Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCdr. .LI-I. Ber Strom LCdr G A Heffernan Lcd? D W RICE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TRAINING OFFICER MAINT Cdr. R. L. Metzger LCdr. Goehring Lt. H.W Jones Lt G B Jenlsta Lt J D Regan OPERATIONS OFFICER ASW OFFICER ASST TRAINING OFFICER NATOPSIFLIGHT Lt. R. A. Spargo Lt. A.D. Steinman SAFETY OFFICER PERSONNEL OFFICER Ltjg. .I.F. Fitzgerald II Ltjg. .T,B, Sharp Ltjg R B Bungarz Ltjg .T M Rehak Ens R D Fall' EDUCATION OFFICER COMMUNICATIONS NAVIGATION OFFICER AIOIASST ASW AIRCREW TRAINING OFFICER LSO OFFICER OFFICER

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Commander Harold R. Cody, USN CCDMMANDING OFFICER VS-34 Air AnTi-Submarine Squadron ThirTy-Eour was commissioned on 2 May i960 wiTh CDR. Sam Sparks as TirsT Com- manding Officer. Since commissioning, The proud Tigers have been an Essex squadron. ExcepT Tor The .period of TransiTion from The S-QA To The S-QD, The Tigers have sailed wiTh Essex on her deploymenTs. The squadron was commissioned wiTh The S-QA Tracker, The TirsT carrier-based aircraTT capable oT boTh search and aTTack againsT enemy submarines. ln The Eall of l96l, CDR. D.Nl. Saunders, VS-34's second Commanding Of- Ticer, landed aT NAS wiTh The TirsT QuonseT-based S-QD. A period oT TransiTion and exTensive ASW crew Training began. This new Tracker wiTh iTs complex weapon sysTem greaTly expanded The carrier-based aircraTT's role in hunTer-killer Task Torce operaTions. The squadron was wholly cornmiTTed To The S-QD in The Spring of l962. Embarking on Essex in The early Eall, The Tigers eagerly resumed Their mission oT carrier-,based all-weaTher anTi-submarine operaTions. Due To early TransiTion, VS-34 parTicipaTed in The developmenT oT new S-QD ASW TacTics. The squadron won boTh The NAVAIRLANT E Tor baTTle excellence and The'CapTain Arnold J. lsbell Trophy Tor ouTsTanding perTormance in ASW, Tor Tiscal year l96l. Commander Naval Air Eorces AT lanTic EleeT presenTed a special award To The squadron in i962 Tor l5,000 l'1OUI'5 oT accidenT-Tree aviaTion since commissioning. The Tigers played a viTal role in The Cuban QuaranTine, conducTing exTensive surface surveillance and ASW operaTions. Commander Carrier Division EighTeen leTTers oT commendaTion were awarded To all TlighT and selecTed ground supporT personnel in June l963, Tor ouTsTanding performance oT duTy during The QuaranTine. VS-3-ll was awarded Their Third consecuTive CDlVlNAVAlRl.ANT ciTaTion oT special recogniTion Tor meriTorious 0Cl'1iGVGmenT in aviaTion saTeTy Tor Tiscal year l963. CDR. l-larold R. Cody, Commanding OTTicer, accepTed The award Tor The proud Tigers in SepTember l963. The Tigers are proud To be a member oT The unbeaTable Team of CVSG-60's Sub BusTers and Essex. Through comligined eTTorTs, such as These, The UniTed STaTes Navy will conTinue To rnainTain The sea lanes open To The Tree wor .

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