Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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'fu' TTI A13 mea C, A. Pownalll. 1' Adiiiral . O11 17 0C'00'O-CSI' l9L+2 reported to Assistant Seclfavgir as Aide on 30 nay 1944 assumed command iUss IZTTRIQPIDD. V -.vow-'P Tin ' D 1

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gcur it In ilay 1925, he Was ordered to duty on the staff of Cggiir or where he Served as Flag, Lieutenant and Fla: Secretary fgp tain H. E. Yarnell, and later Captain J. J. Raby. P , m13 December 1926, he regorted for duty at the Iaval Torpedo rt as Corrandinf' Gfficer of the Liaval 1-.ir Detail therg Station, liewpo , 11 Eb 0 His next assign-Gent was te VT-93 Squadron, CUSS 'TRIGHTI which ne 0 S d ' 'o' subsequentiy became V?-lOS. joined on 7'September 1,2y, an wui ll 1 June 1931 reported to FAS, Anacostia, for duty' as Assistant to the Flight Test Officer. ported to vs-3 was ifzxrierozry and subsequently 1 July l93L+ re comanded the squadron. SVILLEJ as Comdzancling 1 July 1936 reported to VS-11 KUSS LOUI Officer. 21 Jude 1937 reported to LTAS, Anacostia, as .llvld V' ' 't Test Officer. 1 f J 16 June 1939 reported to USS 'CEST VT1CfII'I-a as Coriander Obser- vation Tiing and VO-1+ Squadron. f' 'TTCRI-flfla as Battle Force 5 January 19l+O reported to KUJS U-we J c,e. Sayderl. 'Wi5ti0l1 Officer lAdi.'ira1 -J ' l'.fi!1gS lRear 27 February 19Lpl regorted to Gorigaiider L5-'GTO Adzirai T.S. 1LcCainD as Operatitns Officer. -f,- tP'rol OH 17 Lay 1942, reported to Corirander Regldffl-efl at 'Vef of staff d to CorFair.?estCoaS133 89 C1-1 Snuadrons fiater change III Peee 2 Appendix ,

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ETIXL Ca? Captain Giles E.VShort, U 3 N tain Giles E. Short, USN, officially took co:i.and of the 15.5 . ills:-t 61835 of 1.919 and a veteran of EV!or'ld'..far I, he served aboard the OZTZTIZIGEMQ, a destroyer, in waters around the British 15195 U.SlS' C , ' onths after the Armistice he par six L1 in tue' historical section of the flag It was in Januarv, l922, that he me at Pensacola, and since that ffear associated with have uilot, sc uadr in both the ltlantic and jacific. Then followed three v81'Vlce as a Scaadr aooard tne bi, flattoas, 'hen the Japs Svaff of the aval In tie suniier Landlno officer of cne J 34301-H , fasninL,con , a on executive and sguadron connander of avia on coil. ander, and as an air groug S,S. YORIFC' LT and U. attac led Pearl Harbor, Captain of l9L,2 he received ordezs 'GO S S. BCGUE, the first nd one that was 665131 b arine menace i was stationed in Brest, France, office. ' tool: his first flight train- he has been continually l aviation. For twelve years he served as tion units years of 3 cofgrxander S.S. 1J'7TjR72ISE. Short was on the ar College at fiewgort, R- I- regort as com- escort carrier out ned to deal a heavy n the .atlantic Ocean. a ainst tne e-err. an su me - owino her conini -' under Captain S or , it . and shalcedown, the ssioning, fitting 0' 1 1 -le and successful career t had a reiziaraifv'-D