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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 953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyseth, Dave | AN/E3 | 1984 – 1985 | V1 | Sleeping in the catwalk nets, jets going overboard,collision with the Napo, men overboard- Man, what a life it was! |
| Alexander, Darren | E-3/AN | 1984 – 1986 | V-1 | Good times , bad times, great friends! I see a lot of names I know, Hope you gents are all doing great! |
| Tilbury, Robert/odie | AZ3 | 1984 – 1988 | IM-1 | |
Statham, Dan  | MMC | 1984 – Jan 1, 1986 | ? | View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Donoho, William (Bill) | E-5 /ASM2 | 1984 – 1986 | AIMD | Memories, at the end , its all we have! |
| Knapp, Frederick | ABH 3 | 1984 – 1986 | V-1 | |
| Becker, Randy | SN - SK2 | 1984 – 1988 | S-1 and S-8 | Attached to the first QA division in Supply |
| O'Connor, Dave | QMSA-QM2 | Jan 1984 – Apr 1988 | NAV | What a life! |
| Thacker, Joel | RM2 | Jan 1984 – 1985 | OC | Would love to hook up with anyone on ship under Tucker or Furgeson. I was OC Supervisor during GQ. Onboard during crash with super tanker |
| Ritz, Nick | AT2 | Feb 1984 – Feb 1987 | IM3 | |
| Beneventi, Charles | ABH3 | Mar 1984 – Apr 8, 1988 | V-1 | |
| Cartwright, Gary | AE3 | Mar 1, 1984 – 1987 | VFA-132 Avionics/Armament | This was my very first cruise aboard a US Navy Aircraft Carrier and it was and will be my most beloved time at sea! |
| Terbrack, Kenneth | HM3 | Mar 1, 1984 – Dec 29, 1985 | Medical | |
| Bonderczuk, Vince (Bondo) | BT1 | Mar 25, 1984 – Aug 25, 1987 | B-5/B-1 | living in east tn. since retiring in 96. too bad some of the khaki klan didnt go down with thwe ship chief guess chief temple now theres a couple of real stand up guys. |
| Jones, Tim | ms5 | Apr 3, 1984 – Sep 20, 1987 | supply | |
| McKay, Scott | PH / E-5 | Apr 5, 1984 – Jan 1, 1986 | Photo | It was Great to travel the WORLD with great friends |
| Taylor, Peter (Skeeter) | BT3 | Apr 10, 1984 – Apr 10, 1986 | B-1 | My first ship, what an experience. Med cruse, crashed into a tanker, play with Russians. Looking for Vince Bonderczick and any other B-1 Able fire shipmates,Brymer, Kreegen and Brown. Where are you guys? |
| Plummer El, Terah | ABH | May 1984 – Feb 1988 | V-3/ V-1 “POP’s & “FOD King” | Just stopped by hoping to come across some familiar names. |
| Hubert, David | OS2 | May 25, 1984 – Nov 22, 1989 | OI | Lots of good times....lots of bad times. Many lifelong brothers. |
| Ferrell, Lacey | E4/ASE3 | May 28, 1984 – Mar 7, 1987 | IM-4 | lot of great friends and stories |
| Chvilicek, Ronald | AA | Jun 5, 1984 – Dec 5, 1988 | VO/V5 | I was known as "CHEK" worked in Pri-Fly (Primary Flight Control) I was also a Smokers Boxer and came aboard after graduating Naval Aircrew Candidate School, Pensacola, Florida. Trying to reconnect with old shipmates. |
| Littlefield, David | MS 2 | Jul 11, 1984 – Jul 5, 1988 | SUPPLY S-2 | Dcpo for s2 and worked mostly in the aft bake shop... |
| McDonald, Gary / Mac | MS3 | Jul 16, 1984 – Jul 15, 1987 | S-2/CO's Mess/Carrier Group Two | Great times, shipmates. Great old Ship! |
| Guzman, Glenn | BT3 | Jul 24, 1984 – Oct 2, 1987 | B-5/Oil/Water Lab | Just looking for my shipmates.. |
| Harris, Scott/harry | L/CPL | Aug 1984 – Aug 1986 | Marine Detachement | I made some good friends,Geno C. Paul S, Dave G.. Remember The Joke!!! GySgt Saunders |
| Mostacci, Richard Aka Beaner Named By Steve Dugan Aka Pumpkin Head | ASE2 | Aug 1984 – Sep 1987 | IM4 GSE | oh man oh man<what a ship,what awesome friends and memories i made there,Dennis Raulerson,Thanks man enjoyed playing the flatop with you,Scott Kardos and Froggy,Donny Johnston u n Marcia Great friends |
| Liberatore, Robert [mouse] | HT2 | Aug 12, 1984 – Aug 12, 1987 | R | Pipe/plumbing shoe &Flying Squad |
| Proper, Mark | DP2 | Sep 1984 – Oct 1987 | S-7 | Looking for the old crew from S-7 |
| Lane, James | BM2 | Sep 1, 1984 – Oct 18, 1986 | 1st and 3rd Divisions | Shipyard, Cuba refresher training, collision with Ecuadorian tanker. Back to the shipyard. Meditaranean cruise, Line of Death. Khadafy’s missle corvettes, F/A 18 pancakes on flight deck (pilot ejected safely) Fun! |
| Strupith, Brian | An | Nov 1984 – 1987 | V-3 | Worked the Hangar Deck as a Blueshirt. |
| Burch, Robert | BT3 | Nov 3, 1984 – Oct 4, 1986 | B-5 Water / Oil Lab | Good times ! Still in contact with Marvin Turner. Can't find James H. Atkins aka Hack. Bombed the shit out of Lybia, should have never stopped there !! Trans. from the Kitty Hawk Nov. 84 good move! Fred you are late for watch, get up NOW ! |
| Black, David | E-3 | Nov 28, 1984 – Apr 1, 1988 | V-2 | Served aboard the "Ageless Warrior" for two Med cruises and crossed the LINE OF DEATH in 86. Also, served with the best group of guys i've known. Miss you guys, good luck and best wishes. |
| Ronald, Szalma | BT1 | Dec 1, 1984 – Dec 1987 | B div | Just wanted to say hey to all my shipmates and hope there in good health. Sure do miss the good old days give me a shout |
| Thomas, Mickel "Michael" | QM2 | 1985 – 1986 | N - Navigation | I am tired of all these sailors asking me, "Where are we? Where are we going? When will we get there?" Perhaps they should learn how to read a chart or work a sextant. God Speed Shipmates! Would love to hear from you. Lifes been good! |
| Bolsinger, James | AD 3 | 1985 – 1986 | TAD TO AIMD | HELLO TO ALL MY OLD SHIPMATES THAT I SERVED WITH IN LIBIA |
| Powell, Jerry | ET1 | 1985 – 1989 | OE | |
| Miller, Doug | Bmsn | 1985 – 1989 | Deck 2nd | Looking for Bm2 Michael Shaw, anyone know his where abouts |
| Carroll, Joe | Lt | 1985 – 1989 | A division | Met a great number of magnificent men and women during my career. Anchors away shipmates. |
| Staib, Ed | AS1 | 1985 – 1988 | IM-4 | Seems like only a few years ago...how time flies. |
| Pate, Gary | RM2 | Jan 1985 – Apr 1988 | Communications | |
| Bain, Daniel | AT2 | Jan 1985 – May 1989 | AIMD | I served with some of the best men in the Navy during my enlistment. |
| Hix, Dominic | QM2 | Jan 19, 1985 – Oct 3, 1988 | Nav | Some of the most exciting times of my life happened on that rust bucket! Some of the best and some of the worst experiences were had on her too! |
| Wood, Bryan | JO1(SW) | Feb 1985 – Mar 1989 | X-4 Public Affairs SITE | I was the sportscaster on Coral "Maroo" for 4 years. How many out there remember the music video for God Bless The USA during and after our Libya experience. She was a great ship and I made a lot of friends. Good times |
| Titensor, Matt | ABH-3 | Feb 1, 1985 – Oct 1, 1988 | V-1/ Crash & slavage | |
| Jones, Benjamin | IS1(SW) | Mar 1985 – Oct 18, 1988 | OZ | My first navy ship. Will always be special to me. Had a great time on board. |
| Maederer, Dave | BM2 | Mar 1985 – Jan 1989 | 1st Div | Anyone who remembers me feel free to contact me at maedererd@yahoo.com |
| Birch, Sam/samdog | Airman e3 | Mar 1, 1985 – Jun 24, 1987 | V1 | I was looking for an old friend Jim Carr. |
| Brennan, Thomas | ABH3 | Mar 8, 1985 – Sep 30, 1988 | V-1 | |
| Weisel, Jacob(Jake) | YN3 | Mar 8, 1985 – Apr 1, 1988 | Operations Admin | It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. She was my one and only ship, but I still say she was the best! I made a lot of friends (some that I'm still in touch with)and the memories that will last a lifetime! |
| Harrison, Harry'O | YN3 | Mar 15, 1985 – Jun 13, 1988 | ADMIN/Weapons | Hit me up......best time in my life, USS Coral Sea, many friends and the diffrent countries. Norfolk knows my name!! |
| McCormick, Glenn | WT1(SW) | Apr 1985 – Sep 1989 | W DIV | FWD SASS SHOP SUP |
| Thomas, Charles | PH-3 | Apr 21, 1985 – Apr 1, 1988 | OP | Upon arrival, worked in V-3; became a Photographer's Mate, worked in the OP division. I have life long friends from CV-43. I feel blessed to share its rich history. |
| Preece, Glen | mrfn/mm3 | Apr 23, 1985 – Oct 15, 1988 | A / R | 3.5 great years so glad i picked such an old ship .. 99 present great people thanks for you servise brothers... went to san diego this year and checked out midwas she is awesome , a must see |
| West, Steven | AO3 | May 1985 – Nov 19, 1988 | G-4 and G-2 | I meet some of the best people from all over especially in my division.Two great med cruises. |
| Brunson, Willie III/bruno | ABH2 | May 15, 1985 – Nov 28, 1988 | V-1 | My first ship, and we ended up in the middle of the crisis w/ LIBYA and Khadafi. We left on a regular cruise and came back hero's. I will never forget the day we pulled into Norfolk. there were boats all around us. |
| Ollison, Alonza (Ollie) | ABE1 | Jun 1985 – Jun 1989 | V-2/Security | Security Section Leader for most part |
| Harig, Edward [pappy] | mmc | Jun 1985 – Oct 1989 | m-div/a-div | |
| Ollison, Alonza | ABE1 | Jun 1985 – Jun 1989 | V-2/Security | I enjoyed being a member on board of the Ship. The shipmates that I worked with were nice. |
| Carter, Greg | JOURNALIST | Jun 1, 1985 – Jun 1, 1989 | Served as Journalist 1985-89. | |
| West, Steven | AO 3 | Jun 5, 1985 – Nov 26, 1988 | G-2 and G-4 | |
| Vittone, Mario "The Julio Unit" | AT2 | Jun 14, 1985 – Mar 20, 1989 | IM3 / AIMD | Worked in Shop 1A. David O'Hara was my supervisor. |
| Dembro, Stephen | E-4 ms | Aug 1985 – May 8, 1988 | S-2 | |
| Nelson, Chief | FTG3/FC3 | Aug 1985 – Oct 1987 | G-3 | My first Ship and my Father's first ship. Great Med cruise. |
| Jones, Jeffrey | SM3 | Aug 17, 1985 – Feb 23, 1987 | CS | |
| Golding, David | EM2 | Sep 1985 – Apr 1987 | ||
| Wright, J.j. | IC2 | Sep 1985 – 1986 | IC Shop | AKA ( Serious Jay) |
| Smalls, Tommy | DN | Sep 1985 – Jul 1987 | Dental | I wish I could catch up with some of my old buddies from the MS to the air group guys and the Corpman too. For those who don't remember me from 85-87 I worked in the dental clinic giving you guys those good cleanings. |
| Brown, Barry | AT3 | Sep 1985 – 1988 | AIMD I-M3 | It was a great experience to sever aboard The Coral Sea CV-43. I wish they did have to scrap her, least our sister ship is still around, USS Midway CV-41, may have to make a trip out west to see her. |
| Boruch, Brad | DC2 | Sep 1, 1985 – Apr 21, 1989 | DC | The good old days on the 3 screw maroo |
| Rogers, Roland | BM2 | Sep 10, 1985 – May 1, 1986 | 1st | |
| Spears, Rodney | AOAN | Sep 12, 1985 – May 14, 1988 | G-1 | |
| Allen, Jon | MM3 | Sep 25, 1985 – Jun 1, 1989 | A Gang | Good times, bad times, that's how life goes. Working as a civilian at Naval Station Everett, Aug '05 makes 20 years with the Canoe Club. Who woulda thunk it? |
| Snow, Bill | MM3 | Oct 1985 – May 15, 1998 | M-1 Div #1 Enginge Room & # 1 Generator Room WC Sup, 1 Gen | |
| Guess, Billy | BTC (SW) | Oct 1985 – Jul 1989 | B-Division | The only ship that went dark and dirty in the middle of the Mediterranean. LCDR Cecere and Capt Pratt were the best MPA and Chief Engineer I ever served under. |
| Gonzalez, Frank | AC3 | Oct 1985 – Mar 1989 | OC | |
| Mardis, Jim | AKC | Oct 1, 1985 – May 20, 1986 | S-6 (VFA-132) | Retired CWO3, SC,USN in 1996 |
| Gibbs, Rob | EM2 | Oct 1, 1985 – Jan 25, 1990 | E-Division | |
| Shaw, Scott | AMH3 | Oct 5, 1985 – May 13, 1986 | VAW-127 | The ship was older and bolder just like it's old crew. We crossed the line of death and lived another day to tell our stories. GO CV-43 |
| Bailey, Reginald | EWSN | Oct 6, 1985 – May 8, 1989 | ELECTRONIC WARFARE | |
| Farmer, Kevin | PHAN | Oct 11, 1985 – Dec 6, 1986 | OP(Photo Lab) | The Coral Sea was my first command and she will all ways hold a special place with me! |
| Evans, Antonio R. | AN | Oct 25, 1985 – Aug 14, 1986 | V-3 | |
| Chancey, Richard / "Scott " | E-3 | Oct 29, 1985 – Nov 24, 1989 | G-4 | LOVE THE NAVY AND HATED THE NAVY . WHAT CAN I SAY ! |
| Johnson, Richard | DSC | Nov 1985 – Jun 1986 | NTDS | |
| Oehler, Michael | AZ1(AW) | Nov 11, 1985 – Jun 1, 1989 | AIMD | IM-1 (PC, ADMIN), IM-4 (GSE). R 1A (QG). First Fleet Assignment, Great Ship, Wonderful Crew - Best times of my 20 so far. |
| Mills, Kolin | AK1 | Dec 29, 1985 – Apr 30, 1990 | s-6 |
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