History for USS Franklin D. Roosevelt - CV 42

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Histories for USS Franklin D. Roosevelt - CV 42

07 May	VF-41 from March 72 - May 75 (William Coleman) AMS-AN/3 Worked in VF-41 Airframes on 72, 73-74 cruises. Worked as flight deck troubleshooter on 75 cruise.
07 Apr	Service (Tony Aguilar) I was on board from 1959 thru 1961. I was in the 4th div. I ran a 40 ft. liberty boat or utility boat. I was hoping to find some of the guys I sailed with.
15 Jun	Served on USS Roosevelt CV-42 (sal saldana) I was onboard when Rosie collided with the Iberian tanker. I was in X-Division
14 Jun	Ships "Helmsman For A Yr & a Half" (Gary Galligan) I found out after I left the ship in late '67 that the guy who replaced Me as "Ships Helmsman" raimed the "Quay Wall" when docking in Naples.
03 Jan	VMA - 231 ( ) I Was A Sgt. First w/ The Ships M. A. A. Then Back To AIMD G.S.E. On Rosies Last Cruise. The Squids Picked The Lint Outa My Pockets " Teaching " Me Cribbage... " Sgt. Sandy "
15 May	Own a piece of History. (Kenneth Dahlke) Sorry Guy's...Forgot address. If interested please contact. Ken at dhlkq@yahoo.com Thanks.
15 May	Own a piece of History (Kenneth Dahlke) Have Original Decommissioning Medal from Roosie. For Sale, Taking bids.
10 May	I remmber the night we hit the tanker (Bryan Custer) V2 cats it was frightening anyone up front probably felt the ship rise up out of the water.
18 Feb	last cruise (Joseph Johnston) i got unloaded at naples italy to get discharged from the navy just hours before she collided with that liberian freighter. i thought i hated the service at that time but now that i am in my fifties and look back it was the best paid vacation i ever had. sincerely, joseph lynn johnston ,V2 CATS.
09 Feb	Anyone else on Rosie when Colission occured? (Kenneth Dahlke) I was on the ship when it collided with a liberian Freighter. It was the Rosies final med. cruise.

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