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Solis, Francisco R.
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1975 - 1979
Rank/Duty Assigned: BT2 - #2 Boiler Room Technician
Solon, Mark
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1981 - 1986
Rank/Duty Assigned: I came as an E-2 Striker and left as an E-5 / EM2
Solstad, Erling L.
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: I am not sure, probably mid October thru November of `62 as part of the Marine Detachment which was required by the Lexington`s attack status given due to its Cuban Missile Crisis mission.
Rank/Duty Assigned: I was a Marine assigned to the Lexington`s Marine detachment. I was a Pfc (e-2) and was a brig turnkey or guard assigned to the ship`s brig normally. My battle station was just below the flight deck in an anti aircraft gun tub as a rifleman to fire at sharks if they were to approach a downed pilot.
Sommers, Thomas Francis
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1955-1957
Rank/Duty Assigned: Second Class Petty Officer/Photographer
Soper, Cornelius Ray †
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Service Dates: 1942-1944
Rank/Duty Assigned: Coxswain
Sorrentino, Art
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1960 - 1962
Rank/Duty Assigned: EM3, Lighting Shop
Sosebee, James Clarence
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Service Dates: 1964-1967
Rank/Duty Assigned: 3rd Class Boatswain/In charge of the Gear Locker and side cleaners
Sotherland, James “Baby Huey”
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Service Dates: Jan 1967 - Jan 1968
Rank/Duty Assigned: PO 3, V-1 Flight Deck, ABH-3
Sottile, Frank B.
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1960 - 1961
Rank/Duty Assigned: Airman, Aviation Sheetmetal, VF-221
Southard, Jay
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Service Dates: 1985 - 1988
Rank/Duty Assigned: EM2 / E-Division
Sowers, Richard D.
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Service Dates: 3-1968 to 3-1972
Rank/Duty Assigned: ABE-AN V-2 Division (Catapults) Hook up crew
Spanagel, Peter
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: Sept. '62 to Sept. '64
Rank/Duty Assigned: GMG - 3 Gunner's Mate Assigned to ship's armory
Spangler, David “Spanky”
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: 1972 - 1973
Rank/Duty Assigned: E3, E Div, Forward Diesel
Spannagel, Morris L.
Service Dates: Jul 1957 - Feb 1959
Rank/Duty Assigned: IC PO2, Mirrow landing site operator, Maintence
Sparrow, Earl R.
Service Dates: 1976-1980
Rank/Duty Assigned: E-7/ ABAC/ Flight Deck Chief/ Recovery Officer
