2014 VA12 Visitor Log
| First Name: Terry | Nick Name: Stubby |
| Last Name: Nies | Rate/Rank: ATN2 |
| Email: webmaster@va12.com | Dates Served in VA12: 67-69 |
| Carriers Served On: Midway, Coral Sea, FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: 65,66,67,68,69 |
| Today's Date: 1/1/14 | How did you find this site?: I made it |
| Comments: Happy New Year Ubangis! | |
| First Name: Richard | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Roth | Rate/Rank: PR2 |
| Email: rroth@universalsteelinc.com | Dates Served in VA12: 72-75 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence | Carrier / Dates: 73 Med- 75 Med |
| Today's Date: 1/5/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Edward | Nick Name: Tom |
| Last Name: Thomas | Rate/Rank: ABH3 |
| Email: eltva12@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 2/66 - 1/69 |
| Carriers Served On: Rosie, Shang | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/7/14 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: looking for ward to April 2015. Ubangi__Ubetcha | |
| First Name: Lee | Nick Name: Bud |
| Last Name: Clark | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: lee.clark59@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 9/79- 4-83 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike, Saratogoa,Teddy Roosevelt, Abe LIncoln,George Washington | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/8/14 | How did you find this site?: An old buddy named Keith Purzicki found me and told me |
| Comments: Retired CWO3 from Pax River Jan 2000. Still work for NAVAIR. Look forward to the Apr 15 reunion. | |
| First Name: Nick | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: diVittorii | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 70-72 |
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| Today's Date: 1/8/14 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: spoke to the zipper | |
| First Name: Timothy | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Justice | Rate/Rank: E3 |
| Email: txdawg21@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1975-77 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Indy | Carrier / Dates: 1975-77 |
| Today's Date: 1/15/14 | How did you find this site?: Google search |
| Comments: Ubangi-U-Betcha | |
| First Name: Rich | Nick Name: Kicker |
| Last Name: Kichline | Rate/Rank: AZ3 |
| Email: rhkicker48@rcn.com | Dates Served in VA12: 67-70 |
| Carriers Served On: Rosie boat and Shang | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/16/14 | How did you find this site?: Have been following this site for years. |
| Comments: Can't wait till the next reunion. | |
| First Name: Don | Nick Name: Tuck |
| Last Name: Tucker | Rate/Rank: AMH3 |
| Email: VR52C118@AOL.COM | Dates Served in VA12: 11/76- 9/78 |
| Carriers Served On: CV62 & CV69 | Carrier / Dates: CV62 from Jan 77 to Oct 77 CVN69 from Jan78 to Mar 78 |
| Today's Date: 1/18/14 | How did you find this site?: by accdent |
| Comments: VA12 Line Animal, Only worked the Line and the Roof | |
| First Name: John | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Brunner | Rate/Rank: AE2 (VA-12) AEC(AW) Ret. |
| Email: jdbrunner1177@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 10/78- 11/81 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 79 Med. 80 IO 81 NATO |
| Today's Date: 1/25/14 | How did you find this site?: Google Search |
| Comments: Entered Navy Reserve in 1997 and retired July 2013 | |
| First Name: Robert | Nick Name: Wolly |
| Last Name: Rozmiarek | Rate/Rank: E-4 |
| Email: robertrozmiarek@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1975-1980 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence, Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: Indy 75-76;Eisenhower 76-80 |
| Today's Date: 1/28/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Mike | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Pelfrey | Rate/Rank: AME3 |
| Email: mikie_pelfrey@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1972-1976 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 |
| Today's Date: 2/5/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Ewald | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Trucks | Rate/Rank: ADJ2 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 9/1956-12/1958 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Ranger 1957, USS Forrestal 1958 | Carrier / Dates: 1957,1958 |
| Today's Date: 2/11/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Joe | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Turner | Rate/Rank: AN |
| Email: jlt7652@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 69-70 |
| Carriers Served On: Shangrila, Intrepid | Carrier / Dates: 70 Wests Pac on Shangrila, 71 NATO on Intrepid |
| Today's Date: 2/12/14 | How did you find this site?: Strolled up on the web site several years back |
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| First Name: James | Nick Name: Polky |
| Last Name: Polk | Rate/Rank: AMS2 |
| Email: dpolk@ntglobal.com | Dates Served in VA12: 74-77 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence C62 | Carrier / Dates: 74-77 |
| Today's Date: 2/12/14 | How did you find this site?: Internet |
| Comments: Need to pay my dues. Please advise on current fee schedule and mailing address | |
| First Name: Dwight | Nick Name: Scotty |
| Last Name: Scott | Rate/Rank: Commander |
| Email: scott711@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1972-1974 |
| Carriers Served On: Oriskany, Kennedy, Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 72-74,78-80,80-83 |
| Today's Date: 2/13/14 | How did you find this site?: I've signed up as a UBANGI visitor before. |
| Comments: Looking forward to the scheduled events for this reunion, so I can make plans. I would be coming from the Jacksonville, FL. area. | |
| First Name: Eric | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Harvie | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: eharv@verizon.net | Dates Served in VA12: 66-69 |
| Carriers Served On: Roosevelt and Shang | Carrier / Dates: 1966-1969 |
| Today's Date: 2/13/14 | How did you find this site?: accident in 2000 |
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| First Name: Jeff | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Mullin | Rate/Rank: AT2 |
| Email: tammullin@qwest.net | Dates Served in VA12: 12/82-4/83 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 82 Med Cruise and work-ups |
| Today's Date: 2/15/14 | How did you find this site?: FB |
| Comments: I worked Night Shift on the IKE with some great guys in the AT shop. Night Ops were AWESOME! I see it in movies and tv now and its so hard to describe to my kids what it was like to be there! Sould not trade it for the world!! Ubangi? Ubetcha!! | |
| First Name: Greg | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Lavy | Rate/Rank: AT/E5 |
| Email: gdlavy@windstream.net | Dates Served in VA12: 6/1978-8/1981 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 78,79 Med,80 IO |
| Today's Date: 2/20/14 | How did you find this site?: Bing |
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| First Name: Dan | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Grey | Rate/Rank: AE3 |
| Email: dangrey_sve@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 9/84 to the end |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 84-85 |
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| First Name: Randall | Nick Name: K.C. |
| Last Name: Campbell | Rate/Rank: PNMC |
| Email: Kccamp13@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1980-1982 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN69,70,71 & 73 | Carrier / Dates: 1980-2000 |
| Today's Date: 3/18/14 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Tom | Nick Name: Wag |
| Last Name: Wagner | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: thomas.a.wagner@dupont.com | Dates Served in VA12: 73-76 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 3/21/14 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Some of my best days with some great people. | |
| First Name: Art | Nick Name: MAck |
| Last Name: McHarg | Rate/Rank: AZ2 |
| Email: mailto:lordklygent@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 10/74-4/77 |
| Carriers Served On: Rosie CVA42 | Carrier / Dates: 10/74-3/77 |
| Today's Date: 3/25/14 | How did you find this site?: Surfing about a year ago |
| Comments: Looking forward to the 2015 Coco Beach Reunion! | |
| First Name: William | Nick Name: Bill |
| Last Name: Phillips | Rate/Rank: ABH3 |
| Email: Bill-Ann1964@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1963 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | Carrier / Dates: 61 Med-62 |
| Today's Date: 4/8/14 | How did you find this site?: Atkron 12 Newsletter |
| Comments: Comments: Enjoyed my time serving my country: Sept.1960 boot camp at Great lakes, Orders to Mayport Naval Station to board the "Rosie".(this was great as my hometown was and still is Lake City FL, an hour and half from the ship. February of 1962 got orders to VP-49 (seaplanes) NAS Bermuda, deployed to Cuba for six months during the missile crisis. Orders to VA-12 Oct 62 | |
| First Name: Gerald | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Barnett | Rate/Rank: Cdr |
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| Today's Date: 4/17/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Douglas | Nick Name: Smitty (DW) |
| Last Name: Smith | Rate/Rank: AN |
| Email: mailto:DS1420@AOL.COM | Dates Served in VA12: Nov 1961to Aug 1963 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR CVA42 | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 4/19/14 | How did you find this site?: Online |
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| First Name: Roy | Nick Name: Rowdy |
| Last Name: McDowell | Rate/Rank: AE3-2 |
| Email: mailto:rmcdowell2303@bellsouth.net | Dates Served in VA12: 66/68 |
| Carriers Served On: Rusty Rosie, Shi** Shang | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 5/14/14 | How did you find this site?: Yahoo Search |
| Comments: would like to converse with anyone in 12 during this period. | |
| First Name: Mark | Nick Name: Marko |
| Last Name: Staples | Rate/Rank: E-4 -PR3 |
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| Today's Date: 6/6/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Frank | Nick Name: Swifty |
| Last Name: Swift | Rate/Rank: Capt. Ret/ LTJG on cruise |
| Email: frswift@mac.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1967-1969 |
| Carriers Served On: Roosevelt, Shangri La | Carrier / Dates: 1967-1969 |
| Today's Date: 6/19/14 | How did you find this site?: Joe's list |
| Comments: My first squadron. Made two med cruises with Obie | |
| First Name: Jerry | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Blood | Rate/Rank: ADJ3 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: Sept. 1962- Sept 1963 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR CVA-42, Essex CVS-9 | Carrier / Dates: 1962-1963 |
| Today's Date: 7/30/14 | How did you find this site?: A long ago Shipmate, Doug Smith |
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| First Name: Ron | Nick Name: Wolfeman |
| Last Name: Wolfe | Rate/Rank: AQ3 |
| Email: wolfeman7@charter.net | Dates Served in VA12: late 1980-7/1983 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: IO Cruise 1980, Med 81, Med 83 |
| Today's Date: 8/9/14 | How did you find this site?: James Orner |
| Comments: I couldn't wait to leave VA-12 & the Navy at the time. I would give anything to go back & do it all over again, especially finishing out the 83 med cruise. For those of the early 80's, I was the guy with the Trans-Ams. | |
| First Name: Roger | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Key | Rate/Rank: ADJ3 |
| Email: Rlkey@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 4/72-6/73 |
| Carriers Served On: INDY | Carrier / Dates: Workups for 73 cruise |
| Today's Date: 8/23/14 | How did you find this site?: FB |
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| First Name: Doug | Nick Name: Smitty (DS) |
| Last Name: Smith | Rate/Rank: AN |
| Email: DS1420@AOL.COM | Dates Served in VA12: Nov 1961- Aug 1963 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR CVA42 | Carrier / Dates: 1961 Various dets 62-63 Med |
| Today's Date: 9/1/13 | How did you find this site?: Internet |
| Comments: I moved to Palm Coast FL after retiring in 2013. Retired as AMS1 1999 returned to active duty after in 1982 recently contacted shipmate here in FL that was in VA12 also. | |
| First Name: Mike | Nick Name: Scrib |
| Last Name: Scribner | Rate/Rank: AT2 |
| Email: mike.scribner@dm.duke.edu | Dates Served in VA12: 1979- 1982 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 9/19/14 | How did you find this site?: Web Search |
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| First Name: Raymond | Nick Name: Ray |
| Last Name: Dunkum | Rate/Rank: AT3 |
| Email: Rdunkum@att.net | Dates Served in VA12: 7/1969- 6/1971 |
| Carriers Served On: Forrestal VA15 Jan-June 1969, VA12 1970 Vietnam, Independence VAw78 1977 | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 10/1/14 | How did you find this site?: Luck |
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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: IKE | Carrier / Dates: 4/83-12/83,10/84-5/85,6/85-9/85 |
| Today's Date: 10/11/14 | How did you find this site?: web search |
| Comments: You don't realize how much it all meant until it's gone. would like to hear from any ATs during my tour. | |
| First Name: Joe | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Barker | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: drakkorr@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 11/79-4/82 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 10/17/14 | How did you find this site?: blackle.com search |
| Comments: Just looking to see who is still around out there. Found some of my old RVAH - "Heavy" folks so thought I would look around for VA-12 people. | |
| First Name: Robert | Nick Name: Smokey |
| Last Name: Patterson | Rate/Rank: E-5 |
| Email: tennpat@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1980-1983 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 11/27/14 | How did you find this site?: Shipmate referred it |
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| First Name: Bruce | Nick Name: Mass |
| Last Name: Mastrean | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: Brudewd@verizon.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1981-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 11/30/14 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Was sap yall.......yinz | |
| First Name: Franklin | Nick Name: Baby Huey |
| Last Name: Stevens | Rate/Rank: AK3 |
| Email: Jsteve8898@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 7/80- 7/83 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE,George Washington,Eisenhower,short time on the Lincoln | Carrier / Dates: To many to remember |
| Today's Date: 12/2/14 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Claudio | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Pedraita | Rate/Rank: AD3 |
| Email: claudio.pedraita@ge.com | Dates Served in VA12: 10/78-6/82 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN69 Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: Made several cruises thru June 1982 |
| Today's Date: 12/15/14 | How did you find this site?: |
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