USS ORISKANY

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Named for the Revolutionary War battle of the Saratoga campaign, the USS Oriskany was commissioned in 1950. The ship had been originally designed during the later years of World War II. Her design was radically changed to modernize it for more advanced aircraft. After the ship was finally commissioned, she was sent to the Mediterranean in 1951.

In May 1952, she joined the Pacific Fleet with one combat cruise to Korea from 1952 through 1953. She continued her Seventh Fleet work through the next two decades. The only time she was out of commission was from 1957 to early 1959. This was modernization to get her equipped to handle the latest aircraft.

Oriskany served several combat tours during the Vietnam conflict. On Oct. 26, 1966, a tragic fire in the forward compartments killed 44 servicemen. She was repaired and returned to service in mid 1967. She was decommissioned in 1976. But her story does not end there. She was stricken from the Naval Register in 1989 and sold for scrapping 5 years later. After several years, it was repossessed and went back into limbo. On May 17, 2006, the ship was sunk off of the Florida coast as an artificial reef.

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1940 -- Hamady Ed Erie PA
1949 AB Brewer Randy Bakersfield CA
1949 AB Epps Phil Ferris TX
1949 AB Ludwig Frank Wilmington DE
1949 AB Mitulinski Stephen Youngstown OH
1949 AO Chase Roger Biff AR
1949 DP Zummo Joseph Buffalo NY
1949 IS Ashak George Makakilo HI
1949 LTJG Abercrombie Leroy Tulsa OK
1949 MM Howard Karl Dodge City KS
1949 PN Abel Robert Taylorville IL
1949 RD Wooten John Houston TX
1949 SCPO Cox David Ione WA
1950 AB Barnicle Paul E. Virginia Beach VA
1950 AD Delue Joseph Philadelphia PA
1950 AD Henry Richard Medina OH Email
1950 AT Stahlin Walter (Joe) Beaver Falls NY
1950 BM Dunleavy Thomas Oakhurst NJ
1950 BT Erff Robert New London CT Weidinger
1950 BT Gatchell Donald ?????????????????? CT Weidinger
1950 BT Griffis Jimmy Waycross GA Weidinger
1950 BT Griffis Jimmy Waycross GA Weidinger
1950 BT Hanson Morton Bar Harbor ME Weidinger
1950 BT Hluboky John New York NY Weidinger
1950 BT Outlaw Cecil ??????????????????????????? NC Weidinger
1950 BT Stoner Edward New Castle PA Email
1950 BT Vangorder Donald Onteonta NY Weidinger
1950 BT Weidinger Richard Norwalk OH Email
1950 CPO Stevens Rodney Brockton MA Email
1950 EM Whitehead Robert Freeland PA
1950 FN Bounds Barney Knoxville Tn NM
1950 RD Allen James Louisville KY
1950 RD Curtis Gordon Newport MI
1950 RD Polete William Festus MO
1950 SK Cali Salvatore Sagamore Hills OH
1950 SK Estes Robert L Tupelo MS Email
1951 -- Schnell Stuart Brooklyn NY
1951 AB Machuzick John Reading PA Email
1951 AB Machuzick John Reading PA Email
1951 AB Wilkinson Sr. Gene RI
1951 AD Reasons Charles Humboldt TN Email
1951 AD Reasons Charles Humboldt TN
1951 AD Smith Bobby Knoxville TN Email
1951 AG Carmona George Strathmere NJ Email
1951 AO Puglia Lee Hooksett NH
1951 CPO Coll Joseph Jaffrey NH
1951 ME Parrotte Leaneul Plattsburgh NY
1951 MN Sasse Ralph Clintonville WI
1951 MN Sasse Ralph Clintonville WI
1951 QM Klein Robert Pittsburgh PA
1951 SM Thomas Robert Wilkes-Barre PA
1952 AB Payne Donald J. Baltimore MD
1952 AE Yeager Thomas Columbus OH
1952 AT Beougher Loren Gove KS
1952 ET Clem Don Evansville IN
1952 ET Gerberick Ropbert Salinas CA
1952 RM Ciccarone Te3 John Brooklyn NY
1952 SN Knecht John A. Arbutus MD Email
1953 AT Wasmer Leslie (buck) Pickens WV Email
1953 BT Mcnulty Gerald Ft.Wayne IN
1953 FT Buck Stanley Eugene OR Email
1953 MM Cunningham Carl Columbia MO Email
1953 NC Thomas Duane Wichita KS
1953 SM Markle Cephas Selma CA
1954 Lizak --
1954 AG Champion Jack Seattle WA
1954 BT Mcmillan Kyle Ocilla GA Email
1954 BT Wallace Robert Big Pine Key FL
1954 BT Worrell William Moultrie GA Email
1954 IC Brasseur Paul Zanesville OH Email
1954 IC Brasseur Phd Nd Dr.paul M. Lancaster OH Email
1954 PR Hallecks Paul New York City NY
1954 RD Ruffing Raymond Sandusky OH
1955 -- Smith Warren Mcintyre GA
1955 AB Schenewerk Donald California MO
1955 EM Morgan George Kansas City MO Email
1955 IC Gray James Marion IL Email
1956 IC Brasseur Phd Dr Paul M Newark OH
1957 BT Daniels R.L. Snohomish WA
1957 BT Kelley Ron Sheridan WY
1957 EM Curcurio Sal. Fond Du Lac WI
1958 AK Heath Gary Hawthorne CA Email
1958 IC Benson Sidney Timberon NM
1958 RD Rohde John Fayette IA
1958 SN John M Mike Walker Houma LA
1958 SN Smith Richard Kewanee IL Email
1959 AK Murray Ronnie Milton FL
1959 AT Graves Lee Chicago IL
1959 MM Rainey Darrell Tooele UT
1959 MM Stoughton William San Francisco CA Email
1959 RD Menzing William Flat Rock AL
1959 RD Prentice James Lodi CA
1959 SH Fluellen Ralph Hugo OK
1959 SN Janicki Henry Chicago IL
1959 SN Shupla Julian Santa Clara NM Email
1959 SN Whitten Gene Tucson AZ
1959 SW Dyson Travis Larue TX
1960 AB Flenniken Charles Knoxville TN Email
1960 AC Fisher Scott Memphis TN
1960 AD Wood Jackie Little Rock AR Email
1960 AE Miller Howard Oakdale IL
1960 AK Thompson Gary Tacoma WA Email
1960 AN Myers William Anaheim CA Email
1960 AN Reed Gary Portland OR Myers
1960 BM Morris Jerry Dallas TX
1960 CPO Hillesheim John Northfield NJ
1960 DC Halm Ken Denver CO Kellum
1960 EN Gill Monte Crawfordville FL Email
1960 HM Long Richard Chrisman IL
1960 HM Porter Harry Philadelphia PA Email
1960 LCDR Hawley Raymond
1960 LCPL Mcdaniel Roger Manton MI Email
1960 MM Stoughton William Sonora CA Email
1960 RM Songer Jack Newton IL Email
1961 BM Hulme Wayne Philadelphia PA Email
1961 CS Barber Dick Jackson Heights NY
1961 FT Hatfield Edwin North Kansas City MO Email
1961 MM Ciskowski Lon Enid OK
1961 OS Barnett Kenneth Springfield IL
1961 RD Menzing William Avon OH
1961 RM Herold Wayne North Platte NE
1961 RM Kilgore Evan San Diego CA
1961 YN Schisler Charles Lemoore CA
1962 Kuhn Jerry Bismarch ND Hatfield
1962 AC Tyler Richard (toby) Fayetteville NC Email
1962 AD Knight James Oakland CA
1962 AM Legette Robert San Jose CA
1962 AQ Keller Ed Toms River NJ
1962 BM Kirkland James Harriman TN Email
1962 BM Mcgee Harry Pamplico SC Email
1962 DC Kellum Paul Galveston TX Email
1962 DK Bolin Leroy NC
1962 MM Hutchings Charles Marlin TX Email
1962 MM Hutchings Charles Marlin TX Email
1962 PH Baker Richard L Coos Bay OR Email
1962 QM Byrd Ronald Cchattanooga TN Email
1962 RD Dietrich Raymond F. San Antonio TX
1962 RM Hill Robert Atwood TN
1962 SM Mraz Nick Omaha NE
1963 AB Wynn George Dewey Statesboro GA
1963 BT Hortelius Ed (Tulie) Saint Paul MN
1963 BT Olson Greg Austin MN
1963 IC Finotti Donald Severn MD
1963 LI Powers Buddy Murphy NC
1963 LTJG Koppmann George C. Buffalo NY Email
1963 LTJG Schroeder George Koppmann
1963 RM Guthrie Moose Pass AK
1963 RM Lenczycki Norman Muskeegan IL
1963 SF Callachan Bill Medfield MA Email
1963 SK Yokeley Rick Winston Salem NC Email
1964 Rodi Vince Allequippa PA Puckett
1964 -- Buterbaugh Joetta Stc TX Email
1964 AB Poindexter Glenn Phoenix AZ
1964 AB Pyle Gomer St. Helens OR Email
1964 AD Buterbaugh Jay Joseph Powhatan OH Email
1964 AD Buterbaugh Jay Powhatton OH Email
1964 AE Satterfield Donald Forest Park GA Email
1964 AO Casey Robert Bessemer AL
1964 AO Puckett Lee Columbus OH Email
1964 CPO Steelman Carrol Fresno CA Email
1964 CS Lussier Richard Woonsocket RI Email
1964 FT Hawkins Bill Indianapolis IN Email
1964 PM Hess Harry Fulton MD
1964 PN Ropers Eldon Stillwater OK Email
1964 RD Szymanski Gary Tempe AZ Email
1964 RM Ludington Jim Covington VA
1964 SGT Funderburke Wayne Raleigh NC
1965 AB Fletcher Walter Philadelphia PA Email
1965 AB Pinion Victor Lafollette TN
1965 AB Sultzer Terry Eureka CA Email
1965 AC Walters Fred Beaumont CA
1965 AD Nagel Joseph Denver CO Email
1965 AD Sharkey Hubert Bayonne NJ Email
1965 AE Garner Donald Ft. Myers FL
1965 AE Satterfield Donald Forest Park GA Email
1965 AT Valenti John Hicksville NY Email
1965 BT Lamphier David St Petersburg FL Email
1965 CPO Hillesheim John Northfield NJ
1965 CPO Pipkin Alvin Snohomish WA Email
1965 EM Bushnel Robert IL Newberry
1965 EM Morrow Allen Limon CO Email
1965 EM Newberry William Richland MO Email
1965 EM Taphorn Dennis Rockford IL
1965 GM Rettke Richard Florissant MO Email
1965 LCPL Upton Gary Warner OK
1965 LTJG Bentley Lynn Boca Raton FL
1965 MM Paul Russel New Castle IN
1965 SCPO Hicks Ralph Springfield MO Email
1966 Carpenter Ace St Louis MO Puckett
1966 Esparza Joe Oakland CA Puckett
1966 Kissler Larry San Francisco CA Puckett
1966 Pike Bill San Bernadino CA Puckett
1966 Ross Lenny Richmond CA Puckett
1966 Sappienza Joe Boston MA Puckett
1966 Sweet Chuck Barstow CA Puckett
1966 Wurtzel Bob Glendale CA Puckett
1966 AB Hammerschmidt Sam Great Bend KS Email
1966 AB Strickland Charlie Oakland City IN Email
1966 AD Vincent Gerald Slinger WI
1966 AE Garner Donald Poway CA
1966 AO Eskesen Donovan Don Painesville OH Email
1966 AT Lund Dennis Madison SD Email
1966 AZ Gomez Mario New York City NY Email
1966 BT Reed David Trail OR
1966 CPO Glime Byron F.J. Algoma WI
1966 DS Smith Barry Ithaca NY Email
1966 EM Morrow Allen Limon CO
1966 EN Boyer Martin Reading PA
1966 ET Van Cleef Robert Fall River MA Email
1966 IC Schmalle Phillip Portland OR Email
1966 LCPL Giebner James Dunkirk NY
1966 LT Garrity Butte MT
1966 LTJG Chibbaro Anthony (tony) J. New Brunswick NJ Email
1966 SCPO Nelson Thomas Madison SD
1966 SF Lidell David Medical Lake WA
1966 SM Crumley Leroy CA
1966 SM Lorenz Duwayne Glendive MT
1967 -- Hebb Harry Pensacola FL
1967 AB Pierson Norman Lagrande OR
1967 AB Stevens Charles Mullens WV Email
1967 AB Tessier Richard Northampton MA Email
1967 AB Tessier Richard Hadley MA
1967 AD Spreckelmeyer Earl Berger MO Email
1967 AD Sudut Terry Wausau WI Email
1967 AE Williams Roger Sarasota FL Email
1967 AM Chaffee Anthony Bartlesville OK
1967 AQ Dyer Ronald Modesto CA
1967 AT Bergerman Bruce Miami FL Email
1967 AT Gohn Ed Redondo Beach CA Email
1967 BM Kauffman Donovan Coos Bay OR
1967 ET Powers Paul Togo MN Email
1967 FN Buse Vance Red Lake Falls MN Email
1967 HT Dukes George Oldsmar FL Email
1967 HT Dukes George Oldsmar FL
1967 LT Brown Lewis San Diego CA
1967 LT Geis Neil San Diego CA
1967 LT Geis Neil F. Beaver Crossing NE Email
1967 PN Jester Stephen Encino CA Email
1967 SCPO Carlson Nels Klamath Falls OR
1967 SN Abe Richard Haleiwa HI Email
1967 YN Kilburn Harold Nashville TN Email
1968 -- Bartels James St. Paul NE
1968 AB Eldridge Ron Corning NY Email
1968 AB Hostnick Neil Ft Lauderdale FL
1968 AD Crum David Huntington WV Email
1968 CPO Beckhusen William/ Charlie San Diego CA
1968 CS Ellison Steve Seattle WA
1968 CS Huitt Tommy Visailla CA
1968 CWO Osullivan Patrick Modesto CA
1968 DC Bartels James St. Paul NE
1968 ET Boquet Juan Houma LA
1968 HT George Dukes Oldsmar FL
1968 IC Schaeffer Vince Easton PA Email
1968 IC Vierra Ross Va Beach VA
1968 IC Watkinson Harry Bellingham WA
1968 IC Zambus Walter --
1968 LT Kidder Donnell Rock Springs WY Email
1968 LT Kidder Donnell Rock Springs WY Email
1968 PH Ryals Tom Reedville VA
1968 PN Koron Harvey Russell KS
1968 QM Hamady Ed Erie PA
1968 SM Ellis Carl Orcjard Park NY Email
1969 AB Arnold Paul Merriam KS Email
1969 AB Lejcher Russ Brooklyn Park MN Email
1969 AK Smelser Edward Buffalo IN Email
1969 BM Delaney Damian Englewood NJ Email
1969 CPO Sukup John Lake Mills WI Email
1969 CPTN Abercrombie Leroy Tulsa OK Email
1969 DC Nekimken Steven Burbank CA Email
1969 EM Andrews Jim Las Vegas NV Email
1969 EM Hazlett Raymond Kirksville MO Email
1969 EN Hall Keith Chico CA Email
1969 FT Orbin Ray Macon MO Email
1969 IC Hubka Dale Fremont CA Email
1969 IC Osgood Ron Chicago IL Email
1969 MR Werremeyer Walter St Louis MO Email
1969 SCPO Cox David Ione WA Email
1970 AB Spadafora Bill Englewood FL Email
1970 AD Clifton James Steele MO
1970 AM Marsh Linc Somerset MA
1970 AO Mcmahon Gary Toledo OH Email
1970 AS Yates Alan Chattanooga TN Email
1970 AT Butler Dan Boise ID
1970 AT Rainville Jeffrey Westfield NJ Email
1970 BM Walker Ronald Jacksonville TX Email
1970 CPO Cartwright Carl ? Hazlett
1970 CWO Priolo Gary San Francisco CA
1970 DC Taylor David Kent WA
1970 DP Burchett Richard Pearl River LA
1970 RD Benson John Rio Del Mar CA
1970 RM Hulst Warren Archer IA
1970 SN Kamp Dale Marina CA
1971 AB Farro Fred FL
1971 AB Jackson Mike Norwalk CA Email
1971 AB Lepak David Auburn NY Email
1971 AB Mancini Richard Long Island NY Email
1971 AM Shellman George Hancock NY
1971 AZ Fowler Danny Ducktown TN Email
1971 BT Canchola Robert Chicago IL
1971 BT Sobotta James W Milwaukee WI Email
1971 CPO Regan Edward Punta Gorda FL
1971 CPO Salmons Roger Cedar Falls IA Email
1971 CS Hansen Eugene Manitowoc WI Email
1971 CS Weaver Kenneth Dana Point CA Email
1971 EM Rodriguez Cyrano San Diego CA
1971 HM Lamora George Massene NY
1971 HM Simpson Frank Quincy MA Email
1971 JO Kafka Randy Montvale, Nj NJ Email
1971 OS Massey Marshall, San Jose CA Email
1971 PC Harris Robert Huston
1971 PC Huston Patrick Cropsey IL Email
1971 PC Salmons Roger Cedars Falls IA Huston
1971 SF Stangl Dan Bellevue NE
1971 SN Galman Steve Pasadena CA
1971 SN Phillips D. Unknown Weaver
1972 Smith Jerry CA
1972 AB Ferro Fred Philadelphia PA Email
1972 AB Mccabe Todd Ashland PA
1972 AB Stouder Rodney Cincinnati OH
1972 AC Saunders Tom Blackwell TX Email
1972 AK Villanueva Raul Alameda CA Email
1972 AN Miller Steve Newtown Square PA
1972 AO Brooks Stanley Columbia SC Email
1972 AO Brooks Stanley Columbia SC Email
1972 AO Mercer Calvin Moundsville WV
1972 BM Ward Terry San Gabriel CA
1972 BT Howe Dale Kingsville TX
1972 BT Woods --
1972 BT Woods --
1972 CPO Zimmermann James (jim) St. Louis MO Email
1972 EN Bolin Dave Alameda CA
1972 GM Coss Warren D. Kennewick WA
1972 GM Fedric Dan Charleston MS Email
1972 HM Boyles Chris Newport News VA
1972 HM Fournier Thomas Milton FL
1972 HM Ventulett Albert Stratford CT Email
1972 HT Anton Joe Imperial Beach CA
1972 LCDR Hilton Frank Rockville` MD
1972 LT Totten Evan Ofallon MO
1972 LTJG Camp Ron Denton TX Email
1972 MM Traylor Charles Youngstown OH Email
1972 QM Davis Richard Littlefield TX Email
1972 SH Kenny Richard Shirley NY
1972 SH Mamaraldo Danny Torrance CA
1972 SH Miller Jimmy Los Angeles CA
1972 SH Smith Richard Whittier CA
1973 AB Osborne Don Niagara Falls NY Email
1973 AB Seger Roger SD
1973 AB Sowers William Va. Beach VA
1973 AC Cochran Bobby Haleyville AL
1973 AE Daniels Jack Toronto OH Email
1973 AT Mcconnell David Manchester VT Email
1973 BM Guill William Danville VA Email
1973 BT Acuna Angelo Cagayan De Oro, Pi PI Email
1973 BT Howe Dale Kingsville TX
1973 BT La Clear George Napa. CA
1973 BT Moss Patrick Los Gatos CA
1973 BT Powers James Bklyn NY
1973 BT Weimer Joe Roulette PA
1973 CPO Sund Jim RI
1973 CWO Simpson Neal Rome GA
1973 DT Sexton Mark AK
1973 FN Cozby Richard Tulare CA Email
1973 GM Douglas Allen Cleveland OH Email
1973 GM Hoffschneider Robert Atascadero CA
1973 IC Miller Franz Amarillo TX
1973 IC Sampson --
1973 MM Grant Michael Dexter NM Email
1973 MM Reed Rodney Bloomington IN Email
1973 MS Beasley Michael Rolla MO Email
1973 RD Dousharm Daryl Utica NY Email
1973 RM Larson Gary Santa Barbara CA Email
1973 SCPO Sowers William Virginia Beach VA
1973 SH Gusich Tom Phoenix AZ Email
1974 AB Heckman Dave Dayton NV
1974 AB Heckman Dave North Fork CA Email
1974 AB Palumbo Bill Hawthorne CA Email
1974 AE Robinson Steven Davenport IA
1974 AM Ruane Thomas Bloomfield NJ Email
1974 AO Erhart Wayne Billings MT Email
1974 AZ Aguirre Joe L. Uvalde TX Email
1974 AZ Lindauer Denny Jasper IN
1974 BM Anderson Erik Albuquerque NM
1974 BT Holmes Ronald (Ron) Washington DC
1974 CWO Shinabery Willard Sandusky OH Email
1974 GM Speegle Keith Evergreen TX
1974 HT Bays Ron Stein
1974 HT Embree Phillip Goose Creek SC
1974 HT Foster Terry MO Stein
1974 HT King Dave Murrieta CA
1974 HT Schneider Gus Pittsburgh PA
1974 HT Stein Kurt Carmel IN Email
1974 IS Castanon Salvador Houston TX Email
1974 LT Clayton Pete San Diego CA
1974 RM Schroeder Karl Seattle WA Email
1974 SN Burroughs Thomas Boston MA Email
1974 SN Robinson Larry / Lawrence Youngstown OH
1975 AB Patterson Jim Strasburg CO Email
1975 AB Schott Steve Santa Monica CA Email
1975 AB Taylor Bobby Hampton TN
1975 AB White William Huntington Beach CA Email
1975 AC Smith Chevis Barry San Diego CA
1975 AD Smith Peter Green Bay WI
1975 AK Hayden Bud Atchison KS Email
1975 AM Johnson Timothy Dothan AL Email
1975 AM Schutte Robert Chicago IL Email
1975 CPO Talley William Kansas City MO
1975 CT Rickard Steve Hilo HI
1975 ET Rice Wesley Kent WA
1975 HT Copley John CO Stein
1975 LCPL Beadles Mark Phoenix AZ Email
1975 LT Kail Robert Norfolk VA
2001 MM Greene Allen Bainville MT