GLAZIER, JOE

1945 – 2024 Joseph “Joe” Vincent Glazier, Jr., of Cape May Court House, NJ, passed away unexpectedly on August 22, 2024 at the age of 79.Joe was born on May 5, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Joseph and Jeannette Glazier. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Alexander Glazier and his sister-in-law Catherine. …

LONSDALE, FRED

1944 – 2024 Frederick “Fred” Lonsdale of Arlington, Massachusetts died at home on April 8th. Beloved husband of Aracy (Dos Anjos) Lonsdale and dear stepfather of Leia Hurley and her husband Michael of Billerica and Eddie Reis and his wife Isaulina of Burlington. Cherished grandfather of Juliana, Michelle, Susan, Kenneth, Jessica and Edmund and dear great grandfather of seven. Predeceased …

Harry Bailey, Yorktown Pilot

We’re often contacted about a veteran who served on the ship, but this one takes the cake. (Or should we say fruit cake? or figgy pudding?) We received an email recently from an aircraft carrier enthusiast with an eye for details that others miss. “What few people know,” Mickeen Hogan wrote, “is that Yorktown CV-10 has a cameo in one …

CHESSER, WALTER T

1939 – 2023 Walter Thomas Chesser was a Signalman 2nd Class in CS Division from 1961 to 1965. He lived in Sacramento, California.

Meet the Veterans of the USS Yorktown

Saturday, October 12th9am to 12pm The veterans of the USS Yorktown will reunite on their beloved aircraft carrier “The Fighting Lady” to share stories of their service from World War II through the Vietnam War. And this year, they will be joined by USS Bennington (CV-20) veterans celebrating their 80th anniversary. Visitors to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will …

‘The Fighting Lady Turns 80’ celebration

April 15th, 10 am – 3 pm As you know, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) was commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on April 15, 1943. That was eighty years ago, this year. So, the leadership and staff at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mt. Pleasant, SC are preparing an 80th Birthday celebration of the USS …

Sharing Yorktown History on Veterans Day

On Veterans’ Day, crewmember Joe Zaccaro (OE Division, 1964-1966) visited with his daughter, Laura’s, second grade students at a New Jersey elementary school to speak about his service on the ‘Fighting Lady.’ The students had lots of questions for him. “Besides the size of the ship and how many people on board and were any of them women,” Zaccoro said, …

Phil Elsner – Star Group Member

The best part of our Association Member group so far has been getting to see everyone interact and tell their stories. Since the group started, Phil Elsner has been such an enthusiastic and highly involved group member. Curious about his story, and what drives his love for the ship, we talked with him about his time in the Navy and …