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
Want to hear from anyone that was in S-1 Division 1971-1973.
Served aboard “Rosie” from 1976-1977 as LCPO of Executive Department.
Hey Anybody or Nobody,
Just a quick update on my NEW EMAIL:max24@dslextreme.com
Thanks,
Ciao
BK
PS-I actually had exchanged emails w/Mike Childress around 1996-2000
Served from Dec. 1972 to Sept. 1975 in the S7 division. Lots of fond memories of shipmates and shore leave. Served four years in London, England as well.
I was the Assistant Air Operations Officer on FDR from Dec. 1969 to Mar. 1972. Capt. Donald Hullryde (deceased) was the Air Ops O. This was a great ship and an even greater crew! Our CATCC crew was the best in the fleet and we (Operations Dept.) won the Atlantic “E”. I flew the ship’s COD a lot (had an S2 background) and accumulated around 70 traps with the COD and delivered and off loaded untold pounds of mail and passengers. After receiving orders in early 1972 the ship was scheduled to participate in exercise “Snowy Beach” to protect a USMC amphibious landing on the coast of Maine to be opposed by “Orange Air from NAS Brunswick. Long story short-I was sent to “steal” “Orange Air” Op Orders and was “captured after sending Orange Air strike plans to the FDR via telegram from the Navy Exchange. Spent a week at SERE school in Rangley Maine! FDR crew was very supportive and I still have my POW bracelet they made for me! I eventually commanded an S-3 squadron (VS-32 “Maulers) on JFK and Ike (CVN-69). FDR was an operating ship and we got the job done! R. “Moose” Bruce
forgot to leave my contact info: oldsalt5520@gmail.com RM3 CR Division
Hello to all my mates from March 64 through May 65 CR division. I’m living in Charleston, SC and can’t wait until the upcoming May reunion 2014. It’s been a long time and since I transferred over the the Saratoga, I get my shipmates confused…I wrote a book about us- Navy Days Memoirs of a Sailor in the 60’s – hopefully it will make it to the ship store other wise contact me directly if interested (review is at https://www.createspace.com/3414044
See ya’ll in May!! Stay safe
I was with VA 87, AT3, on board the FDR in 1972. I would like to hear from the guys I worked with. Ange, Pirtle, Clegg, Ricio were some to the guys I worked with. If you know any of these guys please give them my email address maxbritt@aol.com
I served onboard FDR from 1/1/74 to 5/1/76 in the Supply Department. Lots of fond memories and onky a few scary moments. She was a great ship to serve on during that time in my life.
Robert Clinton
Formerly Ltjg, SC, USNR
I am Anthony Roppo’s son Joseph. He is in his 80’s now and he served on the FDR as a helmsman on the bridge from 1951 – 1955. Please feel free to contact me to get in touch with him if you served on the Rosie during those years. Anthony is bed ridden these days due to diabetes but I am sure he would love to hear from any of his old shipmates. Thank you..
Served aboard the Rosie, PT2, from 1962-1965. Would like to hear from Charlie McGue, Mike Foye or Royce Cadell. Served under LT Cdr Jake Jacoby and Cmdr. Lofton and Lt. Mack Dennison.
GaryCharlesIden@gmail.com
Served onboard FDR from 7/1972 to 12/1972. Would like to hear from anyone who remembers me.
I am looking for former shipmates from m division during 1966-67 Westpac cruise.
need verification that I was in the gulf of Tonkin for va benefits.
would appreciate anyone remembering me to please contact me at gary.nay@gmail.com
on June 10th 2013 I left a message requesting any information on obtaining a Med. Cruise patch (1961-1963), and a ships sleeve name patch,I forgot to leave my email address for any one who can help, please contact me at, lenlaraio@comcast.net
Is there a crew book available for the Franklin Delenor Rosevlet crew members from 1948 – 1952, please?
I served aboard the Rosie 1961-1963,i’am looking for a Med cruise patch for any of those years and also a ships sleeve name patch, i ride with the Honey Brook, Pa. Legion riders and would be proud to wear them, any help would be greatly appreciated.vt
I was on FDR for two Med Cruises 64/65 With VF-11. Even with all my complaining
back then I now look back fondly on those times.
Served onboard 1973-1976 Now live in Acworth Ga.
RD-2 Served on board the “Rosie” from 69 thru 71. Would like to hear from some of my shipmates! Looking for Daniel Scott..Radioman 2nd, and Jeff Small..Radarman, that served during the 69-71 deployment period.
Wanting to locate and purchase a 1971 Med cruise patch. Thanks much.
stumbled upon this while googleing my fathers name, as it nears memorial day. I am the only daughter of willie westberry, and remember going out on dependents cruises on the FDR while my dad was the MPA in engineering. He passed away in 2006 at the age of 81. Would love to hear from anyone who knew him or had stories to share My name is now Sandra Tomlin.
Was on Shake Down Cruiseout out of Brooklyn †o Cuba,trinadad,Rio
I served on the FDR back in the early 70’s, in AIR/V2/Cats . I’m looking for a ship lapel pin or a ship’s sleeve name patch. If any body knows where I can get one or both, I would appreciate the help. Shipmates
I was a MSSN on board the decommissioning crew (1977)and I was awarded a Silver FDR decommissioning coin when I left. Was there any type of paper work that authenticates these coins and who received them? If there are any shipmates that remember me or this coin and paperwork involved please contact me at thomasemarks2004@yahoo.com
Searching for information on Sailor : Beny Kee , or Benny Kee , or Benny Lee . Sailor during the Late 1950s out of New York , NY
Any information on this sailor or knowing Patricia Rae Bellinger from Queens , NY in 1959 Fastphil111@yahoo.com