Lunga Point (CVE 94) - Naval Cruise Book

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PART VIII Llttle IS 2111 L1ttIe I Eli A O? th' d a O9 h I

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Kirkpatrick, Ronald W., ARM3c, USNR, Box 634, Washougal Wash. Kojtek, Alfred T., AOM2c, USN, 235 Swetland St., Dui-yea, Pa. Koster, Edward J., ABZIIXIIC, USN IOII N. Francisco St., Chicago Ill. Larson, Harold G., Yic, USNR, 1715 60th St., Kenosha, 'Wis. Lay, Kenneth hai., ARMIC, USN, Box 436, Ukiah, Calif. Ligman, Joseph, AOM1c, USN, 1034 S. 2ISt St., Manitowoc, Wis. Martell, Fred J., AOM2c, USNR, Box 204, L'Anse, lvlich. McGraw, Eldred YV., AlVIlNI2c, USNR, 3635 Botanical Ave., St. Louis 10, Mo. Melton, Rual VV., ARlVI2c, USNR, 1128 Coplin Ave., Detroit 15, Mich. Moredich, Carl G., ARNIIC, USNR, 4,711 johnson Ave., Hammond, Ind. Orcutt, Kenneth C., AOM2c USNR, 9 W. Elizabeth St., Water loo, N. Y. Clvlissing in action, Paddock, Charles J., ARMQC USNR, 245 Margan St., Oberlin Ohio Powell, Cecil P., Jr., ARM3c USNR, 408 w. 11.10.-ton st.: Denison, Texas lzathbun, Philip D., PRxc, USNR, 105 South Willow, Kansas City Mo. Sandstrom, Robert A., AMMQC, USN, 116 Nebraska Ave., Gilbert, Minn. Smith, Lowell F., AMM3c, USNR, Pierre, S. Dali. Stambaugh, Elmer D., ARM2c, USNR, Chamberlain, S. Dak. Steele, Paul E., ARM3c, USNR, 121 N. Howland Ave., Elkhart, Ind. Sullivan, james F., AOlVI3c, USNR, 5349 Broad St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas, Richard P., AOM3c, , 14,2 af 1 5 5 D

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.AX lillllllt' STORY UI' Yti H3 QBy lat. lYillit1111 ll. liettrns. USNR. Nltttttlroii .Xir Lfoinbgtt lntelligenee Ullieeixl Cold and giuiy. the dgnyii ol' 12 xl1111t1g11'y 11111 found 21 light rain slirouding the builtliiigs gintl I'llllXN'ilyS ol' the Naygil .Xir Station. Seattle. Neither the ehill nor the lltlling min were 1111- usual: yet o11 that inorning. Ll group ol' lllt'll arose who were to be joined by Ll Vtllllllltlll txntse into a eon11no11 body and they alone. pt-rltgtps. felt the presence of the hour. Clad i11 blues. with gray gloves. they drifted to lmltiiigttr No. ig: i11 groups. talking ol' tl1e liutttre and ol the sexi. The eomniissioning CCl'CI11OI1y was brief. .X bundled up Lieutenant ciO1l'lIHLlIlClL'l' read the Squadron orders. Nobody heztrd hiin. tiny- wayg his yoiee was lost in the 1'o111' ol' ll 'llilf turning up o11 tl1e apron. It CllCll1il llllllll'l'. They were liOl'I'UCCl, united: they were now members of Composite Sqtttidron 83. insteqid of nameless souls lost in tt llight pool. lioin that cltiy Ull the work be xx ith its lt1x111'io11stltigtrtersaiid t'2ig3fnlifCS:31iE3ii only to l111'11isl1 the planes and equipment ililll'll, on -to .l.lIlll4ll'y. it was left behind as the ililllus Qllltl l'f1l s l'U2ll't'f'l away in formation. dt-y1i11.11io11 l'.1s11o. Wtisliiiigtoii. Barremwindz sxxelil l'11st11 ttitlltl well lit' l't'g2lI'ClCd as the base tl1.1t tlitl the most lor tl1e Squadron. Ag the tlgtys l'llllllllt'll past, eoiirdiiiation matured with eyery tlitihtg unity and precision came to be the l'lllt' instegicl ol' the exeeption. The old l9-1l 's lowly oll' tltiy by tlany to praetiee gunnery, .Xt lirst, the sleexes equine bztelt with scarcely 3 bullet hole to intliegtte that they l1ad been under lire. but, as the xyeelts lengthened into months, Qlt't'lll'Lll'y klllllllltll :incl sleeves became riddled and torn to the delight of the fighter pilots, Meqiiixxliile. the torpedo planes l1ad not been idle. lXletl1ocliet1lly. they were loaded with waiter-lilletl boinbs :ind set o11t to practice Ulitle boinbing. The pilots made simulated 5 lldfll' l ifhtz1- Jl,H'1l nfygf, UV!! ' f' L1 7 l ' ' ' IH lrtrr' W. N 1 , . 1 I!'l' emslig l,,.f,,,,,. 'II' I I urelr: Sl.d-l'l!lS by wftitintg fm. fmllwl dwk 'U 'H' lylrylllmlb initio hifi yt., mn, Mk' E A HM' .UNA hmm, Mvimion mmm pull from 'fS'1 'e axmlill 'll US- I '1' 1 :lit ilirtk 111 Xu nut in llliihl - . 1 ' 11' 1 lv ' l