James, Dempsey, CDR

Limited Duty Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Commander
Current/Last Primary NEC
636X-Limited Duty Officer - Aviation Ordnance
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Limited Duty Officer
Primary Unit
1986-1988, 636X, Operations Department, NAS Sigonella
Previously Held NEC
1710-Foreign Area Officer (FAO)
00E-Unknown NEC/Rate
AO-0000-Aviation Ordnanceman
8286-AO-SP2-E Aviation Ordnanceman
AO-6801-Air Launch Weapons Technician
736X-Warrant Officer - Aviation Ordnance Technician
Service Years
1957 - 1989
Commander Commander

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Retired and travel a lot
   
  1976-1979, 636X, USS Independence (CV-62)

Lieutenant

From Month/Year
- / 1976
To Month/Year
- / 1979

Unit
USS Independence (CV-62) Unit Page

Rank
Lieutenant
NEC
636X-Limited Duty Officer - Aviation Ordnance

Base, Station or City
NAVSTA (NOB) Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS Independence (CV-62) Details

USS Independence (CV-62)

USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62)
(later CV-62)







Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - November - Quebec - November
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "GUN TRAIN"
 
 CLASS - FORRESTAL
Displacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1046' 6" (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Operational and Building Data


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).

Berth:NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA.


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.

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Forrestal-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 5, 2007
   
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USS Independence (CV-62)
Jenkins, Alan, CDR, (1959-1980) OFF 110X Commander
Stewart, William, CDR, (1965-1987) OFF 152X Commander
Mason, Miles, LCDR, (1977-1979) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Tritten, James, CDR, (1965-1989) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Ungerman, Michael, CDR, (1963-1989) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Burns, Edward, LT, (1972-1977) OFF 152X Lieutenant
Ellison, Stephen, CAPT, (1970-2005) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Hobgood, William, CDR, (1969-1991) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Wingert, Neil, CDR, (1968-1999) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Batten, Phillip, LCDR, (1966-1989) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Titi, Richard, CAPT, (1975-2001) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Willis, Monty, CAPT, (1975-2002) OFF 132X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Greene, Richard, ENS, (1978-1982) OFF 120X Ensign
Kauderer, Todd, CAPT, (1976-2006) OFF 111X Ensign
Sroka, Ed, CAPT, (1975-2003) OFF 163X Ensign
Jones, Kenneth (Ken), CWO4, (1961-1991) OFF 719X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Phillips, David, MCPO, (1964-1994) OFF 736X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Cassel, Glenn, PO1, (1973-1993) OFF 00X Petty Officer Second Class
Anderson, Dave, CPO, (1971-1994) OFF 1710 Airman
LaChance, Dennis, LT, (1958-1979) BT BT-4524 Lieutenant
Smollon, John, LT, (1975-1981) OFF 220X Lieutenant
Kapurch, Thomas, CAPT, (1971-2005) OFF 163X Lieutenant Junior Grade
McDonald, James, PO3, (1972-1976) HM HM-0000 Other Service Rank
Fields, David, MCPO, (1977-2005) AC AC-6902 Master Chief Petty Officer
Simpson, Jack, CMDCM, (1961-1991) RM RM-2312 Master Chief Petty Officer
BASHORE, CHARLIE, CMDCM, (1955-1986) CMC 9580 Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Clausen, Paul, CDR, (1965-1997) BT BT-4503 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Drake, Frank, CMDCM, (1962-1990) AK AK-8012 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Jackson, Charles, SCPO, (1957-1980) AT AT-6663 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Land, James, SCPO, (1971-1991) DT DT-8703 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Morrow, Earnest Lee, SCPO, (1953-1976) ADJ ADJ-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Stevens, Alfred, LT, (1965-1989) EM EM-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Callahan, Ed, LCDR, (1966-1994) IS IS-3901 Chief Petty Officer
Granados, Armando, CPO, (1972-1996) AT AT-6612 Chief Petty Officer
Hamner, Daniel, SCPO, (1961-1983) AE AE-8332 Chief Petty Officer
Hilton, David, CPO, (1961-1981) DP DP-2730 Chief Petty Officer
Logan, Lanny, CPO, (1960-1978) ETN ETR-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Loomer, Ken, SCPO, (1960-1987) RM RM-2318 Chief Petty Officer
Looymans, David, CPO, (1964-1984) IC ABF-9502 Chief Petty Officer
McCurdy, Henry, CPO, (1963-1983) HT HT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
McCurdy, Henry, CPO, (1963-1983) HT HT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Peterman, Robert, MCPO, (1965-1992) AO AO-6802 Chief Petty Officer
Phillips, Ronald, MCPO, (1961-1990) RM RM-2318 Chief Petty Officer
Reyna, Renato, CPO, (1969-1989) 00 9512 Chief Petty Officer
Sims, John, CMDCM, (1968-1988) AX AX-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Strange, Michael, MCPO, (1971-1994) AO AO-8286 Chief Petty Officer
Westfall, Dennis, SCPO, (1970-1993) DP DP-0000 Chief Petty Officer
White, John, CPO, (1968-1993) HM HM-8404 Chief Petty Officer
Bean, Michael, CPO, (1972-1992) AC AC-6902 Petty Officer First Class
Best, Richard, FORCM, (1964-1995) CT CT-9124 Petty Officer First Class
Blackburn, Steve, PO1, (1971-1981) AWF AWF-8241 Petty Officer First Class
Brooks, Robert, PO1, (1959-1978) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Bueling, Michael, PO1, (1978-1994) CTI CTI-9206 Petty Officer First Class
Clark, John, PO1, (1978-1990) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Cody, William, SCPO, (1962-1990) RM RM-2318 Petty Officer First Class
Cook, Hal, SCPO, (1967-1991) OT OT-0612 Petty Officer First Class
Cox, Skip, SCPO, (1968-1992) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Doyen, Fred, PO1, (1971-1979) AT ATR-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Doyen, Fred, PO1, (1971-1979) AT ATR-0000 Petty Officer First Class

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