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.
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 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
Was with VFP-62 Det 8/67 to 5/68 in the Med. Was the first & only time aboard any ship during my enlistment. Had the greatest cruise with some of the finest people in the world.Shipboard life was such a different thing. Everything from the showers, the planes going off the cats. Love to hear from anyone there on that cruise.
New e-mail address DaltonVF84@frontier.com
Made workups and Med cruise (1964) with the FDR when attached to HU-2.
At the time I was an ATCA (acting like a Chief) and the Det CPO.
Would have been a great cruise if we hadn’t lost one of the Tankers.
Enjoyed the ports especially Palermo where I had the pleasure of spending
the time in port with a lot of my cousins and a great Aunt, my father was
born in Palermo, Sicily so it was like “Homecoming”.
Loved that old rust bucket. Another bad part of the cruise going back to
Bayonne for new screws and then going back to the Med for another month
or two. GO NAVY…long sail the Rosy wherever she is.
Frank
MY FIRST CRUISE, THE LAST ONE FOR THE FDR. 76-77. I WAS IN VA-215 OUT OF LEMOORE,CA. WAS TAD THE WHOLE CRUISE TO SRS. HAD A GOOD TIME AND MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS. FUNNY WHEN WE WENT TO SICILY, THE CO TOLD US WE COULDNT RENT CARS AND DRIVE THERE. THE CO THEN WRECKED IN A CAR. THE XO MADE HIM STAY ON THE SHIP. FUNNY TOO IS ALL THE MANOVERBOARD DRILLS IN THE DAY. SOME GUYS MADE UP A DUMMY AND THREW IT OVER AT NIGHT JUST SO THE NIGHT SLEEPERS WOULD SEE HOW IT FELT. ENOUGH SAID ON THAT. HA. SEEN TO MUCH OF NAPLES. BUT WE HAD A WRECK AND HAD TO GET THE HOLE FIXED IN THE BOW. OH GOOD TIMES. RETIRED IN 1994 AS AN AME-1, AND LIVING IN ARKANSAS. goldpan57@yahoo.com
My Name is Tim Thibault (Billy Thibault son) Jeffrey Heil Is this the Billy you are reffering to? He was a BT3 during 1957-1958. My father passed away 4/17/10 from asbestos cancer from being on the Navy ships. He ended up doing 30yrs in the reserves. If you have any info on my my dad send me a e-mail and I can contact you. My e-mail is TThibault35@comcast.net
I have followed in my dads footsteps and have been in the Navy 11 years.
Thanks
LT Tim Thibault
I was aboard the FDR in 1958 & 1959 made 2 med. cruises I started in V-3 division and then struck for Hospital cospmen and spent the remainder in Sick Bay
I was a storekeeper with VF-84 1969-1970. Did Med cruise workups on the FDR. I remembered the “Jolly Rogers” Fighting Eighty Four, we had F-4Js. Some of my hardest work days in the Navy during this period. Re-enlisted for orders to another squadron. Went on to do 30 years. Retired as a E-9. Anyone out there remember me? alfoster964@yahoo.com
Hello. I am the daughter of Ron Morgan. I have been looking for his ship for a while. He had a flood and lost his book and all his memorabilia of the ship. I would love someone to contact me and give me info about his ship. Pictures, videos, ect. This would mean so much to my dad. I believe he was in the Navy 1960-64.? I want to surprise him so I don’t want to ask. My dad is not on the internet so I will give his home address. Ron Morgan 14862 Ky. 59 Vanceburg, KY 41179. MY email is : matt517@embarqmail.com, please email me with any info. I REALLY hope to hear from someone! Angela K Eidson
And you yourself deserve the same thanks. You served right alongside the rest of us.
Hey guys just want to say hello from an x-shipmate ( 1971-1973) SK3 Storekeeper Was on her when she was CVA42. Want to thank you for your service to our country. Without you we wouldn’t have what we have today……FREEDOM…….Thanks again
Id just like to say hello to all the guys in B division of Rosie’s last cruise. Hope all of you are doing good. Would like to hear from some of the guys from the Oil Shack. To my best friend Billy wherever you are, been a long time.
My name is Jack Dubow i was on rosie 1957-1959 i am looking for crew members who were in the 3rd at that time
I served April 1975 to April 1977. I was a Sgt. assigned to the Marine Detachment. I made two Med cruises. It was fun to say the least……I can still taste the jet fuel in my bug juice on the mess deck….
Anybody out there from the 5th deck division CVB-42 Jan 49 to Oct 49?
HELLO JIM TOLLEFSON , YOUR PICTURE IS IN THE CRUISE BOOK FOR 73-74 , ON PAGE 73 ..I’VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SITE FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS , I ALSO STAY IN CONTACT W/ SHIPMATES FROM MY DEPT. I WAS IN THE ENG. DEPT. ALSO ——–HT-3 DENNY HICKS , I GOT OUT JUST BEFORE THE LAST CRUISE …. GOOD LUCK
I served on board the FDR from 1973 thru it’s decommissioning in 1977. I was on board for three Med Crusies. ’73-74, 75, 76-77′ I did not see my name in the roster of the ’73-74 and 75′ crusies. My name is in the ’76-77′ cruise book, but it is spelled wrong. (Tellefson) I was in #4 Engine Room and left the ship as an MM1.
Jim Tollefson
2jtoll@nemont.net
Looking for an shipmate from 69-72 in B division, especially in 1 group.
HI I WAS ABOARD ROSIE FROM 74 TO 77 AND CAN NOT FIND MY NAME IN THE ROSTER.I WAS IN DECK DEPT. WENT FROM SR TO BM3.SERVED IN 2ND DIV. AND 3RD DIV.COULD YOU UPDATE ROSTER? THANK YOU BM3 SHARPE CESSNA7477@HOTMAIL.COM
I served with va-72 aboard the Rosie on the west pac in 66,67 and the med 67,68. would like to hear from old shipmates. What a great ship,the best. adj-3 p norris
I served with VA-12 from 1961-63. We deployed on the FDR many times, most memorably for a 62-63 Med cruise interrupted by the Cuban missile crisis. We left Naples early and sailed up the Bosphorus straits where our planes were ready to attack inside Russia. It was quite an experience.
I was also a member of the Seafarers 42 glee club. We had an amazing time singing all over the Mediterranean.
If there is anyone who shared those experiences in VA-12 or with the Seafarers, I’d love to hear from you. My email is ehrhardt_d@bellsouth.net.
Hello I was on board between 1971-1975.
George, All the information I have found on that cruise is in the OPHIST.
I served on USS FDR with VC-33 in Feb. 1950
We went to Gitmo and returned to Norfolk NAS
I want to know dates and details of the cruise.
Thanks,
George Watson
Served as an AT3 with VA-175. Made a Carib Cruise to Cuba and Haiti in Summer of 1952 and in the Fall of 1952 made a Med Cruise aboard the FDR. Anybody from the old squadron still around? Enjoyed reading the guest book but didn’t see any names or dates that would fit. A great ship with great memories.
dokane@bak.rr.com
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OLD SHIPMATES.. WAS ABOARD ROSIE FROM 62-65 WORKED AS CAT SPOTTER V1 DIV .. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE DURING THIS TIME .. TOM GUM EMAIL… JUSMEPAT@YAHOO.COM