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The table below contains the names of sailors who were assigned to the Be - Devilers (VF 74). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 45 crew members registered for the Be - Devilers (VF 74).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1990 | 1991 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Remarks/Photo |
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Smith, Robert F Smitty | AMSAN | Mar 1, 1960 – Dec 31, 1962 | |
Smith, Robert F Smitty | AA | Jun 1, 1960 – Dec 15, 1962 | |
Textor, James | Petty Officer 1st Class | 1962 – 1967 | |
Gaboury, Donald | E3 | 1963 – Feb 14, 1964 | Nothing to say right now but being 70 I wonder how many of my old mates are still with us. |
Selheim, John | AZ3 | Jun 1964 – May 1966 | I was proud to serve aboard the Forrestal in CAW 8 and VF-74. I was a plane captain for the F4-B Phantoms and in maintenance. Would like to hear from anyone there at that time. Remember the Be-Devilers. |
Olds, Wallace | AE4 | 1965 – 1968 | |
Ceisner, Bruce | AMS2 | Dec 16, 1965 – Jul 17, 1968 | Came aboard in Lebanon and finished Med Cruise. AMS A school, then Wes Pac as airframes trouble shooter, back to Va Beach,back to civilian life. Good tour except for 1 bad day. |
Perkolup, Peter | e4 | Dec 20, 1965 – Aug 4, 1968 | At the time of the fire I was night check. I was sleeping in the rear compartment on the port side. When general quarters sounded I left the compartment and I was first and last out on the port side. |
Hom, Jimmy L. | AE-2 | 1966 – 1969 | I was on the West Pac cruise in 67. Plane Captain for 205. Robbie Stark and I launched our birds for CAP duty about 15 minutes before the fire started. |
Karandjeff, Phil | AN | Mar 13, 1966 – Feb 5, 1969 | I THINK OF MY SHIPMATES ALL THE TIME. MAY GOD BLESS THE ONES WHO ARE NOT WITH US THIS DAY. |
Clingerman, Addison Byron | E-4 | Apr 1966 – Oct 6, 1969 | Served on West Pac cruise. Plane Captain then Airframe Troubleshooter. Assigned TAD with Chief Taylor to Forrestal AIMD Airframe shop during Med Cruise. Re-enlisted and retired from 171st ARW PA, Air National Guard |
Siburn, Gene | ADJ-2 | Apr 1966 – Jul 1969 | Member of the USS Forrestal Association, many members are from VF-74 Started on the line division, Plane Captain, Trouble Shooter, Line PO then transferred to the shop and on to AIMD Jet shop. |
McKibben, Rufus (Mac) | AO3 | Apr 1967 – Jun 1970 | I survived the fight deck during the fire of 67. For part of 1968 all of 69 and 70 until discharge I was TAD to AO AIMD at NAS Oceania and Aboard Forrestal. |
Mulhern, Oscar | AQF-2 | Jul 1968 – Jan 4, 1971 | Aboard CVA-59 for two cruises '68-'69 & '69-'70 Separated just prior to the '71 Med cruise Worked the AQ Shop and was TAD to AIMD for parts of both cruises KO Knight J Breaux & T Laginja showed me the ropes GR8 shop |
Mohr, John | Amh3 | Mar 4, 1969 – Jun 7, 1973 | Anybody still around how about Jake Coleman or Terry keeling |
Delgado, Robert (Zip) | ADJ2 | 1970 – 1974 | West PAC & Med: Uss America / USS Forrestal 70-74 1983 to 1987 USNR Seabees 1998 to 2011 USCG Retired Master Chief |
Coleman, James/jake | ADJ 2 | 1971 – 1973 | I HOPE I'M DOING THIS RIGHT!! Also VF-101 Det 66 |
Keeling, Trrry | AZ3 | 1971 – 1974 | Best fighter squadron on east coast flying F4 Phantoms, great bunch of shipmates, looking for David Brooks or Bob Glenn |
Van Lente, Ronald | AT3 | Oct 1971 – Jan 1973 | |
Franks, Michael | AT-2 | Apr 1973 – Aug 1976 | Avionics Shop & A.I.M.D. |
Raimundi-perez, Herminio | ams2 | Jul 14, 1973 – Jan 28, 1977 | |
Winterrowd, Ralph Or Mississippi | AMS4 | Sep 25, 1974 – Sep 27, 1977 | Plane Captain ACFT # 201 |
Stump, Bruce | ADJ-3 | Mar 15, 1975 – Oct 26, 1977 | Plane Captain and PP Troubleshooter |
Gray, Steven | ADJ1 | Jun 19, 1975 – Nov 26, 1976 | It was so nice being on a brand new ship. My name was Mike and my nickname was Wolf. I was a Plane Captain on side number 204.My favorite memories were live flight ops and when it was dark with no moon. |
Panchame, Mauro | E5 | Jul 6, 1976 – Jul 1980 | I did 3 tours in med cruise from 1976 - 1980. I was attached to the airframe and hydraulic shop. I started as E1 and ended as an E5. Looking for Juancho Virata who left to the Philippines in 1980. |
Lowe, Phil | E-4 | Oct 1976 – May 1977 | one heck of a ride |
Haldi, Robert | PRAN | Feb 1978 – Aug 1979 | |
Lemaire, Jerry | AQ2 | 1979 – Jan 2, 1981 | Reported aboard after shore duty tour at NAS Oceana. Made '79 - '80 Med cruise. Best TAD tour to MCAS Yuma, Az. Left Squadron after "shakedown" cruise w/embarked Marine squadron 11/80. Always wonder how that worked out. |
Hull, Larry | AQC | May 1, 1979 – Jun 25, 1980 | Ran AQ shop on USS Forestall until commissioned CWO 2 |
Obrien, Ob | AMS-2 | Nov 30, 1981 – Jan 5, 1985 | I did 1982 and 1984 med cruise's. Worked the line devision, Air Frames, Corrosion Control, and ships Master-At-Arms Worked on both F-4 Phantoms, and F-14's, take a Phantom any day. |
Brown, Steve | AE2 | 1982 – 1984 | 1983 SOY |
Ryan, Jay | E4 | 1983 – Jun 7, 1987 | My tour with my brother in VF-74 were some of the best years of my life I would like to know what my brother Nick Carducci is doing these days and say hello |
Bamberg, Larry | Chief Yeoman | Jan 1, 1983 – Sep 1, 1984 | |
O'Brien, Mike Ob | AMS-2 | May 1984 – Nov 1984 | I was TAD to Ships Master-at-arms for the 84 cruise from VF-74, what skate duty. |
Cannon, Rob | AT2 | 1985 – 1989 | I served as an electronics technician in AIMD VAST shop for VF-74, I made two Med cruises during the 80's |
McKinlay, Thomas | E-3 | Mar 1, 1985 – Aug 28, 1985 | Went out on Sarah's first Med cruise after the yards in Philly but only got to Naples. Disabled on the deck, damn it! |
Mullins, Scott (Smiley) | AD 3 | Jul 1987 – Dec 1989 | It's been a long time since we transitioned to the F-14A+. I was young then but learned so much from the crew. I still use teamwork everyday. I now work for DOJ and teach. Never stop moving forward. Education is the key! |
Burdick, Buck | AT3 | 1990 – 1991 | IWT TROUBLESHOOTER |
Calhoun, Robert | Amh E-5 | 1990 – 1991 | I was discharged from this unit. |
Wilson, Dennis | AT3 | 1990 – 1993 | IWT Troubleshooter |
Chinn, James | AOAN | Jan 1990 – Aug 1990 | Finished out my sea time from decommissioning the Coral Sea |
Franchino, Anthony (Franky) | AK3 | Aug 7, 1990 – Sep 1993 | 6 transits through the Suez Canal, 1st Gulf War, tragedy off the coast of Haifa Isreal, in Turkey during Thanksgiving, 83 days straight at sea with 2 steel beach picnics, and this was all in one cruise 8 months long. |
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