Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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THIS IS THE CAPTAIN SIJEAKING. I have some news which I think will he of interest to you .... D With these Words, Captain McCaf- free Would open his timely and inter- esting ufireside chats to us, his crew. It Was not unusual at such times to see a momentary cessation of activity throughout the ship as all ears Were tuned to the straight dopev from the Captain. i Captain McCaffree came to us after attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Prior to that time he had served in the Ofhce of the Chief of Naval Operations. His twenty-one years of Naval Aviation experience in- clude tours in fighting, bombing, ob- servation, and patrol squadrons. In ad- dition to the above he has served in various staff capacities, and in 1944 commanded the USS GUADALCANAL and a hunter-killer task group includ- ing six destroyer escorts. . . . We are now clejmrting on an extensive tour through the pages of your Crew's Views. I hope you are look- ing forwarcl to it as much as I ani. That is all. Carry 0n! B. C. MCCAFFREE C oinnzancling

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COMMANDER F. R. DRAKE Executive Oicer 4 l 1 Y 1938 39 Man Planes ...,..-..... -- ...,.......... - VP 16 p 1939-41 Flight Operations ....1,1......... ,,.v. VP-22 1942 More Flight Operations 11... Pat Wing Ten pl 1943-44 C. O.'s Inspection ....,.e,,........... C. O. VP-12 1944-45 Shore Party Leave Ship, NAS Corpus Christi i 1946-47 Shore leave expires ,.,..,s. C.O. USS SUISUN 1948 Third Launch es., .,,.CC F Fleet Air Wing 3 1948-51 Inspett the brig ,...,. ..., , ,W A.1,,C .,,,.,,,C, C Buggy' lx 1951 X . LCMW' In NUR PLAN - OF - THE - DAY p USS WASP Mefliterranean Cruise 1952 ll 0.0.D. LT. BLOWES 1' Y IOOD ENS. FINICKY ly 1909 Flight Quarters .e,.,,..,,,..,... . Lana' one Stork 'f pilot F. R. DRAKE ,l 1909-1933 Recreation and Training period fGraduateal ll' from Naval Academyj i 1936 Present Wings to F. R. DRAKE A 1936-37 Commence Work ..,v,...v... USS NEW YORK 1937-38 Continue Ship's Work USS OKLAHOMA 1 1 , APPROVED: F. R. DRAKE l Executive Officer ll I I L H 1