| 20 Apr |
abh3 hill, Lisa
(lisa gilchriest)
calling all shipmates from 1983-1989 i am looking for George Morris abe cuba chris sheppard abh larry sammon fla. abh lgilchri@twcny.rr.com |
| 26 Mar |
John Trail AO2
(John Trail)
I was assigned pre-commissioning crew took shakedown cruise, and was on the final port call cruise Feb-Mar 07 with shipmates Archie Stroub and Dale Kredatus. |
| 15 Feb |
Farabaugh brothers
(David Farabaugh)
I came onboard after being on the USS Arlington in the South China Sea for a year. My brother Rick Farabaugh was onboard already and I chose to transfer there. I immediately became the Electronics department yeoman for LCDR Wynn and Rick eventually became a DS1 in DS (?) division. I played on... More |
| 18 Jan |
75&76 Belknap&Bordelon Collisions
(T. Fitzmaurice)
I was ABE3 on Flt Dk as the Hookrunner -pretty scary stuff/was doing topside sheave maint for Bordelon collision-JFK was the "Tincan Opener"... |
| 10 Oct |
73 Med cruise-Middle east Crisis
(Ken Anderson)
We were on are way home after a 6 month deployment to the med then recalled back because of the middle east crisis. What you ships company may not know (I was an airdale) the navy was flying round the clock air operations between three carriers and during one of these operations our own E-2 AWACS... More |
| 28 Sep |
Alas! Big John!
(Steven Routh)
The USS John F. Kennedy was my first ship. I recall walking down Pier 12 and seeing her, thinking, "How in the hell does this thing float?" I learned a lot on board, ran into some very good guys, and was part of one of the best medical departments in the Navy. I'll never for get the Birdfarm News... More |
| 31 Aug |
Farewell "BIG JOHN"
(Fredric Waithe)
e-mail address for IC3 WAITHE "E" Div. bigdaddynyc@hotmail.com |
| 31 Aug |
Farewell "BIG JOHN"
(Fredric Waithe)
Any of the "Kennedy Clan" from the years '76-'79 and '82-'85 would like to hear from you. IC3 WAITHE "E" DIV. |
| 31 Aug |
Farewell "BIG JOHN"
(Fredric Waithe)
I came onboard the Kennedy in May '76-July '79. Got discharged in '79. Rejoined the Navy in '81 and got orders back to the Kennedy for another 3 years! Loved the Kennedy!! Sorry to see her go. BIG JOHN!! WILL MISS YOU!!!! IC2 WAITHE "E" DIV.
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| 23 Aug |
Memories
(Leonard Schoonover)
The cruises were long, the spaces were cramped, but you got to love THE BIG JOHN, HEAD OF THE MED.. She will always be remembered in my lifes history book. |
