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CE CM CS CT DC DK DM DP DS DT EA EM EN EO ET EW
FC FT GM GS (53-61) GS (78-Now) HM HT IC IM IS IT JO LI LN LS
MA (48-67) MA (72-Now) ME ML MM MN MR MS MT MU NAVY NC ND OM OS OT
PC PH PM PN PR QM RD (WW2) RD (48-72) RM SD SF SH SK SM
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U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE

(CV-45)

FIRST IN PEACE - FIRST IN WAR
 

U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CV-45) Crew Roster


Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1945ENSSidrowNicholasWheelingWVEmail
1945SMHaileWarrenOaklandCAEmail
1946ABHunnicuttWarren (Red)AshevilleNC
1946ABLaskowskiJohn J.NewarkDE
1946ABWhitakerWilliam F.ShawmutAL
1946AOFloodAndrewCharlottesvilleVA
1946BMMelansonWilliamWhFL
1946BMMelansonWilliamWhFLZamarelli
1946EMVitale
1946EMKinyonWYVitale
1946EMMaschKarlWappingers FallsNYRIP
1946EMVitaleStanley S.New HavenCTEmail
1946ETFloodAndrewCharlottesvilleVA
1946GMHamptonEdwardChicagoILEmail
1946LIReisnerRobertRiversideCAEmail
1946MMEtterCharlesRoanokeVAEmail
1946RDRosettaAndrewSeymourCTEmail
1946SCGuytonJosephBrooklynNYEmail
1946SMBalangerCrisChicagoILZamarelli
1946SMCostabileAntonioChicagoILEmail
1946SMCostabileAntonioChicagoILEmail
1946SMJamesonBillyTempleTX
1946SMJurinaWilliamSteeltonPAEmail
1946SMMedinaGregSan FernandoCAEmail
1946SMZamarelliFrankFlushingNYEmail
1947ABCrumCharlesPuebloCO
1947AKPetersCharlesBataviaIAEmail
1947AMBaileyDavidDamascusAREmail
1947AOBlackLeslie AmarilloTXEmail
1947BTSmithLeonMilfordCTEmail
1947PRHamillJohnChattanoogaTNEmail
1947SCPOGonzalesHenry C.San AntonioTX
1947SNCarriganRalphLittle FallsNJEmail
1947SNDavidEdWestwoodCA
1947WTMiller Jr.JohnMilwaukeeWI
1948ABJohnsonBenOwensboroKY
1948ABPittmanErleTaftCAEmail
1948AMBaileyDavidDamascusAREmail
1948BTNallWillardGreensboroNCEmail
1948BTOrtigoHueyNatchitochesLAEmail
1948BTOrtigoHueyNatchitochesLAOrtigo
1948EMFerraroAlfonsoBrooklynNYEmail
1948FCWackerKenBrushCOEmail
1948LTJGTastsidesGeorgeHibbingMNRIP
1948MMMainwaringRichardRedondo BeachCAEmail
1948MMTimmerNelsonKalamazooMI
1948MRHancockGeneVirginia BeachVA
1948QMHoyleJohn D.Fort SmithAR
1948QMMaioccoErnieCorningCA
1948RMLaytonLloydGlenwoodALEmail
1948RMWernerSamuelSan AntonioTXEmail
1948SKReynoldsMarlyne RSeattleWAEmail
1948SKReynoldsMarlyneSeattleWAEmail
1949--WilliamsDonWaxahachieTXEmail
1949ABJohnsonDavidMilwaukeeWIEmail
1949AMParolariIrvBuffaloNYPittman
1949ANLyonsHarryGermantownTN
1949AOAshbyWilburBridgeportOREmail
1949BTSchulrudArthurWausauWIEmail
1949FCDonovanHowardHarringtonDEEmail
1949PNGodaArlin (dutch)ColumbiaPAEmail
1949RMEarglefredTryonNCEmail
1949SNFortnerFrankStatesvilleNCEmail
1950--CrawfordDouglas DeeLiberalMO
1950--SutterFrankAkronOH
1950ABSwansonFrankBillingsMT
1950ADPurvisOwenCambridgeIA
1950AEKranjcevichThomasDocktonWAEmail
1950AKHuegelOttoBrooklynNYEmail
1950AOHammerMartinRepublicWA
1950AOWilsonJ. T.DallasTXEmail
1950CPOWeaverDouglasWeavervilleNCEmail
1950DKVan DorenHarryVan NuysCARIP
1950ETRushRobert HaroldStocktonCAEmail
1950ETStewartJosephDoyleTNEmail
1950GMHeidelWilliam C.New RochelleNYEmail
1950MEMinter (deceased) 1990RalphMayerAZEmail
1950MMArchdekinJamesSt. JosephMOEmail
1950PRLundwallGlennMilwaukeeWIEmail
1950QMElkinsArthur P.EmersonIAEmail
1950RMRushRobert HaroldStocktonCAEmail
1950SFCarverPaulUnknownSchaible
1950SNHolzwarthLeroyMadisonWIEmail
1951ABStairsCleve V.WestfieldMEEmail
1951ADHamblenScottyMiamiFLEmail
1951DCWagnerJimCashAREmail
1951DCWagnerJim ( J W)CashNEEmail
1951DNGambinoJosephNiagra FallsNYCapraro
1951GM4th DivILBenner
1951MMCopelandBillGreenfieldOHEmail
1951PNAtteberryDuaneLarnedKSEmail
1951PNAtteberryDuaneLarnedKSEmail
1951RDCraterGordonCoschoctonOHJohnson
1951RDJohnsonJamesLewisburgKYEmail
1951RDVetterWilliamFt. WayneINJohnson
1951RMWeilCalvinTucsonCAEmail
1951SNGaborAlexanderOak HarborWA
1952ADLynchAndrewMontclairNJEmail
1952BTJacksonAllenOmahaNEThomas
1952BTThomasJohn HugheyGreenvilleSC
1952BTThomasJohn H. ( Chatterbox )GreenvilleSCEmail
1952ENSSlaytonGeorgeSan AntonioTXEmail
1952MMManchesterDavidPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1952PFCDeyoDonaldDallasTX
1952SHJamesHobertSpartanburgSCEmail
1952SHWellsLouisSan DemoisCAJames
1952SKNicholsLelandHopewellVAEmail
1953ABDavisCarlVanWVEmail
1953ADMarescaAnthonyNutleyNJLynch
1953ADRileyRichardJersey CityNJLynch
1953ATHarrisonDonaldToledoOHEmail
1953CSBrownKenneth FHigh PointNCEmail
1953DTCapraroAnthonyBrooklynNYEmail
1953EMStorkEdwardAdamstownPAEmail
1953EMStorkEdwardAdamstownPAEmail
1953PFCDunlapMurrelKYVaughn
1953PFCMossJohnny WNewport NewsVAEmail
1953PFCVaughnDonaldAltizerWVEmail
1953SNDelanoRobertScottvilleMIEmail
1953SNVaughanJamesLaskerNCEmail
1953YNWustefeld (Wusty)GeorgeAtlantic CityNJ
1954AKRodgersMiltonPittsburghPAEmail
1954DCHattonEugeneCant RemberKYWagner
1954GMBennerRon (tweets)WaldoboroMEEmail
1954MMFerranteSalvatore SamPatchogueNY
1954MMFriessNot SureConnecticutCT
1954MMVieniJosephBronxNYEmail
1954PFCQuidgonVaughn
1954QMBousquetLouisHinghamMA
1954QMBousquetLouisMillidgevilleGA
1954YNReidellRobertBuffaloNYEmail
1955Any RadarmanSweet
1955ABDallRaymondLivermoreCA
1955ABGomesRayWest New YorkNJEmail
1955ANGriceWilliamFort WayneINEmail
1955BTBarnesRobertDarlingtonPA
1955ETPolitoJoeBuffaloNY
1955GMStoddardWalter NorwalkOH
1955MEUnangstGeneEastonPA
1955RDSweetRodneyMysticCTEmail
1955SMDunnavantLeroyLong BeachCAEmail
1955SNDubickMichaelEmmausPAEmail
1956AMJacobsDanYarmouthMAEmail
1956DKMccormickJamesHarringtonWAEmail
1956ICDudaPeterReadingPAEmail
1956MMSchwabJackJolietILEmail
1956PTSkinnerRichardHoopestonILEmail
1957ADDelaneyJohnLackawannaNYEmail
1957AKNationRichardMarinaCAEmail
1957BTHoffmanJohnNew York CityNY
1957CPOMoyihanDaniel AMARaynor
1957DCZizelmanMaxRockfordOHEmail
1957FNMasonRobertRosevilleMIEmail
1957FTPoeOR
1957LTCampbellEdwardGriffinGAEmail
1957MMRittenhouseRichardNorstownPAEmail
1957PNHicksTracyInglewoodCAEmail
1957SMPulliamLawrenceHendersonNCEmail
1958ABGrayEdward.. "Ted".HaverhillMA
1958ACTazioArmandoCanyon CountryCA
1958ADBrownKenneth LGadsdenAL
1958AKFarrelTomPlanoTXStone
1958AKMorrisJ DRocky MountNCStone
1958AKProppsRobertTXStone
1958AKStoneWarren MMechanicsburgPAEmail
1958BTAdairPaulPittsburghPAEmail
1958BTAdairPaulPittsburghPAEmail
1958BTFrazierGaryOttumwaIAEmail
1958CPTNSmithDuquette
1958DTRaynorCharlesFayettevilleNCEmail
1958ETWilburnNormanHartfordILEmail
1958HMBauleyRaymondEcorseMI
1958LCOLDuquetteNormanPlattsburghNYEmail
1958MNParksDonSummervilleSC
1958MNParksDonSouth EdmestonNYEmail
1958PHRobertsonGranvel { Robbie)Glen MorganWVEmail
1958SMBolesJohnDetroitMI
1958YNFishburnDaleMarengoILEmail
1959ABKilmerJoeCorningNYEmail
1959ATBlodgettChuckSwitzerland CountyINEmail
1959BTGreenHomerConneautOH
1959BTGreenHomerConneautOH
1959DCJohnsonLeoSeguinTX
1959EMHelmsNathanEvensvilleINPolifka
1959EMPolifkaStephenBridgeportCTEmail
1959ENHagermanRonAnn ArborMIEmail
1959ENPowellB. W. RonPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1959ENPowellByron (ron)PhiladelphiaPAEmail
1959GMBeasleySamuelLawrenceburgKY
1959GMBeasleySamuelLawrenceburgKY
1959ICBriggsArtSpringfieldNJEmail
1959ICYoungJimFitzgeraldGAEmail
1959MMDukeWendellMariannaAREmail
1959MMHallGlenHolden(logan)WVEmail
1959MMMayeuxRonaldBaton RogueLAEmail
1959MMMcinnesRobertTexas CityTXEmail
1959MMWaldoLeroyConneautOHEmail
1959RMAdamsRobertLandingNJEmail
1959RMMc SainMikeBinghamtonNYEmail
1959RMScheckHankKSMc Sain
1959RMSchronceVernGastoniaNCMc Sain
1959SFByeWilliamEdmondOK
1959SKNelsonNealLivermoreMEEmail
1959SMDickenBurgessDallasTXEmail
1959SMGrovesCharlesVirginia BeachVA
1959SNLandersHarryDwightILEmail
1959SNMckenzieJoelSavannahGAEmail
1959YNByarsLewisBacksburgSCEmail
1960ABGalboCharlesSaddle BrookNJEmail
1960ADUpchurchLarry (vaw 12)AnadarkoOKEmail
1960BMBessellFredMt.sterlingILEmail
1960BMDuggerJohnCamdenAREmail
1960BMModaffariJosephPittsburghPAEmail
1960BMModaffariJosephPittsburghPAEmail
1960BTUngerCharlesSeattleWAEmail
1960BTUngerCharlesSeattleWAEmail
1960BTWilkinsJesseLititzPAEmail
1960EMSilvaNormanWoodlandCAEmail
1960ENParksRalph L.Baton RougeLAEmail
1960FTBakerGeorgeHastingsNEEmail
1960FTJankiewiczJoeBaltimore Md.MDEmail
1960GMGentileEdward RPaulsboroNJEmail
1960ICHoggattDanielHammondINEmail
1960LCPLRathbunGernard (gary)KanePAEmail
1960MID2HannaRonSioux City IowaIAEmail
1960MMBeardCharles (chuck)TexarkanaTXEmail
1960MMNeelyJosephHonoluluHIEmail
1960MMShepherdWoodrowHydenKYEmail
1960RMDavisGeraldJacksonvilleNCEmail
1960RMHermanEugeneHollandNYEmail
1960SFBockenkampDonBonne TerreMOEmail
1960SFVentimigliaRobertSouth PlainfieldNJ
1960SKFoldessyGaryDetroitMIEmail
1960SMHannaRonSioux CityIAEmail
1960SMHannaRonSioux CityIAEmail
1960SMOlsonLarryBeloitWIEmail
1961AMPfankuRichardMadisonWIEmail
1961AMPfankuRichardMadisonWIEmail
1961BTAllmanJames F.WestonWVEmail
1961BTCharlevoixStephenFoster CityMI
1961BTCharlevoixStephenFoster CityMNAllman
1961EMLeitnerDanManitowocWIEmail
1961FTDevlinEdJankiewicz
1961FTPaxtonMikeGloversvilleNYEmail
1961ICVannottiGeneUnion CityNJEmail
1961LTJGZachariasTomLos AngelesCAEmail
1961SFDaltonRichardEurekaMOEmail
1961SHZampinoBenjaminCantonOHEmail
1961SNRiemannCharlesBarringtonNJEmail
1962ABMeltonDanSeattleWAEmail
1962AGBestWailgum
1962AGKetchumSamWailgum
1962AGWailgumGeorgeHolyokeMAEmail
1962AMKnoxRaymond (tommy)IndioCAEmail
1962CPOCunninghamRobertLincolnNEEmail
1962EMThompsonPaulConcordCAEmail
1962ENSFriesenJamesDelhi---livingstonCAEmail
1962ICTrathenLanceCentrailiaWAEmail
1962ICVannottiGeneUnion CityNJEmail
1962LTJGFletcherWailgum
1962MMLowneyWalterButteMTEmail
1962PHBoegelWailgum
1962RMQuinnSherlin BudLive In An Rv FulltimeALEmail
1963AGKathmanJackFLHolden
1963FNReaJimmySnowballAREmail
1963MMHarmonJohnWarsawMOEmail
1963RDO DeyCharlesNorfolkNEEmail
1963RMHoldenLeonardSanta MonicaCAEmail
1963SNRichmondAlfredSan FranciscoCAEmail
1964ABHargravesBarryMerrimacMAEmail
1964AKHethRonaldJesupIAEmail
1964HMHendersonGregKittanningPAEmail
1964LCPLParkerIrvingNapoleonvilleLAEmail
1964MMRosauerGaryBuckinghamIA
1964MMTalbertWallaceWV
1964RDThomasEdwardArlingtonVAEmail
1964SHKnightJackModestoCAEmail
1965ABRobbinsLarryAndersonINEmail
1965RMVan FossenDavidTarltonOHEmail
1967DTCondrotteCharles (chad)Walnut CreekCAEmail
1967MMJacksonDaroldSheridanWYEmail
1967RDTaylorRobertMuskegonMIEmail
1967RDTraubJuliusFort GratiotMIEmail
1968ABLawsonKennyRockvilleMDEmail
1968DCRobbinsLouisHartMIEmail
1969HTSmithCarlosWashingtonNCEmail
1992PNGrebaDuffyIrwinPAEmail