Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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- jsj. ,uf lf ,--N f'-- + 1' 'T . b'TJ-J'fA55'i'l A -. k-. 5... 4'-4-n.,,,,g.'.,:..-. '. ' ' -- . - '- - .-MN.. 3 A ,, ., ,, . 44--,W ., , , 5, . ,, t ' A.. ,.s.sa'r,-,L-F-.:7'5'r-,gvf . -,v , V, ,Q A .5 . , : -A-'-'fc f--. '5 ...fE -.- f .- 1-ff ...Hz f . ' - ' A ' - - --Q.. C-wx., f ...un . 4 . .'. f.,,... - .-,,C,... f The most important part of a squad- ron is its pilots. These are the men who bring the chickens home to the North 40 after the eggs are laid. A squadron is a complete unit within itself. lt has its own cooks, stewards, radiomen, journal- ists, maintenance men, mechanics, medical division, supply department. The officer Pilots head the various ,ff as departments and spend considerable Cf trim time and effort in administrative Ng work in addition to flight duty. ln K -1 ' ef . .. TES Q?L,,,f:QQ. 5 fact the full care and responsibility X of the Squadron flock is in the tf'lK4lf . . . . QQ ,ffxf-if qipw rw, hands of its officer pilots. lui ,.,,. Q y !jLj?j.E3if ? it M lil y' .j s. tt' J off J . in ml lp.,-.J, tffw ,X ,f .J li lv 'iff -lefiofbbfsis ff' sw- - f XJR-- Sig im!-5:12 VT ' V :T f ..-Q N .... Left to right, front rdnk: 1st Lt. Abrahams, Capt. Ward, Capt. Halligan, Capt. O'NeaI, 'Ist Lt. S. Fisher, 1st Lt. Browne, Maj. Lund, Maj. R. E. Johnson, 'lst Lt. Barton, Capt. House, Capt. Carey, Capt. Fiegener, 'Ist Lt. Caudle, 2nd Lt. Cole. Center rank: 'lst Lt. Oster, Capt. D. Fisher, 'Ist Lt. Hall, Capt. Graham, 2nd Lt. Blaydes, lst Lt. Wood, Capt. Nichols, 'lst Lt. Jones, lst Lt. Wosser, Capt. Peacock, 'Ist Lt. Dubuque, 'Ist Lt. Stanton, 1st Lt. Johnson, M!Sgt. Rupe. Rear rank: Capt. J. K. Johnson, 1st Lt. Van Campen, Capt. Greene, Capt. Ferguson, Capt. Bes- wick, T!Sgt. Frederick, TfSgt. Welker, MfSgt. Shli, 'lst Lt. McCoIlom, Capt. Pachik, MfSgt. Rodd.

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W .lgfifi.T-2ff3?Ei5',?25 ?1?if45?3l17?i9?5 we?f47'J, 1.r Sr'-fT 4.Q'. , .mJfarJud ,:'1'- . J,-...iff 'bib' '51-n 'Lv 13 .'- Jlf.,.,f 'r'- T'- if - f -' 'K' -' ' ' ENGINEERING SECTICN '1wv.r.ffnnn- '-rv ' , - ,- . -.-. ., . fs' -' - - -41 'T' .- .f-T. K A ti-fa var ' . . . 'TPL 1 T4 --.2-v5 4 f xsgx9 ' .. , 5 02-4- f., .-'- ..-., ,c Q -. - 1-ra.-..-f ...., ... ., -- ',.. - -1 .:.q,-' v ,, , . -5- .'.-. , 1 '-H , f-. ., X -se Y'-'H The squadron engineers make all the routine f' W b maintenance checks, repair all the damage to 55. 0990 aircraft frame and engines. They are directly X responsible for providing aircraft in good op- I I ' Qv X erating condition. The electronics men who ' , 6 , I f X . , keep the all-important radios in repair are a r 9 part of the Division. The present-day farmer - ,,. ,I ' must rely on the services of many engineers as y A .Y LIL: to provide and keep in operation the machin- r v ' ,--: --. ery he uses on his farm, but the squadron -f-- engineers must possess more skill. Left to right, first row: Lussier, Lima, Sweet, Davidson, Adams, E. G. Garcia, Savage, Fletcher, Zimmerle, Mam- mele, Lovullo, Foran, Tyson, Cunningham, Price. Second row: Stanford, Choate, Beil, L. K. Williams, Stephenson, Peterson, Longbreak, East, Marshall, Dickerson, Payne, Lecher, Oravsky. Third row: Beierman, Sylvester, Whitting- ton, Arnold, Brooks, Bagan, Kell, Gasatis, Larsen, C. A. Williams, Wickstrom, Nollmann, Felix, Morse, Edwards. Fourth row: Hansen, Lane, Rasmussen, Mowder, Thelen, Menzies, Parsons, Hitchcox, L. O. Olson, Brown, G. H. Robinson, La Croix, M. L. Williams, Tyler.