My father served Theodoros Moran | 1969 – | Looking for Theodoros Moran years served any info | Hi looking for anyone that may remember my dad...Theodoros Moran...I know he worked "hooking up aircraft", don't know much else. He went to Spain, and Japan...Looking to see if anyone remembers my dad, |
| Vizza, Peter G. | RD3 | 1969 – 1971 | OI | I know now that my time aboard the Forrestal was a real adventure and one I will never forget. Med cruise was a true experience,only sorry I didn't do a better job of keeping in touch with the friends I made back then. |
| Newton, James | PN2 | 1969 – 1969 | VA46 | |
| Green, Ken | ABE3 | 1969 – 1973 | Ships company/Catapult crew | I did 3 Med. cruises. It was a vacation compared to their Vietnam deployments. |
| Hanshaw, William | E4 AG | 1969 – | Div 1 | |
| Escobedo, Juan | E-3 | Jan 1, 1969 – Jan 1, 1970 | Flight crew | |
| Hughes, Steve | AO2 | Jan 2, 1969 – Jul 1, 1971 | G-Division | Worked in AOCS and Ordnance office as ammo stock recorder. Left ship for NAS PAX River. Discharged Aug 1972 |
| Callanan, Dennis | PC3 | Jan 21, 1969 – Nov 10, 1969 | A4 | I transferred from the USS Tallahatchie County AVB2 and picked up the Forrestal in January at Naples,Italy. I completed the Med cruise and was aboard for carrier quals in August. I was discharged on Nov.10,1969 |
| Shuck, Karl | RM3 | Mar 1969 – Aug 1971 | CR (Communications) Ship's Company | Wish I had taken advantage of seeing the sights in the places we had liberty. |
| Bonanno, Jack | ATR-3 | Apr 1969 – Jul 8, 1970 | RVAH -13 | Med Cruise - Dec 69 July 70. Attached to RVAH -13 "Batmen". |
| Callahan, Vic | BM3 | Apr 1969 – Dec 1970 | 1st Division/Deck | During the last five years I've been able to meet up with some shipmates from 40 years ago. Really enjoyed the annual reunions- met some great guys who served onboard different years than I did-thanks to reunion organizers****! |
| Smith, Michael | QM3 | Apr 3, 1969 – Nov 3, 1970 | Navigation | |
| Williams, Sam | ICCS(SS) / E8 | Apr 29, 1969 – Apr 24, 1972 | E | Chief in charge of IC. Many good memories of a lot of great people. I orginized and ran the "Forrestal Follies" |
| Finley, James | BM 2ND CLASS (E5) | May 5, 1969 – Mar 3, 1973 | 1st | Served under Captain Demiler and Captain Sneed! |
| Dave, Gleinn | ABE 2 | Jun 15, 1969 – Sep 1971 | V-2 | |
| Peterson, David / Rabbit | E 5 / SIGNALMAN | Jun 30, 1969 – May 20, 1972 | CS / Signalman | 2 Med criuises 69-70 & 71. Had great time in Europe, skiing, golfing, & sightseeing. Saw alot of places I would not have if not for Navy. Would like to hear from other Signalman's and Nav guy's fm 09 and 08 decks. I remember my friends w |
| Motley, Bernie | EN2 | Jul 1969 – Jul 1971 | and A-4 | Worked in # 1 Main Engine Room for 6 months then transferred to A-4 Division Boat Shop and Emergency Diesel Generator Rooms. Got to know a lot of Great Shipmates and I enjoyed my tour on the FID Hope the FID becomes a Museum soon. |
| Richards, Okey | AMCS | Jul 1969 – Jul 7, 1972 | VF-11 | Last ship, squadron, and tour of duty prior to retiring. A great, ship, squadron and group of men to serve on, in, and with. I regret retiring instead of accepting E-9 and assignment to COMNAVAIRLANT as Career Counselor. |
| Ebert, Duke | AZ-2 | Jul 15, 1969 – Jul 15, 1970 | VA-36 Roadrunners | Up from Jacksonville, FL. Lost my reporting officer in January, 1970 on a night flight (vertigo). Great ship. Great liberty. Go Naval Air. |
| Jozwiak, Francis | SH3 | Jul 23, 1969 – Jul 17, 1973 | S-3 | Been alot of places and seen alot of things on the FID wish I could do it all again. |
| Michaud, Michael | PN3 | Aug 1969 – Feb 1973 | ESO | Great time on the Forrestal, loved the Med cruises, Looking for shipmates, Bob Rolloff, Joe Pate and others |
| Sayers, Fred / Casey | DATA PROCESSING | Aug 1969 – Aug 1971 | S-7 | Nothing like being at sea. Still remember that like it was yesterday. |
| Kroegel, Jerry | SN | Aug 1969 – May 1973 | Dental | |
| Hirschhorn, Marc | FN | Aug 1969 – Jul 2, 1971 | A | Started in A5 Machine Shop, went mess cooking and ended up in A1 Hydraulics. Worked in No. 1 Elevator, Sea and Anchor station was the Anchor Windless, Stood watches in No. 1 Elevator and the Sterring Gears |
| Rodgers, Al | EMCM | Aug 15, 1969 – Nov 24, 1972 | E | JUST THROWING OUT MY INFO TO SEE IF ANYONE REMEMBERS ME. Fully retired in Carmel.IN |
| Kelley, Thomas | QM3 | Aug 15, 1969 – Jun 3, 1973 | Navigation | |
| Thompson, John | Fireman/e3 | Aug 29, 1969 – Aug 30, 1972 | M | |
| McPherson, Richard | MM3 | Sep 1969 – Dec 1972 | Machinery | |
| Thompson, Richard | AMH3 | Sep 1969 – May 1971 | VF-11 | |
| Caldwell, Warren (Buff) | E3 | Sep 1969 – Jun 1973 | A | We spent alot of time at sea but I learned alot and saw spectacular places. Great memories of my time spent on this ship. Proud to have served! |
| Melvin, Ronald | RDSN | Sep 5, 1969 – Aug 5, 1973 | OI | WORKED HARD PLAYED HARD AND RAISED HELL . STILL IN CONTACT WITH FRIENDS MADE WHILE ABOARD |
| Ward, Mike | BT3 | Oct 1969 – Mar 1973 | B Boiler Repair Shop | |
| Ring, Steve | MM3 | Oct 1969 – Jun 1973 | Proud to have served my Country aboard the Forrestal | |
| McNutt, Don | BT2 | Oct 1969 – Mar 1973 | B | I worked in 4mmr. hard work with great guy`s also good times with the same guy`s |
| Abarientos, Antonio (Tony) | CS3 | Nov 1969 – May 1971 | S-2 | |
| Roberts, William | SA | Nov 1969 – Jul 2, 1971 | 3rd Division, Boatswain's mate | Sad to hear of Forrestal's fate, sold for a penny after all the good years she put in and the people that lived and died on her. It would be nice if some of the salvage metal was earmarked for souvenirs. Sponson 5 JPfuel |
| Weng, Bob | LT(jg) | Nov 1969 – May 31, 1972 | OI | |
| Lanfranchi, John (Frenchi) | E3 | Nov 1969 – Aug 23, 1973 | GM | I'm alive and kicking as of May 24 2021. Sure as hell miss the fun times. |
| Henkel, David | ETR2 | Nov 10, 1969 – Mar 21, 1972 | OE | Let's bring her home to Baltimore! Visit my webpage at members.cox.net/saltywog/ |
| Armbrust, Bob | AW2 | Dec 10, 1969 – Jun 10, 1970 | Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron 11 | Flew as ASW crewman in HS-11. Also flew plane guard missions. Was deployed on Forrestal during the 69-70 Med Cruise. |
| Gram, Philby-phil | E-3 | Dec 17, 1969 – Sep 15, 1971 | navigation | Sis, Selhiem, Chief Czarnil, contact me if you see this, sorry about cutting out like that Chief. |
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