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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 1918 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 | 1982 | 1983 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haen, Paul J. | PNC | 1983 – 1984 | Discipline/Personnel | |
| Lampkin, John | E3 | 1983 – 1984 | WF | She was a good ship,crew Never forget |
| Holladay, Bob | BT3 | 1983 – 1985 | P-1 | Flying out to meet the ranger within days of departure from stateside aboard the mail plane which missed the cable and we plummeted off the flight deck, pilot screaming...this was my first impression the USS Ranger. Made many friends. |
| Tozzi, Paul | 1983 – 1984 | |||
| Hill, Andrew / Andy | E3 | 1983 – 1985 | wish i could have a do over, i really screwed up! i want to apoligize to my crew members and the US Navy for my disrespect an inapproite behavior. i was young and dumb. | |
| Wittmayer, Jon | EW | 1983 – 1988 | OW | |
| McGrath, Kevin- Mac | Radioman 3rd class | 1983 – 1985 | Communications | This was the Best Command I have ever served on....With the best bunch of guy's. Spent 121 days in the IO, Collision with the Wichita. Fire aboard ship, lost allot of fiends in that fire. Best ship in the Navy.. |
| Laurin, Robert | ABF1/ABFC | 1983 – 1987 | V-4/V-5 | |
| Young, Garry | HM2 | 1983 – | Medical | |
| Beamish, Arnold | E4 | 1983 – 1984 | VF24 | |
| Baker, Terry | MM3 | 1983 – 1985 | Engineering MM1 | HELP US SAVE HER!! https://www.change.org/p/u-s-navy-please-save-the-uss-ranger-from-the-scrap-heap She was our home at one time, now let us give her a home! |
| Wilson, Scott | AE | 1983 – 1986 | S-1 | Looking for a Bob or Robert Holiday |
| Gordon, Robert | AE 1 (AW ) | 1983 – 1984 | Air wing | |
| Widtfeldt, Martin | AT3 | 1983 – 1984 | HS-8 (AirWing) | HS-8 ‘Eightballer' onboard the USS Ranger for WestPac 83-84 RIP Shipmates AMEAN Bravo (HS8) FN Chappell Jr. FN Cochran BT3 Teichert MM3 Stomer MM1 Johnston MM3 Williams HM3 Mullins AQ2 Hanna AEAN Schwab |
| Leedy, Mike (Gio) | yn | 1983 – 1986 | v-2, v-5 | Served as yeoman 1983 to 1986, then re-enlisted 14 years later. LOL. I now live overseas in SE Asia. I’m on YouTube under the name gioleedy |
| Duke, Danny | BT3 | 1983 – 1987 | P-2 Division | Boiler Technician of The Watch, #2 Main Machinery Room |
| Smith, J. K. | AN | Jan 1983 – Oct 1984 | V-1 | HAIL to the great grey lady..TOP GUN of the Pacific Fleet... |
| Sanderson, Tom | AD3 | Jan 1983 – Aug 16, 1986 | V1 and AIMD | Hello Rodney,I have 2 Questions,Do you still fit into that nice little jacket you sent home,flight jacket?When was the last time you did the PeeWee Herman dance,that had you almost fall of the fantail? |
Kyne, Dennis  | PHC | Jan 1983 – May 1985 | OP | Reported aboard as a PH1 left as a PHC |
| Sabin, Michael | abf3 | Jan 1983 – Nov 1987 | v4 | |
| Pina, Ramiro | E-4/A.S.E.-3 | Jan 1983 – Aug 1984 | AIMD | Served on the Midway S-3 Division. Prior to the Ranger. Served A.I.M.D., I.M.-4 Division (Ground Support). West Pac 83-84.Live in the Dallas (Texas) suburb of Grand Praire. On Facebook, no picture till you get to site. |
| Frie, Eddie | ABH3 | Jan 1983 – Oct 1986 | V3, QOL | Had some good times...……... |
| Maldonado, Pat | ABF 3 | Jan 1, 1983 – Oct 25, 1986 | V4 Fuels | Fun times and hard work!! |
| Borio, John | EMCM | Jan 1, 1983 – Nov 26, 1985 | E | |
| Fleener, David | MM & EN | Jan 7, 1983 – Sep 25, 1986 | P1 & A | Had some great times on board. Would like to hear from some old friends |
| Rains, Matthew | ABH3 | Jan 23, 1983 – Aug 15, 1985 | V3 | 121 days at sea.. 3 beer days... and Subic Bay ! |
| Frazier, Mickey | SH3 | Jan 28, 1983 – Jan 28, 1987 | Supply | Where are all my ship servicemen. Stores, dry cleaning team, laundry crew etc. It's the sailors tailor. Smoker and all. Slick boy, where you at? Just making movies and doing commercials. Pastor in the new Bojangles comm. |
| Sierra, Luis A. | MMFN | Feb 1983 – Nov 1986 | A | |
| Mike, Whitaker | BT3 | Feb 1983 – Sep 1986 | P1 P3 | Crazy times in 1MMR , 4MMR , and BR shop. Still in Washington after the overhaul in 84. |
| Harper, William (Bill) | MA1 | Feb 4, 1983 – May 5, 1986 | Ship's Investigations (MAA) | Man how time flys! Looking back at the good times onboard the Great Gray Lady, really takes me back. I've located and spoke with a number of shipmates from back then. My email is - william_harper@bellsouth.net |
| Salcedo, Jose | E-4 | Feb 5, 1983 – Oct 29, 1985 | g-4 | the dominican onboard. g-3 then g-4 |
| Manning, Joe "Happy" | BTFN | Mar 1983 – Mar 1984 | P-2 3MMR | Steamed onboard for a year,made a lot of good friends. What a ride!! You old snipes drop me a line. |
| Beard, Bryan | cpl | Mar 1983 – Apr 1984 | marine detachment | |
| McIntyre, Bruce | EM2 (when I left Ranger) | Mar 1983 – Jul 1986 | E Division | |
| Lorenz, Doug | AE3 | Mar 1983 – Jul 1986 | AIMD | Was on USS Ranger for 83 West Pac in AIMD Generator Test and Repair. #1 nozzleman for MM4 during fire. |
| Allonby, Guy/chip | AO1 | Mar 17, 1983 – Nov 16, 1986 | IM-3 | |
| Goff, William / Bill | MM3 | Mar 25, 1983 – Nov 16, 1986 | 4 aux and 2 aux machinery rooms | Looking for anybody who worked in those two machinery rooms during the times I was aboard and lived in P 4 berthing. |
| Tozzi, Paul | ABF3 | Mar 25, 1983 – Sep 17, 1984 | hello pat | |
| Blackmountain, Phillip | AMS2 | Apr 1983 – Feb 1984 | Airwing,Va-192 Golden Dragons | Very long cruise.Alot of good times in Hawaii and the P.I. |
| Conley, Tim | ABH3 | Apr 1983 – Aug 1986 | V-3 | Good times |
| Riettie, Sandy/sandman | Aviation Boatswain Mate | Apr 2, 1983 – Dec 26, 1985 | V-1 Division | Made a lot of friends on board Danger Ranger. 83 West Pac cruise was the cruise from Hell. I never forget the deaths of my shipmates during that cruise, especially the 4MMR fire. I still have nightmares of those events. |
| Jones, James | SK3 | Apr 11, 1983 – Dec 20, 1986 | S-0/1/8 | Great grey lady made me the man I'm today. Not everything was easy but a great experience! |
| Stephens, Joe | E-3 MS | Apr 15, 1983 – May 15, 1986 | S-2 | |
| Jones, Charles W. (Chuck) | MA1/E6 | May 1983 – Oct 1985 | SMAA, Brig, X-4 | MA1 Jones died of Gulf War ALS/Lou Gerhigs Diease 13 Dec 1999. Any questions please contact me. |
| Bruce, Rob | QM2 | May 1983 – Mar 1987 | Navigation | |
| Raney, David | AX2 | May 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1984 | VS-33 Screwbirds TAD VAST - AIMD | Departing San Diego first night losing a man over board. Collision with our supply ship to a fire in the I/O killing 6.121 days at sea and 3 beer days,14 days shy of a 6 pk cruise. becoming a shellaback.Memories for life |
| Richardson, John | HM2 | Jun 1983 – Jun 1986 | H Medical | Greetings Shipmates, It was a fun time. I don't think any of us will forget the turn & burn cruise. My current pic is on www.military.com If you would like drop me a line. |
| Gulledge, Brooks | ABE-2 | Jun 1983 – Dec 1987 | V-2 Division | |
| Montroy, Monty | ABH3 | Jun 1983 – Jul 1987 | V-1 | Weworked hard and played hard, but there were fun times also. Hope that all my shipmates are doing well. Happily married with three great kids,and a lovely wife. Never will forget that period of my life. |
| Edwards, Chuck Fast Eddy | ABH3 | Jun 10, 1983 – Mar 10, 1986 | V-1 Division | Salute to all my ship mates, missing those great times aboard. We didn't know we had it so good. Drop me a msg Fast Eddy ( Edwards ) Tractor driver/ Yellow shirt. |
| Taylor, Robery | TM3 | Jun 15, 1983 – Dec 8, 1986 | G4 | A great life experience. |
| Stephens, Steve | BM2 | Jul 1983 – Apr 1986 | 2nd, Boatswains Locker | |
| Ishmael, Ken | HM3 | Jul 1983 – Sep 1984 | H-Div Medical | A time in my long military career never to be forgotton. |
| Clymer, Scott | E4 | Jul 1983 – Jan 1987 | OI | |
| Montroy, James | E-4 ABH3 | Jul 1, 1983 – Jul 1, 1987 | V-1 | Looking for shipmates from V-1 Div. 83-97. Hope you are all doing well. Hope to hear from you soon to care. |
| Parleir, Mykel | EM3 | Jul 2, 1983 – May 31, 1988 | E | Just curious who was around |
| Poteet, Dennis | E5/IC2 | Jul 15, 1983 – Feb 10, 1987 | E Div | Some of the best and worst (nov.83 fire) times i could have had. I met some great guys on the Danger Ranger and will never forget them, glad to have served my country next to them. dandd6996@comcast.net E DIV RULES!!!! |
| Ackert, Scott | AMH3 | Aug 1, 1983 – May 15, 1984 | VA-192 | Aboard during longest Indian Ocean tour - 121 Days. I was aboard and assisted with the fire-fighting, recovery effort during major fire aboard - MM4 ignited killing 6 shipmates./ |
| Gannon, Fionan/ Risky Business | HT3 | Aug 21, 1983 – Aug 21, 1986 | Made and lost some real good friends. Any of the old crew that wants to keep in touch, drop a line fionan_gannon@yahoo.com | |
| LEEDY, GIO MICHAEL | E-3/SN | Aug 22, 1983 – May 10, 1986 | AIR | I had such a great time on Ranger that I re-enlisted in the Navy nearly 14 years later- just before my 37th birthday. Worked in Personnel Dept. on Ranger, V-2 Div., and later as the Yeoman to the Air Boss, CDR Woltz. |
| Mets, Ralph | E-3 | Sep 1983 – Dec 1984 | AO Ships company | |
| Amato, Paul | AO | Sep 1, 1983 – Sep 1, 1987 | Weapons elevators | Best time of my life, will never forget |
| Harlow, Bryan | BT3 | Sep 15, 1983 – May 27, 1986 | P-1 | |
| Hoctor, Tom | ABH-2 | Sep 21, 1983 – Nov 1988 | V-1 | |
| Sahlberg, Glenn R. | EM1(SW) | Oct 1983 – Nov 1988 | E | |
| Alcantar, Alexander | DS2 | Oct 1983 – Jan 1988 | OE/OED | I worked in CVTSC OE11 and then down in SNAP Repair OE08 |
| Alcantar, Alex | DS2 | Oct 1983 – Apr 1988 | OED | Started in OE11 CVTSC and ended up in OE08 Snap Repair. Great ship and made some life-long friends aboard her. Had a lot of great opportunities aboard her as well, I do miss that ship! View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Pearce, Rodney | AD2 - Aviation Machinist Mate | Oct 1983 – Oct 29, 1986 | AIMD | Was ships company and worked in AIMD in the Jet Engine shop located in the fantail. Repaired many jet engines while deployed. I was onboard during the MM room fire of 1983 that killed 6 crew members and injured 35 others |
| Hipp, Steven | ABH-2 | Oct 1, 1983 – Aug 1, 1986 | V-1 | GREAT SHIP AND CREW! BATTLE "E" |
| Okey, Philip S. | FC2 | Nov 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1988 | OEM | Interesting times...Strange how I actually miss Subic Bay Isn't it interesting that Battle Group Echo doesn't appear in any of the history books our kids read... Phalanx...Last Line of Defence |
| Wallace, Randy | bm2 | Nov 2, 1983 – Sep 25, 1988 | 3 div and x4 div | |
| Thorman, Mark | PO1 | Nov 19, 1983 – | OC | |
| Lomboy, Charles | BTFN | Dec 1983 – Jan 1984 | E | I was assigned to the ship a short period of time and went off to my C School in Great Lakes. |
| Ronnie Dockery, Doc | ABH3 | Dec 7, 1983 – Jul 2, 1987 | V3 | |
| Bush, Phillip (Hairy) | ET3 | Dec 15, 1983 – May 5, 1987 | OEC/OE12 | The one thing I remenber was everyone saying that this wasn't the real Navy, just wait until you get to the real Navy. We didnt know how good we had it. I spent 12 years in the Sub force after RANGER. Let me tell you those guys define "op tempo |
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