Kearsarge (CVA 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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. THE ADMIRAL Every carrier like myself is a partof a division, usually made up of two ar three carriers and commanded by an officer of Flag rank who makes his headquarters on one of the ships, It was an honor to welcome aboard Commander Carrier Division Five, Rear Admiral Fitzhugh Lee, and his staFF, for the maior part of my cruise. On I2 November I957, shortly after coming aboard, Admiral Lee accepted Jehovah's Baton , the unofficial symbol of Commander Task Force 77, one of the Navy's greatest striking forces. Thus I became a dual fiagship. Admiral Lee graduated from the U.5. Naval Academy in I926 and received his wings in I929. During World War II he served as Air Officer and Executive Officer on the USS ESSEX, and later as Chief of Staff to COMCARDIV FIVE embarked on the USS BUNKER HILL. In I944 he took command of the escort carrier MANILA BAY, which participated in the invasions of Leyte, Mindoro, and Lingayen Gulf- In I95I he became Captain of the largest ship in the world, the U55 FRANKLIN D. RoosEvELT lcva-42I. and in T953 became COMCARDIV FIVE and Commander Hunter-Killer Cvroup FOUR. Admiral Lee is the holder of the Navy Cross with Gold Star in addition 10 numerous campaign ribbons.