Philippine Sea (CVA 47) - Naval Cruise Book

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, as L . 5t'f.if!S. J..-w az, 1 -. -3, ,. s ,ELS L. T if ' 42 ' Fighter Squadron Fifty Four when not flying or readying their planes Could usually be found playing Crazy Eights or Acey-DuCes in Ready Room Four. When in port the games were shifted to the Yellow Bar, Nikkatsu, Broadway Hotel, or the Army-Navy Club. Hard-flying and fun-loving, VF-54 will be remembered as an ichiban,' squadron. y CDR C. FINK, USN COMMANDING OFFICER Seated left to right LTJG W H SEAREUS LTJG L C DITTMAR LTV E WILSON LT R M TATHAM LCDRW H ALEXANDER CDR C EINK LCDR P 5 WAHLSTROM LT K V MACARTHUR LTJG R s RIBBLE LTJG J G ALVIS LTJG D H PEASE C E GODAGER 1 R MCCALL ENS V E SPRADLEY ENS H J KUISELL ENS R R CROOKS ENS R J NEUBAUER LTJG H P KNOP LTJG B E HARTNETT LTJG J M ROCHFORD L R BAILEY LTJGE YoKoM G D WIDENER M D WASKO C E JOHNSON T. M. HFSLFER, J. E. GREEFIOE, ENS 1.1. zARDUS,,LTJo R. Cf. l3URKElVlPER, ENS J. E. STC5DDARD,.L'l'JG J. L.,DAM1AN, LTJG T.,Y.li6RSGRENZ

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Y Composite Spuadron Eleven had the unenviable job of doing the night anti-submarine patrols while the remainder of the ship was resting in peace. When the men weren't trying to get a special liberty chit pushed through they could be found trying to get a bite to eat between hops. Why did they always schedule us to fly during the meal hours ? , N QR ' h 1 GULL, BANKS, LTJG J.B. MORING, LT F. K. HUBBARD, LT WI ANDERSON, LT R. R. MCFARLAND, From RmdI+i2iREJElEgdDEM LINZIE, BECK, standing, left to right: DARRAH, CROWL, MCDOWELL, HUNNICUTT, SHERMAN, ACKSOIQI MCLI'iROY BLUM, ANGEL BOYLE, BACON, WILL, BOLTON, LILLY, BAKER, MITCHELL, PURSLEYQ Nor Preseiitz LTJG NACHTWEXQ, BAsQUEz, MARSHALL, NEWSOM 5

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' NN . KS v Front Row, left to right: R. H. SMITH, J. E. HOEFER, B. D. KIRK, W. E. COLLINS, A. L. CREPEAU, G. L. EDWARDS, R. M. HENDRICKS, FJ. SIMS, E. H. PHILLIPS, G. S. VEHER, A. L. MINERQ Second Row, left to right: I. STEED, D. Z. SEALEY, G. S. LINSENBYLER, R. G. CUNNINGHAM, E. A. GARNER, G. T. MONARITZ, T. R. DOBSEN, G. L. RICHARDSON, G. F. BLOWERS, D. E. COOK, W. D. CANNON, L. C. KURTZQ Third Row, left to right: O. L. WAYMACH, R. G. MANSFIELD, R. M. MAI-IOVICH, M. L. OLSEN, R. WOHLFAHRT, G. K. WURTZ, JJ. GAURYS, E. E. LANE, LJ. SANDERS, L. D. MCMULLEN, G. E. WITT ff X Ci . . S WE. .. x x R row left fo ri ht D E ASHLEY J F SKERBETZ C A ALBERTS B A LIENTZ R N FARLEY K B MILLER R.T. SMITH, H. C. WURSTER JR., W. A. SHERLOCKQ Third Row, left to right : W. R. KIMBELL, J. D. WIDEMAN, W. R. DRAPER E. W. TUFTS, E. E. RAGEN F t , 3 , , , , . , . . , . . , . . , . . , 15? MCLNTEER, gH. L. DRISKELL, R. L. AUSEN, R.D.COPELAND, J.c.Ross, second R0w,1eff to right: R.R.sL1cKER, M.L.SMITH, E.F.FITZGERALD, J. B. HARRIS, D.w.MAssEY, J. L. HATCHITT, R. R. SELLERS, B. J. GARDNER, L. A. BERG,