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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 670 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 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaught, Arthur ( Red ) | SN | 1965 – 1967 | ( G ) | Had a great time on board, I was the shot line guy for all those ships that we took on ammo,food supplies. Also remember the fire,and all the bombs we threw overboard that morning. |
| Hartford, Noel V. | abhc | 1965 – 1967 | v=1 | My husband was on the ship for most of his 20 years in the navy. He was LPO on the flight deck. Also went through the 1966 fire. 1967 was his last tour. He passed away in 2003 from lung cancer in Ore. |
| Laplante, James | e5 ao2 | 1965 – 1969 | gm divison | Looking for Greg MacIntosh, crew mate GM Division.I retired maintance engineer. Bad memories about fire on ship,otherwise enjoyed working with all my crew members. I worked flight deck and below decks. Contact me |
| Karasow, David | RM3 | 1965 – 1966 | CINCPAC | |
| Gordon;, Andy | MR2 | 1965 – 1967 | A | Did two wespac cruises in these years. Machine Shop with 8 other guys. Loved it. But I also counted my days. Came aboard in San Diego Ended tour at Hunters Point Served w/ Sheridan, Jim |
| Scott, Carl | Fireman | 1965 – 1967 | B | On board during fire. Worked oil shack. Looking for my buddies if anyone is in contact with Mike A Matheson duluth Mn, or any Crew from oil shack give me a shout. I would like to reminisce West pac, Yankee Station, Siag |
| Howard, Jim | BT2 | Jan 3, 1965 – May 8, 1968 | B | Worked in #4 fireroom, 65-68. Looking for any old BT's that were there. |
| Gordon, Andy | MR2 | Feb 6, 1965 – Apr 5, 1967 | A | Machine Shop |
| Graves, Robert | ADJ3 | Mar 1965 – Dec 17, 1965 | VAH-4 Det Golf | Had to write, as the Oriskany museum says we were not on board in 65. We lost Hollygreen 9 off the bow on cat shot May 25, 1965.She was the best operating ship I served on. Retired as AE1 in 87 |
| Seer, Wayne | AMH2 | Mar 1965 – Sep 1966 | VF-162 | |
| Eshelby, Gary | HM3 | Mar 1965 – Dec 1965 | Pharmacist | I had a great time. Just wish I could remember more - the other men in sick bay at the time. |
| Davis, Chuck | AT 3 | Mar 15, 1965 – Sep 5, 1966 | VF 162 | I was an Aviation Electronics technician with Fighter Squadron 162 for the 1965 and 1966 West Pac Cruises. The O is now in Texas waiting to be sunk. So far, I have resisted seeing her. She was too proud a ship for such an ignominious end. Chuck |
| Mooney, Howard | QM1 | May 10, 1965 – Jun 19, 1968 | Navigation | Looking for Ralph Scheeler |
| O'Donnell, Bill | Ab3 | May 10, 1965 – Sep 22, 1966 | V1 | I was a yellow shirt cat spotter in fly 1. Was on board during the fire and when the Forrestal was aflame also. I watched her sink off the coast of Florida and knew she would go down in style. |
| Moon, Andy (Julian) | ETN-2 E-5 | May 15, 1965 – Sep 7, 1967 | OE | Great bunch of guys. Wish I'd stayed in touch. Glad we weren't hurt in the "Flare Fire". Looking for other OE members during this time. |
| Lambert, Ken | ADJAN | May 15, 1965 – Nov 12, 1966 | VA 164 | |
| Theesfeld, Gerald | Bt 3 | May 26, 1965 – May 10, 1969 | B division | I was the B and M division store keeper. I stood my watch in number one engine room called main control, talking to the four fire rooms thru the sound power 3jv phone. I enjoyed my time aboard USS ORISKANY |
| Hicks, Ralph J. | AMCS | Jun 1965 – Jan 1968 | Aircraft Maintenance | My father served with VF-162, The Hunters. His CO's were Mr. Richard Bellinger and Mr. Cal Swanson. They lost a lot of good men those years. Any shipmates, who may want to say hello, please do.Dad passed away in 1972. Mike Hicks, San Diego. |
| Westmoreland, Raymond | RM3 | Jun 1965 – Jan 1967 | Radio Communications | I was sent from Travis to Clark AFB and bussed to Subic Bay where I boarded the USS Oriskany. I have always wished I could have spent the rest of my 4 years in the Navy aboard her. What an experience. |
| Lamphier, David | BT3 | Jun 1965 – 1969 | B Division | Stayed in for 24 years. Retired in 1988 as a BTCM. Now fully retired living in Norfolk Virginia. |
| Lathrop, Pat | ABHAN | Jun 1, 1965 – Jun 1, 1968 | V-1 | Proud to have served aboard the Mighty "O".Will never forget Oct 26. Have always kept track of her including mothball and watched the sinking, brought a tear to my eye. I loved that ole boat. |
| Massey, Charles J | PRAN 2nd | Jun 10, 1965 – Mar 10, 1967 | VA 163 | This is for my Brother Charles J Massey. He was a Parachute Rigger for VA 163 (Saints). He was very proud of his service onboard the Mighty O. Charlie passed away May 2, 2019 from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. RIP big brother. |
| Baker, Jim (Cool Breeze) | AO3 | Jun 15, 1965 – Sep 1, 1968 | GM Division | |
| Stromberg, Merle | Ensign | Jul 1965 – Mar 1966 | OC | Oriskany was my first duty station. Retired with 25+ years of service. |
| Butryn, Michael | e-3 | Jul 13, 1965 – Jun 1, 1967 | v-2 cats | it was a pleasure to worked the flight deck with the v-2 cat crew.was just at the ships reunion,hooked-up with 6 of the guys that we all served together in the cat crew at the same time.i found 16 guys from the cat crew. |
| Scherer, John | RD3 | Aug 1965 – Aug 1968 | OI (Operations) | |
| Shelnut, Bruce | MM3 | Sep 1965 – 1968 | ENGINEERING DIVISION | |
| Ball, Daniel | ETR 3 | Sep 1965 – Dec 1967 | OE | Served with William Corbett (Contact me to discuss old times). Served when Oriskiny flare locker exploded. |
| Rauch, Dennis | RM2 | Sep 7, 1965 – Mar 19, 1968 | communication | I was a TTY repairman, C.P.O. Jetton was in charge of the TTY shop. On my discharge day the Chief was O.O.D. & he said I would be back. he sure had my number. I became a 23 year sailor. |
| Mazurek, Frank | ABE3 | Oct 4, 1965 – Mar 1, 1967 | V2 Division Catapults | Vietnam Cruises 65-66 and 66-67. |
| Chance, Dennis | E-3 FN | Oct 20, 1965 – Apr 20, 1967 | B-DIVISION | Was an Oil King in the B-Division, took samples of all the water on board, and test for drinking. Was on board for Fire October 1966 lost many friends, Now receiving 50% VA Disability for PTSD. get in your claims. |
| Dees, Anthony (Tony) | AK-3 E-4 | Nov 1965 – Nov 1967 | S-6 | |
| Dees, Anthony (Tony) | E-4 AK3 | Nov 11, 1965 – Nov 11, 1967 | S6 | I was in the S6 division. On October 26, 1966, during the fire, I was assigned to 1 Foxtrot fire station at the site of the fire. During the 1967 cruse to Viet Nam, I was sent to Cubi point Philliapeens as the supply rep |
| Helton, Charles | PO3 | Dec 15, 1965 – Jul 26, 1968 | S-1 and W | Would not have traded for the experience and education. |
| Ro Bear, John | AO | Dec 28, 1965 – May 1969 | G division | Served on big "o" .would like to reach some mates I recall .kim Sullivan,Bill Fries, Chico Chavez ,I was electrocuted on board ship and had memory loss . I was there's for the fire . Sad loss of life.a great crew |
| Robear, Sparks | An | Dec 28, 1965 – May 2, 1969 | G Division. Red Shirts | looking for shipmates from g division 1965-1969 right below the radio shack , we bunked please call 2819616312 Texas Kim Sullivan,Bill Fries,Hale ,Red Vaughn it be great to hear from y'all Jon Ro Bear |
| Sheridan, Jim | MMR | 1966 – Mar 1968 | I'm putting this in for my father. he passed away 9 years ago. I remember being on the Oriskany though. We even got to go on it once. If anyone can fill in the missing information, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance. | |
| Ronning, Bob | YN2 | 1966 – | Light Photographic Squadron 63 | I made the west pac cruise in 66. Interested in hearing from LTJG Lesh, or LCDR Tucker. I am curious if Lesh ever made the Blue Angels when he left the squadron. LCDR Tucker was shot down in Hai Phong harbor and was rescued. |
| Hopper, C. Dennis | EM-2 | 1966 – Jan 31, 1968 | E | Posting on behalf on my dad, passed away 7 years ago. |
| Aguirre, Ramon | ABHAN | 1966 – 1969 | V1 | |
| Thompson, Bill | IC3 | 1966 – 1969 | Electric | Would like to hear from all you ICMEN that served with me on the ORISKANY from 1966 to 1969. |
Hieronymus, Glynn (Jeronymo)  | E3 | 1966 – 1969 | V2 arresting gear | Need someone who can say they remember me leaving the "O to fly back to San Francisco early for college release. I flew off the deck on an attack helo into Da Nang and flew back from Vietnam while carrier stayed in Gulf |
| Cox, Richard | ETR2 | 1966 – Aug 1968 | OE | Proud to have served during times of several major problems. |
| Regnier, Don | E3 | 1966 – 1967 | V1 | I was in V-1 Division Fly-1 during the fire. |
| Menzing, Bill | RD2 | Jan 1, 1966 – Oct 15, 1967 | oi | |
| Smith, Floyd | EM2 | Feb 1966 – Mar 2, 1970 | E | |
| Gamble, Dan | PN3 | Mar 1966 – Nov 1966 | VAW-11 Det GOLF | I was the VAW-11 Ready Room Yoeman in Ready Room 4. We shared the RR with VF-162. I think those few months contain the best and the worst times of my life. Oct 26 1966 seems like 100 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday. |
| Harrison Jr, Joseph W | RD3 | Mar 1966 – May 1968 | OI | |
| Chaplow, Mike | YN3 | Apr 1966 – 1967 | Commander Carrier Division 9 | Looking for Jim H. Steward- EloyHarra- Jim Broom |
| Rendon, Sam | abh/an | Apr 17, 1966 – 1969 | v-3 | we did so much for so long with so little that wwe could do anything with nothing becould we could {hack it} we were the v-3 animals and proud of it. Oriskany was the greatest ship i could have sailed. |
| Marcely, Jim | LTJG | May 1966 – Jan 1968 | CVW-16 | VA-164 Air Intel Officer 66 cruise, Air Wing AIO 67 cruise. Stayed in for 20 years. Oriskany was the best ship ever. |
| Sargent, Wayne | AN | May 1966 – 1967 | HC-1 | Posting in Honor of the pilots who I flew with that lost their lives in the fire. |
| Johnson, Stan (Johnny) | ABF 2 | May 8, 1966 – Feb 4, 1970 | V 4 | I spent my whole tour of duty aboard USS ORISKANY in V-4 div. I saw the reefing on video, wish I could have been there in person. It was hard to watch her go down. |
| Hammerschmidt, Sam | ABH3 | May 16, 1966 – Dec 16, 1968 | V-1 Flight Deck | The Big'O' was a part of our lives for a few years and we all worked hard to make sure we all went home. Was in Fly 3 for the fire - sad hard day in my life. Honored to have served and contributed. Hammer |
| Benoit, Keith | DK3 | May 16, 1966 – Sep 27, 1968 | S-4 | I WAS IN DISBURSING (PAY CLERK). I WAS ABOARD WHEN THE SHIP HAD ITS FIRE ON OCT. 26, 1966. THE REUNION WILL BE IN PENSACOLA, FL. AND WILL BE THE 43rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRE. CHECK OUT THE WEB-SITE. USS ORISKANY.COM. |
| Feldhaus, Jack | LT | May 26, 1966 – Oct 8, 1966 | VA-152 | Shot down and KIA by ground fire in North Vietnam 10-8-66 |
| Eastman, Leonard | COMMANDER | Jun 1966 – Oct 1966 | CMDR Eastman was a boyhood friend of mine. He was shot down over North Vietnam and became a prisoner of war for six years and seven months. There is a picture of him in my novel, "Identical Harts." www.loubarber.com Note: I estimated the mont | |
| Walter, Mackie | AZ3 | Jun 1966 – Dec 1969 | IM 1 of AIMD | I was over supply and the tec. libary. |
| Lefoy, Larry | AN | Jun 1, 1966 – May 6, 1968 | V1 | Ordered to the Oriskany from NAS North Island, San Diego. Aboard early June 1966, in the Philippines. 1st deployment worked in V1 Div Fly 2 then Fly 1 in 1967 as yellow shirt. On board during the fire on Oct 26, 1966 |
| Neighbors, Wayne | RM3 | Jun 5, 1966 – Feb 14, 1969 | CR | Great website. I was a radioman aboard Oriskany in the 60's... great memories. Come visit my oriskany website at http://www.bluewater-ink.com/wdn/html/ |
| Strickland, Charlie | ABH-2 | Jun 14, 1966 – Feb 4, 1970 | V-1 | Started out as AA out of boot camp as Fly Two blue shirt, during the "66" cruise. During the "67" cruise was in the crash crew. An my final cruise of "69" was Fly Two P.O. What memories I have of that Mighty "O" May |
| Lorenz, Duwayne | SM3 | Jun 16, 1966 – Nov 20, 1967 | CS | Looking for Signalmen from this time period |
| Schmalle, Phil | IC/3 | Jul 1966 – Oct 1968 | E | Many fond memories. Served with a great group of people. Would like to hear from the old gang. Anyone read the book about the fire? Its pretty good! |
| Healy, Don /shorty | E4 | Jul 7, 1966 – Jun 20, 1968 | V1 | Worked on the flight deck as a blueshirt, aircraft elevator operator and phone talker between the catapults and in fly 1,2 & 3. After transfer assigned to rescue squadron. After injuries served final 2 yrs at NAS Alameda |
| Davidson, Dave | YN2 | Jul 27, 1966 – Mar 17, 1970 | OP | |
| Dodd, Doug | ABH3 | Sep 7, 1966 – Aug 28, 1968 | V1, REP8, Crash Crew | |
| Valdez, Egliberto (Val) | E-3 ASK | Oct 1966 – Jan 1969 | V-1 Fly 3 | I went aboard the "O" boat while she was at Hunters Point in Frisco. Met some great people. While on station there were good times, and some bad, but the friendship and the people are something I will never forget. |
| Mayer, Larry | ABE3 | Oct 1966 – Jan 1969 | V2 Arresting Gear | Fantail! |
| McWilliams, Bobby Joe | ETC | Oct 23, 1966 – Jul 10, 1967 | OE | Registered for my dad "Bob" or "Mac" McWilliams, an ET in the OE Division. He passed in April,1992. He went on to become the Master Chief of the Command on the USS Independence 1978-1979. |
| Ezell, Virgil Okie Ezell | E4/ADJ3 | Oct 28, 1966 – Aug 1967 | V6 | Boarded after the 66 fire, went back to states for repairs. Assigned to ships mail plane at Alameda while Oriskany was being rebuilt at Hunters Point. We sailed for Vietnam I transferred to V6 Div. Ground support Equip. |
| La Rue, Walter (Lash) | AN | Nov 10, 1966 – Apr 15, 1969 | V-1 Div. Flight Deck | 67 WesPac, in Tonkin at Yankee, 20hours a day flight ops, worked Fly 2 "Roof Rats", blue shirt, crew leader, yellow shirt. 11/67 working under F8 #204 was sucked up into intake and survived.. |
| Zordel, Phil | MM3 | Dec 1, 1966 – Nov 29, 1969 | Engeneering | Work as a water king, frd auxillary, number 3 fire room and aft auxillary. |
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