USS HANCOCK

(CV-19) Motto: Fighting Hanna
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USS Hancock was commissioned in 1944, and was an aircraft carrier of the Essex-class. The ship was built in Massachusetts and then sent to the Pacific in the summer and was involved in combat almost right away. She helped with raids on the Philippines, the Ryukyus and Formosa, and was damaged by a typhoon and a suicide plane in the end of 1944.

 

In 1945, the ship helped with the Luzon landings and was part of the raid in the South China Sea performed by Task Force 38. There was an accident shortly into the deployment that killed 50 service men aboard the vessel and injured dozens more. The following day, USS Hancock launched attack planes on Okinawa.

In 1945, the ship was again damaged by a suicide plane that killed 62 crewmen and prompted a return to the United States for repairs in a shipyard. Hancock was able to return to the Pacific and help throughout the final days of World War II, and then took a role as a transit vessel for servicemen and aircraft. For eight years, USS Hancock was inactive until 1954 when she was recommissioned and modernized to deploy to the Far East, where she spent two years. After that, the ship became a part of the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific, helped in the Vietnam War, and decommissioned and was sold for scrap in 1976.

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1940 Sheafer Charles --
1940 CPO Schofield Robert Plymouth MA
1940 EM Skuza Thomas Minneanaplos MN
1940 MM Powell J.T. Meade KS
1943 EM Mcgee Harley (mac) Crooksville OH Email
1943 LTJG Mccaulley Royce MO
1943 SF Maurizio Frank Port Washington NY
1944 -- Sullivan Russell Fredericksburg VA
1944 AG Skaggs Clifford Wardell MO
1944 AM Obrien John Kansas City KS
1944 AO Browning William Mcdermott OH
1944 BM Smith Earl Tulsa OK
1944 BM Smith Earl Rio Vista CA
1944 BT Cerbini Innocenzo Bronx NY
1944 EM Barton Orville G. Apache OK
1944 MM Curtis Warren Bismarck MO
1944 RM Obrien Thomas Kansas City KS
1944 SCPO Lape Roger Palos Verdes Estates CA
1944 SM Collard Joseph Vaughn Salt Lake City UT
1944 SM Fuller Rufus Eugene Texarkana TX
1944 YN Collier Hampden Richmond VA Email
1945 -- Duhaime Roger Dale Iowa IA Email
1945 AO Johnson Allan Los Angeles CA
1945 AO Susnik Albin Gilbert MN
1945 CPO Gilbert Glaucson Pauline SC Email
1945 LCDR Long Robert Woerster MA
1945 PM Babb Ellis Gray Court SC
1949 AD Fick Earl Milwaukie WI
1949 AT Worrell Charles G Rocky Mount NC
1949 BM Hutson Ron Sacramento CA
1949 BT Daley Gary Parma OH
1949 CPO Folsom Jerry Lawton OK
1949 CT Mccausland Alfred Glen Burnie MD
1949 CWO Simpson Neal Rome GA
1949 DC Johnson Leo Seguin TE
1949 EM Osborn Richard Phoenix AZ
1949 MCPO Hanson Pete Merrill WI
1949 SF Tollefson Ted Brainerd MN
1949 SN Melnar Victor Hallettsville TX
1953 AB Rodman Charles Naugatuck CT
1953 AE Lynch Daniel Seattle WA Email
1953 AT Perotte James Calgary A;berta Canada CA Email
1953 BM Hurlburt/ Now Porter James Tacoma WA Email
1953 BM Surdick Thomas Pittsburgh PA Email
1953 CPO Manning Walt Bremerton WA
1953 FT Kimmens Ray Hudson MA Email
1953 RD Kelly Raymond Santa Barbara CA Email
1954 Conlon Patrick San Francisco CA
1954 Farina Jake TX Hurlburt/ Now Porter
1954 Percle Jesse LA Hurlburt/ Now Porter
1954 Whetstein Tom CA Hurlburt/ Now Porter
1954 BT Claybrook Sam San Diego CA
1954 CPO Bridges Billy Gene Chanute KS
1954 IC Barr Al Myrtlewood AL
1954 IC Ezop Tom Saginaw MI
1954 IC Fieldhouse Bill San Luis Obispo CA
1954 IC Leon Pete Orange CA
1954 PN Coughlin Doug Longview TX
1954 RM Lovelace Larry Shelby NC Email
1954 SCPO Jenkins Richard Trotwood OH
1954 SM Bunyard Jim Lynwood CA Email
1954 YN Reeves Billy Joe Combs KY Email
1955 AG Nearpass Bayard Powell WY
1955 AM Mccoll Lawrence Dearborn Heights MI
1955 EM Eckles David Creston IA
1955 RM Millman Rick Plattevile WI
1956 AB Schulman Jerry Brooklyn NY Email
1956 AB Wheeler James Scottdale PA
1956 AD Ryan Joseph Rochester NY
1956 AD Skipper William Riesterstown MD
1956 AD Wilson Donald NJ
1956 AE Ruhl William Santa Ana CA
1956 AM Abbott K. F. Dallas/Ft. Worth TX
1956 AM Hutson Frank P. MD
1956 AM Martinez T. J. NM
1956 AM Price Lowell Hot Springs AR
1956 AM Seiley S.L. LA
1956 AM Uss Hancock: Price T.J Martinez NM
1956 AM Van Guerrin Robert Opaloca FL
1956 AO Finley James Augusta GA
1956 AT Spurgeon Bobby Raton NM
1956 BT Mcmillan Kyle Ocilla GA Email
1956 BT Wright Richard Minneapolis MN
1956 CPO Butterly T.W. --
1956 DT Cunningham Joe San Diego CA Email
1956 EM Bussey Jim Stonington CT
1956 ENSN Schick Al San Mateo CA
1956 GM Katzmark Ed Superior WI
1956 SK Mc Collum Lin ( Mac ) Pico Rivera CA
1956 SM Hood Richard Compton LO
1957 Guthrie Aaron MS
1957 AN Leventhal Stanley Kings Park NY
1957 BT Eastman Niel WA Eastman
1957 CPO Barnicle Paul Virginia Beach VA
1957 ENS Ingle John Cowan TN Email
1957 FT Coverdell Vernon West Plains MO
1957 FT Peterson Lowell Hutchinson MN
1957 GM Haag Jim St. Paul MN Email
1957 LTJG Smith Glenn Franklin Village, Michigan MI Email
1957 MM Gulbranson Ronald Coleharbor ND
1957 PH Leary (Cardiv 7) Tim Battle Ground WA
1957 YN Jenkins Robert Rochester MN Email
1958 Caldwell Jim Havelock NC Blanc
1958 AB Terwilliger Leyndel Sutherland NE Email
1958 AD Shafer Wayne Lakewood CA
1958 AO Dunlap Daniel Flagstaff AZ
1958 BT Lyon James Birmingham AL Email
1958 EM Eastman Ernest Richmond CA Email
1958 FT Fisk Leonard Bennington VT
1958 HM Wiggin Arthur Exeter NH Email
1958 RM Heaton Sam Orlando FL
1958 SH J. D. Brooks J Only D Only Dallas TX Email
1959 -- Manuel Leon Oberlin LA
1959 AB Blanc Charles Knoxville TN Email
1959 AB Noyes Lee Ellensburg WA
1959 AB Perrin Richard Bell CA Email
1959 AB Perrin Richard Bell CA Email
1959 AB Stevens Merrill (steve) Kennett MO Email
1959 AD Bowles Howard Corinth MS
1959 AM Niles Jerry Midwest City OK
1959 AO Eskesen Donovan Don Painesville OH Email
1959 GM Hentges Ron New Hampton IA
1959 NW Horvath Lewis Nazareth PA
1959 NW Komulaine Jim Cypress CA
1959 NW Nelson Karl Beloit WI
1959 SH Brown William Cinnaminson NJ
1960 AB Norris Gary Tenino WA
1960 AK Stein Francis A. Delano MN
1960 AN Campbell Duncan La Jolla CA
1960 BM Aina Faamaini San Diego CA
1960 BM Sinyard Don Birmingham AL Email
1960 BT Allen Don Bristol CO Email
1960 BT Deleon Juan Tomas Del Rio TX Gutierrez
1960 BT Lance David Silverdale WA
1960 CPO Hicks Lewis Olivehurst CA
1960 CPTN Serafini Attilio Al Phoenix AZ Email
1960 DK Duffy Harold Ada OH Email
1960 EM Hernandez Johnny Tempe AZ Email
1960 EM Wose Ronald Manteca CA
1960 MM Gutierrez Miguel Lubbock TX Email
1960 NW Cook Donald Argenta IL Email
1960 QM Shoemaker Donald Hillsboro OH Email
1960 SH Hooten Larry Fort Worth TX Email
1961 AB Campbell John Manchester TN Email
1961 AE Ferguson Stuart Stayton OR
1961 AK James Spike Baton Rouge LA
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1961 AO Dexter Kenneth Lafayette IN Email
1961 FN Plaza Stephen Parkersburg WV
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1961 LT Robson William Robbie Canada Serafini
1961 RD Spang Dennis Florence MT Email
1961 YN Fowler Robert Saginaw MI
1962 AB Barbour James R. Seattle WA
1962 AK Anderson Donald R. Blue Ash OH
1962 AM Casey Patrick Santa Fe NM Email
1962 AO Azzalina Tom Phillipsburg NJ Email
1962 BT Grohnke Robert Aberdeen SD Email
1962 CPL Cameron James Quincy MA
1962 FT Cahill Joseph Kenosha WI
1962 GM Willis John La Marque TX RIP
1962 PH Anderson Don Burien WA
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1962 RD Painter Tc Modesto CA Email
1962 RM Crosser Jerry Bellwood PA Email
1962 SN Lamoreaux Don Las Vegas NV Email
1962 YN Jaccard Kenneth Glendale CA Email
1963 AB Allen Dennis Cleburne TX
1963 AD Eidson Lynn V Yukon OK Showman
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1963 AD Wilson James R Tyler TX Showman
1963 AM Leon Eddie F Winterhaven CA Showman
1963 AO Garza Jerry Safford AZ
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1963 CPO Pereira Raymond Temple City CA Email
1963 DC Grimm Ray Chi IL
1963 FT Elliott Ronald Indianapolis IN
1963 PH Borromey Philip Davison MI
1963 QM Layton William Bakersfield Calif. CA Email
1964 Gates Leroy (His Rate Was Hmc) CA
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1964 AB Mc Carty Winfred \ Portage IN Email
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1964 BT Giardini Ronald Lawrence MA Email
1964 CPO Driscoll Larry Fort Worth TX Email
1964 CPO Yeoman John Whitwell TN
1964 EM Kendig Jack Lancaster PA
1964 EM Martin Therman Poquoson VA
1964 GM Harris James Newark NJ
1964 GM Haynes Charles San Diego CA
1964 IC Whitaker Daniel Hartford CT
1964 JO Miller Jr James Alfred Locke Southport NC
1964 MN Stewart Daniel Anaheim CA Email
1964 PT Buckley Ben TX Mugford
1964 RM Frappier Joseph Escanaba MI Email
1964 RM Pipes Richard Chico CA Email
1964 RM Sweazy Maurice KY
1964 SM2 Williams Miles Greenwood AR
1965 AB John Morris OH Woods
1965 AB Kaplan Lou E. Norwich/oyster Bay NY Email
1965 AB Rackard Don TX
1965 AB Woods George Cleveland OH Email
1965 AD Miller Gerald Holden MO
1965 BM Brown John Baltimore MD
1965 CPO Mcquinlan James R Auckland HI Email
1965 CPO Richards Edward NY
1965 EN Aguero Oakland CA Hahn
1965 FN Boyd Royce Portland OR Hahn
1965 GM Stewart Carrol Quincy OH Email
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1965 PH Pacey William Madison IN Email
1965 PR Vice John David Shreveport LA Email
1965 QM Hataway Carl Houston TX Email
1965 RD Goulet William Seattle WA
1965 RM Emery Thomas South Bend IN Email
1965 SN Thomas Jerry Lakewood CA
1965 SN Thomas Douglas San Lorenzo CA
1965 YN Erven Wayne San Leandro CA Email
1966 Ridge Bobby NC Alto
1966 AB Bellamy Ron Charlotte NC Email
1966 AB Pyles Jerry Wilmington NC Email
1966 AB Scalese Vincent Jersey City NJ Email
1966 AC Northway Robert Lincoln NE Email
1966 AD Morrow Leland Eastaboga AL Email
1966 AE Van Brunt Richard Kansas City MO
1966 AK Richardson Dick Coarsegold CA
1966 CPO Steele Fred Palmdale CA
1966 CT Henry Jj CA
1966 CT Jones Thomas Benson MN
1966 EM Born Edward Chicago IL Email
1966 ET Parvin Conrad Wilder ID Email
1966 FN Hahn Lynn Los Gatos CA Email
1966 FN Pointer David Hahn
1966 GM Guthery Charles San Francisco CA
1966 MM Wetzel Bryant Des Moines IA
1966 PH Wright James Alto GA Email
1966 RD Brassfield Larry Oklahoma City OK
1966 SD Flores Sergio Philippines CA Email
1966 SH Williams Jon Columbus OH Email
1966 SN Alto James New York NY Email
1966 SN Brath Alan Bayside NY Email
1966 SN Peterson Dan Concord CA
1967 AB Gagnon Lawrence Lincoln Park MI
1967 AD Setzer Gerald Hudson NC Email
1967 AM Staats Alan Mullica Hill NJ Email
1967 AO Willett Fred Winston-Salem NC
1967 BT Neidringhaus Maurice A Feederick MD Email
1967 CS Bonom Steve North Massapequa NY Email
1967 CS Robinson Dennis Malta MT
1967 EM Stuhlman Bruce Philadelphia PA Email
1967 FT Caffey Dave San Antonio TX
1967 FT Scigliano J. Chris Myersville MD Email
1967 MM Bergman Bruce Columbus OH Email
1967 RM Arnold William Nashville TN Email
1967 RM Fichtner Wallace [wally] Portland OR Arnold
1967 RM Lee Rob Enumclaw WA Email
1967 RM Sanderson Vancil(sandy) Redwood City CA Email
1968 AB Brown Ronald Lakeland FL Hafemeister
1968 AD Nagel Joseph Denver CO Email
1968 AD Palmer Charles Beijing, China TN Email
1968 AD Schroeter Don Baltimore MD
1968 AD Tabler Richard Bartlesville OK
1968 AG Vollman John Evansville IN Email
1968 AO Adams Cecil Elsa TX Email
1968 AO Dupont Louis Bellaire OH Email
1968 AT Lund Dennis D. Madison SD
1968 BT Burgess Bill Manhattan Beach CA
1968 BT Hippen Larry Fresno CA
1968 CPL Blount David Spokane WA
1968 CPO Cornell Terry Geary OK
1968 CPO Hodge Gary Hattiesburg MS
1968 CS Bonom Steve Great Neck NY Email
1968 CT Branick William Hughesville MD
1968 CT Moylan Robert Anoka MN Email
1968 CT Ruth Michael Topanga CA Email
1968 EM Amador Robert J. Hayward CA Email
1968 EN Amador Robert Hayward CA Email
1968 GM Rosenberg Tom Fort Jones CA Email
1968 LCDR Keen Arthur Hanford CA Email
1968 MCPO Mckenzie Paul Tigard OR
1968 MM Carlson Bud Seattle WA
1968 MM Holbrook Tom Athens GA Email
1968 MM Mcwhirter Douglas Dallas
1968 MM Paveza Larry New Lenox IL
1968 MM Thorp Kenneth Hermiston OR
1968 MM Wavra Steve Cincinnati OH Email
1968 MN Savage Ralph Richmond VA
1968 PN Richards Mack Inglewood CA Email
1968 RD Engelbart Robert Englewood Cliffs NJ Email
1968 RD Mckinney Mike Bartlesville OK Email
1968 RM Thomas Steve Kansas City MO Email
1968 SN White Clyde Lenexa KS
1968 YN Livermore Gerald Rogers AR Email
1969 AB Hafemeister Ernest Park Ridge NJ Email
1969 AC Davis Jess New Haven CT Email
1969 AE Wilson Steve Minneapolis MN Email
1969 AO Branch Ralph Evansville IN Email
1969 AT Cicolani Jamil Lodi CA Email
1969 AT Esparza Ruben AZ Cicolani
1969 AT Rydzinski Ron NY Cicolani
1969 EM Miller Kenneth Richland WA Email
1969 ET Day George Roseburg OR Email
1969 PR Ferris Sharold Niles MI Email
1969 SN Johanson Dennis (joe) Spencer IA Email
1970 AB Mitulinski Stephen Youngstown OH
1970 AB Myers Gayle Saint Joseph MO Email
1970 AD Mills Jerry Childress TX Email
1970 AD Thompson William Belfast Northern Ireland Uk AK Email
1970 AE Polen Jim Dayton OH Email
1970 AK Barnwell Charles Burlington NC Email
1970 AM Ame- 2 Jim Rochester NY
1970 AM Mullen Patrick Cleveland OH Email
1970 AM Rathbun Jim Rochester NY
1970 AN Cowett Michael J. San Antonio TX
1970 AT Nelson John Shelton WA Palmer
1970 AT Nelson John R. Shelton WA
1970 BM Cochell Tom IA
1970 BM Cove Bill MI
1970 BM Smart Hubert Whitesboro TX
1970 BM Swank Robert Peoria IL
1970 CMDR Ferrazzano Fred San Diego CA
1970 CPO Mills Jerry Childress TX Email
1970 CPO Sears Al Crystal River FL
1970 CPTN Wimberly Tom Corpus Christi TX
1970 CWO Groves Charles Chicago IL Email
1970 DC Casey Loren San Diego CA
1970 EM Frew Steve Fullerton CA Email
1970 EM Hayes G. Paul Port Neches TX
1970 EM Moore Terry Lee Athens AL
1970 FT Hatcher Marvin Tallahassee FL Email
1970 LI Peterson David Alameda CA
1970 RM Dehart Derrell Port Neches TX
1970 RM Laprairie Randy Bay City MI
1970 SK Pettengill Arthur El Paso TX
1970 SM Lamoureux Jerry Sioux City IA
1970 SN Colleran Dan Chicago IL Email
1970 SN Eichenseer James Belleville IL
1970 YN Cowley Frank Orlando FL Email
1971 AB Davis Jim Calvert City KY
1971 AK Contorno Tony Brooklyn NY
1971 AM Niemann Larry Los Angeles CA Email
1971 AO Perry Dale Success MO
1971 AZ Woodman Terry Fremont NE Email
1971 BT Mettler Don Oceanside CA Email
1971 BT Moles Jim Terre Haute IN Email
1971 CPO Holbrook Mike Salmon ID Email
1971 CPTN Monger A --
1971 HT Moore Gary San Leandro CA
1971 HT Rostine Ed Mcpherson KS
1971 LT Dethomas John --
1971 MM Christensen Dave Boone IA
1971 MM Durfey Wayne Racine WI Email
1971 OS Newcomer Dave South Bend IN Email
1971 SM Vire Keith Clarksville AR Email
1971 SN Juelfs Grant Wallace ID Email
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1972 AB Henley David Jackson MI
1972 AK Jacobsen Curtis Zimmerman MN Email
1972 AM Haats Gordon Carter Lake IA Email
1972 AO Loya Gilbert Buena Park CA
1972 AQ Bain Roger Bearden
1972 AQ Bearden Steve Oklahoma City OK Email
1972 AQ Gomer Ken Laurel MT Email
1972 AQ Thorne Frank NY Bearden
1972 AT Frost Jr Kenneth New Castle DE
1972 AT Marriott Tyler Chatsworth CA Email
1972 BT Ford David Boston MA Mettler
1972 BT Haynes Joseph Bradley CA
1972 BT Jaynes Earl Greenville PA
1972 EA Spurlock David Philadelphia PA Email
1972 ET Borcher Dave Chico CA Email
1972 ET Hand Robert Newark CA Email
1972 HT Abram Albert Warwick RI
1972 HT Moore Larry Upland CA
1972 MM Gunther Jamie Chicago IL Email
1972 MN Clayton Jack Oliver Springs TN
1972 PH Wilkes Jeff Sioux Falls SD Email
1972 RM Ragatz Bert CA
1972 RM Willard Thomas Portland OR Email
1973 AB Bill Sands Bilerica MA
1973 AB Johnson Milton Binghamton NY
1973 AE Fincher Mike Pasadena TX
1973 AE Gottke Ronald Philo OH Email
1973 AS Avery Joe Waltham MA
1973 HT Harned Tim Orangevale CA Email
1973 HT Kuhlman John Defiance OH Harned
1973 LT Grisham Paul La Mesa CA
1973 LTJG Maggay Izzy San Diego CA Email
1973 MM Knowles Arthur Somerville NJ Email
1973 MM Mignerey Terry San Anselmo CA Email
1973 QM Shacklett Fred Laurens SC Email
1973 SK Shugart David Moore OK
1973 SM Lopez Peter Jersey City NJ
1974 AB Shoaf Rick Pensacola FL
1974 AB Van Dinter Brian Vd Pasco WA Email
1974 AC Smith Steve Lafayette LA Email
1974 AG Lovejoy Brian Baltimore MD Email
1974 AM Slabinski Ski Steve Mountholly NJ Email
1974 AO Aswegan John Sparks NV Email
1974 AO Hamm Gerard Cincinnati OH
1974 BT Tavarez Roger Portland OR
1974 CT Rickard Steve Hilo HI
1974 DT Loller Allen Azle TX Email
1974 ET Buckingham Craig Bourbon MO
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1974 ET Fetters Gary Portland OR Email
1974 HM Chalfant Bob Anderson SC
1974 HM Hudson Randy Lubbock TX Email
1974 HT Allen Gordon Petaluma CA
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1974 HT Puckett Bob Elkton KY
1974 HT Wilkowski Robert Shelton WA Email
1974 LT Flanders Mack Meridian MS
1974 MCPO Ritchie Art Seminole OK Email
1974 NC Phillips Glenn Manteca CA
1974 SCPO Johnson C. R. Selma CA
1974 SM Lopez Peter Jersy City NJ Wilkowski
1975 AM Collins Timothy Mt. Pleasant MI
1975 AM Powers John Waterloo IA
1975 AO Wright Gary Fort Worth TX Email
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1975 EM Ramos Dante San Francisco CA
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1975 MM Webster Steven Ypsilanti MI Email
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1975 RM Stanford Dennis Annarbor MI