Hornet (CVA 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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' ' ' .-1-12 4 A f-. at-1 ff, Hf va' .5 ,-pf 'iff'-fffv .4 -Aim ra -AA ,W --if Y .4-yrvitk-, -J . ,Qu - ,N .A ,L .., . COMMANDER JESS BARKER, USN Commanding Ojicer After delivering devastating blows to the Korean Communists in 1953, the '6Blue Blazers of VF-93, returned to Alameda to reform. F9F-2 aircraft were replaced by the faster F9115 6'Panthers, and a concentrated period of training was begun. Ordnance train- ing at Fallon, Nevada, Carrier Qualification Cruises at San Diego aboard the Philippine Sea and the Boxer, and again off San Fran- cisco aboard' the Yorktown, were completed in rapid succession. In late April FITRON NINETY-THREE, tuned for action, flew to Norfolk to embark in the mighty HORNET. Front Row, left to right: LTCjgJ R. R. Drury, LT M. A. Zesiger, LT F. K. Lissy, LCDR C .M. Dangott, CDR J. T. Barker, LCDR M. D. Smith, LT C. E. Smith, LT R. P. Armstrong, LTfjgJ P. D. Smith. Second Row: LTfjgJ W. R. Stewart, ENS G. S. Bride, Jr., ENS W. E. Nichols, LTCjgJ J. G. Wallace, LTCjgJ T. M. Gardiner, Ill, LTQjgJ C. G. James, Jr., LTijgD H. D. Arnold, ENS R. L. Gray, LTijgJ D. Cnb Gallegos, Jr. Third Row: Smith, L. R., Capehart, L. A., Cartmill, C. A., Livingstone, K. J., Shepherd, W. H., Worthington, P. fnb, Greigo, J. B., Egge, E. J., Brown, S. J.

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HF! HISTORY CDR E M VOLZ took command of Fighter Squadron NINETY-ONE on 1 September 1953 at NAS, Ala- meda, California. Equipped with 20 F9F-6 Cougar Jets and manned by 31 officers and 140 enlisted men VF-91 commenced a new training syllabus in preparation for this cruise. This training consisted of operations in the Alameda area and carrier qualifications aboard three different CVA type carriers, In addition live weeks were spent at NAAS Fallon, Nevada where gunnery strafing and close air support were emphasized. On 24 April 1954, the squadron deployed for NAS, Norfolk, Virginia to be based aboard the USS HORNET CCVA-1,2J. 7 1. Parachute Riggers. 2. Radiomen. 3. Metalsmiths. 4. Yeomen. 5. Ordnance. 6. Power Plants. 7. Electronics. Wy

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ik! vnffg-f::at.s.1 A352135-Q1i3L!zI'5!Ci5-LI31 ii','fE5'4'5.li'.'-iLFiiC2.'ufl-15 Front Row, left to right: Callan, R. L., Arnold, W. M., Hansen, R. C., Wilson, R. inj , Gaines, W. A., Hinds, W. L., Waters, R. F., Pittman, R. R., Hughes, T. V., Clark, E. D., Thomp- son, M. A. Second Row: Hayes, P. A., Harguth, D. W., Panepinto, P. fnj, Ingram, W. A., Messer, E. L., Had- dock, E. J., Jensen, R. L., Lambert, J. R., Sanders, J. W., Maness, B. D., Bettis, B. G. Third Row: Ricketts, E. E., Greene, D. R., Pearson, L. A., Thomas, J. R., 0'Doan, C. D., Hand- bury, D. J., Reese, R. A., Opland P. R., Peterson, R. T., Dewar, J. Byron, M., E. Fourth Row: Brown D. L., Schenkweiler, D. L., Ford R. D., McMahan, J. W., Wendell G. W., Smith, C. E., Zak, J. C., Cope J. R. Inj. Front Row, left to right: Davenport, J. W., Smith, C. M., Coggeshall, E. Wilcox D F. Peterson M E 1.3 l ' , - 'Q a ' 'S Radtke, F. J., Cormly, W. W., Gal- livan, R. J., Ramos, S. ini. Second Row: Engen, A. E., Svee, .N. L., OYC, H. A., Bagnall, C. L., Reuther, J. F. Faulkner, L. A., Reynolds, E. A. Roach, N. P., Koch, E. E. .,r3'. '.. ,l ',,: '32-ug 1 . ,Q c35':.'3,ttj,'j-.5j'j 37-yy: C., Borkowski, W. W. A., Cooper, 5 , Front How, left to right: McGee, D. L., Pierson, E. M., Clark, E. fnlg Selby, M. E., Rogers, R. L., Turner, C. H., Ketterling, E. E., Houck, D. R., Imlay, R. G., Benjamin, J. E. Second Row: Woodford, R. J., Brock, M. L., Stergeos, C. Inj, Lambert, C. W., Jr., Barcelona, L. J., Alves, B. B., James, J. L., Whinery, W. H., Harrell, J. W., Chennault, L. R. Third Row: Thomas, W. E., King, D. C., Ewert, E. W., Sheridan, J. A., Yocum, B. G., Oechslin, C. J., Howell, E. J., Hanners, W. R., Mar- tin, J. fnl Jr., Russell, B. L. 3 I A .'J Qi .img f'