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CAPTAIN CECIL B. GILL, USN, Commanding Off Class of l925 Naval Academy. l925-27: U.S.S.California. l927-28: U.S.S. Utah. l928-29: Naval Air Station, Pensacola lflight trainingl. l929-31: VF-5, U.S.S. Lexington. l93l-32: VP-6 Pearl Harbor Honolulu, T. H. 1932-34: Post-graduate school Annapolis. 1934 36: U S S. Ran er. l93d-37. U S.S T I , - .. g - . . en- nessee lsenior aviatorl. T937-39 Naval Air Station, San Diego. T939-40: VS-42, U.S.S. Ranger. 1940 43: S ff ' ' ' ' - ' ' ta , Commander Carrier Division l, Commander Air Scouting Force and Commander Fleet Air West Coast. i943-44: Executive Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise. T944-45: Chief of Staff, Comma d C ' T L 0 .2 n er arrier rans- port Squadron Pacific Fleet l945-46- Commanding Officer U SS V ll G lf . . , . . . e Cl U ICVE llll and U.S.S. Rr-2r1ClOVC1 lCVE ll41. l946-49: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Glenview Illinois l949-5O- Com- d N l O ' man er, ava perating Base, Kwaialein and Governor Marshalls. Captain Gill came to his present assignment from a short tour in Aviation Plans Division, Deputy Chief of N l O ' ava perations for Air. He holds the Bronze Star and Navy Unit Citation, U.S.S. Enterprise.
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Harbor, T. H., and upon arrival, April 14, 1945, ioined the Third Fleet and participated in the following campaigns against the enemy: Strikes on Airfield on KYUSHU in support of Okinawa opera- tions-June 8, 1945. Strikes on OKINO DAITO-June 9-10, 1945. Strikes on Airfield and Industrial Installations in Tokyo Area- July 10, 1945. Strikes on Airfield and Industrial Installations in Northern HON- SHU HAKKAIDO-July 14, 1945. Bombardment of MURORAN and KAMAISHI-July 15, 1945. Strikes on Airfields and YOKOSUKA Naval Base in Tokyo Area -July 17-18, 1945. HITACHI Bombardment-July 18, 1945. Strikes on Airfields and Shipping in KOBE-OSAKA area-July 24-25, 1945. Strikes on Airfields and Shipping in KYUSHU SHIKOKU, HON- SHU-July 28, 1945. Bombardment of HAMMAMATSU-Strikes on Southern HON- SHU-July 30, 1945. Strikes on Airfields in Northern and Central HONSHU-August 9-10, 1945. Bombardment of KAMAISHI-August 10, 1945. Strike on Tokyo Area-August 13, 1945. She flew the flag of Commander Carrier Division 7 during this period and operated the aircraft of Night Carrier Air Group Ninety-one. Both ship and air group earned a distinguished war record. Upon completion of World War II, the U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD ICV-311 was assigned Magic Carpet duty until ordered to the Pacific Reserve Fleet for inactivation after steam- ing a total of 92,245 miles and conducting a total of 7856 landings, and was decommissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, on July 31, 1946.
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