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M Div. * 1958-1960
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S3 Div. * 1974-1975
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A Div. 1962-1965
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V0 Div. * 1980-1983
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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
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VAW-122
1974 / 1975 Med Cruise
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1977 Med Cruise
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VF-41 Black Aces
CVW-7
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CVA-62

VF-41 * Established 01 Sep. 1950
VF-41
Planes
Vought F4U "Corsair"
McDonnell F2H "Banshee"
McDonnell F3H-2 "Demon"
(Redesignated F-3B)
McDonnell F4H-1 "Phantom II"
(Redesignated F-4B)
McDonnell F4N "Phantom II"
Grumman F-14A "Tomcat"
VF-41 deployed on board the INDY 1959 - 1969 with CVW-7


22 Apr 59 - 30 Jun 59 Shakedown Gitmo
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Robert H. Adsit AQ3
1957 - 1961
AQ3
FLAG
Made The Indy's Shake Down Cruise,
1st. Med Cruise
plus 2 or 3 shorter cruises.
Paul Haynes was in my Division / AQ-Group!
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2
1959 - 1962
AMH2
FLAG
*
Ramond Edney AMH2
1959
AMH2
FLAG
On Shake Down Cruise
Spring of 1959


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


04 Aug 60 - 03 Mar 61 Med
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Richard Strutz PNSN
1960 - 1962
pns
sn
FLAG
*
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Robert H. Adsit AQ2
1957 - 1961
AQ2
FLAG
Made The Indy's Shake Down Cruise,
1st. Med Cruise
plus 2 or 3 shorter cruises.
Paul Haynes was in my Division / AQ-Group!
Gerald L. Auble AMH2
1959 - 1962
AMH2
FLAG
*
Lewis F. Fish AO2
1960 - 1964
AO2
FLAG
*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2
1959 - 1963
AQ2
FLAG
*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2
1960 - 1962
ADJ2
FLAG
*
Gordon A. Paul ATN2
1960 - 1961
ATN2
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


04 Aug 61 - 19 Dec 61 Med
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
George Geisz
1961 - 1962
unkwn
FLAG
*
Richard Strutz PNSN
1960 - 1962
pns
sn
FLAG
*
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2
1959 - 1962
AMH2
FLAG
*
Lewis F. Fish AO2
1960 - 1964
AO2
FLAG
*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2
1959 - 1963
AQ2
FLAG
*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2
1960 - 1962
ADJ2
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


1962
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Richard Strutz PNSN
1960 - 1962
pns
sn
FLAG
*
Joe Galati ADR3
1962 - 1964
ADR3
FLAG
Looking for Mike Crouch AO2
From Pasa Robles, California
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3
1962 - 1965
ADJR3
FLAG
*
Gerald L. Auble AMH2
1959 - 1962
AMH2
FLAG
*
Lewis F. Fish AO2
1960 - 1964
AO2
FLAG
*
Paul A. Haynes AQ2
1959 - 1963
AQ2
FLAG
*
Jerry Hildabridle ADJ2
1960 - 1962
ADJ2
FLAG
*
Wesley H. Kennemore PRC
1962 - 1963
PRC
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


19 Apr 62 - 27 Aug 62 Med
11 Oct 62 - 26 Nov 62 Cuban Missile Response
VF-41 was transitioning to the Phantom and was not ready to deploy.



06 Aug 63 - 04 Mar 64 Med
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3
1963 - May 1967
AZ3
FLAG
*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3
1963 - 1966
PR3
FLAG
*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3
1962 - 1965
ADJR3
FLAG
*
Lewis F. Fish AO2
1960 - 1964
AO2
FLAG
*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2
1963 - 1965
AQF2
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy
1963 – 1967

NA
Lt
FLAG
*


08 Sep 64 - 05 Nov 64 NorLant / NATO Teamwork
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3
1963 - May 1967
AZ3
FLAG
*
Richard Nurmi AO3
1964 - 1967
AO3
FLAG
*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3
1963 - 1966
PR3
FLAG
*
Larry Phillips PO3
1964 - 1967
PO3
FLAG
*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3
1962 - 1965
ADJR3
FLAG
*
Lewis F. Fish AO2
1960 - 1964
AO2
FLAG
*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2
1963 - 1965
AQF2
FLAG
*
Calvin W. Roberts AMH2
1964 - 1966 * 1977 - 1980
AMH2
FLAG
Burned crispy black on 12 December, 1965
Airwing Fly-off. Flight Deck Trouble Shooter.
Returned to VF-41 1977 - 1980
AMHC / AMCS USN - RET
Wallace Whitlock AO2
1964 - 1966
AO2
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy
1963 – 1967

NA
Lt
FLAG
*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt
Apr 1964 – Feb 1967

NA
Unkn
FLAG
Died in 1968 just after take off from
Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS

Anyone who knew him, please contact
Daniel R.Teasdale.* yamboy@teasdale.us



10 May 65 - 13 Dec 65 WestPac - Vietnam/Tonkin Gulf
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
David Coffin AQB3
1963 - 1965
AQB3
FLAG
Parts
JoinedVA-75 Sep 1963
Transfered to VF-41 May 1965
James Marquez ADJ3
1959 - 1965
ADJ3
FLAG
*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3
1963 - May 1967
AZ3
FLAG
*
Richard Nurmi AO3
1964 - 1967
AO3
FLAG
*
Dennis R. Pennell PR3
1963 - 1966
PR3
FLAG
*
Larry Phillips PO3
1964 - 1967
PO3
FLAG
*
Sam Shepherd ADJ3
1962 - 1965
ADJR3
FLAG
*
Gregory "Greg" Matuskovic AQF2
Mid-Late 60's
AQF2
FLAG
In search of some pictures when we were
around DaNang and seeing the Monkey Mountains.
Also a Cruiser was firing SIX inch Guns into
Vietnam. It may have been the USS OKLAHOMA
CLG-5 or the USS Galveston CLG-3. Any dates?
What's the nearest Lat. and Long. that the
Indy came to the coast of Vietnam?
Earl V. Raabe ADJ2
1965 - 1967
ADJ2
FLAG
*
Calvin W. Roberts AMH2
1964 - 1966 * 1977 - 1980
AMH2
FLAG
Burned crispy black on 12 December, 1965
Airwing Fly-off. Flight Deck Trouble Shooter.
Returned to VF-41 1977 - 1980
AMHC / AMCS USN - RET
Doug Thurston AQF2
Mid-Late 60's
AQF2
FLAG
*
Wallace Whitlock AO2
1964 - 1966
AO2
FLAG
*
Mel Dobbins AMS1
May 1965 - Oct 1968
AMS1
FLAG
*
Walter H. White
1965
FLAG
Vietnam
WESTPAC 1965

Memorial Page


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy
1963 – 1967

NA
Lt
FLAG
*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt
Apr 1964 – Feb 1967

NA
Unkn
FLAG
Died in 1968 just after take off from
Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS

Anyone who knew him, please contact
Daniel R. Teasdale. * yamboy@teasdale.us



13 Jun 66 - 01 Feb 67 Med
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John A. Hough AZ3
1966 - 1968
AZ3
FLAG
*
Steven Johnson PN3
Jun 1966 - Feb 1967

NDS
PN3
FLAG
*
Samuel "Sam" Marquez AZ3
1963 - May 1967
AZ3
FLAG
*
Richard Nurmi AO3
1964 - 1967
AO3
FLAG
*
Larry Phillips PO3
1964 - 1967
PO3
FLAG
*
Earl V. Raabe ADJ2
1965 - 1967
ADJ2
FLAG
*
Doug Thurston AQF2
Mid-Late 60's
AQF2
FLAG
*
James E. Wade AMS2
1966 - 1969
AMS2
FLAG
*
Mel Dobbins AMS1
May 1965 - Oct 1968
AMS1
FLAG
*
Patrick R. Swihart AE1
1966 - 1968
AE1
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Carl Hardy
1963 – 1967

NA
Lt
FLAG
*
Daniel Richard Hertzfeldt
Apr 1964 – Feb 1967

NA
Unkn
FLAG
Died in 1968 just after take off from
Andrews AFB enroute to Kingsville Texas NAS

Anyone who knew him, please contact
Daniel R. Teasdale. * yamboy@teasdale.us



30 Apr 68 - 27 Jan 69 Med
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John D. Breen ATN3
1967 - 1968
ATN3
FLAG
Flightdeck troubleshooter on F-4's
John A. Hough AZ3
1966 - 1968
AZ3
FLAG
*
Richard Creamer HM2
1968 - 1969
HM2
FLAG
*
Doug Thurston AQF2
Mid-Late 60's
AQF2
FLAG
*
James E. Wade AMS2
1966 - 1969
AMS2
FLAG
*
Mel Dobbins AMS1
May 1965 - Oct 1968
AMS1
FLAG
*
Patrick R. Swihart AE1
1966 - 1968
AE1
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


Cruise Unknown
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John R. Reavis AN
AN
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


CVG-7 CVW-7
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VF-33
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VF-84
VF-102
VMF(AW)115
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VA-128
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VA-34
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VA-65
VA-66
VA-72
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VA-86
VA-106
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VAQ-136
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VAW-117
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VAW-124
VS-31
VSF-1
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