Hello Shipmates, The Virtual Hancock Memorial has been cruising now for over 12 years and in that
time, we have had well over 500,000 visitors, many of which have been former Crew Members of the 'Fighting Hannah'
- and only in more recent times have I, the Yeoman of this Website thought of creating a Virtual Crew Muster to
allow those who served in the HANCOCK to log in and make their Mark.
The Virtual Crew Muster is different than the Regular Visitor's Guest Book, which allows ALL visitors to leave thoughts and comments during their Visit here. The 'Virtual Crew Muster' is designed for only those who served aboard the U.S.S. HANCOCK CV/CVA-19 and therefore is a 'Hallowed' Place for our Past Crew and Members of our CAG/CVW-21 to leave their Mark. We hope you do!
There are other purposes for why your Yeoman wished to have this List. It makes a good place to begin a Search for your former Shipmates and Friends. We all miss those days; there is scarcely any of us who would not go back to those times, if we could; and as Time marches onward, we have grown gray topped instead of 'Haze Gray' and our memories have turned often backwards to those days of youth when we were so very vital, and our Lives were also so very Vital to all of us. Who hasn't some of the fondest Memories spent aboard our Ship during some of the most Vital time in our lives and also during some of the most Vital Times spent in American and World History?
I may only speak for myself; but I believe that those times were the Highlight of my Life. Although many other things have transpired in my life of equal or monumental value; yet when I was 19 and aboard this Ship, I felt it was the most poignant time in my life and would that I could go back and re-live the Adventure again. This has been the impetus and Steam that has powered this Website, now for going on 12 years (as of July 15, 2007). If I forget to update these dates, please sound off!
So Shipmate, please Join our Muster. Note that we have Security in place for the Entry Form; you'll learn why when you go there - If you are here to check out the Lists, use the Search Engine in place for that, or to look for a Shipmate, thanks for coming and Welcome Aboard!!