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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).
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Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Senter, Brad | MM2 | 1961 – 1964 | M | |
Brandt, Kenneth | GMGSN | 1961 – 1962 | 5th Gunnery | Served on 5"54 guns aft. |
ANDERSON, WILLIAM (ANDY) | 1961 – 1963 | ICE | WOULD LIKE TO LOCATE NAVY BUDDIES. SERVED ON USS SARATOGA 1960-1962 IN ICE | |
Lorimor, Jeff | AN3 | 1961 – 1962 | Air Ops | Was in Air Ops for Med cruise. I collected info on airborne pilots and aircraft and then wrote it backwards on plexiglass boards for the air boss to see and use for decision making. |
Labrecque, Michael | MM3 | 1961 – 1965 | M Division | |
Wilson, David C. | AO 3 | 1961 – Dec 1, 1962 | GM div. | Would like to hear from anyone i served with. address: 4212 Brege Road, Millersburg,Michigan 49759 |
Gosselin, Robert R | Flight deck | Mar 1961 – Aug 5, 1962 | V-2 | I'm posting for my Father in Law. Robert R Gosselin E-4. He worked the flight deck arresting gear 1961-1962. As of Janurary 2023 he is in great health and doing very well. |
Eldridge, John | airman | Apr 5, 1961 – Oct 9, 1963 | V-2 | What a trip, only a kid at the time now 73 yrs old but seems like yesterday. Went to Newport R.I. to visit old Sara before they towed her to Texas, went a few times and each trip I had tears in my eyes. Go NAVY!!! |
Gardino, James | AN | May 1961 – 1962 | OP | Photo Lab 61 & 62 Med Cruise |
Debes, Ernest (Ernie) | Unk | May 15, 1961 – Dec 1964 | OI | I am placing my brother's information into the Sara site since he was killed in an accident on 1/5/1965 as he was traveling to Arizona after being discharged. Please contact me with stories if you knew Ernie. Thanks. |
Christopher, Ed | RM3 | Jun 1961 – Oct 6, 1962 | CR | |
Stuckmeyer, Richard | ABHAN | Aug 1961 – Aug 1963 | V-1/Fly 3/Repair 8 | Served during the Cuban Missile Crisis and during the visit onboard of Robert Kennedy. Was plane handler, Repair 8, mess cook, side cleaner and in drydock shined brass urinals. Last 3 were sh*t details. |
Qualkenbush, Robert | E-4/ABH | Aug 24, 1961 – Jul 24, 1964 | V3 | |
Dale, Michael | ETN2 | Sep 1, 1961 – Oct 1963 | OE | Hello to any of the sailors I served with in the communications shop... |
Osburn, Richard "Ozzie" | BT-2 | Oct 1961 – Feb 1964 | B | Spent entire time in #2-MMR. Sara was my only carrier. Had some memorable experiences aboard. She was tough duty for a snipe. The snipes were on port-and-starboard watch sections when we were overseas (not the four-section liberty the ship professed |
Osburn, Richard "ozzie" | BT-2 | Oct 1961 – Feb 1964 | Eng. B | Spent all my time in #2 Main Machinery Room. I never worked so hard in all my life. Was aboard for 27 months; total of 4 months along side pier in Mayport, the rest of the time in the Med (2 cruises), CarQuals and Cuban blockade. |
Corsentino, Charles | E-3 AIRMAN | Oct 1961 – Sep 1963 | V-3 | |
Blankenship, Donald | RM3 | Oct 12, 1961 – Jun 15, 1962 | COMCARDIV 6 | I was a Radioman on the COMCARDIV 6 (Admiral's Staff) aboard the Saratoga. |
Curry, Jim | AK3 | Nov 1961 – Jan 1962 | Supply | I was attached to Avation Supply during the early yrs of 1961 in transit to my next duty station in Naples Italy. on the USS Alamada County AVB1 which was a converted LST |
Kimble, Philip | EM 1 | Nov 21, 1961 – Nov 23, 1963 | E Div | |
Williamson, Wilson (Willie) | ABE2 | Nov 28, 1961 – Mar 30, 1967 | V-2 | |
Beaty, Lanny | YN3 | 1962 – Oct 1964 | V-2 | He also served in the Air Dept. Office |
Lott, Henry Donny | MM3 | 1962 – Jul 28, 1965 | I entered the ship as a fireman striker served app. three years and left as a mm3. i worked in the engine /boiler spaces and mess deck and m div as a compartment cleaner. It was not a pleasant experience and one I would change if I could. I hated it. | |
Last...carmine, First... Andrew | E-3 | 1962 – 1964 | V-4 | |
Stultz, Dave | MR2 | 1962 – 1965 | A div | Got pulled from the machine shop when they found I could type. Worked most of the time in A div office typing request chits.Was the master of comshaw.Looking for Siegfried Radamacher,Terry Trepasso,Robert McNulty. |
MacKlin, Wendell | ADJAN-ADJ3 | 1962 – 1964 | V2 | Served 1 tour in the Med. On deck at No. 3 CAT when Demon hit deck 08-15-1963. 2 lives lost, many serious injuries, lots of damage. I was one scared S.O.B. (sailor on board)! Was member of Evo's Raiders. |
Henriks, Rolf | ETN-2 | 1962 – 1963 | OE | The pictures brought back a lot of memories eventhough I was only on board for a year before being transferred to the USS Intrepid. I'd be interested on how you guys made out in life afterwords. I'm now retired. |
Gunderman, George | SN | 1962 – 1964 | G | My first Ship boy was it big. |
Gardner, William | YN3 | 1962 – 1964 | X Division | Assigned to the Legal Office. Was aboard the afternoon of the Kennedy assassination, Friday afternoon liberty call, found out about the assassination from bus driver going to Jacksonville. |
David, Olson | SH 3 | Jan 1962 – Jan 1964 | SHIPS SERVICE (S-3) | WORKED IN REAR GEDUNK, SHIPS BARBER SHOP AND LAUNDRY |
Gerke, Roger | FA | Jan 1962 – Aug 1963 | A | Worked in the boat shop hangerbay 3. |
Deshaies, Ken | ATR2 - MT2 | May 1962 – Jun 1966 | GM | Sparrow II, Bullpup and Sidewinder missiles checkout and repair. Shore Duty: Feb. 1966 - June 1967 at Polaris Missile Facility-Atlantic (POMFLANT) -- Goose Creek, SC (MT2 to FTM1) |
Haman, John | E3 | May 16, 1962 – Jan 30, 1965 | V 4 | Will never forget first trip to flight deck, to start fueling during air ops and the crash (scared to death). Got lots of help from alot of good guys. Cuban crisis, med. cruise 63 & 64. Great memories. |
Spear, Fast Eddie | RM3 | Jul 1, 1962 – Feb 1, 1964 | CR | Cuba 62 and a Med cruise in 63 Transferred to the FD Roosevelt in 64 and back for another Med cruise - discharged May 1965 Best times of my life |
Quinn, John | YN3 | Jul 15, 1962 – Feb 5, 1964 | Engineering Log Room | Just looking to become a member of this distingushed group, served on her decks for 22 months. |
Grice, Cecil | Airman | Aug 1962 – Mar 1964 | V4 | Worked in fuels crew for a few months and then in flight deck control sound powered phone talker V4 Fuels Division all during the Med Cruise in 1963, left for NATTC, Memphis in 1964. |
Peterson, Stan | SN | Sep 1962 – Dec 20, 1963 | Fox | First three months spent as a mess cook. Then in after air defense on the island structure. When they "lifted the stacks", it was tough and we smelled sulfur in the diesel fuel. Went thru a hurricane to get back to Mayport from the Med. |
Hanson, Robert | SN | Sep 15, 1962 – Jul 21, 1965 | 4TH . BOATS | SERVED ABOARD FOR MANY HARD TIMES ON SARA WAS A LIBERTY BOAT COX'UN' HELMSMAN BRIDSGE WATCH 4TH DIV PERSONNEL EMAIL ME PLEASE LIKE TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOU |
Stelma, Joe | amh3 | Oct 20, 1962 – Jul 16, 1966 | v-4 | came aboard in 1962 while sara was in portsmouth,va. drydock and got underway to cuban mis. blockade to relieve the carrier enterprise.worked with great people. many hair raising incidents on the flight deck for a kid. |
Makins, Jim | BT3 | Nov 1962 – Jun 1966 | B | Worked in mmr2 |
Sowa, Paul | Nov 2, 1962 – Apr 4, 1966 | B | 3 main machinery room | |
Ingerson, Carleton | AN | Nov 15, 1962 – Apr 11, 1964 | V-1 | While assigned to V-1 Division, I was blown from the flight deck by jet blast from an F-8. Rescued approx 1 1/2 hours later by USS Macdonough. |
Davenport, Bob | Airman | Dec 1962 – 1966 | V1 | Worked on the flight Deck - Frank Nigro taught me to spot Cat #3 - the Med Crusies were long - the work was hard. They were great years - we were so young and crazy. wish we could visit on board one more time. |
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