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
I served onboard Rosie from March 1976 until it was decommissioned. I was in 2nd Division Deck crew Boatswain Mate. I had just left the bridge as a helmsman, minutes before the collision with the Liberian grain tanker. We were watching Armed Forces TV in our berthing space when all of a sudden we felt like something was pushing us, but had no idea why. The 1st Division head was where the impact hit on our level. Luckily no one was in there because it was completely pushed in to the inside wall. Many great memories during my short time onboard!
Frankey101@yahoo.com
whats wrong with being stuck in naples and riding my liberty-boats?? so what happened to naples USO-club? good ships grub and great bands. hey-joes out front ready to make a bargain. I did??
kempophil@atmc.net
My Dad was on the FDR during the 1967 Vietnam deployment. Corpsman William Koenig, Jr. He passed away in 2009. I’ll always remember the Rosie.
wekoenig3@bellsouth.net
I was aboard the Rosie for its final voyage, serving in the V-3 division as a blue shirt. On the day of the collision, I was operating the elevator, prepared for an emergency breakaway during fueling. I observed the approaching tanker, and its trajectory appeared concerning. I informed hangar control that the approach seemed incorrect and that a collision appeared imminent. My sound power headphones then became active with individuals admonishing me, instructing me to cease jesting and refrain from such remarks. Moments later, the alarms began to sound. I was fortunate not to have been thrown overboard, as I was positioned at the edge, observing the tanker at the moment of impact.
gabevillar429@gmail.com
We just lost my grandpa (2/20/26), Richard Rodenbeck (1952-1954) at age 93. I grew up hearing stories about his time on the Roosevelt. I am here to find out about specific ports he may have stopped at and to soak up any information or photos. I miss him so much.
meltahrens@gmail.com