Boxer (CVS 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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EIOHTER SOUADRON IQLI lst Row: OUALLS, SMITH, LTJG EDINGTON, LTJG AKAGI, LTJG O'HEREN, LT RIPPLE, LTJG PETERSON, ENS DeLANCY RENNER, RICHARDSON. 2nd Row WALSH, BROWN, NIELANDER PETERSON, MORRIS, BRYAN PRESCOTT, SMITH, STAUDE COPE, TROWBRIDGE, SMO- THERS. VI:-IQLL, the YeIIow DeviI,' squadron, re-formed at NAS Alameda in JuIy, 1952, under it's present Commanding Officer, LCDR. A. N. Melhuse. After receiving severaI new officers, the squadron underwent intensive combat training at I:aIIon, Nevada, and the foIIowing January went aboard the USS BON HQMME RICHARD for carrier quaIifications. ReguIarIy a unit of Air Group IQ, it was assigned to the BOXER as the attack element of Air Task Group I in March I953. During the rigorous ORI in Hawaii, VI:-IQLL estabiished themseives as an vitaI eIement in the BOXER-ATG-I team. Aithough composed of many piIots uninitiated in actual combat fIying the squadron nevertheiess proved themseIves ready for the combat duty to foIIow. Upon arrivaI in Korean waters the first white fIag for Iaunch saw LCDR Meihuse Ieading the squadron's initiaI strike against the enemy. In mid-June when the Communists began a major offensive the squadron was called upon to fIy a maximum number of sorties each day. The squadron's performance during that period and up to the signing of a truce was such to make every man . . . piIots, ordnancemen, machinists, metaIsmiths and yeomen . . . justifiabiy proud of a job well done. Throughout the operating days at sea, safety, as usuaI, was the prime requisite of each fiight. Although there were a few mishaps resulting from engine faiIures and enemy gunfire the squadron compieted it,s 1953 combat tour grateful to The Almighty for no fataiities. Ist Row: CHADWICK, COTTON WHITTEMORE, KINGSBURY, YOST, LT WILD, KIMBRELL, PETERSON ALMANZA, BROST. 2nd Row: ANTHONY, HARRIS, ERWIN ELLINGTON, SWANN, DODD I I I KARKKAINEN, CHAMBERS. 24

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Ist Row: LT PHILLIPS, LT ARKINS, LT WIEGAND, LT SHORT LCDR BLATTMANN, LCDR MELI-IUSE, LT RIPPLE LT JORDAN LT WILD, LT WOLEE. 2nd Row: ENS BRISTOL, LTJG O'HEREN LTJG AKAGI, LTJG MOLNAR LT , , JG PURVIS, LTJG CATTERLIN, LT PLONDKE, LTJG BENTZINGER, LTJG BROUGI-ITON, LTJG PETERSON, LTJG REYN, ENS EERRELL, ENS DeLANCY, ENS WITTERS. sfd Row: ENS SCHNIDT, ENS LACAVA, LTJG RUSSELL, ENS SMITH, ENS SPEAR, ENS ANDERSON, LTJG WISENAN, ENS DUNCKEL, LTJG EDINGTON- Ist Row: IVICMILLIN, LEOS, MILLER, LTJG BROUGI-ITON, JOLLY, MCNEELEY, KISER, ODLE. 2nd Row: BORDER, MEIER, HANNA, CREWS. I I

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Ist Row: HOLMQUIST, LEDER SORRELL, BELL, PORTER, HOCKADAY ENS SCHMIDT, MARION, GLENN SNELLING, PARKER, HARRIS. 2nd Row COOK, MARTIN, NASH, THOMPSON BENTLEY, ELAHERTY, BREAUX COLVIN, POOLEY, FISCHER. 3rd Row: JOHN, KUNTZE, HIGGINS NEI-ILIG, HARRIS, FLEMING, STOKES DAVAS, NOLL, BROWN. .Ist Row: MOON, RANSFORD, RRICKETT, WICKLIEEE, LT WOLEE, I.T,IO BENTZINOER, SHAW, WASKO, ANDERSON, WARD, WEAVER. 2nd Row: RICHARDS, MANEN, OALLDRE, RRINCE, NEIKLE, SANDAOE, RARTIN, EROWINE, MIKELL, EOWI.ER, WATSON, DODTHETT. ISE Row: SMITH, JOHNSON, CARTER, WADE, MCCOSLIN, LT JORDAN, ENS DDNCIQEL, THONRSON, WEBB, CRAW- FORD, WATIQINS. QIRIROWI SANDI.IN, REESE, TRASI4, YOLINO, BROOKS, OROTH, CHARVAT, STEVENSON, BRIDGES, LOONIS, STENBERO. ard Row: MILES, NONROE, LENOND, RRECYTHE, ALECKSICI4, IHNKEN, NDLLIKIN, WAHLBRINI4. 'AN '