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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 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane, Jon(doc) | HM3 | 1981 – 1983 | VA-113/Medical | westpac 82, vancouver, australia, singapore, two shellback ceremonies, good times i can't remember but won't ever forget!! |
| McMurray, Jeff (Mac) | ABF2 | 1981 – Jun 25, 1983 | V4 | Looking for old shipmates |
| McDanel, Jonathan | 1981 – 1984 | Captains Office (Print Shop) | Good and crazy times in the print shop | |
| Shaffer, Jim | DPSN | 1981 – 1984 | S7 | Beer day hardly seemed like much compensation. Wasn't very happy here. Too much persian gulf and not enough port. Great people facing the same challenges. Main space fire, collision losing aircraft elevator, and long stretches at sea. |
| Bullard, Lester | 2ND CLASS | 1981 – 1982 | boiler tech. | |
| Okeefe, John | TDAN | 1981 – 1982 | AIMD - V4 | A tough job, but the experience of a lifetime !! |
| Jeffs, Peter | ASE_2 | 1981 – 1984 | AIMD | Flight deck troubleshooter... ground support equiptment....Yellow gear.... |
| Bell, Alton | RM2 | 1981 – 1985 | CR | My first aircraft carrier and first command. I remember flying onboard while ship was in a turn. WOW! That was most impressive. Flown aboard from USS Niagara Falls transit from Diego Garcia, where I waited for weeks. Good times. |
| Kimber, Bernie | RM2 | 1981 – 1983 | cr | get times sometimes I wish I neverleft there. |
| Bullard, Lester | 2 class | 1981 – 1982 | boiler tech | I AM LOOKING FOR AUBREY JORDAN AND TONY ROGERS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE HAS HEARD FROM THEM. |
| Hauck, Dave | ms3 | 1981 – 1985 | s-3 s-5 | good times,friends, memories |
| Robinson, Anton (Moe) | AG | 1981 – 1984 | OA | |
| Weeks, Douglas | GMT2 | 1981 – 1985 | X Div. | Got to be some of the best times of my life. The best friends you could ever have. |
| Carrasquillo, Luis (Chico) | private | 1981 – 1983 | v2 | |
| Davis, Megan | FN | 1981 – Mar 31, 1982 | MMFN | LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION about MMFN JODY HIETALA. He was killed on the ranger on Mar 31 1982. "Steam" accident. the details of his death are pretty unknown to my family. |
| Lawson, Jeff | E3 | 1981 – Oct 1983 | V4 grapes | Wanting to know if any of my friends I worked with on the flight deck is out there. |
| Dyer, Kenneth Allan | OSSN | 1981 – 1982 | OI Division | I would like to contact Carl Smith or John Apple. |
| Soto, Edgar | AE2/AE1 | 1981 – 1984 | IM3 | |
| Hanchey, Robert | MM3 | Jan 1981 – Oct 19, 1984 | p-4 | good times,great experiences |
| McConnell, Kevin | DP2 | Jan 1981 – May 1982 | ||
| Pairman, Bruce | ak2 | Jan 1981 – Sep 1984 | s-8 div and IM1 | The best education a young man could have. We had some problems and many days out at sea, but it has made me take notice of the pride of our country. don"t tread on me. |
| Potoreiko, Henry (Hank) | E-4 MS3 | Jan 1981 – | Supply S-2/S-5 | Looking to find some of my ols ship mates, John Shaw, Scott Russel Stevens. left the ship with a broken leg in 1983 |
| Smith, Jody | MSSN | Jan 1981 – Feb 1982 | S2 Officer’s Mess | Shortly after going to board the USS ranger when it arrived in cSubic Bay, Philippines to start a pineapple cruise for 1981. I went on board the same day that Paul, Terice from Michigan died in the CCU. |
| Harold, John | AT3 | Jan 1, 1981 – Oct 31, 1983 | IM-3 | I was in the band Alpha Centari on 1982 West Pac on 101st Day Beer Day. I have a live audio from that day in concert if your interested in mp3 email me and ill send them. |
Sage, Donald  | BT3 | Jan 1, 1981 – Aug 29, 1984 | P-1 | 1 MMR |
| Hertel, Jim | AG2 | Jan 1, 1981 – Jan 1, 1984 | Oa | |
| Brooks, Nerizza | chief petty officer | Jan 1, 1981 – Jan 1, 1991 | help please! | my name is nerizza brooks.i was born february 20, 1992 in subic bay philippines.birth mother was ZENAIDA FRANCISCO im hoping to find my biological dad. all i know about him is that he was on the uss ranger.blonde hair. |
| Hertel, Jim | AG3 | Jan 5, 1981 – Mar 1, 1984 | OA | |
| Carolan, Thomas | MS3 | Jan 15, 1981 – Jun 30, 1983 | s-5 | I hope everybody is doing well .I would love to hear from some of you if possible. I do most my e mail from work Department of Energy Washington D.C . Computer at home is down. Take care |
| Harrod, Don "Harpo" | AKAN | Jan 20, 1981 – Aug 25, 1984 | S-1 | |
| Steinmeyer, Michael | ABF3 E-4 | Jan 31, 1981 – Mar 30, 1982 | V-4 | Worked quality control |
| Tompkins, Greg | QM3 | Feb 1981 – Jul 1984 | Navigation | Great times.. proud to have served on the Ranger...miss some of my friends I made on her |
| Wood, John | MM3 | Feb 3, 1981 – Oct 31, 1983 | P1 DIVISION | ONE MAIN ENGINE ROOM! |
| Goodwin, Anthony | ABE3 | Feb 5, 1981 – Nov 1, 1984 | V2 | I had a great time while onboard the Ranger working in V2 with Gordon, J C, Pops Walker, Marvin, Steve, Arch, Amiego, Rick, Tim, Chris, Chief Charlie, Dewayne, Gary, Huck, Carman. I'm doing very well, holla back |
| Beck, Steven | BMSN | Feb 5, 1981 – Mar 13, 1983 | 2nd | |
| Gilmore, Steven | SN, AN, AZAN, AZ3, AZ2 | Feb 15, 1981 – Mar 3, 1984 | Deck, V-1, AIMD IM-1, AMSU, Tech. Lib., IM-4 | Wonder what everybody's doing now-a-days. I remember the hot I.O. and the long sea days. That cassette stereo box was your best friend. "Mail Call" Perfumed letters from your girl. San Miguel beer. |
| Branch, Anthony | E-5 | Mar 5, 1981 – May 10, 1984 | X-4 chaplain department | Ranger was my first command, met some great people and had some great times. Made several Westpac cruises, became a golden shellback on board her. Great memories and great times were had onboard Ranger. |
| Bjelk, Daniel | EW4 | Mar 17, 1981 – Mar 13, 1983 | OW | Had many good times and great memories. Westpac '82 was a blast. Just wanna' say hi to my shipmates Cro, and Hicks. Thanks for the good times. |
| Davis, William | BM2 | Apr 1981 – Apr 1986 | Deck Dept. | Ranger was a great ship with some really good guys, unfortunately she had some real bad guys too. Remember BM2 Burl Davis, Bm1 Ross BM1 Tatum |
| Fisk, Howard | BT3 | Apr 1981 – Apr 1983 | P-3 | |
| Nealy, Gerald Elmo, Nickname Ralphael | PNCS(SW) RET | Apr 1, 1981 – Dec 30, 1983 | X-Men, Personnel Office | I think of you all and pray for all of you; CK, Baby Boy, The Blair Bros, Bo'Dollar...and our lost shipmates on that cruise... I have seen that many stayed and many left - but we all can be proud to have served. |
| Levesque, Dan | DS2 | Apr 1, 1981 – Aug 1, 1983 | OE | Very fond memories. Great friends. Learned a lot. The experience cannot be replaced. |
| Chapman, Daniel | YN3 | Apr 13, 1981 – Feb 4, 1984 | V2 | I enjoyed my time on the Ranger and meet alot of good friends and enjoyed the cruises |
| Rowland, Devan | E-3 Airman | Apr 22, 1981 – Nov 4, 1983 | V-3 | |
| Harbour, Daniel | GMT 2 | May 1981 – Dec 1984 | WW | |
| Schillaci, Tim | DP2 | May 1981 – May 1983 | OZ | View 'back then' Photo |
| Comeau, Tim | AT2 | May 8, 1981 – Mar 1984 | IM-3 | SHIPS COMPANY,2 yrs,10mo's, 21 days,Scene leadr 7F, Witchita collision, 10 dead on 2nd wespac- 121 days in the IO. MCPOC David Hobbs-saltiest MF to grace the decks. Capt Dan Pederson-best skipper ever. Great gray Lady |
| Eaton, Timothy | SN | May 12, 1981 – Jun 14, 1983 | X-3 Career Councelor Office/Special Services | To all the shipmates that I served with over the years both on USS Ranger and all the other commands. Hello and hope someday we shall met again. |
| Munteanu, George "Mont" | SN | Jun 1981 – Jun 1984 | AIMD PRINT SHOP CAPTAINS OFFICE | HEY ANY OF THEM CRAZY PRINT SHOP BOYS OUT THERE, MAC, OLIVER , SMITTY, |
| Auriemma, Kevin | ET2 | Jun 1981 – Jun 27, 1985 | OE div | In OE div and Safety Dept while on board. Now with the USS Ranger reunion association |
| Abero, Melvin (Mel) | PN3 | Jun 1981 – May 1984 | I division /ESO/Training | Attached to Indoc Division/ESO. Worked with Kevin Renker, Ken Steele, Reggie Branch, Pn1 Mike Anderson, Pn1 Herman, and crazy ol BMC Zimmer! Good times on haze grey underway!! |
| Larue, Greg (Lash) | BT3 | Jun 1981 – Mar 1984 | P3 | Looking to contact Chris Ketcham and Chris Roy. Greglarue@att.net |
| Mars, Bob | IC2 | Jun 1981 – Nov 1984 | E | |
| Cortez, David | EM3 | Jun 20, 1981 – May 20, 1985 | R Div & E Div | Anyone that served during this time onboard the USS Ranger can contact me just to touch bases. I left the ship out in Bremerton, Wa. while in dry dock going through an overhall. |
| Priewe, Rodney | E3 | Jul 1981 – Jul 1984 | marine detachment | Hey cpl Beard remember me lance cooly, when we went snorkling off grandy island. how about those days back in the supply dept. Lcpl PRIEWE |
| McGlone, Michael | FC2 | Jul 4, 1981 – Mar 10, 1983 | OE | It was an honor serving aboard the USS Ranger. I worked with two other technicians on the 48C Radar, David Francis and David Butler who was later transferred to represent the Navy on the GRECO Roman wrestling team. |
| Webb, Tracy (t-bone) | EM3 | Aug 1981 – Nov 1984 | DECK LIGHTING/EE-21 | How do i log on? |
| Smith, Carl | Operations Specialist | Aug 15, 1981 – Apr 13, 1983 | OI Div. | Worked in CIC in Air Tracking and Surface. Capt Dan Pedersen and Capt Les. |
| Shelvock, Robert | ET1 | Aug 15, 1981 – 1983 | OE | |
| Petersen, Joel Aka Smoking Joe (Boxing Coach) | MS3 | Sep 1981 – Sep 1985 | Supply | Please contact me any boxing students or crew members. |
| Simmons, David | ASE2 | Sep 1981 – Jan 1984 | IM4 | Worked in GSE, 2 great West Pacs and had lots of fun. Proud to serve my country. |
| Brown, Clifford | AC - E7 Retired | Sep 1981 – May 1984 | OC Division | Bruce Murr...where are you? just watched an 8 minute video of many traps on board a carrier.. |
| Collier, Timothy | AZ2 | Sep 2, 1981 – Sep 30, 1985 | AIMD IM-1 | First Command. Enjoyed my tour onboard. |
| Rickard, Adam | BT2 | Sep 20, 1981 – Sep 20, 1986 | ||
| Petersen, Joel (Smoking Joe) | E3/MSSN | Sep 21, 1981 – Sep 18, 1985 | SERVICE AND SUPPLY | WAS THE SHIPS BOxING COACH AKA SMOKING JOE |
| Hannam, John | DS2/E5 | Oct 1981 – Dec 6, 1985 | Operation Electronics CVIC S5 SIMS | |
| Murphy, Duane/murph | SK3 | Nov 1981 – Apr 1985 | S-8/S-1 | Just seeing whose out there that I remember and maybe touching base. |
| Bowman, Victor A.k.a Baby Boy | PNSN | Nov 1, 1981 – Jun 1, 1985 | X Division | I am very glad to have served on board the Ranger, it was a very unique experience that few have had the opportunity to have had. I say woop,woop to C.K,- Bo,Dollar-Eddie High - Elmo - Clif Paul - Web - Payton. Hats off. |
| Everhart, Tyrell (Ty) | MA-1 (SW) | Nov 10, 1981 – Dec 1, 1984 | X-4 | Any of my shipmates that would like to get in touch ,I am on Facebook,and my email |
| Gonzalez, Armando (Gonzo) | ASE3 | Nov 11, 1981 – Nov 8, 1984 | AIMD dept. | Cannot believe I found this site, it tugged at my heart pretty hard. there were many good times and bad times here, I will never forget the big fire in the I.O. anybody remember the Airport club in the P.I. (sav Top Gun) |
| Ketcham, Chris | BT3 | Dec 1981 – 1984 | P-1 & P-4 | Worked in the Boiler Repair Shop and in MMR 1 and 4. Remember seeing some amazing stuff from Smoke Watch. Shipmates Greg {Lash) LaRue, Leroy Nelson, Smitty, Ghost Baxter, Joe Ramey. Good times and not so good times. |
| Dicks, Chris | AK3-AK2 | Dec 1, 1981 – Aug 28, 1984 | S1 S3 S4 S8 | |
| Gould, Randall | ABFAN | Dec 29, 1981 – Nov 1984 | V-4 | Searching for old shipmates |
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