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1966 Cruise Book Photo - Provided by John L. Hedinger RVAH-1

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SPECIAL THANKS !
For their help in developing
these Ship's Co. Pages

Leigh D. Allvord
M Div. * 1958-1960
Richard E. Binder
S3 Div. * 1974-1975
Michael Craven
A Div. 1962-1965
Dave Foley
"Sparrowhawk"
V0 Div. * 1980-1983
Earl D. Galloway
V1 Div. * 1960 - 1963
John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1 * 1964-1967
OZ Div. * 1970 - 1974
Pat Little
V2 Div. 1967 - 1971
OX Div. 1984 / 1985
Ron Phillips
CR Div. * 1977 - 1980
Stanley Richardson
RVAH-12 * 1971
Bill Sullens
V1 Div. * 1959 - 1963
Steve D. West
A Div. * 1976 - 1978


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1959 Shake Down
Dave Foley
"Sparrow Hawk"
VO Division
1961 Med Cruise
Charles D. Arnold
OE Division
1965 WestPac Cruise
John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1
1966 / 1967 Med Cruise
John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1
1971 / 1972 Med Cruise
John Zieba
VAW-122
1974 / 1975 Med Cruise
Richard E. Binder
S-3 Division
1977 Med Cruise
Steve D. West
A Division



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Special Thanks Also To
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CR Div. * 1977 - 1980

For Upgrading My Old
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My Apologies
To those who have sent
their names and additional
information, that I have
not yet added.

This project has become
very large and though I
work on it almost every
day, it is impossible
for me to keep up.

I will continue to add the
names and information as
quickly as I can.

Thank You All
For Your Support
George Fetherman AN
V1 blue shirt then
Rep 8 red shirt
& hot suit man
1958 - 1960



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Dave Foley
SparrowHawk60@aol.com

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on any of my subject matter,
feel free to send me
additions and / or corrections.


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V2 DIVISION 1966 - 1967
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CV-62
Air Department

"Green Shirts.....launch and recovery specialists..."
The Aviation Boatswains Mates, launch and recovery
specialists comprise V2 Division. It is their expertise
and vigilance that keep the INDY's four steam
powered catapults and four arresting gear
engines in a condition of peak readiness.

These 130 green shirt experts serve as aircraft hook-up
men on the catapults, aircraft weight checkers and
jet blast deflector operators.

Below the hub-bub of the flight deck these busy green
shirts watch and maintain a myriad of machinery to
operate the catapults and retract them for another
100+ mile per hour launch.

Back in the arresting gear, the deafening roar and
screech of miles of heavy cable is the only
companion to a man standing watch over
the airplane catching machinery.

V-2, another important link in the
Air Department and Independence team!



************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
G. Breaux Ballard III AN
1965 - 1966
AN
FLAG
*
Steven Blaisdell AN
Dec 1966 - Jun 1969
AN
FLAG
*
Frank Frizzell AN
"Lefty"
1965 - 1968
AN
FLAG
Waist Cats
Cat 3
Fred Hoffstaetter ABEAN
1966 - 1970
ICS
ABEAN
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Waist Cats


Memorial

Henry Thomas Jekot ABMAN
1963 - 1966
ICS
ABMAN
FLAG
Hookup man CAT #1
Would like to contact others from V2
Dennis McCutcheon AN
1967 - 1971

ndsvsm
AN
FLAG
Waist Cats
Richard Savarino AN
"Ritchie"
1966 - 1970
AN
FLAG
Waist Cats
Richard C. Hamilton ABE3
1962 - 1966

pucngcvsm
ABE3
FLAG
*
Terry G. Kilgo ABE3
1964 - 1968
ABE3
FLAG
*
Bob Waldron ABE3
04 Jan 1967 - Aug 1970
ABE3
FLAG
Waist Cats
Have often wondered what had become of
some of my former shipmates and friends.
Bernie J. Dusch ABE2
1967 - 1971
ABE2
FLAG
*
Gunn A. Harrover ABE2
1965 - 1968
ABE2
FLAG
*
Patrick Little ABE2
1967 - 1971

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ABE2
FLAG
OX Division
1984 - 1985
Was discharged from the Navy in 1971
Returned to active duty in 1977.
Was subsequently Commissioned as an
LDO Ensign, ASW Aviation Operations,
and assigned as INDY's OX Division
Officer, Operations Department.
LCDR, USN (RET)
Phillip M. Mauldin ABE2
1966 - 1970
ABE2
FLAG
*
Pete Rico ABE2
1965 - 1968
ABE2
FLAG
*
Thomas J. Villano TD2
1966 - 1967
TD2
FLAG
*
Charlie Bard ABCS
1964 - 1967
1971 - 1973
ABCS
FLAG
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V2
1966 Cruise Book Photo - Provided by John L. Hedinger RVAH-1

************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments

CVA-62
10 Jan 59
v2 Div.
1958 - 1959
v2 Div.
1960 - 1961
v2 Div.
1962 - 1963
v2 Div.
1964 - 1965
v2 Div.
1966 - 1967
v2 Div.
1968 - 1969
v2 Div.
1970 - 1971
CV-62
28 Feb 73
v2 Div.
1972 - 1973
v2 Div.
1974 - 1975
v2 Div.
1976 - 1977
v2 Div.
1978 - 1979
v2 Div.
1980 - 1981
v2 Div.
1982 - 1983
v2 Div.
1984 - 1985
v2 Div.
1986 - 1987
v2 Div.
1988 - 1989
v2 Div.
1990 - 1991
v2 Div.
1992 - 1993
v2 Div.
1994 - 1995
v2 Div.
1996 - 1997
v2 Div.
1998 - Decom.
v2 Div.
Yr. Unknown

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