Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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Executive Gffieer Capt. Edward V. Laney

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Coral Sea s Commanding Officer has served in all the Navy s environments: at sea in the air and ashore. He began his career after graduating from the Naval Academy in 1944 serving with the destroyer USS Black QDD-8295. He was designated a Distinguished Flying Cross and six Air Medals for service during the Korean War. After shore assignments during the 1950s he assumed his first command Attack Squadron 23 in 1960. He served with the staff of Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet beginning in 1961 reporting to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations in 1963. In' 1966 the Captain joined the staff of Commander Carrier Division Five CCTF-773. During the tour he earned the Legion of Merit and the Republic of Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order. He reported as commanding officer of the oiler USS Tolovana CAO- 64J in 1967, and 'became Coral Sea's CO in May 1969. A native of San Jose, Cal., Captain Gorsline is married to the former Ann Todd of Montrose, Angus, Scotland, and has three sons, Samuel Ill, John and James. naval aviator in 1949. Captain Gorsline earned the ,W iff, X Lil f ff a,, 1 1 ,sfs Q Q7 qs. f X! -W

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Coral Sea's second-in-command is Captain E.V. Laney, Jr., a veteran air officer. He was born in San Diego, Cal., in 1928 and entered the Navy in 1949. After college and flight training he was commissioned in 1949, and reported to Fighter Squadron 53, serving aboard USS Valley Forge CCVA-455 and USS Essex CCVA-93 during the Korean War. Later tours of duty were made as an aviator instructor at Naval Air Station Kingsville, and with Squadrons VF-144 and VAH-123. Captain Laney became executive officer of VQ-2 in 1967. ln 1968 he reported aboard Coral Sea as operations officer and became executive officer in December of that year. He has Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, in Engineering Electronics. Captain Laney is married to the former Margaret Ann Lacer. They live in Alameda, Cal., with their three children, Michael, Karen Sue and Diane Marie.