USS SHANGRI LA

(CV-38) Motto: 30 Knots & No Smoking
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USS Shangri-La was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia. The ship was formally commissioned in September 1944. She went to the Pacific Theater in early 1945. Her crew carried out raids against Japanese forces from Okinawa to Japan itself. The ship remained in the Pacific after the Japanese surrender until October of 1945. She was active through the next two years, but was decommissioned in November 1947.

With the Cold War heating up, she came back into service in May 1951 with the Atlantic Fleet. In late 1952, the ship received a new hull number (CVA-38) and was put to dry dock for a modernization program. In January 1955, she was recommissioned. She spent the next five years with the Pacific Fleet, making voyages through the Far East.

In March 1960, Shangri-La was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet. Throughout the next nine years, she deployed to the Mediterranean with other voyages closer to the US as well. June 1969 saw her reclassified as CVS-38. This was in anticipation of a new deployment with anti-submarine aircraft. Her last voyage was to Vietnam to support the war efforts there. In December 1970, she returned to the US for the last time. She was formally decommissioned in July 1971.

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1940 -- Rothman Leonard Raynham MA
1940 AM Brackett William Hillsboro TX
1940 BM Ingoglia Joseph Valley Stream NY
1943 AO Furtado Arthur New Bedford MA Email
1943 GM Jackson Robert Scituate MA Email
1943 SN Preczewski Francis Salem MA Email
1943 SN Preczewski Francis Salem MA Preczewski
1943 SN Preczewski Francis Salem MA Email
1944 -- Crawford Carl Farmington AR Email
1944 AB Pearsall Richard Lakeview NY Email
1944 AO Furtado Arthur New Bedford MA Email
1944 AO Nickelson Walter Chester PA Email
1944 CMDR Hampton Im --
1944 CPO Gilly Shannon Pascagoula MS
1944 CPO Reightler Kenneth San Francisco CA
1944 EM Watkins James Nanticoke PA
1944 LT Cox Dale Beverly Hills CA Email
1944 RD Dooley Edward Rochester MN
1944 RD Jones John Laurinburg NC Email
1944 YN Cigich Patrick M Kansas City Kansas KS Email
1945 -- Flatt Johnny D Lancaster TX
1945 AM Brackett William Hillsboro TX
1945 AM Keltner Robert Valencia CA
1945 AM Pervinsek Robert Staunton IL Email
1945 AM Pervinsek Bob Staunton, IL Email
1945 RD Edward Dooley Rochester MN
1946 EM Duncan Harold Upland CA Email
1946 EM Yates Gerald (jerry) Bremerton WA Email
1946 FTM Morley David San Diego CA Email
1946 MM Latorra Benny Boulder CO
1946 RD Dooley Edward Austin MN
1946 SK Chiasson Robert Welsh LA
1946 SM Lejeune "Malcolm ""Mike""" New Orleans LA
1947 -- Brigman Donald St. Louis MO
1947 EM Babiscko Stephen Bayonne NJ
1947 RM Draugelis Warren (doug) St. Louis MO Email
1949 AN Rivieccio John New Paltz NY
1949 BT Bennykofer Fred Miami FL
1949 BT Champion Walter Clayton AL
1949 BT Maxwell Jack Poland OH
1949 CWO Porter Hank Hollywood MD
1949 PH Weaver James Lee Palm Harbor FL
1949 RD Mierzejewski Jan Lincoln Park MI
1949 RD Oese Frank Reading PA
1949 SCPO Butterfield Richard S. Silver Springs FL
1949 SK Dulin Donald [Donnie] Louisville KY
1949 SK Musker Bob Malden MA
1949 SM Nutter John Atlanta GA
1951 AG Strong Thomas St. Louis MO Email
1951 AM Benton Donald L. Dekoven KY
1951 AM Williams John Paul WV
1951 FC Markarain Al Northport NY
1951 FN Tillich Michael Chicago IL
1952 DC Hiers Percy Walterboro
1952 DC Alexander William Butte MT
1952 DC Habel Lyle Platteville WI
1952 LT Ewers William Homewood CA
1952 RM Evans Robert (bob Everett MA Email
1952 RM Evans Robert (Bob Marblehead MA
1952 SK Wilhoite Stuart Kirkville NY Email
1954 AB Adams Herbert Milford CT
1954 AB Fleming Dan Fresno CA Email
1954 AZ Chambers Dale Council Bluffs IA Email
1954 LTJG Derr John P Clark Fork ID Email
1954 MM Freeman Bobby Denver City TX
1954 MM Freeman Bobby Denver City TX Email
1954 MM Gonzales CA
1954 MM Reichert Edward Elsinore CA
1954 MM Sobieralski Daniel Tucson AZ Freeman
1954 MM Wiggins Kenneth D. Arivin CA Email
1954 MM Wilhoite Stuart Minoa NY Email
1954 SF Ewers Teddy Compton CA Email
1954 SM Goodwin Robert Eufaula OK
1955 AE Miller Stan Burbank CA Email
1955 AM Seever Lyle Sarona WI Email
1955 AM Windham James Justin TX Seever
1955 AM Windham James Justin TX Seever
1955 AZ Chambers Dale Council Bluffs IA Email
1955 BT Jones Donald Wenatchee WA Email
1955 DC Moore Thomas A. Oak Ridge TN
1955 DK Mandeville Alfred Chicago IL
1955 ET Bauer Bob Bronx NY Email
1955 ET Holmes Carroll Fairbanks AK
1955 FT Davis Bruce Pt Charlotte FL
1955 MCPO Hartsfield Leroy West Palm Beach FL Email
1955 MM Clark Billy Waurika OK Email
1955 MM Clark Bill Waurika OK
1955 MM Johnson David Zumbrofalls MN Wiggins
1955 MM Johnson Val R Americanfork UT Wiggins
1955 MM Wiggins Kenneth Tucson AZ Email
1955 MN Krol Walter Wallimgford CT
1955 SH Scoville Ed Hebron, NE Email
1956 AB Luc Dale Bush LA Email
1956 AD Frederick Roland Newport CA Seever
1956 AK Rutherford James Mccrory AR Email
1956 AM Jenkins Larry Twin Falls ID Seever
1956 AM Smith Bobby G Toney AL Seever
1956 ET Smiith Don Bethlehem PA Email
1956 PH Van Horn Donald Muncie IN
1956 RD Griffis Bruce (jim) Brooks KY Email
1956 SM Benites Reynaldo Fresno CA
1957 AB Williams C.l. Clemson SC Email
1957 AO Bradish Steve Kansas City Vaaw-35 MO
1957 FN Rauth Richard Lawndale CA Email
1957 FT Quartararo Phil Elmont NY Email
1957 FT Sifford Leonard San Antonio TX
1957 HM Burak George Throop PA Email
1957 LTJG Merth George St. Paul MN Email
1957 LTJG Ross Thomas San Diego CA
1957 RM Edwards John O New York Mills NY
1957 RM Songer Jack Newton IL Email
1957 SH Hons William Lindenhurst NY Email
1957 SN Brazier Unk State Of Louisiana LA
1958 AD Rose Calvin Slater MO Email
1958 AM Gunderson James (Jim) Tucson AZ
1958 AM Posik Arthur Houston TX Email
1958 AM Stephens Malcolm Spiro OK Email
1958 AM Wallace Donald Cramerton NC
1958 AN Hurt Tom Lancaster KY Email
1958 AT Henderson Bill Ponca City OK Email
1958 AT Oleary Timothy White Plains NY
1958 ET Anderson Lavern (Andy) Lake Mills IA
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1958 ET Elston Allen Woodland CA Email
1958 ET Hutchison Steven Hudson MI Email
1958 IC Rogers Thomas Coronado CA Email
1958 IC Rogers Thomas Coronado CA Email
1958 LTJG Marshall Jr. Harold C Waco TX
1958 MM Dittoe Joseph Chicago IL Email
1958 PFC Gorman Corby Wilmette IL Email
1958 PH Leary (Cardiv 7) Tim Battle Ground WA
1958 SN Garcia Raymond Daly CA Hanan
1958 SN Hanan Alfred Kansas City KS Email
1958 YN Jackson Forrest Hapeville GA Email
1959 AE Simpson William Yazoo City MS Email
1959 AK Lewis Bill Westminster CO Email
1959 GM Griffin Willis Rocky Mount NC
1959 IC Scholten Donald Chicago IL Email
1959 LCPL Gray Thomas Hollywood CA Email
1959 NW Martin Jerry Prineville OR Email
1959 NW Reeder James Memphis TN Email
1959 NW Reeder James Jackson MS Email
1959 QM Martin Duke Haleyville AL Email
1959 SK Herbon Richard Dixon IL
1959 SN Crouse Dale Pauls Valley Ok OK Email
1959 YN Boyles Jack High Point NC Email
1960 Sikora Frank NJ
1960 AB Dimisa Fred Wheaton MD Email
1960 AD Scroggs Douglas Auburn GA
1960 AD Williams Bobby Cherry Valley AR
1960 AO Murphy Wayne Langhorne PA Email
1960 BM Bragg John Camp Verde AZ
1960 BM Bragg John Camp Verde AZ
1960 BM Reichenbach Arthur South River NJ
1960 BT Gibbs Harold Stratford CT
1960 BT Kelley Ron Sheridan WY Email
1960 BT Travers Wendell Cambridge MD
1960 CPO Williams Bobby Cherry Valley AR
1960 DK Bain R Simon
1960 DK Burnham A Simon
1960 DK Crimm J Simon
1960 DK Davis C Simon
1960 DK Gann J Simon
1960 DK Pennybacker P Simon
1960 DK Simon Francis Jersey City NJ Email
1960 DK Wolsfelt G Simon
1960 EM Barton James M Greensboro NC Email
1960 EM Moran Francisbugs Brooklyn NY
1960 ENS Nordgren R Simon
1960 FT Pacheco Donald Fairhaven MA
1960 HM Puls Richard Tampa FL
1960 LT Gellenthin George Woodbury NJ Email
1960 LT Gellenthin George Woodbury NJ Email
1960 MM Dodson Fred Winthrop Harbor IL Email
1960 PN Tate Robert Tuscon AZ
1960 RD Wallace Robert Buffalo NY Email
1960 SF Foster Herman Nashville TN Email
1960 SH Forker Samuel Rochester NY Email
1960 SM Geryszewski Edward Woodhaven NY Email
1960 SM Mcgregor William Anderson SC Email
1960 SN Jeffers Robert Wynne AR Email
1961 Fielding Ron --
1961 AB Adkins Elmer(Chet) Man WV
1961 AB Koloski Tom Baden PA Email
1961 AB Reagin Charlie Savannah GA
1961 BT Reichel Floyd Allentown PA Email
1961 BT Reichel Floyd Allentown PA Email
1961 EM Theisen Michael Hibbing MN
1961 FT Sawicki Michael Springfield Gardens NY Email
1961 LT Elliott E Div. Thomas J. Milford CT Email
1961 MM Dodson Fred Winthrop Harbor IL Email
1961 MU Poorman Kenneth R. Lock Haven PA
1961 RD Easton Larry Jamestown NY
1961 SH Lacroix Robert Forker
1961 SK Griffiths Dale Donaldson PA Email
1961 SK Griffiths Dale Donaldson PA Email
1961 SK Meistrell Richard E.islip NY Email
1961 SN Johnson Wa Bill Cordele GA
1961 SN Polinchock Josph Hellertown PA Email
1962 Koberlein --
1962 Nelson Donnie WI
1962 AB Barry Richard Pittsburgh PA
1962 AB Henley Larry Mammoth Spring AR Email
1962 AB Henley Larry AR Karstens
1962 AB Karstens Robert {bob} Philadelphia PA Email
1962 AB Shanks Joseph Lexington KY Email
1962 AB Shanks Joseph Lexington KY Email
1962 AO Campbell Tom Centerville GA Email
1962 AO Reaves Donald Anniston AL Email
1962 BM Paradee Huey Columbus KS Email
1962 DC Tucker Jim Lake Worth FL Email
1962 DK Leone Vincent Fredonia NY
1962 EM George Jack New Orleans LA Email
1962 EM Marhevko Robert Hazel Park MI Email
1962 FT Haines Roy Collingswood NJ Email
1962 RD May John P. Pensacola FL
1963 AB Bernhardt Martin Clifton NJ Email
1963 AB Carthel Alden Floydada TX Email
1963 AB Hicks Roy Leesburg FL
1963 AB Robertson Charles (tom) Fillmore CA Email
1963 AB Wilfong Gerald Puxico MO Email
1963 AB Wilfong Gerald Puxico MO Email
1963 AD Lowery Martin Jacksonville OH
1963 AD Woody Gary Chattanooga TN
1963 AE Smalley Charles New York NY Email
1963 AT Merrins Bill New York City NY Email
1963 AT Merrins Bill New York City NY Email
1963 BM Barrientos Manuel Dallas TX Email
1963 BM Brown John Royal Bostom MA Barrientos
1963 BM Garcia Philip Miami FL
1963 BM Jones David Stonington ME Email
1963 FN Cox Gary Buffalo (tonawanda) NY Email
1963 FT Munk Doug Dell Rapids SD Email
1963 MM Irvin George Clute TX Email
1963 QM Baillargeon Michael Windsor,canada MI Email
1963 QM Chase Larry Bartlett NH Email
1963 QM Chase Larry Bartlett NH Email
1963 RD Stockton Bob Trenton NJ Email
1963 RM Janelle Douglas Somerset NJ Email
1964 Salvatore NY
1964 AB Dallas Strong Dallas TX Foley
1964 AB Callahan Douglas Richmond VA
1964 AB Foley Joe Mexia TX Email
1964 AB Lawson John Asheville NC Email
1964 AB Strong Dallas Dallas TX Email
1964 AB Summey Roger Asheville NC Email
1964 AB Winn Donald Switzerland FL
1964 AM Duke Dwight Alton IL Email
1964 BM Strong Dallas Dallas TX Email
1964 BT Mcbee Richard St.louis MO Email
1964 CS Jodoin Roger Woonsocket RI
1964 CWO Payton John Mechanicsburg PA
1964 EM Macdonald James Ellwood City PA
1964 ENS Knott Roger Columbus OH Email
1964 HM Chrisman Kent St Peter IL Email
1964 MM Thorp Kenneth Thorp OR
1964 PN Adams James Clovis NM
1964 RD Beaver Lewis Lincoln NE
1964 SK Price Mel Detroit MI Email
1965 AB Nash John Kansas City MO Email
1965 AB Turner Del Portage PA Email
1965 AO Dillon William Tallahassee FL
1965 AT Jore Jim Minneapolis MN
1965 BM Ison George Ontonagon MI
1965 BM White Mike --
1965 BT Mcatee Mike Dayton OH Email
1965 CN Kerr Gerald Nacogdoches TX Email
1965 DC Hayner Bob Kearny NJ
1965 ET Wells Robert Akron OH
1965 LCPL Hynson Stevan Arlington VA Email
1965 MM Stiffy Terry Warren OH
1965 SH Vester Ronald Bangor PA
1965 SN Ruble Dale Elk Garden WV Email
1965 YN White Patrick St. Louis MO Email
1966 AB Kett Doug Saddlr Brook NJ Email
1966 AB Williams Robert Great Mills MD
1966 AD Jensen Donald Bourbonnais IL Email
1966 AD Stweard John Granite City IL Email
1966 AM Bebout Dave Dansville NY Email
1966 AQ Ward Don Oklahoma City OK
1966 BM Marsh George Stuart VA
1966 BM Trenholm Milton Stratham NH
1966 EM Spillers Daniel Macon GA Email
1966 ET Gissiner Ron St. Petersburg FL Email
1966 FT Updike Rodney Craig CO Email
1966 GM Stein Dwight Trenton NJ Email
1966 LTJG Newbegin Richard Wakefield MA
1966 QM Roberts Thomas Zanesville OH Email
1966 RD Johnson Rick Pt. Huron MI Email
1966 YN Hull Chuck Aliquippa PA
1967 AB Grant Leonard Twin Falls ID
1967 AB Pimentel Robert Walpole MA Email
1967 AD Bisbing Earl Wilkes-Barre PA
1967 AO Megison Red Stubbenville OH Rudloff
1967 AO Rudloff Frank Baltimore MD Email
1967 AT Milo Pete Bklyn NY Email
1967 BM Corbett Jim --
1967 BM Greer Mike Ocala FL Email
1967 BM Howard Ron Vista CA Email
1967 BT Orr John Knoxville TN Email
1967 HM Deangelo Reames
1967 HM Kirkland Talley Atlanta GA Reames
1967 HM Reames F. Van High Point NC Email
1967 LCPL Gillis Colin W Nahant MA Email
1967 LI Metcalfe Li3 David Aurora IL Email
1967 MM Laforty George Watertown NY Email
1967 MM Payne Luther Warrenton VA
1967 MU Cancelliere Thomas Richboro PA
1967 SF Maldonado Joseph Burt MI Email
1967 SM Amaral Joseph Fall River MA
1967 SN Linn Frederick Woodbridge NJ Email
1968 AB Leonard Mark Euless TX
1968 AB Peyla Jerry Marseilles IL Email
1968 AB Wood Bill Chicago IL Email
1968 AD Smith Jimmy Valdosta GA Email
1968 AM Moore James Fremont MI Email
1968 AO Margrave James Reading PA Email
1968 BM Cronin Michael Newport KY
1968 BT Amirault Wayne E. Lynn MA Email
1968 BT Estes Gordon Belmont NC Email
1968 BT Garcia Paul C. Austin TX Email
1968 BT Riley Robert Riverview MI Email
1968 CPL Gentile Joseph Kansas City MO
1968 CPO Bucenec Barry Orlando FL
1968 CPO Reichle Charles Chesapeake VA
1968 CS Jamieson John Poland OH Email
1968 EM Frost Sergio Anaheim CA Email
1968 EM Whitlock Duane Waldorf MD
1968 ET Krzewinski Joseph Chesapeake VA Email
1968 GM Gibson Harold Milton WV Email
1968 GM Gray James Chinchilla PA Email
1968 HM Dillon Richard Chicago IL
1968 LCDR Peters Thomas Gibbsboro NJ
1968 PC Wilburn Postal Clerk ? VA
1968 PN Mcsheffrey Kevin Weymouth MA Email
1968 PN Mcsheffrey Kevin Weymouth MA Email
1968 PN Schnelker Steve Indianapolis IN Mcsheffrey
1968 QM Lee Alan Denver CO Email
1968 RD Botcher Harry NY Johnson
1968 SH Lipscomb Steve Ft Pierce FL Email
1968 SK Chesnick Frank Norwalk CT Email
1968 SK Cowart Ronnie York SC Email
1968 SK Silva Robert Clifton NJ Email
1968 SM Nutter John Atlanta GA
1968 YN Mcduffie Jim Jacksonville FL Mcsheffrey
1969 AB Wheeler James Scottdale PA Email
1969 AB Whitehead Thomas W West Columbia SC Email
1969 AD Clark Rod Mattoon IL Email
1969 BM Dumont Robert H Dracut MA Email
1969 BT Champion Walter Abbeville AL Email
1969 CPO Slatery Thomas Gray
1969 EM Drenthe Albert Springfield MA Email
1969 EM Drenthe Albert Springfield MA Email
1969 EM King Terrence Chippewa Falls WI Email
1969 EM Roya Robert Minneapolis MN Drenthe
1969 EM Spencer Daniel Utica NY Drenthe
1969 GM Slattery Thomas Washington, Dc DC Email
1969 HT Johnson Ron Pomona CA Email
1969 HT Johnson Ron Napa CA Email
1969 IC Anderson Jack Antlers OK Email
1969 IC Haines Kerry Drenthe
1969 QM Newland Robert Indianapolis IN Email
1969 QM Rozos Michael Hicksville NY Email
1969 RM Braswell Jimmy Paris TN Email
1969 RM Moore David Detroit MI Email
1969 SCPO Butterfield Richard S. Silver Springs FL Email
1969 SK Dulin Donald Louisville KY Email
1969 SK Howell Robert Ferndale WA Email
1969 SK Howell Robert Ferndale WA Email
1970 AB Lewis Ray Palatka FL Sorrell
1970 AC Johnson Larry Nashville TN
1970 AD Marple Barry Virginia Beach VA
1970 AD Spreckelmeyer Earl Berger MO
1970 DS Mcguire Rex Kansas City MO
1970 LT Ericson Keith Levittown NY Email
1970 MM Rola John Birmingham MI
1970 RD Mierzejewski Jan Lincoln Park MI Email
1970 SH Sorrell Charles Knoxville TN Email
1970 YN Brown Terry Myrtle Beach SC Email