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USS Oriskany (CV 34) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Oriskany (CV 34). 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 701 crew members registered for the USS Oriskany (CV 34).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasseur Phd Nd, Dr. Paul | IC1 | 1954 – 1958 | E | Great Ship -- Good Times |
| Collins, Joe | LCDR | 1954 – 1955 | Aviation - VA 195 | I am the daughter of Joe H. Collins, Lcdr. USNR - Ret. My Dad passed away 9/4/14. I have his slides that include his time on the Oriskany. There are people I can't ID. Looking for people on the Far East Tour '55. |
| McBride, Jimmy | RM3 | 1954 – 1956 | OR | I was on the Oriskany for two Westpac Cruises - 1955 & 1956. I would like to hear from anyone assigned to OR division during this time. |
| Smith, Leonard | ENSIGN | Feb 8, 1954 – Mar 8, 1955 | V2 | Arresting gear officer |
| Hollingsworth, Charles | MM3 | Mar 15, 1954 – 1958 | M divison | just checking around to see if aneybody is around that I know. |
| Keesey, Ski......bill | Jun 1954 – Jun 1958 | Navy | Anyone out there remember me? | |
| Justus, Sam ? Sk | IC2 | Jun 10, 1954 – Feb 10, 1957 | E | Served on the Lady 30 months, lots of memories, good duty. I watched them put her in her grave in the gulf the gulf. Kinda sad to watch. Remember the awful movies? Guilty! |
| Calvert, William | SK3 | Sep 1, 1954 – Nov 6, 1956 | Supply | Brig |
| Scannell, John | RD3 | Oct 1954 – Dec 1956 | OI | |
| Biggs, William L "willy" | RD 3 | Oct 1, 1954 – Nov 11, 1956 | O I | I am looking for anyone who served on the USS Oriskany from 1954-56. Email me at bbbiggslf@yahoo.com. |
| Samples, Allen | Nov 1954 – | I am trying to find shipmates of Allen Samples. He is failing in health and would like to hear from his old buddies. Thank you. Sharon Samples (wife) | ||
| Gurr, Sam L. / Lee | FP3 | Nov 1954 – Feb 1956 | Pipefitters | While I was on board, we had a plane crash while landing, causing a big fire. I am looking forward to seeing the ?Might O? again in Pensascola. |
| Ruffing, Raymond | RD 3 | Nov 24, 1954 – Dec 15, 1956 | OI | served on DDR830,Jan 1957 to Aug 1957 DD851, Sept 1957 to May 1958 |
| Lizak, John | E3 | 1955 – 1957 | E | Was IC3 when left ship |
| Lambe, William “boyce†| Aviation Electrician 3rd class | 1955 – | 7th Fleet | Looking for any shipmates. VF 193 Moffat Field CA Served with Allan Shepard. Aviation Electrician on the Oriskiny Now 82 years old, Korean Veteran |
| Pitts, Jimmy | Airdale | 1955 – 1956 | Flight Deck | Looking for other crew members. |
| Reetz, Donald | AB3 | Apr 25, 1955 – Aug 17, 1956 | V2 | |
| Reetz, Donald | AB3 | May 1, 1955 – Sep 1, 1956 | V-2 | |
| Priebe, Donald | DC3 | Jun 5, 1955 – May 6, 1956 | ||
| Madsen, Del | AG/AN | Jan 1956 – Sep 1956 | OA | was my first cruies, and was lucky to be placed in the OA division . It was a great experiencefor me.the crew where great guys to work with. Being very young at the time i just wonder if there is still some one from the OA division. |
| Oviedo, Elias Aka Jim | IC3 E4 | May 1956 – Aug 1956 | ENGINEERING/ELECTRONICS | I am now 86 years old and my navy training taught me to never give up and finish what I start. |
| Yates, Frank | 1958 – Feb 1962 | This is my dad. He recently passed away in Feburary. I was looking for any of his old shipmates. I would like to hear some stories about him while he was serving on the ship. I've got a picture of some of those that he served with . | ||
| Artunian, Bryan | AN | 1958 – 1960 | I would like to find any people I served with. | |
| Mort, Thomas | BT2 | 1958 – 1962 | not sure | Made this for my pop-pop...just seeing if I can find anyone who remembers him |
| Wells, Roger | E3 | Feb 1, 1958 – Mar 6, 1962 | OI | Across an inlet an aircraft carrier was docked for scrapping. I said "she looks like my old ship", newspaper next day proclaimed "Oriskany comes to Vallejo". Later, watching her sink was like loosing a friend. |
| Pedrini, Roy | LCPLE-3 | Aug 21, 1958 – Aug 16, 1961 | For four long years the Mighty O was my home. But i was glad to be back home with my family. | |
| Neer, Darryl | ABE2 | Sep 1958 – Apr 1961 | V-2 Cats | This was a great time in my life. Later retired as an ISC from the reserves. Also retired computer programmer from King County, WA. |
| Staiger, Donald | RD2 | Oct 1958 – Dec 1959 | OI | Part of recommisioning at Hunters Point ECM operator, |
| Meyer, Virgil Roy | AM | Oct 1, 1958 – Feb 1, 1960 | V4 | Trying to locate my chief officer aboard the US Oriskany CVA 34 in 1959. |
| Croft, Gary | ABHC | Nov 1958 – Jul 1963 | V-1 Flight Deck | Came back aboard in May 1965 till May 1967 and was there during the fire. |
| Bentley, James | TN | Nov 1, 1958 – Jun 1, 1962 | S-5 | STATION ONBOARD THE BIG O FOR THE PRECOMM HUNTER POINT SAN FRAN MARCH 7 1959. MAKE WESTPAC CRUISE 1960. DISCHARGE JUNE 1962. RETIRED FORD MOTOR ENG. LOOKING FOR SOME OF MY EX- SHIPMATES. MIKE COLEMAN JR JAMES BRIDGES |
| Renico, Guy | bt3 | Nov 20, 1958 – Jun 23, 1961 | b div no 4fr | after all that black oil and smoke and heat im still alive wish there were a cruise book of 1960 |
| Weatherill, Thomas | an | Dec 28, 1958 – Jan 15, 1960 | ab | served on the flight after recommisioning during shake down cruise &was discharged in san diego. |
| Lobell, Adler | MM3 | 1959 – 1963 | M | Madee two far east cruises between 1959-1963 |
| Landers, James "Red" | Navy | 1959 – | Not sure | My Grandfather James "Red" Landers, talked about his time on the USS Oriskany. Today is Veteran's day and he is no longer living but he will always live on in my heart and my memories of him. I love you Pop! |
| Dickson, Stephen | Bosun's mate | 1959 – 1963 | Deck Force | Stephen Dickson passed away on October 12 , 2012 of cancer he was 73 years old |
| Prentice, Mike | RD3 | 1959 – Jan 1961 | OI | recommissioning crew at Hunters Point S.F. and Far East cruise 1960 -bridge talker for the Flag- lots of good memories ... wonder where a lot of you are... |
Lomas, John/jack  | AN | 1959 – 1961 | V-3 | Enjoyed My time aboard and The West Pac Cruise of 1960. |
| Gingery, John G | MM2 | Jan 1959 – Jan 1963 | A | |
| Sentman, Jim | ABF3 | Feb 9, 1959 – Apr 16, 1963 | V4 | Recommissioned ship June 1959. Two west pac tours 1960 and 1962. Left Navy 1964 Naval Station Alameda Ca |
| Moran, Francis (Bugs Moran) | EM 3 | Feb 12, 1959 – 1960 | electral | I was trained for recommissioning "0"on March 9 1959.When we were in San Diego I found out that the Shangri La was going around the Horn to ny and the Atlantic.I had to be on that ship. What a cruise that was. |
| Priest, Bobby | sn E-3 | Mar 7, 1959 – Jun 4, 1962 | ordinance | I went aboard in 1959, ship was dry docked in San Francisco,I am a plank owner as she was commissioned, I did one westpac cruise. In my opinion had we went to war, we would have sunk ourselves, which happened later !!!! |
| Stoughton, William | MM3 | May 1959 – Mar 1961 | B and M | Worked Evaps in B Div worked After Engineroom 1960 Westpac Cruise |
| Reynolds, Charles "Chuck" | YN2 | Sep 1959 – Sep 1961 | R | Worked in Eng. Log Room. DC Central during GQ. Was on WestPac Cruise 1960 and Overhaul at Hunters Point. |
| Fimple, Ronald (Ronnie) | SN/Div Yeoman | Sep 1959 – Jun 1961 | 3rd | I really enjoyed my time aboard the Mighty O, met and worked with some great sailors. I worked as the div yeoman and was aboard for the 1960 Westpac Cruise, was discharged when she was in drydock at Hunter Point in 1961. |
| Richards, Jim | AN | Oct 1, 1959 – Dec 17, 1962 | V4 | |
| Byrd, Jimmy | AN | Oct 20, 1959 – Jul 20, 1961 | V1 | Served on the "Oriskany" from 1959-1961. AN - V1 Division, Repair 8/Crash Crew. |
| Conner, Charles | E3 / ABM | Dec 1959 – Jul 22, 1963 | V-3 | Looking for any fellow V-3 buddies I served with. 1959 to 1963. |
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