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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Valley Forge (CV 45). 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 80 crew members registered for the USS Valley Forge (CV 45).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1958 | 1959 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins, Doodie | SEAMAN | 1959 – 1962 | Just looking up old friends | |
| Hart, William | mm1 | 1959 – 1962 | m | looking for shipmates in M division/generator gang. |
| Gray, Edward " Ted" | ABH 2 | Jan 20, 1959 – Aug 26, 1962 | V-1 | Went aboard in brooklyn when they Repaired the fwd flight deck with the USS Franklin bow.worked in pri fly and went on deck after being rated...worked on deck as mid ship flight deck PO. and LSE. Worked through task group alpha..to LPH. |
| Morrison, Robert Bob | Apr 10, 1959 – Oct 23, 1959 | aircraft tool locker | ||
| Chaney, Darrel | YN3 | Jul 1959 – Jun 1961 | X | go to www.happyvalleyreunionclub.org to locate old shipmates |
| Kilmer, Joe | E3 | Oct 1959 – May 1961 | V3/V2 | |
| Dubreuil, Larry | ABF3 | 1960 – 1964 | V4 | Shipmates James Orlando Doublas Vierra Birdwell Clevenger |
| Gilbert, Alan | AT-3 | Mar 1960 – Feb 1961 | HS-3 | I served with HS-3 during several cruises on the "Happy Valley", including a Med cruise in the summer of 1960. If you were in HS-3 at that time, please email me. |
| Hoggatt, Daniel | IC2 | Mar 10, 1960 – Oct 3, 1962 | E | I served in the IC gang under Master Chief Sloan and then Chief Thomas Bankston after Chief Sloan retired. Officers were LT Harold Spillars and Ltjg Thomas C. Zacharias. I have the names and addresses of several other IC's from that time |
| Kozak, Don | AG2/P1 | Aug 1960 – Mar 1961 | OA | |
| Bessell, Fred | BM 3 | Sep 29, 1960 – Aug 4, 1960 | 1st,2nd,3rd,boat | came on board in Norfolk,went thur canal,homeported Long beach,made West Pac cruise. Was a coxswain. have a buddy named TenEyck. I recall Bosun Chief Temte & have written him |
| Voelker, Thomas | BM 3 | Dec 27, 1960 – Jul 28, 1964 | 1ST & BOAT | WSA IN FIRST DIV.MADE 3RD CLASS MAY OF '62,WAS GIG COXSWAIN FROM JUNE OF '63 UNTIL SEPERATION IN AUG '64 |
| Brunetti, Salvatore | sm3 | Mar 1961 – Oct 21, 1963 | signal bridge | was also captians orderly xmma divison |
| Jackson, Bill | AE3 | Jun 1961 – Sep 1964 | V6 | |
| Melton, Dan | 1962 – 1963 | V-4, XMAA | ||
| Knox, Raymond/tommy | airman | Mar 3, 1962 – May 16, 1963 | V3 | Worked on the hangar deck in V3 division as a "plane pusher". Home port was Long Beach. Went to Westpac for 9 months in 1962. Finally left the happy valley in 1963 for PR "A" school at Lakehurst . |
| Morgan, Jerry W. (Leo) | SM3 | Oct 9, 1962 – Aug 9, 1965 | OS | Best years of my life. In contact with 7 former shipmates and would love to find more. Where is Ralph Lewis and Jesse Lozano. |
| Harmon, John | MM3 | Dec 20, 1962 – Aug 12, 1966 | m | |
| Gorton, Terry(smiley) | GMG3 | Dec 1963 – Jun 1965 | 5th | Had a good time aboard the Valley Forge.Good people,good duty. |
| Knight, Jack | e3 | 1964 – 1967 | s3-div | just looking for old ship mates |
| Fasano, Tony | E 3 | Jan 1964 – Sep 1966 | flight deck | |
| Brechbiel, Emelie | SFM3 | Oct 1964 – Aug 29, 1966 | just going down memory lane | |
| Gledhill, Donald | E5 | Apr 1965 – 1971 | navy | |
| Rebhahn, Dave | E-9 | Mar 1966 – Sep 1968 | G DIVISION | LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES ABOARD DURING THE SAME TIME AS MYSELF.IF ANYONE REMEMBERS ME,JUST DROP ME A LINE.WIFE CAROLE IS SENDING A HELLO TO ALL. |
| Chaisson, George | ABH2 | Oct 1, 1966 – May 2, 1968 | V-1 | |
| Gill, James | E4 | Jan 1, 1967 – Nov 1, 1969 | Navigation | Wondering where some of the guys are now! |
| Wagner, Peter | E-3 | Jul 1967 – Aug 20, 1969 | V-4 | I would not of miss it |
| Costello, Frank | SN | Nov 1967 – 1969 | GM Division | I'm looking for anyone who was on board the Valley Forge LPH-8 when we anchored in Da-Nang Harbor for a few days. We were to split the ship into three groups so we could have a day of R & R. We got cut off after 2 days |
| Crowe, Richard | SN | Nov 10, 1967 – Jan 10, 1970 | Nav | I did two West-Pac. cruises. First one in 1st div,second one was in Nav.div. Transfered to USS Midway in San Francisco Jan 1970 |
| Knill, Tom | 1968 – 1970 | |||
| Kowitz, David | SA | Jun 1968 – Dec 1969 | tad marine corp. combat cargo | |
| Polio, Mike | DC3 | Aug 1968 – Jan 1970 | dc | it is a shame that the Valley was abandoned for scrapp -- |
| Klier, Mike | eng-3 | Aug 16, 1968 – Aug 16, 1972 | A gang | |
| Bartholomew, Bart | SEAMAN | Sep 17, 1968 – Sep 1, 1968 | Combat Cargo | I worked for Capt. J.M. Pucket USMC and Gunny J. Barnett USMC. Work with Larry and Gary Wymer (Wisc) Don Chambers |
| Robertson, Richard | RDSN | 1969 – 1970 | CIC | Boarded in Danang harbor to complete the final tour. Took the final trip back to Long Beach, CA and helped decommision. Secret spot- the SPN-6 room up high and below the flight deck at the rear corner. |
| Brady, Bill | BT-2 | Jan 1969 – Jan 1970 | B | The Valley Forge was my 2nd of 3 trips to Vietnam. |
| Buckman, Robert "buck" | EM3 | Jan 4, 1969 – Jan 15, 1970 | E | Worked in Ordnance Power Shop for EMC Tallmadge & EM1 Dave Hawk. Also, Hilligoss, Vehon, Swett, Holder, Bailey, Harbert, Ehlers |
| Greenwood, Paul | SR E2 | May 28, 1969 – May 15, 1970 | ops | looking fo0r shipmates Ken Grover.Marty,Clevland,Larson |
| Whittaker, James | E3 | Jun 1969 – Dec 20, 1969 | V1 | Joined the ships crew in Dananng and finished out the Old Girls history at Long Beach. |
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