Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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D. Shaw, AN W. Shultz, AN J. Torello, AN M. Weatherb SN T. C AA Y: age, J. Graham, AA N J. Luedecke, AA A. Oakley, AA B. Toler, AA C. Vaughn, AA J. Warmington, AA J. Windsor, AA Q 7 XX! 1 I Wcmf that prop dome shining like The CGpTGih'S goid Ltjg. F.A. Hall DIVISION OFFICER CDPEIQATIQNS DIVISIGN l.eT's see, on The 0330 launch iT's M. Smith, AX1 P.. Dean, PH-2 R- Papishy PT?

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MATERIAL DIVISICDIXI W. Crousore, AK1 L. Thomason. AK3 I D. Uht, AK3 Y L' . R.G. L' 1 c, Marisrany, AN J. Grofh, AA DEGISION OFSZEI-fi Ltjg. J..T. Meyers DIVISION OFFICER So I ToId The chick You ccJm'T pm me on The Iine G. Day, AMH1 J. Richmond, AMH3 R. Stetzer, ADR3 J. Dupree, AMHAN S. Barnes, AN H. Bourgeois, AN J. Daly, AN L. Domingue, AN L. Doughty, AN T. Fender, AN E, Meadows, AN P, Mooney, AN

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We .T ,A,,AA,,,,,,,,,,,, M ,,,,,,,,, , 1 1 l , 1 - l 1 1 Commander William J. Korcsscl, USN 1 . : l , T corvifvifxnoine orncisie 1 VS-39 Air AnTi-Submarine Squadron 39 had iTs beginning on 1 April 1951 when VS-913, G V956-VVS 5CIU9dV9 'f was called To acTive duTy. AT This Time The squadron had Q0 officers and 66 men. Un 1 April 1953, VS-913 dropped iTs sTaTus as a reserve squadron and was redesignaTed VS-39. ATTer serving aboard several car- riers, The squadron was assigned To Essex in May of 1960. . The mission oi a V3 Sfluadron is anTi-submarine warfare. VS-39 has Ten Grumman SQD Tracker GW' craTT and 180 officers and men To accomplish This mission. OuT of This number come The piloTs, aircrew- men, adminisTraTive personnel, and mainTenance personnel all working TogeTher To keep an ever increaslnQ sTaTe of readiness To meeT any ThreaT imposed on The freedom oi The seas. u This cruise has provided opporTuniTy To work vviTh combined Torces, including friendly submarineSf ll' several exercises. OperaTing vviTh These.submarines gives The chance To beTTer develop TacTics under ac- Tual condiTions which will improve readiness To meeT any possible ThreaT. T 1 5