USS RANDOLPH

(CV-15) Motto: RANDOO-CAN DO
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USS Randolph (CV-15)

Randolph was commissioned in October of 1944 and was built at Newport News, Virginia. The ship was a 27,000-ton aircraft carrier in the Ticonderoga class. The ship began combat in February of 1945. The mission supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and was to attack targets in Japanese islands and the Bonins.

On March 11, 1944, the ship was hit by a suicide plane and lost 25 crewmembers. The ship was repaired and back on duty by April, and remained active until May of 1945 during the Okinawa campaign. During this time, it served as the Task Force 58 flagship.

During the rest of that summer and the Pacific War, Randolph was responsible for launching attacks against enemy islands. In September, the ship returned and became part of the Atlantic Fleet. For the rest of 1945, she was responsible for two trips to bring servicemen home from the Mediterranean.

During 1946 and 1947, the ship was used for training purposes and was decommissioned in February of 1948. The ship was modernized in 1955-56 and put back into commission for anti-submarine support, training, space shuttle support, and for the Cuban missile crisis. The ship was again decommissioned in 1969, removed from the Naval Vessel Register in 1973, and then sold for scrapping in May of 1975.

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Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1940 Galbreath Arthur --
1940 BT Wilson Olin Dewitt SC
1940 HT Diaz Ricardo MI
1940 SH Hawthorne Steve Clearwater FL
1941 Leedom Jesse Dayton OH
1941 Rice Willard Terre Haute IN
1941 Rice Willard Terre Haute IN
1941 Wall Robert Boston MA
1941 AB Combs Raymond Warrensburg NY Email
1942 Gagnon Alfred Wells ME
1942 Watson Jack Ashland KY
1942 Watson Jack Ashland KY
1942 CMDR Padalino Sam Bessemer AL
1942 EM Chiarello Angelo Farmingdale NY
1942 GM Boyle Lloyd Rochester NY Email
1943 Charlie Graham Gentr Charlie Roxboro NC
1943 AO Makar John Youngstown OH Email
1943 CPO Blackmon Calvin (Calvin Jr) Anniston AL
1943 CPO Neely Milton Gridley KS
1943 EM Mcleod Jefferson Buies Creek NC Email
1943 GM Boyle Lloyd Rochester NY Email
1944 Haderman Frederick Baltimore MD
1944 -- Brennan James - Jj Queens NY
1944 -- Gabbert Harold Phoenix AZ
1944 -- Mcinnis James Savannah GA
1944 -- Rizza Sal J. Merritt Island FL
1944 AM Camara Thomas Somerset MA
1944 AM Dachisen Andrew Rockaway NJ
1944 CM Wall Robert Allston MA
1944 FC Nolfi Dominick East Orange NJ
1944 GM Potter Benton Olympia WA
1944 MM Freiburger Don Grand Rapids MI Email
1944 SF Harris Harry Astoria NY Email
1944 SF King Wallace Pink Hill NC Email
1944 SF Lambert Jessie Orange TX
1944 SM Dosenberry Milburn Rodney MI Email
1944 SN Langlois Joseph New York NY
1944 SN Santos Eugene East Elmhurst NY Email
1944 SN Walker John Paul Mill Spring NC Email
1944 WT Strating Don Valley City ND
1945 Ashton George Detroit MI
1945 Curto Mechanicville NY
1945 Ford Clarence Independence KS
1945 -- Mckissick Robert Decatur AR
1945 -- Rivers Philip Fitchburg MA
1945 AB Snyder Jerry Miami FL
1945 ENSN Townsend Bill Ash Flat AR
1945 FC Nolfi Dominick East Orange NJ
1945 FC Nolfi Dominick East Orange NJ
1945 FC Nolfi Dominick East Orange NJ
1945 FC Nolfi Dominick East Orange NJ
1945 FT Dacquisto Anthony Torrance
1946 AD Tompkins Ralph Florissant MO
1946 AM Tompkins Ralph Florissant MO
1946 AN Porch Harry Camden NJ Email
1946 FC Starnes Leland Ruleville MS Email
1946 MM Burgess Alden Marietta SC
1946 SF Cioffi Salvatore --
1946 SF Mills Billy Murphy NC Email
1946 SN Ondrako James Binghamton NY
1946 SN Pearrell David Richmond VA Email
1947 Mcnerney Frank A. Bayonne NJ
1947 CPTN Harrigan D.W. --
1947 FC Starnes Lelland Mississippi MS
1947 PH Corbin R. Richard (Dick) Huntingdon PA
1947 YN Schultz Dave Chicago IL Email
1948 LT Smith Stanley N. Pompano Beach FL
1949 Jackson Howard MI
1949 CPO Pierson Thomas Nowata OK
1949 YN Maturo Robert (Bob) East Haven CT
1950 AD Everden Arthur East Springfield PA
1952 CPO Morgan William N. Anderson Island WA
1952 FN Vincelette Robert Guilford CT
1953 -- Woods Ak1 Edward Carlsbad CA
1953 AC Streeper Gerald Jasper TX
1953 AD Lundeen Wallace Minot ND
1953 AM Leedom Willard Newtown PA
1953 BM Macke Paul Lancaster WI
1953 BT Barnett William Baltimore MD Email
1953 DK Hill Dick Tuscaloosa AL
1953 DK Hopkins Lionel Irving TX
1953 DK Laign Kenneth Hedgesville WV
1953 DK White Bruce Roswell NM
1953 EM Chastain George Mt. Vernon IN
1953 EM Kingston Richard Cape Coral FL
1953 FN Luther William Triangle VA
1953 FN Mills Robert Zanesville OH Email
1953 GM Ennis Jerry Fayetteville NC
1953 GM Seagraves Morris Lebanon TN
1953 MM Schulrud Roger Wausau WI Email
1953 MM Watson Frederick Eldorado IL
1953 QM Adams Richard Tonawanda NY
1953 QM Adams Richard Tonawanda NY
1953 SGT Scanlon John Nyc NY
1953 SGT Scanlon John Nyc NY
1953 SN Moore Leon Roanoke VA Email
1954 AD Hudson Dallas Charlotte NC
1954 AK Rodwin Morton Brooklyn NY Email
1954 AK Woods Edward Carlsbad CA
1954 CM Buffialino William South River NJ Email
1954 ENSN Nation R --
1954 ET Havala Mick Plymouth MI
1954 ET Roark Brad Milwaukee WI
1954 MN Piscitelli Jr Harry Jackson NJ
1954 PFC Smith Jimmy Bristol TN Email
1954 YN Noponen Martin Painesville OH
1955 AD Merz Charles Buffalo NY Email
1955 AK Mauldin Tom Albemarle, Nc NC
1955 BT Simmons David Moundsville WV Email
1955 BT Zeiler Robert Pottsville PA
1955 CPO Mayhew John Paintsville KY Email
1955 IC Harris Bob Montgomery AL Email
1955 MM Currence Alton Elkins WV Email
1955 MM Evans Donald M. Mansfield OH
1955 MM Pearson Dan Blacksburg VA Currence
1955 SM Householder David Thornville OH
1955 YN Spees John Lake Charles LA Email
1955 YN Spees John Lake Charles LA Email
1955 YN Spees John Lake Charles LA Email
1956 AD Hastings Donvf62 Aurora IN
1956 AD Merz Charles Buffalo NY Email
1956 AM Linville Calvin Mannington WV Email
1956 AN Marino Anthony Buffalo NY
1956 AO Burton Bill Novi MI Email
1956 AO Martin John Onalaska TX
1956 BT Hoffman William Leavenworth KS
1956 DK Bradley Charles East Providence RI
1956 EM Donald Tenney Buckhannon WV Email
1956 FN Bancroft Neal Greenville OH
1956 FN Mccloskey James East Brunswick NJ
1956 FT Krause Robert Roselle IL Email
1956 IC Salamida Dominick Easton PA Email
1956 MM Swenson Jim Oakland NE
1956 QM Bousquet Louis Hingham MA
1956 RD Tausendschoen Dennis Baltimore MD Email
1956 RD Tausendschoen Dennis Baltimore MD
1956 RD Taylor Norman West Carrollton OH
1956 RM Puckett Vernon Augusta GA
1956 SF Laverty John Purchase NY
1956 YN Rodrigue John New Orleans LA Email
1957 -- Peyatt Chester Warren OH
1957 AB Duncan Charles Bentonville AR
1957 AB Hitt Mattson
1957 AB Mattson John Waltham MA Email
1957 AB Powers Dale Loganton PA Email
1957 AN Mcvicker Howard Redwood City CA Email
1957 AN Miller James Sandusky OH
1957 AN Price David Akron OH
1957 AN Scott Philip Findlay OH
1957 BT Rogers Richard Chicago IL Email
1957 BT Shelton Pierson Cape Coral FL
1957 FT Fred Nyulassy Fred Nyulassy NY Email
1957 GM Jervis James Bellefontaine OH
1957 IC Jenkins Robert Covington KY Email
1957 IC Steiner Jack Whitmore Lake MI Pending Activation
1957 IC Whalen William Suffern NY Email
1957 LI King Lowell Toledo OH Email
1957 MM Crawford James Cheyenne WY
1957 MM Crawford Edward Timnath CO
1957 PN Flynt James Asheboro NC Email
1957 RD Dry Richard Bradenton FL
1957 SN Arnold Harold Maroa IL Email
1957 TE Charron Ron Rochester NY Email
1958 Dacus Henry SC
1958 AB Henricks Roger Delta OH Email
1958 AB Powers Dale Loganton PA Email
1958 AE Fifer Ron Jacksonville FL
1958 AO Alexander Larry Harrison AR
1958 AO Alexander Larry J. Harrison AR
1958 BT Draves Herbert Centuria WI
1958 BT Hamilton C. T. Charles Braddock PA Email
1958 BT Ingram Charles Arcadia FL
1958 BT Overby Sidney Allen Gadston AL
1958 BT Wilson Olin Dewitt SC
1958 CPTN Brooke Iii James F. Annandale VA
1958 EM Sanfilippo Steve Massapequa NY
1958 LTJG Touchton Charlie Tampa FL
1958 PVT Kuralt Robert Springfield MA Email
1958 RD Liverett Jerome Petal MS Email
1958 SF Antley Loye Bossier City LA
1958 SM Bowman Robert (Bob) Dayton OH
1958 SM Krug Prof Paul Kennett Square PA
1958 SN Green Earnest Nashville TN Email
1958 YN Ward James Valparaiso IN Email
1959 AB Powers Dale Loganton PA Email
1959 DK Sanders Duncan Birmingham AL
1959 EM Gudes Gary Novi MI
1959 FT Hagan Gordon Florida FL
1959 FT Pierce Ron Eaton OH
1959 FT Stachniewicz John V Portland OR Email
1959 IC Simon Richard Haworth NJ
1959 MM Edwards Howard Fort Lauderdale FL Mumaw
1959 MM Mumaw James Hazleton PA Email
1959 RD Decarlo Tom Bloomfield NJ Email
1959 SM Decarlo Tom Bloomfield NJ Email
1959 SN Tetzloff Glen Sandusky OH Email
1960 AB Balcom John St Petersburg FL Email
1960 AB Naff Walter Bellingham MA
1960 AD Upchurch Larry (vaw 12) Anadarko OK Email
1960 AK Cremer Gerald L Jefferson City MO
1960 BM Nassef Robert Providence RI
1960 BM Olshan Howard Bronx NY Email
1960 BT Davis George Roslyn PA Email
1960 CE Olshan Howard Bronx NC Email
1960 CPL Larkey Jack Hiltons VA Email
1960 CPO Phillips Denny Logan WV
1960 DC Browe Vernon Fall River MA
1960 DC Harris Dan Chicago IL
1960 EM Warner William Muncie IN
1960 ET Mcnamarajr Thomasl Jacksonville FL
1960 HM Oakley James Knoxville TN Email
1960 MM Allen Raymond Westerly RI
1960 MM Bailey Garry Eldorado KS
1960 MM Franek Richard Queens NY Email
1960 MM Huff Al So.paris ME Email
1960 MM Jary Donald Oxford MA Email
1960 MM Willson Art New York City NY Email
1960 NW Jakob Christian Brooklyn NY Email
1960 PN Dennis Mike Fort Wayne IN
1960 RD Decarlo Tom Ocean City NJ
1960 RD Hilliard Donald Yatesboro PA Email
1960 SN Mackay James Sarasota FL Email
1961 -- Palk William Joe Sr. Lafayette TN
1961 AB Kilmer Joe Corning NY Email
1961 AB Large Jess Ethete WY Email
1961 AG Roshto Frank K. Greenwood MS
1961 AM James Carl Jonesboro AR Email
1961 AT Jenkins John Lebanon MO
1961 AT Miller Wayne --
1961 BT Coxson Larry Brookfield OH Email
1961 BT Coxson Larry Brookfield OH Email
1961 BT Holzworth Jim Oakland FL
1961 CS Parker Tommy Lexington NC
1961 EN Goodrich Jr. Albion W. York ME
1961 ENSN Mcmanis Robert Stafford VA
1961 FN Parsons Tom East Chicago IN Email
1961 HM Oakley James Chattanooga TN
1961 IC Cogley James A. Leechburg PA
1961 MM Forsyth Ernest Kearney NJ Email
1961 MM Kifus Joseph Ronco PA Email
1961 RM Bisceglia Anthony Monessen PA
1961 SN Sederquist Thomas Hs 7 Thomas Alton / Laconia NH Email
1961 SO Breen Richard Barnesboro PA Email
1961 SO Smith Don Portland OR
1961 TM Kent Edward Rutland VT Email
1962 -- Stewart Harry New York NY
1962 AB Becker Michael Gloversville NY
1962 AB Brooks Edward (Ted) Boston MA
1962 AB Brooks Edward (Ted) Boston MA
1962 AC Sperling Lloyd Marion IN Email
1962 AG Wilson Donald Canton NY
1962 AN Jones Robert Portsmouth VA Email
1962 BT Hannay Ted Salem OH Email
1962 CM Behan Anthony Wallingford CT
1962 DC Bombard Edward Worcester MA Email
1962 DK Brown Ken Sandy Ridge NC Email
1962 DK Stewart Darrell Quincy OH
1962 GM Behan Anthony Champlain NY Email
1962 IC Fluur Jerry Ishpeming MI
1962 LTJG Brumale Bob Wayne NJ
1962 LTJG Brumale Bob Wayne NJ Email
1962 MM Carta Tony Lock Haven PA
1962 MM Murphy Patrick New York City NY
1962 MM Murphy Patrick Ney York City NY Kifus
1962 MM Van Tassell Richard Boston MA Email
1962 PVT Vidaurri Gerardo (pancho) San Antonio TX Email
1962 QM Poh Larry Springfield VA
1962 RD Frierson Don Ona FL
1962 RD Puckett Bobby Paris KY
1962 RD Puckett Bobby Paris KY
1962 RM Chamberlain Tony Clarkston MI
1962 RM Ricca Paul Royal Oak MI
1962 SK Green John Troy AL
1962 SM Rocchietti Tony Nashville TN Email
1962 YN Shafer Bill Pittsburgh PA
1963 Nunnelly Walter --
1963 Shorts Bruce --
1963 ET Ackers Leroy P. --
1963 ET Eakins Robert M. --
1963 ET Farrell Thomas Saugerties NY
1963 ET Hazelton Robert G. --
1963 ET Hess Gary M. --
1963 ET Hyman Richard B. --
1963 ET Larremore Lynn TX
1963 ET Nicienski Michael Woonsocket RI Email
1963 ET Quick David J. --
1963 ET Raymond Michael Shelton CT
1963 ET Smith James Fairmont MN
1963 HM Biscoe Thomas Girardville PA Email
1963 HM Vanstine Gary Columbus OH
1963 HM Vanstine Gary Columbus OH
1963 MM Porreca Richard Needham MA Email
1963 MR Dell Don (mike) Michael Columbus OH Email
1963 RM Cannon James New Braunfels TX
1963 RM Richer Robert Marlboro MA
1964 Quinney Robert Cobleskill NY
1964 AB Brown Chester E. Glenns Falls NY
1964 AG Valhos Nicholas Pawling NY Email
1964 AO Powers Cj Milwaukee WI
1964 BM Sveen James Minot ND Valhos
1964 CS Brame George Victoria VA Email
1964 CS Hawthorne Steve ?? PA Brame
1964 DP Skog Richard Aitkin MN Email
1964 ET Lee Jim Bristol NH
1964 ET Moore John Amarillo TX
1964 FT Lattmann James N.Ft. Myers FL
1964 HM Hamilton William Valparaiso IN Email
1964 IC Kohler Joe Staten Island NY Email
1964 IC Kohler Joe Staten Island NY Email
1964 LT Hogg William Yorktown VA
1964 LTJG Davis Jeff Evanston IL
1964 LTJG Volk Richard A. Viera FL
1964 MM Vaillancourt Ronald Augusta ME
1964 PFC Quinney Robert Cobleskill NY
1964 PH Tennyson Al Brooklyn NY Email
1964 RD Patterson Terry Goshen IN
1964 SF Heffernan Wayne Massapequa NY
1964 SK Freeman Burt Horseheads NY
1964 SN Loeffler Donald Washington DC
1964 TM Ripka Thomas Isanti MN
1965 Bryant Kermit --
1965 AD Fitzhenry Martin Dedham MA
1965 AK Cevora Lloyd Jim Petersburg MI Email
1965 BT Chapman Danny Nicholasville KY Email
1965 BT Rodriguez Julio Joe Sioux City IA Email
1965 CS Brame George Victoria VA Email
1965 ET Brown John New Hyde Park NY Email
1965 GM Brahin Rick North Braddock PA
1965 GM Spicuzza Thomas Grand Rapids MI
1965 MM Blakeway John Pasadena TX Email
1965 PN Embert Gary Wilmington DE Email
1965 QM Trausneck Donald Woodlawn VA
1965 SF Duhs William (bill) So. Ozone Park NY Email
1965 SF Maldonado Joseph Burt MI Email
1965 ST Bahr Frederick Baltimore MD Email
1966 AB Barber Michael Fair Lawn NJ
1966 AB Barber Michael Fair Lawn NJ
1966 AB Mc Elwee John Wayne NJ Email
1966 AK Cremeens Dennis Delavan IL
1966 AO Jensen John Winnetka IL
1966 AO Kennerson Bobby Jo Cincinnati OH
1966 AO Thornton Milford Crisfield MD
1966 AO Walinski Hank Buffalo NY
1966 BM Garza Abel P Kingsville TX
1966 BM Shorter Frank Flint MI
1966 BT Markley Ben Lancaster PA
1966 BT Meyer Robert Ronkonkmam NY
1966 CPO Pollak --
1966 DK Epstein Edward Brooklyn NY Email
1966 ET Mussman Larry Lake Worth FL
1966 ET Perry William --
1966 ET Schmidt William New York NY
1966 ET Schmidt William --
1966 FN Tyner Billy SC Moreno
1966 GM Cheslock Edward Cleveland OH Email
1966 IC Salamida Dominick Easton PA Email
1966 LTJG Kurth Robert Alma MO Email
1966 MM Houchin William (Bill) Jackson MI
1966 PFC Peck Jeffrey Warren PA
1966 PH Boone Bruce Boston MA Email
1966 SF Hutchison Paul Mansfield OH
1966 SH Hawthorne Steve Clearwater FL
1966 SK Bates Dan IL
1966 SK Cremeens Dennis Delavan IL
1966 SM Clawson Paul El Dorado AR
1966 TM Loughrey Mark Portland OR
1966 TM Reve Raymond Miramar (Ft. Lauderd FL
1966 YN Harrell Michael Augusta GA Moreno
1966 YN Moreno Frank Brooklyn NY Email
1967 Garcia Ramon Corpus Christi TX
1967 AB Hornung George Brooklyn NY Email
1967 AB Reddish Dana Chatham MA
1967 AD Westenbarger William (bill) Flint MI Email
1967 AK Hayes Howard Bowie CA
1967 BM Dunton Michael Aurora MO
1967 BM Fairbanks Fred Manchester VT
1967 BM Garza Juan San Marcos TX
1967 CMDR Brogan Robert Carson City NV
1967 CWO Delancey James Wilmington DE Email
1967 DC Robinson Ronald Buffalo NY
1967 DP Meister Stephen Maplewood NJ
1967 EM Eastman Philip Marlborough CT
1967 EM Fischer Ricky Great Bend KS
1967 RD Kilgore Wayne Huntsville AL Email
1967 SCPO Stevens Merrill (steve) Taylor TX Email
1967 SF Burnette William Fountain Inn SC
1967 SK Howarth Clif Gibbstown NJ
1967 SK Shorts Bruce Philadelphia PA
1967 SN Boyett James Little Rock AR Moreno
1967 YN Macy John Baltimore MD Email
1967 YN Soucy Peter ME Moreno
1968 AB Beane Glenn Laurinburg NC Email
1968 AB Daniels William West Monroe LA
1968 AB Menektos James Millbrae CA
1968 AK Peters James Baton Rouge LA Email
1968 AN Conley Charles Tallahassee FL Email
1968 BT Klaudi Karl Mt Ephraim NJ Email
1968 BT Pluck Elmer Parksburg PA
1968 CPO Hobby Welch (Gene) Galveston TX
1968 FN Silva Frank Albuquerque NM
1968 MCPO Mangus Wayne Grand Island NE Email
1968 PH Bonelli Stephen Deer Park NY Email
1968 SN Pazmann Garry Lynbrook NY
1973 ST Hicks Charles Plains GA Email