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USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42). 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 786 crew members registered for the USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1952 | 1953 – 1958 | 1959 – 1960 | 1961 – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 | 1976 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mink, David | ETR2 | 1959 – 1961 | OE | |
| Clark, Harry | ams-3 | 1959 – 1960 | VA/15 Valions AD/6 Aircraft | I would love to be able to do it over again.1959 med cruise.The flight deck during flight operations was no place to loose your attention. One mastake might be your last.Could be scarry |
| Vogelman, Edwin | MM2 SS | 1959 – 1960 | engine room | spent 1 year on rosie made a med trip transfered to subs.Rodriguez and i have some great stories to share |
| Dupuis, Arthur Frenchie | E3 | 1959 – 1962 | Hanger deck | |
| Deblois, Alton | cs-3 | 1959 – Dec 10, 1962 | s-2 | |
Baldwin, Marshall Edward  | MM3 | 1959 – Oct 1961 | unknown | My dad was aboard 59-61. He passed in 1986. I would love to connect with anyone who may have known him and find out more about him. He would probably have been in the engine room or boiler room. Thanks, Marsha Black View 'back then' Photo |
| Bancroft, Merrill | ET2 | Jan 1959 – Sep 1960 | OE | I sure would like to contact some of the guys I served with. I was transferred here from USS Leyte. Was it that long ago??! |
| Dunham, Jesse | AN/ABCS | Jan 25, 1959 – Sep 15, 1960 | V-1 | Worked as a blue shirt and also in rep.8, made two Med cruises aboard the Rosie. A great time in my life. |
| Heckman, Paul | MM3 | Feb 1959 – Sep 1960 | aft generator room | Had a lot of good times on the roosie. I made 2 trips to the med. I missed all the good friends i made on the ship. |
| Boles, Kenneth A. | AB | Mar 3, 1959 – Jan 10, 1962 | V-I REP-8 | GOOD TIMES-BAD TIMES-SHORE PATROL TIMES |
| Deckard, Delbert Snipe | E-5 | Jun 23, 1959 – Jun 24, 1963 | ENG. A-5 | We maintained the liberty boats Life boats and, Forward and Aff Diesel Gen. |
| Deckard, Delbert (Del) | E 5 | Jun 24, 1959 – Jun 23, 1963 | Engineman | We maintained the liberty boats & Life boats Forward & Aft Diesel emergency gen. |
| Yeagley, Sam | GMT3 | Jul 10, 1959 – Dec 5, 1961 | W | 2 1/2 Med trips plus the yards in NYC. |
| Astler, Dewitt (Dee) | BT3 | Sep 1959 – Dec 1962 | B Forward Evacuaters | Made fresh water from salt water so the boys in the Fire Rooms could make steam.Had a great time in the Navy |
| Hawsey, Chuck | IC2 | Sep 1, 1959 – Apr 1, 1961 | E | I served as an Interior Communications Electrician. We were stationed out of Mayport, Florida. |
| Peterson, Bill John | EM2 | Sep 1, 1959 – May 10, 1963 | E | on board sept 1959 departed may 1963 worked in the battery locker lighting shop #1 switchboard made 3 med cruises feb 1961 to may 1963 looking for richard osterberg em2 |
| Creech, Benjamin (Ben) | BT-2 | Sep 8, 1959 – Dec 26, 1962 | B | Enjoyed my time aboard. Great Shipmates in B Div. Dickie Simmons, Thomas Marks, Mason Simmons, James Speigel, Gene Williams, (Donnie? Davis BT1), and John Rainwater are some that come to mind. All A-1 shipmates. |
| Devine, Jim | DK-3 | Sep 22, 1959 – Apr 4, 1962 | S-4 | |
| Westfall, Dale | SN | Nov 15, 1959 – Oct 1961 | 4TH DIV | I WAS GLAD TO SEE A SHIPMATE AGAIN [BILL WEATHERHOLT]RAN INTO HIM AT CHRYSLER PLANT IN TWINSBURG ,OH IN1966 WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT EVER SINCE THEN. I AM LOOKING FOR RAY JEFFERSON SHIPS BUGLER WE PLAYED IN THE TAD BAND |
| Rodriguez, Joe [rod] | MM3/c | Nov 19, 1959 – Aug 23, 1962 | M-Div. | As I look back on my time on the Rosie and my shipmates it will always be with me . I made two Med. cruise and this past June 2011, I made one more Med cruise with my Wife Linda on a cruise ship. Liberty was not the same |
| Bell, Dick (Red) | BT 3 | Jan 1960 – Aug 1962 | B division | Was in room 2 Bravo in boiler room hope to hear from my mates that was on this site |
| Atencio, Robert (Bob) | RD3 | Jan 1960 – Jun 1963 | OI | Retired living in Colorado. |
| Pignataro, Charles | BT3 | Jan 1, 1960 – Jan 1, 1964 | B | Hi shipmates! I'm Joseph Pignataro. My father Charles died when I was 19yo and raised me on his sea stories. I joined the Navy in 1999 and just made chief petty officer. I'm looking for stories about my dad. Thank you! |
| Chance, Gary | SFP2 | Feb 8, 1960 – May 25, 1962 | R | Was in Pipe Shop |
| Bush, Lawrence | SN | Feb 14, 1960 – Feb 28, 1962 | 3rd | remember BM1 SCHOOL,BM2FLARITTY,BM2WESLEY AND OL BMSN TOWERY--HATCHER,GARLE,COUCH,OLIVER AND LT.FERRERA HAD GOOD TIMES ABORD |
| Curlee, Jerry | SN | Mar 4, 1960 – Feb 28, 1962 | UNKNOWN | I am submitting this for my father, Jerry E. Curlee. The certifying officer was T.A. Gaylon, LT, JG, USN. Jerry E. Curlee passed away on December 2, 1996. I am submitting information in lieu of your fellow servicemen. |
| Quick, Bill | ABF 3 | Apr 1960 – Oct 18, 1963 | V-4 Aircraft Fuels | Boarded the Rosie in Palma, Spain in April 1960. Stayed aboard till discharge in October 1963 at Ship Yards in New York |
| Johnson, Edwin Johnson | mm3 | Apr 23, 1960 – Apr 9, 1963 | A-4 | I am now retired from FORD MOTOR CO. |
| Morgan, William R. "Bill" | AO3 | May 15, 1960 – Sep 10, 1962 | G | Would not trade the time I spent in the Navy for anything, Would do it again.. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Morgan, William | AO2 | May 18, 1960 – Sep 10, 1962 | G | Would go back and do it again and possibly make a career out of the Navy, |
| Braun, Carl (Spud) | AK1 | Jun 10, 1960 – Jul 14, 1964 | I do not know | My dad was highlined from the Saratoga to the Roosevelt during the relief in the Med. He was ships company and was later transferred to NAS Ciecel Field where he retired on July 7th 1969. He deceased on August 12th 1985 |
| Allen, Jr., Edwin | Seaman | Jul 28, 1960 – Aug 15, 1964 | G | Ship laundry |
| Dietrich, Melton | CS3 | Aug 1960 – May 1963 | S 2 division | Had a great time with most of my ship mates. I wonder how many are still around. Love to here from them. |
| Lewis, Daniel J. | MM3 | Aug 23, 1960 – Apr 1, 1964 | M | One of the BALL Brothers |
| Brehmer Sr, Albert (Larry) | SN | Sep 1960 – Sep 1962 | 3rd and 5th | Those were the days |
| Rosenzweig, David | SEAMAN 1 | Sep 1960 – Aug 1962 | supply | Picked up the FDR in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Shake down cruise in Cuba, One Med Cruise, FDR sent to the Dominican Republic when they had their revalution. |
| Benson, Larry | EM3 | Sep 10, 1960 – Aug 20, 1962 | Engineering | Just looking for someone from the timeframe I was onboard the ship. |
| Hicks, Art | ABF-3 | Sep 14, 1960 – Aug 1, 1964 | V4 | Any sailor that was in V4 division from 1961-1963 |
| Porfidio, Joseph | E-3 | Sep 27, 1960 – | V-4 | I worked on the flight deck with some pretty cool guys and think about it often now in my old age. |
| Reigel, Mike | E-3 | Sep 29, 1960 – Jul 15, 1962 | Number 1 engine room - Chief Roe compartment cleaner reefer breakout firefighting school-Bayonne N.J. | |
| Reigel, Mike | FN3 | Sep 30, 1960 – Jun 10, 1962 | boarded brooklin navy yard,getmo shakedown,61'med cruise,cuban missle crisis,trans to cvs-36pensacola.any buddies out there,arthur j. anderson,hearst boys? | |
| Leininger, Larry | FTG2 | Oct 1960 – Sep 10, 1962 | FOX | Reported aboard Oct. 1960 at the Brooklyn Navy Yards. Made the 61 Med cruise.Left the Navy & the Rosie on 9-10-62. |
| Arlington, Rich | RD2 | Nov 20, 1960 – Apr 1963 | OI | Made 2 med trips, two dry docks in New York. two Cuban training trips. Most of my time was spent in ECM room. Retired for the past 4 years and living in South Florida NW of Fort Lauderdale. Left the ship in 4/63 |
| Duffy, Maurice | abh 3 | Nov 22, 1960 – Aug 2, 1963 | v-1 | fly 2 and fly3 |
| Kalvin, Nicholas | LT (MC) Flight Surgeon | Dec 1960 – Feb 2, 1961 | CVG-ONE staff | At 86, recall Carrier Air Group One and the FDR. Several cruises to GTMO, the Med from Feb to Sept 1961, deployment after Trujillo assassination. Butch Rumbel and I were flight surgeons, under CAG Ray Hawkins |
| Outwin, Bob | ABF-3 | Dec 1960 – Feb 1964 | V-4 | I will never forget my time aboard. It was a very special time in my life. |
| MacKi, John | Cpl (E-4) | Dec 7, 1960 – May 15, 1963 | Marine Dectachment | I fired off live round fr/45 in passway.Assigng Marines/Sailors. to duty stations MY crew fired 5" round across destroyerk-broke sum windows.Was brig turnkey. like 2 C destroyer crew plus any wounded. Ha! just kdng. |
| Johnson, Thomas | AO3 | Dec 18, 1960 – Feb 1, 1962 | gm | I look back with fondness to my time on this ship |
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