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Plan Of The Day
Welcome Aboard
The Declaration of the
INDEPENDENCE
Indy Reunion Association
Denis Bagley President
(click here for info)
Ship's Store
Indy Reunion Association
(click here)
USS Independence
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Hosted by: Earl Langley
USS INDEPENDENCE
STATUS INFORMATION
Provided by
N * V * R
STRICKEN
To be disposed of,
type of disposal
not known.
Status Date
08 March 2004
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Navy News
Hull Number
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
Harry B. Kidd
OP Div. 1969 - 1970
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
Cruise Books
These Cruise Books
have been donated to the
Independence Memorial Library
for use in developing this site
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
Computer
Special Thanks Also To
Ron Phillips
CR Div. * 1977 - 1980
For Upgrading My Old
Computer by Donating a
Dell Dimension 8100
Running XP professional
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
Dave Foley
SparrowHawk60@aol.com
Anyone out there with information
on any of my subject matter,
feel free to send me
additions and / or corrections.
To Contact Me
ussindependencecva62@gmail.com
If you've ever been stationed
aboard the "Indy"
Ships Company, Air Group or
Marine Detachment
Let me know when you were
aboard so I can add you to
"Ships Company / Air Group /
Marine Detachment Pages".
This Page Updated 07.29.08 gwf |
VF-84 Jolly Rogers CVW-7
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CVA-62
Home Base: NAS Oceana
Established - 01 July 1955
as the Vagabonds
Adopted the Jolly Rogers in 1960
Planes
FJ-3 Fury - 1955/1959 North American
F8U-2 Crusader - 1959/1964 Vought
(redesignated F-8C)
F-4B Phantom II - 1964/1967 McDonnell
F-4J Phantom II - 1967/1977 McDonnell
F-14 Tomcat - 1977 Grumman
VF-84 & VF-41 were the first operational
squadrons to get the F-4J Phantom in 1967
VF-84 deployed most years between
1960 - 1969 on board the INDY with CVW-7
Disestablished 29 Sep 1995
04 Aug 60 - 03 Mar 61 Med
************* OFFICERS *************
| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
04 Aug 61 - 19 Dec 61 Med
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| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
19 Apr 62 - 27 Aug 62 Med
************* OFFICERS *************
| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
11 Oct 62 - 26 Nov 62 Cuban Missile Response
************* OFFICERS *************
| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
06 Aug 63 - 04 Mar 64 Med
************* OFFICERS *************
| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
10 May 65 - 13 Dec 65 WestPac - Vietnam/Tonkin Gulf
1965 Cruise Book Photos - Provided by John L. Hedinger RVAH-1
************* OFFICERS *************
| Name |
Rank |
Photo |
Comments |
LCDR Stanley Edward Olmstead
1965
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Officially reported
Killed In Action 17 October 1965 |
LT G. W. JJ Jarvis
1965
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Transferred to Test Flight School
at end of cruise
Retired 1977 |
LTJG Porter Alexander Halyburton
1965
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Officially reported
Killed In Action 17 October 1965
LTJG Halyburton was actually a
POW and returned in 1973.
He is now
CDR Porter Halyburton, USN (Ret.) |
LTJG Rodney Allen Knutson
1965
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Officially reported
Missing In Action 17 October 1965
LTJG Knutson was eventually
classified as a POW |
ENS Ralph Allen Gaither
1965
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Officially reported
Missing In Action 17 October 1965
ENS. Gaither was eventually
classified as a POW |
1965 Cruise Book Photos - Provided by John L. Hedinger RVAH-1
13 Jun 66 - 01 Feb 67 Med
30 Apr 68 - 27 Jan 69 Med
CVW-7 Squadrons on board for cruises 1959 - 1977
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