VF-162 Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Bill Bailey
From: Kingman Arizona
E-mail: Contact

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Glad to see the videos of the 1964 West Pac cruise. My friend Frank Stees has some more videos. I thank Jack Jeffords for keeping this going.

Added: July 15, 2013

Submitted by
Name: ROBERT L MCCAULEY
From: BROOKLYN, NY
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Comments:
Made Med Cruise in 1961 with F-4D's from NAS Cecil, then squadron re-assigned to NAS Miramar and transition to F-8A then WESTPAC Cruises on Oriskany. Was ADJ2 in QA on beach Det in Atsugi when JFK died in Dallas. Other ADJ's I remember are "C""B" Wilson, Lew Graves, Tom Leathers. Transfer to VF-101 in Key West with new F-4's.
Retire AZCM December 1978 from NAMTD 3020.

Added: May 27, 2013

Submitted by
Name: William A Bailey "Beetle"
From: Kingman Arizona
E-mail: Contact

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I was a plane captain on Crusader # 204 on the 1964 West Pac Cruise aboard the Big "O" and worked for Norm W Edwards Line Chief. CB Smith was my 1st class PO. I was also on the 1965 West Pac Cruise only this time I was ADJ 3 in the Jet shop working for Al Kasch, Frank Stees was my 1st class in charge. I have been trying to locate fellow shipmates Gary Liptak and Deno Wyatt as well as others. I was codded off the USS Oriskany on July 13th 1965 to Tan Sanh Nhut Air Base to await transportation to the PHillippines and on to the States. I need to prove I was boots on ground in Viet Nam for VA claim for Agent Orange exposure. Please help id you can. Duty Officer J Jeffords signed me off the ship at 1520 hours July 13th 1965. God bless all of my fellow Shipmates. W.A Bailey AKA "Beetle"

Added: May 14, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Lynn Chapman former Ph-3 aboard Oriskany
E-mail: Contact

Comments:

Private post. Click to view.

Added: April 21, 2013

Submitted by
Name: Jack Jeffords
From: Virginia Beach
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
We finally have a guest book on this site.

Made the '65, '66 and '67 Oriskany and the '69 Tico cruises.

Visited one of our old F8Es, 232 on the '65 cruise and maybe 205 on the '66 cruise, in the Air Zoo museum in Kalamazoo, MI. Rick Adams talked about those cruises at the opening of the exhibit and Tom Wienel was also there.

Added: April 8, 2013