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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). 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 4662 crew members registered for the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Walker, John W. | 1973 – 1976 | Served in in Aimd Dept work center 710, AO Shop. | ||
Edleman, Dave | AO3 | 1973 – 1974 | G | Never should have left |
Luven, Gerald Van | AMS-1 | 1973 – 1973 | HC-2 | rescue swimmer on 3 july 73. va-34 bun..152616 |
Rihel, Robert Or Bob | ABH3 | 1973 – May 27, 1977 | V-3 | Some of the best times and best friends even during the times of stress like the Belknap collision. |
Carrier, Dennis (Boats) | ABH-1 (RET) | 1973 – | V-3 | I remember very well the night of the collision between us and the Belknap. |
Kienlen, Alex "Big Al" | AD(J) 2 | 1973 – 1977 | VF-14 | Two (or three?) med cruises and a North Atlantic cruise. Was a flight deck troubleshoot for the squadron's engine shop for most of the time. Wow, that was a long time ago. |
Albaugh, Richard | ADJAN | 1973 – 1976 | Helicopter Squadron 11 | |
Langdon, Jon/bullit | E3 | 1973 – 1975 | V1 | He was also on board from 1977-1981. These dates are tentative. Jon passed away in March 2003. This was posted by his son Mark. |
Fiorino, Larry | Electricians mate 3rd class | 1973 – Sep 1974 | EM3 | |
Colbert, Donald | DS2 | 1973 – 1975 | EDS Division | Caught the ship in Palma and finished the med cruise and then off to Edinburgh and then back to med thanks to Yom Kippur war. I worked on the equipment in S-7 division. Mr. Rotruck was in charge after Cmdr ? retired. |
Etienne, Thomas/tincan | BT2 | 1973 – Sep 1976 | B | Worked in 1MMR, Catapults, Automatic Combustion Control, 4MMR. worked in many different areas and managed to experience the full flavor of the place; many characters and had many friends. we worked many long hot hours, |
Pedraza, Bob | E-3 | 1973 – | Supply -> Deck | Interesting time in my life; E-2 to E-3 to E-2... The "Gut" in Palma, work party in Edinburgh (a fellow seaman got so drunk he traded his entire uniform with a foreign sailor), too many memories. |
Tunis, Robert/ Bob | HT 3 | 1973 – 1976 | R | There was other names we had for Big John, always had a good time in the pipe and metal shop. Never will forget after one GQ was told to open a valve up on the 07 level which was salt water wash down |
Harris, John W. | PO3 Postal Clerk | 1973 – 1974 | Postal Mailroom | I was on " Big John" when it hit the Belnap. |
Balk, Garry | MM2 | 1973 – 1977 | 3MMR | I loved going around with coffee cup in hand saying "turn to". A frequent saying was I don't know what could be wrong with it we just painted it. |
Porfiriadis, Porfiris (Porf) | AE | 1973 – 1976 | VAW 125 Avionics | Assigned to VAW-125 AT/AE shop. I was on board on 22 November 1975 when USS Belknap collided with the Big John. Retired ATC. |
Buxton, Glenn | MMFN | 1973 – | A Gang AC&R | Med Cruise, NATO Exercises (Blue Nose), Yom Kippur War Oct 73 |
Lambert, John | BT2 | 1973 – 1977 | Engineering | Oil Lab, One Main, Clark, Bodie & Rackel & Xmas in Barcalona. |
Starr, Ralph | AE2 | 1973 – 1974 | VF32 | |
Wilson, Wayne | E4 | 1973 – 1976 | S7 | The time aboard Big John is when and where I matured I will never forget the time aboard Big John. Remembering Scottland, Spain, Malagam, Bari Italy, North Atlantic and becoming a Blue Nose. |
Barnhill, Harold | CHIEF | 1973 – 1978 | OIL LAB | I WAS IN OIL LAB WHEN WE COLLIDED WITH THE BELKNAP... AM LOOKING FOR A FEW OF THE MEN THAT WAS UNDER MY COMMAND LIKE KEITH MARIANI from Buffalo, NY, Lovett FROM FLORIDA, one I only remember as Rusty from Maine |
Bradford, Ronald Stephen | E5 | 1973 – 1976 | VA 46 | |
Smith, Charles | Ensign | 1973 – 1974 | Operations | Served as Surface Warfare Officer in CIC. Left to train as Naval Aviator. Flew P-3 Orion for VP-10 and VP-31. Flew for Cascade Airways, Eastern Airlines and Alaska Airlines. |
Vascura, Donald | E1 | 1973 – 1976 | Deck 2 | Looking for Shipmates? Let's get in touch |
Murray, Tim | Fireman | 1973 – 1974 | Weapons | |
Patrow, Mike | IC3 | Jan 1973 – Jul 1976 | E | Lots of good times and some tough times - three med cruises - all extended. Was on during Belknap collision - worked mostly on telephone switch - now work for small phone company in northern Mn. |
Barry, Douglas | HM2 | Jan 1973 – Nov 1975 | VA-72 Medical | Great experience two med cruises. Yes, I do remember 22 Nov 75. We were playing cards in sick bay, the chaplain was about to begin evening prayer and general quarters sounded. Great ship, air wing and crew! |
Waltz, Bob | BT2 | Jan 1973 – Aug 1976 | Engineering- 4MAIN and ACC shop | Worked in 4 Main and then the ACC shop under Chief Smith and then Chief "Archie" Sutfin. Did 2 Med cruises. Remember well the Belknap collision. Hey! to Roger "Mad Moon" Melton. Server together in both high school and the Navy |
Thompson, Dennis | PH3 | Jan 1973 – Jul 1976 | OP | |
Bessette, Jr, Bob | AT Seaman | Jan 1973 – Sep 1973 | VAQ 130 Flight Deck | I was young and stupid but I enjoyed my whole enlistment time. There are times now I wish I could go back to then |
Seely, Edward | E2 | Jan 1973 – Jul 1973 | R Division | Wish I was more mature at the time. |
Merc Ier, Robert | E-2 | Jan 1, 1973 – Jan 1, 1974 | va-34 ord | fine ship.stupid boy |
Cavanaugh, Patrick | MS3 | Jan 3, 1973 – Sep 10, 1975 | S-2 | Made 1 1/2 Med. cruises on board Big John. Meet some great guys from all over the country. Did and saw things I will remember the rest of my life. Got on board when the ship was in Boston in 2000. Waited in line for over 4 hrs. It was awesome. |
Stock, Rudi | ABH-3 | Jan 3, 1973 – Jun 12, 1975 | V-1 | FLY-3 A/C DIRECTOR |
McGilvary, John | AE-2 | Jan 4, 1973 – Dec 1, 1973 | HC-2 | Remember when we got the notice that we were going back into the Med because of the Yom Kippur war. I was also on the Help that crashed during sea trials, during a Man Overboard Drill! Interesting indeed! |
Pendergast, Chuck | bm3 | Jan 12, 1973 – Sep 28, 1975 | 3rd division | i was in boat division/transportation |
Perlberg, Jim Perlberg | AQ2 | Jan 15, 1973 – Jan 15, 1976 | IM3 W/C 690 | My first ship, and what a ride for 2 Med cruises. Didn't know how much fun I was having at the time. |
Smith, David ,oil Lab Smitty | BT3 | Jan 30, 1973 – 1975 | main propulsion | iwas stationed in the oil lab,under chief harris ,one hell of a guy , i still live my like by some of the thing,s he taught me.also looking for best friend,mike clark of indianaplos i loved serving on jfk & serving my country.god bless all who serve |
Hoover, David A. | SMSN | Feb 1973 – Apr 1974 | CR | The best of times with the best people. As a Signalman I had the best view on board the best ship in the Navy. Too bad Big John has been put to sleep. I remember Russin bears flying over & nukes on the flight deck. dvdhoover@yahoo.com |
O'hern, William | BT3 | Feb 1973 – Aug 1976 | 1st ship, great experience. Worked in 1MMR. Remember good friends, long hours and great times both inport and at sea. | |
Brooks, Jerome---tony | ABE-3 | Feb 1973 – Aug 1976 | v-2 bow cats | anyone remember fat jack ---lucious and ike williams crutchfield--chief dumass----dewitt dorsey--bob shearer-----willie boot----dennis blackburn ---tenpenney--- me of course i played on ships basketball team we were navy champs in 74-75 |
Navarro, Javier | E-2 | Feb 1973 – Feb 1976 | Elevator | |
Lucian, Larry | BT3 | Feb 1973 – Dec 1975 | Engineering | Worked the Catapults as a "CatSnipe"...we brought steam up from the main to launch aircraft off the 4 cats. |
Carter, Perry | E 4 | Feb 5, 1973 – Jan 6, 1977 | R | Married wth two great step-sons and two wonderful grandchildren. |
Martin, Donald | E3 | Feb 7, 1973 – Aug 12, 1975 | G | WEAPONS DEPT..G DIVISION WAS GREAT...MYSELF AN D RADFORD HINDS HAD GREAT TIMES WITH CREW...ANY OF YOU FELLOWS WHO KNOW ME OR RADFORD HIT ME UP |
Paire, Joseph | EM3 | Feb 8, 1973 – Sep 19, 1976 | E-DIV | I MISS THE BIG JOHN. CADILLAC OF THE SIXTH FLEET.IWAS THERE . anchor loss, uss belknapt collision,i ran aft deisel,during GQ. assigned, to distribution. 3 BOARD, LIGHTING SHOP, R-DIV for vent cleaning, great men to work with. |
Beitz, Tom | PH2 | Feb 9, 1973 – Oct 20, 1975 | OP | |
Shaw, Mike | AT1 | Feb 14, 1973 – Jan 10, 1979 | VA-34 AIMD IM3 | Some of my best memories are the Big John. |
Clay, Darel | AO3 | Feb 15, 1973 – Aug 10, 1975 | Weapons Flightdeck, Guitar Player | What an experience I had on the Big John! 2 cruises and too many life experiences and friends to list. I didn't know at that time how meaningful this would ultimately be in my life. I learned a lot on that ship. Howdy to all my old buds! |
Kunard, Robert | SGT | Feb 20, 1973 – Apr 15, 1975 | Marine Detachment | To all the great sailors during the Belknap incident and the cruises we had together |
Davis, Johnny | AO2 | Feb 28, 1973 – Apr 28, 1976 | VF32 | Great Time: A school Jacksonville, VF 32, AIMD, NAS Cecil Field VA 174, Like to hear from shipmates |
Hults, Norman | MMC | Mar 1973 – Jun 1976 | M | Best ship in the fleet! Retired as MMCS in July 1980. |
Horton, Wayne | HTFN | Mar 1973 – Aug 1975 | R Engineering | served in pipe shop. B.J. Jennings was Master chief in charge of division. Djerf was pipe shop supv. Served with a great bunch of guys. |
Keiscome, Rod | PT-3 | Mar 1973 – Dec 1973 | Integrated Operational Intelligence Center (IOIC) | I was assigned to the IOIC as a Photo Intelligenceman deployed along with Reconnnaisance Attack Squadron Eleven (RVAH-11) land based at NAS Albany, GA. |
Kujat, Ron Aka Skibo | MM3 - MMCS | Mar 1973 – Sep 1988 | Main Propulsion Egineering | Best years of my life...Grew up onboard Big John serving 12 1/2 years onboard. Many cruises and way too many friends to remember. Contact me Ronscootertrash@aol.com |
Boyden, Rick | HT3 | Mar 1973 – Sep 1975 | R | AFT DC shop,sure met alot of good friends while on BIG JOHN |
Stockman, James | E3 AM | Mar 1973 – Apr 1975 | Crash & Rescue | I was about 18 years old when I can aboard the JFK. Spent two very enjoyable years on her and enlisted in the Army. Finished my carreer with 26 years in Army Aviation. |
Hereld, Gary | ABHAN | Mar 1973 – Nov 1976 | V1 | Member of Crash & Salvage Detail, Flight Deck. Was manning the turret of the MB5 Fire Truck on the night the USS Belknap collided with us. |
Doughty, John Pat | SA | Mar 6, 1973 – Oct 31, 1974 | CR/CS | CYN for awhile, then LIBRARY, CREWS LOUNGE Anyone have the '73 Cruise book? Please contact. |
Rozek, Mark A | OS | Mar 8, 1973 – Jul 27, 1976 | OI | My time on the Big Johntaught me things that I would never have learned |
Cox, Larry | Sgt | Mar 20, 1973 – Jul 5, 1975 | Marine detachment | I still can't believe how big the boat was.And how dumb I felt running down the passageway with a shotgun in my underwater when the alarm would go off.Scraping wax with a butter knife.Simper Fi |
Austin, Richard | E3 | Mar 22, 1973 – Feb 21, 1974 | V-1 | Blueshirt working the flight deck, operated topside #4 elevator then moved into division office as training aides. |
Colson, Al | CV 67 | Mar 23, 1973 – Nov 18, 1973 | va 34 aimd electronics shop | really miss some of the old times and friends i made while serving on the BIG JOHN. |
Simoneau, James | E-3 | Mar 30, 1973 – Dec 21, 1975 | I got off the boat in Italy,never looked back.I stayed in Rhode Island.I have been a machinist for 30 years. | |
Swayer, Randy | MM2 | Apr 1973 – Mar 1976 | A6 (Aft O2N2) | 3 of the best years of my life. 2 Med cruises. I worked alot, traveled alot, learned alot & met alot of characters. Some of the lessons I learned have helped me all through my life. May Big John sail on for many years to come. |
Melton, Roger "Mad Moon" | OS3 | Apr 1973 – Jul 1976 | OI | I stood the frigging Mail Bouy watch! Good Joke. Remember Edinboro, Montego Bay and Palma. Good memories of interesting times |
Haughton, Jim (Hoot) | A03 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1973 | VA-34 | i'll always remember the good time in the ord. shop. great memories |
Dubbert, Robert L. - Gunner Bob | GMG3 | Apr 1973 – Sep 1976 | ER | Best times of my life! Loved working with the Basic Point Defense Surface Missle System (The Mankiller) and the Chaffroc rocket system. |
Sevigny, Allan | E3 | Apr 1973 – Jul 1976 | elevator shop | |
Martin, John | ABE2 | Apr 1973 – Aug 1976 | V-2 | WAIST CATAPULTS-# 3 Cat-How old is John Little now? 73 Fire in Edinburgh-75 Belknap Collision-Portsmouth Yard Period-Albert Newmeyer-Peecher-Peaches-Yurtle the Turtle-LT McGOWAN-John Halderson-Nista-Scherer-Stone-Silvasi-MCPEAK-CHIEF DUGGAN |
Backun, Mark | AT2 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1973 | VAW-125 AIMD | |
Walsh, Billy | HT3 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1975 | R | |
Thibault, Louis G | ADJ3 | Apr 1973 – Aug 9, 1976 | VF 14 power plants | was there that terable night, saw the impact, We lost a friend David Chevaletti that night He had 14 days left . Wheres Herdman ,Torbet, Fergason , G. Guiel would like to here from the old tophatters |
Cheek, Jim | AN | Apr 1973 – Dec 1975 | V2-AG | |
Daniels, Paul | BT3 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1975 | Engineering | I had a great time on board and when we went to the Med. |
McGilvary, John | AE2 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1973 | HC-2 | A life changing experience for sure! |
Gates, Bruce/gator | AO2 | Apr 1, 1973 – Aug 30, 1976 | VA 46 | Yes I remmeber Nov 22 1975 and the 73 cruise. It was a time....hard to believe it has been 30 yrs. Miss you all.....I will never forget the times. |
Blackmon, Michael | E2 | Apr 1, 1973 – Dec 20, 1973 | VA 46 | Talk about ancient history. Even though I was the biggest f__k up in the navy, I have fond memories of my Med cruise on big John. I do thank the Navy and the DOD for financing my education afterwards -- BSEE Auburn University. |
Goodman, Gene (Awful Al) | CORPORAL | Apr 2, 1973 – Dec 2, 1975 | marie detachment | Enjoyed serving on the JFK but the liberty was a lot more fun. |
Huffman, Charles W. Jr. | SGT USMC | Apr 4, 1973 – Jul 6, 1976 | Marine Detachment | I am proud to have served aboard "Big John"with the Marine Detachment. Would like to hear from any Marine that was stationed aboard. Semper Fi |
Reese, Douglas | AE 3 | Apr 4, 1973 – Dec 20, 1973 | VA 46 | TIME OF MY LIFE |
Murrisky, Dennis | ABH2 | Apr 5, 1973 – Aug 15, 1977 | V-0 | Had the time of my life. |
Burkins, Gordon | JO3 | Apr 10, 1973 – Jul 15, 1974 | WJFK TV/Radio | Did the news on WJFK and a morning talk show. Late night radio. Ship's newspaper and magazine. Still dream about Palma and Barcelona. |
Magee, Bill | E4 | Apr 15, 1973 – Oct 10, 1973 | ||
Mike, Downs | ABE3 | Apr 17, 1973 – Nov 11, 1974 | AG V2 | Hope all the guys a re still with us: Cowboy , Possum etc.. Im alive and well and have worked in oil and gas offshore for a decade. Never could get the smell out of my system. Deck edge operator ...What a job! |
Golojch, John | EM-2 | May 1973 – Nov 1976 | Catapult & Elevators | Looking back, I enjoyed some of the best times of my life, all while proudly searving my country along with 5000+ other men. If one were given the chance and could be asked again and again, I'd do it a million times over. |
Clements, Ed | PN2 | May 1973 – Dec 1977 | Admin and Weapons Yeoman | Great Ship, Great Crew, Great Memories. Will never forget my time on "Big John", especially the collision with the USS Belknap! |
Egan, Kenneth | EM-3 | May 3, 1973 – May 5, 1975 | Main Lighting | Awesome time growing up on Big John. Best job on the ship, getting to meet almost every sailor while chasing grounds, changing lights and PMS. My shop was right under the flight decks aft end. Hated the long chow lines!!! |
Sanford, Dan | a3 | May 22, 1973 – Sep 20, 1974 | hangar deck | was a blue shirt moved planes on the hangar deck had great time on 1973 med cruise stayed till nov22 back to pier 12 dec 1st 73 then we went into the ship yards for an overhaul. |
Gorham, John | EM3 | May 25, 1973 – Jun 25, 1975 | E | A great old ship, a great experience, and for a fitness freak like myself, it was made to order. My wife asks to this day why the letters seemed to stop during the 2 week stay in Palma in 73. I say, just doing my duty!! |
Bridges, George | EM2 | May 26, 1973 – Nov 26, 1976 | E | Great ship, although we didn't think so then! It was the beginning of a great 26 year career for me. I'll miss it. |
Keller, Carl W. | EM-2 | May 30, 1973 – Oct 20, 1976 | ELECTRICAL | Met some real good people, and a few of the others also. Belknap, Bordelon, extensions... Safety shop, power shop, Rip Van Keller my last month in Distribution 1 board. |
Wermuth, Edward | AQ2 | Jun 1973 – Jun 1976 | VA-72 | Weapons and radar shop. Watched Belnap strike JFK from hanger deck 25 feet away. Enjoyed my stay at Ceil Field Fl. |
Landreth, Larry | gmtsn | Jun 1973 – Jan 10, 1977 | w | |
Hewitt, MacK | DS2 | Jun 1973 – May 1976 | EDS | |
Weaver, Raymond | GMT1 | Jun 6, 1973 – Oct 6, 1979 | W | |
Lemezis, Frank | GMT2 | Jun 15, 1973 – Jan 3, 1977 | W | Looking for info on some of the old W division salts. |
Hewitt, Mack D. | DS2 | Jul 1973 – May 1976 | EDS | Flew aboard in the Mediterranean. Was aboard during the Yom Kippur war of 1973 and the collision with USS Belknap, 1975. |
Goodwin, Russell | CORPORAL | Jul 1973 – Jul 1975 | USMC | |
Rohlfing, Gary | AT2 | Jul 1, 1973 – Jul 4, 1975 | AIMD | Great Experiences, Never wish to do again, but think about it and the super people often. |
Hernandez, David | E-3 | Jul 24, 1973 – Feb 13, 1975 | V-1 | I was an aircraft director (Yellow-Shirt). Worked both the fan tail and the bow. |
McGaughran, James / Spud | E 4 | Jul 29, 1973 – Jul 7, 1976 | e | I was assigned to 2MMR as console board operator during the colission |
Johnston, Bob | MM# | Aug 1973 – Jul 1976 | 2MMR | Had a great time in 2MMR, made the 73 and 75 med cruises. I was on throttle watch when the Belknap hit us, that was a night I will never forget. I also will never forget the great times we had at the apartment in Ocean View. |
Bode, Tim | BT3 | Aug 1973 – Mar 1976 | B | Oil Lab, Catapults. Chief Harris, and Nance |
Seaman, Timothy | CTO2 | Aug 1973 – Jun 1975 | navsecgrudet | |
Lapan, Don | LT | Aug 1973 – Nov 1976 | OI | Division Officer for some of the best OSs in the Navy. |
McAleer, Hugh | 3rd class | Aug 8, 1973 – Jul 28, 1976 | V1 | Great time,remember the collision with belnap was up in fly 1 at the time.that was something. |
Schmitt, Pete | DS 2 | Aug 21, 1973 – Feb 21, 1977 | EDS | Picked up the ship in Barcelona. Served during Yom Kipper war and the Belknap accident (my duty station that day was down in SINS (very hot down there). Worked in NTDS, SINS and CVIC. Visited ship in Boston on March 1st, 2007 with my son |
Alberry, Gerald | SH3 | Sep 1973 – Aug 13, 1976 | I had a great time on board the big John. I met and worked with alot of super people. | |
Walker, Paul | SGT. | Sep 1973 – Sep 1975 | Marine Detachment | Looking for any of my old buddies. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Tommy Ellis, Bobby Kunard, Dorsey L. McVicker, Donny Crosswait, have them e-mail me.See who can name the most buddies !? |
Bryan, Don | DS1 | Sep 1973 – Jun 1976 | EDS | As the character Max Klinger once said about the Army: "I'll remember the good times - I think there were 3." That about describes my feelings about the time I spent aboard Kennedy. Never regretted getting out in 1976. |
Gatlin, Marcus S | AO1/AOC | Sep 1973 – Jun 1977 | G Division | Great ship and crew. |
Mejia, Jose {ho} | ABE3 | Sep 29, 1973 – Mar 15, 1977 | v2 waist cats deck edge vanzelm | ive been in touch with russel morris since 1977 .where the heck is everybody at. freddy, meeks, kevin[usmc].,smitty,nista, and all you guys. |
Ennis, Richard ( Rb ) | IC3 | Oct 1973 – Jan 1977 | I remember many things about the Big John, the collision with the Belnap, when we lost and recovered the phoenix missile. I remember the 73 cruise ( that's when I met the ship when it was redeployed during the 73 Eygyt / Israli war. | |
Morris, Russell | abe e-3 | Oct 1973 – Jan 9, 1977 | v 2-waist cats | Had a great time touring the world & making friends. met alot of great people,,,,,I miss all you guys,still. I'd love to re-live those days ,,,not a care in the world & running free. |
Marden, Michael | AG2 | Oct 8, 1973 – Jan 6, 1975 | OA | This was my first dutystation in the Navy. I had previously spent seven years in the Air Force. Sure was a cultural shock. |
Boerema, Steve | ABE E-4 | Oct 11, 1973 – Feb 1977 | V-2 | Would like to hear from anyone from the bow cats crew.Dennis Blackburn,Mark Simone,Sarge. Etc. Get in touch. |
Blake, Don | CTRSN | Oct 12, 1973 – Nov 22, 1973 | SupRad | Five of us CTs from Edzell Scotland joined the crew a few days after the 1973 war began. I'll never forget the words of the Captain a few days later when he said "the Big John has a rendezvous with destiny" and then we headed into the Med. |
Darnell, Ronald | SK1 | Oct 15, 1973 – May 2, 1974 | S-1 | WOW, WHAT A SHIP, 1ST TIME TO BE FLOWN ABOARD A MOVING SHIP. SHE WAS SO BIG, A MAN I WENT THRU BOOT CAMP WITH WAS ON BOARD AND WE ONLY MET WHEN I WAS STANDING A QUARTERDECK WATCH IN THE NORFOLK SHIP YARD |
Greaves, Bill | E4/SIG | Oct 15, 1973 – Mar 15, 1976 | Com/Sigs | The time on board was the worst and best. Good memories of division crew mates and Liberty. We road liberty boats our support ships docked. Days and days at sea. Nasty weather. Living the Belknap and other tragedies. |
Ennis, Richard | IC3 | Oct 15, 1973 – Jan 10, 1977 | Eng | I was recently reminiscing about my time onboard and thought about a good buddy, Tim Granfield. While searching for him on Google I found he died back in 2014. I thought it's time to reach out to old friends. |
Evenson, Jerry | rm3 | Oct 17, 1973 – May 26, 1976 | comm/cr | grew up fast, tks for the good/bad times.. |
Redden, Al | RM3 | Oct 18, 1973 – Jul 12, 1974 | Operation | |
Hulvey, Mike | HTFN | Oct 28, 1973 – Jan 1975 | Member of the Pipe Shop | |
Card, David | DS1 | Nov 1973 – May 1977 | EDS | Remembered the collision with the USS Belknap in 1975. |
Siedow, Steve | AK | Nov 1973 – Nov 1977 | S-1 | There's got to be alot of you S-1 guys out there! E-mail or list to contact! |
Chmelik, James | AK2 | Nov 1, 1973 – Jun 15, 1977 | S-1 | Seen alot with her, onboard with collision with Belknap and Bordelon, saw F14 "go over" in the North Atlantic. Seen alot of friends come and go, but she was a good ship, will remember her well!!! |
Guidry, Dave | EM-2 | Nov 3, 1973 – Oct 31, 1977 | I grew up in her haze grey cathedrals, Nov 22, 1975, USS Bordelon, 3 Med cruises, Gitmo, NAPLES, and countless weekends off the VIrginia capes, It was all the Navy Promised- time to get a foothold on life.Thank You Big John! | |
Nista, Dominick | ABE2 | Nov 15, 1973 – Jun 10, 1977 | V2 | Waist Cats |
Hamilton, Andrew | BT3 | Nov 29, 1973 – Nov 29, 1977 | Cat Shop | If any of you guys remember me, please send an email. My best friend was Brad Kissack from Youngstown, Ohio. I was on watch in Catapult # 2 when we had the collision in 1975, had my headphones on when I felt a bump and the lights went out. |
Costello, Joseph | MM3 | Dec 1973 – Dec 1975 | M AMR | Got on board just in time for dry dock in 74. Went to gitmo and Jamaca. Then the Med cruise when we ran over the Belknap, What a bad night ha.Got shipped out on that cruise to go to the USS Puget Sound AD 38 |
Twigg, Timothy | machinest mate E3 | Dec 1973 – 1976 | machinest | |
Jeffries, Charles Cole | LT | Dec 1973 – Dec 1975 | JAG-Legal Office | |
Chmelik, James | AK3 | Dec 1, 1973 – Jun 15, 1977 | S-1 | One of my foundest (and dreaded) memories was hearing "we are anchored in the Bay of Naples!", Since when was the KENNEDY homeported there?!? *L* |
Lansing, Mark | GMT3 | Dec 3, 1973 – Jul 15, 1976 | "W" | Would like to get in touch with shipmates that served in "W" division during this time frame. It would be great to see how there doing now! |
Roberts, Reg | SMC RETIRED | Dec 18, 1973 – Sep 13, 1975 | CS | Serving aboard "Big John" was a very rewarding experience for me! I came aboard as SM2 and was promoted to SM1, thanks to the very talented, but crazy "Skivvy Wavers" I had working with me.. Thanks gang! |
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