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USS Forrestal (CV 59) Crew List
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 2099 crew members registered for the USS Forrestal (CV 59).
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| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettis, James G. Nickname( Pet ) | E-4 | 1973 – 1975 | Plain Captin | My father C.O. Pettis and myself served togeather in VA 81 on the U.S.S. Forrestal, and was the first father and son team, Dad was a AO, I was a Plaincaptin, Did 3 Med cruses. I was 17yoa now got 6 kids retired Police officer of 21 years |
| Shelton, Don | sn | 1973 – 1975 | 4th | |
| Williams, Trenton | RM1 | 1973 – 1975 | Cr | Leading RM |
| Anderson, Karl | SH3 | 1973 – 1975 | SHIP SERVICEMAN | I SERVED FROM 1973-1975. Would love to be able to contact some of my shipmates in my division. We had some great memories !! |
| Craig, William/bill | MM3 | 1973 – 1975 | A Gang | You guys were all crazy. Remember Barcelona! |
| Bussie, David | AE-3 | 1973 – 1974 | AIMD | Had a lot of good times and good friends on the FID. |
| Levoy, Robert E | HN | 1973 – 1974 | Medical | |
| Whitelock, Richard | E3 | 1973 – | Hull | |
| Trammell, Lonnie, Et Call Ohm | ET-3 | 1973 – 1973 | OE | Looking for fellow shipmates, whom I served with years ago |
| Rhoades, Dave (Gypsy) | SH5 | 1973 – Nov 1976 | Ship Servicemen | Starteded working in the laundry room, ran one of the stores and then ended up being the head cashier for all the stores on board. |
| Bixby, Robert "joe Bix" | MM3 | Jan 1, 1973 – Jun 1, 1975 | A Engineering AC&R Shop | It was hard being half a world away from home. The equipment was obsolete and barely functional, the morale low, and the work constant and crushing. I miss my friends, but I was glad to be transferred to the Vulcan after two years. |
| House, Richard | LI | Jan 13, 1973 – Jan 13, 1976 | X-Print Shop | Came on board in Thessalonica, Greece. Struck for LI. Picked up 3d before I detached. Had friends in X Div, MARDET and PAO. Did a 4 hour Christian music show on radio in 75 cruise. |
| Solar, William | ABH3 | Jan 15, 1973 – Sep 19, 1976 | V1 | |
| Roberts, Billy | ABH 2 | Jan 20, 1973 – Jun 14, 1976 | V-1 | Looking for anyone who served in this time frame |
| Wysong, Jackie | EM3 | Jan 20, 1973 – Nov 1, 1975 | E | Three Med Cruises, Assigned to the Light Shop & Battery Locker |
| Sandlin, James H. | SK3 | Jan 25, 1973 – Sep 22, 1975 | S-1 | I reported aboard in Athens Greece as an non-rate SR. After Mess Cooking, I began work in Supply and rose to SK3 before separating the day e returned from deployment to the Med in September 1975. |
| Rulli, Anthony (Tony) | AT2 | Feb 1973 – Apr 1974 | IM3/AIMD/PME | Looking for shipmates who served in the AIMD/PME shop in the 1973 - 1974 time period. |
| Muniz, Ted | E-3 | Feb 6, 1973 – Aug 6, 1973 | Line | |
| Fox, Nelson | AT3 | Feb 8, 1973 – Mar 12, 1976 | AIMD & VAW-126 | Great times on the carrier and in Europe, looking for the old crew |
| Boswell, Jerry | MM3 | Mar 1973 – Aug 1975 | M #4MMR | |
| Biedenback, Jim | mm3 | Mar 1973 – Jun 5, 1975 | #1 Aux | Was telling some old stories to son in law and got to wondering whatever happened to my old navy buddies |
| Clover, Robert | ABH-2 | Mar 11, 1973 – Sep 15, 1976 | v-3 | looking back in time knowing i am proud to have served my country on the uss forrestal |
| Carserino, William (Bill) | HT2 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1974 | ||
| Dyer, Greg (Duff) | AG2 | Apr 1973 – Nov 1975 | OA | Did 3 Med cruises & was assigned to the ship's weather office. Mainly served under CDR Jim McRee & AGCS Nelson Taylor. I was the ship's TV weatherman on WFOR toward the end of the '75 cruise. Left the Navy to finish my college d |
| Wilson Sr, Michael | PH2 | Apr 1973 – May 1975 | operations | Worked in photo lab |
| Mann, Jeff | MM2 | Apr 12, 1973 – Jul 20, 1974 | E | USS Sierra Evaporators,next to FID as top watch MMR4 then to MMR2 out and free while at Naples during 1974 Med. trip. |
| Vazquez, Juan | an | May 1973 – 1975 | vaw-126 | very fond memories.hard work,late hours,loved it .can forget the times in spain,france,grece and italy,great times. |
Leary, John P.  | ABE3 | May 1, 1973 – Jan 16, 1977 | V-2 BOWCATS | The best shipmates, friends, and times were when I was aboard the Forrestal. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Deneen, Steve | CS-3 /MS3 | Jun 1973 – Jun 1976 | s-2 | Never forget 75 med cruise when I won a raffle to fly with VAQ-134. Cat shot and being in the air for three hours was great .Even the landing was great. |
| Greene, Douglas | mm3 | Jun 1973 – Feb 1977 | a gang | yes i hated chief mendoza |
| Azar, Louis | RMCS | Jun 1973 – Jul 1976 | CR | Radio Officer Dec. 1974-Jul. 1976 |
| Cheek, Rick | CHEEK AO3 | Jun 16, 1973 – May 21, 1976 | G | serving aboard was about the most thrilling part of my life. I saw a specal on the history channel I got curious.What a neat web sight. |
| Coughlin, Mike | PO-3/PH | Jul 1973 – Jul 1975 | Photo Lab-OP Division | Two Med cruises in 1974 and 1975. I remember Gary Dill, Rick Lovell, Scottie, Hernandez, Velez, Rock, & others. Those were great times. As the '73 adage said, "It's now a job, it's an adventure." I Loved it, goNavy |
| Poretti, Richard | DPC | Jul 1, 1973 – Sep 30, 1976 | OZ | SMALL WORLD. RETIRED TO FL. WENT TO WORK FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MET FORMER CREW MEMBER FROM SUPPLY DIV WHO ALSO WORKED FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. RETIRED IN 1986 WITH 25 YEARS AS MCPO. |
| Lambert, Britt | ams-2 | Jul 1, 1973 – Dec 25, 1976 | air/aimd | will never forget my time aboard the fid,sad that they couldn't save her, worked v-2 waist cats,aimd airframes and tire shop,last year aboard i was flight crew on the happy hooker cod crew, spent 8 yrs active retired '95 |
| Fosdick, Larry "Fos" | GMG3 | Aug 1973 – Mar 1976 | POINT DEFENSE | Made two med cruises with her, had great times with the gunners & fire control gang. |
| Hermoe, Jim | AZ2 | Aug 1973 – Jul 1974 | VF-11 | Only made one Med cruise on the FID but, as I grow older, I look back on it ever more proudly. |
| Conners, Steve | AMH-3 | Aug 28, 1973 – Aug 29, 1976 | VA-85 | Worked as cat checker for VA-85 great people on the deck |
| Prange, H. Edward , Jr. | YN3 | Sep 1973 – Jun 1976 | Weapons Dept. | |
| Garner, Benny | AQ3 | Sep 1973 – Sep 1976 | AIMD IM3 | Ships Company. Repaired AWG-!0 Radar Missile Control System on the F4J. |
| Inglee, Jon | MM3 | Sep 3, 1973 – Jun 1975 | cat shop a-gang | had alott of fun on the MED cruises, but was glad to get off her onto a destroyer in newport RI |
| Prange, H. Edward (Hep) | YN3 | Sep 21, 1973 – Jun 10, 1976 | Weapons Office | Hated it then, miss it now!!!!! As I look back, it was a great experience |
| Lewis, James (Tom) | AZ3 | Oct 10, 1973 – Jun 6, 1977 | AIMD IM1 | Med Cruises in 74 and 75. Bicentennial in New York Harbor July 4th, 1976. Great group of people that served aboard the FID. I'll never forget the "Shock Test " or the night life in Palma Mallorca, Spain. |
| Atkins, Ronald Leeis | E4 | Nov 1973 – | Semen | I was one of the lead singers in the band . |
| Cahill, Chuck | BM | Nov 8, 1973 – Oct 27, 1977 | 4th - Boat | I enjoyed my time on the F.I.D and all my crew members in my Division. Would like to hear from any of them. |
| Williams, Bruce | AW3 | Nov 25, 1973 – Sep 1994 | HS-3 | Put off seeing the Acropolis on our first scheduled stop in Athens. Figured I'd check it out on our second time in port. Didn't count on the Cyprus crisis eliminating the rest of our schedule. Naples/Rome was great!! Need to show the family th |
| Frazier, Johnny | PO3 | Nov 30, 1973 – Jul 31, 1977 | V-3 | Looking for old friends |
| Gibson, Mark | E3 | Dec 1973 – Oct 1975 | B | |
| Sinex, Gerald / Moose | ADJ 2 | Dec 7, 1973 – Sep 1976 | Had a great time with my best friend ADJ 2 Rick Prince. Made 74 and 75 Deployments with VA-81 Sunliners. | |
| Perkins, James | Yeoman Second Class | Dec 15, 1973 – Jul 15, 1977 | Executive | I continue to have good memory. 3-M Office, Captain's Office and Classified Mail Room under port side J.B.D. 74 & 75 Med Cruise/Sharkfest/Hurricane Karma/NYC'76/Shock Test/Where is Keith S. Barbour or Andrew C. Willis? |
| De Vore, Gene | AQ2 - E5 | Dec 21, 1973 – Sep 1, 1975 |
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