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USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31). 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 372 crew members registered for the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1951 | 1952 – 1958 | 1959 – 1961 | 1962 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlap, David (Dave) | FA | 1959 – 1960 | B | worked in Engineering log room |
Hood, John W  | Unk | 1959 – | unk | I'm posting this for my late father. John W Hood. He was a jet mechanic. I'm not sure of the dates he served but it would have been late 50s. If you have any information please contact me at (jgh57@yahoo.com). |
| Beesley, Richard | RD3 | 1959 – 1962 | oi | In CIC (confusion in concentration). Crossed the equater,hit 5 typhoons on last trip from Japan to San Diego(1962). Climbed Mt. Fuji. Would like to hear from buddie, last name Noble (Nobbie). Great memories as lookout. |
| Taylor, Frank | MM3 | Jan 3, 1959 – Aug 6, 1960 | B - | evaporator gang |
| Chavez, Lucio Christino | AN | Jan 23, 1959 – Aug 4, 1962 | US Navy | I am actually his great neice and I never got to meet him. I learned about him through speaking to family while trying to find out my family lineage and ancestry. I just want to thank him and all of you for your service |
| Sabiniano, Diego B | Apr 9, 1959 – Aug 20, 1960 | S-5 | Great Ship.....Memorable Service.......Lastinge experiences.... | |
| George W. Cowles, George | FTG 3 | Jun 6, 1959 – Apr 5, 1962 | Fox | Great group of men in Fox Div. Excellent officers. 2westpac tours. |
| Bone, Kent | BT2 | Jul 5, 1959 – Jan 3, 1963 | Engineering | Nbr 3 fire-room; retired now living in TN |
| O'Dell, Eugene | AE3 | Aug 1959 – May 1960 | VA 196 | Squadron Flight Deck Electrician and plane captain. My life was spared by an alert barricade operator during WestPac cruise. My thanks to him! Lost one of our pilots at sea and one young flight deck plane movers during OPS 2 good people |
| Carraway, Simon W. (Tony) | EM3 | Sep 1959 – Nov 1960 | EE | I came on board as an EMFA right out of "A" school. I was in power distribution and stood generator watches on all the generators. My work station was aft emergency generator room and aft engine room. I left in 11/1960 for NAVCOMSTA Kodiak, |
| Dodson, Tom | ABE 3 | 1960 – Jan 8, 1962 | V2 | Cats |
| King, Ray | PN3 | Mar 1960 – Mar 1962 | X Division, Personnel Office | I boarded Her in Hong Kong in 1960 and got off in 1962, watching her leave for the 1962 cruise. Great times, especially on 1961 WestPac cruise. I am a member of the BHR Reunion Ass'n. Great to hear and tell old storie |
| Hughes, Jack | YN3 | Apr 1960 – Mar 1962 | OA | Air Intelligence Office rockin' and rollin' with TYPHOON NANCY! |
| Shepherd, Dave "Animal" | IC2 | May 1960 – Nov 1963 | EE | The Bon Homme was CVA31 when I was aboard her. cruises 1960 & 1961/62 |
| Lattimer, William (Bill) | EN3 | May 1960 – Jun 1962 | EA | Best Ship I was ever on in my 20 years of Naval service. would like to hear from others that was in A gang around that time. |
| Voss, Ronald | LI-3 | Jun 1960 – Oct 6, 1963 | x-div | |
| Eden, Robert (Bob) | AN | Jun 1960 – Jun 1961 | V-2 | Worked in water brakes |
| Slack, Joseph | air man | Jun 10, 1960 – Dec 19, 1963 | V-1 | A lot of years gone by, and like so many of BHR crew we just do not for get. how exciting to work on a flight deck. I made contact and found Mike Tuel passed away,4-2016 Earney Hinnkila killed as a law officer in 95 |
| Harris, Gene | mm2 | Jun 11, 1960 – Oct 23, 1963 | am | I was a Master at arms .Ex officer orderly.looking for any who was exposed to agent orange...and was ill. or wants to meet... |
| Taber, Dennis | AG3 | Jun 15, 1960 – May 15, 1961 | Aerology (OA) | The lady still had a wooden flight deck. She was one of the first ships to start serving mid rations on the mess deck. The first and one of the best ships I served on. AGC Miller was our division chief. |
| Houck, Stan | SN3 | Jul 1960 – Jun 1962 | H | What a ride |
| Cain-hoffman, Louis Keith (Butch) | E-5 | Aug 1960 – 1981 | Flight mechanic | I'm looking for crew members that might have served with my adopted dad Butch. I don't know much about his service in the Navy but know he was proud. I told he worked on the aircraft on the ship. Please contact me. |
| Weick, Frank Weick | EM3C | Aug 8, 1960 – Oct 23, 1963 | EE Division | Worked in Lighting shop, Worked in Power shop and in number four fire room on number four generator. Made 61, 62-63 deployments great times, many good memories |
| Partain, Tommy | Airman | Sep 1960 – Jul 1963 | V-1 Flight Deck | I am looking for JT Struttman, he has all of my pictures and negatives. If it were not for the dip stick petty officers on the flight deck, I would have stayed in the Navy. The experience and crew were great. |
| Woodrich, Ed | SEAMAN | Oct 10, 1960 – Feb 14, 1962 | Gunnery (G-3) | Made the Westpac cruise or 1961 under Capt M.U. Beebe. Went through Typhoon Nancy. Was a great cruise. Sad to see BHR gone. |
| Harris, Gene | MM2 | Nov 24, 1960 – Oct 28, 1963 | ||
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Acklin, Charles | MM3 | Dec 24, 1960 – Nov 1961 | EM | spent only ten months on board. Made the wespac cruise that year. played on the softball team. made third and was transferred to grt .lks. does anyone remember the riot in olongapo? I luvd that ship!! dint move much. |
| Ammons, Sam | AC2 | 1961 – 1964 | OC CCA | |
| Simpson, Joseph | BT3 | 1961 – 1963 | boiler room | Boarded the Bonnie Dick April/May 1961 in San Diego. Made two cruises to West Pac as a boiler man in #2 fire room. Enjoyed the time aboard her! Would enjoy hearing from any other guys from #2 fire room. |
| Chadwell, Pat | SEAMAN | 1961 – Jun 11, 1962 | gunnersmate | transfered from AR 6 USS AJAX and was put in the gunnersmate div. lots of good times and bad but they all turned out to be fun in the long run..... |
| Chandler, Overton "o.b." | AVIATION\'S MATE JET 2ND CLASS (E-5) | 1961 – 1967 | Squadron Golden Dragons | I served on the Bon Homme Richard and a short time on the Ticonderoga before I got off of active duty. I was a jet engine mechanic, served as a plane captain for part of the first cruise and then was transferred to the maintenance office |
| Langill, Edward | PR-3 | 1961 – 1964 | V-6 | |
| Dailey, Walter | ETN2 | 1961 – | OE | I WOULD LIKE TO FIND C.R. PEEPLES OR ANY OF THE GUYS THAT SERVED WITH ME ON THE BON HOMME. posted 2-20-2014 |
| Mohr, Thomas | ETR3 | 1961 – 1964 | OE | |
| Joplin, Monroe | rd3 | Mar 1961 – Feb 1963 | oi | Lots of great memories. Enjoyed working with Division people. Probably had the best impact on my life at the time. Too bad we couldn't save her for a museum. Sorry that I missed serving on her during Vietnam. |
| Speed, James | E4 DC3 | Mar 1961 – Nov 21, 1963 | ER | Spent 2 Years and 8 Months of the best time of my life in the DC Shop aboard the "Bonnie Dick" Great people, wonderful times (some more wonderful than others). But fond memories all. Any who served with me please write |
| Speed, James | DC3 | Mar 15, 1961 – Nov 21, 1963 | E-R | Worked in the DC shop with great group of guys. Andy Devine, Art Mays, Ray Knight, Bob LaFountaine and more. Best years of my life. Would give a lot to relive them again. |
| Barnes, Richard/rick | RD3/E4 | Mar 20, 1961 – Dec 17, 1964 | oi | was on the ship for 3 1/2 years had some great times with the guys in the west pac. looking for any of the men from 1961 dec 1964 from oi division |
| Fruhwirth, Cletus | RM 3 | Apr 1961 – May 1964 | CR division-radiomen | I was on the ship for 3 yrs. Had a great time. Eugene Fitzmorris is a guy would to look up & AB Grubbs & Tommy Grubbs. I live in Iowa-am retired from Winnebago Inds in 2010. Crystal Lake, Iowa |
| Branscomb, Dale | PN3 | Apr 1961 – Jul 1963 | X Div | As a member of Ship's Company, I served as the Ship's Diary Yeoman, Legal Yeoman and Chaplain's Yeoman. The experience provided a valuable period in life's lessons. |
| Henderson, Jack | LTJG | Apr 15, 1961 – Jul 3, 1963 | H | As H Division Officer, I had the pleasure of working with the most professional and talented corpsmen you could ask for. One of the best tours of duty in my 23 years in the Navy. |
| Nicolet, Roy | RD2 | Apr 26, 1961 – Dec 19, 1964 | OI | |
| Sanson, Ernie | MM3 | May 1961 – Aug 24, 1964 | Engineering | Now remarried living in the Philippines with a beautiful Philippine gal. |
| Mothershed, Carl | E 3 | May 7, 1961 – Jan 29, 1965 | V 2 | I had the honor of serving aboard for three years and eight months. Included was three far East cruises and one goodwill tour into Indian ocean. While on goodwill tour we crossed the equator and I became a shellback. |
| Holmes, S.t. | AK3 | May 30, 1961 – Jan 8, 1965 | Aviation Supply S-6 | |
| Tabor, Harry | bm3 | Jun 1961 – Jan 31, 1965 | w1 | i wonder how the men did after the left the navy |
| Grubbs, Bill | RM3 | Jun 1, 1961 – Feb 1, 1964 | CR | Boarded the ship in Subic Bay as transfer from USS Renville. My brother also served on the BHR with me for a year. |
| White, James | FTG2 | Aug 1961 – Sep 6, 1963 | Fox division | Two Westpac cruises. Put 36 years in. Looking for Rudolph Satterstrom (Minn) and David Johnson (Portland, Or). J White @ usnsemperfi@aol.com |
| Harding, Mike | PH3 | Aug 1, 1961 – Aug 1, 1963 | ||
| Dinwiddie, William J (Bill) | ETSN/DTSN | Sep 1961 – Feb 1964 | ET and Dental | Transfered to the Canberra for duty with my younger brother, then joined the Army in Nov. 1965 and retired in 1981. |
| Dinwiddie, William J (Bill) | SN | Sep 10, 1961 – Feb 5, 1964 | OE, Dental | |
| Kozlowski, Ray (Ski) | sn | Sep 14, 1961 – Jun 15, 1963 | X | Worked in Chaplains Office |
| Barnes, John | SN | Dec 21, 1961 – Aug 20, 1962 | I went onboard right after boot camp and left the ship in Japan to go back to RD "A" class at Treasure Island' While i was on board we had a great time and meet a lot of great guys. My brother Rick was also in OI Div. |
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