HAVE YOU CHECKED THE HOME PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFO?
I have managed to resurrect some of the Guest Books from the previous FDR Websites. There are some that are lost forever but this is the best there is at the moment. There is a lot of good stuff there.
Click on the year you want to view. Click on the left arrow at the top of your browser to return to this page.
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MISUSE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN COULD BE AN INVASION OF PRIVACY!
Sign in using the comment form at the bottom of the page and please leave a valid email address. It will NOT be viewable to visitors! If you want to hear from your shipmates leave your email address IN THE MESSAGE ALSO.
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Please put your email address in your message so your shipmates can get back to you (if they can remember you).
There is software on board that makes it unreadable to the “bots” who collect that sort of stuff.
All entries must be approved before they will appear in the book. Any inappropriate entries, as well as those with invalid email addresses, will be deleted and will not appear. I check daily so don’t despair if your entry doesn’t appear immediately.
Due to a rash of automated spam messages we now use “captcha” authentication. Just enter the “captcha” code and then SUBMIT. Don’t worry about upper or lower case….either will work. If you have trouble reading it just click the little button to the right and it will “refresh”. Thanks!
Many shipmates have told me, via email, about having visited this site. Oddly many have not left entries here for their shipmates to see. THEY do wonder how you are and probably would love to hear from you. This is a great way get back in contact.
REMEMBER….THE ONLY WAY FOR YOUR SHIPMATES TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU IS HAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR MESSAGE
For YOUR protection – No home phone numbers or addresses please. Please save that for when you make email contact.
REMEMBER….IF YOU WANT TO BE CONTACTED MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF YOUR MESSAGE
Looking for guys who would have served with my Dad, Llewellyn “Lou” Kopchak.
He’s not computer savy. In 59 and 60 he was a FN, 61 an MM3.
Was an ADJ with VA-176 from 1972-73. Had great times on the Rosie & a blast at all the ports we hit. I still have a cigarette lighter from the Rosie with her name & emblem on it. All I can say is I hope it never learns to talk! Thank you to ships company, for the rides & for making my 2 cruises on good ones!!!
I was aboard FDR from 71 to 73 in B Division. I worked in the forward evaporators. We made 10 month Med cruise after being extended. Hard to believe that was 40 years ago. It was certainly a different time in my life. I see names I recognize; Roach, Bumgardner, Visona, Cassick, Giradeau, Hammack, etc. Wow, what memories!
1st Division 63-64
Last cruise of the Rosie, with VA-215-1976-77. My first cruise as a Airman of my 20yrs in the navy & many cruise after this one but will always remember this one. I guess you always remember your first.
I am wanting to hear from anyone from GM division from april 1968 through jan 1969
Has anyone on here ever had a video conference with the board of veteran appeals about a claim. If so please contact me fishman17320032000@yahoo.com, i would love to get some advice from you…thanks
Any survivors of the chilly Willy A gang?
OI DIV 57 – 59 I went to a reunion last year and went on the USS Midway CVA 41 very impressive sitting there at the dock in San Diego, our sister ship. Talk about walking into the past, wow, much is restored but there is much to go, CIC was closed due to restoring, some hatches are welded shut but the mess decks were open and I did sit in the Captains seat on the Bridge. I wish I could have explored more but walking has become a chore.
With VF-84 on 71 & 72 Med Cruises
saw a couple of interesting posts and really would like to hear from two shipmates. please contact me at jerry.batton@cox.net. thanks.
~Dec ’72 – Dec ’74 including Yom Kippur War Med Cruise and hurricane near Azores transit home. OI Div Officer and OOD. Bob Woodard & John Sciutto, are you out there? Reply to fmgregg2@gmail.com
Med cruise 1972 attached to VF 84. Anyone in the airframes shop let me know.
Was onboard from 1976-1977 for the last cruise. Was an Airman but never made to the flight deck…..said I would get blown overboard due to my size. Ended up as a Dental Striker. I was the smallest sailor onboard.
I made the last cruise on FDR , assigned to V-1 division , I still have the silver decommissioning coin presented to me when I left the ship.
I was in 4th Division boat coxswain for #2 P boat
Hello to all my shipmates from 4th division during the 1969/1970 Med cruise. Happy boating!
I made a request of Sen. Brown to get all photos of Rosie’s last deployment in 77. The paper work was sent to the navy. The navy yard in Washington was talked about, to start there. I will let you know how I make out. dan
I was an amh3 with va15 tad to im2 1973-74 and am looking for old friends like amh2 Paul Dunlap im2div and amh3 Ralph Wheeler from va41.
You can contact me at shooter231@netzero.com Anyone with info can contact me.
Thanks
Mr. Craig W. Thomas
Westfall was in OI Divn. 1964
Message from the Mail Bag:
I’m looking for any photos of my late father, Edward D Westfall. Many
would have known him as Eddie. He was a “Radar man” on the FDR around
1965. If any members have a pic, I’d be grateful.
Thank you and Best regards,
Creighton E. Westfall creighton30@att.net
fn, a divison. was aboard for 64 med cruise & when jfk was shot,when they shut the water off in cuba. only found oscar cabanas from a div. would like to hear from anyone from the ship! donnie hall, walter hopkins,danny bates,ronnie mccord,carol christmas, bruce baldwin,alderman ,cossick, pall gish anyone from the ship. best of health to all. 8/31/2012 old61@comcast.net would like to fine a 64 cruise book , lost mine? they were the good old times. proud to have been there with all of you. tom
Looking for shipmates from 1968-1970 aboard Rosie. I was in Supply
Weapons Dept. Oct’76 to July’77 made the last cruise of the Rosie
Mr Payne. I was on the FDR for the 57/58 Med cruise.Had a small run in witha Marine at the chow line. Contact me.
VKRETSINGER@bak.rr.com
VAH-3