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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 960 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 – 1966 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klepfer, Robert (Pink Panther) | ABH2 | 1971 – 1975 | V-3 | |
| Cole, Tyrone | RD/OS3 | 1971 – 1973 | OI | A life-long memorable experience. |
| Williams, Walter (Chi-town) | Lance Corporal | 1971 – 1973 | 1st Marine Division | Please, anyone that was on board the USS Coral Sea from 1971 - 1973 and remembers me from the ship's band or the press room, or anything else, contact me. Thank you. |
| Kleveno, Alvin | ETR2 | Jan 1, 1971 – Jul 31, 1975 | OE | |
| Johnson, Dan L | SN/ Yeoman | Jan 5, 1971 – Jan 5, 1973 | 3rd Division / Deck Department | Wanting to Connect with My Shipmates from January 1971 to January 1973. |
| Kleveno, Alvin | ETR2 | Feb 1, 1971 – Jul 31, 1975 | OE | I remember Coral Sea well as I remember my youth. They are the same. |
| Gallardo, Ray | An | Mar 3, 1971 – 1972 | Deck | |
| Beazley, Harold | EM3 | Mar 30, 1971 – Dec 10, 1972 | E | I was assigned to the Lighting Shop, Rehab Div, and ending in the Power Shop. It was a great bunch of people I served with. It would be great to find Cisco!!! My time on board prepared me for my electrical career. |
| Wheeler III, Leslie ( Wheels ) | AIRMAN | Apr 1971 – Aug 1972 | V-1 Fly 1 | |
| Romine, Randy | AZ3 | Jun 1, 1971 – Dec 7, 1972 | AIMD IM-1 | Gone but not forgotten! |
| Kleveno, Al | ETR2 | Jun 1, 1971 – Jul 30, 1975 | OE | |
| Oliver, Jim | rm3 | Jun 1, 1971 – Jun 1, 1974 | communications | |
| Finnin, Roger | ADR3 | Jun 1, 1971 – Jul 31, 1972 | C1A Crew - Plane Captain | |
| Mawhinney, Thomas (Kie) | Sgt/E5 USMC | Jun 1, 1971 – Jul 17, 1972 | VMA(AW)-224 | Great serving with you ALL! |
| Cavanaugh, Daniel (Dan) | AE2 | Jul 1971 – Apr 1973 | C!A crew | Would like to hear from guys in crew |
| Kuhn, Phillip (Phil) | E-3 | Jul 1971 – Dec 1972 | E | Worked in Upper Deck Lighting and Flight Deck Lighting |
| Brewster, Richard | E5 | Jul 1971 – Mar 1975 | B Division | Looking for Lawrence K Dodge |
| Pawelko, James | YN2 | Jul 7, 1971 – Nov 1973 | R | |
| Tiller, David | Airman Apprentice | Jul 8, 1971 – Jun 15, 1973 | V-2 | |
| Lawrence, Gary/red | ABEC ret | Aug 1971 – Feb 1975 | V2 | |
| Murray, Thomas | CORPORAL E-4 | Sep 7, 1971 – Jul 17, 1972 | CVW-15 | WORKED ON THE FLIGHT DECK, AS A ORDNANCEMAN WITH 224,THE ONLY TIME I WAS EVER ON A SHIP DURING MY TIME IN THE CORPS. IT WAS DEFINETALY DIFFERENT, THAN WHAT IT PROBALY IS NOW, WE HUMPED ALMOST ALL THE ORDNANCE BY HAND, |
| Randolph, Frederick/bones | QM3 | Oct 1971 – 1973 | N | |
| Guzman, Goose | ABF2 | Oct 4, 1971 – Apr 12, 1975 | V-4 | I served on the "OLD GIRL" on the west coast and the east coast in the eighties as a an ABFC. Her memories and my old shipmates will always be in my heart. |
| Hanover, Richard (Dick) | ASMAN | Oct 24, 1971 – Feb 16, 1975 | AIMD | Aviation Support Equipment. Flight deck trouble shooter, '72 to '75. |
| Hicks, John | AT 3 | Nov 1971 – Jul 1972 | VF 111 Flight Deck Troubleshooter | Passed under Gloden Gate CVAN 65 coming back ...Passed under Gloden Gate July 72 CVAN 65 going back ...pulled into Alemeda ... my tour was over... |
| Angle, Charlie | AMS3 | Nov 1971 – Jul 1973 | VF-111 | but ended up on beach detactment in PI |
| Ebner, Robert | YN3 | Nov 1, 1971 – May 1, 1974 | X 3-M Office | MANY GOOD TIMES, AND PEOPLE |
| Digiovanna, Greg | CPL/E-4 - USMC | Nov 12, 1971 – Jul 17, 1972 | CAG 15/VMA 224 | Served on this Grand Old Lady during the Viet Nam WestPac era as a Proud US Marine with VMA 224 (Marine A-6 Squadron). I had some really great times with my fellow Marine shipmates, on and off the Coral Sea. |
| Rawson, Daryl | MM3 | Dec 1971 – Jul 1975 | M & A | M Division 5th Group, M Division Cage, A Division Aircraft Elevator Pumprooms |
O'Halloran, Tom  | Qm3 | Dec 1971 – Dec 1972 | Navigation | Quartermaster. Plot watch, Celestial Navigation |
| Edwards, William E. (Ed) , Jr | AO1 | 1972 – 1976 | VA-22 | Deployed on USS Coral Sea with VA-22 as Ord Shop LPO and QA. Left the squadron as an AOC. |
| Jones, Ck | AQ3 | 1972 – 1975 | AIMD-IM-3 W/C 650 | |
| Flikki, David | AN/E3 | 1972 – | V3/hanger bay | |
| Flucas, Kenneth | QM3 | 1972 – 1975 | Navigation | Serving on this ship, doing 2 West-Pac cruises, was the best experience I ever had in my life. |
| Newton, David | HM3 | 1972 – Apr 1974 | Medical | Deployed westpac March 09,1973. We were told we were not eligible for the vietnam service ribbon. Was that true? |
| Williams, Tim (Tk) | ABF-2 | Jan 1972 – Oct 1975 | V-4 | I worked with the best guys in the Navy. Proud to have them as my friends. It hurt to see that Awesome Girl sold for Scrap. |
| Estenson, Duane | E4 | Jan 1, 1972 – Dec 31, 1975 | Supply | I've registered here on behalf of my father who served proudly on the Coral Sea between 72 and 75. I'd like to know if anyone remembers serving with him. |
| Greer, John | GMG-2 | Jan 7, 1972 – 1975 | 5TH | SERVED WITH A LOT OF GREAT GUYS ABOARD A SHIP WITH A LONG AND PROUD HISTORY. |
| Lerma58.08, Adam | AN Adam Lerma | Jan 21, 1972 – Sep 25, 1975 | V-1 Division | V1 Division flight deck Air Support Equipment & Tractor King for 1975 cruise. Great memories of serving proudly on board of the USS COARL SEA CVA-43. |
| Harris Jr, Donald | HT3 | Jan 24, 1972 – Aug 1973 | “R” | |
| Ching, Al | BT3 | Feb 8, 1972 – Nov 27, 1974 | B DIV | Wow what a great time I had on the Coral Maru. Worked in 4 group, 4A, 4B and 4C. Did some really crazy stuff. Really enjoyed the PI. |
| Seeney, Frank | MM2 | Feb 18, 1972 – Jul 10, 1975 | I spent a long time on that OGS trying to figure out how to sell it for razor blades. | |
| Ubina, Mark | AMH 3 | Mar 1972 – Sep 1975 | VA-22 | |
| Hoffman, Robert Hoffy | EMFN | Mar 1972 – Nov 1974 | E Division Engineering | My first ship. Distribution and Power Shop. Standing watch in After Steering, underway. Night shift with EM3 Folts. Great times. Long days, long line periods and great liberty. Miss a lot of my shipmates. |
| Rawson, Daryl | MM3 | Apr 1972 – Jul 1975 | M and A | M Div 5th Group and A Div Aircraft Elevator Pump Rooms. |
| Ehrman, Vaughn | AN | Apr 15, 1972 – Apr 14, 1974 | V-2 Arresting Gear/Cat-3 | Came on last build up and mining of Haiphong in PI 1972. I was there when we were on the Line Two days and we took the A-7 in the net and Gillan chewed our ass for the barricade being to low. Got 74, came back retired 95, |
| Rawson, Daryl | MM3 | May 2, 1972 – Jun 25, 1975 | M & A | |
| Barnes, Monte | CTI3 RUSSIAN | Jul 1972 – Jul 1972 | spook | Served as direct support to captain from Japan to Calif. Great experience!! |
| Haizlip, David | ASM3 | Jul 1972 – Dec 1975 | AIMD IM 2 | |
| Ashley, John | EM3 | Aug 1972 – May 1975 | E dIV | FIRST SHIP |
| Capo, Shelby | RM2 | Aug 14, 1972 – Jun 16, 1975 | CR | I have some great memories of shipmates and friends. Became a SHELLBACK May 10, 1975, then onto Perth, Australia. |
| Oberg, Rick | MM3 | Aug 30, 1972 – Aug 26, 1976 | M div.2group | 2 west-pacs,'long beach yards,wild times! |
| Dick, Ronald L | BMSN | Sep 1972 – Jul 1975 | 1st Deck | |
| Matejowsky, Rodney (Ski) | MM1 | Sep 1, 1972 – Jan 1, 1976 | A Div | LPO AC&R Shop |
| Bernauer, Chuck | EN3 | Sep 15, 1972 – Jul 2, 1976 | Deck 4th /A-Div.AC&R Shop-Steam Heat Shop | Looking for the guys I served with |
| Holley, Robert | ABF2 | Nov 15, 1972 – Nov 7, 1977 | V4 | |
| Hall, Richard | an | Dec 1972 – Mar 1974 | AIMD/IM3 | Great experience to serve |
| Hall, Richard | an | Dec 1972 – Mar 1974 | IM-3 | |
| Horn, Anthony | ENFN | Dec 1, 1972 – Feb 9, 1973 | Engineering/Emergency Desiel Genterators | Also Ran starboard Aft rudder Controls. Was engineer on life boat when deployed out to pick-up Apllo17 |
| Kramer, Eugene | ABH3 | Dec 22, 1972 – Sep 24, 1975 | V3 | Made '73, '74-'75 WesPac's. I'll never forget "Yankee Station", the ships participation with other Carriers in "Evacuation of Viet Nam", "Shellback Initiation", "Mayquez Incident" and &qu |
| Hible, Dan | AN | Dec 27, 1972 – Oct 6, 1975 | V-3 |
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