Hornet (CVA 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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For several hours, The Hornet hanger deck Three hundred girls from the Manila area were invited aboard the HORNET for an old fashioned Saturday nite dance. Music was furnished by the HORNET hand and needless to say, a fine time was had by all. is transformed

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' P.. ' f-'45 'L :A-if--Xql' L-rs.-vt- aptain Frank .Bra11dley, U N Captain Frank A. Brandley, USN, commanding officer of the USS HORNET, is a native of El Reno, Oklahoma. He was graduated from El Reno High School, and attended Okla- homa. A. Sr M. College for. one year before entering the Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned as an Ensign June 6, 1929. Captain Brandley,s early Naval Career included duty in the USS COLORADO, student aviator at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, where he was designated a naval aviator, USS LEXINGTON as a torpedo 'and bomber duty aboard the . . plane pilot, in the Canal Zone as a patrol plane pilot, witg the heavy cruiser TUSCALOOSA as Senior Naval Aviator, an again with a patrol plane squadron attached to the USS LANGLEY After three years shore duty at the Naval Air Station Anacostia', D C Captain Brandley received his first command -Commanding Oflicer of Patrol Squad 23 in November 1942 After a year he was transferred to Fleet Air Wing One as Chief of Staff until being ordered to duty in December 1944 as prospective Executive Officer for the new carrier BOXER He became Executive Officer of the BOXER and months Washington duty in the Ofiice of Deputy Chief of served as such until December 1945. Then followed 19 Naval Operations for Air, 5 months as a student at the Armed Forces Staff College in 1947, and a year's duty as Commander Tactical Air Control Group One with the Amphibious Forces Pacific. In February 1949, Captain Brandley took command of the USS SUISUN CAVP-111, and in January 1950 became Com- manding Officer of the Naval' Air Station, St. Louis, Mo. From July 1951 to October 1952 he served in the Atlantic attached to the Staff, Commander 2nd Fleet. His second ship command came next, the USS KULA GULF CCVE-1031. Before coming to the HORNET he served some 15 months at Malta with the Allied Mediterranean Staff. He has been decorated with the Legion of Merit with the Combat HV. His other decorations include the American Defense Service Cwith bronze starj, American Theater, Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Cwith 3 starsjg Navy Occupation Cjapanj, China Service, World War II Victory, and the National Defense Service. Captain Brandley assumed command of the HORNET July 19, 1954 while the HORNET was at anchor in Manila Bay. Mrs. Brandley, the former Suzanne Rule of Coronado, California, and their five children are residing in Coronado while the Captain is on sea duty. IV I , 5. T 1 z W. Q -2 I , 2 s 'Z si E ri E 2 E- Iii! if L 14 I 4 l I ni, I I Z 'V i 11 1 X. qi W Y i f 3 H Q it ,I - Y U 4ill-fi3'1rEQi'?gP!1yE'1JTTEn-p V , . 3: ,Q-.f',fL? .- , wh, 'wrnvnalwl Fr , ,, .,,... - - A Y s- - -4. r-f J: - 'w 1, qarau-'s,, ..f Zu ,x lv ix

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