USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Hughes, Carol

Service Dates: July 1980 - 1981

Rank/Duty Assigned: Seaman / Gunners mate.

I was one of the first women to work on board the USSLexington. There were 80 of us in all and we were there to seehow having women on board a US Naval vessel would work. Itappears that this was a success because today there are somany woman on board Naval vessels. All I can say is what a great time in my life. I was a gunners mate and did severalother task while on board. It was a great learning time in mylife and I would do it again if I could. I was known as Seaman Baker. while on board or (Bing – Bing) Carol Baker