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Years Served: 1971-1973…V-4 division flight deck purple shirt then AV/Gas below decks. Loved the clubs in Olongapo and the great party the ship and the city hosted. I didnt think these would be some of my fondest memories from my teen years!!

Years Served: 1952-54…Seems like yesterday. Still correspond with shipmates Dudley and the Grock!

Years Served: 1984-1988…hi all, would like to hear from you all from g-4, g-5 and weapons dept.

Years Served: 1964 – 1968…V-1 Division, Blue Shirt. Elevator Operator, Flight Deck Spotter and Flight Deck Control. Sure miss those days aboard her. Ken Platte, Where are you? Anyone know of Ken, let me know. 64/68

Years Served: 3…Hello Shipmates: I served with the S-5 Division, Mess Management Specialist. I also served on the Theodore Roosevelt, and Minesweepers USS Exultant,Engage, Illusive, and Impervious. I was stationed at land facilities Great Lakes, Orlando, and at Virginia Beach as a Squadron member of VF-84 the Jolly Rogers.