2013 VA12 Visitor Log
| First Name: Terry | Nick Name: Stubby |
| Last Name: Nies | Rate/Rank: ATN2 |
| Email: webmaster@va12.com | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: Midway, Coral Sea, FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: 65,66,67,68,69 |
| Today's Date: 1/1/13 | How did you find this site?: I made it |
| Comments: Happy New Year Ubangis! | |
| First Name: Dallas | Nick Name: Willy |
| Last Name: Willingham | Rate/Rank: AE3 |
| Email: dallas.willingham@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 62-65 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR | Carrier / Dates: 62-65 |
| Today's Date: 1/2/13 | How did you find this site?: Already knew site address |
| Comments: Hate I missed reunion in Chas. S.C. I only live a little over 100 mi. from Chas. | |
| First Name: Mark | Nick Name: Barney |
| Last Name: Barnes | Rate/Rank: E7 |
| Email: mcb542@aol.com | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: Indy & Ike | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/3/13 | How did you find this site?: Web Search |
| Comments: Just looking to see who is still around. | |
| First Name: Glen | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Smith | Rate/Rank: LT (jg) |
| Email: gsmithtex@aol.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1962-65 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/5/13 | How did you find this site?: WEB search |
| Comments: Good Flying and good shipmates | |
| First Name: Nicholas | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Divettorio | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: divogciusa@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 70-72 |
| Carriers Served On: Shang, Indy | Carrier / Dates: 70-72 |
| Today's Date: 1/5/13 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Joseph | Nick Name: Joe |
| Last Name: Aleshire | Rate/Rank: AMS3 |
| Email: calvinaleshire@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 72-75 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: 72-75 |
| Today's Date: 1/6/13 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Edward | Nick Name: Tom |
| Last Name: Thomas | Rate/Rank: ABH3 |
| Email: ltva12@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 66-69 |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: Rosie and Shang |
| Today's Date: 1/9/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Ubangi... Ubetcha | |
| First Name: Chris | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Morales | Rate/Rank: AE3 |
| Email: CJMOE1@YAHOO.COM | Dates Served in VA12: 1983-1986 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/16/13 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: UBANGI !! | |
| First Name: Steve | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Short | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: lab.rat72601@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 76-78 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy- Ike | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/17/13 | How did you find this site?: Favorites |
| Comments: : I joined VA-12 right after a Med cruise and made the work ups to the last Indy cruise, but spent my time TAD to VA-174 for that cruise. I spent most of my time in VA-12 in Corrosion Control. I loved painting the Logo on the aircraft. I've completed a couple of A-7E model aircraft with VA-12 decals. I made the work ups for the first Ike cruise, but my time in the real Navy was over. I got out and went into the Navy Reserve as a "TAR" (active duty Reserve). Full time shore duty except for the annual active duty for the real reservists (week-end warriors) when we would go out for just two weeks and in those two weeks I'd remember why I got out of the real Navy and went to TAR duty. I eventually retired and never made a cruise, only left the States during the work ups. | |
| First Name: Donald | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Cissell | Rate/Rank: AME |
| Email: ciss002@bellsouth.net | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: Shangri-la | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/27/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Attached to the AME shop | |
| First Name: Gary | Nick Name: Bow-Wow |
| Last Name: Beyersdorf | Rate/Rank: E-4 |
| Email: gbey1@aol.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1972-1975 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence CVA-62 | Carrier / Dates: 73,74,75 |
| Today's Date: | How did you find this site?: Search for VA-12 |
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| First Name: Ed | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Ward | Rate/Rank: AT2 |
| Email: efward2@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 9/70-10/72 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: 9/71-3/72 |
| Today's Date: 2/22/13 | How did you find this site?: Searching for Patch |
| Comments: Was in AT Shop, Line TS and First LT | |
| First Name: Ronald | Nick Name: Ronnie |
| Last Name: Everett | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: everett_ronnie@bellsouth.net | Dates Served in VA12: 70-73 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: 71 & 73 Med Cruise |
| Today's Date: 3/1/13 | How did you find this site?: WEB search |
| Comments: Web Search Comments: I would like to get in touch with shipmates Andy Brown, Reid Howell, Mike Bendenbaugh, Howard Pope, and Chief George Whaley of which I owe a lot of debt and gratitude. The best time I ever had in my life. We went through some great times and didn't realize it. Would also like to contact Commander Less and Nelson. | |
| First Name: Johnny | Nick Name: JE |
| Last Name: Miller | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: tcb4ckt@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 82-86 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 82-86 |
| Today's Date: 3/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Happy to see alot of our guys finding there way back here.And to find old freinds and catch up again! | |
| First Name: Frank | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Valles | Rate/Rank: AO2(AW) |
| Email: FVALLESUSNRET05@HOTMAIL.COM | Dates Served in VA12: 11/82-8/86 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 3/13 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Tom | Nick Name: Jonesy |
| Last Name: Jones | Rate/Rank: ATAN |
| Email: jaxman638@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 4/83-6/86 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 04/83-12/83, 10/84-05/85, 06/85-09/85 |
| Today's Date: 3/30/13 | How did you find this site?: Search |
| Comments: Always proud to be a Ubangi | |
| First Name: Bertin | Nick Name: Bean |
| Last Name: Bean | Rate/Rank: AMS2 |
| Email: Bertin.beab@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 81-84 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 81-84 |
| Today's Date: 4/18/13 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Had some good times great experience. | |
| First Name: John | Nick Name: JT |
| Last Name: Sawyer | Rate/Rank: E3 |
| Email: thesawyers83@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1963-1966 |
| Carriers Served On: USS FD Roosevelt CV42 | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 5/2/13 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Richard | Nick Name: Rick |
| Last Name: Norman | Rate/Rank: CWO3 Retired Gunner |
| Email: iwasguns@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1981-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: Eisenhower,Saratoga,Kittyhawk,Independence,Lincoln | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 5/2/13 | How did you find this site?: Google Search |
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| First Name: Bruce | Nick Name: Mass |
| Last Name: Mastrean | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: patmast@verison.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12:1981-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 81-84 |
| Today's Date: 7/10/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: What a freakin long time ago but some of the best times | |
| First Name: Phillip | Nick Name: Pig Pen |
| Last Name: Brewster | Rate/Rank: E-5 |
| Email: Prbrewster@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 6/68-11/69 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Shangrila | Carrier / Dates: 7/68-9-69 |
| Today's Date: 7/21/13 | How did you find this site?: Search |
| Comments: Transfer from VFP62 | |
| First Name: George | Nick Name: Mike |
| Last Name: Hartlein | Rate/Rank: ANEAN |
| Email: hartleingm@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1965-1967 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR CVA 42,Shangri-La | Carrier / Dates: 64-68 |
| Today's Date: 7/27/13 | How did you find this site?: Looked |
| Comments: I have lots of pictures (slides) | |
| First Name: Hal | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Penley | Rate/Rank: AQ2 |
| Email: hal@321orbit.com | Dates Served in VA12: VA66 76-80 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 8/3/13 | How did you find this site?: Looked |
| Comments: I've got many fond memories in AIMD shops on the Indy and IKE, and watching flight ops from "vultures row". Still got a VA12 t-shirt "UBANGI Protection Agency - Custom Bombing & Strafing"! | |
| First Name: Bob | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Ruddell | Rate/Rank: PN2 |
| Email: bobruddell@consolidated.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1970-1973 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: 70& 71 |
| Today's Date: 8/8/13 | How did you find this site?: Already MBA |
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| First Name: Claudio | Nick Name: Sticky Fingers |
| Last Name: Pedraita | Rate/Rank: AD3 |
| Email: Claudio.pedraita@ge.com | Dates Served in VA12: 78-82 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 8/28/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Looking to find T-Shirts | |
| First Name: Dave | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Stenhouse | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: dstenhouse@blackfoot.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1970-1975 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Indy | Carrier / Dates: 71-75 |
| Today's Date: 9/18/13 | How did you find this site?: Search |
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| First Name: Jim | Nick Name: JP |
| Last Name: Miller | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: jmiller2037@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 12/82 - 7/85 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Dwight D Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 12/82 - 7/85 |
| Today's Date: 9/24/13 | How did you find this site?: I was Searching for a squadron challenge coin. |
| Comments: Does anyone have a source for patches & challenge coins for VA-12? I'd also like to find a squadron Ball Cap. | |
| First Name: Charles | Nick Name: Chuck CJ |
| Last Name: Dickey | Rate/Rank: AQ3 |
| Email: cjdickey@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 5/70-12/73 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: 71 & 73 Med cruises |
| Today's Date: 10/5/13 | How did you find this site?: I got the URL for Joe in 04 |
| Comments: Joe you are doing a fine job | |
| First Name: Michael | Nick Name: Ski |
| Last Name: Wisniewski | Rate/Rank: ATAN |
| Email: Mic.Wisniewski29@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 7/83-84 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 7/83-12/83 |
| Today's Date: 10/25/13 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Thinking about Naples visit 30 years ago when we were called back to Ike because of the Beirut bombing. | |
| First Name: Norm | Nick Name: Coop |
| Last Name: Cooper | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: juvy02@embarqmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 72-75 |
| Carriers Served On: INDY | Carrier / Dates: 72-75 |
| Today's Date: 10/27/13 | How did you find this site?: Been to site before |
| Comments: I want to die quietly and peaceful just like my Grandfather, Not like the other people in the car screaming. | |
| First Name: Jim | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Dyer | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: jdjeep2000@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: Mar 82 - April 83 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: Mar 82- July 82 Then Work-ups |
| Today's Date: 11/12/13 | How did you find this site?: Facebook page |
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| First Name: James | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Eaton | Rate/Rank: ADJ3 |
| Email: eatonj2061@att.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1970-1973 |
| Carriers Served On: Shang, Indy | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 11/13/13 | How did you find this site?: Son found for me |
| Comments: Looking for Lt J. Lund 71-73 Pilot | |
| First Name: Ken | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Griffin | Rate/Rank: PN3 |
| Email: ken@entrecomputers.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1963-1965 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR | Carrier / Dates: 1963-1964 |
| Today's Date: 11/18/13 | How did you find this site?: Search |
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| First Name: Jim | Nick Name: JP |
| Last Name: Mller | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: jmiller2037@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 12/82-8/85 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisehower | Carrier / Dates: 82-85 |
| Today's Date: 11/21/13 | How did you find this site?: Search |
| Comments: Great to rekindle friendships. Looking forward to seeing everyone in April 2015. | |
| First Name: Felix | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Weber | Rate/Rank: ADJ3 |
| Email: fweber1@san.rr.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1972-1975 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: 1972-1975 |
| Today's Date: 12/6/13 | How did you find this site?: Internet Search |
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| First Name: Art | Nick Name: Mac |
| Last Name: McHarg | Rate/Rank: AZ2 |
| Email: lordklygent@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 9/64-4-67 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Franklin . Roosevelt CVA42 | Carrier / Dates: 64-67 |
| Today's Date: 12/12/13 | How did you find this site?: Surfing the internet |
| Comments: Nice website - stirs some old memories | |
| First Name: Dennis | Nick Name: Denny |
| Last Name: Konzal | Rate/Rank: LT |
| Email: dkonzal27@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 11/74-4/77 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence | Carrier / Dates: 74-77 |
| Today's Date: 12/12/13 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: This is the 38th anniversary of my roommate Mike Santille's death. Just cruising the internet, and found the VA-12 website. Lift one for him. | |
| First Name: Jerry | Nick Name: Super Jew |
| Last Name: Schwartz | Rate/Rank: E-3 |
| Email: va12jerry@verizon,com | Dates Served in VA12: 1966-1968 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR | Carrier / Dates: 1966-1968 |
| Today's Date: 12/13/13 | How did you find this site?: Looked |
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| First Name: Joe | Nick Name: Ducky |
| Last Name: Duckworth | Rate/Rank: AK3 |
| Email: joequack66@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: Served in VA66 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 3/77-10/77:1/79-7/79:4/80-5/80 |
| Today's Date: 12/14/13 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: I have concerning a buddy of mine that I served with who was in VA-12. His name is John Fly. Does anyone know what happened to Him? If so, please call me at (302)684-3819. | |
| First Name: Tim | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Millman | Rate/Rank: ASM3 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 6/81- 6/83 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN69 | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 12/30/13 | How did you find this site?: |
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