Kearsarge (CV 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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f P . J' f I C 1 ,xv iffzfff' ' N .XX i Q a Us ,rises flfl ,. vC'h-fini ' . '11,-.-'..,1Q,, , , ' ' -' X 1. rg f 1 ' ,. X ii-gg, :': ,K '55, I '- . so f- A he i ' 0 if .Q 1 if N x F, .xxx si H K A 5 -1 A fi-'Q gil D 5 -..i't: :AAHE ir.: 4, , ., .M , ' 'hx ,gn '-1 j A 55 X- . The-n 1-iiiiio 25 June, 1950, and outbreak of hostilitit-s in liorva. These squadrons were then ciillt-il togvtlivr to light as the hrst Reserve Air iiiftlllll uwr to he iorniefcl. Un 20 July 1950, VA 702 was called to 1llfllYlfllllly. Within 1148 hours after this order was rm-uviwal. u disputtfli was sent to the Chief of Naval Air llc-serve Training that the squadron was stumlingg hy for ussigiiiiiont. At dawn on 28 july, this entire organization hoarded Navy R4-D's for NAS Sun Diego, wlioro it was greeted hy VAlJNl T. l.. Sprugiio, IIONIAIRPAC, as the first orguiiizeil unit oi' the Armed Forces to report for active duty in the Korean conflict. Nil Til was Coinniissioned at NAS Glenview on l .llllf lf?-l-fi. with a dillerent numerical flvsignaitioii, ns it ll0L1tTf'lllllC readiness group. Six days tdtf-r rut-ifiviiig their orders, the squadron was ini-t with ll hig Wulf-oinc, Vlfeekencrl War- riors in luingair 525 at NAS North lsland. Alle-r si-vi-ral months ol' Corsair flying with the thri-tv other l -lil? seliuulrons, und VA 702, VF 721 Iwi-aiiio u -int stluadron. :XS the F9l72,S arrived, nn-n wviwf sunt to it-t svhools, and FASRON SEVEN llvllwtl YYllll Qflitlllllll svlluul liur f.llC pilots. Afilil' wi-oks nl' training ut NAA5 El Centro, lying in the lniiwriul uillov just over the Sierras from 5:1nllie'go.tliu SlLlI'lltlSil'I'S were sent to NAS ,lin-lxsomillo for vnrrii-1' ilimlifivations zihoard the USS UlllSligXYY. 'l'hon. han-li tu El Centro for Q. 5, mort' training. -f V A-A --1 1.1 pf fi' N-...,....

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HE. 'NK gen Rip Q -, P,- Pl J' L af. .,.,4-1-4 l I Furlx' in .latnuzirxy IYJSZ. YI Till ln-gait work ,-' -'- , - th tht- 'nt-w l l?l -S., lint thc' tratininff was custlv. f ' - i f I' t lwy ' ' 91 , 1. N. . .,.1 .ff ' -, ftf of'Qb,-T530 1 IIlll'lllLf ll tt-st lhuht. l,l.lt, lu. A. Imtnsu was lust - Lf Q' ' - ' . - - ,,,,.,, ' ' ' , . , , . J- t f 'lI'-1'3 5513?--blk ' A wlwn ht- vmslu-tl in thu nmuntauns. Nh-X 102. , training in Ilsztgv. lizinstts. lust tht-ir uxmf, IJCIJR I ' I. I. 1913. xx'i1t'rett Z.,-if-mia. f v ' - ' ' x The st iuulruns ull i'e'm-ixft-el nvw ski Hers--VA ' ,-f 'fQra','.. ... . I I. V Y -. -Q I f 14, '-'-4 All Llllt 5in1untls1 Xl' til. l.i.lJl1 Roliertsz 4' - L xi I ...Q untl YI Hill, Uillli llnxsx-ii. 'l'h4: Specializcil I it ' X tvznns traiinwl with tht' stliunlrmis unflcr their J' 2 nllh-vi's in 1-liurut-: tht- XII I5 niuht lighters uneler A ' I . - I . .t , I b Q, l.l.llII lxaumw thu unti-still unit, VI. ll, untlnr A U -. lfl' liigtrtuiz WI I-55 night utttu'l4 t'mnn with IKIIJR 471-f E, 4, -E' .aff - J, llraunlvillzi tinfl thu an-Vigil irlmtlugiupliers, VC 6l, Eff! Q V - untlvi' l,t'1ltli liurwy.' l D .f f , , .W lhirinti thu training n-rmrl, ai rc Jlacczinent I.-J' 2.3, f' ..- --. , M ' I I ' - - -4 ' ff 'Www .-I' f if . srlitiuliwni. N l' ll. was I-ttllt-tl lair wlien VI' 191 I d Nil ll.nrit:in11lly titlllllllliillllliffl us VF 5, fx. miginntt-tl att llzuniltnn limttls. Virginia on I l t-llrmiry IUQT. Sinn- tht-n tha' squzulrmi has I haul S1'X4'l'2ll flll'l'f'l'1'lll nunn-rimil elm-sigitlutiuiis, hut ii Mx tht- lumfs ht-gul insignia anal tht- uriginul nanic, I I If lit-tl liiNwi's. lum- rt-nminml tht: saline. Being uni- ul' thv olrlt-Qt Qt iuulrmis in nzival aviation, , tht: llimnfiw lmust ul' stu-h alumni als the 1Xf.IlUiI'11lS llznwliwtm. llillnn. Suinlllt-, 'lltttn Smith, Switzer, Nlwiwflwilst-. lhit-lmtmtlt. lllit-lx. Xlwrs untl Tmnlin- ! Sun. 'l'ht- stlmuli'm1's Wurltl War ll record includes stun-sses in lmth thc- Yflrth 4Xl'i'it-1111 invasion and nw f tht- l'a1t'ili1f XXLll'. Iillli Xlkllllllllllllifll. the NEIVYIS nS ' I tmp l'm-iliv au'-'. wits at lit-fl liippf-r. VI 11 planes ' NNt'l'l' atnimtti tht: llrst tu llj' UN't't' Tulivn. .,.--J-fu.-3 Ji, : ' '.-of' -, - 5:--' ' 4