Bairoko (CVE 115) - Naval Cruise Book

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t . ' g f AIR OFFICER f1Qf.can5idr.,Defa1d Nr Hawkes. USN ,Lieut. 'Comdr. Hawks, a native- of Idaho, now living in Seattle, Wash., joined the Navy in 1928. He has served. successively aboard 'the Saratoga, at Pensacola, Pearl .Harborgon the U.S.S. Salt l..akelCity, and for the past 'three years 'has' been flight ,instructor at NavalAir Station, Seattle, Wash. I ENGINEERING OFFICER Lt.,Comdr. Iohn MCL. Stuart. USN Lieut. Comdr. Stuart, a Texan, now resides in Bremerton, Wash. He joined the Navy at the age'of 16 during World War l, and has served continuously since then. He was on the first Wasp when it was sunk and reported from the Kasaan Bay, Where he was Engineer- ing Officer. ' D EPA RT ME FIRST LIEUTENANT . i , . , Lt. Comdr. Frank W. Tenney. USNR Lieut. Comdr. Tenney, a graduate of the University of California and Harvard' Law School, had his first tour of duty in his own home city-San Francisco. After six months at the Naval Air Station, Whidby Island, Wash., he Was on the Fanshaw Bay in the Saipan, Morotai, and Philippine campaigns. SUPPLY OFFICER ' Lt. Comdr. Bruce F. Evans.iSC. USN Lieut. Comdr. Evans is from Seattle, Wash., and graduated from the University of Wash- ington. He served in the Philippines and Netherland East Indies campaign in 1942 with Fleet Air Wing lO and was awarded the Army Distinguished Unit Badge. He was last sta- tioned at the Marine Air Station, Quantico, Va.

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4 I f 1 . xecutiae Offdaez COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL. U.S.N.l 1 COMMANDER FRANK F. GILL, U.S.N., whose home is at Livermore, California, was born 14 Ianuary 1907. He was the first of five Gill brothers who made football history at the Uni- versity of California. He was varsity right halfback in the seasons of 1926, 1927 and 1928 for the Golden Bears. Leaving school in 1928, he went to Pensacola where he won his wings as a Naval Reserve pilot in 1.930. He returned to the University in 1931, serving as an assistant freshman football coach that year, and also playing for the Olympic Club in San Francisco in 1932. Following graduation he was connected with the Shell Oil Company in an executive position for seven years. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in December, 1940, while chief flight instructor of a reserve air base at Oakland, California. For the first two and a half years of this war, Commander Gill had combat aviation duty which took him into two war theaters. He was aboard the Lexington as arresting gear and gaso- line officer the day Pearl Harbor was attacked and was immediately named Fighter Director of that ship, and served through her engagements until she was lost in the Coral Sea May 8, 1942. lt was for his part in the radio direction of fighters, led by O'Hare and Iimmy Thatch in the high scoring Bougainville battle, that he was awarded a citation by the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet. ln this engagement 18 out of 20 lapanese bombers attacking the Lexington were shot down. A He reported to the converted carrier Santee in luly, 1942, and was her Assistant Air Officer in the invasion of North Africa. He took over as Air Officer of that ship in April, 1943, and took part in the Central Atlantic anti-submarine war, until his detachment February 1, 1944. Commander Gill reported at Naval Air Station, Miami, as Superintendent of Aviation Training February 1, 1944, and on October 20 he was named Executive Officer of the station. . ln April, 1934, Commander Gill was married to the former Miss Barbara Gross of Oakland, California. They have one daughter, Diana.

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MEDICAL OFFICER Lt. Comdr. Edward D. Hudson, USNR Lieut. Comdr. Hudson, a Virginian, attended Williamaand Mary College and the Medical College of Virginia, and practiced in Geneva, Wis. His naval service has included duty at San Diego, Mobile Hospital at Shoemaker, Calif.2'Port Huenerne, Calif., Pensacola, and St. Mary's Pre-flight School. , GUNNERY OFFICER Lt. Samuel A. McCau11ey. USNR Q Lieut. McCaulley, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Lehigh University, came to the Navy in 1940. He was a turret gunnery officer on the Wy- oming and then served on the staff of ComServLant. Awarded his Wings as a lighter-than-air pilot in 1943, he had 18 months duty in the Caribbean area. NAVIGATOR y Lt. I-Iarold M. Iames. USN Lieut. Iames, who lives in West Seattle, Wash., is another old seadog-with 17 years in the Navy. He first saw action on a de- stroyer, and has been navigator on two escort carriers, the U.S.S. Phybus and U.S.S. Solo- mons. He wears ribbons for duty in boththe Atlantic and the Pacific. COMMUNICATION OFFICER Lt. William S. Stewart. USNR Lieut. Stewart claims both Evanston, Ill., and Mobile, Ala., as his home. After enlisting in 1942, and serving in Panama, he was com- missioned in 1943, and was Communication Officer on the Ommaney Bay which was sunk off the Philippines. His battle stars are for Palau and the Philippines.