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USS Hancock (CV 19) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Hancock (CV 19). 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 550 crew members registered for the USS Hancock (CV 19).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1953 | 1954 – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leek, James | ADJ3 | 1963 – 1965 | V6 | |
| Spratley, Albert | 4-4 | 1963 – 1966 | agree working in the hot enginerooms and werking in the generator rooms with the boiler was very hard indeed.it was all worth it for me tho.was veru much fun on the hanna all work and more work.its made me who i am.a very proud american.thanks for s | |
| Kimball, Larry | AT1 | 1963 – 1965 | Air Wing 21 | |
| Shortt, Larry | AO2 | 1963 – 1969 | ||
| Hopkins, Mike (Hoppy) | MM2 | 1963 – 1966 | 'A' (Auxillary) | Would love to hear from Skinny Tom or anyone else in 'A' division under Lt Lord. |
| Laufenberg, Dennis. ( Lauf ) | Airman | 1963 – 1966 | V3 | Have a lot of fond memories from the years I spent on the Hancock and friends I made. Late 1963- late Dec 1966 then went aboard the Oriskany CVA 34 until I was discharge April or May 1967. Hancock left end Dec. 66-Nam |
| Fassnacht, Dan / Speedy | MM3 | Jan 1, 1963 – Sep 29, 1966 | B | WORKED WITH THE EVAPORATER GANG. WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS AND HAD A LOT OF WILD AND CRAZY TIMES ON LIBERTY WHILE OVERSEAS, ESPECIALY OLONGAPO PHILLIPINES. HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU... dano4519@webtv.net |
Brooks, Robert  | PHAN | Jan 3, 1963 – Jul 17, 1964 | V-4 and OP | V-4 Div. Jan-Nov 1963 and OP Div. Nov 1963 - July 1964 |
| Hoyt, Larry | E3. Aviation bosuns mate | Mar 24, 1963 – Mar 24, 1966 | V3 hangar deck plane pusher | 18 year old blue shirt. Don't remember many names, some 2yr reserves from La, Robbins from Detroit, Kowalski, Vallily, Sarbacker, Shelley, Maguire died in accident, made 3 cruises. Anyone remember me? |
| Frank, Darrell | AO3 | Jun 1963 – May 29, 1965 | GM | Best 2 years of my Life |
| Wonder, Raymond | ATR3 | Jun 1963 – Dec 1963 | FITRON213 | Looking for anyone who may provide me with coordinates of ship when it was active on the 1963 WESTPAC Cruise off the coast of Vietnam |
| Campbell, James | AEAN | Jun 7, 1963 – Feb 15, 1965 | CAG 21 VFP 63 DET LIMA & VF211 (64-65) | The most important time of my life! |
| Borromey, Philip | PH2 | Jul 15, 1963 – Sep 19, 1966 | OP (Photographer) | Served as a ships photographer and did three west Pacific cruises off Vietnam. |
| Jacobs, Thomas | SN | Jul 16, 1963 – Oct 28, 1964 | First | Worked in First Division. |
| Ballarta, Dennis | RD3 | Aug 1963 – Mar 1967 | OI | Just 17 to Almost 21 / Kinda grew up onboard 2 partial, 2 complete westpacs. Lots of Tonkin time. onboard, when Subic Bay cmd. kicked us out! Had a lot of fun. Working in CIC kept is in ,on almost everything going on. RAMPAGE CVA-19 USN |
| Ashby, Garry | ENT3 | Sep 1963 – Nov 27, 1966 | OE | Some of my best yeards, to bad I didn't know it at the time |
| Stones, Denny | AN | Nov 1963 – Oct 1964 | V6 Ground Support | Would be interested in hearing from anyone in my Division. |
| Maurer, Jack | E-5 | 1964 – 1965 | V-6 and the electronics shop | |
| Clementson, Jack H. | E-5 | 1964 – 1968 | Yeoman | This is one of Jack's sons. Pops isn't with us any more passed away in 1985. After finding this site I had to add his name to the crew list. He loved his tours aboard the Hancock. He retired as a CPO in 1975. |
| Caldwell, Lloyd | HM3 | 1964 – Jun 1965 | Hospital Div | Would like to contact Ship mates |
| Jones, Robert | AN | 1964 – 1966 | Crash Crew | It was a big experience. Sometime very hard and dirty. Long hours on runway watch in that old MB1 |
| Mason, Charles | GMTSN | 1964 – Jul 1967 | W | Was proud to be part of the Flat Top Navy. Served with some great folks and enjoyed being at sea. |
| Holt, David | E-3 | 1964 – 1965 | Machinist Mate | |
| Jackson, Chris | RD2 | 1964 – 1965 | OI | Interesting times in the gulf of Tonkin in 1962. Learned how to write backwards on a plastic sheet. Transferred with Paul Norris to LPD-6 in 63. |
| Covington, Herman | E4 | 1964 – 1966 | .. | |
| Chang, Eugene | Elevtrican Mate 3 Class | Jan 1964 – Sep 22, 1967 | Electrical | Served in distribution group last assignment boiler room 4 with switchboard and generator |
| Divers, Jack | AN | Feb 1964 – 1965 | OC | Greatest time of my life there on Hanna. Like others, I wish I knew it at the time. OC Div on top of everything. Pearl, Olongapo, Yokosuka all the girls were great! Memories will always be with me. |
| Worthington, Merrill | PHOTOGRAPHERS MATE 3C | Feb 8, 1964 – Jul 24, 1967 | OP photolab | Would be interested in finding my first division officer, lt.jg Jim Miller. |
| White, George | hm3 | Mar 15, 1964 – Mar 14, 1965 | medical | I've been looking for a Rod Woodson. Also, I sailor from Nebraska that I owe money to. |
| Murphy, Stephen | ATN2 | May 1964 – Sep 1967 | va-216 | |
| Murray, Jim | PN3 | Jun 1964 – Sep 1967 | X | |
| Highbarger, Gary | AIRMAN | Jul 1964 – May 1965 | VAW 11 | Great group of guys. Vietnam kept us busy but I never heard any complaints about the long hours from anyone. |
| Fitzsimmons, James | ATN3 | Jul 1, 1964 – Aug 31, 1967 | V-6 | I would like to catch up with some of my shipmates. I spent most of my time in the V-6 Avionics Shop, the Air Office and the Parachute Loft. I cut hair for people in other divisions to earn extra cash. |
| Caporale, John | SN | Aug 1964 – Feb 1965 | Communications | Shipped out to Hannah from boot camp. Radio messenger. My most vivid memory was "Commander Rinaldi to the bridge", flight Ops and Hong Kong liberty. Departed ship - Subic Bay to Class "A" radio school NTC SD |
| Postorino, Ronald | E3 airman | Aug 1964 – Jun 1966 | V3 | Recently retired from civilian career would like to connect with former shipmates |
| Harris, James | GMTSN | Aug 1964 – Aug 1966 | W | Just found the site. Saw an old shipmate G Mason. trying to find if he's still hanging in there. Had a ball on the Hanna |
| Gist, Richard (Rick) | ABH-3 | Aug 21, 1964 – Jul 20, 1966 | V-1 | I started out a blue shirt in Fly 3, ending up a yellow shirt on my second cruise. Still in Fly 3. I worked with quite a few great guys while on board. Will never forget... |
| Messer, David | AIRMAN E-3 | Sep 1964 – Mar 1966 | FLIGHT DECK V-1 | LOTS OF MEMORIES, SUBIC BAY LOOKING FOR DAN EATON AND TERRY WATSON FROM V-6 |
| Randall, Dave | AN | Sep 1964 – Jan 1965 | Actron 215 | I worked the flight deck,I wouldn't trade the memories for anything. Retired auto worker,live in Kansas city. Proud to have served in the Navy. 1961-1965 NAS Barbers Point for 2 years. |
| Benak, Charles | MM2C | Sep 14, 1964 – Dec 10, 1967 | B | |
| Mower, Larry | AE3 | Oct 1964 – May 1965 | NONE | |
| Phillips, Dalton | SFM-2 | Oct 15, 1964 – Jun 21, 1968 | R Division | I reported on board HANNAH right after boot camp. I worked in the Sheetmetal Shop, starting as an FA and made SFM-2 before I left. Great experience!. |
| Price, Ronald Aka Gator | ADJ3 | Oct 19, 1964 – May 29, 1965 | Helsuptron1 | Looking for anyone who served with Angel Crew HC1 during this time period. Please respond. |
| Wynn, Patrick | E4 | Oct 20, 1964 – Oct 20, 1967 | V6 | |
| Dewey, Larry (Little Chicago) | ATN-2 | Nov 1, 1964 – Apr 1, 1966 | VA-212 | Good old boat! They don't make em like that any more (Thank God) |
| Stevens, William (Bill) | AN-AQF3? | Nov 16, 1964 – Oct 7, 1966 | FITRON 24(?) | I'm his son, he died 27 Dec. 85. Looking for ANY photos or information. Just got his records from National Archives today. 314-662-4709 |
| Rhodes, Ira/dusty | PO4 | Nov 17, 1964 – Jul 15, 1967 | E | I served under Capt. Donaldson/Capt Stripper/Capt. Stone |
| Conn, Roger | ABE 3 | Nov 19, 1964 – Dec 12, 1967 | V-2 CATS | What away to grow up and learn how to be a team player while still being who you are. And to this day still have the same close friends,Comer,Allen, Rolette, and Willie Hale and Many others Montoya , Mc Cloud Ortega and |
| Jones, Ron | AMS2 | Dec 1964 – Feb 1968 | V-6 | My 1st. assignments were to help in patching shrapnel damage on the underside of HANCOCK's C1A and repairing a leaky hydraulic line on an A1 SPAD. Remaining assignments were with V-6 LOX. |
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