USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Piker, Kenneth J. Sr.

Service Dates: 1965-1967

Rank/Duty Assigned: BT-3 #3 fireroom (Boiler-tender)

I reported aboard the Lex in the spring of 1965. At that time it was CVS-16, in Pensacola, Fl. We were doing carrier qualifications for Naval and Marine pilots. I was aboard about 2 years, before being transferred to the USS Shelton DD-790.