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USS Bennington (CV 20) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bennington (CV 20). 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 176 crew members registered for the USS Bennington (CV 20).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1956 | 1957 – 1961 | 1962 – 1965 | 1966 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sica (Meyer), Cheryl  | Sailor | 1962 – 1970 | don't know | Looking for Vinny Carroll. I don't know when he enlisted or got out but I was a childhood sweetheart and would just like to talk to him and wish him well and to see what he's been up to. Hoping he is still with us. |
| Clites, Hank | AO3 | Jan 1962 – Aug 15, 1962 | AVORD | Compartment Petty Officer. 6ur Compartment was under the XO's Stateroom. |
| Robert E Legg, Bobby | E3 | Jun 1, 1962 – Jul 1, 1965 | AirAntiSubmarine Squadron 38 | USS Bennington CV20- Flight deck |
| Reeves, Robert | EM3 | Aug 1962 – Mar 1964 | E | |
| Reeves, Robert | EM3 | Aug 1962 – Mar 1964 | E | |
| Mattus, Andrew | AO4 | Aug 1962 – Sep 1964 | GM | GM Division - Weapons Dept. Was a Aviation Ordnanceman , working in magazines and a member of bomb assembly crew |
| Lebron, Arturo Jose | Airman E-3 aviation Machinist Mate | Aug 1, 1962 – Aug 1, 1965 | V-2 division and later v-6 division | I would love to hear from fellow shipmates. Mace Carrol Ramsey. Johnny Gray. , and others who saile West Pac cruise's during those years. I am now 76 years old. Thank you everyone. |
| Thompson, William G. | Airman | Nov 28, 1962 – Sep 29, 1966 | GM Division - Weapons Dept. | Was a Aviation Ordnanceman , working in magazines and a member of bomb assembly crew |
| Randazzo, Frank | E3 | 1963 – 1965 | Operations | Those 2 yrs were great. Love to do it again. |
| Valentine, Tommy | BM3 | Jan 1963 – Nov 1966 | 1 st | I am 69yr old & got my 1st PC & looked up old benn.I never knew what happened to her,sure was sad to see her all stripped down in bremerton wa. that is where i went aboard. had to be a long tow to india |
| Duncan, John (Jd) | RM3 | Jan 3, 1963 – Jul 6, 1966 | CR | Will always remember got to love the mad hatter |
| Agilar, Andrew | PFC | Mar 1963 – Mar 1965 | Marine Detachement (MARDET) | Looking for former MardDet menmers, Looking for CPL Joey Madrid? He was the C O & Flag Ordley. Served with his brother in G2/1 & F2/4 in Nam. |
| Kluge, Mark (Al) | EM3 | Jun 1963 – 1966 | Electrical | Hope to find some old crew mates who served the same time frame. |
| Nelson, John(Jack) | EM3 | Jul 6, 1963 – Jul 5, 1966 | E | Made the 63 Alaska Cruise, 64 and 65 westpac cruises,worked in Power and Lighting shops and test tool crib |
| Robak, Robert | RM3 | Aug 15, 1963 – Jan 14, 1966 | CR | |
| Copeland, Bill | BILL COPELAND | Nov 1, 1963 – Jul 15, 1966 | V 4 Flight deck refueling crew | I retired from Polaroid and now attend the USS Bennington reunions. Contact me at BCopeland@uss-bennington.org check out our web site www.uss-bennington.org |
| Carroll, Vennie | E-3 | Dec 12, 1963 – Jun 17, 1967 | V-3/ V-1 | I got out of the cab and said to myself, damn that is a big ship. I served on the hangar deck as a tug driver, elevator operator, and hangar deck control. In 65' I transfered to the flightdeck in the crash crew. |
| Laster, Glenn | E-4 | 1964 – 1969 | R | |
| Geiger, Harry | MUSN | 1964 – 1964 | Unit Band # 155 | Looking for band or flag staff veterans who served with me |
| Mylott, John (Jerry) | RM3 | Jan 1, 1964 – Jun 30, 1966 | CR | So long ago, gotta love Big Ben |
| Baker, Earl Wayne | Apr 13, 1964 – Sep 14, 1968 | |||
| Marsters, David | E=3 Ships serviceman | Apr 22, 1964 – Apr 21, 1966 | S-3 | I was in charge of clothing & sales & cigarette stores View 'back then' Photo |
| Carl, Russell | SKC | Jun 1964 – Aug 1967 | S-1 | |
| Reynier, Jr., Denis | SEAMAN | Oct 1964 – Mar 9, 1967 | 1st | I now reside in Madisonville LA. I was in the Home Repair business for years until I became disabled in 2001. I served on the Bennington for over 3 years. I would like to get in touch with old shipmates who remember me ;*) |
| Allabaugh, Tom | E-3 | Oct 26, 1964 – Oct 30, 1968 | 2nd | i am looking for any crew members that might remember me and would like to hear from you. you can contact me through e-mail at totomtyson@yahoo.com |
| Cicciari, Pete | E-3 | Nov 17, 1964 – Nov 11, 1966 | S-3 | We have a web page for the USS Bennington look it up |
| Villanueva, Roy | DC 2/HT1 | Dec 7, 1964 – Nov 23, 1968 | ENGINEERING ( R ) DIVISON | I REPORTED ABOARD BENNINGTON AND REMAINED THRU THREE WESTPAC CRUISES,GOT OUT AND JOINED THE NAVAL RESERVE.I RETIRED FROM THE USNR IN1991. I'M A CNC TECH. STILL HUMPING IT IN THE OIL PATCH IN HOUSTON.WILL RETIRE SOON. |
| Heppe, Marc | SN | 1965 – 1967 | OI | Looking for information on individuals in the OI division during the 1965-67 years. |
| Tolliver, William | 1965 – 1967 | 8 | my father was on board the ship he worked on helichopters & hewas in the 8th divison but i dont know much other than that | |
| Priest, James | E-3 | 1965 – 1966 | Gofer | The Bennington was my first taste of Navy life. Later I went to FT school and served on two tenders, the Shenandoah and the Grand Canyon. |
| Jones, Franklin D | Commander | 1965 – 1968 | Medical | This is my father. He was a flight surgeon sometime between 65-68. He is currently living with me. |
| Kiger, Raymond (Kig'S) | E4 | 1965 – 1968 | Fox | Great part of my life, just wanted to keep in touch! |
| Baldwin, Terry | SHIPS SERVICEMAN | Jan 25, 1965 – Jan 25, 1969 | ship serviceman/ deck force | Ran the soda fountain for couple of years then went to division 3 deck force .learned to cut hair hanging around barber shop cut hair on my own for shipmates went to barber college after navy |
| Fletcher, James | RMSN | Mar 2, 1965 – Jan 21, 1967 | Radioroom | Great memories of 2 Westpacs. I miss the old ship. |
| Needham, James | E2 | Apr 1965 – Dec 1968 | Enginering | |
| Pires, Joseph | SK3 | Jun 6, 1965 – Jun 6, 1969 | S-1 | I'm the ship & website historian for the USS BENNINGTON CV/CVA/CVS-20 Association. Our website is at: <a href="http://www.uss-bennington.org/">http://www.uss-bennington.org</a> I'm in the process of publishing a boo |
| Garrison, Tom | LT | Jul 1965 – May 1968 | Supply | Disbursing, Food Service, Data Processing, and Supply Administration billets |
| Nichols, Edward (Nick) | SM2 | Jul 2, 1965 – Feb 17, 1968 | CS | Served with some of the finest guys in the navy. |
| King, Thomas (Tom) | AE3 | Jul 4, 1965 – Apr 4, 1967 | V6 | |
| Murphy, Tom | DC3 | Oct 1, 1965 – Nov 24, 1967 | Repair | I came on board when we were in dry dock and made one WESPAC cruise. Great ship. |
| Triunfo, Renato (Rene) | TN | Oct 5, 1965 – May 19, 1968 | Supply S-5 | |
| Bailey, Larry Joe | PO3 | Oct 5, 1965 – Oct 31, 1967 | S-3 Division | I was a barber and on the boxing team. After separation, I went to school for computer programming. I've been working in the computer for 40 years now and about to retire. |
| Pires, Joseph | SK3 | Nov 1965 – Jun 6, 1969 | Supply Department (S-1 Division) | "Former" USS Bennington Historian & Board Member of the USS Bennington Association. Helped develop the USS Bennington Website: USS-Bennington.org I can be reached at: jkpires@atmc.net "Thank you for your service" |
| Travis, Wayne | S-2 3rd Class Petty Officer | Dec 1965 – 1968 | S-2 | My time on the Bennington will be well remembered as I served the Ship and all its Crew. I had the pleasure of serving Bob Hope and Henry Fonda. I still have the $5.00 that I had Henry sign in the hanger bay. |
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