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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 716 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 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarber, Warren | MM3 MM2 MM1 | 1968 – | m m m | |
| Miller, Harold David "harry Dog" | 1968 – 1975 | Harold David Miller 11/20/36 - 10/21/2002, South Carolina. Ret. CPO 1975. My dad passed before I ever asked him about his military career. If anyone has any information or knew him please drop me a line: suzrose@live.com. Thanks. | ||
| Rademacker, Wayne | SM3 | 1968 – 1970 | Signals | looking for old shipmates from the signal bridge |
| Conn, Alvin (Al) | radarman | 1968 – 1969 | radar | I am creating this in honor of my dad, Alvin Conn, who passed away in 1992. I am trying to find anyone who remembers him and would especially love to find someone that has pictures of him. |
| Speer, Frank (Indian) | HM2 | 1968 – 1970 | H-Division | Best times of my life were spent on the Big O. You can contact me at frankmspeer@gmail.com |
| Niehaus, Larry | ADJAN | 1968 – 1971 | V1 | Tractor driver, to many respots, lot a hours. Got sick in the PI, 45 days in sick bay. Dumped off in Japan, 2 months of IV's - made me pretty! Great guys, great fun, great ship. |
| Quiter, Lloyd | BM2 | 1968 – 1971 | 1st Div. | I was on location and watched her go down. It was tough to watch but I'm glad I was there. |
| Kight, Jim | BT 3 | 1968 – 1972 | B Division | Worked #4 Fire Room & Oil Shack. Now fully retired, living in East Texas |
| Sepulveda, John Anthony | AK3 | 1968 – 1970 | S6 | I was S6 Division. I sleped in every morning. I started of as a fireman E3 until I made airmen E3. I finally made AK3. JUST before our end of duty tour of Vietnam. |
| Mohney, Paul | CS3 | 1968 – 1969 | Commissary | I should have gone for life I still had a lot of growing up to do |
| Crossley, Charles David (Smiley) | ao-3 | 1968 – 1972 | g-div | |
| Shuttleworth, Kenneth " Shud" | BM3 | Jan 1968 – Sep 1971 | 1ST | I Had some great times on the Oriskany. I saw and did more things that I cal even tell. I hated to see the ship sink... But I did get to see" Quiter" one more time |
| Feher, Flash | AC2 | Jan 10, 1968 – Feb 1971 | OC | Was working in Air Ops when we lost CAG in 1970 in a night ops in Laos. I worked all the Ready Rooms and the illuminated boards. I was working the boards when this happened. |
| Pfenning, Peter | AK4 | Feb 1968 – Aug 1969 | Aviation Stores | I remember manning the order desk drinking chocolate milk and eating sardines, making the new guys sick. |
| Hoff, Bill | EM3 | Feb 2, 1968 – Sep 6, 1971 | E- | |
| Getz, Jeff | ABHAN | Feb 2, 1968 – Mar 13, 1971 | V-1 | Yellow Shirt Fly 3 |
| Erb, Billy | FM | Feb 9, 1968 – Nov 4, 1969 | This person is a friend of mine. I don't know exact dates but I do know he was at Yankee Station 68/69 | |
| Ablanczy, Pete | DP3 | Feb 9, 1968 – Jan 7, 1970 | S-7 | Refueled Oriskany from USS Ponchatoula AO-148 just hours before the '66 fire. Steamed with her to render any possible assistance until the fire was under control - sad day! Rode the Mighty O back to WestPac in 1969. |
| Vietor, Bill | IC/3 | Feb 15, 1968 – May 12, 1970 | E | SOME OF THE BEST FRIENDS I EVER HAD. WAS MY TIME IN NAVY. |
| Quiter, Lloyd | BM2 | Mar 1968 – Oct 1971 | 1st | Going down to watch the Mighty "O" say good-bye. Any other BM out there attending? I've been searching all the Oriskany sites for buddies but not many found. |
| Elrod, Walter | YN3 | Mar 1968 – Nov 1969 | S1 | ANYONE ONBOARD THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: 1287 PERKINS WOOD RD HARTSELLE, AL 35640-5739 OR CALL 256-778-8593 HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THIS IS NOT MY E-MAIL. PLEASE WRITE OR CALL IT WOULDN'T LET ME CONTINUE WITHOUT IT. |
| Bartels, James | DC2 | Mar 7, 1968 – Nov 15, 1971 | R | Alive and well in the Cornhusker State...Go Huskers! |
| Eldridge, Ron | ABF-3 | Mar 10, 1968 – Aug 25, 1970 | V-4 | Proud to have served on the Mighty "O" |
| Benson, John | RD2 | Mar 20, 1968 – Mar 20, 1972 | OI Division | Long days at sea gave us plenty of time to transfer music to audio tapes. |
| Lombardi, John | BM3 | Apr 1968 – Mar 1971 | 1st | anyone serving during that time in first division feel free to contact |
| Bleakney, Paul (Duck) | AMS-3 | Apr 1968 – Sep 1970 | IM-2 Air Frame Shop | I am looking for the people that I served with |
| Creasman, Chris "Crease" | SM2 | Apr 1968 – Nov 1971 | CS | Gentlemen, those long days and nights on the weather decks of the signal bridge made men out of all of us. How do you tell someone what a typhoon is like that never saw one? It was a hell of ride, wasn't it. |
Howard, Gayheart  | YN3 | Apr 1, 1968 – Dec 15, 1971 | X Division | Oriskany was my home for nearly 4 years. Many fond memories especially the people I met and worked with while aboard. From my early days in Second Division to my final days in the X division in the 3M office. |
| Chevalier, James/chevy | Petty officer 3rd class/BM3 | May 7, 1968 – Oct 27, 1970 | second division | Mighty "O" always great times |
| Kapr, George | Shipfitters Third Class | May 13, 1968 – Dec 18, 1971 | R | Looking for guys in R Div 68-71 for 2017 reunion or help finding anyone during those years. |
| Hart, Larry | E3 BT | Jun 30, 1968 – Mar 29, 1970 | B | Would like to hear from some of my old ship mates from B division, fire room no. 4 back here in West by God Virginia. |
| Kennedy, Alan | EM3 | Jul 22, 1968 – Apr 22, 1970 | E | Work in Lighting Shop and PO in charge of Battery locker |
| Young, John | HN | Aug 1968 – Aug 1969 | Hospital - Medical | West Pac cruise 1969, Hawaii, Phillipines, Viet Nam |
| Noles, Sam | ABE-3 | Aug 25, 1968 – Jan 17, 1971 | V-2 CATS | GREAT TIME GREAT SHIP |
| Vinton, Jacob | AN | Aug 30, 1968 – Jun 1, 1969 | AIMD | Started life as an AIMD striker on Oriskany, ended Navylife as an ABH-3 on Constellation. Pick up Oriskany in Hunters Point during the end of overhaul. She was still tired.Made sea trails, mess deck and head cleaner before transfer to Constellation. |
| Potts, Joe | SK3 | Sep 1968 – Jun 1970 | S-1 | Worked in SupOff's office. 262-694-7148 |
| Ball, Randy | FN | Sep 1968 – 1971 | R | |
| Herring, Jack | SN | Sep 1, 1968 – Sep 15, 1970 | 5 TH GUNNERS MATE | GIVE ME A CALL 425 239 8935 |
| Pavlick, Paul | AG 2 | Sep 1, 1968 – Dec 2, 1969 | OA Division | just looking for old buddies. don't need any new ones! |
| Sarcinelli, Mike | SM3 | Sep 10, 1968 – Jan 5, 1969 | second | |
| Yarber, Warren | MM3 | Sep 15, 1968 – Mar 22, 1972 | m | Where are all the snipes from the generator gand and aft engineroom ? Would like to hear from all of you. |
| Kolojay, Don | Oct 1968 – Dec 1970 | Hanger Deck/ Yellow Shirt | I am looking for old buddies that served with me aboard the Mighty O. It would be great to hear from you. Also looking for anyone who remebers the accident of 1969. | |
| Richards, Melvin F | AOAN | Oct 14, 1968 – Aug 2, 1972 | G | I will not forget the Big O or the frinds that surved on it with me. May God bless you all. |
| Castelo, Manuel | DK3 | Nov 1968 – May 1972 | S4 | Have a lot fun with 3 Westpac cruises 1969-1971! |
| Ellis, Carl | SM-1 | Nov 1, 1968 – Jan 4, 1972 | CS | Was leading PO CS div. while on board |
| Lane, Thomas | RM3 | Nov 10, 1968 – Jun 16, 1970 | CR | Served aboard Oriskany 1968-1970 and then transferred at sea to the USS Ranger (CVA-61). Discharged January 21, 1972. Many great friendships made during three deployments in the Tonken Gulf. |
| Wright, Steven | SM2 | Nov 17, 1968 – Apr 15, 1971 | Signal Gang | View 'now' Photo |
| Ellis, Carl | SM-1 | Dec 1968 – Jan 1972 | CS | Transferred to fleet reserve from Oriskany, went on to a new career in law enforcement, Idaho & Nevada, retiring for good 1993, currently living in the Boise, Id. area, would like to hear from anyone serving CS div during this time period.. |
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