Coral Sea (CVB 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN FREDERICK M. TRAPNELL United States Navy p Commanding Officer, U.S.S. CORAL SEA APTAIN FREDERICK M. TRAPNELL was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on july 9, 1902, attended Pingry School and Stevens Preparatory School before entering the United States Naval Academy upon appointment from West Virginia in 1919. After graduation from the Naval Academy in june, 1923, Captain Trapnell had consecutive sea duty aboard the U.S.S. CALIFORNIA and the U.S.S. MARBLEHEAD. Following flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, where he was designated Naval Aviator fheavier-than-airl on March 25, 1927, he served successively with Torpedo Squadron ONE and Fighter Squadron FIVE, both based on the U.S.S. LEXINGTON. He reported on january 5, 1930, for flight test duty at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C., where he served as Assistant Flight Test Officer for two and one-half years. Captain Trapnell reported on july 1, 1932 for duty with the heavier-than-air unit attached to the airship U.S.S. AKRON at Lakehurst, New jersey. Ordered in April 1933, to the new airship MACON, then undergoing trials at Akron, Ohio, he had charge of that air- ship's heavier-than-air unit until june, 1934, when he joined the U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO, for duty with her aviation unit. He served first as 'her Senior Aviator and later with Scouting Squadron 118, attached to that cruiser. From the latter part of 1936 until the summer of 1938, Captain Trapnell was execu- tive ofiicer of Patrol Squadron TEN, based at Pearl Harbor, T. H., after which he had successive command of Patrol Squadrons 21 and 45, based at Seattle, Washington and San Diego, California. ' Early in 1941, Captain Trapnell returned to the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, D. C., to serve approximately three years as the head of the Flight Test Section. Later during World War II he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Legion of Merit: The nrst, for services as Commanding Ofhcer of the aircraft carrier escort U.S.S. BRETON, from June 1, 1944 to October 7, 1944, the latter, for services as Chief of Staff to the Commander of a Task Group from November, 1944 to August 15, 1945, after the cessation of hostilities. On October 1945 Captain Trapnell was ordered to the United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Washington, D. C. Following this assignment Captain Trapnell was assigned to the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, report- ing in May of 1946 for duty as Test Coordinator. During this tour of duty he served as Commander, Naval Air Test, Center from February 1947 until August of 1947 and again from June 1949 until detached on 1 April 1950. During this tour of duty he realized a long standing ambition when the Navy established its first Test Pilot Training School under his ad- ministration.

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