CVA62 Communications Department CV62

NOTE: Names in Blue and Underlined, Are email addresses.
Graphics Outlined In Blue and Blue Underlined Text, Are Links To Other Pages
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1966 Cruise Book Photos - Provided by John L. Hedinger RVAH-1

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Plan Of The Day

Welcome Aboard

The Declaration of the
INDEPENDENCE

RM rating

SM rating

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Communications Site
Ron Phillips

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Indy Reunion Association
Denis Bagley President
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Ship's Store
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STRICKEN
To be disposed of,
type of disposal
not known.
Status Date
08 March 2004

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Computer
Special Thanks Also To
Ron Phillips
CR Div. * 1977 - 1980
For Upgrading My Old
Computer by Donating a
Dell Dimension 8100
Running XP professional

My Apologies
To those who have sent
their names and additional
information, that I have
not yet added.

This project has become
very large and though I
work on it almost every
day, it is impossible
for me to keep up.

I will continue to add the
names and information as
quickly as I can.

Thank You All
For Your Support
George Fetherman AN
V1 blue shirt then
Rep 8 red shirt
& hot suit man
1958 - 1960

Dave Foley
SparrowHawk60@aol.com

Anyone out there with information
on any of my subject matter,
feel free to send me
additions and / or corrections.

To Contact Me
email gif

ussindependencecva62@gmail.com

This Page Updated 04.19.09 gwf

Communications Department
CVA-62 U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CV-62

OR Division - CR Division - CS Division

************* OFFICERS *************
Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
LT(JG) Louis V. Viscomi 1963 - 1966			Made first Westpac cruise on CVA-62 as a JO at sea OOD.
LCDR. R. B. Hartigan Communications Officer			1965 Cruise Book
LCDR. David M. Birdsall Communications Officer			1966 Cruise Book
LCDR. R. Heins Communications Officer			1974 - 1975 Cruise Book
LT Kurt C. Merkling Asst. Communications Officer (LDO) 1978 - 1981			*
LT Michael Rowlands Asst. First Lt. Nov 1986 - Jun 1990			*
LT Don Johnson Communications Officer (LDO) 1990 - 1991			USN (Ret) ex-RM1 Before I retired. I was a Comm LDO. Since become a minister with a small church in Oregon. I have also published three books with one of them being a compilation of short stories about Navy life and have a second one coming out.

OR, CR Division

CVA-62
10 Jan 59 or Div.
1958 - 1959 cr Div.
1960 - 1961

cr Div.
1962 - 1963 cr Div.
1964 - 1965 cr Div.
1966 - 1967

cr Div.
1968 - 1969 cr Div.
1970 - 1971 CV-62
28 Feb 73

cr Div.
1972 - 1973 cr Div.
1974 - 1975 cr Div.
1976 - 1977

cr Div.
1978 - 1979 cr Div.
1980 - 1981 cr Div.
1982 - 1983

cr Div.
1984 - 1985 cr Div.
1986 - 1987 cr Div.
1988 - 1989

cr Div.
1990 - 1991 cr Div.
1992 - 1993 cr Div.
1994 - 1995

cr Div.
1996 - 1997 cr Div.
1998 - Decom. cr Div.
Yr. Unknown

CS Division

CVA-62
10 Jan 59 cs Div.
1958 - 1959 cs Div.
1960 - 1961

cs Div.
1962 - 1963 cs Div.
1964 - 1965 cs Div.
1966 - 1967

cs Div.
1968 - 1969 cs Div.
1970 - 1971 CV-62
28 Feb 73

cs Div.
1972 - 1973 cs Div.
1974 - 1975 cs Div.
1976 - 1977

cs Div.
1978 - 1979 cs Div.
1980 - 1981 cs Div.
1982 - 1983

cs Div.
1984 - 1985 cs Div.
1986 - 1987 cs Div.
1988 - 1989

cs Div.
1990 - 1991 cs Div.
1992 - 1993 cs Div.
1994 - 1995

cs Div.
1996 - 1997 cs Div.
1998 - Decom. cs Div.
Yr. Unknown

If You've Ever Been Stationed Aboard The "Indy"
Ships Company, Air Group or Marine Detachment
Please fill out the form on the
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Cruise Books
These Cruise Books have been donated to the
Independence Memorial Library
for use in developing this site

1959 Shake Down
Dave Foley
(Sparrow Hawk)
VO Division 1961 Med Cruise
Charles D. Arnold
OE Division 1965 WestPac Cruise
John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1

1966 / 1967 Med Cruise
John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1 1971 / 1972 Med Cruise
John Zieba
VAW-122 1974 / 1975 Med Cruise
Richard E. Binder
S-3 Division

1977 Med Cruise
Steve D. West
A Division

If You Would Like Donate A Cruise Book
To Help Me In Developing This Site
Please email me at
gfetherman@zcloud.net
Thank You !!!

SPECIAL THANKS !
For their help in developing these Ship's Co. Pages

Leigh D. Allvord
M Div. * 1958-1960 Richard E. Binder
S3 Div. * 1974-1975 Michael Craven
A Div. 1962-1965

Dave Foley
"Sparrowhawk"
V0 Div. * 1980-1983 Earl D. Galloway
V1 Div. * 1960 - 1963 John L. Hedinger
RVAH-1 * 1964-1967
OZ Div. * 1970 - 1974

Harry B. Kidd
OP Div. 1969 - 1970 Pat Little
V2 Div. 1967 - 1971
OX Div. 1984 / 1985 Ron Phillips
CR Div. * 1977 - 1980

Stanley Richardson
RVAH-12 * 1971 Bill Sullens
V1 Div. * 1959 - 1963 Steve D. West
A Div. * 1976 - 1978

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