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Captain .William J. McVey was born in Lambert Mississippi, on July 18, 1920, receivedhised: ucation through high school in the Lambert schools, and attended one year of Mississippi State University before entering the U.S. Nava1 Academy where he graduated in 1943, His first tour of duty was aboard the USS Caperton CDD-6503 as CIC a.ndGunnery Officer, Aboard Caperton he participated in the cam- paigns in the Central and Western Pacific in- cluding the Marchalls, Gilberts, iiruk Mariannas, Palau, and the Philippines. II'l194e LTJG McVey graduated from Flight School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was designateda naval aviator. His first assignment as an aviator was with Fighter Squadron 172 aboard USS Randolph, during which he was promoted to Lieutenant. Two years as a flight instructor in the Advanced Training Command at Jacksonville andCorpus Christi was followed by orders to Carrier Air Group 101 as Operations Officerin1950.0per- ating from USS Boxer, Lieutenant McVey flew F4U Corsairs for the first two years of the Korean War. In 1952, he became Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 721 operatingfrom USS Kearsarge in Korean waters. Lieutenant McVey flew 116 combat missions in Korea, and was awarded the Air Medal on five occasions and received a letter of commendation from Commander Seventh Fleet. Lieutenant McVey's next duty assignment was as project officer for development of aviation fire control systems at the Naval Ordnance Plant, Indianapolis, Indiana, during which he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. ln 1954, Lieutenant CommanderMcVeywasastu- dent at the Naval War College in Newport and upon graduation in 1955, he joined the staff of Commander Naval Forces Far East as Alr Operations Officer. J In 1957, after duty as Flag Secretary for Com- mander Naval Forces Korea, Commander McVey commanded Fighter Squadron 9lul1t11 1959 when he was assigned to the Office of Chief of Naval Operations. In 1961, Commander McVey returned to fighters as Commanding Officer of Flghtef Squadron 124, and from there in 196.3 he Was ordered to the National War College ln Wash' ington D.C., as a student. n Promoted to Captain in 1963, Capta1nM?YeY joined the staffofCommander Carrier Divisiog TWO as Operations Officer. He embarkek aboard USS Enterprise when Nuclear Tlaz Force ONE made its famous world Cruzswi While embarked in USS America, CW its McVey received orders to USS Sylvanla Commanding Officer.
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