Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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. 'U-111,58 After graduation from the Naval :Xcadernv in 1958, CAPT XV. Recd served aboard the NORTH- AlN-IPTON until receiving orders to Submarine School in 1941. From 1941 until 19.11 he served on various submarines, finishing as CU of the SUN- FISH, on which hc carncd thc Navy Cross. In 1945 ff.-XPT Recd rcccivctl orders to the Naval Vilar College in Newport, R. I. ln vlunc, 194- hc was ordcrcd to command of thc ISl'lKl'QFl5l l, xvhcrc hc scrvctl until 1949. In ylulv of that vcar lic lmgan LI two-vcar tour as lnstructor at thc Naval ,Xcatlcrtzv llis next command was thc l'11Xf,l lli, 11 lily on at lzich hc Scrvctl from 1951 until Ylunc, 19: :, xvhcn hc bc- camc CQUNISIBIJIX'-f11. l'r11111 lfjiul until 19211 flfxlyl' Rcccl cf111'1111a11tlt-1l thu N.1'v gil l 111lt-rat-11 W'caponx 5Cl'lHfJl, Hcp XXQNI, lflori-l.1. f,1XI l' lift-fl rttpurrctl LLN 4 l'IcI' ul' Nrgllli, l ll,Nl- YQXRIJIV-1-1, inlh't'1,'r11l1cr11t-19:'11t'rcrl11v.111grXtra vulavf,U,N1lDlnhIJlN' 111. 1 11 1' 1.11111 yxx. Rtt-tl C'l1itiiot'Sl:11l' Vllll-QI-' fill 5'l'.Xl'il7 f:XllRllfR l'7lX'lSll PN l l5l 'R'lTlfN 'f1l1, ,1' j'11111,fQ 1'r1.'1,f',H,'1'r'11111,'1'g,s' ff 'UL' ff-.'.' 1.111 11 1lf11 ,'1'i1' fffi ll i l lf, 14.111 1'-fi fflff- 77'6' fN'f'fflff ,1'f'.111,1' .ffm !11'.1l'X.f lfifl' ,filli 1'.' ' 1'l','f1'i1'1' ff ' 'Y . '.'l i1.' I .f.'f'l1 1' 1 Us Y't'f1'11lK! '11,' l1,1,'1'1'.'l'1.'11 Y.:1'.1f 1'1 . ff'ff'1'- 1 1 '1 1 Il l W' f'.1.1' .f f1I,'11l'1 1! 11111' 1'f1f1:V1 f'111'11ff1'Lf1Z1C ffm fulcafl 1'11111'1',N.1' '2f'11'..'1.-,1l11'1 111: ,W fe. .'.1' . 'f'1'111' 111 X111, .'. , 291111, .fr 1. :iff 11'1'1i1 'f 111111' 1'11u11'.f ffff' Wffffff 'lfwm lliiylllifj t'lllf'l11fJ-111' flifl' 1'i1'.f'1'.1'f nf' ff 1'.V:' 1V7l,'1A1'VfU1.1'. N11 1'111.j9Q1'1' 11111' 111' 1V1111t1'11g .-'111'1111,.-1 '. 1 11.1, l lf HP 11l1111.11111,1'1'1'1.'1'1'1f, 1111111 Jill 6111111 111111 M1171 111111 MIL' .3'1.v!b f'1'1'1'1', ffm !fu1111'1'1 f111 1111111 '. 1'f11!1'1,1,' 11 I1'.:l 1'i1'-HQ 111111' . 1,f,'1j411,'111f A Mil 1'111'1'1111' 11111 11111110 10 010' 1V111111f .fl1'e11Qlb. llnr X111'1' 1117 11'1.'1'1.'1'11f ,'1'11,w X111 1.f1.1.1'f 1'1'11f.1'1'. llutf 11111.11 111111111111 ftyzlfllflff, 111111 1111.11 11fo11g 111 11111' .f11rfe.f.fo1'.v 011 l'I'6f'1' MN fliltl 1'11'11qfi1' 111' 11111' f'.xQhf'1'11f11'1'1'-. 711 1111 f1ji7l:c.tQf..l. 111111' 1111111-.1-1'11'f1'.f l'0ll1f1!1l17j' 111111 e111f1111'kerl .fql1fJ!f7'0l1.S' -11110 1f1111'f' 111111111 ffihii' 1'1'1111'f' 11 .v11m'.1'.ff11! 11111, I 1a1.'f1f111f II11' m11g1'11f11f11f10111' for Me jmr! 91011 have 11111191611 in 11111k1'11g 0111' .Y111.'1' flw kgmzf 111111 c'.N'c'!.fflfQ 011q11111Q11f1011 flfuf if 15.

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Q sw' I 9 - A-V Y 1, ...IA A ' -K 1-'Y . , 3 i1'f2f 'I ?ig- V I .. 4- 'Qui' -'-. A , H it fa if it iirfli-ESB 'fi' ' fkK4f5-i31 '+- ' I I 1 'Y' CAPT Harmon T. Utter Commanding Officer it I QIII 1 NIJ? HIV. I NPI ll.IFII'f'II 'I' I INT' .lsfliilcl 1 All '11 int XX AP, I 'NPI l'tt1'r's former duty SIQIIIOII XVLIN lllilef 1 if Natl' tiff VIII: T L. I lfolloyvinlg l11s grt11I1,1.1t1-111 fri-111 the N.1x.1l Xc.11Iez11f III 11,111 'yP'I I ttcr xvzis ortleretl to the S Xlfl' I,AIili lQl'l'Y. ln 19ge, l1e took :light fr.1111111g.1t N X5 I't::11-,111oI.1, Itlwrztfa. ln 19:1 he yvis ortleretl to the ll XNLII II yyith I. li I Ile seryefl alioartl the ISN NOll'l'llANlP'I'ON in 19g9, and the liullwiyvitixg 1, e.1r lAL'U.lIIIL' .1 :light mstrtictor .it ff XX IIUIINIUIIIII. I..1te in Ilj.1fO, he cointiiissionetl and served at N XS XI1.11111, Ifl-1r11l.1. Shortly lwefore Xiorltl KY.1r ll, I XIII' I tter u..1s in Xl.iTI1l.f serying 1.1.s1tl1 I'A'IAIiONe1o1. Three days after Pearl llarhor yyxis .1tt.1elietl, his PIIY xy.1s shi -t tliiyv-11 lv tyyo 9I.ip.111ese ferries. On I.lIY'lHIITliiS of the same year, his plane yvas hurnetl on tlre yv.1ter hy e11en1i. .i1rcr.1f't. Ile spent sz'-. yy et-Its or. Iiataan and escaped to Australia, returning to the States in 1941. CIAPT Utter served yvith IfXX'y!1, until the Bpring -vt' Ilj.lQ, from there he was transferred to the Naval Torpedo Testing Station :n Long Island. In 1944, he commissioned Carrier Air Group 83 in Atlantic City. One year later the air group hoarded the IQSSI-IN. He served as Air Officer on the I.lQYTl-Q when she yvas commissioned in 1946. Iiollovving that, CA PT Utter became Assistant Director of Training on the filiief of Naval Air Training Staff. In 1948 he served at NAS ffahiness Iiield, liorpus Christi, Texas, as lixecutive Officer. A year later, he was sent to the Armed Forces Stafi' College at Norfolk, Ya. CAPT Utter then became Plans Officer on Com.-XirI.ant staff in 1950. In 1952, he was Assistant Chief of Staff, and Plans and Operations Officer of ComStrikPor, Naples, Italy. He was the Commanding Officer of NAS Anacostia in 195 3. Before reporting to ComTasl-:Group 1. 5 in 195 s, he served as Commanding Officer ofthe MONTERREY. In late july of this year CA PT Utter was relieved of command of the XYASP by CA PT Edward A. Fredericks.