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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Princeton (CV 37). 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 107 crew members registered for the USS Princeton (CV 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1955 | 1956 – 1965 | 1966 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luscz, Stanley | CPO | 1939 – 1945 | ENTERED BY HIS SON DAVID LUSCZ, ALL INFO MAY NOT BE ACCURATE. SERVED UNDER BULL HALSEY. | |
| Colvin, Richard (Pete) | 1944 – 1945 | |||
| Collar, Roger | 1945 – | |||
| Golec, John | Machinist Mate 1st | 1945 – 1946 | Unknown | Posted by son John Golec Jr. Dad has many exciting and wonderful stories about tour of duty with Navy and the Princeton. I have his dress blues and whites and "P" coat today, Dad is healthy and happy at 82 |
| Montague, Newland (Monty) | e1 | 1945 – 1946 | Landing Cables | Entered by grandson. He pulled the final set of cables if the planes missed the 1st ones. He passed on 11/12/97 |
| Normand, Aime Frenchy | Seaman 1st class | 1945 – 1946 | Plane Director | |
| Horwitz, Jerry | S 1/c | 1945 – 1946 | 2nd Div, & S1 | I was a plank owner |
| Edwards, Bobbie | Petty Officer First Class | 1945 – 1952 | ? | Entered by his son. Don't know if anyone might have known my father. He has passed couple years back. He spoke highly of his service time on the USS Princeton and the good people served with. Thank you for your service! |
| Graham, Robert | Gunnery Mate 1st Class | Apr 8, 1945 – May 31, 1946 | U | My grandfather served on the USS Princeton. This posting is in his memory. 11-05-09 |
| Schickel, Jack | AMM3C | Nov 1945 – Jun 1946 | I was the deck crewman for F4U fighter bomber 37 in Air Group 37 onboard the Princeton CV37. We were on the shakedown cruise in the Carribean whe we ran aground in Havana Harbor. | |
| Schickel, Jack | AMM3C | 1946 – Mar 1946 | I was deck creman for F4U fighter bomber #37 in Air Group 37 on CV37. I was on the shakedown cruise in the Carribean when we ran aground in Havana Harbor. | |
| Trocki, @ | BT2 | 1946 – 1948 | ||
| Nobles, Theodore (Ted Or Shorty) | MT | 1946 – 1951 | R | This is Ted's daughter, I don't know specifics of his enlistment, I was born in 1946 and I have a photo of my mom and dad on board the ship...and she's pregnant with me. He could have enlisted in 1945. |
| Wheatley, Don | ABM3 | Oct 1, 1946 – Aug 1, 1949 | Deck | |
| Stone, Bobby | Sep 1949 – 1950 | |||
| Neal, Harold Evans | 1950 – | |||
| Hinkle, Elvin | RDM2 | Jan 1, 1950 – Nov 1, 1950 | OR | I enjoyed my tour of duty on the Princeton |
| Savage, John | BMB3 | Apr 29, 1950 – Sep 29, 1951 | 1st and 5th | Life boad restocking, mailman for division son's email address) |
| Strimling, Stanley | LTJG ( DC) | Aug 1, 1950 – Aug 30, 1951 | D - Dental | |
| Duran, Bonifacio P. (Boni) | ADAN | Sep 4, 1950 – 1953 | v | Assigned to the Princeton after '"A" School (millington Tenn)Transfered to fighter Squaron 193 ;1951 |
| Bishop, Bobby | RM3 | Sep 15, 1950 – Mar 20, 1954 | OR (Radio) | Served aboard the Sweet (P) from September 1950 until seperation from service in March 1954.I am retired in NM. |
| English, Addison R. | Lt. | Nov 9, 1950 – May 29, 1951 | VC-35 | VC-35 VAN 3 Night Hecklers. Bombed Hwachon Dam with VA-195 and Metzner & Clapp. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross. Died 29 Jul 96. entered by his son. See VC-35 website http://www.vc-35andvaaw-35.org/index.html |
| Roberts, Wayne | SN | Aug 1951 – 1953 | OR | I was a SN Radioman in the OR division. |
| Sexton, Bill | aban | Nov 2, 1951 – Mar 1954 | v3g/v7 | Most remembered years of my 22 years in the Navy.I have served on many carriers and many squadrons, But the Sweet pea is my only real memories. |
| Schreiber, Robert | MACHINEST MATE 3 | 1952 – 1956 | a | stayed off shore. sent fighter planes to korea. |
| Jeffries, Martin | AO2 | 1952 – 1953 | VA 195 | |
| Lilienthal, Merle | Seaman 2nd class | 1952 – 1954 | V2 | I served with my brother Jack Liliental and we were both in Catapult. |
| Burns, David | AOAN | Mar 15, 1952 – Jun 1, 1954 | V-6 Avaition Ordnance | At the time I reported aboard I believe that I was the youngset Sailor aboard. I was 15 Years old. My Brother John Burns also served aboard as a deck ape! |
| Avery, Melvin | LTJG | Mar 21, 1952 – Nov 3, 1952 | VAN Team 13, "E" VA-195 | A member of combined squadron VC-35, VAN team 13 consisted of 6 officers and 35 enlisted men. They flew AD-4N on "Night Heckler" missions. My father is alive and well at 87 years young and still attends squadron and carrier reunions. |
| White, Ralph "Whitey" | SN | Sep 1952 – Aug 1955 | Personnel | |
| Hill, Paul | YNSN | Oct 22, 1952 – Jan 1, 1955 | xdivision | |
| Luchsinger, Dan / Danny / Lucky | SEAMAN 1ST CLASS | Jan 1953 – Nov 1953 | 2ND GUNNERY / BRIDGE HELM | I SERVED ABOARD THE PRINCETON ON HER LAST WARTIME TOUR ENDING IN 1953. I JOINED THE 37 AT ALAMEDA AND SAILED TO HAWAII IN FEBURARY WHERE WE DID SHAKEDOWN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE, AS A SEAMAN, TO WORK IN THE CHIEF'S QUARTERS WHERE THE GRUB |
| Richards, Ross | ABAN | Jan 1, 1953 – Jun 1, 1954 | V-3 | Lots of good good times. |
| Holmes, Buford | AM/AN | Jan 1, 1953 – Aug 18, 1953 | VF153 | looking for: anyone that knew me from ship, CE or CA Anderson, Chief Tanner, or anyone that knew them, Info. on Carbon Tetrocloride used on ship. Call Buford Holmes @ (405) 818-5428 |
| Randall, Robert | My dad was in the V1 air division | Nov 1953 – 1954 | V1 air division | I'm entering this info on behalf of my dad, Robert Randall |
| Burns, John E | SN | Nov 17, 1953 – Apr 26, 1957 | 1ST DECK APE | SERVED ON BOARD MY WHOLE ENLISTMENT WAS HELMSMAN,TRAINER IN 5 INCH FORWARD GUN MOUNT, |
| Fresh, Bob | IC3 | May 1954 – Nov 7, 1956 | E Division | Am trying to locate two buddies that I served with. Marvin G. Shuey and Walter Stene .Also to let anyone know that might be interested there is now available at some hobby shops. a model of the Princeton CVS 37, |
| Driver, Elvis D. | AD-3 | Sep 5, 1954 – Oct 15, 1954 | Ship's Company Air Operations | |
| Medosch, John | ab3 | May 1955 – Dec 1957 | v-1 | after the princeton i was stationed at both main side corpus christie texas and cabbinas field corpus christi |
| Moore, Bill | a/n | Oct 8, 1955 – Jul 25, 1958 | v3 | |
| Hart, Norm | PNSN | Nov 1955 – May 1956 | X | Personnel office and JX phone talker |
| Sams, George | actrn | Nov 1955 – Oct 1957 | v6 | I worked in the Air Department Administration office when not in flight quarters, when in flight quarters I was in Primary Flight control with Commander McEnery and Commander Kuenzer. |
| Walder, Clarence | Airman | Dec 1955 – | Air Department | This is on behalf of my Dad Clarence Walder. He's looking for C. H. Randall and Freddy Alan. Far East Tour Jan 56 to Aug 56. Princeton CVS-37 If anyone knows of them please contact Clarence Walder. Thanks |
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