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Carlos Roe, LCDR
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Roe, Ernest (Ernie), CPO USN(Ret).
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Home Town Three Forks
Date of Passing Oct 26, 2010
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Last Known Activity:
Playing golf and drinking some bourbon with Ben Hogan
Other Comments:
My father was a great man who dedicated 43 years to the Navy and Lockheed Martin. He provided support all over the world to ensure that aviation maintenance could continue and would support the fight.
He will be missed..........God bless him and we know he is in a better place
1958-1960, AK-0000, USS Independence (CV-62)
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Built by New York Navy. Laid down 1 July 1955, launched 6 June 1958, commissioned 10 Jan 1959. Redesignated as a multimission carrier (CV 62) 28 February 1973. after being modified to operate ASW aircraft. SLEP at Philadelphia Navy Yard 4/1985 to mid-1988.
Replaced Midwayas forward-deployed carrier in Japan, 1991. Island was extensively enlarged during SLEP and other modernizations. Replaced by Kitty Hawk in July 1998 and decommissioned to reserve on 30 September 1998. Struck from the Navy list on 8 March 2004.
Status:Stricken, to be disposed of (Maintenance Category X).
Planned disposition:In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Independence as one of 24 decommissioned ships available to be sunk as artificial reefs. As of February 2008, however, she was scheduled to be dismantled in the next five years.
