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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 387 crew members registered for the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1950 | 1951 – 1958 | 1959 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koeppen, Larry/kep | ATN-3/2 | 1963 – 1966 | V6 | Concord Squadron, flew with Shah, President Kenyatta, etc. Best bud - Charlie Bartlett, Chief Rezebeck. Worst: Blew out reduction gear, 64? |
| Self, Billy J | ME 1 | 1963 – 1968 | ER | |
| Cox, Richard | E3 | 1963 – Apr 1966 | S3 | The bulk of my time aboard was as one of the six ships barbers. and by the way the correct command was CV/CVA31 |
| Carlen, Jerry | SF3 | Jan 1963 – Dec 1967 | er | had the best working parties. we had the repair lockers to hide the food also we had the only dog in the Navy and we didn't hurt Subic Bay that bad |
| MacKay, Douglas | DOUGLAS MACKAY | Jan 1, 1963 – Nov 25, 1964 | VF 191 | Parachute Rigger. Concord squadron to Africa and the race riots in Subic. |
| Holdredge, Ted | AO3 | Jan 7, 1963 – Apr 4, 1966 | GG | |
| Rutlege, Donald | BM2 | Jan 10, 1963 – Oct 3, 1966 | first | would like to hear from anyone who rembers me. |
| Buol, Bud | ABF-3 | Mar 1963 – Jul 1966 | V-4 | Too many memories....playing surfer guitar music with Bill, We called ourselves The Chapparelles, and played frquently at the Bar Memories in Sasebo when in port......the Shellback initiation in the Indian Ocean, etc, et |
| Ralston, James | E3 | Mar 13, 1963 – Mar 12, 1965 | V3 | Love to hear from any of my crew members. |
| Palmatier, K P | E-3 | May 8, 1963 – Oct 12, 1965 | V-3 | I WAS THE BAY ONE PO |
| Lightfoot, Dennis | EM2 | Aug 1963 – Jan 21, 1967 | EE | Assigned to the Lighting Shoppe. |
| Lonergan, George | EM/3 | Sep 1, 1963 – Mar 1, 1965 | EE | Gen. #3 |
| Lightfoot, Dennis | EM2 | Sep 7, 1963 – Jan 20, 1967 | Engineering Electrical | Worked in the light power/lighting shop on Bonnie Dick. After my service I went to college in California then worked for Boeing, City of Torrance, GTE (32yrs), Cox Cable (10yrs) in the electrical departments. |
| Adessa, Chester/chet | PN3 | Sep 11, 1963 – Jan 1965 | X DIVISION | First Concord Squadron - 1964 Indian Ocean, Shah of Iran visit- does anyone remember those days? Ray Perez-my friend. |
| Christensen, John / Chris | AK-3 | Sep 25, 1963 – Jan 14, 1966 | S-6 | Aboard during deployment as CONCORD SQUADRON visiting Indian Ocean/Madagascar/Kenya/Aden. Crossed equator 08/April/1964=Shellbacker. Second WestPac cruise off Vietnam (Yankee & Dixie stations) |
| Foss, Gene "Hook" | Oct 1963 – 1965 | BT | Proud to serve on the BHR. | |
| Settle, Gary | FTG3 | Oct 1963 – Nov 11, 1966 | FOX | |
| Sharpe, Marty | BM3 | Dec 1963 – Dec 17, 1964 | W1 W3 | |
Lombardo, Frank  | RM1 | Dec 1963 – May 1968 | Radio | Four Westpac Cruises |
| Sharpe, Martin | BM3 | Dec 20, 1963 – Dec 17, 1964 | W3 | |
| Brown, Roy | SHS2 | 1964 – Aug 1967 | Supply S3 | Anyone remember our Division CO..LTJG J.T. Yoshida? Anxious to hear from shipmates |
| Spuhler, Ian | ? | 1964 – | W-2 | I am actually the daughter of Ian Spuhler, and and interested in his time served and if anyone remembers him!? I am very interested and would appreciate any information anyone has! He passed away at age 37! |
| Shaffer, Ronald | AMH3 | Jan 12, 1964 – Jun 21, 1964 | Fighter Squadron 91 | I served on board the Bonnie Dick as part of CAG12 in Fighter Squadron 91 based at NAS miramar, San Diego , Calif. Although I was on board her for a short time we covered a lot of territory on her. She was a great ship . |
| Payne, Max | DC1 | Feb 12, 1964 – Nov 17, 1964 | R1 (DC) | Had some good shipmates on Bonny Dick. We made some good showings in VietNam. R Div Officers and Chiefs....sucked. |
| Lovison, Wayne | ABF2 | Mar 1964 – May 10, 1967 | V-4 | |
| Foth, Jim | SHS2 | Mar 30, 1964 – Jan 16, 1967 | S-3 | I am looking forward to hearing from anyone I had the opportunity to meet and get to know while I served aboard the "Bonnie Dick". |
| Perez, Rafael (Ray) | ADAN | Apr 7, 1964 – Apr 16, 1966 | V6 | Looking to find old shipmates |
| Cortie, Joseph | RM2 | Jun 1964 – Mar 10, 1966 | OC | |
| Lorenzini, Steve | E3 | Jun 20, 1964 – Nov 20, 1966 | V1 | |
| Johnson, John (Senior Chief) | FN/EM3/C | Jul 1, 1964 – Oct 31, 1968 | A Div. and E Div. | Just wnated to give a shout to all the "old BHR" or "Bonny Dick" sailors out. Sorry I missed this years reunion, I'm a Charter Member the BHR Association. John Johnson GSCS SW/ MTS(FRN/SF) USN (Ret.) |
| Gelzhiser, Robert | AO3/E4 | Aug 12, 1964 – Feb 12, 1966 | GG/WG | I was called a lifer, but I didn't care. I loved my life in the Nave because of my time on The Great Lady, "THE BONNIE DICK." I WOULD GLADLY DO IT AGAIN! Even with all the hard work in the Tonkin Gulf at Yankie & Dixie! |
| Higgins, John | E-3 | Dec 1964 – Jun 1966 | S-6 | Would like to make contact with fellow shipmates especially those on board 65/66 in S-6 |
| Armstrong, Yhomas Ray | e 3 | Dec 1964 – Dec 22, 1967 | w 5 & WW | GOOD TIMES ON BOARD AND ASHORE |
| Halvorson, Jerry | 2nd class et | Dec 1, 1964 – May 1, 1967 | Electronics | |
| Sipes, Rodney | E 2 | 1965 – Dec 1965 | R-Div | |
| Lee, Verben | YN3 | Jan 1965 – Sep 1968 | W2, WF, and Nav | My favorite job was on the bridge handling the Captain's (Ruiz/Dankworth), 1JV during GQ and replenishments. As a Weps. and Nav. YN, I was always meeting interesting people. Had fun touring Nagasaki with Pepe and Orio. |
| Keesling, Jim Bones | Jan 1, 1965 – Sep 15, 1967 | |||
| Kindler, Lynn | seaman appentice | Jan 3, 1965 – Mar 1967 | S3 | 2 tours Viet Nam,mos was quarterrmaster,billet was fill sent me to S3 division temporarialy,but ended up there permanent Enjoyed first visits to southeast Asia.worked in the laundry,took baths in washmachine , |
| Hogan, Patrick | ETR-2 | Feb 15, 1965 – Dec 18, 1967 | OE | It is hard to believe that so many years have passed by. |
| Meier, Jerry | EM3 | Mar 2, 1965 – Jun 27, 1966 | EE Distribution | Great times during my one WesPac cruise. Don't miss Fire Room #3 - hotter than hell. Got a swap to the USS Nereus (AS 17) after about 15 months on the Bon Homme. Made EM2 on the Nereus and EM1 in the reserves. |
| Bert, Tindall | QM3 | Mar 10, 1965 – Apr 10, 1969 | Navigation | Although I remained in the Navy until 1971, while I wa on the Bonni Dick I meet some lifelong friends and am still in touch with them and looking for others. |
| McAllister, Joseph | PH-3 E-4 | Apr 21, 1965 – Jan 13, 1966 | VFP-63 Det. Echo | |
| Owens, Robert | Boats mate | Jun 1965 – | Third | |
| Schaefer, Joe | BT3 | Jul 1965 – May 1967 | B division | this was a learning time of my life. The boiler rooms were hot but you got use to them. I learned alot that helped me later on in life. |
| Smith, John | E-3 | Jul 9, 1965 – Aug 10, 1967 | AIO-OP | Served in Air Intelligence Office with some great guys. |
| Tindall, Jacky | AIRMAN E3 | Aug 1965 – 1966 | Worked on the flightdeck | |
| Painter, William (Bill) | ABH-2 | Aug 1965 – Feb 1969 | V-3 | Hard work and long hours on the hanger-deck. Great bunch of fellow ship-men. Would like to get in-touch with some of them. |
| Tilson, Bruce | MM2 | Oct 1965 – Apr 1969 | EA | Four years on the "Bonnie Dick", will never forget it. Had some great times, the experience of a lifetime. |
| Weiland, Robert | QM3 | Oct 30, 1965 – Jun 2, 1968 | nav | from 1965 to 1968 navigation would like to hear from you |
| Paul, Gallagher | AK3 | Nov 1965 – Sep 26, 1966 | Aviation Supply | |
| Galasso, Cyprian (Zip) | ETN 2 | Dec 10, 1965 – Aug 5, 1969 | OE | I made 2 ½ cruises on the Bonne Dick and have many life long memories. I went to the reunion this year (2013) in Rapid City S.D. Got to see many friendly people that were on board when I was on but no one from OE division. Get in touch if you know me… |
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