Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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early in l92l, cruised in her to the Asiatic Station via the Canal. He was transferred to the U.S.S. UILLLIIGE03 in , 1922, and from that snig to the U.S.S. Joan D. BD ARDS .ay of tnat year. After Captain Sample's return to tae United States in Decem- , 1922, ne was ordered to the faval Air Station, Tensacola, UBL or da, for flight training, reporting on January A, l923. He as desi nated Naval Aviator on June 23, of that year and detached h1Seote4oer Aft6P two months in the faval Unit, Edgewood Arsenal 'v . ..IG1fT I,-'lagsllif I c1evood,.uaryland, he regorted to the U.3.S in Scouting Stuadron ircra t Souadrons, Scouting Fleet, for duty F LJ In November, l92b, he was assigned to duty in Observation wguadron 3, attached to the Light Cruisers and served in that +smmdron based consecutively on the U.S.S. RnLgIGX and the U.S.S. fi 12, has in until lay, l93l, he served i l932. Following ef?IC1.O'D r,,, fini Captain Sample was stationed at Pensacola fron January, l926, tiitil July, l928. 'From Aucust, l925, is cnsecutivelv in observation Squadron Three based on the U.S.S. 2 if YOQ , and in Scouting Squadron Two based on the SARATOGA. He if fs teneral Inspectpr of Iaval Airczaft, Central District, Tright gsld, Dayton, Chic, from June, 1931, Ultil June' , fla Secretary on the staff of the late EQ? duty he was aide and S F, . le ' ' 43 M14 A . ' , A A

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IJ TTL-LL ,- '-' Gautam 111111.11 Doa e Sample U 5 7 afatam Sar-vale was born ln Surralo, I W- ,D-- -a Ch 9 1 - .L pe son O1 V R Sarznvle, 'ww BrJ.:ad1e1 ennal-al, U S A Faure 3 eattended frade schools 1n Gluoage, Wllnols, Sn Lame ills 1 I 801111, and 31901453119 31141 1- Savile, -A'- 'aS'1r11-'tof1, and ln t me 7311111 3711195 0h5C1ilS hlgh scrreol educatlon V1 me Lowell I-T' 1.11 School San ' ' .9 1511019001 am U19 V911 3--7619100 I-flllu f Instltute, Pos'-aell, :ew elco, and was afooernted to the -Tawal academy b5 Pres1dent 'loodrow ulson ln 1915 he was graduated wlth t' e class of 1919 on June 6 1918, was coraalssloned mnslgn on .Txme 7 ls subsequent oromotions areas follo-as Lreutenant lgmmlnr -trade! Seine-reel 21, 1918 1euten3nt,jTU9G 3, 1922, Lleutenam Cordrande , Jar1ua1v 5 1933 V lander, January 1, 1939 Caiotald, June 17 191, After graduatlon in 1916, Captarn Sam,p1e was Ordered to du V WCPOYBTS based on Queenstown, servlng ln the U S S. UID ' y ln European waters fi and U S S TILTCES. He remained on dui? vW0 and at half years after tue 'var during winch tme he 8 ecutlve duty ln the U ,Nga ,L,j,3, S.S PITTSBURGH, U S-S at I-5311311 Naval H8 OL .FJ , - Lu A: and as U.S. Naval Representatlve -'J V ' July 192 1 5, soar .ARD ln , qua , .. ,ftefS.,1PQ1a, Italy. Fe joined the J.S. Q 4 p, , -4 4342 f.- Q ,W ,. ,JV Q . -1- jak- 5' . g- I f 1 Aw , x , -H, Ln . I

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-5 ,axnzirra e Admiral Joim Halligan, when that Adiziral was Coiriander Aircraft ing Force, Inarae charged to Base Force upon reorganization gf 'A01'0naU-tical fm-'ces On ADI'il l, 19331 and Aircraft, Battlg . In J'u.ne, l93l+, Captain Sargple joined Fighting, Sguadg-an ve based on the U.S.S. LEZZIINTGTO1-I as Squadron Conaander and in June, 1935 he reported for duty in tile Plans Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, avv Department, '.'Iasnington, D.C.. lie returned to sea duty in June, l938, as navigator of tneU.S.S. Rnlfi-322 and in April, 1739 he transferred to duty as operations officer on the staff of Vice ad, iral Charles Adams Blakely, COILLLSHGBI' -'.irc':aft, Eattle Force US S O7 ,LO , flagsnip. Captain Sample relieved Rear Adniral Ithen Corilanuerl T. L. Sprague as Sugerintendent of Aviation 1rai'1in,5 at the lTaval-.Air Stations, ?ensacola, Florida, in June, l9l+O, aid later was Executive Officer until June, l9L2, WI1621 110 SD out Vireinia for duty 1'9P0rted to the Torfoll: 1-Tavjf Yard, .L or sri 1., e , tlttinf, out tne J.S.S. S.G.E?TEE'. of which he assumed corngand when Ootlussioned . T11 Nay l9L,3 he was ordered to duty at H92-dillaftefsv Commander f nief, u S Fleet as operation of ' AJ-fii isnt, Canteen D ficer of the 10th fleet. 4 1 d 6 -0 dared to the Il-ITRETPID in 'gl avple Stale C9 30111511 before being ordered elsewilere- 1. 1. '1 . J' . ,HV : . V f r ' r .t---..,1av TI. 1-Base 3 .