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Liberty Bell
This Picture Was Taken 0n June 28, 1964.
Crew Members Take Time Out From Daily Operations At Sea To Form A Liberty Bell
On The Flight Deck To Commemorate Independence Day 1964. The Indy Was Enroute
To New York City Where She Docked From July 3 TO July 7, 1964.
Photo Provided by Frank Buesing (VFP-62)

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Status Date
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For their help in developing
these Ship's Co. Pages
Leigh D. Allvord
M Div. * 1958-1960
Richard E. Binder
S3 Div. * 1974-1975
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
Stanley Richardson
RVAH-12 * 1971
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V1 Div. * 1959 - 1963
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A Div. * 1976 - 1978

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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


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My Apologies
To those who have
Sent their names and additional information that I have not
added yet.
The project has become very large and even though I work on it almost every day, it is impossible for me to keep up.
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V1 - Rep 8,
1958 - 1960


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VFP-62 Fighting Photos
Detachment 62 - CVG-7 CVW-7
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE

Home Base: NAS Cecil Field

VFP62 cvw7
Planes
Vought F8U-1P Crusader

VFP-62 deployed most years between
1959 - 1964 on board the INDY with CVW-7



22 Apr 59 - 30 Jun 59 Shakedown
Guantanamo (Gitmo) Bay, Cuba

STAPPS SNAPPERS
Logo

Stapp's Snappers flew their three F8U-1Ps
aboard on 26 May from Gitmo.
Two of them got crunched on the hanger
deck about 30 minutes after landing.
They were hard down for parts
for about a week or two.

************* ENLISTED MEN *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Gregory Banser AO3
1959 - 1961
AO3
FLAG
*
Chief Spence AEC
AEC
FLAG
*


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
LCdr. Larry Stapp
Officer In Charge

NA
LCdr
FLAG
F8U-1P Pilot
Lt. George Lawniczak
USNA 1955
Maintenance Officer

NA
Lt
GETL
F8U-1P Pilot
25 Cat Shots / 34 Landings
Aboard Indy
Ltjg. P.J. Smith

NA
Ltjg
FLAG
F8U-1P Pilot


911
Photo Provided by George E. T..Lawniczak

04 Aug 60 - 03 Mar 61 Med
Barrow's Bears
Detachment 41 - 60

************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Gregory Banser AO3
1959 - 1961
AO3
FLAG
*
Frank W. Schrader AE2
1960 - 1961
AE2
FLAG
*



F8U-1P
Barrow's Bears F8U-1P * 60/61 Cruise Book Photo Provided by Frank W. Schrader AE2

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


04 Aug 61 - 19 Dec 61 Med
STAPPS SNAPPERS
Logo

************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Timothy "Tim" Webb AT2
1958 - 1962
AT2
FLAG
Aboard the Independence on it's 2nd.
cruise to the Med in VFP-62 with Stapp Snappers.


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


19 Apr 62 - 27 Aug 62 Med. Cruise

************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John D'Amico AM3
1962 - 1966
AM3
FLAG
Also aboard the Shangri-la and the Forestal.
Deceased 1995
Anyone who remembers John,
please contact his son Jeffery
jeffrey.damico@verizon.net



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


F8U-1P
F8U-1P Photo Taken In 1962.
Photo Provided by Frank Buesing (VFP-62)


11 Oct 62 - 25 Nov 62 Caribbean Cruise
(Cuban Missle Crisis)
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John D'Amico AM3
1962 - 1966
AM3
FLAG
Also aboard the Shangri-la and the Forestal.
Deceased 1995
Anyone who remembers John,
please contact his son Jeffery
jeffrey.damico@verizon.net

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


06 Aug 63 - 04 Mar 64 Med. Cruise
************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
John D'Amico AM3
1962 - 1966
AM3
FLAG
Also aboard the Shangri-la and the Forestal.
Deceased 1995
Anyone who remembers John,
please contact his son Jeffery
jeffrey.damico@verizon.net
Robert Brennan ADJ2
Aug 1963 - Mar 1964

nuc
ngcndsvsm
adj2
FLAG
*

1964 Sicily
John D'Amico AM3 in cockpit of VFP-62 Crusader 911
Photo Provided by his son Jeffrey D'Amico


************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Frank Buesing
1963 - 1965
Lt
FB
F8U-1P Pilot


08 Sep 64 - 05 Sep 64 North Atlantic Cruise
(NATO Teamwork)
************* ENLISTED MEN *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
John D'Amico AM3
1962 - 1966
AM3
FLAG
Also aboard the Shangri-la and the Forestal.
Deceased 1995
Anyone who remembers John,
please contact his son Jeffery
jeffrey.damico@verizon.net

************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
Lt. Frank Buesing
1963 - 1965
Lt
FB
F8U-1P Pilot


Other VFP-62 Attachments
************* ENLISTED MEN *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments
J. J.
"bigredlancer"
rate unkn
FLAG
I was a member of VFP-62, on detachment
to the USS Intrepid CVS-11.
Our squadron sent detachments to all carriers;
I had buddies on Independence detachments.
John Sees
Jul 1962 - Feb 1965
rate unkn
FLAG
We were from the air group from the Forrestal
and were due to deploy to the Med in July.
The Forrestal had to go into the yards for
emergency repairs and in order to complete
carrier quals we went over to the Indy for
two weeks in May 1964 to finish up.
Made Med cruises on the Enterprise and Forrestal
and spent two weeks on the Indy and 32 days on
the F.D. Roosevelt.
Thomas J. Bennet ADJ2
May 1964
adj2
FLAG
Killed in a flight deck accident May 23,1964.
Born in December of 1941.

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


CVG-7 CVW-7
CVW-7 Squadrons on board for cruises 1959 - 1977
* Tailcode: AG *

VF-11
VF-13
VF-33
VF-41
VF-62
VF-84
VF-102
VMF(AW)115
VFP-62
VA-128
VA-12
VA-34
VA-64
VA-65
VA-66
VA-72
VA-75
VA-76
VA-86
VA-106
VMA-224
VMA-324
VMA-324
VAH-1
RVAH-1
VAH-1
RVAH-7
RVAH-9
VAH-10
VAH-11
RVAH-11
RVAH-12
RVAH-13
RVAH-14
VAP-61
VAQ-33
VAQ-129
VAQ-132
VAQ-136
VAW-12
VAW-13
VAW-33
VAW-117
VAW-122
VAW-124
VS-31
VSF-1
HU-2
HC-2
HS-2
HS-5
HS-6
VQ-1
VQ-2
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