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USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42). 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 793 crew members registered for the USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1958 | 1959 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 | 1976 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivans, Dennis | E3 | 1967 – 1968 | 4th boat | GREAT SHIP.best time of my life |
| Carbone Jr, Al Carbone Jr | DC3 | 1967 – 1968 | e | |
| West, Johnny | E-4 | 1967 – 1968 | Communications | |
| Dotson, Marvin | AMS2 | 1967 – 1968 | VF14 | Shakedown to Carribean and Med. Cruise in 1967-68. VF14 Airframes |
| Obrien, Michael/mickey | 1st class | 1967 – 1967 | Aircrew | My uncle was aboard the USS Roosevelt in Vietnam. His name was Michael/Mickey OBrien. He was a aircrewman. He has since passed away and was wondering if anyone could share some stories with me. Email is ob1476@aol.com |
| Whitman, Thomas | SKC | Jan 1967 – Jan 1970 | Supply | |
| Bailey, Thomas L. (Tom) | HM3 | Feb 1967 – May 3, 1968 | H | Great memories. Sorry to see Rosie scrapped. Later left Navy as HM1. |
| Iverson, Lee | JO3 | Feb 1967 – Aug 1971 | 1st the X | I was the Voice of TV..."This is WFDR-TV Channel 3, aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Stay tuned for Gilligan's Island and at 8pm Starlight Theater!" I had fun on the "Oldies" radio show I did too! |
| Downs, Howard | RD3 | Feb 1967 – Oct 1968 | OI | Port and Starboard watches in ECM, three days in Malta were memorable when we could not get back aboard as liberty boats restricted due to weather. Helo brought advance pay over. |
| O'Drain, Moon | BM3 | Feb 14, 1967 – Jan 20, 1969 | 1st LT Detail | Great Ship |
| John, Grogan | ETN3 | Mar 1967 – Dec 1968 | OE | Was stationed aboard the ship just after its return from a West-Pac cruise and made the 1967-1968 Med cruise. Was discharged from the ship while it was int he yards in Portsmouth. Great ship and memories of Med cruise. |
| Lamastra, Joseph S | AO2 | Apr 5, 1967 – Jun 15, 1970 | Guided Missile / Air Launched Missles | During my tour abord the USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA42, I formed bonds and trust with men that I will never forget. |
| Newton, Eddie | an | May 1967 – Aug 1969 | V2 | Looking for all from V-2 Division(Catapults and Arresting Gear) from 1967 to 1969 on FDR-42 Visit the V-2 Division Site located on line at http://www.wvplus.com/FDR and list your name for a reunion |
| McLane, Jim | MMC | Jun 1967 – Apr 1969 | A-4 | |
| Burke, Richard A. | IC3 | Jun 1967 – Aug 1969 | E IC Gang | Got on Her in Norfolk. There to replace 2 screws. Soon as we pulled out we refuled. Thrilled to see the oiler pull along side and refuel. Watched a guy fall overboard,helo recovered him. Talk about an exciting first day! Good times. Canfield,Ohio |
| Lemoine, Ernest | ATN-2 | Jun 1967 – Feb 1968 | work center 611, electronic shop, Vf-32 | I was assigned from VF-32 and repaired the CNI electronic package on F-4B a/c. Our leading Chief was ATC Ledbetter. I also was a driver of vehicles for the Rosey when we were in port. |
| Varner, Michael | AO-3 | Jul 5, 1967 – Jan 28, 1969 | Missile Divison | I enjoy working with all of the missile crew |
| Barrientos, Manuel (Jr.) | BM1 | Aug 14, 1967 – May 14, 1968 | Commander Carrier Six | FDR was Flag Ship for CCD-6 during this med cruise. I was the Admiral's Barge Cox'n. It was a pleasure serving with a great bunch of professional sailors. |
| Hinman, Bob | AN | Sep 1967 – Sep 1968 | AIMD | Spent most of the Med Cruise TAD, coop cleaner, vent cleaner, mess cooking and topped it off with firewatch in Portsmouth. Stuck ashore in Malta but had good times with my AG bud in the balloon room |
| Mirecki, Jimmy | e-3 ships serviceman laundry | Sep 17, 1967 – Nov 22, 1968 | s3 ships service | worked in the laundry with le compte, butts, gerstel, mihalak, white, teves, gonzalez, higginbottom, mahoney, gardenhier, smitty, lopez, brittan, mccracken, favor, |
| Borland, Keith | MM3 | Oct 1967 – Dec 1970 | M | 2 years in #3 engine room 1 1/2 years in catapult repair shop |
| Neubauer, Reid | MM3 | Nov 1967 – Nov 1968 | M Main Engine room | |
| Gerhard, Wayne (Hard) | ABF-3 | 1968 – Jun 1971 | V-4 FUELS | LOOKING FOR MORE SHIPMATES FROM V-4 IN THE 68-71 ERA....WE HAVE HAD 2 MINI-REUNIONS SO FAR...CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE. |
| Hackney, Greg | BMSN | 1968 – Jul 23, 1971 | 4TH DIVISION | RAN BOAT FOR LIBERTY PERSONEL FOR 2 YEARS, LAST YEAR RAN OFFICERS PBOAT IN 1971 MED CRUISE |
| Giaquinto, George | ADJ-2 | 1968 – 1970 | VF-41 | Served with VF-41 |
| Owens, Daniel [dj] | GMG3 | 1968 – Jun 1972 | Battery | It would to see some of the people from the Rosy and to see what they are doing today |
| Kirk, Kelley | Machinist Mate 3rd. Class | Jan 1968 – 1971 | A division | |
| Naylor, George | DP3 | Jan 1, 1968 – Jan 1, 1970 | CS and S7 | Picked up ship Malt Jan 18, 68, after 17 days transit at Rota. Assigned to CS div; attended DP "A" school; returned to FDR assigned to S7 Division. Departed Jan 1, 1970 |
| Iverson, Lee | JO 3 | Feb 1968 – Oct 1971 | Med 3x; 68-71. 1st Div.SN..Then JO3 X Div. If aboard 69-71 you'll remember me as "This is WFDR-TV Ch 3 aboard the USS FDR."Responsible for Radio/TV Prod.; TV news, oldies/goodies radio show. TV Video taped prog...Larry N./Dave P; Squeaky-Ch | |
| Franta, Charles | CS-3 | Feb 1968 – Jul 1971 | S-2 | Looking for other crew members from that time. Other cooks, supply. Had a great time. Want to reconect with old buddies. |
| Franta, Charles | CS3 | Feb 1968 – Jul 1971 | S2 | Looking for old buddies I served with. |
| Lopez, Sam | E-3 | Feb 4, 1968 – Oct 10, 1969 | S-3 | Looking for other shipmates that served at this time. |
| Fairchild, John | ABH | Mar 1968 – Aug 1970 | V-1 | Worked flight deck control spotter and eleverator operator under Ltcdr Robert Hogue |
| Pomeroy, Ed | BM3 | Mar 10, 1968 – Oct 29, 1969 | 2nd | I was a bm3 in charge of quaterdeck and refueling station 7 any one out there ? |
| Whiteley, Charles | ABF-3 | Apr 1968 – Nov 1971 | V-4 FUELS | Enjoyed my time on the Rosie Hope to hear from some of my old shipmates. |
| Harmon, Paul | ABF2 | Apr 1968 – Jun 1972 | V4 | Greatest years of my life. I've found some names of shipmates and it gives me chills. Hope to see you guys in Jacksonville 2014. I'm retired living in Va Beach. |
| Houghton, Louie | Airman | Apr 1968 – Aug 1971 | Photographers Shed | |
| Alexander, David | E3 | Apr 1, 1968 – Oct 31, 1969 | supply | hello |
| Smith, Patrick | BTFN | Apr 1, 1968 – May 12, 1970 | B | served my time in 3 charlie fireroom. i had the best time of my life . then went to a destroyer. boy what a change. |
| Gerhard, Wayne (Hard) | ABF-3 | Apr 15, 1968 – Jun 15, 1971 | V-4 Fuels | Had some good times on those Med cruises. Made some good friends on board |
Price, James  | E2 | Apr 23, 1968 – Nov 7, 1969 | avation | |
| Simpson, Donald | ABE 2 | May 1968 – Dec 2, 1969 | V-2 | I was 19, dumb and didn't realize the importance or the danger of working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. I witnessed a lot of remarkable things. I am proud of my time about the FDR. Love to hear from any v2 |
| Cribb, Edward | HM2 | May 1968 – Jul 1969 | Sick Bay | After the first sea trials, I was transferred via Camp Pendelton to the First Marine Air Wing in Viet Nam as a FMF Corpsman. Aboard the Rosie, I served with HM1 Strickland. |
| Peterson, Jim | E3 | May 10, 1968 – Nov 8, 1968 | 1ST LT.DETAIL LINE LOCKER | SPENT TIME IN NORFOLK FOR OVERHAUL,THEN GITMO..THEN WONDERFUL JACKSONVILLE, FLA |
| Lesperance, Raymond | ABF-3 | May 20, 1968 – Nov 4, 1971 | v-4 | |
| Lesperance, Raymond | ABF-3 | May 20, 1968 – Nov 4, 1971 | v-4 | |
| Saindon, Napoleon (Joe) Saindon | QM3 | Jun 1968 – Jan 13, 1970 | ||
| Greenfield, Gene | E-3 | Jun 1968 – Dec 1969 | 2nd | in September of 1969 I and another 2nd division sailor went overboard refueling. Can't remember his name but I think it was McCarthy? This is not listed in anything I look up in FDR's history. If anyone has any info |
| Smith, Michael | ABE2 | Jun 1, 1968 – Aug 1, 1970 | V2 | MADE SOME GREAT FRIENDS AND HAD SOME GREAT TIMES, ALSO SOME NOT SO GREAT BUT IT WAS AN ADVENTURE |
| Perkine, Edward | AMS2 | Jun 24, 1968 – Sep 24, 1972 | VA15 | I made three cruzes to the Med, a lot of hard work,a lot of liberty,Ah the good old days |
| Manning, Terry | E-3 | Aug 15, 1968 – Jun 5, 1970 | S-6 | |
| Hawk, Vern "Skip" | PN 2 | Sep 1968 – Jul 28, 1970 | Personnel [Executive | Served aboard the Rosie from 68 to 70. I worked in the Personnel Office and the Educational Services Office during Advancement cycles. Upon returning from the Med Cruise in 70 I was separated from the Navy and returned to Cincinnati, Oh. |
| Miglionico, Stephen (Mig) | YN2 | Sep 1968 – Jul 1970 | Deck YN | |
| Owens, Daniel | GMG3 | Sep 1968 – Jun 1972 | Battery DIVISION | does anybody remember all the work that was going on the Rosie in the yards in Va. 68-69 the removal of the floor tile and heating pipe covers, I lost all the stuff from my previous employment. Thank you |
| Bates, Arthur | leading seaman | Sep 10, 1968 – Jun 2, 1970 | 4 th div. | It was a great time I saw a lot of the world I wish I could of saw the Holy Land. I ran the liberty launches and also the security picket boat at nite when we were in Cuba |
| Anklam, Gerald/ Hat | sm 2 | Sep 10, 1968 – Jun 5, 1972 | CS | |
| Schumacher, Mark | MM3 | Sep 12, 1968 – Jun 20, 1972 | M division | # 2 engine room |
| Malsch, John | SN-YNSN | Sep 20, 1968 – Jul 20, 1971 | 1st 1968-70 Deck YN 1970-71 | anybody out there remembers me, get in touch |
| Cessna, Doug | ETN3 | Sep 20, 1968 – Mar 21, 1970 | OE | |
| Dougherty, John 'Dog' Or 'doc' | SN | Oct 1968 – Aug 15, 1970 | OE | SOME GREAT TIMES IN NORFOLK, MAYPORT THE MED. DOUG CESSNA VIN MOLTISANTI ROCKY ROCCASANO "F TROOP" CARDIFF HORSEY, THE DUTY BOTTLE ETC |
| Calhoun, Edward | DC 2 | Oct 1968 – Jan 1970 | R - DC Shop | |
| Wager, George | Oct 1968 – Jun 1972 | WORKED IN SHIPS STORES,{SMOKE SHOP, OFFICERS STORE. S-3 DIV. | ||
| Martin, Robert | EM2 | Oct 1968 – Dec 1970 | E | It was a time of growing up, taking control, and keeping the boat afloat after the miserable, freezing yard period in the winter of '68, sweating out Gitmo, the adventure of foriegn lands, and sharing our lives with good men. |
| Van De Car, Edward {vande} | ABF3 | Oct 17, 1968 – Jun 24, 1972 | V-4 fuels | hay gang looking for old ship mates would like to hear from you i,m on facebook so are a bunch of the guys drop a line lets hear from all of you View 'back then' Photo |
| Hamilton, David | E-5 RD2 | Nov 1968 – Feb 1971 | OI | Worked in CIC and ECM. Remember the great times in ECM with Chief Epps and the guys! Great times at the apartment in Jacksonville Beach also with buds Bob Harris, Elliot Blanco, and Frank Deeney. |
| Weldon, John | ABF-2 | Nov 1968 – Jul 1969 | V-4 | |
| Warner, Bruce | FN | Nov 1968 – May 1970 | M Division | Joined in the yards in late 1968. Left for followup follow-on assignment |
| Jacobs, Roger | MM2 | Nov 6, 1968 – Aug 28, 1972 | M | Worked in #3 engine room and #3 generator room |
| Thibodeaux, Jim | SK3 | Nov 15, 1968 – May 15, 1972 | S-1 Supply Office | Boarded while in dry dock Portsmouth, 3 Med cruises. Recently made contact with other SK/AK's |
| Rockwell, Robert/ Rocky | SN | Dec 1968 – Dec 1969 | 3rd | Just a deckhand in the side cleaning department. Arrived while in drydock, left following shakedown cruise to go to data-processing A school. I must have painted that ship four times during my time there. |
| Appel, Don | MM2 | Dec 1968 – Jan 1972 | M | |
| Matheson, Robert | SA | Dec 9, 1968 – May 15, 1969 | Mess | I was assigned to and performed mess duty until my transfer to the Intrepid CV 11 for requested brother duty with my older brother Joseph. I had good friends there like Robert Todd Morconi, Ned and Ted Lambert as well as Frank. |
| Towsley, Dennis | E-3 | Dec 14, 1968 – Jul 29, 1970 | E | Hello from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
| Carl, Larry | SN | Dec 16, 1968 – Mar 15, 1970 | 1st Lt's Detail renamed 5th | Initially assigned to scraping, grinding, and painting the hull. Did 3 month mess duty. Transfered, thanks to BM2 Hurley, to the Sail Locker for a skating job sewing canvas covers and bags. Loaned money to shipmates at weekend rates. |
| Rockwell, Robert/ Rocky | SN | Dec 21, 1968 – Dec 7, 1969 | 1st (Deck). Side Cleaner | I was assigned to 1st Div as a side cleaner, but was assigned immediately to mess cooking in dry stores and breakout. Returned to side cleaning. Ship was in dry dock at Portsmoth. Went on the shakedown in GTMO. |
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