Oriskany (CVA 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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Captain Eugene G. Fairfax Chief of Staff 5 SQ Q as Now the Smoking lamp is lit .... Captain Eugene G. Fairfax was born in Vernal, Utah, on 6 November, 1916. He joined the Navy in 1934, and after serving 115 years on the U.S.S. NEVADA, received his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1939. Upon receiving his commission as Ensign he was assigned to the U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI until August, 1941, when he was transferred to NAS, Pensacola, as a student aviator. On graduation, he became senior aviator on the U.S.S. TENNESSEE. In 1943, he joined Fighter Squadron 11 aboard the carrier HORNET in the Pacific as EX- ecutive Officer and later Commanding Officer, and in February, 1945, became commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron 98. Prior to attending the Naval War College in June 1947, Captain Fairfax served as Aviation Analysist in Washington in the Executive Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Graduating from the Naval War College, he returned to EXOS for a brief period and attended the Guided Missile School at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Completing the school, he became Training Officer of the Atlantic Fleet Aviation Electronics Training Unit. In December, 1949, he was assigned as Navigator of the escort carrier U.S.S. MINDORO and in 1951 served two years on the Naval War College staff. He became executive officer of Composite Squadron 33 in 1953, and in 1955 Was transferred to the USS FORRESTAL as Navigator and Operations Officer. Leaving the FORRESTAL in 1957, he became head of the Air-Launched Branch, Guided Missile Division in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He had command of the oiler USS PASSUMPSIC from August 1960, until July, 1961, and then became commanding officer of the U.S.S. TICONDEROGA. In July, 1962, he reported as Chief of Staff for Commander, Carrier Division ONE. His medals include the Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 stars, Air Medal with 5 stars, the Presidential Unit Citation learned aboard the HORNETJ with 1 star, American Defense and At- lantic Theater Ribbon. He is married to former Juliana Daniels and they make their permanent home in Pensacola, Florida, with their five children.

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Bob check oif list as he checks tools back in. l 294 Dinner time finds people checking in tools and equipment and business as a Whole is slow. Officers take a break in Wardroom from daily routine Bratcher watches Paul Dryden go over While the majority of the crew members are tackling dinner, others relax and yet others attend church services, conducted by the ship's Chaplains. CDR 0.R. KABIELIS, QCHCD SENIOR CHAPLAQIN LCDR J.'l'. CALLAHAN, CCHCJ

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Xl , - --.........-... G. Smith gives D. Dunlop a haircut. l l Disbursing Clerks discuss pay records. L. Vlfalker and R. Cordes check over aircraft strut. 292 Travelling about the ship you can readily see personnel busy with their jobs. The barber will very seldom have an empty chair, for 3,000 heads provide him with ample crop. Looking into the Disbursing Office you can find some 15 disbursing clerks busy with the creW's pay records. About the Hangar Bay, which acts as a local service station, mechanics are always found tend- ing the aircraft. ,Fulk ,illff 4055 2 ll Bron