Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 .

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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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TRIAL ,av Captain Joseph F, Babel, U S I, N-7 2 ' 0 'io B0 n ln Adams' L ass ' 25 HY 3-395, where he attended grade and 111,11 schools JJ int d to t ,L fw .. ,as aL o ne eval -.cade1.3, of Con,1ess1-an A. T. Tread- y 01 .ass al ner CO1.n.QStltlV8 ezaninations, and entered in 1.u1ust 917 Graduated wlth nis class, 1921, in June of 1920. Subseouent uronotlons zlave been Lt U53 - June l923, Lieut. - June 1926. Li, Condi July 1,36 Colgclr, - January l9L.l, Captain - Septelgber His firsc dutv was 11 the US-S BLAC11 IZf.'..2'Z, a destroyer tender, ' lie gegorted on 9 July l920. Lenin the -tlontic Fleet, to wnicn Alter si.. nontns tnele, he 3o1ned the USS 1QcCO0Q1 l252J on 6 Janu- QTY 1921, where ne conoinued duty until her decommissioning at the NNY 'iH1'd,' '5hilac1eli'nh1a, in June 1922. I-Ie then joined the USS CELQLES AUSEURIE C29L..l a clestroyer in the gtlantic Fleet on 30 me 1922, and continued ixznere until 3 JHJUSTY l5'2i+ 1'-'SGH he was ermxto nge Pensacola for flight instruction. UP011 Completion of course at Fensacola, he fwolted tc 'T'1' Sundown Quss TRIGHTD on zo November 192h- On 14 Deceebef l925' Executive Officer heieportea to vs-1, QUSS URIGEQD whore ne became of the Utility Detachment. 1 ig.. 1 . lpgenaix III, Pace 'fgg , , fe 1 . 1, Yi Y 1 Q 4. A , 4 S Q is Q A ti -1 9 4, Q al 0 xii' Q-1. V . is -iv:-'53'wu:mg.i,1,g,,