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!
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There is software on board that makes it unreadable to the “bots” who collect that sort of stuff.
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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.
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Pretty cool, this site. I served, on the bridge(Navigation) from 73 74. Then moved to SINS Center from 75 to 77. Any quartermasters out there. Jobson, Anderson, Taylor Chitty, where you bums at?
Greetings Shipmates! I served on the Rosie Boat as an HM in “H” division from 11.73 through 12.75. Are there any fellow HM’s out there who served during that time?
WAS IN OE DIV. 65-67
Willard C. Schum Jr.
Passing of a Shipmate…
Schum, Jr., Dr. Willard C.
Oct. 23, 1931 – Sep. 29, 2013
Dr. Willard (Will) Schum formerly of Oswego, NY, born in Cheektowaga, NY and died in Venice, FL. Will received his PHD in education at University of Buffalo and served as an aerial photographer in the US Navy during the Korean War 1950 – 1954. Will is survived by his wife of 55 years Joan (Klima) Schum; sons Joseph R. Schum (Debora) of Atlanta, GA and Michael R. Schum of Richmond, VA. Will was principal of Swetman Learning Center and retired as an Associate Dean from State University of New York at Oswego. Will founded the “Safe Haven” Museum where 182 refugees were housed under President FDR during WWII. Will was president of Partners of Americas and spearheaded efforts to provide relief during the island of Monserratt’s 1997 volcano tragedy. Will was president of American Field Services to provide lodging to foreign exchange students attending school in the US. For his efforts he received Oswego’s highest recognition, the Community Service Award. In Venice Will volunteered at Bon Secours and Venice Regional Hospitals for 18 years and was a member of the Venice American Legion. He was president of Oswego rotary and assistant governor of Venice rotary. Services to be held in Venice and Oswego (spring ’14). Donations may be sent to Safe Haven Museum, PO Box 846, Oswego, NY 13126.
Hello fellow shipmates. Served short time in late 68and early 69. Worked in #1 engine room.
Had a crew of scroungers called “Dixon’s Delinquents” to appropriate loose items that the
yard crews left laying around. Had if find a ship Vietnam bound so I went awol to Corpus
Christi. There about 8 months. Then ordered to USS Shangri La. Made 10 trips to Yankee
station. Then Honorable discharge December 70. Anyone from “M” div. remember me?
Hey Guys, was on our Rosy from 64-65 CR Division. Looking for RM shipmates that remember our good times (LOL) – I wrote a book about it. Give me a shout at oldsalt5520@gmail.com
Will try and make our next Reunion…..promise.
Still looking for any info at all/ trying to contact former member John Walsh 5th Division USS FDR 1967-1968 (Vietnam service) . Thanks alot, Gerry Rempel, BC Canada candgrempel@shaw.ca
Just found out James Hollie Brady passed away last March…he was CR div Yeoman from 64-67
Served as assistant CIC officer and PIO 1970-1972. qualified as Officer of the Deck underway and made to Med Cruises.
Served aboard the FDR from 1972-1975. Was in Operations and was an electronics radar tech for the long range radar. It’s antenna was the largest of any of the antennas and hung out over the edge of the ship on the starboard side. Contact me at sd43612@gmail.com
October 27…68 years ago FD Roosevelt was commissioned in New York on Navy Day. I was born in Seattle at the same time. I left Rosie and the Navy a few days before our mutual 25th birthday.
I served Aboard the Rosie 1966 thru 1968. Vietnam Crusie 1966. My E-Mail address is robersonmitchell@gmail.com. I Was In A-Div. A-4 Group. Would love to hear from my fellow sailors from Then. I still have incredible Memories of those years. I See Young sailors now and often wonder how the Navy Is now in modern times. I Often Laugh when I see them with all those Cell Phone stuff. We did not have those. We didn’t know the Term Cell Phone. Wow. Long Time ago. Good Memories.
made the last cruise,was on board for decommisioning.
I joined the FDR crew in 1959 as a seaman duce radarman in O.I. Division. I think I did at least 3 Med Cruises and several trips to Gitmo. JFK was killed when we were in Gitmo. Worked in CIC. weesebob@aol.com
Anybody who remembers the names of the two shipmates who lost their lives on 19 June 1957 in a steam line explosion please contact me at webmaster@ussfranklindroosevelt.com
Thank you, Larry
Sanders do you have any photos of the change-out of the tacan, at the top of the mast???
P/C AL 307 VAH-3
Worked in CIC for the Rosey’s last cruise. Hit the Oceanus (Liberian Flagged vessel) in the Straits of Messina. We ended up in Naples for about 42 days for repairs. She was my first ship and ended up staying in and riding a Destroyer and Cruiser as well as spending 2 years in Bermuda. My E-Mail is thomatech@neo.rr.com. Sure would be nice to talk to some of my old shipmates.
In April or May 1957, the FDR struck an object off the south east coast of USA, causing damage our screws, which made it necessary to enter the dry docks at portsmouth,va. shortly thereafter. Could anyone relate the cause and details of this collision? I served aboard the FDR in 1957 assigned to the V-3 Div.
Thanks,
DE Sanders, USN
raining a flood here in Gettysburg,2-days now,5-9 inches,water in the basement,hasn’t been this bad for 10-years.just learned my uncles boy was on the Nimitz and I have my sisters boy,E-6 ready to take the chiefs exam,12-years in now in Chicago.military muscle web.my neice in El-paso says her husband is a captain in the army.its raining out there also.latter..
I am searching for the names of the two shipmates who lost their lives to a steam leak in a boilerroom accident in June 1957. If anyone remembers their names please contact the webmaster@ussfranklindroosevelt.com. Larry
thanks folks,didn’t mean to offend,thought I was just talkin to sailors?sorry ladies,forgot you are now ship-mates.wish I had that poster of the sailor holding his boys hand looking at the carrier ready to leave with it,got me into the navy.I had the poster of the flight-deck with big-daddy don gartlis ready to take off the flight-deck with his rail.fantastic poster.
Hello, old swabbies, I see that some of the guys where onboard during the Vietnam. My time aboard the FDR was in 1953. Med cruise in 1953 and when we returned after he holidays in 1954 we shipped out to make the trip around the horn of South America and up the pacific coast to bremerton where we de-commissioned her for repairs and add the canted deck. I got orders to Guam and that was the last I seen of her. After Guam I was at NAS Alameda in VA-151 with the F7U3M Cutlass. Squadron shippedout on the Coral Sea. Itrnsfered to FASRON 8 until discharge. Was promoted to AB3 prior to dischage. Re-upped and retired in 1973. One old shellback says hi to everyone. I think VA 151 is at Lemore NAS with F-18E’s now.
nameste3@comcast.net—hello again,sure beats programing the VCR don’t it?the wife probably wants you to wash the car?tell her your going surfing.then leave in it.I have the best memory of the mayport movie theater I’d like to share.1971—debut—SHAFT,with Richard rountree,the original,25-cents,and I actually had to stand-up the entire picture because there wasn’t 1-seat in the whole house,people were lined up all the way down the theater,I was at the back doors and bearly got in.bet the popcorn wasn’t $5-dollars either?I will NEVER watch the remake with Samuel L.jackson.sorry sam,but you ain’t John Shaft?I watch it every time it comes on TV.great movie,mosses gun,ect.bet there isn’t a theater in the entire country that can brag on that crowd now.bet money that theater is still there.what about the ships 7-11 store,levi-jeans for $4.99.cigerettes for 25-cents a pack at the smoke shop,I still have my chit.unstamped.everything was priced well,and a pay-check to boot.had my own dog-tags made up,hanging from my rear-view mirrow.it only impress’s some cops,not non-veterans.it basically says,hey dude,give me and uncle sam a break.fa-git-about-it they say.sorry,I spend my summers going to ocean-city,NJ and they don’t speak Irish there?anyone remember Donald clem and lester lookingbill from VA-176.my Maryland com-paud-drey’s.green-shirts.so in case you were there at this time,let me know,we lived in Frederick,MD.-1973-79.bradenton/Sarasota fla–79-81.memphis,tenn.–81-85,87-89.norfolk/Va-beach 85-86.sarasota again 89-92,back to Maryland,sarasota again,3rd time around,98-2001,now Gettysburg,PA last 12-years,and Orlando for 1-year,hatted it,hot as the devil,98-degree’s at 5am.helped build universal-studios.the Bates-Motel.they put a dummy up in the window of normans house at the window with the light on at night in a rocker.what a trip. So what carriers are in mayport now I wonder?watch them make a museum out of the Yosemite,if it hasn’t rusted out from all that sitting around all those years.remember the Albany,our flag-ship,Eisenhower Jr was on that,tricia Nixon’s husband.I hope they still do ship tours in mayport.I’d surely like to go aboard a carrier again.best darn food anyplace,your wife probably sends you and the kids to mcdonalds,tell the truth.I still remember tryin pineapple-upside down cake for the first time,fantastic.anykind of pancakes you ever dreamed of,strawberry,blueberry,regular.all the meats with breakfast as much as you wanted,go cooks.no your wives can’t compete can they?so much for the mith that carriers had beer-machines and bowling alleys.flight-deck picnics yes,steaks were great looking at sicily and crete.my hats off to the air-dales,they did an excellent job.wish they didn’t have to go back to oceanna or Norfolk.saw the Nimitz for the 2nd time in Norfolk when we lived there,took a tour of the base,1985.so what have we got left now?obese kids and grandkids,their also lazy,and we have to ride our Harleys just to get away.feel like rideing into the sunset sometimes,go for a pack of smokes and not come back as some have done.I have a 1982-XLH-1000cc-Iron-head sportster,can’t go very far on 2-gallons,31.000 miles so I trust it completely.cherry,S+S carb and cover,king-queen seat.so theres this guy in 4th division berthing who is polishing his combat boots one day,i ask him,ware did you get them?he says,in the Army.I says,were you in the army,duh,and why join the navy?he says,because the army wasn’t going to the med?wonder if he had to do boot all over again?met a guy in boot who never joined the navy,he joined the marines?they put him in the navy.supply and demand I guess at the time.did boot at great-lakes,july 71,companys 199+213.failed the knot tieing test?oh well,I’m a city boy,what do I know about knots.ended up on liberty boats tieing knots?leave it to the navy.and a boatswains-mate to boot.at least my 2-years in a military-school got me squad-leader,2nd squad,honerary E5-stripes.made corporal in school.charlotte-hall school,Md.silvester stallone went there before me,he’s older.wonder if he ever made corporal?no,he just made Rambo.send me a letter,I don’t read all the responses,waitting?
what it is heads,me again from the planet headrum?what do you expect from a drop-out deck-ape,patch is a gorilla in white holding a bucket and mop?looks like magilla gorilla.I just love this machine,still can’t program my VCR?should have gotten a 10th grade education I guess.at 17 all you needed was a parents signature and yur in.now their still at home at age 40?glad my folks were old school.had my own apartment at jax-beach when I was 17,paying the bills,job,all benefits,try that out wimps.join the navy,it will make a man or women out of you.not to mention the free va-medical for life and meds,but their the best doctors on the planet,they care about us.so it was leave the apartment in time for work,go,come back and frissbee on the beach,catch a few waves,catch some rays,can you beat that for a job at that age?remember the base bus,take you anyplace you wanted to go,free also.then theres the jax-busses that came and went from the carrier-pier that took you to town,75-cents.my lawyer offered me to stay in either stay on rosie,med,or take a cruiser to west-pak cruise?I got out,worst mistake in my life.so wares my re-inlistment papers?I’m only 59,can still drive the boats or carriers.I” think about the hair,fa-git-about-it?no,I’m Irish.
this web is fantastic,bound to find someone we know.still lookin for 1st division deck-apes,71-72.gomez,rogers,duke,mercado,hamilton,morgan,bahr BM3,joe miller from PA.and 4th division,bishop,and Gonzales.terry boothe also.lets all build a boat,sorry,I mean ship?and sail to the gut and have a reunion party.I’m buyin.nameste3@comcast.net