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USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV 43). 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 946 crew members registered for the USS Coral Sea (CV 43).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givens, Eddie (Greenie) | Seaman | 1963 – 1964 | OI | Golden Shellback Great cruise to Australia |
| Keesee, Ross | E3 | 1963 – 1966 | Operations Intelligence | |
| Kowal, Garry | ABF3 | 1963 – 1967 | V4 | Looking for old shipmates |
| Darkus, Thomas | DT2 | 1963 – 1964 | D Div. Dental | Reenlisted from USNAG Chin Hae, Korea and direct to Coral Sea; vacation cruise Australia, Hong Kong, all over Japan; Golden Shellback. Under the Golden Gate on date of JFK's burial. Good times/bad times. [DTCS, ret.] |
| Hoffman, Robert (Bud) | JO1 | Mar 1963 – Sep 1964 | X | I was in the Public Affairs Office producing the at-sea newsletter as well as DJ on KCVA radio. Had crossed the date line earlier but enjoyed becoming Golden Shellback. Sydney, Yokosuka, all great ports. |
| Williams, Harold | E5 | Mar 10, 1963 – Jan 13, 1972 | S2 | Fond memories, I really grew into manhood on this Ship and the guys are still fresh in my mind. I have made some contacts since joining this association. |
| Haselius, Elroy "porky" | SFP 2 | Mar 15, 1963 – Sep 15, 1966 | R | The Coral Sea was my first ship during my short stay in the Navy, had alot of good times and bad, but mostly good. |
| Stedman, Richard | SN | Apr 1963 – Jun 1964 | 1st | Waited on the pier for hours for her to show up. She finally made it. I found out later that She was stuck on a sandbar in the bay. |
| Evans, Herman | SR | Apr 17, 1963 – Apr 13, 1973 | Stock Clerk | |
| Sowell, Jim | ATR2 | Sep 1963 – Oct 1967 | V3 and V6 | Four years as ships company as an Airdale! Hot and sweaty berthing spaces. The 1st 6 months were most interesting days of my life. The last 6 months were the longest days of my life. |
| Uecker, Marvin | Sa to Bmc | Oct 6, 1963 – Jul 30, 1966 | 1st | had a great tIme met great friends and loved Subac Bay |
| Briggs, Moe | CS 3 | Oct 24, 1963 – Aug 31, 1967 | S 2 | A great ship and crew. A good place for a young man to "grow up". |
| Hess, Wallace | E-3 | 1964 – 1967 | OE | I was in OE division and then in the deck division |
Lockard, Fred  | AN | 1964 – 1967 | VI , B , V3 | Looking for ship mates who remember me from these divisions and time frame. |
| Cunningham, Andrew | ICFN | 1964 – 1965 | Engineering | Onboard less than a year, hated carrier duty! Transferred to NavNuc Mare Island, returned to Vietnam on the Repose AH-16. Still sad to see CVA-43 in the Philadelphia scrap yard . |
| Snyder, Hollywood | E4 | 1964 – 1972 | Munitions | I'm looking for anyone who remembers John Hollingsworth I'm his daughter. I'm the E4. I don't know his rank. I'm having difficulties with getting him into the VA system |
| Hauger, James | AC3 | 1964 – Aug 9, 1967 | OC | Was on two WestPac/Vietnam deployments. Participated in Viet Nam war in Gulf of Tonkin. |
| Krushe, Ronald | QM2 | Jan 1964 – Jun 1966 | NAVIGATION | REPORTED ABOARD AS SN DEPARTED A QM2 RETIRED 1/82 A QMC. I WAS THE LPO THAN. RAN AROUND WITH A BM2, ( SHIVETS) (ms) HE RAN THE PAINT LOCKER 64/65 WOULD LIKE TO FIND HIM. |
| Dion, Mike | BMSN | Jan 7, 1964 – Jun 30, 1967 | 1st | Grew up onboard her. I was 17 when I walked up the Officer's gang plank one dark and cold Bay Area night. The Ensign chuckled as I reported onboard and said, "Sorry, but the next time, you have to go to the aft end". |
| Williams Jr, Howard G | AA | Feb 1964 – Feb 1966 | V 1 /FLY 1 | |
| Bianco, Fran | PO3 | Feb 1964 – Sep 1969 | WestPac S-2 | This is Frank's daughter, he passed away in '07. I'm looking for anyone that can share more memories of my father with me so I may pass them on to my children. We love to keep his legacy alive. Thank you & God Bless. |
| Smith, James A. (Smitty) | EM3 | Feb 1964 – | engineering E division | Electrician, served during the rolling thunder, the first strike into north viet nam, largest war air strike since korea. it was a very hot cruse, good and bad times, liked aft steering watches(air cond). |
| Stedman, Richard | SN | Feb 1, 1964 – Jul 20, 1965 | 1st | Had a gret time on board. Looking for David J. Chase. |
| Rhodes, Jim | HN | Mar 1, 1964 – Mar 1, 1965 | Hospital Corpsman | |
| Kelso, Billy Randall (Randy) | AQF2 | Apr 1, 1964 – Jul 27, 1966 | VF-154 | |
| Jones, George H. Jones | HM2 | May 1964 – Feb 18, 1966 | H | I would love to hear from anyone who served in H division during that time. |
| Schoff, Robert 'Dave' | SN | May 1964 – Jun 19, 1967 | OE | |
| Gudgel, Ross | AO-3 | May 1, 1964 – Jul 7, 1966 | G | Started on forward assembly (mess) deck. Moved to Ordnance Control Information Coordinator under direction of Lt. Broomhead for '65 Vietnam tour working out of a re-purposed small arms magazine on the forward Hang. Bay. |
| Fraser, Joe | SKCS | Jun 10, 1964 – Jun 10, 1966 | S-1 | |
| Jackson, Les | JO3 | Jun 20, 1964 – Jun 20, 1966 | X | Edited and Published Coral Sea Daily Newspaper. |
| Montgomery, Jerry | E-3 MM | Jun 20, 1964 – Jul 16, 1966 | M-Division | If it were not for the incompetent Div. Officer I would have shipped over and been a lifer. |
| Harvey, Duane | AK2 | Jun 23, 1964 – Jun 19, 1966 | Aviation Supply S-6 Division | It was a growing experience I will never forget. The crew and sites were great .People in other lands were great, too. I enjoyed the trip. I hope to hear from the crew of S6 division. duahar@swbell.net God Bless you all View 'back then' Photo |
| Sharkey, Dennis | DK3 | Jul 1964 – Jul 1966 | ||
| Reese, Palmer | e-4 | Jul 17, 1964 – Nov 1, 1965 | s-2 | I was in the S-2 Division. I had a great time and enjoyed the time on board. I have a lot of good memory's. I transferred to VAH2 and left tad to S-2 until our time back for our westpac cruse. |
| Bard, James | DC2 | Aug 1964 – Nov 1966 | Damage Control | |
| Carroll, Frank | BT2 | Aug 1964 – Sep 1966 | ENG - B | Great tour, first & only 6 month deployment was the longest 6 months I ever had. Left Alameda 12/64 for WESPAC, arrive back in Alameda 11/65. Lets see, Dec. to Nov. is 6 mos. Guess the INT'L D/L KEPT MOVING!!! |
| Staley, Warren | YN3 | Aug 10, 1964 – Jun 1, 1966 | X | I was the Admin striker initially then special services for a few months. I was Admin yeoman for my final months aboard. I am now a retired tax attorney/CPA. My wife of 56 years and I make our home in West Virginia. |
| O'Connell, Francis -- | FTGSN | Sep 20, 1964 – Aug 1967 | Fox | Served with great bunch of guys in Fox Div. Great ports of call and long stretches on Yankee Station. Looking for men I served with, Gary DeWitt, Jim McKevitt, Ron Strom, Mike Morton., Rick Shuffleton and Dave Stroup. |
| Clement, Edward | MM3 | Oct 6, 1964 – Jul 16, 1968 | M | I have fond memories of my time aboard the Coral Sea. I hope I can find some of my shipmates. I was stationed in #3 engine room. |
| Campbell, Anthony | FN | Oct 9, 1964 – Jun 22, 1965 | M Division | Ist ship. Can't say I have any fond memories from here except some pretty good liberty. |
| Hardy, Jr., Walter Walt The Salt | ABH-1 | Oct 22, 1964 – Apr 6, 1968 | V-3 DIVISION | I MADE THE FIRST THREE COMBAT WESTPAC CRUISES TO VIETNAM AND RETURNED TO THE SHIP JUNE 17, 1977 TO SEPTEMBER 12, 1983 WHEN I CAMEA BACK IN THE NAVY TO FINISH MY CAREER AFTER BEING OUT FOR SEVEN YEARS 23 YEARS TOTAL. |
| Sadis, David | BTFN | Nov 1964 – Feb 1966 | B Oil shack | First and last carrier I served on.Spent many days on water hours.Have great memories in West Pac |
| Leavines, Fred "Mugs" | AN | Dec 7, 1964 – Nov 1, 1965 | VA 165 Boomers | Yep, made the long one 11 months. Water hours, San Migel Sh*ts, 77 pesos for $20 thats a lot of beer. Feb.7 we run the first strikes to Viet. What an experience...we were kids, turn to men. Hua! mates! |
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