Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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fa' TDICES Ca tain W. G. Switzer USN fcont y He has served on the USS HULL QDD5 and the U S NE, S v YORK CBB! as well as in the capacity of superinte d t - nen of aviation training at the paval Air Station. . . . , Pensacola, Florida. Captain Switzer was born in Topeka Kansas' and 9 3 attended Washburn College there before entering Annapolis. The Captain's wife, Mrs. Anna Lamar Switzer, still.maintains their home in Pensacola. Captain Switzer is the father of three children, John L., 20, a midshipman at Annapolis, Wendell G., Jr., 15g and AIIIIC, 1.20 In taking command, Captain Switzer expressed his confidence in the WASP crew. At a flight deck formation, the Captain stated that he expected cen- tinuation of the seirit which hae carried the WASP successfully tnrough her combat career, and he emphasized tne necessity for teamwork and constant alertness, and the corplote interdeocnd ace of each ranber of the ah1p's Cereany and the Air Croue h 's history were exwerienccd wndci Caotain Switzer's lcaderSh1U wncn, in the closinf days of World lar II, the WASP rounded out her Comb t C IOCI by Sh00tlH6 downs With 91 l 0 4 o 1 -' O J- CY 7 J. - . ' M ' .. U ,D 1 1 u 1 A ' ' 5 . A i , ' J .L . A Cl . - 5 1 - P G1 c 4- ,v ' ' . .Li .. e -' T ,L ' o 1 ' ' ' ' Several of the highmarks in t-e snip 5 :L U ' 1- A. 1 -5 LJ: 11 . , f- . I K . -L , L ' If ,, i l U 1 1 - 1 Q C1 6 I Rifle V I , V. ,

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'ng5E:fV5?9' ' il PART III - .fri ffrpregg THE rfrnsr: .gm seems, Q17 FOURTUEIT 21+ November to 10 N --W----S d O'VBII1b0I' VFQND quanron destroyed 132 sure enemy planes, VB sr if H H H Commanding Officers: Comdr' W' C- W5-!'18C11'd. USN, Commander Air Grou 1 - P ,, , f meander 'comdr' JUN- Birss, A-VCNP, VF Squadron Comman- Q , der .Comdr. J.D. Blltoh, USN, VB Squadron Commander Lt Lt 423 EIGHTY-ONE 10 November l9l.,,L,, to 3,3 March 1945, Vi' Squa dren destroyed A2 sure enemy planes. Commanding Officers: ' Comdr. J F. Brush, USN, Commander Air Group 81 Lt.Cemdr G.D.M. Cunha, USN, VT Squadron Commander Comdr. F K. Upham, USN, VF Squadron Commander' Lt.Comd,r H.F. Lanham, USN, VB Squadron Commander MARINE FIGHTER SOUADRCNS 216 a 217 re ruary C L, o hare Q Both VT-.ZF Fighter Squadrons destroyed 3 sure enemy planes commanding officer: Lvrfzr ,216 and 2175 Leger G. JL. Dooley, USLC 433 Iczsirr-sn: 13 March 19u5 through Cessation Of hostilities and Navy DOY P1'0S1'0111v sir Group 86 destroyed 19 Sure GHGHIY P10-UGS' 1 d' Officers: CogAgs13r?ng.R, Lulcer, USN, Commander Air Group 36 Lt .comer .L .F . SteffOnhG12S9na M'-1 WT Sflufldfoncc sgdf Lt.Comdr. C.J. Dobson, fA 3-7, VF Qquad-rm Cm r' Lt.Comdr. Tennes, U1-15 VBF Dfluadfon Umar' Lt.Comdr.P.R.Nar'oY, f-A 3-5, VB Squadron Comdr' 93 1 ' ,'J Q15 , .....'s w ,