Forrestal (CVA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN E.H. CRABBS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS FORRESTAL Captain Edward l-l. Crabbs, a native of l-lague, New York entered the Navy in August 1960 and was commissioned an Ensign in March 1961. After a short assignment with VF- 101, he served as Naval Flight Officer with VF-41 from February 1962 to July 1965. l-lis career also includes tours with Squadrons VF-102, VF-103 and VF-32. Captain Crabbs served in South East Asia between 1968 and 1972 where he flew close to 300 combat missions. Captain Crabbs served as XO and CO with VF-32 during two Mediterranean deployments from December 1975 to June 1978. l-le also worked for COMTACWINGSLANT on special projects before being assigned as Executive Officer on USS Forrestal in May 1981. l-lis decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross Med- als, lndividual Air Medals, Strike Flight Air Medals, Naval Commendation Medals, a Navy Achievement Medal and Naval Unit Commendation Medals. l-le also holds the Viet- nam Service Four Star and the Vietnam Cross Cold Star. Captain Crabbs earned a BS from State University of New York College at Oswego and a Post Graduate Degree in Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School. Captain Crabbs is married to the former Mary Fieilly of Warsaw, New York. They have four children, Thomas, Anne, Kathleen, and John and reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. . . Huggy.. ' W . f f ' ' , V r . ' 'f -' .-.ff 17-,1 .54'7-7? ..., .f 1 , L.. fv'f.f:'f.'cfJ r. ' . . A .- - ' . :. f.:ff::fz'-ai',fzpgiffaf f.Aw.,,.,,,,,,ufwff H V 2? , ' A . 4.12, , .,'gj!v.,,',ffj1.., wwmwwafu ' ' .1 ,: 14, -y .,f , , f. ,,' wp 1ff',f7.z.f,.gg', 1.-' . 7. M af 014 4 fr ' . ,g f . Lf' Ay A fi . 2 ', 'ff' , ,z f gf-rf, 15. .V . .V ' ff.f,... ', f 4 ' , ' 'fr' -ff 7.7.71 ' ff.,,5,.i ,Q If, V ...gg .fpff-5 f . E, , y i 1 ' '2 .... - ., get .- .4f2 i3a V' :of fyyy HWM,,,,,,, ...... . . . -

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.Nth CAPTAIN T.L. SANDERS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS FORRESTAL Captain Tommy L. Sanders was born in St. Louis, Mis- souri, on 24 July 1936. After graduation from Hermann High School, Hermann, Missouri in 1954, he attended the Univer- sity of Missouri from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education in 1959. He subsequently received his commission through the Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island in July 1959. After serving two years in the Heavy Attack Community as an A-3 l3ombardier!Navigator, he was ordered to flight training and was designated a Naval Aviator in April 1963. He joined VF-41 after completing the F-4 readiness squad- ron syllabus in VF-101 and made three cruises aboard USS independence including a combat cruise in 1965. ln Octo- ber 1966, Captain Sanders returned to VF-101 as a tactics instructor and Landing Signal Officer for two years of duty prior to entering the Naval Post-Graduate School in 1968. He graduated in December 1969 with a Master of Science degree in Computer System Management. He reported to CVVV-14 as Senior Landing Officer and completed a two- year tour including a combat deployment aboard USS En- terprise. ln May 1973 he reported to VF-142 as the Execu- tive Officer and in June 1974 became the Commanding Officer. Following this command tour, Captain Sanders was assigned with the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washing- ton, D.C. as a personnel manager. ln December of 1977 he was again ordered to VF-101 the F-14 readiness squadron and assumed command in January 1978. Upon completion of this tour, Captain Sanders was ordered to USS Forrestal agdgassumed the duties as Executive Officer in October Captain Sanders' decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, 10 Air Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star. He has flown over 170 combat missions and has accumulated over 3100 flying hours and over 750 carrier arrested landings in the F-4 and F-14.

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ABCM J. SCHULMAN coMMANn MASTER cl-IIEF Master Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Jerome Schul- man assumed the duties of USS Forrestal QCV-595 Com- mand Master Chief on 23 July 1980. He was born in Brook- lyn, New York, in November 1934. He enlisted in the Navy on 3 August 1954. After recruit training at Bainbridge, Mary- land, he reported aboard the USS Hancock, QCVA-195 at Alameda, California, in November 1954. The Hancock was the first United States Ship to have steam catapults which the Master Chief was assigned to. Master Chief Schulman was transferred from the USS Hancock, QCVA-195 in April 1958 and reported aboard the USS Yorktown QCVS-105. He worked as a blue shirt, tractor driver, elevator operator and completed his tour as an AB2 in the Crash and Salvage branch of the flight deck in August 1960. His next assignment, from August 1960 to September 1962 was as the Line Petty Officer at NAAS Kingsville, Texas. He was assigned to ATU-402, South Field mainte- nance. From September 1962 to August 1965 he served as the Flight Deck Chief on the USS Bon Homme Ftichard, QCVA- 31j. He served a brief tour of duty at NAS Memphis, Ten- nessee as Crash Chief from August 1965 to September 1966. Other ships the Master Chief has served on include the USS Boxer CLPH-45, USS Kitty Hawk QCV-631, and the USS New Orleans, QLPH-115. He served shore tours at the Avi- ation Boatswain's Mate School at NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey and was Senior Enlisted Advisor and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command at Training Wing FIVE, NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida. Master Chief Schulman reported aboard Forrestal in Oc- tober 1978. His awards include Navy Commendation Med- al, Navy Achievement Medal, Meritorious, Unit Commenda- tion Medal, Good Conduct 161, National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Ftibbon 135, Philip- pine Bepublic Presidential Unit Citation, and Bepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. During this cruise, the Master Chief qualified and became designated as an Enlisted Avi- ation Warfare Specialist. Master Chief Schulman is married to the former lrene Marie Mergenthaler of Parkvale, Pennsylvania. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and three children, Jay, Suzanne, and Cindy.