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USS Lake Champlain (CV 39) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lake Champlain (CV 39). 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 214 crew members registered for the USS Lake Champlain (CV 39).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1957 | 1958 – 1960 | 1961 – 1963 | 1964 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason, Clifford E. | PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS | 1953 – 1957 | First | In Memory of Clifford E. Mason |
| Robbins, William "Bill" | GM3 | 1953 – 1954 | F Division | In memory of our father, who passed away 11.27.2007. Dad served aboard The Champ during the Korean War, as a Gunners Mate. He was seriously injured when a cable broke and struck several men; hitting Dad in the knee. |
| Elder, Dan | BM3 | 1953 – 1955 | 7th | |
| Myers, Bob | gm sn | 1953 – 1955 | deck | Capt. Flatley maybe, Was Boatswain Mate then Gunnersmate #1 Motor launch Letter of Commendation during snow storm in Mediterranean. Friend, Rolland Mays |
| Van Nevel, Robert (Van) | BT1 | Feb 1953 – 1956 | B Div | This is for my father who served aboard the Champ from 1953-1956. He's hoping to locate other fellow former shipmates. Especially looking for Thomas J. Murphy who served with him. |
| Van Nevel, Robert (Van) | BT1 | Feb 1953 – 1956 | B Division | This is for my father who is looking to contact former shipmates. Especially looking for Thomas J. Murphy or anyone who may have stayed in contact with him. |
| Zachary, Jimmy / "Bud" | AO3 | Apr 26, 1953 – Dec 4, 1953 | VF 62 | This was my dad, who died in 1984. I'm just trying to make some connections. |
| Woodworth, Rex | Petty officer | Apr 26, 1953 – Dec 4, 1953 | O-R | I am the son of Rex Woodworth and do not know much of his time in the USN |
| Schumacher, Ralph C. Schumacher | AIRMAN | Jun 8, 1953 – Oct 11, 1953 | (Tad) Helicopter squadron one | I was a member of the nine member crew of Helicopter squadron one doing temporary duty aboard the Lake Champlain for the express purpose of air-sea rescue operations as sorties were launched and retrieved during ops off Korean coast. |
| Duke, David | AM3 | 1954 – 1955 | cag 8 | Member of detachment of vc62. Med cruise |
| McCoy, Claude J. (Mac) | P01 (MM) | 1954 – 1958 | M Division | |
| Whitney, Chester | YN3 | Jan 1954 – Aug 1955 | OA | Air Intelligence office. LCDR Raymond Hooper, Air Intell Officer |
| Culver, Robert O. | Electrician mate 2nd class | May 1954 – Sep 1956 | Carrier | |
| Hatton, Donald | ab 2 | Aug 1954 – 1956 | v3 | Nickname tex |
Pocreva Jr, John J  | MU2 | Sep 17, 1954 – May 15, 1956 | Band (X division) | I was a member of the 0f the USS Lake Champlain Band from September of 1954 to April or May of 1956. I made two cruises to the Med. I have been retired since 1993. |
| Talarczyk, Karl | PO1 | 1955 – 1959 | Arresting Gear / Catapult | "THE CHAMP" This Entry was made for my Big Brother who has since gone West. He took with him all of his exciting stories (that still live on) while serving aboard "The Champ." |
| Kern, Jerry | AO3 | 1955 – 1956 | V3O | |
| Flanagan, Ned | AB3 | Jan 1955 – Jul 1956 | Air Ops | Happy I got to see all the ports that I did, that I could ill afford to pay for now. Anybody who remembers me , I was in Aviation Gas, and can contact me. |
| Keels, Stephen | FIREMAN | Mar 1955 – Sep 1956 | A Division | |
| Steckman, Raymond | TE/RM1 | Apr 1955 – Jul 1956 | OR | Enjoyed the duty and work on the Lake. Learned a lot of great things to enhance my career. Retired in 1983 as RMCM. Employed as CIVSERVIC 1984-2007. Now definitely RETIRED! |
| Kenley, Henry "Bud" | AB3 / E-4 | Apr 1, 1955 – Aug 1, 1958 | V-1 | |
| Hagar, Lowell | AIRMAN | Apr 5, 1955 – Nov 10, 1957 | V-3 | SURE MISS THE CHAMP |
| Lafrance, William | MM3 | Jun 15, 1955 – Sep 28, 1957 | M Division | |
| Moore, William | BT3 | Sep 9, 1955 – May 11, 1958 | ||
| Melvin, Burton | airman | Oct 1955 – 1957 | v 3 | |
| Kraus, William (Bill) | DAMAGE CONTROL | 1956 – 1957 | This is for my brother who has passed away. I can still remember his stories of the ship and his tours to the Med. Thanks bro for the memories. | |
| Elam, Terry | AIRMAN | 1956 – 1958 | vr-3 | |
| Osborne, Dodge | RM2 | 1956 – | OR | Enjoyed time aboard also my duties. Was very happy to serve with my young brother , Taylor. He re-enlisted and retired after 20, was on 4 other ships after the CHAMP, |
| Merriman, Eugene | BM1 | Mar 30, 1956 – May 1959 | unkn | This is for my father, who proudly served in USN for 20yrs begining before Pearl Harbor in 39, and was at the start at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7th 1941. I'm not sure what his duties were here, but he was proud of her. |
| Osborne, Dodge | RM 2 | Apr 15, 1956 – Sep 9, 1959 | OR | Was Aboard "Champ" in Atlantic,Med. and "Helena" in Pacific, both steaming ships,very little time in Home Port, very exciting for an 18 year old,never regretted my four years active duty. |
| Rowland, Ivison - Ivy | HM2 | Jun 1956 – Sep 1957 | H | From DryDock to shakedown to transfer to Mayport, Florida (with '51 Ford aboard) to GITMO to Suez Crisis standby in '56 Then cruise the sunny Med - Istanbul - Livorno - thru to the Marseilles Fire in July.. 90% GoodTime |
| Essey, George | HM2 | Jul 1956 – Apr 1958 | H | Served in the Medical Dept under Dr's Krasno, Buxton, Root, Chaney. Most memorable event is the fire at Marsailles France |
| Hanson, James | AE2 | Jul 9, 1956 – Dec 3, 1957 | V-6 | accessory shop, hanger and flight deck( Jet start) |
| Rousseau, Daniel | CPL | Oct 1956 – May 1958 | Marine Detachment | Assigned as Orderly to Captain J.B.H. Young, and then to Captain George Luker. Great duty. Sixty years ago today, on July 13, 1957, we sailed into Marseilles, France, on Bastile Day. |
| Tate, Jackie | ABAN | Oct 22, 1956 – Oct 19, 1959 | V- 1 | aircraft director spotted port side catapult i remember bill couling bob platfoot chief hardin and many others would like to hear from you chief hardin and i kept in touch he passed away 7 year ago his wife bonnie is still on palm street jax bch. |
| Wibbels, Patrick, Pat | fr.3 | Dec 28, 1956 – Sep 1960 | R div. | |
| Wibbels, Patrick, Pat | fr.3 | Dec 28, 1956 – Sep 1960 | R div. | |
| Ferguson, Ronald | airman | 1957 – Mar 8, 1961 | V3 Div | got out just two months before my dad past away but i enjoyed my tour of duty as well as being a father of four and grandfather of nine and still enjoying life to the fullest |
| Berkheimer, Ronald | J3 | 1957 – Jan 1959 | ? | I want to find someone who served with Ron Berkheimer for the 2 years he was on active duty. He left the Lake Cmaplain in 1959 and we were married in March of 1959. Contact me at bberk403@gmail.com |
| Herbert, Frank | ENS | Apr 1957 – Sep 1, 1958 | 2nd | |
| Hurd, Ralph | RM3 | Jul 1957 – Sep 1958 | Admiral's Staff, COMCARDIV 20 | Went aboard in Mayport, FL. after she was re-fitted for ASW. Took a North Atlantic Cruise, after a couple of shake-down 6 week jaunts aboard the Tarawa and the Ticonderoga, |
| Hurd, Jr, Irvine | AB 3 | Sep 1957 – Dec 1959 | Flight Deck | |
| Morgan, Charles | PN1 | Oct 16, 1957 – Jul 16, 1960 | Personnel | I spent 33 months on the Champ. I retired as a PNCS on October 26, 1070, at the Naval Air Station, Albany, Georgia. |
| Citro, Richard Dick | SEAMAN | Dec 1957 – Dec 1960 | R DAMAGE CONTROL | I miss the old girl.I had a great time and met some great guys.I'm looking for some of the guys that were in R division.I found Dale Adames, he lives in fla. |
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