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FIGHTER SQUADRON THIRTY-THREE 3 - LCDR. H. H. Epes, USN FIGHTER Squadron Thirty-Three, fVFQ33j, is one of the Navy's younger squadrons. It was com- missioned at Quonset Point, R. I. on 11 October 1948 under LCDR. Horace H. Epes, .Ir., who still commands the squadron. t A , I Flying F8F GBEARCATS7, it made an early acquaintance with the LEYTE on a short cruise in January 1949. Upon return from this cruise the squadron moved to Charleston, R. I. on 5 February 1949. Shortly thereafter, VF-33 embarked aboard the U.S.S. KEARSAGE for Atlantic Fleet maneuvers in which the pilots did a notable amount of pre-invasion attacks and close-air-support flying in connec- tion with simulated combat landings on Vieques Island. ' After returning to Quonset Point in March, VF-33. had further operations with the LEYTE during early May, and ended fiscal year 1949 with a high mark in combat readiness. Shore based opera- tions from Quonset Point were continued for the remainder of 1949, except for several days in .Iuly aboard tl1e U.S.S. KEARSAGE. Iri' December 1949 VF-33 exchanged its F8Fs'for F4U-4 MCORSAIRSI' and commenced training with the new planes in January 1950 with qualification work aboard the U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA. On February First it gained a bit of distinction when MAJOR William H. Powell, U.S.A.F., reported for a year of navy duty witl1 the squadron. - Following short periods of carrier work aboard both the U.S.S. WRIGHT and the LEYTE, VF-33 embarked in the LEYTE on 2 May 1950 and commenced operations on the Mediterranean cruise which preceded the combat action in Korean waters. ' Cn 10 October 1950, LT. Robert H. Thelen, USN, led the first flight of the squadron and the first from the LEYTE, into action near Wohsan, North Korea. It remained in combat until I9 January 1951, participating in major operations at Wonsan, the Yalu River Bridges, the Changjin-Hungnam sector, and the later U.N. line below tl1e 38th parallel, in addition to widespread interdiction attacks over most of Korea. A