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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

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

Dave Foley
SparrowHawk60@aol.com

Let me know when you were
aboard so I can add you to
"Ships Company / Air Group /
Marine Detachment Pages".

This Page Updated 01.08.08 gwf

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
Gerald Czekaj ABEAA 1994 - 1996			Waist Cats I miss that ship, it's always nice to see freedoms flagship on tv. She was a great ship.
Charles Jackson ABEAA 1996 - 1998			*
Josh AA Oct 1995 -			*
Jason Paul AA 1995 - 1996			*
Fernando Alonso AN 1997 - 1998 ilarts			What an honor it is to have served amongst such a great crew, aboard a ship with so much history under her belt
Timothy M. Aue AN Sep 1994 - Dec 1996			Great ship to be on and a wonderful crew
Jason Billig AN Nov 1994 - Jun 1997			During my last cruise (Cobra Gold) I crossed the equator and became a Shellback.
Chris Caperton ABEAN 1995 - 1998			*
Charles Chadwick ABEAN Nov 1994 - Jul 1997			Arresting Gear
Michael Dunning AN 1994 - 1997			*
Gregory D Gurganus ABEAN "Greg" 1995 - 1997			Looking for old friends and buddys.
Aaron Fuhlrodt AN 1997 - 1998			Transfeered to the Kitty Hawk and got out in 2000 as an ABE2. Was the Cat 2 Captain for the Kitty Hawk..
KJ Kolodziej AZAN 1994 - 1997			*
Christopher Morgan AN 1997 - Decom			BEST TIME IN THE NAVY...
James Munguia ABEAN 1994 - 1996			*
Justin Nunes ABEAN 1997 - Decom			*
Lionel Trimmer AN 1993 - 1997			Had some great times on the "INDY". I would like to hear from some of the other people on board.
Byron Watson ABEAN 1996 - 1998			Part of the Decommisioning Crew then finished my military servicee aboard the John C. Stennis
Anel Asis AK3 1995 - 1997			Bow Cats Became an AK3 in 1997
Justin Brock IC3 1996 - 1998			VLA
Richard "Coby" Coburn ABE3 1995 - 1998			V-2 Waistcats I left the Indy for an ACL surgery on my right knee, just before the final decom cruise.
Robert S. Collins ABE3 Sep 1993 - Aug 1997			Bow Cats Love to hear from anyone who served when I did.
Sedric Forney ABE3 Aug 1992 - Sep 1998			Waist Cats-Maint. Support
Erik Julius ABE3 1995 - 1998			*
Dennis Keller ABE3 1992 - 1996			Maintenance Control
Jason R. Mason ABE3 Dec 1993 - Jan 1997			*
Daniel Miller AZ3 Jun 1994 - Jun 1997			Maintenance Office
Padraic "Pat" O'Hare ABE3 1995 - Decom			V-2 Bow Cats and Waist Cats - Center Deck Operator. I miss Georges Country Bar, Choo-Hi's (how ever you spell it), Beef Bowls at Yoshinoya, Habu-Sake and sarcastically miss the 18-20 hr days at sea and sleeping on station for alert 5's. After DECOM. I went over to the Vinson.
Donald J Overacker ABE3 "BEAR" 1992 - 1996			*
Jeffrey Howard Schofield ABE3 Apr 1996 - Decom.			Looking forward to hearing from shipmates who served aboard the USS Independence.
Joshua Schwandt ABE3 1995 - 1998			*
Christopher A. Taylor ABE3 Oct 1992 - Oct 1996			Bow Cats Was So Happy To Leave But Now I Trully Miss Her. Have never forgotten the friends I made and I know I never will.
Thomas Weimer ABE3 1993 - 1997			Waist Cats
Mark Bromley IC2 1995 - 1998			Decom Crew One of the finest ships I have ever served upon. This ships crew was always the best. Even though the ship I cross decked to had better air cond. The Indy is still the best.
Jason Tolentino ABE2 Oct 1996 - Decom			Arresting Gear * Decom Crew Spent 2 years on board the greatest ship that ever sailed the seas. Spent my last tour at the Navy Recruiting District San Francisco.
Lawrence E. Setting ABECS Jul 1996 - Aug 1998			Just about the best two years of my military career.

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