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Tomcatters (VF 31) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Tomcatters (VF 31). 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 42 crew members registered for the Tomcatters (VF 31).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1996 | 1997 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abadie, Elmore | AO3 | 1958 – 1959 | I was on the first Med. Cruise. |
| Johnson, Bob | AQ5 | Apr 1963 – Aug 1965 | Great group of men that I worked with. |
| Burgess, Kenneth | PO-3/E-4 | Jan 11, 1966 – Aug 1969 | Initially assigned to Bomb Shop, was there several months, later in tour, was a plane captain. Before leaving was working in avionics. |
| Watson, Mefford Wayne | AMH3 | Jul 1968 – Oct 1970 | Was initially assigned to airframe/hydraulics shop, upon arrival to the squadron my records indicated I had flight deck experience. From that day on I was a Troubleshooter till I completed my 4 yrs. Left squadron @Athens |
| Beck, Robert | AT1 | 1969 – 1971 | Made a couple of cruises to the Med and was proud to be in a great squadron with the best crew of my career. |
| McConnell, Paul (Mac) | amh-3 | 1969 – May 20, 1971 | Joined vf-31 on uss SARATOGA in Palma . assigned to airframes shop for a short time, requested flightdeck duty and was assigned duty as a trouble shooter (white shirt) where i experienced the most exciting job ever. |
| Eichmeier, Byron (Ike) | AO2/E-5 | Sep 1969 – Sep 1971 | We had the F4J Phantom. I made 2 Med Cruises. CDR Geronime was our CO. AOC Adams and AO1 Kibby, Smith Landis and Van Horn were our shop Leaders. AO2 Denny, Dunlavy and Hughes were our team Leaders. I was an AO3 then. |
| Beck, Robert | Dec 1969 – Jul 2, 1971 | ||
| Ott, John (Doughboy | E4 | 1970 – 1973 | |
| Philipps, Bud | E-3 | 1970 – 1972 | |
| Anys, Thomas | Ams3 | Jan 1970 – Oct 27, 1972 | MY best times with this squadron.I think my butt still stings from crossing the equator on that cruise.Still remember exact time when cap bird from vf 103 was shot down by a nv mig. Had Great Time in Sinapore,Subic Bay |
| McPherson, Douglas | AT 2 | Jun 1, 1970 – Oct 31, 1971 | In memory of Donavan R Parnell |
Gause, Ronald  | AO3 | 1972 – 1975 | Went aboard 1972-1973 from Mayport , Fl. to Gulf of Tonkin. !974-1975 on board again for a 71/2 month "vacation" to the MED. |
| Smith, Dennis | DK3 | Jul 1972 – Nov 1975 | Joined when the Sara pulled into Subic Bay, got to see Hong Kong, Singapore, the Equator and Mayport. As a DK was assigned to either ships company or the finance office. Great men, great planes, great times. |
| Smalling, John | E-3 busted to E-1 | Aug 1972 – Feb 1973 | Vf-31 attached to the USS Saratoga..Gulf of Tonkin |
| Jennings, Jim / Slim | E-4 | Nov 27, 1972 – Aug 27, 1976 | Worked on flight line as a plane captain , Aircraft 103 , F4-J Phantom...fighter, squadron assigned to USS Saratoga CV-60, and satationed @ NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach , Va.Later transferred to airframe shop as an AMH ... |
| Labella, Nick | AMS | Sep 1, 1973 – Jun 1, 1976 | |
| Sanchez, Chez | E3 | Sep 25, 1973 – Jun 18, 1976 | Plane captain 74-75 for A/C 107 F-4J Phantom Med cruise on the Uss Saratoga....then AIMD mechanic/ jet shop for the G.E J79-10 that power the Phantom from 75-76 |
| Lemaire, Jerry | AQ2 | Oct 1973 – 1976 | AQ shop O level than TAD AIMD onboard USS Saratoga for '74-'75 Med cruise and '76 Med cruise. |
| Nunnally, David | azcm | 1977 – 1980 | my favorite squadron while in the navy. davazcm@aol.com |
| McGinnis, Charlie | AQ2 | Jun 10, 1977 – Oct 8, 1979 | Worked int the AQ Shop |
| Zimmerman, James(Red) | E-4 | Jan 1, 1978 – Jul 26, 1982 | ALWAYS A LINE RAT!!! |
| Gustafson, Dave (Gus) | AT2 | Apr 1979 – Jun 1982 | |
| Lawson, George | AOC | Oct 13, 1979 – Dec 16, 1980 | |
| Labounty, Kirby | AQ2 | Jun 1981 – Aug 1983 | Had a great time. |
| Tucker, Mike | AT2 | Jun 30, 1981 – Jul 24, 1982 | Looking for the other members of the VAST shop assigned to AIMD for the 1982 MED/IO cruise. |
| Shapiro, Doug | AT3 | Sep 29, 1981 – Jul 20, 1982 | |
| Sharpe, Tim | AO2 | Sep 15, 1982 – Jul 24, 1986 | |
| Kennedy, Cecil | AMS3 | Mar 10, 1985 – Oct 18, 1988 | It was really the best time of my life I was just too young to realize it. A lot of great friends. |
| Anderson, Sam | AO2 | Jul 5, 1986 – Aug 25, 1989 | What a crew!! Good times and a great bunch of people, in the AO shop and the Line shack. |
| Whispel, Rob | AD3 | May 1987 – Oct 1989 | An unbelievable experience. |
| Boody, Rob | AQAN | 1989 – 1992 | |
| Newsom, Larry | E-4 / AO 3 | 1989 – 1993 | |
| Haring, Chris | AMH3 | Feb 1989 – | 108 days straight Indian Ocean ... Nice.. F -14 RIP to bad... FID RIP ...to bad awsesome equipment .. |
| Pennington, Jason | HM3 | Sep 1989 – Mar 1993 | |
| Torres, Javier | E3 | 1991 – 1993 | THIS IS ADAN JAVIER TORRES. .. WAS ABOARD CARL VINCENT 6 MOS IN 1992. WOULD LOVE TO MEET UP WITH OLD MILITARY BUDDIES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN LIFE AFTER SERVICE. WAS BASED AT MIRAMAR CALIFORNIA. .. AVIATION MECHANIC. . |
| Foos, Randall | AO2 | 1992 – 1996 | View 'now' Photo |
| Blackburn, Michael (Toney) | AME2 | Jul 1, 1993 – Jan 1, 1998 | |
| Tarrant, Michael | AME3 | 1994 – Jan 1998 | |
| Arnett, David | HN | 1996 – 1997 | I arrived just in time for a West-Pac on CVN-70, and just before the Squadron moved from Miramar to Oceana. Great experience. |
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