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George W. Fetherman AN
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1958 - 1960

Let me know when you were aboard so I can add you to "Ships Company / Air Group / Marine Detachment Pages".

This Page Updated 08.26.06 gwf

These 130 green shirt experts serve as aircraft hook-up
men on the catapults, aircraft weight checkers and
jet blast deflector operators.

Below the hub-bub of the flight deck these busy green
shirts watch and maintain a myriad of machinery to
operate the catapults and retract them for another
100+ mile per hour launch.

Back in the arresting gear, the deafening roar and
screech of miles of heavy cable is the only
companion to a man standing watch over
the airplane catching machinery.

V-2, another important link in the
Air Department and Independence team!

************* ENLISTED *************

Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
Thomas Allison ABAN 1960 - 1963			Was in with Catapults 3 Had a good time and memories Met a lot of friends.
Philip R. Black AN 1960 - 1963			Waist cats - Equipment man Discharged as an AB1 after ten years. Other duty stations: Key West Crash Crew, 1963 - 1966 Uss Forrestal CVA-59, 1967 - 1969
James E. Coomer AN 1959 - Oct 1960			Plank Owner Forward Port Catapult Deck-Edge Operator
Howard Davis AN 1959 - 1960			Plank Owner Worked on the starboard cat and was mostly the flight deck operator although I did a little of everything.
Stephen E. Fitzgerald AN 1958 - 1960			Plank Owner
Bob Grytten AN 1958 - 1960			Plank Owner #4 Waist Catapult Deck-Edge Operator
Ronald W. Hanson AN 1958 -			Plank Owner Forward Port Catapult Crew
Frank J. Hogan AN Jun 1961 - Jan 1963			*
William K. Jerrett AN 1958 - 1961			Plank Owner Started as a hook runner, then arresting gear engines
John P. Koonce AN 1961 - 1963			Most of my time on Indy I worked on Cat #3 Jet Blast Deflectors. Also worked Hook-Up, Hold-Back, Bridle Runner and Console
John Laperle AN 1960 - 1964			*
Mel Levin AN 1959 - 1960			Plank Owner Starboard Cats
Marshall B. McGrady AN 1958 - 1960			Catapult Maintenance
Chester Robinson AN "Liightnin'" 1958 - 1960			First assistant mirror operator and division welder. With AB1 Jack Houston and CPO (Bulldog) Hansen.
John F. Sullivan ABAN Jun 1960 - May 1961			*
Robert E. Worthington AN 1959 - 1960			*
Harry W. Atkins AB3 1961 - 1963			Would like to hear from others that worked in "cat" crews.
Bob J. Bushong AB3 1958 - 1961			Plank Owner Arresting Gear
Robert W. Petroski ABU3 1958 - May 1960			Plank Owner Forward Port Catapult Console Operator
Norman R. Schlieper ADR3 1959 - 1962			Plank Owner V2 / V6 Divison Aviation Machinest Mate HC-2 Fleet Angels
Roger Schoning AE3 1961 - 1962			*
Ronard Barnes ABEC 1961 - 1965			#1 Catapult Crew ABEC Retired

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