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USS Valley Forge (CG 50) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Valley Forge (CG 50). 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 492 crew members registered for the USS Valley Forge (CG 50).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1985 | 1986 – 1988 | 1989 – 1990 | 1991 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 – 2001 | 2002 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold, Chad | STG2 | 1994 – 1997 | CA | I'm proud to have served aboard such a fine ship defined by an outstanding crew. Most of the days aboard were hard, the days that were easy are vivid in memory. CA - Where are all you guys? (Waters and Bettini??) How old is Pops now?? |
| Holt, Yancy | DCFN | 1994 – 1995 | Repair | Does anybody remember the VF Liberty Movement of the early 95 Crib cruise??? I was the one who stole Oscar. Had alot of fun, had one hell of a crew, funny thing is i enjoy times aboard her... Alot of fun and alot of pain.. RIP VF |
| Raley, William | SN | Jan 1, 1994 – Mar 1, 1995 | om | |
| Miller, Jason | STG3 | Feb 1994 – Oct 24, 1997 | CA | Married with twin daughters. Currently working with the U.S. Border Patrol in Nogales, Arizona. Had some really good times on the Valley Forge. |
| Griffin, William | GMM1 (SW) | Feb 10, 1994 – Mar 24, 1994 | CG | I was only onboard Valley Forge for a couple of months I believe, due to an injury I was transfered off, to Nav Sta Security Dept. The end date is not correct, but I had to put something in it |
| Hughes, Jeff | FC2(SW) | Mar 29, 1994 – Mar 27, 1999 | CG | Although I did not realize it, some of my best times at sea were spent aboard the Happy Valley. |
| Todd, Eric | GSM3 | Apr 1994 – Jun 1998 | MP | Enjoyed my time onboard some of the best GSM'S that i learned a great deal from. Miss the comraderie we had on that ship, everyone had a great time. Never forget the 1997 deployment Best by far in my navy career. |
| Baldueza, Elms | GSE1(SW) | Apr 12, 1994 – May 8, 1999 | MP | one of my best times in the navy great liberty buddies too!! |
| Boxwell, Ryan | GSMFN | May 1, 1994 – Jan 1, 1996 | MP | I wasnt on the Happy Valley near as long as I would have liked but I enjoyed the time I had there. I met alot of guys that turned out to be some of the best I have ever met. I hated being in the engineroom but thats the breaks. |
| Burnett, Kerwin J. "Congo" | IT3 | May 6, 1994 – Jun 15, 1999 | OPS | After coming back drunk one time too many, it was home and the best looking woman in the world. |
| Kent, Jeffrey | GMM3 | Jun 15, 1994 – Jul 13, 1996 | Combat | Had a blast with a great bunch of friends. Would do it all over again exactly the same. |
| Koval, Jason | IT2 | Jul 1994 – Aug 1998 | OC | A great Crew and a great ship - minus big red - for those that remember. Be safe be strong and always rule with an iron fist! |
| Brower, Donald (Don) | CTR1(SW) | Jul 5, 1994 – Jul 7, 1997 | OM | |
| Athans, Kenneth | GMG1 | Aug 1994 – Aug 1997 | CG | An amazing ship manned by the finest sailors in the fleet!! Valley Girl will truly be missed. |
| Nielson, Wesley | E-4/EM | Aug 5, 1994 – Oct 18, 1997 | E | |
| Wilson, Timothy "Moose" | EN3 | Aug 11, 1994 – Aug 1996 | Auxilliary | Lot of hours logged and missed. But Man I bitched the whole way" |
| Flores, Roger | BM3 | Aug 17, 1994 – Aug 16, 1997 | I remember all the great times with some of the best guys I've ever met. Homan,Christian,Asturias,Hood,Key, Brock,George.The rest of you guys know who you are. I guess all those compartment certifications were all for not!!!! | |
| Leyden, HJ | CTOSR - CTO3 | Sep 1994 – Sep 1997 | OM | I learned alot, had lot of fun, and was eager to leave. The memories were great it's sad to see her be the first to get decommed. |
| Gessner, Gravy Davy | GSM2 SW | Oct 1994 – Oct 1995 | MP | I never looked back |
| Johnson, Steve | SMC | Oct 1994 – May 2000 | COM | What a wild 3 1/2" years. I hope you all still have the lousy cruise book I made for the Forge. It is not the ship being gone but you guys being gone that stirs the memories. I live in San Diego with 2 sons. I am now retired. Took 24 years |
| Nemeth, Michael | BM3 | Oct 1, 1994 – Jun 1, 1998 | OD DECK | |
| Homan, Mike | BM3 | Oct 10, 1994 – Jan 5, 1999 | Deck | Inspite of all the time wasted, and all those I despised; it was a good run...good time...great ship. |
| Smith, Brian | S2 | Oct 22, 1994 – Sep 15, 1994 | deck seaman | best ship ever |
| Horton, Chris "Styx" | GMG 3 | Oct 22, 1994 – Apr 19, 1995 | DEck /Weapons | I enjoyed the brief period aboard the ship. I only wish that I had been able to spend more time onboard her .Unfourtunately , illness took me from the Navy early . |
| Merrick, Bob | RM3 | Oct 23, 1994 – Oct 24, 1997 | OC | Doug Manor, Pfin, Ham, Santee, Scoony, Mikuta, Halderman, Essig, Looney, Koval, Hood, Ruiz, Reynolds, ET2Mike, Phil, OS1Bob, Protsman, Nielson, all great guys. Still talk to Looney, Ham, Manor, Hood. Email merrick300@yahoo.com |
| Essig, Michael"Wonderbread" | RM3 | Nov 1994 – Dec 1999 | OC | Email: michaelessig@cox.net to anyone i worked with. Now too all i met on the happy valley, it was rough at times but also great at times. I learned alot from all my co-workers and friends. I was the sports guy on 3 deployments. |
| Spickes, Michael | OS3 | Nov 1994 – Feb 1995 | OPS | Only there for a few months. Cool ship, though! |
| Bustamante, Helmut | mssn | Nov 4, 1994 – Nov 4, 1998 | s2 | what a ship good and bad, was up to all the homeboys |
| Roberts, Thomas | GMG3 | Dec 1994 – Sep 1997 | CG | Best ship ever...we all had good times travelling the 7 seas together. Question?? who played NAVY SEAL in Rodman Panama and attacked the shipping lanes after a long night on the town? |
| Branch, Robert Clay | SK3 | Dec 1994 – Jul 1998 | Supply | Never thought I would look back fondly on my time in the Navy. But I have to admit, I met some great individuals I'd like to reconnect with. |
| Day, Joseph | SA | Dec 12, 1994 – Sep 6, 1996 | Deck | I think i am still high from the paint fumes. we must have painted that ship a hundred times or more. it is hard to believe the old girl is not on the water anymore. i met good people on board and will never forget the good times. |
| Eide, Ernesto "ernie" | IC3 | 1995 – Jul 1997 | CE | Who got left behind in Australia? Who fell off the boat and survived? Your mail is in the tower. Come and get it!! Email me CE Division: ekeide@hotmail.com |
| Lutes, David | CTR1 | 1995 – 1996 | OM | |
| Hoang, Tuan | ET3 | 1995 – 1998 | CE | As I look back after 20 years, it was an honor to serve with all you. Shawn, I think ET1 Simmons ran off with the Nintendo😊 |
| Gomes, Cortney | OS2 | Jan 1, 1995 – Nov 15, 1999 | OI | My time on the Valley Forge was the most memorable of my career. Everything I have learned while serving was on that ship. The closest friends and most influential people of my career and life was while serving aboard her. |
| Korpi, David | HMC(SW) | Jan 20, 1995 – Mar 17, 1998 | Medical | Was an interesting time on the VALLEY FORGE, alot of underway time on this ship. We had a real good group of CPOs, it was a challenging job, I had a lot of fun. |
| McPherson, Don | GMM3 | Jan 26, 1995 – Jan 25, 1999 | CM | I had a blast and have many happy memories. We saw the world together, and showed the world the best ship in the fleet. Oh ya, and the MK 26 missile was the main protection for the ship and whatever other ships we were protecting! |
| Whitaker, Michael (Chris) | GM2 | Feb 1995 – Jun 1997 | CG | Good Ship, Good crew. You never seem to remember the good times untill they have past. Service well done. |
| Griffith, Dale | BM3 | Mar 1995 – Aug 10, 1998 | Deck | Lots of good friends and memories good luck to all. |
| McLaughlin, Bill | SK1 (SW/AW) | Mar 15, 1995 – Mar 15, 1999 | S-1 DIVISION | I MISS MY SHIPMATES OF VALLEY FORGE WE WERE TIGHT CREW........ |
| Bandy, Benjamin | ET 2 | Apr 2, 1995 – Nov 27, 1997 | CE | |
| Protsman, Scott | E-5 GSE2 | Apr 5, 1995 – Apr 12, 2001 | MP | Had an eye opening experiance on the "Happy Valley" I learned a great deal and I have seen some outstanding liberty Ports. Now that I am out, I miss being out to sea. |
| Protsman, Scott | USS VALLEY FORGE | Apr 14, 1995 – Apr 3, 2000 | MP | What to say, well I will get back on this one. |
| Stanfill, Garry | FC2 | May 1995 – Jun 1999 | CF | |
| Nadermann, Frank | DC2(SW) | May 4, 1995 – Jul 9, 1998 | Repair | It was one of the best commands I have ever been to. Awesome C.O, both of them, never had so many swim calls in my whole career then I did on the Forge. Great experience. |
| Gonzales, Reed "Gonzo" | HT3 | May 5, 1995 – Feb 5, 1997 | R | Best experience of all my commands. CDR Keer was the best CO I ever had...too bad he got in trouble. Best experiences were in P.I. with DC2 Andersen, MR1 Perry and DC1 Tyson. Other great shipmates were MS3 Stone, DC2 Flannigan, and HT3 Bondie. |
| Stone, Daniel | MS3 | May 15, 1995 – May 25, 1997 | S-2 | Second and final ship. Honorably Discharged. Returned to Japan on the JET Program. Currently residing in Columbus, OH. |
| Hamilton, Michael | GMM3 | May 17, 1995 – Jun 29, 1997 | CM | |
Culbertson, Jon  | IC2 | Jun 1, 1995 – Jun 1, 1997 | CE | Great Shipmates, Great Command. |
| Thomas, Nick | ms2 | Jun 10, 1995 – Oct 1, 1998 | supply | I got out in 98, but still a navy man |
| Barrett, Tom | GSMFN | Jul 1995 – Apr 1997 | mp | This was the best ship in the fleet. I had the best time of my life on this ship. I think CDR. Keer was the best co of all. I will always remember my times on the Vally Forge. |
| James, Troy | DCCS (SW) RET | Jul 10, 1995 – Jul 10, 1999 | Repair | I miss the good times, if anybody remembers me give me a call (707) 456-9224 I'm retired and living the life of a "Man of Leisure" in Nor-Cal |
| Siefert, Jeremie | OS3 | Aug 1, 1995 – Feb 1, 1997 | OI | Wasn't there long but I had a lot of fun with some cool peeps. I just found out about the decom. That sucks.If anyone knows where to find a pic of the teamwork 97 missile shoot that was published in the sd paper please email. dead_possum@comcast.n |
| Pittman, Jeremy | E-3/ BM | Oct 1995 – Mar 1998 | deck | i missthe great people and experiences i had when i was on the valley forge |
| Perry, Todd | MR1(SW) | Oct 1995 – Oct 1997 | Repair | I retired using the Navy TERA program. The best thing I could have done. I do have fond memories of my time on board. |
| Kilgour, Kris | FC2(SW) | Nov 28, 1995 – Feb 10, 2000 | FC | Spent some of the best times ever on the Forge. Sometimes wish I was back there now. |
| West, Shawn | ET2 | Dec 1995 – Jan 1999 | CE | Wow, first to go! Had so many good times on the Happy Valley. Sorry I had to leave early! I wonder who has my Super Nintendo and Mario Cart? Shoot me an email! |
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