Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS LEXINGTON ICVA-I6I, FLAGSHIP FOR COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION ONE, AND AIR TASK GROUP ONE- WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE MAY, I956 DECEMBER 7956 EGENED R K5 N951 Q95 X 1 WN ew URW

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S K 1 Alexander Salley Heyward, Jr. was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 22, 1908. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis on June 15, 1926 as a midshipman from his native state. He was graduated and commissioned Ensign on June 5, 1930, and through subsequent promotions attained the rank of Captin, to date from September 1, 1948, having served in that rank CtemporaryD from February 1946 to January 1948. His Hrst duty station was on board the battleship USS CALIFORNIA After being designated a naval aviator in 1932 he served succeeding tours with Observation ONE B Fighter Squadron 3 the latter embarked on the USS LANGLEY and later on the USS RANGER During the early period of World War II after extensive duty with various patrol squadrons he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V for exceptionally meritorious conduct as Commanding Officer of Patrol Commanding Officer ALEXANDER . HEY ARD,JL, Captain, USN Squadron 73. In 1944 he became Chief of Staff for Fleet Air Wing ONE where he participated in the Okinawa campaign for which he was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of the second Legion of Merit. Captain Heyward later served as Exec of the USS ANTIETAM, instructor at the Naval War College, Assistant Chief of Staff with ComAir Pac, and CO of the USS TIMALIER, a seaplane tender. In October, 1952 he was sent to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he later became Assistant Director Fleet Operations. It was from this post that he came to the LEX. Married to the former Miss Virginia Nicholson of Camden SC the skipper has three children and a grand- daughter He was relieved as Commanding Officer by Captin John W Gannon on Oct 4 1956 . ' 7 5 J 7 J 7 2 ' -7 , . ' ' ' ct 77 ez - ' - ' ' an ' - THE SKIPPER with his men at a YMCA party in Bremerton. Not an unusual occasion, he visited men often. W.. ....-aww--my-qv ...NW S Q 2 ls 1 is l n 1: ER S1 I f 1 li .L