Coral Sea (CVB 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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ATTACK QU HE PERSONNEL of Attack Squadron ONE SEVEN FIVE are not strangers to the U.S.S. CORAL SEA, having been aboard for the Middy Cruise of 1948 and again on the recent Shakedown Cruise. No strangers to sea duty either, the Skyraiders of ONE SEVEN FIVE have ranged the sea lanes from Greenland to Panama, in the past year spending seven months aboard the Flat-Tops . Rejcommissioned as VT-82 in September 1945 at NAS Alameda, California, the squadron was transferred to the East Coast in February of 1946, based at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Seeing extensive sea duty in 1946 and 1947 aboard the carriers Randolph and Kearsarge, in the summer of 1948 the squadrons venerable TBM torpedo bombers were operating from the CORAL SEA, that july Hying a record 1001 hours while providing Mid- shipmen passengers a close-up of carrier aviation. In january 1949, the TBM's were loaded to the green-house and the squadron Hew south for a new home base at Jacksonville, ADRO 75 Florida. Shortly thereafter, the Avengers were traded in for brand new Douglas Skyraiders , and with these new aircraft the squadron participated in the Cold Weather Cruise of November 1949 aboard the U.S.S. Midway, joining the Royal Order of Blue Noses when the Arctic Circle was crossed the 12th of November. In February of 1950, VA-175 was plastering Viegues Island, fly- ing from the U.S.S. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT during Opera- tions Portrex. After a short breather back in Jacksonville the squadron was in the Caribbean once more for the CORAL SEA Shakedown. During this period a new high mark for -flight time was achieved, the dependable Wriglmt Cyclones grinding out 1464.6 hours worth of training flights in three weeks of the month of May. The squadron, presently commanded by Lieutenant Commander john E. Kennedy, returned to the CORAL SEA on 21 August 1950 for operations in and about the Norfolk area before beginning the present Mediterranean Cruise. First row: Lt.iJGb J. E. Davis, Li. J. B. Dunn, LCDR YV. A. Fnb- rick, LCDR J. F. Kennedy. Ll. J. E. Stevenson, LLIJGJ C. VY. Davidson, Lt.fJGJ G. A. VV:lrnke. . . . Second row: Ens. R. H. Fos- ter, Ens. F. 'l'. Bryan, Ens. K. L. 'l'em11leton, Ens. R. J. Mnriin. Ens. lk. H. Alexander, Lt.fJGb 'I'. G. Kilgnriif, Ens. R. L. Peltun. First ruw: .l. H. Dlartiu, B. 'Hen- ry, H. A. Kenyon, J. H. Cirilln. Xi. A. Hutler, J. 'l'. Rye, C. H. 'I'uyInr, G. F. In-rarin. J. VV. Cun- vlvll ---- St-cond row: XV. l'. 'Pnl- lcy, A. N. Tzlylor, TV. Znnv, C. F. Ezlnsbllry, 'l'. D. Nations, C. R. Heck. C. C. Vnnn WV. Lnnlm XV. H Suns 1 1 7. Q' '. i

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Fu--it row H E Vunderxort, Jr, I-I P Stemer, J J Glow lckl, R G Ixors, C If Elliott, C A Rob el-ts, C NV Rcscott, D C Fr'1 ner, R DeArmas, C If Hutchm son, R L 1V1nslow R L I-Int Llleson Second row 'I' DI Allen, L E Steen H '1' Mehr ten J Y Mcnetee, E Elson, R 1 XV1l5on, J A Jones, E D Bowers R A Cullmun, F Pnw ell, J1-,WV G Fr Ink, W S Culy Flrst row J S Sf afford, 1' L Pxcobs XV Muller, W T Sotter field W C Roush, R F Oster lund, NV R King, Jr, Green, H L Denault,J R Cher epkowskl, J 'I' Xvesner Worrn, M L Bogluch, Jr, S A Greene C '1 Hooxler,J A Wei sel, A Prlce, J J Powers, P H Selxoultv, W WV CrosS, 'VS XV Sbnllew, R 0 Steunnetz First row E D Robev, E WV HOIPQUH, Jr, M L Vxgnl, Jr V Bover, J A Aldr1cly,e, S Luiar1,e, G W Howe, VV Jlckson, P R Vdulutch, Hxwkms, C H Wvoozlw u-d Second row R L Dunlewy, D Pruneacl, H W Alger, Jr, C Carlvon, I C Iones, E Pnl IIISCII, A I Fries, S L Cnntt, L B IXll1l1s0 C F C1rter Second row:-G. .GZ Grfuxns, 'DZ 1 -. v 1 ' 1 v 1 ' . ': 1 . . . . . - . . . ' ' ., R. . , - . . ' f . E. ' . . ' . B. 1 ' . . L. ' ' fl 1 . ' f' 'ill