Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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FRONT ROW, Lell lo Righl: M. A. Hoerner, ADC, LTJG J. H. Wynn, LT R. S. Hill, LT W. A. Reese, F. G. Hufner, AFC. SECOND ROW: D. H. Sargeanr, D. W. Heesh, G. H. Reynolds, J. M. Barbour, R. Ulibarri. THIRD ROW: E. J. Sullivan, J. M. Pulnam, D. McCauley, E. J. Sevigny, R. E. Hill. FOURTH ROW: J. A, Phillips, J. P. Massell, B. A, Daggerharl, R, J. Galchell, R. W. Fields, W. D. Nelson. VCoQ COMPOSITE SOUADRON SIXTY-TWO was commissioned in January l949 al llie Naval Air Slalion, Norlollc, Virginia. The primary mission ol Composile Squadron Sixly-lwo is lo supply llie Allanlic lleel unils willi delaclwmenls of qualified pliolograplriic reconnais- sance pilols. Pilols are lrained and organized inlo learns al llwe parenl squadron, Tliese leams are assigned lo carriers lo supply, llwern willw Pliolo- graplwic inlelligence over a broad range. Tlie pilol may be assigned lo plwolograplw largels lor in- lelligence unoblainaple from ollwer sources. A freguenlly assigned mission is pliolograplwic work lo be used in eslimaling ll'1e lrue arnounl ol dam- age inilicled by our slrilfe groups.

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S, Georgedis, R, L, Mahoney, R. L. Crawford, G, J, O'Brien, J. D. Neary. C. M. Russell, LTJG C. STuck, LT J. J. CuIoTTa, A, 6. DeRusso, 1 SOUR GRAPES ANGEL means liTTle To some in- dividuals, buT To piloTs or persons in disTress Those Words are Tilled wiTh signiTicance. Those are The call words Tor l-lU-2, deTachmenT Three, The heliocopTer uniT which is adminisTraTively aTTached To, buT noT an acTual parToT The Air DeparTmenT, This uniT has had an excepTional operaTional availabiliTy oT 99.992, Tor The enTire cruise. The con- Tidence insTilled in air group piloTs by The presence oT an l-lU-2 heliocopTer has paid OTT many Times in The number oT planes and men saved during air operaTions. AlThough iTs primary TuncTion is ThaT oT plane guard, The deTachmenT also TuncTions as a personnel TransTer plane, ambulance plane, phoTo plane, guard mail plane, anTi-submarine paTrol, and as The Taxi-cab OT The TleeT. -. .... .. -. - - .