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CAPT S.W. VEJTASA COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT Stanley Winfield VEJTASA was born in Circle, Montana on July 27, 1914. In 1938, after attending Montana State College and Montana State Uni- versity, CAPT VEJTASA enrolled in the Navy ' s Flight Training School at Pensacola, Florida. On August 12, 1939, he became one of the first Naval Cadets to be commissioned an Ensign. Following his commissioning, CAPT VEJTASA joined the USS YORKTOWN as a pilot and Assistant Operations Officer for aircraft Squadron VS-5, Later, he moved to Squadron VF-10 aboard the carrier USS ENTERPRISE. Here he served as the Squadron Opera- tions and Executive Officer. Since YORKTOWN and ENTER- PRISE were both in the Pacific during World War II, CAPT VEJTASA saw plenty of action. In 1942, in a short period of seven months, he was awarded three Navy Crosses ! He earned his first Navy Cross in March 1942, dur- ing the Battle of the Solomons and Lae. At this time, CAPT VEJTASA was credited with direct hits on two enemy ships and another hit on a fuel dump. The second Navy Cross was the result of action during the Battle of the Coral Sea, during which he shot down four enemy aircraft. His last Navy Cross was awarded for heroism during the Battle of Santa Cruz. On October 26, 1942, while flying combat air patrol, he shot down seven enemy aircraft ! Following his duty aboard ENTER- PRISE, CAPT VEJTASA returned to the United States. This period of his career found CAPT VEJTASA filling many liillets as Commanding Officer ot various squadrons. In 1944, he became Commanding Officer of Carrier Air Group 44. CAPT VEJTASA then attended General Line School at Newport, R. I. This was followed by duties as Naviga- tion Officer aboard the escort carrier USS SICILY, Commanding Officer of Squadrons VF-lOA and VF-92 aboard the carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA, and Naval Liaison Officer at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Next CAPT VEJTASA moved aboard the carrier USS ESSEX as Air Officer, and later assumed duties as Command- ing Officer of the China Lake Naval Air Facility in California. He advanced to the rank of Captain on November 1, 1956. He went on to become Operations Ofl[icer on the staff of the Commander of Carrier Division FIVE. Later, he attended the Naval War College at Newport. In 1957, he was selected to head the Air Weapons Section, Re- search and Development Division of the Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C. At the conclusion of this duty, he was given his first ship to command, the USS FIREDRAKE. On November 19, 1962, CAPT VEJTASA assumed command of the USS CONSTELLATION during shipboard ceremonies at San Diego, California. CAPT VEJTASA is married to the former Irene Funk of Circle, Montana and has two sons and one daughter. li; tg M»..aii;.«a.«ji . ..,., ...... ...-.—.. . ,..,.,.„ ,■,■,,■ .:.l.»».llin.im «, acaiiL-a -iS-MSgJSB ga r
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- asKST The keel of the world ' s largest conventionallv-powered ship was laid on 14 September 1957. Launched on 8 October 1960, U.S.S. CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) was commissioned in New York City on 27 October 1961. CONSTELLATION commenced her sea trials on 16 January 1962 and passed her final acceptance trials with outstanding success. Three weeks later on 7 February the first aircraft, an A4D, was launched and landed on her 4.1 acre flight deck. On 11 March her first Terrier Guided Missile streaked away, successfully intercepting a jet drone target flying at more than 400 mph. Three days later CONSTELLATION arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and conducted extensive underway training for a period of eight weeks. Then, with her shake- down cruise completed, she returned to New York, having logged more than 24,000 miles and 3,550 arrested landings On 12 July CONSTELLATION departed New York City to begin a 15.000 mile trip to her new home port in San Diego, California. Going by way of Cape Horn and enthusiatically received in all of her Central and South American ports of call, CONSTELLATION arrived in San Diego on 17 September 1962. On 21 February CONSTELLATION departed for her first WEST? AC cruise and it is estimated she will complete 16,000 arrested landings and log a total of 60,000 nautical miles before returning to San Diego on 10 September 1963. ship ' s history MHIiiMHIIIil
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' SEVENTHFLT ADM MOORER GREETED BY CAPT VEJTASA WITH A SECNAV GUEST AT A CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY
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