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USS Lexington (CV 16) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lexington (CV 16). 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 635 crew members registered for the USS Lexington (CV 16).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1957 | 1958 – 1961 | 1962 – 1967 | 1968 – 1970 | 1971 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1983 | 1984 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Bob | BT | 1974 – 1978 | I have connected with a few old friends, and we are looking to have a reunion. If you knew me, please email. We have found Gator, Frank, and a couple girls we used to know. Rick Hodges, if you see this, get in touch! | |
| Chadwick, Thomas | E6 | 1974 – 1978 | Haul Tech | For all of Tom's Lexington buddies. Tom passed away suddenly, at his home in Virginia Beach, August 5, 2010. Tom retired after 22 years of service, as a SCPO. Burial with Honors, will be at Arlington, October 5, 2010. |
| Lehn, Karl | BM3 | 1974 – 1975 | Second | |
| Sell, Rick | MM3 | 1974 – 1976 | M Division | |
| Sakowich, John | 3rd class petty officer shipfitter | 1974 – Mar 5, 1976 | Damage control | Living in tn. now. Would like to find people I served with |
| Peters, Alan | MM2 | Jan 1974 – Dec 1974 | M | My first time as an LPO. Assigned to the aft engine room. |
| Moyer, Roy | mmfn | Feb 1974 – 1976 | m | I'm still kickin boys, not in prison either.....Jerry Wright, Tom Dexter, Sam Mconnell (radar) where are you? Havin a cold one as I write this! |
| Sakowich, John | HT 3 | Feb 1974 – Mar 1976 | Damage Control | Served on the Lex and had a good time. Made lots of great friends and it was not a bad duty. Two weeks in and two weeks out. Always looking for people I served with to see who is still alive |
| Redding, Tracy | BT3 | Mar 1974 – Oct 1977 | B | After Mess Cooking in Mobile Ship Yard went to B Div. Oil Shack |
| Coley, Robert | EM1(SS) - IC1(SS) Retied as LT | Apr 1974 – Sep 1975 | E Div/IC Div | Changed rate from EM to IC |
| Lamar, Dexter | AMH-3 | Apr 19, 1974 – Aug 30, 1976 | V-6 | Served on flight deck as" aircraft start " and Liquid Oxygen on board Crew with AMS-3 Randy Gifford, AMH-I T.V. Allen, Airman Larry D. Stokes, Airman Roy Garrett, ASM-2 Robert Miller, YN-3 Henry Griggs, M. Benoit |
| Cotten, Eddie | MM4 | Jun 26, 1974 – Sep 18, 1975 | M | Aft engine room 'TOP WATCH' Priceless experience for work or play. Grandfather now with 2 grandsons and still the same loving wife for 36 years. Truly blessed. Would like to hear from anyone that may remember a skinny Alabama boy. |
Phillis, Arnold D  | Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class | Jul 1974 – May 1977 | V-2 Cats | |
| Watson, Michael/ Dr. Watson | HT3 | Jul 15, 1974 – Feb 14, 1978 | Repair division | Without a doubt, the most fantastic time of my life! While at sea, we were all profesional and dedicated and worked very hard. Enough cannot be said of Capt. Eugene "RED" McDaniel. A true american HERO! |
| Wilson, Mike | LT | Sep 1974 – Aug 1977 | OPS then M Div | |
| Travis, Terry | HT3 | Oct 1974 – Feb 1976 | repair/habibility | |
| Kudela, James (Jim) | QMSN | Oct 21, 1974 – Nov 26, 1977 | Navigation | Drop me a line. Remember, Mascot "Charlie" the seal? Quarter deck watch, forecastle toking, Smokers @ sea. After steering watch OMG, Mid Rats, 4-on 8-off / 24, Cuba, Midway, oil rig bodies, Trader Jon's, "THE BARRELS" ! |
| Mickey, Don | E4 | Nov 1, 1974 – Feb 1, 1977 | E DIVISION | |
| Kunik, Chris | BT | 1975 – 1976 | B | |
| Lehn, Karl | BM3 | 1975 – 1976 | Second | |
| Barnhill, Ernest | E2 | 1975 – Jul 26, 1976 | 3rd Division | Thanks I’m honored to be a part of history |
| Freeman, Steve | EM2 | Jan 1975 – Apr 1977 | E | |
| Wendell, Douglas | PHAN | Jan 1975 – Dec 15, 1976 | OP | Came right from PH school and served 3 months as a "reefer Rat". Made some lifelong friends and had some very interesting experiences |
| Sherman, Bruce | HT3 | Feb 6, 1975 – Jul 15, 1978 | R div | It was a great experience, to be on. Ship of that caliber. I retired in Nov 1994 as a DCC |
| Winchell, Michael | EMFN | Mar 1975 – Oct 1978 | E-Division | We have a E-Div reunion every year e-mail me for more information. Lighting shop,power shop and distribution shop. |
| Kelly, Terry | ABF 3 | Mar 30, 1975 – Dec 8, 1978 | V4 | somebody besides myself has got to be searching the internet to discuss some of our good times aboard the USS LEXINGTON |
| Moses, Roger | AK2 | Apr 1, 1975 – Aug 12, 1975 | Master At Arms | Great Ship Enjoyed being there the short period I was there. |
| Mitchell, James (Jim) | OS2 | May 1975 – Apr 1978 | CIC | Easy duty for a newly married guy. Loved Pensacola and the surrounding beaches. Served with a great bunch of guys. |
| Kelly, Terry | ABF3 | Jun 1, 1975 – Dec 20, 1978 | V4 | Looking for crew members and old friends |
| Reagan, Philip | MMCS | Jun 5, 1975 – May 5, 1985 | M | Two tours on the lady lex 1975-1980 and 1983 -1985. I Retired in 2001 and live in Pensacola, FL. Would love to see or hear anyone from the Lady lex. |
| Gauci, Anthony / Tony | BM3 | Sep 1975 – Mar 1979 | Deck Dept 1st div then in 77 side crew 4th div. | I remember you all well, its just the names that elude me. |
| Johns, David NEW | MM3 | Nov 1, 1975 – May 31, 1979 | A Hydraulics | Good times, A division was a cast of crazy characters. |
| Blum, David | Qm3 | Dec 27, 1975 – Sep 1978 | Navigation | This was my first command, started out in 3rd div (deck) left the ship as an QM. remeber going to Galveston Tx all the time and also when we had to pick up those people from the oil rig collapse |
| Cosby, Terry | ABH-3 | 1976 – Jun 27, 1977 | Flight Deck | Wow, I had some great times back then. I miss Pensacola and the Lady Lex. Full speed ahead. |
| Fitts, Jeffrey | electrician mate 2nd class | 1976 – 1979 | e div | i was a member of this shjp |
| Czertok, Joseph | E-3 | 1976 – 1977 | x.o | if anyone from the p.a.o office (Rodney) ltjg bonjurno Dave. Bushard , Felix from the t.v studio from 76,/77 contact. me to say hello. Be well and god bless all who served |
| Britton, David (Drifty) | E3 MM | 1976 – 1977 | MAIN CONTROL | One big party, best time of my life. Will always remember the Lex. I painted a huge eagle on a bulkhead down in main control in 1976 in honor of 200th independence day! |
| Killion, Jon | AG3 / E-4 (BTFN / E-3) | 1976 – 1979 | OA Division (Transfered from B Division) | Made a lot of good friends and had memorable times. Started in B Div. Boiler Room #4, the best and worst of times, LOL. Miss these guys. Transferred to OA Div., Weather, awesome group of friends, miss these guys as well. |
| Richard, Savoie | Bmsn/bm3/bm2 | 1976 – 1981 | 1st/2nd/3rd | Most favorite memory was Chief Montgomery also calling everyone a candy a**. Smokers . Working with BM1 Richard Jones and many others. I am currently BM1 retired. Enjoyed reading Captain Eugene B McDaniels book |
| Chritensen, Richard | e3 fn | 1976 – | a-x | |
| Boyle, Patrick (Pat) | ASHAN | Feb 14, 1976 – Oct 22, 1979 | V1 and V6 | V1 division on the flight deck with crash and salvage was a great experience. Had some fun times with some of the guys while dry docked in NJ. Enjoyed crossing over to hydraulics in V6 later in my tour. |
| Lamarche, Thomas | FIREMAN | Mar 1976 – May 1977 | Best Duty, Loved it | |
| Jones, Richard | BM1 | Apr 1, 1976 – Apr 16, 1979 | 2nd div,Safety, 1st Div. | I worked for BM1 Montgomery to start off with and when he made Chief I was assigned to work center WK01 in charge of Life Rafts; I also was in charge of painting the Stack; some of my fondest memories, Fight, worst recov |
| Spaunburg, Peter (Detroit ) | BT4 | May 1976 – Sep 1977 | B DIV. #4 fireroom | i am very proud to say that i served on the Lex. the best times of my life were being out to sea with my shipmates. wish i could do them again!!! |
| Thornton, Jack | BT | May 2, 1976 – Jun 6, 1979 | B | I was Known as Smilin Jack I was a BT was in a lot of trouble the captain acctuaaly opened the Brig on her three of us served 3 days bread and water first to be in there since the Japan war |
| McCoy, Willy | EN3 | Jun 1976 – Jun 1978 | A | Diesel Gang on Forward Emergency Diesel mostly |
| Davis, Bryan (Boo-boo) | bm3 | Jul 1976 – Oct 1980 | 1st div | |
| Lawrence, Brian | PN2 | Jul 1976 – Mar 1978 | Executive | I stayed in the Navy Reserves after the Lex and graduated from University of West Florida with an Accounting degree using the GI bill. Retired in 2000 with 20 yrs. of service as an E6. Retired from AAFES in 2011. |
| Regina, John | OS2 | Jul 24, 1976 – Jun 10, 1977 | OI | Enjoyed ship very much and Pensacola. Stayed in navy for 31 years finishing as OSCM and now sailing as a second officer in the British Merchant Marine aboard an LNG Tanker. Would love to hear from old shipmates. |
| Lockett, Dennis | BM3 | Aug 6, 1976 – Jan 22, 1979 | 3rd Division | Hey, shipmates you probably don't remember me right off however, I was working on the mess decks when I had that doggen wrench fight. I was still a 90 day wonder! Lockett I remember dry dock in Jersey, I remember Orleans |
| Cross, William(Bill) | BM3 | Aug 26, 1976 – Aug 26, 1980 | 3rd Division | I had a great time during my duty on the Lex would love to hear from anyone |
| Mosby, Troy | AR / AA / SA / SN / YNSN / YN3 | Oct 1976 – Jul 1979 | Legal | My first ship... A lot of good times on board and in downtown Pensacola. Went to the yards in Bayonne, New Jersey. A really good time in New Jersey and New York. I remember hearing rumors about women will soon be stationed on Lex. |
| Mosby, Troy | YNSN | Oct 1, 1976 – Aug 26, 1979 | XA - Legal | Finally retired as YNC(SW) in February 1997... Great times were had by all.... |
| Coon, Paul | SN | Oct 10, 1976 – Jun 30, 1979 | 1st | Would like to hear from fellow shipmates of 1st Div. Anyone knowing what happen to Brian Davis, contact me. I retired as a BM1 in 1994 and live near JAX, Fl. |
| Marlow, Michael | ETR2 | Nov 1976 – Nov 1978 | OE | |
| Kromko, Mike (Rocky) | Bm3 | Nov 1976 – Apr 1979 | 3rd | Hey mates remember the good times Bm3 Kromko says hello she was a good ole girl had lots of fun in Pensacola where is everyone Any one can make rate only GOD could make a BOATSWAIN. MATE. 3RD Div. Rocked. Rocky & Kathy |
| Robinson, Henry Detroit | CVT 16 | Nov 10, 1976 – Oct 1, 1980 |
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