Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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r a Cliarlcs IzJwarJ vV ' vr iii ' U u ' .i;- A i( in AtLiil i, CicorLjia en Fcl- nuiry 25, lOL ' ' , son cf Mrs. C. J:. v. . vr . ..u .7- 7 tlu- L,lc Mr. C. I:. Kok-rlson. lie .UtciiJc.i prinuiry scliools il . lLi}itLi ■.TiJ ln jli .--c7;l ' i ill BciUclicm. Pcinsylvaiiio, .111 J . JJis.vi, New YorL. ( ' poll c.v„rlcli u, .. A ;; ; scL ' . ' l Captain iKoL ' rlsoii .UlciuL J (. ' riicl I ' ni- versily al Itliaca, ! ' csr ) ' ork. I h- then eulcrcJ the I ' . ' . A ' .iim . caJc:uy in the class of 1020 aiiJ was coiiiiiiissioneJ tSnsian in lOcc After jraaiiaiiiuj jroiii the Wival AcaJeiuy, Captain Kohertsoii heaan his I Naval career on the I ' » MA KI Lhlll:. P, I CL-12, where he was junior Watch an J -ij Duly Officer. l-:taineerina Watch anJ Duty j Officer, anJ assistant Naviaator. . fier finlshina his Jirst tour oj duty he was then reaay to explore the niysleries oJ Naval aviation as cj stiiaent aviator at Pensacola, FloriJa. When he receiveJ the horj earneJ ana much covetea wiinjs o) the Naval Aviator, he worked jor a time as a Naviejator, Communications C yjicer, ana Plane Commanaer in Patrol Sipiaaron II sFvnN. Diiriiui the period prior to World War II. our Chief of Staff rejoined the HJack Shoe Navy doing duly on an oiler operating out of San Diego, C w . and on the I ' SS NJJW i ' KU:ANS, a cruiser operating out of I ' earl llarhor, T. II. . t the outhreah of World War II Captain Kohcrtson donned Hrown Shoes again and served in vorious patrol SLjiuidrons as Plane Commanding L fjicer. lie then received orders to Commander j-jeet . ir Wing ld ' l: os Air Croup Commander and to organise, plan, and conduct slialcedown trainnig 0] new PPM squadrons. In 1044 through 10 5 he was ComnionJing Officer of the seaplane tender, CSS BARNHCAT, AVI ' -12. and in 10-17, after working as Navigator on the aircraft carriers CSS PlULIPPINIl SPA and USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSPAdiLT, was transferred to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, where he assumed duties as Superintendent oj . viation Traininq. In 10. p) he became Chief of Staff Officer of Commander Fleet . ir Wing PLIAPN and in August of I Oz I , while serving as Fxecutive Officer ahoard the I ' SS ' P. K. W. . was promoted to the rank of Captain. From 1053 to 1055 Captain pohertson was the Commanding (.yficer of Transport Squadron SIX and on July 20. 1037 reported to Commander F ' leel . ir Wing ON P to relieve Captain F. S. Lee of Chief of Staff duties serving under Rear .[dmiral Paul I). Stroop. Captain Rohcrtson married the former . tiss Pleanor jiatcher, daughter of Major Cieneral J. S. Halcaer, Id. S. Army Ret. , in August oJ I03S. Fhey have a daughter, jMiss Darrin Robertson , Ij, and reside in Dunedi n , Florida. CAPT CHARLES E. ROBERTSC

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V Commander Taiwan Pafrol Force-arriv ng. o T 1 Piped abocid Welcome aboard Admiral ! ' jickly moves from Pine Island to Kenneth Whiting. We quickly become a ' Flag Ship. s - V