Iwo Jima (LPH 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER RAE P. MADSON Nl 13' 'f If mr 4. Commander Rae P. Madson is from Albert Lea, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota in 1941, then entered flight train- ing at Pensacola, Florida. He was commissioned as a Naval Aviator in july 1944. He has had experience in heavy land-plane and sea-plane squadrons in Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Panama Canal Zone and the Caribbean area. Other areas of duty include japan and the Philippine Islands. A tour on board the USS PINE ISLAND QAV-125 was followed by assignment to the Pentagon in the War Plans Branch of Aviation Plan- ning. He has served as aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Operations and Training, and as Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron 48. He was a student at the Naval War College in the Naval Warfare class of 1963. Commander Madson remained on the staff of the Naval War College for one year prior to assuming duties as the Executive Officer of the IWO HMA. He was relieved as Executive Gfficer in October 1965 by Commander W. j. Porgy. Commander and Mrs. Madson and their son, Steve, reside in Coronado, California. 5

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CAPTAIN DAVID A SCOTT 'B'- Captain David A Scott a native of Indiana attended the University of Alabama and later Purdue University where he graduated in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science degree He entered the Navy s V-5 flight program became an Aviation Cadet and received his wings in 1942 During the war as a fighter pilot in the South Pacific he served in various carrier and island-based squadrons He was credited with six enemy planes destroyed before he himself was shot down over Rabaul in New Britain As a result of this latter action Captain Scott spent ten days in a raft awaiting rescue After the war he served as a slight instructor in advanced training and with various fight- er squadrons until l949 He spent two years as an ordnance test pilot at the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren Virginia' and in 1952 he was ordered to USS CORAL SEA CCVA-435 as Assistant Air Officer Captain Scott s later duties included. jet Flight Instructor at Beeville, Texas, duty with Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo, Cuba, command of an aircraft squadron in the Western Pacificg Special Weapons Officer on Commander, Carrier Division Seven staff, and Operations Officer and Navigator of USS RANGER QCVA-615. This was followed by duty with the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D. C. , and, prior to reporting to the IWO JIMA , as Com- manding Officer of USS MANATEE CAO-581. Among Captain Scott's awards are: the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart, and the Navy Unit Citation. His wife Sue, and their four children reside in Lemon Grove, California, His Oldest son is in the Marine Corps, two daughters attend Grossmont junior College, and his youngest son is in high school. Captain Scott's hobbies include hunting, fishing and golf. 4

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