Bennington (CVA 20) - Naval Cruise Book

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, f V 1 gulf zjwf-saEw?!f7yA'f Z ff M,,,w 'fMMMM,W, 2 1 3 ,W ly Z ,,,,, . f 2, 4 2' if Fl Captain William A. Sutherland, Jr.. graduafed from fhe U. S. Naval Acad- emy in I927. ln l93l, he received his Navy Wings af Pensacola and ioined Torpedo Squadron I, affached fo fha carrier Lexingfon. During World War ll. he served on fhe USS Chenango as Executive Officer and as Commanding Officer of fhe USS Alfamaha. Captain Sutherland assumed command of the Benningfon in Augusf of l953 affer graduating from fhe Naval War Col- lege. CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND, JR. COMMANDING OFFICER, USS BENNINGTON I wish to commend you, the oliicers and men of the Bennington, for the remarkable job you have done on this, our first Med. Cruise. We will long remember 'Mariner', Istanbul, Athens, Paler- mo, Cenoa, Cannes, Naples, Marseilles, La Spezia, Barcelona, Lisbon and Gibraltar, There were humorous times and tough times, lots of play and yet more workg but whether in port or at sea you acted like true Navy men and upheld the traditions of those who have gone before as ambassadors of good will, and true representa- tives of the United States. A hearty '4Well Done to the officers and crew of the United States Ship Bennington. 9

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I 3? 4 COMMANDER HOWARD Exacurlvu OFFICER, W , Q 1 wt' v ' 'i 1 Z Q 'S n r HWS' Q., W A V . i-Z ga la .lU - X 1 Commander Howard M. Avery enfered flight fraining ai' NAS Pensacola and graduafed wiih his Wings in I937, During The Second World War, he served as Execufive Officer of VC-6 and commanded squadrons VC-9 and CV6-9l. Commander Avery fook over Executive Officer duiies of the Benningfon in Sepiember l953. C-'Wx H2 fy! 1-Qjf' J ,' 5, f COMMANDER ROLAND W. SCHUMANN COMMANDER, Am GROUP SEVEN 1 f