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U.S.S. ESSEX

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FIGHTINIST SHIP IN THE FLEET
OLDEST AND THE BOLDEST
 

U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9) Crew Roster


Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1940SNRoffGeorgeBronxNY
1941AMGarrettWillie (bill)Defuniak SpringsFLEmail
1942AOCoyleJosephPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1942AODydaLeoPortagePAEmail
1942AOScarnickiaBillDetroitMIEmail
1942BMGreyVirgelUnkTN
1942CPOAustinLeroyGrenadaMS
1942EMBaileyCharlesPawcatuck CtCTEmail
1942LISchenfischAlMikoti NdNDEmail
1942PFCFred S. PfeiferFred S.San FranciscoCAPfeifer
1942PFCPfeiferFred S.San FranciscoCAEmail
1942SFWaltersHenrySlocumb AlALEmail
1942SFWaltersHenrySlocumb AlALEmail
1943AMShirkeyFrankSaint ClairMIEmail
1943ASPhelanEdwardWest HavenCTEmail
1943CPOBehrmannLouisDenverCOEmail
1943CPOFlauttLeoSomersetOHEmail
1943GMMahoneySimon NoelDunkirkNYRIP
1943LTOlsenAlraeSanta RosaCAEmail
1943MID1DooleyHansfordLouisaKYEmail
1943MID3JohnsonAlbertDetroitMIEmail
1943MID3WoodLowell MarcellisSt LouisMOEmail
1943RDMcknightJohn (jack)PittsburghPAEmail
1943RMKonetznyWalterNewtonvilleMAEmail
1943SCParsonsJackBradentonFLEmail
1943SMHartlyEdwardCortezCOEmail
1943SMTurselliVictorBronxNY
1943YNSnivelyBillKeedyvilleMDBehrmann
1944--BadzgonAlbertPittsburghPAEmail
1944BTNicholsAlonzoCarigCOEmail
1944LTMarkhamLeonTexarkanaTXEmail
1944PFCBrockReginaldCarltonKYEmail
1944PFCWillsRaymondDunkirkNYEmail
1944RMSchlampLeonardEvansvilleIN
1944RMWhiteLeeDavisOKEmail
1944SFBristerDanielWest MonroeLARIP
1944SNSilkwoodMauriceChristopherILEmail
1944SNWelshWilliamKingstonPAEmail
1944WTWalkerNeilChicagoILEmail
1945RMWagnerWilliamSt. LouisMOEmail
1945SMHerdaStanleyPennsaukenNJEmail
1947EMHarryMckeeverLos AngelesCAEmail
1949EMHallWilliamAtlantaGAEmail
1950ABRedClarenceLagrandeOREmail
1950BTRankinCharlieCorsicanaTXEmail
1950EMFrerichsPaulSan CarlosCA
1950ETCeaseNormanCantonPAEmail
1950GMMeltonJamesNew BernNCEmail
1950GMSchoenherrRobertFort WayneINEmail
1950MMHibingerRobertClevelandOHEmail
1950PHSchroederHermanSan DiegoCA
1951ABCossetteEdwardWoburnMAEmail
1951ABNixJohnNew OrleansLAEmail
1951ABPedersenLarsSuperiorNE
1951ACFloodJohnClevelandOH
1951AEO DellRodneyLeivasyWVEmail
1951AONewellRichardBellevueOH
1951AORinehartFloydRedondo BeachCA
1951CPOMistlerWarrenN. PlymouthMAEmail
1951CSBrownKenneth FDurhamNCEmail
1951CSLouieGreenwellHamptonTN
1951MMGaringerJamesEdmondOKEmail
1951QMFennerSamuelElizabethtonTNEmail
1951RDBallouNormanDetroitMI
1951RDGaleyCarlMattoonIL
1951RMBeaverLawrenceFremontNEEmail
1951RMBeaverLawrenceFremontNEEmail
1951SNWiltonRobertDenverCO
1952--CunninghamRichardNorwalkOH
1952BTMcnultyGeraldFt WayneIN
1952DCDuboseDanHastingsNEEmail
1952RDColeRoyHunt
1952RDReeveBruceLosangelesCAEmail
1952RDWillardRichardCovingtonWA
1952RMPerkinsTomGlenrockWY
1953ABMillerCalvinUnknown--
1953ABMillerCalvinUnknownFraley
1953ABPowellRobertUnknown--
1953ABPowellRobertUnknownWAFraley
1953ADFraleyRichardRichmondVAEmail
1953AKHoytRichardEscondidoCAEmail
1953AKJaquessDonMurrietaCA
1953AONolenDarrellRectorAREmail
1953ENSNHuskeyGreerKnoxvilleTN
1953MMCutlerFrankDecaturIL
1953PHHallCharlesCouncil BluffsIAEmail
1953PVTBurkHaverdElbaALEmail
1953RDHuntRobertOgdenUTEmail
1953SNHaagJimSt. PaulMNEmail
1953SNWattsEdStockton CAEmail
1954BTMayorMontyDallasTXEmail
1954BTMontgomeryDavidCharlotteNCEmail
1954FTEdwardsJimTN
1954GMWattsEdgarAlicia ArkAREmail
1954GMWattsEdgarAliciaAREmail
1955ADLuedemanRichard (dick)Cedar RapidsIAEmail
1955ANNicholsonDonaldParisTXEmail
1955FTEritJeromeNew YorkNY
1955FTWalnGlennSterlingCOEmail
1955GMSourisseauRobertNorwalkCA
1956--FloresRaymondRoswellNM
1956--JuarezJesseRoswellNM
1956--MullenbrockWalterBronxNYEmail
1956--OteroRaymondRoswellNM
1956ABKiddieAndrewDenverCOEmail
1956ABRiceJimFernandina Bch. Fl.FLEmail
1956ADWartoBertSan FranciscoCAEmail
1956AEMclanahanDavidElbertonGAEmail
1956AKDavisPaulAkronOH
1956AMFranksMcdavidFayetteALEmail
1956AMRodbyKennethVirginiaMNEmail
1956AMSanchezNestorAlbuquerqueNMEmail
1956ANStigerGeraldGuthrieOKEmail
1956CPLReuschWalterEvergreen ParkIL
1956DCCherryWilliamVisaliaCAEmail
1956ETDellickerHenry (Deck)HollistonMA
1956FTKlienRichardWilliamsIA
1956ICBrobeckRobertBoiseIDEmail
1956LIBarelaGilbertSanta FeNMEmail
1956LTJGKenneallyNormWhitmanMAEmail
1956MECostelloJohn. JackSharonPAEmail
1956MMBlakeDonaldArburdMOReed
1956MMOconnorFrank RChicagoILEmail
1956MMReedBillyCardwellMOEmail
1956MMReedBillyCardwell MissouriMOEmail
1956PRGriceWilliamFort WayneINEmail
1956RMMillmanRickPlattevilleWI
1956SFCrossDuaneWaterfordMIEmail
1956SFCrossDuaneWaterfordMIEmail
1956SKSmithAubreyWausauFL
1956SMRossBillySchroeder
1956SNPeekSanfordFranklinNCEmail
1956SNSchroederRobertHebronNEEmail
1957ACWoodLouisPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1957AEPopejoyLonnieKewaneeILEmail
1957AKKuykendallKuykendallJacksonTNEmail
1957AMChekosSamBeloitWIEmail
1957ANFitchJohnHinsdaleMAEmail
1957BTBattinelliGeorgeBrooklynNYEmail
1957ENSAvisDwightWashingtonDCEmail
1957GMGulsvigDarrellBensonMNEmail
1957GMSimsBruceHamptonGAEmail
1957LTJGWeinerHaroldLong BeachNYEmail
1957LTJGWeinerHalNew YorkNYEmail
1957MMDodgeCharles (chuck)Reed
1957MML. R. FrankReed
1957RDBigbieJusticeDothanALEmail
1957RDGatesLeighton`HoustonTXEmail
1957RDSanta MariaJt TedGrants PassOREmail
1958ABBurrisCliffordPort AcresTXEmail
1958ABStadnickJohnSome Where In The DaND
1958ACLangeRaymondMiamiFLEmail
1958ADBorstChuckAtchisonKSEmail
1958AESimmonsWilliamMemphisTNPopejoy
1958AGBooneLarryKnoxvilleTNPopejoy
1958BMHeadleyRoyRavenswoodWVEmail
1958BMHeadleyRoyRavenswoodWVEmail
1958CPOMistlerWarren. N. PlyumouthMAEmail
1958DKCrabtreeJamesSonomaCAEmail
1958FTDouglasJohnPittsburghPAEmail
1958FTHolton FtsnHarveySarasotaFL
1958ICMountjoyDavidWarrentonVAEmail
1958LTJGGilloolyWilliamBostonMAEmail
1958MMBallardJimMalvernAREmail
1958MMBallardJimMalvernARRIP
1958MMMooreHaroldKansas CityMOEmail
1958QMSturtErrolChicagoIL
1958RMWebbGlenHamiltonALEmail
1958SFFayRobertLanoka HarborNJEmail
1958SFFayRobertLanoka HarborNJEmail
1958YNMc DonellGeraldWayneMIEmail
1959ABBullingtonEugeneCairoGAEmail
1959ABRohrbaughGlennNiagra FallsNYEmail
1959ACSeamanskiAlEmoryTXEmail
1959ANIngramJohnDelawareMIEmail
1959AQSpharDouglasMiamiFLEmail
1959AQTierneyJohnSt. LouisMOEmail
1959BMHeadleyRoyRavenswoodWVEmail
1959BMHeadleyRoyRavenswoodWVEmail
1959BMLambEdwardSalemOHEmail
1959BTDarisse JrAlbert FNashuaNH
1959BTStithKennethCincinnatiOH
1959BTWolfArthurWarrensburgMO
1959RDHickeyJamesEndicottNYEmail
1959RDHickeyJamesEndicottNYEmail
1959RDHoffmanAllan--
1959SNEppersonJamesGadsdenALEmail
1959SNRodmanWilliamRichton ParkILEmail
1959YNBuskirkTomCharlottesvilleVAEmail
1960--CarrMichaelBrooklynNY
1960ABIguinaRolandManhattanNYEmail
1960AEBrillhartDavidGambierOH
1960ATAndiesRobertWarwickRI
1960BMCourtneyRichardNewtonMAEmail
1960BMCourtneyRichardNewtonMAEmail
1960BMMonganJamesHagerstownMDEmail
1960BMMonganJamesHagerstownMDEmail
1960BTCondraJerryPaoliIN
1960BTJohnsonJohnLakelandFLEmail
1960CSLisiTonySyracuseNY
1960GMBevacquaAnthony (sam)JohnsonburgPAEmail
1960GMShafferClarenceIndianaPARIP
1960ICDunlapCharlesEriePAEmail
1960ICTorsetJohn G.Sedro WoolleyWA
1960LCDRWalkerRobertLyndhurstNJEmail
1960LTJGBorlickRobertChicagoILEmail
1960MID3LapicJeffSeattleWAEmail
1960MMPerkinsChesterDurhamNCEmail
1960PTHinnerschietzJohnVera CruzPAEmail
1960QMOswaldDonaldSpartaMIEmail
1960RMBerryBillSummervillGAEmail
1960RMCheesemanCharlesVirginia BeachVAEmail
1960YNChiodoWilliamMinneapolisMNEmail
1960YNNordstromThomasLanseMIEmail
1961ABRotondoWilliamNorwalkCT
1961ADTraderTomGrand IslandNYEmail
1961ADWeichelTerryEast BridgewaterMAEmail
1961AEFalgoutLesterNew OrleansLAEmail
1961AGWhiddenJohnDearbornMIEmail
1961AMReidyFrancis (frank)TonawandaNYEmail
1961ATReedThomasBethrlCTEmail
1961BMChickRonaldAlfredME
1961BTCroftCarlMansfieldOHEmail
1961BTMillardGaleMilwaukieOREmail
1961FNHeroldWalterRoslynPAEmail
1961GMBevacquaAnthony (sam)JohnsonburgPAEmail
1961GMMc PartlinRayNew York CityNY
1961LTStephensJohnSpring ValleyCA
1961MMHanshawDavidAkronOHEmail
1961MMSchmidtEugene J ( Joe )Grand RapidsMIEmail
1961NCKingRichard ALincolntonNCEmail
1961PNBrownKennethPhilaPAEmail
1961PNBrownKennethPhilaPAEmail
1961PRBankyGeorge DFall RiverMAEmail
1961RDSchmitterRichardWhitesboroNYEmail
1961SMGreibeThomasGalenaILEmail
1962Johnson
1962ABSquarsichLeopoldNew OrleansLAEmail
1962AMFrazierRonHenlawsonWVEmail
1962AMHartzogRayLenoirNCEmail
1962AMJohnsonDelmarStatesvilleNCEmail
1962ANMiddendorfJoeWaltonKYEmail
1962ANPivaRobertSt LouisMOEmail
1962ATFisherTomLafayetteINEmail
1962ATHastingsTonyRomeGAEmail
1962BMZanderGaryBismarckNDEmail
1962BTHoldenJosephAndersonSC
1962BTPhillippeTomRobinsonILEmail
1962BTSchultzDonKewauneeWIEmail
1962EMKellyBobThornwoodNYEmail
1962ENKnudsenDerekOak HarborWA
1962FTWigginsEverittAustinMIEmail
1962FTWigginsEverittEast China MiMIEmail
1962GMShafferClairIndianaPAEmail
1962GMShafferJohnIndianaPAEmail
1962GMShafferClarence Clair JohnIndianaPAConklin
1962ICConroyJosephBloomingtonILEmail
1962MMGammellRodneyColrainMAEmail
1962MMMedinaJustin(tony)BrooklynNYEmail
1962MMMedinaAnthonyBrooklynNYSchneider
1962MMMedinaJustin (tony)BrooklynNYEmail
1962MMOngmanArlandChicagoILEmail
1962MMSchneiderWilliamBrooklynNYEmail
1962PCKirkendallHarlanToledoOH
1962RDHarrisDanny JoeDrakesvilleIA
1962RDPentaAlbertRevere BeaachMAEmail
1962RDRevelsRonniePembrokeNCEmail
1962RDTaylorCharlesBristolCTEmail
1962RDWallaceBobDiamond SpringsCA
1962RDWallaceRobertPenta
1962SFReiserBobBurlingtonMAEmail
1962SOSalesChuckElizabethNJEmail
1963Michale BryantHollywoodFLTaylor
1963--WileniusGeneBear RiverMN
1963ABFischerRichardLincoln ParkMIEmail
1963ABMiddendorfJoeUnionKYEmail
1963ADLeviDukeNYWeichel
1963AKMendenhallBobColumbusOHEmail
1963AMMaxwellJosephBrooklynNYEmail
1963AONazworthJimHawthorneGAEmail
1963BTRossAnthonyCharleroiPAEmail
1963CPLVanwormerEd.AlbanyNYEmail
1963DKStatenJayReynoldsburgOHEmail
1963EMNarigonPhillipWashingtonPA
1963EMPhelpsMikePleasant HillCAEmail
1963EMPopoloskiLouisN. ScituateRIEmail
1963ETEhrenbergLloydChicagoILEmail
1963GMNeeceStephen R.WeelingWV
1963GMSiebelFrankJamestownRI
1963HTGosselinPaulFall RiverMAEmail
1963ICAltmannJohnUnionNJEmail
1963MMBerenzGeorgeEast Meadow LiNYEmail
1963MMJonhsonRaySimmons
1963MMSimmonsRichardTenant HarborMEEmail
1963PNDicksVincent MStaten IslandNYEmail
1963QMReynoldsDennisMonroeCTEmail
1963RDVanacoreAlfredNew HavenCTEmail
1963RMComerJamesOdessaTXEmail
1963RMComerJamesOdessaTXEmail
1963RMMullinMully?RICizmadia
1963RMStewartCharlesDublinGAEmail
1963SMCizmadiaLouis(jody)RutlandVTEmail
1963SMMoonHarveyFond Du LacWIEmail
1963SNLipinskiBartEast RutherfordNJEmail
1963SOSalesCharlesElizabethNJEmail
1964VannRonniElpasoTX
1964--HoltJerryAlbemarleNC
1964ANEllsFrancisChelseaMAEmail
1964BMMurrayHomerMemphisTNEmail
1964DCCriveaTedColumbusOHEmail
1964EMHansfordBillAthensGAEmail
1964GMConklinGaryYoungstownOHEmail
1964GMConklinGaryYoungstownOHEmail
1964ICGazdaThomasBrackneyPAEmail
1964ICMillerBillSeattleWA
1964MMParkJoePhiladelphiaPAEmail
1964MMPhippsPaulEphrataWA
1964MRLaycockRichardClevelandOHEmail
1964PNCergnulFrankSaginawMIEmail
1964RMBerryWilliamSummervilleGAEmail
1964RMBerryBillSummervilleGAEmail
1964RMBrittinghamDonFeltonDEEmail
1964RMEnfingerAddisTampaFLEmail
1964RMIzzoWayneOgdensburgNYEmail
1964RMLangloisDonaldEast HavenCTEmail
1964RMScovelLorenKalispellMTEmail
1964SFFitzsimmonsMichaelBronxNY
1964SHBagaleyDalePittsburghPAEmail
1964SMSpinkMichaelShelbyvilleKYCizmadia
1964SMSpinksMichaeld?KYCizmadia
1964SNBlumPhilipLevittownNY
1964SNMcclenneyErnestDetroitMIEmail
1964STGoldWilliamSidneyOHEmail
1965ABConleyRobertBig FlatsNYEmail
1965ABConleyRobertBig FlatsNYEmail
1965ADHermanDuanePrincetonMNEmail
1965AZMillsRdVeniceFLEmail
1965BMCostonEddieSweetwaterTXEmail
1965BTLemkeAugustCaseyIAEmail
1965CPLBleeckerHarveyBronxNYEmail
1965DTBatieLarrySan AntonioTXEmail
1965EAHugginsJamesSanta AnaCAEmail
1965EMHunterRobertSanduskyMIEmail
1965EMPirosoRonaldWarnerNHEmail
1965EMSeamanJohnLevittownNYEmail
1965ENSIhleDavidClintonOKEmail
1965FNCorderJamesKansas CityMOEmail
1965FNKingRayFairmountINEmail
1965FNMitchellLewisHinesvilleSCEmail
1965GMAnechiaricoJohn Jr.Mt VernonNY
1965GMScottHaroldOaklandCAEmail
1965LIFalgaresPhilipIrvingtonNJEmail
1965LIFalgaresPhilipIrvingtonNJEmail
1965RMFuhrmanCharlesClearwaterFLEmail
1965RMLeonzioRobertWilmingtonDEEmail
1965RMTrudeauGeraldMarquetteMIEmail
1965SKGradyJoeAstoriaNYEmail
1965SKHungerfordMichaelAubornINEmail
1965SKVeraRobert FSan AntonioTXEmail
1965SNDouglassRichardWhite PlainsNYEmail
1966ABCocklinIra BruceGarfielld HtsOHEmail
1966ABMartinBillFort WayneINCocklin
1966ADBensonMichaelWarrenOHEmail
1966AMSlocumBruceCoon RapidsMNEmail
1966AMSlocumBruceCoon RapidsMNEmail
1966AOColemanLarryPiedmontMOEmail
1966ATUlmJimEasthamptonMAEmail
1966AXSchultzWilliam G.TrentonNJEmail
1966BMBarrickGeorgeGlendale HeightsILEmail
1966BTMrzygutTonyNiagara FallsNYEmail
1966CSArvai.paulNewingtonCTEmail
1966DSAllenDjLeicesterMAEmail
1966FTCookMichaelJacksonMSEmail
1966FTFoozerThomasNorwoodOHEmail
1966FTFosselmanChuckWaterlooIA
1966ICKaczmarekAlanMilwaukeeWIEmail
1966ICNicolulisThomasKansas CityKSEmail
1966MMRobertsonRichardSouth AmboyNJRIP
1966MRSnyderBillWashingtonPA
1966RDLarkRogerKeyserWVEmail
1966RMMccarthyWilliamFarmingdaleNYEmail
1966SKRf VeraHungerford
1966SNBormanFredMelbourneFL
1966SNHungerfordMichaelAubornINEmail
1966SNTyndallRichardBeltonTXEmail
1967ABBeverageCharlesCabotAREmail
1967ABSabourinRogerJewettCityCT
1967ANSmithVanMemphisTNEmail
1967AONorburyKennethTalihinaOKEmail
1967ASHarrisThomasJonesvilleVAEmail
1967ATOlsonDavidWest Palm BeachFL
1967BMConnJamesLincolnNHEmail
1967BMPerezGilbertBrooklynNYEmail
1967BMSt.germainPaulWaterburyCTEmail
1967BTAylwardCarlPeabodyMA
1967BTFalconHermanFall RiverMAEmail
1967BTGeorgeFrankManchesterNHEmail
1967BTMacglashinRobertLynnfieldMAEmail
1967BTMillerLawrenceMarshalltownIAEmail
1967BTWallaceGeorgeAnna MariaFL
1967ETGamacheDavidBurrillvilleRI
1967ETGiengerDavidCathayNDEmail
1967HMSprolesTommyHot SpringsAREmail
1967SHWebsterMikeMadisonWIEmail
1967SNWatkinsLarryWilkesboroNCEmail
1967YNDell ErbaRicOakdaleCTEmail
1968ACHarrisKennethRichmondCAEmail
1968ACPaysingerAllenHarris
1968ANConleyBillSalemNH
1968ANSelfGaryMiamiFLEmail
1968BTDuganJamesWaterburyCTEmail
1968BTHamiltonRobertDenisonIAEmail
1968CMDRBarryJohnLowellMAEmail
1968EAFoleyRaymondBayonneNJEmail
1968ETHannahDavidKennewickWAEmail
1968ETIsraelThomasAugustaGA
1968FNWhiteFoySpringfieldVAEmail
1968MMGregory (jughead)Ronald M.BridgeportCTEmail
1969MAJBrandMcdonald (don)EldridgeMOEmail
1969RMPaczkowskiJimChehalisWAEmail
1970DTHatchJeffreyOrwellVT
2000YoungHomerAtlantaGA
2007AGKaposiJosephSydneyHIEmail