Index Ordered by years aboard
I.D. 'Inny' Cerbini F2, '44 -'45
Mark Hardisty AOM1/C TBM(F), '45
Andy Gibbons, SN1, '44 - '46
Daniel Gallery, Capt, USN,
Commanding Officer, USS Hancock (CV-19) - Sept 7 - December 10, 1945.Richard A. Kirsch, PH3,USNR, '53 - '55
Kenneth D. Groom, YN2, X-Div '54 Plankowner
LD Tullis, AOU3, VF-154, '56 - '59
Robert G. Jenkins
Capt's Yeoman '57 - '59Ralph Irish, Radioman '57 - '61
Chronicles of a Ships MessengerPaul E. Barnicle, CDR, USN
'57 - '60J.D. Brooks, AKC, USN - '58-'61
Phil Enke, ETN3,
OE Division, '61 -'64John F. Davis, IC3, E-Div, '61-'64
Dennis Spang '61-'65
OI DivisionEd White, AN, V-3 Division '61-'67
Bob McKay VAH-4, VAH-123 "Whaler" - '62-'66
Dennis Milliken
Navigation '62-'64Pat McNally AQB2 VAH-123 1962-1964
Jim R. Barbour (ABE) V-2 Arresting Gear and Catapults 1962-64
Ken "Jake" Jaccard, YN3, USN
X-Division '62-'64Ron Wandler, AT2, VAW-11, 62-64
Rich Stevenson
VA-215 Yeoman, '62-'64Jerry Crosser, CR Div, '62
Thomas Painter, OI Div '62-'66
Lt. Bob Adams, Hancock Ass't Air Intelligence officer '63- '65
Allen Steiner, AO3, '63-'65
GM DivisionFred A. Kralowetz, AVCM, USNR, (Ret), VAW-11 Det Lima '63-'65
Danny Mayer, ADRAN, VAW-11 Det Lima '63-'65
Henry Mendoza, , USN, '63-'66 V-1 Yellowshirts
John Yeoman, RDC, OI Division '64 - '66
Lee Ridenour, SK3, USN '64
Joesph F. Reynolds, EN, USN, E-Division '64-'67
Bill Foley, DT2, USN '64-'67
Daniel Blevins AO3 '64-'67 - A Memorial to LT John Richard McDonough VAW-13 Det 1
David A. Church, HM3, ''65 - H Division
Manuel Rodriquez, RM2-RMC, '65-'67- R Division
Wayne Erven, CWO3, USN, Sep 65 - Jan 68
YN3 - YNCMMatt Johnson, CWO3, GM/G Div'66-'68
Don Yeggy, V-4 Div '66 - '70
Dave Caffey, Fox Div '67-'69
James Hultman, B-Division '67
Dennis Lund, VA-163 '68 - '69
JD Thomas, VA-212 '68-'70
Earl Budweiser
3rd Div '69- '71Capt Tom Wimberly XO, '70 -'71
Alan J. Figone
with VF-211 '70 - '73Gary Burkhart, USNR-R '71 Best Shipboard Plumber on Hannah!
Bruce Boland, USN, XO/CO VF-24 (F8Us) '71 - '74
The Hannah Lives on, So RAdm Boland statesWayne Durfey, USN, MM2, '71-'74
Wayne tells us of Hong Kong and eating on Tai-Pak - a Floating Restaurant in Hong Kong Bay.Thomas Bolender ADJ2 - James Pruit, AO2 - VF-211, '71-'75.
Tom has a Mission and an Intesting ReunionGerry Hamm, PR1, G Division, 1974-1975
Fred Shacklett, QM2, N Division 1974-1976
Bill Shipley, HM1, '75
C.R. "Corky" Johnson, NCCM(SW), USN (Ret)
Joe Zeller
Hanna's Last Operations '75Richard L. Baker, PH1, USN (Ret) ''75
More Oral Histories
Ship's Quarters for Muster - Former Shipmates Online
Since some of you have not kept in touch with the Yeoman, some Email Links may no longer be in affect. I apologize for this, as I really would like all of you to 1) stay in touch and 2) update your Email Addresses and Links.Add your name to our Crew's Muster while visiting the Hancock Memorial - Here
Michael Harris Mulraney, SGT, USMC (Ret) - July '66 - Nov '66
Mike Mulraney, a friend of Jake, shared his view of the War in Vietnam - a short version is provided here.
Other Ships & Installations
Other Ships & Bases PersonnelVietnam 1967, A "Whale Tale" - An interesting and even humorous story that most Carrier Sailors will recall regarding Russian Trawlers in the Vietnam Waters during the Ten Year War in Vietnam.
An incredible Sea Story of the 'Run-away Jet' at North Island - 1954 - by Robert 'Bob' Schlocker, SN, USN
Ken Groom's U.S.S. YANCEY (AKA-93) - by Kenneth D. Groom, YN2, USNl
Navy Boot Camp Chronicles - by Mike Caffarel
Gilbert Devault
USS Neches AO-47 '63-'67Gene Edwards USS Neches AO-47 '63-'65
Jerry "Red" Harris - BM3, USS Aludra (AK-55) '64-67 - Jerry tells about the 'famous' or was it 'infamous' Beat your Meat' Banner and how it finally was brought down.
Doug Covill from USS Kawishiwi (AO-146) gives his perspective on the Hancock/Kawishiwi "Emergency Breakaway" in '75 during Operation "Frequent Wind"
Willian J. Miller, USS Kawishiwi AO-102 '75 adds some more regarding the "Emergency Breakaway" that took place in '66, reported by HM1 Bill Shipley.
James Barton LT, USN '75-'77 Chief Engineer USS KAWISHIWI AO-146. More discussion Re: "Emergency Breakaway" in '75 during Operation "Frequent Wind"
Naval Aviator StoriesHornet Night Barricate (Pilot's Version)
Other Interesting Reading, etc.Jake and the Chief on "Privacy" or how the Captain's Office missed out on Chow one day in 1963.
The NCCM Corky Johnson Hancock Chronicles - Our Late Command Master Chief Corky Johnson tells about the Last Operations of the Hancock - Vietnam 1975
Terror at Sea - Typhoon Cobra from "Halsey's Typhoons" by Adamson & Kosco
CPL Daniel Snuffer, USMC- Just a Marine - A Hancock Visitor during Frequent Wind, tells of Flight Deck Action during the Evacuation of Saigon - 1975
The Last Marines KIA in Vietnam - HMM-164 aboard the USS Hancock
Son Tay Prison Camp Raid into North Vietnam
The Hancock
Patch -YNs Robert Jenkins and Jake. Visit the Log-19 Gallery when you have a chance.The Navy Chief - From the Perspective of a Sailor who remembers them well
Deck Log Poems - These were a Navy Tradition for a long time!
Old Sailors Sit - A Poem that will stir up recollections of your youth as a Sailor in our Navy!
The Goat on the Boat - A Very Humorous and True Story from the Smoke Boat Sailors of USSArcherfish.com
The Gedunk and Other Sea StoriesDon't Shoot - We're Republicans! - An amusing now, not so then sort of Story that is True and hence not exactly classified as a Sea Story which you will enjoy reading.
The U.S. Navy Peacoat - A clothing item issued to us, which became a big part of our Navy Life and Experience.
Attention on Deck!Be sure you visit Jake's Guest Book (Ship's Deck Log) as many of our Shipmates have signed in. You may recall someone as a former shipmate.
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