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Naval Air Transport Squadron 8 (VR 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Naval Air Transport Squadron 8 (VR 8). 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 10 crew members registered for the Naval Air Transport Squadron 8 (VR 8).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy, Frank | AIRMAN | May 14, 1951 – May 15, 1953 | I was in Hawaii for 10 months before being sent to Guam for the remaining 14 months of my tour of duty |
| King, Dale | AE3 | Jul 10, 1952 – Nov 1954 | Was in VR8 while VR7 was forming to receive the new R7Vs. Worked maintenance Office for CPO Spangler. Would like to hear from anyone who was there at the same time. CO Capt. B M (Smoke) Strean. |
| Ed, Coutts | AMH-2 | Feb 15, 1959 – Aug 6, 1961 | Remembering the fantastic maintenance crew I had the opportunity to work with on swing shift. Enjoyed the flights to Saudi Arabia & back.. |
| Kellogg, Harold | ATS-2 | Jun 1959 – Oct 1961 | Most of the time I was at VR-8, NAS Moffett, I worked the graveyard shift in the flightline crew. Would like to hear from Tom Alston, George Losee, Richard Carlone and others who kept the C121-G Connies in the air. |
| Nichols, Frank | PN3 | Jun 1960 – 1962 | Worked in the Personnel Office pushing paper, |
| Knabb, James | AM3 | Mar 1961 – Mar 1963 | Looking for shipmates that served in VR7 61-63thst May have proof of flights into Vietnam |
| Ward, Haskel | AMCS (Ret) | Jun 1961 – | Stumbled up on this site. thought I would jot down a few things before memory fades away. Had two tours in VR-8, one with R7's and the 2nd with the C130's. Both great tours. Never got a full tour on either assignment. |
McDonald, Dewain (Mac)  | Airman | Mar 1962 – Mar 1963 | Was actually in VR-7, flight traffic specalist, this sight would not accept VR-7. |
| Fretwell, Bill | ATN3 | 1964 – 1967 | |
| Gann, William | Airman | Nov 18, 1966 – Jun 23, 1967 | I was assigned to VR-8 right out of boot camp. This assignment was only for 8 months and then this Military Airlift Command squadron was disband. It was great to be at Moffett Field during the Summer of Love. |
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