Kearsarge (CVS 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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CVA755 CAG-5 ln 19139 Cffvrriuiisriflf-r V!--iri--l 1: milf: 1'-'l from the N.w.il Avail-'r:i',' 1: lfrixx :rx itil rvportml to tho- t'riii1:.-r H3529 l'tlt'fi'3'l'l'Iit After !U'fVlflfI -ilwmrll the lllifl MAllil'1' ho ro-port.-il tw l'--n::.nv wlln tw: tl: zlz' tmininq. H0 won his win xr: in li?-1.3 .inll rl- portml to VC-Q33 .nat -'X -'Q' ritix'-' fiffiw-r Durinlx thi- thr-'H v-wir: .itt--r tlzf- -.-.mir he Commandvd Air Gr vip 'l'Wt'IN'l'Y TWO Composed ot sqixarlr-wma, VFVQTLZ Vifsl-1, and VBF-98. Tho- Korman v wntlivt twzincl Commander Wvinol svrvirm as .ur slim-xr aboard the USS VALLEY FORGE lannvhs ing strikes against tha C-Jnimunistsr He served as Aviation Detail Officer in OP-54 Cttice ot the Chief ot Naval Operations in Washington until Iuly l954. He then qualified in jet aircraft and received special weapons training prior to assuming command of Carrier Air Group FIVE. Carrier Air Group FIVE holds an envia- ble record of firsts in Naval Aviation. It was one of the earliest air groups form- ed fer World War Il and pioneered car- rier based get aviation. The Re Hd' .. .-ye. , Fzrsi Naval Air Unit in Combat in .ge Kczoazt cenilict. First az: .sroup assigned to the sec- nti USS YOHKTOWN. First to ilv coxziinit operations from an ESSEX-cf.iss carrier. Fzzst to ily the FSF Hellcat. Fzzst in uoziuliict air strikes against 'iw diliw-:ts Marshalls, Marianas, Caro- 1 1 u is rilld liulx, iz ff'-1? Aix L-Ixoup FIVE led the way i L-- iii-vQ-loin-:xii-:it oi carrier' jet avia- : .ati-r went to sea writ: iwlw jet squadrons in her com- iil--:zi--ni '1'lii-sv units we-iv the first ,pf-:aiiifzial 1.-t sqiiadrons to be based ii -.mi .1 vaxrn-1 .and they recorded the zz-at 1.-t :ii-.glit VAIIIUX lnmlinq. CDH l P. W1-IINEI.

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4 N1 1 .tx .. E EXECUTIVE OFFICER -zzpgzgivz Henan joined the Navy -- N -4E.4q:: :fiat an 1937 after gradu- - l Wep.11:x-v Uzzava-rsity, Indiana. .-,--2-4 1 .gt :Q-:mat Eze participated J- ,1.- Q H .if-fonso of Guadal- : wz-. 'f- was awarded the -. ..L t:.1- .cfm-I vnu: vt-ms he served w tm- 1755 S:'4.1-1fHNO BAY. ,, x r ' .f- v..n: C.-znxmmzuivz Hanan n 'Lx :-HN .I ffgr' Lxilkvi Af N.iX'iil c .: l'sx2XX,l1m-T MAI. .1Y1.wHCf!1 13015021- Vs ' , f .f VI' I in 1949, Q . I .MQ ' ,: Mmrnf f.: :zu-117-Hxxumzzi R Q Q f Y. xn.:.w.w1-H!nff'U. s:ii4-1!1 X 9: ,L fx 'c msn- A:-:.-Iiizwg 10 1130 um f nr- 5-.Uh 1 :wgsk-'nilwll 1 3 Ixw: ik 12.1 Y-l!'f'alzI7f'3.1iCSl'f ' 'N',. 'f !,f.w-xc-I 1!,f fy-w 1-xl A ' 1 'J fm in C111-Ylllilvl I

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