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   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.
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MISUSE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN COULD BE AN INVASION OF PRIVACY!
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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.
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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.
REMEMBER….THE ONLYÂ Â 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
I was an AQ3, AQ2 in VA-176 and made cruises 1973-1976. What a great ship!
Hello to all. I was with VF-111 for The Last Cruise of The Rosie, 1976-77. If anybody knows Paul Cote, please ask him to contact this website. God bless you all. I would love to hear from anyone in VF-111 or ship’s company from The Last Cruise. my e-mail address is djspliff26@gmail.com.
Lenny
VA 87 Rigger 72 /76 … Rosey was a good ole ship , didn’t realize it then, but do now.. even though the fresh water converters where a mess . Still managed to get a shower mostly av-gas trying to stay clean ..
Hello. My name is Rochelle Lowe and I’m looking for anyone who might remember my Dad. I would like to get him I’m contact with some of his old shipmates. I believe he served between 63 to 65. His name is Thomas I. Doepker Thank you for your time
Rochelle Lowe.
Rochellelowe1984@gmail.com
I worked the arresting gear V2 department, Was on for the last cruise and decomissioning
Was on the rosey from 72-74. Was in M division assigned to #1 and #3 engine rooms. Looking to hear from anyone who served with me
ANYONE from the 57/58 Med cruise out there??? Requesting pictures and memories.
VKRETSINGER@bak.rr.com VAH-3KN63
I wanted to inform you that last night 19 Oct 15 Jim R Smith ” med cruise 70″ passed away. He was my cousin. But I wanted you to know you lost a great shipmate and friend. Do have some photos of him and his friends. Fair winds and a following sea and may your big jib draw. God bless you shipmates!
served 75-77, TAD from electrical distribution to chill-water shop A Division. I still remember a certain MM2 who went ua on the final deployment and left me the only 2c in the shop.. I was standing in the barber shop line and you walk by smiling at me .. now I know why.
I served aboard the FDR from July to December 1952…a shakedown cruise from Gitmo to Mayport and then to the Med for NATO’s “Operation Mainbrace.” We blew a cat and had to go into The Firth of Clyde in Scotland for repairs. Became a “BLUENOSE” during Mainbrace. Attached to the Photo Lab from SQ. VC-62.
david schinsing are you out there? was in 1st division from 71-72, transfered to 4th division in 72. remember whitehorn? my friend was randy elkins and gomez and webb. remember hamilton. i worked on the foxsile and the smoke shop passage way. swab jockey. just retired in may to supply nc at holden-beach. was from maryland. contact me if you remember, took the 72-cruise. officers liberty launch coxswain in 4th division. on the helm in 1st division with barr, elkins, miller. port after steering watch also. e-mail is—kempophil@atmc.net—.
Checked onboard 8-66 departed 12-68 After mess cooking in the freezers and R-DIV coop cleaning I spent the rest of the Nam cruise in the CO2 XFR locker. then got the chance to move to the Carpenter shop with Sam Crest….. as LPO and really enjoyed the rest of my time on the Filthy Dirty & Rusty. only one bad day was crossing the Equator and finding out I was the only Birthday Boy and that sucked, i think i crawled the Hanger & Flight deck a million times “Thanks REX” So it goes on fixing the boats, making wood DC plumes, Plaques, Cruse Boxes etc. I got the choice of DC3 or CE A-School and retired 31-12-89 after seeing too much of the world building from Moscow USSR to Harare Zimbabwe and being the target for quite a few terror groups. Now Im really retired and driving my Wife buggy. Ha she did say I DO.
Served on board the Rosie from ’66-’68
66-67 Nam Cruise and 67-68 Med cruise.
ADJ3 in VA-172 ( Blue Bolts ).
Was onboard January to April 1977. I was an AE1 in VA-155, and mainly worked the deck as the AE troubleshooter.
I reported aboard in Naples, just prior to playing tag with the tanker and return to Naples.
MEMBER OF FINAL CREW WAS PROMOTED TO CWO2 FROM EWCS AND STAYED ABOARD FOR THE TURN OVER AND DECOMMISSIONING. ONE OF THE TWO BEST SHIPS I SERVED ON. ANYONE FROM OPERATIONS OR THE EW PERSONEL FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT TORVIS@ORVIS.COXATWORK.COM WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE PICTURES OF THE BADGERS SOLD TO LIBYA?
great time in my young life, Many fond memories of my shipmates and ports of call we visited. Any seadogs want to contact me please email: otegk@yahoo.com
I enjoyed my 13 months as an electrician on board the Rosie…..I am now retired at this time and enjoying more of my life….
My father served on CV-21 the U.S.S. Boxer in the late 40’s.
When I was a kid in the mid 1970’s he took me and my sister to Mayport Naval station
to visit some ships that were having an open house.
The Roosevelt was in port but was not open to the public that day.
Dad explained to a Roosevelt crew member that he always wanted to show his kids
a carrier. Next thing I know, the Duty Officer from the Roosevelt came down and
and invited us on a personal tour.
We got a private tour of the ship and ate lunch on board and I got to meet
a pilot and it was a day I will never forget.
I don’t remember the exact year, It was early to mid 1970’s.
But if anyone here served during that time, Thank you for allowing my old dad to
show his kids an aircraft carrier.
And thank you for a day so memorable for a small boy that I still have fond memories
over 40 years later.
Was on board 72-74. Worked in CIC with Herb McFadden and more great guys. From Moultrie, Ga. loved playin’ Acey Deucy in CATC with those guys.
I was in R-Division 1962-1964. Worked in the Engineering Log Room. General Quarters station was Damage Control Central. E-mail address: rockindocfarm@aol.com
I was an ABH .Aboard from late 69 -early 73. Worked on the Hangar deck , bay 3 as an aircraft handler & safety man , bay 2 as an elevator operator .
forgot to put my email address. jgelston2@yahoo.com
I was a Signalman aboard the Rosie from 1970-72. Any you yahoo’s still out there?
Koenig, Hartwick, Pence (OPS Dept. 1964-1966) … drop me an email. A lot of your shipmates would love to hear from you.
nick.cva42@cox.net
I was a machinist-mate aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 from approx. Jan 1, 1960 – Jan 1964.