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USS Shangri-La (CV 38) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Shangri-La (CV 38). 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 672 crew members registered for the USS Shangri-La (CV 38).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1944 | 1945 – 1954 | 1955 – 1957 | 1958 – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Dennis "Nellie" | 1964 – 1967 | V1 | ||
| Schimmel, John | BM3 | 1964 – 1968 | John was my brother, and in his honor,I am adding his info here. He passed away on April 1, 1998. I would like to hear from anyone who knew him or has pictures of him for stories to pass on to his kids. | |
| Fevola, Thomas | BT3 | 1964 – 1968 | B | |
| Reilly, Walter | ABH-3 | 1964 – Mar 1967 | V-3 | |
| Brown, James | E4 | 1964 – 1966 | Interior Communications (Entertainment) | Didn't realize how good we had it at that time. I was there in Cannes for the oil spill as well as when we had the collision with the USS Perry |
| Ferris, Eugene W. (Butch) | B.T. TENDER | 1964 – 1965 | ||
| Simpson, Mike | BT3 | 1964 – 1968 | Boiler Tech/Engineering | |
| Cheney, Robert | JO3 | 1964 – 1966 | Ships company | Spent 26 months aboard...made a Med and Carribean cruise....sailed more than an old Kansas boy could imagine....served with some great people....best memories include liberty with Murray Langston..."the Unknown Comic |
| Bove, Jerry | even boatswain mate | Jan 6, 1964 – Nov 8, 1966 | 2nd | was a great experience wouldn't trade for anything great times great guys. hopefully hear from some. |
| Alves, Dean | E-3/ABH | Jan 16, 1964 – Jan 15, 1966 | V-1 | Picked up the Ship in Malta. Finished that cruise and returned to Mayport. Completed additional cruise the following yr. Ended my service as Plane Director. would not trade my service for anything |
| Gebhard, Melvin | E-3 ABH | Jan 24, 1964 – Jan 8, 1966 | V-3 | BORDED THE SHANG IN MALTA ALONG WITH 12 OTHER S FROM NEW ORLEANS SOME WENT TO V2 & V4 FINISHED OUT THAT CRUISE & MADE ONE MORE THE NEXT YEAR. OPERATED #1 AIRCRAFT ELEV. GOT OFF THE SHIP IN PHILLY IN DRY DOCK. LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE |
| Landrum, Bill | BM3 USN / MSGT RETIRED USAF | Feb 1964 – Sep 1967 | 4th division | Ran liberty launches, the skills learned helped me while running lcm 8s on the perfume and cav-viet rivers in viet-naum |
| Lewis, Roland | Cpl. | Feb 10, 1964 – May 10, 1967 | Marine | |
| Callahan, Douglas | E6 | Mar 1, 1964 – Jun 17, 1975 | V3 | |
| Edwards, Glenn (Ed, Little Scrub) | SH-3 | Mar 4, 1964 – Sep 10, 1967 | S-3 | Would like to hear from anyone who knew me on the Shangri-La |
| Prout, James H Jr | SM3 | Apr 1964 – Oct 1968 | CS | |
| Wooster, Robert | Lt JG | Apr 2, 1964 – May 2, 1966 | OE | Was a good crew and enjoyable tour of duty |
| Litogot, Gary | PT2 | May 1964 – Oct 1967 | OP | |
| Holder, Charles (Chuck) | ak3 | May 2, 1964 – Jan 15, 1965 | s-6 | while serving on USS Shangri-La, I worked in stock control for a short period of time and then to the storage unit. Transferred to NAS Glynco in early 1965 |
| Hummel, Dave | E3 | Jun 1964 – 1965 | VA 46 | Its been a long time since 1964, but I would like to hear from any Flying Scots from VA 46. Heavy Holt, Tony Perucci, Dave Hagamus, any of the flight deck crew. |
| Leininger, Albert Buz | an3 | Jun 1964 – Jan 1965 | air division gas gang | |
| Langan, Dan | E-3 | Jun 16, 1964 – Jun 12, 1966 | A-4 | Worked out of the machine shop. Med 1X I was on the ship when the Perry hit us and I have some pic of the hole.. I am in contact with Jim work, Dale Strubank, Dennis Roddie, Don Dever and Rodger Ponchin |
| De Graff, Tim | SN | Jul 1964 – Sep 1967 | S-2 | 2 Med cruises, the Philadelphia refit, 2 Gitmo visits... wouldn't want to do it again, but wouldn't trade the experience for anything! |
| Hutchinson, Kenneth | BM3 | Jul 10, 1964 – Mar 16, 1967 | 1st | Guys call me Bones Hutchinson |
Thorp, Kenneth  | MM1 | Jul 12, 1964 – Dec 16, 1967 | A | |
| Valerio, Ernest | ao3 | Jul 28, 1964 – Jul 28, 1968 | G | just looking for someone from G div.from 64-68 |
| Janicki, John | BT3 | Aug 1964 – Aug 3, 1968 | E | 64-68, in fireroom 2. I miss everybody and would love to get in touch. We had some great times on the Shang. |
| Felcyn, Tom | sfp2 | Aug 1964 – Mar 1968 | r | |
| Skibinski, Steven | e5 | Aug 1964 – Aug 1967 | s2 | storekeeper from 1964 -1967 on shang would like to hear from anyone i served with stevenjskibinski@gmail.com |
| Rose, Art | ADJ3 | Aug 10, 1964 – Jul 12, 1966 | VF-13 | Worked on flightline |
| Shearer, Matthew | RM 3 | Aug 20, 1964 – Apr 15, 1968 | CR Div | Looking for old friends. Had three Med. Cruises 1964 thru 1968. This was a great time to grow up. |
| Jodoin, Roger | CSSN | Sep 1964 – Jul 1966 | S-2 | made med cruise left the Shang to go to Vietnam on the PBR,S TF-116 then the USS Wasp CVS-18 returned to Vietnam 1969 USN 1964-71 |
| Schwarz, Steve | EM2 | Sep 8, 1964 – Sep 8, 1968 | E | My film Flattop Flashback has some nice shots of the Daniels in 1968 |
| Richardson, Glenn | E3 | Sep 13, 1964 – Aug 1, 1967 | third | |
| Pezzano, Vincent | SH3 | Sep 26, 1964 – Feb 8, 1967 | S-3 | I was on the Shang from 64 to 67 ..I was the ships cobbler ran the tailor shops . Look foward here from anyone who remembers me if we worked together or just hung out. |
| Riley, Lionel | AGAN | Oct 1964 – 1965 | OA | I don't remember the exact month I was transferred off the ship. I do remember it was while the Shang was in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard undergoing repairs after the collision with the USS Perry. |
| McBee, Richard | BT2 | Oct 20, 1964 – Apr 19, 1968 | Iwill never never forget the SHANGRI-LA,ant people I served with. GOD BLESS YOU ALL | |
| Jodoin, Roger | CS3 | Oct 26, 1964 – May 18, 1966 | S-2 | After returning from Gitmo was tranfered to TF 116 Vietnam on the PBR,s then to the USS Wasp CVS18 in 1967-68 |
| Bly, Greg | ABF-3 | Nov 1964 – May 1968 | V4 | Fond memories, good and bad, of a bunch of kids becoming men. Came aboard in Istanbul. Me and Bob Trinkley (of Easton, PA) were lost and ventured into officer country. I swear, we found a small basketball gym. |
| Kerr, Gerald "tex" | CYN3 | Nov 1964 – Apr 1968 | CR | GREAT TIMES CRUISING THE MED (3 FULL CRUISES) BOSTON, PHILLY, GITMO |
| Duke, Dwight | AM | Nov 12, 1964 – Nov 2, 1966 | V-2 | |
| McBee, Richard | BT-2 | Nov 27, 1964 – Mar 20, 1968 | #1 fireroom | I wish I was serving on the Shangri-La right now |
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