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Albert A. Alvarez 

42-43 VB-3

Peter Annable

43-45 V-3 Division, Hangar Deck

Roy D. Berkshire

35--38 VF-3, VF-6 

Roy B. Billingsley

44-45 V-3 Division

Roger Bond

July 1943-February 1945 Quartermaster Striker & 3/c 
I was a member of the best Quartermaster Gang in the Navy! 

Richard L. Brunell

VTN-53 Last plane off Sara before Kamikaze attack 21 February 1945 

Floyd Burnett, Jr.

42-44 VB-3

W. E. "Ed" Cain

42-45 C & R Shipfitter, damage control

Jack R. Calhoun

43-44 M & E Divisions

J. D. Chastain

45-46 3rd-SN/GM

William F. Cole

41-43 E Division

Billy J. Cook, MSgt USMC retired

I served aboard the Sara as a marine from 1939 until 7 Dec 1941 where I was transferred to Terminal Island, Long Beach. In August made the Guadalcanal campaign. Visited the Sara when she came to New Caledonia in Dec 1943

Louis B. Costello

45-46 10th & E Divisions, Interior Communications

James M. Cote

41-42  Medical

Theodore Cromwell

43-45 V-3 Division, Aviation Metalsmith 

John Dahl

I came aboard the Saratoga on May 1942 and was transferred to the U.S.S. Hancock CV-19 on 26 December 1943. Served on the Hancock in Tokyo Bay until the surrender ceremony. Was Electrician Mate First Class.

Kenneth Davis

45-46 V3 Phone Talker

Robert E. Davis

44-45 Photo

Gil Devey

42-44 V-5 (Radar Group)

Jack Dorman

35-43 M & B Divisions

Capt Jim Dunford

39-42 6th & 10th Division Officer

Edward M. Fitch, Jr.

VT-53

Robert E.Flora

March 1, 1942-June 6, 1945: 8/Comm Dept, Errand boy for all the officers; GQ station in the conning tower

LCDR Francis J. Foley

34-38 VT-2B, 43-45

David H. Gaffney

45-46 Fire Room #6 & Engineering

Bill Gorman

44-46 8th Division

Alvin E. Gould

1945 VTN-53 

Frank T. Hagerman

43-46 2nd Div Lookout 

Louis F. Hanks

40-43 B & M Divisions

Joseph Hanly

40-42 CSK

Orval Hansen

45-46 V-4 Division, Aviation Ordinance

Len Harris

1945 VF-13

Robert F. Higgins 

1945 Rode from Alameda to Pearl

George Holmes

43-45 USMC

Keller B. Hutchens

41-44 15th Divison

Robert J. Ingersoll

41-46 (Bikini) CEM-10th Division

Carl Jackson

40-44 USMC assigned to ship's Captain/Admiral

Francis F. Johnson

44-45 VFN-53

Walter B. Johnson

45-46 S & R Division

H. M."Mal" Karfstedt

41-42 Supply Pay Office 

W. Dan Kaseberg

40-42 VT-3 VS-3

Ernie Kavadas

Steve Lamkin

42-45 1st Division,
Anchor Windless Room, 5" Fire Control Director Operator

Sheldon Levin

45-46 Aerology 

H. T. "Huey" Long

43-44 Aviation Ordinance 

John "Jack" Long 

John T. Mahr

41-44 2-V5 

William Mannshardt

45-46 E Division

Clarence Martella

41-43 Air/Hangar Deck 

Einer A. May

I went on board Saratoga 20 Aug 1937 as Seaman second class Gunnery Division 2nd Div. Promoted Seaman 1/c 16 Feb 1938, Quartermaster 3/c 16 Feb 1940, QM 2/c 16 Nov 1940, QM 1/C 1 Aug 1941. Transferred to New Construction on the seaplane tenderUSS Chincoteague (AVP-24), Chief QM (AA), 1 May1943. I left the Chincoteague as an Ensign 4 Aug 1944. That ended my duty with Aircraft Battle Force. Einer May sends

Frank McGuinn

45-46 7th Division Officer

William H. McKinnon 

Dr. Alexander Miller

45-46 7th Division

Robert E. Moore

40-45, 14th Division 

Thomas Moore

43-45 V-1 Division, Arresting Gear

Robert F. O'Brien

37-42 SS VT-3

CAPT M. C. Osborne

40-42 2nd, M & B Divisions

Jim Otterson

42-44 10th Division Electrician

LCDR Aubrey R. Patten

42-43 M Division

Reeves Plocek

45-46

Paul Potts

December 1940-October 1942 Photographer

John B. Powers 

38-40 16th & 9th Divisions

John H. Presler
(Goes by "Bill", but was known as "Vic" on the Saratoga)

44-45 Gunnery Officer 6th Division 

James W. Robinson

35-38 Air Group

Dan Roper 

Lester "Buck" Rowland

March 1941 - August 1942 Radioman

Robert Rudolph

42-45 13th Division

James J. Russell

43-44 VB-12

Charles E. Scott

42-43 General Seaman details and aircraft handling

Paul Schwarzbach

41-42 VT-10

Harold Sharp

September 1942-September 1944 

Lincoln C. "Smokey" Shover

43-45

Donald L. Smith

Aviation Metalsmith 1st Class
V3 Division 1943-1944

Wendell Snider

Aviation metalsmith shop; GQ station was Repair 1 on the flight deck
V3 Division 1943-1945

Don Solem

45-46 Carpenter Shop
Crafted miniature violin for Jack Benny 

Sam G. Stansell

42-45 11 - Machinist's Mate 1/c 

Clyde Strauss

35-39 USMC

Edgar Svendsen

39-43 Engine Room Throttle Cast 

Bernice Taylor

Billy G. Taylor served March 1942-June 1945 4th & 5th Div; Yeoman in Gunnery Office and Navigation Office. He passed away June 28, 2005

Donald Temple

44-45 V-3 Division

Elbert Thomas

42-44 9th Division

John M. Traylor

Eldon Triggs

42-46 Executive Division 

Norm Ulmer

42-43 Flag 

Cal Westfall

George W. "Bill" Wieland

42-46 11th Division.

Thomas Wilkerson

42-43 Flag

Roger "Bud" Williams 

Clifford Wyman

45-46 8th Division