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USS Belleau Wood (CVL 24) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Belleau Wood (CVL 24). 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 19 crew members registered for the USS Belleau Wood (CVL 24).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaves, Antonio | CVL 24\' | 1941 – 1945 | plank owner cic | |
| Kent, Perry | Seaman -1 | Jul 14, 1941 – | Maintenance | I am posting this for my father who passed in 1983. He served proudly for the duration of the war. He was a chief aviation metal smith aboard the ship. God bless all his fellow crew members who served proudly. |
| Shanks, Lloyd | Unknown | 1942 – 1944 | Unknown | This is for my father, Lloyd Alan Shanks. My name is Nancy Shanks. I am looking for anyone that may have known him in world war II or have any information on his time in the Navy. |
| Gillett, Laverne | SFC | 1942 – 1945 | Mechanic | This is for my Pop who enlisted and served aboard the Belleau Wood after the family got word that his brother Orin, was killed (Dec 8 41). Pop's 2 other brothers enlisted as well. Carl would be killed (Dec 28 44) |
| Wickliffe, Leland | s1c | Jan 1, 1942 – Dec 31, 1944 | TF 50 | S1C Leland Elba Wickliffe 1925-1944 Died at sea- US Belleau Wood, Battle of the South Pacific From Ferris Texas. |
| Beck, James, Nelson | Aviation Machinists Mate | Jan 5, 1942 – 1945 | V-1-A | I am adding my grandfather who was a Plank Owner and served on the USS Belleau Wood cvl-24. He shared many of the stories of his experiences but could never bring himself to speak of the Kamikaze attack. |
| Bolin, Vernon (Merle) Or Mv | S2C, Boiler | Aug 24, 1942 – 1945 | Pacific Theater | For our Grandfather Vernon(Merle)Bolin, who served on the Belleawood during WWII. We believe he was assigned to this CVL at the time she was struck by a Kamakazi plane, catching fire,and kiiled 92 men. - gibb71@live.com |
| Duffield, Joseph William | AOM3 | 1943 – 1945 | Aviation Ord. | For my Dad. He was awarded the Navy Marine Medal for pulling a pilot from a burning plane after it crashed while returning to ship after a mission. |
Ortiz, Michael  | 2nd Class | 1943 – 1946 | TF 28 | My Dad Served aboard the USS Belleau Wood Eloy "Leo" Ortiz Water Tender 2nd Class |
| Ippolito, John | aviation macchinis's mat third class | 1943 – Jan 17, 1946 | ? | My father served from 1943 to 1946 on the Belleau Wood CVL-24 looking for any crew list, picture and exc. |
| Baines, William | Lt.(jg) | Jun 1, 1943 – Sep 30, 1945 | Navigation | I am writing of my father, William W. Baines Jr., who was assistant navigator on Belleau Wood during WWII. Dad was always proud of his Naval service. He passed away on May 26, 2011, after what he termed "a great life." |
| Vaucher, Alfred Fernandez | Boatswain's mate second class | Jul 11, 1943 – Oct 31, 1944 | unknown | My Father A.F.Vaucher was wounded when the Kamikaze struck CV-24 during the Leyte Gulf operations 30 Oct. 1944. And had spent the remainder of the war in a hospital at Pearl Harbor. |
| Logsdonburns, Bonny | Aviation Radioman, 2nd class | Oct 15, 1943 – Oct 30, 1944 | Torpedo Squadron Twenty One | I am writing for my uncle, Herbert Harry Logsdon. He lost his life when the kamikaze rammed Belleau Wood, 30 Oct. 1944. |
| Garrou, Doug | Chief | 1944 – | Aviation stores? | For my grandfather, Henry Garrou, who served on the Belleau Wood after first serving on the Ranger. Aviation storekeeper and loader for the 40mm. Went ashore with Marine aviation, said climbing the net was dangerous. :) |
| Bailey Jr, Bryan | LTJG | Jan 1945 – Jun 1945 | AG 30 | My Dad Bryan Bailey Jr was a TBM pilot assigned to VT 30. He was awarded the Navy Cross after scoring two direct hits on a ISE class battleship in Kure Harbor on March 19, 1945. |
| Klunk, Donald | arm2 | Jan 20, 1945 – Jun 16, 1945 | AG30 | I'm entering my fathers info. He was a member of AG30. |
| Stockton, Wayne | S1/V6 | Jul 13, 1945 – Sep 18, 1946 | USS Belleau Wood | Hello Navy friends, My father served on the Belleau Wood CVL-24 and trying to locate a possible crew photo of him or a larger crew photo. I do not have the year he was transferred. jwstockton27@gmail.com |
| Wells, David | E3 | 1978 – 1980 | 2 | Man what an experience |
| McGee, Lonny | Ams3 | Feb 15, 1990 – Jul 13, 1993 | AIMD / imo2 | Looking for old friends |
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