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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Saratoga (CV 60). 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 2207 crew members registered for the USS Saratoga (CV 60).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1956 | 1957 – 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 | 1993 | 1994 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentzel, Richard | E | 1959 – 1962 | H Division | My Dad, Richard A. Wentzel, served aboard the Sara in H Division from 59 to 62. He is alive and well and living in Massachusetts. |
| Bentley, James | Airman | 1959 – Aug 1960 | V2 Division #2 cat | I have met two shipmates. But would like to find more |
| Mondello, Frederick | E-3 | 1959 – 1961 | S-6 | Looking for shipmates, G O Diffen, Joey Long, Francis t Hutchinson Mario Demaris, and "Gentry " my card playing partner" Wayde towery and any others. Miss you all. |
| Rice, Jim | ABH-1 | 1959 – 1963 | V-1 | Made 5 Med. Cruises, loved the Saratoga. Some of the best friends served with me. Hard and dangerous work survived some close calls, Now I'm 76 years old and still have many fond memories. May God rest her soul. Jim Rice |
| Bell, Frederick Waldo | Sailor? | 1959 – 1961 | 4th Division | Hello, This is Frederick Waldo Bell's Grandson. I was trying to find anyone who might remember him from his time in service. He was a crew member during the Fire and drove landing boats. He just passed on 08/15/2018 |
| McGuinness, Jim | AD 2 | 1959 – Mar 1, 1960 | ships company | I was crew chief on the ships TF aircraft |
| Johnson, Richard W | e-3 | Apr 1959 – Apr 1962 | v-1 | WAS ABOARD DURING THE CUBAN MISILE CRISIS, AND DURING THE GREAT FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM. WE LOST 7 CREW MEMBERS IN THE FIRE, INCLUDING OUR CHAPLIN. MADE 2 MED CRUISES. AND LEFT FOR STATES FOR MY DISCHARGE ON THE THIRD. |
| Wright, Sam | Seaman 2nd | Apr 1959 – Jan 10, 1962 | Engineering | Air Conditioning, O2N2, |
| Hobbs, David | ab3 | May 1959 – May 1960 | V-1 #2 Cats | WOW! What an experience for a kid barely in his 20's. Never forget the '59 Med Cruise. Never forget the danger on the flightdeck, and almost "buying the farm" a couple of times. Love to hear from some of my buds. |
| Leclere, Leo | SH SN | May 1, 1959 – May 1, 1962 | S3 | |
| Reed, Tedd | ph-3 | Jun 1959 – Aug 1961 | ops phoho lab | |
| Lambert, David | EMFA TO EM2 | Jun 5, 1959 – Jun 23, 1964 | E | The longest five years of my life! A memorable experience. |
| Usher, Ogden Billy | AGAN | Jun 16, 1959 – Aug 10, 1962 | OA | The Navy prepared me for a good job. I retired from the National Weather Service after 36 years service. Was stationed in Nashville Tn, Cold Bay Ak, Jackson MS and Bristol TRI Cities TN. |
| Kelter, Jim | YN3 | Jun 18, 1959 – Mar 21, 1961 | X-ADMIN | I WAS ASSIGNED TO CHAPLAINS OFFICE. HEAD LIBRARIAN FIRST YEAR. YEOMAN 2ND YEAR. ASST. CATH.CHAPLAIN WITH TOUR SALES/LISTS WHILE ON MED CRUISES. WAS WORKING FOR PROT.CHAPLAIN WHEN HE DIED IN FIRE OF 60. I ENJOYED NITE OPS. & MED TOURS |
| Gatens, Thomas R. | YN3 | Jul 1959 – Apr 1961 | X-Legal Office, CAG3 Staff | We served under and with lots of heros. Capt. Hyland, CDR McWhorter, LTjg's Shumaker and Coffee. Many others. Capt. Mehle, "They'll be a boatd leaving for Mayport in 5 minutes." Departing Gibralter in Feb. 1961. Good memories. Gr |
| Childress, Ron (Chilly) | Airman | Jul 1959 – Jun 1962 | V-1 | Too many unforgettable memories to list. However a few are: Arctic Cruise, 3 Med cruises, 2 Gitmo Shake down cruises, 62 face down of Kennedy/Khrushchev, and played for ships Basketball team. Many unforgettable buddies. |
| Lanigan, Richard | ab | Jul 1959 – Aug 1961 | v4 | Was wondering how many of us still alive. Shout out to budnick and wayne overton. How bout mousie? |
| Player, R L | MM1 | Jul 1959 – May 1962 | M | I was in charge of #3 engine room when we had the fire in 1960 during the Med cruise. |
| Grafton, John K. | GF3 | Sep 1959 – Aug 1960 | GM | Remember the collision off Hatteras? Too bad we were too young to appreciate what we saw on the cruise. Our GF only lasted 4 years and were made AT'S. Remembering going to school inside compounds. Seems we were always locked up. |
| Carroll, Frank | FA - BT2 | Sep 1959 – Mar 1963 | ENG - B | Initially assigned to #4 MMR. Finished tour of duty on SARA as LPO in steam catapult shop. 3 Christmas/New Years in a row on the French Riviera. I must have been one squared away Blue Jacket to get that from Santa!!! |
| Ranney, Bill | PN2 | Nov 24, 1959 – Sep 1, 1961 | X-Division | I worked in Personnel/Admin Department. Many fond memories of being aboard Super Sara. Was aboard the night of the fire off the coast of Greece when we lost too many crew members. |
| Renninger, John | SHL-3 | Dec 1959 – Oct 1962 | S-3 | In charge of dry cleaning plant when I left. |
| Phelps, Donald | SK-3 | 1960 – 1962 | S-3 division | I would like to here from anyone who served with me during this time. I worked in the Sales Office aand ordered all the foreign merchandise for the Shipstores. |
| Inman, Ken | QM@ | 1960 – 1963 | Navigation (COM CAR DIV 6) | |
| Rickert, Terry | am | 1960 – 1962 | op | |
| Klaum, Terry | AO3 | 1960 – 1962 | G Division | Aboard the Sara was the best years of my life. What a chance to see the world and enjoy the company of many new friends. Go Navy |
| Gaccione, James | ABFAA | 1960 – 1962 | V-4 | CAUGHT THE SHIP IN THE MED & LANDED ON BOARD IN A "WILLY FUD" MAIL PLANE. PRETTY SCARY FOR A 17 YEAR OLD KID. SERVED W/A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS. WAS ON BOARD FOR THE FIRE AND WAS WORKING THE AVGAS FILTER ROOM AT THE TIME. |
| Phippins, Jim | E4 | 1960 – 1964 | Hangar Deck | I had a great time aboard the USS Saratoga CV 60. I enjoyed traveling the world. I had a wonderful crew that used to work for me, and think of them often. |
| Doersch, George | Em2/c | Jan 1960 – Mar 1961 | E | |
| Gentry, Norman | E-3 | Mar 1960 – Sep 1961 | 3rd division | I AS ASSIGNED TO THE THIRD DIVISION I WAS ON THE MED CRUISE 1960-1961 I WORKED ON #5&7 SPONSONS ALSO WAS ON THE BRIDGE UNDERWAY THE FIRE IN THE MED IN #2 MAIN I WAS ON A REPAIR LOCKER HANGER BAY TWO PORT SIDE |
| Hudgins, Edward Nelson | AE3 | Mar 1960 – Mar 1963 | V1 | Worked Fly1,2,and3 areas. Was catapult 3&4 spotter. Day and night. There were no shifts back then. Will never forget 1st class petty officer Gilbert. He ruled with an iron fist. He made men out of us boys. Made us proud. |
| Antrim, Tom | SM3 | Mar 1, 1960 – Apr 1, 1963 | CS | Came aboard at Brooklyn proceeded to run over a German Freighter on our way to Mayport. Shake down cruise at Gitmo. Drank alot of beer making pyramids. Sure had fun..... |
| Antrim, Tom | SM3 | Mar 1, 1960 – Apr 1, 1963 | CS | Changed ISP |
| McLaughlin, Robert | BT3 | Apr 10, 1960 – Feb 15, 1963 | B | |
| Brandon, James (Jim) | PN2 | May 1960 – Oct 1961 | X Division | Aboard May 1960 - Oct 1961 I left Saratoga in Oct 1961 for VS42 at NAS Quonset Point, RI ETS ' in Apr 1962. Went on to join Army and retired in Oct 1994 as Col (06) |
| Boyd, Terry | SA | May 15, 1960 – Dec 21, 1962 | 3rd | Any of you deckhands remember me, drop me a line. |
| Horchak, Nelson | SA | Jun 1960 – 1961 | USS Saratoga | |
| Reese, Noel | E2 | Jun 3, 1960 – Mar 27, 1964 | seventh fleet | I worked in # 2 auxilary. made fresh water out of salt water. served in Sara from Dec. 1963 to March 1964. |
| Love, William (Tony) | BT3 | Aug 4, 1960 – Aug 4, 1962 | Engineering | I was on the ship during the boilerroom fire just off the coast of Athens Greece. We were anchored out for three days to clean up the upper decks and paint from the smoke soot. All this before we pulled into Athens. |
| Hollenbach, Thomas | Seaman | Sep 15, 1960 – Aug 15, 1963 | 1st Division | |
| Kulikowski, Gene / Ski | AT2 | Oct 1960 – 1961 | CAG 3 / VF 32 | |
| Larsen, Robert | BT1 | Oct 20, 1960 – Aug 15, 1964 | B | |
| Gonzalez II, Joe | ADJ2 | Nov 16, 1960 – Sep 3, 1963 | VF 32, CAG 3, Flight deck | Bittersweet memories. Overall, would do it again. 3 med, 2 gitmo cruises. Disembarked at leeward,with 1/2 of CAG 3.Castro to invade base in 61. Had air cap over their bases 24 hrs.Xed his dream.Slept on plane wing when possible Part of bloc in 62 |
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