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USS Oriskany (CV 34) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Oriskany (CV 34). 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 701 crew members registered for the USS Oriskany (CV 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1953 | 1954 – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey, Marion | MSSN | 1975 – 1976 | S2 | Served in S-2 TAD from VF191 |
| Smith, Terrance (Terry) | AC1 | 1975 – 1976 | OC | My greatest memories of my Navy experience were with the crew of the "O" Boat on its last WestPac cruse. Looking for my buds if you are out there. |
| Mata, Ramon (Ray) | EW3 | 1975 – 1976 | OI/OW | Reported onboard in Subic on the final cruise and participated in the final preps for decom. After OPS spaces were finished we went to help in the AFT EVAP space working alongside the engineering gang. |
| Feuker, Joe | MM2 | 1975 – 1976 | A | LOX Plant |
| Blickos, Jon | fn | 1975 – 1976 | B | Was on the decommissoning crew in Alameda Ca. and was one of the 50 crew members selected to go to Bremerton Wa to mothball the Oriiskany.Do remember Kevin Redman (reddog) Debbie....Hayward Ca..goodtimes in apt complex |
| Henderson, Phillip | MM2 | 1975 – 1976 | O2N2 | |
| Dillard, Kim (Dill) | RMSN | Jan 1975 – Jun 1976 | CR | NOTHING LIKE FLATTOP DUTY IT WAS GREAT SUBIC BAY ALL THE WAY |
| Haacke, Randall | BT-3 | Jan 1975 – 1976 | B | I worked in fire room #1 . Would like to hear from some friends. |
| Hanners, Terry | E-2 | Jan 1, 1975 – Jul 15, 1976 | Was on last leg of her last westpac cruise when the ship was damaged in storm. Helped with part of decom before being shipped off to school. She now sits about 4 hours drive from here on the bottom of the ocean. I hope to dive soon | |
| Batten, James Scott | BT3 | Jan 10, 1975 – Apr 15, 1976 | B | |
| Groover, Randal M. (Randy) | BTFN | Jan 12, 1975 – Sep 1976 | "B" | WOULD LIKE TO HERE FROM OLD SHIPMATES WHO WENT WESTPAC 75 |
| Taylor, Bobby (Tennessee) | ABHAN | Feb 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | V1 | Learned to be a spotter, elevator operator and director, Loved the final trip to Subic and Hongkong. To bad they took a really good ship out of commission and Sank her. Always missed the Mighty "O" |
| Youngen, Greg | ABE | Feb 1975 – Jun 1976 | V-2 | Arresting gear and Pri-Fly, also decomissioning. Did the O=Boat's last West-Pac tour |
| Siller, Roland | FN BT | Feb 14, 1975 – | B | Looking for all #1 fireroom pitsnipes feel free todrop me aline been a long time. Brain you out there the Hakee,half hitch mark deaton |
| Guarin, Alex | FN | Feb 15, 1975 – Oct 30, 1976 | B division | I worked in the fireroom when she was being recommission in Long Beach Naval Shipyard and homeported in Alameda, California until we decommissioned her Treasure Island on Oct 1976 |
| Thacker, Mark | AC2 | Mar 1975 – Jun 1976 | OC | Very fond memories of the "O" boat and the Navy as a whole. |
| Lawrence, Craig | ETN2 (E5) | Mar 15, 1975 – Oct 30, 1976 | Ops | |
| Roberts, Joseph | SA | Apr 1975 – Sep 1976 | CS | Signalman |
| Rice, Wesley | ETN3 | Apr 1975 – Sep 1976 | OE | |
| Redman, Kevin "reddog" | BT3 | Apr 7, 1975 – Dec 16, 1976 | boiler tech no1 | hi men i rode the oriskany up to bremerton wash to put it in "mothballs" i cant remember the dates but man what a party that was we all lived off base it was like a reg 9 to 5 job |
| Chamblee, Robert | EN3 | Apr 10, 1975 – Mar 7, 1976 | A AC&R | |
| Salazar, Richard | E3 | Apr 17, 1975 – Dec 8, 1975 | M Division | Made the last West Pac then cross decked to the USS Ranger. |
Dane, Robert  | EW2 | Apr 30, 1975 – Jul 19, 1976 | Electronics Warfare (CIC) | Had a great time. Loved the PI and it's people. |
| Patterson, Jim | ABEAN | May 29, 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | V-2 division | Bow Cats |
| Mollet, Robert | SEAMAN RECRUIT | Jun 1975 – Jan 1976 | Deck | Helmsman |
| Fowler, Edward | BT3 | Jun 1975 – 1976 | B | |
| Shelton, Rodney | GMGSN | Jul 16, 1975 – Oct 20, 1976 | 5th | |
| Wildhirt, Richard | AK3 | Aug 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | Aviation Stores | Decommission date should be 1976, not 1975. I was on her final deployment in 1975, and with her during her decommisioning in Alameda. |
| Wills (Parcell), Chris "Possum" | AMHAN | Aug 1975 – Mar 1976 | VA-215 Barn Owls | My first cruise, and her last. She is currently at Corpus Christi, TX (where I now live), getting hazmat cleaned out for sinking as a reef. Very sad day when she was towed in last January, instead of a proud fighting lady, she's now a rusted hulk. |
| Riden, Jeff | AT3 | Sep 1975 – Apr 1976 | RVAW110 Det4 | What an adventure! Decommissioning cruise. West Pac memories for a lifetime. |
| Perkins, Len | Ensign | Sep 1975 – Oct 1976 | First | Last Deployment and Decomm |
| John, Runyon | E-3 | Sep 12, 1975 – Jun 20, 1976 | Engineering | Living in Lampasas Texas |
| Martel, Christopher | RMSN | Oct 1975 – Sep 1976 | communictaions | Best memories are of Wes-Pac cruise, worst memories are scraping the bilges after I went to Captain's Mast! I would'nt trade it for the world! |
| Carroll, Frank | AOAN | Oct 1975 – Mar 1976 | VA-215 | P.I. was the best |
| Philpott, Steven | FTSN/FT3 | Oct 1975 – Sep 1976 | Fox | last westpac thru decommissioning in Alameda |
| Ford, Dale | BT2 | Oct 23, 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | B | |
| Langdon, David | E-2 | Nov 1975 – Nov 1976 | Deck 3rd division | Great time onboard. Kentucky boy. Went through the monsoon in 75 and was scared to shit. Safety harness to stanion on fantail. Wow! What a ride. Stood several watches on bridge too. |
| Kaplan, Lawrence (Larry) | E-1 | Nov 25, 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | V-1 | |
| Ray, Michael | SA2 | Nov 25, 1975 – Dec 1976 | Deck 3rd | 45 years ago I was a young man that loved his country and was willing and able to fight for an ongoing purpose, to maintain our freedoms and liberties. It was a intro to life like no other. |
| Witt, Greg | E-1 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1976 | V-1 | |
| Hanners, Terry | Abf3 | Dec 1, 1975 – Apr 1, 1976 | V-1 | Did a little blue shirt work for a few months before going to my a school. |
| Nielsen, Anker | SHSN | Dec 19, 1975 – Sep 30, 1976 | S-3 | Made last West-Pac on the Mighty "O" and then went to Voids Division. I rememner that storm that caused us to go back to PI for repairs when we should have gone to Hong Kong. She was an Awesome ship. |
| McCulley, Stanley | ENFA | 1976 – | Engineering A | |
| Myers, Jack | ABHAN | May 1976 – Mar 1976 | V-1 | |
| Kamholtz, Gary | AD3 | May 1976 – May 1976 | aimd | I voluntarily terminated shore duty at NAS North Island to go to sea, afterall that is why i enlisted in the Navy. I had a great time on that vessel. Looking for long ago friend Richard Cotton. You out there? |
| Yavorsky, John Dennis | CDR. DC USN | Aug 1978 – | Dental | Dental Officer on last Deployment |
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