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USS America (CV 66) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS America (CV 66). 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 2919 crew members registered for the USS America (CV 66).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 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 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohn, Terry | 1975 – 1979 | |||
| Joens, Joel | AMH2 | 1975 – 1977 | VF-142 | |
| Tolbert, Gaither (Spanky) | CV66 | 1975 – 1976 | AIMD | I left HSL-30 to AIMD on CV66,finally getting out as a AX3. Went on a Med Cruise, Carrier quals in Cuba and was there during the evacuation of Lebanon. Chuck, Larry, Oakie, Jose were shop mate.Chuck & I toured Rome, got soused on Peroni beer! |
| Barnhard, James (Jamie) | ADJ | 1975 – 1977 | VF-142 & VF-143 | VF-143 Medivacd off the ship in Getmo with a fractured neck to Conus returned to VF-142 7 months later. Loved Reo crossing the equatior, Pappy Burns, and the I served with. I'm restoring a captains gig as a tribute to all who have served on the Am |
| Fifer, Kirk | ADJ2 | 1975 – 1977 | VF-143 | |
| Barnhard, Jamie / Barny | ADJ / AD | 1975 – 1975 | VF-143 Power Plants | Anyone from VF-143 please contact me at Seakatt1@aol.com |
| Jones, Lynn | 1975 – 1977 | HS-15 | ||
McCarthy, Mac  | MM3 | 1975 – 1979 | M | 3MMR,2MMR,1MMR,4MMR,1AUX |
| Davis, Charles "Sugar Bear" | AE 2 | 1975 – 1979 | Started With VX Ended my tour with AIMD IM-3 Shop 620 | |
| Brown, Dewayne | SHSN | 1975 – 1977 | S-3 | Crews Barbershop/Officers Barbershop |
| Philbin, Tom (Freaky) | QM2 | 1975 – Jul 27, 1980 | Navigation | Hi to all my former shipmates. |
| Hosley, Larry | E2 | 1975 – | Airman-Jet Shop | Worked on Fantail in Jet Shop |
| Hix, Danny | RM 3 | 1975 – 1976 | Radio | Served with a good crew, had a great Master Chief and shipmates |
| Thornton Jr, Don | FTM3 | 1975 – Jul 1979 | Fox Division | I never realized how I truly enjoyed going to all those Ports until much later in life |
| Sheridan, Dean | AT1 | Jan 1975 – May 1977 | IM-3 VAST Shop | |
| Bell, Stephen | E-4 | Jan 1975 – Jun 1977 | MS | I worked as an MAA for most of my tour. Joseph Robert Lee Lutman was my patrol partner. He died in an auto accident while stationed onboard the America. |
| Howe, Jim | DS2 | Jan 1975 – 1978 | OE | 2 Med cruises and one to Rio. Worked in NTDS with Chief Bauldry, Dave Arkfeld, Gary Harvey, Chuck Williams, John Ballentine, Rick Bubert, Tom Edwards, Lonnie Haas. |
| Wojan, Walter | BT3 | Jan 1975 – Aug 1977 | B div oil/water test lab | |
| Harvey, Ricky | FA | Jan 1975 – Sep 1977 | A Div | Portsmouth shipyard,Gitmo,mayport, med and last but not least....RIO. E.WILEY, POPS, WHITE, R. Sloan, and J Sellers and many others...I had a great time but wish that I was more mature at that time, email me |
| McCann, Charles | AWAN - AW3 | Jan 1, 1975 – Dec 1, 1976 | OX | |
| Mitchell, Kenneth | PCSN | Jan 6, 1975 – Nov 28, 1976 | ||
| Butler, Roger | e7 | Jan 16, 1975 – Aug 18, 1978 | feul | Retired on the USS America live in Texas, email bent124@att.net. |
| Scott, Charles (Rick) | BM3 | Jan 25, 1975 – Jun 20, 1979 | Deck | Remember it like it was yesterday. Lot of good times, lot of hard work and some of the greatest times in my life. Remember Rhodes Greece? Sailors wanted to go on dunagree liberty.Frenchie,Lucy,Rif, you guys out there? Get in touch. |
| Bush, Paul | ABF2 | Feb 1975 – Oct 1979 | V-4 | |
| Paulette, Gary | PT3/IS3 | Feb 1, 1975 – Aug 13, 1978 | OZ The land of OZ... | From Med cruise to Gitmo then on down to Brasil, gotta love the Navy! Shellbacks Forever! |
| Lindsey, David | MM2 | Feb 22, 1975 – Aug 29, 1978 | M-2AUX & 4MMR | WHAT A ADVENTURE |
| Forgette, Larry | OS2 | Mar 1975 – Jun 1978 | OI | |
| MacGill, Kalani | EW2 | Mar 1975 – Sep 1977 | CDS-C3 | I was a member of the Dive club on the Med cruise in 76, enjoyed the trip to Rio in 77. Yep we had a good crew. Yes we did like beating the Nimitz and don't forget the donuts at 3 or 4 in the AM. |
| Barber, Joe | EM3 | Mar 1975 – Sep 1977 | E Div | |
| Key, Dennis | sn os | Mar 1975 – 1976 | CIC | I'm looking for Jay mulholland gerry saffioti and Dennis hays they were great friends and I hope they stayed near God God bless the USS Americaand the USA |
| Snyder, Butch | BT1 | Mar 1, 1975 – Jan 7, 1977 | B | Catapult Steam Systems. Worked with the best of the best. Wally Brockmeyer and the real crew. |
| Schuler, Scott | HM3 | Mar 1, 1975 – Sep 9, 1977 | Medical | I'm looking for a good buddy Jack Scheck who was attached to VF-142. Would also like to hear from others who remember me. |
| Lomax, Jeff | MS3 | Mar 29, 1975 – Jul 19, 1976 | S2 | USS America, shipmates NAS Oceana shipmates Bootcamp Co. 270,Sept '72 shipmates I hope in all of your lives you received at least a modest amount of happiness and joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvmLDkAgAM |
| Waldroup, Jerry | ADRC | Apr 1975 – Apr 1978 | AIMD | Crew Chief Of Miss America |
| Read, Travis | GMT2 | Apr 1975 – Nov 1976 | W/MAA | |
| Robinson, Jack | E-2 | Apr 7, 1975 – Jan 27, 1977 | E | I was in the battery locker when I was first assigned to the America.During the 1976 Med cruise I was in the main lighting shop. |
| Bowman, Perry | RM3 | Apr 7, 1975 – Apr 24, 1978 | looking for shipmates to e mail me...if youwere in cr division drop me a line dennis patterson,billy kluge,jack lear,tom mcneil all the old gang | |
| Robinson, Jack | E3(THEN E2) | Apr 10, 1975 – Jan 27, 1977 | E | Had a lot of great times.Anyone know what happened to Kevin Williams from Kentucky,Fred O'Neil(Chico)from Pa,Rocky Caldwell from Pocatello,Id or Rob Dohrenwend from Ridgewood,NJ,my drinking buddies,I used to keep everyone laughing! |
| Bowman, Perry | RM/3 | Apr 15, 1975 – Apr 25, 1978 | cr | |
| Bowman, Perry Bo | rmsn | Apr 25, 1975 – Apr 24, 1978 | cr | served in the communication dept.from 75 to 78 lookin for friends in this time period.like dennis patterson and billy kluge both from new york.tom mcneil from tenn.so many to name but have lots of memories.from america |
| Cosgrove, Joe | HTFN | May 1975 – Aug 1977 | R | Good times and great memories. Tim Abel, Bob Harris Mitch Sanders, Tom Thurman, Cecil Postin, Craig Whitson, Tom Purcell. |
| Dorow, Kenneth / Kenn | HM3 | May 1975 – Jul 1978 | Medical | Dry dock and holes everywhere when I arrived and she still floated...2 Med Cruises and to Rio and back ... a civilian named Bob...coffee for smokin' Joe |
| Sullenberger, Paul "Sully" | AG2 | May 1975 – Dec 26, 1975 | OA | Swapped from the JFK to the Big A in 1975, finished my hitch there. Got out the day after Christmas 75 Also worked in SFOMS office while in the yards in Portsmouth. |
| Hermel, Linden | ASM2 | May 1975 – Sep 1977 | AIMD | I worked in gse "air start" from 75-77, anybody remember the old shop? |
| Taylor, Jerry | HTFN | May 1975 – Dec 22, 1976 | R | Hind sight is 20/20 wish I would have stayed in but thankful for the training that gave me a career in the Maintenance field for the last 40 odd years. Remembering the good times in R division. |
| Mates, Chris | htfn | May 1975 – Feb 1977 | repair | |
| Mears, Jonathan R. | EN3 | May 18, 1975 – Jun 9, 1977 | Enginering A division | Joe Simko Moose Hendricks You guys out there? If so i'd like to hear from you! |
| Burton, William | BTFN | May 31, 1975 – Dec 6, 1977 | Engineering | Served in 3MMR under BTC Sutherland! Look me up guys! |
| Mates, Chris (Chip) | HTFN | Jun 1975 – Feb 1977 | repair | yo |
| Paulette, Gary | PT3 in 1977 was changed to IS3 | Jun 1, 1975 – Aug 13, 1978 | OZ | Intel Center IOIC Shake downs--Meds and more Meds--Shellbacks--Gitmo--Sao Paulo--Rio--Yugoslavia *before the wall fell.... Gotta love it! |
| Parnell, Mike | EWC | Jun 1, 1975 – Jul 31, 1978 | C3 | 3 Med cruises, 1 North Atlantic cruise, and 1 South America cruise |
| Turner, Kirk | E-3 | Jun 7, 1975 – Dec 7, 1975 | VS-28 | I went on a shakedown cruise aboard the USS America. I remember playing a lot of spades and missing a lot of sleep. I was an Aviation Electrician's Mate and worked on the S3-A Viking. Good Times . . . Good Times. |
| Blake, Bill | OS3 | Jun 11, 1975 – Sep 10, 1977 | OI | Best time of my life spent with some of the best friends of my life. Sorry my time was cut short. Sure missed everyone after I left. |
| Diclaudio Sr., Robert/ Bob | AK3 | Jun 23, 1975 – May 28, 1978 | VF-142 | |
| Parnell, Mike | EW1 | Jun 30, 1975 – Jul 28, 1978 | CDS-C3 | Served under CMDR Burgondy the CIC Department Head. Great bunch of guys that always enjoyed beating the Nimitz at any of the war games that we played. |
| Scott, Ron | MM2 | Jul 1975 – Oct 1980 | A-3, Engr | |
| Baxter, Steve | EN2 | Aug 1975 – Mar 1979 | A Gang Boat Shop | it was a 19 month paid vacation.fhe med, st. thomas, and ft. liquordale are my fondest memories |
| Copeland, Nelson | GMMSN | Aug 1975 – Jun 1976 | GM | My first and favorite.. Worked on the old Terrier launchers before the replaced them with the box.. |
| Martin, Jay [jw] | mm3 | Aug 1975 – Jul 1979 | M 3mmr 1aux | left the America in Venice never looked back in 30 years would like to hear from my buddies Jim Hodges,Tim Metzger, Kieth Hutchison, Tim Brown, Rick Southwood, Ted Carlson or anybody else who remembers me |
| Marlow, Chuck | AMH-2 | Aug 1, 1975 – | VF-142 Ghostriders | |
| Collins, Ricky | E-3 | Aug 15, 1975 – Jun 19, 1977 | DECK | Had a great time,Grew up a lot quick, Would love to hear from any of you guys.Wish I had stayed for the Rio cruise Would love to find MAC 817-258-1244 Rick |
| Edwards, Thomas | DS-2 | Aug 20, 1975 – Sep 20, 1978 | OE | 2 Med cruises and one to Rio. Worked out of the DS Shop under Chief Bauldry, with Jim Howe, Dave Arkfeld, Gary Harvey, Chuck Williams, John Ballentine, Rick Bubert, Lonnie Haas.CVTSC with Steve Beckman, Dan Willkie |
| Labounty, Kenneth | bm2 | Aug 22, 1975 – Mar 26, 1979 | 3rd,and 2nd | 2 med crusies,1 rio, virgin island , great times many friends chico, rick Meyers, pinball, smithy, john hallman |
| Jackson, Robert | RM2 | Sep 1975 – Jul 1979 | cr | |
| Williams, Eddie | PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS | Sep 1, 1975 – Dec 1, 1977 | VA-176 and IAMD | Med Cruises, Carrier Qualifications, South American Cruise (Rio-Brazil, 1976) |
| Williams, Gerald "Willy" | AMH2 | Sep 1, 1975 – Jul 1, 1977 | VF-142 | Did the Gitmo, Med. and South America cruises. Had some good times, sorry to see her go. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER had to ration water. |
| Bonsignori, Peter (Bonzai) | AMH2 | Sep 1, 1975 – Aug 20, 1977 | VF 142 | Greece, Italy, Spain, Gitmo, RiodeJaneiro, shellback, F14s4ever, goodtimes, best buddies, beer, liberty, hard work,long hours, leadership,It was the best of times and took years to figure that out. I'ddo it again at 50yrs old in a second if they |
| George, Brad | AZ3 | Sep 1, 1975 – Apr 13, 1977 | VF-142/AIMD | A great experience, lots of good friends. Quite a few wild times! |
| Donoho, Michael | AD3 | Sep 1, 1975 – Dec 27, 1977 | VAW-124 | |
| Forrester, Harlan | AK 3 E-4 | Sep 6, 1975 – Jun 1977 | V-2 | I tried to keep our division supplied with what they needed. Enjoyed my time there. Petty Officer Stevens taught me a lot about keeping the Commander happy and of your back. |
| Barron, Chuck | AX3 | Sep 10, 1975 – Dec 4, 1978 | IM3 | I worked in the AX shop WC660. We had a separate shop then moved into the test equipment repair shop and finally became part of the AT shop. |
| Meyer, Richard (River Rat) | BM3 | Sep 13, 1975 – Mar 9, 1979 | 2nd | Reported aboard in Portsmouth Va an 18 yr old Sailor and left her on Pier 12 NOB. Ray Mattingly, Rick Kobylinski, Frank Trenholm, JD Bridges, Russell Schwass, Little Smitty and Pinball. Best Years and Friends I ever had! Thanks Guys, Get in Touch!!! |
| Krueger, Michael ( Slim) | BT3 | Sep 15, 1975 – 1979 | B-division | |
| Murray, Jv Joe | bm sn deck apes do it best! | Sep 19, 1975 – 1977 | 4 Division | UB boat #7,refuling and fantail. The Bridge,starboard lookout,allways the fantail",Tad , cocaine,C boe a go go. Lucy,Myers,Rip,Virgil in combat,Dennis, O'toole.Pinball,Mattingly, |
| Jones, Steven | PR2 | Sep 26, 1975 – Nov 24, 1977 | IM2/AIMD PARALOFT | ATKRON (VA) 87 Rigger TAD to ships Paraloft. Remember working for PR1 "JR" Hobbs and PRC Flinner. |
| Day, Max | E-3 | Oct 1975 – May 1976 | CR | Had lots of fun playing cards with the CR group. Went to Cuba and saw some great sites. We were still wearing the newly issued officers uniforms back then. Crazy 17 year old kid running for his life! |
| Cooper, William | E-3 | Oct 1975 – May 1977 | Fox | |
| Arndt, Jeff | rm3 | Oct 1, 1975 – Jun 10, 1977 | CR | Just want to connect with old shipmates |
| Edgecomb, Mike | FTM1 | Oct 15, 1975 – Apr 18, 1980 | Fox | |
| Edgecomb, Mike | FTM1 | Oct 15, 1975 – Apr 18, 1980 | Fox | |
| Shedd, Bill | AMS3 | Oct 15, 1975 – Oct 26, 1976 | VA-87 | Airframe shop during 1976 Med cruise. |
| Anderson, David | FTM2 | Oct 15, 1975 – Jul 2, 1980 | Weapons Department - Fox Division | 3 Med cruises, Virgin Islands, GTMO and Rio - It wasn't a job, It was an Adventure. What a Ride. Sad she had to go down that way - Hope something was gained by her suffering. I'm glad she didn't go the way the SARA did. |
| Russman, Ken | SKC(SW) | Oct 24, 1975 – Jun 10, 1979 | Supply/Weapons | Hey were are you guys from S-1 and Special Weapons |
| Raley, Stephen | AE3 | Nov 1975 – Apr 1978 | VA87 Airwing 6 | Flight deck trouble shooter, and slot checker. |
| Hatcher, Charles | HM2 | Nov 1975 – Mar 1977 | Medical/ VA-15 | I am looking for anyone that can still remember me after all these years. I was a short blonde guy that worked Ward/ Er-Or and flight deck while I was on board. |
| Barnhard, Jamie / Barny | ADAN | Nov 1, 1975 – Nov 18, 1977 | VF-142 & VF-143 | Plane Captain & Power Plants |
| Hoffman, Rob Aka Eoss | MMFN | Nov 1, 1975 – Jul 1977 | M | Been a long time ago, I was assigned to MMR3, would like to hear from anyone who might remember me, I was nicknamed EOSS while there. |
| Diclaudio Sr., Robert/ Bob | E-4 / AK | Nov 5, 1975 – Oct 25, 1976 | VF-142 0n loan to S!A | I have a few friends that I still remember but have not seen in 32 years. My 2 closest Friends on board America were Dan Hand AK3, And Dan Morivick Seaman 1st rate. |
| Underkoffler, Dan | AIRMAN | Nov 10, 1975 – Aug 27, 1978 | V-2 | Looking for any guys who worked in Arresring Gear. Had a great time with everyone and miss them all very much. Would like to hear from anyone. Maybe visit with them. My time on America was great. |
| Bulger, Thomas | ao3 | Nov 12, 1975 – May 27, 1979 | ordanance | looking forlots of people but would like to talk to some old buds in ordanance div. |
| Myer, Tracy | ET-2 | Nov 16, 1975 – Jun 20, 1980 | OE | Looking for others I served with in OE Division. |
| King, Kenny K R | P O 3rd class Boiler tech. | Nov 22, 1975 – Aug 11, 1978 | B division | Had some pretty good times & had met some damn good friends. Seen a lot of the world. R.I.P old gal you deserve it. Looking for ol shipmates from number one main machinery room or any other b t . |
| Muth, Bob | E 2 | Nov 30, 1975 – Jul 30, 1976 | M/ 2Aux | What an adventure |
| Haight, Rick | ABH3 | Nov 30, 1975 – Nov 30, 1979 | V-3 | went to Rio for fourth of july became a shell back. did 2 med cruise |
| Lilley, Bill | AX2 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1980 | AIMD | It was an experience |
| Cleveland, Scott (Cosmo) | E-2 | Dec 1975 – Jul 1979 | V-2, Chaplain's Office | |
| Dunn, Kenny | E2 | Dec 1, 1975 – Dec 1, 1979 | V-2 | went to rio for fourth of july became a shell back. did 2 med cruise |
| Holcomb, Anthony | AC3 | Dec 12, 1975 – Aug 23, 1978 | Air Department |
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