VA-85 Black Falcons

1962
embarked on USS Forrestal

If your eyes are as bad as mine, click on the right or left half of the image to get a larger view.
The lucky guys in the middle are in both pics.

Back row: L to R: Ens. Bill Swaford, Ltjg Eric Roemish, Ltjg Ed Sleight, Ltjg Stan Cobb, Ltjg Al Blake, Ltjg Bill Hicks, Lt. John Clinton, Ltjg Dave Peterson, Ens Al Bergman

Front row, left to right: Lt. Sid Wegert, Lt. Ron Phillips, Lt. Kit Sanders, Lt. Dick Hartigan, XO LCDR Stan Balmforth, CO LCDR Norvel Scott, LCDR Cliff Church, Lt. Joe Bingham, Lt. Don Dudrow, Lt. Jim Reid, Lt. Rosario (Zip) Rausa.

Skyraider Attack Squadron VA-85 on USS Forrestal

Taken July 1962 on board USS FORRESTAL, CVA-59

Photo courtesy of Kit Sanders