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| Date | 02-16-2010 |
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| Message | My Dad was on the Randolph during WWII...Radio,petty officer,communications...His name was Domenic Tessaglia..aka " Midnight" or "captain Midnight " from Providence ,RI. He never talked about the war when i was younger but in the last 15 years he has told some great and touching stories...mainly because my daughter egged him on to do so....the kamikazie, Okinawa and other pacfic stories, and the people he spent time there with are precious....He passed away in august and was buried with his USS Randolph CV15 hat..which he had 2 of and wore every day...that hat was such a conversation piece,at malls,football or NY Yankee games or at Saratoga race track,where he always seemed to meet someone who wanted to share stories..God bless all of you who were on the randolph and fought in WWII...If anyone remembers my Dad,I would like to hear from you ...thanks........ |
| Date | 02-11-2010 |
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| Message | My late father was on the staff of Admiral Gerry Bogan on Randolph in 1945. Just found a letter he wrote that year describing an incident while "Randy" was anchored at Leyte in June. "An Army P-38 was flat-hatting over the anchorage . . . and he banged into us near the bow. We lost 14 planes and 25 men." I can't find any mention of this accident in online sources. Can anyone help me out?? |
| Date | 02-10-2010 |
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| Website- if any | www.LetFreedomRingUSA.com |
| Message | I was on the Randolph for a Midshipman cruise in the summer of 1967. We were in the North Atlantic on a NATO exercise when the Arab-Israeli 6-day war broke out, and we were told to be ready to head straight for the Med. We shifted our area for the exercise slightly to the east so that we'd be closer to the Med if called -- but that war was over so fast that we were relieved from standby and went back to Norfolk where we hosted the CINCLANTFLT Change of Command Ceremony. That's when Admiral Moorer became CINCLANTFLT, and not long after, CNO. |
| Date | 02-10-2010 |
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| Message | on board 57-59 v-4 div good memories and friends |
| Date | 02-03-2010 |
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| Message | On board from 1960-1962 transfered to CVA-64. remember involvement with Glenn, Grissom and the collision at sea. and even Bay of Pigs. Was in "R" Div worked in aft. CO2 shop above fantail Good duty on good ship but glad to leave east coast. [email protected] |
| Date | 01-30-2010 |
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| Message | I was aboard the USS Randolph from 1960 to 1964 v-1 divison. My e-mail is jimmne3aol.com |
| Date | 01-17-2010 |
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| Message | My dad, Joe Brenner, server on board during 61-63 time frame in V-2 Cat & Recovery. I have heard stories of the Med cruise, John Glenn, Cuban Missle Crisis and fly over filiming for a movie called "Follow the Boys" (I think). Anyway love to hear from any one who knew him. He passed away on June 27, 1996. He was a retired DC Police Officer (25 years). He was born and raised in Norfolk, VA. |
| Date | 01-16-2010 |
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| Message | I was in S7 division, Data Processing, from Dec 67 thru decommissing trip to Boston. Then went to USS Bushnell AS-15 in KeyWest Fl. Shipmates....(please excuse the spelling) Lead PO DP1 Dwayne Christenson (named his son Jubal, a mean sob movie character), Pete Broux, Charlie Cisco, Joe Torimo, Ron Sea, Steve Febus, Grabowski, Ed Mychek, Steve Meister, Ike Iacona, Cramer, Bob LaBreque, Chuck Byrne, Al Reynolds and a few others after 40 years I have fogotten. Let hear from some more Supply Dept folks. Most of the postings seem be be Aviation types. |
| Date | 01-12-2010 |
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| Message | I served aboard during 1960-62 with HS-7. Have great memories of those days. Proud of my time with the ship and being in the greatest NAVY in the world. |
| Date | 01-05-2010 |
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| Message | My dad Joe, served on the Randolph at her inception. He was on her shakedown cruise and served in the communications room as a petty officer until WWII ended. I have an awesome scrapbook (including Christmas mess menus) and letters to my mother that he wrote from the ship, telling her about the Randolph's missions (with no details as they were top secret at the time of his writing). Of note, my father spotted an approaching Japanese sub and was awarded a medal and a plaque on deck. As a kid, I always enjoyed the stories he told about life on board. |
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