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USS Essex (CV 9) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Essex (CV 9). 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 312 crew members registered for the USS Essex (CV 9).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1950 | 1951 – 1957 | 1958 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy, Stephen | BOATSWAIN'S MATE | 1951 – | My Uncle Steve served aboard the Essex during Korea. Would like to hear from anyone who served with him. I became a Boatswain's Mate in the Coast Guard because of my love and respect for him. | |
| Carner, Fredrerick | AB3 | 1951 – 1953 | repair 8 | Looking for old shipmates |
| Shreves, Ira Lawrence | ? | 1951 – 1952 | kitchen | This was my grandfather, who worked in the bakery area I only know of this year because I found a year book with tons of pictures for that year and him in it. If you knew him please write |
| Dunmire, Ken | AFAN | Mar 10, 1951 – Jun 1, 1953 | V-1 | Assigned to the Essex right out of bootcamp in San Diego. Became part of flight deck communications soon as Fly One in the catapult area and after the big crash in September in Korea transferred to Flight Deck Control |
| Nix, John | ABAN | Mar 10, 1951 – Jun 20, 1953 | V1 | Anyone in V1 or V3 arresting gear |
| Harris, Frank | SEAMAN | Apr 1951 – Jun 1952 | ||
| Dackor, David | SK# | Apr 3, 1951 – Nov 10, 1954 | S-1 | Looking for anyone who served aboard the Essex during this time. Would like to hear from you. A lot of good memories working in supply and also some bad memories. Contact me if you can. |
Brown, Ken  | CS2 | Apr 13, 1951 – Aug 1953 | Supply, Commissary | I was a Baker on board. It was a distinct pleasure to feed the Crew aboard the Ship. |
| Anderson, William (Andy) | HM3 | Jun 1951 – Aug 1953 | H- Division (medical) | I served Iserved with pride on this ship with some of the worlds greatest guys. |
| Dackor, David | SK3 | Sep 15, 1951 – Nov 6, 1954 | S1 | Would enoy hearing from anyone who was aboard the Uss Essex during the years of 1951-1954. |
| Stone, Eugene (Gene) | Flight Deck Fireman | Jan 1952 – Jul 1954 | Flight Deck Fireman | This is for my Dad who served as a Flight Deck Fireman during the Korean War then later as a Dallas, TX Fire Fighter where he retired after 20 years. He passed away on the 4th of March 2011 |
| Reeve, Bruce | RD 2 | Aug 1952 – Jun 1955 | OI ( RADAR) | |
| Acosta (Telles), Isidro | E3 | Jan 1954 – Dec 1957 | V-4 V-2 | My father Isidro T Acosta enlisted into the Navy at the end of 1953 and served until sometime in 1957. He was listed as a V-4 in 1954-1955. V-2 1956-1957. I'm looking for any shipmates that served on Essex 1953-1957. |
| Montgomery, David | BT3 | Sep 1954 – Jan 1956 | B | Reported aboard right after Boot Camp (San Diego Co # 179) in San Diego, North Island NAS. Departed in Bremerton while she was in the yards getting her cantered deck and hurricane bow. My first of 5 Carriers I served. |
| Carter, Joe B. | BT2 | Sep 10, 1954 – Oct 26, 1957 | B | |
| Kerr, Robert | GM3 | Nov 1954 – Mar 1958 | G-3 | Served on Essex for three years and was all over the world (east coast to west coast)crossed equator twice |
| Basler, Wilfred (Bill) | MMFN | Apr 5, 1955 – Oct 15, 1955 | A | Like to get in touch with old shipmates |
| Ryman, Dennis J | Engineman Deisel 3rd class | Dec 1955 – Sep 1957 | USS Essex A division | Went aboard 1955 while was in dry dock in Bremerton, Wa. for conversion to hurricane bow and angle deck. I made the Far East cruise & went around Cape Horn to Mayport, Fl. Crossed the Equator twice & became a Shell Back |
| Arnold, David | bm 3 | Dec 23, 1955 – Aug 6, 1959 | G-3 | worked for bm1 weinacker, bm1 stafford. best friends were sn aragon, sn brooks. sn barr. |
| Bartram, Max | FN | 1956 – 1958 | Oil King | listing for my father, he will turn 70 on 2/2/09 and would like to hear from his shipmates.He worked as an oil king in the boilerroom.If you remember my dad and would like to contact him please email me: vampshifter@yahoo.com. Thanks. |
| Tuchman, Walter | Lt. | 1956 – 1957 | medical | Hi, I`m trying to find any crew mates that knew my Uncle, Lt. Walter Tuchman, who was the assistant medical officer on the USS Essex from 1955-1957? He passed away about 10 years ago and had many a funny tale to tell |
| Pitz, Richard | MR3 | Jan 5, 1956 – Nov 11, 1957 | A | The best experience of my life and the worst at the same time. |
| Stiger, Gerald | AN | Feb 1956 – Aug 1957 | V1 | Assigned to Essex right out of boot camp and boarded her while she was located at the Bremerton, Washington naval yard being modified with angle deck and hurricane bow, became a member of V1 Div as forward deck crew. |
| Miller, Lester H | AO-3 | Feb 10, 1956 – Apr 15, 1959 | v-5 latter on g | looking for old shipmates |
| Schroeder, Robert | seamam | Mar 1956 – Dec 1957 | G2 division | looking for old shipmates aboard the Essex from March of 1956 through December 1957. I was also aboard the Fulton AS11 from April 1958 through November 1959. I am from Hebron Nebraska and still reside there. |
| Swenson, David | AIRMAN | Mar 1, 1956 – Jul 1, 1957 | V6 | Boarded while she was in dry dock at Hunter's Point. Was aboard for a cruise to the far East, went with her around the horn to Mayport , FL and was mustered out in July of 1957. |
| Middaugh, Gaylord | EM 2 | Apr 1956 – Aug 1958 | E | |
| Hubbard, Delbert Wayne | SEAMAN | Apr 1956 – Aug 27, 1957 | S3 | |
| Costello, John. Jack | ME3 | Apr 1956 – Nov 1957 | R | Served with many good men I will never forget. Write if you remember me. |
| O'Connor, Francis R | FN | Apr 6, 1956 – Nov 12, 1957 | M | #2 throttleman in the aft engine room. |
| O'Connor, Frank R O'Connor | FN | Apr 16, 1956 – Nov 12, 1957 | M Division | #2 throttleman in the aft engine room |
| Kenneally, Norm | LTJG | Aug 15, 1956 – Jan 21, 1959 | Supply | Yokosuka HK Subic for '56 Xmas. San Fran Yd period b4 Cape Horn to Mayport. NATO fall '57 N. Atlan&Arctic. Met wife Jax & 10 mos, Med Beirut landing 7/15/58 Suez to Taiwan & home engaged arr M'port Thanksgiving/OFFinJAN. |
| Langmaack, Paul Crackey | MMFN | Sep 16, 1956 – Nov 12, 1959 | B ( Oil Shack Crew ) | Met many good friends while on the ship .Like to hear from them. |
| Freeman, Romas Byrl | AB3 | Oct 1956 – Oct 1959 | V 1 | I was a flight deck director working the forward catapults |
| Surber, James | PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS | 1957 – 1961 | G3 | |
| Gross, Michael/mike | RM3 | 1957 – 1959 | OR | |
| Alsup, Elmer | AIRMAN | 1957 – 1959 | ||
| Turner, William Bill | 3rd class pet,of | 1957 – 1957 | V-6 | |
| Gates, Leighton | RD3 | Jan 1957 – 1958 | OI | Served in operations, bridge coordinator. World cruise, through suez canal, around both horns. |
| Jackson, Herbert W. | RD 2 | Jun 1957 – Oct 1960 | Operations | |
| Popejoy, Lonnie | AE2 | Aug 10, 1957 – Aug 10, 1960 | V-6 | Looking for old shipmates ,please contact me |
| Mesko, Robert | E4 | Aug 20, 1957 – May 20, 1959 | CAPTIONS OFFICE | ENJOYED THE NATO TRIPS AND ENGAGEMENT OF LEBANON HAVE 4 GROWN CHILDREN AND 8 GRANDCHILDREN RETIRED AND SPENT WINTER IN NEW SYMNRA BEACH FLA. |
| Turner, William Bill | 3rd class | Sep 11, 1957 – Aug 10, 1962 | V-6 | |
| Battinelli, George | BT 3 | Sep 20, 1957 – Jan 13, 1961 | Fire room # 2 | |
| Lynch, Elmer | CV9 | Oct 1957 – Aug 1960 | V-1 | I was a sound powered talker on Fly 2, Fly 1 & Flight Deck Control. |
| Sluder, Patrick | E3 | Oct 1, 1957 – Jul 5, 1961 | A1 | Served on two med cruises and worked in PriFly |
| Murphy, Harold B. | QUARTERMASTER 2ND CLASS | Oct 5, 1957 – Aug 5, 1959 | N | Ihope to hear from some of the crew. |
| Popejoy, Lonnie | AE2 | Oct 10, 1957 – Aug 10, 1960 | V-6 | |
| Popejoy, Lonnie | AE2 | Oct 10, 1957 – Aug 10, 1960 | V-6 | Looking for any old V-6 guys |
| Burgess, Vincent | BT3 | Dec 1957 – Jun 1960 | g2 |
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