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USS Hornet (CV 12) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Hornet (CV 12). 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 181 crew members registered for the USS Hornet (CV 12).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – 1963 | 1964 – 1967 | 1968 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Lewis | QM3 | 1968 – 1970 | Nav | |
| Burr, Clifford | E4 | 1968 – 1969 | A | Looking to find crew members of A division Hydraulics. I slept in ram room # 2. Interested in anyone struggling with agent orange medical conditions. |
Mooney, James (Jim)  | ABE2 | 1968 – Jun 18, 1970 | V2 DIVISION | I was assigned to V2 Division (Catapults). My job was Deck Edge operator on the Port Catapult. My assigned berthing space was just inside the number one gun tub (5 inch). Trust me it was a noisy place to sleep. |
| Dishler, Donald | aa2 | 1968 – 1970 | catapult crew | |
| William F Hoskins, Bill | ABH | Jan 1968 – Jul 1969 | v-1 | tractor driver in v-1.looking for some old friends on the hornet and in the squadrons |
| Caughey, Ray | AE2 | Jan 1968 – Aug 1969 | AMD | Calibration Lab I remember the Apollo 11 recovery, President Nixon aboard and the Shellback initiation |
| Liangos, Robert | yn3 | Jan 1, 1968 – Jun 20, 1970 | navigation | I served on the Hornet for 2 and a half years. wondering what happened to some of my shipmates. Like Chuck Olmstead, Woody Parker and William Kidd. I'm a retired casino Baccarat and Roulette dealer. |
| Halvorson, Robert (Bob) | AE3 | Mar 1968 – Jan 1970 | AIMD/AE Shop | I enjoyed my time on the USS Hornet. I liked traveling the South Pacific, and being part of the Apollo 11 and 12 recovery team. It was an experience of a lifetime. I became a member of the USS Hornet Association in 2003. |
| Dionne, Dave | RMC | Mar 9, 1968 – Sep 5, 1970 | CR | Great Ship.... Great people. Many fond memories of my time aboard her. Live about 15mi south of where she is berthed in Alameda, Ca and have visited her quite frequently. Going through the old radio spaces and seeing what is and what is |
| Ratcliff, Roger / Rat | BTFN | Mar 15, 1968 – Mar 31, 1970 | B | It was a great ship to serve on. I was on two West Pac cruises. Proud to serve on the Hornet on the Apollo 11 & 12 recovery missions. Would like to contact anyone from fire room #3 or B division. Interested in whereabouts of crew member |
| Wallace, Doug | E-3 | Apr 1968 – | OI | I served during the recovery of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 |
| Hellmueller, Max | ABH-3 | Apr 1, 1968 – Jun 7, 1970 | V-3 Hanger Deck Crew | Started as Blue shirt, worked up to Yellow shirt in the hanger deck. Did one tour Vietnam, on Apollo-11 & 12 recovery. Stayed until Decomissioning. Got out and rejoined the Naval reserves. Retired from reserves with 27 years service. |
| Herbst, Jim | Fn | Apr 1, 1968 – May 1, 1969 | Repair | Need to know if anybody has info on Blue WaterNavy info. Have Ischemic Heart Disease. Trying to find info on black barrels w/ orange bands in hangar bays |
| Schroth, John 'Jack' | ADR-2 | May 1968 – Oct 1968 | AIMD Engine build-up shop | she was my first ship and pretty impressive for her age. oru trip North was an event all on it's own, it looked like a WW2 movie around us |
| Johnson, Lewis | QM3 | May 1968 – 1970 | NAV | |
| Moore, Jay | Ships Serviceman 3rd class | May 1, 1968 – Jan 15, 1970 | S 3 | ships company during Apollo 11 & 12 recovery |
| Gilyard, Bob | seaman | May 23, 1968 – Dec 10, 1969 | 3rd div | i am looking for someone from 1st 2nd or 3rd divs someone that might know something about a life boat accidnt we had during appollo 12 or 11 i need to know all the info u have thanks |
| John, Lusk | MM1 | Sep 1968 – Jun 1970 | A | Made my first WestPac on Hornet. I was in the A/C gang one of two MM1's. Picked up both Apollo 11 & 12 Decommissioned her in Bremerton. Great bunch of guys in A/C Gang. Was deck launched. What an experience. |
| Donovan, Donnie | RM2 | Sep 6, 1968 – Aug 1969 | Staff | Looking for anyone who was COMASWGR5 68-69 under Admiral Eugene Fairfax. |
| Takai, Ernest | seaman | Oct 15, 1968 – May 5, 1970 | G - division | |
| Koch, John Koch | CS3 | 1969 – Jun 18, 1970 | I'm looking for a fellow shipmate Tim Haynes also for anyone who served on the Apollo 12 splashdown mission. | |
| McKenna, Thomas | RD3 | 1969 – May 1971 | Radar | |
| Bruce, Lawrence | HM3 | 1969 – 1970 | Medical | We picked up the crew of the Apollo 12 mission upon their return in Nov 1969. |
| Rutkoski, Dennis | Seaman | 1969 – 1970 | Asw | |
| Booe Jr, Everette ( Ernie) | BT 3 | Jan 1969 – Apr 1970 | B DIVISION FIREROOM 4 | Had a good time looking and watching all the people getting ready for both apollo's to come down. Decommissioning was interesting too, Being under the bilges putting on rust prev in corners and under my myself. |
| Fech, Ted | Seamen | Feb 9, 1969 – Jun 16, 1970 | S-3 | |
| Cardenas, Jerry | E-2 Machinist Mate | Apr 1969 – Nov 1970 | Machinist Mate | I served during the Apollo 11 and 12 moon missions. I was also there during the decommissioning of the Hornet in Bremerton Washington. I didn't know that it was now docked in San Fran. Next reunion someone contact me. |
| Chaffin, Benny | BTFN | Apr 1969 – 1970 | B Divison Fireroom 3 | Served on both recoverys of the Apollo's. Shortly after that I was apart of the decommisioning crew sent to Bremerton, Washington. Love to get in touch with anyone that served with me. |
| Stokes, William | MM3 | Apr 6, 1969 – Dec 23, 1969 | A | CRYGENICS MARRIED 1969 TO SHIRLEY 42 YEARS 3 CHILDREN, 4 GRAND CHILDREN, RETIRED ARIZONA |
| Dittmer, Ronald | AX1 | May 1969 – Jun 1970 | IM-3 | I am proud to have been a part of the Apollo 11 and 12 recoveries. The entire Apollo 11 mission, from beginning to end, was an historic event. |
| Rust, John | Seaman Apprintace | May 15, 1969 – May 15, 1970 | Photo Lab | I was on the Hornet CVS-12 during the Apolo 11 and 12 recovery. I stayed on it until it went to Breimington Washington to be decommmisioned. |
| Lane, Marvin | AE-3 | Jun 1969 – 1970 | IM-3 | I came on board just after the ship came back from a West-Pac Cruise. Was privilidged to be a part of both Apollo recovery missions and then to Bremerton. Served with a great crew in the AE Shop. douglane1945@gmail.com |
| McTigue, Thomas (Mac) | AMH-3 | Jun 23, 1969 – May 26, 1970 | AIMD - C-1A Crew | Apollo 11 and 12 Recovery, Decommissioning |
| Wilkinson, John (Jack) | DC 2 | Aug 1969 – Jan 1970 | R Division | Served on several vessels and bases: NROTC UT ('64-'65); NAS Barbers Point ('66); Amphib/SERE ('66); PBR Base, Task Force 117, Mobile Riverine Force, APL8 - Mekong ('67-'68); AS Gilmore ('68); CV Hornet ('69) |
| Aronson, Carrol L. (Pete) | E-4 | Sep 1969 – Dec 1969 | V-2 Arresting Gear | I was temporarily transferred aboard the Hornet from the Ticonderoga as a volunteer not knowing she would be picking up Apollo-12. Became a shell back, Great ship, great crew and awesome mission. |
| Hawkins, Tommy | MM3 | Sep 1969 – 1970 | M Division | Came aboard for Apollo 12 Recovery and stayed through decommissioning. Great duty. |
| Kruse, Tim | EM3 | Jun 1, 1974 – Aug 31, 1977 | R | Reveille Reveille, Email me! |
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