US Navy Crew List

– Reunite with old Navy Buddies –

350617 entries available online. Add yours!
0 users currently logged in and 388 visitors active.

← Back to the USS Independence (CV 62) page | ↑ Register | ↓ Reunions | ↓ To end of page

USS Independence (CV 62) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Independence (CV 62). 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?

Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.

There are 2716 crew members registered for the USS Independence (CV 62).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – 1961 | 1962 – 1963 | 1964 – 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 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Senter, Brad	MM1	1964 – 1966	M
Leonard, Guy	ABE 1	1964 – 1965	V2 GEAR / WAIST CATS	WEST PAC VIET NAM
Orth, Reg	E5	1964 – 1966	IOIC
Aveleno, Pete	MM2	1964 – 1966	M	Main #4 .. under Parsons.. My pic is in the USS Independencce web site.. Great ship.. great experience..
Walton, Marvin	E2	1964 – 1965	Aviation Boatswains Mate
Gleason-moseley, Diane	BT3	1964 – 1968	Boiler Room	In Memory of Patrick J Gleason on behalf of his 4 children Patrick, James, Donna, and Kevin
Stage, Dewitt	RM3	1964 – 1967	Communication	Retired and carving at this time.
Vaughan, Rebekah	LCDR	1964 – 1966	VF-41	I'm Gerald Vaughan's daughter, trying to find anyone that served with him in VF-41. He passed away December 2014 and told wonderful stories about his time as a Black Ace, but I'd like to hear more! Thank you all!
Clary, David	MM3	1964 – 1965	A	A1 gang Elevators Steering gears. Am now retired from the Elevator trade. Currently living in Arizona.
Gonzalez, Jack	BM2	1964 – 1967	Weapons 2nd div	Where's all my Ricans??
Bosen, Ralph	SK3	1964 – 1965	Supply	Highlight of service on this ship was our entry into New York City and participation in the 1964/65 World's Fair.
Mitchell III, James Sharkey	HN	Jan 10, 1964 – Jan 1, 1965	H	Enjoyed my time on the Indy, great crew and great friends.
Williams, Kenneth	BT3	Feb 1964 – Jun 14, 1967	B
Black, Richard	MM3	Feb 1964 – Oct 1966	M	would love to hear from anyone who was in MM#1 from 1964 through 1966.my nickname was the {Reverend)or {Sparrow}
McDaniel, Howard ( Mac)	abf 1 / abfc	Mar 1964 – Dec 1969	v 4	i worked and served aboard with some of the great of my time n the navy
Hill, Paul	ABH-AN	Mar 11, 1964 – Mar 15, 1966	v-1
Clancy, Mark	SN	Mar 20, 1964 – Jan 15, 1967	4 th. Divison Deck Force	I would love to bring back those good old days. The guys I served with were all great.
Beaman, Seaman	ETN3	Mar 22, 1964 – Jan 5, 1969	OE	Sad to say that I didn't realize what a good time I was having!
Schrader, John	EM3	Apr 1964 – Dec 1967	E	Blue Nose - Shellback, 2 Med, West Pac, Several warm water trips southI met. General Quarters was too much though. Learned alot, saw places I'll never see again
Duncan, James Or Jim	ADJ3	Apr 1964 – Nov 1964	V-6	I WAS LOOKING FOR SHIPMAYES
Baker, Leslie S.	E4	Apr 1964 – Apr 1966	weapons	This is for my father, who passed in 1998. He was on the Independance in Vietnam. I know he was a gunners mate on the 5" gun starboard side , forward. He told me they accidentally cut a phantom tail off with the gun !!!
Villani, Patrick	BMSN	Apr 23, 1964 – Apr 14, 1965	First	Had the best times had a car on base and a apartment in Portsmouth VA. And at sea put a lot of time on the Bridge at the helm. Miss all the great people,sure like to find them.
Beardsley, Frank	CS2(SS)	May 19, 1964 – Dec 27, 1967	1STDiv later S2	After the Indy,I went to Submarine Duty. Served on the USS Entemedor SS340 and the USS William H Bates SSN 680.Did a 3 yr shore duty tour at USNTC Bainbridge,MD Galley 502. Now retired Crown Point,NY, by Lake Champlain.
Neville, Marcel Joseph	SK 3	May 20, 1964 – Jun 27, 1966	s-1, storekeeper	was onboard for as the first carrier from east coast to go to west coast for viet nam service. home ports were subic bay, phillipines and yokuska, japan
Neville, Marcel J.	SK 3	May 27, 1964 – Jun 24, 1966	was in laundry,trans to s-1	on board for the first ship from east coast to go westpac for viet nam action. subic bay, hong kong, japan. I hung out with Tyree while aboard. hope someone remembers me. I was also shipping & rec. po. I remember the vigilante crash.
Dilks, Ronald	LTJG	Jun 1964 – Jun 1966	Main Comm.	I still talk about the fun times that I had on the INDY. A Med.trip,and around the world to be the first East coast carrier to go to Vietnam
Dunaway, Al	MM2	Jun 1964 – Sep 1965	M	Baltic Sea 64, Med 64, Vietnam 65. Reported aboard and departed via flight deck, she didn't stay in port long enough to walk on and off.
Boden, Ronnie	ph3	Jun 1964 – Dec 1967	OP
Doyle, Jim	ABF-2 E5	Jun 10, 1964 – Feb 19, 1968	V-4	I am proud to be a member of Indy's crew. I met a lot of good people while aboard. It was an adventure.
Rampe, Herb	EM3	Jun 29, 1964 – Dec 10, 1967	E-3 Catapults and elevators	Just looking for old friends
Aber, George	rmsn	Jul 1964 – Mar 1966	CR division	Hi all: Bear here. Living 'down under' in Adelaide Australia. Hoping to make contact with Paul Deleare, DeWitt Stage, and Don Register. Took up marathon running the day I got back to civvy life. Took up coaching.
Schulze, James	DS2	Jul 1964 – Jul 1966	OP/IOIC
Balson, Stan	AO2	Jul 5, 1964 – Dec 18, 1966		VA-86
Campolettano, Tom (Campy)	YN3	Jul 13, 1964 – Jul 12, 1966	VF-41 Black Aces	I'll always have a special feeling towards the Big I. She was my 'home at sea' for 2 years. A great ship. Was Air Operations & Communications Petty Officer for Fighter Squadron FORTY ONE (Black Aces)
Dimmick, Richard	FTG3	Jul 19, 1964 – Aug 23, 1966	FOX	Greatest experience of my life.
Thiede, Robert	AOAN	Aug 1964 – Sep 1966	VF-84	Served on West Pac and Med. Left the Ship in Sept/1966. Known as Rat the Jolly Roger Line Rat.
Storck Sr, Jim	mm2	Aug 1964 – Jul 7, 1967	A o2n2 plants	best crew ever
Johnson, Steve	MM2	Aug 1964 – Dec 1967	M Division	I worked in 2Main for over 3 years. Made 2 Med cruises and a West Pac cruise. I'm a Blue Nose and a Shellback.
Prichard, Jack	SN	Aug 20, 1964 – Jul 13, 1966	CS (Signalman)	Great ship and crew and some fantastic ports. What an experience the Indy was.
Lavalley, Larry	BT2	Sep 1964 – Jan 1968	B	I was the shortest crew 5ft and got a lot of flak. It was comical seeing me pull MP duty with 6 ft guys. I loved the travel it is an experience that I will never forget.
Delaere, Paul	CYN3	Sep 1964 – Feb 1966	CR	On board for NATO cruise in 64 andWestpac in65. Been friends with RM Joel Lang from Ohio for 50 years. Sadly he passed this past August and Ive been thinking of all the times and shipmates. I still live in Michigan.
Hanson, James (Jim)	ABH-3	Oct 1964 – Aug 2, 1967	V-1 REP-8	MEET SOME OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HERE, STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH A-FEW, I WISH I HAD STAYED AND RETIRED, LIFE WAS SIMPLE THEN.....
Gay, Jerry L.	SN	Nov 1964 – Apr 1965	OI
Woodlief, Tommy (Woody)	DATA SYSTEMS TECH 2	Nov 1964 – Apr 1966	IOIC	I want to contact some of my shipmates
Churchill, Charles "chuck"	AN	Nov 1964 – Feb 1965	Weather Office	I was only on the Big Indy for a short while, but it was some of the best duty I ever served. The weather gang was a great bunch of guys. It was sad to see her go.
Dzieniszewski, (Richard)"Ski"	BT-2	Nov 1964 – Nov 1967	"B" Division	Best 3 years as a young kid to develope character and discipline. Worked in "One Main Machinary Room". WesPac and Med Cruise. Great memories with a great bunch of shipmates.
Church, Guy	RD3	Nov 1964 – Apr 1968	OI	Some of the best days, times and events in my life took place aboard this fine ship. With many individuals that helped shape the course and character of my life.
Hunt, Don	ABE3	Dec 1964 – Oct 1966	V2 Cat 4	I remember December 13, 1965.
Allen, Thomas	RM 3	Dec 1964 – Dec 1967	CR Division	Would like to hear from anyone that was in the CR Division from December of 1964-1967...
Dowden, Woodrow	MM2	Dec 16, 1964 – Apr 30, 1968	M	I worked in 2 main under chief Price until I made E5 then was transfered to 2 aux. where I filled a chief's billet until Cheif Goyette came just before I got out. Great Crew.

Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.

↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page

Reunions

There are currently no planned reunions.

Add a reunion information.

↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page