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USS Ranger (CV 61) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ranger (CV 61). 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 1917 crew members registered for the USS Ranger (CV 61).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stahl, John J. | MSSN | 1974 – 1976 | S-2 | |
| Bedard, Alan | IC3 | 1974 – 1978 | E | Arrived aboard as an EM, changed rates to IC while on board, left as IC3. |
| Bighill, Joe | DS2 | 1974 – 1978 | OE NTDS | Worked in NTDS. |
| Dutridge, Jim | ETR2 | 1974 – 1978 | OE | Worked ACLS and TACAN. SOme great times were had. |
| Larosa, Victor | HM3 | 1974 – 1976 | Medical | Looking for Robert C. Pressman, or Dwayne MacDonald. Both Corpsman serving with me at the time. |
| Robinette, Mark/ Robo | E-4 | 1974 – 1978 | R-Division | Fwd C02 Hull Tech |
| Castro, Ted | ABH3 | 1974 – May 1978 | V-1 | Best of times! Still think about all my Ranger family.. Fly 3 tractors rule.. |
| Loudis, Ted | GMT2 | 1974 – Aug 23, 1977 | WW | What a great time I had on board the USS Ranger. |
| Strohecker, Jerry | e4 | 1974 – 1977 | e | Hi! My name is Jerry Strohecker an I'm looking for my shipmate, Mark Echevaria. We served together on the USS Ranger from 1973-1977. If anyone knows his wherabouts, I'd love to get in touch with him. |
| Sesley, Russell | ABE-2 | 1974 – 1982 | V-2 | Firefighter City of Memphis |
| Love, Clifford | ABF3 | 1974 – 1977 | V4 | I had some good times aboard the USS Ranger I made some good friends and fell out of touch hopefully this posting with hook me up with the friends I lost and we can reminisce about our cruises |
| Bighill, Joe | DS2 | 1974 – 1978 | OE NTDS | |
| Shaffer, Gerald | ABF2 | 1974 – 1977 | V4 | looking for shipmates i served with...pls contact me... |
| Echeveria, Mark | E4 | 1974 – Feb 8, 1978 | E Division | I see where Jerry Strohecker is looking for me. I would very much like to contact him. My email is:mmarkech@aol.com. |
| Newman, Bob | ABH2 | 1974 – Nov 14, 1977 | V3 | Rest In Peace Ranger. Thanks for fantastic voyages and experiences of a lifetime. |
| Hobbs, Kris | GMT3/GMT2 | Jan 2, 1974 – Dec 31, 1974 | "W" DIVISION | FIRST BIG SHIP, AND WHAT A TIME I HAD TO ADJUST TO A "CITY". HAD FUN WITH THE GANG AT THE WEST 40, THE WESTPAC AND TONKIN GULF IN AUG. MADE IT THROUGH THAT CRUISE AND THEN TRANSFERED TO NSC OAKLAND. |
| Engle, Randy | ABHAN | Jan 2, 1974 – May 28, 1977 | V-1 | Would like to connect any old shipmates, have located John Mckelvy, Bob Sorenson from V-1 & Ricky Jackson from V-2. I worked in Flight Deck Control and ran deck edge elevators. Westpac 74 & 76. Good times certainly!!! |
| Mendenhall, Keith | E-2 BTFA to E-7 BTC | Jan 5, 1974 – Jan 8, 1983 | P-3 oil lab and P-2 2MMr & 3 MMR | Long time on board, 2 year shore duty in there somewhere. |
| Snitchler, Daniel | mm2 | Jan 11, 1974 – Oct 28, 1977 | P4 | |
| Baker, Roger | OS3 | Feb 1, 1974 – Jan 1, 1977 | operations | looking forward to hearing from others in operations |
| Steinhour, Arley | RMC | Feb 1, 1974 – Nov 1, 1976 | Radio Shack | Brought my sons William, Michael and Joeseph on a Tiger cruise from Hawaii to SD |
Frazier, Brian  | ABH 2 | Feb 5, 1974 – Oct 26, 1977 | V-3 | Great experience. Went in at 17 and 24 days old. Too young , did ok though . Worked hard & played hard. Met some good guys while in. You never forget your time in service , Good luck to all you boats. |
| Unger, David | bt3 | Mar 1974 – Oct 1977 | p-3 | had a lot of good memories of my time on board miss a lot of the guys have kept track of a few not very well though not much of a communicator |
| Gordon, Michael | E5 | Mar 4, 1974 – Dec 4, 1978 | DAMAGE CONTROL | HULL TECHNICIAN |
| Newman, Bob | ABH2 | Mar 7, 1974 – Nov 14, 1977 | V3 | Made the '74 cruise and '76 American Bicentenial cruise. My only ship and absolutely loved her. I hope she's preserved as a museum and don't know why she's not in San Diego right now. |
| Haugen, Jeffrey | E 3 | Mar 14, 1974 – Sep 13, 1974 | Aviation supply | |
| Glover, Dan | AME 2 | Apr 1974 – Apr 1, 1978 | VF-154 | I made the 1976 bicentennial cruise. Had a Blast.I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, although you probably couldn't have convinced me of that at the time. |
| Bonilla, Richard | e1 | Apr 6, 1974 – Jul 2, 1974 | Co 941 | Co Comander PO Pounders... |
| Brown, Richard | AMH 3 | Apr 14, 1974 – Mar 23, 1976 | AIMD HYDRAULICS SHOP | Had some good times on her until we went to dry dock in Washington and then had do do damage control work for the rest of my time on her. all the guys in aimd I hope every one is pressing on and doing good |
| Gillespie, Tom | AK3 | May 1974 – Oct 1974 | RVAH-13 | My second cruise to WestPac with the squadron. Had a great time with great squadron and shipmates. My uncle, "Doc" Gillespie, later served as COB on the Ranger. Feel free to email, former shipmates. |
| Fiscus, Paul | AO3 | May 1974 – Oct 1974 | VF-154 | WHEN I FIRST WENT ABOARD THE "RANGER" I WAS TAD TO CVW-2 OFFICE. HALF WAY THROUGH THE CRUISE I MADE 3RD CLASS AND WENT BACK TO MY SQUADRON(VF-154). MY BERTHING AREA WAS A GUN TURRET ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE SHIP, HANGAR DECK LEVEL. |
| Pendergrass, Dewitt | AE 2 | May 1974 – Oct 1974 | VF-154 | |
| Arguelles, Nelson | PN3 | May 1974 – Mar 1977 | Personnel Admin | Awesome time during my tour of the USS Ranger especially my first WESTPAC cruise. |
| Oliver, David/ollie | CV61 | May 5, 1974 – May 5, 1980 | V-3 | HELLO TO ALL RANGER SHIPMATES AND V-3 DIV BUDDIES MARK FARRELL JOSEPH VANCE BRIAN FRAZIER MICHAEL RIVERS DAVIS BOLTON JUST TO NAME A FEW! IF ANY OF U GUYS SEE THIS CONTACT ME! BE GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU! |
| Findley, John | AK3 | May 5, 1974 – Oct 18, 1974 | VA-25 | Visited Hawaii and Philipines and Hong Kong. Not much of a westpac cruise. |
| McGhee, Edward | AE2 | May 7, 1974 – Oct 1974 | VF-154 | I started as a 2JG phone talker, then was assigned to pri-fly for the remainder of the deployment. |
| Driscoll, Michael | BT3 | Jun 1974 – Mar 1976 | P-1 Engineering | |
| Art, Lusignan | DP2 | Jun 4, 1974 – Nov 18, 1975 | S-7 and SMAA | Spent 17 months on the Ranger. First part in S-7 Div. Then last 8 1/2 months TAD to the Ships Master At Arms force. As an E-5 it was very good duty. Met some great people in both divisions. GREAT SHIP |
| Braun, James | MMFN | Jun 17, 1974 – Jul 19, 1976 | MMI AND MM4 | GREAT TIMES THROUGH HARD TIMES OR INPORT TIMES DID 2 TOURS SEEN MORE IN THOSE 2 YEARS THAN I HAVE THE REST OF MY LIFE |
| Hible, James (Jim) Intellectual Powerhouse | E4/BM3 | Jun 18, 1974 – 1976 | 1st Deck | I have great memories of my days on the Ranger. I would love to get in touch with some of the shipmates that served with me. |
| Christopher, Jerry (Chris) | e5 | Jun 23, 1974 – Jun 23, 1978 | V4 | What a time it was, if we could only turn back the hands of time...Any old ship mates feel free to contact me. Served in V4, mostly the repair division. Most called me Chris |
| Gardner, Jim / AKA "JJ" | ABE-3 | Jul 1974 – Aug 17, 1977 | V-2 | Arresting Gear, Hook runner, wire checker, Deck Edge etc. |
| Sewell, Ira | AK3 | Jul 1974 – Dec 1974 | S-6 | Enjoyed port calls in Philippines, Hong Kong and Honolulu. Wish we could have made it to Australia. |
| Baxter, John | LTJG | Jul 8, 1974 – Jun 30, 1977 | Weapons | Was with Weapons Dept then with the Ships Overhaul Division during the initial stage of overhaul until June 1977. Had 2 WestPacs ('74 & '76). Love every minute - GREAT crew and Officers. Think of many and CAPT Nicholson. |
| Hill, Dan | HTFN | Jul 11, 1974 – Jan 15, 1976 | R aft co2 locksmith shop | |
| Allen, James | Petty Officer 2nd Class | Aug 1, 1974 – Jun 1, 1975 | OC. Air Traffic Control Division | |
| Condrotte, Charles (Chad) | DT2 | Aug 1, 1974 – Sep 6, 1976 | Dental Division | I completed 2 WestPac cruises and really enjoyed being on a big aircraft carrier. |
| Matney, John | Operations Specialist 3rd Class | Aug 1, 1974 – Jun 15, 1978 | Operations | |
| Wheeler, Johnny | AZC | Aug 15, 1974 – Aug 25, 1975 | VA-25 | Maintenace/Material Control CPO for VA-25 |
| Bonilla, Richard | e3 | Sep 1, 1974 – Sep 15, 1976 | V3 | onboard the day they returned from west pac Alameda NAS Sep/1974....hey fellow shipmates !! I am always l@@king to re connect with my great shipmates !! ( richard@bonilla.com / www.richard.bonilla.com ) |
| Moran, Terrence | MM3 | Sep 9, 1974 – May 9, 1978 | P-1 | Looking to contact any buddies from Ranger! |
| Diehl, Raymond Scott | AO05 | Oct 1974 – Jan 28, 1978 | Air launch guided missles | Live in Seattle |
| Alarcon, Victor Or Chico | SHSN | Oct 1974 – Jul 15, 1978 | SUPPLY S 4 | |
| Walden, Thomas | SN / FN | Oct 1974 – Mar 1977 | 2nd / R Div | Had some good times and bad times, Just trying to reach out and get in contact with some of my old Shipmates, I came on board assigned second division and did a Westpac in 76 . And left while in R Div. |
| Bjornn, Gordon | Seaman 1st class | Oct 15, 1974 – Jan 15, 1976 | Deck department 2nd division | A lot of good memories. Especially when I steered the biggest ship in the Navy View 'now' Photo |
| Martucci, Frank | AK2 | Oct 18, 1974 – Aug 16, 1976 | V-2 Supply | |
| Draus Ae2, Ed | AE2 | Nov 1974 – Jul 1975 | AIMD CAL LAB | I was in VC-5 ON OKINAWA. Worked on USMC airplanes. An AE1 Pionted out to sea one day and said the Real Navy is out there an I had to go try it out. VC-5 was McHales Navy......Duck hunts, Taiwan trips. |
| Tatar, Frank (Home Grown) | E3 | Nov 4, 1974 – Nov 4, 1977 | Jet shop | Remeber (DTG,s) boy I wish I were back in them days. I had one of the best times of my life on the ranger. I hope that all my shipmates feel the same.would love to here from anyone in that time period. |
| Lindholm, Thane | OS3 | Dec 1974 – Sep 1976 | OI | Made the 76 deployment with the Bicentennial in Singapore and lots of time in Subic |
| Schumaker, Dennis/schu | FA | Dec 1, 1974 – Mar 26, 1978 | A | |
| Jones, Art | HT 3 | Dec 11, 1974 – Nov 17, 1978 | R 1 | BICENTIENEL WES-PAC 1976 GREAT CRUISE! People I recall, John McNiel, Steve Lindquist, Joe Aggurie, Randy Scarbrough, Mike Tennison, Doug Whalen, Jack King, Dennis Dinger, Rudy Alvarez, Dan Badger, Rick Wingo, GOOD TIMES. |
| Plumadore, Howie ( Plum ) | BT- 3 PLUMADORE | Dec 14, 1974 – Jun 3, 1978 | P- 1 | SERVED WITH A GREAT TEAM OF MEN WHILE ABOARD THE RANGER IN 4 MMR. SOME NAMES SWINDELL GATES ETTLING WEBB BATEMAN BARROWS. |
| Bevier, Richard (Bear) | SMSN | Dec 15, 1974 – Dec 27, 1976 | Communications (Signalman) | Hello Guys 1975 WestPac cruise on Board of the USS Ranger. Where is all the Signalmans & Radiomans. We were a bunch of Cards playing fools while out at sea back then.Don't forget about all the partying we've done. hollar back guys . |
| Bevier, Richard (Bear) | SMSN | Dec 18, 1974 – Dec 28, 1976 | Communications (Signalman) | What's up guys, KT (KAT) , Childs,Leonardo, Danny Ronald Anderson,Charles R.Johnson, RM3 Flint,RM3 Sunshine, and the rest of the groups from the 1975 WestPac Cruise.Hollar back guys. My E-mail address is :taurus425bull@aol.com.love to hear |
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