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USS Midway (CV 41) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Midway (CV 41). 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 2171 crew members registered for the USS Midway (CV 41).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1951 | 1952 – 1954 | 1957 | 1958 – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, John E. / Jet | ABE-2 / CATS | 0000 – Nov 16, 1982 | V-2/CATS | ANY BODY HERE FROM SMALLWOOD? AND BRANDON . MIDWAY WILL IS THE BEST CARRIER IN THE FLEET. |
| Wood, Kevin (Woody) | AO1 (AW) | Apr 16, 1900 – Apr 20, 1993 | VFA-192 ORDNANACE SHOP | I HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE WITH A BUNCH OF GREAT GUYS AND TIMES AND MEMORIES THAT WE SPENT TOGETHER WILL BE WITH ME FOREVER. THANKS, HARRY WALKER, TERRENCE WALL, BILL LAMBERT,BRIAN NATION,VICE, KASHUBA,RANDY PHILIPS,HOMER TWILLEY,SHADD,CORTNE |
| Derosa, Alfonzo | AM3C | Nov 29, 1943 – Jun 12, 1946 | V-6 | |
| Timson, Arthur | S1C | Apr 1945 – Jul 1946 | FIrst Division | Looking for anyone who might have served with me during my tour of duty. Would really like to connect with, William Metzel. If anyone knows of him or his whereabouts let me know. |
| Brecht, Charles | seaman 1 class | Apr 1945 – | second divison | served as original crew |
| Burgess, Robert Eugene | CM1 | May 1945 – Nov 1947 | DC | |
| Girolamo, Charles | FC3C | Aug 1945 – Jul 1946 | Fire Control | |
| Boucher, James (Jim) | PFC | Sep 1945 – Aug 1946 | marine | I am a 'plank owner.' We marines went aboard the day before She went down the river to Norfolk and commissioning. There were 75 marines. My work station when I left was what the white hats called a gun striker on the flight deck quad 40. |
| Albertson, Edward D | Seaman 1st Class | Sep 1945 – | gunner | Plank Owner |
| Colagiovanni, Gerald | Seaman 1st Class | Sep 7, 1945 – Apr 16, 1946 | 8th | For my Father John M. Colagiovanni, S1st serving in the 8th Div. A Plankowner who proudly served and sadly passed away April 1969. Any info on 8th Division assignment/duties? |
| Johnson, Carl | S2C | Sep 10, 1945 – Jul 20, 1946 | Probably not many of the original crew left now. My liberty buddy Linford Smith of Bethlehem Pa died twio years ago. | |
| Weiss, Arthur (Red) | MAILMAN 3C | Sep 10, 1945 – Jul 18, 1946 | R-1 and C-Y | PLANK OWNER WHO STARTED IN THE R-1 DIV AND WHEN DISCHARGES STARTED WAS PUT IN C-Y DIV AS A MAILMAN.STILL REMEMBER OUR "OPERATION FROSTBITE" ENLISTED AT 17 AND LEFT AT 19 ALL "GROWED -UP" |
| Lang, Herman | seaman first class | Sep 10, 1945 – Jul 1946 | s-1 | i was in newport news before the ship was commissioned to help load the ship with supplies in the month of august 1945 |
| West, Raymond | Second Class | Sep 10, 1945 – | Supply | |
| Allison, Clarence A. | F1/c | Sep 15, 1945 – Jul 15, 1947 | M Division-- | I was on the ship for her shakedown, Arctic exercise, etc. I liked the sea life. I gained much knowledge from my assignments, which included the Division Yoeman tasks, as well as standing watch. |
| Grisham, Mauris Clay | Worked on flight deck | 1946 – 1948 | Helped straighten and worked on planes | My father died in 1988. The USS Midway was his first ship as a young sailor of 17. One of his shipmates was if I recall correctly James Heckesmiller from NJ. |
| Day, Charles | Mm2 | 1946 – 1951 | 322 | My father was onboard @ 1947/48. European t.o. a.t.o. c.t.o. u.n.t.o. not sure what that means but it's written in our Bible. When he did he went into The air force. Wondering if anyone knew him. Looking for old pixs. |
Gagnon, Leo  | seaman second class | 1946 – May 12, 1948 | deck | deck crew, received medal from Pope while with crew visiting the Vatican. Leo passed away on 20 May 2017 |
| Gamble, Fred Douglas | Seaman | 1946 – | Galley duty | My Dad was Fred Douglas Gamble and was on the USS MIDWAY CV-41 from May 1946(?) till 1948(?) He passed away Dec.10, 2014. If anyone has any pictures of him while on the ship, please post or contact me at email! |
| Johnson, Clive | .E2 | Feb 1946 – 1948 | i was on the ship when it was the first aircraft carrier to have jet to land on the flight deck. the first ship to have a twin engine bomber plane to land and take off on the flight deck. first aircraft to fire captured german V2 , V3, V5 | |
| Campione, Paul (Camp) | Jul 1946 – Mar 1948 | CY | Printer for newspaper Midway Current | |
| Taylor, George H. | MM3 | Jul 1946 – Sep 1949 | M | I came aboard as a Fireman 2nd and left as a MM3. Still remember my time on ther Midway as a great experience. |
| Burt, John | S1C | Jul 10, 1946 – Aug 8, 1947 | 82 yrs young and still going strong, it would be great for my dad to be able to hook up with some of his former fellow sailors. For years I have tried to get him to fly with me to San Diego to visit the Midway. Email me if you served. | |
| Venhuizen, Jacob (Jack) | S1/C | Jul 10, 1946 – Oct 9, 1947 | Operations Intelligence | Enjoyed the work in combat information center & life at sea & watching launches and landings of aircraft. And comraderie with crew members. |
| Palmer, Harry C | MM2 | Oct 21, 1946 – Jul 30, 1950 | M | Would like to communicate with old "M" Division shipmates, especially those who served under "Lord" Nelson. |
| Turner, Harold "Lee" | SSGT-PAYMASTER CHIEF | 1947 – 1948 | Second Marines | My dad has passed on (June 2000) but I had a copy of the Current because my mom was "Miss Midway of the Week" ("mrs" since they were married) and I decided to look up info. He loved the Marines. Lots of info in this ship paper dated 2 |
| Astle, James Arthur | Seaman First Class | 1947 – 1948 | Damage Control | James Arthur "Jim" Astle |
| Serraino, Frank | Seaman 2nd class | 1947 – 1949 | 1st division | In celebration of my 95th birthday, in April, 2023, my family took me to see the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. It sure doesn't look the same as it did in 1947! |
| Taylor, Edward L. | Steward/Cook | Jan 20, 1947 – Mar 13, 1956 | Supply | |
| Good, Harrison (Harry) | AD3 | 1948 – 1949 | V-2 | Would like to hear from anyone from the Div. in that time era |
| Griffith, James A. | Seaman 1C | 1948 – 1949 | Norfolk | This is for my father who passed away in September of 2009. He was aboard the Midway and was part of the 2nd Mediterranean Cruise. He worked the flight deck and was injured when his ankle was run over by one of the jets. |
| Kadjeski, Jonathan | Seaman | 1948 – 1950 | V2 | This is for my grandfather, Bob Kadjeski, who passed in 2009. He served on the flight deck, returning arresting wires into place. Later served in VR-6 out of Westover. Looking for more info about deployments/job |
| McKay, Joseph Mac | sn | Sep 1948 – Sep 1950 | supply | |
| Coleman, Alvin Travis | SHSN | Sep 9, 1948 – Dec 13, 1948 | Ship Service-Laundry | |
| Stiles, Ken | QM2 | Oct 1948 – Sep 1951 | OS (SIGNAL GANG) | Still looking for shipmates |
| Bax, John | AA/2 | Jan 1, 1949 – Sep 3, 1949 | Air Divison | |
| Davis, Grover | Sk1 | 1950 – 1960 | Unknown | I am writing for my deceased uncle, Grover Thomas Davis. He served on the Midway in the 50's and often spoke of his trips to the Med. If anyone remembers Grover, please feel free to touch base. |
| Shrope, James | E-4 | Jan 1, 1950 – Jan 1, 1959 | oil burner installation and service | James' grandson is now serving in the Navy and interested in finding out about his grandfathers time on the Midway. James is now deceased. Thank you for any information. Not sure on the dates James served. |
| La Forte, Frank | QM3 | Jan 10, 1950 – Oct 17, 1954 | OS SIGNAL GANG | From sub chaser to carrier,What a change,What a Ship.The Midway was a big part of my 28 years in the Navy. She still is and always will be.I remember her and my shipmates like it were just yesterday.Fair winds and following seas always gentlemen. |
| Farrell, Vincent | AO2 | 1951 – 1952 | V-3 | |
| Berkeley, Arthur | 3rd class | 1951 – 1954 | Band | Anyone out there from the band? |
| Wilson, Harry | RD3 | Feb 1951 – Apr 1952 | OI | |
| Dewitt, Vincent | AO2 | Feb 1, 1951 – Aug 12, 1955 | V3 Ordnance | my last active durty on the Midway was at the decommissioning in 1992 as a Rear Admiral. |
| Nirschl, Philip | SN | Apr 1951 – Jun 1952 | S-1 | Direct out of Boot Camp. Typist in Supply Office. Enjoyed Med Cruise, Shake down Gitmo & Haiti. Transferred to Orange, TX for 2 years. Then to USS Orion AS18 for 6 months. Ended as SK2. Visited Midway in Seattle in 1991. Great Ship |
| Glasmann, Robert | EM2 | Sep 15, 1951 – Jan 15, 1955 | E | Flight Deck Lighting & MG Room |
| Rankin, James | ET1 | Nov 15, 1951 – Aug 24, 1954 | ELECTRONICS | MED CRUISES '52, '53, 54. |
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