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ufx'F?5'f'l'f . . ' bla . Ja' V ..- - I t is my fervent hope and prayer that the lives of every officer and man who participated in the cruises commemorated in this book will be filled with the same degree of success and satisfaction that characterized the operations of our ship. Good luck and God bless you. JAMES H. FLATLEY, Captain USN Commanding CAPTAIN FLATLEY was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929. He became a naval avia- tor in 1931 and served in flying billets for the next decade. At the outbreak of World War H he was with a fighter squadron aboard the USS Lexington. Transferred to the USS Yorktown, he flew with the rugged squadrons that made history in the Battle of the Coral Sea. He then made a short cruise on the USS Enterprise, commissioned VF-10 and operated from the Enterprise from Sept 1942 to March 1943. He returned to the USA as Commander of Air Group Five aboard the new USS Yorktown QCV-101 the famous uFighting Lady. Back to the war zone in August 1944 Captain Flatley was operations officer for ADM Marc Mitscher's famous Task Force 58. ln July 1945 he was ordered to the staff of CinCPac. After VJ -Day he served as Director of Training for the basic training command, Corpus Christi, Texas and in 1948 reported to the staff of ComAirLant for his tour of duty at Norfolk NAS and the Olathe NAS. He assumed command of the USS Block Island on 31 July 1952 and is the second to com- mand this vessel since its recommissioning from the mothball fleet in 1951. The Captain holds the Navy Cross, Legion of Merit with Combat MV, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Air Medal, Bronze Star with Combat MVQ' Commendation Ribbon with Combat MV, Presidential Unit Citation, American Defense Medal with star, American Zone medal, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with 10 battle stars and the Philippine Liberation medal with one star. Captain and Mrs. Flatley maintain their present residence in Norfolk, Virginia. Three of their boys are at home with their parents, the oldest, James Jr., now is attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis . . '53 , 4, . A . , Y., ,- gin--v, ' ' , - . -LMI, .,, 3, 5 3-, 1 .. ..,, .-.r, L.,.:,g,?,v:,Y,-3L:Un15,,lL:r,v:, Ipsilr: A' I H 4. .
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CORIIXIANDER JOHN DAVID HOWELL Commander Howell. commanding Officer of Air Anti-Submarine squadron 30 came to the squad- ron in December 1952 after substantial training for his command at the Naval Wait' College, All weather flight school. Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit and the US Fleet Sonar School. He previously was part of the Aeronautical Communications Section in the office of CNO, Vllashington. D.C. and took part in many committees concerning air navigation, traffic control and allied fields. Commander Howell took part in the US Naval Expedition to the Antarctic in 19116 -1947, led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. He received the Air Medal for rescuing the Commanding Officer ofthe seaplane tender LOSS Pine Island and crew members from an ice shelf during this operation. He was plotting room officer aboard the cruiser USS Boise when the ship was engaged in the Battle of Cape Esperance and subsequently' served aboard the Boise during the invasions of Sicily' and Italy: Graduated from the Naval Academy in 1940. he was made a naval aviator in 1944, receiving flight training in Dallas. Pensacola. Jacksonville and llliami. He is married to the former Miss Gretchen Beyer and they have a tw o year old son. The family' now resides in Lebanon. New Jersey. -V .iargm
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