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USS Wasp (CV 18) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Wasp (CV 18). 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 484 crew members registered for the USS Wasp (CV 18).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1944 | 1945 – 1952 | 1953 – 1957 | 1958 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Clifford, Carmen	SN	1966 – 1966	Nav	Re-inlisted for 2 years in January. Was sent to the wasp in Boston. Spent only a couple months on it, then was shipped to Virginia aboard the new Carrier J F Kennedy precom unit.
Seibold, Vincent F.	AK1	1966 – 1967	S-6	Two Geminia pick-ups, visit to New Orleans, home port Boston
Wright, William Wee	RM3	1966 – 1968	CR	Played 3B on wasp fastpitch team,one of five mount vernon n.y. guy's on ship.many good times on Wasp.
Ciesialka, Jennifer	MM	1966 –	USS WASP	I am writing for my father, William J. Ousley, he was a MM2 job code 4294/000 class R on the USS WASP in 1966. He recently passed away with Mesothelioma. If you served with him, please contact me. Thank you
Rowe, Jim	sn	Jan 1966 – Jun 1966	medical
Rowe, Jim	E3	Jan 1966 – Jun 1966	Sickbay	I was on the Wasp only 6 months awaiting "A" school in Pensacola, Florida. While on board the Wasp picked up Gemini 9 astronauts. I was assinged to sickbay. Got to meet the two astronauts. Great day!!
Gleason, Chuck	E 5	Jan 1966 – Apr 1970	W
Brandon, Mike	E-5 Photographers Mate	Jan 5, 1966 – Apr 6, 1968	OP	Great crew in the photo lab-Tad, Duane, David,Wayne,Harry,our celeberty Manny Milan. Great Memories-Gemini,oiler collision,THE STORM, Wasp was a great ship.
William, Rizzo	AK 3	Jan 9, 1966 – Aug 3, 1969	S-6	I was aboard WASP for 3 MED cruises enjoyed them all.If JOE GENTILE reads this get in touch with me we were together on the Holland cruise.My e mail is tazriz@comcast.net
McDonald, Robert	HM2	Feb 1, 1966 – Jan 1, 1967	H division
Waldron, Walter	ABH3	Feb 8, 1966 – Mar 7, 1967	V1	Great ship lots of friends love Boston live in Rochester NY
Davis Jr, Bunker	RM3	Feb 12, 1966 – Jul 11, 1969	CR Division	At sea I was in Radio 9 or my rack. In port I tried the 1st bar on the left. I enjoyed chasing bogies under the Ice Cap, whether a Russian or USO. Why didn't We get a Blue Nose certificate? God speed USS WASP LHD-1!
Meadows, Mike	A0- 3	Feb 15, 1966 – Oct 3, 1969	G	GOOD OLD G DIVISION AOs AND GUNNERS MATES. I THINK ABOUT ALL YOU GUYS MAY GOD BLESS WHERE EVER
Keaveny, Eugene -gino	SFP2	Mar 13, 1966 – Oct 3, 1969	R-division	I ran the import and at sea fire parties I was the OSL that took the NO.4 JP5 boiler room fire, on JAN. 6 1969 OUR FIRE DRILLS PAID OFF .WE were suppose to get underway 0700 but got delayed a few hours, GREAT SHIP.
Bizzle, Biz	E3	May 6, 1966 – Sep 11, 1969	B #4 Fireroom	Can't remember everything good I'd like to, Can't forget the bad. I remember twenty hour work days in a 140 to160 degree boilerroom.I remember not seeing daylight for months at a time.But,it made me stronger in the long run.Also,I miss
Jimenez, Roland (Jose)	CYN3	Jun 1966 – Jun 1968	CR Division	Played CF on the Championship Team with buddies Greenberg, Wright, Kerby, Ironside, Weaver & Wilder. Danced every night at the EM Club when in port. Great parties at my pad while assigned at Army Base during dry dock.
Grove, John	E4 GMG	Jun 16, 1966 – Jun 16, 1968	5th	Looking for 5th division ship mates. Retired as GMGC in 1993 stayed in reserves after leaving the Wasp. GO NAVY.
Piatek, Eugene (Gene)	PN3	Jul 1966 – Jul 1968	X Division	Worked in Personnel Office handling requests for, among other things, Hardship and Humanitarian transfers.
Kimbrough, Truman	PN3	Aug 15, 1966 – Jul 5, 1968	X	I served as a Personnelman in the Personnel Office. During my tenure, we sailed to New York, Nova Scotia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and attended the 1967 Mardi Gras. We also picked up Gemini 12.
Yackel, Kenneth	sn	Sep 1966 – Sep 1968	fox and g div
McQuaid, Art	SK3	Sep 5, 1966 – Aug 14, 1968	S-1	Best Friends; Fred D'Aquila, Jerry Allen, Jim Tonkin
Dano, Fred	ABH3	Sep 24, 1966 – Aug 23, 1967	V 1	Two Geminia pick-ups, visit to New Orleans, home port Boston yellow shirt flight deck
O'Rear, William (Willie)	E-3	Sep 30, 1966 – Mar 25, 1970	S-6	Work as an aviation storekeeper with a lot of great guys. Wish to look them up and perhaps meet in Boston for a fun weekend. The Wasp was my home for four years, Boston then in RI.
Ebenroth, Robert	ABH-3	Oct 6, 1966 – Jan 3, 1968	V-1 PRI-FLY	CHERISH THE GOOD TIMES, BUT ALSO REMEMBER THE HARD TIMES.
Plummer, Joe	AK2	Nov 1966 – Sep 1969	S 6
Detwiler, Terry	E-3	Nov 15, 1966 – Aug 1, 1968	5TH
Bergmann, John	HN	1967 – 1969	H
Sander, Vernon Tim	MM2	1967 – Dec 11, 1970	A
Detwiler, Terry		1967 – 1969		I'm adding for my father - I know he would love to hear from old shipmates. He ofter speaks fondly of his time in the service, shipmates, and playing for the Wasp football team.
Fine, Stuart	PH3	1967 – 1969	operations
Gruis, Gregg	E3	1967 – 1967	Boatswain	Remember when we collided with the tanker in carribean? Spent week making it sea worthy and then to NYC for repairs, Bomb scare by demonstrators
O'Brien, Jr (Jim)	RD2	1967 – 1969	OI	I had more fun in Boston and didn't much care for Quonset Point. I remember all the great places we visited and the great guys we sailed with.
Gradisher, Bob	RM2	1967 – 1969	CR	Enjoyed my tour on the Wasp. Retired in '82 as a Chief Radioman.
Fijalkowski, Paul (Skiboo)	GMG3/2	1967 – Nov 1969	5 th
Salisbury, John	BM2	1967 – 1971	LPO 4th Division
Gardner, Danny	MM2	Jan 1967 – Jun 1970	M	Three years in the aft engine room. Started as an FA, sewed on MM2 with a year left. Cruised to No.Atlantic, Med, Carribean, and Gulf of Mexico from homeports of So. Boston and Quonset Pt. RI. Still in touch with D.Riggio in pittsburgh, PA.
Putzer, Greg	RM3	Jan 1967 – Mar 1968	communications (radio)	I was on board during the collision with an oiler. We then went to Puerto Rico for repairs. Also went to Virgin Islands for their centennial. I was also there during a very boring yard period.
Manues, Jt	DS1	Jan 1, 1967 – Jan 15, 1969	OD	Came aboard Jan '67 with the new ASWC&CS system. My first Chief was DSC Crutchfield. Made one North Atlantic Cruise in '68. Served with some of the best DS' onboard the Wasp.
Ironside, Don	YN3	Mar 1967 – Sep 1968	X Legal Office	Lots of Fun Playing on the WASP Softball Team and Partying withe the "Famous CR Division" Kerby, Wee etc. Love to hear from you.
Carr, Howard	EM3	Mar 1967 – Dec 1968	E Division	Great time on Wasp, met some great friends and saw a lot of ports, here and abroad. Definitely liked watching planes and copters taking off and landing. North Atlantic was cold in the winter.
Herold, Hugo	ABF3	Mar 22, 1967 – Apr 15, 1970	V4	I was assigned as a Gasoline pumproom operator until I made E/4. Then I was the below decks jet fuel petty officer. After leaving the ship I became a New York City firefighter, I retired from the FDNY in March of 2000
Malafeew, Val	ETR2	Apr 1967 – Jan 1968	OE	Boston
Chick, Wayne	HM3	May 1967 – Sep 1968	Medical	I was assigned to the Wasp after X-ray School at Chelsea and was the ship's X-ray Tech.
Mechler, Ronald	RM3	Jun 1967 – Oct 1969	CR
McCool, Charlie	ABE 2	Jul 1, 1967 – Oct 10, 1970	V-2
McCool, Charlie	ABE 2	Jul 1, 1967 – Oct 1971	V-2
Wendel, John	CYN3	Jul 1, 1967 – Aug 31, 1968	CR	Wasp was in dry dock at the South Annex. I was assigned to the Fargo Building where the communication were being handled. Then we did a shakedown cruise to GITMO where I had just spent a year prior to the Wasp.
Bangsund, Paul	ABM 3	Aug 1967 – Jul 1971	V1
Salisbury, John	BM2	Aug 2, 1967 – 1971	4th	This was a great ship
Crissman, Eugene	ABE2	Aug 3, 1967 – Oct 5, 1972	V-2	I worked in the starboard catapult and on the flight deck.Hooking up the planes to the catapult on the flight deck. Catapult operator in the starboard catapult.
Davidson, Pete Aka 'Blue'	CYN3	Aug 25, 1967 – Sep 9, 1970	CR-Comunnications/Radio	Started in Dry-Dock Boston, Many Cruises, Many Friends. Ended in Quonset Point. The best of times, good and bad. I should have stayed in.
Brooks, Ben	ETR3	Sep 1967 – Aug 1968	OE	Boston, ORI in GITMO, Bermuda, Ft. Lauderdale. The Hillbilly Ranch "Bubby" Bowen's ET Gang
Dozier, William (Bill)	QM2	Sep 1967 – Jan 1969	ComCarDiv 14	Although I was actually assigned to ComCarDiv 14 (Admiral's staff), Wasp was the division flagship during the time of my assignment. Was home ported in Boston when I reported aboard with it being moved to Quonset Point.
Snapp, Kenneth	SN	Sep 27, 1967 – May 22, 1968	1st	Good experience but wanted to get into communications.
Shaw, Robert	EN3	Oct 1, 1967 – Sep 1, 1969	A DIESELS	My tour consisted of Artic circle, Europe and the Med. we worked on all diesels, all liberty boats,life boats,forward and rear emergency power, and emergency water pumps for the fire main.we picked up one Gemini capsule.Engineer for Admirals barge.
Beeman, Lawrence [larry]	PR3	Dec 1967 –	Air	Came aboard Wasp from A school, dry docked in Boston. Did a NATO/Med cruise . Transferred to VF-31 in Oceana Va. did two more cruises aboard Saratoga. Worked with Ted Weeks, Terry Long .
Kilgore, Richard	RM2	Dec 30, 1967 – Jan 3, 1968	CR	Got to go on 2 cruises to Europe and that finished up seeing most of Europe, I got and early out In September of 1969 to go to college. I went thru several jobs and worked on security at Nuclear Power Plant.

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