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USS Independence (CV 62) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Independence (CV 62). 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 2716 crew members registered for the USS Independence (CV 62).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snair, Mark | ABE2 | 1975 – 1978 | V-2 | |
| Binder, Richard (Baby B | SA | 1975 – 1978 | ||
| Ouellette, Stephen | HN | 1975 – Jul 1976 | ||
| Likens, Michael | AT2 | 1975 – 1976 | VS-31 | Some days I miss it |
| Shaw, Charles | ABF2 | 1975 – 1977 | V-4 | Ah, Below Decks, those were the days. Now, who's turn is it to buy the beer? |
| Jones, Earl | abean | 1975 – 1977 | V2 | A: Led Zepplin or the Rolling Stones? B: Hang on to the end of this slot seal real tight ok? C: Spades or Slap Fights? D: Meet me in the Water Brake Room to discuss. |
| Callahan, Michael (Mike) | AN | 1975 – | V-2 | |
| Perry, Joe (Smokin Joe) | BT3 | 1975 – 1979 | 4 MMR | |
| Goller, Roger | AA | 1975 – | V1 Tractor Driver | My wife and I recently went to visit the "Old Girl" at the Bremerton shipyard where she now waits her final fate. Rusty and stripped she still stands proud as the wind blows across her deck. |
| Charland, William/mike | EM2 | 1975 – 1978 | E | Assigned to Distribution Shop and worked out of #8 switchboard, #7 switchboard, and #5 switchboard. Then was assigned as LPO of Battery Locker. |
| Jordan, Bob | ABF-2 | Jan 1975 – Jun 1976 | V-4 | My time aboard the Ind'y was a most memorable and proud time in life (75-76 Med. Cruise). I went on to serve 2 years at N.A.S. Oceana. Than spent 14 months aboard the U.S.S. America (CV66) (78-79 Med. Cruise) |
| Jones, David | BM3 | Jan 18, 1975 – Sep 5, 1975 | ||
| Munroe, Brad | HT 3 | Jan 20, 1975 – Jan 7, 1977 | R Division | I had a great time on the Indy, made many friends! |
| Shanfelt, Ken | SK-3 | Feb 1975 – Sep 1978 | S1 (Mezzanine) | I had a couple of good cruises & met alot of interesting people. Only saw 2 in 30 years. When I worked at the Philly Navy Yard. Worked on the Indy in the 1980's. Brought back alot of memories. |
| Grindle, Randy | SMSN | Feb 14, 1975 – Sep 20, 1979 | CS | |
| Saldi, Dave | HT2 | Feb 24, 1975 – Sep 16, 1978 | R Division | Great experiience, Made many friends and Lots of Great Memories. Just didn't appreciate it then as much as I do now. |
| Glacken, Jack | EM-3 | Mar 1975 – Sep 1978 | E | What a time it was. I would like to be that young again and do it all over. |
Coones, Donald  | L/CPL | Mar 1, 1975 – Mar 1, 1977 | MARDET | GUNNNNNNNGIE! MAY CAPT. NUESOME REST WITH NEPTUNE. |
| Labunde, Arthur R. | OS3 | Mar 21, 1975 – Jun 28, 1978 | OI | served with lookout crew 1975-76 cruise also 1977 med cruise |
| Lorig, Jody | DS1 | Apr 1975 – Aug 20, 1979 | OE | Had some good times. Had some bad times. Haven't heard from very many old shipmates in a long time. |
| McKee, Jack "mac" | HT2 | Apr 1975 – Jun 1979 | I really enjoyed serving on the Indy I work in the pipe shop as a high pressure welder moved to the shipfitter shop then carpenter shop finished up as LPO of the DC shop I made many good friends will always remeber the good port calls. | |
| Swafford, Robert | DS E-2 | Apr 1975 – Oct 1975 | Spent my short tour on the MessDecks, Swabbing floors. Hated it while I was there, but now I'm glad I spent my time on a Great Ship like the Indy. Sorry I wasn't a good sailor, but I learned a lot, and I'm proud to have served, in hindsi | |
| Corscadden, Stewart ("scottie") | ABEC(AW) RETIRED | Apr 1975 – Nov 1978 | V2 Arresting Gear | Started my Naval Career as a Gear Rat on the Indy.Spent some of the best times of my life with some of the best friends you could have. Hope to hear from some of you inthe future, its been along time since those Med Cruises. |
| Mero, Douglas | EM3 | Apr 1975 – Oct 12, 1977 | E | Great time Good friends would do it again in a heart beat |
| Clark, Joe Or Jj | E-2 | Apr 10, 1975 – Oct 11, 1977 | E-division | the best time of my life , I worked in # 3 main Eng. room switch board then flight deck lighting the best job in E-Div. thin the vent gang . 30 plus year's ago I had some good time's , miss my buddy's. |
| Golden, Murray (Chip) | ETN2 | May 1975 – Sep 1978 | OE | Med Cruise '75-'76, a lot of time at NNSY Portsmouth, TAD with COMNAVAIRLANT. |
| Blazier, James / Fireball | BT2 | May 1975 – Apr 1979 | 4MMR | 4 MMR the BEST. Crawler / Dominoes / Pauley outlaws, friends 4-ever |
| Reisers, Gary | aaj | May 1975 – Oct 1975 | vf-33 | I really still miss independencei |
| Coughlin, Gary | SN | May 20, 1975 – May 1978 | 2nd deck | I had some good times on all the med cruises. |
| Luna, Tony | PR2 | Jun 1975 – Aug 1977 | VF-33 | Hated being there then. Now, only fond memories of canoe club "shitmates". |
| Liveoak, Mark | EM | Jun 13, 1975 – Dec 15, 1978 | E | Worked in the Auxiliary power shop |
| Coburn, Cliff | E6/ET1 | Jun 16, 1975 – Jun 15, 1979 | VF102 | |
| Edwards, Joseph | ossr | Jun 28, 1975 – Dec 17, 1976 | 193 Radio Operators | This is Joes Daughter.I know my dad only served a short time,he passed away this October if anyone remembers anything or would like to share a memory you have of him good or bad. I would really appreciate it. Thank You View 'back then' Photo |
| Wiebesick, Roger | MR-2 | Jul 1, 1975 – Sep 1, 1979 | A | Live in northern Minnesota on a lake, married & enjoying retirement. Love gardening, hunting, fishing and looking out Windows on all sides with glass in them! |
| Deisch Jr., Chester Deisch | SH3 | Jul 10, 1975 – Jul 15, 1978 | s3 | would like to hear and chat about the old days as ships co. aboard the Indy,Contact me at chet@skyride.net |
| Czarnecki, John | ETR2 | Jul 10, 1975 – Sep 10, 1978 | OE | Had fun on the Indy |
| Burton, Edwin {dale} | BT3 | Jul 14, 1975 – Jun 13, 1979 | B-div | GOOD & BAD TIMES GOOD FRIENDS ..I,m still in Louisville ,Kentucky ..Good old oil lab .....1,2,3,&4 machine rooms |
| Blankenship, John | RM2 | Aug 1975 – Jun 1982 | Communications | |
| Pelton, Robert | BT1 | Aug 1975 – Aug 1977 | B div. | Never had a bad day at sea |
| Richardson, James | SHSN | Aug 1975 – Jul 1978 | S-3 | |
| Frederick, Mark (Fred) | A2 | Aug 7, 1975 – Jul 1, 1976 | V-2 | Hook runner most of the time, a little of everything on the deck |
| Schiek, Joseph | BT-3 | Aug 20, 1975 – Aug 20, 1979 | Boiler/ 4MMR | Good times in Naples. Yes, I do remember the big storm and going over the hill in Jacksonville with Blazier! |
| Shriver, James | BOILER TECH / FIREMAN | Sep 1975 – Jun 1976 | B | It was a great experience. I have great memories. To bad I did not take full advantage of the oppertunites given me. Everyone I served with were a great bunch of guy's. I was very proud to serve on the Indy. |
| Shelley, Johnny | Sep 1975 – | OI | ||
| Spinks, Charles Chico | RM3 | Sep 1975 – Aug 16, 1976 | Communications | Had a great time growing my head on the Indy; more so 'off' the Indy on the 'beach'. Would love to reconnect with old Navy buddies from the Independence. |
| Simmons Sr., Barry | BM/2 | Sep 1, 1975 – Jun 29, 1979 | 4th and 2nd | Started out in 4th division, worked on the captain's boat. Made BM3 went to 2nd division made BM2 became 2nd division LPO. Rebuilt ships DD Rig that hadn't ran in over 2 years. |
| Lovvorn, Morgan | Civilian Contractor | Sep 1, 1975 – Oct 3, 1975 | McDonnell Douglas Logistics Rep. | I was on the INDY as a McDonnell Douglas Logistics Assistance Rep, supporting the F4's in F102 and VF33. I lost my right arm at Oceana after being flown off ship to Norfolk to obtain F4 spare parts. Some may remember. |
| Faiver, Richard (Rick) (duck) | AW3 | Oct 1975 – Sep 1978 | V2 | I served with the best buch of guys I ever met! |
| Behning, Robert | ao3 | Oct 1975 – Aug 1976 | aviation ordance | a great time there, kyle the cook, ted rhea, a great place to be the indy. |
| Frazier, Robert /skip | AO2 | Oct 1975 – Feb 1978 | GM | Enjoyed my time on the Indy..... Met a lot of good people and got to go to some great countries. |
| Sheffield, Douglas | AMH-2 | Oct 1975 – Mar 1979 | IM 2 | Was assigned to Miss Belle shipboard COD as mechanic and aircrew |
| Teuchert, Mark | AN | Oct 2, 1975 – May 2, 1977 | V-2 | SERVED ABOARD THIS SHIP AND REGRET NOT HAVING SERVED AS HONORABLY AS I SHOULD OR COULD HAVE.SHE WAS A GREAT SHIP. |
| Daley, James | ABE | Oct 9, 1975 – Sep 17, 1977 | V-2 | |
| Rodriguez, Robert | AA | Oct 10, 1975 – | VO | I'm looking for anyone that was in the VO Division. Also I am looking for anyone that remembers the crewman that got his legs cut off by an F-4 that ran him over on an arresting gear cable during the 75-76 Med cruise. |
| McAbee, Don | GMG3 | Oct 12, 1975 – May 3, 1979 | PD/FOX | Hoping that some of guys in PD/FOX division could contact me . As a older man and sailor the years went fast.The Birdfarm had good memorys. We were the smallest Div. besides Navigation |
| Winder, Eric | SN | Oct 15, 1975 – Jun 15, 1976 | OI - Lookout | OCT 1975 - MAY 1976 North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean JUN 1976 - JUN 1976 Mediterranean-Lebanon Good Times! |
| Berndt, Gary | HT 2 | Oct 20, 1975 – Dec 30, 1980 | Repair | I made three meds and numerous in and outs with a crazy bunch of great guys. Worked hard and played harder. Service on the Indy will always be on my resume. |
| Wire, Lester | MR2 | Nov 1975 – Jul 1979 | A | mljwire@yahoo.com |
| Wills, Joseph | AT2 | Nov 1975 – Oct 1976 | IM3 | Despite it all, I survived my first tour on the Indy as ship's company. In '82, I returned with VA-176. Shop 6 was an interesting bunch, and 1976 was a strange year for me. |
| Taylor, Steven | BT | Nov 1975 – May 1979 | 4 MMR | Had a great time, got to meet some neat people and see some interesting places. Probably should have stayed in, I've made a lifelong career in Steam Engineering |
| Piroli, Tony | ABE-3 | Nov 1975 – Feb 1979 | V2 Arresting Gear | Thank you for alot of wonderful memories. |
| Coburn, Cliff | E5/AMH2 | Nov 1975 – Jun 15, 1979 | Line | Was in 1st Lt Div (LPO), Line Div, and the AM shop. Was on the 1978 Med Cruise, a couple Carribean cruises, Also went on sea trials aboard USS Eisenhower, CV 69. |
| McAbee, Don | GMG 3 | Nov 1975 – May 1979 | Fox/Pd | Looking for some friends of mine while i was aboard the Lady |
| Cude, Scott | AA | Nov 1975 – Jun 1976 | V-4 | It was a long time ago and I was there a short time, i worked the flight deck fuleing. I had some great moments in ports in the med. |
| Weston, Terry | BT3 | Nov 1975 – Dec 1978 | B Division | Geez I never imagined then I would have retired as a BTC , Lots of good memories and shipmates View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Wheeless, Mark | AT3 | Nov 1975 – Apr 1977 | AIMD | Have Great memories of Naples, Catania. Also of a 4 day stay in St. Thomas,Virgin Islands during February 1977. |
| Scott, Sherman | IC2 | Nov 1975 – 1978 | ENG. / SUPPLY | WORKED ON THE S.O.A.P. TEAM FOR CWO4 TOWNSEND |
| Strickland, Chris | AMHAN | Nov 11, 1975 – Jul 28, 1978 | Air Wing | Part of Fitron Thirty Three (VF-33) - Things seem different looking back... |
| Strickland, Chris | AMHAN | Nov 11, 1975 – Jul 28, 1978 | VF-33, VF-101, VF-102 | |
| Vannoy, Michael/peanut | EM3/E4 | Nov 12, 1975 – Nov 1, 1979 | Electrical | The years I served on the Indy were some of the best years of my life. The Chaplains became my best friends and the brothers I served in the Soul Gospel Fellowship touched my life and shaped the person that I have become. The will always live! |
| Newsome, Bob | ADJ-1/ADJC/ADC | Nov 21, 1975 – Dec 22, 1978 | IM2 Jet Shop | Had a Great time aboard Indy, Long hours at work and very rewarding afterwaords. Work nightc hect during all the crusies and loved them all.Made Chief on the Ship, it was the hi-light of my career, Retired after 25 years as ADCS EAWS/NAC. |
| Aldershoff Jr., Garrett | SR to DP3 | Nov 21, 1975 – Feb 9, 1979 | 2nd Div to S-7 | Started in 2nd Division in Dec 1975 to Nov 1977. Nick name Aldy Transfered to S-7Nov. 1977- 1979. There is only one person from S-7 on this reunion information. |
| Nungesser, Joseph | BT2 | Dec 1975 – Oct 1979 | Boilers | Great memories and friends. The countries I saw, seems like yesterday, still. My only regret is not staying in. Remember the huge storm? |
| Powell, Kimroy | E3 | Dec 1975 – 1976 | BOILER | lOOKING FOR OLD FRIENDS |
| Gordon, Dudley "Rabbit" | HT-2 | Dec 1975 – Oct 1977 | R-Div | Pipe Shop |
| Fogerty, Matthew. Stretch | ASM3 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1979 | Aviation Ground Support | GSE division,. Great group of guys would be awesome to get together with any of them. |
| Mohr, Jimmy | ASM2 | Dec 7, 1975 – Apr 21, 1979 | AIMD IM4 GSE shop | Spent the 75-76 cruise in the mess hall. GSE (yellow gear) fly deck trouble shooter on the 77cruise. Enjoyed every moment onboard ship and have many great memories. We were all so young. |
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