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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 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen, Jeff | AA | 1970 – Apr 1972 | V-2 A/G | Only if I'd been aboard her and had the maturity to know the good times I was in and the good people I was with. I'd have stayed and made rank. Have been a cop now for 21 years. Training Sgt. now, the irony. Glad I had the priviledge |
| Moore, Toby | AO3 | 1970 – 1974 | G Div. | My years aboard the Forrestal were among the best of my life, but I didn't realize it then. Youth is wasted on the young, they say. Shout out to Pat Paschal, Randy Saunders, Bill Walker, Bill Szumski, and all the others. |
| Elsbernd, Mark | OS3 | 1970 – 1973 | oi | many good times on forrestal |
| Schaffer, William (Schaff) | EM1 | 1970 – 1971 | E | Catapults and Arreseting gear Electrician had a fantastic crew in that shop. Left for shore duty at NOB Port Services worked on tug boats. What a trip. |
| Oviedo, Roland | YN3 | 1970 – 1972 | Ships Company | Being assigned to Ships Company was the first off the ship when we use to pull to port overseas sure do miss those times, especially Athens, Greece |
| Walker, William(Bill) | AO 3 | 1970 – 1972 | G div | |
| Sobel, Harvey | gm3 | 1970 – | weapons | I served on the Med cruise 1970-71 with stops in Corfu and Malta Athens where I pulled shore pat. I had a good time with my fellow crew members. I would like to know if there will be a reunion soon .overall good times! |
| Jackson, Melvin ( Pat ) | IC1 | 1970 – 1973 | E | |
| Smith, William | PT2 | 1970 – 1971 | CCD4 | |
| Garner (Garns), Michael (Mike) | E3 | 1970 – 1972 | Navigation (Quartermaster) | Had a great time while on there. Great crew. |
| Burton, Roberrt | FTM2 | 1970 – 1972 | FOX | |
| Escobedo, Juan | E4 | Jan 1, 1970 – Jan 1, 1970 | Rescue and recover | Petty officer 1st. Class Juan Escobedo Vietnam veteran |
| Lambert, Paul | HT3 | Jan 10, 1970 – Jun 21, 1971 | R | TWO MED CRUISES IN THE PIPE SHOP WITH HT2 COCHRAN,HT2 BRANHAM HT2 MUSTANSIE CHIEF NOUD HT1 BELTCHER |
| Furlow, John | AC2 | Jan 15, 1970 – Aug 1, 1970 | OC | |
| Escobedo, Juan | E4 | Jan 20, 1970 – Jan 20, 1970 | Rescue and recover | Petty officer 1st. Class Juan Escobedo Vietnam veteran |
| Spruill, John | YN3 | Feb 1970 – Nov 1971 | X Div | Looking back was a great experience. Things learned have lasted a lifetime. My biggest regret I was never able to revisit the ship. Waited too late, and then it was scrapped. It should have been saved as a museum. |
| Cluxton, Danny | e2 | Apr 1970 – Aug 1973 | 1st div | landed on it chip&paint anchor chain etc good times |
| McCommon, Robert | ABE2 | May 1970 – Jun 1972 | V2 | Good times & long hours remembered. A time of my life that i'm proud of. |
| Escobedo, Juan | E-3 | May 5, 1970 – Nov 20, 1970 | Flight crew | |
| Moro, Dave ( Flash ) | E-2 | May 20, 1970 – Jan 9, 1974 | B | Was in B div. 1 mmr nickname flash |
| Saunders, Randy | AOCS (RET) THEN AO2 | Jun 1970 – Sep 1973 | G (Magazines/Bomb Assy) | This was my first tour after "A" school. I learned a lot that helped me in my next assignment at Rosy Roads, PR. Met a lot of great friends on the Forrestal and would love to hear from my former shipmates. Retired Jan 1990. |
| Henry, William B. " Blue " | ABHAN | Jul 1970 – Feb 1974 | V-1 Crash and Salvage | I worked in Crash and Smash as the driver of the MB-5 crash and rescue truck. Looking for shipmates who served with me. I remember all of the scary and dangerous times on the flight deck.Served with Chief Baer, and OL Man Deshazo. |
| Cutillo, Ralph | e3 | Jul 1970 – Nov 1971 | shipserviceman | does anybody know when the acciden thappened on the flight deck and the person was killed |
| Haggerty, Dennis | YN2 | Jul 1970 – Jun 1972 | Operation | |
| Paine, Bruce | AO3 | Jul 1970 – Sep 6, 1971 | G | Bill, I married a lady from Massachusetts named Barbara also. Still riding a Honda. |
| Aiken, Kenneth | PNCS | Jul 15, 1970 – Sep 10, 1972 | Command Career Counselor | |
| Fitzgerald, Ed (Fitz) | BM 2 | Aug 1970 – May 1971 | 3rd | |
| Mattison, Joseph ''squeek'' | MACHINIST MATE 3RD CLASS | Aug 1970 – Jan 1974 | M DIVISION | MADE 2 MED. CRUISES, AND MADE MANY FRIENDS! AM RETIRED NOW FROM COMMERCIAL ROOFING! HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS AND 1 GRAND-DAUGHTER! WOULD ENJOY HEARING FROM SNIPEMATES FROM 3MMR! ANCHORS AWEIGH!!! |
| Moyers, Stephen / Steve | HT3 | Aug 15, 1970 – Jun 19, 1972 | ||
| Del Pilar, Frank | Seaman | Aug 24, 1970 – 1974 | S-3 | |
| Sheene, Dallas | OS1 | Sep 1970 – Nov 15, 1978 | OI | Hey Dingman if you see this e-mail me . |
| Gifford, Stephen {steve} | ADJ-3 | Sep 1970 – Apr 1972 | AIMD | The best Ship I served on!! |
| Joblin, Sid | AO2 | Sep 11, 1970 – Sep 1, 1971 | GM | Made 1 Med Cruise. Great experience after 3 years of shore duty. |
| Morris, Terry | bt3 | Oct 1970 – May 1973 | boilerroom | good poeple dint care to much for the duty |
| Jones, Barry | YN3 | Oct 1970 – Apr 1971 | va59 | I would like to find Jerry Atkins and any other shipmate in the winter 1971 med. cruise. I enjoyed seeing all the fun places on the cruise. |
| Pratt, Joel (Jc) | Interior Communication Electrician 2nd class IC2 | Oct 1970 – Dec 1973 | E | Looking back, I enjoyed my work, the travel, friendships. The food was OK except sterilized milk or once the roaches in the bread. You guys remember that I bet. |
| Anderson, Anderson | AQAN | Nov 1970 – Jun 1971 | VF 11 -- Line Division | Great ship and a great line division -- Paul Chisolm, Gary Lynch, Edgar Burns, David Fuller... |
| Haskell, Steve | AA | Nov 21, 1970 – Sep 20, 1972 | V-1 | |
| Paolucci, John R. | E3 | Dec 1970 – Apr 1972 | 3MMR | If I only new then what I know now! |
| Zandstra, Randy | SN | Dec 24, 1970 – Jul 1, 1971 | OI | My first ship, what a great time, my first Med. cruise. While underway I was assigned lookout, and worked my way into CIC, OI Div. Loved it there, great crew |
| Iannaccone, Lou | DP3 | Dec 30, 1970 – Sep 15, 1972 | S-7 | Mess cooking with Lt Jimmie Connors, Med Cruise, S-7 Division with Lt Dave Holland Smith, Cole, Sims, Spurlock, Huber, Giovanelli, D'Angelo, Hyde, Prall, Powell, Baxter, Fire , Dry Dock, unch of new guys, then out.... I got there short!!! |
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