Pine Island (AV 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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'lil-ful ' ..v:'gf..,2:' .,,1g,f.z 'Q ' '- P A' f ' -' J P 4 ' f I REAR .4DMIR.4L.1wY M. ISAMAN COMMANDER PA TR OL E012 CE SE VENTH FLEET Rear Admiral Roy Maurice ISAMAN was born in Lewiston, Idaho, on 30 May 1917, son of Roy R, and Alpha qParrishj ISAMAN, now both deceased. He attended Idaho State Normal School for one and a half years and the University of Idaho for three years, prior to entering the Naval Reserve on 10 July 1940. He had preliminary flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base Oakland, California, and on 30 September 1940 was appointed Aviation Cadet, USNR. Completing flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, in April 1941, he was designated Naval Aviator that month, and commissioned Ensign, USNR. He subsequently advanced in rank to that of Captain, to date from 1 August 1958, having transferred from the Naval Reserve to the Regular Navy on 12 January 1944. After receiving his Wings in 1941, he joined Bombing Squadron THREE to serve as Personnel and Operations Officer. While attached to the Squadron he participated in the Doolittle raid, while flying from the USS ENTERPRISEg the Battle of Midway, operating from the USS YORKTOWNQ and the Guadalcanal operations, while serving on board the USS SARATOGA For outstanding services with that squadron, he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Air Medal He is also entitled to the Ribbon with stars, and facsimilies of the Presidential Unit Citations awarded the USS ENTERPRISE and USS YORKTOWN Detached from Bombing Squadron THREE in September 1943, he next served as Fleet Bombing Training Officer on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air, Quonset, with headquarters at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and in October 1944 joined Bombing Squadron EIGHTY-NINE as Executive Officer. He was a student at the General Line School Newport, Rhode Island, from June 1946 to June 1947, when he became Head of the Airborne Early Warning Department on the Staff of Commander Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit, Atlantic, headquarters at Norfolk, Virginia RADM ISAMAN served as Operations Officer of Composite Squadron TWELVE from September 1948 until May 1949 and later that month reported for duty in the Office of Naval Research, Navy Department, Washington, D,C, He was Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer and Attack Squadron Officer there until September 1951, and the next month joined attack Squadron FIFTEEN, at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. He was Executive Officer for two months and commanded that Squadron for thirteen months. In January 1953 he became Assistant Training Officer on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air, Jacksonville, with headquarters at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. He served as Assistant Head, later Head, of the Attack Weapon Systems Section, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, from February 1955.to July 1957 After four months jet refresher training he reported in November 1957 for .duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department. While there, he served additionally in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations fwar-gaming mattersj. He was a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., from July 1958 until June 1959 and the next month RADM ISAMAN assumed command of the USS SHASTA QAE-65 in January 1961:and1f1ro1A1In April 1962 Lmtil January 1963 commanded the USS MIDWAY QCVA-411. The 1362 111015. 9 became Head of the Special Weapons Plans Branch, Office of the Chief of Nava pera ions Nav D t . . . in Zlgiiigtiloiinfo the Navy Cross, the Air Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two stars, Rear Admiral ISAMAN has the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Nalxvly Occupation Service Medal: China Service Medal fextendedjz and the Natlonal Defense Servlce e RADM ISAMAN .S married to the former Nancy Mover Taylor of Roanoke, Virginia and 1 has four stepdaughters, Nancy, Christie, Susan and Bruce Mackall. He has tW0 Chlldfen from 21 former marriage, Roy L, and Gail E. ISAMAN became Operations Officer on the Staff of Commander Carrier Division SIX, dal. 115