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Commander Charles S. Brookes, i 1 Executive Cfficer 7 . 'L CDR Brookes at Work Born in Dayton, Ohio, October 26, 1920, Cdr. Brookes attended Eastern Oregon College. Upon receiving his commission as Ensign in 1942 via the Nav-Cad program, Cdr. Brookes was assigned to Composite Squadron 23 in Norfolk, Va., as Navigation Officer. He later served as Operations Ofiicer of Fighter Squadron 76 and as Executive Officer of Torpedo Squadron 16, and as Aviation Fire Control Officer at the Bureau of Ordnance. From 1946 until 1951 he served as Asst. Oper- ations Officer at NAF Inyokern, Calif., and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After attending the General Line School in 1951, he served as Asst. Personnel Officer for CNATRA, and as Air Officer of the PINE ISLAND. In 1956 Cdr. Brookes served as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron 145. From 1958 until his transfer to ORISKANY he served as Operations Officer at NAAS Brown Field, Chula Vista, California. Cdr. Brookes reported aboard ORISKANY in Oct.1960 and served as Air Officer and Operations Officer prior to becoming Executive Officer on February 15, 1962. In addition to the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and the Purple Heart, Com- mander Brookes has the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Cross with Gold Star.
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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
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A..,. .. . .,.,, :,,,4,Wwr..Ws?.qr aaa.. 'x Plane Captain gives a Crusader a final minute check. t, X X X W it ,,,, C. ,W , f y 'Z 72 , ', X C f fe' f ff 2 J' M M f M f rg Catapult Oflicer signals the pilot to go. 290 After the aircraft is on track and all is ready for launch, the pilot Watches for the all clear and ready for launch signal from the catapult officer. When the signal is given, the pilot then gives his screaming engine the fuel it requires and away they go. A Crusader takes to the air.
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