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U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE

(LPH-8)

FIRST IN PEACE - FIRST IN WAR
 

U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (LPH-8) Crew Roster


Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by
1940ICStoneTimRentonWA
1940SNJonesBobNyNY
1949ABLilliePhillipBell FlowerCA
1949BTMooreJohn M.BeaufortNC
1949LIHallWilliamSanta BarbaraCA
1949MMMeadorsSmithGreenvilleSC
1949PFCArenderLoydeMonroeLA
1949SGTAllenRichard L.TahlequahOK
1949SKBrewerRobertCarbondaleIL
1950SmartNormanJunctionTX
1955BTBarnesRobertDarlingtonPA
1956RDSewardDuaneMesaAZ
1958ACTazioArmandoLos AngelesCA
1959--ByeWilliamEdmondOK
1959ABGrayEdward...Ted...HaverhillMA
1959ATBlodgettChuckGreendaleIN
1959DKLynchBartFt WorthTNEmail
1959EMPolifkaStephenBridgeportCTEmail
1959ENPowellB. W. RonPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1959RMMcsainMikeJohnson CityNY
1959SFByeWilliamKansas City
1960ABBonkRobertWarrenMIEmail
1960ABBonkRobertWarrenMIBonk
1960ABDubreuilLaurierWhitefieldNHEmail
1960ABGreenRusselBellvilleTXEmail
1960BMBessellFredMt.sterlingILEmail
1960BMDuggerJohnCamdenAREmail
1960BMOlsonLarryBeloitWIEmail
1960BTKimbleJames H.Kill Devil Hills
1960FTJankiewiczJoeBaltimoreMDEmail
1960MMCoonTommyTemperanceMI
1960QMBeckhamAlmanFestusMO
1960SFVentimigliaRobertSouyh PlainfieldNJ
1960SFWatsonWiliamOH
1960SHZampinoBenCantonOHEmail
1961AMCunninghamRobertLincolnNE
1961BMMccoyJamesBakersfieldCAEmail
1961BTGoodallWilliamFife LakeMIEmail
1961BTUngerCharlesRentonWA
1961CWORoystonJohnVanderbiltPA
1961DKWardDonaldRyeNYEmail
1961EMLeitnerDanManitowocWIEmail
1961EMWardBenUnionSC
1961ETLeperaRalphPatersonNJ
1961ETWardBenUnionSC
1961FNStantonLawrence (larry)SherrardILEmail
1961GMDonovanWilliamSomervilleMAEmail
1961GMDonovanWilliamSomervilleMAEmail
1961GMKiddJohnIndianapolisINEmail
1961HMNelsonRaymondGeorgetownTX
1961ICKellyRorertNew York CityNYEmail
1961ICRobinsonDonaldDenverCOKelly
1961ICVannottiGeneUnion CityNJ
1961LTJGHansenHarlZacharias
1961LTJGZachariasTomLos AngelesCAEmail
1961MMBissetJohnStamfordCTEmail
1961MMFousheeDonaldSaint LouisMOEmail
1961MMShepherdWoodrowHydenKY
1961PFCEhrlerBuddyBronxNYCorrigan
1961PHFaulknerRichardMontereyCAEmail
1961PHMillerDavidHersheyPAFaulkner
1961PHWaddeyMikeClearwaterFLFaulkner
1961PNEasonRichardDallasTXEmail
1961PVTCorriganKennethBronxNYEmail
1961PVTCorriganKennethBronxNYEmail
1961RMRodgersDonaldCantonOHEmail
1961SFBockenkampDonBonne TerreMOEmail
1961SFDunlapWilliamCincinnatiOHEmail
1961SHAndrewsRonSt.louisMOEmail
1961SNMarkelRonald L.CanonburgPA
1961SNUngerCharlesRentonWA
1961YNDavisCharlesEvansvilleINEmail
1962ABLagerbergCarroll. (scott)KeeneNHEmail
1962ABMeltonDanSeattleWA
1962ABResterJerryBogalusaLA
1962AGWailgum
1962AGKetchumWailgum
1962AGWailgumGeorgeHolyokeMA
1962AGWailgumGeorgeHolyokeMAEmail
1962ANKnoxRaymondLos AngelesCAEmail
1962BTBordenWilliamWickliffeKYEmail
1962DCToneyJohnShelbyNCEmail
1962EMTurnerDavid GPamplicoSCEmail
1962ENRaderJessJamesportMOEmail
1962FTDevlinEdJankiewicz
1962LCPLEstabrookScottFayettevilleNY
1962LTJGFletcherWailgum
1962LTJGYothersJamesSebringOHEmail
1962MMWidmerJamesEugeneOR
1962QMJusticeTimTonasketWAEmail
1962RDWentlingWilliamLebanonPAEmail
1962RMAndreasenFrankChicagoILEmail
1962RMQuinnSherlin BudVanceAL
1962SMGnirkeRoyMyrtle BeachSCEmail
1962SMMorganJerryTexarkanaTX
1962SNLaceyErnieBroken ArrowOKEmail
1962SNRyanDennisAvonNJEmail
1963--StantonDavidPelzerSC
1963ABBradyBillQueensNYEmail
1963ABBurnsDannyCACavalier
1963ABCavalierVernNew OrleansLAEmail
1963ABDavenportRonaldSimpsonvilleSCEmail
1963ABGoddardBillStonehamMAEmail
1963ABO QuinnJefferyBeaumontTXEmail
1963ABResterJerry (Twiggy)BogalusaLA
1963ABWyattCharlesPhoenixAZEmail
1963AGTaberDennisWindsorCAEmail
1963ATMillerMichaelZanesvilleOH
1963BMDagueArnoldHoyt LakesMNEmail
1963BMNobleKennethAlleganMIEmail
1963BTDuncanOrville ( Duke )EugeneOREmail
1963BTFayleBillBurlingtonNCEmail
1963BTLydeRichardNorwalkCAEmail
1963BTLydeRichardNorwalkCAEmail
1963BTMarktGeorgeCorningCAEmail
1963BTMayharBobbyAbileneTXRobertson
1963BTMimsTyroneColumbusGAEmail
1963BTMooreMelvinSelmaNC
1963BTRobertsonGeorge L. ( Little Robbie )Ft. WorthTXEmail
1963CPOGreenOllieFt WorthTXEmail
1963EMBrownRonaldCanonsburgPA
1963EMKearneyPhilBlack EarthWI
1963GMBoydHarryJolietILEmail
1963GMNimmoGeorgePompton PlainsNJEmail
1963GMOwensMikeRiversideILEmail
1963ICFelverJerryEldoradoTXEmail
1963ICPurvianceJamesTiptonIAEmail
1963LIHarringtonMaurice (buddy)JacksonvilleFLEmail
1963MMLarkinWilliam RogerSan BernardinoCAEmail
1963MMRiddleDeanHelenaMT
1963MMSheltonThomasEdenNC
1963MMWelchJerryWaynesvilleNC
1963RDCarleLarryRacineWIEmail
1963RDOdeyCharlesNorfolkNEEmail
1963RMAndreasenFrankChicagoILEmail
1963SFBrechbielDennisPhoenix`AZEmail
1963SMGnirkeRoyPhoenixAZEmail
1963SMLewisRalphArkadelphiaAR
1963SMLewisRalphArkadelphiaAR
1963SMMillerMichaelRanch CucamongaCAEmail
1963SNJarredHenry D.DeeringMO
1963SNJohnRichPortlandOREmail
1963SNRiemannCharlesBarringtonNJEmail
1963YNThomasCliff (eddie)AtlantaGAEmail
1964--DemahyJosephBaldwinLA
1964ABDe YoungSidneyLong BeachCAEmail
1964ABGoddardWilliamStonehamMAEmail
1964ABJohnsonJames R.OllaLAEmail
1964ABKato JrJosephWestlandMI
1964ABWheelerJamesScottdalePA
1964AGCherryStevePhoenixAZ
1964AMBurkhartWilliamMidlandTX
1964AMSansonDannyTacomaWASanson
1964AZMooreRobertRochesterNY
1964BMHuffmanJimmieWichitaKSEmail
1964BTBohleyThomasCanal FultonOH
1964BTDe MariaFrancisRochelle ParkNJ
1964BTMontagneJohnSan DiegoCA
1964DTHunting.KennethMovilleIAEmail
1964EMBowerTedKansas CityMOEmail
1964EMChristianHowardPontiacMIDevries
1964EMParksMarvinBonne TerreMOEmail
1964FNBozemanDanAtlantaGAEmail
1964FNGrayMikeDallasTXEmail
1964FTKirkKeithSacramentoCAEmail
1964GMSmithDonaldPAOwens
1964ICCarenzaAntonioBristolCTEmail
1964ICCramerThomasGreenvilleSCEmail
1964ICCramerThomasGreenvilleSCEmail
1964ICDevriesDavidGrand RapidsMIEmail
1964MMGilesJohnGreenwoodSCEmail
1964MMSchuckertMarkTwin FallsID
1964PNDeleonBobBethlehemPAEmail
1964RDDevlinBobOttumwaIAEmail
1964RDPerroneJackStauntonILEmail
1964RDThomasEdArlingtonVAEmail
1964RMMealerChesterCaruthersCAEmail
1964SFHeadBillReddingCAEmail
1964SNGriffinRonaldDallasTXEmail
1964SNRodenTimothyCantonOHEmail
1964YNKempJoeCheyenneWYEmail
1965AndersonWilliamAkronOH
1965ABBurkhartBillMidlandTXEmail
1965ABFasanoAnthonyLittle NeckNYEmail
1965ABRobbinsLarryAndersonINEmail
1965ADLehmanJackScottsbluffNEEmail
1965AGKircherTommyThen-HobbsN.
1965AMSansonDavidTacomaWAEmail
1965BMRodgersRonaldModestoCA
1965BMSmithCharlesFt WorthTXEmail
1965BMVasquezJamesSan CarlosCAEmail
1965BTCraigDickieDaingerfieldTXEmail
1965BTCraigDickieDaingerfieldTXEmail
1965BTEganDonaldChicagoIL
1965BTEganDonaldChicagoIL
1965BTKohnRobBronxNYEmail
1965BTPenleyRayDetroitMIEmail
1965DCTurnerIrvWest DeptfordNJEmail
1965EMBaileyJbArlingtonTXEmail
1965EMDateSteveEdmondsWAEmail
1965ENChavezRobertColtonCAEmail
1965ENSNMccarthyPaulSt. LouisMO
1965FNCypertJamesSouth San GabrielCAEmail
1965FNNaquinPatrickPort AuthurTXEmail
1965FTMansmithDennisAlsipILEmail
1965GMRaderGeorgeLong BeachCA
1965HNKoernerPatrickElktonSD
1965ICAndersonWilliamAkronOH
1965ICOgdenRobertYucaipaCAEmail
1965MMHugginsDennisDeepwaterMOEmail
1965MMMartinLarryLarkin
1965MRLaibinisJoeWilkes BarrePAEmail
1965MRWolfgramRobertChicagoILEmail
1965PCAudirschBillyRustonLA
1965QMRoweDennisBostonMAEmail
1965RDHuntingtonThomasPortlandOREmail
1965RMBlackEarlBrushCOEmail
1965RMEdwardsLarryRedlandsCAEmail
1965RMGreavesRalphCottonwoodCA
1965RMGreavesRalphGreavesCAHoyle
1965RMHoyleEugeneWashingtonIAEmail
1965RMVan FossenDavidTarltonOHEmail
1965RMVan FossenDavidTarltonOHEmail
1965RMZormanJamesCleveland HeightsOHEmail
1965SFKenneyJamesPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1965SFZachariasRichardWichitaKS
1965SHBaughmanRobertClevelandOHEmail
1965SHWalkerWillieDallasTXEmail
1965SKEdwardsJesseJolietILEmail
1965SNScottRobertAlbanyNYEmail
1965SNScottRobertAlbanyNYEmail
1965SNSwineyJohnMidlandTXEmail
1965SNTrybusJimNilesILEmail
1965YNHoerstDaveCincinnatiOHEmail
1966QuirkSteveBostonMAFowler
1966ABBarbeeDaveIL
1966ABBarbeeDaveILManuel
1966ABDishmanMikeCampbellsvilleKYEmail
1966ABDuboisJosephSeattleWAEmail
1966ABNicholsJerryShelbyvilleKYEmail
1966ABSchultzRodneyDenverCOEmail
1966ADRodgersDonaldCave JunctionOREmail
1966AMChristensenHaroldFederal WayWA
1966AMChristensenHaroldPuyallupWAEmail
1966AMRodriguezJames (ted)NorfolkVAEmail
1966AMRodriguezJames (ted)NorfolkVAEmail
1966ANBlobergerRobertPortlandOR
1966ANLeistMiloBoyne CityMIEmail
1966ANNicholsJerryShelbyvilleKYEmail
1966BMBlankJamesMedfordOREmail
1966BMCalhounDannySomersetKYEmail
1966BMPettitJamesSt CharlesMOEmail
1966BTBoehnerDonaldMinneapolisMN
1966BTConleyJamesWest LibertyKYEmail
1966BTSchulerDonald--
1966CPOGreenOllieHarris
1966CSLongJeffBuffaloNYEmail
1966EMHawkDavidMonte VistaCOEmail
1966ETBeechDonaldPainesvilleOHEmail
1966FNBoulerJosephBaltimoreMD
1966FTBonaventuraLouisCollege PointNYEmail
1966GMDixonJeffAtlantic CityNJ
1966GMFowlerJimUpper DarbyPAEmail
1966ICAndersonWilliamAkronOHOgden
1966ICStoneRickEverettWA
1966LCDRVaughnCarlWest FrankfortILEmail
1966LCDRVaughnCarlWest FrankfortILEmail
1966LCDRVaughnCarlWest FrankfortILEmail
1966MMHansenThomasRuthvenIAEmail
1966MMHatfieldJonathanGainesvilleGAEmail
1966MMPorterGarySalt Lake CityUTEmail
1966PHDel RossoVincent KOrangeCAEmail
1966PNAquinoStephenSan JoseCAEmail
1966PNEhrlichRobertPittsburghLAEmail
1966RDAtenStevenHidalgoILEmail
1966RDFryDonaldFostoriaOHEmail
1966RDGarciaAlexanderLa PuenteCAEmail
1966RDHabermannWilliamWatertownWIEmail
1966RDKreiselRonMarshallMOEmail
1966RMRhodes
1966RMPlummerFrancisBurbankCAEmail
1966RMRhodesRobertSpartaWIEmail
1966SFAlexanderJohnPimaAZEmail
1966SKAshbrookJerryLeonardsburgOHEmail
1966SKEdwardsJesseJolietIL
1966SNKelleyCharles R.FindlayOHEmail
1966SNSimpsonBradThompsonvilleILEmail
1966YNBettertonDavid W.PleasantvilleNJEmail
1966YNCoatesCharlesBuena ParkCA
1967ChristensenWilliamOR
1967ABChristensenWilliamORManuel
1967ABMableyBruceCincinnatiOHEmail
1967ABManuelLarryHerrickILEmail
1967ABSearsFlipBoonvilleMOEmail
1967ABWolanskiEdwardAuroraCOEmail
1967AKDiehlEdwardEl PasoTX
1967AOWagnerPeterDerbyNYEmail
1967ATTompkinsJayLos AngelesCAEmail
1967AZPatikEdward -PatLanderWY
1967AZStoneLarryLenexaKS
1967BMFitzgeraldCharlesLakelandFLEmail
1967BMFosterJamesLos AngelesCAEmail
1967BMLeachGaryAllen ParkMIEmail
1967BMSorianoDavidSan JoseCAAquino
1967BTBroussardNormanLake ArthurLAEmail
1967BTBroussardNormanLake ArthurLAEmail
1967BTBroussardNormanLake ArthurLAEmail
1967BTJohn C RuportJohnHoyt LakesMNEmail
1967BTStuveTomHacienda HeightsCA
1967CPLCohoonDeanOntarioCA
1967CPLJohnsonRodneyLa Habra HeightsCAEmail
1967CSDemancheDonaldNashuaNHEmail
1967CWOCoxAnderson (andy)HoustonTXEmail
1967DMMordhorstEdwardBoiseID
1967DPPilonThomasOmahaNEEmail
1967EMFortuneWalterHemetCAEmail
1967EMOlsenErlingMonks CornerSC
1967EMPerratoreVincentFlushingNYEmail
1967ENSCampbellTomEnfieldNHEmail
1967ETClineJohn (jack)Lagrange ParkILEmail
1967ETFoxWilliamMaconGA
1967ETHiltonWayneTacomaWAEmail
1967FNCampbellBobbyNinetysixSCEmail
1967FNCormellDavidFlorenceSCEmail
1967HMBeckhamRalphHollisterFL
1967HMRichardsPaulSeattleWAEmail
1967ICHarrisLawrenceMemphisTN
1967ICHarrisLawrenceMemphisTNEmail
1967ICHarrisLawrenceMemphisTNEmail
1967MCPOBrowneBruceSan DiegoCAEmail
1967MMBlumhorstEldon MarshallMOEmail
1967MMMoweryDonaldPetersburgWVEmail
1967MMStearnsDougBloomingtonILEmail
1967PCRushingGeraldDallasTXEmail
1967PNLangstonCharlesNashvilleTNMeyers
1967PNLoganWilliamFort CollinsCO
1967PNMeyersTerryGrand HavenMIEmail
1967PNSytsmaPeteAquino
1967PRBrantleyJerryMurryKYEmail
1967QMCroweRichardCoventryRIEmail
1967RDBallAlanNewburghINEmail
1967RDLutzStephenLas VegasNV
1967RDTaylorRobert--
1967RDTaylorRobertMuskegonMIEmail
1967RMHayesJackSt.JohnWA
1967SFCormellDavidFlorenceSCEmail
1967SFShueyDennisShamokinPAEmail
1967SHFortBuzzVicksburgMIEmail
1967SHGibsonDennisPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1967SHGibsonDennisPhiladelphiaPAEmail
1967SHGregoireNormanNew OrleansLAEmail
1967SHKeeneWilliam BillBar HarborMEEmail
1967SHMyranCurtisMiles CityMTEmail
1967SKDetersP.r.EvansvilleINEmail
1967SKTullyMichaelDarienCTEmail
1967SNBartholomewMarvinBurlingtonCOEmail
1967SNBartholomewMarvin BurlingtonCOEmail
1967SNCrookDeanSanta MariaCA
1967SNFiglioliJimWatertownMAEmail
1967SNPetersonDoddsSt.Louis ParkMN
1967YNMitchellJamesSulphurLAEmail
1967YNMitchellJamesSulphurLAEmail
1968BroadwayDennyPeoriaILVaughn
1968CropperDavyVaughn
1968CrowleyMaxALVaughn
1968HillRalphALVaughn
1968HinkleBarneyKSVaughn
1968--MeyerRichardOmahaNE
1968ABBlazerRonSchatz
1968ABBodaGeorgeCOSchatz
1968ABCropperDaveSchatz
1968ABDyerJamesClarkesvilleGA
1968ABDyerJamesClarkesvilleGA
1968ABFreemanWilliamFLVaughn
1968ABHinckBarneyKSVaughn
1968ABLawsonKennyRockvilleMD
1968ABMarionKenWest BabylonNYEmail
1968ABVaughnFreddieChickamaugaGAEmail
1968ABVaughnFreddieChickamaugaGAEmail
1968ABVaughnFreddieChickamaugaGAEmail
1968ABVaughnFreddieChickamaugaGAEmail
1968ACWrightArthurFlorenceSC
1968ADHaganDonaldOkeechobeeFL
1968AMBarrLeeChicagoIL
1968AMCarpenterRonZillahWA
1968AMDe LenaGaryMt. PoconoPA
1968AMKitchenHowardHunterOKEmail
1968AMSchatzDaveSullivanMOEmail
1968AMVossLarryJolietILEmail
1968ANFirestineJohnFort WayneIN
1968ANFirestineJohnFort WayneIN
1968ANGoldbergErwinChicagoILSchatz
1968ANHutchinsBobKalamazooMIEmail
1968AQKillinLarryPetersburgVA
1968ATSeablomCharlesOak HarborWA
1968DCPenceBillMaplewoodOHEmail
1968DPRobertsDennisSarverPA
1968EMClishamMartin Haddon HeightsNJEmail
1968EMJarrelDavidPhxAZEmail
1968ENJohnsonJamesLynchKYEmail
1968ENKlierMikeFort WayneINEmail
1968ETBlackGregoryPiquaOH
1968FCBroadwayDennyILVaughn
1968FCCrowlyDavidALVaughn
1968FNDewaltDanielChicagoILEmail
1968FNDewaltDanielChicagoILEmail
1968FTMiceleTomSan JoseCAEmail
1968FTMiceleTomSan JoseCAEmail
1968HMEvansLanceBakersfieldCAEmail
1968ICArmstrongLarryHamptonSCEmail
1968LTJGBrasePaulDenverCO
1968LTJGSavageDaveAtlantaGAEmail
1968MMMayLawrencePort OrchardWAEmail
1968MMPageThomothyVAKnill
1968MRBroadwayDennyPeoriaIL
1968PCStaubsJayMD
1968PHAnlageBernard D.JacksonvilleFLEmail
1968RMDuncanJamesCrestlineKSEmail
1968RMHaubertPhilip W.Wichita FallsTXEmail
1968RMHaubertPhilip W.Wichita FallsTXEmail
1968RMStoddardThomas R.RichmondUTEmail
1968SFKeithDennisCrowleyLAEmail
1968SHHomsleyKenGreshamOREmail
1968SMBrayRonnieHoustonTXEmail
1968SNStaubsJayHagerstownMD
1968YNChaseJerryDow CityIAEmail
1969ABBrownRichardGriffinGAEmail
1969ABHendricksonPeterLynbrookNYEmail
1969ACBlackArchPensacolaFLEmail
1969AMYonekAllan JFreeportPAEmail
1969ANHallRonnieUnderwoodINEmail
1969BMLillesveRobertSt. PaulMNEmail
1969BMRappDavidAuroraILEmail
1969BTBoehnerDonaldMinnepolisMNBrady
1969BTBradyBillKansas CityMOEmail
1969BTDeutschBrianSt. AnnMOEmail
1969BTSaxlundStevenSeattleWAEmail
1969BTVieiraRayDaly CityCAEmail
1969DCMillerJerryCaboolMOEmail
1969EMBrantleyAlvinCrossettARBuckman
1969EMBuckmanRobertShelbinaMOEmail
1969EMFergusonRobertMiles CityMTEmail
1969EMHawkDavidCOBuckman
1969EMHilligossKennethMattoonILBuckman
1969EMHolderMichaelWest CovinaCABuckman
1969EMSwettThomas E.ShreveportLAEmail
1969EMVehonRobertNaplesFLBuckman
1969ENKlierMikeFort WayneINEmail
1969ENSKowitzDavidWaldportOREmail
1969HMDowneyMikeGrahamTXEmail
1969MMCarterJerrySt. JosephMOEmail
1969MMGoforthGeorgeMontereyCAEmail
1969MMKnillTomMacombMIEmail
1969SFYoungbloodLarryVandaliaOHEmail
1969SGTGardnerCarlRiversideCAEmail
1969SHWalkerWillieDallasTXEmail
1969SNDe SmitLarryKewaneeILEmail
1969YNMitchellJamesSulphurLAChase
1970DKCunninghamGordonSan AntonioTXEmail
1988LTKellerLeeCloverSC
1999MarshallQuitenSan DeigoCA