Chenango (CVE 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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I:L4'- , J' I 5 CHI-INANGO Executive Officer left his birthplace, Cabot, . jgjg--3, -.I1I,-,,eI, - ' .-Q .- 'V ,- ' ' V ' s o Lzifll-l': fl-, 'll is -3 ' it - L- 1 ' .'?v' ' V. V . ' l Vermont in 1919 when his parents moved to California. 2-as-itr ' ' ' V F T?',,SVVefV.V2 ---,,.-sf , . . .rim-'fV V 37.4-:I--1 V .- -f-,- .1-s-f . -' From the Atascadero High School he entered the Naval ggi ,- .g,.. ,Q 4 , , V. - ' - '?rf1.'1i' . .Ig 'V ' .'. ff-Q' Q Academy to graduate in 1931. ln 1932, after duty on the f 42:4-Vw' V. V 3 3 IQ 'Q' -4- a-'-5 . Vs. ' .- - - - 0 'P'i7?.l5i5fEf:'. I ..5. Z: . 'Tj-11943 . P 7 ,V V e Battleship MARYLAND, he was married in San Francisco gjgj- Vfjgggg-4,V1 7VfI ,t-Q3 gif-. V '-, - where his wife and two sons nowlive. -,,1s,?' I I,IIIILV?I-,J ' After a two-year tour on the Destroyer LEA he went to ' 597.-Q?-'fygiz-? 'jj I . ,I ' Pensacola, completed flight training in 1934, and joined ff 3 V' f.f2'-.,l'? S3Qf' 3 ,224 vin ' ' - -.' 1- 5.. '.' ' ',.' '. Elf . wax th stan-oct Bf P IH 1, 1. n -4 T4 I - 3 ,gif -I ' on e . . . . e ore ear ar or e ew . V' -- H. N -.-2 - patrol Catalinas in Alaska and at Pearl. He was an instru- .. 3 1 if! ' 1 . ment instructor at Corpus Christi when warcame. From ' T -Q px-., . . ff ' -.aw 11. 'fi ' fi- 'jf-g.--'55, . - V ' V -' V1 V. -1- f ' - L-' ' -f-'ef:'.. ' 1942 until December of 194-4 when he came to CHENANGO - -II--fi .V ' Ii I5 - ' - I I, ' he was busy, First on the Staff of comwrzsmraox, then as 1, V fe.IVVQ.a-44 'ii 5951.-.-Q VI,'.:Q,j'2j,1 I ' . . I 'II,I.gI L., . VI ' ,ff :' 'jf' .'.:IfI.Ia.:-I, 'gf ,I I .', . skipper of VPB 91 doing patrol and DUMBO 'duty In the Lip I ' If .I -. . .. .,5'I,- Q .- I-II. I. ' . -. South Pacific and Solomons and finally ASW Oicer on .if-I-'.?'.QfI -. -1IVqff' ' i -f+.VgIf,'f' cor-rsomtc Staff. '- V s V- ' A V' w VT.rL:,' z '- 15.5, ff U- - 4, . -fill?--?1Z-V' f'gQ'i.i: 4 - 'x 'l.'3 '- fi . V ' . . .2 '1'V- .--ia HV- 'H-.'-' ' V -fi fr? 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Q Q V - , , . - . . r' 'ti'-. -. -7' ' ' Navy and in 1930 began his naval flying. As a former f ' -4 f' 1 'V . . . . .' a - - V II'i'k,II. 3 ' I . Chief Aviation Pilot and test pilot he specialized in big T5-if Q S boats. Before Pearl Harbor he made Warrant Machinist I If I: and in March, 1942, became Lieutenant fjgl. Q .Ill .313 A l-'A ' His tours of duty on the LANGLEY, SARATOGA, LEXING- ' Ii , rox, and mtxcx-tn familiarized him with carrier opera-, .I -- I .. Q 1 . - . V ' .- ' - jf 1 , tions. He also served in four squadrons: Patrol FOUR, I . II T lx, if . 'V' 'P' Utility TWO, Scouting ONE, and Torpedo TWO. Shore duty Qi. I 1 - ' ' 'lfff 1 has included Naval Aircraft Factory at Philadelphia, and I F, L . - iff- ag - I T' Naval Air Station, Quonset Point. From Quonset be came -I X 'I . 'V ' 3: Q ' aboard this ship, in March, 1944, as Asktant Flight Deck 'Q lx- 3 -If 1 I' g r,'l,' . ' . il OECCT. 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