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USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70). 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 75 crew members registered for the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1943 | 1944 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoades, Charles | SEAMAN SECOND CLASS SV6 | 0000 – Jan 11, 1946 | Awarded American Area, Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific, Philippine LIberation, and Presidential Unit Citation. Served in the Battle of Leyte. Very proud to have served his country | |
| .neumann, Herb | 1ST CLASS SEAMAN COXWAIN | Dec 2, 1940 – May 1946 | Head Laundryman | |
| Evans, Virgil | PO 2ND CLASS | 1941 – | Torpedoman | I am His Son. Virgil also Served as a Cook. He Passed Away in 2000. I do not Know His Years That He Served. He was Very Proud That He was in the Navy. I also Served in the Navy.Please Feel Free to Contact Me. |
| Sutton, Richard | Lt | 1941 – | not sure what division my Father was in. | My father was a Navy fighter scout pilot on the Fanshaw Bay. He passed away in 1988. |
| Mavis, Robert / Bob | Torpedoman 1st class | 1941 – 1945 | .? | This is his daughter that has entered bob Mavis. He passed away in1999. I wish I was able to hear more of his stories when he served but I was to stupid to find out more at the time. Thats something I will always regret. |
| Hawkins, Norman Loftus | LT. JUNIOR GRADE | Jan 30, 1941 – Sep 21, 1945 | acornred1 | YF1079.. I WAS AN OFFICER ON THE CARRIER USS FANSHAW BAY. I ALSO SERVED IN GUADACANAL. |
| Russenberger, Ralph William | 1942 – | |||
| Coffin, David | 1942 – 1946 | Father worked in the engine room from the time the ship was commissioned through WWII. Would love to hear from anyone that worked with him. | ||
Francis, Theodore James "T. J."  | ??? | 1942 – 1945 | CVE 70 | TJ is my Father in law, he is still living in North Richland Hills Texas "September 20 2015" He is very proud to have served with all the others on the Fanny B Update TJ Francis Passed away October 27, 2016 |
| Penner, Ivan Dale | TBD | Jan 1, 1942 – Jan 29, 1946 | TBD | My grandpa was aboard this ship. His name is Ivan but he went by Dale since after the war. If anyone recognizes his name or remembers him, please be in touch. He is 88 years old. |
| Yellen, Henery | 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICER | Mar 26, 1942 – Dec 14, 1945 | AVIATION MACHINISTS MATE | My father served on the Fannie Bee as a Aviation Machinists mate. He was a 1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICER/SECTION LEADER. He specialized in Instrumentation on the fighter planes. He was Aboard during the battle of Leyte Gulf. |
| Juraszek, Stanley | CVE 70 | Apr 8, 1942 – Apr 29, 1943 | AVIATION ORDINANCE 1ST CLASS | WHEN AND WHERE IS THE REUNION? |
| Smithson, David T. | Lt. Cmdr | May 1, 1942 – May 3, 1945 | unknown | A Navy lt. in WW1, then successful lawyer in Chicago, his sense of duty and pride in the Navy brought him back in May 42. Navigator of the Fanshaw Bay during the Leyte Gulf he died at sea 5/4/45. I married his daughter |
| Baker, Melvin | AVIATION ORDINANCE MAN, FIRST CLASS | Sep 25, 1942 – Jan 6, 1946 | ||
| Bryden, Charles | AVITATION ORDINANCEMAN / GUNNER | Nov 10, 1942 – Nov 8, 1942 | He flew in Samar, Leyte Gulf, Saipan and Peleliu shot at at lots of Japanese planes and Japanese on their ship decks. One torpedo hit a Japanese ship and may have sunk it. Still alive in Napa, Ca as of 1-29-08. phone 707254-9858 | |
| Morris, Robert L. | ABM 1/C CP | Dec 9, 1942 – Oct 1945 | V-1 Catapult | Plankowner. I still wonder where all the people from the flight deck crew are. I know some are deceased |
| Tyner, Roy | LT (J.G.) | 1943 – | My father was Robert (Bob) Tyner, a pilot first on the Princeton and then the Fanshaw Bay. He gave me an album with 300 photos in 1959. I may have a picture of you or your Dad. E-mail me. Roy Tyner | |
| Scruggs, Basil David | FIRST CLASS MACHINEST MATE - CHIEF MACHINEST MATE | 1943 – | Engineer | I was on the first launch of the ship and I was a plank owner. I was on the ship during the invasion in the "Letye Invasion" |
| Pryor, George H. | SPA1 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER | 1943 – 1945 | Our father served on this flattop for a period of time before being reassigned to Wake Island during WWII. His rank was SP1. He was in charge of regulating all physical education activities and sporting events. He was very proud to serve. | |
| Dunyon, Robert (Bob) | BUGLE MASTER III | 1943 – 1946 | Quater Master | I am living in St. George UT and curious to find anyone to chat with that was aboard the FannyB. My email is fanshawbay25@aol.com |
| Thomas, Richard Thedore "r.t." | 1943 – 1945 | My father, RT Tomas, was on the USS Fanshaw bay when she was torpedoed. He was very rpoud of his military service and remembered exact details of that day. He went to be with his Lord, June 8, 2007 signed Mitzi L Stephenson | ||
| Crawford, Oliver D | 1943 – 1946 | I am posting this for my great grandfather that served aboard, and i am tying to find any info or pictures, since he id the first in four generations of veterens, thank you | ||
| Thomas, James/jimmy | 1943 – 1945 | Served with Admiral "Bull" Halsey. Passed on in 1983 to be with Jesus | ||
| Tooze, Arthur A. (Art) | GUNNER\'S MATE | 1943 – 1945 | Art served on the Fanshaw Bay as gunner's mate and LCV pilot. Dad's proud of the part he had to play as part of a brave crew and carrier. Lives in Otis, OR. 541.994.2982 or his son, Dave Tooze, 503.652.0797 | |
| Lewis, David A. Lewis | AVIATION MACHINEST MATE | 1943 – Dec 23, 1945 | VC 3 | A Plane Captain, I came aboard with Squadron VC68 in 1943, and I was the last Aviation Machinest Mate to leave the ship, December 23, 1945. |
| Travis, Glen | LT COMMANDER | 1943 – | was on the Fanshaw Bay in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Glen died in Jan 2007. | |
| Johnson, George C | DC ? | 1943 – | I am filling this in for my Dad. I remember, when my brother and I were kids, Dad telling us things that happened during the war and things that happened while aboard. I know he went to some of the reunions. | |
| O'Brien, John (Jack) | Petty Officer | 1943 – 1945 | - | I am adding this for my grandfather John (Jack) O'Brien. |
| Kaiser, Ken | WT1c | 1943 – Jun 17, 1944 | ComBatPac | I am trying to register my Grandfather, George Emil William Kaiser, who was buried at sea off the coast of Saipan. https://www.thepurpleheart.com/roll-of-honor/profile/default?rID=05d30296-a9f2-47b0-8c88-132304b98477 |
| Laymon, Ray M | AERM2/C | Jan 5, 1943 – Jan 10, 1944 | Aerographers | Transfered from Fanshaw By Jan 1945 to Weather Central Peal Harbour, later to Weather control at Guam till end of war |
| Diaspro, Peter | NOT SURE E5 ELECTRICIAN | Feb 1, 1943 – Feb 1, 1945 | Not sure | If anyone has any suggestions on how I might find out more info about my dads service, please let me know. He really never spoke about his service, like most of the men that served. However, being the youngest of six of his kids we would |
| Rhodes, Carl | SEAMAN FIRST CLASS | Apr 7, 1943 – Feb 19, 1946 | We are the children of Carl, Jr. who was in the ship's mess and was a cook. Happy to be aboard. | |
| Stoffel, Jack Lionel | SEAMAN 1 CLASS? | Apr 17, 1943 – Oct 15, 1945 | This is my Dad He was with Taffy 3 | My Dad was a Torpedoe man I beleive first class. He was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf ,the hurricane and he was at Tokio Bay at the surrender I beleive. I have pics of him at Nagasaki after the war? That shows the devistation of the abomb. |
| Byard, Howard "Biggie" | Signalman, Third Class, (SM3C, V6 USNR, AS, S2C,S1C) | May 3, 1943 – Feb 16, 1946 | NTS Great Lakes, ILL.; USS Black Douglas (PYC-45), RS PSNY, Bremerton, WA, USS MUNDA (CVE 104), USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) | Dad was a signalman and always liked to show people how to use the Morse Code. Signalman, Third Class; Point System; Asiatic Pacific Medal 1 Star; Victory Medal; American Area Medal |
| Indianer, Simon Solomon | FC3c V6s | May 19, 1943 – Sep 1944 | CVE 70 | My brother Simon Solomon Indianer is 92. He was in the battle of Leyte Gulf. June 1945 on the USS Turandot |
| Fritch, Jack | Aug 14, 1943 – Nov 14, 1945 | |||
| Loeffler, Donald | S2c (GM) V6 | Sep 15, 1943 – Mar 8, 1946 | 648-98-37 | Looking for info if there is a website that has daily records of his duties |
| Murry, William L (Bill) | MM3C | Oct 1943 – Apr 12, 1946 | K | Served as Captain's orderly, Gunner, and in mail room. |
| Wideman, Mark | AS, S2C, S1C | Oct 25, 1943 – Feb 19, 1946 | My father, Luther Lee Wideman, served aboard the Fanshaw Bay for a few months before being transferred. | |
| Fields, Oscar | CVE 70 | Dec 1943 – Nov 1944 | 1 | |
| Hoffman, Harold | COXSWAIN | Dec 6, 1943 – Oct 28, 1945 | 1st | I am looking for Robert High |
| Churchwell, Sam | BMS | Dec 6, 1943 – Oct 28, 1945 | 1st | Plankowner |
| Jesch, Eugene | RM2/C | Dec 9, 1943 – Nov 15, 1944 | K | I am a "plankowner" of the ship, was assigned to it at the beginning. I was transferred off the ship after being wounded at the Battle for Leyte Gulf, October, 1944. I am the treasurer of the USS Fanshaw Bay Foundation. |
| Bickford, Harold | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Dec 9, 1943 – Jun 1944 | ||
| Fields, Oscar | S1c | Dec 9, 1943 – Dec 1944 | first division | My watch station was starboard forward 40 mm and lookout. My GQ station was fward starboard lookout I was transfered off in San Deigo when we were ther for battle damage repairs. |
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