USS PRINCETON

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USS Princeton started out life as the USS Valley Forge. However, with the loss of CVL-23 USS Princeton in November 1944, the ship received her new name. The ship was commissioned on Nov. 18, 1945. After making its first deployment to the Atlantic, in June 1946, she transferred to the Pacific Fleet. There she joined the 7th Fleet, becoming the flag ship (TF 77). During her Pacific time, she cruised off of Japan and China.

In February 1947, she went back to the US and served out of San Diego until she was decommissioned in June of 1949. Princeton came back into service in August 1950. In December of that year, she went west to support the Korean War efforts. In total, she made three trips to the combat zone. During this time, she supported thousands of missions.

With the close of the Korean War, the ship returned to west coast duty. In January 1954, the ship was reclassified to CVS-37 for anti-submarine support status. In that role, she served in the Pacific and Indian Ocean for the next four years. In March 1959, she came out of a conversion to become an amphibious assault carrier with hull designation LPH-5.

In October 1964, the ship once again entered combat operations. For the next four years, she served several voyages to support Vietnam forces. In April 1969, she acted as recovery ship for Apollo 10. In January of 1970, the ship was formally decommissioned.

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Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1940 AO Winn Jr. Henry Jordan Altamahaw-Ossipee
1945 AB Hunnicutt Warren (Red) Asheville NC
1945 BM Le Blanc Richard L. Yucca Valley CA Email
1945 BT Bishoff Bill --
1945 BT Madarena Arthur Painesville OH
1945 CPO Moss Larry San Diego CA
1945 LT Creighton Walter Brookhaven PA
1945 RM Mouton James Lafayette LA
1945 RT Heintze Richard Jacksonville FL Email
1946 AD Arnett Harold Fort Wayne IN Email
1946 ENS Mcpherson Webster Baltimore MD Email
1946 QM Mathis Joseph Philadelpjia PA
1946 QM Mathis Joseph Philadelphia PA
1946 YN Decker Charles Wasco OR Email
1947 SN Martinez Pedro Deming NM
1949 CS Dummer Now Duemer Wilbur Roscoe IL
1949 CS Hagerman John Naches WA
1950 -- Meredith Charles Peebles OH
1950 AC Neumeyer Robert Cypress TX
1950 AC Neumeyer Bob San Diego CA
1950 AD Bach John Oxnard CA
1950 AD Cummins Delbert OK
1950 AD Lindsey Carroll James Marysville TN
1950 AE Decicco Mario Las Vegas NV
1950 AK Butler Robert Camanche IA
1950 AM Davis Donald Kansas City MO Email
1950 AN Brown W.H. Wetumka OK
1950 AO Molliconi Louis Denver CO
1950 AO Morgan Clarence Yreka CA
1950 FC Dangel Fredrick Letcher SD
1950 MM Zinich John Detroit MI
1950 MU Buck Jr. John New Bern NC
1950 PH Field Kenneth G. Portland OR
1950 RM Bishop Bobby Artesia NM
1950 RM Hinkle Elvin M. Hartford City IN
1950 SN Buck Jr. John New Bern NC
1951 AB Conner Jerry Xenia OH Email
1951 AB Milligan Gene Junction City OR Email
1951 AB Sexton John Dayton OH Email
1951 BM Price James North Little Rock AR Email
1951 LCDR Wormley Larry Marysville CA
1951 LTJG Mcburney William J Santa Margarita Ca CA Email
1951 LTJG Smoot William MD
1951 MM Barnes Garth Cody NE
1951 QM Whipkey Del R Akron OH Email
1952 AM Flynn Keith Gibsonville NC Email
1952 MU Mayfield Ben Dallas TX
1953 AE Taylor Jack Fairmount IL
1953 GM Himes Richard Shinnston WV Email
1953 GM Himes Richard Bridgeport WV Email
1953 GM Himes Richard Shinnston WV Email
1953 LTJG Bolt Leland Emmett ID Email
1953 LTJG Jackson Ed Cisco TX Email
1953 SH Barner Frederick Springfield, MO Email
1954 AB Sandlin Billy Atlanta GA
1954 AB Turner Doyal Ray Grannis AR
1954 AB Williams Ralph --
1954 ET Schmitt Larry Dallas TX Email
1954 HM Douglas Jim Clarendon TX
1954 LTJG Barker Wayne Richmond IN Email
1955 AB Burns Robert Troy MT
1955 AD Dautreuil Lee New Iberia LA Email
1955 AO Morgan Robert Canton OH Email
1955 MM Bolsta Glen Ontario CA Email
1955 MM Bolsta Glen Upland CA
1955 RM Herrin Hoy Longview TX Email
1956 AB Clarey Bernard Rome NY
1956 AN Gwartney Donald Chowchilla CA Email
1956 BM Ragan Robert Independence MO
1956 FT Keightley James Hopkinsville KY Email
1956 RD Markman Leroy Lancaster CA
1957 AB Giles John B Charlotte NC Email
1957 BT Montgomery David Charlotte NC Email
1957 YN Rowe Jim Van Nuys CA Email
1958 AN Chisum John Dothan AL
1958 BT Brigman Marvin Rowland NC Email
1958 BT Brigman Marvin Rowland NC Email
1959 EM Crosby Clayton Anderson MO Email
1960 EN Bishop Ron Amherst OH Email
1961 LCPL Milby Robert Orange, CA Email
1961 LI All Hook
1961 LI Hook Larry Grand Rapids MI Email
1962 FN Gibson Jerry Cape Girardeau MO Email
1962 SN Hurst Douglas Columbus GA Email
1965 AT Maltz Edward Atlantic City NJ Email