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| Date | 03-21-2007 |
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| Message | Served aboard Randolph 1956,1957 in "X" Division. Anyone else? |
| Date | 03-15-2007 |
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| Message | My father (William Watt) served aboard the USS Randolph in the late 40's. He was a munitions loader and was injured while attempting to aid a shipmate who had fallen down the bomb elevator. Unfortunately, the injury to my father resulted in the amputation of both legs at the knees. He always spoke fondly of his experience on the USS Randolph and was proud to have served in the United States Navy. |
| Date | 03-13-2007 |
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| Message | I was on the Randolph in 63 I was a damage controlman |
| Date | 03-09-2007 |
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| Message | My father Jack W. Coleman served on the Randolph 62-? he is alive and well in Denver Co. He told me of a time that he and other shipmates threw a toad into a vat of liquid nitrogen and tossed onto the deck and it shattered. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would like to hear from you if you knew my father. |
Private Message added 03-09-2007 |
| Date | 03-07-2007 |
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| Message | After attending the exercise in the Northern European waters during the summer of 1947, the USS Randolph and USS Kearsarge, supported by two destroyers, USS Beatty and USS Hugh Purvis visited my hometown, Göteborg (Gothenburg), on the west coast of Sweden. They arrived on June 30, 1947. They were not able to reach the dockside due to their huge size and had to anchor slightly outside the port. Unfortunately, there was an aircraft accident during this visit. An aircraft crashed or ditched during an attempt to land, with fatal results. The aircraft was an F8F Bearcat that belonged to VF-3A. According to the Naval records; stalled 95140 Grumman F8F-1N Bearcat (VF-3A) on landing on Randolph CV-15 6/30/1947 and hit inverted. Pilot killed. Is possible to obtain any more information from anyone regarding this incident? The pilot’s name, aircraft code, and a brief description of the event would be helpful. Why was the VF-3a squadron or part of the squadron onboard the USS Randolph and not the USS Kearsarge who they were originally assigned. |
| Date | 02-27-2007 |
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| Message | I had the good fortune to tour the ship when it was in port in Quebec City in June 1964. I was 9 years old and it has remained a favorite memory all of this time. The two sailors who agreed to take us aboard (my family of me, my brother and my parents), were terrific and it was a great, great experience. |
| Date | 02-25-2007 |
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| Message | My uncle, Kenny Whitmire, served on the USS Randolph from 1964-1967. He has asked that I help him find any information we can on the ship. I am active duty Air Force stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, so I have Pearl Harbor right here to help with Naval research. This website is very helpful also. If anyone reading this knew Uncle Kenny, I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. He's doing well and lives in Illinois, but visits my mom (his sister) often back home in Arkansas. He was also on honor guard duty for President Kennedy's funeral procession. If anyone would like to leave a note for him I'm sure he'd enjoy hearing from you. Thank you, and God bless. --Jacquline Vesey-- |
| Date | 02-25-2007 |
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| Message | Served aboard Randolph 62-66,V-3 Div. Remember well the night we lost #3 elevator, fire in Hangar Bay 3,five over the side. Lost one from V-3 and one tractor driver from V-1. U.S.S. Holder rescued the other three. Would love to hear from other shipmates. |
| Date | 02-23-2007 |
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| Message | My grandfather, Marvin H. Porter, served aboard the USS Randolph from commissioning until ?. Like the guy who signed the guestbook below me, I remember stories about the powered eggs. My grandfather never ate another egg as long as he lived. |
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