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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
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1959 Shake Down
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1961 Med Cruise
Charles D. Arnold
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1966 / 1967 Med Cruise
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VF-41 Black Aces
CVW-7
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CVA-62

VF-41 * Established 01 Sep. 1950

Planes
Vought F4U "Corsair"
McDonnell F2H "Banshee"
McDonnell F3H-2 "Demon"
(Redesignated F-3B)
McDonnell F4H-1 "Phantom II"
(Redesignated F-4B)
McDonnell F4N "Phantom II"
Grumman F-14A "Tomcat"
VF-41 deployed on board the INDY 1959 - 1969 with CVW-7

22 Apr 59 - 30 Jun 59 Shakedown Gitmo

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
Robert H. Adsit AQ3 1957 - 1961			Made The Indy's Shake Down Cruise, 1st. Med Cruise plus 2 or 3 shorter cruises. Paul Haynes was in my *Division / AQ-Group!*
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2 1959 - 1962			*
Ramond Edney AMH2 1959			On Shake Down Cruise Spring of 1959

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

04 Aug 60 - 03 Mar 61 Med

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
Richard Strutz PNSN 1960 - 1962			*
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Robert H. Adsit AQ2 1957 - 1961			Made The Indy's Shake Down Cruise, 1st. Med Cruise plus 2 or 3 shorter cruises. Paul Haynes was in my *Division / AQ-Group!*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2 1959 - 1962			*
Lewis F. Fish AO2 1960 - 1964			*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2 1959 - 1963			*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2 1960 - 1962			*
Gordon A. Paul ATN2 1960 - 1961			*

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

04 Aug 61 - 19 Dec 61 Med

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
George Geisz 1961 - 1962			*
Richard Strutz PNSN 1960 - 1962			*
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2 1959 - 1962			*
Lewis F. Fish AO2 1960 - 1964			*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2 1959 - 1963			*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2 1960 - 1962			*

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

1962

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
Richard Strutz PNSN 1960 - 1962			*
Joe Galati ADR3 1962 - 1964			Looking for Mike Crouch AO2 From Pasa Robles, California
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3 1962 - 1965			*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2 1959 - 1962			*
Lewis F. Fish AO2 1960 - 1964			*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2 1959 - 1963			*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2 1960 - 1962			*
Wesley H. Kennemore PRC 1962 - 1963			*

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

19 Apr 62 - 27 Aug 62 Med
11 Oct 62 - 26 Nov 62 Cuban Missile Response
VF-41 was transitioning to the Phantom and was not ready to deploy.

06 Aug 63 - 04 Mar 64 Med

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3 1963 - May 1967			*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3 1963 - 1966			*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3 1962 - 1965			*
Lewis F. Fish AO2 1960 - 1964			*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2 1963 - 1965			*

************* OFFICERS *************
Name	Rank	Photo	Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy 1963 � 1967			*

08 Sep 64 - 05 Nov 64 NorLant / NATO Teamwork

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3 1963 - May 1967			*
Richard Nurmi AO3 1964 - 1967			*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3 1963 - 1966			*
Larry Phillips PO3 1964 - 1967			*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3 1962 - 1965			*
Lewis F. Fish AO2 1960 - 1964			*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2 1963 - 1965			*
Calvin W. Roberts AMH2 1964 - 1966 * 1977 - 1980			Burned crispy black on 12 December, 1965 Airwing Fly-off. Flight Deck Trouble Shooter. Returned to VF-41 1977 - 1980 AMHC / AMCS USN - RET
Wallace Whitlock AO2 1964 - 1966			*

************* OFFICERS *************
Name	Rank	Photo	Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy 1963 � 1967			*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt Apr 1964 � Feb 1967			Died in 1968 just after take off from Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS Anyone who knew him, please contact Daniel R.Teasdale.* yamboy@teasdale.us

10 May 65 - 13 Dec 65 WestPac - Vietnam/Tonkin Gulf

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
David Coffin AQB3 1963 - 1965			Parts JoinedVA-75 Sep 1963 Transfered to VF-41 May 1965
James Marquez ADJ3 1959 - 1965			*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3 1963 - May 1967			*
Richard Nurmi AO3 1964 - 1967			*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3 1963 - 1966			*
Larry Phillips PO3 1964 - 1967			*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3 1962 - 1965			*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2 Mid-Late 60's			In search of some pictures when we were around DaNang and seeing the Monkey Mountains. Also a Cruiser was firing SIX inch Guns into Vietnam. It may have been the USS OKLAHOMA CLG-5 or the USS Galveston CLG-3. Any dates? What's the nearest Lat. and Long. that the Indy came to the coast of Vietnam?
Earl V. Raabe ADJ2 1965 - 1967			*
Calvin W. Roberts AMH2 1964 - 1966 * 1977 - 1980			Burned crispy black on 12 December, 1965 Airwing Fly-off. Flight Deck Trouble Shooter. Returned to VF-41 1977 - 1980 AMHC / AMCS USN - RET
Doug Thurston AQF2 Mid-Late 60's			*
Wallace Whitlock AO2 1964 - 1966			*
Mel Dobbins AMS1 May 1965 - Oct 1968			*
Walter H. White 1965			Vietnam WESTPAC 1965 Memorial Page

************* OFFICERS *************
Name	Rank	Photo	Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy 1963 � 1967			*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt Apr 1964 � Feb 1967			Died in 1968 just after take off from Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS Anyone who knew him, please contact Daniel R. Teasdale. * yamboy@teasdale.us

13 Jun 66 - 01 Feb 67 Med

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
John A. Hough AZ3 1966 - 1968			*
Steven Johnson PN3 Jun 1966 - Feb 1967			*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3 1963 - May 1967			*
Richard Nurmi AO3 1964 - 1967			*
Larry Phillips PO3 1964 - 1967			*
Earl V. Raabe ADJ2 1965 - 1967			*
Doug Thurston AQF2 Mid-Late 60's			*
James E. Wade AMS2 1966 - 1969			*
Mel Dobbins AMS1 May 1965 - Oct 1968			*
Patrick R. Swihart AE1 1966 - 1968			*

************* OFFICERS *************
Name	Rank	Photo	Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy 1963 � 1967			*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt Apr 1964 � Feb 1967			Died in 1968 just after take off from Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS Anyone who knew him, please contact Daniel R. Teasdale. * yamboy@teasdale.us

30 Apr 68 - 27 Jan 69 Med

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
John D. Breen ATN3 1967 - 1968			Flightdeck troubleshooter on F-4's
John A. Hough AZ3 1966 - 1968			*
Richard Creamer HM2 1968 - 1969			*
Doug Thurston AQF2 Mid-Late 60's			*
James E. Wade AMS2 1966 - 1969			*
Mel Dobbins AMS1 May 1965 - Oct 1968			*
Patrick R. Swihart AE1 1966 - 1968			*

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

Cruise Unknown

************* ENLISTED *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
John R. Reavis AN			*

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

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