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The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Fighting Falcons (VF 96). 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 34 crew members registered for the Fighting Falcons (VF 96).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballance, Donald | AO3 | Mar 15, 1953 – Jan 30, 1957 | stayed with the squadron until my enlistment was over. |
| Stimpson, Don | AQF3 | Sep 1, 1962 – Jun 7, 1964 | Looking for Dan Rollins, Jim Kelly, Jim Ayres, John Scott or any AQ's serving on Ranger westpac cruise 62-63 |
| Schwab, Bones | AO2 | May 15, 1963 – Mar 15, 1966 | Anyone that was on either the Ranger 1963-64 or the Enterprise 1965-66. |
| Chalmers, Thomas (Tj) | E3 | 1965 – May 1969 | Looking for former members. EG WAY,TATE,GL BROWN,BIG SMITTY,ETC. |
| Dorsey, Amos | AM2 | Jun 12, 1965 – Dec 20, 1966 | Retired united airlines |
| Carpenter, Stephen | ao3 | Sep 1965 – May 1968 | looking for those who served in time period from 1965 thru1968 tocontact me |
| Lippe, Jim | AZ3 | Oct 1965 – Mar 1969 | |
| Mayesky, Richard | ADJ 3 | Oct 19, 1965 – Jun 20, 1966 | looking for Claude Walker and Basle Begin |
| Young, Bobby D | AE-1 | Feb 22, 1966 – | Looking for the names of those who lost their lives in the Enterprise fire. Also the names of those injured. Contact me @ ibpistolsmith@gmail.com |
| Deland, William | AE2 | Apr 1966 – Oct 1968 | |
| Manning, Dan | AT 3 | Jul 10, 1966 – Dec 23, 1967 | I'm looking for Britten, who lived south of L.A, and Lowreow, who lived in Boston. I'm still in contact with Arnie Clarkson, who now lives in Hawaii, and George KLESSINGER, who now lives in Italy. |
| Funk, Kenneth | ADJ2 | 1967 – Dec 22, 1969 | was on board Enterprise during Jan 69 fire. Minor injuries Later Dec 22, 1969 severly burnt when F8 crusader crashed into hanger at NAS Miramar, San Diego. Check Crew Reitred status May 1971 with 30% disability. |
| D Fred Christensen, Fred | an | Mar 1967 – Aug 1968 | worked in the Ready Room, Duty Driver, Operation Yeoman, Transfered to Parachute Riggers School |
| Nimsic, Thomas/tom | AME2 | May 1, 1967 – Feb 14, 1969 | In 1968-1969 I was in the trouble shooting div. of VF 96. I worked on the flight deck until I was injured in the fire of 1969. I was flow off Enterprise to Tripler and then to BAMC in San Antonio with 8 others where Lt. Berry later died. |
| McCann, Philip. Aka Big Mac | ABH-3 | Oct 1967 – Dec 3, 1969 | I will never forget the men I worked with on the line as plane captain. Also I would like to know if CHIEF RASBERRY can be contacted ? |
| Hawley, Richard | AO2 | 1968 – Nov 1970 | |
| Cole, Frank | AN | Dec 1968 – Dec 1970 | Made the Enterprise and America cruises. Was there for the fire aboard the Enterprise but was on leave for the hanger fire at Mirimar I made the Connie cruise as a member of RAVH-11. |
| Kitterman, Melvin | ADJ2 | Jan 14, 1969 – 1970 | |
| Patterson, James | E-3 | Feb 1969 – Nov 1970 | Looking for buddies in the Houston area that served aboard the USS Enterprise in 69 and the USS America in 70. |
| Thompson, William | AQ2 | May 1969 – Mar 1972 | Made the last of the Enterprise cruse, the world cruse on the America, and most of the Connie cruse, left before Conningham and Driscoll became aces. |
| Miller, Paul | ADJ-3 | Nov 1969 – Apr 1972 | was assigned to the line div. as a plane capt. for the around the world cruise of 1970, and was later transferred to the troubleshooters div. as a jet engine troubleshooter for the USS Connie cruise. |
| Richardson, Lee/ Rich | AME-3 | Dec 1, 1969 – Dec 1, 1973 | Trying to locate (nickname) Woodstock & Baker aboard the USS Constellation; Flight Deck Trouble Shooters. I lost addresses shortly after getting out of the service. Baker's son & my son were in Boot Camp together, too. |
| Lungo, Mike | AME-2 | 1970 – 1973 | |
| Singer, James | E5 | 1970 – 1974 | Made three cruises on the Connie and only wish I had taken advantage of everything this experience had to offer. Enjoyed AIMD the most. |
| Jones, Gary | ADJ3 | May 1, 1972 – Jun 7, 1975 | If I remember right you were a plane captain the same time as Joe Robinson & BJ Crawford., & Gilbert Sais Sam Hatmacher. Contact me at pintlerguns@yahoo.com. If you want to BS send your tel #. |
| Wade, Mike | AE3 | Aug 10, 1972 – May 29, 1975 | Worked on the line would like to hear from anybody that was there at that time. |
| Lowery, Paul | AME-4 | 1973 – 1975 | worked in ame shop and line shack, trouble-shooter |
| Knox, Johnny | A0A | 1973 – 1975 | I'd love to hear from anyone who was there when we decommissioned. |
| Stinger, Ron | PR 2 | Jan 4, 1973 – 1975 | |
| Jones, Rod | AQ2 | May 1973 – Mar 1975 | Worked from 1973 thru decommissioning in 1975. |
| Dressler, Bill | AQAN | 1974 – 1975 | Hear from anybody from last cruise before we decommisioned |
| Dressler, William | aqan | 1974 – | |
| Stauffacher, Howard | AQB2 | Aug 15, 1974 – Jun 16, 1975 | |
| Urban, Mark | ADJ2 | Aug 15, 1974 – Apr 25, 1975 | I spent my last year in the Navy in VF96 I joined the westpac cruise for the last three months and came back to North Island. on the Connie CVA64. I wondered what happened to Zeek Cocron, Hatchmaker, chicken legs ADJ's |
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