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Apollo Recovery Assignments Recovery Deployment List for Apollo Flights NASA JSC – Landing and Recovery Division (LRD) DATA SOURCES: Doc Stullken (throughout the Gemini and Apollo programs) compiled matrices listing all LRD branch personnel upon which he recorded any flight assignments they supported. When he retired, he provided those matrices to Dick Snyder, who collected data for Skylab and the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). That was the starting point for the following list. After moving that data into this lists format, each LRD representative (for which we had an e-mail address) was sent a list of their assignments along with any questions and were asked for verification of their assignments. There were several comments (and some rather interesting stories); however, there were actually not many discrepancies noted in the responses. Those identified discrepancies were corrected. Along with his comments, Andy Anderson also provided a copy of LRD Mission Assignments memoranda for Apollo 4 through Apollo 16. When comparing these with Doc Stullken’s data, a few discrepancies were noted. Individual feedback from those involved, was required to resolve these. Pre-Flight NASA Press Releases for some of the earlier flights were reviewed. They added some new assignees and information. That was added to this list. Since it was not possible to contact all LRD personnel, there may be remaining errors. However, based on the feedback already received, the list should be very accurate. The primary concern with the list is that there is still some incomplete information (e.g. specific ships to which some personnel were assigned and the functional responsibilities of some personnel assigned to the Primary Recovery Ship [PRS]). If any discrepancies are found or additional information is identified, please send that information to C. Mac Jones at [email protected] . Apollo Recovery Deployments/Assignments Flight JSC – ROCR RCC Launch & Post - AR RS Ships Comments Landing Support AS -201 Recovery Coord KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – LPH Boxer Crew 2/26/66 -Bob Thompson -Hal Granger (RCC) -Ed Bullock TL -Unmanned flight. -Rip Kirby (Central -Al Meyers -John Stonesifer Landing Asst Recovery Control) -Bill Middleton TM -Atlantic Coord -Harold Neher -Milt Windler -Rod Bass 8 d 11 m S - Don Stullken (Central Control) -Bill Chase 11 d 9 m W -Carter Yeatman Kindley AFB, -Tom Holt Display (Central Control) Bermuda -Don Morris -John Hoover -Bob Tweedie -Fred Sponholz -Lonnie Thomas -J.O. Sayler (Safing) Dakar, Senegal LA-1 (West Lant) Evaluators Norfolk Naval Air -Dale Moore DD Wilson -Wayne Empey Station, VA - -W.B. Wood - Jerry Hoisington Deactivation -Rod Bass LA-2 (West Lant) Status DD Waldron -Joe Vice -Walt Stork LA-3 (West Lant) DD Ingram -Gary Robinson LA-4 (East Lant) AO Kaskaskia -Warren Glenn -C.W. Jones NOTE :KSC RCC was in old Mercury Control LA-5 (South Lant) Center DD Turner -C. Mac Jones AS -202 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu (CTF KSC Launch Support Guam PRS – CVS Hornet Crew 8/25/66 -John Stonesifer 130) -Mel Richmond (RCC -Sherry Berthiaume TL –Doc Stullken - Unmanned Flight Asst Recovery -Hal Granger OJT) -Bill Chase TM Landing Coord -Rip Kirby (Recovery -Rod Bass - Pacific -Ed Bullock Force Rep) Hickham AFB, Oahu -Chuck Filley 16d 07m N -Jerry Hoisington -Warren Glenn -Jim Sloan 168d 54mE Evaluator Ford Island, Oahu -Al Meyers -Fred Sponholtz -Rich Blakley Naval Base – -Ed Petrash -Reed Darley -John Hoover Deactivation -Milt Windler -Dean Thomas -Gary Robinson -Rod Bass (TL) Status Monitor Wake Island AFB LA-1 (West Lant) DD -Frank Herbert (T1) -Bill Middleton -Steve Ellis -Arnie Kilpatrick TM Kindley AFB, LA-2 (West Lant) DD -Don Dubay Bermuda -Dick Jacobs -Wayne Koons -Dennis Mannering -Bruce Larsen LA-3 (East Lant) DD -Joe Vice -Walter Stork SRS-1 (West Pac)DD -W.B. Wood SRS-2 (MId Pac) DD -Jim Arthur Apollo 4 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support ARIA PRS –CVS Crew (AS-501) -Ed Bullock (T1) (CTF130) -John Cooper -Doug Scoggins Bennington - Unmanned Flight 11/9/67 Asst Recovery -Doc Stullken (TL) (Recovery Force Rep- TL Landing Beach) Coord -Rich Blakley Kindley AFB, -John Stonesifer -Pacific -Hal Granger (T2) -Ralph Culbertson Bermuda Asst TL 30d 06m N (Recovery Force Rep-Pad -Joe Vice (T1) Moron AFB, Spain Area) A/C-1 -Chuck Filley 172d 32m W Display -Tom Holt -Denny Holt (RCC) -Ed Kilpatrick (TL) Helo/Deck Ops -Jack Abernathy (T2) -Rip Kirby(TL-RCC) -Steve Ellis -Ed Petrash -John Hoover (T1) A/C-2 CM Safing/Post Evaluator - Ford Island, Oahu -Carl Koontz Retrieval Ops -Gary Robinson (T1) Naval Base – -John Hirasaki (also -Terry Watson (T2) Deactivation Hickham AFB, Oahu ECLS Vent Valve -Fred Wrinkle (T2) -Rod Bass (TL) A/C-1 Tests) Status Monitor – -Harry Clancy -Warren Glenn TM -Dick Snyder (T2) -John Hirasaki -W.B. Wood -Andy Anderson -Bob Walker (T1) A/C-2 -F.T. Mabley -Bill Chase (TL) LA-1 (West Lant) -Don Morris LPD Austin A/C-3 -Lane Brown -Larry Patterson -Charles Hall -Don DuBay -Fred Sponholz (TL) A/C-4 -Randy Stone -Bill Middleton LA-2 (West Lant) DD -Rick Coblentz J. P. Kennedy A/C-5 -Ed O’Briant (TL) -Sherry Berthiaume LA-3 (West Lant) -Gordon Hrabal LST York County A/C-6 -Larry Bell -Frank Breshears -Marion Coody (TL) -Ron Simantel -Charles Mendel LA-4 (East Lant) AO Lajes AFB, Azores Sabine -Allen Meyers -Mike Collins SRS (West Pac) DD Carpenter -Gus McCown (TL) -Royce McKinney Apollo 5 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu (CTF- KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, Crew (AS-204L) -Rip Kirby (T1) 130) -Ralph Culbertson Bermuda - Unmanned Flight 1/22/68 Asst Recovery -Joe Vice A/C-1 Landing Coord -Denny Holt -No Recovery -Jack Abernathy (T1) Norfolk, VA (CTF- -Bill Middleton (TL) Display 140) A/C-2 -Rich Blakley (T1) -John Stonesifer -Frank Breshears -Fred Wrinkle (T1) (TL) -Doug Scoggins Evaluator - -Terry Watson -Chuck Filley (T1) Hickam AFB, Oahu -Dick Snyder (T1) A/C-1 -Bob Walker (T1) -Sherry Berthiaume Status Monitor (TL) -Andy Anderson (T1) -Dave Peterson A/C-2 -Jim Larey -Ed Petrash Apollo 6 Recovery Coord Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, PRS – LPH Okinawa Crew (AS-502) -Hal Granger (T1) (CTF130) -John Cooper Bermuda TL - Unmanned Flight 4/4/68 Asst Recovery -Doc Stullken (TL) -Rip Kirby (TL) -Ralph Culbertson -Chuck Filley Landing Coord -Bob Walker -Jim Larey HDC/CIC - Pacific -Joe Vice (T1) Ford Island, Oahu -Ron Simantel (TL) –Sherry Berthiaume 27d 40m N Display Norfolk, VA Naval Base – Hickham AFB, Oahu CM Retrieval 157d 59m W -Jack Abernathy (T1) (CTF-140) Deactivation -Frank Breshears -W.B. Wood -Gary Robinson (T1) -Ed Bullock -Rod Bass (TL) -Rick Coblentz CM Safing/Post Evaluator -Larry Roberts -John Hirasaki -Warren Glenn Retrieval Ops -Dick Snyder (T1) -Don Morris -Frank Janes -Fred Wrinkle (T1) Moron AFB, Spain -Dave Peterson -John Hirasaki Status Monitor -John Hoover -Doug Scoggins (TL) -W.B. Wood -Rich Blakley (T1) Lajes AFB, Azores TM -Terry Watson (T1) -Denny Holt -Jim Sloan SRS (East Lant) – AO Chikaskia -Dick Jacobs LA-1 (West Lant) – LPD Austin [Launch Camr Rtrvl] -Ed Petrash (TL) -Jim Brandenburg -F.T. Mabley LA-2 DD Dupont -Lane Brown LA-3 (East Lant) – LST York County -Andy Anderson (TL) -J.W. Williams SRS (West PAC) DD Carpenter -Gary Wilgus Apollo 7 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Kindley AFB, PRS-CVS Essex Crew (AS-205) -Hal Granger (T3) (CTF130) -Rip Kirby (TL) Bermuda TL - Walter Schirra 10/11/68 -- -Jerry Hammack (T1) -Jerry Hoisington (TL) -Ralph Culbertson - F.T. Mabley -Doc Stullken -Walt Cunningham 10/22/68 -John Stonesifer (T2) -Andy Anderson -C. Mac Jones (Jammed -Allen Meyers HDC/CIC - Donn Eisele Asst Recovery Coord -Dick Snyder Hatch) -Ed Petrash (TL) -Dick Jacobs Landing -Jack Abernathy(T1) -Randy Stone CM Retrieval -Atlantic -Ed Bullock(T2) Norfolk, VA Norfolk Naval Air Hickham AFB, Oahu -W.B. Wood 27d 32m N -John Hoover (T3) (CTF-140) Station, VA - -Paul Chaput Helo Ops 64d 04m W Evaluator -Chuck Filley (TL) Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores -John Haughton -Gary Robinson(T3) -Fred Wrinkle -Harry Clancy (TL) -J.W. Williams CM Safing/ Other Ships -Bob Walker(T2) -Millard Pettit -John Hirasaki Tachikawa AFB, Post Retrieval Supporting NASA -Terry Watson(T1) -C. Mac Jones Japan -Frank Janes APA Cambria Logistics Albrook AFB, -Larry Patterson -W.B. Wood DDR Henry Tucker -Ron Simantel Panama TM FFG Nicholas Status Monitor -Rich Blakley -J.M. Hill ATF-Paiute -John Cooper(T3) LA-2 (East Lant) AO Ponchatoula -George Richeson(T1) Ramstein AFB, AKA Arneb -Gary Wilgus(T2) Germany -Dave Peterson -Tom Holt LA-3 (Mid Lant – Mode 2) AGM Vanguard Tracking Ship -Denny Holt LA-4 (East Lant) -L.D. Roberts Mid Pac 1 – DLG Cochrane -Fred Sponholz -Johnnie Ferguson Mid Pac 2 -- DD Carpenter -Charles Chassay -W.C. Hendrickson West PAC 1 – DD Rupertus -Jim Larey West Pac 2 – FFG NIcholas -Gordon Hrabal Apollo 8 Recovery Coord - Kunia, Oahu KSC Launch Support Ascension PRS – CVS Crew (AS-503) -Ed Bullock (T3) (CTF130) -Ralph Culbertson -Dale Moore Yorktown - Frank Borman 12/21/68 -- -John Hoover (T2) -Hal Granger (TL) -C. Mac Jones (Jammed TL -John Stonesifer - Jim Lovell 12/27/68 -Doc Stullken (T1) -George Richeson Hatch) Hickham AFB, Oahu HDC/CIC - Bill Anders Evaluator - -Terry Watson -Rip Kirby (TL) -Bill Chase -Sherry Berthiaume Landing -Rich Blakley (T1) -K.N. Kuhlenschmidt -F.T. Mabley CM Retrieval - Pacific -Dick Snyder (T3) Norfolk, VA -Ed Petrash -Andy Anderson 8d 7.5m N -Fred Wrinkle (T2) (CTF-140) Ford Island, Oahu- -Milt Heflin 165d 1.2m W Status Monitor -Lane Brown Deactivation Lajes AFB, Azores Swim/Helo Ops -Jonnie Ferguson (T2) -Tom Holt (TL) -Harry Clancy (TL) -Jim Larey -Andy Anderson Other Ships -C.
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