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USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV 43). 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 946 crew members registered for the USS Coral Sea (CV 43).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berryman, Stacy | ASMAN | 1977 – 1978 | IM-4 | I was sick when I found out that the Coral Sea was Scrapped. I still have the great memories of being aboard ship |
| Hersey, Marion | MS3 | 1977 – 1978 | Supply/S-2 | Served as an MS in the bakeshop. |
| Williams, Daniel | BT3 | 1977 – Sep 19, 1980 | B-1 | Great people...Great Times...Great Ship. Love to do it over again. |
| Samuelson, Daniel | EW2 | 1977 – 1981 | OW | |
| Simmons, Rich | ASM 3 | 1977 – 1977 | VA 22 | Was Tad to Ships company GSE shop. Worked as flight deck trouble shooter. Made only one westpac cruise. |
| Ford, Douglas | CTO3 | 1977 – 1979 | OS | I MISS THE GUYS IN MY DIVISIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH THEM AGAIN |
| Ford, Douglas | CTO3 | 1977 – 1900 | OS DIV. | HELLO EVERY ONE. I MISS THE OLD GANG AND WOULD LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EVERYONE FROM BACK THEN. |
| Shelton, Kim | IS1 (SW/AW) | 1977 – 1980 | Air Department/Habability/OPS OZ DIv | Very fond memories of the ship, the crew from all 3 departments I was apart of. Was the start of even better things for me to come and a very good lesson learned! Never take no for an answer! Respect to all that served! |
| Lindsay, Donn | Lithographer (LI3) | 1977 – 1981 | X-1 | Worked in the Print Shop. I know now that those four yrs were the best yrs of my life. Met great people and went on two west packs. I miss those days more than I ever thought would be possible |
| Brown, Scott | RMSN | 1977 – 1979 | Communication | Picked up the shop in the Philippines during a west pack. Left while she was in the ship yard in Bremerton Washington. |
| Dickover, Raymond/deek | Bt3 | 1977 – Nov 15, 1980 | 1charlie fire room/B-div | Made me the man I am today. Will never forget steaming through a storm in the South China Sea. Miss my late buddies,Kenny Graham and Walter Klineiwski (RIP) |
| Glover, Dan | AME 2 | Jan 1977 – Jan 1978 | vf 194 | I didn't get to spend much time with my shop mates as I was assigned to beach detatchment for the duration of the 77 cruise in p.i. I loved it. |
| Williams, Kenneth | ABH3 | Jan 1977 – Sep 1980 | V-1 | Hello, I served aboard the ship for 2 cruises or westpacks. I wish I could get a copy of my 77' and 79' cruises. Would like to connect with anyone who knows me while I served aboard this ship. |
Henke, Joseph  | En3 | Jan 1977 – Sep 1980 | AE-05 | Made some awesome friends on board her. Mabus , Baxter, Geno , Richard , David Dushars Don Schutt John Well could go on But be to many !! |
| Williams Jr, Kenneth R | ABH3 | Jan 1977 – Sep 30, 1980 | V-1 | Looking for shipmates I served with during my time on the ship. I was in V-1 Div. |
| Henion, Bruce (Green Sheet Man) | YN3 | Jan 1, 1977 – Aug 1, 1981 | Operations | I was the Operations Department Yeoman for three years and the Special Services Yeoman in port Bremerton, Washington for six months. I arranged ski trips for the crew. |
| James, Henry/kimo | AMH1 | Feb 1977 – Mar 1978 | IM2 | We deployed only to Subic, Pusan, and Yokosuka. |
| Harrell, Ron | AT3 | Feb 14, 1977 – Jun 14, 1977 | CAG-15 / VA-95 | Dates listed are part of a westpac cruise. Numerous outings for sea trials, etc, during 1976. Mess cooked as an E-3, A-6 avionics as an E-4. |
| Caraballo, Joseph | IC 2ND CLASS | Mar 30, 1977 – May 6, 1979 | DID ONE WEST-PAC JAPAN, PHIL, KOREA | |
| Monroe, Frank | DS2 | May 1977 – Dec 1978 | S7 | What happened to Dan Webb. Pulle off ship early to go to Mare Island during drydock in Bummertown. |
| Tabing, German | E-4 | Jun 1977 – Sep 1980 | M-4 Engineering | Would like to contact others in my division. Goat, Bird, Spider, Vic Rocha, Glenn Duggar, etc. It has been a long time! |
| Rangel Moncada, Roberto "Shorty Rangel" | E4-PC3 | Jun 19, 1977 – Jun 19, 1981 | Administration Department | I was a post office clerk, and also worked in the mail room. Everybody knew me but there was so many i couldn't remember. I was good at my job because at sea and in port your it. Everybody loved mail call at sea. |
| Burnette, Keith | BT3 | Jul 1977 – Jul 1979 | B4 | Those were the days! Black Oil, Draggin' Steam, and Bremerton Washington! Riding the ferry. Jim, Lang, Max, Terry Coulon, & Ike. Anyone that remembers those days, hit me up! |
| Jones, Robin | LT, SC, USNR | Jul 1, 1977 – Oct 1, 1979 | Supply Department | I served as a Supply Corps Officer for 10 years with the years onboard the Coral Sea being "the best of the best." |
| Difiglio, Joseph | ASM2 | Sep 1977 – Mar 1981 | IM4 | |
| Daniels, Pete | PC3 | Sep 3, 1977 – May 25, 1981 | Amin | |
| R. Eric Woodward, Woody | ABE-2 | Oct 1977 – Apr 1981 | V-2 | There were so Bad times... But I don't remember them... I had ONE Hell of a Time...:-) |
| Newberry, William | SK3 | Oct 1977 – 1980 | S-1 | This was a very interesting time for me. Made a lot of friends still have some of them around one live in UTAH, and another lives in Georgia. Live long all. |
| Messier, Jerry | BT2 | Oct 1, 1977 – Nov 1, 1979 | B div | |
| Callands, Rodney Aka Flashlight | ABH | Oct 15, 1977 – Aug 18, 1981 | V-1 | Stayed in trouble But Cmd Seiger's always got me out of it.I'm doing great now |
| Thomas, Tim | PNSN | Nov 7, 1977 – Nov 7, 1981 | PERSONEL | I was just a country boy at the age of 17. went out and went in to the Navy, got on a very big ship, |
| Hollie, Jerry | SGT | Dec 9, 1977 – Feb 14, 1980 | Marine Detachment | Great time, Great people, Great ship... |
| Burns, Dave | HT2 | Dec 16, 1977 – Oct 1, 1981 | Habitability /"R" | Remember the great times in dry dock in Bremerton Washington! |
| Hollie, Jerry | SGT | Dec 16, 1977 – Feb 20, 1980 | Marine Detachment | Great experience, learned a lot, discovered life long friends. MarDet's next reunion is in 2007 in Va. If you like to be added to the reunion list, let me know. |
| Rule, Van | AT2 | Dec 27, 1977 – Jan 4, 1981 | IM3 | Worked in AIMD for AT1 Bronson and Later AE1 Leighty/Sgt McGuire. Did the 79/80 Westpac with the "little" 102 day at sea stent. I remember the brig rat jumping off the fantail in the IO. Mooning the Ruski Can. Pusan and PI were great... |
| Bellomy, Hank | ET2 | Dec 30, 1977 – May 1, 1980 | ||
| Vega, Kurt | ABF3 | 1978 – 1980 | V-4 | Looking for others from V-4 Division. Part of Iranian Hostage Crisis. |
| Rohman, Bill | ET3 | 1978 – 1982 | OE | |
| Barker, Bruce | FTG 3 | 1978 – | FOX | Alameda and Bremerton Mark, Me and Pat got a house on the Sound What a party! |
| Fischer, Jr, Roland | E-3 | 1978 – Apr 1979 | medical | |
| Gaeding, Ramon | ABH3 | 1978 – 1981 | V-1 | Was working in Fly-3 and Fly-1.Miss the old crew and that great ship. |
| McNally, Terry | ET2 | 1978 – 1982 | OE | |
| Shipley, Richard | CTM2 | 1978 – 1980 | OS | Vivid memories of Bremerton (PSNS) dry dock refit period and Gonzo Station patrols. Part of SSES secure comms team. Good memories, good people, proud to have served on the Coral Maru. Last saw her in Baltimore in '93. |
| Benton, David | MM3 | 1978 – 1980 | M3 | Main throttles during seatrials - Man what a rush. |
| Gooldy, Ralph | HT3 | 1978 – 1981 | R Div | Was in the pipe shop during the West-Pac then moved to the CHT shop when it was formed. How about those 102 days at Gonzo Station. |
| Miler, Bart | RM3 | 1978 – 1979 | CR Division (TTY Repair) | Any buddies please email me artbybartmiller@gmail.com |
| Madrid, Joseph | Gmgsa | 1978 – 1982 | Gunner's mate g-3 | |
| Bren, Tim | PO 2ND CLASS | 1978 – 1980 | MS | Remember that time in Olongapo City...Long days at sea and rememberable Christmas in the Philippines. |
| Draper, John | AC2 | Jan 7, 1978 – Apr 4, 1981 | OC | |
| Greer, Randall (Lurch) | CPL | Feb 1978 – Feb 1981 | Marine Detachment | A lot of good times aboard. Made some good friends. When I first saw the ship in port wlith a port list I wondered what I was getting into. Turned out to be a great experiance. |
| Salazar, Sal | BTFN | Feb 4, 1978 – Jun 1, 1980 | B-1 | |
| Lahood, Gary | e-3 abf | Mar 1, 1978 – Jun 2, 1981 | V-4 | Best times of my life!!!!!! |
| Hitt, Jeff | ABH3 | May 1978 – Jan 1982 | v1 | Those were the good old days |
| Gentry, Will (Chip) | hm2 | May 1978 – May 1980 | medical | went on West-pac |
| Hampton, Jay | Electrician Mate Second Class | May 1, 1978 – May 1, 1983 | E Divison | Hey Guys I was in E division. Load dispatcher on Switchboard #2 . Then Flight deck Electrician. Was a great time and learned a lot. Want to reach out to say hi to all the friends I made there. You all take care. |
| Overstreet, Rich | ET3 | Jun 1978 – Oct 1981 | OE | Had some great friends that I served with there. Would love to here from any of them. |
| Buehrig, Chris | O-1/Ensign | Jun 1978 – Dec 31, 1981 | Deck Officer, E-Division, Ships Repair Officer | Great experience, Deck-O, CICWO, then OOD as an Ensign under Capt. Stan Arthur. 1st WestPac - OOD, then to ENG as E-Div-O, EOOW for 2nd WestPac under Capt Dick Dunleavy and Capt Johnson. Also Repair O with Ed Plaza. |
| Smith, Michael Smitty | AC3 | Jul 1978 – Aug 1980 | OC | |
| Golden, Terry | IS2 | Aug 1978 – Aug 1981 | OZ | |
| Russell, James | BTFN | Oct 12, 1978 – Mar 10, 1981 | B | Wild time,miss my bros.Dave Wasco,get ahold of me.Remember ridin our new Sportys all over the bay area.Never got chance to thank you for takin care of my bike,still ridin,still boatin. |
| Meadors, Ron | CTO3 | Nov 1978 – Oct 1981 | SESS | 101 days on at Gonzo. Enjoyed serving with Lcdr Grant and CTOSC Story, I wish them well and Kinnenun too. Always wondered if Ensign Hansen got over his duty of the mail bouy watch. |
| Lowe, Perry | ABE-2 | Nov 1978 – Jun 1982 | V-2 | As I get older I wish I appreciated the time on the Coral Sea more because I missed it once I got out of the Navy. Had some great times in the Philippines and Thailand. |
| Ash, James | EM 5 | Nov 27, 1978 – Nov 2, 1982 | EM | My 4 years in the Navy were awesome, my time aboard the USS Coral Sea as ships company was great, met great friends and learned new skills and grew up. I think my time aboard the ship helped propel me to become who I am |
| Decker, Nolan | BT2 | Dec 1978 – Jan 1980 | B-Div | |
| Vincent, Joseph | AK3 | Dec 15, 1978 – Aug 23, 1982 | S-6 Supply/S-8 | |
| Liotta, Marty | ABH3 | Dec 15, 1978 – Jan 18, 1982 | V3 and S7 | Hey Rocky, I remember you. I am still alive too. Hello to any other shipmates that I served with, and hope you are all prospering and are well. |
| Simmons, Christopher Lynn | AO3 | Dec 24, 1978 – Aug 6, 1982 | G1, G2 | Like to get in touch with some of the AO's that I served with. Made two West- PAC cruises on the Coral Sea. Made some good friends but just did not stay in touch with some of them. |
| Krula, David | AT-1 | Dec 28, 1978 – Jun 23, 1981 | HC-1 Det 3 | Served on board USS Coral Sea in HC-1 Det 3 - 1978 thru 1981 |
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