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Dedication Ceremony To Honor Those Who Have Served Our Country Saturday, November 11, 2017 Veterans Day DEDICATION CEREMONY 1:00pm Allison & Howard Lutnick Theater

RECEPTION 2:00pm–3:30pm Great Hall (Aft end of the ship)

INTREPID MUSEUM’S VETERANS DAY CEREMONY 3:30pm Pier Opening Remarks Susan Marenoff-Zausner PRESIDENT

Introduction Matt Costantino MANAGER, DONOR AND FORMER CREW MEMBER RELATIONS

Induction of Honorees LCDR Robert B. “Bob” Brunson LT Jerome Goodman USNR 1942–1950 USN 1959-1963

BM3 Charles “Chuck” Coppess COX Richard P. Niemiec USNR 1959-1961 USN 1943-1946

TEC4 John J. Evans PO3 Michael W. Reppucci USA 1946-1947 USN 1957-1960 4 VETERANS DAY 2017 HONOREES LCDR Robert B. “Bob” Brunson, USNR 1942-1950 BM3 Charles “Chuck” Coppess, USNR 1959-1961 PILOT IN FIRST EVER CARRIER BASED NIGHT-FIGHTER LOVE YOU - PATTI, MIKE, KRIS, PATTY, PAUL AND JASON. SQUADRON VF(N)-101 ASSIGNED TO ENTERPRISE (CV-6) AND INTREPID (CV-11) Charles “Chuck” Coppess was born September 21, 1940, in Gary, Indiana. He along with other classmates from Tolleston High School decided to join the It took a league of officers and a fleet of battle-ready ships to get them there, Navy together. Not all passed and none went in together. After graduation in but it was 12 kids and two commanding officers who did the nighttime work and 1958 he was off to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, for a couple of weeks. air cover to protect the fleet of 20 or more ships. He and his squadron became He was assigned to Intrepid as a “deck ape.” the first in two categories: first carrier-borne night-fighters and first to operate the Vought F4U-2 Corsairs from aircraft carriers. From January 1944 to July 1944, He found out about and joined the Former Crew Members Association after he he and his squadron mates were part of Task Force 58 and participated in and his wife attended Fleet Week in 1996. It was a proud and exciting moment Operation Hailstorm. Twenty-two-year-old LTJG Brunson vectored to the tails coming to Intrepid after 35 years. of enemy aircraft in the stealth of darkness. They flew with no lights on the planes or on the carriers to prevent the enemy from finding the fleet and launching Chuck has dedicated his retirement years to Intrepid and the Former Crew their torpedoes. His squadron shot down the first five enemies in night combat. Members Association. He has sought out and located many former crew As a second assignment, he escorted seaplanes to embattled areas to find and members and hosted several reunions. He has served as Midwest States Chapter pick up survivors of aircrews of damaged aircraft that were unable to return to Representative as well as chairman of the States Chapter Representatives for their carrier. This was a better assignment, done in the light of day. many years.

Designated as Squadron VF(N)-101, the 14 pilots were divided: Brunson’s group Chuck is truly dedicated to his family, friends, shipmates, Intrepid and the of seven were assigned to Enterprise (CV-6) and the remaining seven to Intrepid United States of America. (CV-11). Pilots and aircrews were kept in the air by dozens of dedicated mechanics and ship’s crews working day and night. All played a part in winning the war.

Thank you to Museum supporters Sanford Schlesinger and Lianne Lazetera for making this dedication possible. VETERANS DAY 2017 HONOREES 5 TEC4 John J. Evans, USA 1946–1947 LT Jerome Goodman, USN 1959-1963 YOUR DEDICATION & LOVE OF GOD, COUNTRY AND FAMILY USS LLOYD THOMAS DDE 764 WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. YOUR DEVOTION TO COUNTRY AND FAMILY INSPIRES US! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE ANNE, KAREN, PETE, JACK, WITH LOVE AND PRIDE, LIN, JIM, SYD AND WES BRANNON Jerome (Jerry) Goodman served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1963, John Joseph “Jack” Evans was born and raised in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. during the time of elevated tensions surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Jack’s father, an Army veteran of World War I who served overseas, died when Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 1936, Jerry attended the University of Jack was 18, during his freshman year studying chemical engineering. As the Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he met his wife, Elaine. He had several oldest son, Jack took on the family responsibilities and found employment as career opportunities upon graduation but chose to enlist in the Navy to follow a surveyor assistant in the engineering department for the Philadelphia and in the path of an elder and admired cousin. He was assigned to the USS Lloyd Reading Coal & Iron Company. Thomas as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, where he was charged with overseeing supplies for all areas of the ship, ranging from food and utilities Jack was drafted into the Army on March 1, 1946. He was assigned to the for the mess and ward rooms to spare parts for the gun mounts and laundry. 1092nd Engineer Utility Detachment in Seoul, Korea, later that year. His duties During his tenure, Lloyd Thomas underwent a FRAM II conversion at the included charge responsibility for supply, procurement section, material Brooklyn Navy Yard where it was redesignated DD-764. Upon reconfiguration, requisition, record retention, disposition and supervision of four clerks. the sailed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for refresher training. It was also He was promoted to Tec 4 Administrative NCO 502 and worked in the capacity one of the first ships to rush to the site of the Texas Tower devastation. of sergeant major. His captain and major recommended him for the Army Commendation Ribbon in April 1947. Jack continued as head of household Jerry’s time in the U.S. Navy has been a major influence throughout his life. and was discharged in 1947. His love and loyalty to our country and to the men with whom he served has led to deep patriotism and lifelong friendships. His duties as the supply officer Jack declined Officer Candidate School. He graduated from Penn State aboard Lloyd Thomas shaped his future in business and his work ethic. He went University in 1950, utilizing the GI Bill. During his career, he worked on on to receive an MBA from New York University and became a partner at the prototypes of jets, quality control propulsion engines for Admiral Rickover’s accounting firm of Flackman, Goodman and Potter. Jerry and his wife Elaine nuclear and as a reliability analyst at an aerospace company. continue to follow international events, partake in programs at the U.S. Naval War College, and attend political and naval lectures. Jerry is also a life member Jack married in 1963 and had a daughter, Karen. He died in 1988, prior to of the U.S. Navy League. Karen’s marriage. Karen and her husband have two sons. They are all excited and comforted by this memorial opportunity. Jerry attributes his dedication, perseverance and patriotism to his time in the U.S. Navy and has deeply imbued these admirable qualities in his ever-grateful children and grandchildren. 6 VETERANS DAY 2017 HONOREES COX Richard P. Niemiec, USN 1943-1946 PO3 Michael W. Reppucci, USN 1957-1960 PROUD TO HAVE SERVED AS A GUNNER ABOARD IT WAS MY HONOR TO SERVE WITH VF-74 ON THE USS INTREPID. OF INTREPID IN SERVICE TO MY COUNTRY. FOREVER MISSED BY YOUR LOVING FAMILY. Michael was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After completing Richard P. Niemiec had many names and titles throughout his life, but he was boot camp, he went to guided missile school for Sidewinder missiles and was most proud to be a crew member on USS Intrepid in the U.S. Navy. He served assigned to squadron VF-74 in Oceana, , which was converting its 20 on Intrepid during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was a gunner and earned millimeter guns to air-to-air missiles. He participated in Operation Top Gun in two commendations. The first occurred on November 25, 1944, when Intrepid Huma, Arizona, where squadron VF-40 placed second in a weapons competition. came under heavy air attack. Serious fires started in many parts of the ship. He received a commendation for it along with his crew. The fighting spirit and the heroic and unselfish efforts of all hands saved Intrepid from possible disaster. Despite constant danger, every man remained Serving on Intrepid, he was first assigned to the flight deck, which could be a at his station and performed his duty in a manner in keeping with the highest pretty scary place at night between the catapults. As a young man he learned traditions of the naval service. The second occurred on May 1, 1945, when to have no fear and the importance of complete trust in crewmates because Richard was a member of the gunnery department. His conduct and skill their lives all depended on each other. He recognized how important it is to take while under heavy enemy air attacks contributed to the destruction of at least responsibility, especially for other people’s lives. He is honored to have served 10 enemy aircraft. on Intrepid and believes serving in the U.S. Navy made him a better man.

November 25, 1944, was the worst day in Intrepid’s history. Sixty-nine lives Michael feels the Intrepid Museum represents a piece of American history. were lost when two aircraft crashed into the flight deck and started It should be preserved and respected in the highest manner as a tribute to the numerous fires. The captain of the ship ordered the men to abandon ship, but men and women who have served and lost their lives for the gift of living in a because the PA system was out due to damage, the crew did not hear the order country that protects our freedoms. He is honored and privileged to have his and instead fought the fires for over three hours, while still under attack. They name added to the Seats of Honor. He feels humbled before the many heroes saved the ship. that have served our country through many wars and engagements. He is grateful to be here to witness this in his lifetime and to be part of history and This moment in history and the fighting spirit he lived with allowed him to earn leave this memory to his family—his wife Ann of 56 years, his three children, the names husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and many more. Lisa, Michele and Eddie, and his four grandchildren, Steven, Nicholas, Erika Family would describe him as funny and full of life, with a smile that could light and Vincent. up a room. He will live on in all of his family and friends whose lives he touched. He would have been so proud of this day. PREVIOUS HONOREES

Capt. Sverre Bach Charles E. Boisselle Nathaniel G. Amend, Jr Intrepid 1944, USN 1942-74 PO3, USN 1945-51 MUS 3/C, USN 1943-45 VF-6 FIGHTER PILOT FLYING F6F HELLCATS, HIS LOVE OF COUNTRY & FAMILY IS UNSURPASSED. WORLD WAR II DAV AND KOREAN CONFLICT INVASION OF AND STRIKES WE LOVE & MISS YOU KATIE, KATHY, ROY & TREY GOD BLESS AMERICA ON TRUK YN3 CV11 Edmund Bradbury AMM 2C Elmer E. Anderson CPL Irving Baron USN 1954-1956 Plankowner, USN 1943-1944 IN MEMORY OF THE GREATEST GUY, USMC 1943–1945 YN3-CV11 EAB 1954-56 FOR THE LOVE OF PROUD MARINE – PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT MY HUSBAND OF 66 YEARS. LOVE YOU, DOROTHY THE MIGHTY “I” YOUR FAMILY TERRI, SUZANNE, DEVOTED HUSBAND, LOVING FATHER AND ALI & MANNY. GRANDFATHER. YOU ARE FOREVER OUR HERO. Robert P. Anderson, Jr. AK2 Carl Bradley AOM1, USNR 1942-45 FAITHFUL SERVICE TO COUNTRY, FAMILY & CPO David E. Benedict USN 1955-1975

WASHINGTON ENGINE CO CROTON FIRE DEPT. USN 1958-61 DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRAND & GREAT INTREPID - MY FIRST NAVY HOME - AN HONOR I CROTON NY. PLANKOWNER & ONE OF THE GRANDFATHER. SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE CHERISH. SO MANY MEMORIES THAT WILL LIVE ON. “GREATEST GENERATION” TO FAMILY & COUNTRY.

Benjamin R. Berkey AE1 William Michael “Bill” Brannon AMMPacV2 Karl James Ashley, Jr. USNA Class of 2014 USN, 1965-1970 USN 1942-45 WE HONOR & SALUTE YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO OUR IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE, DEDICATION, E1-B TRACER “WILLY FUDD” CREWMAN, VAW-121, COUNTRY. L&L HOLDING COMPANY, LLC AND LOYALTY. BE AT PEACE. FOREVER AT SEA. ABOARD USS INTREPID FOR TWO WESTPAC CRUISES LOVE YOUR FAMILY. CIRCA ’66–‘68 RM1c William Bielawski USN 1943 – 1946 SGT John N. Bratichak PFC Charles Asztalos, USA PhM1c Parker Nash USMC 1950-53 Defense Plant Worker Roseann Asztalos USN 1943 – 1945 DEVOTED AMERICAN, HUSBAND, FATHER, S1c Eskew Steffens (KIA USS Intrepid 11/25/44) OUR EVERLASTING LOVE TO DAD AND UNCLE FOR THEIR WORLD WAR II SERVICE. GRANDFATHER, BROTHER, SON, BOSS, TEACHER. PARKER. - LAUREN AND LESLIE WE LOVE YOU SEMPER FI 8 PREVIOUS HONOREES

LCDR Edward James Broms, Jr. Capt. Gerry Byrne Lt. Jg. Leslie C. Clemmer, K2 Division

USN, 1961-68 USMC 1966-1969 USNR 1943-45 MISSING IN ACTION 1968 - 2011 LOVE IS ETERNAL “A” CO, TBS 1-67 SEMPER FI YOUR DEVOTION & DUTY TO COUNTRY & FAMILY HAS INSPIRED US ALL. WE LOVE YOU - EDITH, LES, PAUL & SUSIE BTC Leonard J. Brooks EM2 Everett Camp USN 1935–1955 USN 1943-1949 “INTREPID SAILOR” OCT ‘43 - JUN ‘45 IN MEMORY OF HIS YEARS ON THE INTREPID, Joseph T. Cobert A TRUE PATRIOT! WE LOVE YOU, DAD. 1943-1945 SKV1c, Plankowner, USNR 1940-45 FOR DAD - WHO INSPIRED FAITH, LOYALTY & PATRIOTISM ALL OUT LOVE - PAT, JOHN, ROB, BILL, RM3 Arnold Brown AN1c William F. Cannon LIZ & FAMILIES USN 1944-1946 USN 1954–1959 IN LOVING MEMORY OF A MAN OF WIT AND WISDOM. OUR QUIET HERO. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND HIS COUNTRY, AND IS WAS DEVOTED TO FAMILY AND GOD. Tom Cox GREATLY MISSED. Private, USMC, 1943-46 AS A TEENAGE MARINE HE LANDED THE FIRST CDR Donald R. Carver DAY AT IWO JIMA, THEN WENT ON TO A CAREER OF Brugman Family - Four Generations USN 1971-73 “DOC” WAS AN OA DIV. OFF. AND SR. DECK WATCH OFF. DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE. of Honorable Service MATHIAS, USMC WWI; ARTHUR, USN WWII; DURING THE COLD WAR DENNIS, USN; JASON, USAF; RENA, USAF LTJG Gerald David Deeney Alfonso “Chavy” Chavarrias USNR 1942-45 U.S. NAVY AIR CORPS WWII HEAVY FTL3 Friedrich R. Brunjes GM 3/C, USN AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS BY THE PRES. OF U.S.A. CRUISER FLOATPLANES USN 1956-1960 YOUR DEVOTION TO FAMILY, FAITH AND COUNTRY FOR HEROISM IN COMBAT ON 29 OCTOBER, 1944 HAS INSPIRED US ALL. WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE, LCDR Robert F. Dias YOUR FAMILY. US Navy 1943-68 IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE IN WWII, KOREA AND VIETNAM, FROM THE RICHARD J. DIAS FAMILY PREVIOUS HONOREES 9

LT Donald Domenic DiMarzo Lt. Joseph J. Ehrhard John F. Forsyth USNR 1941-1944 USS Intrepid, USNR 1942-46 USN 1944–1945 KILLED ON INTREPID WITH 68 CREW MEMBERS IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE, VALOR & SACRIFICE HONORED BY HIS GRANDCHILDREN. DURING KAMIKAZE ATTACKS OF 11/25/44. WE LOVE YOU DAD- JENNY, CHRIS, CLAY & KELLY DONATED BY DIANE WEINSTEIN & BASIL VASILKIOTI Lt. Mark T. Frank LTJG Bernard E. Fipp USNR 1972-77 R. G. Dougherty USNR, VA-34, Intrepid 1967 MAY THE SEAS ALWAYS PROVIDE PEACE AND SN, 2nd Division, USN 1957-59 HONORING OUR FATHER WHO INSPIRED PATRIOTISM HAPPINESS FOR ALL WITHOUT HARM OR SORROW AND TAUGHT US PRIDE IN FAMILY, COUNTRY & SELF. Seaman Charles R. Doyle WE LOVE YOU. CPT Neil J. Gagnon USS Alaska, USN 1944-45 U.S. Army EOD, 1961 – 1964 Fleet Angels of Lakehurst (HU-2, HC-2, HSC-2) THANK YOU FOR STEERING OUR SHIP FOR 15 YEARS. Lt. Jg. Frederick T. Doyle, Jr. HONORING ALL THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WITH LOVE, YOUR CREW AT GAGNON SECURITIES. USS Intrepid, USN 1944-45 DURING THEIR TIME WITH THE FLEET ANGELS. Capt. Richard Kenna Gaines AMM1 Thomas F. Dugan ENG Arthur H. Flynn, Jr. USN 1925-1955 USN 1943-1945 USN 1960-63 FIRST EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS INTREPID 1943 “WE LOVE YOU!” DIXIE, LINDA, SUSAN, STACEY, YOUR DEVOTION & DUTY TO COUNTRY & FAMILY FROM DAUGHTER-MAUD GAINES TARRANT- MICHAEL & BOSSIE HAS INSPIRED US ALL. WE LOVE YOU! AND HIS FAMILY

Jack H. Edwards S1c Lt Col Samuel B. Folsom LT CMDR James S. Gardner USS Intrepid, USN 1944-46 USN 1939-41, USMC 1941-63 USN 1954-66 IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE DURING GUADALCANAL, OKINAWA, KOREA, TEST PILOT FLYING WAS ONE OF YOUR LOVES, YOU ARE OURS. WWII WITH PRIDE, YOUR SON JACK AND INTREPID MUSEUM DOCENT 1994-2014. WE’VE GOT YOUR SIX! YOUR LOVING FAMILY YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY YOUR FRIENDS HONOR YOUR SERVICE. 10 PREVIOUS HONOREES

Richard N. Gauthier Lt. James A. Gibbs AOM 3c Gerald G. Goguen

HM3, USN 1962-1966 USNR 1957-59 Plankowner, USN 1943-45 TO HONOR YOUR SUPREME SACRIFICE IN HONOR OF ALL WHO SERVED THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY. YOUR FOR YOUR SHIPMATES 1966 ABOARD THIS GREAT SHIP LOVING CHILDREN GERALD, GREGORY, SUSAN & MICHELLE GOGUEN CDR Joseph B. Geisler Lt. Thomas L. Gibbs USNR 1942-69 USN WWII & Korea Major Walter Grand A FIGHTER PILOT AND ATTORNEY WHO SERVED IN MEMORY OF YOUR WISDOM AND HUMOR. USAF 1972-1974 HIS COUNTRY AND CITY WITH PRIDE FROM YOUR LOVING FAMILY. YOUR SERVICE TO COUNTRY & NEUROSURGERY REFLECT YOUR HONOR, INTEGRITY, & COMPASSION. LCPL Jack Gelband Nicola “Nick” Gigliotti YOU ARE & WILL ALWAYS BE OUR INSPIRATION. USMC 1966-68 RM3, USN 1961-66 A VIETNAM VETERAN, WHO SERVED HIS TO SERVE ON THE INTREPID & ITS CREW WAS TM2 Vito Peter Greco COUNTRY WITH HONOR. HE WILL BE LOVED AN HONOR I’M PROUD OF OUR FAMILIES AT USNR 1943-46 AND REMEMBERED FOREVER. HOME & OUR COUNTRY OUR PRIDE AND LOVE ARE INFINITE. LOVE, YOUR SEVEN DAUGHTERS. Stuart Gelband Lt. John Lee Gill

MM3, USN 1970-71 USS Santee CVE-29, USN 1942-50 ARM3 Cula Ray Griggs AN INTREPID SAILOR INSPIRED BY MY FBI 1951-77 HONORED FAMILY, USS Intrepid, USNR 1943-45 COMRADES. WE SAILED THE HIGH SEAS FRIENDS & MD VFW 7464 THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR US. WE MISS AND CAME HOME BETTER MEN. YOU. REST IN PEACE. LOVE, YOUR CHILDREN SGT Arthur “Arturo” Giunta, & GRANDCHILDREN. Seaman 1st Class Hector Giannasca 78th Infantry Division 1944–1946 ARTIE SAW COMBAT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. USN 1943-45 ABH 2 Bill Gronlund THREE YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE WWII AND DEFENDED ALLIED CROSSING INTO GERMANY USS Intrepid 1970-72 FIFTEEN YEARS AS A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER; OVER THE RHINE AT THE LUDENDORFF BRIDGE. HONOR, PRIDE AND COURAGE IS A CREDIT HECTOR LOVES THIS SHIP! TWICE WOUNDED. TO ALL WHO SERVED. PREVIOUS HONOREES 11

Lewis L. Gross Capt. Cecil E. Harris LT Len Hittner Chief Boatswain’s Mate, USN 1943-45 USN 1941-67 USNR Intrepid ‘58 USS FDR ‘58 ‘59 WE HONOR YOUR SERVICE. LOVE, ROSARIA, RONALD, INTREPID AVIATOR – AIR GROUP 18 – 24 VICTORIES SO PROUD TO HAVE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES CHRISTINE, SHANTI SHANTI KAUR, MICHAEL & MILLIE SECOND HIGHEST SCORING ACE IN US NAVY NAVY! WITH LOVE FROM ANN, MIKE, RICK AND LEIGH

The Sailors of Gun Tub 10 AN Harry Heist AMM 1C Warren Roy Hollier IN HONOR OF THEIR VALOR IN DEFENDING INTREPID USN 1955-1957 Plankowner, USN 1942-48 AGAINST A KAMIKAZE ATTACK, OCTOBER 29, 1944. ATTACHED TO SQUADRON VF-71 ABOARD INTREPID IN LOVING MEMORY OF A GENTLE MAN WHO (1957). DEDICATED IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE SERVED HIS COUNTRY, HIS FAMILY & HIS GOD. TO OUR COUNTRY. FROM HIS FAMILY AMS3 Michael P. Hallahan HC-2, 1958 – 59 TO THE MAN WHO TAUGHT US TO STAND TALL AIR3 Frederick J. Hemmerich, Jr. Airman Fletcher LeRoy Houck, Jr. BE PROUD AND LOVE OUR COUNTRY. V2 AG 1961-1964 US Army Air Corps 1944-45 A LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER. WE HONOR AND SALUTE YOU. WE ALL LOVE & YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COUNTRY ARE SO PROUD OF ADMIRE THE MAN YOU ARE. LOVE YOUR FAMILY. YOU. WE HONOR YOUR WORLD WAR II SERVICE OF 22 MISSIONS ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. Paul E. Haller

AE2, USN 1966-70 J.L. Hendren HE LOVED HIS COUNTRY, YEARS OF SERVICE, LCDR, USNR – LEGAL OFFICER 1966 Joel S. Howson FAMILY & GOD. IN LOVING TRIBUTE, YOUR OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION AND LOVE - JANET, RM3, USS Intrepid, USN, 1970-74 CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN & SIS JASON & JANELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. WE LOVE YOU. LINDA AND SHEENA & Melvin L. Hardin BARRY & FAMILIES. MM2, USN 1958-61 S1C John M. Henry, Sr. IT WAS A HECK OF A RIDE. I HAVE FOND MEMORIES. USN, 1943-46 I WOULDN’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR THE EXPERIENCE. MANY THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE! RON, JOHN, Stanley Eugene Hubbard EILEEN, MIKE, KATE, CHRIS, LINDSEY, MIKE U.S. Army Cavalry, WWI AVIATION PIONEER HUBBARD FIELD- LOUISVILLE, SSgt W. James Harkins KENTUCKY- 1921 US Army Air Corps 1942-47 IN MEMORY OF YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WORK ETHIC, SENSE OF HUMOR AND DEDICATION. 12 PREVIOUS HONOREES

Jack Carl Hurff Gen. John Kelly SGT Alfred D. La Neve MM2, USN 1957-1960 USMC 1970-2016 US Army Signal Corps, 1942-45 IN LOVING TRIBUTE TO YOUR DEDICATION TO ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES STILL IN HARM’S WAY WE THINK OF YOU EVERY DAY AND LOVE YOU FAMILY AND COUNTRY. LOVE, YOUR “BRIDE”, ALWAYS! FOREVER, THE LA NEVE FAMILY. CHILDREN AND FAMILY. 1st Lt. Robert M. Kelly USMC 2003-2010 KIA 11/9/2010 Roy Latall RD2 Edmund M. Hurley IN HONOR OF YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP AMM 2/C, Plankowner, USN 1943-45 USN 1956–1960 WHILE BRAVELY LEADING MARINES IN COMBAT FOREVER LOYAL TO FAMILY, COUNTRY AND SHIP. HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT. WE LOVE YOU. VI, KATHIE, BOB, MICHAEL & JOHN ED SERVED HIS COUNTRY PROUDLY AND CHERISHED Milton Kirsch, CPA HIS TIME ON THE INTREPID. REST IN PEACE. SK2C, USN 1944–1946 Theodore “Ted” Lavoot DEVOTED SON, HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER. AT1, USN 1955-59 PO3 Robert Jelardi PROUD WWII NAVY VETERAN AND MEMBER OF THE HU2 FLEET ANGEL AIR CREW MEMBER WITH USN 1958-1961 GREATEST GENERATION. LOVE TERRI, HOWARD AND PENNI DADDY, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD AND BLESSED TO HAVE YOU AS OUR FATHER! WE LOVE YOU! QM3 Laurence J. Kubat PO2 Chester L. Laws USNR, 1959 USN (Ret) 1940-1960 RM3c Harold A. Jochmann TO MY CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN & GREAT YOUR FAMILY PRAISES & HONORS YOUR USNR 1942 – 1945 GRANDCHILDREN WHO MAY SOMEDAY WALK LOYAL SERVICE AMERICA & INTREPID - USS INTREPID PLANKOWNER - HAROLD CHERISHED THESE DECKS IN MY MEMORY. I GAVE MY BEST FOR YOU. THIS BELOVED SHIP. WE HONOR & SALUTE YOUR SERVICE TO GOD & COUNTRY. Robert Kwong A02 James F. Leiby Seaman 1st Class, USN 18 months HS-11, USN 1968-72 CDR Thomas E. Kearney APPRECIATED THE CHANCE TO SERVE THANKS FOR SHARING THIS JOURNEY WITH ME USN 1959-94 WITH PRIDE & LOVE, YOUR WIFE (GRUB) JER. 2911 PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL WHO SERVE AND Colonel Christopher A. Landro, USMC (R) FOR ALL WHO MADE THE EXTREME SACRIFICE IN HONOR OF COLONEL CHRISTOPHER A. LANDRO USMC (R) PREVIOUS HONOREES 13

Airman Joseph Letts, Sr. Lt. William R. Loomis ENS Karl B. Matthews USN 1955-57 USN, Air Group Six 1944 USNR A1, VT-14 1943-45 V-6 AVIATION METAL SHOP HONORING 31 YEARS OF NAVAL SERVICE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO COUNTRY & DEVOTION TO APRIL 17, 1957 - AIRMAN OF THE MONTH WILLIAM R. LOOMIS, JR. FAMILY. ALL OUR LOVE - BRUCE, BETH, & AMY

LT W.B. “Lefty” Lewis CDR Julie Poarch Macholz Commander John Mc Alick

USS Intrepid 1958-59, USNR 1956-66 USN 1984-2001 USN 1948-73 TO THE BEST PILOT WE KNOW - 72 LANDINGS ON SKYHAWKS VC-5, INSTRUCTOR VT-22, SKY UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN LOVE, JEAN INTREPID AND MANY MORE AFTER THAT! TRAINS AND HERCULES VR-55 “Fast Freddie” McCann

LCDR Thomas R. Lippert CPT Daniel F. Maher AV3, V-6 Div, USN 1944-46 SC, USN 1972-1995 West Point ‘05, USA ‘05 -’15 WWII VET - INTREPID ASS’N CHAPTER REP - ILL & IND HE SERVED ABOARD WITH HONOR, UH-60 BLACKHAWK PILOT; OIF/OND (IRAQ), FRED’S SERVICE IS COMMEMORATED BY HIS FAMILY COURAGE & COMMITMENT OEF (AFGHANISTAN) WITH LOVE - YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS! Petty Officer Third Class Walter P. McGinn

Alfred Litke USN 1952-56

RM3, USS Intrepid, USN 1966-68 CPhM(AA), Raymond L. Maness FAITHFUL TO GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY. THANKS FOR USN, 1940-1945 Lt. Col. Horace “Mike” Michelson HAVING BEEN IN OUR LIVES. LOVE, JUDY & LORI USS INTREPID PLANK OWNER, COMBAT ACTION, USA WWII, FOREVER REMEMBERED WITH GRATITUDE IN MEMORY OF YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY Rudolph Loizzi KATHY AND DEAN O’HARE

SN, USN 1955-58 LCDR Brian D. Marshall SERVED AS CAPT. USMM RAPID DEPLOYMENT USN 1971 – 1973 Leland H. Miller, Mus 3/c FORCES 1960 TO 1996 - VIETNAM & DESERT EDUCATION DEDICATION SERVICE USNR 1943-46 STORM - IN GOD WE TRUST MISSION ACCOMPLISHED U.S.S. INTREPID ORIGINAL CREWMEMBER COLUMBUS, TEXAS 14 PREVIOUS HONOREES

LCPL Eugene C. Mills III AMM2C Thomas F. Morrissey ADM Robert J. Natter USMC 2008 - 2012 USN 1942-46 Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT SAILOR, VIETNAM KILLED IN ACTION - 22 JUNE 2012 YOUR FAMILY & COUNTRY 1924-2012. VET & ADMIRAL - MEL AND BARBARA IMMERGUT SANGIN VALLEY, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFG REST IN PEACE ANCHORS AWEIGH Antonio Nibbs Richard L. Mills, AN LCDR Ronald R. Mortali, Sr. PO3, USN 1961-66 USN 1959-62 USN (Ret.) 1952-77 VAW-33 NIGHTHAWKS, ANTI- SQUADRON PORT SIDE ELEVATOR OPERATOR, 9/60- 5/62 YOUR SOARING DEDICATION AND DEVOTION “SEARCH FOR THEM, LOCATE THEM, DESTROY THEM” PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ABOARD THE USS INTREPID SHINE BRIGHTLY ON ALL OF US. WE LOVE, HONOR, AND SALUTE YOU. 1st. Lt. Anthony J. Nickert Captain Robert J. Morgan USA 1954-56 USN, 1938-1969 MIDN Scott H. Mortimer I HONOR & SALUTE YOU, “JACK,” FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR SERVING DURING WWII AND FOR USN 1971 SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. YOUR “BRIDE” CAPTAINING THIS AMAZING BEAUTY, INTREPID. TO A PROUD SAILOR FOR HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY! LOVE, OF 50 YEARS, WITH LOVE, JOAN MARYJANE, GREGORY, CHRISTOPHER & MICHAEL George W. Morrison AMM2c Felix A. Novelli AN, USN 1951-1955 LTJG Joseph D Murphy USN 1945 A STRONG, LOVING AND RESPECTED MAN DEEPLY Plankowner, USNR 1943-46 WE ARE FOREVER INDEBTED TO YOU FOR DEVOTED TO GOD, FAMILY AND COUNTRY. TO HONOR YOU ON YOUR 90TH BIRTHDAY, WITH OUR FREEDOM – YOUR LOVING FAMILY. LOVE, YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN & GREAT EM2 Howard A. Morrison GRANDCHILDREN. AOM1c Ralph Nurse USN 1942-1945 USN 1941-1945 PLANKOWNER - USS INTREPID - DEVOTED TO CDR James C. Murray IN PROUD MEMORY OF MY DAD AND HIS FELLOW GOD, COUNTRY & FAMILY. YOUR SPIRIT INSPIRES USN 1955-77 CREWMEMBERS WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY FOREVER. WE LOVE YOU. WITH LOVE AND APPRECIATION THE MURRAY FAMILY ONBOARD INTREPID. PREVIOUS HONOREES 15

PFC Joseph P. Oreiro Petty Officer 2/C William P. Pastyrnak YN3 Darryl Ponicsan USMC 1954-58 USN 1942-45 USN 1962-65 LOVE, FOREVER & ALWAYS, FLORENCE, YOUR LIFE IS WITNESS TO YOUR LOVE FOR GOD, ABOARD THE INTREPID GREGORY AND ESO FAMILY AND COUNTRY. YOU ARE FOREVER OUR I BEGAN THE “LAST DETAIL”. HERO—BILL MIKE GLORIA AL. LTJG Frank J. Osinski Corporal James Principi USN Robert F. Patton USMC 1943-45 TOUR OF DUTY ON USS INTREPID Gunner’s Mate 3rd, USN 1943-45 YOUR DEVOTION & DUTY TO COUNTRY & FAMILY HAS JUNE 1965 - MAY 1967 WENT TO WAR AT 17, PLANK OWNER INSPIRED US ALL. ANN, JIM, MICK, TERRY, TOM, PAUL, USS INTREPID SERVED HIS COUNTRY, STEVE, MARK & JOHN Lt. Todd Owens LOVED HIS FAMILY, KEPT THE FAITH

US Navy, 5 years HM1 Edward Young Reid II IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY Joseph Pavlov, Jr. USN 8/5/58 - 8/5/68 WILLIAM OWENS Aviation Metalsmith 3/c, USNR 1945 VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ON BOARD THE OUR DAD-- JOSEPH III, JOHN, CATHERINE, “FIGHTING I” AND SHARED IN HER HISTORY. Sgt. Maxwell L. Page GEORGE, JENNIFER, HELEN - PROUD OF HIM VIETNAM TONKIN GULF 67 USMC 1929-33 USMCR 1942-46 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! FROM YOUR LCDR John A. Pedisich, Jr. Peter W. Reiter COUNTRY, YOUR SONS & THE GENERATIONS USN 1961-70 AQF3, USN 1961-1962 (VA66) THAT FOLLOW. SEMPER FI. ATTACK SQUADRON 34 VIETNAM 1967 INTREPID INITIATED A 30 YEAR CAREER! INTREPID & AIR WING TEAM NONE BETTER 1960-1990 MCPO RETIRED MM3 Robert (Speed) Parker USN, 1944-45 CDR William H. Poarch Walter L. Ress PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ABOARD THE USS INTREPID USN, (Ret.) 1958 - 1982 USMC World War II DIAMOND LAKE, ILLINOIS SERVED ABOARD USS INTREPID CVS-11 AS USS TEXAS, D-DAY 1944, IWO JIMA 1945. YOUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, O.O.D. UNDERWAY, INTREPID COLLEAGUES HONOR YOUR SERVICE. AND C.O.D. PILOT 1970-1972 16 PREVIOUS HONOREES

David W. Ribar Donald J. Rothgery Capt. Stanley P. Schwartz

FT2, USN 1953-56 YN3, USS Intrepid, USN 1957-59 USNR (Ret) 1955 PROUD SAILOR, DEVOTED HUSBAND AND LOVING CHECK OUT FORWARD BUNK ROOM 1955 MED CRUISE FATHER WHO CONTINUES TO INSPIRE. HM2 Rodney Rothwell, Sr. USN 1968-1971 Honoring all Searses who served Capt. Antonio Rivera Jr. LOVE, PAT, RODNEY, CHRISTINE, SAM, ART SR, WWII POW – JOHN, CUBAN MC – USMC 1965-1969 JAYDEN, MASON & LILY LEO, DESERT STORM ART JR, CVS-11 63-68 – DEVOTED TO GOD, FAMILY, VETERANS & JOE, VIETNAM – RICK, USNR COUNTRY. YOU WILL BE MISSED. FOREVER Thomas R. Rushton YOU WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS. 3/c Petty Officer, USN 1963-67 Capt. Rolland K. “Rollie” Shea THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. USN CPO Albert Rosenthal LOVE, KIM, MARVIN, TOMMIE, SCOTTIE, MASON, IN SUPPORT OF THE INTREPID MUSEUM’S USN 1943–1946 MAKENZIE & MYLES MISSION TO HONOR, EDUCATE & INSPIRE PHYSICAL EDUCATION WAS DAD’S PASSION. A LEADER, HUMANITARIAN, GENTLEMAN. Daryl J. Saldausky Robert F. Sicknick FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU DAD. E5, USN 1960-64 USS Intrepid, USN 1952-1961 THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR FAMILY & COUNTRY WE LOVE YOU DAD. YOUR SONS ROBERT, LT Seth Rosner FREE & SAFE. WE LOVE YOU- PAT & BOBBI WILLIAM, GEORGE, DAN AND THEIR FAMILIES USNR 1956-1959 INTREPID, MY SHIP; HER CREW, MY MATES ALL Corporal David J. Saliba LTJG Robert J. Soltysiak HONOR TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES USMC 1943-46 USN 1969 USS INTREPID AUGUST 10, 1943 TO JULY 21, 1944 THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY, DAD. John F. Rossano IWO JIMA FEBRUARY 19 TO MARCH 16, 1945 WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE YOUR DAUGHTERS. Fireman, USN 1952-55 WE LOVE YOU, TANSY & LACEY FIRE ROOM #2 1954-1955 Seaman SN Charles Schneider USN 1945-1949 YOUR LOVE OF FAMILY & COUNTRY INSPIRES US STILL JODI, STEPH, MARY, STEVE, JULIE, TERRI & LINDA PREVIOUS HONOREES 17

ADM James G. Stavridis CMDR William Frederick Thompson Capt. Gerald Walpin Supreme Allied Commander, Europe USN, 1941-67 USAF 1957 - 60 THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT SAILOR, STATESMAN DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, KOREA A LIFETIME OF LOVE AND SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY & ADMIRAL - MEL AND BARBARA IMMERGUT “A TRUE PATRIOT” SHEILA, AMANDA, NED & JENNY Allen Stevens AS1, USN, 20 Years AT3 Robert E. Tocalino Thomas A. Wargo SERVED ON BOARD IN VIETNAM TONKIN GULF U.S. Navy 1952-1956 USN 1961-1963, SH/SN CELEBRATING YOUR 80TH & THE BEST DAYS OF PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ABOARD THE USS INTREPID. LTJG Bernard “Ben” St. John YOUR LIFE HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH LOVE BRAD, CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS (1962) / USNR 1942-45 TRISA, RYLIE & MACEY RECOVERY OF SCOTT CARPENTER (1962) WWII INTREPID AVIATOR, TORPEDO SQUADRON 18 (VT-18) IN HONOR OF YOUR COURAGE, VALOR VADM Richard H. Truly Norman L. Weckter AND SACRIFICE. USN 1959-89 PhoM 1/c, USN 1944-46 BLESS THIS SHIP. FOR ME, IT ALL STARTED HERE. I WOULDN’T TAKE A MILLION DOLLARS Raymond T. Stone FOR THE EXPERIENCE Radarman 2/C, USN 1943-1945 LT John A. Vuyosevich OUR DAD- A PLANKOWNER & A PATRIOT WHO LOVED USN 6/67-1/73 Capt. C. S. Williams, Jr. HIS COUNTRY & THE INTREPID, HIS SHIP! PROUD TO BE A PART OF OUR FAMILY’S NAVY C.O. CVS-11 Apr. ‘71 - Dec. ‘72 TRADITION AND PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ON IN MEMORIAM: “THE WORLD’S BEST ABHAN Robert G. Straight THE USS INTREPID 6/69-4/71. COMMANDING OFFICER!” GIVEN BY: USN, 1962-1966 CDR WILLIAM H. POARCH, USN, (RET.) THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND PROTECTING US AND John N. Vuyosevich YOUR COUNTRY! WE LOVE YOU! DEDICATED FROM Cockswain, USS YMS-30 ADJ2 Ronald Wishman YOUR FAMILY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. UNCLE JOHN, WE WILL LOVE AND REMEMBER USN 1966-68 YOU FOREVER. DIED ANZIO 1/25/44. YOUR DEVOTION & DUTY TO COUNTRY & FAMILY Major Jacob Stub INSPIRES ME. I LOVE YOU –JUDITH USMC 1941-52 WWII DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WINNER 18 PREVIOUS HONOREES

John F. Wisted December 7, 1941 SN, USN 1956-58 “A date which will live in infamy” REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HEROES REMEMBERING THE MORE THAN 2,300 AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE ATTACK ON CPO Wesley E. Wittich PEARL HARBOR. USS Ludlow, USN 1937-57 THANK YOU FOR OUR LIVES, OUR FREEDOM AND ALL of Intrepid’s Crew Members - 1943 to 1974 YOUR LOVE YOUR 10 PROUD CHILDREN AND THE USS INTREPID ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO HONOR THEIR GROWING FAMILIES ALL WHO SERVED ON INTREPID DURING 31 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY Paul G. Zimmermann RM3, CV-11, USN 1944-46 HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO COUNTRY, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LOVE, YOUR LOU, ANNE, JEAN, PAUL, RUTH & GRANDCHILDREN

VA-176 Thunderbolts 1966-1967 IN HONOR OF ALL THE VA-176 PILOTS AND SQUADRON MEMBERS WHO PROUDLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY

Attack Squadron 34 “Blue Blasters” Vietnam 1967 HONORING THE DEDICATED MEN OF VA-34 AND ITS PILOTS WHO FLEW IN HARM’S WAY OVER NORTH VIETNAM. 19

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