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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grentzer, John (Jack) | LCDR | 1956 – 1958 | OIC Special weapons | My Father served as the Special Weapons Officer on CVS-37 for two cruises. WesPac 1956 and 1958. My father passed away in 1988 |
| Shields, Grady O. | seaman | 1956 – | cv-37 | My father is now deceased, looking for any one that may remember him. |
| Barrera, Frank | AN | Jan 1956 – Apr 1957 | V1 | Do you remember dropping off Marines in Bangkok Thai in Mar/Apr 1956 and patrolling the Vietnam coast for 30 days afterward? I was on the flt deck crew. Thanks, Frank |
| Gatlin, Marcus S | AO3 | Jan 1956 – Oct 1956 | VS-20 Ordnance | First Navy Deployment |
| Ragan, Robert (Bob) | SEAMAN FIRST | Jan 15, 1956 – Feb 13, 1959 | 2nd. | |
| Fernau, Robert D. (Bob) Rm3/rm2 | RM3 / RM2 | Sep 1956 – Aug 1957 | OR (Radio Comm) | Enjoyed the time aboard....sorry to see her scrapped |
| Utes, Ron | QM3 | Jan 10, 1957 – Jan 21, 1958 | Flag Division | |
| Pritchett, James W (Mutt) | Seamen | Feb 1957 – Nov 1957 | Admin | Looking for crew members from USS Princeton CVS 37. Morris D O'Hearn from Oklahoma, Limnel O'Dell from Oklahoma and Paul Floyd from MO. |
| Composto, Michael | airman | Apr 1957 – 1959 | v2 | Would love to hear from some of my shipmates from V2 division. Joe Volpe, Jay Supek and anyone else that remembers me. |
| Hruntas, John | Petty officer | Sep 1, 1957 – Oct 1, 1958 | Navy | I was lucky enough to spend 4 months In Tokyo working on the cruise book as a proofreader. |
| Chisum, John | AIRMAN | 1958 – 1959 | Air Group HS 4 | I Served Aboard The U SS Princeton CVS 37 with Helicopter Squadron 4 out of Ream Field, Imperial Beach California and was in the South China Sea in 1958 and was A Plane Captian on TA 15 |
| Wilke, Tyler | BT | 1958 – 1959 | Engineering | Looking for anyone who served with Wayne Skipper. |
| Goens, David | MM1 | Mar 9, 1958 – Jul 8, 1959 | navy | |
| Irish, Ralph | SN | May 1958 – May 1959 | 2nd later OE | Was aboard during the '58 WesPac cruise, and upon return, we were converted to the LPH-5. Interesting times! |
| Udell, Stephen | RMSN | Jun 1958 – Apr 1959 | Communitions | Served in the USS Princeton (CVS-37) and (LPH-5) during the WestPac cruise of 1958 and the redesignation to LPH-5 in March 1959. Transferred to the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) and subsequently made CWO-4. Retired in 1977. |
| Baumstark, Blake | Ensign | Jun 1, 1958 – Mar 1, 1959 | air group | I've lost my cruise book for the westpac cruise. I'd really like to buy one. Anybody have one they would be willing to sell? I'd even pay to borrow one so I could have it copied. Blake at: 360-775-8830 |
| Wilke, Tyler | BT | 1959 – 1961 | Engineering | Looking for anyone who served with Wayne Skipper |
| Lewis, W T | FN | Jan 1959 – Jun 1960 | M | worked in foward motor room |
| Crosby, Clayton | E-5 | Nov 10, 1959 – Feb 7, 1963 | ||
| Prothro, Thomas | HM2 | 1960 – 1962 | ||
| Ingram, Thomas | EM3 - EM2 | Dec 1960 – Dec 1962 | E-Division | Worked in Power Shop above #2 Engine Room. #2 Switchboard was GQ Station. Re-enlisted on board for 6 more for B School |
| Hoak, Ronald | Corporal | 1961 – 1963 | V-1 | Hello Shipmates of the Marine Aviation Detatchment. My name aboard Princeton was Ron Yoder of V-1 Div., (long story) would love to have all shipmates join me in the USS Princeton Vets Inc. Reunion Association. |
| Blake, Bob | SM | 1961 – 1965 | S1 | Bob Blake, my stepfather, served on the Princeton from 61 to 65. His two brothers also served on this ship at the same time. I am looking to connect him with old shipmates. Looking for 64 cruise book info also. |
| Nicol, Ken (Scotty) | EM3 | 1961 – 1963 | E Div | Transferred to USS PRESTON DD795 1963-1964 E Div. |
| Milby, Robert | L/Cpl | Apr 12, 1961 – May 15, 1963 | S-2 | Was a L/Cpl, 1961 we rescued survivors of merchant ships grounded on Daito Shima . 1962 delivered HMM-362 to Vietnam. 1962 joined Task Force 8 and observed several atomic tests during Operation Dominic |
| Lord, William | SN | Feb 1962 – Feb 1963 | 3rd | Watched 10 atomic detonated while setting on the flight deck of the Sweet-P from Sept '62-Nov '62. Almost went through the canal to join the Cuban Blockade while on the way back to Long Beach from Johnston Is. |
| Cox, Dallen | JOSN | Nov 10, 1962 – Oct 26, 1963 | administrative | |
| Cerveny, Ron | MM-2 | Dec 10, 1962 – Aug 8, 1965 | A-Div | Any guys that was in A-Div HYD on line? |
| Young, Steve | EM-3 | 1963 – 1964 | E division | Anyone in E gang from same time, contact me |
| Shipe, Rolland | FTG-3 | Dec 1963 – Oct 28, 1966 | Fox | |
| Lykins, Gary | ADJN | Jan 1964 – Jul 1966 | V-4 | |
| Parra Jr, William Albert | e-3 | Jan 1, 1964 – Jun 15, 1966 | flight deck v-1 div | I am looking for scott olsen olson from the twin cities mn |
| Snook, Robert / Bob | ABFAN | Apr 8, 1964 – Sep 24, 1965 | Fuels | On board during the Viet Nam flood and also for the landings at Chu Lai |
| Crowley, David | RM-1 | Apr 15, 1964 – Jan 5, 1967 | OC | |
| Huckans, Phillip | PH-2 | Jun 1964 – Aug 1967 | Operations | worked in Photo Lab. |
| Miller, E.b | E-4 | Oct 9, 1964 – Feb 1966 | v-2 | no, not at this time |
| Lebrecht, Frank | E4 | Dec 1964 – Jun 9, 1968 | E Division | Maintained switchboard and all electrical maintenance in Fireroom #4 |
| Reid, Earl | Radarman | Jun 17, 1965 – Jun 1968 | Operations Intelligence | |
| Rhynes, Joe | BT-3 | Jul 1965 – Jul 1, 1968 | Boiler fireroom number 4 | |
| Olson, Scott | E3 | Jul 1965 – Jul 1967 | v1 | looking for V-1 crew from 1965 to 1967 |
| Schnell, Dennis | Airman | Sep 1965 – Sep 1967 | V-2 & V-4 | Originally was in V-2 division (Hangar Deck) then transferred to V-4 division (aviation fuels) |
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